Seventy-third

Shen Wanzhen and Zhao Shijiao stood side by side on the long pavilion, watching Pingyuan wait for Zhao Zhang to disappear at the end of the road, winter is over, the noon sun, dispel the cold of winter, suddenly, a gust of north wind blew, Zhao Shizhen took a step forward, leaned slightly, blocked the tuyere, and protected Shen Wanzhen.

This subtle move, Shen Wanzhen was suddenly moved, her eyes were a little moist, and she lowered her head in disguise, a strong woman also needs a man's care deep in her heart.

After this gust of wind, Zhao Shizhen stepped back and stood side by side with her, Shen Wanzhen saw that he intended to leave half a step away from him, even when he was emotional, Zhao Shijiao did not encroach on it, Shen Wanzhen wanted to love first of all, he did not use his power to take himself for himself, if he really wanted to do that, it was as easy as a hand, his character was noble and convincing.

Shen Wanzhen's heart rippled layer by layer, for a long time, and shook his head with a wry smile, his lover hoped that he would be good and would not let him be criticized by the world, and he might not meet in the future, Shen Wanzhen looked sideways at Zhao Shijiao, and it happened that Zhao Shijiao also looked at her, and the two laughed at the same time.

Shen Xuanzhen looked at the desolation in the distance, and after a long while, she retracted her gaze, "Lord Wang, Pingyuan is far away, go back!" ”

Zhao Shijiao is only willing to stand quietly with her, and his heart is down-to-earth and warm.

Shen Wanzhen hardened her heart and took the lead in leaving, Zhao Shizhen followed behind, Shen Wanzhen got into the car, put down the cotton curtain on the door, but rolled up the plain silk curtain on the car window, Zhao Shizhen rode a horse and followed the car, silently, and did not speak.

This section of the road near the long pavilion is not too good, uneven, the car boss has no idea that there is a deep pit in front of him, covered with sand and gravel, the car walked up, suddenly swayed from side to side, Zhao Shijiao was startled, he was a little panicked, and wanted to reach out and take Shen Wanzhen out of the car window, but there was the car of the Zhan Mansion behind, and the left and right entourages followed on both sides, holding back, and being so nervous that he hurriedly called the guards, "Hold on to the car." ”

The guards stepped forward to help hold the car and pushed forward this section of the road, and when the road stabilized, Zhao Shijiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Wanzhen sat peacefully, somehow there was King Anyang, she was very down-to-earth, she looked at him sideways with a straight face, so nervous that her face was expressionless, he had been following the side of the car, probably because he was frightened by what happened last time, afraid that he was in an accident.

Shen Wanzhen was inexplicably moved in her heart, she didn't dare to look at him, held her heart, and secretly warned herself that she couldn't think of anything else, in this life, she only regarded him as a life-saving benefactor, and he was about to be a concubine, I hope he will have a good woman and grow old together.

Shen Wanzhen saw that his face was too tight, so she wanted to ease up, and asked out the window, "How did the prince ask the emperor to help?" ”

With this divergence, Zhao Shijiao relaxed in his heart, and said with a simple smile: "This king just told the emperor a story of a talented and beautiful woman. ”

Shen Wanzhen thought to herself, King Anyang was wise and sensitive, and it was a blessing for that woman to be able to be by his side.

Ahead, I could already see the tall city wall of the capital, and when I entered the city gate, Shen Wanzhen poked her head out, "The women don't say goodbye." ”

Zhao Shijiao arched his hand, "Mrs. Zhan, please." ”

Shen Wanzhen's car went to the east, and after walking a short distance, Shen Wanzhen poked her head out and looked sideways at the back, Zhao Shijiao actually stood in place, looking in the direction of her car, Shen Wanzhen's heart was sour, and she didn't dare to look at it.

Bofu

Uncle Zhan's face was gloomy, as if he was very angry, and Mrs. Zhan was like a child who had made a mistake, bowing her head slightly, pouting, and looking displeased.

"Why don't you tell me about such a big thing." Uncle Zhan was so angry that his beard trembled a little, and his tone was stern, staring at his wife and asking.

Mrs. Zhan fiddled with the corners of her clothes, swallowed, lowered her eyelids, and whispered: "It's not that I didn't dare to tell you, I'm afraid that you will be angry." ”

Uncle Zhan slapped the table, although his hands were not heavy, he still scared Mrs. Zhan, pouted and said unhappily: "You have a hot temper, that one dares to speak." ”

"You tell me clearly, the rebel son has not entered the cave room since the day he worshipped in the church, and he still ......" Uncle Zhan couldn't say anything about the second son's room.

Mrs. Zhan understood what her husband meant, peeked at her husband, and said in a very low voice: "The cave room is entered, but there is no room." ”

"So far, my daughter-in-law is a daughter." Uncle Zhan couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, he was furious, "Come on, call the second master." ”

The subordinates were so frightened that a small group of people were busy looking for the second master.

Aunt Ying had dinner and felt that it was cooler than the day, Chunxiao found a nail and put it on for her, Aunt Ying smelled a smell of camphor, so she retched, Chunxiao hurriedly ran outside, took the copper basin, and when she entered the door with the copper basin in her hand, Aunt Ying vomited what she ate for dinner.

Chunxiao saw a wave of nausea in her stomach, almost vomited herself, endured it, hurriedly walked to the table, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Aunt Ying, who had just vomited, Aunt Ying rinsed her mouth, Chunxiao quickly took the spittoon, and Aunt Ying spit mouthwash into the spittoon.

Chunxiao went to fetch water again and served Aunt Ying to wash her face, and Aunt Ying took a dried apricot from the kang table and put it in her mouth, chewed it dryly, and suppressed the nausea.

Chunxiao held her breath, cleaned up the filth on the ground, and saw that there was a large piece of vomit on the mattress, and the mattress surface was removed, and the roll was still in the empty basin, and the basin was out.

Push the door outside, greet the fat girl, the fat girl came out from below for a long time, and approached, "Sister called me something?" ”

Chunxiao twisted her arm, "I'm too lazy to come out." "The fat girl, in pain, 'oops', hid to the side, and muttered: "It's nothing, where does my aunt have a sister to wait, and I don't need to step forward, saying that I am just borrowing, and I am not a genuine girl." ”

"Still talking back." Chunxiao only pinched her twice, and the fat girl screamed: "What are you doing just pinch me?" ”

"What are you doing, the ghost is crying wolf at night, bad luck." Aunt Ying vomited so much that her chest hurt, and she was upset, listening to the two of them talking outside, and she stopped drinking.

Chunxiao stuffed the soiled lump of mattress into the fat girl's arms, "Take it to the laundry room and wash it." ”

The fat girl pouted and muttered, "Mei Xiang worships the handle, the same girl, what kind of majesty is she playing as a girl?" ”

Walking out with a mess of slips, "Come back." Chunxiao greeted.

The fat girl stopped, not daring to get close to her, for fear that she would beat and scold again, and said angrily from afar: "Sister is still in trouble?" ”

"By the way, why hasn't the aunt's middle coat been washed today?" Chunxiao remembered, and washed it by the way for her to take it back, saving her from running errands.

The fat girl said yes and went.

Chunxiao said to herself, since the aunt diagnosed the birth of a man, the attitude of the people in the house is much better, but the daughter-in-law in the laundry room is not a fuel-efficient lamp, every time the laundry is dragged for several days before it is delivered, a little dissatisfied, they wait for a car, saying that there are many masters in the house, one person, how many clothes, see that the hand is not separated from the water, can not be washed, and said to ask the girl to save some trouble, even if it takes care of us.

J □ J Xiao had nothing to say, she was angry, and her aunt asked if the lotus lotus skirt had been washed, blaming her for being lazy and not urging her.

Aunt Ying vomited, felt more comfortable, put on thick cotton clothes, walked to the door, and called Chunxiao to clean the house.

Chunxiao went in, splashed half a bucket of water on the ground, cleaned the bluestone floor tiles, and wiped them clean.

Aunt Ying stood at the door for a while, her eyes wandered around, and she saw that the door of the east wing on the opposite side opened, Yu'er walked out, and then the red note came out, and the master and servant hurriedly walked out.

The sun was about to set, and Aunt Ying stood in the shadows, and the master and servant didn't see it, and went out of the gate, as if turning east.

Aunt Ying wondered, what are the master and servant going to do this morning or night? Don't be a private lover, right? The second master hasn't been to her house for a while, and he can't stay up, will it be, Aunt Ying secretly guessed.

said that Zhan Shaoting was called by Uncle Zhan, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw his father's face dark, and his mother looked at him with his father behind his back.

Zhan Shaoting didn't know why, he was afraid of his father, so he respectfully saluted his parents, stood aside, and waited for his father to reprimand him.

When Uncle Zhan saw his second son, he was so angry that his eyebrows jumped suddenly, "Evil obstacles, kneel down." ”

Zhan Shaoting saw that his father was angry, so he had to kneel down, and Uncle Zhan shouted angrily: "Say, why don't you want your daughter-in-law, you haven't had a round house since you got married, and you still want outsiders to say that my uncle's concubine killed his wife?" ”

Zhan Shaoting didn't dare to look at his father, and whispered: "It's the Shen family who is not virtuous, and he began to refuse to accept Yingniang, so his son didn't have sex with her, no wonder his son." ”

Mrs. Zhan hurriedly tugged at the old man's sleeve and distinguished for her son: "The daughter-in-law didn't agree to take Yingniang back to the house, the young couple was angry for a while, and said that it was stiff, and the master didn't worry about the things in the son's room, and the daughter-in-law didn't say anything, so why meddle." ”

Uncle Zhan glared at his wife, "Confused, it's okay if the family doesn't say this kind of thing, good things don't go out, bad things go thousands of miles, and they go out of the way, if outsiders know the way, it's a matter of right and wrong, and this time I can't pick it up." ”

Mrs. Zhan also knew that Master Lu Dao was reasonable, but she was dedicated to protecting her son, so she blamed Shen Wanzhen, "The daughter-in-law is virtuous and filial, but she won't coax a man, and a man can't help but say a few good words. ”

When Zhan Shaoting heard his mother say that Shen Wanzhen was virtuous and filial, he snorted coldly in his nose, and said in a weird manner: "You are all confused by her appearance, she is purely a rough woman, she has no education, she is still from a family, she is simply a rural village woman, and what she says, her son simply can't say it." ”

"Nonsense, who said that your daughter-in-law is not good, I look very good, Wenwen is quiet, not silent, honest and responsible, what else do you want to find." Uncle Zhan and his daughter-in-law don't meet often, and they have a superficial impression, but at this moment, when they are angry, seeing their son talking indifferently, the more upset they are, and they spoil the concubine, and they must also have a limit, grasp the proportion, and make people point to the backbone.

Mrs. Zhan saw that her husband was not in a good mood, and she was afraid that she would annoy her husband with the family method for a while, so she was busy playing the round, "Shaoting! Go back and move to the upper room, round room with your daughter-in-law, your father is right, there is no impermeable wall, not for yourself, but also for the sake of the Bofu family, saying that your daughter-in-law is not ugly, I look at the eyebrows and eyes, in terms of appearance and temperament is stronger than your two sisters-in-law, why not be satisfied. ”

Zhan Shaoting couldn't say it, saying that Shen Wanzhen didn't let him touch it, it was too embarrassing for a man, and his parents might not believe it, thinking of what Shen Wanzhen said that day, he dispelled all the thoughts of wanting to be close, only to feel that this woman was terrible, like crazy, it seemed that she could really do it, and she couldn't bear to say that she was afraid of Shen, how could Shen's coercion be said by her parents.

Zhan Shaoting was full of grievances, unwilling, and wanted to argue, but Mrs. Zhan looked at him on the sidelines, secretly waved her hand at him on the table, and signaled him to agree.

Zhan Shaoting snorted and said: "Actually, my son said that your second elder doesn't believe it, anyway, this time it's the Shen family's fault, and I can't complain about it." ”

Uncle Zhan didn't hear what he said, he was lazy and talked nonsense with his son, and said quite sternly: "There is no husband and wife who don't make trouble, and they can't hide and disappear for a lifetime, if you don't listen to your father's words, I don't have your son, and I'm ashamed to be in the world, I just don't have children, and the uncle can't keep you." ”

The father didn't recognize his son and said such cruel things, Mrs. Zhan knew the old man's temper, and she was afraid that she would really drive her son out of the city in anger, so she hurriedly gestured to her son, made her eyes look at her, and motioned for him to express herself quickly.

Zhan Shaoting's father's order did not dare to disobey, so he had to say very reluctantly: "My son obeys his parents' orders, and he has a round house with the Shen family, but ......" I want to say that the Shen family is fierce and causes harm to my body, and my parents regret it too late, and I feel that I can't say it.

"But what, you are in love with that little concubine, and after giving birth, you will send it away."

Zhan Shaoting didn't dare to speak out this time.

Uncle Zhan turned his head sideways and said to his wife: "Let someone send his clothes and bedding back to the upper room." ”

Mrs. Zhan said embarrassedly: "Tonight, let's move tomorrow." "Say it, wave your hand and let your son get up.

Zhan Shaoting came out of the upper room, the girl at the door held her mouth, looked at him and smiled, Zhan Shaoting didn't have the heart*, thinking of Shen Wanzhen and not feeling a headache.

Seeing her son go out, Mrs. Zhan looked at the old man's face and asked, "The old man came back from outside today, and suddenly asked about this, what did someone say?" ”

Uncle Zhan coughed, "There is no impermeable wall, how can no one talk about this ugly thing, not to mention that there are people waiting to pick up the jokes of the uncle's mansion, and they are not angry." ”

Mrs. Zhan thought in her heart, the one in this house has a bad mouth, what she told the master, find out, see that I can spare her, and tentatively, "Is it the eldest and the third child who said it?" ”

Mrs. Zhan thought that what her daughter-in-law said was impossible, and that day she proposed the round house, and the daughter-in-law didn't seem to be in a hurry, and she didn't see any anger, so she asked again: "Did someone in the court mention it?" ”

When Uncle Zhan mentioned the court, he was angry again, and frowned and said angrily: "If all the officials in the court and China know about the Dao, my old face will still be there." ”

At this time, a servant came in, "Master, Master Yan has come to Beijing to ask to see Master." ”

Uncle Zhan stood up, hated that iron could not become steel, and said helplessly: "What family said from the first in-laws?" ”

This surprised Mrs. Zhan, and she said to herself, "How can the He family know the Tao? ”

I was a little puzzled, the maid brought the master's coat, and Mrs. Zhan personally served her husband and asked while wearing it: "Why did the master go to see the He family again?" ”

Uncle Zhan felt that his wife had buttoned her collar tightly, and pulled her hand, "Why did I go to see them, it was the He family who specially asked me about this, and I didn't want to see a joke." ”

Mrs. Zhan was stunned, and her heart became nervous, then the He family is now defeated, and Mrs. He doesn't care about her face, if you are noisy everywhere, it will soon spread in the circle of Mrs. Zhan, no wonder Mrs. Yin of Shuntianfu had a treat, and Mrs. Wei Xijiu turned around and asked me how about the second daughter-in-law I married this time? The second son was satisfied, the Wei family and the He family are a little related, and they speak to the He family, because of the matter of the former daughter-in-law, the son spoiled the concubine and killed the wife, and she preached it everywhere in the circle of the wife.

When Mrs. Zhan thought of this, she was a little anxious, thinking that her husband's collar was not wearing it comfortably, and she saw her husband pulling the collar directly, with an impatient face, knowing that she was not reasonable, and she didn't dare to be coquettish like before.

When Uncle Zhan went out, he turned around and instructed, "Round the house as soon as possible to save people from gossip." ”

Madame Zhan was upset and agreed.

Zhao came to the room to greet his mother-in-law, and asked about some family matters, saw his father-in-law come out of it, quickly stepped aside, bowed down and waited for his father-in-law to pass, before entering his mother-in-law's house.

Mrs. Zhan was annoyed by herself, and when she saw the Zhao family coming in, she was not as relaxed as in the past, and thought to herself, since everyone outside the house knew the way, the people in the house were only afraid that everyone would know about it, so she said: "The matter of your second brother's husband and wife, presumably you also know the way, the old man just had a meal with your second brother, and ordered to round the house as soon as possible, I think this matter still needs you to do, according to your second brother's temperament, I don't know when it will be pushed, your second brother and sister are gentle, not in a hurry, and I don't know how to rush to cage her husband, men, you also know the way, without the control of his wife, he is happy to be free, That will also take the initiative to move over, since ancient times, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, you will take someone to move your second brother's things back to the main house. ”

Zhao saw that his mother-in-law's yin face turned out to be for this, and it must have been his father-in-law who was angry, so he forced his son to go to his daughter-in-law's room.

Zhao couldn't help but think about it again, and asked, "Second brother agreed?" "I thought, just that bull temper, if he doesn't want to, I will move his things over, he can't twist it, I can't tie him up, not to mention, it's an adult brother-in-law, how can a sister-in-law of his own be good in the house.

"Your second brother dares not to agree, if you don't agree, the master breaks his legs, you are going to your brother and sister's house to enlighten her, how to entrap a man to make her open up, blindly filial piety to my in-laws, and learn to please her husband.

In the eyes of my mother-in-law, the second daughter-in-law is a serious daughter-in-law, and I am separated from the third daughter-in-law, and I am not happy with the third daughter-in-law, and I don't dare to bring it out on my face, and said with a smile: "The daughter-in-law will go and tell my younger siblings that my younger brothers and sisters are smart and a little bit clear." ”

said yes, she didn't care about it, Shen Wanzhen was shrewd, and she taught herself.

Zhao went back to the room, and when he rested in the evening, he told her husband about it, Zhan Shaoxiang said: "Father knows that someone must have said something behind his back, since my mother asked you to do it, without further ado, Ming'er, you will take someone to move the second brother's things over, and he will not dare to disobey." ”

The two of them lay down, Zhao lay flat and looked at the carved flowers of the red sandalwood stepping bed, and said suspiciously: "What is going on in this boudoir, how can outsiders know about it, what does the He family mean when they hear what the mother-in-law means, and how did the He family know?" ”

When Zhan Shaoxiang heard this, he sat up suddenly, "The He family knows the way, and it is not noisy to everyone, there is no impermeable wall, it must be the person in the second room who said it." ”

Zhao changed his mind and put his hand in advance, since his mother-in-law had spoken, Ming'er would do this important thing first.