Foster son and husband

Chapter 20
Mei Niang waited until the old lady fell asleep and tucked up the quilt for her, then lightly got off the soft couch, Rui Xue helped her put on her shoes, and the two went to the warm curtain to talk quietly.

Mei Niang: "At this hour...is it possible for the old lady to wake up before having lunch?"

Ruixue: "The old lady has not been able to sleep well at night these days, and she wakes up early. Now that she sleeps at this hour, the noon nap will be avoided. At night, will she be able to sleep well?"

Mei Niang said: "Ruixue is really smart, things will go well when you come here!"

Ruixue hurriedly opened the nostrils, smiled embarrassedly and said: "Grandma's words like that can make a slave, she is really smart!"

The two walked down the corridor one after the other, and Meiniang turned her head and smiled and asked, "Ruibao and Ruizhu, and Ruixue served in front of the old lady together?"

Ruixue hesitated for a moment, her slender and clear eyes met Mei Niang's gaze, and said softly as if making up her mind:
"The old lady used to be Liu Rui, who has been with the old lady since she was seven or eight years old. She has been trained by Ji's mother for many years, and she is capable... The eldest grandma gave birth to Brother Heng, so naturally she can't take care of the uncle wholeheartedly. The old lady loves the uncle , gave Ruibao who was in charge of clothes and Ruizhu who was in charge of food to the uncle, and only waited on him in the Dongyuan study."

Seeing Mother Ji walking along the ice-patterned stone road, Meiniang casually nodded to Ruixue and said:
"I see, you don't need to send it away, go back! Brother Heng doesn't know if he's all right now, I have to go and see quickly."

Mother Ji has come to the side, and said with a smile on her face: "Don't worry, grandma, Brother Heng is being carried by the nanny, and went with the eldest wife, and now he is sleeping in the eldest wife's room!"

"Oh! Brother Heng is the best at pestering people, I'm afraid it will tire grandma!"

Mei Niang said with a smile, she took Cui Xi Cui Lian and walked out of Jinhua Hall.

But she didn't go to Mrs. Zheng's yard. Since Heng'er was already asleep, it was useless for her to go. It's rare that Mrs. Zheng is in the mood to play with her grandchildren. She must be tired all morning. She should take a rest and go there after lunch. Listen to her experience in imparting family management methods.

After asking Cuixi, I know that Xu Junying was invited by the housekeeper of the front yard as soon as he left Jinhua Hall, saying that he had a visitor, and he went with his uncle Xu Xiping, and just now he sent someone to the kitchen to pass the banquet, needless to say at noon It is to eat with the guests, and the husband Muxiu is at home, but there are entertainments, Mei Niang does not need to accompany her husband to eat, so she can arrange freely.

After thinking about it, let Cuixi Cuilian lead her to the Orchid Courtyard where the third grandmother Ning Rulan lived.

The Orchid Courtyard is not big, it is a small and exquisite quadrangle courtyard, the east and west wing rooms each have ear rooms, the upper room in the middle is slightly higher than the two side rooms, and the porch around the courtyard is full of potted orchids moved up from the courtyard, at the gate of the courtyard Hong Ye greeted Mei Niang with a smile and said:

"The third grandma loves orchids the most. It rains and snows. Don't worry about other things. First, don't let the orchids suffer. Grandma sees that there are not many orchids in the corridor? It's more than that. There is a greenhouse at the corner behind the east wing. Then It's full of famous orchids!"

Mei Niang looked at hundreds of pots of orchids of no less than [-] or [-] varieties crowded together in the corridor, imagining another situation in the greenhouse, she couldn't help shaking her head and laughing:
"Your grandma is really a nympho!"

Hongye looked at the noren curtain in the main room, and smiled softly: "It's not only our grandma who is a nympho, but also the third master..."

The red leaves are white and beautiful, with a tall and slender figure, and the waist is slender when walking, light but not frivolous, and has a natural and free and easy temperament. If you put on a set of richer clothes, I am afraid that it will be worse than the young lady in this mansion. Stronger than a few points.

Seeing her smiling lightly and two red clouds appearing on her cheeks, Mei Niang couldn't help but feel moved, pointing at her and saying:

"What a bold servant girl, dare to speak ill of the masters behind their backs!"

Hong Ye was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly leaned over to salute, "Grandma please spare this servant, this servant is wrong..."

Ning Rulan's voice came from the room: "Is the eldest grandma here? Please come in soon!"

The woman waiting at the door opened the warm curtain, and Meiniang stretched out her hand to pull the red leaves, giggling and said: "Look at your aggrieved look, I was the one who said it first, you just obeyed my words, what's wrong? What am I doing?" You played!"

Hongye's face was flushed, but she had no choice but to smile along with her lips together, and helped Mei Niang into the room.

Sure enough, she is a girl from a scholarly family. The layout and color matching of the furniture in Ning Rulan's room are completely different from Qin Meiniang's. If Qin Meiniang is more petty bourgeois, warm and comfortable, Ning Rulan is elegant, simple and bright, full of bookishness.

Looking around, Mei Niang only saw two things in her eyes, the piano and the book.

One more thing, the paintings on the wall.

Completely antique, authentic ancient high-tech paintings of flowers and birds. She likes the picture of mandarin ducks and peach blossoms the most. The bright and uncluttered tones make people feel a warm and beautiful spring feeling instantly. I can't help but talk to people around me A few whispers.

Meiniang said to Ning Rulan: "When I entered your room, I became refined, and only then did I realize that I had also studied!"

Supported by Jin Shu, Ning Rulan got down slowly from the couch, and said with a smile: "Look at what my sister-in-law said, I have nothing else to love in my life except books. The study in the east wing is often visited by the third master, so I have no choice but to Put some books in the bedroom and read them at hand."

Mei Niang stepped forward to hold her hand, and sat with her on the carved seat covered with thick cotton cushions. Jin Shu wrapped a bright brass hand stove with a cotton veil and handed it to Ru Lan. On the next day, Rulan passed it on to Mei Niang:

"Sister-in-law just came from outside, warm up your hands first."

Mei Niang shook her head: "No, you touched my hand just now, is it warm? The sun is shining outside, Rulan should go to bask in the sun!"

Hongye brought tea and said, "Grandmas can't do it! Mama Liu said: A woman's childhood is like giving birth to a child, you can't see the wind!"

"Where's Mama Liu?" Mei Niang asked after taking a sip of tea.

Hongye said: "Third Grandma just ordered Mother Liu to go out to do some errands..."

"While she's not here, I decide: move two chairs to the sunniest part of the yard, put these cotton pads on the chairs, and then help your grandma, let's go to the sun!"

Mei Niang said to Ru Lan who was slightly surprised: "Haven't you read a lot of books? Have you read a book called "The Origin of Everything"? It said: Sunlight can give birth to all things, and it can also kill some tiny things. The little creatures we can't see, those little creatures cling to our skin, clothes, and bedding, and when they gather more and more, they can make people sick. If you don't bask in the sun from time to time, the sickness will naturally be less. Look at the men They are all healthier than us women, that is also because they often run outside and have the opportunity to bask in the sun!"

"Really?" Ning Rulan believed it, "I haven't read that book, does sister-in-law have this book? Lend me to read it too!"

Mei Niang helped her up with a smile, helped Jin Shu put on a thicker cloak for her, and said as she walked out:
"I read it when I was at my mother's house, but it wasn't my book. It turned out that my brother borrowed it from someone else's house..."

"What a pity!"

(End of this chapter)