Chapter 14 The old lady returns home

Mingxi is a little depressed.

In modern times, she reads novels and enjoys the fights between the two sides. At that time, she imagined that if she traveled through time, she would fight with the other side to the death. But now she has really traveled through time and become a member of this big house. There are really people who want to compete with her. She really participates in it, but she can't feel the pleasure.

Because she won't always win, if she loses, someone will really die! Two living lives have become the sacrifices of the fight, and the battle has just begun. Thinking about her own bold words, Mingxi really feels that she is too arrogant. But she is a mother now, she has two children, she can't retreat!

"My dear, the old lady's carriage has arrived at the gate of the mansion!"

Mingxi was sitting on the bed alone, feeling sad. She was interrupted by the parrot that came in from outside. She suddenly widened her eyes, "Who? Whose carriage has arrived outside the mansion?"

The parrot replied, "It's the old lady's carriage. The old lady went down the mountain after paying homage to the immortal!"

Mingxi felt that this world was particularly ridiculous, as if there was a huge bug, because there was no one who could make the decision in the mansion. Zhu Lou and Lu Luo were dragged out yesterday, and today the one who could make the decision came back. It was just one step away. It turned out that King Yan wanted you to die at three o'clock in the morning. Who dared to keep you until five o'clock? The world is unpredictable. It's ridiculous! It's sad! It's a pity!

"Young lady, the young lady has packed up and is going to meet the old lady outside the mansion. Since you are in confinement, you don't need to go out to meet the old lady." When the old lady returns to the mansion, the young people in the mansion should go out to meet her. The old lady has handed over the affairs of the mansion to her daughter-in-law, the eldest lady, and no longer manages the affairs. However, the old lady's status is there, and she still has the final say in this mansion.

Mingxi remembered that in the play, after Wei Xiaoniang died, Minglan was given to the old lady to be raised. The old lady was the eldest daughter of the Yongyi Marquis and the only child of the Yongyi Marquis. She was raised as a boy since childhood. If it weren't for the love-minded old lady, her life would have been so wonderful. The old ladies in the aristocratic family girls' club knew it, and the old ladies in the aristocratic family boys' club had also learned it. The old lady was a hidden king. She was able to train Sheng Hong, who was originally a bastard, into a fourth-rank official later, and she was also able to raise Minglan to be beautiful and intelligent. The old lady was really omnipotent.

Mingxi thought about herself again. She could teach her two children to be honest and kind according to modern education methods, and they would always be loyal to the party. However, she did not fully understand how to treat the children of the housekeepers. The content in the TV series and novels was not verifiable. Mingxi suddenly felt a little panic. She could teach her two children well, but could she teach two children suitable for this dynasty? Mingxi was in a dilemma.

The old lady had just got off the carriage and had not yet stepped into the gate of Sheng Mansion when a clever servant came to announce the good news, "Congratulations, old lady, congratulations, old lady, congratulations, old lady, you have another grandson!"

The old lady paused as she entered the door. Another grandson? Wei gave birth? It's only been eight months! Although the old lady had doubts in her heart, she did not show it. The addition of a new member to the family was a happy event, so she immediately ordered people to give out wedding money. The clever servant was given an extra wedding money.

The old lady entered the house with a smile and saw Minglan waiting at the door. "Grandma, you are back! Minglan greets grandma. How have you been these days?"

Minglan greeted grandma with concern. The old lady quickly scanned the area and did not see Molan. She knew that this was Minglan's filial piety. She smiled and took Minglan's hand, touching her cold little hand, "I am fine. Why didn't you wear something thicker and wait at the door? You didn't bring a hot water bottle to warm yourself. You must be frozen."

The old lady rubbed Minglan's hands for fear that she would get sick from the cold. "Grandma, I'm not that cold, and I didn't wait long. I was in a hurry to come out and forgot to bring the hand warmer." Minglan smiled embarrassedly at the old lady.

The old lady took Minglan's hand and walked inside. "I heard from the servants that your mother has a baby?" Minglan asked as they walked.

Minglan was even happier when she heard this. "Grandmother, yes, my mother gave me a younger brother. His face is so soft and he looks like a delicate and delicate piece of jade." When

the old lady heard Minglan say this, she also remembered the soft and tender face of the baby. "It has been a few years since I saw a newborn baby. Since Minglan was born, our Sheng family has not had a baby for a long time. Minglan, let's go with grandma to see your little brother." The old lady also wanted to see the delicate and delicate baby, so she took Minglan with her. When

the group walked to the gate of the courtyard, the gate was closed. A maid next to the old lady pushed the door, but it didn't open. It was locked!

"Grandma, the gate has been locked since my mother gave birth. You have to knock on the door before someone will open it." Minglan explained. The old lady and the housekeeper looked at each other. This was strange. Something was wrong since they entered the mansion. It was said that there was a new baby, but there was no lively atmosphere in the mansion. Everyone was silent. Just now, the servant was smart and a little lively. When he came to Wei's house, the yard was still locked. Who was he guarding against?

The old lady was thinking, Minglan had already started to knock on the door, "Sister Parrot, I am Minglan, I am back, grandma, come with me to see my mother! Sister Parrot..." Before Minglan shouted for the second time, there was movement in the yard.

"Miss, don't shout, I'm here to open the door." Parrot ran over quickly, unbolted and unlocked the door, and invited everyone in.

It was the first time for the old lady to come to Wei Shuyi's courtyard. This courtyard looked a little run-down, not as luxurious as other courtyards in the mansion. There were no flowers or plants in this courtyard. It was winter, so it looked a little desolate.

The old lady led Minglan into Wei's room with the housemaid. There was no sun today, and the lights were not on, so the whole room looked a little dim. The old lady looked at Wei who sat up from a distance, and felt that her face was as pale as gold paper, as if she was seriously ill.

Seeing the old lady enter the room, Mingxi hurriedly sat up and wanted to get out of bed to greet her, but the old lady raised her hand to stop her, "Ms. Wei, you just gave birth and it's not appropriate for you to get out of bed. Please don't be so polite."

Mingxi was not polite and slowly sat back, "I didn't know that the old lady came today and the room was not cleaned up. It polluted the old lady's eyes." The old lady entered the room and sat down and looked around. The Wei family's room was decorated very simply, without any superfluous decorations, but it was still elegant. The old lady looked at the "Madam Li Guarding Madam's Pass" hanging above the desk, nodded slightly, turned her head to look at Mingxi, and pondered for a while. This Wei family was ambitious. No wonder she was unwilling to flatter and compete for favor before. I don't know why she changed later, but it was not the old lady's business.

"I heard that you gave birth to a son when I came into the mansion. I haven't seen a newborn baby for a long time, so I came to see the baby." The old lady explained to Mingxi, and Mingxi hurriedly asked the parrot to call the wet nurse to bring the child over.

The nurse brought the child in, and the old lady couldn't wait, "Quick! Hurry and let me see it!" The old lady stretched out her hand, and Fang Mama took the child from the nurse and slowly put it in the old lady's arms. The old lady looked at the sleeping fat baby, and her face suddenly smiled. She turned to Mingxi and said, "Before I brought him in, I thought this baby must be good-looking. You and Sheng Hong are both good-looking, and Minglan is the most beautiful among the sisters. I thought this brother would not be much worse. Sure enough, look at this eyebrow, this nose, and this little mouth. When he grows up, he will definitely attract peach blossoms and be liked by little girls!"

The old lady and Fang Mama looked at Zhenzhen's facial features carefully and praised her. Mingxi was happy to hear that. She gave birth to the baby! Suddenly, she remembered something and her eyes dimmed again. The old lady was still fond of her little grandson, and Minglan was madly praising her own brother for being adorable. In all the excitement and bustle, no one noticed Mingxi's change in mood.

After a long while, the old lady got tired of holding the baby, so she handed it to Fang Mama, who then handed the baby to the wet nurse. The old lady asked, "When was the child born? Has the midwife been rewarded?" The old lady also hinted at Fang Mama with her eyes. Fang Mama took out her purse from her arms and gave the wet nurse a bag of silver as a reward, "Take good care of the little master, and you will get the reward as well." Mingxi looked

at the baby and said, "I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy.

Stunned, she didn't think about the reward at all. She fell asleep on the day of delivery and woke up a day later. She didn't think about it. Mingxi looked at Minglan for help, and Minglan lowered her head silently. She was only worried about her mother taking care of her brother in those two days, so she didn't think about it. The parrot thought that she did think about it, but she couldn't bring it up at that time, so the parrot also lowered its head.

The old lady understood it at a glance and asked Fang Mama to take money and bring people to reward. This is a happy event, and it should be lively and let everyone share in the joy.

After the old lady finished her instructions, she looked at Mingxi again, "Wei, you don't look very well, but premature birth has weakened your blood and qi. I'll have someone send some tonic herbs later, you should take care of yourself."

The old lady's concern made Mingxi's eyes red. Mingxi looked at the old lady and hesitated to speak. The old lady knew that there was indeed something hidden in this matter, so she asked everyone to leave, "Minglan, you also go over there to see your brother for your grandmother."

Minglan knew that this was an excuse to get her out, but she had to obey her grandmother's order, so she could only look at Mingxi worriedly and walked out with her head back every few steps.

"Wei, do you have anything to say to me?" The old lady and others left before she spoke.

Mingxi suddenly threw off the quilt and knelt on the ground, "Wei? What are you doing? Get up quickly! It's cold on the ground. You just gave birth a few days ago. Don't freeze your body!" As he said that, he walked forward and pulled Mingxi up with great effort.

Mingxi got up and pulled the old lady to sit on the bed, "Old lady, I think you also know that I was not born at full term. A few days ago, the master and the eldest lady went to Runzhou to resign, and a few days later you also went to the mountain to worship the immortal. I thought there was no one in charge of the family, so I stayed in the courtyard and did not go out. I also restricted Minglan to practice calligraphy in the house and did not allow her to go out.

After lunch that day, Minglan said that she was tired after practicing calligraphy for a long time and asked me to take a rest. I agreed, and she went to her room to rest. But not long after, Zhulou and Luluo came to report that Minglan and the fourth girl had a fight outside the door. I knew that the fourth girl had always been favored by the master, and I was afraid that Minglan would suffer, so I hurried out to see. Unexpectedly, she slipped when she was about to reach the gate of the courtyard. It was Zhuli who acted decisively. "Only if you keep the snow under me can I save my life and the life of my child.

It was the first day of snowing, and the accumulated snow had been swept away. There was only a thin layer of snow that had just fallen on the ground. I was supported by Zhuli and the parrot, so I shouldn't have slipped, but I fell. The parrot also slipped. Afterwards, the parrot told me that there was ice on the ground, and the ice was only in front of the courtyard gate. The servant who went to bring the grandmother-in-law also said that there was a large piece of ice at the door of the grandmother-in-law. He fell several times when he went to pick up the grandmother-in-law. The grandmother-in-law walked slowly towards me, sticking to the wall. And yesterday, Zhulou and Luluo in my yard were called out and never came back. Lin Xiaoniang said that two maids were carried out and died of a high fever due to a cold." Mingxi mentioned Zhulou and Luluo, and finally couldn't help crying.