Chapter 20: The Undercurrent Is Raging [Complete]
Shi Linlin.
Put aside the gossip of the Yan family, and look at the payment on the post again.
Looking at this name, Ruji's face was indifferent, but her heart was gradually turning over the river.
If the turmoil of the Yan family is like a "Mansion Gate" that describes the ups and downs of the children of the family, then the Yiqiฤ about the Shi family is like a human-type treasure appreciation program that specializes in refreshing the lower limit of morality. Starting from Shi Gan, the eldest master who specializes in eating, drinking, prostituting and not gambling, down to Shi Zhonglang, the second young master of the ruthless beasts, and Shi Renlang, the third young master of the Sven scum hypocrite, plus two Mrs. Shi in the two rooms, and Shi Linlin, a concubine in the long room, it is simply a dynamic exhibition of various human types.
The original owner was buried in the Shi family in both lives, and he only knew that he would go to Qingchi, but now every time Ruxi revisits those memories, he can't wait to turn into a big hammer in the treasure appreciation show, knocking those best into slag one by one, and completely matching their character!
Shi Linlin is the concubine of the Shi family's house, and completely inherits the scum tradition of the Shi family. Maybe it's because the family affairs are high or low, and it's relatively late to leave the cabinet. In the previous life, if she married in the past, whether she was the second daughter-in-law of the long house or the daughter-in-law of the second room, she had to serve the two-story mother-in-law, not only to greet her husband's mother every day, but also to follow her mother-in-law to greet the old lady.
Old Madam Shi is probably the most charitable of the Shi family's generation, but Shi Linlin, who has always been raised by the old lady's side, is a real grinder. Maybe it's because it's the only girl in the Shi family, although she is a concubine, she is quite likable in front of her elders.
In her previous life, Ruji didn't know how many needles and threads she had made and how many jewelry she had given to this sister-in-law, but she couldn't feed her well and didn't get along well. Shi Linlin still instigated Rushu's mother-in-law from time to time, and even helped Rushu to secretly communicate with Ruji's husband.
Regarding this new superlative person, Ru Ji can't understand her cause for the time being. But she wasn't interested in understanding it either.
Why does the shell Lang want to roll the dung ball, whether it is because of passion or hobby, it is none of her business, she only needs to trample the pest to death.
As for today's post, it is for the Shi family's family banquet in a few days. Like those Houmen ministers, the Shi family seems to have to hold a flower party for the young ladies on the old lady's birthday, so Shi Linlin placed a separate post for the Pu family girls.
Politely speaking, Ruji didn't have any reason to refuse. Because the Pu family and the Shi family have a lot of contacts, they are half a world friend. The birthday banquet is a relatively important social contact, and it is impossible for the Chi family not to go.
Thinking back on the past, it seems that the original owner of the previous life was still a little shy about this birthday banquet. Because at that time, Ru Xi didn't know what kind of fire pit the Shi family was about to marry, but like every most ordinary girl, she was nervous because she was going to pay homage to her future husband and family, maybe she also wanted to leave the Pu family with the expectation of wanting to leave the Pu family.
"Girl, do you want to push this flower party?" Cai Wan looked at the post of the Shi family, and the disgust in his eyes was about to fly out of the knife.
Ruji couldn't help but smile, in fact, she still wanted to go, and facing difficulties was the creed of her life. How can you not open your eyes when such a number of superlatives get together?
Ru Ji shook her head: "I can't help but go." The Pu family and the Shi family have been friends for so many years, and we must not be absent on the birthday of the old lady. If I say that I am pretending to be sick, just to avoid the villain, it seems that I am a little childish and weak-hearted. Got it? โ
Cai Wan's eyes couldn't help but flash: "Weak heart? The girl is talking about the Bofu side? โ
Ru Ji nodded, Cai Wan is now stable, and he is more agile than before: "Yes, it must be a chaotic time in the Bofu now, and it is inevitable that he can't take care of our side." Mrs. is calm, although she is also tentative, but she is still waiting to make sure that the Bofu does not care, and then she will take action to rectify us. If I change my posture at this time, I'm afraid that my wife will make a move soon. Even if the Yan family really doesn't care about us, this momentum can't be weak. โ
Cai Wan slowly suppressed her disgust with the Shi family, calmed her mind, and her eyes became firm: "Listen to the girl." โ
Two days later, that is, the day before the Shi family's birthday banquet, the Chi family sent Shuangying to send a few sets of clothes.
Ru Ji was a little surprised in her heart, and only accepted it lightly on her face, and asked Cai Wan to reward some copper coins and send Shuangying away. Take a closer look at a few pieces of clothing, unfold them one by one, only to see goose yellow and green, light blue and crimson, the color is fresh, and the brocade is soft, which is very fine and beautiful.
Cai Wan was a little surprised: "Girl, this dress is so beautiful." โ
Ruji's brows were tightly locked, and she was courteous and attentive, either a traitor or a thief. What does Chi's move mean? Even if it is to go out to support the Pu family, there is no need for four sets of clothes.
Could it be that the Chi family is deliberately selling themselves to the Shi family?
What about the veil that Shuang'e secretly stuffed?
All of a sudden, all the palace fighting methods that I had seen before frantically poured into Ruji's mind, what was the Chi family going to do? Where is the way to dismantle?
After thinking about it for a long time, Ru Ji finally decided to take precautions and whispered to Cai Wan.
Cai Wan was shocked and suspicious at first, but after hearing it, he slowly settled down, nodded vigorously, and prepared not to mention it according to Ruji's instructions.
On August 25, Mrs. Shi had a birthday banquet.
When Ruxi wrote this line on the white rice paper, she could feel that her hands were still shaking, her knees were still weak, and her pounding heart was settling down little by little.
"Drink tea." Chen Hao's voice was low and full of magnetism, and it was even more reassuring and trusting, "If it's not appropriate today, you don't have to write it now." โ
Ru Xi took two or three deep breaths to make her body more relaxed, and looked up at Chen Hao: "It's okay, I can write now." โ
Yes, absolutely.
Because I am not the one who makes the mistake!
This Shijia Flower Banquet, even if it is not a Hongmen Banquet, will hide some wit or temptation. Regarding this, Ruji naturally thought of it early.
But she didn't have many clues, and she didn't have any specific foreknowledge of being reborn. After all, Ru Ji in her previous life never had the courage and courage to question Chi's dowry about her biological mother, and she was also at the mercy of others in the matter of marriage.
At that time, all Ruji could think of was a few things. Because the biggest benefit of the back house means is nothing more than the reputation and innocence of the woman.
To be more specific, if the Chi family wants to sell themselves to the Shi family, then it is normal to dress up better.
But if you want to push something more concretely, according to the allusions of countless mansion fighting texts, the strictest thing is to be drugged*, to be rescued from falling into the water a little lighter, or to be seen changing clothes, etc.
As the saying goes, there are only a thousand years to be a thief, and there is no thousand years to prevent thieves. If the Chi family arranged the arrangement, there was no intention to calculate or not, and the so-called prevention was impossible to prepare.
So Ru Ji only prepared three things, although she didn't expect to use all three things at that time.
These three things are: salt, paprika, and small scissors.
Needless to say, the scissors that you carry with you are naturally a blade for self-defense. And the effect of paprika is similar, it is also used for self-defense. Who let the ancients not have sprayers.
As for salt, it is to be able to quickly make a simple emetic in case of emergency. In case it is really drugged, as long as it is not really the legendary "seeing blood and sealing the throat" or something โกโก, according to the reaction speed of Chinese patent medicine, it should still be too late to quickly induce vomiting.
Ru Ji asked Cai Wan to prepare two sets, and after the master and servant each filled their purses, they followed Chi and the others to Shi's house with fighting spirit.
The Shi family's mansion is much larger than the Pu family, because it is still nominally a three-room ancestral house. Although in fact, the Sanfang family is far away in Chenzhou, and they only return to the capital once in two or three years.
This year, it happened that the third old man, General Shi Benshi, returned to Beijing to report on his work, and this time the birthday banquet for Mrs. Shi was even grander.
Although Cai Wan was very nervous about this trip to Shifu, Ru Xi was full of expectations. Because no matter how vivid the memory of the original owner is, it is all something that has happened to "others" for Ruji, and she does not have much shadow sense of the best people of the Shi family, and she is even more fearless. On the contrary, Ru Ji was actually a little curious.
How shameless can people be?
However, in the Shi family, she didn't see it for the time being.
The procedure of the ceremony is similar to the birthday of the Bofu in my memory, and the people I saw are similar to the impressions in my previous life. Mrs. Shi is very kind and gentle, and has no quarrel with the world. Mrs. Shi's incompetence, Mrs. Shi's shrewdness, everything feels strange and familiar.
There are also people who make Ruxi a little surprised, such as Shi Linlin.
Most of the intersections and memories between the original owner and Shi Linlin are between aunts and sisters-in-law, and most of them are very depressing, and there are almost no opportunities for such interactions. And at this moment, Shi Linlin, who Ru Xi saw, only felt very special in her own right, not as arrogant as Ru Yan, nor as cute as Ru Shu, but more like a combination of white lotus and green tea.
seems to be very generous in speech, but from time to time he will sell a weak and innocent face.
However, Ruji thinks that she has absolutely no chance to be her sister-in-law again, so it doesn't matter.
Another one that surprised Ruxi was the third old man Shi Ben. In my impression, the Shi family's current career relies on the military exploits and official reputation of the three masters. I heard that Shi Ben was also the minister of the dragon back then, and he was a guard of the Son of Heaven several years earlier than the current Yulin Zhonglang General Yan Heng. It's just that he later took the road of the Chenzhou army, stationed in the border city, and rarely returned to Gyeonggi.
And when he saw the ceremony, he hurriedly swept the side, and Ru Ji intuitively felt that the character of this third master might be better than that of Master Shi. Not to mention, the waist is straight, the eyes are clear, although the facial features are not very handsome, but the style of a general who has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time is undoubtedly revealed in his gestures. Ru Ji looked at it and almost muttered in her heart, they are also surnamed Shi, why do they eat, drink and prostitute in the long room, the second room is well-dressed and beastly, but the third room is so heroic?
Back to Shi Linlin's flower party, Ru Xi dealt with the scene casually, drinking tea leisurely on the surface, but secretly vigilant in her heart. It is almost 120,000 points of spiritual attention to all the people who pass by, and it is even less about food and drink. It is better to be thirsty and hungry than to be calculated.
However, in the end, it was still not prevented.