Chapter 31 Good thing?bad thing?
"Mother!" Jin Liu couldn't bear to watch anymore, and grabbed her, "I still don't know what father is here for, so don't worry!"

"But I..." Mrs. Ru still wanted to say something. Jiaqin opened the curtain and walked in. She was so scared that she looked back and was relieved when she saw that it wasn't the old man, and asked quickly, "Why did you come in? Is the old man here?"

Jiaqin nodded joyfully, "Master has entered the courtyard, servants come in and report!"

"It's really here, it's really here..." Mrs. Ru kept repeating this sentence, her nervous face turned pale, and she wanted to hide, when the little maid outside gave a loud voice, the elder opened the curtain and walked in .

The elder didn't seem to expect that Mrs. Ru would be there when he entered the door, he was stunned for a moment when he saw her, and then said: "They are all here!"

"Father!" Jin Liu glanced at Mrs. Ru, and greeted the elder with blessings.

The Elder Master responded, walked unnaturally to the Grand Master's chair and sat down, seeing that Madam Ru and Jin Liu were still standing, he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone sit down, I will leave after I say a few words. "

Mrs. Ru trembled when she heard the words, and looked up at the Elder Master, her complex emotions seemed to be overturned.

Jin Liu sighed softly, stepped forward and pulled her to sit down, while she stood beside her and stared down at the elder as he spoke.

The elder seemed to feel how much shock his arrival had brought to Mrs. Ru, and he felt a little bit of guilt in his heart. He looked at Mrs. Ru and said, "Xian'er, you've lost weight. I've suffered for you all these years!"

Mrs. Ru was about to get up again when she heard that she was moving, but she sat down again when Jin Liu pressed her arms. She suddenly felt her nose sore, and she choked up for a long time before uttering two words: "It's not bitter..."

Jin Liu couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere, let alone a submissive woman who was oppressed. She didn't understand where Madam Ru's indifference to the old man had gone. What's the matter?" The elder was immersed in pity for Mrs. Ru, and he came back to his senses after hearing the words, and looked at Jin Liu with some embarrassment: "Actually, I have wanted to come and see your mother and daughter for a long time. I was busy with official business, so I happened to be free today, so I stopped by, and there is nothing serious about it."

Jin Liu raised his eyes and looked at the old man, so he would not believe his words.

Sensing Jin Liu's gaze, the Eldest Master couldn't hold on any longer, then he cleared his throat and said, "I heard that the first two of you detoxified Miss 2 and the Sixth Young Master of General Bai's Mansion at the Ministry of Rites' Mansion? "

It turned out that it was because of this matter, Jin Liu sneered in his heart, and nodded lightly, "There is such a thing, I don't know how father knows?"

"It's been rumored in the capital that my father has been in the palace all the time, and I met General Bai when I left the palace today, and I learned from him." The old man said excitedly, "General Bai has been grateful for my father for a while, and my father I still don't know what it is, but I figured it out after a little questioning, but I don't know how you learned about this method of detoxifying snake poison?"

Jin Liu knew that the Elder Master would not have heard about this matter from the Elder Madam, she remembered the Elder Madam's attitude that day very clearly, so she naturally answered the Elder Master's question with the same rhetoric she used to deal with the Elder Madam.

"So that's how it is!" The elder seemed very happy when he heard the words, looked at Mrs. Ru with a sense of relief, and said, "I know you like to collect books, but I didn't expect you to also like to collect medical books and teach Liu'er so well. If you know this, you will be very happy, her old man has always said that there is no child in the family who can inherit the mantle, and Liu'er is so smart, it has fulfilled one of her old man's wishes."

Mrs. Ru became excited after being praised by the Grand Master, she blushed and shook her head, "But Liu'er is a girl after all."

The elder was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "Yes, it's a pity that it's a girl's house!"

Seeing that the old man was disappointed, Mrs. Ru lowered her head sadly. Standing by the side, Jin Liu also understood that no matter how capable she was, in this feudal society, a girl like her wanted to get ahead or live a good life. The life she wanted could not be achieved by relying on her own abilities, unless there was external force that could help her. Thinking of what the old man said just now, Jin Liu's eyes lit up, and she said, "Father just said that grandma is coming gone?"

"Did I say it?" The old man subconsciously asked back, raised his head, just met Jin Liu's clear eyes that people couldn't avoid, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, your grandmother last month A letter came, saying that he was going to come to the capital, so the date is coming soon, it should be in the next few days."

At the beginning of last month... Wasn't that the time when the eldest lady suddenly moved their mother and daughter from the West Side Courtyard to Furong Court?In this way, this grandmother who has never met before has an unusual attitude towards their mother and daughter. Otherwise, the eldest lady would not have improved the living environment of their mother and daughter by mobilizing so many teachers!

Jin Liu seemed to see a glimmer of light, and the corners of his mouth raised.

After talking with Mrs. Ru, mother and daughter, the old man asked Jin Liu to read more books even if he was a girl, and then he just sat down and left as he said, even though it was time for dinner , and didn't have the slightest intention to stay and have dinner with them.

After the old man left, Mrs. Ru was very preoccupied, and Jin Liu also had something on her mind. After the two of them had dinner hastily, Jin Liu sent Mrs. Ru back to her room. Walk outside the door, "Jiaqin, take me to Aunt Bao's." "It's already this hour, why does the girl still go to Aunt Bao's, can't you go tomorrow?" , Wen Yan came out and asked.

"The mansion is in chaos tomorrow, and I don't know what's going on!" Jin Liu stood at the door waiting for Jiaqin, "Didn't you hear what the old man said? Someone will come to the general's mansion tomorrow! Besides, I'm just a Dropping by is like taking a walk after dinner."

"Girl didn't have the habit of taking a walk after dinner in the past, but now she likes to walk more and more." Zhi Zi came in from the door, just in time to hear Jin Liu's last sentence, and said with a smile.

"If you eat too much at night and don't move around, you will accumulate food." Jin Liu glanced at Zhizi, "Is my mother reading a book?"

After dinner every day, Mrs. Ru has the habit of reading.

Zhi Zi nodded and shook her head again, "Mrs. Ru seems to have something on her mind. Although she is holding a book in her hand, the servant girl looked at it attentively. The book hasn't been turned over, but the expression on her face is changing. Yes, for a while it seems happy, for a while it seems disappointed, and I don’t know what I’m thinking about.”

Zhizi didn't know, but Jin Liu knew very well that Mrs. Ru's behavior today was due to the sudden visit of the Elder Master. Madam Ru was happy because the Elder Master came and praised her. Did not stay, there is something else, that is why she is a girl!
While Jinliu was talking to Zhizi, Jiaqin went in and put all the untied clothes into the closet, and then went out with Jinliu to Aunt Bao's Baohezhai.

Baohezhai, an independent small courtyard behind the main courtyard, is next to Aunt Mei’s plum garden. In fact, besides Aunt Bao and Aunt Mei, the Eldest Master also has two aunts, who live in a more remote place. It is said that a discerning person can tell who is favored and who is not.

Aunt Mei used to be a person close to the Da Furen, so her trust in her was naturally unmatched by others. As for Aunt Bao, she probably lived here because she gave birth to the only son of the Da Madam, the starling.

But even so, when Jin Liu looked up and saw the three big characters "Bao He Zhai" drawn in red paint on the courtyard gate, he still couldn't help laughing. "Zhai" is one of the Taoist rituals, meaning clean and tidy. Aunt Bao came out of a brothel. In the eyes of people of this era, these two words are naturally not compatible, but the eldest lady chose such a name for Aunt Bao. It shows that she is unwilling and narrow-minded. .

"Miss, let's go in!" Jiaqin gathered the gold velvet cloak inlaid with animal fur for Jin Liu, said softly, lifted the lantern in her hand, and illuminated the way ahead for her, but just in time she saw a black shadow flashing in front of her. Stepping out of the bushes inside the door, he shouted nervously, "Who's there!"

Jin Liu had already seen it clearly, reached out his hand to hold her, and quietly approached the bushes by himself.

It's autumn now, a layer of withered and yellow leaves fell on the ground, Jin Liu stepped on the leaves and made a "squeaky" sound, she clearly saw the people in the bushes trembling slightly, she couldn't help but smile, He stretched out his hand and grabbed the man, "See if I can't catch you!"

"Mother...help me...Mother..." The man in the grass yelled in fright.

"What's your name, I'm your third sister!" Jin Liu brought Jin Longqian to the show, patted his butt, and said amusedly.

Sure enough, Jin Longqian stopped barking, and looked at Jin Liu timidly, as if he was very afraid of strangers.

Jin Liu frowned, she didn't like timid children, especially boys, she suddenly lost interest in teasing him, curled her lips and said, "I'm just kidding with you, where's your mother?"

"In... in the house." Jin Longqian said in a low voice.

"Well, then you can play." Jin Liu patted Jin Longqian's head, took Jiaqin and walked towards Aunt Bao's house.

Baohe Zhai is not big, as early as when Jin Longqian was calling for help, someone had reported that Aunt Bao Jinliu was coming, and Aunt Bao came out to welcome her as soon as she arrived at the steps of Aunt Bao's house.

"Miss San, what a rare visitor!" Aunt Bao walked down the steps quickly, holding Jin Liu's hand and said with a smile, "Why are you here at this time?"

"Just after dinner, I went out for a walk to eat. I came here after walking. I came to see my eighth brother, and I happened to ask for a glass of water." Jin Liu said with a pair of big eyes smiling into crescent moons.

"Mynah is making a fuss about going to see Third Sister these days!" Aunt Bao led Jin Liu into the house, and after ordering the servant girl to go out to pour tea, she sat opposite her and said with a smile.

"I saw you at the door just now." Jin Liu said while looking at Aunt Bao's room, then turned to look at Aunt Bao: "Auntie usually spoils mynah too much, I think mynah seems timid. "

Aunt Bao sighed when she heard the words, "I don't know what's going on. When I gave birth to my mynah, I thought about it. He is a boy, so he must not be too spoiled in the future, but who knows how to raise him?" That's it, I am most afraid of meeting strangers on weekdays, and I am not afraid of the third lady's jokes if I say it, myna seldom even comes out of the room on weekdays."

"That's it..." Jin Liu nodded, looked up at Aunt Bao, raised her lips and said, "Actually, I have something to say to Aunt Bao today."

"Oh?" Aunt Bao took the tea bowl from the tray and placed it in front of Jin Liu. When she saw her look up at the maid who served the tea, she understood it, and said loudly: "You all go out, the third lady is rare, let me I will have a quiet conversation with Third Miss."

(End of this chapter)

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