She was a mystery. Meng Tianbo put his hands on his pillow, and the two figures in his mind could not overlap.
At dawn, there was a loud knock on the courtyard door, and Baomei's voice came, "Have you gotten up, Madam? Madam is here." Yan'er had just gotten up and had not yet entered the house, but the little girl knew
Unable to let Mrs. Meng wait outside the courtyard, she unlocked the door, knelt down and said, "Madam."
"Has the eldest young lady gotten up?"
"I'll call you right away," Yan'er hurriedly walked back. Unexpectedly, the door creaked and Xu Ruoshui had come out. There was someone knocking on the door so early in the morning. It was really strange. "Mother," she squatted forward.
After bowing, he supported Mrs. Meng with both hands and said, "Why are you here? If you have something to do, please call your daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law will go over and say hello to you."
Mrs. Meng didn't say anything, and was helped into the house by Xu Ruoshui. Instead of sitting down in the flower hall, she went directly to the inner room. What Xu Ruoshui was worried about finally happened.
Baomei lifted the curtain, and Mrs. Meng quickly covered her nose. An unpleasant smell came out from inside. Xu Ruoshui could smell it, it was the residual smell of Meng Tianbo's drunkenness last night.
"Mom, why don't you go sit in the flower hall, the smell in the room is a bit unpleasant, so as not to bump into mom." Xu Ruoshui suggested.
Mrs. Meng waved her hand and sat on the kang. Baomei opened the window, and then a breath of fresh air entered the room. "Late Qiu, you also sit down. There is something I want to ask you."
Xu Ruoshui smiled slightly and said, "Okay, mother, please drink some water first." Yan'er had already followed behind, and the tea in the tray was already ready.
Mrs. Meng looked at the boiling water falling into the tea cup and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Where is Tianbo?"
"The eldest young master is still sleeping. Is there anything wrong with mother?"
Mrs. Meng pulled her sleeves, raised her head and said to Xu Ruoshui, "Baomei said that Tianbo was very drunk last night and asked a servant to help him come back. Is this true?"
This is a question knowingly. The smell of alcohol in the room has not dissipated. I can't cover it up even if I want to. Could it be that Mrs. Meng went directly into the room? As the saying goes, catch a thief and take the stolen goods. This would be too much to ask in the flower hall.
An opportunity for people to quibble.
"Hey...it turns out that mother was careful about the eldest young master. Last night, my daughter-in-law waited for a long time for the eldest young master to come back. She was so drunk that she was still asleep," Xu Ruoshui replied calmly.
"It's so good, why does Tianbo get so drunk? Late autumn..." Mrs. Meng asked cautiously, "I'm not kind to you on weekdays. It's not like the eldest young master, he's already..." Her
He stared at Xu Ruoshui, hoping that she would understand what he meant.
"What's wrong with the eldest young master?" Xu Ruoshui asked with a smile, "My daughter-in-law stayed with him all night last night and didn't see anything unusual about him." At this time, she yawned loudly, showing her tiredness.
Mrs. Meng saw that she was dressed in plain clothes, her hair had not even been combed up, and her eyes showed a faint bruise color. This kind of inquiry made Xu Ruoshui more defensive, and a clever thought came to her heart, and she lowered her voice and said, "The eldest young master doesn't do it either."
I know who I inherited it from, but when I started drinking, I went crazy. I cried and laughed all night long, and it didn’t allow me to have a good rest. It was quite a torment.”
"Really?" Mrs. Meng said dubiously, "I usually make him drink some wine, but it's not like this. Why did his whole temperament change drastically after that incident."
After that incident? Xu Ruoshui pretended not to understand and asked, "What incident are you referring to?"
"That time when I fell into the lotus pond," Mrs. Meng said angrily. Her eyesight was a little weak this late autumn, so she couldn't answer the question properly.
Sure enough, she was suspected. Mrs. Meng seemed to only care about the affairs of the back house, but she was also very concerned about Meng Tianbo's affairs, otherwise she would not have mentioned the words 'big change in temperament'.
Xu Ruoshui thought for a moment and then said, "My daughter-in-law didn't notice anything strange about the eldest young master. Instead, she felt that he was much more sensible. He still studied with his father on time even though he didn't have a husband to teach him."
"Then what about the drinking incident this time? Is it possible that your father taught him to drink? In late autumn, it's not like you were kept in the dark, right?" Mrs. Meng suddenly stood up, lifted up the red silk cloth,
Looking towards the bed.
Meng Tianbo was holding his fingers in his mouth, sleeping like a child, unaffected by the things around him.
Xu Ruoshui was not worried that Meng Tianbo's secret would be exposed, so he walked up calmly, patted her gently, and shouted, "Young master, wake up, mother is here."
"Madam, don't make any noise," he waved Xu Ruoshui's hand away naturally, as foolishly as before.
"Wake up quickly, mother will bring you delicious food." Xu Ruoshui coaxed.
"What's delicious?" Meng Tianbo said sleepily, giving people the illusion of being a glutton.
"Tianbo," Mrs. Meng sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "Why did you go drinking yesterday?"
Meng Tianbo rubbed his eyes vigorously and asked, "Wine? What is it?" He also looked at Xu Ruoshui and slapped his head suddenly, "Did you mean that thing that is as spicy as water?"
Mrs. Meng said "hmm" and said, "Exactly."
Meng Tianbo tilted his head to recall, and then said something that made everyone stunned, "I forgot."
"Call that young man over. I want to ask him how he serves the eldest young master and lets him go drink. What if something goes wrong?" Mrs. Meng turned around and changed her face.
, with a stern tone, insisting on asking things clearly.
Not long after, Xiao Shunzi knelt down in front of Mrs. Meng, "Madam, my name is Xiao, what's the matter?"
Mrs. Meng winked at Baomei first, and Baomei nodded, walked up to Xiao Shunzi, and slapped him twice. Xiao Shunzi lowered his head without saying a word.
"These two words are a warning to you to answer me properly later, so as not to suffer physical pain." Mrs. Meng first gave a warning, and then pretended to be pleasant and asked, "Where did the young master go to drink last night?"
"Xinghua Tower."
"Why go drinking?"
"Okay, let me tell you why the eldest young master went to drink for no reason." Xu Ruoshui walked up to Xiao Shunzi and blocked Mrs. Meng's sight. "Fortunately, the eldest young master is fine, otherwise your life is gone. I
Have you forgotten everything I said to you?"
At this time, Xiao Shunzi raised his head and said, "I dare not forget, little one." This was something only two people could understand.
Mrs. Meng was very unhappy with Xu Ruoshui's question, "Wan Qiu, should I ask or should you?"
"My daughter-in-law has made a mistake," Xu Ruoshui quickly retreated. Fortunately, she had already expected it last night.
"Why did the eldest young master go to drink?"
"To tell you what, madam, it was the younger one who instigated the eldest young master to drink."
"Nonsense, how could you, a little servant, instigate the eldest young master to drink for no reason? Why don't you quickly tell me why the eldest young master went to drink?" Mrs. Meng did not believe what Xiao Shunzi said.