455 Concubines
The heat of the sun has subsided most of the time, but it is still bright.
Colorful chrysanthemums of various varieties bloom in the sun, and the bright colors make people feel happy.
The lord of Mingjia is pregnant, and there is little tea. Shen Rou Ning Guanri didn't like tea very much, so she directly asked the maid to prepare water.
"What a snubbing." Lord Mingjia said apologetically.
"Just ask, I really don't use tea on weekdays. Even if it is boiled, it is also to smell the fragrance of tea. Shen Rou took a sip of warm water and said with a smile: "And the temperature level is bland, but it is the most real and the most reassuring." ”
"I've read the script, some bad drugs, some are in the wine, some are in the tea, but they are rare in the water. Well, for those with a good sense of taste, the things in your mouth are a little astringent, and you can taste them in one bite. ”
Lord Mingjia didn't expect Shen Rouning to talk about this, and he was slightly stunned, feeling that what Shen Rouning said was very reasonable. Thinking about what I had seen and heard in the palace, I suddenly felt that drinking only warm water was really good!
"That's an interesting statement." Lord Mingjia said with a smile.
Shen Rouning also smiled slightly: "Actually, it's just a personal habit." ”
The two of them gossiped for a while, and Shen Rouning gradually pulled the topic to Mrs. Chen, and said worriedly: "...... Today's eldest aunt, oh, mother, her old man said that she was tired, and we as juniors should share her worries. However, I also know that this housekeeper has always been taken very seriously, and I don't dare to bring it up easily at this time, and I don't want to really worry about such trivial matters...... If available. I'd rather do a few strokes to pass the time......"
Lord Mingjia looked at Shen Rouning, a little unaware of what she meant.
Anyway, even if Mrs. Chen is willing to give up power, it is Shen Rouning, the eldest grandmother, who will take over, not her second grandmother. Moreover, she is pregnant with a child, and she can't work hard.
Shen Rouning took another sip of water and sighed lightly: "I just think that when I was in the boudoir pavilion. Where are these troubles...... back then. I studied housekeeping in front of my aunt, and at that time I said that I could share the worries of her old family with confidence, but I didn't expect that now I can't......"
The county lord of Mingjia also saw that Mrs. Chen was indeed worried about the matter of "marrying Shen Rouning and entering the door to be a daughter-in-law". Even if she tried her best to hide it. But the more it is disguised. The more this anxiety accumulates. The more you can't hide it.
In the end, maybe one day, it will completely erupt.
Lord Mingjia somewhat understood what Shen Rouning meant.
She didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only say, "Wait for a long time." Mother can naturally understand your thoughts, sister-in-law. Besides, how can you be considered old with your mother's age? The daily chores are used to being dealt with, and soon the mother will be idle and urge the sister-in-law to hurry up and have a baby. ”
Shen Rouning was also inconvenient to say more with a little emotion, and said with a smile when she heard the words: "I don't think my mother can be idle at all...... After a while, the baby in your belly will be born. Wash three full moons, and there are still busy. But I believe that no matter how busy my mother is, she is willing. ”
Shen Rouning looked at Lord Mingjia's bulging belly, showing awe and admiration, and said, "I haven't asked...... Is it a boy or a girl? ”
"The imperial doctor took the pulse and said it was a little girl." Lord Mingjia had a gentle face.
"Then the old man must be overjoyed!" Shen Rouning said with a smile: "His old man's favorite girl is simply ......" She shook her head and said, "Ah Huan got the big wooden basin for swimming here, and he asked people to make a new big wooden basin, and it was bigger!" I really don't know what to say! ”
Lord Mingjia was surprised when he heard this: "Really hit another one?" ”
The old man likes girls, and everyone in the house knows it. Lord Mingjia is not afraid that someone will be disappointed in the upcoming Miss Chen-
The Chen Mansion already has an eldest son. Instead of having a second son, it is better to have an eldest daughter with more weight.
"It's true. I've seen them all. Shen Rou Ning made a slight gesture and said, "It's very big, adults can swim away when they go down." Tomorrow Ah Yu is coming, and the old man has already instructed the kitchen to prepare more hot water by then. ”
Such a large "pool" needs a lot of hot water to have the right temperature. It's no longer the time for summer to get hot.
Lord Mingjia also sighed.
The two of them talked about children again, and Shen Rouning felt that Lord Mingjia was almost tired, so she took her leave.
When he returned to Bixin Courtyard, Chen Houyun was sitting under the porch, leisurely taking a book and reading.
"Didn't you go to Mid-Levels Zhai?" Shen Rouning sat down beside him.
Chen Houyun raised the scroll in his hand and did not speak.
Obviously, that meant that he went to the mid-levels. But after taking the book, I came back.
Shen Rouning glanced at the scroll, and when she saw the densely printed small characters, she didn't look closely, and moved her gaze to the blue sky.
"What did you say to Mingjia?" Chen Houyun continued to read, but did not forget to be distracted and talk.
"Mostly talking about children." Shen Rouning said softly: "Mingjia seems to be resolute, but in fact, he is also very scared in his heart, so he pulled me to say more." ”
When a woman gives birth to a child, no one will necessarily be able to pack the ticket.
"If the performance is not there, she will inevitably worry too much." Chen Houyun said: "That kid will definitely be able to rush back before she gives birth." If he hadn't thought that he could take a long vacation to stay at home for a while, he would have come back long ago. ”
Shen Rouning didn't answer and continued to look at the sky quietly.
Chen Houyun waited for a while, raised his gaze from the scroll, looked at Shen Rouning's beautiful side face, and asked softly, "Ah Ning, don't you want to know what book I'm reading?" ”
Shen Rou was thinking clearly, how could she not be sluggish and not feel the subtle changes in Mrs. Chen's demeanor when facing her. He didn't mention it all the time, but at this time, when he saw Shen Rouning looking at the sky in a daze, he closed the book and changed his mind.
"What?" Shen Rou's gaze fell on the scroll in Chen Houyun's hand, and saw the word "strange news" on the cover, not knowing what Chen Houyun wanted to say.
Chen Houyun raised his hand and said, "Ah Ning, you also know that my mother has always been a very charitable woman. What's even more rare is that the mother has a kind heart. For so many years, even for the second aunt who often gave her a headache, she had never been malicient. ”
Mrs. Chen's words and actions many times are indeed very annoying. Especially when Chen Houwen and Chen Houqi were not very old in the past, and they didn't know how to help Second Master Chen look at her.
If you are a person else, I am afraid that I will be disgusted with Mrs. Chen in my heart, and I will find trouble with her on weekdays, and I will pit her without a trace.
But Mrs. Chen never did. (To be continued.) )