Old Mrs. Shen sighed faintly, lay down again and said: "I don't know why these days, I always think of the past. Last night, I dreamed about the time when Shu Erniang just got married. I'm afraid it wasn't
What a sign."
Although Aunt Jiang was feeling ups and downs in her heart, she didn't show it at all on the surface. She sat sideways on the footstep, stretched out her hand to pinch the old lady's legs and said: "Where are there so many omens? I see, you have been thinking about it recently."
Too heavy.
"I'm going to give you a good massage now, and then I'll light some soothing incense for you before going to bed, so that you can have a good sleep tonight."
Aunt Jiang's calm attitude made Mrs. Shen feel at ease, but she still waved her hand and said: "Forget it, this is not something you can solve with a few clicks. You go down first so that people from outside don't have to come in to serve you.
, I’ll just clean up myself for a while.”
After sending everyone away, Mrs. Shen began to make some calculations in her mind.
Xu was determined not to stay, but the death of two wives in succession would definitely have a bad impact on Shen Zhonglei's reputation.
You have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.
Mrs. Shen gradually fell into deep thought...
As soon as Aunt Jiang came out of the old lady's room, she saw Chunlan spinning around on the porch.
After a while, Chunlan's lower lip was bitten so badly by herself that there were teeth marks on top of each other, and blood beads appeared in some places.
She ignored her daughter, turned around and walked back to her residence.
Chunlan looked around and quickly followed.
"When will you get over this problem of yours?" Aunt Jiang frowned and said, "I've been told since you were a child that you bite your lips when something happens, for fear that others won't notice. How can you be reused by your master in the future...
"
"Mom, now is the time to talk about this!"
Chunlan was almost going crazy because she was biting her lips. Is this the point?
"Looking at how restless you are, you are really hopeless." Aunt Jiang glared at her, sat down by herself, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Did you hear everything?"
"Old lady..." As soon as Chunlan said these three words, she immediately lowered her voice and asked, "Mom, what did the old lady mean just now? The eldest girl's mother's illness was not, didn't she die of illness?
?”
"Can you sit down and speak calmly?" Compared with Chunlan's incoherent words, Grandma Jiang's attitude was shockingly calm, "Normally you have a lot of contact with people in Shuangtangyuan, regardless of Mingyu or
Minghui, who is like you?"
Chunlan was startled when she heard this, suddenly broke into a sweat, and her heart sank instantly.
She looked away uncomfortably and said, "Mom, what do you mean by saying this? Why are you comparing me to Mingyu Minghui!"
Looking at Chunlan's embarrassed and slightly defensive look, Aunt Jiang rolled her eyes angrily and said, "Although I belong to the old lady, I am your mother first. How can I harm you?"
"Mom, I didn't mean that." Chunlan came up and squeezed next to Grandma Jiang and said, "I just think that the old lady has always been very good to me..."
"But you still want to follow the older girl, right?"
"Girl, you saved my life." Chunlan lowered her head and rubbed the hem of her clothes.
"The old lady is older now, and you are still young. You know in your heart that it is not a bad thing to plan for yourself." Aunt Jiang had long seen that her daughter had such thoughts, and naturally thought about it a lot, "But the old lady is not a fool, she
It’s just that my mind has been on other things during this period. When she finds the time, you have to let her know your moral integrity at a glance!"
Chunlan immediately said coquettishly: "Help me think of some ideas and let me go to the eldest girl's room to do some work!"
"As you are now, it will be in vain if you go!"
"Why!" Chunlan said unconvinced, "Mom, you don't know how nice the older girl is..."
"I think you don't know!" Aunt Jiang interrupted her, "Think about it carefully, do you want to be an ordinary maid with the eldest girl, or do you want to be the eldest girl's confidant?"
"Of course he is a confidant. I am a family member after all, and the eldest girl has helped me save my life. No matter what, it is better than those bought from outside by Minghui and Mingxiu!"
"That's not necessarily true." Aunt Jiang glanced at her daughter and said, "You still can't figure it out? For older girls, anything bought from outside is more trustworthy than one bought at home."
"This..." Chunlan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case. Even Mingyu was bought in later. Not only did the eldest girl trust her, she even promoted her brother.
She was a little discouraged for a moment, pouted and stopped talking.
"If you listen to me, you will be better off working in front of the old lady, and don't think about so many things." Aunt Jiang reminded her daughter, "I think the eldest girl would rather have an extra maid who can make clothes and do embroidery.
There is an informant in front of the old lady."
Chunlan opened her mouth in surprise.
"Mom, you, you mean, let me tell the eldest girl the news about the old lady?"
"Haven't you already done everything I asked you to do? Thank you to the eldest girl for being so measured, otherwise you would have been discovered by the old lady." Aunt Jiang sighed and said, "I originally thought that you would spank the child.
You are not the kind of person who strives for power and wealth. I put you next to the second wife and rely on your embroidery skills to marry a steward and become a steward's wife in a down-to-earth manner. This can be regarded as a path paved for you by me as a mother.
Safe road.
"Who would have thought that the second lady would actually... That's all. I've been watching with cold eyes recently. If you can really gain the trust of the eldest girl, it will be a good place for you in the future. But it's definitely not possible to be like you are now.
"Starting from tomorrow, you will come here at night when you are not on duty. Many things that were not taught to you before will now be taught one by one.
"When you've learned enough, I'll think of ways to see if I can put you in a big girl's room."
"Mom, you still love me!" Chunlan finally became happy, holding Grandma Jiang's arm and rocking her coquettishly.
"Okay, you are so old and still acting like a spoiled brat. Why don't you go back quickly? What if the old lady calls someone?"
"Yes, I'll go back soon." Chunlan happily returned to the old lady and asked about the little maid in the corridor. Knowing that the old lady hadn't called anyone yet, she calmly found the sewing basket and continued to be herself.
An unfinished embroidery strip on the forehead.
The little maid on the side said half sincerely and half flatteringly: "Sister Chunlan's craftsmanship is really good. The things she embroiders seem to be alive. No one in the family can compare with my sister..."
"Ouch!" Chunlan suddenly remembered something and pricked her finger with a needle in a distracted manner, then stood up.
"Sister, what's wrong? Does it hurt?"
Chunlan didn't answer, gritted her teeth and thought, she was deceived by her mother just now, and she was sent back without even asking a question!