Phoenix Indus

Chapter 22

When they arrived in the South Chamber, Liu Linglan told the wet nurse and maid about sending Brother Dee to Dongkuayuan to be raised by Jun Xueqi, and asked them to quickly pack up the belongings that Brother Dee used, and said sharply: "You go Don’t be confused when you get there. You should know that your honor and disgrace are all on your brother’s body. If your brother is well, you will benefit from it. If your brother is not good, you will also suffer. If you let me know , you climbed high branches in the past, were lazy or played bad intentions, and you wronged my brother. Don't blame me for not being sympathetic. You must know that no matter how concubine my brother is, he is also the eldest grandson of our Jin family. Although there are differences in front of grandma, they are all sons in the eyes of grandpa, and grandsons in the eyes of grandpa and wife."

Although the people outside Xikua courtyard don't know Liu Linglan's viciousness, everyone in Xikua courtyard has experienced it.So the nanny and maidservant knelt down and kowtowed to show their loyalty after hearing this.

Liu Linglan knew that Jin Yuxuan would definitely not enter her house again before she left for a long journey, so she carried Di Ge'er to the North Chamber and guarded the child day and night.It must be a heart-wrenching pain for her to send Brother Di to Jun Xueqi to be raised.

Three days later, after breakfast, Jin Yuxuan took Liu Linglan, and after resigning from Master Jin, Madam Su and Jun Xueqi, he left Yongning with the steward, attendants and boys, and headed for Jianghe.

The day after Jin Yuxuan left, Jun Xueqi had breakfast, and went to Dongkua courtyard to coax Di Geer to have breakfast, then went to the north chamber of Dongkua courtyard to have a look, and saw that all kinds of things were packed and arranged. Go to Meiyuan to say good morning to Master Jin and Mrs. Su, and take Sister Ling back to live in Zhuyuan.

Although Mrs. Su was reluctant to part with Sister Ling, she also felt that they should get close to their mother and daughter and cultivate their relationship, so she nodded and smiled and said: "After all, it is your child, and it is always raised in my yard. After a long time, it is also It's going to cause gossip. Since your yard has been tidied up, I'll let someone pack up Sister Ling's things, and after lunch and rest, I'll let Mrs. Li take Sister Ling there."

Jun Xueqi nodded and smiled, "Okay, my daughter-in-law is waiting in the bamboo courtyard for sister Ling to go back."

Mrs. Su asked again: "I heard that Linglan sent brother Di to Dongkua courtyard last night? I didn't expect her to be so sensible now."

Jun Xueqi thought for a while before replying: "When Di Ge'er was ill, my husband made an agreement with Linglan. Later, because my daughter-in-law went back to her natal home, I didn't pick up Di Ge'er. When I came back, I met In the event that my husband was going on a long trip, Linglan had to accompany him out again, so I only picked up Brother Dee last night. In this way, even if Linglan is not at home, I can take care of Brother Dee so that the child will not be wronged. "

Mrs. Su nodded in satisfaction, and then instructed: "Children over one year old are at the time of being delicate. It's going to be winter now, so you have to take care of them. Yuxuan and Linglan are not at home now. , if my brother is ill or wronged, your grandma will not be able to get rid of the responsibility. If it spreads, it will not be good for your reputation."

Jun Xueqi also understood the embarrassment of the stepmother, and comforted her with a smile: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, although Brother Di was not born to his daughter-in-law, he still wants to call his daughter-in-law 'mother', and the daughter-in-law will naturally take care of her."

Mrs. Su smiled reassuringly, and took Jun Xueqi to gossip about some household matters, then let her go back to the bamboo courtyard, and went out to take care of the house affairs by herself.

After resting for a while, it turns out that Madam Li was ordered by Mrs. Su to send Sister Ling over, and they moved here together, as well as Nanny Chen and Sister Ling's nanny, maid, and eight other daughters-in-law. Carrying Sister Ling's bundle and box.

Jun Xueqi greeted her from the front room with a smile. Seeing Ling sister sleeping in the nurse's arms in a daze, she said amusedly, "Isn't sister awake yet? If that's the case, just come back when you wake up." , why bother to come here in such a hurry, it disturbed my sister's sleep."

Although the nanny and the maid knew that Jun Xueqi was a decent mistress and could not afford to offend, they had been taught by Nanny Chen long before Jun Xueqi entered the house. Not daring to flatter Jun Xueqi enthusiastically, she just lowered her head in a well-behaved manner without saying a word.

On the other hand, Nanny Chen smiled and said: "Grandma doesn't know, my sister is just being naughty now, and she plays around like crazy all day long. After dinner this morning, she still played around in the garden for half a day until lunch time. At that time, it was easy to coax her back to the house. After sleeping for an hour at noon, the mother-in-law was afraid that she would sleep too much, so she would not sleep at night, so she was finally coaxed awake. No, she was coquettishly tired of being in the nanny's arms fell asleep."

Jun Xueqi was a little uncomfortable with Chen Nanny's enthusiasm, but she must have been wary of herself at first.Later, even though he got a lesson from Mrs. Su, he only dealt with it respectfully on the surface, why is he so affectionate today?
Jun Xueqi smiled casually, and led a group of people into the west wing of the Dongkua courtyard.The nanny carried Sister Ling into the inner room to rest, while the maid was busy tidying up Sister Ling's belongings.

There are three rooms in the north wing, the west room is the inner room for rest, the middle room is the Warm Pavilion for entertaining guests and living, and the east room is the Book Pavilion.

Jun Xueqi led Nanny Li and Nanny Chen to visit the three rooms in the North Chamber, and then invited them to sit in the warm pavilion, and asked the attendant Shui Ling to pour tea and asked with a smile: "Two mothers Do you think the North Wing is properly arranged? Because I don’t know Ling’s preferences, I just arranged it according to the preferences of ordinary children. If there is anything missing, Mother Chen will make a list for me, and I will let it go. It's all ready, let's send it over."

Nanny Chen is not a fool, so she naturally understood the reason why Madam Su sent Nanny Li to follow her, so after listening to Jun Xueqi's words, she only drank the tea in her hand, stared at Nanny Li from the corner of her eye, and waited for her to speak.

Nanny Li put down the tea in her hand, and said with a smile: "For someone as thoughtful and considerate as grandma, the house is naturally well arranged. According to my mother-in-law, this house is better than sister Ling's in Meiyuan. Woolen cloth."

Jun Xueqi hurriedly smiled and said: "I dare not accept it, isn't mom joking with me? My wife's vision is much better than mine. The house in the plum courtyard is no match for the bamboo courtyard. Mom, don't make jokes." .”

After finishing speaking, she looked at Nanny Chen and asked, "Does Mama Chen think it's okay? If there is something inappropriate, Mama Chen can just say it, and I'll let people follow Nanny Chen's instructions to rearrange the arrangement."

This is just a polite sentence, Jun Xueqi expected that what Chen Nanny had in mind would not dare to say it in front of Li Nanny.

Sure enough, Nanny Chen just nodded with a smile and said, "Grandma arranged it very well, and Miss Ling will definitely like it."

The three of them chatted politely for a few more words, and Madam Li resigned, and returned to Mei Yuan to return to her task.

Here, Jun Xueqi invited Nanny Chen into the main room, called sister Ling and brother Di's nanny, and said with a smile: "Since sister and brother have moved into Dongkua courtyard now, let me, the aunt, Upbringing, I have to be like a mother-in-law, and raise the two children well, so that I can live up to the expectations of the master, wife and master. Just now that the master is not at home, I will say a few rules first, and please listen carefully Yes. During the days when the master is away, you will take your children over for three meals a day, and eat with me. In addition, you must tell me everything about your sister and brother, no matter how big or small they are. Don't go past me to cook in private. Every morning and evening, you go to the master and wife to say hello, and you also go with me. Also, whether it is Li's house or Liu's house, if you want to send things in, it is fair and just, don't do those private things. passing things.

"No matter who your original masters are, now that I am the main mistress of the bamboo courtyard, you should respect me as the master. You should also behave decently, even if it is not for your own sake, you should also consider your sister and son. My brother's face. If something goes wrong, if I punish you, it will be tantamount to slapping my sister and my brother. If I don't punish you, I will lose the justice of the family. So you have some ideas in the future, don't do anything. What hurt the face of the master. Well, that's all, you all go back to rest, and bring your sister and brother to dinner at night."

After finishing speaking, seeing the two nannies respectfully nodding in agreement, only Nanny Chen hesitated to speak, so they asked the two nannies to go back to take care of the children, then asked Nanny Chen to sit down, and let Yueling serve the baby. Tea, let her and Shui Ling retreat.

Jun Xueqi drank two sips of tea calmly, then smiled and said, "Mother Chen, we are smart people who don't speak in secret. You are naturally extremely loyal to your eldest sister and sister Ling, but you are a little confused in your actions. I married into the Jin family as a continuation, which was decided by my elder sister before she died, not by our mother and daughter. Even if you don't believe in our mother and daughter's character, you should always believe in elder sister's vision, why bother to guard against me in everything , Hurt the big sister's painstaking efforts.

"It's true that this stepmother treats her stepchildren poorly, but not all stepmothers are like this. Let's not talk about me, just say that my mother treats her elder sister well. You should understand a bit. After all these years, have you ever Seeing my mother feel sorry for the elder sister? Didn’t everything come according to the elder sister’s wishes? Since childhood, as long as there are me and the second elder sister, there must be an elder sister, but there are elder sisters, but not necessarily My second sister and I. My mother's hard work, my mother should always see it in her eyes and keep it in her heart. Why bother to let her feel cold?

"Let's talk about me again. I'm Sister Ling's stepmother, yes, but I'm also Sister Ling's real aunt. Since I was young, my eldest sister and I have been in the same relationship as brothers and sisters. Could it be that this aunt will embarrass her niece? Is it true? Now that I have confessed my feelings to my mother, my mother will not believe it. But my mother is an old man who has passed half her life, and she should understand some things better than me. Sister Ling is here with me. Where is the wife and master, they are relatives closer than me. If I really treat Miss Ling poorly, do you think the master, wife and master will let me go? Will so many mouths in the mansion let me go? My natal family Will my ancestors let me go again?
"Even if I want to protect myself, I will treat Sister Ling kindly and will not get into trouble for myself. I understand these truths at a young age, don't my mother understand? This should be said, should not be said, I've said it all. Please go back and think about it carefully, whether it makes me and Ling sister as close as a mother and daughter, treats Ling sister well, or offends me and alienates me from Ling sister, Good for Miss Ling."

At the end of the sentence, seeing Nanny Chen sitting there with frowning brows deep in thought, she sighed bitterly in her heart, called Shui Ling, and asked her to send Nanny Chen back to Dongkua courtyard to rest.She drank the tea in her cup and thought about what dishes to prepare for dinner. After all, today was the first time the two children had dinner with her, so she always prepared some favorite food for the children so that they would like it in their hearts.

When it was time for dinner in the evening, Nanny Chen and the two nannies came to the front room with Sister Ling and Brother Di in their arms.Jun Xueqi told Xiangyu and Xiangxue to bring dinner quickly, and affectionately pulled the two children to sit beside her, coaxing them to talk patiently and affectionately.

At dinner, Jun Xueqi was even more attentive and thoughtful to pick up vegetables and serve soup for the two children, coaxing the two children to eat happily.

After tea, Jun Xueqi took the children to Meiyuan to say good night.Seeing that she got along well with the children, Master Jin and Mrs. Su let go of their worries.After gossiping for a while, he asked Mother Chen and the two nannies a few words before letting them go back to the bamboo courtyard for an early rest.

(End of this chapter)