Chapter 5: First Meeting with the Grandparents
At this time, a little maid came to report that the old lady and the eldest wife were coming. After a while, a group of wives and maids came in, supporting an old lady with silver hair.
"My son, are you really okay?" The old lady ignored the maids who were kneeling on the ground and Mengxi who stood up to greet her, and with the help of two pretty maids, she quickly sat down on the soft couch beside the table, tightly grasped Xiao Jun's hand, and called him her darling.
"Grandma, Jun'er is much better now. He feels more energetic and lighter than before, but his hands and feet are still a little numb. I think he will be better in a couple of days."
"Thanks to the old lady, Jun'er is really better?"
Mengxi glanced at the person who was talking. She was about 40 years old. She was holding a woman dressed as a concubine with one hand and wiping her tears with a handkerchief with the other hand. She had a bun on her head and was wearing a bright red wedding dress. She had a pair of phoenix eyes, two curved willow-leaf eyebrows slightly tilted upwards, and her thin lips slightly parted. She was intimidating without being angry, and she was not a easy person to get along with. Mengxi looked at her and realized that this was her mother-in-law. She felt a little chill in her heart.
"Mother, Jun'er is well now. It was Jun'er who was unfilial. Thank you for your concern."
"The old lady is extremely blessed. This good news comes at a great time. The second master felt hungry when he woke up this morning and drank porridge for two nights," Hongyu, who was kneeling on the ground, replied crisply.
The old lady then noticed that Hongzhu, Hongyu and several maids were kneeling on the ground, and Mengxi was standing there stiffly with his body bent.
"Everyone, get up. Did Juner take his medicine this morning?" Taijun asked while calling Quan Mengxi.
Hongzhu and Hongyu hurriedly stood up and told the maids to serve tea and snacks. Mengxi stood up and walked forward, bowed and said:
"Replying to the old lady, since the second master just had a meal, it is not easy to use the medicine right away. I want to wait for the old lady to come over and let the doctor take a look before using the medicine."
What a characteristic little person, with a petite figure, a palm-sized face, a pair of big calm and clear eyes, dignified and measured manners, and a graceful and generous demeanor. The old lady liked her a little more when she saw her. But then she remembered the rumors in the neighborhood that this girl was arrogant, willful, spoiled and domineering, and thought to herself, what a pity.
"Okay, my granddaughter in-law is very thoughtful. Call the doctor over," the old lady nodded and ordered.
Hearing Mengxi's reply, the eldest wife Cui turned around and looked over. What a beauty she was. Although her body and face were delicate, she had a natural charm. She would definitely be a seductive vixen when she grew up. Thinking of this girl's reputation, she thought of her own poor niece. When she heard the old lady's praise just now, a hint of malice flashed in her eyes.
It turned out that Cui's family had two sisters. The eldest sister married the censor Zhang Chong and gave birth to two sons and one daughter. The daughter was named Zhang Xiu, who was fifteen years old, smart and clever, especially with her little mouth, which was so sweet that the eldest wife Cui wished she were her own daughter. So she intended to give her to Xiao Jun's wife. Xiu and her cousin grew up together, and they were childhood sweethearts. But the old man had already arranged for Xiao Jun to marry the eldest daughter of the Li family before he died. He often heard that this girl had a bad reputation, so he disliked this daughter-in-law even more and often advised the old lady to cancel the marriage. The old lady thought that this was her husband's last wish before he died, and she was unwilling to go against it , so she kept dragging it on.
Cui then took several concubines for Xiao Jun and arranged the marriage for him, but marrying a concubine before his wife entered the house was equivalent to slapping his wife in the face in Da Qi. Cui did this to force the Li family to cancel the engagement first, but the Li family wanted to hold on to the Xiao family tightly, so they didn't care about face and the marriage was delayed.
Until Xiao Jun was critically ill, the imperial physician bluntly told the Xiao family to prepare for his funeral. When Cui's sister found out, she hurriedly arranged a marriage for Zhang Xiu. Although Cui was dissatisfied with her sister's behavior, she was also afraid that if Xiao Jun really died, it would be a pity for her niece, so she gave up and agreed to marry the legitimate daughter of the Li family and use the legitimate wife to bring good luck. But today, seeing that her son was well, she hated Mengxi and felt that she was not worthy of her son. But what she didn't know was that if it weren't for Mengxi, perhaps her son would really have died. She also forgot that her sister was unwilling to use Zhang Xiu to bring good luck.
