Chapter 150 Qian Jiao Chun

Because it was the courtyard where the female family lived, only maids were left in the courtyard to serve.

Cui Si didn't care much about it. She changed into a dress with a green lotus pattern, let her hair down, wore wooden clogs, and left with a silk fan embroidered with osmanthus branches.

When she arrived, Mrs. Cui was already waiting in the open space in front of the main house.

She had someone bring in a stone table from somewhere, covered it with a silk mat, and placed several boxes of exquisite pastries and even moon cakes on it.

"Sixth Lady is here, please sit down."

"Madam." Cui Si smiled and sat down opposite her obediently.

A nearly round moon rose from the horizon, and insects and birds chirped incessantly in the woods. A night breeze blew, swaying the trees in the yard, and a few withered yellow leaves fell to the ground in the wind.

Mrs. Cui had a small red clay stove brought in and brought mountain spring water to boil water for making tea.

"You haven't been here before, so you might not know. There's a small spring in the hills behind Wanhua Temple called the February Spring. The water is cool and clear, and it's perfect for making tea in early spring and summer. It's even better when paired with the tea from the temple."

"Oh, really? Then I should savor it today."

Madam Cui said, "I was mistaken in my thinking about what happened before. I am indeed sorry for you. But Ah-jun was crying so pitifully at that time, and as a mother, I really couldn't bear it."

"Parents' love for their children is always somewhat helpless. When you become a mother, perhaps you will understand this."

Cui Si smiled faintly: "Parents who love their children should plan for their future. The worst thing they should do is spoil and indulge their children. You should know that not everyone in this world is her parent and will love, care for and tolerate her as much as her parents do."

Cui Si was quite experienced in raising children.

Being a mother for the first time, she was sometimes at a loss, afraid that she had done something wrong, that he would get hurt, or that he would not learn well.

Yan Xingchuan was fighting outside every day, thinking only of the world and revenge, and it was often as if this person didn't exist.

Thinking of her child, Cui Si felt a little sad, an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Given a second chance at life, she chose to live her own life, and the only person she felt sorry for was her child.

I don’t know if I will have the chance to be a mother and son again in this life.

I really want to raise him again.

"I believe that when raising a child, I don't ask him to be outstanding. As long as he is safe and healthy, and becomes a self-reliant and conscientious person who can protect himself, stand firm in the world, and not harm others."

Mrs. Cui was slightly stunned. "I didn't know Liu Niang had so many ideas about raising children. It's just that you haven't been a mother yet, so you naturally think this way. When you become a mother, perhaps you won't be so rational anymore."

Cui Si hinted, "Madam, no matter what, losing your mind is a big taboo."

These words made Mrs. Cui's face stiffen. Those so-called "words of experience" were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't spit them out or swallow them.

Cui Si continued, "As a mother, you can be gentle and loving, close to your child and accompany him as he grows up, but you must never spoil your child without any limits. Otherwise, you are not loving him, but harming him."

"It harms the children, harms others, and harms yourself."

Cui Yun is selfish and disregards her family and clan. This is due to Cui Yun's nature, as well as Mrs. Cui's unconditional indulgence in her indulgence. Sooner or later, Mrs. Cui will suffer the consequences.

Mrs. Cui suddenly recalled the past few years. When she thought of Cui Yun's reckless and crazy behavior in order to marry Yan Xingchuan and trample Cui Si under her feet, cold sweat slid down her forehead.

"Oh, really? Maybe you're right." Mrs. Cui breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed all the emotions in her heart.

The past cannot be retrieved. If it is wrong, it is wrong. There is only one way to go.

She couldn't really watch her daughter die.

"I hope you'll still think this way when you become a mother."

"certainly."

The topic of raising children could not continue here. Mrs. Cui did not want to hear whether she was wrong to raise Cui Yun like this, so she changed the subject.

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival now. I wonder how things are going with the Patriarch and Sanlang? The Patriarch is on a diplomatic mission to Xiangzhou. If he can convince the clans there, it would be a great achievement for Northern Yan. Adding Laizhou to that, nine of the forty-eight prefectures in the world are already Northern Yan's."

"Then I wish the Patriarch success in everything."

While we were chatting, the spring water in the pot had already become boiling hot.

Madam Cui ordered someone to bring a set of white jade tea sets and said to Cui Si, "I heard that Liu Niang is an excellent tea-making expert. Why don't you let Liu Niang make tea herself today so that I can test her skills."

"Okay." Cui Si agreed with a smile, stretched out her hand to roll up her sleeves a little, washed the tea set with warm water brought by the maid, and finally rinsed it with hot water, took out the tea leaves and put them into the covered bowl.

The movements of taking tea and brewing tea are smooth and flowing, which is pleasing to the eye.

After a while, he took out two teacups and gave each of them a cup of tea.

"Madam, please."

"Please." Mrs. Cui looked at the teacup with a calm smile, then reached out to pick up the teacup and brought it to her lips to sip it carefully.

Finally, he praised, "It is indeed a good tea, and Liu Niang's craftsmanship is also good."

If her hands hadn't shaken when she served the tea, and hadn't shaken when she drank the tea, perhaps this statement would have been more believable.

"Sixth Lady, try it yourself."

"Okay, I have to try the good water and tea that Madam praised."

Cui Si reached out to pick up the teacup and was about to bring it to her lips when suddenly a shrill cat cry came from outside the yard.

The cat's meow was so sharp that Mrs. Cui was startled. She stood up suddenly and looked back. Everyone in the yard also looked towards the source of the sound.

Cui Si held the teacup in both hands and drank tea. Her hands shook and half of the teacup fell onto her sleeves, quickly seeping into her sleeves and disappearing.

"Where did this wild cat come from? Let's go and take a look." Mrs. Cui's face looked a little ugly. When she turned around, she saw Cui Si putting the teacup back on the table.

Mrs. Cui glanced and saw that only half of the cup of tea was left.

Cui Si patted her chest with her hand, her face pale. "Why did a wild cat suddenly appear?"

"Maybe it ran from the back mountain. I'll send someone to look for it now. Don't worry, Liu Niang. If you're scared, go back to your room and rest."

"Alright." Cui Si also nodded in agreement, "We should send more people to look for it, so that it won't appear in the middle of the night and be scary."

"Okay." Mrs. Cui agreed immediately and arranged for someone to find the cat.

Cui Si said goodbye and left, walking leisurely back to the east wing. After entering the room and closing the door, her face suddenly turned cold.

"Go get a small basin of water."

Song Lu replied "yes", and then went to bring a small basin of warm water. Cui Si soaked her sleeves that had been wet with tea in the water for a while, and then wrung her sleeves dry.

"See if there's anything wrong with the water."

As soon as Cui Si finished speaking, a man in black appeared in the dark corner of the room. He came forward and pulled down the black cloth covering his face. It was Liu Chun, who was good at medicine.

He bowed and replied "yes", then took out a white porcelain bottle, filled it with water, sniffed it carefully, dipped some with his finger and put it to his lips, and finally his face changed drastically.

"Wang Ji, this is Qian Jiaochun."