"I'm afraid it won't work now, wait for the evening, you bring her, I'll ask." Old Lady Shen said with a frown.

"Okay, just listen to my mother." Shen Zhong agreed.

Old Madam Shen glanced at him, waved her hand and said, "Okay, you go and get busy, you don't have to accompany me anymore." ”

"Mother, really don't use it?" Shen Zhong was a little worried.

"No, you don't! No! Mrs. Shen refused, and took a sip of the teacup on the table: "I have Nianzhen to accompany me, and the girls of the Liao family will also come to play today, I am in a good mood." ”

Since Shen Nianzhen was canonized as the county lord, the Liao family once specially sent gifts to congratulate, and the old lady Shen accepted the things in the friendship between the two families, saying that she didn't mind the deliberate estrangement between the Liao family and the Shen family before, so the Liao family and the Shen family moved around more frequently.

When Shen Zhong heard this, he was relieved, and nodded immediately: "That mother, my son will go first." ”

After speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry to go on official business.

After a while, Shen Nianzhen came over to invite An.

Because she is at home, she is dressed very casually, a pair of cardigans embroidered with yellow embroidered magnolia flowers, with a moon-white pleated skirt, her beautiful figure is set off by a slender and slender figure, her hair is combed with very simple double flat sideburns, and a pair of pearl earrings on her ears.

It's not cumbersome, but as the host, it's okay to greet her little sister.

"Okay." Seeing this, Mrs. Shen smiled and nodded, her eyes turned to a flick of appreciation, and she suddenly sighed faintly and said: "Your fourth sister stays at home all day, neither sees anyone, nor learns rules and etiquette, and your father and I are still thinking about choosing a good family for her, but now it seems that she is not on the wall at all." ”

"Grandmother, you're not right." Shen Nianzhen persuaded with a smile when she heard this: "The fourth sister is simple, smart and cute, but she doesn't like to talk very much, in fact, she understands everything she should understand, and the third aunt has been teaching her." ”

"Don't mention it! The third daughter-in-law is now pregnant with Liujia, with a big belly, and she is still too busy to take care of herself, where is the time to educate her? Old Mrs. Shen shook her head when she heard this, looked at her and said quietly: "Nian Zhen, your fourth sister will be entrusted to you, you must teach her well, understand etiquette and etiquette, not humble or arrogant, just like you, in the future, she can marry smoothly and peacefully, and my wife will be satisfied!" ”

"Grandmother, don't say anything discouraged, the fourth sister will definitely marry very well." Shen Nianzhen comforted her.

Old Mrs. Shen glanced at her and was about to speak, but Mama Zhou walked in from outside and said with a happy face: "Madam, eldest lady, the girls of the Liao family have arrived!" I'm getting off the carriage in front of the door! ”

"Really? That's great! I'm going to greet you! Shen Nianzhen stood up suddenly when he heard this.

Old Lady Shen looked at her happily, and she didn't know if Shen Nianzhen listened to what she just said, so she waved her hand and said, "Go, go." ”

Shen Nianzhen got the order, took Ruhua out of Chunhui Courtyard, and went to the front door, and when he got there, it happened that Liao Kanglan and Liao Yulan had already gotten out of the carriage and were walking hand in hand to the house, and they were followed by an unexpected person, the eldest girl of the Liao family, Liao Fangru.

Liao Fangru saw Shen Nianzhen's face full of embarrassment, her wedding with Shen Chong was still more than three months away, and it stands to reason that she shouldn't come to the door, but she had soft ears and couldn't stand the entanglement of Liao Yulan's two sisters, so she could only accompany her.

Now that he saw Shen Nianzhen, his face was even more red with shame, and he turned around and wanted to escape.

"Aunt Fangru!" Shen Nianzhen grabbed her arm quickly, and said with a smile: "Since you're here, come in!" If you don't enter the house, my grandmother will be upset when she finds out! ”

Liao Fangru heard her say this, so she had to stay, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Nian Zhen, I ......"

"Auntie, don't say anything, it's a good thing that you can come." Gu Panxi smiled and said, "My grandmother and I are only welcome." ”

The enthusiastic attitude made Liao Fangru slightly less shy and embarrassed, she was originally a down-and-out person, but after a while, she threw away those burdens, smiled and laughed with Shen Nianzhen and others, and entered the Shen family together, and went straight to Chunhui Courtyard.

When Mrs. Shen heard the report from her subordinates, saying that her future eldest daughter-in-law Liao Fangru was also here, she was slightly surprised, and hurriedly instructed Mama Zhou: "Hurry, go and greet ......."

"Yes, old lady." Mama Zhou agreed, and when she turned around and went out, she saw the Liao family coming in accompanied by Shen Nianzhen as soon as she arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Sisters Liao Kanglan and Liao Yulan are as tender as two buds on their branches. Liao Fangru is ten years older than the girls, but the whole person exudes a calm atmosphere, beautiful and generous.

Even if you stand with the girl in the cardamom years, you will not fall behind.

"When the old lady heard that you were coming, she got up early with joy, and has prepared tea and pastries, so come in." Mama Zhou immediately said with a smile.

Liao Fangru nodded, led her two nieces and daughters, and entered the upper house together, and saluted the old lady Shen who was sitting at the top of the house.

"Okay, okay."

Old Mrs. Shen smiled, stretched out her hand and pulled Liao Fangru to sit down beside her: "What do you do every day?" If you're not busy, it's a good thing to go out and walk around more, but you don't have to be confined in the house. ”

"Fangru understands." Liao Fangru said with a smile.

I personally handed over the tea.

Old Mrs. Shen immediately took it with a smile.

Seeing that they were chatting very happily, Liao Kangru wanted to take Liao Yulan and Shen Nianzhen to play outside, and Mrs. Shen agreed: "You take the two sisters to walk around in the back garden more, it is autumn now, but it happens that yesterday the house sent crabs, and at noon we will have a crab banquet in the backyard, and there are chrysanthemums to enjoy, which is good." ”

"Good!" Shen Nianzhen agreed in one bite.

When he improvised and led the two Liao sisters to the back garden.

Liao Fangru looked at the back of them leaving with some envy, and there was a trace of loneliness in her eyes, but she quickly regained her smile and spoke with Mrs. Shen with a smile.

Shen Nianzhen, who had already gone to the back garden of the Shen family, hesitated: "Just put Aunt Liao at Grandmother's place, isn't it?" ”

"It's okay, Aunt Fangru originally likes to accompany her elders." Liao Kanglan said indifferently when she heard this: "She came here this time to meet Mrs. Shen, not to play with a group of us little girls. “

As he spoke, he reached out and picked a blooming chrysanthemum from the side of the road, put it under his nose and sniffed: "It's so fragrant!" ”

Shen Nianzhen listened, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as long as the woman gets married, will life only be left to serve her mother-in-law and elders? She, as well as Liao Fangru, have not yet married, but they all have to rush to curry favor with their future mother-in-law, for fear that the other party will be a little dissatisfied, otherwise it will be the mistake of herself and this daughter-in-law.

"Okay, Nianzhen, don't think too much." Liao Yulan opened her mouth to comfort her and said: "Actually, Concubine Qi is very good, I have also heard that she has a lot of complaints about you these days, but that is because before you came back to Beijing, the third princess always went to Langhuan Palace!" I don't know what she said to Concubine Qi, which caused Concubine Qi to be very dissatisfied with you......"

Shen Nianzhen was shocked when he heard this.

looked at Liao Yulan in disbelief and said, "What did you say?" Su Muwan has been to Langhuan Palace? And told Concubine Qi bad things about me? Does His Royal Highness the Second Prince also know about this? ”

"Second Highness should know." Liao Kanglan said quickly.

Liao Yulan immediately glared at her fiercely when she heard this, and explained with a smile to Shen Nianzhen: "Nianzhen, His Royal Highness the Second Prince should have persuaded Concubine Qi to be in this matter. ”

"What am I doing wrong? To be so targeted? ”

Shen Nianzhen said a little angrily: "Su Muwan is already married to the third prince, but she is always involved in the affairs of me and His Royal Highness!" She's in too much control, isn't she? “

For Su Muwan, from her initial appreciation to her vigilance, she has gradually turned into her current disgust.

If you like His Royal Highness the Second Prince, then don't separate in the first place? How good is it to be with him wholeheartedly? God knows how much the second prince likes her!

If you are greedy for power and choose His Royal Highness the Third Prince, then you will have firm faith and move forward boldly, why do you have to turn back and hesitate?

In this life, Shen Nianzhen hates indecision and constant judgment the most.

"Panxi, don't be angry, let's go sit in the gazebo over there." Liao Yulan smiled softly and persuaded her: "In a good time, we should enjoy ourselves and not be swayed by sadness." ”

"Good!" Shen Nianzhen nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, left Rong Chen and Su Muwan, and all the bad things behind, and concentrated on leading the Liao family sisters to play in the backyard.

The sisters of the Liao family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw her let go of her knot, Liao Yulan took advantage of Shen Nianzhen's inattention, pulled her sister Liao Kanglan aside, and reprimanded her in a low voice: "Be cautious in your words later!" Don't mention the matter of the second prince again! Beware of the misfortune that comes out of the mouth! ”

She herself regretted it very much, she shouldn't have told Shen Nianzhen about that just now.

"You still blame me, obviously you said it yourself!" Liao Kanglan was a little unconvinced when she heard this.

Liao Yulan was really afraid of her, glanced in the direction of Shen Nianzhen, and saw that she was still smiling and telling the little girl to do things, so she immediately lowered her voice and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk too much, be cautious, okay?" ”

"That's pretty much it." Liao Kanglan Road.

"Let's go, go over." Liao Yulan pulled her up, walked in front of Shen Nianzhen, and was about to speak, but she rushed over from not far away, looked at Shen Nianzhen and said, "Miss! Oh no! When the old lady heard that Su Ergongzi went to the third room and proposed to the fourth lady in public, she was immediately furious, and was about to take someone to the third room to have a look! ”

"What?" Shen Nianzhen was taken aback when he heard this.

"Yes, the old lady is going out." Picturesque stopped breathlessly and said.

When Shen Nianzhen heard this, he suddenly glanced at Sister Liao Yulan a little uncomfortably, this is the Shen family's private matter! How can you tell it in front of outsiders? It's too picturesque to be exquisite!

"Miss, the old lady is not in good health, if she goes out, and then she gets angry, I'm afraid that this matter will no longer be able to hide it!" The picture said hurriedly: "The slave and maid are also helpless, so they came over to say, Miss is not strange!" ”

Shen Nianzhen tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "I don't blame you for this, I'll stop my grandmother immediately." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Liao Yulan and Sister Liao Kanglan.

Liao Yulan immediately said smartly: "Sister Shen, you don't have to worry about us, you can hurry up and stop the old lady!" The two of us went back to the house and came back another day. ”

"It's fine." Shen Nianzhen nodded, and immediately led the Liao family sisters to the gate of the Shen family.

Along the way, Shen Nianzhen was very annoyed, and really wanted to catch that Su Yunmu and beat him up fiercely.

What the hell is going on with this man? pestered the fourth sister with a blank eye, saying that he was seriously asking for marriage, but he couldn't convince the Su family at all, if he wasn't serious, but he came to the door twice in three days to propose, what did he want to do? On his own, it is impossible for the Shen family to agree to this family business!

Shen Nianzhen was really speechless.

The anger on her face was so obvious, Liao Kanglan saw it and wanted to persuade her not to be angry, but was stopped by Liao Yulan with her eyes, no matter what, this is the Shen family's own business, they are outsiders, and it is inconvenient to interfere.

Today's trip to the house to play is very embarrassing.

With emotion, the gate of the Shen family was already in sight, and Shen Nianzhen saw at a glance that the gate of the house was almost surrounded by maids and women, she hurriedly ran over, pushed away the crowd, and grabbed the arm of the old lady Shen who was about to go out: "Grandmother! You can't come forward in this matter! ”

"Nianzhen, you know it too?" Old Lady Shen raised her eyes to look at her when she heard this, reached out and patted her shoulder, and said in a resolute tone: "Grandmother doesn't want to go either!" But there is no way, you haven't passed the door yet, if at this time, the reputation of the Shen family's daughter is a little stained, it will be a devastating blow to you! Grandmother can't let such a thing happen! ”

"Grandmother, listen to me, it's not that serious." Shen Nianzhen held Mrs. Shen's arm tightly, stretched out her hand to straighten the collar of the cloak for her, and said, "Let Sister Fangru help you back to the house and sit and wait for the news!" I'll go to the third uncle and drive the second son of Su away! ”

"You're going?" Old Lady Shen was surprised when she heard this: "This is not very good, right? ”

"After all, I have already made a family relationship with the second prince, so the second prince of Su will not dare to slack off." Shen Nianzhen said slowly: "You don't have to worry about me, you have been uncomfortable for the past few days, and you keep coughing at night, if you get angry, it will be a big deal!" As the doctor told you before, you can't get angry. ”

"But ......"

"Not so much, but, grandmother, that's it!" Shen Nianzhen said seriously.

Seeing that her attitude was so insistent, and she herself did feel a little tired, thinking that Shen Nianzhen had always been a person with ideas and was responsive, and it was indeed best to leave this matter to her, so she said, "Okay then......"

Liao Fangru said on the side at the right time: "Old lady, I'll help you go back!" It's windy outside. ”

"Okay." Old Lady Shen nodded when she heard this, and glanced at Liao Fangru with a somewhat complicated gaze.

These bad things about the Shen family happened at this moment, Liao Fangru has not yet married, but she has already witnessed everything, this is really ......

"Sister Shen, let's go with you!" At this time, Sister Liao Yulan said, "Let's go and give you courage!" I think that the second son of Su will be scared when he sees so many people! ”

"This ......"

Shen Nianzhen was a little hesitant when he heard this.

After all, this is the Shen family's own business, dragging others into this whirlpool, isn't it right?

"Let's go, let's go." When Liao Yulan heard this, she immediately said: "Sister Quan is on the order of the second prince to accompany you!" If he knew that we let you go to face Second Prince Su and left by yourself, he would definitely be angry and settle accounts with us! ”

Shen Nianzhen: "......"

Liao Yulan looked at her pitifully and said, "Sister Shen, you don't want our sister to be punished by His Second Highness, right?" ”

These two people, in order to say good things for Rong Chen, really spare no effort!

Shen Nianzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's go together." I hope that when we go, the second son of Su has already left on his own. ”

"That couldn't be better."

"Grandmother, I'm going." Shen Nianzhen took a deep look at the old lady Shen who was standing on the steps and was supported by Liao Fangru, nodded at her, and then led the sisters of the Liao family to get into the carriage and go to the third room of the Shen family.

"Hey, what's going on!" Old Lady Shen sighed faintly.

"Old lady, Second Prince Su plans to propose to his fourth sister, this is a good thing, why are you and Nianzhen so sad?" Liao Fangru asked suspiciously while helping her back to the yard.

If this was an ordinary family, they would have been very happy when they heard such news, but the Shen family avoided it.

"If this marriage can be accomplished, we will naturally be happy to see it come to fruition."

Old Lady Shen let out a long sigh and said, "But that Mrs. Su is an old stubborn, she will not let her grandson marry the rosary, since they will not agree, our Shen family's girl is not unable to marry, why bother." ”

"What the old lady said is that it is the good of both sexes to get married, and if it is forced, it will make the two families unhappy, and it will really outweigh the losses." Liao Fangru said with a smile.

Old Mrs. Shen didn't expect her to say this, she couldn't help but glance at her in surprise when she heard this, and then said lightly: "What you said is right, marriage is like this." ”

When she first came to report, she was nervous and angry, and Liao Fangru was obviously nervous, but she was calm and self-controlled, and persuaded her not to go to the third room.

If it weren't for Liao Fangru's persuasion, when Shen Nianzhen and his party rushed over from the back garden, she would have already gotten into the carriage and gone to the third room, after all, she is the old lady of the Shen family, the ancestor, as soon as she comes forward, she will definitely make this matter bigger, and it will be known and discussed by more people.

Then, no matter whether this marriage is successful or not, Shen Nianzhu will be talked about.