"Oh my! My mother and my aunt's family are finally here. We've been waiting so long!"
"It's not just the old lady. The old man has been talking about wanting to have a little granddaughter for a few days. He got up early and has been fidgeting since breakfast. Now he's finally here!"
"Xiaoyin and Xiaojin, go and inform the masters that our mother and her family have arrived! You guys, quickly lead the way for my aunt and my uncle's family, or they will freeze outside. The rest of you, please unload the luggage and put it in the yard."
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The servants were good at reading people's faces and knew that everyone in the Li family, from the old lady and her husband to the old masters and young masters, particularly liked the mother's family. When they saw them coming, they were happy from the bottom of their hearts. Even if some people didn't feel anything in their hearts, they had to pretend to be happy.
Housekeeper Li had been with the old lady for many years and had watched her grow up. Seeing her after not seeing her for a few years was even more exciting, with tears in his eyes. After greeting everyone in the Sheng family, he hurriedly gave orders to people to do their work.
In the main hall, except for the fourth master who had to go to the manor for urgent business, the old master and his wife, as well as the first and second masters' families, were all present.
Originally, the old couple had a son and a daughter, and the whole family loved Li Zhenyi, the only girl.
Even though she is not the youngest, the family always gives her more of the good things.
Therefore, the old couple of the Li family, along with their two older brothers and one younger brother, are still resentful about Sheng Jinghai's inexplicable possession of their own property.
Strangely enough, Li Zhenyi's generation had more boys than girls. For some reason, the next generation was even more strange. The first and second wives gave birth to several babies in a row, but not a single girl.
It stands to reason that the ancients valued passing on the family line, and giving birth to a boy would be the best thing.
But it is said that the unattainable love makes people miss it all the time. It is not surprising to have too many boys in the family. One day, they were making a lot of noise in the yard, which was annoying. It made people want a girl to raise.
A few years ago, the Li family learned that their mother in the capital had given birth to a sweet and soft little girl. They were so happy when they received the letter that they immediately prepared many gifts for the newborn Xier and sent them to the capital.
The always easy-going second uncle also planned to quickly arrange the affairs at hand and go to the capital in person to see his newborn niece.
It was a pity that He Huaiyuan and the little emperor had already planned to get rid of the Sheng family, so they naturally would not let Li Zhenyi's family go. The uncle's business was repeatedly suppressed by various forces, so he had to postpone his trip to the capital.
Not long ago, the young emperor issued an order to exile the entire Sheng family. Since no one from the Li family was an official in the court, no one found any evidence to impeach the Li family.
However, since then, the atmosphere inside and outside the house has become solemn, as if countless eyes are monitoring their every word and action. Even the travel of several masters in the family is subject to many restrictions.
Afterwards, 껩놆 went through a few twists and turns with great difficulty, and 꺳 regained contact with the Sheng family's secret guards.
But somehow, the group of people who had been monitoring them for the past few days disappeared completely.
The family knew that the Sheng family had been in the officialdom for many years and must have kept some cards in their hands. The sudden disappearance of the person who secretly monitored them might be the work of the Sheng family.
On the surface, he pretended not to know and just focused on tidying up the yard, waiting for his mother and her family to come and stay for a while.
At this time, they heard several maids come over happily to report that the eldest aunt and her family had arrived. The old couple could not sit still in the main hall and went out to greet them with their crutches.
The old lady laughed so hard that her mouth almost reached her ears, and hurriedly ordered the maid beside her:
"Didn't you ask the kitchen to keep the food warm? Now they can serve it. Don't let your mother and granddaughter get too hungry!"
"And you brats, don't just stand in the main hall. Don't block the way for my mother and granddaughter to get roasted, or you'll freeze them to death!"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, the dozen or so people who had been crowded in the main hall heard that his mother was coming and rushed out faster than rabbits, leaving him behind.
How could the old man be willing to let someone else hold his sweet and soft granddaughter before him? He hurriedly followed with his crutches. He usually complained about the pain in his old bones, but at this moment, he had forgotten all about it.
The young people still remembered to respect the old and love the young, even though they were too excited at the moment, they slowed down their pace a little, letting the old lady, who was walking very fast, walk ahead.
"Yier? Hey - Yier is really here! Come here quickly and let me see you!"
As soon as the old lady saw Li Zhenyi walking through the Moon Cave Gate, she couldn't stop her tears from flowing out.
When the Sheng family was exiled, the family members were afraid that she and her husband would not be able to bear the bad news, so they never told them.
Until a few days ago, I got in touch with the Sheng family again and confirmed that most of the people were safe and sound. Then I gradually explained everything to them.
Even so, the old lady recalled all the things that happened before and felt a little scared. Now she finally saw her own daughter, so she hurriedly pulled her to check her out again and again.
"Hey - Mom knows that our Yi'er has been suffering these days! Look at you, you have lost a lot of weight! And our little Xi'er, come here and give grandma a hug! Grandma misses you so much!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Our little Xier must have suffered a lot on the way! Grandma looks like she has lost a lot of weight!"
When Li Zhenyi gave birth to Sheng Nancy 20 years ago, she was already 40 years old, which was considered an advanced age for a mother in ancient times.
The Li family had been worried since the pregnancy was confirmed. The old lady was so worried that she asked her daughter-in-law to accompany her to the capital to watch over Li Zhenyi while she was giving birth.
Fortunately, the old lady was in good health and was fine after all the hardships. After Li Zhenyi gave birth to a baby girl, she was extremely happy and stayed in the Sheng family for another half a year before returning to the northern border.
When the old lady finally saw her little granddaughter whom she had missed so much, her eyes were filled with tears as she held her and looked at her from left to right, she was filled with admiration.
Sheng Nanxi was caught off guard by the old lady and was kissed several times in a row. She thought that no matter what age, old people are really the same.
She and her mother must have been living such a comfortable life recently, and she has obviously gained a little weight!
In the eyes of their grandmother, they were forced to suffer a lot and became much thinner than before? !
Well, maybe in the eyes of the elderly who love their children, even the slightest hardship of their children is nothing but heaven’s will.
Sheng Nanxi could still vaguely remember the scene when her grandmother took care of her, and she felt closer to her from the bottom of her heart. She smiled and kissed her grandmother on the face, and said in a childish voice:
"Grandma! Little Xier didn't suffer at all! As long as she's with her daddy, mommy, and brothers, she's very happy. We really didn't suffer at all on the road!"
Sheng Nanxi was telling the truth, but everyone in the Li family thought that this little baby was born smart, and they didn't want to make their grandmother worry, so they just swallowed the bitterness. They all felt bitter for a while.
Grandma wiped her eyes quickly and rubbed her in her arms a little more with pity:
"My goodness! I knew that little Xier was very smart! When she was one month old, her eyes became very smart and kept moving around. Look at her, she is so smart now and she even knows how to comfort her grandmother!"
Sheng Nanxi's interruption somewhat eased the Li family's mood. Seeing her sly and clever appearance, everyone was even more relieved and rushed over to hug her.
"Mom, let me hug my little niece! I only heard from my sister-in-law that this little girl is very pretty, and I haven't even seen what Xier looks like!"
The second uncle, who was the most active and carefree in making a fuss, saw that the old lady was refusing to let go and was ready to reach out and snatch her away.
Several younger cousins, who had always heard their grandmother talk about how good their little cousin was, became anxious when they saw this and rushed over to hug her.
But suddenly a loud shout came from behind, interrupting the quarrel among the seven mouths.
"Make way! Make way! You are so shameless that you have pushed me to the back. Why don't you all make way and let me take a look at my sweet little granddaughter first!"
The old lady spoke with a loud voice and her hands moved quickly. As she spoke, she took out a heavy gold lock from her pocket.
He waved it in front of the chubby girl, and said in an extremely tempting voice: "Xiao Xier, come here, let grandpa hold you for a while ~ Grandpa has prepared a gift for you~"