Chapter 123 How could this matter stump Queen Mother Cui?
That night, Cui Si went back to Qingwu Courtyard to take a bath, and then came to accompany Old Lady Xu and have a long talk with her.
The grandfather and grandson didn't fall asleep until dawn.
When Cui Si woke up again, it was already noon. The weather outside was hot, so she placed an ice basin in the room and a maid was fanning her to bring cool breeze, which made her feel comfortable all over.
"Home is still the best." Cui Si sighed while eating breakfast.
Old Mrs. Xu snorted, "It's better to be home. You're still running around. Look at your face, you've become thinner and darker. I'll tell the kitchen to stew some tonic for you today."
"Someone sent me some top-quality snow clams, bird's nests, and fish maw a while ago. I sent them to you so you can enjoy them for a while."
Cui Si paused and said, "Will you give them all to me?"
"If not you, who should I give it to? Your stepmother?" Old Madam Xu became angry when she mentioned Song Rou. "Her belly is getting bigger and bigger this time, and her temper is getting worse and worse. If you don't know, you would think she is pregnant."
Old Mrs. Xu had been dissatisfied with Song Rou for a long time, and she was also annoyed that her son married such a thing to make her angry. Besides, she had grandchildren, both legitimate and illegitimate, so she really didn't care about the one in Song Rou's belly.
Especially since everyone in the family is very stubborn and no one is worry-free, she wants to live a few more years.
"And her mother has become arrogant ever since Song became pregnant. She comes to our house from time to time, finding fault with this and that, as if we have treated her daughter unfairly."
"A few days ago, she said the weather was hot and there were too many mosquitoes, so she wanted to fill in the lotus pond at home. A few days ago, she complained of stomachaches and asked a Taoist priest to read the child's fortune. The Taoist priest said that the sycamore tree in your yard could suppress the child's fate, and that after the child is born, he must live in your yard."
Cui Si frowned slightly. She didn't know that Song Rou could cause so many troubles during the time she was away from home.
And he even set his sights on her yard?
He really treats himself as a hot pot.
She asked, "Then father doesn't care?"
Mrs. Xu was annoyed: "Why does he care? He said a few words at the beginning, but she was pregnant, and she started crying non-stop after a few more words, as if he was a heartless man."
"In the end, he got really fed up with it and went to the academy to find some peace and quiet. It only made me, an old woman, tired of dealing with all these things for him at such an old age."
Cui Si: "..."
This raw pork is another barbecued pork, right?
Cui Si thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Grandmother. Even if she sets her eyes on my yard, what can she do? If I don't agree, can she still seize it by force?"
Mrs. Xu was puzzled: "So you really don't care?"
This matter is both a big deal and a small matter.
If Song Rou really uses the child as an excuse, saying that she wants to live in this yard and that the child will be bad in the future without this yard, Cui Si will not agree. If the child is really bad, it will all be Cui Si's fault.
It's really disgusting.
"It's just a small matter." How could such a small matter stump Empress Dowager Cui?
She said, "So what if she uses the child as an excuse? This child hasn't even been born yet, but she's already bullying her older siblings. She has no respect for them, and she's causing the elders to worry about her. She has no filial piety, and she's ruining the harmony of our Cui family. It's obvious that she has a bad nature, and was born to do evil."
"If this child can be born safely and grow up well, it will be the blessing of my Cui ancestors. If it is really not good, it is because he did not accumulate virtue in his previous life. It is not anyone else's fault."
Mrs. Xu: “?!”
Old Mrs. Xu felt that her brain was not enough and she didn't react for a long time.
Song Rou wanted to use the child as an excuse to force Cui Si to give in for the sake of this unborn life.
But Cui Si counterattacked, "He bullied his brothers and sisters before he was even born, causing trouble for his elders. It is obvious that he has no filial piety and is born a bad child. If he grows well, it is the blessing of his ancestors, and if he doesn't grow up well, it is his own fault."
After hearing this, Song Rou must have been furious.
Mrs. Xu coughed lightly and said, "She's pregnant, so please be more tactful."
"Granddaughter understands." Cui Si agreed.
Anyway, between her and Song Rou, it's a case of "you don't offend me, I won't offend you". If Song Rou made the first move, she would not give in to maintain family harmony.
If Song Rou is not afraid, just come.
After having breakfast, Cui Si returned to Qingwu Courtyard. After running around outside for so long, she felt a little sleepy when she returned to her little nest and curled up in the rocking chair under the corridor.
I was so drowsy that I fell asleep.
In a daze, she seemed to have returned to the last summer afternoon of her previous life.
Because of years of hard work, her health was not very good. She sweated a lot in the summer and had trouble sleeping. That day, it was neither cold nor hot, and the breeze was blowing just right under the palace corridor, so she lay there and took a nap.
After an unknown amount of time, which seemed like a very long time, she suddenly heard someone calling her.
"Mother."
The sound was very soft, but it woke her up from her dream.
When I opened my eyes, I was still a little dazed.
The cicadas in the courtyard were chirping incessantly. Not far from her was an ice basin. The maid Yanzhi was waving a fan, sending gusts of cool breeze to dispel some of the summer heat.
Cui Si sat up from the chair and touched her chest with her hand. She felt an indescribable soreness and melancholy.
She was about to embark on a new life, and she believed that she had lived up to Yan Xingchuan and the people of the world in her past and present lives. She was upright and just wanted to spend the rest of her life in this corner. No one could blame her.
But it feels like there's a piece missing from my heart.
I don’t know whether the child will return to her.
"Sister! Sister!" Cui Hao stepped into the yard and saw Cui Si sitting under the porch. A smile immediately appeared on her face. Then she lifted her skirt and ran towards her quickly.
The maid behind her hurriedly called out to her, "Madam, please slow down!"
Cui Hao was wearing a pink cross-breasted shirt with butterfly-flower piping today, and a blue folded skirt with pink butterflies embroidered on the waistband. She was wearing a soft gauze shirt with wide sleeves on the outside, and a blue gauze shawl on her arm, making her look like a dancing butterfly in the garden.
"I walk very steadily." Cui Hao walked to the corridor with her skirt lifted. She was about to go forward, but then she remembered something and bowed politely, "Sister."
When Cui Si saw her so happy, the melancholy and pain in her heart dissipated a lot.
He raised his hand to ask her to sit down. Seeing some sweat on her forehead, he asked someone to bring two cups of honey shaved ice.
The shaved ice made with honey and red bean paste, served in a glass cup and topped with two bright red cherries, is pleasing to the eye. One bite of it is sweet and refreshing, and the summer heat is instantly gone.
Cui ate so much that his eyes narrowed.
"It's still better here, sister. There's so much food in the summer, you can't get it anywhere else."
Seeing her eating it spoonful by spoonful, Cui Si shook her head helplessly: "Eat slowly. If you like it, I can ask someone around you to teach you how to make it. You can eat it whenever you want in the future."
"Really?" Cui Hao was pleasantly surprised, yet a little bit incredulous. "Didn't Sister refuse before?"
Cui Si glanced at her and said, "Isn't that because you can't control your mouth?"
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