The old lady went to the palace for a while, and when she came back, she asked people to inquire about the family affairs of the female official, and made a decision in less than three days - to marry the female official next to the queen. Since the old lady has already responded, Shu Chengye can't come out of this matter, and the old lady personally wrote to the queen's mother, and went to the female official's house to give a dowry, and soon set the date of marriage.

"Grandmother ......" had breakfast, Shu Manyao was tired of talking and crooked beside the old lady, and the old lady pinched her cheek with a smile: "What's the matter, but what's the difficulty?" ”

"The wedding date is set for the beginning of August, isn't it?" Shu Manyao asked hesitantly, and the old lady nodded: "It just so happens that your birthday in mid-August, let the new lady who enters the door see who is in charge of our Shu family." ”

"Grandmother, now our Shu family, there are only two boys, that new lady, this year is twenty-six, right?" Shu Manyao looked at the old lady and asked, the old lady nodded: "Well, it's all this age, it's really hard to say kiss, hey, if it weren't for your father's reputation as a wife before, such a person, our Shu family really can't look down on it." ”

The corners of Shu Manyao's mouth twitched, this topic is always wrong, it is really depressing.

"Grandmother, in case this new lady gives birth to a son-in-law, Zheming can still say that he is the son-in-law left behind, and he is already thirteen years old, and when he is filial, he will be able to test his fame, and she can't help Zheming." Shu Manyao tried her best to bring the topic back: "Besides, Zheming lives in the outer courtyard, she just wants to reach out, but she can't reach out, right?" ”

The old lady frowned slightly: "Zhihui? What are your plans? ”

"Grandmother, I want to keep Zhihui in my mother's name." Shu Manyao's eyes were red, and she hugged the old lady's arm and said with a smile: "Grandmother, although Zheming will also sweep my mother's grave in the future, it's just that Zheming doesn't care about that bowl of fragrant rice, I'm not worried that Zheming will throw my mother away in the future, it's just ......"

The old lady sighed, Man Yao and Xu are mortal enemies, although Zheming doesn't say anything now, it is inevitable that he will be moved by Man Jin and Man Yu in the future. With Zheming's temperament, I think it was Man Yao who said it, and he would never worry that he would not burn incense for the Chen family, but the incense and rice were not just finished by burning pillar incense during the New Year's Festival.

"Do you know what the consequences will be if you keep Zhihui in your mother's name?" The old lady asked in a deep voice, Shu Manyao nodded: "I know, my mother is my father's original partner, if Zhihui is recorded in my mother's name, then Zhihui is the original son-in-law, I know what my grandmother is worried about, our family is now Zheming and Zhihui two boys, grandmother is afraid that the two of them are not the same mother, especially Zhihui, but born by an aunt, just because it is recorded in my mother's name, the identity is equal to him, I am afraid that Zheming will feel uncomfortable, and I am afraid that the two of them will be estranged, and in the future, brothers will be on an estrangement wall, But grandmother, we now have another housewife. ”

Shu Manyao didn't wait for the old lady to speak, so she said everything she wanted to say in one breath: "Instead of waiting for the new housemother to enter the door in the future, win over Zhihui, and suppress Zheming, it is better to let Zheming and Zhihui tie together first, Zheming is a smart child, if he can only see the threat brought to him by the change of Zhihui's identity, it is not worth being like a grandmother and father to protect him like this, right?" ”

"Zhihui's identity has gone up, it doesn't mean that he is on the opposite side of Zheming, this matter is actually beneficial." Shu Manyao hugged the old lady's arm, these words, she has discussed with Aunt Wang many times over the years: "The family tree has been changed, but it has not changed the fact that Zhihui was raised by Sheng, Aunt Wang didn't say that she was about to leave our Shu family, Zhihui still has to grow up by Aunt Wang's side, the fact that no one can change it, if Zheming can accept Zhihui's brother, are you afraid that there will be no helpers in the future?" ”

"Whether it's a concubine, Zhihui will rely on him to promote him in the future." Shu Manyao secretly looked at the old lady's expression, and made sure that the old lady was not angry, and then said: "Grandmother, in fact, I am also selfish, I am the eldest daughter of the Shu family, but I have no brother to help me, not as good as Manjin Manyu, and Zheming, the own brother." Regardless of whether the new lady gives birth to a boy or a girl, as long as Zhihui is still a concubine, she will definitely win over Zhihui's ......"

If the three of them are equal, the worst situation is a three-legged stand. Of course, there is also the most haode situation, however, everyone has selfish intentions, and this situation is unlikely. But if two people have a high status and one person has a low status, things will be complicated, and the one with a high status will inevitably compete for a superior, and the one with a low status will either be co-opted, or he will be killed as cannon fodder.

Either way, the old lady didn't like it.

"It's too big, you make me think about it." The old lady was silent for a long time, waved her hand and said, "It's not too early, you should deal with things now, go over and get busy first, don't be in a hurry about this matter." ”

Shu Manyao nodded, got up to salute the old lady, and turned around and went out.

After dealing with things, I still went to Aunt Wang to see Shu Zhihui. Aunt Wang was originally talking with Shu Manyao, when she saw Jin Ling, who was next to the old lady, coming over in person: "Aunt Wang, the old lady has something to do with you, are you free at this time?" ”

Aunt Wang hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, Miss Jin Ling, wait a minute, I'll change my clothes, and I'll go over." Jin Ling glanced at the clothes on Aunt Wang's body, which were very plain and neat, but they were too plain.

Jin Ling smiled and nodded, and when she saw Aunt Wang enter, she said to Shu Manyao without a word: "The old lady was a little tired this morning, and she lay on the bed for a while, and now that the weather is hot, why don't you prepare a little cold at noon?" The slave remembered that the old lady loved to eat cold lotus root. ”

This season, where is the lotus root? Shu Manyao frowned and thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The lotus root stored in winter is no longer there now, it is better to mix something else, over there in the big kitchen, I will arrange it, you will go to the small kitchen to prepare some brocade porridge for the old lady later, this nourishes the body and kidneys, and the old lady drinks it best." ”

While talking, Aunt Wang changed her clothes and came out, and followed Jin Ling to the old lady's yard.

The old lady was counting the Buddha beads, and Aunt Wang could only stand aside and wait.

"Do you know what I'm looking for you to do today?" The old lady asked in a deep voice, and Aunt Wang shook her head: "The concubine doesn't know." ”

"Today, Manyao told me something related to Zhihui." As the old lady spoke, she carefully observed Aunt Wang's expression, and saw that Aunt Wang was a little puzzled and a little puzzled: "It has something to do with Zhihui?" ”

"Man Yao said that Zhihui should be recorded in Chen's name." The old lady looked at Aunt Wang and didn't seem to know about it, and the depression in her heart was a little less. Aunt Wang was taken aback: "Recorded in the name of the first lady?" This, this, the eldest young master's ......"

Aunt Wang was anxious and at a loss, and the old lady nodded secretly in her heart, thinking of Shu Zheming for the first time, Aunt Wang was not too stupid. Coughing lightly, the old lady shook her head: "I haven't said it yet, Zheming, let me see what your attitude is, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"The concubine feels that this is a good thing, and it is a great gift from the Shu family to Zhihui." Aunt Wang hurriedly said: "However, on the other hand, there are also disadvantages in this matter, first, it is difficult for the eldest young master to explain, and secondly, if this matter is known by the new lady, she will definitely think that our Shu family is giving her a horse, and the concubine is worried that this will annoy the new lady, if she enters the palace to complain......"

The old lady frowned, Aunt Wang secretly glanced at the old lady's expression, and said with a smile: "Of course, the concubine is just a random guess, that new lady, we don't know what kind of character it is, it's too early to say this." The most important thing is the feeling of the eldest young master, don't blame the old lady, the concubine is such a son, and he will rely on him in the future, but the difference between Zhihui and the eldest young master is twelve years old, a year ring, the concubine is not so stupid, this kind of thing still provokes the two brothers to fight, Zhihui grows up, he must wait for the eldest young master to pull him, so the concubine is not willing to make Zhihui annoy the eldest young master for a name. ”

"If the concubine says nonsense, if there is anything wrong, I ask the old lady to forgive me." Aunt Wang saluted and said, the old lady closed her eyes and pondered for a while, waved her hand to signal her to go down, turned her head and asked Mother Li: "Look, has Man Yao discussed this matter with Aunt Wang before?" ”

"Probably not." Mother Li kneading the old lady's shoulders and said with a smile: "Aunt Wang is like that." It seems that he really doesn't want to record the second young master in the name of the first lady. She saw it clearly, and knew that if the second young master wanted to get ahead, she had to rely on the eldest young master. ”

The old lady nodded imperceptibly and did not continue. When Shu Chengye came back for dinner in the evening, she left Shu Chengye behind, and the mother and son sat together and said this.

Shu Chengye doesn't care, anyway, they are all his sons, whether they are sisters-in-law or concubines, he loves him very much. Besides, he is now in the prime of life, if there is no accident, it will not be a problem to live for another twenty years, these twenty years, is it possible that Shu Zhihui will not grow up?

For a while, this matter could not be discussed. Shu Manyao was not in a hurry, she was listening to the maid's report at this time: "Mrs. Yang said that she had a few encounters with the girl before, and she wanted to make friends with the girl, but she missed the opportunity several times. ”

Shu Manyao took the post in her hand and flipped through it, it was written by Yang Jianbai's current wife, at this juncture, she suddenly came to Shu's house, does it mean that the Yang family has learned the news of Yang Jianbai's return to Beijing?

Before, my father clearly explained that he couldn't leak the news, could it be that Mrs. Yang was here to inquire about the news?

"Let's go see Yang Gongzi." Shu Manyao got up, she didn't know anything about the situation of the Yang family, and she couldn't figure out the intention of this Mrs. Yang, so she could only ask Yang Jianbai first. If Mrs. Yang is an enemy, she has to find a way to send people away, and if she is a friend, she has to ask Yang Jianbai if she wants to meet.