"You're back? How are Mr. and Mrs. Jia? "Xia Lu and Jia Zhen returned from Xia family. Naturally, they had to go to Ninggyeongdang to pay their respects to Mrs. Jia.
Mrs. Jia watched her son walk in with her daughter-in-law.
She was satisfied. Sure enough,
The two of them were a talented man and a beautiful woman.
They were a match made in heaven. As long as they gave birth to another grandson, everything would be fine.
"Father and Mother are both well.
Thank you for your concern, "Xia Lu said gently.
In fact, her mother-in-law was quite easy to get along with, especially when compared to the old lady in Xi Province.
"That's good. Master's birthday is in more than a month. At that time, we have to invite them to our residence for dinner." For Jia Jing's birthday,
She had already started to make arrangements. What a pity.
It was clearly Master's birthday.
In the end, it couldn't be a big deal.
It was really a pity.
However, the situation in the imperial court was turbulent.
They could only be careful.
"Father and Mother are still in the capital on Master's birthday.
They will definitely come over to celebrate Master's birthday. "Xia Lu counted the days.
It was early summer now, and her father and mother had already entered autumn. There were still two months left. It was still possible to attend her father-in-law's birthday.
"Where are they going?" Mrs. Jia asked when she heard Xia Lu's words.
"Father and Mother came to the capital this time for my marriage. Now that I'm married to Master, Father and Mother want to return to the northwest," Xia Lu said. In fact, she felt that it was quite good for her father and mother to return to the northwest now, although she was a little reluctant. She had heard her father-in-law's words before and combined it with the plot in the novel. In the past two years, she had a feeling that a storm was coming. In the novel, it was known that the Crown Prince was a rebel. The capital was a huge whirlpool, and Ningguo Province was also in this whirlpool. When the time came, how could she use the power of Ningguo Province to protect her father and mother? It was also a good thing to go back at this time.
"But if they go back to the northwest, won't it be difficult for you to see them again? They are living well in the capital. Why would they go back to the northwest? The northwest is so remote. How can it be as prosperous as the capital? Moreover, there are soldiers stationed there. There is a possibility of war at any time. It is better than the capital. The capital is the capital, the safest place in the world, "Jia said.
"Father doesn't like the twists and turns in the capital. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to settle in the northwest." Lu thought, thinking about the Crown Prince's rebellion, she wished that she could stay away from him.......
Hearing Xia Lu's words, Jia He stopped trying to persuade her. She just looked at the Jia Zhen, who was listening to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seriously, and said, "Child, why didn't you say anything when you came in today? How was your performance when you went to your father-in-law's house today? You didn't make your father-in-law angry, right?" Jia He was a little worried. Although she knew it was impossible, she was still worried that the Jia Zhen had been wronged in the Xia family. After all, the last time the Xia Clan visited, Zheng 'er didn't go with them.
"Of course not. I was just thinking about what I should give to the Old Master for his birthday, so I was a little distracted," the Jia Zhen said. This reason was just an excuse. Although he did have a headache over the Old Master's birthday gift, he was thinking about another thing just now. That was, could the violent woman of the Xia Clan really beat up a big and rough man?
"As long as it's from you, the Old Master will like it." Jia He looked at the Jia Zhen gently. She had been married to the Old Master for so many years. She thought that she knew the Old Master's character. Although he was very strict with Zheng 'er, he loved Zheng' er very much in his heart. It was just that Zheng 'er didn't know that every time he saw the Old Master, he was like a mouse seeing a cat.
"Oh." The Jia Zhen pursed his lips. He didn't take his mother's words to heart. What did she mean by the Old Master would like anything he gave? It was because even if the Old Master liked the things he gave, he would pick out two or three bad things.
"Well, the two of you are tired today. Go back and rest first." Jia He also felt a little tired.
"Yes." Xia Lu and Jia Zhen left Ninggyeongdang.
"Madam, are you not feeling well? Do you need me to call the doctor over to take a look? "Mama Gui looked a little tired after Jia Zhen and Xia Lu left, so she quickly asked.
"It's okay. After all, I'm old and don't have enough energy. I'll be fine after a rest. There's no need to call a doctor. Even if I call a doctor, he won't be able to find anything. Instead, he will prescribe you some medicine that can't cure your illness and won't kill you. Why should I torture myself?" Jia He said.
"But …" Mama Gui felt that something was wrong, but the Old Madam didn't want to call a doctor over, so she could only give up.
"Help me to the bed and lie down," Jia He said.
"Yes." Mama Gui had no choice but to hold Jia He's hand and go to the bedroom.
Jia Zhen and Xia Lu didn't know about the things in Ninggyeongdang because there were servants following them. The two of them naturally had to be careful when they spoke. "What do you think we should give the Old Master for his birthday?" Jia Zhen asked.
Xia Lu thought for a while and said, "It's better to make it yourself."
"Hmm? What do you mean? " Jia Zhen's interest was piqued. Originally, he was just asking casually. He didn't want to be silent all the way. He had to say something. He wanted to ask about Xia Lu's martial arts, but they were accompanied by a maidservant. Naturally, he couldn't talk about this topic. Jia Zhen casually changed the topic. This was also one of his biggest headaches recently.
"Master can make something for the Old Master. The Old Master has seen all kinds of good things since he was young. Even if you find a precious treasure, the Old Master probably won't like it. However, if Master makes something himself, it's different. Although it's not precious, it can show the Young Master's filial piety. This is more precious than anything else," Xia Lu said. She definitely had to prepare a gift for her father-in-law's birthday. Obviously, with her conditions, she definitely didn't have any treasures, so she could only make it with her own hands. Needlework and other things were out of the question.
"What you said makes sense. Then what should I make?" Jia Zhen felt that this idea was quite good.
"For example, engraving your own seal, painting your own painting, writing your own words, etc. Anything is fine." Her father-in-law was a scholar, so he liked literati the most.
"Painting or whatever, forget about it first. The master of painting hasn't arrived yet. As for writing, that's not good either. Then I can only engrave my own seal." Jia Zhen searched in his mind to see if there was a master of engraving seals in the capital. He was going to pay him a visit next.
Jia Zhen and Xia Lu didn't know that in the end, the gift that they put in a lot of effort to make was not as precious as the gift that her mother-in-law gave to Jia Jing.
"Aunt, the Young Master and Grandmother have returned home." Dian Deng's maid, Xiao E, came back to report.
"I know. Accompany me to the storeroom. I want to check the storeroom," Dian Deng said.
"Yes, Aunt. Why do you want to check the storeroom?" Xiao E asked innocently.
"The Young Master married a new grandmother. Everything is not the same as before. In the future, if he really wants something, he has to buy it himself with money. If I check the storeroom now, I can make good plans for the future." Dian Deng explained softly. However, it was obvious that she didn't really want to check the storeroom. She just wanted to organize the things that the Qian Clan left her to see if there was anything that she could use.
If she wanted the Young Master to go to the Qian Clan, she had to evoke the Young Master's pity for the Young Mistress. Since she wanted to evoke the Young Master's pity for the Young Mistress, she naturally needed to go through the old things. Before the Young Mistress died, she was quite kind to her. She planned for her and left her many things.
"Aunt, you have suffered. In the past, when Grandmother was still alive …" Aunt's life had never been so difficult.
Before Xiao E could finish her words, she was stopped by Dian Deng. "Do you want to die? How dare you say such things in this mansion? If someone with ulterior motives heard you and told Grandmother, she would punish you. Even I can't protect you." Dian Deng glared at Xiao E. This child's temper wasn't bad, but she was too naive. She didn't know what she should say and what she shouldn't say.
"I'm sorry, Aunt." Xiao E obediently admitted her mistake.
"Forget it. Those are all in the past. From now on, we still have to live well." Dian Deng sighed. To be honest, compared to the new grandmother, she still felt injustice for the Young Mistress in her heart. The new grandmother had just married into Ningguo Province and started learning how to manage a household not long ago. However, the Young Mistress had married into Ningguo Province for many years and had not even touched the power of being a housekeeper. At most, she could only manage her own courtyard. The contrast was really obvious.
Dian Deng went to her own storeroom and carefully counted. She found that the Young Mistress had left her many things, but there really weren't many that had anything to do with the Young Master. Indeed, the Young Mistress's personality was a little too stubborn and too competitive. She felt that marrying into a noble family was a disgrace to her. Even after she got married, she didn't have any contact with her former close friends.
In fact, she had also asked the Young Mistress before. Since the Young Mistress had married into the capital, she could also meet up with her former close friends. After reporting to Madam, Madam would definitely allow it. However, the Young Mistress said that there was no point in meeting up with those close friends. Let them laugh at her? Now that I've married into a noble family, who knows what they will say about me? Why bother?
Dian Deng sighed. In fact, in her opinion, since the Young Mistress had married into a noble family, she should live well. A noble family might not be really good, and a noble family might not be really bad. It was just that their social circles were different. However, the Young Mistress was too stubborn and always looked down on nobles. In the end, even if she didn't catch the epidemic, she might still die of depression.
Thinking of this, Dian Deng could only feel helpless. With a bad daughter-in-law like the Young Mistress, as long as the new grandmother was slightly better, Madam would probably think that the new grandmother was a virtuous and virtuous person.
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