Because the Shen family has the highest seniority, it is still Mrs. Shen, so Mrs. Shen can only give the best courtyard to Mrs. Shen to live in, and she lives in the west courtyard with Shen Ruitian.

Originally, according to the rules, the hospitality should be in the front yard of the main hall, but Mrs. Shen didn't want others to know about Luo Qinghe's existence, so she set the location of the reception banquet in her own courtyard.

It has been a while since Miss Shen went to the wing room to inform the Wang family and the two of them, and the back kitchen said that the dishes were all ready but they hadn't seen the two come over, and Mrs. Shen was suddenly dissatisfied: Could it be that the Wang family wants to take a shelf?

Mrs. Shen thought about it, so she wanted to call a maid to take a look, but before the maid went out, she heard that the Wang family had arrived.

Mrs. Shen was dressed neatly, put on her most expensive purple agate bracelet, and was about to greet the noble lady, but suddenly saw that it was Shen Li who came over.

And this Shen Li didn't come in directly when he arrived at the door, but stood sideways, quietly facing the people behind him.

Mrs. Shen was very dissatisfied with her son's respectful gesture, and saw Luo Qinghe walking in behind the shopkeeper Wang.

As soon as she saw this person, Mrs. Shen's eyes widened in surprise.

Luo Qinghe was not at all like the usual appearance, I saw her wearing a goose yellow dark flower cloud brocade skirt, covered with a plum blossom pattern gauze robe, her black hair was carefully held with a Hetian hosta, and the drop-shaped jade earrings flashed with warm light on Luo Qinghe's cheeks.

Mrs. Shen originally knew Luo Qinghe's good looks, but now she is dressed like a flower blooming on a midsummer night, with a pair of peach blossom eyes flowing with brilliance, there is a faint trace of majesty, Luo Qinghe's body has a natural momentum, which makes people can't help but admire.

After taking a closer look, Mrs. Shen suddenly felt unhappy: Isn't Luo Qinghe's skirt made of the woven cloud brocade that Shen Li picked up from her two days ago? The weaving cloud brocade is very valuable, and Mrs. Shen is not willing to make clothes for herself, but she does not want to be sent by her own son to please the beauty.

Looking at Luo Qinghe, Mrs. Shen's heart was only full of jealousy and dissatisfaction, this jealousy was not only to see that Luo Qinghe had such an amazing posture at a young age, but also because of her beloved son who was on the tip of her heart, he did not hesitate to turn his face with herself several times in order to marry her.

The more Mrs. Shen thought about it, the more she hated, and the resentment on her face leaked out somewhat.

When Miss Shen saw it, she felt that something was wrong: the Shen family was also a high-ranking family that adhered to etiquette, how could they be so out of shape in front of outsiders? He hurriedly cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Just now when I went to the wing, I happened to see Li'er leading them to see their grandfather, and it was only late, so my mother waited for a long time." ”

As soon as she heard that Miss Shen had mentioned the old lady, Mrs. Shen regained her composure, so she hurriedly changed her smile and said, "It's me who lost my temper, everyone hurry up and take a seat!" ”

Mrs. Shen entertained, turned around and took her seat.

But the shopkeeper Wang is also a peer of Old Lady Shen, how can it be Mrs. Shen's turn to sit on this throne? Seeing her so blatantly neglected, Luo Qinghe was unhappy.

"Mother, no matter what Grandpa Wang says, he is a generation older than you, how can I let him sit under you! Hurry up! Shen Li was also unable to hold back his words, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly spoke out and recited his mother again.

When Mrs. Shen heard this, her face was gloomy in an instant, and she was about to reprimand, when she suddenly saw Shen Ruitian also rushing over.

I saw Shen Ruitian standing in a hurry, smiling appropriately, and said politely: "There was something delayed in the front yard just now, it's too late, this lady of my family is used to being in charge, so I forgot that you are an elder for a while, and I hope Uncle Wang will forgive me!" ”

This Shen Ruitian didn't want to come, but Shen Li personally asked someone to invite him, and he couldn't bear to refuse this son who was at the tip of his heart, so he could only reluctantly come.

Shen Ruitian just wanted to find a reason to greet the shopkeeper Wang, but suddenly saw Luo Qinghe beside him. He also looked down on the beauties of the world, but he never thought that there was a world like Luo Qinghe, a world of independence and beauty, he only felt amazing.

Seeing that Shen Ruitian said so decently, the shopkeeper Wang didn't shirk too much, but followed his gesture into the main seat, and Shen Ruitian turned around and said, "Let's take a seat!" ”

As soon as she heard this, Mrs. Shen hurriedly dragged Luo Qinghe over, and together with Miss Shen, she sat beside Luo Qinghe with a heart and blocked Shen Li, who wanted to come over: "Go!" What do you and the man do with the woman? ”

In front of everyone, even though Shen Li was dissatisfied, he was not good at messing around, so he could only obediently go to Shen Ruitian's side.

A group of people opened the table lively, but just after pushing the cup and changing the lamp a few times, Mrs. Shen seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly beckoned the maid to put a dish in front of the shopkeeper Wang, and said with a smile: "Two days ago, a guest sent some rare things, and I didn't even give it to the old lady, so I specially stayed to entertain you!" ”

Although Mrs. Shen said it very nicely, the shopkeeper looked down at it, but she didn't know how to move the chopsticks at all.

Seeing that the shopkeeper Wang was so hesitant, Mrs. Shen felt that her goal of disgrace was about to be achieved, so she waited by the side for a long time, watching the shopkeeper Wang admit that she had never seen the world.

Shen Li found out about his mother's thoughts, for fear that the shopkeeper Wang would lose his temper, so he hurriedly got up and was about to break the siege, but he saw Luo Qinghe suddenly get up and said: "Grandpa, I know your eyes can't see clearly, I'll help you peel it!" ”

Luo Qinghe got up as he spoke, took one of the things in front of him that the shopkeeper didn't know how to start, skillfully cut it in half, shelled the part of the tail, dipped it in soup, and put it on the plate of the shopkeeper Wang.

Seeing that she was so skilled, Shen Li was surprised: "Qinghe, have you ever eaten this thing?" ”

Luo Qinghe chuckled when he heard this: "There are a lot of these things in the ditch over there, we all call this thing 'crayfish', but compared to steaming and eating, this thing has to be cut with garlic and stir-fried before stewing to be more delicious, I will make it for you to taste when I have a chance in the future!" ”

Luo Qinghe said, glanced at the plate of drunken crabs again, and said: "Oh, when I see this little woman, I want to remind you that this kind of raw and cold thing is the most susceptible to insects, and it is better to cook it and eat it, otherwise you will suffer if you get sick!" ”

Seeing that Luo Qinghe was so at ease, Mrs. Shen gritted her back molars angrily: These crayfish and drunken crabs are rare things that she spent a lot of money to find, and the Wang family, who wanted to humiliate them, had never seen the world, but they didn't expect to let Luo Qinghe show his face.

It was clearly heard that the Wang family was poor and ate bran vegetables all day long, but how did Luo Qinghe recognize this rare thing? Mrs. Shen wondered in her heart.

After listening to Luo Qinghe quietly, the shopkeeper Wang pretended to reproach: "You girl can't be so rude!" Regardless of whether this dish is good or not, after all, people specially prepared for us to try it, how can you be so instructive? ”

Shopkeeper Wang's attitude seemed to be blaming Luo Qinghe, but inside and outside of his words, he was sarcastic about the Shen family.

Listening to the education of the shopkeeper Wang, Luo Qinghe nodded, and honestly didn't speak again, but he was very disdainful in his heart: This Shen family is so rich, how can they treat such a thing as a good thing?

Shen Ruitian, who watched the play just now, was also a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "I have ordered the dishes to be served safely, you have to engage in such a strange thing, now it's okay, it's such a big joke!" Hurry up and get some home cooking! ”

Shen Ruitian said, hurriedly put a sugar lotus root on the plate of the shopkeeper Wang, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this Qinghe girl to know so much about food." ”

Seeing that Shen Ruitian was so polite, Shopkeeper Wang also chatted with him politely, as if nothing had happened.

A table of people with their own ghosts finished the feast.

After the meal, Shen Ruitian wanted to lead the shopkeeper Wang to the garden for a walk, and Miss Shen on the side did not forget her mother's order, and dragged Luo Qinghe aside with a smile and chatted.

"Li'er has been pampered at home since he was a child, just like a little emperor! The Shen family is really afraid of melting in his mouth, and he is afraid of falling in the palm of his hand! In the future, I really don't know how his daughter-in-law will be embarrassed! ”

Miss Shen said, and led Luo Qinghe to the warehouse next to the courtyard.

I saw a Maitreya Buddha with a red coral sculpture on the stone table at the door of the warehouse, Miss Shen saw it, pretended not to care and pointed to this Maitreya Buddha and said, "Which one sent this?" ”

As soon as she heard this, the grandmother on the side quickly said: "I don't know about this, but this thing doesn't look worth a lot of money, so the eldest lady doesn't have to take it to heart!" ”

When these two sing and harmonize, aren't they ridiculing their own gifts for not being as valuable as others?

Luo Qinghe felt like a mirror in his heart, and said lightly: "Yes! I see that your family receives so many valuable gifts every day, but if there are a few less, no one cares, the eldest lady still don't pursue it, let outsiders laugh at you for being stingy, but if you really find out what you lost, it's not good! ”

The meaning in Luo Qinghe's words was meaningful, and the faces of Miss Shen and Mama who listened changed suddenly: Didn't she mean that they stole things from the warehouse?

But in fact, Miss Shen and Mama did not secretly search for oil and water, so even if these words were ugly, these two did not dare to find out what they were planning with Luo Qinghe.

It was when she was embarrassed, but Mrs. Shen suddenly said over there: "Miss Luo is a person with a delicate mind at first glance, you don't have enough to eat here and ridicule others with guns and sticks!" Miss Qinghe, come in, I want to talk to you about myself! ”

Seeing that Mrs. Shen had spoken, Miss Shen didn't dare to make a mistake, so she could only honestly lead Mama away

At what time, there were only two people left in the room, Mrs. Shen and Luo Qinghe, this Mrs. Shen pretended to be profound and did not speak, Luo Qinghe was also calm, standing aside without saying a word.

After being silent for a long time, Mrs. Shen took the initiative to speak: "It took me so many years to finally find such a son, no matter what, I have to plan for his future!" So... I know that the Shen family is at fault for this, but I can only wronged you no matter what! ”

Luo Qinghe pursed his lips and didn't speak, but seeing her attitude, he couldn't help but think of the second lady of the Fang family in his heart.

Mrs. Shen didn't care, but said more and more sadly: "Although the Shen family seems to be very beautiful, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Kyoto, if there is no backer, then many things are also tied, so Li'er must marry the daughter of that high-ranking official in order to ensure the safety of the Shen family." ”

But when Luo Qinghe heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he looked at Mrs. Shen with a calm smile, and saw that Mrs. Shen instantly became a little weak.

In fact, they asked Shen Li to marry Miss Lin not at all to ensure the peace of the Shen family, but the Shen family and his wife were greedy for money and wanted to earn more money through this help.

Miss Nalin's father is a river transshipment envoy, and the ships coming and going on this canal are under his control, and the Shen family's usual medicinal materials and cloths need to be shipped to various places, so they must rely on the canal, so the Shen family needs the power of this transshipment envoy in order to save a lot of silver.

Mrs. Shen was still a little guilty because of breaking her oath, but when she thought of the white silver, she immediately put the guilt behind her and looked at Luo Qinghe expectantly.