Shen Xi thought that it would be an easy thing to see Hui Niang, but when he stood at the door of Lu's house, his footsteps couldn't help but become extremely heavy.

"Brother Shen Xi, my mother is inside, won't you go in?" Lu Xi'er looked at Shen Xi pitifully, eagerly hoping that Shen Xi could go in to see her mother.

Shen Xi asked, "Did your mother mention me in front of you?" ”

Lu Xi'er thought about it, and finally shook her head firmly: "My mother rarely talks to me, and she always mentions my father when she tells me." ”

Shen Xi sighed lightly, it seems that Hui Niang has never been able to let go of her deceased husband in her heart, but the matter is easier to handle, just treat Hui Niang as a person who has been kind to him and the Shen family.

In this way, let go of all the burdens in your heart, it is always okay to come to greet and thank you, and then talk about the situation of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce in the capital, let Hui Niang put down the business as much as possible and be a behind-the-scenes owner, as for the things that show up, just leave it to Song Xiaocheng to do. Shen Xi always felt that Song Xiaocheng was a little impetuous and inflated now, and he had to be well guided.

When he entered the courtyard, he saw Zhu Shan carrying a lantern and dozing off on the bench in front of the hall.

Zhu Shan didn't know whose maid she was, anyway, she would go wherever she was needed, but she had to follow others wherever she went, otherwise she would get lost.

"Young Master."

Zhu Shan stood up and quickly wiped the hara that flowed out of the corner of his mouth, for a person like her who has a regular work and rest time, not being able to sleep and not being able to eat is the same thing as the hardest thing in the world.

"You sit down, and the shopkeeper is inside?" Shen Xi asked in a calm tone.

"Well, the shopkeeper hasn't come out tonight, young master, can I go back to sleep? I feel so sleepy! Zhu Shan yawned.

Shen Xi pointed to the courtyard of the Shen family: "If you want to sleep over there, the sound of snoring is so loud when you sleep, don't make noise with the shopkeeper." ”

"Okay."

Zhu Shan happily went out to Shen's house.

When they were gone, the courtyard became more and more deserted, except for the room on the side of the main house with candles.

"Brother Shen Xi, I'll call my mother."

Lu Xi'er grabbed Shen Xi with her little hands at this time, for fear that Shen Xi would leave suddenly. What she thought was that Shen Xi came to see her mother this time, she should have proposed to her mother to marry her, and she was nervous and extremely looking forward to it.

Shen Xi said: "Xi'er, I want to go in alone to see your mother, is it okay?" ”

"Huh!?"

Lu Xi'er frowned and thought about it...... Since she was going to talk about her life's events, she really didn't want to be there, so she nodded and stayed in the courtyard obediently.

Shen Xi took off his coat and draped it on Lu Xi'er. Smelling the breath of Shen Xi on her clothes, and then feeling the strong care of her lover, Lu Xi'er smiled brightly, and her little face became more and more cute.

Shen Xi walked into the main room with gentle steps, and then came to the bedroom on the right, and when he pushed the door open, the sound was faint. Surprisingly, it was almost as cold inside the house as it was outside, there was not even a brazier, and the north and south windows were not closed, and although there was no wind, it was still cold. Hui Niang has lived in the south for a long time, and it is really unexpected that she can get used to the severe cold of this northern winter.

"Xi'er, why don't you sleep so late? Go back to the room, my mother is still busy here. Hui Niang didn't even turn her head, she just said casually.

In this courtyard, she didn't allow anyone to enter her room, only Lu Xi'er occasionally came in disobediently, and even if other people didn't have much eyesight, the maid on duty at the door would not allow them to come.

Shen Xi didn't speak, walked up and looked down, Hui Niang did not write the accounts of the business in the capital, but the statistics of the losses of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce in Fuzhou and Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Guangdong.

Hui Niang's hard work over the years has been all on it, and the loss of business has hit her hard, but it is clear that the remaining silver is enough to spend, but she is always unwilling and always wants to make a comeback.

She looks like a miser, but in fact she is not, she is the kind of stupid woman who does not spare money, has a strong sense of responsibility and dedication, and regards the revival of the Chamber of Commerce as her mission.

When Hui Niang found out that the figure reflected on the table was very tall and not when her daughter arrived, she was instinctively frightened, turned around suddenly, and saw that it was a man who was so frightened that he almost didn't fall to the ground, but when she found out that the person who came was Shen Xi, the shock on her face suddenly turned into a complicated look, she first glanced at Shen Xi, as if complaining, and then immediately reacted, hurriedly changed into a respectful color, got up and saluted: "The concubine didn't know that Lord Shen was coming, and she was disappointed." ”

When Hui Niang bowed, she deliberately took two steps back to keep her distance.

Shen Xi thought to himself: "Could it be that I put too much pressure on her before, so that she will guard against me everywhere?" Since she can't let go of her dead husband, I don't have to ask about her private life. He glanced at it casually, and there was a copy of "Kindergarten Qionglin" in the corner of the desk, which was originally written for Lu Xi'er to use as an enlightenment reading, Lu Xi'er had already left the books behind after becoming literate, and Shen Xi didn't understand why it appeared on Hui Niang's desk.

"Aunt Sun spoke too politely, I am your junior, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, I specially came to greet you." Shen Xi respectfully saluted Hui Niang to the elders, and said, "Here, I wish Aunt Sun happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan ......"

Hui Niang saw that Shen Xi's face really showed respect for her elders, and her heart relaxed slightly, but she still didn't dare to take a step forward.

"Lord Shen, the concubine is a surviving person, don't dare to damage the reputation of the adult, the adult should leave early."

Hui Niang always had a cautious look of avoidance on her face, and she didn't know whether her actions were to take care of her own reputation or to avoid infecting Shen Xi with the disaster.

Shen Xi tried his best not to reveal his true feelings, and said with a smile: "Why is Aunt Sun so outside? In the past, I always begged to be a mother and son with Aunt Sun! ”

When it comes to mother and son, Hui Niang has a look of regret.

A few years ago, when Shen Xi was not even a showman, the Zhou family proposed to let Shen Xi be her godson, but at that time she did not insist because of her daughter's opposition, but now Shen Xi has become the champion and her status in the court is gradually improving, and she regrets very much that she did not seize the opportunity.

She thought sadly in her heart, this is probably fate, she is an unknown person, and if she can have the protection of the champion to let her live a good life, she will no longer dare to ask for anything else.

"Lord Shen is now a court official, and the women dare not trespass, let alone damage Lord Shen's reputation, so please ask Lord Shen to return home." Saying that, Hui Niang actually knelt down directly in front of Shen Xi and kowtowed to Shen Xi as if she had seen a parent official.

Shen Xi felt a pain in his heart, and was about to step forward to help, but he knew that Hui Niang had many scruples, and she was afraid that she would turn her face on the spot after touching her body, and she would make a lot of trouble, but if she didn't help, she couldn't afford Hui Niang's kowtow. Shen Xi sighed, no longer blocked, his choice was more direct, he also knelt on the ground, and knocked his head back respectfully.

To say that he helped Hui Niang a lot, his affordable mother helped him and the Shen family even more, when the old lady entered the county, if it wasn't for Hui Niang's kindness to take him in, then he and the old lady would have to go back to Peach Blossom Village early, it would be difficult for him to have the opportunity to go to school again, then he would be unknown for his knowledge.

Later, when she didn't contribute anything, Hui Niang accepted Zhou's to help in the pharmacy, and even let Zhou be the second shopkeeper of the pharmacy, and then everyone worked together to do business, Shen Xi only provided ideas, and all things were done by Hui Niang in front.

"Lord Shen, you are trying to torment the people's women." Hui Niang said with tears in her eyes.

Shen Xi said: "Aunt Sun doesn't get up, then I will always kneel on the ground, it was Aunt Sun who took care of me and the Shen family enthusiastically, so that our family can live a good life, I should be for the Shen family, for myself, thank Aunt Sun for her kindness for many years." ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Hui Niang never thought that Shen Xi would say such emotional words, there were too many grievances in her heart in the past two years, and she seemed to pour out for a while, hiding her face and crying.

Shen Xi didn't know how to comfort her, watching Hui Niang stand up and sit back at the head of the bed, and finally even buried her body in the futon and cried, that heartbroken appearance was very pitiful, but unfortunately Shen Xi knew that there were always several layers of obstacles between him and Hui Niang, not only the constraints of secular etiquette, but also the influence of Zhou, Lu Xi'er, Xie Yun'er and Lin Dai, as well as Hui Niang's strong and insurmountable psychological barrier.

It was nothing more than wishful thinking on his part all along.

Seeing Hui Niang sad, Shen Xi couldn't do anything, so he could only stand up silently and cry with Hui Niang.

Hui Niang cried for a long time, her mood improved slightly, she raised her head, the pear blossoms brought rain, and her eyes were foggy.

Shen Xi followed the tears for a while, and his mood was much better, he handed the handkerchief stained with his tears to Hui Niang, Hui Niang looked at him gratefully, took the handkerchief, and wiped all the snot and tears away.

"Lord Shen, you better go back, when you are seen by the old lady, you must blame the people's women." When Hui Niang said this, she unconsciously had a strange tone.

Old lady? Shen Xi was stunned for a moment, could it be that he was talking about his mother-in-law Zhou? For a while, Shen Xi couldn't tell Hui Niang's pulse, and there seemed to be a grievance in her words, could it be that the Zhou family owed her?

Shen Xi pondered carefully for a moment before shaking his head slightly, wondering if he was too sensitive, how could Hui Niang be such a scheming woman? If she had such eyes, with her appearance, she would not be so upside down and lonely now, and she would have remarried her husband and lived a nourishing life.

Shen Xi said: "Even if my mother knows that I am coming, I won't say much, everyone is a family, in fact, I am not very old, Aunt Sun just treats me as a child." ”

"How can this be? Lord Shen is an official of the imperial court, and now he has a wife and concubine, and even an heir will be born, how dare a woman be rude to your lord? Lu'er, come and pour tea for Lord Shen. ”

Hui Niang may be busy and confused, she doesn't know who is coming over for duty today, thinking it is Lu'er, but in fact she is just a stupid Zhu Shan, and at this time Zhu Shan went back to the Shen family to sleep.

"No one is outside, only Xiaoya, she brought me here." Shen Xi Road.

"This kid always provokes Lord Shen for no reason...... The women must discipline her well. Hui Niang spoke with self-reproach in her tone.

Shen Xi shook his head: "Xiaoya grew up with me, I can be described as childhood sweethearts with her, but it's a pity that I have married a wife now, otherwise ......"

Hui Niang interrupted Shen Xi's words and said, "If Lord Shen does not give up, the women are willing to send the little girl to Lord Shen as a cow and a horse to serve Lord Shen." ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, if it were you and not your daughter, how good it would be!

After Shen Xi returned to Beijing, Zhou once mentioned that this time is different from the past, Hui Niang will not marry her daughter to him as a concubine, and people are ready to marry her daughter to a big family as a wife. How did you get to Hui Niang, it seems that there is no such thing at all!? Shen Xi didn't know that Hui Niang was in trouble at this time, and she was no longer the honest and scheming woman she used to be, she ******** want to make a comeback, in addition to being stronger herself, she wanted to compare with the Zhou family.

The prerequisite for a comeback is to be blessed by Shen Xi, and now the Shen family is no longer rare in her property and status, and all she can give Shen Xi is a daughter who has a deep affection for Shen Xi.

Hui Niang, who used to be open-minded and enthusiastic about helping others, will one day give her daughter to Shen Xi as a commodity in order to realize her ambition, in exchange for Shen Xi's mercy and care.

Shen Xi thought for a while and said, "It's fourteen years old, right?" Wait another year and let her decide for herself. ”

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