allonlinenovel Chapter 230 Visit
Chapter 230 Visit
"knock knock"
"Mingyue, it's mother. May I come in?" Jiang Mengrou originally wanted to wake up her little daughter, but who knew that the girl got up early today, and now she was chattering about something with the maid.
"Moon?"
"Hey, hey, hey, mom, come quickly, I'm already up!" Mingyue shouted outside, without stopping her hands, putting on one piece of clothing after another.
When Jiang Mengrou came in, she saw Xiao Mingyue's face flushed with sleep, and she was hurriedly putting on her clothes. "Don't be anxious, take your time."
"Okay~" Mingyue agreed obediently.
"Hey, did you two go stealing last night?" Jiang Mengrou looked into Zhizhi and Taotao's eyes and asked the same soul-searching question as Mingyue.
The three of them burst out laughing, "Mother, I asked the same question just now."
Jiang Mengrou's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered that when she first arrived at Mingyue Courtyard, all the maids on the road were listless. Even Gungun, who usually loved to go out for a stroll, was still sleeping soundly.
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Jiang Mengrou asked the two of them to leave and personally changed Mingyue into new clothes, "My daughter is getting more and more beautiful."
Mingyue covered her cheeks shyly and said, "Mom is getting more and more beautiful." This was not meant as a compliment. Indeed, the climate and soil of the south of the Yangtze River nourishes people. Jiang Mengrou, who was originally gentle, is now even more tender and affectionate.
The mother and daughter were lying on the bed, tickling each other's armpits, and laughing happily.
"Sister, sister~ Lin Siyu is here!" Zhao Minghao was overjoyed and did not forget to call his sister to join him.
At the same time, the maids came to report, "Madam, Minister Wen and Madam Wen are here to visit."
Jiang Mengrou and Mingyue stopped what they were doing, "Oh, we need to hurry up and get dressed."
During this year away, Jiang Mengrou exchanged letters with Mrs. Wen a lot. She was very grateful for Mrs. Wen's care for her daughter during this period.
When I arrived at the front hall, I found that Zhao Yunshan was already receiving Lord Wen and his wife. Wen Xun also came, but he looked a little tired, and it was obvious that he had gotten up very early.
Zhao Mingyang was imitating his father, pulling his senior brother Lin Sixiu to receive Wen Xun. I don't know what the three of them were talking about, but they looked quite harmonious.
Outside, two brothers, Zhao Minghao and Lin Siyu, who hadn't seen each other for a long time and were reluctant to part, were rolling around wildly in the snow.
After everyone greeted her, Madam Wen teased Mingyue, "Little Mingyue, do you miss Aunt Wen?"
"Yeah!" Mingyue nodded.
Mrs. Wen was naturally pleased when she saw this. "Then she produced a large treasure chest from behind her back, inlaid with gold threads on the edges, clearly an ordinary item." "Here, this is a New Year's gift for Mingyue. Congratulations to Princess Mingzhu on turning another year older!"
Before Mingyue could even accept the gift, she was stunned by this sentence. What? Am I already eight years old? I can no longer play dumb and fool people anymore. Woo woo woo.
Mrs. Wen didn't know why her expression changed from joy to loss. Just as she was about to comfort her, she saw her mother laughing with her handkerchief covering her face. "Sister Wen, don't pay attention to her. She probably feels that she's old and can't cheat on food and drink anymore."
Mingyue pouted and looked at Jiang Mengrou with dissatisfaction, as if saying: Mother, how can you ruin my career in private!
This little look made everyone present burst into laughter when they saw it.
Mingyue curled her lips and reached out to take the treasure chest. She was unhappy, but she couldn't go against gold, silver and jewelry. Feeling the heavy weight, Mingyue subconsciously showed a sly smile, "Auntie Wen, thank you, I wish you prosperity and beauty every year~"
Jiang Mengrou pretended to be unhappy, "Hey, if you have a baby, you are my mother, but I haven't seen you give me any New Year's blessings."
Mingyue immediately rushed to Jiang Mengrou's side, her eyebrows kept rising, looking at her lovingly, "Mother, you already have me, what else do you want?"
"Hahaha, you little monkey, it's a good thing you're a little girl. If you were a little boy, who knows how many girls would be seduced away by you in the future!" Mrs. Wen laughed so hard that tears were about to come out.
Lord Wen, who was discussing the customs of the people in Minzhou with Zhao Yunshan, happened to hear these words and disagreed, "Madam, you can't say that. Wasn't our eldest son as sweet as honey when he was little? He's in his twenties and still hasn't found a wife. Unlike me, when I was this old, my children were already five or six."
Mrs. Wen glared at him. Anyone would feel uncomfortable seeing his arrogant look. Wen Xun quietly moved his body and turned his back to everyone.
Although Jiang Mengrou was also very curious about why Wen Xun, such a good boy, had not yet married, it was a private matter after all, so she did not get involved.
Mingyue looked at Wen Xun thoughtfully. Somehow, she seemed to feel that the back figure looked a little lonely.
But what could a little baby do for her? She should just sit quietly. The topics that adults talk about always make people sleepy. At this moment, two little heads popped out of the door and blinked at Mingyue. Mingyue immediately understood, "Mom, I want to go out for some fresh air~"
Jiang Mengrou didn't disagree with the sound of milk snoring, and immediately let the man go, but she didn't forget to remind him, "When you are outside, keep your cloak on and don't take it off!"
Mingyue responded with two "hmm"s and ran out.
Jiang Mengrou could only instruct Zhizhi and Taotao to keep an eye on Mingyue and not let her catch a cold. The two of them took the order and withdrew.
"Second Brother Lin! Why are you here?" Mingyue held Lin Siyu with one hand and Zhao Minghao with the other. "Isn't today the first day of the Lunar New Year?"
Lin Siyu put on an ugly smile. "Oh, don't mention it. Every year on the first day of the new year, from the moment we open the door until night, people come to visit us. From minor officials to ordinary people. Some come to ask for money, some come to ask for a job, or just to visit. I just came out to hide."
Mingyue thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. The Lin family was one of the best merchants, but because of that, they were neither up nor down. The threshold was low, and anyone who wanted to ask for help might be able to become successful.
"Come on, Lin Siyu is hiding from a woman!" Zhao Minghao snorted.
Mingyue's eyes lit up! "What's going on?"
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"Hmph, how did you guard the yard? You let those two evil guys invade my sister's house! Let me see how I punish you!" The boy's angry voice appeared in the dark world with some ethereality.
"Sir? Master? Great God? Fairy? We were wrong, we were wrong!"
"Never again, never again!"
Everyone begged for mercy.
"Hmph, this is a warning. If there's a next time, the King of Hell will treat you to tea!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
In an instant, they seemed to fall from the clouds, and when they opened their eyes again, it was already bright daylight.