Rebirth, soul possession, uh, or what my mother calls "crossing", such things are too bizarre to let anyone know, including his most beloved and trusted eldest brother and father-in-law.

This...... It's too bizarre to be a simple matter of trust or distrust.

Shu Yao was stunned alone for a long time, where should she have heard or seen the relationship between "Silly Crying" and the Japanese people? It must be convincing to the stepfather and the eldest brother, and preferably unverifiable......

Suddenly, Shu Yao's eyes lit up and she pursed her lips and smiled.

The brows that have been frowning for a long time have finally opened, and the rest of the things are in a hurry, no matter how anxious it is, it is useless to wait for the eldest brother and the father-in-law to come back, right?

Shu Yao walked over and pulled the bolt behind the door, opened the door, returned to the couch, and took a travelogue to read. In her previous life, from the age of 6 to 14, she had been locked up in Murong Mansion, staying at home, and never reading, and the information she received was that the "nurturing mother" arranged by Murong Mansion to her repeatedly instructed her: Three from four virtues, filial piety is heaven, a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, as the eldest daughter, she must put the interests of the family and Murong Mansion first, and it is her honor and glory to be able to sacrifice herself for Murong Mansion......

In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, the Four Female Books, poems, famous calligraphy, and many biographies and travelogues in Shu Yao's own small study, Jin Xida and Shujie bought them for her. They think that men can travel and practice, while women have little chance to go far in their lives, and they have lost a lot of fun and knowledge, and can only make up for it through books.

Seeing that the door of the inner room opened, Mother Liu came in with a plate of cut fruit. Under normal circumstances, Shu Yao closes the door of the bedroom, and is meditating to practice internal strength (of course. In fact, I went into the mahogany box to practice qi). The people around me know that they can't be disturbed. They also take turns guarding the door.

Shu Yao was in the mood to gossip at this time: "Mom, do you know about Chen Yueying?" Is Uncle Chen really tossed by Mrs. Chen? ”

Mother Liu sneered: "What can I do if I can't help it?" That Chen Yueying fell into the pond in Mafu, was rescued by the eighth master, and was wet and hugging, can she find another family willing to marry her? In other words, Miss Chen San is very envious of the wealth of the Ma family, maybe this is still 'right in the middle'. ”

Shu Yao shook his head: "It's a pond again?" These people don't have any other tricks? ”

"Isn't there just such a thing in the inner house, who doesn't know the people watching next to you?" Mother Liu smiled disdainfully, "But they can also be regarded as concubines." The water just came out to block Uncle Chen's mouth. Uncle Chen was also unlucky, marrying such an unobtrusive lady, and as a result, he taught an even more unobtrusive daughter. ”

This is what people often say, "marry a virtuous wife" and "a virtuous wife and a husband will have few misfortunes".

"However, the worst thing is Murong Shangshu," Mother Liu's excited tone was really naked schadenfreude, "I heard that I can't even say a complete sentence now, Concubine Li begged the Holy Grace to go out of the palace to visit, Murong Shangshu took her hand, but she could only say the word 'look', and then kept crying." ”

"Oh?" Shu Yaoqi said. "He wants to say, 'Look at the Murong family' and 'Look at Uncle Murong', right?"

Mother Liu nodded approvingly, this child has been smart since he was a child. It's really quick to react, and it's easy to see through. What's even more rare is that it's low-key and doesn't like publicity.

Now it is rumored that Xia Shuyao, a girl from the Lianghou Mansion, is a good person with good luck and Buddha's fate, but there are still many people who say sour things, such as "It's a pity that I was born in the market, and my background is inevitably poor", "The roots are not right, and the seedlings are not expensive", "I have never heard of her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I don't know if there is anyone who can handle it?" "Fortunately, there is a palace lady by her side, otherwise she would be the princess, and I don't know if Lu Dao will manage Prince Yong's mansion into a mess......

When these words reached Shu Yao, she just smiled faintly: "If your mouth grows on someone's face, can you still not allow others to speak?" Do you have to go to them one by one to prove it? The more you care, the more people like to say, if you don't care, they won't be interesting when they talk about themselves. ”

This is the magnanimity, which is the so-called "a bucket of water does not shake, and half a bucket of water clanges." "Truly talented people never think about how to prove themselves, they just chase fame and fortune.

Shu Yao didn't know that Lu Daoliu's mother had lifted her so high in her heart, and she was praised like a peony flower, and she was sighing: "The most powerful thing in Murong Mansion is Murong Shangshu and Concubine Li, and now that Murong Shangshu is dying, only Concubine Li can be trusted." ”

Mother Liu "sneered" and said: "The current Concubine Li is not the favorite concubine in the past, she is still trying to slap others." Besides, the harem concubines can't leave the palace once in a few years, she just has the heart and the power, right? Can you still summon Murong Ziye into the palace every day? Now that Murong Shangshu hasn't closed his eyes, the Murong family has begun to be in a mess, some people are fighting for power, some people are transferring industries, and they are all faster than anyone. It seems that there are not many people in that family who are optimistic about Murong Ziye. That is, Concubine Li is still there, and there is still a Nine Emperor Prince, otherwise...... It's hard to say. ”

Shu Yao and the two chatted for a while, and Lan Jin walked in with a happy face: "Girl, the New Year gift of the Nangong family has also arrived, and many strange things are brought back from the West." The eldest grandmother picked a lot of them and sent them over, saying that you should pick the ones you like and put them away, and keep the ones you don't like very much to give gifts or something. Girl, do you want to watch it now? ”

Shu Yao put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm afraid I won't be willing to give it away." "Every time there is something new, the sister-in-law is mostly close to her and the book, and the sister-in-law selects and sends it, which must be all good things, and it must be suitable for her.

Lan Jin hurriedly said: "Hehe, grandma also said, if you like it, you can take it all." What was sent over was only purely for women's use, and there were a lot of ornaments and the like, and after the old lady, the old man, and the second master had picked them up, and the girl would pick some for gifts.

Lan Jin greeted outside, and four little maids came in with two large trays, one tray was beads, jewelry, etc., but most of them were shiny, not very different from Da Zhou's. Most of the precious jewelry of the Great Zhou Dynasty is made of gold, silver, jade, coral and other precious stones, as well as some rare woods. Western jewelry is mostly made of glass, crystal stones, and particularly shiny diamonds.

According to Nangong Miao, these glasses, crystals, diamonds and other diamonds are not very expensive in the West, but because of the risk of shipping. Plus the amount brought back is limited after all. Naturally, the price is set at a very high price. It's not easy to buy.

Once Shu Yao went to visit Nian'er in Chengyibo's Mansion and gave Nian'er a peony hairpin inlaid with a lot of diamond diamonds, and saw that Mrs. Chen and Chen Yueying's eyes were brighter than diamond diamonds, and they looked eager to reach out and grab them.

At that time, Shu Yao's heart suddenly became playful, and she deliberately said to Nian'er: "Sister Nian'er, this hairpin is a pair, the two are exactly the same, and I keep one for myself." You can't give this one away. Otherwise I'll be angry. ”

In an instant, at the end of her eyes, she saw that Mrs. Chen and Chen Yueying's faces had changed, and Chen Yueying glared at Nian'er unwillingly.

After the two mothers and daughters left, Shu Yao and Nian'er laughed together. Shu Yao just couldn't figure it out, Mrs. Chen was also from a scholarly family, and she was the head of the Earl's Court, why was she so shallow-eyed? I can't wait to snatch all Nian'er's things directly and give them to Chen Yueying as a dowry.

Every time Shu Yao passed, they didn't see the gift Shu Yao brought, as if they were reluctant to leave. Fortunately, although Nian'er has a wide heart, she is not slaughtered by others. Otherwise, Shu Yao was really worried that as soon as she left, all those things would be snatched by Chen Yueying.

……

Lan Jin pointed to a hat decorated with dried flowers and silver tulle in the tray and said, "Sister Hongqiao said that this is a Westerner's hat. Mrs. Zhilu Dao, grandmother and you don't like to be too public, so I specially picked two of the most elegant ones to send.

Shu Yao's one, the main body of the hat and the veil are powder blue, although the brim is a little fanciful, but the range is not large, and the overall look is still not so eye-catching, Shu Yao likes it very much. It just so happens that there are not many ornaments on her head on weekdays, not special occasions, but mostly a hairpin or a beaded flower. Otherwise, the head is full of pearls, and the dried silver yarn on the brim of this hat will be too lively.

In the other tray, there are four mirrors, one large, three and small. The big mirror is oval, as big as the bronze mirror on Shu Yao's dresser, and it shines very clearly, and there is a shelf behind the mirror that can be pulled apart to make the mirror stand diagonally.

The small three-sided mirrors are round, only half a palm's size, and the difference from the small mirrors that Shu Yao got before is that these three mirrors have lids, and the lids are also decorated with a few diamond diamonds, which are very beautiful.

Shu Yao couldn't put it down, and decided to keep one side for herself, and the other two sides, and bring them to the fourth princess and the county lord Yue when she entered the palace next time.

After looking at those Western objects, time passed in a flash. Hearing Zijin say back and forth that the uncle was back, waiting in the study, Shu Yao hurriedly took Zijin and Lan Jin to the eldest brother's study.

As soon as Shujie returned home, he heard Hong Qiao say that Shu Yao had something to look for him, and he was so nervous that he didn't even change his robe, so he waited anxiously in the study. He understands his sister-in-law, and there is no urgency that he will not explain to the maid so deliberately.

As long as he didn't leave Beijing with the emperor, or if there was any urgency, their family would have dinner together every day, and they would chat for a while, unlike other brothers and sisters, who might not meet for a month or two.

When they arrived at the study, they explained that Lan Jin and Yongjin were guarding the door together, Shu Yao was about to knock on the door and enter, when the door suddenly opened, Shu Jie pulled her in and hurriedly closed the door and asked, "Yao'er, what's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Shu Yao didn't procrastinate, and first told the origin of the pearl in Qi Haoning's letter and the story of "silly crying".

Regarding the story of Liang's wife's grandson and grandson who gave pearls and sold themselves into slavery, Shujie reacted more strongly than Shu Yao because he knew in advance that he had entered Yuecheng, and his brows were always furrowed, but when he heard that Qi Haoning had sent someone to follow and monitor, he relaxed a little.

After listening to the part of "silly crying", Shujie immediately furrowed his brows again: "Yao'er, do you think there is something wrong with that handkerchief and the three words 'silly crying' in Da Mao's mouth?" "I have to say that the three brothers and sisters not only have sharper senses than ordinary people, but also have a special heart-to-heart connection, and Shu Yao's tone when he spoke was caught by Shu Jie.

Shujie grew up with a pair of younger siblings and is familiar with their way of speaking and habits. If there is a little "abnormality", he will quickly feel it, and he clearly feels that his sister unconsciously strengthens her tone every time she says the words "silly crying", and naturally finds the key problem.

However, he didn't understand, just listening to it, "silly crying" didn't have any special meaning, maybe it was a child's meaningless muttering, or maybe Hai'er heard it wrong. But my sister has always been careful and sensitive, and since she is in a hurry to ask him about it, there must be some reason.

Shu Yao nodded: "Big brother, I have heard these three words, and I know that it is the name of a flower, the flower of the Wa Kingdom, cherry blossom." ”

Shu Jie was shocked, and held Shu Yao's shoulders with both hands: "Wa Guo? Cherry blossom? 'Silly crying' is a cherry blossom? Are you sure, Yao'er? When have you ever heard of it? Says who? ”

Shu Yao came prepared: "Dad said, during that time, Dad told us about his experiences in various places in the Great Zhou in those years. Once, my father was in a coma for a long time, and you haven't come back yet, Wen'er was in a hurry, and went to wait for you at the official road entrance, I looked sad and cried.

When my father woke up, he coaxed me and told me a joke of 'silly crying', saying that he once met a maritime merchant from the Japanese kingdom and secretly came to our Dazhou to do business, and he asked my father to customize a handkerchief and purse embroidered with cherry blossoms, and also said that cherry blossoms are the most popular flowers in their Japanese country, called 'silly crying'. My dad laughed at me and said that the way I cried was 'silly crying'.

Big brother, I'm really not mistaken, my father said, 'silly crying' is the cherry blossoms of the Japanese country, big brother, you can find a few people who are in the shipping business and have dealings with Japanese merchants. ”

Shujie hurriedly said: "Of course the eldest brother believes in Yao'er, the eldest brother is going to go out now, you tell your grandmother and your sister-in-law, my father-in-law and I should not come back to eat." Yao'er, don't mention this to anyone else. ”

Shu Yao hurriedly nodded: "Zhilu said, big brother." ”

That night, Jin Xida returned very late, and Shujie did not return to the Hou Mansion for the next two days.

Mrs. Jin usually doesn't interfere with Jin Xida and Shujie's errands, but this time she was displeased: "Why did you arrange so many errands for Jie'er at this time?" This is the first year of reunion. Now that Miao'er still has a body, Jie'er won't leave Beijing again, right? ”

Nangong Miao also looked at Jin Xida nervously, she is a standard good wife and mother, pursuing "male outside, female inside", she just takes care of Shujie's life on weekdays, and never asks about the court and officialdom.

However, the Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days, and she, like Mrs. Jin, is not happy that Shujie will leave Beijing on an errand at this time, which is somewhat ...... Grievances, after they got married, this is the first year of reunion, plus the baby in the belly.

Jin Xida smiled: "Don't worry, it's just an urgent errand, I didn't leave the capital, I will come back in two days, and I will definitely not delay the New Year." (To be continued......)

PS: That's it for today, 4,000 words. In the evening, a friend's birthday went out to celebrate together. Tomorrow's fourth update is 12,000 words, and I will never owe debts.