Xu Lanyin and others stood up and saluted Min Hu.
Xu Lanyin took out the "Poppy" table screen and gave it to him.
Minhu took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, Miss Xu, and thank you, your mother. I will always carry it with me when I go out in the future."
The Fujian people stayed here for dinner.
After dinner, he did not return to the outer courtyard, but played checkers with Min Jia and Xu Lanting, while Xu Lanyin and Zhao Xingchen watched from the side.
Under the light, a young couple, three children, a few soft childish words, and two gentle giggles...
Minhu was playing chess with his hands, his face slightly flushed, and he had a strange feeling and satisfaction in his heart.
He thought, I should tell her everything in a couple of days... No, Jia'er is the most important person during this period, I can't let her be distracted. Then let's do it after the New Year. If she can cure her insomnia and then cure Jia'er, my grandmother will agree, and my father will have no reason to object. As for the eldest lady, he doesn't need to save face anymore. I can provide her with a good life while serving as an official abroad. When I return to Beijing to serve as an official, my wings will be stronger...
By the beginning of the evening, all three children were drowsy.
The maid led Xu Lanting and Zhao Xingchen to the west wing to rest.
After sending away the irrelevant maids, the only people left in the main room were Minhu, Xu Lanyin, Minjia who had just finished washing up, Mama Liu, and Butler Hao who had rushed over.
The reason why Butler Hao and Mama Liu were left behind was, firstly, that only Minhu and Xu Lanyin were left in the upper room and things were not going well, and secondly, they both knew about An's situation and would need their cooperation to continue a certain story in the future.
Min Jia was very puzzled. Usually she would go to bed after washing up, but now she was brought to the living room.
Xu Lanyin took her from Mama Liu's hands with a smile, led her to sit on the Luohan bed, and said with a smile, "Today, Aunt Xu and Jiaer will play a game, okay?"
Min Jia was very smart. He thought, I should play games with my uncle and Little Star. What are these adults doing here? Daddy and Grandpa Hao can't be playing too, right?
Xu Lanyin understood her thoughts and gave her a wink, and Butler Hao and Mother Liu temporarily retreated outside the door.
Xu Lanyin laughed again and said, "Your father, uncle, and Little Star have all played this game. It's all about seeing if you can fall asleep by watching the shaking purse."
As he spoke, he took out a small purse and waved it in front of Min Jia's eyes, asking, "Jia'er, do you see the mother swallow flying above? Oh, I see it. Look closely at its mouth, it's holding a small insect, and it's in a hurry to fly home to feed its baby. Its baby is so small, it hasn't even grown feathers yet, and it's waiting in the nest for its mother to feed it delicious food..."
Xu Lanyin spoke slowly in a soft and magical voice, and Min Jia's eyes gradually became blurred and closed.
Xu Lanyin put away her purse and began to narrate the story as usual.
It was a spring afternoon, the sun shining brightly, flowers blooming, and birds singing. The wind blew, rippling the lake's surface. The long willow branches swayed, peach blossoms fluttered down from the branches, and the bamboo leaves rustled...
Little Jia'er was as cheerful as a little bird. She wore a scarlet skirt and emerald embroidered shoes, giggling and trotting, and occasionally Mother Liu would hug her. They first watched the egrets by the lake, crossed the small bridge, and then went to the back garden. She picked up a peach petal from the ground and picked a rose. She was accompanied by Sister Chunfen, Sister Chunzhi, and Mother Liu.
Chunzhi pointed to the lush green bamboo forest in the distance, and Chunfen ran over there first. Xiaojiaer also turned and ran over there, even surpassing Chunfen...
As Xu Lanyin narrated, Min Jia seemed to be back to that day, running around the garden, playing hide-and-seek, but she couldn't shake off her sisters Chunfen and Chunzhi. Chunzhi suggested hiding in the bamboo forest, where they wouldn't be easily discovered... She wanted to laugh, but couldn't make a sound. She could only utter a few "ahs" in a hurry.
Minhu's face became increasingly gloomy.
Xu Lanyin continued to talk, Minjia ran in front, Chunfen and Chunzhi followed closely and ran into the bamboo forest. Minjia saw her mother, her cousin, and her sister Bihe were all in the bamboo forest, with her mother being hugged by her cousin.
As soon as he talked about this scene, Min Jia suddenly burst into tears.
She cried so hard that her face turned red and she managed to utter a few words, "Uncle, hold me, mother, Bi, He, push mother, push - mother... mother, don't die, mother, no, shameless..." Then she just kept crying and didn't say anything else.
Her voice was unpleasant, rough and unclear, but the words "Bihe pushes mother" stunned everyone in the room.
Xu Lanyin looked at Minhu. Butler Hao stared at him, and Madam Liu covered her mouth. Minhu shook his head, his expression extremely painful and ferocious, muttering, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is..."
He had already seen that hypnosis could reveal the truth. Little Jia'er couldn't possibly lie. It turned out that it was the Spring Solstice and the Spring Equinox that led Jia'er there...
Of these people, only Mother Liu was present. She previously stated that she was walking behind Jie'er, Chunfen, and Chunzhi, with bamboo leaves blocking her view. She heard Chunfen and Chunzhi screaming and ran forward to see Grandmother and her cousin, Master Zhu Sanye, standing there in awe, while Grandmother's maid, Bihe, was bewildered. Master Zhu Sanye, frightened by the large crowd, ran away. Of these people, only Mother Liu claimed not to have personally seen Grandmother and Master Zhu Sanye hugging.
Madam Min and two maids, who were not far away, also came over and asked what was going on.
Bihe, Chunfen, Chunzhi, and Mama Liu all knelt down. The first three shook their heads, not daring to speak. Mama Liu spoke frankly, "I was walking at the back, and I don't know why they were screaming. Oh, Master Zhu was there just now, but he ran away."
The grandmother covered her face and ran away crying. Chunfen said tremblingly, "I just saw the grandmother fall into the arms of Master Zhu San."
Chunzhi also said in a trembling voice, "This servant also saw Master Zhu San holding Grandma. Master Zhu San saw us coming and ran away in fright."
The eldest lady looked at Bihe and asked in a deep voice, "Is that so?"
Bihe was the eldest maid of the An family. She kowtowed repeatedly but still could only cry and dared not say a word.
Madam Min shouted sternly, "If you don't speak, I'll drag you out and beat you with a chrome iron. I'll stop when you start speaking."
Two maids came over to drag Bi He away, and then Bi He cried, "Madam, please spare me, Madam, please spare me. It was Grandmother who asked me to invite Master Zhu here, saying that she wanted to talk to him. I didn't think too much and just went to talk to him. Who knew that when they were moved, they hugged each other... This is none of my business, and I didn't expect Grandmother to do that..."
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