A few days later.

Xi Fuwei, who was dressed in plain clothes, followed behind the steward and cautiously walked into the moon cave door.

Behind the door is a small garden, although there is decay in this season, but it is very clean and tidy, there is not even a single fallen leaf on the green brick floor, all with a broom carefully swept through, the dust is not clean.

Xi Fuwei said in her heart that the master here must also be a fine one, and she doesn't know if Shen Stealing Lanjiao's own rhetoric can pass the test?

After thinking about it, he had already arrived at the bottom of the corridor, and the steward who led the way stopped, turned around and nodded politely to her: "Girl, the slave maid went in to report to Madame, please wait!" ”

"There's Aunt Law." Xi Fuwei said busily.

The steward smiled and went in, and soon came out, saying that Mrs. Zou had invited her to come in and talk.

Xi Fuwei took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and walked in from under the curtain raised by the steward.

When I turned around, I saw a very ornately furnished room, with scarlet ground entwined branches and lotus patterns on the floor, Zhilan crane and deer patterns, all red sandalwood furniture, and a dazzling array of jade objects on the Baibao Pavilion as partitions and decorations.

didn't dare to take a closer look, Xi Fuwei hurriedly glanced at it, and then looked up.

But I saw a woman in a gorgeous dress with a full head of pearls sitting on the red sandalwood carved auspicious cloud Ganoderma lucidum four seasons flower bulging feet on the low couch, looking at the age of only her early twenties, her skin was white and tender, and although there was a peaceful atmosphere between her eyebrows, the slightly picked Danfeng eyes revealed some uneasy meaning.

Xi Fuwei thought that this should be the Zou family's wife, Shang's.

The Shang family is said to have a good background, and his mother's family is a powerful person in Yingtianfu, and marrying Zou Zhihan, the head of the Zou family, is definitely a lower marriage, so he has a lot of say in the house.

This time, the Zou family wanted to hire female gentlemen to teach several young ladies, which was what she strongly advocated.

It was Yi Xi Fuwei who didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to bless and said, "Mrs. Wan'an! ”

"Sir, don't be polite!" Shang Shi looked at her with a good eye since Xi Fuwei came in, and saw that she only glanced at the wealth in her eyes, and was not affected, the smile on the corner of her mouth was slightly revealed, and she said with a pleasant face, "Sir, please sit down and talk!" ”

and called people to see tea.

After a little greeting, the main thing is to check with Xi Fuwei's life experience: Xi Fuwei's life experience at this time is provided by Shen Weilan, but she is a fallen rich lady in Jinan Mansion, the only daughter in the family, and she is deeply loved by her parents.

Unexpectedly, there were unforeseen circumstances, her parents suddenly died of illness, and the clansmen tried to seize the family property, but she could not survive and disappeared.

Shen Stealing Lan said that the girl had died unexpectedly, and after Jinyiwei found out the ins and outs, he concealed the matter, and now it is just for Xi Fuwei.

The girl's name is Shen Qinglei.

At this moment, Shang said: "Miss Shen is a woman, and she came from Jinan Mansion, but it is hard? ”

Xi Fuwei knew that she didn't care about herself, but asked her euphemistically how she knew that the Zou family was recruiting a female gentleman, and she rushed over from Jinan Mansion?

"It's also a blessing from a clan brother." These Shen Stealing Lan were prepared, and Xi Fuwei showed a touch of sadness according to the words she had memorized, and said, "Since my parents left, among the great clansmen, only one of the clan brothers took pity on me when I was young and adopted me. It's just that my brother is an only son, and his parents have died, and he hasn't married a wife yet, so it's inconvenient to keep me for a long time. I heard that a passing merchant said that your mansion was going to invite a few young ladies to the west, so I came to try it out of my own strength. ”

The brother she said was Shen Thief, because Shen Qinglei happened to have the same surname as Shen Thief, in order to facilitate the future contact between the two and pass on the news, Shen Thief Lan simply temporarily got himself the identity of a son of the Shen family in Jinan.

In this way, when the two meet in the future, they will be seen by the Zou family, and they will think that it is a normal exchange between relatives, and they will not have any doubts.

Shang Shi bowed slightly, said a few words of comfort, and then cut to the chase and investigated Xi Fuwei's talents.

This housewife of the Zou family is indeed from a good background, with all kinds of allusions at her fingertips, and the questions she asks are also very in-depth, which is not comparable to the so-called talented women who can read a few words and write a few bad poems. If Xi Fuwei hadn't had a brother who had a reading seed, and her father had also been admitted to Xiucai in his early years, he could be regarded as infiltrated in the fragrance of books, and he might not have been able to take it.

Rao is like this, and after a while, she also has a little sweat on her forehead.

So Shang finally stopped asking, and said with a smile: "Miss Shen is young, and she has such attainments, which is really a good heart. ”

"It's not as quick as a lady." Xi Fuwei hurriedly humbled.

Shang Shi smiled, turned his head and ordered: "Go and call Qiongruo and them over!" ”

Xi Fuwei secretly speculated that Qiong Ruo and the others should be the young ladies of the Zou family, and since she shouted out to meet with her at this time, it seems that the Shang family is still quite satisfied with her.

As long as the next photo doesn't go wrong, I think this errand will almost be done.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly pray, these young ladies of the Zou family, don't be pampered, willful, arrogant, and biased, just look at yourself unpleasantly!

Fortunately, after a while, several girls of different heights rushed in, looking well-behaved and sensible.

The oldest of these girls looked no older than seven years old, and the youngest ones were at most four or five years old, Shang said, "These are my soon-to-be-enrolled children. ”

The eldest is called Zou Qiongruo, the eldest daughter of Zou Jiayuan, from the Shang family, and the second miss Zou Woruo, the third miss Zou Hairuo, and the fourth miss Zou Danruo are all concubines.

However, looking at their clothes and the expressions they look in front of Shang's family, it is obvious that they have a good relationship with their mother-in-law.

Zou Danruo, the youngest, took the initiative to rub in front of Shang after saluting, and opened his hand to hug him.

Shang Shi hugged her with a smile, then put it down, and said gently: "If there is something, you go down and sit with your sisters first, and then play with you for your mother." ”

Zou Danruo responded softly, looked back at Xi Fuwei curiously, and then ran to the seat under Zou Hairuo and asked the nurse to sit on it.

Shang Shi watched her sit down, and Fang said: "This Mr. Shen is a rare well-read person among girls, it is rare for him to come to our house today, what do you have to ask?" ”

This is polite, but in fact, it is to ask Zou Qiongruo if they are dissatisfied with Xi Fuwei?

When Xi Fuwei heard this, she immediately looked at her nose and nose, and tried her best to show a dignified demeanor, for fear that anyone would look down on her.

Zou Qiongruo was young, and the tutor looked very bad, and looked at each other for a while, the young Zou Hairuo and Zou Danruo both shook their heads, or Zou Qiongruo and Zou Woruo asked two allusions, Xi Fuwei replied fluently, and they also said: "Mother, this gentleman is a good learner." ”

Hearing this, Shang Shi bowed his head, turned to Xi Fuwei, and said briskly: "I don't know, Mr. Shen is willing to guide these children?" ”

Xi Fuwei was secretly delighted, and was about to nod, but at this time, there was a sudden sound of rustling footsteps outside, and there was a noise on the corridor where she stepped on, followed by someone shouting "Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother" from far and near.

Hearing this, the Zou Qiongruo sisters immediately exchanged a tacit look, but Shang's face was gloomy, swept away the previous kindness, and shouted angrily: "Zou Yiang!! ”

"Mother!" She didn't stop talking, the curtain at the door had been lifted, and a young man in brocade who looked like twelve or thirteen years old turned the screen with a smile, walked in briskly, and laughed as he walked, "I heard that another female gentleman came to the door?" Don't know what it looks like? It's about the schoolwork of the younger sisters, why doesn't the mother call the children to come over and palm their eyes? ”

Shang Shi calmed his face and said, "Mr. Shen is here, why don't you see the courtesy?" Is that how I teach you?! ”

The young man had already seen Xi Fuwei, his eyes turned around on her plain dress, and he made a perfunctory gesture, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, isn't the child just coming in?" Haven't you seen this female gentleman before? ”

Xi Fuwei always felt that when he said the words "this female gentleman", he had something else to say, but he was just a newcomer, and he didn't know what the master's meaning was, so he only smiled, gave him a salute, and continued to maintain a dignified and reserved appearance, without saying a word.

Shang Shi saw all this in his eyes and sneered: "You still have the face to call you over?" How old are the people, they sleep until three poles in the morning every day before they get up, and when they get up, they are idle...... Not to mention that I expect you to be the glorious lintel of the gold list in the future, so I can learn some family skills and share one or two burdens with your father, which is also good! But what about you? See the sky is not doing business! When you are so serious, what do you still shout at!? ”

After reprimanding her son, she turned her head and explained to Xi Fuwei, "This is the eldest son of my family, named Zou Yiang." He has never learned well, and if he is offended, please Mr. Haihan! ”

Xi Fuwei naturally said "don't dare": "Zou Gongzi loves all the young ladies, and it is because of his deep brotherhood. ”

Shang Shi seemed to have a headache for this son, sighed when he heard this, and didn't say anything, but said: "Mr. Shen came from afar, I don't know where he is now?" Is it possible to sit in a museum? ”

"Wait!" Xi Fuwei's nod was interrupted again, but it was Zou Yiang, who was sitting under him, squinting, looking her up and down, and said, "Mother, have you decided to hire this female gentleman?" It's just that the so-called knowing people and knowing faces don't know their hearts, and they haven't even checked the details of other people, so it's inappropriate to lead them to the family like this? ”

When he said this, Xi Fuwei was shocked in her heart, and quickly recalled whether she had shown her feet somewhere?

was panicking, so he heard Zou Yiang continue, "Mother is slow and angry, and she is suspicious when she hears the child: this female gentleman looks like she is in the year of marriage, and her appearance is also glamorous!" Even if the family is in the middle of the road and there is no way to continue, but the way to get out of trouble at this time is not to get married? Why did you come to our house to be a gentleman? Could it be that he wants to use our family as a springboard, or even fell in love with his father......

"Shut up !!" This was unscrupulous, although Xi Fuwei was so angry that she couldn't maintain the calm on the surface, Shang's face instantly darkened, and he interrupted angrily, "Mr. Shen's talent is for my mother!" What is the level, I know it in my mother's heart! You just took a picture with Mr. Shen, and you made such a big fuss, and even insulted Mr. Shen's reputation, who taught you to be so vicious at a young age?! ”

scolded Zou Yiang, forced him to apologize to Xi Fuwei, and ordered both left and right to shut up, and not to spread half a sentence of his words, so as not to ruin Xi Fuwei's reputation...... However, the Shang family didn't mention the words of letting Xi Fuwei move to the Zou Mansion again, and only politely said that because Zou Yiang was not well-behaved, she had to hurry up and discuss with the old lady of the Zou family, Zhuang, about the upbringing of this son, so she could not continue to receive Xi Fuwei.

As soon as Xi Fuwei heard it, she knew that Shang had listened to her son's words, but now she began to doubt herself!

It's no wonder that, as Zou Yiang said, it is not for nothing that girls are forced to come out to sell their skills to make a living because of their families.

But Xi Fuwei is at this age, she is good at all, and most of them choose to marry people, rather than being a husband!

Now that she has come to Jining Prefecture from Jinan Mansion, who can not doubt that she is applying for the female teacher of the Zou family, teaching her disciples is fake, and taking the opportunity to marry into a rich family is the real purpose?

Shang's Zhang Bang is looking for a gentleman who can teach his own girls seriously, not to give people with bad intentions a chance to fly on the branches and be phoenixes!

I just talked to her very happily, but now that Zou Yiang is suspicious, how can I not hesitate?

"You have to think of something to get her to change her mind!" Xi Fuwei was anxious in her heart, seeing that Shang had already stood up and was about to send off the guests, her heart was racing!

After all, the fake identity given to her by Jin Yiwei is no longer flawless, if Zou Yiang's question is not explained clearly, the Shang family will not accept her into the Zou Mansion!

In that case, she can't explain to Shen Weilan, but how should the aunt and nephew deal with themselves?!