Chapter 44: Midsummer
Time flies, late spring has passed, and the air is gradually getting hotter.
In the middle of summer, the heat is heavy, and pedestrians are soaked with sweat after just a moment of travel, and the powerful have their own ice at home, although they can barely beat the heat, but they can't avoid the midsummer heat.
Because of the hot weather, the old lady even avoided the daily morning and dusk.
Some time ago, although Shen Yanning only stayed at Aunt Zhao's place and never set foot in Chunfang Courtyard, because of Shen Yulou's rhetoric and the fact that the eldest lady has been more dignified and gentle recently, Shen Yanning gradually forgot about the previous events and often went in and out of Chunfang Courtyard.
The eldest lady is still the same housewife as before, and she has not changed in the slightest.
In the snowmelt courtyard, a flower branch is shining.
Because the autumn is coming, Shen Fengxu does not go out often, and he reads and learns in the courtyard in his spare time, and his life can be regarded as leisurely.
Cinnabar is a person with exquisite craftsmanship, making a plate of crispy hibiscus cake, put it in the ice book, and then take it out is not only sweet and delicious, but also cool and comfortable, just looking at it makes people's appetite move.
But probably because the weather was too hot, Shen Fengxu really didn't have much appetite, so he glanced at it and said, "You can divide these with Qingya and Huaqing." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Dansha running in hurriedly outside the door, and said in a loud voice:
"Girl, the maid just heard that Aunt Zhao is pregnant. ”
In a word, it was suddenly like a clear spring, as if the heat on the body was eliminated.
Chensha Fang picked up the hibiscus cake, and was pulled back by Shen Fengxu: "Slow, I'll eat a little first." ”
Suddenly there was an appetite.
She took a bite of the hibiscus cake, and the entrance only felt soft and delicious, and it was refreshing, and in such a hot and unbearable weather, she was very comfortable, and then asked, "How long has it been?"
"I heard that she has been pregnant for two months, and the maid also heard that Aunt Zhao must take care of her baby, saying that the eldest lady has three children, and it is natural for the eldest lady to take care of her, and the lord also allowed her. ”
Aunt Zhao is pregnant now, Shen Yanning will naturally rely on her in everything, not to mention that such a request is also reasonable, Shen Yanning naturally has no reason not to agree.
But that's ridiculous.
If the eldest lady is allowed to take care of it, it will be impossible for this child to be saved, although the eldest lady does not dare to do it openly, but there will be no shortage of intrigues and tricks in private.
I think it's going to be a good show again.
And the importance of this child to Shen Yanning is self-evident, now that Shen Fengxu is almost twelve years old, Shen Yanning naturally cherishes this young son.
If it's a daughter, it's okay, after all, there is already Shen Yulou in front, but if it's a son, even if it's a concubine, Shen Yanning will attach great importance to it.
It's just that except for Shen Yanning and Aunt Zhao, I'm afraid that no one in this house will want this child to be born.
"Two months, ......" Shen Fengxu took another bite of the pastry, silently calculated the time in his heart, just right, and secretly said in his heart that Aunt Zhao is really guts, if this matter is not successful, I am afraid that there is a worry about her life.
In fact, in Aunt Zhao's small courtyard that day, there was no fragrance, but Shen Fengxu deliberately said so, and there was no musk in the incense, it was the musk hidden in Shen Fengxu's sleeves, but Aunt Zhao inadvertently put it in, in order to let Aunt Zhao understand that under the hands of the eldest lady, it is impossible to have children.
As a concubine, she is already helpless, if she doesn't even have a child, and she will be old and decrepit in the future, this life will only stop here.
Aunt Zhao is not a person who keeps to herself, she doesn't want to be helpless for the rest of her life, and finally die desolate and lonely.
Shen Fengxu is just looking for a reason, even if there is no musk in the incense, the eldest lady will definitely deal with Aunt Zhao from the side.
The eldest lady has never been a gentle and virtuous person.
And Aunt Zhao seems to be enlightened.
Seeing that Shen Fengxu seemed unmoved, Dansha couldn't help but remind: "Girl, everyone else is going to send something to Aunt Zhao." ”
"Let's go and join in the fun, what to send should be something that the eldest lady thinks. Shen Fengxu said as a matter of course, but after thinking about it, if he didn't give anything, it would inevitably cause gossip, so he said, "That's it, I'll write a word and give it to my aunt." ”
Dansha was surprised: "Girl, everyone else is sending something to Guanyin or something, even if it's gold, silver, beads, and chun, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to send just one word." ”
"There's something wrong with that. Shen Fengxu said, and picked up the pen from the side.
Her pen is sharp, through the back of the paper, the deep ink color is dyed on the paper, the handwriting is like an iron hook silver stroke, elegant and heroic.
Although she is only a young girl, her writing is not inferior to that of a man.
And there's only one big print on the paper: OK.
Dansha was speechless for a moment.
It's okay to send words, but this one sends a "good" word......
Even if you write a few more words.
"Alright. Shen Fengxu picked it up, then blew it gently, and after the ink dried, he put it in Dansha's hand, "You go and give it to Aunt Zhao." ”
"Yes. Dansha nodded, but still looked at the words in his hand in great embarrassment.
Just such a piece of paper is really thin and shabby......
But since it was Shen Fengxu's order, she still walked out of the Snow Melting Courtyard quickly.
Now Aunt Zhao's small courtyard is full of weaving, and a lot of things have been collected, and when Dansha passed, the maids and servants in the courtyard came and went, and they could vaguely hear the laughter of Shen Yanning and Aunt Zhao in the house, which was very lively
Dansha handed the things to the maid beside Aunt Zhao, looked around, and asked, "Why do you feel that there are so many more people in the yard?"
The maid glanced at the words in her hand, and the corners of her lips twitched, but she still said meekly: "Because my aunt is pregnant, the eldest lady specially ordered many people to come and take care of my aunt." ”
"I see. Dansha was just about to leave, and felt that it was still a little unreasonable, so he explained stubbornly, "The girl's expenses have been a bit big recently, and she really has no spare money...... Although this word is thin, it is also the girl's heart, and I hope that my aunt will not dislike it. ”
"That's nature. ”
Dansha nodded, and suddenly saw a lonely pot of flowers in the courtyard on the side, and asked casually: "Who sent this flower?
Although it is lonely in the corner, there is no sunshine, but it is still in full bloom, the flowers are gorgeous and charming, the branches and leaves are narrow and long, like the morning glow, and like a lamp.
"That's the brocade leaf Fusang sent by Aunt Yun. The maid patted her forehead, "Fortunately, Sister Dansha reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it." ”
After saying that, she stepped forward and moved the broba-fuso into the house.
Dansha didn't stop much, and walked back to the snowmelt courtyard quickly.