Red Mansions I am Aunt Xue

62. Pre-return to Jinling

The end of the year is approaching, and it has been more than half a year since Princess Qingtan got started.Xiao Xiaoning observed her carefully, and felt that this eldest daughter-in-law was indeed a good one.Be filial to her and Xue Qian, care about her younger siblings, and be considerate and gentle to Xue Qiu.Moreover, she managed the small courtyard of herself and Xue Qiu in an orderly manner, and went out to dinner with her a few times, and it was also advisable to advance and retreat, and her communication skills were much better than hers.

Xue Ning told Xue Qian earlier that when the eldest daughter-in-law came in and felt that she could take care of the house, she planned to return to Jinling.Now she is satisfied with everything about Qing Tan, and when she is a year old, she will be able to go back home.So today when Qing Tan came to pay her respects, Xiao Ning didn't let her go back like before, but left her to talk.

"It's been a while since you married into Xue's family, how do you feel about the house, how does Qiu'er treat you? If there's something wrong, just tell mom, I'll make the decision for you."

Qingtan lowered her eyes, and smiled slightly, "The servants in the house have a clear division of labor and perform their own duties. After all, my mother is a good housekeeper. As for the uncle, he treats me very well, so how could he bully me?" His eyes were covered by long and thick eyelashes, but there was a little grievance shining inside.Qingtan knew that there was no news of entering Xue's house for nearly a year.It must have made my mother-in-law anxious, and I'm afraid she will have to arrange a house for Xue Qiu.

When he first started, although Qing Tan felt uncomfortable, he would arrange a personal maid for Xue Qiu.Now the more she gets along with Xue Qiu, the more she likes Xue Qiu, and there are thousands of people who don't want to at this moment.After all, Qing Tan grew up with three obediences and four virtues since elementary school, no matter how wronged she was, she knew that she should propose to arrange a housemate for her husband.As her mother and concubine said, if the husband finds it himself or the mother-in-law arranges it, wouldn't it be even worse.

Xue Ning didn't know what Qing Tan was thinking, and said with a smile: "That's good, if you two can get along well on your own, we can rest assured. You also know that our Xue family's ancestors live in Jinling, if it wasn't for Qiu'er and him Father will not stay until this time. Now that you have a family, you are a housekeeper and socializing well. I just thought, I will hand over the power of housekeeper to you. We plan to go back to Jinling after the new year. "

"You want me to be the housekeeper?" Qing Tan tightly squeezed the veil in her hand, she didn't expect Xiao Ning to say this.

"What's the matter? You don't want to?" Xue Ningqing frowned, "This housekeeper is really troublesome. Only me and the master will go back to Jinling next year, and as the daughter-in-law of Xue's parents, you will have to take over sooner or later."

"Mother wants to go back to Jinling after the new year? It's not that the daughter-in-law doesn't want to, but she's such a clumsy woman, she can't manage the house well." Qingtan was relieved, and when she heard Xue Ning saying that she would return to Jinling after the New Year, she didn't know why. Joy is worry.The joy is that I can be the master of my own house, but the worry is that I am afraid that I can't do it well.Then she wondered if her mother-in-law might be a temptation, so she shied away.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Xiao realized that her daughter-in-law was thinking about it, "No, my master and I are used to staying in Jinling, and I don't feel comfortable living in Beijing for two years. I wanted to go back a long time ago. It was planned. We will go back when Qiu'er gets married. As for the housekeeper, it is the most troublesome thing. You have been with me for so long, why have you ever seen my housekeeper every day? If I didn't think that you and Qiu'er just got married, I would have I will leave everything in the house to you."

Qing Tan was really stunned by this meeting, unexpectedly it was true.And what the mother-in-law said about being a housekeeper was a hassle, which also made her startled.After a good sound, she came back to her senses and asked, "Does the uncle know?"

With a wave of his hand, "The master over there will tell him." After pondering for a while, Xue Ning asked softly: "There is one more thing, I heard from the servant, you asked someone to grab the medicine and drink it?"

Qing Tan turned pale, how could the wife know?Then he thought that Xiao Xiao was the housekeeper, so he must have discovered some clues.Pursing her lips, her eyes turned red and she waited quietly for Xiao Xiao to speak.

Taking Qingtan's hand, Xiaoxue Ning stroked her head, "You silly child, those so-called secret recipes for childbirth can be eaten indiscriminately. Besides, you have been married to Xue's family for less than a year, and you are only fifteen years old now. There is no need to worry about this." Regardless of Qingtan's dumbfoundedness, he continued: "Tell me, you have to wait until you are twenty. I also know some medicine, so it is better for this child to be born later. Look at Pan'er, He looks stronger than Qiu'er."

"Mother... Mother, what are you talking about? You asked your daughter-in-law to have a baby later?" Which mother-in-law in this family is not looking forward to having a grandson earlier, why does her mother-in-law have such a request.

"Yeah, it's better not to conceive for a year or two. You and Qiu'er are still young, especially you, your skeleton is still growing, and it will be too dangerous to have a child by then. You also said that I am still young , I'm not in a hurry to have a grandson." This is Xiao Ning's truth, even if she waits a few more years, she will only reach the forty side.At that time, when she was a grandma, she was too busy.Naturally, she was also very happy to have her grandson hugged by her.

It's just that the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law are really young, especially this daughter-in-law is only 15 years old, and she is only graduated from junior high school.These days, when a woman gives birth to a child, she has already entered the gate of hell with one foot. If it weren't for the green water, she might not be able to endure it.She really didn't want Qingtan to get pregnant now, and it would take three or four years to wait.At that time, the son and daughter-in-law are all mature, and I am afraid that there will be no grandson to hug them.

Qing Tan returned to her room in a daze, even now she still felt that she was in a dream.The nanny who didn't follow today walked up to her and asked softly, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?"

"Nurse, do you think there is a mother-in-law who thinks the housekeeper is too tired and hugs her grandson too early?"

Although the smile on Nanny's face did not change, there was a flash of distress in her eyes, it must be forced by his wife.

"How can there be such a person in this world. Whether it's a big family or a small family, which mother-in-law is not afraid that her son will get a daughter-in-law too powerfully and ride on her head. Let alone a grandson, she can't wait for the daughter-in-law to be pregnant as soon as she enters the house." I will give her a big fat grandson. Why, my wife mentioned it today?"

At this time, one of the princess's personal servants came in with a food box, "Grandma is back? The whole medicine has just been boiled, so drink it while it's hot. It will be easy to eat later."

He waved his hand in disgust, "From now on, there is no need to decoct medicine, and there is no need to search for any secret recipes for having children." The little girl put the account book in her hand on the small table, patted it lightly, and said: "Nurse this time But I was wrong, and the concubine mother was also wrong. There really is such a mother-in-law in this world, and I just happened to meet her."

Seeing the disbelief in the nanny's eyes, Qingtan sighed: "I'm also to blame for my villainous heart. My mother-in-law is a straightforward person, she won't give it to the uncle if she doesn't know it. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't need it." Drink the dregs of this bitter medicine." With a wry smile, she was just making mistakes for herself.

"There is also this account book, which is the official account book of the mansion. The wife also said that she would take me to open the warehouse to check it later, and hand it over to me one by one. In this way, you send someone back to the palace to ask the concubine mother. I don't want to be free, if I have free time, I'll go back to my mother's house." What Xiao Xiao said today made Qing Tan very happy.But she felt uneasy after all, and wanted to go back to her mother's house and ask her mother and concubine.

Regardless of these, after Xiao Ning left the housekeeping to the eldest daughter-in-law, she really had nothing to do.Early the next morning, I called Baochai early and took a soft sedan chair to visit Wang's house.

"You are heartless, and you will bring my Baochai to visit. I just told Quan'er that if you don't bring Baochai here again, I will ignore you from now on."

"Hey, it's a good thing I came in time. If I don't come today, I won't even be able to touch the gate of Wang's house tomorrow." Everyone laughed while talking.Baochai, who was well-haired, couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Good boy, come quickly to Auntie." Chao Baochai beckoned, waited for her to walk in, hugged her, and said: "Our Bao'er looks beyond hair, the more I look at it, the more I like it." , why don't you keep this as my daughter." Wang Li said happily to Xue Ning, stroking Baochai's tender face.She really regretted it in her heart. If she had known that now, she should have settled for Bao girl in the first place.In this way, Bao girl will be the daughter-in-law of their Wang family.

Baochai pursed her lips and smiled, "Auntie would say that, and you said the same thing when you hugged Sister Feng last time."

"Hey, our little girl is still jealous." Mrs. Wang Li patted her on the shoulder, "Since it's about your sister Feng, go and find her later."

When Baochai was gone, Wang Li said, "It's time to tell my sister that the marriage between Brother Feng and Jia's family has been advanced, and it will be at the end of next month."

"Oh, why is that?" Wang Xifeng didn't have time for Ji, so why was he in such a hurry.

"What else can I do?" Mrs. Wang Li approached Xue Ning and said softly: "It was rumored in the palace earlier that the old saint was not successful, and now he can't get up and talk. The Jia family's intention is to let Feng The elder brother will marry first, and then the house will be consummated after Jiji. I also sent a letter to the second sibling, and they also agree, this meeting is coming to Beijing."

"That's fine, I also said that I'm afraid I won't be able to drink Feng Ge'er's wedding wine. This meeting is no problem. I also told my sister-in-law that we plan to go back to Jinling after the new year. Thinking about the future And I can't often meet and gossip, so I brought Baochai here."

"Going back to Jinling after the new year? This Qiu'er just got married and just entered the officialdom, how could it be possible without your help?" Mrs. Wang Li was shocked when she heard this.

"Isn't there still big brother and Qiu'er's teacher in this capital? Will his father-in-law be needed now? My master is not an official at all, so he can't help him much. Besides, Qiu'er may have to stay in the Imperial Academy for a few years , when it’s released, his father will come and help with it. Our master has already made arrangements, so I don’t have much to say.”

If Xue Qiu were to be left alone in the capital like this, she would also be worried.However, Xue Qian also analyzed it with her. He was secretly managing the news in the Jiangnan area.If I don't go back for a long time, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient.Furthermore, the old sage is afraid that he is going to leave, and the emperor will make a big move at that time.Why not go back and talk to Lin Ruhai first, how to gather the forces in the Jiangnan area.As Xue Ning said, Xue Qiujing has uncle, teacher and father-in-law, so nothing will happen to him.

"Since it's what my brother-in-law said, I won't say more. It's just that it will be difficult to meet again in the future." Wang Li sighed.

This room was talking about the upcoming parting, but Baochai was laughing endlessly.

Because Wang Xifeng was older than Baochai, she would itch when she was pressed down and scratched, until Baochai burst into tears and begged for mercy before letting her go.He said in his mouth: "How can I be so easy to make people laugh? See how dare you laugh at me."

"Hey, my good sister, I don't dare. I just said that you embroidered mandarin ducks so badly, so I will laugh at you." Baochai glanced at the embroidery basket not far away, where it was placed. Wearing a handkerchief embroidered by Wang Xifeng.

"Okay, you still say it." As if to tickle Baochai again, Baochai hurriedly jumped out of bed and ran, Wang Xifeng chased after him for a while, then went back to sit down panting, turned her phoenix eyes, and said: "I really can't embroider well. So what, we are ladies, not embroiderers. From now on, we will have the help of the maids for the needlework."

Baochai was stunned for a moment. Although this statement was reasonable, she did not agree with it in her heart.It's not easy to say much, just smiled and nodded.She has learned a lot from the sister-in-law's foster mother, so she knows that there are some things that are hard to say.He changed the subject and said something else.

When I was young, someone came to ask me to go down for dinner.The two stopped talking and walked slowly to Wang Li's courtyard for dinner.