An old lady's life

After dealing with Jia Xiyao's matter, Hongye returned to sit next to Ai Cao, but the two of them didn't say a few words, and Mrs. Zhang came over.

Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhang's mother, Mrs. Zhang is the youngest child of the Zhang family, but Mrs. Zhou's first child was born in the first year of marriage, so even Mrs. Zhang's two elder brothers are older than Jia She Quite a few, but Mrs. Zhou is only a few years older than Mrs. Jia.

Mrs. Zhang was worried about her daughter's health, so she stayed in Rongguo Mansion, but she couldn't stay at night.Now after my daughter had lunch, she went to the side to rest, and when the banquet was held in the evening, filial sons and grandchildren were expected to appear, so she should recharge her energy.

In the past, Mother Jia was not too harsh on Mrs. Zhang, she just followed the rules, so as the daughter-in-law Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Wang has been setting rules in front of Mrs. Jia. It is because Jia Daishan has been ill in the past few months, and Mrs. Jia has no energy to deal with her daughter-in-law. , I didn't let my daughter-in-law set the rules.When she arrived at Hongye, she only came here for a day, but because Jia Hu was not allowed to guard Jia Daishan last night, her attitude towards her daughter-in-law today is as warm as a spring breeze, so Mrs. Zhang is grateful to her. Mrs. Zhang came today and carefully asked about her daughter-in-law. According to the maids, and seeing that Hongye's behavior style is indeed very different today, she is grateful to Hongye with some doubts.

Well, fortunately, Hongye didn't know, otherwise it would be really speechless, she just understands women's difficulty, and the eldest daughter-in-law is terrified.Of course, Wang's heart is also drumming, but thinking of her father-in-law's death, her mother-in-law is not in the mood and energy to control them for the time being, so Wang is also calm.

So in terms of mentality, Mrs. Zhang should really learn from Mrs. Wang, what is meant by a boat going straight when it reaches the bridge.

"Mother-in-law, Mrs. Lin, didn't you disturb your interest?" Mrs. Zhou came over and said very friendly, and Hongye took the initiative to pull her to sit beside her.

Mrs. Zhang was very surprised, she had never been so close to Jia's mother.

Ai Cao covered her mouth and snickered: "Mrs. Zhang, you're welcome. Don't bother us. It's not like we don't know each other." This gradually derailed from socialization.The Lin family and the Zhang family are cultural people in the same circle. In the past, the Zhang family would invite the Lin family to any banquet, but Lin's mother refused eight out of ten times until Lin Hai grew up.In the past two years, because of the Jia family's in-laws, the Zhang family and the Lin family have started to move around again. However, Lin's mother is not in good health and usually does not attend banquets, so the relationship between Lin's mother and Zhou's is like that.

Hong Ye nodded towards Mrs. Zhou: "Thanks to my mother-in-law for taking care of the elders today, my mother-in-law didn't do a good job, please trouble my mother-in-law to worry about it."

Mrs. Zhang waved her hands again and again: "My mother-in-law is a polite word. Jing Shu is my daughter. This is what a mother like me should do." Mrs. Zhang has dealt with Jia Mu many times. She felt that Mother Jia was a mean and unkind person, no matter how kind and kind she pretended to be.But this time, when she heard Hongye's words, she believed it from the bottom of her heart.

Ai Cao laughed inwardly, Hongye's ability to put on a show is still as good as ever.In Mother Lin's memory, Mother Jia did have an outstanding sense of superiority. Moreover, the Lin family and the Jia family belonged to the civil and military schools. Naturally, women do not have a common language, and I am afraid that Mrs. Zhang and Jia's mother also have no common language.As for the marriage between the Zhang family and Jia She, it was true that the deceased old lady of the Jia family had gone the way of the emperor before her death, and the Zhang family reluctantly agreed to the marriage under the emperor's matchmaking.

The three of them chatted together for a while, thinking of the upcoming fatigue, Ai Cao and Mrs. Zhang asked Hongye to rest aside, and they passed the time by themselves.Of course, if they go home separately, it is also possible, but since Youshi is not far away, let's wait for the evening banquet to eat before leaving.

Halfway through the application time, the mourning band masters and masters who had raised their spirits started to work, and a sad and mournful piece of music spread from the Rong Mansion, and the Rong Guo Mansion began to get busy again.

In the evening banquet, the prince and several county kings were missing, and many female guests did not come, so the number of people was one-third less than that at noon.After eating the banquet, Ai Cao bid farewell to Hongye. Lin Hai personally sent her out and got into a carriage at the gate of the mansion. She didn't return to the mansion until the carriage was no longer in sight.

A gust of wind blew up the curtains, and the shops on both sides of the street were hung with lanterns, and pedestrians hurried in the night.This antique building made Ai Cao, who was immersed in thinking, come back to her senses. She still felt a sense of unreality, but in one day, she changed time and space, changed her identity... But now she is walking in the ancient night, looking at The ancients shuttled through the streets, and being immersed in the scene, she thought she should not think so much and live in the present.

The carriage continued on and soon returned to Lin's house.When Ai Cao returned to Huifang Courtyard, Qing Zhi who stayed behind immediately greeted her from the house.It was Qing Yao who followed Ai Cao to Rongguo Mansion today. When she was serving Ai Cao, she always kept her duty.Speaking of which, the two big maids around Mother Lin are both good-looking and talented. When Ai Cao came, she naturally didn't want to find a mistress for her cheap son. She really wanted to find a good marriage for the two maids. Everyone's maids don't marry small family daughters, and there are many generals and officials of the fifth and sixth ranks in the army who can't get married. Of course, she is just thinking about it now, so there is no rush.

Under the service of Qingyao Qingzhi, Ai Cao changed into comfortable clothes, washed her face and took care of her skin, then asked the servant girl to prepare a pot of tea, and she went into the study.Although it was already dark, this time period was only past seven o'clock in modern time, and it was still very early before going to bed. It was impossible for her to go to bed early, so she might as well read a book.As for Lin Mu's Buddhist hall, it's there, she goes in occasionally, for peace of mind.

Mother Lin's study room is furnished simply. The bookshelves are close to one wall. In front of the bookshelves is a desk. Take a break, and you can put a fruit plate on the coffee table, of course, there will be no shortage of flower arrangements.

Now Ai Cao wanted to read history books, she searched the shelves, and saw a row of history books on the highest floor, each book was very thick, Ai Cao took the first one and weighed it, it was very heavy, but After opening it, I found that although the pages of the book were not new, there were no traces of being read. Obviously, this history book was a supplement in Lin Mu's study. The books on the lower shelves seemed to be frequently read. .

The ancient fonts are all traditional characters, and they are arranged from right to left and top to bottom. The reading habit makes Ai Cao's reading speed not fast.The candle was burning on the desk, a gust of wind passed through the window, and a trace came in through the gap in the window. The flame of the candle was dancing violently, and the study room was quiet.

The two servant girls were sitting on both sides of the door of the study room, their eyes were staring blankly at a certain place.Especially Qingyao, she followed Hongye to Rongguo Mansion, saw the splendor of Rongguo Mansion, and saw his wife coping like a duck to water in front of many guests, and the wife herself was also very good. With a glance at these servant girls, she doubted whether she could win the master's heart if she became the master's concubine.

Around Haishi, Ai Cao's reading situation had gradually improved. At the door, Qing Yao and Qing Zhi glanced at each other, and then knocked on the study door together.

"Old lady, it's time to go to bed."

A sudden voice interrupted Ai Cao's thoughts, and she suddenly raised her head, "What time is it?" This ancient time calculation is really inconvenient, it seems that she has a chance to get a pocket watch.

"It's the second watch." Ai Cao, who was fascinated by reading, didn't pay attention to the sound of the watch, but Qingyao and Qingzhi could hear it very clearly.

Second watch, wormwood quickly calculated the time, then put down the book in her hand, put a leaf as a bookmark, and stood up, it was nine o'clock in the evening, it was indeed time to fall asleep.

After washing, Ai Cao sent the two maids to sleep, ignoring their hesitant expressions, and lay on the bed.Naturally, she couldn't sleep at this time, and then closed her eyes and entered the space, just like last night, and started the process of merging with the buds.Having had such a refreshing taste, wormwood is also somewhat addictive.

In Rongguo Mansion, the funeral and chanting are still going on, there are no guests to entertain now, Jia She and several other children and son-in-law are kneeling in front of the coffin, listening to the monk's chanting.

Hongye didn't go back to Rongxi Hall to go to bed, she just lay on a small bed in the temporary resting place built behind the mourning hall, there were mourners and sutra chanting masters in the mansion who were still working, and everyone else was looking for a place to rest up.Of course, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and the people serving around them can't rest now. There's no reason why they should rest instead of their master's busy work.

The red leaves are like counting sheep, counting when the round will end, and soon the sorrow and joy stopped, and the masters who chanted sutras also stopped.Hongye ordered Liuli to go out and take a look, and asked people to bring Jia Hu and Jia Zhu Qiyue's three grandsons to the back to rest. Anyway, Jia amnesty is enough for filial piety, and don't torment the three grandsons, don't torment the body.

Soon Liuli and Feicui led Jia Hu and Jia Zhuqi over. Jia Hu's body was really bad. He didn't do anything today, but was kneeling or sitting in the mourning hall to watch for his grandfather. It was pale, not even as good as Jia Zhu, who was over a year old.

"Grandmother/Grandmother." The three grandchildren came in together, and Hongye sat up early, beckoning, "Come here, grandma, take a look at you." Then she ordered Liuli to pour a glass of water for the three children. The water in the teapot, the red leaves are mixed with some water from the pool in the space. I don’t know if the water with spiritual energy can take good care of the body of the grandson. Let’s try it.

The three children were well-behaved, and the (grandmother) drank water when ordered. Hongye nodded and said, "Now you can go to rest. There are your parents in the mourning hall."

The three children nodded again, and were obediently led by the nanny and maids to bed in the next room.