As the old man's condition worsened, many things were simplified on New Year's Eve.
This year's reunion dinner was missing the third master of the Liu family and Liu Yanxiang. As for Deng Ning, Liu Qi went to pick her up. Deng Ning had wanted to come back for a long time, but she just needed to get down the stairs. Now Liu Qi came to pick her up in person. She took Qiao and
He packed his things smoothly and left for Liu Qi.
Before leaving, Liu Qi took Deng Ning to thank Wang Xiangjun. Wang Xiangjun told Liu Qi to take good care of Deng Ning, and took out a piece of clothing and said that Deng Ning had made it for him when she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Liu Qi was a little moved, but when
When he looked at Deng Ning's surprised expression, he knew that Wang Xiangjun was just trying to say good things to Deng Ning. This dress was not made by Deng Ning.
But Liu Qi has also matured a lot. He didn't point it out, just smiled and thanked her, and left with Deng Ning.
After the two left, Wang Xiangjun's maid asked: "Miss, you clearly made those clothes for the Prime Minister. Why do you say that Miss Deng gave them to the Sixth Master?"
Wang Xiangjun leaned on the imperial concubine's couch and sighed: "Although Liu Qi is young and vigorous, he is still a good husband. Ning'er is ignorant and doesn't know how to cherish her. As a sworn sister, I just help her."
"My lady is so kind to Miss Deng!" the maid said softly.
Wang Xiangjun said with a slight smile, "Well, she is my sister, so I should be nice to her."
The maid smiled and said: "That's right, the adopted sister is also a younger sister, and the Prime Minister also loves Miss Deng very much."
Wang Xiangjun was speechless.
The reunion dinner was ready, but the housekeeper came to report that the old man had not woken up yet. Yan Hui ordered people to heat the food first and wait for the old man to wake up before eating.
Liu Qin was sitting in the main hall, looking at the large family, and said with great emotion: "This New Year's Eve is the most peaceful and peaceful year!"
Everyone was stunned, and couldn't help but recall the reunion dinners in previous years, which were noisy and noisy. Either you said something mean to me or I scolded you openly, tit for tat, and sword exchanges.
Everyone was sitting with their own thoughts, Yin Le was sitting on a chair, and Shou Tou was sitting on a small stool. He had caught a cold a few days ago and has not recovered yet, so he put his head on Yin Le's lap, bleary-eyed.
He raised his head and said, "Sister, my head is a little confused."
Yin Le was slightly startled, "Why is your head so confused? Is your head uncomfortable?"
Shou Tou rubbed his eyes and said, "I don't know why I'm confused. I just get messed up when I think about things."
Yin Le reached out and touched his head. He was startled. His head was burning hot. He quickly hugged his face and said, "You have a fever."
"I know!" Shou Tou smiled confusedly, "Sister, I saw you have four eyes and two mouths..." Before he could finish his words, he tilted and fell down.
Mo Yan hurriedly ran out to call for the doctor. Liu An stepped forward, picked up his head and ran back to the room. Everyone also quickly followed him to check.
Yin Le stood in the main hall blankly, looking at the concerned looks on everyone's faces. Whether it was pretended or genuine, she was inexplicably moved at the moment.】
Deng Ning stood behind Yin Le and looked at her with some resentment. Of course, she was not so stupid that she would take the initiative to tease the lioness. Besides being resentful towards Yin Le, she was also a little afraid.
Lin Haihai came and prescribed medicine for Shoutou. Xiaoxiang immediately went down to cook the medicine before the old man woke up.
When it was almost midnight, the old man slowly woke up. He saw that the sky outside had darkened, the candle in the thick arm was burning, and the charcoal in the charcoal tray was crackling. He shouted, "Little Bamboo!"
The boy Xiao Zhuzi came over quickly and said softly: "Old Master, are you awake?"
"Well, what time is it?" The old man felt a little more energetic and stood up holding the edge of the bed. Xiao Zhuzi quickly stepped forward to help him up, "Be careful. It's the hour, and everyone is waiting for you to have a family reunion dinner!"
The old man's energy suddenly perked up, and he said with a smile: "Quickly, get some water to wash my face, and help me get the clothes newly made by my fifth grandma!"
After Xiao Zhuzi helped him, he went out and called someone to come in and wait on him.
The housekeeper also came back. He rubbed his hands and said, "It's snowing. Old master, please add an extra fox fur cloak. The fifth master has fallen ill. Please pay attention!"
The old man was stunned for a moment, looking a little nervous, "Are you sick? Have you called a doctor? How is the situation?"
"The doctor has been here, and he is much better now." The housekeeper stepped forward to help the old man get dressed, and put on a fox fur cloak, and said with a smile, "Tonight we will have your favorite braised pork and braised turtle. Fifth Grandma ordered the kitchen
It’s been stewing for a long time.”
The old man looked very happy, touched his stomach and said, "That's good, I'm already hungry."
"Of course I'm hungry. You've only been eating plain porridge these past few days," the housekeeper said with pity.
The old man hummed, reached out and touched his hair, then sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at it, and said, "My hair is all white, and I really can't find a single black hair."
"Just dye it." The housekeeper smiled, "Look, most of my hair is already gray. It doesn't matter, there will always be gray hair."
"When it comes to dyeing hair, no one can match your grandma's skills. I think back then, she just saw a few gray hairs in me and said she would dye them for me." The old man said with a smile.
"Well, when it comes to ingenuity, who can compare to the old lady?" The housekeeper helped the old man up and said with a smile: "Let's go, everyone is waiting impatiently. After eating, we have to come back to give red envelopes. Tomorrow is the big day.
On the first day of the new year, will this year be the same as in previous years, one hundred taels of silver a piece?"
"Well, as you wish, this year no matter whether you are a boy or a girl, you will be treated equally with the master." The old man seemed to be in a good mood and gave orders to the housekeeper as he walked away.
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't this not good? There are so many people in this house, and a hundred taels a piece will cost a lot of money."
The old man waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, they have been tired for a year. From now on, I have to rely on them to take care of the people behind me."
The housekeeper hurriedly made two noises, "What are you talking about? Who is behind you? Nonsense, let's forget it now. We can't talk about it again tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year."
The old man just smiled and said nothing.
The group of people passed by the accounting room, and the octagonal wind lantern in the corridor was blown this way and that by the north wind. Xiao Zhuzi's sharp eyes saw two black shadows flashing past the accounting room, and he exclaimed in surprise: "There is a thief!"
As the year draws to a close, many thieves come and go. This Liu Mansion has also had thieves visit before.
This kind of thieves are generally timid. They only come in to ask for money and will leave after being intimidated.
Xiao Zhuzi rushed in with two boys, shouting as he rushed: "Where did the thief come from? How dare you steal into the Liu Mansion?"
There was a commotion in the accounting room, and two men in black rushed out. The housekeeper looked at it with a lantern and said in a low voice: "Is it you?"
The two men in black panicked and ran out of the door, but there were guards in the corridor over there who heard the noise and came over with their men. They ran quickly, but the housekeeper stepped forward to stop them, but the two men sidestepped and fell next to them.
The old man was already extremely weak. He was hit by the man in black and fell to the ground. He reached out and grabbed the hem of one of the men in black, "Don't leave!"
The man's footsteps stopped for a moment, and another man in black turned around and said angrily: "What are you looking at? Why don't you leave quickly?" After saying that, he stepped forward and pulled the man. In the panic, the man stepped on the old man's body and passed by.
The old man screamed, and the two men ran towards the back door without looking back.