Qiu Ling smiled and said, "The old lady said that the eldest grandma is kind, and this servant believes it, but to say that she abides by the rules is obviously to love her and her family, right?"
"You little idiot, what do you mean by loving someone and loving their dog? Just say that I am greedy for her food." Old Lady Fang scolded with a smile. Qiu Ling quickly said, "Of course, I am young and cannot judge people as well as the old lady. The old lady said that the eldest lady abides by the rules, so the eldest lady is naturally a person who abides by the rules. Who in this mansion dares to say otherwise?"
"This is more like it." Old Lady Fang leaned on the couch, picked up a piece of puff pastry with fruit filling from the small table and put it into her mouth. After tasting it carefully, she nodded and praised: "It is sweet and crispy, and melts in your mouth. Nuannuan's pastry is better than the imperial chef's. If I don't love her, who else can I love?"
"What does the old lady mean, that the matter of the eldest grandma should be forgotten?" Qiu Ling tried to find out what the old lady meant, and saw that the old lady Fang nodded and said, "Of course it should be forgotten. Nuan Nuan just punished a few servants who didn't respect their masters. She is the wife of the prince, a first-rank official, who dares to say she is wrong? I have always been kind, but today I will take advantage of my age and act like a bully. You should talk to those grandmas and don't let them gossip in front of me anymore. You won't be able to have a good meal in peace."
"Oh my old lady, please don't eat anymore. Grandma told you the other day that you can't eat too much sweets. It's bad for your teeth and your body." Qiu Ling saw the old lady grabbing snacks again, and hurriedly took away the plate with only half of the snacks left. Seeing that the old lady pouted like a child, she smiled and said, "Please be patient. Didn't Grandma tell you that there are still many delicious foods you haven't tasted. You have to take good care of your body and teeth, otherwise you won't be able to eat them."
"In that case, take this half plate down and put it here. If you don't have anything to tempt me, I can't help it." Old Lady Fang immediately put the blame on the dim sum that she had praised before, and waved her hand with a righteous look of "I'm not greedy". Qiu Ling laughed a lot, and then she took the dim sum plate away.
"Eh? Grandpa is back, talking to my third brother?"
Back at Chunfeng Garden, Su Nuannuan saw the two brothers Duan Tingxuan and Duan Tingfang sitting on chairs. The atmosphere seemed peaceful. But Duan Tingfang was sitting upright. The young marquis, who should have been like a brother, was lazily slumped in the chair, a real rogue who didn't sit properly. The most hateful thing was that even so, his noble temperament was not affected by this ugly sitting posture.
"How was it? I heard that you went to Lao Er's place. Did you suffer any loss?" Duan Tingxuan stood up when he saw his wife coming back. He looked her up and down and saw that Su Nuannuan was in high spirits. He knew the result.
Honglian and Xiangyun looked at each other and thought, "Master, you should ask the Second Mistress if she has suffered any harm. I guess she is still crying in her room. A few words from the First Mistress made her confess twice. This kind of joke is rare. It is probably enough for the servants to laugh for half a year."
"If you are right, you can go anywhere. If you are wrong, you can't go anywhere. I am right, how can I suffer a loss?" Su Nuannuan raised her eyebrows. She showed her tigress style, then went to the soft cushion on the couch to take a look, touched it, and heard a "meow" cry, then she was relieved.
"Well...sister-in-law, it's noon, and my sister and I should say goodbye. These are the shoes embroidered by my aunt herself. She said she was giving them to you as a token of her appreciation." Duan Tingfang stood up stiffly and handed the shoes to Su Nuannuan. He just wanted to finish this errand as soon as possible and go home to soothe his frightened heart.
"Oh, so exquisite." Su Nuannuan took the embroidered shoes, touched them with her hands and couldn't help but admire them. Then she said, "How can I be so embarrassed? Such craftsmanship must be made with great care. It's fine to give them to my second sister."
Duan Tingfang didn't say anything, and Duan Xinqi beside him smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, just keep it. If you like it, my aunt will be happy. Thanks to you, our lives have been much better these days. You don't know it. Today, I saw that Liu Pozi and the others were so well behaved by you. I was so happy. When those servants blocked our door that day, my mother didn't dare to argue..."
"Okay, sister." Duan Tingfang looked at his sister helplessly, thinking it was over. This sister had always been cowardly and simple-minded. Ever since she came to Chunfeng Garden and got close to the eldest sister-in-law, she started to associate with the bad and now she even envied the eldest sister-in-law's fierce nature. How could this be allowed? Would she be able to get married in the future?
Duan Xinqi also knew that he had said something wrong, so he stuck out his tongue and said, "I originally wanted to give this pair of shoes to my sister-in-law. Now that the shoes are in your hands, my brother and I have completed our mission. It's getting late, so we won't disturb my brother and sister-in-law from having dinner."
"What's the hurry? It's a rare visit, so just stay here and eat. Didn't you see the eggplant when you came in? Your brother has been looking forward to this for a day or two. Sit down, sit down. You won't starve if you eat later. The third brother is sitting down too. How old are you? Are you acting like an old scholar? Look at your brother. He's an official of the imperial court. He doesn't care about his status. But you are so serious. Don't you know that sitting like this is the most tiring? If you do this every day, you won't feel anything now that you are young, but when you are old, all the diseases and pains will come to you. You can learn from your brother in this regard. He is a fox. He knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm."
"Ahem, Madam, can you please save some face for your husband in front of your brother and sister-in-law?"
The young marquis really couldn't bear to listen any longer, and while speaking, he bowed solemnly, which made Su Nuannuan laugh. He pushed Duan Tingfang and Duan Xinqi to sit on the chairs, turned around and went out with Honglian Xiangyun.
Duan Tingfang just felt uncomfortable all over, but seeing his brother's face was normal, he slowly felt relieved. Although he was usually aloof and indifferent, he was just an 18-year-old boy, how could he not long for care? The touch from Su Nuannuan just now was the warmth he had never felt from anyone except his mother.
"Brother, sister-in-law...sister-in-law said you are a fox. It was just a joke. You...don't be angry." Duan Xinqi didn't have time to care about her brother's complicated thoughts. She was just a little worried about her sister-in-law. After all, her brother and sister-in-law didn't have a good relationship in the past.
Duan Tingxuan glanced at his sister and suddenly smiled: "What's that? Actually, I've been promoted. In the past, I was a rat in the eyes of your sister-in-law in Meiyue Tower. Now I can become a fox, which is a promotion of several levels. I am very satisfied."
With a "puff" sound, Duan Tingfang was drinking tea to calm himself down, but he was unlucky and heard the young marquis say such words, and immediately spit out a mouthful of tea. Duan Xinqi hurriedly got up to help his brother, and Siping and Cong'er who was standing beside him also came up to help.
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