The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 226

When Seventh Lady returned to her natal home this time, it was naturally very festive. On the third day of the third day, families with daughters would not receive foreigners, but would take good care of their aunt who had worked hard at her husband's house for a year.Therefore, even the eldest master did not spend time in the small study, but waited for the two daughters to come to the door together with the eldest wife in the main room.

Because Quan Ruiyun also went back to her mother's house, and Sun Liquan had already left Guangzhou, besides Xu Fengjia and a few juniors, there were really only the original members of the Yang family, and they greeted each other first.The Eldest Master held the hands of Second Lady and Seventh Lady, looked at them, nodded in satisfaction, then patted the heads of the three grandsons, then nodded at Xu Fengjia, and said with a smile, "Fengjia, follow me."

When Brother Nine was about to step up his heels, the old man said, "The last time you saw your sister, you went to visit her when she was sick, and you didn't even talk about it. What's the big deal, you don't even care about human relationships? You Stay here and talk to your two older sisters."

The eldest wife also smiled and said, "Ninth brother, don't say that it is rare to see two older sisters. It's just me, a mother, who sees him every morning and evening. He is locked in to study again. It's rare to come out today to relax. Don't be so unfeeling. Mother didn't even see you a few times, so she wanted to hide outside again."

The eldest wife has already talked about this, what else can brother Jiu say?The elder took Xu Fengjia out of the outer courtyard, and he sat in the main room with his two sisters and chatted with the elder wife at length.It's just that although the person is sitting here, everyone can tell that his mind is elsewhere.

Although both of them lived in the capital, Seventh Lady had no chance to meet Nine Brothers after she got married. This young master of an official family has no arrogance at all. A bit of desperation - from the tone of the eldest wife, even she, a mother, rarely has the opportunity to talk to Brother Jiu.It is not easy for a pampered young master to do this.

Although Jiu Ge is 19 years old this year, just like Qin Niangzi, but this young master is also like his elder sister, not 19 years old at all.Zhou's demeanor has a bit of the melancholy of a 29-year-old.

While hugging a few grandchildren, the eldest wife chatted with the second lady about the promotion and demotion of several close families in Beijing, and also said that since the Qin family became filial piety, the brothers have all been promoted, but uncle Qin was released. After taking a foreign post, the second uncle went to Beijing to work at the Taipu Temple. When he took up the post in the spring, the Yang family had to take care of him, greet him, send him off, and other household chores.Qin Niangzi echoed a few words with a smile, and at the same time looked at Brother Jiu carefully with her eyes, feeling a little distressed for a while.

Brother Jiu looked at it, he was really unhappy.

It took her a long time to say, "Ninth brother is a bit thin."

She seldom cared about Brother Nine so blatantly in front of the eldest wife. The eldest wife was not used to it when she heard it. She looked at Qin Niangzi, swallowed her saliva, and then smiled, "Yes, Brother Nine used to have cheeks. The face is still chubby, but this year it seems that the face is a bit sharp."

Second Lady looked at Seventh Lady, and also smiled, "After all, it crawled out of a mother's belly. Seventh Younger Sister looked at Ninth Brother, and she could tell something was wrong at a glance."

If the eldest lady said this, it must be half dissatisfied and half sour, but when Er Niangzi said it, it was straightforward and fair, as if the twin relationship between Ninth Brother and Seventh Lady was not from the Yang family A taboo.

I really don't know how a person like the eldest wife can give birth to a daughter like the second lady!

Seventh Lady didn't respond to what the eldest lady said, but Jiu Ge glanced at the eldest lady and smiled, "Second sister saw that I was also sure, and I went back to Sun's house to give gifts. Your old lady saw me and said I got fat, but my second sister privately told me not to study too hard, saying that my eyes were a little cloudy."

Although this smile is sincere, but with Qin Niangzi's careful observation, she finally saw the perfunctory under this smile.

Qi Niangzi sighed slightly in her heart, stood up quickly and turned Jiu Ge's face, looked carefully, then frowned and said, "Second sister don't tell me, I really didn't see it, from now on, don't look at it too late at night .”

She glanced at the eldest wife and the second lady, but finally swallowed the words in her stomach.

Brother Nine looked at Seventh Lady, smiled too, and said, "I know, Seventh Sister can rest assured."

Because Brother Nine mentioned Mrs. Sun, the first lady couldn't help but ask the second lady, "I heard that the old lady is getting worse this year..."

A shadow suddenly passed over the face of the second lady, "I am very afraid that I will not be able to pass this winter, but it should be fine after the spring. ——But the people from Liquan went to Nanyang again, and the younger brothers of the side house did not have any good things to say .”

The Sun family's own branch does not have many people. The queen's other brothers are all working in other places, but the first Dingguo has a few brothers who live in Beijing, and now the population is thriving, and they often go to Dingguo Walk around the Hou's mansion.Now Sun Liquan is away, and several brothers are not in Beijing.If the old lady lives forever, and there is no son in the family, it is really difficult to arrange and raise things.

The eldest wife herself has never served her parents-in-law, but after all, as a family member, these taboos are not clear, and her face suddenly darkened. "Tell me carefully—this is not a joke! Aristocratic families value reputation the most, and you have to know some things in your own mind. How can you block everyone's mouths—"

The second lady glanced at the seventh lady and didn't speak for a while.

Seventh Lady immediately understood: there are some things that can be discussed with her natal family, but not with the eldest wife of the Xu family.

She took the opportunity to stand up, smiled and pulled Nine Brothers, "You accompany me to sit with Seventh Concubine, the last time I entered the palace, I saw that Sixth Sister was still talking about Seventh Concubine, I don't know if she has been doing well. .”

The eldest wife hurriedly said, "It should, it should."

Then he turned his head and told the second lady, "You can also go to Seventh Yiniang's place for a while, so that you can talk to Concubine Ning in the future."

Since Liu Niangzi became favored, the eldest wife's attitude towards her is naturally different.With her temperament, it is also the meaning of the question, and everyone is not very surprised.On the contrary, Brother Jiu showed a little displeasure on his face, but he quickly covered it up, and followed Seventh Lady out of the room with a smile.

Qi Niangzi was not in a hurry to go to Qi Yiniang's place, she looked back into the room, tugged at Brother Nine's sleeve, and said softly, "I'll come to your room to have a look."

Although Brother Jiu was a little surprised, there was even more joy on his face. "Okay, it's rare that Seventh Sister is interested in sitting in the humble house!"

Since the two siblings became adults, they had less contact with each other, especially after Quan Ruiyun married in, Brother Nine has been busy studying, and Seventh Lady has never entered Brother Nine's yard.

Qin Niangzi gave Brother Jiu a white look, "How old is he, but he is still so unsteady."

Even so, she couldn't help but put a little smile on her face.

After all, they are blood relatives, even if they have no contact with each other, this familiarity cannot be removed.

Brother Nine's small courtyard is near the second gate in the inner courtyard. It is clean and elegant. Although there are some expensive furnishings, they are not extravagant, but Quan Ruiyun's embroidery can be seen everywhere, which clearly shows that this room is It was carefully arranged by the hostess and put a lot of thought into it.

Seventh Lady walked around the house, went into the bedroom for a look, and asked Brother Nine, "Do you usually study here?"

"That's not true." Brother Jiu folded his arms and followed behind Seventh Lady, "The study is outside the second door. If Seventh Sister wants to see it, let's go and have a look."

"No need, I want to get people to avoid me again, making a big commotion." Seventh Lady shook her head, and she sighed softly. "Oh, I see, you usually sleep in the small study, and you rarely come in to rest, right?"

Whether there are traces of men's activities in a family can be seen at a glance.

Since Xu Fengjia returned to Beijing, although according to the usual practice, he still has a room in the west wing to store his own things.But now the two couples live in the third room of the west, and his court clothes, regular clothes, and some beloved small swords and other things gradually appeared in the third room of the west, while Brother Nine's bedroom was deserted and deserted. Not even a piece of Brother Jiu's clothes were exposed outside.

Brother Nine was startled for a moment, and then he understood what Qinianzi meant.

(End of this chapter)