Baitao stood outside the door, looking at the two of them affectionately, lowering her head and grinning from ear to ear.
"By the way Baitao, cousin..." Chu Miaoer suddenly remembered that no one was sent to pick up He Runjia when they left last night, and he didn't know if she had returned to the house safely.
"Don't worry, Princess. The Second Madam secretly sent someone to take the eldest lady back to her house last night. She only left after seeing that she was fine." Baitao replied with a smile.
Chu Miaoer nodded, thinking to herself that her aunt was still thoughtful.
Today she is going to visit the Fang Mansion. Mrs. Fang used to have a very good personal relationship with her grandmother. Apart from her relationship with Fang Yanru, she also takes good care of her. Now that she is coming back, she has to visit her home.
of.
Of course, it was necessary to buy some things when visiting the old man. Chu Miaoer simply packed up and left the house. The market in the early morning was very busy. She originally wanted to get off the sedan chair and choose it herself, but Fu Yunchi refused, saying that it was such small things that made Baitao so excited.
Just go and deal with it, so as not to have to worry about everything yourself. Chu Miaoer immediately heard the hidden meaning in his words, and gave up after thinking about it.
Lifting up the curtain, he glanced at Bai Tao who was carefully selecting gifts to bring to the store. Fu Yunchi smiled and said deliberately: "Miaomiao, are you really not afraid of making your husband jealous? He secretly misses you, forget it, you have to make a special trip today.
Go to the mansion and have a look."
Chu Miaoer laughed lightly and winked coquettishly: "My husband, this is my concubine. Today I am going to take my grandmother to see her old friend. What does it have to do with my concubine?"
"That's because my husband misunderstood Miaomiao..." Fu Yunchi smiled and took the man into his arms. After the storm last night, the two seemed to be even more inseparable.
The carriage slowly turned from the street into an alley, and slowly stopped at the gate of Fang Mansion. The two young men on duty saw the two noble men with extraordinary temperament getting off the carriage, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Excuse me, sir.
Who are you and your wife looking for?"
"We are coming from He's Mansion, please pass the news on our behalf." Baitao responded loudly.
"He's Mansion?..." The two boys looked at each other and whispered in confusion, "Yesterday was also from He's Mansion..."
After Chu Miaoer got off the sedan, he glanced at the two gatekeepers whom he had never seen before. He glanced at the familiar plaque above his head and then said: "Chu Miaoer came to visit the old lady. Excuse me."
Two."
Seeing that she behaved appropriately and the men around her were not angry or intimidating, one of them, although confused, still bowed with his hands and quickly turned around and entered the house.
Not long after, someone came out to greet him. It was Fang Yanru, whom he had just met last night, and Jing Yiren, whom he had only met once.
"I've met the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Princess." Fang Yanru bowed respectfully and humbly. Jing Yiren beside her kept stroking her belly because she was pregnant, and only slightly bent her body as a gesture.
The boy next to him heard his master calling the other party prince and princess. He was frightened and trembled slightly. He hurriedly saluted and apologized: "Young man is too blind to see Taishan. Please forgive me, prince and princess!"
After being together for so long, I knew that Fu Yunqi had never been too lazy to talk to these servants, so he could only smile and comfort him: "Those who don't know are not guilty. We have not revealed our identities, so what crime do you have?"
"You go down," Fang Yanru ordered calmly, and after seeing the two people retreating, he made a gesture of invitation, "Grandma and mother are waiting in the front hall, let's go in quickly."
Old Mrs. Fang is a Buddhist, and Fang Yanru's mother likes to play with flowers and plants. Fang's mansion is still as peaceful and peaceful as before, and all the decorations are extremely simple.
"Miao girl!" She heard someone calling her from a distance. Chu Miaoer couldn't help but speed up her steps. Seeing her move like this, several people walking side by side had their own thoughts, especially Jing Yiren.
As soon as she walked into the front hall, before Chu Miaoer could salute, Mrs. Fang stepped forward and grabbed Chu Miaoer. She looked up and down several times before saying happily: "It's really a wonderful girl. I didn't expect that."
I, an old woman, can see you again in my lifetime..."
As she spoke, her eyes were wet and she was about to shed tears. Mrs. Fang quickly stepped forward and called: "Mother, we haven't bowed to the prince and princess yet when we met them."
Her words brought back Mrs. Fang's consciousness. She quickly wiped her wet eyelashes with her sleeves and leaned on crutches to bend her knees.
Fortunately, Fu Yunqi quickly lifted her up and said with a smile under everyone's gaze: "Miaomiao often said that you treat her like a family member. Even so, how can I accept your gift? Today, Miaomiao and I
I'm just here to visit you as a junior, so please don't hold any grudges because of your status."
Fu Yunqi grew up in the palace, so he naturally had these smooth words at his fingertips. It seemed that he was worrying too much. Chu Miaoer smiled silently and sat down with him.
"Old madam, I came here to bother you without informing you in advance because I am going back to Kyoto in the next two days. I wanted to visit you before leaving," Chu Miaoer said with a smile, "in case grandma is here again."
Talk to me in your dreams and let me fall asleep."
Hearing what she said, Mrs. Fang suddenly smiled and said: "Your grandmother can't bear to leave you the most. Now she is content to have such a good husband. I often dream of her these days, and I want to come to pick her up."
Let me go, I will have a lot of nagging with her when I get down."
"Mother!"
"grandmother!"
Fang Yanru and his mother spoke at the same time, as if they disagreed with the old lady's words, "Grandma, please don't talk nonsense. The doctors have said it. If you take good care of yourself, you will definitely be able to see your great-grandson born."
Seeing how excited they were, Mrs. Fang changed her mind and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, then I will take good care of myself and see Tang Lianfang again in a few years."
Tang Lianfang is her grandmother's real name. Although no one wants to admit it, Chu Miaoer clearly feels that Mrs. Fang has aged a lot.
Her head is completely covered with white hair, her back is slightly curved, and there is a fake bun on the back of her head. When she smiles, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes become slits, and the corners of her mouth hang down, full of the vicissitudes of time.
"The old lady will definitely live a long life. Grandma has a soft ear, so I just asked her to wait." Chu Miaoer said softly.
Life and death matter, they are just jokes to comfort the elderly, how can they be taken seriously?
Chu Miaoer smiled and felt a little enlightened. She heard her grandmother say that the reason why Mrs. Fang was so devout in Buddhism was because her father was an executioner and would chop off people's heads in the Dongmen market on weekdays.
, with a lot of lives on his hands.
Another reason is that Mrs. Fang became pregnant in the first year after marrying Mr. Fang. When the whole family was happily waiting for the birth of the young master, the baby was stillborn, almost losing her as an adult.
life.
From then on, Mrs. He felt that she had committed too many sins and was being punished by God, so she devoutly believed in Buddhism and never killed any living being. Unexpectedly, she gave birth to another son at the age of twenty-eight, and he was Fang Yanru's father.
So based on this calculation, Mrs. Fang should be over eighty years old. Judging from their average age, her end is indeed approaching.
"Miao girl, back then I..." Old Mrs. Fang asked without finishing her words, "You won't blame me, will you?"
Jing Yiren's first reaction was to look up at Fang Yanru, who was looking up beside him. She saw that he pursed his lips and looked at the ground without blinking. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Old madam, that is the emperor's order. As the saying goes, the emperor's order is hard to disobey, how can we ordinary people compete?" Chu Miao'er smiled and shook her head, "It's all my own destiny and has nothing to do with anyone."
Old Mrs. Fang sighed heavily and looked at her with muddy eyes, seeming to murmur or sigh: "Since Sister He died of a sudden illness, I still dare not step into the door of He's house, nor do I dare to offer incense to her.
, I don’t even dare to go to Ling’an Temple and don’t dare to see the Buddha.”
"Mother..." Mrs. Fang stepped forward and rubbed her shoulders soothingly, and said to Chu Miao'er, "Miao'er, mother has been blaming herself very much over the years, saying that she hurt you. Her legs and feet were already inconvenient.
Even though I heard my servants mentioning that you came to the house, I still had to come out of the room and insist on seeing you to feel at ease."
Chu Miaoer looked at Mrs. Fang's feet and felt a little sad in her heart.
"The past is just like the past, so don't mention it," Fu Yunqi said with a smile, "Although we are said to be an imperial marriage, fortunately we care about each other. No one can bully her now, so don't worry, Madam."
When Mrs. Fang heard what he said, she lowered her hand that was wiping tears and smiled happily, while a complicated look flashed across Fang Yanru's face.
"Lian'er," Mrs. Fang ordered softly, "go to the kitchen to get some snacks."
Seeing Lian'er turn around and prepare to leave, Jing Yiren quickly stood up and said, "Mom, let me go to the kitchen to take a look. It's time to do some exercise. My waist is a little tired after sitting for a long time."
Jing Yi has weak bones and often feels tired after becoming pregnant. Seeing the pitiful look in her eyes, Mrs. Fang nodded and said, "That's okay. Let Yan Ru accompany you."
"I'll go with sister Yiren," Chu Miaoer volunteered and stood up, "just in time to chat with my sister."
Chu Miaoer had nothing to chat with her about. Seeing that her grandmother and mother both said yes, Jing Yiren could only agree with a smile no matter how unwilling she was.
The two of them left the front hall and walked along the corridor to the backyard, both of them speechless.
It was Chu Miaoer who broke the silence. She said with a smile: "Sister Yiren is a sensible person. There is another reason why I came to Fang Mansion this time." Seeing Jingyiren looking at her with confusion, Chu Miaoer said word by word
, "I just came to see you."
"Meet me?" Jing Yiren forced a smile and said politely and distantly, "What do you want from me, sister?"
Many small pavilions were set up in Fang's mansion so that Mrs. Fang could rest in the shade while planting flowers and plants.
Chu Miaoer casually found a small pavilion and sat down, and said slowly: "You don't need to take the matter between me and Master Fang too seriously. We have only known each other for a few years longer than you.
But from now on, you are the one who can raise a case with him and grow old together, not anyone else."
Unexpectedly, she would talk about her feelings so openly. Jing Yiren instantly blushed with embarrassment. She looked around before hurriedly walking to the pavilion and said, "But last night..."
Chu Miaoer looked at her quietly, her eyes were very clear.
But she looked very embarrassed. She murmured her lips for a long time before she mustered up the courage to say: "Yesterday, my husband returned to the house at midnight. Although he was cautious, I still heard him entering the study. He...he was going
Have I met you? Because I heard the conversation between Miss He Mansion and him during the day..."