Shen Nanzhi is the fourth, and when she was born, the three elder brothers in the family were all adults and married. Listening to Mama Kong beside her, Nanzhi was born late, and her mother Shi was not young at that time, and she fought hard to give birth to her. It's just that since then, Shi's body has always suffered from some minor illnesses and pains.

Nanzhi's name was only taken when he was four years old, and his father was transferred to work as an official that year, and Shi's body was not good and inconvenient to bump, so he had to temporarily separate from his father. It was at the moment before the separation that Shi finally had a flash of inspiration and named her Nam Chi.

"Red beans are born in the south, and a few branches are sent in spring" - it is said to be taken from this sentence. After so many years, her father has passed away, Shi said that red beans mean lovesickness, and she pinned her lovesickness for her father in the name of the little girl.

The winter in Jiangnan is not too cold, and Shen Nanzhi didn't even hold the hand stove, only buried his hands in the cashmere ring sewn by Mama Kong. She wore a brocade twig pattern collared jacket, a milky white gold folded branch flower magnolia skirt that dragged the floor, and a white fox fur cloak with a persimmon pattern.

Shen Nanzhi took Lilac out of the inverted door, and after passing through the long verandah, he arrived at Shi's courtyard.

There are several glazed palace lamps hanging under the eaves, and the sky is bright at the moment, and the lights are still lit, emitting a soft brilliance. There were seven or eight maids and daughters-in-law standing behind the red bead curtain outside, waiting, and when they saw Shen Nanzhi coming, they immediately went in to communicate.

After greeting her eldest sister-in-law and a few nephews and nieces who were about the same age as herself, Shen Nanzhi entered the door, and a fresh rosin fragrance came from the house.

At the entrance, I saw a graceful young woman standing, this is the Jiang family, saying that it was a coincidence that saved Shi's life, and then the family was down, so he came to Shi's family, because Jiang was married as a concubine before, and then called the wife of the husband's family to drive out with the children, Shi felt sorry for those children, so he had to kindly accept her and let Jiang serve himself in the Shen Mansion.

said that it was to serve, and Shi Shi never asked her to do anything, as long as the Jiang family has been peaceful, Shi is willing to give her a way to live.

"The four girls are here?" As soon as the Jiang clan saw Shen Nanzhi, they immediately got up and said with a smile, "Madame has been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Shi was old when she gave birth, and as Shen Nanzhi grew up, her body was not as good as day by day, and now she had to take medicine every day to nourish her body, but ...... Shi is still open-minded in his heart, and he has lived well over the years.

"Sister An is here?" Sister An is Nanzhi's milk name, and before she had this name, everyone in the Shen Mansion called her Sister An.

Hearing Shi calling inside, Shen Nanzhi didn't stay long, asked the lilacs beside him to help him take off his cloak, and walked in quickly.

Shi is fifty-six years old this year, because he suffers from weakness, his body is as thin as a piece of wood, but because Shi has a very good mentality, although he looks old, he is still quite energetic, and his face can vaguely see the elegance of his youth.

When he entered, Shi Shi was leaning on the pillow, asking the personal envoy Lian's mother to feed the medicine, and as soon as he saw Shen Nanzhi coming in, his face immediately brightened, and there was a little more brilliance in his eyes: "Sister An, why did you come so early today?" ”

"Today isn't the first day of the new year," Shen Nanzhi obediently curtsied to Shi's knees, and took the medicine bowl from Mother Lian's hand, "My daughter looked at the sister-in-law and the children who came early today, and they couldn't sleep lazily like that in the day!" ”

After speaking, as soon as he sat down and fed Shi Shi a few spoonfuls of medicine, the mother-in-law outside the door brought in the people of the Morning and Dusk Province one by one.

The leader is the eldest sister-in-law Shen, who is a princess who was very favored by the emperor, and gave birth to a son and a daughter after marrying the eldest brother, who is a few years older than De Nanzhi, and is following Shen at the moment. Behind them are the two girls and a son from the two concubines of the eldest brother, who are a little younger than Shen Nanzhi, but they are also equally well-behaved and lovely.

"Grandmother is well!" The sister-in-law was the first to speak, and then several people greeted each other in unison.

Shi didn't like this rule the most, and only because today was the first day of the new year, she didn't drive people away directly, she waved her hand, beckoned Lian's mother to bring someone to move the pestle, asked the grandchildren and granddaughters about their homework one by one, and said a few words like "continue to work hard, don't slack off", and sent the children away, leaving only the eldest sister-in-law Shen and Shen Nanzhi.

When the person left, Nanzhi inhaled lightly, and pretended to complain: "Huh-I'm still young, and I'm already the aunt of so many little guys, I think my brother is older than me, and the last time I met and called my aunt on the road, we were both embarrassed." ”

Brother Feng is the eldest son of the eldest brother, fourteen this year, two years older than Shen Nanzhi, but one generation younger.

Shen on the side couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle. Shi Shi also smiled helplessly, but there was a little sadness in his smile.

Nanzhi is young, but he is already old, so he is so tired that Nanzhi is a young man, and he is extremely down-to-earth and old-fashioned in his daily life, not at all like a child. Compared with her second sister Younanlai, Nanzhi is more like a sister, speaking and doing things like an adult, kind and tolerant, and relaxed......

Thinking of this, Shi couldn't help but stretch out his hand and pinch Nanzhi's face, "Your brother will go back to Beijing in a few days, and when they settle down, you can go to Beijing with Brother Feng and them, right?" ”

The eldest sister-in-law on the side, Shen Shi, nodded hurriedly, and said with a solemn expression: "Yes, Sister An should go to Beijing with us to settle down, whether she marries in the future, or anything else, she will always be at a higher level." ”

"Mother won't go with you?"

Shen Nanzhi didn't know his identity, his father was the king of Yan back then, but the first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and his father did not have much contact with the new king, and the position of "King Yan" had long been forgotten in the wind. It's because my mother is also Princess Yan, don't you want to go back together?

Shi Shi just turned his head with a smile, and there was a mysterious glint in his good-looking eyes: "What about this...... To be considered, I'm a lot older, and I'm always too lazy to bump in, and it will take some time for your brother to settle down in Beijing, and it's not too late to decide. ”

"Mother should go with us," the eldest sister-in-law couldn't help but speak, "If you want to stay in Suzhou, I'm afraid that no one will take good care of you, so don't worry us." ”

However, Shi only smiled and was noncommittal. She felt sleepy after taking the medicine, so she didn't want to keep the two more, so she asked Mother Lian to send both of them back.