When Xie Wu returned to Cuizhuyuan, she first went to the main courtyard to say hello to Mr. Chen.
Xie Zheng is not here.
Mrs. Chen said that Xie Zheng was invited to drink by Chen Xiang, the deputy lieutenant of Zuo Yiwei.
After she finished speaking, she asked Xie Wu about what happened at the banquet of Zhennan Palace.
After hearing this, Mrs. Chen was surprised and happy, and she was a little at a loss for a while. Fortunately, Xie Wu comforted her, saying that Princess Xiao was a very easy person to get along with, so Mrs. Chen gradually felt relieved. However, how could she hide the excitement on her face?
It can't be concealed either.
This is the first time someone has visited her courtyard since she returned to the capital.
Moreover, he is still a princess.
Xie Wu smiled, exchanged a few words with Mrs. Chen and then left.
Grandma Luo had already received the news of Xie Wu's return, so she waited at the entrance of the courtyard early. When she saw Xie Wu, she immediately greeted her with a smile, "Girl, it's cold outside, would you like a bowl of red dates and wolfberry?"
Bird's nest soup? This slave has been simmering it on a small stove, so it's a good time to drink it!"
Xie Wu smiled lightly and said, "Then I will help you."
Apart from anything else, Grandma Luo always arranges and arranges the food very appropriately.
"Look at what the girl said, this is also the duty of a slave." Aunt Luo said cheerfully.
Xie Wu also smiled and said, "I have a friend who will come to visit me tomorrow and the day after. She always likes to delve into food and is also very interested in Yangzhou's dishes, so I have to trouble my grandma to prepare it then.
A few specialty dishes.”
"Don't worry, girl, I'll save you. I'll prepare a menu as soon as I get back." Grandma Luo responded with a smile.
Xie Wu smiled and nodded, "I've always felt at ease when grandma does things."
After receiving Xie Wu's words, Grandma Luo was even more happy. While holding the door curtain for Xie Wu, she said to her, "By the way, girl, there is one more thing I want to tell you. News just came from the front yard.
, saying that Grandma Li’s son is gone.”
"Gui'an is dead." Before Xie Wu could speak, Xianyue behind her shouted first.
Mi Yue frowned and glanced at Xi Yue displeasedly.
Xianyue also realized that what she just said was a bit inappropriate, so she smiled at Miyue and then lowered her head honestly.
But Xie Wu only paused slightly, and then, without saying anything, she stepped into the house.
Grandma Luo hurriedly sent a maid to go to the small kitchen to bring the red dates, wolfberry and bird's nest soup that was simmering on the small stove. She followed Xie Wu into the house.
"Have you received any news from Second Aunt?" Xie Wu walked to the warm couch and sat down, and said.
"It seems that a little maid went to Tinglan Courtyard to report the news. I believe the second lady should have received the news by now." Grandma Luo replied respectfully.
Xie Wu nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Grandma Luo glanced at Xie Wu, but saw that there was no expression on her snow-white face.
However, she was not prepared to see anything on her girl's face. Although her girl was young, her thoughts were really not something ordinary people could guess.
Fortunately, the little maid soon brought in red dates, wolfberry and bird's nest soup.
"Girl, it's still warm, please try it quickly." Nanny Luo smiled and took the red date, wolfberry and bird's nest soup from the maid's hand, and handed it to Xie Wu.
Xie Wu took it with a smile. She picked up the silver spoon and stirred the bird's nest soup in the bowl. The corners of her mouth suddenly curved into a sneer.
A noble man dies when he dies, but he died three days before the New Year.
If the old lady found out later, she would feel as if a fly had grown up in her heart, and she would be so disgusted.
Even Mr. Yang would probably feel uncomfortable with this.
"Mi Yue, please have someone keep an eye on the second room to see what's going on with the second aunt." Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and looked at Mi Yue.
Mi Yue realized what she was doing. She hurriedly gave Xie Wu a blessing and said, "Yes." Then she bowed and left.
Xie Wu lowered her head and took a sip of the bird's nest soup. The sweet fragrance instantly spread in her mouth, and the corners of her mouth suddenly curved into a faint but intriguing smile.
If this Yang family didn't take some action at this time, then Grandma Li might be very sad!
Soon, the news of Gui'an's departure was reported to Chen in the front yard.
After all, the Chen family is now nominally in charge of the middle minister of the Hou Mansion.
Although Gui'an was just a boy in the Hou Mansion, he used to be someone close to the eldest son, and his mother was the wet nurse of the second wife Yang, and he died just before the Chinese New Year. Based on these points, his
How to deal with posthumous affairs really needs to be decided by the master.
Although Mrs. Chen is kind-hearted, she still hates the shameful things Ying Gui'an did.
However, death is like a lamp going out.
Now that Gui'an is dead, Mrs. Chen is too lazy to argue with the dead person anymore. She asked Wuqing to take ten taels of silver and give it to the person who came to report the news. Then she said to the person, "It's the end of the year. What happened after Gui'an's death?"
I need to tell the old lady how to deal with it. You can go back and wait for the news."
After hearing this, the visitor took the money and thanked him before leaving.
As soon as the man left, Mrs. Chen immediately got up and led Wu Qing to Xie Wu's house.
Xie Wu had long expected that Mrs. Chen would come to see her, so she sat on the warm couch early and waited.
"Ah Wu..."
Mrs. Chen just shouted two words when Xie Wu stood up with a smile and interrupted her.
"Let's go."
"Let's go where?" Mrs. Chen frowned and looked at Xie Wu in confusion.
Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled, and said calmly, "Of course I will go to my grandmother's house. Didn't my mother also tell that person that she must inform the old lady before she can make a decision?"
Chen's eyes widened in surprise.
Ah Wu actually knew this.
Seeing Mrs. Chen still standing there, Xie Wu smiled and called Mrs. Chen again, "Mother."
Ms. Chen suddenly woke up and said, "Yes, yes, let's go see the old lady."
As people get older, they tend to have trouble sleeping.
The maids and wives of Ronghuayuan knew this, so they were especially careful when the old lady was taking a nap, for fear of disturbing her, but the old lady was still awakened by the sound of the tea cup breaking.
Looking at the broken tea cup at his feet, Jade was shocked beyond measure.
"Bihen, Bihen." The old lady's displeased voice soon sounded in the inner room.
Aunt Zhu frowned and glanced at Jade, then she quickly walked into the inner room while answering.
Pearl also hurriedly called for the little maid to come up and put away the broken pieces of the tea cup.
Jade gritted her teeth and stood aside, staring at Xie Wu in disbelief with reddish eyes, looking very aggrieved but afraid to speak.
However, Xie Wu didn't even look at her. She took the tea that the little maid handed over to her and took a sip of it, as if nothing had happened.
After a while, Grandma Zhu helped the old lady out.
Chen and Xie Wu quickly stood up.
As soon as the old lady sat down, Jade knelt down in front of the old lady with a bang, and kowtowed to the old lady with a teardrop.
The old lady frowned and looked at Jade with displeasure and confusion. It wasn't until she saw her forehead gradually becoming red and swollen that she endured the impatience in her heart and said, "What happened just now?"
"Old lady, just now my slave..."
"Just now Feicui served me tea, but I didn't hold it firmly, so I accidentally broke the tea cup and disturbed my grandmother's rest. I hope my grandmother will forgive me." Xie Wu calmly accepted Feicui's words. After saying that, she lowered her eyes and looked straight.
He saluted the old lady seriously.
The old lady looked at Xie Wu, and then at Jade who was aggrieved and shed tears. The impatience in her heart welled up one after another. She glared at Jade and said, "Okay, what's there to cry about?
Cry out and cry!”
Jade glanced at the old lady in surprise. She didn't know why the old lady took out her anger on her, but she also knew that the old lady must be angry at this moment, so she didn't dare to say anything and only agreed.
He shouted, then bowed and quickly retreated.
"Didn't I ask you to go back? Why are you back again?" After sending Jade away, the old lady turned her impatient eyes to Xie Wu.
Jade is not a fussy person, and Xie Wu is even less so.
Therefore, it is strange that the tea cup was broken.
She thought for a while, this tea cup could only be broken by someone on purpose. Jade didn't have the courage, so Xie Wu was the only one.
"The reason why I came to disturb my grandma is that my granddaughter couldn't make up her mind about something, so I came to ask my grandma for advice." Xie Wu looked at the old lady with a smile and said.
Seeing Xie Wu's indifferent expression, the old lady felt a sense of displeasure in her heart for no reason.
She is increasingly unable to understand this granddaughter.
Moreover, she seemed to pay less and less attention to her grandmother.
This realization made the old lady look at Xie Wu with sharper eyes.
Of course Xie Wu knew what the old lady was thinking. In the past, Xie Wu might have cared about it, but now...except for her parents and A Xu, no one else could make any waves in her heart.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Finally, the old lady spoke impatiently.
"It's not a big deal. It's just a report from the front yard saying that Gui'an is gone. They want to ask how to deal with Gui'an's death." Xie Wu said expressionlessly.
"The man is dead? Didn't he call a doctor?" The old lady frowned and said with a look of disgust.
Xie Wu pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Forget it, let's get him carried out and buried immediately! What a bad luck!" The old lady's face became more disgusted, and her heart was even more disgusting.
"Don't you need to do a ritual or something for him?" Xie Wu looked at the old lady and asked.
"What kind of rituals are you doing? Don't you think it's unlucky enough?" the old lady said angrily.
Xie Wu's long eyelashes drooped, she paused slightly, and then whispered again, "Then over there with Second Aunt..."
After hearing Xie Wu's words, the old lady became even more angry. She frowned and said loudly, "What's wrong with your second aunt? She's just a servant, how can she bring bad luck to our Hou Mansion because of him? Hurry up.
!”
She didn't want him to live in the first place, but she considered it unlucky for him to die a year ago, so Yang asked a doctor for him, so she turned a blind eye. But she didn't expect that this bastard would even die.
I want to disgust her!
Thinking of this, the old lady felt her heart filled with panic.
"Yes, my granddaughter knows how to deal with it." Xie Wu was blessed, and her long eyelashes drooped, covering up the trace of indifference and sarcasm in her eyes.
"You guys can't handle such a trivial matter well, how can I safely hand over the gifts of the Hou Mansion to you!" the old lady said angrily, glaring at the Chen mother and daughter.
She knew that Xie Wu did not dare to deal with this matter because she cared about Yang's face.
She clearly intended to lend her hand to give Mr. Yang another slap in the face.
Xie Wu feels comfortable now, but has she ever thought that she doesn't want to know such an unlucky thing?
