"I'm not cold. It's Yu Jiao who's not well. I made grandma worried." Yu Jiao's hands were cold. She was afraid that they would freeze the old lady, so she quickly pulled her hands out and tried to untie her cloak.
She handed the cloak to Bai Lu, and Liu Yaoyu had already made room for her, "Take off your shoes and sit on the couch."
Yu Jiao got on the couch, and Liu Yaoyu stuffed the warm hand warmer in her hand into Yu Jiao's arms, pulled the thick quilt on the couch and put it on Yu Jiao's legs, and poured her a cup of hot tea, "Hurry up and drink a cup of hot ginger tea to get rid of the cold."
Old Madam Liu was very pleased when she saw this scene. "Yaoyu is becoming more and more like your elder sister. Seeing you two sisters loving each other like this, grandma is also happy."
Liu Yaoyu's face turned red. She spoke without hesitation in front of the old lady, which was rare. "She is the youngest in the mansion! Everyone in the mansion loves her. If I don't love her more, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold up the prestige of the eldest sister in front of her in the future!"
Liu Yaoyu did not grow up with the old lady. Although she respected her grandmother, she was rarely so close to her.
When she was invited by the servants of Baoshou Hall, she was still a little nervous, thinking that if Yu Jiao's grandmother knew about her leaving the house, she, as an accomplice, would definitely be scolded.
When I arrived, I found out that my grandmother was helping to cover up the matter. She sent away the maid from my mother's courtyard and asked Mama Liu to say that she and Yu Jiao would stay in Baoshou Hall for dinner. She never asked her about Yu Jiao leaving the house.
Yu Jiao smiled and said, "Second sister loves me so much, I will ask someone to make a big drum when I go back!"
Liu Yaoyu looked confused when she heard this, while Yu Jiao said with great joy, "Next time, if Second Sister wants to show off, let me know in advance so I can beat the drum to cheer her on!"
Liu Yaoyu chuckled unrestrainedly.
The old lady also smiled and looked at the two of them lovingly, "Yaozhen got married early, and now there are only two girls in the mansion, so you should both be loved and pampered more."
The maids brought in the food and placed it on the soft low table as the old lady had instructed.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren chatted and laughed, and had dinner in a warm and lively atmosphere.
After dinner, the old lady asked the servants to carry lanterns and send them both back to their own courtyards. She had no intention of asking about Yu Jiao's leaving the house.
The maids cleared the dishes, and Mother Liu brought in some hot water to help the old lady undress and wash herself.
"It would be nice if the second and third young ladies could come to Baoshou Hall to eat with you every day." Madam Liu smiled as she washed Old Madam Liu's feet. "With the two young ladies here, your appetite will be better. I just gave you half a bowl of rice."
The smile on Old Madam Liu's face had not yet faded. She glanced at the now deserted house and said, "It's nice to have a lively atmosphere, but I can't ask these two young girls to eat vegetarian food with an old woman like me every day."
Although Old Madam Liu chants Buddhist scriptures and enjoys quietness, as an elderly person, there is no one who doesn't like to have her children and grandchildren around her.
Madam Liu dried the old lady's feet and helped her onto the couch. "Are you going to give Miss Three a few words about the affairs of the Marquis of Annan's Mansion?"
Madam Liu shook her head. "Yu Jiao is still young. I don't think she is interested in Young Marquis Gu. Going to Annan Marquis's mansion was probably because Young Marquis Gu was punished. It was because of her that the girl blamed herself. It's not even a possibility. We can't interfere just because of all the concerns we have now. Otherwise, we might end up making things worse."
The master and servant chatted for a while longer. When Mother Liu was about to turn off the lights, she saw the cloak beside the couch. She remembered that when the Third Miss came over, she was wearing this white fox fur cloak.
"The third young lady's cloak was left here. Would you like me to send someone to return it to her courtyard?"
Old Madam Liu glanced at the white fox fur cloak and remembered that last winter, she seemed to have heard someone say that Young Marquis Gu had hunted a white fox in the Beizhoushan enclosure.
"That's true." When Madam Liu heard the old lady mention it, she also remembered it. She said, "At that time, many young ladies from noble families in the capital were jealous and wanted to buy the white fox fur from Young Marquis Gu. Even the Princess of Changle County sent people to the Annan Marquis's mansion, but Young Marquis Gu didn't give her the slightest face. Could it be that the cloak that the third young lady brought back was made of that white fox fur?"
The old lady didn't respond. She looked at the cloak intently and said, "Ask someone to send it back to the third girl."
When Jianjia came in holding the cloak, Yu Jiao and Bai Lu were taking medicine. As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she prepared two doses of medicine for dispelling cold and preventing external cold and fever, and had someone cook it and bring it to her. She and Bai Lu each took a bowl.
Yu Jiao put down the medicine bowl and glanced at the white fox fur cape. She probably wouldn't wear it again. She said to Jian Jia, "Put it away after it's dried and put it in the cupboard."
After sending Jianjia and Bailu to rest, Yu Jiao took a hot bath before going to bed.
After Yu Jiao fell asleep, she had a very long dream. The dream was disorganized, but she met a very important person in the dream.
At first, she and her senior brother were picking herbs in the medicinal field planted by her grandfather. There was one herb that she couldn't find no matter how hard she tried. Fearing that her grandfather would scold her, her senior brother accompanied her to look for that herb all over the mountains and fields. When she looked up, she found that her senior brother was wearing a long gown with wide sleeves and a slanting collar, while she was wearing a ruqun.
Later, while they were walking in the mountains, a wounded little wolf appeared on the ground. The senior brother and she went forward to bandage the wolf's wounds.
The little wolf disappeared in a blink of an eye, and suddenly a jackal rushed out and pounced on her. The senior brother protected her behind him and let her go. Yu Jiao's legs were so weak that she couldn't move at all. She watched helplessly as the jackal bit the senior brother until he was covered in blood.
She remembered that she cried for a long time in her dream, and waved a hoe to hit a jackal, but the jackal suddenly disappeared.
Many people appeared around inexplicably, some of them looked indifferent, while others were sneering.
Amidst the noisy discussions, Yu Jiao hugged her senior brother who was covered in blood and helplessly called for help.
"You deserve it! Who told you to save a little wolf with such bad intentions?"
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