Aunt Chen looked left and right, wishing she could grow more heads and reflect everything in her head.
The housekeeper didn't laugh at her. She thought that when she first came to Jinling, Jinling was not as prosperous as it is now. Wasn't she also shocked?
The development of Jinling is really too fast. After a few years, it seems to have changed even more.
The carriage did not delay, crossed the spacious avenue, and drove into Yao Mansion.
As soon as Old Aunt Chen entered the house, she gave a big gift to Gu Qingling: "I have met the old lady. I, the concubine Chen, would like to greet the old lady. I wish the old lady good fortune like the East China Sea and a longevity as long as the Southern Mountains... Old lady, how are you?"
It’s been a year since I last saw you. You are really getting younger as you live. You really have a talent for looking good.”
Aunt Chen is not exaggerating in her words.
When they were separated a few years ago, Gu Qingling only looked younger than her and Aunt Zhang, but after a few years, she and Gu Qingling became "two generations".
If she hadn't been sure that the person sitting at the top had not changed, Aunt Chen would have thought she was seeing a daughter who was exactly like Gu Qingling.
"Get up." Gu Qingling said calmly, "Did my mother-in-law tell you on the way here?"
"Well, I've said it all. Don't worry, old lady, I will definitely watch that bitch Qiao's wife and not let her cause trouble for you."
"It's not that he won't cause trouble for me, it's that he won't cause trouble for the Yao family and Sanlang." Gu Qingling said, "Now that Sanlang has passed the examination and become the county magistrate, he will become an official. As long as he does a good job, he will be successful in three to five years."
As for his achievements, he will be able to succeed in the future. The road ahead has been paved for him. Your task is to keep an eye on the future for him and don’t let anyone hold him back. As for you, you can also be like an old lady..."
"I don't dare to say 'Old Madam' this time. In front of you, I am just a slave." If she were not in front of Gu Qingling, Aunt Chen would of course want to show off her prestige as "Old Madam".
But she had just come back, so Aunt Chen didn't dare to touch Gu Qingling's brow, so she was naturally very cautious.
How could Gu Qingling not understand Aunt Chen?
A country is easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to change.
It is impossible to make Old Aunt Chen "low-key". Of course, you can draw a road map for Old Aunt Chen to let her know what can and cannot be done.
Gu Qingling said: "Do you believe what you said? Don't worry, it won't be long until the family is separated. Then it will be up to you to decide where the third bedroom is. Now that the family is divided, others will call you 'Old Madam'."
That's what it should be. As for me, I don't have that many other things to do, so I will meddle with the son of a concubine who has split up the family."
"Old Taijun, look at what you said... Sanlang was trained by you. Without your good intentions and personal training, how could Sanlang have achieved what he has today? His achievements today are all your fault, Old Taijun."
Credit. No matter when the time comes, even if the family is separated, Sanlang has to call you "Old Lady" and be filial to you. How can I compare with you? In front of you, I have to stand aside."
"Okay, you're tired after a long journey. Go back to the courtyard and rest early. There are a few servants arranged for you there. If you don't get used to them, you can go to the servants' courtyard and pick them yourself. Our servants
The courtyard is also famous in Jinling. Many families like to send their servants to the Yao family's courtyard for training. They say that it will be more useful if they come here for training for a while and then go back. Of course, everyone's use
Depending on your habits, the direction of the training will be slightly different. If you don't come back for a few years, it's normal for your subordinates to not be able to figure out your preferences. If you explain it to them a few times, they will understand."
"Yes, old lady, don't worry, the person you picked will definitely be useful. I don't want to pick the person, as long as it can be used. Then I don't want to disturb the old lady. After washing up, I will come back to pay my respects to the old lady on another day.
.”
After resigning, Aunt Chen had a dazed look on her face.
Is she... back?
He pinched her thigh hard, biting her until she gritted her teeth.
The maid leading the way had been changed, and when they arrived in the courtyard, there was a housekeeper who led everyone forward to salute and introduce themselves to Aunt Chen.
"Your name is Dong Dong? Your name is Dong Dong?" Aunt Chen was happy when she heard the two names that were particularly easy to remember, "Okay, then you two can stay with me and serve me. I've been traveling all day and I'm tired.
Okay, let’s bring some delicious food up first.”
"Yes, old aunt."
…
There was not much noise about Auntie Chen's return. Only Mrs. Yao Er, who was responsible for taking care of the general affairs, was greeted by Gu Qingling in advance.
Therefore, not long after Aunt Chen came back, Mrs. Yao Er sent her maid Qiu He to come over and give her some greeting gifts and a happy birthday.
Mrs. Yao Er understood Aunt Chen well and did not give her anything expensive. Instead, she chose gold and silver.
Aunt Chen was born into a poor family, and she was just a common person. She had no other hobbies but loved gold and silver.
Mrs. Yao Er's hand was considered to have touched her heart.
Old Aunt Chen said to the maid next to her: "Have you seen it? This is a smart person. No wonder the old lady is partial to the second wife. If I had such a caring daughter-in-law, I would be partial too. Speaking of my shameless heart.
My daughter-in-law, has she come over to greet me?"
The wife in charge of the Lu Zhou family lowered her body slightly: "It's my fault, old aunt, because I haven't told the third lady about your return yet, so the third lady probably doesn't know yet."
Old Aunt Chen rolled her eyes: "She wishes I would never come back in this life. If I come back, will she still have a happy life? No wonder I said that I have been back for so long, why is the backyard so precise? It turns out that she doesn't
I know...if she knew, I'm afraid she would jump up long ago."
Aunt Chen didn't know much about this daughter-in-law who bullied others and acted like a soft bun.
She has always disliked this daughter-in-law, is it just because of this?
"I heard that my son's aunt is pregnant? Is it true?"
"Back to my old aunt, it is indeed true. This aunt used to be the maid of the third lady, but later..."
Old Aunt Chen felt a little incredible when she heard that Mrs. Yao San had promised that whoever got pregnant would be promoted to aunt. Later, as expected, Mrs. Yao San regretted it and wanted to abort her precious grandson, but it was the old lady Gu Qingling who was the main sponsor.
Come down.
"There is one more thing, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." The housekeeper of the Lu Zhou family took a careful look at Aunt Chen's expression.
"What's up?"
The wife in charge of the Lu Zhou family said: "Actually... the old lady did abort a maid's child."
Then he told the story about the time when a maid climbed into the bed, angered the old lady, and made the old lady feel unruly, so she aborted the child in cold blood and sold the person.
Aunt Chen was silent for a while.
If based on her previous personality, she would definitely be furious when she heard that the old lady Gu Qingling aborted her grandson without saying a word.
She didn't care whether the maid climbed on the bed or not. She didn't care about the maid who climbed on the bed. What she cared about was the child in the maid's belly.
But the housekeeper said that the reason why the old lady had an abortion in the first place was because of the "rules" - to let everyone understand that in front of the "rules", everyone is equal, even the master's child, there is no exception.
But when Aunt Bian was pregnant with her son's child, the old lady took action to save it, because Aunt Bian was an aunt according to the "rules" and she was pregnant according to the "rules".
