"Where do you want to go?" Li Shaowen asked.

"Let's go to Siniang's tea room, I don't know if there's dinner there."

"I let her conjure it up without me." Shaowen said with a smile. He watched her sit beside her for real, and couldn't help but sigh at her magic, and let himself impulsively escape from the house, which was the first time in the world.

Summer is coming, even if it is evening, the heat of Jiangcheng is famous, you will sweat after standing for a while, even if there is a dense forest and bamboo, it will not reduce much heat.

There is a kind of coolness in the tea room, there is a large basin of ice on the shelves in the room, the ceiling fan on the roof flickers and turns, and there is a cool breeze in the small house.

"Cook us something to eat, and bring some of your hostess's specialty dishes." Shaowen said with a smile.

The maid stepped back.

"You shouldn't have brought me out today. If you don't attend your brother's wedding banquet, how should the family view us, and my mother should find fault with me again. I want to bear with it, maybe it's too late for us to go back. Zhilan said with some concern.

Shaowen remembered his younger brother, Shaowu was not interested in business and taught music at Yangde Middle School in the city. The two people have had a deep relationship since childhood, and they don't want to marry their own wives after becoming like this.

He has already let go, and he has always done what he says, how can he go back again! He waved his hand in annoyance: "It's all here, I'm afraid it's too late to think about going back to the wedding banquet now." Who in the family can chew the base of our tongue? Reversed them. I'm advocating pulling you out, what else can my mother find for you? Put your heart in your stomach and make good use of this meal. ”

Siniang fried a few specialty dishes and served them in person, she was much more charming than the last time she saw her, and when she saw Shao Wen and Zhilan, she just mentioned: "Young master and young grandmother, why are you here with me?" The newspaper said that today is not the second young master of your mansion getting married....."

Zhilan winked at her, and the shrewd Siniang swallowed half of the words into her stomach, put the dishes and hurriedly retreated.

After returning from the tea room, the wedding banquet had been dispersed for a long time, and in the eyes of everyone, the petite she was hugged by Li Shaowen, like a vine attached to his big tree, and returned to the new house. This made Zhilan feel relied on in the Li family for the first time after marriage.

Surprisingly, the relationship between her and Li Shaowen as husband and wife has improved greatly that night, it is strange to say, it seems that he will pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, it seems that she is relieved, her pain has been greatly reduced, it is night that he warms the fragrant nephrite in his arms, hugging Zhilan and kissing again, and the movements are a lot gentle.

The next day when she got up and looked at the messy bed, Zhilan covered her face in shame, Shaowen kissed her on the cheek, Shaowen still went to work after breakfast, Zhilan came to greet Wan Xinqiao, Wan Xinqiao asked her to sit down next to her, and did not embarrass herself in public, she was temporarily relieved.

"Mother, did you sleep well yesterday?" Jing Ru arrived before the sound arrived, her hair was coiled up, and she was wearing a brocade cheongsam, which became more and more charming and moving.

"I slept well. But your and Shaowu's room is a newly laid quilt, is it hot to sleep at night? Are you new to living at home? What you want to eat, just tell the butler Fu and let the kitchen do it. ”

"I don't lack anything, mother, you are the most thoughtful." Jingru pinched the handkerchief and smiled.

"Now that you are also married to Shaowu, the power of this steward will be handed over to you in the future, Zhilan, you will hand over the roster given to you by the Fu steward to Jingru."

"Yes, mother." Zhilan was not surprised, originally her mother only let her be familiar with the people at home.

Zhilan originally sat on the side and watched the guests, an excellent play, even if the actors themselves were intoxicated, the spectators couldn't extricate themselves, she knew that her mother-in-law didn't like her, and she didn't want to watch the two of them play affectionately, so she just used the excuse of taking the roster, got up and saluted, and didn't wait for Wan Xinqiao to answer, and resigned.

Jingru looked at her back, feeling proud, what she couldn't get, she couldn't let Zhilan get it.

"Look at it, look at it, your temperament is getting bigger and bigger." Wan Xinqiao said angrily, "I haven't allowed her to go yet, Jingru you don't know how angry I was yesterday, Shaowen never disobeyed me, as soon as she got married...?" ”

"Mother, you are angry, although she is my cousin, I am a helper or a relative, in my opinion, Brother Shaowen is too spoiled by her, if she goes on like this, sooner or later she will climb on your head and make waves, and when the time comes, it will not be easy to control her? Mother, you have to remind Brother Shaowen a lot. ”

"Your brother Shaowen is also stubborn, he may not listen to me if I say too much, alas, ......"

"Mother, you don't know, after all, Brother Shaowen is outside the home, how can he be all-encompassing, and the family is still under your control."

"Yes, yes, yes! Jingru still thinks thoroughly, I really regret letting Shaowen marry this disaster star into the door, a good family, just because of this disaster star, you see the two brothers...... Shaowen didn't even attend your wedding reception. I know that although Shaowu didn't say it, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart, and you as a wife should also explain him. ”

"Mother, I will."

At this moment, Zhilan interrupted them with a roster, and she handed the book to Jingru.

"My mother told me to do it." Zhilan said coldly.

was very clever, and was complaining that her words were heard by Zhilan and shut up slightly.

"Mother, you're not right. First, I'm not uncommon for your Li family to climb into the door, you don't need to scold me one by one. Second, why didn't Shaowen attend his brother's wedding banquet, he told you what he meant yesterday, mother, you know best in your heart, and your daughter-in-law feels the need to remind you. Zhilan was neither humble nor arrogant, "The daughter-in-law retreated. ”

"You, you, you..." A few words choked Wan Xinqiao, and Jing Ru hurriedly asked the maid to serve ginseng tea, and personally fed Wan Xinqiao Shunqi with a small spoon. Although she knew that Zhilan had a personality and had learned it when she was in Liyuan Pavilion, she didn't expect that she would dare to talk back in front of Wan Xinqiao.

Zhilan felt a lot happier after speaking, and when she heard Wan Xinqiao talking about her words when she delivered the booklet, she was immediately angry, and the emotions that had been suppressed for many days instantly exploded.

Yancui said worriedly: "Miss, if you refute Mrs. like this, if it spreads, I'm afraid it will not be good for you." ”

"What is the use of saying and doing, what is the use? The Tibetan and Tibetan land is even more cheap, and it is not broken or standing, otherwise it will become a carbuncle sooner or later. ”

But I don't know who deliberately released the rumors, and the backlash spread in the family in less than half a day.

Zhilan didn't expect to make a fuss, and there was news that Wan Xinqiao was so angry that his old illness recurred and he was bedridden, and he panicked in his heart, and hurriedly sent Shuanghua to inquire.

Shuanghua came back and reported: "I was going to go into the room to say hello, but I was choked by the second young grandmother and driven out, I saw that the maids were busy and chaotic, and the second young grandmother went to ask the master and the doctor, it seems that the lady is sick in bed This is true." ”

Zhilan was shocked when she heard this, she forced her composure and asked Yancui to hurry up and ask Li Shaowen to turn around.

Not long after Yancui went, Master Li rushed back, Zhilan was so anxious that she paced in the room, sweating profusely, and regretted that she only wanted to be happy, and she couldn't bear to really mess up the big plan. She thought about it again and again, and she took the initiative to go to Wan Xinqiao's room first to admit her mistake and make amends.

Shuanghua accompanied her into Wan Xinqiao's room, she, Master Li and the doctor, Jingru and Shaowu were all by Wan Xinqiao's bedside, and the subordinates were in a state of standby at any time.

"Let her out, I don't want to see her!" Wan Xinqiao lay down and opened his eyes to see Zhilan, and became emotional.

"Daughter-in-law, you go out first." Master Li got up and said, his tone was gentle but he could hear a hint of reproach.

Zhilan took Shuanghua out of the room, and was walking to the door of the hall, Li Shaowen entered the door in a hurry.

"What's the matter with you?" When he saw her, he said with a slap in his face, "What trouble did you cause me at home?" ”

Zhilan didn't make a sound, and Li Shaowen hurriedly went to Wan Xinqiao's room to visit his mother.

The doctor came, prescribed some medicine to regulate qi and blood, and told Wan Xinqiao that he had an old disease, and that he must stay in bed for a month to recuperate, and should not move his qi again.

Master Li said to Shaowen: "Whether this matter is right or wrong, since your mother doesn't want to see Zhilan. Tell your eldest daughter-in-law that you must not appear in front of your mother for this month. ”

"Yes, Dad." Li Shaowen didn't want to have so many things after marriage, "I'll go tell her." ”

He came out of the room to the new room, and Zhilan fidgeted, just waiting for Shaowen to come.

"How could my mother be so angry with you that the old disease relapsed?" Shaowen sat down and said with a displeased face, "I just asked Mei'er, the maid next to my mother, and now I want to hear your explanation." ”

Zhilan explained: "I didn't know that my mother had an old disease, my mother said that I was a disaster star, I was unhappy, and I bumped into her a few words, but I didn't expect it to be like this." I don't want to. ”

"Why are you so narrow-minded that you can't bear it? Say a few words to you without losing a piece of meat. Why do you have to be quick to speak? Li Shaowen reproached, "I also know that you have been wronged at home, but now that you are fighting with open fire, others seem to be unreasonable." Don't go to see your mother again, the doctor said let her recuperate for a month. ”

Zhilan said disappointedly: "I thought you were always on my side. Since I entered your Li family, I have been cautious every day, for fear that I will not do well, but no matter what I do, I will not get your mother's approval, and I can't do it. ”

"That's your problem." Li Shaowen said lightly, "After all, you are the eldest and youngest grandmother in the family, you should be treated, don't always care, be a more generous person." ”

"I'm not atmospheric?" Zhilan got Shaowen's judgment and said angrily, "Okay." Since you said I care! Then I don't dare to care, can I? I don't dare to delay your work as Young Master Li. I understand what you said, please go back. ”

"Say that you are angry like this, is it worth it?" Li Shaowen was enraged by her words, and got up and walked away.

Zhilan crouched on the table and cried, but Shuanghua Yancui couldn't persuade her. She regretted it, if the marriage was like this, she desperately wanted to be with Mu Qing back then, and the little good impression she had just germinated for Shaowen was shattered by the ruthless reality.

Zhilan became more and more silent, ate alone, and went back to the room alone. Shaowen had the heart to talk to her in the evening, as if she was on cotton, and there was only one topic that made her raise her eyebrows, that is, Yuehua's wedding date had been set. The Zhou family sent an invitation, just this Saturday.

"My mother is sick now. Dad meant to let us and Shaowu and his wife attend. ”

"You arrange it." Zhilan replied.

Li Shaowen looked at her in the cold war, sighed deeply, and walked over to grab her hand: "I was wrong during the day, I shouldn't have said that about you, I didn't understand your situation and mood at all, I was too impatient, don't be angry with me, okay?" ”

"Our marriage was a mistake. No one in your family likes me and thinks I'm an intruder and a saboteur. If my sister is the best candidate for your Li family's grandmother from beginning to end, what am I. Zhilan smiled bitterly.

"Lan'er, don't be presumptuous. On the weekend we go to your eldest brother's wedding, so it's time to relax. Li Shaowen took her into his arms distressedly.

She and Wan Xinqiao didn't see each other, but it was a temporary calm.