Beautiful step by step

Chapter 160

Although there is only a carved door, Wei Wei and Wei's mother did not hear the dispute between the old matriarch Feng and Zhenbei Hou in the main hall.Sitting outside with tea, the tea is good tea, and the dim sum looks very delicate, but the former is cold and the latter is hard, both of them are like the masters of this house, clearly showing their unwelcome attitude.

Holding a bowl of tea, she took the opportunity to look at the furnishings in the room.Obviously all this seemed strange, but when she was in it, those lost memories still made her feel familiar for a while.

"The Hou Mansion is really a prosperous and beautiful place."

It's just a side courtyard, with all kinds of antiques on the shelf.In the largest grid in the middle is an exaggerated red coral. Looking at it from a distance, the shape of the coral itself is very similar to a big-bellied Maitreya Buddha repaired by the bodhi tree.Not to mention that coral is a festive red color that people in Dai Viet like, but the natural shape alone is also priceless.

Wei Wei had seen this kind of coral shipped from the South China Sea at Tongyuan Trading Company, and such a small piece of decoration was worth a thousand taels of silver.

"These years have become more and more expensive."

Also looking at the red coral ornaments, Wei's mother let out a sigh.She still remembered that when the old Lord Hou was still alive when she first came to the Hou's Mansion, the Hou's Mansion, which held the military power in the Northwest, was itself a resounding signboard, and there was no need for these superfluous things to show its wealth and heritage.

And now... Actually, it's no wonder Chu Ying.No one understands better than her how progressive the prince was back then.

It was because she understood that she hated him even more back then.With Chu Ying's ability, as long as he is willing, he can definitely bring Wei Bang back intact.Although she died in the battle of Weibang, she lived comfortably without her mother-in-law controlling her these years.But on the other hand, if Wei Bang was still there, with his obedient spirit, he would not dare to go west when she said that he would be able to suppress Mrs. Wei and not let her be angry.

She didn't care, it was Ah Mao who had the deepest impact.Girls without a mother in this world are easy to be suspected and raised by others, but what they don't see is that a girl who has no father for a long time has no chance to be picked and accused of being uneducated. The biological mother remarried and had a new child. The widows are destined to be bullied to death.

Taking advantage of the waiting time, Mother Wei thought about the past few years.From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the tea without a trace of heat, but now she felt calm.

Just thinking about it, the door inside opened, and Chu Ying's soap boots were the first to step over the threshold.And then he stood up as a whole, his face seemed a little bad.

"To bother you for so long,"

"Keep you waiting,"

The voices of the two sounded almost at the same time, and Wei's mother was about to stand up and sat back, quietly listening to Chu Ying's words.

"The old lady is feeling unwell."

"It's okay, we should go back after bothering you for so long."

"But this meeting is already much better. She is very happy to hear that you are here, and this meeting has already woken up to invite you in."

With a sincere smile on her face, the door behind Chu Ying was fully opened, followed by a faint fragrance of peach blossoms.The sweet but not strong fragrance penetrates into people's nostrils, and people who smell it unconsciously want to hide and sniff twice, and then unconsciously feel relaxed.

Standing up behind Mother Wei, Wei Wei looked directly at Zhenbeihou in front of him.I don't know if it's her delusion, but I always feel that after entering for a while, Zhenbeihou's temperament has completely changed.Just now he was a heroic general, but now...although he is still heroic, but his face lacks the solemnity of the statue enshrined in the temple, and his whole body has a little more smoke and fire.

Such Zhenbei Hou made her think of Yan Heng easily.Calculating the time, it has been a whole day since he was taken away by the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I don't know what will happen to him, whether he can eat, whether he has washing water, whether he will be imprisoned or even tortured.

Thinking of this, she felt a little heavy when she stepped over the threshold.Even after seeing the old lady, she still had some displeasure on her face.

Mrs. Feng is a person who has seen big storms. Since she agreed to obey her son's wishes, why did she think otherwise, but when she was changing clothes, the expression on her face had completely recovered.Seeing Wei Wei's mother and daughter coming over, before Mother Wei could salute, she had already said repeatedly.

"Both Mu Qing and Ah Mao are no longer servants of the mansion, especially Ah Mao, who is still an official's wife now, so there is no need to show such a grand ceremony when seeing an old woman like me."

This time Wei Wei was worried, so she was a step late in saluting.But what Old Madam Feng said completely overshadowed her little mistake.

Why is the old lady such an attitude?

Although Wei's mother was a little surprised, she is also a person who has experienced big storms, and she will be completely stable.Lala, the dazed daughter next to her, smiled and said, "Old Madam, what are you talking about? Our mother and I have been taking care of you all these years, so we should do a salute."

The old lady Feng glanced at her son, now he was standing behind, his eyes were fixed on Mu Qing's back, but he could be regarded as catching him invisible.

This stupefied look is really completely sunk.What else could she do as a mother?Could it be that because of the reputation of the Chu family, he cruelly kicked his own son out of the house.Shaking his head repeatedly in his heart, Old Madam Feng looked at Mu Qing again.

"It's just some politeness. You have been with me for a long time, and you know that I don't care about those."

Talking nonchalantly, she said again: "It's been a while since we saw each other, why is Mu Qing so thin?"

Mu Qing... Wei Wei, who came back from a distraction, listened to the unfamiliar address, and saw that Mrs. Feng was looking at Mother Wei next to her, and instantly understood that this was her real name before she got married.

The name Wei Mama is also somewhat unfamiliar. Although it is her real name, she has been called Wei Mama for almost 20 years since she married Wei Bang.It was a little unfamiliar at first, but she got used to it after calling it for so long, and she didn't change it after Wei Bang's death.

Now that she was being called by her real name, she felt a little unresponsive, but she didn't show this awkwardness at all.

"I was very busy for a while, and I didn't feel too hard, but I lost some meat before I knew it."

Lost some meat?That's not one point.Before, Mu Qing had the figure of an old lady, but now she is almost thinner than the grandmother next to her.Looking at Old Madam Feng, he sighed, time really treats some people preferentially.For example, Mu Qing in front of her, 20 years later, even though she has lost the greenness and tenderness of her youth, she has added a charming charm to her whole body.

"It's better to be thinner. Even the doctor said that being too fat is not good for health. Stop standing, sit down, and Ah Mao will come over and let me take a good look."

Called by the old matriarch, Wei Wei stepped forward, nodded slightly and said, "I've seen the old matriarch."

The old hand took her hand and led her to sit down on the couch.

"This child is still calling you Hong Lingna in the invitation to complain about the old lady. It's just a typo. Don't be upset, Ah Mao."

Wei Wei shook his head slightly, sat up straight and maintained the restraint he should have when being a guest.Seeing her like this, Old Madam Feng felt a little helpless.

"Look at this face. It's okay if your chin hits the ground, but we can't afford it if you hit your stomach. Okay, okay, it's the old lady's fault. Ah Mao has liked the old lady the most since she was a child, and she definitely won't do it for this." Always angry about something."

As soon as the words that had been said countless times in those years came out, all the feelings for Wei Wei in Feng's heart also poured out.It's strange to say that she obviously has a decent granddaughter, sister Xian, but she still likes Yuxue's cute little Hongling in comparison.Because of Mu Qing's relationship, Hong Ling can be said to have grown up beside her.As for the name Ah Wei, she still clearly remembers that brother Lian had just entered school and taught Hong Ling how to read when he came back.At that time, she fell in love with this word when she read it, and all kinds of clamors said that she wanted to change her name.But the people in the mansion called Hong Ling used to it, and did not change it in the end.

Not only the old matriarch, Wei Wei also felt a sense of familiarity, and before she knew it, she took the old matriarch's arm familiarly.When she realized what she had done, even she was stunned.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, that old hand stopped her.

"Yes, that's it. The old matriarch will feed you some snacks. Do you want horseshoe cakes or butterfly cakes?"

As if his body was out of control, Wei Wei said, "Choisin horseshoe."

After she finished speaking, she finally regained control of her body, let go of her hands and repeatedly confessed: "Ah Mao has nothing to do for a while, please forgive me, old lady."

No matter how dull she was, Old Madam Feng could sense something was wrong.Whether it was holding her hand and sitting on the couch, or asking her to feed her snacks, those were things she often did when she was a child.As she grew up and became more disciplined, these things rarely happened again.

"Ah, what's the matter?"

After leaving the couch, Wei Wei sat next to Wei's mother, and the mother and daughter were silent for a while.

Seeing them like this, Old Madam Feng was a little anxious.If this matter was placed before what Chu Ying said just now, she would definitely not bother to care about it, but they were just two former servants and now outsiders.But after those words, her mind changed, and after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with Mu Qing being her daughter-in-law.She is beautiful, knowledgeable, and most importantly, very familiar with the internal and external affairs of the Hou Mansion.With the appearance of Shizi's wife, Wu Shi, no matter how confused she is, she will not trust to hand over the housekeeping power to her.But as she gets older, she will inevitably become more and more powerless, and when Mu Qing marries in, she can rest assured.

And when she was changing her clothes just now, she also thought of another advantage of Mu Qing, she is familiar with brother Lian, and brother Lian also respects her very much.With his son's current conditions, the wealthy official daughter wants to be Mrs. Hou.Not to mention how embarrassing the young step-wife of the official family will be with the original step-son of the same age. If the step-wife has another son, if he thinks about it then, the family will be in chaos.

But if the second wife is replaced by Mu Qing, there will be no worries in this regard at all. More than 30 years is enough for her to know Mu Qing well, even if she has children in the future, she will not treat brother Lian badly.

Thinking of this, she felt more and more good about Mu Qing, and the awkwardness in her heart was gone now.Once she was not awkward, she began to think about another problem.Mu Qing regards Ah Mao as her lifeline, and with Ah Mao's alienated attitude, if her son wants to marry, will she marry?
Worried, she soon heard the answer.

Chu Yinggang was by the side all the time, and she felt a little awkward looking at Ah Mao like this.Seeing that the mother and daughter are not talking now, he stood up and said: "Mother, after the beating by Shizi's wife earlier, Ah Mao became seriously ill and couldn't remember the past."

(End of this chapter)