Chapter 202 Filial Piety
202 Filial Piety
When the old lady recovered, she held her grandson and chattered on and on with tears streaming down her face. Xu Junying felt sad to see the old grandmother who used to be dignified, majestic and kind at home become like this.
On one side is the beloved girl whom he wants to protect, and on the other side is his dearest grandmother. No matter how much he pampers her, he cannot let Meimei continue to be so willful. She just now used that disdainful tone to call her grandmother an old woman, and her attitude was extremely disrespectful. Even if the customs of the country where she grew up are different from those of this dynasty, who is not born by their mother and raised by their father? She should have the most basic filial piety. She can be indifferent and not come close to serve in person because she is not liked, but she must not speak badly to her and contradict the old woman until she faints. In order to take her emotions into consideration and protect her from being bullied, she has become an unfilial descendant. How can she hurt her grandmother again and again?
Bai Zhan came hurriedly with the doctor from Qiancaotang, felt the old lady's pulse, asked questions, observed her face, and examined her carefully. He asked if she took any pills on a daily basis. Mother Ji beside her answered, and the doctor took out a small porcelain bottle, which contained a dozen brown pills the size of mung beans. He said that these were newly made pills from Qiancaotang, called Qingxin Pills, and that she could try them and put one in her mouth when her chest felt stuffy. Mother Ji thanked her, took it, poured out one, and put it into the old lady's mouth. The doctor told her to rest peacefully, not to get angry, and not to take any more medicine, and then he said goodbye and left. Xu Junying thanked the doctor, sent him to the gate of the courtyard, asked Bai Zhan to pay enough for the consultation fee, and then sent him back to Qiancaotang.
Bai Zhan led the doctor for only a few steps when a maid came up to them at a trot, bowed and led them to another courtyard. Bai Zhan was stunned to see Cui Si who was beaten like that.
Xu Junying came to help the old lady back to the upper room, but the old lady refused. Xu Junying said that it was cloudy here, the sun was out, and there was wind. Grandma was not feeling well, so she should go inside and sit down.
The old lady patted her grandson's hand. Grandma is old. It's annoying to sit in this yard. What if we go inside? They say this is the Qin family's house. Grandson, the men of our Xu family have always been upright. When have we ever been laughed at by others? Isn't the Hou Mansion hundreds or thousands of times better than this house? Your mother is sick again. How can grandma bear to see the Hou Mansion in a mess with no one to take care of it? You have to live in Jinhua Hall to manage the family for you..."
Xu Junying blushed, hating Meimei. What did she say to the old lady? Did she come to her house?
He also understood the old lady's intention of coming to his house today. When the family property was divided, she insisted on living with the second wife. In order to prevent the old lady from feeling wronged, the first wife discussed it and only asked for one third of the total property, and the rest went to the second wife. Now the old lady probably couldn't understand it and was unwilling to leave the Hou Mansion, so she still wanted to live in Jinhua Hall.
Xu Junying said, "Grandma, don't listen to her nonsense. This house, this house is not the property of the Qin family... Jinhua Hall was originally where grandma lived. Grandma, I beg you not to move out. Although we have separated the house, the first and second houses are still one family. We will share the responsibility. After I have discussed with my second uncle, we will open a door in the wall of the house so that you can greet me in the morning and evening and listen to grandma's teachings."
Old Mrs. Xu nodded, a smile on her face. "Good grandson, there is no unfilial descendant of my Xu family."
As she spoke, two tears fell from her eyes. Ruixue took a handkerchief and wiped them for the old lady. The old lady looked up at the door, lowered her head, panted and said worriedly, "Grandma is about to be buried. She lives one day at a time. It's okay to be despised and bullied. It's pitiful for you... You can't control her for a lifetime. What should I do?"
Xu Junying hesitated for a moment, and the grandmother sat down. The grandson asked her to apologize.
Meimei washed and combed her hair again with Cuixi's help. She was combing her hair in front of the two jade butterflies in the mirror. Cuilian, who was peeking out through the window in the outer room, ran in hurriedly:
"Master Hou is here, you need to bring Shao to apologize"
Meimei was stunned for a moment...”
Xu Junying's footsteps were heard, and soon he was in front of her. He only said, "Follow me and kowtow to the old lady."
Without allowing Meimei to struggle, he grabbed her arm and walked out. Meimei was dragged by him and wanted to kick him. Cuixi and Cuilian followed him like a shadow. Meimei said she didn't want to follow him, otherwise she would be caught and beaten by the old woman. Now she has her grandson as an accomplice."
Xu Junying stopped Qin Meimei and said, "Don't be rude to the old lady anymore. The old lady is old and has often gone to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures in recent years. She may have a prejudice against you and dislike you, but she is not a cruel person."
"Hmph, just go see Cui Si later."
"Even when she punished the slaves, she didn't do it herself."
"Of course. You commanded the generals and soldiers on the battlefield and killed millions of enemies. If you didn't do it yourself, does it count as your contribution?"
Xu Junying was so angry that he stared at her and was speechless.
Meimei said, "You asked me to apologize to the old lady. Just say it nicely, don't be so domineering and tough. I will go now. Let me go. No need to beg. I will go too. This is my yard. I don't want to anger her and let her get into trouble here. Isn't it just a matter of kowtow and shut up? I can do it."
She was scared just now. If the old lady was really angry to death by her, she would never be able to get rid of the guilt for the rest of her life.
She felt a little sad. When did the good girl become a rebellious woman? Whose family doesn't have old people? The four old people in her family, grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, loved her like the apple of their eye. The strong family affection accompanied her growth. Since she could remember, she knew how to return, respect and love the elders. Maybe she complained, but that should be regarded as deliberately acting like a spoiled child. She never dared to say a harsh word to the elders. She had such an outrageous rebellious behavior. Could it be that she was narrow-minded and didn't treat other people's elders as elders? Meimei reflected on it and came to the conclusion that other people's elders didn't love her as juniors, so...
Almost causing a death, Meimei decided to keep her head down and restrain herself, in order to avoid any burden on her heart, she would not provoke the old man, and would never provoke
No matter if you are a thousand-year-old demon and cause trouble again, I will refuse to fight you,?
Xu Junying was a little confused. Meimei, whose hand was let go, walked out of the door. He paused and followed her out.
Meimei lowered her head and knelt down in front of the old lady. The old lady leaned on the rattan chair, looked at her with her eyelids lowered, and moved her mouth. She saw Xu Junying coming over, and knelt down next to Meimei in a robe, and the words that were about to come to her lips were swallowed.
Xu Junying and Meimei kowtowed to the old lady twice. Seeing that Meimei didn't move and her lips were tightly pursed, Xu Junying had no choice but to say:
"Grandma, I kowtow to you and acknowledge you. I know it was wrong to talk back to you. I will change my ways from now on and will never do it again. I beg you to forgive me this time."
"Cough cough cough"
Old Mrs. Xu suddenly started coughing non-stop. Someone had already brought hot tea to her. Mother Ji took it and passed it to the old lady. The old lady took a sip from her hand, pushed it away, took a breath and said:
"Forget it, forget it. I'm just your grandmother, not a difficult mother-in-law. I'm tired of being a mouthless gourd. Let's go home."
He waved his hands, closed his eyes and stopped looking at them.
The grandson is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If he shows weakness ten times, he will defend him eight times. At least he has relaxed his mind and loves his grandmother. He is afraid that something bad will happen to her. He caught the evil woman and kowtowed to her, so that the servants can see who is the important person in the Hou Mansion. No matter how stubborn and hateful Qin is, she is still a member of the Xu family. Unless you never return to the Hou Mansion for the rest of your life, once you enter the Hou Mansion, there will always be a way to catch you.
"Grandson sends grandmother"
Xu Junying stood up and ordered someone to bring a sedan chair, and helped the old lady sit on it.
Meimei stood up and stood quietly by the side, watching the people from the Xu Mansion evacuate her yard in an orderly manner. They were indeed a famous family, and they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. A group of nearly twenty masters and servants left quietly, leaving no other trace in the yard except for the rattan chair that the old lady had sat on, which was still placed there coldly.
Cui Xi and Cui Lian came out of the room. Cui Lian squatted down to help Mei Mei adjust her skirt and said distressedly, "We slept on the ground and didn't even have a cushion..."
Meimei snorted and laughed dryly. She was not in good spirits, otherwise she would have kept pestering her. It was better to leave. Let's go see Cuisi - Cuixi and ask who else was beaten, and give them some money to buy medicine."
Xu Junying escorted the old lady back to Jinhua Hall in Hou Mansion. Everyone helped the old lady to lie on the soft couch. The old lady refused to drink tea or snacks. She just kept humming and said that she was not feeling well here or there. Xu Junying stayed by her side and took care of her wholeheartedly. The old lady closed her eyes and fell into a daze for a while. When she woke up, she wanted to take Qingxin Pills. Mother Ji gave her one. The old lady held it in her mouth, leaned on the couch and looked around, feeling sad:
"In the past, my grandchildren were all around me, but now... Alas."
Mother Ji gently advised the old lady to be more open-minded, saying that things were different in the past... Besides, the old and young masters are busy, and the girls are busy learning etiquette, calligraphy and embroidery."
Xu Junying said, Grandma, don't worry. Your grandson will go find your uncle and build a door on the partition wall to make it convenient for them. Tonight, you can have dinner with your grandmother in Jinhua Hall... Grandma likes to be lively and loves her granddaughter. She still asked the two people over there to move back to this courtyard and live with her every day."
The old lady nodded repeatedly. "That's right. There are four girls. Xiaojuan is getting married from the Hou Mansion. Xiaorong's wedding is coming soon. Let them get together more. Xiaowan is about to get married. Xiaomin is the youngest and will be married soon too. They should all get married from the Hou Mansion."
Xu Junying agreed to follow his grandmother's wishes."
So in the evening, Jinhua Hall returned to its former bustle. The old lady temporarily forgot the blow and pain brought to her by the division of the Xu family, and enjoyed the joy of having her children and grandchildren around her, smiling.
Xu Junying naturally had to stay by the old lady's side. Seeing the old grandmother smiling happily, hugging Shen'er, sharing some candies with Meilan and Meihui, and asking Junlang to bring Wei'er as well, she looked particularly happy and her complexion returned to normal, no longer as pale and scary as during the day. Xu Junying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Heng'er was left in Qiuhua Courtyard. Hope of having a grandson, he was in high spirits. He knew Xu Junying would take him away, so he kept mumbling and only let Xia Lian hold Heng'er in the room to accompany her, not allowing her to step out of the room. Heng'er began to be a little afraid of his grandmother on the sickbed, but gradually he remembered and did not refuse his grandmother's touch. He just felt too stuffy being locked up in the room all the time, and he cried from time to time. Fortunately, Xu Xiaojuan had given birth to children and could coax them, and she brought little Li Yi, who was over one year old, to her side. With the two children as company, he was not so sad.
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