Yao Mengxian also looked at the old lady in front of her. She was exactly the same as in her dream. Her memory of her childhood was already blurry, and it was actually in her dream that she saw her grandmother clearly.
In the dream, she was raised so that she was not close to her grandmother, but something happened later, and her grandfather and grandmother also worked hard for her, and she ended up dying without a cause.
The hair that was originally full of black hair is now half white. Her face is fair, but she looks a little old. After all, age is not forgiving. Yao Mengxian also shed tears. She can see her grandmother and grandfather, and she has no regrets in this life!
"Old lady, stop crying. Look! You made the girl cry!" A woman next to her quickly stepped forward to dissuade her.
"Look at me! Pour some tea for Sister Xian!" Mrs. Ning wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and then ordered.
She looked at Yao Mengxian carefully and said, "You look so much like your mother!"
Before, she was not close to her grandfather's family because Yao Mengxian was raised by the Duke's Mansion. She went to pick her up several times, but Yao Mengxian refused to come back. She was not disappointed! Later, when she came to Jingyuan Mansion, she couldn't see her anymore.
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Over the past few years, no matter how strong the emotion was, it had faded a bit if there was no contact. My ex-child Yao Mengxian replied to a letter saying that she was coming, but she was still skeptical. The old man only said that whether he wanted to come or not, he would send someone to the Duke's Mansion.
Look, I didn’t expect it to actually come.
She heard that she met the old man's young disciple. When she returned to the house, she wanted to pick him up in person, but the woman next to her said that this was against the rules, so she had to give up!
Gu Chengyu and his teacher walked to the main room. Apart from the servants, there was only one female dependent in this house, the master's wife, so he never avoided suspicion.
Now Yao Mengxian is here, but they have met before and came back together in a carriage, so he is no longer an outsider.
When they entered the house, they found the old lady hugging Yao Mengxian and crying heartily! Gu Chengyu was a little embarrassed, he was just afraid of encountering such a situation.
However, it was inevitable to come to say hello, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward to salute.
"Chengyu has met the master's wife!" Gu Chengyu bowed politely without looking around.
When Ning saw Gu Chengyu coming, she finally held back her tears.
"I haven't seen Sister Xian in four or five years. I'm making you laugh! Stop being so polite." Ms. Ning has not yet recovered from the sad atmosphere. This is nothing like her usual cheerful temperament.
As soon as Liang Zhirui entered the house, he saw the little girl sitting next to his old wife.
His first impression was that he was meeting his eldest daughter when he was a girl. Their eldest daughter was raised by him personally. She was smart, sweet-tongued and lovable since she was a child.
But now things have changed and people have passed away.
The man's emotions are very restrained. No matter how upset his heart is, his face must remain calm and he must not lose his composure too much.
Gu Chengyu could tell at a glance that the teacher was excited. When he was excited, he would make a habitual movement in his hand, which was to make a fist with his right hand.
Yao Mengxian quickly stepped forward and knelt down to Liang Zhirui, and kowtowed three more times. Before the maid in the room could recover, Yao Mengxian had already knelt down.
In fact, when a wealthy family meets their close elders for the first time, it is perfectly normal for the younger ones to kneel down and kowtow. However, usually a maid will bring a cushion to cushion her. Yao Mengxian was so eager, and the maid did not expect it.
However, this also shows that the cousin has a filial heart, and Yan's mother beside the old lady is also very happy. It is not in vain that the old lady has missed her for so many years.
Liang Zhirui quickly bent down to help him, "It's good to come back! It's good to come back!"
Afterwards, Liang's mother and a group of women and girls bowed to Gu Chengyu and Yao Mengxian, and Gu Chengyu declined the old lady's offer to stay and left.
It is indeed a bit deserted for the teacher and his wife to live in such a courtyard. Although he had a house in Fucheng before, because the old man had no one to accompany him, he always lived in the Liang Mansion. There were no girls or women in the Liang Mansion whom he did not know.
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Sun Xian and the others had already gone back in a carriage. After all, who won the imperial examination and would not be in a hurry to go back?
"Sir! Are we going back now?" Ming Mo stepped forward and asked. If he went back now, he would have to buy some more dry food. He would definitely not be able to get home in time for lunch, so he would have to deal with it on the way.
"Well! Let's go!" He will go back now and wait a few days before coming to Fucheng to visit Magistrate Chiang and others.
After Gu Chengyu left, Liang Zhirui asked about Yao Mengxian's life in the capital.
Yao Mengxian talked about her days in the capital carefully and in an understatement, but Liang Zhirui and Ning could tell that their granddaughter's life in the capital was not easy.
Finally, Yao Mengxian told Ning what happened on the way, and said that she would send someone to Gu Chengyu's house to express her gratitude. After all, without him, their masters and servants would all be dead.
The guards and servants also wanted to be punished. After hearing this, Liang Zhirui and the others were very angry and said they were going to write a letter to the Duke's government to execute these people.
Until this moment, Liang Zhirui believed that Gu Chengyu really didn't talk big on weekdays. Only about the Jiang bandit matter, when Gu Chengyu came, he still wanted to talk to this young disciple. This young disciple was really big-hearted and so nice.
His contribution was given away in vain.
However, he also knows that as a human being, there are not many benefits to him. As for the money, that kid is a gold pimple, so he still values this little money?
Qingdai couldn't help but tell her what happened to the owner of the farmhouse where she stayed. This made the old lady recite Amitabha and praise Gu Chengyu.
Yao Mengxian didn't agree with Qingdai's behavior. They didn't suffer from this matter later. Speaking of it made the old man worried.
However, she was surprised that Gu Chengyu would stay vigil in the latter half of the night. Usually servants did such things, but she didn't expect that he was quite considerate of them.
Ning quickly asked her servants to take Yao Mengxian to her yard, which had been prepared before.
When she saw that Yao Mengxian only had such a small amount of luggage, the old lady almost cried again. The eldest daughter of the majestic Duke's palace only had these few things to support the scene, and they were all used on daily basis.
The jewelry box was even more empty. There were only a few pieces of jewelry, all of which were stuck on the head. There were only two or three pieces left in the box. The boxes and cages were filled with half-old clothes, some of which were too small.
That piece turned out to be a useful piece of clothing for entertaining guests.
Afterwards, all the gifts sent by Gu Chengyu and their brothers were carefully delivered to her yard.
Gu Chengyu and the others had a carriage in Fucheng, Mingmo went to buy some dry food, and Gu Chengyu bought some cakes from Yipinzhai in Fucheng, and they set off.
Looking at the familiar scenery on the roadside, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel excited. He didn't know if his mother and the others had started cooking dinner. Before he left, he told me how the paralytic Yu had found someone to build the yard! It's been more than two months, and I think it must have been built.
Okay.
There is also the second sister. When I go back this time, in about half a month, the second sister will get married.
Thinking about this in his mind, he felt that the time was extremely long. It was not until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon that Gu Chengyu saw the village at the foot of Changling Mountain from a distance. 11