SFS Chapter 595: Meeting Qiao Qiao for the first time.
Chapter 595: Meeting Qiao Qiao for the first time.
Chuchu and Jiao Zhongjue saw the old princess talking for a while, then her eyes looked towards the bed, which might mean that she wanted to lie down on the bed again, but they knew that it had been less than an hour since she got up.
Chuchu tugged at the corner of Brother Jue's clothes while she wasn't paying attention, and gestured towards the door with her hand. Jiao Zhongjue immediately understood.
"It's a rare opportunity for me to come back, and I want to spend more time with the old ancestor! How about my grandson and Chuchu accompany the old ancestor for a walk outside, and let the aunts talk to the Duke's wife for a while, okay?"
Sure enough, after hearing this, the old princess felt that it was not right to let Li Yan stay with her in her room all the time. She suddenly became a little more energetic and reached out her hand for them to help them up.
"Yes, I have to go for a walk. Although it's bare outside, it's good to have some sunlight. I haven't seen snow this year. I have to go out and take a look."
Jiao Zhongjue smiled and helped Chu Chuchan up, and also smiled and said, "If the old ancestor wants to see snow, I'm afraid we have to wait a few days. When I went out today, I saw that there was not much wind, and it didn't look like it was going to snow. However, if we go out every day in the future, we will always be able to see it."
As he spoke, he looked at some of the maids as if he was lecturing someone, and added a few more words: "After the ancestor has eaten, you must remember to help him come out to digest the food. If he is tired, don't just go to bed. You should move a chair out and let him sit and look at the scenery outside. Don't be lazy and fool him like you did before."
The princess picked up a coat from the back of the chair and quickly stuffed it into the nanny who wanted to follow her out: "Hurry up and put it on the old ancestor, be careful not to catch a cold. If the old ancestor is lazy in the future, you must remember to complain to me, and I will go directly to the palace to find Prince Jue and see if the old ancestor dares to do it again."
The princess' words caused everyone to laugh.
The old ancestor even laughed and scolded: "Don't take chicken feathers as an order, or I will punish you."
She said she was going out for a walk, but she was still concerned about the weather and did not leave the old princess's yard. Fortunately, the yard was big enough and there were many rooms.
She coaxed her to walk along the corridor in the house and then across the flower corridor, and walked back and forth in front of her own house twice. Seeing that she was indeed a little tired, she let the nanny help her go back to rest.
This time, not only the Princess of Chun, but also the Second and Third Wives came out to meet the guests.
Because Chuchu and Jiao Zhongjue persuaded the old ancestor, the three of them were very grateful. They held Li Yan's hand and refused to let go. They even tried to please Chuchu to take the pulse of the elderly in their mother's family and prescribe some good medicine for him.
The second and third wives were also older than Li Yan. Women from military families were all very strong. The generals had unique visions in choosing wives. It seemed that they did not like weak girls, but instead married those who could support the family.
At the beginning, Li Yan and Princess An Ran were very good sisters, and the two families were old friends. When several ladies came into the family, both of them were still unmarried, so they were familiar with each other's families and chatted about a lot of family matters as soon as they sat down.
Chu Chu heard from her grandmother that Prince Chun's family had a very good family tradition, with distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children. The three generals also each had only one concubine, and that was because they had been at the frontier for most of the year, so they took one in for the convenience of taking him out to serve them.
Chuchu specially observed the second wife, who was General An's legal wife. It turned out that General An faked his death and it was she who took the second wife's family back to her hometown.
Later I heard that only a part of them stayed in their hometown, but in fact they still went to Xinjiang to follow General An.
Looking at her thick eyebrows, big eyes and high nose bridge, she really has some masculine heroic spirit. Chu Chu wondered if she knew the truth when General An faked his death just now. If she didn't know, how much pressure and pain must she have endured!
But now there seems to be no trace of sadness on his face, and he looks like a cheerful man who can support his family.
Although Prince Chun's mansion is composed of three branches, each branch has very few legitimate daughters and illegitimate daughters. Prince Chun's eldest legitimate daughter has been married for a long time, and she has three nephews. His two legitimate sons have already started their own families and have given birth to grandchildren. The second wife gave birth to two sons, and there is only one illegitimate daughter, Lin Qiaoqiao, who is the one that Lan Hui said went to the north with her aunt. In addition, the third branch has four legitimate sons, but only one illegitimate daughter who is only four or five years old.
After Lin Qiaoqiao and her sister came to pay their respects and receive their rewards, the princess saw that Chuchu was bored, so she asked them to take Chuchu out of the courtyard; Xiao Baobao had disappeared long ago, having gone out to play with their grandson.
Seeing that Chuchu had someone to accompany her, Jiao Zhongjue didn't want to follow her, but stayed there to talk with her and didn't go out with her.
Qiao Qiao is two years older than Chu Chu, she is already over fourteen, very tall, and her physical condition seems to be better than Lan Hui's. She is also cheerful, but because they are not familiar with each other and she is a concubine's daughter, she feels a little inferior and doesn't know how to communicate with Chu Chu.
So Chuchu spoke up in advance: "Sister Qiaoqiao, have you met Sister Lanhui since you came back? I often heard her mention you before. I haven't seen you for a few years. I was thinking of making an appointment with the sisters to get together some other day."
When talking about her little sister, Qiao Qiao became interested, as if she had found a soulmate: "I have only seen her twice since I came back, and she also came to my house once, but it is very rare for us to meet at other times. My mother said that it is time to start looking for a marriage partner at this age, and it is better for her to stay at home. She also found a nanny to take care of her very strictly."
Chuchu felt a little bit sorry: "If you hadn't returned to your hometown and studied with us, it wouldn't have been so troublesome."
Qiao Qiao looked at her in surprise. She didn't expect her to be so easy-going and not look down on her at all. She had heard of the few people who came to learn Kung Fu from Shun Kingdom. Although the others, except Hongying, were not from high-class families, they were all legitimate daughters of the family.
So I smiled embarrassedly and said nothing.
Chuchu added: "After these few busy days, I want to gather all the sisters together for a gathering. I will send you an invitation then. Do you want to come?"
Chuchu had this idea a long time ago. She couldn't give all the gifts she brought back to every household. But when she thought about her original sisters losing the best red tassels, she couldn't help feeling sad. But if she didn't post the invitation, she would miss them too much.
Everyone knew that Qiao Qiao was a concubine's daughter and could not go out without the consent of the mistress of the house, but if she posted a message, everyone would give her face and not stop her.
Since she is Lan Hui's friend, it would be okay to bring Lin Qiaoqiao along as well. It would also be considered as making good friends.
"Thank you, sister Chuchu! I-I will definitely go." Qiao Qiao's face was full of excitement. Due to her status as a concubine's daughter, she spent a long time in the north and her hometown. She had almost no sisters in the capital. Even when she returned to the capital this time, she was always detained in the mansion to learn the rules. She was very bored. Naturally, she was happy to have this opportunity.