concubine leisurely

Chapter 6

"Here we come! The master is back!" Zheng Zhi, the housekeeper, came in to report with sweat on his face.

Everyone began to wait after breakfast, and they were anxiously waiting. They were overjoyed when they heard the news, and they all felt refreshed. The door of Meng's house was opened wide, and Mrs. Zhong led everyone to welcome him at the door.

Seeing the two sons riding a horse and guarding a luxurious carriage, Zhong’s face was full of smiles. On the horse was Yushu Linfeng’s son, and on the carriage was his gentle and elegant husband. After three years of separation, the family finally reunited today. .

Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian got off the horse and walked to the carriage. Meng Zhengxuan raised the curtain, Meng Zhengxian helped Meng Lai get off the carriage, and Meng Lai turned around to hug Youran after getting off the carriage.

Zhong first saw her husband whom she hadn't seen for three years, dressed in stone green robes, with a brocade belt around her waist, tall and tall, still elegant and handsome, she couldn't help but feel happy and tender.Seeing her husband turn around and hug a girl down from the car, the girl has a small snow-white face, picturesque features, exquisite and pleasing, who is it if it's leisurely?I can't help but feel a little sour.

Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian rushed forward to salute Zhong Shi, and accompanied Zhong Shi from left to right.

Meng Lai walked over slowly holding You Ran's little hand, and Mrs. Zhong bowed her knees slightly to salute, "Master is back, it's been a hard journey." Meng Lai stretched out his hand to support Mrs. Zhong, and said gently, "My wife honors my mother and raises my children on my behalf. That's hard work."

Not only that, but also take care of the little wife for you, Lei Ran slandered inwardly.But his face was serious, and he saluted respectfully, "Madam, please be well." Under Meng Lai's gentle gaze, Mrs. Zhong had already melted little by little, and hurriedly supported Youran, "My good boy, don't be too polite."

Meng Lai looked at her more tenderly.

Auntie Ding's eyes were stung by the intimate scene of the couple's reunion. Like Aunt Du, she stood in the back row with her head bowed, her posture was full of humbleness and weakness.She really wanted to go up to her, but she couldn't. After the wife, it was the girl, and then it was the concubine's turn.

The four girls came forward to salute, Meng Lai loved his daughter very much, for some reason, You Ran felt that his eyes on Yan Ran were a bit cold.

Maybe an illusion?
When Auntie Ding and Auntie Du came forward to salute, Meng Lai just nodded lightly, without any sympathy, and Zhong was overjoyed.At this time, Aunt Huang, who had just come down from behind, came over to pay her respects. Although Aunt Huang was still so respectful, her beauty still displeased Mrs. Zhong.

The maid and servant next to her had already knelt on the ground.The housekeeper Zheng Zhi led his servants to kowtow to Meng Lai, welcoming the master back to the mansion, Meng Lai called out warmly.

The family talked and laughed all the way, and walked towards the inner house.

The fourth girl, An Ran, has always kept a low profile. After asking her father, she hid aside and peeked at the fifth younger sister. She was leisurely wearing an apple-green round-neck brocade thin padded jacket with bright yellow folded flowers embroidered on the chest, a light-colored cloud satin skirt, and a Wearing a beautiful gold collar, all the clothes and jewelry are exquisite, and her complexion is very good, not rosy in white, but pink in white, delicate and delicate appearance makes An Ran very envious, she is also a concubine, how could she Can you stand beside your father so calmly?
The little girl Xinran asked for something unceremoniously, "Sister Wu, I like the pair of rosewood open-top vases brought back by elder brother last time. My elder brother said that sister Fifth bought it in Guangzhou, but there are still ?”

Before Yueran reprimanded her, Youran said with a smile, "Yes, I will send it to the sixth younger sister in person in a while." Then she smiled at Yanran and said, "The older sisters have them all, a little bit of etiquette, don't dislike them."

"Missing my sister's good stuff." Yue Ran said with a smile.

"Let my sister worry about it." An Ran said politely.

"Fifth Sister has a heart." Yan Ran smiled meaningfully.

"Is there anything else?" Xin Ran still had more to say, and asked You Ran quietly.

"I collected a lot of delicious and interesting things along the way. After the luggage is packed, I will ask my sister to go and pick it out carefully." You Ran said in a low voice with a smile, "There are a few small mahogany items. , the carvings are extremely exquisite; there are also several interesting Lingnan bonsai; and ﹍﹍" the two sisters were a few steps behind, talking in a low voice.

Leisurely was talking while paying attention to the movement in front of her.In the main room of the old lady in front, the moving scene of mother and child reunion should already be staged, right?The old lady should have hugged Meng Lai and cried loudly, right?Well, I guess I'll go in after crying for the most part, it's such a mess, no one should notice me.

It doesn't matter if someone notices, leisurely can't handle that kind of scene.

By the time the two sisters entered the main room, the old lady had shed her tears under everyone's persuasion, let go of Meng Lai, the girl came over with a futon, and Meng Lai bowed respectfully to the old lady.

After Meng Lai saluted, You Ran also knelt down on the futon and saluted like a ritual.Then he saluted Hu Shi again.

"Oh, what a beautiful girl, she's so small and long, it's really painful! This dress, this gold collar, tsk tsk, only this child can wear and wear." Hu took leisurely little hand, full of praise.

Mrs. Meng has always looked down upon Youran, a concubine, but after listening to Mrs. Hu's words, she noticed that Youran's clothes were exquisite, and frowned, so did the second child. What is a concubine dressed so well?Yi'er is the daughter of the third wife, and her clothes are far worse than those of the fifth girl.

Forget it, it's not advisable to lose your temper and scold others on the day of great joy, and teach you a good lesson later.The Meng family's family style is clean and upright, and it cannot tolerate such indiscrimination.

Aunt Huang and Bihe, the eldest girl who went to Guangzhou to serve, also visited one by one, and the old lady Meng comforted them and ordered them to leave.

Meng Lai wanted to talk to his mother, opened his mouth several times, but swallowed the words back.

Mrs. Meng knew that her son had something to say, so she ordered Mrs. Zhong to "take my brothers and sisters back to have a rest, and have a family banquet to welcome the wind at night", and Mrs. Hu, "Sister Yi, my son Yu and my brothers are not happy, go back and have a look." ", after everyone resigned, the old lady Meng also sent out the maid who was serving, leaving only the mother and son in the room.

"How is your management going when you return to Beijing to report on your work this time?" Mrs. Meng asked with concern.She gave birth to three sons, the eldest was honest and eager to learn, but he was only in his 30s when he won the Juren, and then he was only a county school instructor; She hadn't passed the exam yet, and she died in vain. On the contrary, it was the second child who she didn't like the most when she was a child.Naturally, her second son's official career was her most concern.

"My son rated Zhuo Yi this time, which shows that the boss is very satisfied with his son." There was a hint of excitement in Meng Lai's voice. You must know that there are very few officials in this dynasty who can rate Zhuo Yi.

"But can I go up to another level?" Mrs. Meng asked eagerly.

"That's not necessarily the case," Meng Lai pondered for a while, "It's most likely still a fourth grade." It's better to be modest.

According to the practice of this dynasty, it is the most difficult for officials to be promoted from the sixth rank, and they can be regarded as mid-level officials if they have been promoted to the sixth rank;The world has been at peace for a long time, and the number of redundant staff is increasing day by day. It may not be easy to rise further.

Old lady Meng was a little disappointed.The second child is promoted again, she has face as a mother, thought for a moment, and asked hesitantly, "Did the Ji'an Marquis do their best?" Isn't the Zhong family's natal family very powerful?

"My brother-in-law is a military officer and serves as the Southwest General," Meng Lai explained. "Civil officials below the fourth rank are assessed by the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Knowing how important his mother is, Meng Lai didn't want to say more about official affairs, so he hurriedly turned the subject, "Whether you get promoted or not is the second priority. It's good to be able to go back to the capital to guard you and honor you."

On the contrary, Mrs. Meng became happy again when she thought that her son would be able to take care of her in the future.

The mother and son started gossiping again, but Meng Lai didn't say what he wanted to say after thinking about it.Forget it, my own mother, what should I say?It's all over, and I will protect her in the future, so I won't let my daughter suffer any more.

Leisurely returned to her small courtyard, only to feel that she was very tired from the travel and dust, the big girl Mo Lian had already packed the bed quickly, prepared the bathtub, leisurely ate a few sips of tea and rice, soaked in hot water, fell asleep .

When he woke up, it was already dusk, and he vaguely heard Mo Lian scolding Mo Tao, "Is it something we can talk about about the master?"

Sitting up leisurely, he raised the bed curtain, and Mo Tao, who had a round face and only a haircut, hurried over and asked with a smile, "Miss, are you awake? Do you want some tea?"

You Ran nodded, Mo Tao hurriedly poured tea into a bowl made out of an official kiln, and offered it to You Ran, who drank it in one gulp, um, it was Pu'er, not bad, and ordered another half cup.

"You got scolded by your sister again?" After drinking tea, she asked leisurely.

"Yeah..." Mo Tao lowered his head, pretending to admit his mistake and correct it.

"Why?" Youran woke up bored and began to gossip.

"I heard a few little girls in the old lady's courtyard secretly talking about whether the master will be promoted or not, so I talked too much to my sister." Mo Tao stuck out his tongue.She is young, naive and delicate, You Ran has always been tolerant to her.

Although Mo Tao was small, he knew what he was talking about. He only talked nonsense in front of Youran and Mo Lian, and he would not say a word when he went out.

She smiled leisurely, "Whether the master is promoted or not, what does it have to do with the little girls?" The little girls who really feel that they are meddling in their own business.

"When the master is well, the slaves will be well." Mo Tao blinked his eyes.

Mo Lian glared at Mo Tao and went to work on his own.

Sitting leisurely on the bed, listening to Mo Tao gossip about the big and small things in the Meng residence, alas, so many people, so many things, it is really a completely different environment, completely different from the family of three in Guangzhou.

After Mo Tao gossiped about the trivial matters in the mansion, he leisurely felt touched, and told Mo Tao a story, "Once upon a time, there was a small official in Shangcai County, Chu State, who was dirty, thin, bitten by dogs, and embarrassed when he saw living in the toilet. Unbearable, but living in a granary is clean, fat, and carefree, isn’t it the same for humans? "Later, he resigned as a small official and went to the State of Qin, where he was appreciated by King Qin. However, he became the prime minister of Qin State, who was under one person and above ten thousand people; in Shangcai, people were soft-spoken, but in Qin State, he had a prominent position; A rat in the toilet, but in Qin State, he becomes a rat in the granary!"

Mo Tao applauded, "The girl spoke really well!"

Leisurely gave her a blank look, flattering her so bluntly, she didn't care at all.

Mo Tao approached modestly, "Girl, what do you mean by this?"

You didn't understand what was being said, what kind of applause did you clap for? Youran was sitting on the bed, but she fell down and fell asleep when she heard the words.

In other words, the environment in which people live is really important.Are you a mouse in the granary, or a mouse in the toilet?If it is a mouse in the toilet, how to find its own granary?
(End of this chapter)