Empress has purpose

Chapter 41
They walked to their respective seats and sat down, Gu Yunxi smiled and said: "Grandmother, Yunxi accompanied the eldest princess to Lingyin Temple to offer incense a few days ago, so she copied a few copies of the Lotus Sutra to pray for her."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu's complexion improved a lot, and she said with a smile, "Oh? Girl Xi is filial, please bring it here for me to see."

Gu Yunxi responded with a smile, and Lu Wu stepped forward and handed the small red sandalwood brocade box that she took off from the carriage to Madam Su who came down.

Nanny Su held it in front of Mrs. Gu again, and Mrs. Gu opened the box with a smile on her face, and saw Buddhist scriptures neatly placed in the box.

The smile on Mrs. Gu's face widened again, she took out a scripture and opened it, read it carefully, and praised: "Girl Xi, copying so many scriptures must be very tiring."

Gu Yunxi said modestly: "Yunxi doesn't feel tired at all if she can be filial to her grandmother."

Mrs. Gu nodded appreciatively, obviously very satisfied with Gu Yunxi.

Meng said with a smile: "Lingyin Temple is a royal temple, it is difficult for ordinary people to go up once, but Yunxi has the ability to go up and down with the eldest princess often, and is so filial to copy the scriptures for your mother to pray for blessings." .”

Mrs. Gu, who was in a better mood because of the scriptures sent by Gu Yunxi, now looked at the mother and daughter of the Meng family who were still sitting calmly and calmly, no longer disgusted as before.

Hearing Meng's praise of Gu Yunxi so much, the smile on his face eased a bit, and he said with a smile: "My granddaughters, only girls Xi and Girl Rui are the most filial, and Girl Wan is not bad either. "

Mrs. Meng smiled and said: "A few years ago, with the blessing of Concubine Shu, I asked for a lottery for Yunwan in Lingyin Temple. After being raised outside for a few years, Yunwan's health has finally improved a lot. When I come back, I will definitely be more filial to my mother."

Gu Yunxi was still sitting on the chair with a calm demeanor, not interjecting, just sneered in her heart, Mrs. Gu had almost forgotten that Mrs. Meng spent the money from her father-in-law to hire a nun to educate Gu Yunwan in secret, but Mrs. Meng did not It's not obvious that Mrs. Gu is not happy to bring up the matter of asking for a lottery at Lingyin Temple a few years ago in such a disrespectful manner?
Has Meng's brain been burned out in this life?

Thinking about it this way, sure enough, seeing Mrs. Gu's originally pretty face turned gloomy again, but she didn't have an attack.

Mrs. Meng saw that Mrs. Gu had been flipping through the scriptures without speaking, thought for a while, and finally said: "Mother, it's not a good idea to keep a few girls in charge of the house. Now my health is getting better, so The daughter-in-law wondered if she didn't need the help of these girls."

Mrs. Gu frowned slightly, glanced at Mrs. Meng, and continued to flip through the scriptures.

Meng's eyes rolled a few times, and she took up the handkerchief and tapped the corner of her lips lightly.

Gu Yunxi picked up the teacup brought by the maid, sipped it lightly, and from the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of Meng's slightly nervous side face.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he didn't speak, just sat quietly.

Above, Mrs. Gu carefully read the scriptures, and finally closed the box, ordering Su Nai to put the Buddhist scriptures in front of the case of the Guanyin master enshrined in the Buddhist hall in the back room.

There was a little anxiety on Meng's face. Seeing Madam Su entering the inner room holding a box containing scriptures, she said, "Mother, what do you think of the opinion my daughter-in-law just made?"

Mrs. Gu raised her eyelids, looked at Meng Shi coldly, and said, "I think a few girls are doing very well, and the big girls are about to get married, so it's just right to learn more. .”

The smile on the corner of Meng's mouth froze for half a minute, then she smiled again in a flash: "What mother said is true, but I thought, these girls are still young after all, I'm afraid they are not very good at handling some things, and they can't always deal with things. Come to trouble your mother, why don't I take care of it and let them follow suit, after all, I am almost in good health now, you see."

Mrs. Gu glanced at her, and said impatiently: "You are not in good health now, so you don't have to worry about the affairs of the house. I, an old woman, can help you take care of it for a few years now, so you can take care of yourself with peace of mind." , let’s talk about it after a while.”

Meng shi suppressed the anger in her heart, and cursed secretly in her heart: old woman Yu.

Pressing the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, she said: "My wife really can't bear to make mother work hard for you. If the master finds out, I'm afraid I will blame my wife for being unfilial."

Mrs. Gu's complexion was a little dark, and she said: "Zheng Yao has known about this for a long time, and he very much agrees, you can take care of it with peace of mind."

Gu Yunxi saw that Mrs. Gu's face was already ugly, so she smiled and said: "Mother, Yunxi thinks that you should take care of your health as soon as possible, and the most important thing is to add a few younger brothers for us as soon as possible. Father and grandmother will be very happy of."

Meng's face was slightly stiff, and Gu Yunxi's words hit her sorely. The failure to give Gu Zhengyao a son has always been a heart problem for her.

Gu Yunwan just kept silent just now, just because she was thinking about how to restore the previous situation. From this point of view, the more grandma likes Gu Yunxi, the more unfavorable it is for her.

Because of what happened in the mother's room that day, the grandmother was already dissatisfied with the mother, and now the two can only act cautiously based on people's faces.

You must know that my father has always respected filial piety, and he is also very filial to Mrs. Gu's mother. If the old lady is annoyed at their mother and daughter, if she mentions a few words in front of her father, I am afraid that she and her mother will not have a good life.

So after hearing what Mrs. Meng said, she became a little anxious, thinking to herself if there was any way to restore the old lady's attitude.

As Gu Yunwan thought about it, her eyes suddenly caught sight of the fifth girl, Gu Qingrui, who was sitting quietly beside Mrs. Gu.

She changed her mind, put her hand on Meng's hand holding the handkerchief, and said softly: "What mother, grandmother and third sister said is that you should take care of yourself first and add a younger brother to your daughter as soon as possible." .”

Feeling that Gu Yunwan was shaking her hand slightly, Meng raised her head to look at Gu Yunwan. Seeing her clear eyes, she shook her head slightly at herself, then suppressed herself and stopped talking.

Seeing that Mrs. Meng had understood what she meant, Gu Yunwan smiled again and said, "Grandmother, although Yunwan is not by grandmother's side, the third and fifth sisters have always been filial by my grandmother's side, and I heard from my mother that the fifth sister is always by my grandmother's side. Being around, talking funny, grandma is happy, and we as juniors feel at ease. Speaking of which, Fifth Sister really deserves the credit."

These words meant to win over Gu Qingrui, but unfortunately, there are some things that she can't do if she wants to.

Gu Qingrui looked up at Gu Yunwan, and said with a smile: "Qingrui dare not take credit for what Fourth Sister said, Qingrui will be content to make grandma happy."

The smile on Gu Yunwan's face froze for a moment, and she looked at Gu Qingrui with a little puzzlement, as if she wanted to see some clues from Gu Qingrui's face.

Gu Yunxi glanced at Gu Yunwan with a half-smile, and the gleam in her eyes flickered away.

(End of this chapter)