On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Xueqing's return to Ning arrived. Son-in-law Zhu Tingyu remembered that it was the first time he returned to the door, and he had already instructed his subordinates to gather many gifts, including jasper glass, splendid silk, ginseng and deer antlers, pigs, sheep, chickens, pheasants, wine and sweet syrup.

Mrs. Zhou was not idle here, she prepared the menu early in the morning, instructed the kitchen to do it, and combed an ingots for the first time, put on a rose and purple two-color silver thread jacket, and put on a gold-colored embroidered stone and blue satin placket, and sat happily waiting for her son-in-law to come to the door.

At the end of the day, the door sent a message inside, saying that the uncle had led the eldest lady back to the house. Mrs. Zhou couldn't wait, couldn't wait for Shen Jiafu to come to her, hurriedly grabbed a dark brown cloak and put it on, and ran to Ziwei Zhai in a panic.

Shen Jiajun was born with a chronic child, and he was not in good health for many years, and he couldn't lift much spirits, at this moment, he saw Mrs. Zhou enter the room happily and anxiously, while making noise in his ears, while pacing back and forth, so that he didn't have the heart to color the painting, he couldn't help but say: "It's just that my uncle led my daughter back to the door, why are you nervous like this?" ”

Mrs. Zhou glanced at him with puzzled eyes, secretly scolded the father for not feeling sorry for his daughter, and then sat down in the mahogany comb chair angrily, and said: "Do you think that everyone is like you, they have heard that their daughter has returned to the door, and they still have the leisure to hide here and paint?" ”

"What should I do in Madame's opinion?" Shen Jiajun lowered his head calmly, and steadily held the handle of the warm pot, carefully poured it into the sweet white glazed lacquer plate, dipped some red material with a brush, and dotted it on the plum blossom petals that came out of the ink.

The dyed ink paintings suddenly became vivid, and the plum blossoms were vivid. Shen Jiajun was relieved and happy, and couldn't help laughing: "They are juniors, we are elders, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, it is not necessarily that we should condescend to the noble and go out to meet them in person, right?" ”

Although Mrs. Zhou knew this truth, she really couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, and still sighed: "Having said that, this is the first time my uncle has come to the door since he got married, let's hide here and talk, will it make him feel that we don't want to see him?" ”

Shen Jiajun half-raised his head, glanced at Mrs. Zhou, who was full of anxiety, and then continued to lower his head to color.

After a while, Steward Liu rushed in from outside, and returned to his aunt Zhu Tingyu to the living room.

Shen Jiajun was also in love with his daughter, so he didn't dare to let his uncle wait longer, so he slowly stopped his brush and took Mrs. Zhou to the living room to meet him.

When the two sides met, Shen Jiajun saw that his daughter and son-in-law were unusually affectionate, and even stood and waited in a whisper, unconsciously put up a shelf, flashed past his son-in-law without saying a word, and then sat in the first seat slowly.

Raising his eyes, Shen Jiajun saw that his son-in-law was dignified and sharp, because he came from the wind, his body was stained with some cold, and his face became more and more like Fu powder, and his lips seemed to be painted with Zhu. After a closer look, I saw that he was wearing a brocade warm hat with back lines, wearing a azure treasure flower woven gold satin stand-up collar robe, and a peony Fushou brocade inlaid jade belt was tied around the thin waist as narrow as a jade bee, and the jade belt was hung with vermilion embroidered bangs and sprinkled money sachets, and a piece of jade pendant was hanging on the side of the sachet, and the jade pendant was like a unicorn style.

"Son-in-law to meet Taishan Taishui!" Zhu Tingyu respectfully bowed.

Shen Xueqing and her husband sang with her wife, slowly and leisurely in front of her father, leaned over and saluted: "My daughter has seen my father and mother!" ”

Mrs. Zhou looked sideways, but saw that Shen Xueru's skin was snowy, her cheeks were ruddy, her head was combed with a startling bun, and a silver butterfly was pressed in front of the bun, and two gem-inlaid phoenix butterflies were obliquely inserted on the side of the bun. Wearing a blue embroidered entwined flowers and birds silk gown, wrapped in jade embroidered osmanthus silver trimmed pleated skirt, coat blue lotus embroidered Linghua Tuhui placket, and another wearing a green Hangzhou embroidered entwined peony cloak, rich and gorgeous, graceful and extraordinary.

"Good! Good! Sit down! Sit down and talk! Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she got down from the seat, and while pulling her daughter to sit at the bottom of her right, she hinted to her son-in-law Zhu Tingyu to sit down on the Huanghuali chair at the bottom right of Shen Jiajun.

Shen Jiajun originally wanted to frustrate his son-in-law's spirit, but seeing that his wife had broken his plan, he could only cough a few times, and asked Zhu Tingyu: "I heard that you are weak and have not had a serious errand yet, what are your plans in the future?" ”

Zhu Tingyu stood up in a panic and replied respectfully: "Back to my father-in-law, my son-in-law is shallow, although he has been studying for many years, but so far, he has only been on the apricot list!" ”

"In our Jiangnan area alone, every time there is autumn, there are tens of thousands of reference students, so it is not easy to get this person!" Shen Jiajun said slowly, "Since you have already been promoted, why don't you go to devote yourself to your career and think about being promoted to Jialu?" ”

"My father and Jiangning have an old weaving relationship, and my son-in-law originally wanted to take advantage of this road to get guidance, but after my father heard about my attempt, he was worried that I was reckless and not good at doing things, and he was worried that if I was careless in my words and deeds, I would offend some officials in the future, and I would be convicted!" Zhu Tingyu said in an orderly manner, "However, please rest assured that the son-in-law is not short-sighted, although he has no official position today, but in the spring of next year, the son-in-law will redouble his efforts to strive for him to be on the list of the year and live up to the expectations of his father-in-law!" ”

Shen Jiajun saw that his son-in-law said clearly, and smiled silently: "You can be ambitious and work hard, the old man is very relieved, and it is not in vain that the old man promised his daughter to you!" ”

Zhu Tingyu saw that the old man was happy, and lowered his head with a smile.

Mrs. Zhou's baby son-in-law next to her, saw that Shen Jiafu pulled out a tree and asked questions as soon as he came up, which made the son-in-law feel worried, and even said angrily: "You have a lot of things, and once your son-in-law comes back to see him for the first time, why do you have so many things to ask?" It's been cold lately, if you still have something to ask, you might as well move to the warm pavilion, it's much warmer over there than here! ”

Shen Jiajun glanced at Mrs. Zhou and said, "We've seen them, but the old lady hasn't gone to say hello yet!" Although the old lady is kind and kind, and does not understand the rules than the younger generation, but as parents, how can we not understand this truth? ”

Mrs. Zhou nodded again and again: "Yes, the old lady is most distressed about the Qing girl, today, the Qing girl is Ning, she should go over and kowtow to say goodbye!" Even so, let's not sit here, just go over together, and save the son-in-law from being shy when he sees the living! ”

When Zhu Tingyu heard that there were still people to see, he was uncertain and secretly glanced at his wife. Shen Xueqing knew what he was thinking, and her eyes signaled him not to worry, just follow the example, and instead took Mrs. Zhou's arm, talking and laughing and heading towards the backyard.

When I arrived at Shen's mother's side, the room was already full of people. Zhu Tingyu had only seen Shen Jiagong, Shen Jiafu and Shen Heng before, so he cast friendly glances at a few people, and then slowly walked in front of Shen's mother and led Shen Xueqing to bow and salute.

Shen's mother is old, and now she sees the eldest granddaughter and eldest grandson-in-law loving and harmonious, and she can't help but frown and say: "I got up early and wondered if you two could come, this time I saw you, I was happy and loving in my heart, I just don't know what to say!" ”

"That's it, if it's superfluous, the old body doesn't have to say it, but I have to tell you, how young you are, many things, not only have to obey the arrangements of your parents, but also learn to make your own decisions!" Shen Mu gave Zhu Tingyu a special glance and said, "Since the girl has followed you, you must treat her well, you can't let her suffer and be tired, you can't let her be beaten and scolded, otherwise, the old body can't spare you!" ”

Zhu Tingyu heard these threatening words, and instantly collapsed his shoulders.

Shen Xueqing's eyes were clear, and she said with a smile: "Don't scare him, Ancestor, he is a man with a real heart, not like those people who are exquisite, he has some words in his heart, but he can't say it because he is stupid, although the ancestor can rest assured, he treats me very well!" ”

Seeing that Shen Xueqing's cheeks were crimson, she was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look up at people, and couldn't help sneering: "Oh, no wonder people say that women don't stay, it's only been three days in Zhu's mansion, not only people followed, but even their hearts have become people's!" ”

When Shen Xueqing heard this, she immediately blushed with shame, and even Zhu Tingyu felt explicit, and couldn't help but lower her head.

Seeing that the two of them were very shy, Mrs. Wu smiled secretly, and then said to Shen's mother: "The old lady has met her grandson-in-law, but we haven't spoken to my uncle yet, the old lady is kind, take pity on us people!" ”

"Look, your second aunt is in a hurry, go and salute them!" Mother Shen smiled and pointed at Mrs. Wu, narrowed her eyes, and continued: "But this gift is not in vain, once you meet your niece and son-in-law for the first time, you should also give a meeting gift!" ”

"Don't worry, old lady, I'm this age, can I still not understand these rules?" Mrs. Wu laughed tactfully, "Don't hide it from everyone, I prepared this meeting gift the day before yesterday, but our rules here, my daughter can only return to Ning three days after she gets married, I, I want to see my niece and son-in-law in advance, but how can I?" ”

Mother Shen was happy in her heart, and after listening to Mrs. Wu's flattering words, she couldn't help but take a sip: "Rhetoric, net will coax the younger generation, and there is no loss of identity!" ”

Mrs. Wu smiled faintly, and caught a glimpse of the man Shen Jiagong was unhappy, so she straightened her sitting posture and waited for Zhu Tingyu to come forward to say hello.

Shen Xueqing understood Mrs. Wu's temperament, grabbed her husband's arm, and approached to greet her: "My niece has seen my second uncle and second aunt!" ”

Zhu Tingyu was stunned, and also shouted: "I've seen the second uncle and second aunt!" ”

Shen Jiagong raised his slender eyes, carefully looked at Zhu Tingyu a few times, because he saw that he was tall and handsome, and his bearing was chic, he nodded appreciatively, and said, "I heard that your ancestors have produced several Hanlin, and you are from a leading background, I don't know if you are self-motivated?" ”

Zhu Tingyu hugged his fists and hurriedly replied: "Thanks to the grace of God, the Zhu Mansion can be prosperous for a long time, and my father often teaches us that we have no ambitions, we can only sit and eat empty mountains and work hard, so that we can continue to be prosperous forever!" The younger generation is not talented, and I look forward to the title of the gold list one day, and glorify the ancestors! ”

Shen Jiagong glanced at Zhu Tingyu appreciatively, then glared at the two sons who were not angry, and finally signaled Mrs. Wu to give a gift.

Mrs. Wu smiled at her niece and niece-in-law, and with a wave of her right hand, Qiu Xiang and Qiu Ju were already out of the queue with a tray.

Seeing this, Shen Xueqing hurriedly ordered Furong and Furong to pick it up, and after Furong and Furong took it, they specially sent it to Zhu Tingyu and his wife to take a look.

Shen Xueqing was very smart, seeing that there were a few boxes of Su embroidery jewelry and a pair of crystal bracelets in the nearest tray, and a purse and Wen Kuixing in the other tray, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and bowed again, and said, "Thank you for the love of the second uncle and second aunt!" ”

"We are just a little careful, in the final analysis, we still hope that you husband and wife will love, Qin Se and Ming, this is to live up to us!" Mrs. Wu smiled amiably, and it was rare to have the appearance of being an elder, "Your third aunt has been looking at you for a long time, go and greet her on the other side!" ”

Zhu Tingyu and Shen Xueqing heard it clearly, bowed their heads slightly, turned their bodies one hundred and eighty degrees to the right, and saluted and greeted Shen Jiafu and the Chen family: "Niece to meet the third uncle, the third aunt!" "I've seen the second uncle, the second aunt!"

Chen Shi smiled all over his face, and hurriedly helped Shen Xueqing up, "Good boy, you are also half my daughter, you don't have to be so polite!" ”