"Mother, these things can't be forced. What's more, Ruoyu is also my sister's only daughter, even if she can't kiss and kiss, we won't let her really suffer. Don't worry too much about that. Your old body is important, let the child's affairs make her own decisions, maybe she will think clearly by herself and then turn back, it is better than this will be suppressed when she is persistent, so that she will hold a grudge. Do you say? ”

The old lady was also uncomfortable in her heart before, so she said it regardless of it, and after she figured it out, she naturally wouldn't really continue to be angry.

"That's it, it depends on the fate of these two children."

"Old lady, master, the young lady has arrived, and she is waiting at the door." Mama Cui said at the door.

"Are you coming? Let her in. ”

"No."

Shen Zhuru entered the house and immediately kowtowed to the two people in the room, and he was not allowed to get up.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Mrs. Xie." Shen Zhuru got up and stood aside, not daring to sit down.

"Sit and talk."

"Yes." Shen Zhuru sat down as she said.

"Zhuru, I heard that you entered Beijing with the convoy of the princess of the grassland."

"Yes."

"How is your relationship with the princess? Or, in terms of the princess's attitude towards you, has she ever felt intimate and regarded you as a best friend? The old lady asked, although she was very calm, she could also hear the impatience and caution in her words.

"The princess once said that if she had the opportunity, she would definitely ask the Queen Mother to let me and Qiao Yuelong enter the palace for a while, or when she had to leave the palace, she would come back to play with me and the two of them, I don't know if such a relationship is considered a best friend, whether it is considered an intimacy?" Shen Zhuru replied truthfully, without any concealment, as for whether this Princess Gesang would follow her promise and do it, this is not something that Shen Zhuru can manage.

"You're good. I was able to get the princess's appreciation, and I will reward you with whatever reward you want. The old lady's sudden change of attitude actually took the initiative to let Shen Zhuru call her grandmother, instead of being a raw old lady, which is really realistic enough.

"Thank you grandmother for the reward, as long as the granddaughter-in-law is rewarded by the grandmother, she likes it, and there are no special requirements." Shen Zhuru replied, and the old lady was very satisfied with this answer.

"It's a sensible child, I don't think you have a lot of jewelry, in the future, Princess Yaoyu will play together, how can there be few decent things, Mama Cui."

"The old slave is here."

"Go and prepare a few sets of decent heads for the young lady, and then let people cut a few more sets of new clothes and send them, on this hot day, it is said that the clothes made of ice cloud yarn are very comfortable to wear, and there is a faint fragrance, in the capital, it is the first choice of young ladies and ladies from all large families, and you have only seen a few sets for the young lady."

"No."

After being called here by the old lady to ask a few words, he talked a few words about the family with Mu Hongxun's father-in-law, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After the old lady showed a hint of exhaustion, Shen Zhuru left behind Mu Hongxun with interest.

"The Yao family is also a number of famous families in the capital, and there are many rules, you have to understand the rules of the house in your spare time, and remember the main characters in each room, which is beneficial and harmless to you. Although the Yao family doesn't really treat you too much, if you still try to avoid extravagance when you enter the door today, my Mu family's silver is not falling from the sky, and it depends on whether it is worth it to be a favor, don't let people be slaughtered as fat sheep, understand? ”

"The daughter-in-law understands, thank you for the advice from my father-in-law, my mother-in-law has also explained this aspect, and my daughter-in-law knows how to measure proportions."

"That's good. Tonight, the uncles and uncles of each room of the Yao family will come over to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, so don't be rude to others at that time. ”

"My daughter-in-law understands."

After watching Mu Hongxun leave, Shen Zhuru breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the days in the Mu family are somewhat depressing, they are not as good as the Yao family.

It can be seen that there are at least a thousand servants up and down.

It's a headache to deal with such a big family. What's more, she hasn't seen Jiang Ruoyu's face yet, and she who came to Yao's house faster than her may already be acquainted, and if Jiang Ruoyu, who is already unpleasant to her, doesn't come out with some moths, Shen Zhuru doesn't believe it.

Back to the room arranged for her and Mu Fenghua in Mercury Garden, Mu Fenghua had just finished grooming, his hair was still a little wet, Qibao was wiping him clean, and he was sitting at the table in the outer hall of the room, facing the door, watching Shen Zhuru enter the door.

"Why do you look preoccupied? Could it be that your grandmother gave you a look on your face, and you were not happy? Mu Fenghua said with a smile, it was a joke when he heard it.

"I followed the princess to the capital, how could the old lady throw her face at me, on the contrary, she was very good to me, and she gave jewelry and some kind of ice cloud gauze clothes, I was simply flattered."

"Then you still have a sad face?"

"Can I not worry? When I thought that someone like the Yao family would come over tonight, my scalp tingled when I thought about it. This Yao family has ten grandchildren. ”

"Hmm. Truly. ”

"The people of the ten houses, the old lady has now continued to the third generation, you can imagine how terrifying the number of the ten houses and grandchildren combined, at least two hundred words."

"If I'm not mistaken, there are four generations in the same house from the big house to the fifth room, and the third generation after the sixth room, and the number of Ding Xingwang in the big house alone has broken two hundred, plus the rest of the house grandchildren, at least one thousand and five this number. However, now there are only 800 people living at home, and the remaining hundreds are doing business or being officials, and not all of them are in the capital. ”

"One thousand and five!" Shen Zhuru was a little dumbfounded. It is no wonder that it can be called a famous family, and hearing the base of this descendant makes Shen Zhuru's scalp tingle.

If everyone gathers for a New Year's meal, even if there are twelve people at a table, there will be more than 140 tables.

"This still does not include some collateral lines that have already been separated, otherwise it will only be more. Of course, in terms of the top ten famous families in the capital, although the Yao family as a whole can only rank first from the bottom, this descendant is also a family that many people envy. If it weren't for this, the Yao family would not have begun to decline. If the daughters who are not married outside can come back from their husbands' family to pay some tribute, it is really not easy to fill the hole in Nanuo. ”

Mu Fenghua talked eloquently, as if he had nothing to do with him, and scoffed at the current situation of the Yao family.

In his opinion, what if there are many children and grandchildren, whether they are expensive or not, although the number of children and grandchildren ensures the spread of the family, if they cannot be properly separated, they will support the big family in vain, and they will not want to forge ahead, sooner or later they will be ruined one day, and the family will fall into the middle.

Just the hole that the Mu family filled for the Yao family can be imagined.

Don't look at the fact that most of the taxes in Nuoda County, Qiyang County, go into the Mu family's pocket, but compared to the silver that was spit out to fill the hole for the Yao family, it was already a small matter.

Part of the reason why Mu Hongxun is bent on throwing down the business and wanting to make the business bigger is also due to the Yao family.

Shen Zhuru also knew for the first time that the Mu family, which seemed to be beautiful, was also burdened with such a vampire as the Yao family.

"Lady, I also told you about the situation of the Yao family, and you yourself should pay more attention. The people of the Yao family have always considered themselves noble, and there is no one in their eyes, you don't want to steal the limelight from those people, otherwise you will have countless troubles to get into trouble. ”

Regarding Mu Fenghua's reminder, Shen Zhuru nodded, but he also remembered it.

After nightfall, the Mercury Garden was very lively, the living room and courtyard had already been cleared out, the dining table was placed, the lanterns around were lit, and the eleven tables of meals were prepared to welcome the guests who arrived tonight, and to wash the dust for Mu Fenghua and Shen Zhuru, who arrived today.

The two tables in the living room are mainly a few elders of the Yao family who are the same generation as Lao Taijun and the four members of the Mu family, as for Jiang Ruoyu, this will not be here, but mixed with the table where Yao Shu is, as if they all regarded themselves as Yao Shu's women, waiting on the side, that courteous attitude, Shen Zhuru couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at it.

Is this still Jiang Ruoyu, who was aggressive to her in the Yao family?

No matter how you look at it, she looks like a poor woman who even sacrifices her dignity in order to please men.

The young master of the Yao family's women are all so noble? Let her even give up the identity of someone else's wife?

But take a look at the third young master of this big house, twenty-seven or eighteen years old, he looks like a talent, sitting in the banquet, in that table is the existence of standing out from the crowd, it is no wonder that Jiang Ruoyu is so obsessed, this is the temperament cultivated by the status all the year round, not the temperament that people in such a small place in Qiyang County can cultivate all the year round.

is enough to seduce a little girl like Jiang Ruoyu who is not deeply involved in the world, and for Shen Zhuru, it is only limited to the three words not bad.

During the banquet, the old lady only introduced a few old people at his table, most of them were elders, and it was not easy to slack off.

Remembering the dignity of the old ladies in each room one by one, as well as several key people in charge of the family, I don't have the time to remember too much.

However, after this introduction, Shen Zhuru somewhat understood why Jiang Ruoyu did not choose so many children of the Yao family, but took a fancy to Yao Shu, the third young man of the big house, all because the person in charge of the Yao family is now the person in charge of the big house, Yao Shu's father Yao Hongwei.

And Yao Shu is Yao Hongwei's most beloved son, although he is not the most outstanding, but he is the most favored one, and he is naturally worth a hundred times and has won Jiang Ruoyu's favor.

After some greetings, he began to finish eating, and when he was halfway through eating, the old lady suddenly opened his mouth.

"Big brother, this year's Queen Mother's birthday, I don't know what the criteria for entering the banquet are?" The old lady opened his mouth to ask the Yao family's eldest grandfather on the side, Yao Benshan, who was also the Yao family's highest-ranking servant in the imperial court.

Yao Benshan's cloudy old eyes twitched slightly, and he smiled: "The standard is out." However, it has not been officially announced. I think it's just a matter of a few days. All the female dependents above the county lord can participate, and they can bring two people into the palace, and in terms of officials, they are the court officials above the fifth rank who bring their wives into the palace, and those who are above the third rank can cooperate with the main wife and their children to enter the palace. However, no more than five children may be brought by an official. Just to put an end to overcrowding. ”

When the old lady heard this, her eyes couldn't help but light up.

If you can bring two people into the palace, your son must be brought there, as for her grandson, the old lady is a little worried about Mu Fenghua's performance, in case he collides with the queen mother, it will be very bad.

This is quite embarrassing for the old lady.

Jiang Ruoyu, who was not far away, also heard the words clearly.

How could she not know that the identity of the old lady happened to be the county lord, that is to say, she could bring people into the palace, at least two.

This undoubtedly made Jiang Ruoyu lively.

Now Yao Shu has not conquered it yet, but if she can enter the palace, she believes that she can definitely find a good opportunity and meet a better object, but the premise is whether she can enter the palace, and the key to entering the palace is on the old lady.

"Brother Shu, you said that if I can enter the palace with my grandmother, I will definitely be able to get to know a lot of daughters of everyone, and if I am lucky, I can even get to know the princess and the prince, if there are a few good words from the princess and the prince, Brother Shu's position in the Hanlin Academy may rise again?" Jiang Ruoyu approached Yao Shu a little, and the whole person almost lay in the other party's arms, and when she said such a thing in a coquettish voice, Yao Shu couldn't help but move in her heart.

Although Yao Shu didn't think that a woman from a small family like Jiang Ruoyu was worthy of him, she could be regarded as a cousin, with her aunt, the county lord, and the rich man of the Mu family behind her, and she was qualified to be his concubine.

If she can really get to know one or two princesses and princesses, or the people around them, she may be able to use these to go further and impress her grandfather, and I can't say that the power of the Yao family will have a chance to fall on him in the future, not the eldest brother.

"Yu'er, if you really have the ability to know the princess or the prince to seek a future for me, I can speak for you in front of my grandfather, even if I can't make you a wife, but at least the position of the concubine and aunt is absolutely fine. If you stay longer, I can make you an equal wife and take charge of everything in the backyard. I'm afraid that you will feel wronged and dissatisfied with me. Yao Shu said with a deep sigh.

"Brother Shu, Yu'er really likes you, even if you are an aunt, it doesn't matter. As long as I treat me sincerely, I will be satisfied. Jiang Ruoyu replied with an affectionate face, grabbing Yao Shu's arm, which was called a sincere feeling.

Hmph, if she can really win the favor of the princess and the prince, how can she Jiang Ruoyu look down on a small Yao family. If it weren't for the fear that the bamboo basket would be empty, she would especially be vain here.

"Yu'er, you treat me so well, I will not live up to you." Yao Shu responded, holding Jiang Ruoyu's hand, with a touched face.

I only hope that you really do it, otherwise, unless you grow up and look to the satisfaction of Young Master Ben, otherwise, I am afraid that you will have to think about making you a concubine.

The two people with ghosts smiled sweetly, each with different plans in their hearts, but it was not enough for outsiders. (To be continued.) )