Chapter 172 Nagging

The Li family is a famous nobleman in Suzhou. If the Li family is the second in Suzhou, no family dares to stand up and say the first.

The Li family in Suzhou and the Xue family in the capital are both a hundred years old. The Xue family is luxurious, but it also reveals a sense of decline. Although the Li family, from the generation of the old lady to the youngest generation, is not too prosperous, there will be one or two intelligent people in each generation. The previous generation is Li Yu, but Li Several sons of the family are not willing to lag behind and have held important positions in Suzhou. In Li Yi's generation, there was such a magnificent eldest son as Li Yi. After decades, the Li family still received the favor of the emperor and won the trust of the emperor.

Early in the morning, the painting fan was ready for water, just waiting for the master to get up and serve.

Yao's mother also got up early. Today is the first day of her master's house in Li's house, and it's time to see the mother of Li's house. Li's house is different from Xue's house. Mrs. Li has long given the position of mistress to her eldest daughter-in-law, Li Yi's direct mother, and she herself also enjoys her old age around her descendants, leaving only a few used mothers and maids.

Despite this, a large family also respected her. As for the old woman, she was old and had also been careless for a long time. In the morning, she took a bird cage to play a few games of chess by Taihu Lake, or listened to afternoon operas with several old men in the Humble Garden and wandered around a few times, and lived a happy life.

Xue Xinrong sat in front of the dressing table. Yao's mother picked up her hair and put down a bun, tied on the top, and her hair naturally drooped down, tied the tail and hung on her shoulders. It looks like a hundred times more energetic.

Yao's mother picked a golden melon from the jewelry box and inserted it into her bun, which immediately added a little luxury. Then, Yao's mother chose a pair of white jade pearl earrings for her, and then nodded and said, "This is the best. It's dignified and generous."

Xue Xinrong also nodded. When he saw his grandmother for the first time, he was no different. He must be good in dress and etiquette.

She stood up and got used to wearing a faint smile on the corners of her lips, so she went out with a group of maid mothers.

Li's house is not as rough as the northern house. Every side of flowers, grass, earth and stone is carefully selected, and every beam and building is carefully carved. Along the way, it is even more dazzling. Fortunately, there is a maid of Li's house leading the way in front of it, so that it does not go in the wrong direction.

There are seven main rooms in Chengruitang, facing south and north, which is the place where the old master and the old lady rest. There are also small bridges in the whole garden, and the stream is light and tinkling. Around Cheng Ruitang, it flowed out of the dark road. There were two bridges on the shore, one of which went straight to Cheng Ruitang. The other one leads to a gazebo. I heard that the old man usually likes to feed fish in the pavilion.

Entering Cheng Ruitang, Xue Xinrong saw that the room was surrounded by maids. On the left round table sat an old woman dressed in luxuriously and childlike hair. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl beside the woman was covered with Lingluo, with gold and silver, and was born with a beautiful appearance. If she put it outside, she might think she would be the eldest lady.

However, the girl held chopsticks in her hand and added a chopstick to the old woman's bowl, and then respectfully retreated behind the old woman's body, which made people feel that she was a maid.

Xue Xinrong secretly said, no wonder Yao's mother told her to dress better this morning, at least not too shabby. She just stood like this, and no one asked her to sit down or greet her. She didn't care, but just carefully observed the old woman's every move.

Yao's mother was also very excited. When the old woman put down her chopsticks, she said, "Old lady, Miss is back!"

This sentence seemed to have been brewing for a long time. The old woman raised her head and saw Xue Xinrong, who was full of glory, and then moved away from her body and fell on Yao's mother next to her.

At this glance, Xue Xinrong seemed to feel that the emotion in her heart seemed to spurt out. The old lady's eyes were very faint, but the missing and love hidden in her eyes still came out. The old lady withdrew her eyes and looked at the grown-up girl in front of her. Her nose was sore. This is Li Yu's daughter. The heart is coming. Come and sit down!"

The old lady suppressed her excitement and gave a faint order.

Xue Xinrong quickly saw the salute, moved to sit next to the old lady, and called respectfully, "Grandma."

The old lady looked at Xue Xinrong a few times. Although she didn't look like her little daughter, her temperament was exactly the same, as if the one in front of her was the daughter who had passed away.

Xue Xinrong hasn't heard the old lady's voice for a long time. He lowered his eyes and opened his lips and said, "My cousin has been telling Xinrong that you are not in good health and unfilial. It took so many years to come to Suzhou to see you."

With that, she was a little choked.

The old lady's hands trembled slightly and wanted to raise her hand to touch Xue Xinrong's head, but she was afraid that she would be too abrupt and scare her. After all, she is not her direct granddaughter. Naturally, it is impossible to be so kind at the first meeting, not to mention that she has grown up.

The old lady couldn't help nodding, "Okay, as long as you come. You have suffered in Xue's house. If the old lady treats you badly, and if the Xue family treats you badly, you can tell your grandmother."

"Grandma and uncle and aunt treat me very well. Grandma, don't worry!" Xue Xinrong's heartstrings suddenly collapsed. She guessed all the scenes of meeting the old lady, but never thought about it. When the old lady saw her, she just asked her how she was doing, for fear that she would be wronged. Even if this is a trivial intention, her heart is moved.

"Well, as long as I don't suffer, I'm old. Over the years, I always dream of Yuer. Every time I dream of her, I see her crying and say that you don't have a good life in Xue's house in the capital, I feel bad. If it hadn't been for me for her insisting on letting her go to the capital, now... now... I won't..." The old lady suppressed her fluctuating emotions. "For good, you still come to Suzhou. Don't go to the capital in the future. When the marriage is over, grandma will choose the best one for you."

Xue Xinrong raised his head in horror, but met the old lady's wet eyes. His heart seemed to be knocked hard, but it suddenly became soft. What he wanted to say suddenly changed. "For good thing, the marriage is gone, and his heart can come to Suzhou to serve his grandmother. Don't be in a hurry to get married.

The old lady shook her head, "Why do you and your mother have the same nature? At the beginning, I also told her to find a good marriage for her, and she also refused so. Finally, she married your father for a hundred years. At that time, I was really happy, but I didn't think that the old lady in Xue's house bullied people too much and forced your parents to leave the capital. Finally The couple died in Zhejiang.

With that, the old lady's heart is getting more and more resentment.

Xue Xinrong didn't say anything. She didn't know what happened in those years, but she really didn't have a good impression on the old lady of the Xue family. She was not unhappy to bury the old lady of the Xue family like this.