On this day Jiang Nuan came to Xu Chunjun's house as a guest, and Xu Lang happened to be there too.
"What have you been busy with Ah Nuan recently? I didn't even see you when Uncle Shoushan's granddaughter was full moon a few days ago." Xu Lang asked Jiang Nuan with a smile.
"My aunt has been ill for a few days, and I was worried, so I stayed with her for a few days." Jiang Nuan said, "The third aunt also knows that my aunt has no daughter, and it is difficult for her two cousins to take care of her."
"What I'm saying is that those like us who don't have daughters have to rely on nieces and nephews." Xu Lang said with a smile, "I also thought of this, so I came to Chunjun's place every now and then to sit down, so as not to have headaches in the future.
Not even anyone close to me."
Everyone in the room laughed.
Xu Chunjun then asked Jiang Nuan: "How is my aunt doing now? I'll go over and take a look another day."
"I just caught a little bit of wind and cold, but I'm fine. It's okay if my sister comes over. My aunt has been talking about you for the past two days, saying that I haven't seen you for a while." Jiang Nuan likes to be with Xu Chunjun no matter where she goes.
"Then let's do it the day after tomorrow! I have something to do tomorrow." Xu Chunjun has to go to the bank tomorrow and can't leave any time. "There's no need for the two of us to deliberately agree to go together. It's just a matter of things to do in the morning the day after tomorrow."
"That's good, but most of the time I'll be there first." Jiang Nuan said with a smile, "You know I'm a hot-tempered person, and I do everything sooner rather than later."
Xu Chunjun left her and Xu Lang to have a simple meal at his home. Jiang Nuan never saw anyone else. When she came to Xu Chunjun's place, unless she had something particularly important to do and left early, she would always finish her meal before leaving.
Xu Lang said, "I won't stay for dinner today. My sister-in-law has invited me several times to come and talk to her."
After hearing this, Xu Chunjun hurriedly said: "That's the case, I won't force my aunt to stay. You said that my uncle likes to eat the bamboo leaf cake made by our mother Huang, so I specially asked her to make more.
Auntie will bring two copies in a while, one for uncle, and the other for Mrs. Rongjinhou!"
"Look at the fifth girl in our family, she has always been the most thoughtful and attentive." Xu Lang looked at Xu Chunjun with unhidden fondness in his eyes, "She is afraid that I will not look good when I go to that house empty-handed, even with gifts."
Everything has been prepared for me. I can really borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, which saves worry and effort."
"Who says it's not the case! People in front of me and people behind me often say that if I had a sister like Sister Xu, I wouldn't have to worry about anything in my life." Jiang Nuan said, "I'll have to bring back a jar of their bad fish in a while.
The jar has bottomed out."
"There are plenty. I'll bring you two jars to eat until the New Year." Xu Chunjun said, "Mrs. Madam, what kind of rare thing is this?"
With that said, Xu Chunjun sent Xu Lang out first, followed by Jiang Nuan.
When walking out, Xu Lang said to Xu Chunjun: "I went home two days ago and saw that Dao Kai was more stable than before. He was no longer so flustered and could say a few words properly."
"Of course this is a good thing, but I think it's better to let him work there for a few more months." Xu Chunjun said, "Otherwise, if he comes and goes lightly, I'm afraid he won't have a long memory."
"It's what I thought," Xu Lang nodded, "the children born to my third sister-in-law are not very sensible and cannot understand if they don't endure hardship or suffer losses.
You and Wuji have done a good job in disciplining him, but this child will be in danger if he doesn't rein in the situation."
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan put Xu Lang on the carriage.
Xu Lang arrived at his sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, who happened to be giving monthly money to her girls.
Because it was the end of the year, I packed up a lot of clothes I didn't wear on weekdays and gave them to my servants.
Seeing Xu Lang coming, he hurriedly asked someone to clean up.
"I didn't know you were coming today, so I asked the kitchen to prepare the meal first. Mrs. Yining recommended me a cook. The old duck soup is especially good. You must try it today." The relationship between Zhao and Xu Lang
good.
The Chen family only has two brothers, Chen Qin and his elder brother Chen Ming, and Chen Qin is a person who does not fight for anything.
Besides, he also personally taught his two nephews, so even the provocative Zhao family could not find fault with Xu Lang and his wife.
"Where is my nephew's wife? How is she these days?" Xu Lang sat down and asked with a smile how Zeng Nian was doing.
"It's much better, I don't vomit so much anymore," Mrs. Zhao said, "Yesterday she told me that she was going back to her parents' house to stay for two days. Her mother was also feeling a little unhappy, and she was thinking about it."
Zeng Nian is also nearly three months pregnant. She has been vomiting quite badly a few days ago and has no appetite.
"It's time to go back and take a look. She is the only daughter in the Zeng family now." Xu Lang sighed softly and said.
It is true that every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.
Since Zeng Ci's death, Princess Yongxian's health has been poor.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it’s all caused by heart disease.
"That's right! The Zeng family is unlucky." Mrs. Zhao also sighed, "Although men are the first to support the family, but if a woman like her sister appears, the whole family will be embarrassed."
No matter what others do, Zhao hates Zeng Ci.
"By the way, why don't you see Siwen? I didn't see him last time I came here." Xu Lang asked.
"Oh, this is exactly what I am worried about." Mrs. Zhao said with a bitter look on her face.
"What's wrong with Siwen?" Xu Lang asked hurriedly after hearing this.
"Today, an old concubine in the palace was paralyzed by wind," Mrs. Zhao said. "The queen issued an order and asked Si Wen to go to the palace for diagnosis and treatment. She has already gone there twice. She said she is going to be cured, but at least she has to go again.
Went five or six times.”
"Siwen is really good at treating rheumatism, and besides, it's the queen's order, so it's not okay if he doesn't go," Xu Lang said.
"That's what I said, but I'm still a little worried." Mrs. Zhao's face was full of sorrow.
"What are you worried about, sister-in-law?" Xu Lang actually guessed.
"What else can we worry about? Isn't that one also in the palace now?" Mrs. Zhao did not dare to call Cen Yunchu by her first name. After all, Cen Yunchu was now the emperor's favorite concubine, and they were not allowed to call her by her first name.
"It should be... okay?" Xu Lang knew that his sister-in-law was afraid that these two people would meet.
"Sister-in-law, you know what it was like when I was tortured.
After he became seriously ill, he completely forgot everything related to that person, which was not a bad thing.
Otherwise, how could he live peacefully with his current wife?
I'm afraid that if the two of them meet, it will remind him of something he forgot. What should I do?
If there is another misunderstanding, won't our family be left with nothing to eat?
But I still told you not to think about this matter, and I can’t tell anyone else, so I can only complain to you!”
"Logically speaking, even if Siwen enters the palace, he won't be able to see those ladies. Sister-in-law, don't worry too much." Xu Lang persuaded, "A few more times and the treatment should be over. I don't think so.
What a coincidence."
"I hope so. It's just that I've been frightened these days. I offer incense to the Bodhisattva every day, hoping to protect the peace of my family and prevent any more troubles." Mrs. Zhao said while reciting a few lines of Amitabha.
