The old lady came back to her senses and looked at Jiang Jingyu: "Is there anything you don't understand?"
Jiang Jingyu put the account book aside, stood up and walked to the old lady's side to serve her tea.
"Grandma, have you been too tired these days? I see that you are a little absent-minded."
The old lady looked up at Jiang Jingyu, feeling a little resentful.
Jiang Jingyu saw her difficulty in speaking and said with a smile, "Grandma, please feel free to speak."
The old lady pointed to the seat beside her and motioned Jiang Jingyu to sit down. After Jiang Jingyu sat down, the old lady said, "Jingyu, your mother is coming back."
Jiang Jingyu's biological mother, the third aunt, had passed away many years ago, so the mother here naturally refers to Qin.
Jiang Jingyu was stunned. She didn't expect that this was the matter that made the old lady so difficult to speak.
She only heard Xiu'er say that Qin went to the old house in Fuyang, but Xiu'er had no idea what she was doing there.
Jiang Jingyu said seriously, "I know about this. I will go to the city gate to greet you personally when you return."
The old lady shook her head, looking troubled, and said, "Jingyu, that's not what Grandmother meant. Your mother is a person who speaks hard but is soft-hearted. Although what she said was unpleasant to the ear, she actually didn't have any bad intentions."
Otherwise the old lady would not have agreed to let her in.
The old lady's greatest wish is for a harmonious family and prosperity. She doesn't care about family background or status. As long as her son likes her and the daughter-in-law he marries is not a troublemaker, it's fine.
Over the years, the old lady had long been accustomed to Qin's temper, but Jiang Jingyu had just entered the family and did not know Qin well.
The old lady knew that the daughter-in-law Qin was satisfied with was Jiang Jingran, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, rather than Jiang Jingyu, who was born a concubine.
Now that the old lady is still alive, even if Qin dislikes Jiang Jingyu, she can at least get along with her on the surface. But what will happen after the old lady passes away?
Can Qin still treat Jiang Jingyu well?
Jiang Jingyu nodded and replied, "I know."
Although Qin was not very kind to her in her previous life, when the general's mansion was finally executed, Qin wanted her to sever ties with the general's mansion and escape death.
This is enough to show that Qin is a person with a sharp tongue but a kind heart.
The old lady turned her head to look at Jiang Jingyu and said earnestly, "Jingyu, I am old now. My greatest hope now is that our general's mansion can be harmonious and that you can all be safe and sound."
"If your mother says anything unpleasant when she comes back, Jingyu, don't take it to heart. Tell your grandmother immediately. She will help you resolve it. Don't let her words damage the harmony between you and your mother-in-law."
The old lady knew Qin's temperament very well. She was the type who would let things go in one ear and out the other. A hundred words of persuasion to Qin were not as good as one word of persuasion to Jiang Jingyu, who understood her temperament very well.
Jiang Jingyu understood the old lady's concerns and comforted her, "I will definitely get along well with Mother when she comes back. Grandmother, please don't worry about this matter anymore."
The old lady patted the back of Jiang Jingyu's hand and said, "Good boy, I feel relieved when you say this."
Thinking of something, the old lady said seriously, "When you have learned all the skills to manage the mansion, Grandmother will hand over the power of the general's mansion to you. In the future, you will be the mistress of the general's mansion."
"It would be best if you two could get along harmoniously, but if she doesn't appreciate it and takes my kindness for granted and speaks harshly to you, you don't have to put up with her. Just exercise your authority as the mistress of the house and send her to the old house in Fuyang."
Out of sight, out of mind!
The old lady has tried this method many times and it has always worked.
Qin was very concerned about her reputation and liked to interact with the wives of officials. Every time she was punished by the old lady to go to Laozhuangzi to reflect on her mistakes, she would find various reasons to save her face.
At first, people believed the reasons she made up, but after she did it many times, they stopped believing her.
Therefore, every time she came back from the old farm, Qin could stay calm for a long time, for fear that she would be punished by the old lady again and lose face in front of everyone.
A-choo x2——
Qin, who was being held captive by the old lady, sneezed twice.
"Ma'am, what's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold?"
Yinghong hurriedly brought a cup of hot tea to Qin Shi and said, "Madam, drink some hot tea to warm yourself up first. I will go get some medicine for you."
Qin waved her hand: "No need, I'm fine."
Yinghong was a little worried and couldn't help but persuade her again, "Madam, we should return to Beijing in three days. If you catch a cold at this critical moment, it will be very uncomfortable to travel such a long distance!"
Qin suddenly stood up and said, "Let's pack our bags and leave for Beijing today!"
"Now?"
The two maids exclaimed in disbelief.
"But Madam, the one-month deadline hasn't arrived yet. If we go back now, will the old lady..."
"I will go and talk to my mother myself."
Qin was determined to leave and interrupted Yinghong's words.
She was punished by her mother to come to the old house to reflect on her mistakes because she expressed her dissatisfaction with Jing Yu in front of her mother. As long as she treats Jing Yu well after returning and treats her like her own daughter, she believes her mother will not mind her returning to Beijing early.
At Qin's insistence, Yinghong and Chenlu packed their bags while the other ran out to instruct the servant to prepare the horse.
When Qi Lingyun came over, she happened to meet Chenlu. After learning from her that Qin was going back to Beijing today, she was delighted and hurried to Qin's room.
"Auntie, Auntie, are we going back to the General's Mansion today?"
Qi Lingyun ran in without even knocking, her voice full of joy.
Qin looked up at her: "Why is Yun'er here? Didn't you say you wanted to go back to the Qin Mansion to see your mother?"
Qi Lingyun skipped over the question and asked, "Aunt, are we leaving for the General's Mansion today?"
Qin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Yun'er, what are you talking about? It's because your aunt is going back today, and Yun'er will continue to go back to the Qin Mansion to take care of your mother."
The smile on Qi Lingyun's lips froze instantly.
After a moment's pause, she put on a smile again and walked to Qin's side, shaking Qin's arm coquettishly.
"Aunt, please stop joking with Yun'er. Yun'er will go back and pack her clothes and go back to the General's Mansion with you later!"
After Qi Lingyun finished speaking, she was about to go back to her room to pack her clothes, but Qin grabbed her wrist.
Qi Lingyun turned around in confusion and saw Qin looking at her with a half-smile on her face: "Yun'er, do I look like I'm joking?"
Qi Lingyun's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes instantly filled with tears, looking pitiful and innocent.
"Didn't my aunt say she would take me back to the general's mansion?"
Qin sighed, "I originally planned to take Yun'er back to the General's Mansion, but there hasn't been a single day in the past few days that I haven't missed your cousin Yanci. I understand the pain of separation between mother and child."
"I've already experienced that kind of heart-wrenching pain. How can I bear to let you and your daughter endure this kind of pain again?"
Qi Lingyun: “?!!”
She never thought that Qin would go back on her word because of this matter!
Qi Lingyun took a deep breath and was about to speak——
"Auntie knows Yun'er has been filial since she was young. She probably can't bear to see your mother crying all day and becoming ill with longing, right?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
