Chapter 28: Settled
The people in the room were deliberating, although the servants were doing their own thing according to the instructions, and some people were guarding the spirit in front of the stone marquis, but everyone's mind was not calm, and they were all waiting for the final result. Shi An and Shi Qi were also waiting in their respective rooms, waiting for the choice of fate.
Shi An wanted to write something, but he couldn't calm down, he wasn't calm enough after all, Shi An laughed at himself, the little guy walked in, and said in a very soft voice: "Second master, the uncle sent someone to ask!" ”
Shi Hou did not officially adopt Shi An and the two, Shi An and Shi Qi were all ranked according to when they were at home. After succeeding Shi Hou, Shi An's eldest brother was more anxious than Shi An, how could Shi An not understand what his brother meant, and put the pen in the pen wash and slowly washed: "This matter, I can't help it!" "Shi Hou's plans before his death may not be respected, this is also human nature. Shi Anke will not forget that Mrs. Shi was originally Shi Qi's aunt.
"Second Master, having said that, it's Master Hou!" The little guy wanted to speak and stopped, Shi An raised his eyes to look at Shi Qi's residence opposite, the door was closed, he was also restless, right? Shi An's clean pen was put away: "Uncle, he has always treated me very well, if it weren't for my uncle's kindness to me, how could I be promoted, these are enough!" If you think too much, you will not become like yourself, the young man's brows are furrowed, his father died when he was ten years old, his biological mother died early, he heard a lot of rumors, nothing more than his father and mother, his biological mother died when he was less than a year old, and now he is even gone.
If it weren't for my uncle who took care of him for so many years, let alone studying, he would have to be promoted, and it would be difficult to even have food and clothing. The eldest brother and stepmother all have their own plans, and they really can't succeed, and they have to face the same thing as when they were ten years old.
Thinking of saying to his uncle that day, he felt that Miss Zeng's family was the same as himself, his uncle smiled with satisfaction, Shi An took a handkerchief and wiped his hands, no matter what the situation is, he must not be surprised, this is the person who has become a big thing!
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, the little guy looked out, his breathing couldn't help but tense, he came here, I'm afraid that it was the person who came to report the news, once a decision was made, who would become the proud person around the future Hou Ye, who would be down, so decided!
The little maid didn't guess wrong, it was the big housekeeper of Shifu who came, and there was a maid holding a filial piety dress behind him, and the big housekeeper entered the courtyard, and he had already seen the door of Shi An's side open, nodding to the little house, and walked to the front of Shi Qi's residence, and said respectfully: "The old lady instructed the heir to change his clothes and discuss things!" ”
The little guy only felt that he had been hit endlessly, how could this be, it was clear that before the Hou Ye was alive, he was interested in his second master, not Shi Qi. How could the heir become a stone relative at this moment? With a squeak, the door of Shi Qi's residence opened, Shi Qi was also dressed in plain clothes, and the chief housekeeper saw him walk out, knelt down and saluted, this is the courtesy of seeing the future master, and since then, Shi Qi has become the master of the Hou Mansion, and there has been no change.
At this moment, the joy in Shi Qi's heart outweighed the sadness of the death of his father, he originally thought that he had little chance of winning, after all, Shi Hou's love for Shi An was well known to everyone, and Shi Qi's only reliance was only on the fact that he was upright. Shi An is both virtuous and loving.
At this moment, this pie fell from the sky, Shi Qi knew that this was not the time for joy, and there were many pairs of eyes staring at him, bowing his head to suppress the joy on his face, and then said to the big housekeeper: "Big housekeeper, please get up, my father just passed away, you are the old man who needs to be used by my father's side, and I will rely on you more in the future!" ”
The chief housekeeper came here in a hurry, naturally to please Shi Qi, and when he heard Shi Qi speak like this at this moment, he was relieved, and he got up and said respectfully: "Please also change your clothes, so that you can discuss with the old lady!" ”
As he spoke, the chief butler turned around and took the filial piety robe from the maid's hand, and wanted to serve Shi Qi and put it on. Shi Qizong tried his best to suppress it, but the joy in his heart was still revealed, and when he changed his clothes, he glanced at Shi An's residence, Shi An's door was not closed, and there was no small house, only empty tables and chairs there.
Shi An, Shi An, Shi Qi read this name, and you have been proud for a long time. The chief housekeeper didn't ignore the resentment that flashed in Shi Qi's eyes when he looked at Shi An's house, a side branch of the Hou Mansion, even if he raised people, what was it? To suppress, not too easy. A smile appeared on the lips of the big butler, and then he quickly put away his smile and went out with Shi Qi!
"Second master, what can I do in the future?" The little guy watched Shi Qi being surrounded by people in front of the window, and the joy of the people who served Shi Qi, and couldn't help but ask Shi An. Shi An's face was indifferent: "What should I do?" It's not like that! After a pause, Shi An said again: "Besides, even if I am not the heir, I should be my uncle for three years." These three years are just the right time to study! ”
The little guy is getting more and more anxious, Shi An can't be the heir, he has to return to his family, what kind of temperament is the uncle of the family, the little guy doesn't understand, he often cries poor, and Shi An Zhouji, without the support of the Hou Mansion in the future, Shi An, how can he study with peace of mind?
It's not that Shi An didn't see the little girl's anxiety, the matter has come to this point, what if you don't study? Instead of only keeping the May filial piety and rushing to the next year's exam, it is better to keep it for three years, and it is still the last thing to stop everyone's mouths, which can also make many people's actions smaller. As for enduring some hardships and not being able to study with peace of mind or something, if the eldest husband is not subject to some setbacks and is still arrogant, how can he be called a big husband?
On the second day, the news that the Shi family chose Shi Qi as the heir quickly spread to everyone, and the old lady Zeng heard the news, and she didn't speak for a long time, and only said for a long time: "That's it, this matter, I can't help it!" ”
It was Marquis Zeng who came to report the news, and when he heard Mrs. Zeng say this, he said: "After all, Aunt Shi is our son-in-law, although he is not an heir, the Shi family will not embarrass him!" Old Madam Zeng nodded, and asked people to call Zeng Zhixian.
Zeng Zhixian came at the order, and Mrs. Zeng told Shi An that he was not an heir, and then comforted her: "I know that you are a careful person, and I think it will be you who dragged him down." It's just that you also know that when choosing an heir in the Shi family, you will only think about the decency of the branches, and you will not think about the love of the Marquis Shi during his lifetime. Don't take it to heart, this day will continue as usual, when your parents are mourned and you get married, your dowry will be enough for the family to eat, and you will not suffer in this life! ”
Zeng Zhixian hurriedly bowed to Mrs. Zeng: "What grandmother said, granddaughter remembers everything!" Mrs. Zeng helped her up: "You, this is such a courtesy, after all, your surname is Zeng, the granddaughter of my Zeng family, of course, the better the marriage, the better, is it possible that the granddaughter of the Zeng family married in the past, and had a bad life, and our surname Zeng has a light on his face?" ”
"What grandmother said is that it's the granddaughter who thinks too much!" Zeng Zhixian hurriedly replied, Mrs. Zeng patted her granddaughter's hand, Zeng Zhixian snuggled up to Mrs. Zeng, and looked like a well-behaved granddaughter. Yanran watched from the sidelines, thinking of Aunt Wu, even if Mrs. Zeng allowed it, but for the sake of her granddaughter's future, Aunt Wu still didn't dare to get closer to her granddaughter, and only occasionally sent someone to ask Zeng Zhixian's daily life.
Zeng Zhixian treats Aunt Wu the same, not close but not alienated, within a very normal range, there is no such situation of snuggling up to Mrs. Zeng and being coquettish. Even if you are your own grandchildren, you must be limited by your name and not be intimate!
Why do so many people want to be aunts? Those little maids are a little restless, this is what Guo'er said quietly to Yanran, saying that those little maids, as long as a few young masters come over to say hello, they always have to go a few more times under the pretext of letting the young masters see them. But Guo'er went on to say that this is also the reason why Cui Sleeve didn't take care of it, if Sister Ziling was there, how could there be such a thing?
Yan Ran was still thinking about it, and she heard laughter outside, this laughter made Yan Ran's brows furrow, the red shirt had already lifted the curtain and went out, seeing Zeng Zhiqing walking this way, a little maid was talking to him, laughing while talking. The eyebrows of the red shirt couldn't help but wrinkle into a pimple for the boss, these little girls, one by one, were not cleaned up, thinking that in the old lady's room, they were longer than when they were themselves, and they were always a little disobedient.
In front of the master's red shirt, there was no anger on his face, but first called the prince, and then turned around again and said to the old lady Zeng: "Old lady, the prince has come to greet you!" As he spoke, the curtain was not lowered.
Zeng Zhiqing had already entered the house, and after greeting Mrs. Zeng, he glanced at Zeng Zhixian, and then said, "The eldest sister is much better now than before." I was worried that my eldest sister would be sad again! ”
"Don't fight for the short and long of the moment, can't you forget what I taught you?" Mrs. Zeng scolded her grandson with a smile, and then asked someone to pour tea, Yanran saw that the red shirt was not folded back, and the green sleeves were outside, and she was busy pouring tea for Zeng Zhiqing!
The red shirt was putting down the curtain, and gave Xiao Huan a look, Xiao Huan didn't fight for the first class, and he was not convinced by the two of them, but this is not convinced, the words of the two of them still have to listen, this look will understand why, nodding to the red shirt, the red shirt put down the curtain, and then said to Yanran with a smile: "I'm tired of Sister Yanran!" ”
"Serving the old lady is not a lot of work!" Yanran replied, and when she saw Zeng Zhiqing looking at herself with a smile again, her nose couldn't help wrinkling slightly, and she returned to her original place to stand up again.
Xiao Huan got the instructions of the red shirt, and stepped forward to pick up the little girl's ear: "You come this way for me!" This little girl was carried over by Xiao Huan, and her mouth was not convinced: "Xiao Huan, what are you annoyed about, you don't compete for the first class, you are better than me, what qualifications do you have to discipline me?" ”
"I'm older than you, so I'll take care of you!" When the little girl heard this, she glanced at Xiao Huan's feet: "The feet are bigger than me, right?" I don't know that you are a girl's family, and a pair of feet are bigger than a man's feet! ”