Human beings are reflective creatures, and they are always brooding about things they failed to do or failed to do well in the past. ~
If God gives Mother Fang a chance to time travel, she will definitely go back to the time before and after Mrs. Sheng’s wedding, or she will ruin the marriage, or kill those little goblins. Whenever she thinks of this, Mother Fang wishes that Mrs. Sheng would never return to her.
She climbed out of the grave and took in a few restless concubines so that she could practice her skills now. And the result of this depression is...
"...Then Qiu Niang left in a hurry." After dinner, Xiao Tao took advantage of Gu Tingye to go to the study, and quickly reported in detail about Qiu Niang's visit to Jiaxi Residence in the afternoon.
Minglan was still awake, so she blinked hard: "So what?"
I'm just a little restless. I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with the master and the man I met again after a long separation. Unfortunately, things have changed and Xi Ren is still the same Xi Ren. Gu Tingye has never been Brother Bao.
"This is not an easy matter!" Danju on the side yelled in a low voice, Minglan was startled.
"How did she know when the master would return home? How could it be such a coincidence? When the master came back, she followed immediately. It is obvious that the little girl was asked to watch at the intersection and report any news!" Dan Ju
Her eyes were bright, and her reasoning was flawless, "Humph, it's only the first day! Where did she get the manpower, and how did she know which way the master took!"
"So..." Minglan continued for her.
Danju bit her cheek secretly: "As soon as my sister Cuiwei said it, she immediately went to check. After those few moved into Kouxiang Garden, Aunt Gong and Sister Rong rested, but Qiuniang went to find them secretly.
Why don't you talk to my mother! Humph! These guys won't stop!" Her usually gentle face was actually full of anger.
"But what can we do?" Minglan laughed and said, "Lai's mother and Qiuniang are originally from the Madam, so it's not wrong for them to talk; as for inquiring about information, unless everyone named Kou Xiangyuan is banned, otherwise
Even I can't control which garden or intersection they want to go to. All I have to do is keep a close eye on the gatekeeper in this courtyard."
If she wanted to connect them, she would have done so already, but she was not afraid of them.
Xiao Tao was worried: "Is there no way to cure them?"
"Just staring at the intersection or talking to my mother is not considered a fault." Minglan shook her head and said, "Not only is it boring to have a free time, it also makes people laugh and say that I am intolerant; now the family rules and the court rules
It’s all there, as long as you grasp the mistakes, isn’t it easy to repent?”
"What if they don't make mistakes and do something disgusting?" Dan Ju responded quickly.
Minglan laughed dryly and said: "Then...it will only make them sick." In this era, there are a few older wives who have never been disgusted by younger wives. Some of them have sensitive and fierce temperaments, and they are prone to vomiting blood or something.
The worst happened soon.
Early in the morning of the next day, while Minglan was still lounging in bed, Gong Xiuxiao and Qiuniang brought Sister Rong to say hello. Danju and Xiaotao were in a hurry, but they finally packed up Minglan and went to meet people.
"Greetings to Madam." She bowed down with her sleeves full of silk. She was wearing a peach-colored pomegranate flower lake satin gown, which was very gorgeous. She looked up and saw Minglan wearing a lake blue dark flower brocade tunic, reflecting a jade
With such a beautiful face, sober and dignified, and a slender figure, she couldn't help but praise, "When I was in the Hou Mansion, I often heard people praise my wife for her outstanding appearance. Now that I have moved back to Chengyuan, I am very lucky. It will be easy for me to follow you in the future."
Madam, if you learn some skills, you won't be tacky all day long." As she spoke, she tugged on her clothes.
Minglan touched her loose bun. She was in a hurry and didn't even bring any flowers. Then she looked at her sleeves with a sincere expression. She was a little speechless and said lightly: "I see that you look good dressed like this. Besides,
…I wear this color sometimes.”
The sleeves were a bit awkward, so he retreated and sat on the small stool.
Qiuniang on the side saw Dan Ju bringing a cup of tea in, she quickly stood up, took the tea cup from the tea tray, and handed it to Minglan respectfully: "Ma'am, please have some tea. ~" Minglan nodded, took the tea cup, and gently
After taking a sip, Dan Ju lowered her head and pouted, then turned around and went to the back room to clean up with Xiao Tao.
Minglan's eyes turned to Sister Rong and saw her sitting in a corner with her head lowered. Minglan couldn't help but ask: "Sister Rong, you just moved house, how did you sleep last night?"
"
Sister Rong raised her head numbly, looked at Minglan with a somewhat hesitant gaze, and then lowered her head, still not speaking. Qiu Niang became anxious and said quickly: "Madam's arrangement is excellent, the bed and bedding are of the highest quality.
Yes, the girls are doing their best to serve me. I slept in the same room as Sister Rong last night, and she didn't wake up the whole night."
Minglan smiled at her: "No wonder I always say that you are a decent person."
Qiuniang suddenly raised her head, her eyes were watery, and she choked with sobs: "I'm just afraid that I will fail the master's trust."
The sleeves seemed a bit awkward, and the face was very calm, but the fingers that kept wrapping around the waistband were a little too irritated.
Minglan took another sip of tea, tried hard to resist the discomfort of getting up early, and said with a casual smile: "You don't have to come so early to say hello in the future. We have a small population here and there aren't that many rules. Come back after a quarter past two o'clock tomorrow." Still eight.
Go to work.
Qiuniang's eyes were eager and she said quickly: "How can this be good? I know that Madam is considerate of us, but we can't just mess with the rules; besides, the master went to court before dawn, and the wife has to serve the master, so she has no rest.
, how can we go beyond the rules?”
Minglan is embarrassed, when did she give up sleeping in in order to serve Gu Tingye in court, but not many people know about this.
Xiao Tao inside couldn't help it, and almost said, "You're the one breaking the rules, your whole family is breaking the rules," but was held back by Dan Ju behind, and then the two of them heard Minglan's soft voice: "It's not like I'm not coming.
Say hello, it's just a little late. I can still do this! Besides, it's not for anything else, just for Sister Rong. This child is growing up and is so thin and needs to be taken good care of.
.”
Everyone's eyes turned to Sister Rong. Sister Rong's head lowered lower and lower, almost buried in her knees. Her posture was awkward and inelegant. Minglan frowned slightly and glanced at Xiuxiao unintentionally. She smiled slightly.
, Wen Yan said: "She is already eight years old, so she might as well be as good as five-year-old Sister Xian. If relatives or guests come over in the future and see Sister Rong like this, what should they say?"
Sister Rong's shoulders were shaken and she did not raise her head.
Xiu Xiao and Qiu Niang both stood up and apologized. Qiu Niang muttered in fear, "It's all my negligence." Xiu Xiao choked softly and said, "Madam, what I was thinking about was that before...
Alas, needless to say, now that I am in front of my parents, I will be able to take good care of myself."
"Children love to sleep. Take good care of them, eat good warm and tonic food, open your mind a little, and do more activities. Then they will naturally get better." Minglan slowly moved the tea lid.
"Tell her to sleep a little longer in the morning. After breakfast, everyone is full of life. It's not too late to come over to say hello. I will ask someone to bring stew over every day. You have to keep an eye on Sister Rong as she eats it. Qiu
Mom, I’ve troubled you so much with this matter.”
Qiuniang hurriedly responded and answered yes repeatedly.
Minglan turned to Xiuxiao again and said with a gentle face: "This child has been with you since she was five years old. Can she read and write now? How many words does she know? Has she finished studying the Three Character Classic?"
The sleeves immediately trembled, and she looked at Minglan, then at Sister Rong, opened her mouth, and then hesitated: "This... this... Sister Rong is not in good health, and I don't dare to supervise her too much, it seems...
It seems that... I know about a dozen words."
Minglan's face was a little worried, Xiuhou stood aside in panic, not daring to speak. Minglan lowered her tone and said: "For people like us, even if we can't compare to her Aunt Tingcan, who is full of poems and books, Sister Rong can't do it either."
You must be blind. Before you came, I heard people say that Aunt Gong came from a scholarly family, and she was the most knowledgeable and sensible person. I thought at that time, we Sister Rong are really lucky to have such an aunt by our side to teach us.
, you don’t have to worry about your words, deeds, reading and writing in the future. ~But, now..."
She let out a long sigh and glanced over with a slightly reproachful gaze. She couldn't raise her head from the sleeves she was staring at. Minglan paused and continued: "Even if the past things are over, from today on, you have to take more care of me! Don't you think so?"
When friends and relatives come here in the future, will Sister Rong look like this? She can't just be locked up in the inner courtyard without seeing anyone."
Xiu Xiao couldn't raise her head after being scolded. She just said yesterday that she was entrusted by the Madam, and she slapped her today. Qiuniang was even more arrogant and did not dare to speak out. Minglan's tone was slightly solemn, and she said majestically: "Rong Rong
It's common sense for my sister and I to recognize each other, but she and you have been under the same roof for many years. Since you two have been entrusted, you must take responsibility!"
Xiuxiao and Qiuniang responded tremblingly, and Minglan gave a few more instructions before sending the three of them back to Kouxiang Garden. Only then did Xiaotao and Danju inside let out a long sigh of relief.
Danjue came out with a smile, holding a few pearl flowers in her hand, and while slowly putting them on Minglan, she said: "Even Aunt Lin back then never dared to speak or behave in front of my wife. They really
Be brave! Madam, it’s time to scare them, otherwise they will bully you into being kind-hearted and soft-hearted.”
Minglan sighed helplessly. She actually hated using her power to overwhelm others, but some people still seemed to do this. If you were nice and angry to them, you would instead tell them to slap their noses in their faces. "From now on, I can only sleep until Chenzheng at most.
No..." She sighed with regret.
Dan Ju immediately put on a serious face and scolded: "I'm not talking about you! Since you got married, your life has been too lazy. Even in your parents' home, you were not so comfortable before. You have to cheer up in the future!
How many people are watching you make mistakes!"
Looking at Danju's face full of fighting spirit, Minglan couldn't help but laugh.
At almost noon, Gu Tingye went back to the government office. After Minglan loosened his court clothes and hair crown, changed into his regular clothes, he asked someone to put food on the Kang table by the window, which had already been covered with pampas grass, cotton, linen and pampas grass.
On the kang mat made of silk, facing the cool breeze of flowers and plants, the couple started to eat. Gu Tingye took a sip of light wine and said with a smile: "How is this morning?"
"Very good." Minglan blinked, "This is the first time in my life that someone has asked me to say hello."
Seeing the charming pink color on her cheeks, Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Why is this so difficult? Let's give birth to seventeen or eight children later. When they marry their wives, they have to line up one by one to greet you. Wouldn't that be wrong?
Very lively?"
Minglan glared at him and said: "Isn't it true that you are pregnant in ten months and your top lip touches your bottom lip, and it's all over in just one move?" She did not object to having children, but she had to master the physical conditions for giving birth.
, you must know that there was no obstetrics and gynecology in ancient times, and she did not intend to give up half her life just by giving birth to a child.
Gu Tingye lowered his voice, his eyebrows hinting at teasing: "I'm not just talking."
"We are eating!" Minglan immediately blushed.
"Food, sex, and sex, as my mother said," Gu Tingye said casually.
Minglan stared at him for a long time, then she broke the skill first and laughed: "You! You... Oh, if only your daughter was half as shameless as you!"
Gu Tingye slowly darkened his expression: "Sister Rong...is she still like that?"
"Don't talk or pay attention to people. At this age, I don't know how to read or write, and I don't learn how to needle women's sleeves. Needless to say, I treat people as if no one cares." Minglan pondered, "
You said that she was very sexually active when she was a child, and now she is so sluggish. I think it was in the past... uh... in the past few years... now that she is with us, she can slowly slow down."
"...Manniang, you have always been a ruthless husband among women." Gu Tingye said with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, "Then what are you going to do?"
"Wait." Minglan said neatly, "When she grows up, when she wants to understand for herself, no one in this world can survive the years, one month, one year, several years, and they will always get better. Today I
After giving the order, I also asked Qiuniang to take care of her food, clothing and daily life, and asked Aunt Gong to take care of her education and etiquette. She should first take care of herself. When she gets older, she can hire some good masters to teach her." She is a modern person.
, didn’t it take ten years to become an ancient boudoir?
Gu Tingye frowned. In fact, he had nothing to do; when he was disobedient or sexually active when he was a child, Mr. Gu would just hit him with a bamboo stick, but girls couldn't do that.
Minglan looked a little helpless: "Young ladies, ladies from famous families, are mostly raised, provided with fine clothes and food, piled with silks and satins, and then summoned slaves and maids to serve them respectfully.
Qi, nourishing the body, can gradually make it noble, gain power, gain dignity, and be subtle."
Gu Tingye nodded slowly, showing his approval. Although Minglan's words were rough, they were very reasonable and showed real kindness in every aspect. He smiled and said: "I'm afraid she is stubborn and refuses to honor you.
"
"I don't need her to be filial." Minglan looked disapproving.
Gu Tingye was amazed. After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "You don't have to be discouraged. It is the first act of etiquette to be filial to your aunt. If she is not filial to you, I will punish her severely!"
"What are you thinking about? I didn't mean that." Minglan laughed and said, "I don't know how to teach children, but..." She slowly straightened her expression and said sincerely, "I just hope she understands that people are alive
, not to be angry, not to be depressed, not to be resentful, but to live well. She still has a lifetime to live, and she will have children in the future. She is not responsible for the past, and she should not dwell on it.
Don’t let go of the past. The sky is vast, the sea is vast, and the sky is vast. Only by broadening your mind and broadening your horizons can you live longer in the future.”
Gu Tingye's heart seemed to melt, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't restrain the corners of his lips that were about to curl up. He took Minglan with one hand and sat on his lap, holding her waist and stroking her gently, with a pure voice full of
Smiling, he said in a low voice: "Although you have coaxed me, frightened me, and often ignored me, I have always known that your thoughts are absolutely right."
Minglan squinted her eyes and looked over, pretending to be displeased: "Are you praising me?"
After saying this, Gu Tingye didn't speak for a long time, but he was looking at Minglan's lapel in a daze, his eyes were blank, not as sharp as usual, Minglan patted his cheek: "What's the matter?"
Gu Tingye just came back to his senses, pressed his palm on Minglan's chest twice, rubbed it three times, and sighed: "I don't know when, there was a lot of flesh here." His hand was still lingering on her soft chest.
back and forth.
Minglan was so embarrassed that her sleeves turned into a shrimp. She covered her chest and was about to twist and run away, but she asked Gu Tingye to catch her. Minglan stretched out her claws to tickle the man's waist, and the two of them fell on the kang laughing and laughing.
There was a quarrel, and in the end Sheng Nuxia was defeated by General Gu and was pinned down on the kang by the man and kissed for a long time.
When Xiaotao went in, she saw that Minglan's lips were swollen. She couldn't help but wonder: Could the food be too hot?
After dinner, the couple played a game of chess and prepared to take a nap. Xiao Tao and the two little girls cleared the dining table and walked to the courtyard with the dishes and cups when they saw Dan Ju blocking someone not far away.
say.
Danju smiled formally: "Miss Qiu..."
"Just call me Qiuniang. If my sister doesn't mind, I will also call you Sister Danju." Qiuniang said hurriedly.
Danju's forehead was slapped hard, and she continued to smile: "Sister Qiuniang, I'm afraid the master is going to take a nap at this moment. If you have something important to see the master, I will go and pass it on for you."
"Napping?" Qiuniang looked confused, "He never takes a nap at noon."
Danju's sore cheeks maintained a smile very strongly: "I don't know about this, but ever since our wife got married, the master will take a short nap whenever he has time."
Qiuniang looked dejected, holding a small bundle in her hand, clenched tightly with her fingers. Danju snorted twice in her heart, turned around and went into the back room to report. Minglan had just helped Gu Tingye loosen his coat. Hearing this, Gu Tingye frowned.
He frowned unconsciously, but still said: "Ask her to come in."
When Qiu Niang went in, she saw Gu Tingye, wearing a snow-white silk and satin lining, sitting on the edge of the bed impatiently: "What's the matter?"
"This...Master...I haven't seen you for many years; I...I..." Qiuniang knew something was wrong when she heard this tone. She glanced at Minglan, who was sitting on the bedside folding her court clothes. She felt embarrassed, hesitated a few times, but said no.
Gu Tingye became impatient and asked: "What's going on? Hurry up."
Qiuniang had no choice but to make a long story short: "I have made some clothes and shoes for the master over the years, but I haven't seen them for a few years, so I am afraid that the size is not right. I want to ask the master to try them on to see if they fit well."
Minglan tried her best to suppress the sarcasm at the corner of her mouth, continued to focus on arranging her clothes, and even took the time to smile gently at Qiuniang.
Gu Tingye lightly exposed himself and scolded: "I've been talking about this little thing for a long time! How come you are not as happy as before in the past few years?! I went back to find a few of my clothes and shoes to compare, isn't that the end? Where am I?
I have time to try them on one by one."
Minglan smiled and said: "Qiu Niang is right to worry, Xiao Tao, did you hear that?" Xiao Tao, who was guarding the door of the back room, smiled naively and said: "Okay, Qiu Niang, you will check the size of your clothes in the future, so feel free to come.
Find me and I'll bring it to you."
Qiuniang felt bitter in her heart and had no words to reply, so she could only respond repeatedly.
Gu Tingye said to Minglan: "I'm going out at midnight, so wake me up at noon at the latest."
Minglan turned her head to look at the hourglass and replied softly: "Okay. Take a break quickly, recuperate your energy, and do your errands more clearly."
Gu Tingye had an angry smile on his face and looked at Minglan tenderly: "Don't oversleep."
Minglan smiled shamelessly: "I was just in a daze, and there were Danju Xiaotao and the others."
The two of them were asking and answering questions like ordinary couples, calm and peaceful, but also meaningful and beautiful.
Qiuniang felt sad for a while and couldn't help but interjected: "I'll leave it to you and your wife. I'll wake you up."
Gu Tingye glanced at her, frowned and said, "Didn't I ask you to take care of Sister Rong? Why did you...!" When he was about to reprimand her with some harsh words, he also wanted to save some face for Qiuniang in front of Minglan.
This stopped him talking.
Qiuniang was a maid, and she was used to looking at people's faces. Knowing that Gu Tingye was unhappy now, she didn't dare to stay any longer. She said a few words in the end, quickly left, and left the main room without turning back three times.
…
In the penthouse on the left side, Luzhi was glaring and saying: "You really passed the message for her! Are you confused?"
Dan Ju bit the thread fiercely: "I'm not confused! Aren't she thinking about the master all day long? I asked her to go in at that time. How can the master be so angry for her? Huh! I'm dreaming!"
Luzhi then softened his expression: "That woman looked honest and kind, I thought you were being frightened."
"How is that possible?!" Dan Ju glanced at the opposite room. Cai Huan was standing in the courtyard, smiling as she was about to send Qiuniang out. She lowered her voice and said bitterly: "Lu Zhi, do you still remember that Fang's mother and Qiu Niang were together?"
What did we say?"
"Of course I remember!" Luzhi's gaze also followed, and when she saw Caihuan and Qiuniang, her eyes suddenly turned fierce, "In the front line, she even said to us that she wanted to share the worries of Madam. Bah! Share it with us.
She is so worried! Seeing how well the master treats his wife, her eyes get hot and she starts to have inappropriate thoughts. No one else can see her thoughts when looking at her! Fang’s mother has said it a long time ago, whenever there is something wrong, go to the old and young men.
They all have evil intentions; anyone who rushes to have a wife and concubine is a scoundrel!"
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A friend told me that instead of updating a lot in one go, it is better to update every day with fewer words, so that readers will like it more, right?