Fast time travel: The heroine and the female supporting role hold the script of the villain

Chapter 59 The real daughter, she quit (5)

"Thank you, brother." Haiyao took the hairpin with both hands, and thanked softly.

Wu Jinrou should have wanted to say something, but before she could speak, the old lady came in from the side door with the help of the serving nun.

At this moment, the old lady has changed into a dark purple brocade dress embroidered with peony flowers, her hair has been simply washed and washed, and after removing her forehead, she looks much more energetic than before, but she still cannot hide the exhaustion of the long journey .

"The old lady has a long life and good health!"

There are no servants in the main hall right now, they are basically the masters of the mansion, Wu Xiuyuan is the second child in this generation, he is considered the most promising, but his branch is not considered prosperous in the Wu family, The house can be called clean.

The old lady waved her hands at everyone, and then sat on the chair at the front of the main hall.

"From the second family."

Mrs. Zhao hurried forward and responded, "Mother."

"At the beginning of next year, there will be the township examination. Unfortunately, there are no outstanding gentlemen in Raocheng, so I made the decision to let Brother Tim come to Beijing in two days. It happened that Brother Tim and our Brother An My son is about the same age, so it would be nice to be a companion while studying in one place, what do you think?"

In front of so many people, perhaps the original intention of the old lady was to inform rather than to discuss, Zhao's complexion suddenly showed some unwilling embarrassment.

In his early years, Wu Xiuyuan had just become an official, his grade was not high, and because of his integrity, his family was indeed poor.

Occasionally returning to his hometown in Raocheng, he was often looked down upon by other members of the family. Naturally, the Zhao family also received a lot of supercilious looks and suffered a lot of grievances.

In addition, the old lady was seriously ill that year, because there was a famous doctor in Beijing, so she lived here all year round.As a result, the boss and the third child in Raocheng lived in the capital for a long time in the name of filial piety, and the Wu family took care of all their expenses, not to mention each of them had a generous personality, which made Zhao's chest angry. pain.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao wanted to say no: "Mother, such a big matter still needs to wait for the master to come back..."

Recently, Wu Xiuyuan was left in the Imperial Academy, and he hadn't returned home for about ten days. I heard that it was because the Holy Spirit valued him so much, and he didn't know how long he would stay there.

"My nephew is here to stay for a while. How can Xiu Yuan disagree? Is it worth disturbing him to share the emperor's worries?" It’s still empty, you’ll have someone tidy it up later, I’ll take care of Brother Tim when he goes to Beijing, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

"As for Xiuyuan, you just need to ask the boy to come and let me know."

In a few words, this matter was finally settled, Zhao felt aggrieved in her heart, but she also knew Wu Xiuyuan's character well, since she dared not disobey her mother-in-law, she could only swallow this bitterness alone.

"Yes, mother, my daughter-in-law will definitely arrange it properly."

Only then did the old lady show a satisfied expression, and the other people in the main hall also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.

In this silence, a clear female voice suddenly sounded, and Wu Jinrou leaned forward, holding the hairpin that Wu Zian just gave her as if offering a treasure: "Grandmother, look, this is what my brother gave me from Raocheng." Good stuff to bring back!"

"Grandmother, you have been away from home for more than a year. My granddaughter misses you day and night, but she finally brings you back!"

What she said was very ingenious. The old lady usually only valued men. She first praised Wu Zian secretly, and then praised the things in Raocheng's hometown without any trace. The refreshing point was hit.

Sure enough, there was a smile on the face of the other party.

It is estimated that Mrs. Zhao mentioned it in the letter before, so the old lady did not show any strange emotions towards Wu Jinrou still staying in Wu's house. After all, she is just a girl, and it doesn't matter if she keeps her. Maybe it can help Wu Xiuyuan.

Anyway, Wu Xiuyuan and the Zhao family have kept this matter secret, and even the servants in the mansion don't know the truth. The status of the second daughter of a university scholar is still very honorable, at least they won't worry about marriage.

"Come here and let grandma take a look, um...she's a big girl." The old lady waved at Wu Jinrou, and after pulling her around to look around, she gave a comment like charity.

Wu Jinrou half-kneeled in front of the chair with great insight, and leaned on the other's knee affectionately, and said a lot of flattering words, and the atmosphere was pleasant for a while.

Haiyao slowly withdrew her gaze, turned to look at Mrs. Zhao who was standing aside, and then opened her mouth in a timely manner, softly sighing: "Sister Jinrou is really likable, even a serious person like grandma When I saw her, she was always cheerful."

If this scene was put in the past, Mrs. Zhao might be proud that her daughter was well-bred, that she could gain face in front of the old lady, and even bring glory to her face.

But the premise of all this is 'natural', it's a pity that today is different from the past, Wu Jinrou probably wants to prove her status in this family urgently, so now she is using extra force, accompanied by bursts of laughter With a voice, Zhao's face looked very gloomy.

A woman will inevitably feel that it didn't crawl out of her stomach. As soon as she finished being angry on her front foot, she rushed to sell it on her back foot.
"Mother, you look a bit tired. Today you know that your grandmother and elder brother are going home, so you got up very early to deal with the inside and outside of the house. Are you tired?" Haiyao stopped, did not continue to pester Wu Jinrou, and turned to sincerely Take care of those around you.

While speaking, she stretched out her hand, and gently placed it on the woman's back, using a little force to help make it a support, so that the other party could stand more comfortably.

Mrs. Zhao felt that her heart was pressing, and she took her other hand and patted it lightly.

"It's okay, leave Fuyuan in a while, you go to my yard, mother has something good for you."

The two of them whispered for a while, until noon when they saw the sun hanging high outside, the old lady stopped chatting and raised her eyelids slightly: "My second family, why don't you come here at noon?" Shall we have dinner?"

"The daughter-in-law still needs to go to Luyuan to have a look, and come to talk to my mother later." Zhao declined.

At this time, Wu Zian also took over the conversation: "Since my cousin is coming, I have to do my best. Later, my mother and I will tidy up the Luyuan together, so that my cousin's life in Beijing will be happy."

"Alright." Upon hearing this, the old lady didn't say anything more, she just waved her hands to signal that everyone can leave.

But Wu Jinrou suddenly said: "Grandmother, mother has worked so hard, why don't you let your granddaughter stay for your mother to serve you? How about it?"

Before the old lady could respond, Mrs. Zhao said calmly: "Let Jinrou take the place of my daughter-in-law and perform my filial piety in front of my mother. This child likes to stay by your side since he was a child. You returned to Rao before At home in the city, she saw Tian'er talking about it."

When she said these words, Zhao Shi's expression and tone didn't seem to be abnormal at all, but it made Wu Jinrou inexplicably feel that the hairs on the back of her neck were standing on end.

The young girl was not stupid, and she was quite clever. She had an intuition that something was wrong, but the old lady's affirmative answer came from her ears.

She said the words herself, and now she has no way to go back on her words, so she can only maintain that forced smile.

Mrs. Zhao just blessed Fushen, and then left Fuyuan with Haiyao and Wu Zian.

For more than an hour, the old lady didn't seem to notice Haiyao as a living person at all, and even when her eyes passed by her occasionally, she seemed to be looking at the air calmly.

After the three of them returned to Qingsong Courtyard, Mrs. Zhao ordered the maid Qingqiu to keep the gate tightly, and then went back to the main house angrily.

Even if Wu Zian knew exactly why his mother was upset, he didn't know what to say to comfort him. He could only keep talking about some new things from his time in Raocheng, but he didn't know that it fell into Zhao's ears, and it became more and more consoling. It hurts a little bit.

"Brother." Haiyao suddenly interrupted the boy's chatter.

Facing Wu Zian's suspicious gaze, she said briskly: "At this time of day, mother will order the housekeeper to go to the Hanlin Academy to deliver some home food to father. I think if he can see you, he will definitely will be happy."

"Big sister is right!" Wu Zian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and after obtaining Zhao's consent, he couldn't wait to leave.

Soon, there was less noise in the main house, and more panic-stricken tranquility.

After a long time, Mrs. Zhao heaved a long sigh, and her beautiful face showed a little tiredness and frustration, but even so, she still didn't say anything wrong about Wu Jinrou in front of Haiyao.

Haiyao said that it was expected, after all, the child who was brought up by herself, of course, would not feel bad because of the discomfort once or twice, wouldn't that be an indirect admission of her own failure?

This may be more uncomfortable than killing the other party.

Walking to the table and pouring a cup of tea, Haiyao offered it to Mrs. Zhao respectfully and politely: "Mom is here because of my cousin in Raocheng. I'm afraid that his playfulness will distract my brother's energy and affect his studies, so Are you bothered?"

She found this reason very attractive, so Mrs. Zhao also went up the steps in front of her eyes, took a sip of the green tea soup, and nodded slightly: "It is said that I want Brother Tim to come over to keep your brother company. But besides dragging your elder brother all over the city to have fun, what else would he do?"

"Besides, your elder brother has already reached the age when he should say goodbye, so he should learn to be more prudent."

The underlying meaning is that, just waiting for the results of the township examination next year, if Wu Zian can get a good ranking, it will always be more satisfactory when talking about marriage.

"Mother's worry is very reasonable, but this matter is not without a solution." Haiyao said innocently.

"Huh?" Mrs. Zhao paused, raised her head and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

(End of this chapter)