Beauty is like poetry, grass and trees are like weaving.

Mulberry hemp covers the wilderness, and the green lane picks mulberry noisy women.

After the valley rain, the entire Wuyue country was a prosperous and busy scene.

In the troubled times, Wu Yue was a peaceful country, and the whole country occupied 13 states, 1 army, and 86 counties, although it was a small country, it was a rich land. In addition to planting rice and miscellaneous grains, the people also added many side businesses such as salt drying, tea making, porcelain making, weaving, etc., and their families were prosperous and happy.

The western capital is even more prosperous as the capital of Wuyue. The western capital is surrounded by lakes and mountains, reflecting the left and right, and the merchants sail and wave, entering and exiting between the smoke and mist, like a paradise on earth. At this time, it is the season of new tea frying, the fragrance of tea is pervasive, and the whole West exudes bursts of tea fragrance.

In the morning mist, a white-walled mansion located on the northeast outskirts of the Western Capital seemed to be leisurely smelling the fragrance of tea.

It is a large mansion with three entrances and three exits, and from the outside it looks like dozens of houses of various sizes. The grey eaves of the roof are carved with delicate auspicious cloud patterns.

The two stone lions in front of the main gate are very powerful. The Zhu door was closed, and there were eight rows of huge copper nails neatly on the door, and the handles of the two beast heads copper rings were even thicker. Above the gate, the two words of the Zhu plaque and the gilded Sun Mansion are extraordinary. In front of the door, it was overgrown with weeds, and a foot-wide path seemed to tell of the silence and seldom of the place.

The sun gradually rose, and an ochre-colored eight sedan chairs, together with more than a dozen Tsing Yi retinues, broke the tranquility here from far and near.

The sedan chair stopped in front of the main entrance.

The sedan cloth is extremely thick, and the flowing cloud twill is embroidered with brown silk threads, which looks more and more layered in the sun. The sedan curtain is a double layer of extremely transparent yellow tulle.

A lady with a flat bun, a black skirt with a white floral skirt, a dark blue long skirt, and a dark blue shawl stepped forward and lifted the sedan door: "Madame has arrived!"

A round and white hand stretched out and put it on his wrist, and then a dark green brocade shoe embroidered with a large black pattern stepped heavily on the young grass.

At this time, there was a dark yellow basswood round table in front of the main hall of the house, and Qin Qingyu, who was dressed in black on the recliner next to the round table, and wore a black hat, sat sideways, as if she was looking at the sun with her head held high, but the black veil blocked her vision. Qin Qing** is a snow-white cat with his eyes lazily closed. Qin Qingyu gently stroked the cat with both hands, although she was covered with black veil, the keloids on her hands were still very scary.

Shen Mingyan took the two cups of tea that had just been brewed, and put one cup in front of Qin Qingyu: "Mother, try this year's new tea." ”

The white teacups, the green tea, and the emerald tea leaves stand upright and seem to be still blooming. As the heat rises, the fragrance of tea gradually spreads.

Qin Qingyu sat up slightly straight, reached out and took the cup, lifted the corner of the hat, covered the cup behind the spun yarn, and smelled the tea to his heart's content.

The cat stretched slightly and jumped onto the round table, rolled over, stretched its legs, and fell asleep again.

Shen Mingyan reached out and grabbed the cat's head, sat on the rocking chair on the side with the corners of her mouth slanted, picked up the teacup, and closed her eyes slightly with the fragrance of tea.

"Young lady, young lady" shouted with horror.

In the sun, a middle-aged woman in a light blue skirt and a dark blue dress ran to the front and stopped, panting and shouting, "Madam, Madame, Madame is here!"

Shen Mingyan saw that her mother was slightly shocked, put down the teacup, sat up straight, and hurriedly got up and helped her mother: "Mother!"

The cat also seemed frightened, jumped up and jumped into the hall, and disappeared in a flash.

Qin Qingyu stretched out his hand and patted Shen Mingyan's hand at the woman, "Do you know what?"

"Mrs. Hui's family, the slave doesn't know"

"Mother, is it true" When the words came to her mouth, Shen Mingyan didn't say anything. Since she and her mother came to this house, almost no outsiders have come. The mother-in-law Shen Mingyan, who came to the door, only met once on the day of marriage.

Before the church service was over, her husband Sun Zhiyuan fainted and fell to the ground. What Shen Mingyan saw was only the grief of Mrs. Sun crying and grabbing the ground.

Since he fainted that day, Sun Zhiyuan has been bedridden, and his condition has become more and more serious. I heard that people have asked famous doctors all these years, but they are still unable to return to heaven.

Before Shen Mingyan finished her thoughts, Mrs. Sun, surrounded by everyone, strode forward.

There are only Shen Ming's mother and daughter and a few grandmothers in this courtyard, and it is very quiet. Now Mrs. Sun strode with everyone, which made the atmosphere in the courtyard tense for a while.

Shen Mingyan held her mother's arm tightly, looked at Mrs. Sun in front of her and forgot her words for a while.

Mrs. Sun was about fifty years old, slightly chubby, and wore a light brown soft silk skirt, a dark brown silk dress, and a black shawl. Combed the high spine bun and inserted only a plain white silver hairpin. The white greasy face seemed to be a little puffy, especially the eyes, which were swollen and already red.

Seeing Mrs. Sun's puffy eyes turn from grief to disgust, Shen Mingyan knew in her heart that Sun Zhiyuan was gone.

While Shen Mingyan looked at Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Sun was also taking care of the mother and daughter in front of her. Seeing that her mother-in-law was dressed in black, and Shen Mingyan was dressed in a moon-white robe, with a goose-yellow ribbon around her waist, and a man's outfit with moon-white brocade boots, she couldn't help but feel angry. The polite words prepared before were saved, and he sneered: "No wonder my son is so desperate that he actually greeted you two life-urging ghosts at the door." ”

"Madam!" Qin Qingyu was slightly blessed: "How can you say such evil words." If there is anything, you can make it clear. ”

"Hmph!" Mrs. Sun's red eyes shot a fierce light: "Okay, okay?" Mrs. Sun gritted her teeth and pointed at Shen Mingyan: "Over the years, we have provided for your mother and daughter, just wait for my son, you are the young lady of our Sun family." I didn't expect that the black and white ghosts you wear every day will kill my son!"

"Shen Mingyan didn't expect the dignified Mrs. Xiangguo to be so unreasonable, and when she learned that her marriage was just a joy for others, her grief and indignation were still fresh in her memory, and she couldn't help but redden: "Mrs. Sun, Ling Lang is gone, I understand your feelings, but you can't abuse us so badly"

"Bad practice?" Mrs. Sun stepped forward and sneered: "If it weren't for my son's illness, you would have wanted to marry into a family like ours just because you, the daughter of a businessman?"

"Who is rare!" Shen Mingyan couldn't help but clench her fists, if she hadn't been deceived by her eldest mother, how could her life have been ruined so early.

"Concubine!" Qin Qingyu secretly pulled Shen Mingyan.

"Okay!" Mrs. Sun gritted her teeth and said, "Since you have backbone! You are the young lady who is being married to our Sun family, and you will fulfill the duties of a wife! You will be buried the day after tomorrow! Your coffin has been prepared. There is wine, food and white silk here, you can choose for yourself!"

Mrs. Sun waved her hand after speaking, and the entourage behind her entered the hall one after another with large and small food boxes.

Qin Qingyu exclaimed: "Mrs. Xiangguo, everyone is distressed by Zhiyuan's untimely death, but there is no reason to accompany the funeral. Concubine is only nineteen years old, how can you" Qin Qingyu's words turned into a whimper.

"Zhiyuan is only twenty-two years old. Mrs. Sun's voice was contemptuous: "I married your daughter just to make my son better, but now that my son is gone, what are you still raising her for?" Mrs. Sun said and looked at Shen Mingyan again, and her tone softened a little: "You can inquire about which family will also support your mother." If you really have backbone, you will not only win the reputation of a virgin, but also ensure the comfort of your mother for the rest of your life. Your Shen family has already swept you two out of the house, how can you survive without the Sun family? After you die, our Sun family will set up a chastity archway for you. So you're worth it. If you have anything to say, talk to your mother, and I will send someone to collect the body the day after tomorrow!"

After Mrs. Sun finished speaking, she turned around and left, and the servants also strode away.