in spring

Chapter 183 Verbal confrontation

Not long after the Fan family arrived at the pier, they had to unload their luggage and search for a car, and they couldn't reach the Hou's mansion for a while, so the old lady continued to ask the reason why the grandson came home.

Li Chang showed a bit of shyness on his face, and said: "Grandmother, father and mother hope that Chang'er can study hard. In Jinke High School, Chang'er is also wholeheartedly following the orders of grandmother, father and mother. But a few days ago, Chang'er My son suddenly felt unwell, and was worried that he would miss the scientific examination like last time, so he had to rush home tremblingly."

Everyone was startled when they heard this, and even the young ladies who had retreated behind the screen in the inner room were startled. Second Miss Yijun exclaimed, "Second brother, are you sick? What's wrong? Is it important?!"

Chunying raised her eyebrows aside, a little amused in her heart.Through the gauze screen, she could clearly see that the second young master outside acted and spoke like ordinary people, at most he was a little thinner than before, and his face was just a little tired.After driving for such a long time, he would naturally feel tired when he rode a donkey back to the Hou's mansion. If this is called sickness, he can call the two servants who followed him over, and everyone can find out. "Sick" more seriously!

Anshi probably guessed it too, with a slight hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth, but she spoke very kindly and caringly: "Why did you suddenly get sick? But the people around you didn't take good care of you? The manager of the village didn't report such a big event. It really doesn't make sense! If Brother Chang's misfortune caused him to suffer, would he be able to bear it?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady also spoke: "That's right! How do the people below serve?! Is it laziness and not reporting, or is it on purpose?!" An's face froze, and then continued to smile Waiting for Li Chang's answer.

Li Chang lowered his head unexpectedly: "Grandmother, don't worry, I was reading too late at night, and caught a cold by accident. I thought it would be fine, so I don't need to disturb grandma. Grandma is worried, isn't it my fault? It's just that I saw that my condition has not improved for a long time, and there is no good doctor in the village. I was afraid that I would miss the business, so I rushed back, but it made grandma worry."

His obedient and filial appearance surprised the people in the room who knew his former true face, thinking to himself, could it be that these few years of quiet life really made him change?Chunying and the others were skeptical, and An Shi didn't take it seriously, and said with a smirk: "Chang'er, what are you talking about? We are all family members. The old lady, Lord Hou and I are all very concerned about you. What are you talking about?" To be alarmed or not? You should tell us if you have something to do! Your body is important—but now it is better? I see that you look good."

Li Chang was not at all embarrassed by being exposed, but looked at the old lady with admiration and said: "When my grandson went to the city, he still felt a little dizzy, sweated, and his body was weak, and he almost fell to the ground, but when he got home, When I saw my grandmother, I felt no discomfort at all, and my heart was full of joy, and now my grandson is in good spirits!"

When Chunying heard this, she felt her stomach churn, and Dong'er beside her had a strange expression on her face, and even Huo Yi, who was always calm, lowered her head and wiped her forehead lightly with a handkerchief.Jing Shi managed to hold back her smile, pinched herself secretly, and then covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief with tears in her eyes as if moved.

But the old lady was touched. This grandson has always been her favorite and knows how to please her. Although he was confused and did a few things that disappointed her a few years ago, he still loves his old man so much. Grandmother, still close, no?As long as the child can learn well, her doting on him for so many years will not be in vain.

She held back her tears, raised her hand and brought her grandson in front of her, looked carefully at his thinned face, and sighed quietly: "My Chang'er has suffered." Li Chang immediately knelt in front of her and said with a smile: " Chang'er is not bitter, Chang'er is sensible now, and won't make grandma angry again!" "Okay, okay..." The old lady patted his hand lightly, and turned to Anshi, "Brother Chang's house is tidy up? Can the waiters be properly arranged? Be careful, don't let this child bother with trivial matters, he will participate in the big competition this year! This matter is related to the face of our Marquis Mansion, so there must be no loss!"

Although An was upset, she suppressed it and said with a smile: "Brother Chang came back early, although the house was tidied up, but the waiters only picked a few. I don’t know if it’s useful or not, why don’t my daughter-in-law send a few people from the courtyard to order them, and then send them over there when someone is selected?”

Li Chang said with a smile: "Mother doesn't need to worry about it. It's just a few people who can do the work. Besides, the people selected by the mother are naturally good. How can they not be useful?"

An's brows twitched: "If it used to be fine, now your scientific research is important. If the people who serve you are not careful enough, you will miss important things. How can you be casual? The girl next to me, although stupid, still knows No matter how I serve you, I am not someone who does not know the rules and spoiled the young masters, so I feel more at ease if I let them serve you."

When the old lady heard this, she couldn't help but think of the grandson in front of her. She used to be a flirtatious young man who took in several people from the house at a young age, but she didn't see any children. Instead, she delayed her studies. If it wasn't for this, she wouldn't have been driven to the village When you go to cultivate yourself, you should immediately say: "This is true! Those who serve Chang'er must be carefully selected, not to mention that he has to prepare for the exam now, but to recharge his energy, just talk about the people who are about to get married and the people around him. If you don’t understand the rules, newcomers will make jokes when they enter the door!” Then he ordered the girl: “Ma Nao will bring a few people, together with the girl sent by the wife, go to serve the second young master for a few days, and wait for the people in Yingyue Hall to be ready. Haosheng taught them how to behave, and then come back. You have to be careful about food, clothing, housing, and transportation. If the second young master feels any discomfort, you must report it immediately! Do you hear clearly?!"

Manao responded quickly, and then stood behind Li Chang.Li Chang paused for a moment, then smiled and said to the old lady, "Thank you for your kindness, grandma. In fact...just transfer back the people who used to serve my grandson. My grandson really feels uneasy..."

An Shi said softly: "Brother Chang, what are you talking about? The people you used to be so useless, how can you let them come back? Besides, the Nanqi among them has been given to your cousin of the Huo family, and her family told her again. Dear, it’s not good to come back to serve you again, the rest is weaving paintings, she is honest, unlike the others, she didn’t keep it. Since the old lady has made arrangements, you just accept it. The toad palace is over, and when the time comes, the family will make arrangements for you, so what are you worried about?"

Li Chang wanted to talk again, but An said again: "Old lady, brother Chang looks tired, and he is not feeling well, let him go back to the room to rest early, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow." It hurts to see the child like this."

Only then did the old lady remember: "Look at my memory, I forgot!" She touched her grandson's face: "Good boy, go, wash and wash well, and sleep after eating. I will send someone to come later." Look for Doctor Luo who treats me on weekdays, he is good at medicine, the safest thing is to let him come to see you, if you have any illness, it must be cured sooner, so you can rest assured!"

Li Chang laughed a few times, secretly screaming in his heart that his illness was just an excuse, and Imperial Physician Luo has an upright temper and will not lie, if he exposes it, it will not look good.

But Anshi thought, the old lady is suspicious of her, right?Because she was afraid that she would play tricks on the doctor and make Li Chang miss the scientific examination due to illness, she specially called Doctor Luo to come here. That person will not buy anything from anyone, which is very tricky.Thinking about the original arrangement, because Li Chang came back early, she hadn't finished training the girl she planned to send there, since the old lady has sent a close girl, she should take it easy first, lest the old lady get suspicious again, It's just that the person who needs to guard against the old lady is bought by the second child, and they share their nostrils with him.

Thinking of this, An Shi ordered the pomegranate and agate around him to serve Li Chang back to the hospital, and repeatedly ordered the outer courtyard to invite Dr. Luo, the kitchen prepared light and beneficial meals, the sewing room immediately rushed to make new clothes, and even the people in the big study outside , I also got the order to prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and various classics and historical texts to Yingyue Hall.The old lady listened to her daughter-in-law giving orders, and nodded in satisfaction.

The ladies in the inner room returned to the hall, Yijun couldn't wait to go to his grandmother to sell them, and praised his brother for his progress, and he must be in high school in this subject, during which he inevitably flattered his grandmother a few times, making the old lady smile.On the contrary, Mrs. Jing inquired a few words carefully, and mentioned whether Miss Fan really stayed in the mansion, whether she was particular about food, whether the needleworker wanted to cut new clothes for the sisters at home, and whether she needed to prepare for Miss Fan.

The old lady hurriedly gave a lot of instructions, emphasizing that this Fan family is different from ordinary official families, and they are relatives, so they need to be entertained attentively.Seeing An's heartbroken down there, and seeing Yijun excitedly mentioning Miss Fan's preferences to the old lady and Jing's, everything was clear, and she was not seen to be so attentive to him on weekdays, and he was secretly angry.Sitting on the side, Xijun felt the coldness on her body, and trembled slightly.

Huo Yi calmly waited for the girls to come up to pour tea, took another sip from the tea bowl, and then turned around and ordered in a low voice: "Chunying, go back to the courtyard and tell Ju'er to take the goldfish on my shelf. Xizao's coral inkstone screen is packed in a brocade box. Write a post. After dinner, you will send the things to the Wanxiang Pavilion and tell Miss Fan that it is my meeting gift. When I meet the Fan family, Be polite."

Chunying's heart moved, she bent down to agree, and retreated silently, walking along the corridor to the small courtyard, but she was thinking in her heart, what was the idea behind Miss Biao's decision to give Miss Fan a gift so early on?
Get ready according to Miss Biao's instructions. Seeing that there is nothing wrong, Chunying returns to the old lady's yard to answer. Before entering the door, she hears laughter in the hall. There were several strange maids and women, one of them had pretty delicate features, and one could tell that she was a clever person, so she even looked back at her a few times.

Chunying guessed that Miss Fan Xiru must have arrived, and she must have brought these people, so she hurried into the room, quietly returned to Huo Yi's side, bowed her head and replied, "The things are ready." Huo Yi smiled slightly. Nodding, continue to smile and listen to the person opposite.

Only now did Chunying have time to look at that Miss Fan.She was wearing an apricot-colored embroidered jacket, a pink-orange satin skirt with lotus patterns, and a girl's maidservant. In her hair were only a few silk flowers of the same color as the skirt, and three or two strings of crystal beads hung down. , the whole person is like a juicy orange, with a round face, big eyes, a smile with pursed lips, and a little bit of white teeth showing infinite innocence and sweetness.Turning his eyes very nimbly, he leaned into the old lady's ear and said a few words, then covered his mouth and smiled, his eyebrows and eyes curved into crescent moons.

The old lady was so happy that she could see her teeth but not her eyes, and said with a smile: "You girl, you have been so good at coaxing people since you were a child! Why are you so unprogressive when you grow up?"

Yijun clapped her hands and said: "Grandmother said it well! Isn't it just that you don't make progress?" She pointed to Fan Xiru and said: "Sister Xiru, this is what the old lady said, you can't bully me anymore!"

Then Fan Xiru flattened her mouth: "You are the one who bullies me!" He pulled Jing and An at the same time, and asked the latter, "Madam, you judge me, I just told the truth, the old lady and An Compared with the last time we met, it really hasn't changed at all! Sister Yijun said I was wrong, how could this happen?!"

Jing said with a smile: "She is wrong, I will tell her for you."

An Shi has already froze.What does it mean?When did the Fan family's daughter get so close to her? !
(End of this chapter)