C16

Lu Ping didn't sleep until midnight. The next morning, she came into the room with dark circles under her eyes and said to me, "Miss, it's time to pay respects to the old lady." Behind the screen, facing the mirror, she helped me to straighten out the back of the thimble.

Seeing that she was slightly tired, I said, "You can go and rest in a while. Tell Lunchwood to bring two maids with me." A bright smile appeared on Lu Ping's face. "Your servant is fine!" Seated in front of the bronze mirror, Lu Ping took out a piece of paper from her sleeve. On it, she wrote down the list of the girls she planned to take with her, including the first-rate maidservant Lu Ping, Lu Hou, the second-rate maidservant Lan Xi, Lan Xin, the third-rate maidservant, Chunzhi, Chunling Ling, Chunliu, the ones she left behind, the green aloe, Lanxiang, Lanzhi, Chunyang poplar, Chunhe lotus, and all the other mothers.

When I saw this list, I laughed, this girl is really stubborn, all she wants is to bring people she thinks are loyal and reliable, leave those that she cannot trust in the family, according to her arrangement, the information I want to divulge will not only not leak out, but will also leave the family to someone else.

I kept the list, saying that I still had to consider it carefully. I didn't mention anything else, but disappointment appeared on Lu Ping's face. I didn't try to console her. There were some things that she wouldn't understand, and that would become a burden for me.

Lu Ping silently followed me into Grandmother's courtyard. The young maid bowed and said, "Young miss has come early today. The old lady hasn't woken up yet. Elder sister Hong Lu is waiting inside to dress. Young miss, please wait." I nodded my head in agreement. Lu Ping took the money to reward the young maid, but didn't step forward to help me close the curtain. I looked at her with both anger and amusement, but she only lowered her head to look at the toes of her shoes.

The door led to a small hall, with a pair of peachwood armchair in the middle, a square table in the middle, and a blue and white plate with two plump golden buddhist hands. There was a wooden chair with pear blossoms on the side. On it were cushions with heads covered in red satin. In the middle of each chair was a few small chairs filled with flowers, but nothing had been placed on them. I sat down in the last chair, and after a while a little girl served tea, and behind me Lushin heard the ticking of a bell in the pavilion.

I had just taken a sip of tea when Tsukiko came out of the inner room in a green thimble.

"Miss, the old lady is up. Please come in." Grandmother loved red the most, and the maidservants by her side often used the words red, red, and red. The maidservants loved to wear red as well, so she liked to wear red as well.

"Grandmother, are you not feeling well today?" I whispered.

"After Miss left, the old lady went to the corridor to stand and admire the plum blossom. Master came back and spoke for a while before he fell ill. He invited Aunt Wang to treat her in the middle of the night." After hearing what Hong Lu said, I slightly nodded my head. Hong Lu first told me that her grandmother was sick, then she pointed out that Aunt Wang was. She even specially mentioned that her father was sick after coming here.

I held her hand and said, "Thank you elder sister." Seeing that I understood her meaning, Hong Lu winked at me mischievously and pursed her lips into a smile.

"Old lady, young miss has arrived." Red Dew passed inside and opened the gorilla flap in the inner room for me.

In the past, Grandmother had never put down the inner chamber, but now she covered it heavily. The crimson curtain hung on both sides of the Lunar Grotto, and the golden hook hung limply on both sides of the curtain. It was only after passing through three tents did he finally see his grandmother's bed.

Sitting in front of the bed was a woman wearing an almond yellow and white butterfly dress with a cotton pincushion and a full full full skirt. It was none other than Aunt Wang. There were two small holes in her ear, but she didn't carry anything. Her face was plain, and her nose was red. On her wrist, there was a jade bracelet with a white satin cloud pattern on it. She was holding a cup of medicine, and was talking to her grandmother in a low voice.

"Grandmother!" Her silver hair was neatly tied behind her head, and she wore a jujube red forehead as she leaned against the pillow under her jacket. "Come, come and sit at Grandmother's." My grandmother beckoned to me. There were no maids in the room, so I had to take off my cloak. When Aunt Wang saw me walk forward, she stood up and bowed to me before retreating to the side. My concubine was a servant, while my mistress was her mistress. I sighed in my heart.

"Aunt." I bowed to her and sat down next to my grandmother. I saw that there was water shining in the corners of her eyes. His own daughter had become his son's concubine, his granddaughter had become his granddaughter, and his family was controlled by others. It was likely that this old lady was extremely unhappy. I couldn't help but sneer. If I wasn't greedy for wealth, how could I have fallen to such a state?

"Have you finished cleaning up the people in the yard?" the grandmother asked, looking at Aunt Wang.

"In reply to Grandmother's words, everything has been cleaned up. This is the girl that I prepared and brought over as well as the girl that was left to watch the yard. Please check if it's appropriate for me." I pulled a list from my sleeve. Last night, the noise of the green duckweed had been too loud for me to sleep in. Her scolding chilled her heart, so I moved the light and wrote the list.

Grandmother took my list and shook it open. She looked up at me, then lowered her head again. Aside from Lu Ping, the rest of the people on this list were either his grandmother's or his mother's. All of them were listed on this list. The grandmother tucked the list under the pillow and asked, "Why do you want to take these people?"

"These are all things that grandson and daughter usually do. It's not okay to leave them for fear of disturbing grandmother's peace and quiet." I replied with a smile as I took the medicine cup from Aunt Wang and passed it to my grandmother.

"Why don't I see these girls in front of you everyday?" Grandmother didn't take the medicine from my hand. She frowned at me.

"These are all people that the elders trust. I can entrust my granddaughter's trust to them." I smiled neither humbly nor arrogantly, meeting Grandmother's gaze. I had a carefree smile on my face.

My grandmother closed her mouth and looked at me for a long time, suddenly becoming silent. Aunt Wang looked at me in surprise. It seemed that she quickly understood what I meant.

"You've grown up. Some things should be decided by yourself. I think these people are very good. Bring them here." A trace of happiness flashed across Grandmother's face as she gently patted the back of my hand. Looks like Grandmother has been suppressed by the Lu Family too much. I believe that Grandmother is also quite dissatisfied with the Lu Family. She should be happy with my intelligence!

"Granddaughter thinks that it's almost the new year, so Grandmother's side needs to be a little free." If you have already cleaned up, and I have to move some big things to make my grandmother's house dirty, when do you think it would be appropriate for me to move in? " I smiled and drank the medicine in my grandmother's hand. Does one have a desire when there is hope?

"I think tomorrow will be very suitable, the day after tomorrow will be Laba. Grandmother asked your aunt to make you a porridge, and you can drink it. It's better than being an old woman on the stove." The smile on Grandmother's face immediately made her complexion look much better.

"Then granddaughter will go back and prepare." I excused myself and went to the door. I heard the sobbing of a woman and the faint sound of my grandmother's voice in the inner room. "Now you can rest easy," I said. Do I have to rely on my uncle to get out of my aunt's control?