The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 206 The Righteous Sister (2)
Mrs. Xu hadn't gone to bed yet, and presumably she was worried about Zhao Jing's entry into the palace. Seeing that the lights in Songhe Hall were still on, Zhao Jing went in and sat down for a while.The regent king accepted her as his adopted sister, so Old Madam Xu must know. In the future, at the banquet, Xu Si'an will call the regent king brother.

The old lady had already washed up, and was about to drink calming tea and go to sleep. When she heard that Zhao Jing had returned, she felt refreshed. She came out wearing a gown and said, "Why did the queen mother call you into the palace? You are all outside the palace." I’m not at ease with someone who is still there when called.”

The maids brought soothing tea in, and Zhao Jing brought it to the old lady herself, lowered her head and said slowly: "The queen mother called me into the palace to tell me something, the regent wants to recognize me as a righteous sister, your majesty Agreed, and issued an imperial decree, let me enter the palace to receive the decree."

At this time, the old lady was already holding a sip of calming tea. After hearing this, she almost dropped the tea bowl, so she hurriedly put down the tea cup and asked, "What does the imperial decree look like? Let me see?"

Zhao Jing thought she was wondering about this, but she didn't expect that she wanted to see what the imperial edict looked like, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "When I left the palace, I went back to Gulou Street, where the imperial edict is now , the old lady wants to see, tomorrow I am planning to send someone to pick up my niece, and then bring them here together for the old lady to see."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu slowly picked up the teacup and drank the calming tea, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have seen the imperial decree. I also saw it when your father-in-law was named Marquis, but later he let you Someone made a red sandalwood box to put away the imperial decree, sent it back to my hometown in Yanzhou, and enshrined it in the ancestral hall."

The old lady sighed leisurely when she said this, thought for a while and said: "When she just passed the door last year, I still wanted to take her back to her hometown during the Chinese New Year and kowtow to the ancestors in the ancestral hall." , although Master Hou is not here, she is also the daughter-in-law of our Hou's mansion after all. I didn't expect..." The old lady frowned bitterly when she said this, and said, "I didn't expect her to be such a person. I really blinded me for nothing." So happy, I thought she really had Lord Hou's flesh and blood."

Zhao Jing knew that Mrs. Xu was referring to the dead third girl of the Gu family. She was definitely looking forward to holding a grandson at her age. Zhao Jing thought of this, but she was still a little nervous. She hadn't passed the family yet. The meaning between the lines of the prospective mother-in-law seems to be about to wake up.

Sure enough, before Zhao Jing could think of how to reply, Mrs. Xu took her hand and continued: "The doctor said that although your health is not very good, you will be fine after a while. Don't say that I am impatient. When Lord Hou comes back and you have done this matter seriously, I will be able to wait for my grandson with peace of mind. Now that you are the righteous sister of the Prince Regent, with a noble status, who dares to say that this old woman will not give A son is looking for a wife, hum!"

The old lady Xu was beaming with joy, but Zhao Jing blushed and wanted to find a place to sneak in. Fortunately, the old lady drank calming tea and became sleepy after a while, so Zhao Jing helped her into the inner room and served her. She went to bed and lay down, and then came out of Songhe Hall.

The moonlight was shining outside, and the night breeze was cool in the spring day. Zhao Jing walked along the road of Songhe Hall to Ziwei Garden, and suddenly saw a little maid beside Xu Xian coming from a distance in a panic.It was already late at this time, and according to the rules, all the houses and courtyards would be locked in a while.Seeing her running very fast, Zhao Jing called her and asked, "Where are you going? The old lady is already asleep."

This little girl ran away in a hurry just now, but she didn't see Zhao Jing coming, she was suddenly stopped by someone, she raised her head and saw Zhao Jing, as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw, she ran over and cried, "Mr. It's over, the girl has a bad stomach tonight, and she keeps complaining about stomach pain, and there is still a lot of blood underneath, which can't be stopped."

Zhao Jing was also surprised when she heard this, but after thinking about it, how could her stomach bleed after eating badly?I'm afraid I made a mistake, right?It's just that the servant girl was crying so hard, she must have been threatening.Zhao Jing hurriedly comforted her and said: "The old lady is already asleep now, you go to the outer courtyard to find a woman first, just tell me what I said, let her call Mama Zhang in, I will go to your girl's side to have a look first .”

After hearing this, the servant girl only nodded her head, and said to Ai Ai: "Sir, go quickly, if you don't go, the girl's blood will be shed."

While Zhao Jing quickened her pace and walked towards Xu Xian, she felt strange at the same time. She paused and slapped her head, and suddenly realized.Although Xu Xian is already thirteen, she is thin and small, and she looks immature, probably because she hasn't come to Guishui yet.

And the little maid just now was only eleven or twelve years old, so she probably didn't understand, she must have made a mistake!It's just at this hour, there is no old lady in the yard where the girl lives, and only a few little maids are around to serve her, which is really too shameful!
Zhao Jing sighed, and quickened her pace a little, and hurried to the place where Xu Xian lived.

(End of this chapter)