In front of the Shen family's door, a young man named Shen Kuan stepped forward and patted the door vigorously.

After waiting for a while, an old man opened the door from the inside, looked out, and said in surprise: "It's Xiaokuan, the master is back?" ”

Shen Kuan flashed to the side, revealing the person behind him.

"Yo, it's really a master, you can count it back, the old slave will give you a greeting."

Shen Zhang waved his hand indifferently, "Okay, okay, what kind of etiquette is a lot of age." ”

The old man smiled, stood up, opened the door completely, and Shen Zhang walked in with the little servant through the side door.

"Madame, ma'am, the old lady is back." A maid ran in panting.

Cheng was inspecting the birthday gift to be offered in the palace tomorrow, and when he heard this, he hurriedly got up.

"Let's go, take a look, by the way, go to my mother's to say goodbye."

A maid was ordered to run to the old lady's Baode Hall, and Cheng hurriedly walked out and came to the old lady's Jingming Hall.

As soon as he walked outside the house, he saw Shen Kuan standing outside the door. "Shen Kuan has seen the eldest lady."

"Where's the old lady?" Cheng asked.

"The master is washing and changing clothes, and he will come out in a while."

Cheng nodded and said, "I ordered the kitchen to pass the food, then I will put it in the Baode Hall, and you will tell the old lady when he comes out." ”

"Okay, eldest lady, Shen Kuan knows."

Only then did Cheng turn around and go to the old lady's courtyard.

As soon as I entered the Baode Hall, I saw the maids and servants coming and going in a hurry, cleaning up all kinds of things.

Mama Tian, who was supervising outside the hall, saw Cheng hurriedly greeted her. With a happy face, he said: "The eldest lady is here, the old lady is cleaning up inside, and the eldest lady is just giving the old lady a ginseng." ”

Cheng pursed his lips and smiled. The relationship between mother and father is really good, this time I heard that the old lady came back, and the old lady planned to clean up after she was so old.

When I walked into the house, I saw the old lady sitting in front of the dressing mirror, the red sleeves were combing the old lady's hair, and Dew Drop was walking to the dressing mirror with a box of jewelry.

When the old lady heard the movement, she saw that it was her eldest daughter-in-law, and hurriedly greeted: "It's Wanyi, help me take a look, what is good on this head." ”

Cheng walked up to the old lady with a smile, took the box in Luzhu's hand, flicked it a few times, and took out a phoenix tail hairpin with gold beads inlaid with green auspicious clouds and said, "Mother, I think this is excellent, luxurious, and atmospheric."

The old lady saw that this was not the hairpin that the old lady had given her, and she was very satisfied, and she was busy combing her hair behind her and said, "Red Sleeves, then use this hairpin." ”

"Yes, old lady."

The red sleeves combed the old lady's hair, smeared some peony head oil, made the old lady's hair neat, and then picked up the dot cuixiangyun inlaid with gold beaded phoenix hairpin in the box and inserted it into the old lady's hair.

"Okay, old lady, can you take a look?"

The old lady looked left and right at the bronze mirror a few times, nodded with satisfaction, and praised: "The skill of combing the hair of the red sleeves is getting better and better." ”

Feng Shi on the side quipped: "That's not it, if it weren't for the fear that your mother would be reluctant, I would like to bring the red sleeves to myself." ”

"Just you can talk." The old lady was in a very good mood at the moment.

"Old lady, old lady is here." Mama Tian outside the house walked in.

Everyone in the house hurriedly got up, and Shen Zhang had already walked in.

"Sit down, get up and do what." Shen Zhang is still the same as if he is not polite.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, let someone eat, by the way, have you eaten, let's eat together."

Everyone shook their heads, and Cheng asked the maid to go to the kitchen to order food.

Shen Zhang sat down at the round table with a big grin, picked up the teacup and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.

Seeing this, the old lady also sat down at the table.

Shen Zhangzheng was drinking tea and suddenly remembered the scene he saw at the city gate, so he asked, "Has anyone in the family left the city today?" ”

Today? Then there is only Biyan who goes to Zhuangzi.

Thinking of this, the old lady replied: "It's the blue face of the second family." ”

Shen Zhang's face was full of doubts, and the old lady remembered that Shen Zhang didn't know about Biyan's recovery.

He explained: "Some time ago, Biyan's illness was cured by Master Yuantong. However, these days are a little bad, Master Yuantong said that he needs to recuperate, no, he remembered going to the suburbs of Zhuangzi. ”

Shen Zhang listened to the old lady's words and said to himself: "How come I don't know when Yuantong, the old bald donkey, will be cured." ”

Everyone automatically shielded Shen Zhang's disrespectful words from their minds, and the old lady didn't hear it, but continued to tell the process of the Shen family's haunting and how to ask Master Yuantong to solve it.

In this way, Shen Zhang believed it a little, because he knew that Yuan Tong had studied with Li Xin'er for a period of time.

At this time, the kitchen brought the food, and the old lady watched her old man eat, and at the same time picked up the recent things and told Shen Zhang about them, Shen Zhang nodded while eating, and occasionally asked a few words.

Cheng stood beside the old lady and cooked vegetables for the old lady.

After eating, Shen Zhang rinsed his mouth, watched his subordinates take everything away, and then said: "According to what you say, the third granddaughter of our family is not only not stupid, but also very smart. ”

The old lady remembered Biyan and said with relief: "Yes, maybe it's the Bodhisattva's compassion, seeing that Biyan has suffered for so many years, make up for her." ”

Shen Zhang echoed: "Maybe." By the way, I'm going to the study now, and when the eldest and second come back, let them go to the study to see me. ”

"Got it, go ahead."

Shen Zhang nodded and walked to his study, entered the study, as soon as he sat down, he instructed Shen Kuan, "Call Shen Yan to see me." ”

Shen Yan came soon, a young man with a cold face. "I've seen my master."

Shen Zhang looked at the things on the table, and when he heard someone coming, he said without raising his head, "Pick up the important things that have happened recently." Although Old Madam Shen told him everything, it was only something that the women in the house could see, and what he wanted to know was not that.

Shen Yan concisely began to tell the important things of this period of time in chronological order, Shen Zhang listened expressionlessly, and when he heard the part where Bi Yan saw King Huan in Puji Temple, he suddenly interrupted: "Are you sure you heard it right, Bi Yan's girl said that she saw the portrait of the first emperor in my study?" ”

Shen replied affirmatively: "The subordinates confirm that it is correct." ”

Shen Zhang asked again: "Did anyone enter the study when I was away?" ”

"This, except for the person who cleans, the subordinates can be sure that there is no one else."

"Alright, you go down, I see." Shen Zhang saw his subordinates leave, leaned back in his chair and began to ponder.

Where did the portrait of the first emperor come from in his study, if there is him, how can he not know. Maybe that's just the girl's response. However, how does the girl know that the prince of Huan Wang and the first emperor look alike? It seems that when his granddaughter returns, he needs to see him well.