Chapter 53: A ray of sunshine in life
Coming out of Shen Yu's courtyard, when Shen Junru passed by the small pavilion of the Water Pavilion, there was a sound of the piano.
Because of the loneliness of three years in his previous life, with only a flute to accompany and comfort, Shen Junru is always extra careful about the rhythm now.
The last time she heard that tune in the palace, she was sure that the person who played the tune was not a person in the palace but also a nobleman of the king's grandson.
The melodious sound of the piano made her pause slightly, and she turned her head to ask.
"Who's playing?"
"Slave go and ask."
"I'll go with you."
With that, Shen Junru followed the sound of the piano and went to the small pavilion.
This small attic is mainly used to collect some ancient books and classics of Shen Shangshu, whether it is a biography or a piano score and chess score, there are all kinds of them.
I saw a small woman in a light pink gauze skirt sitting upright behind the desk, with purple orchid incense on the table, plucking the strings with her bare hands, like a melodious turn.
The facial features are delicate, the willow eyebrows are slightly frowned, like a weak willow supporting the wind, and it is difficult to hide the sickness.
"It's Miss Three..."
It turned out to be her, Shen Shisi, the sick and weak third lady of the Shen Mansion.
Because of her delicate body, she usually doesn't go out of the yard much, except for family dinners, and it is rare to see her at other times.
For this sister-in-law, Shen Junru doesn't have much affection, neither hates nor pities that she can't love, and today she is only attracted by the sound of the piano.
After playing the song, Miss Shen San withdrew her hand, and then noticed Shen Junru and the others who were standing not far away and stopped to listen.
Slightly stunned, a flash of panic flashed on his face, and he hurriedly lifted his skirt and stood up.
"Eldest sister."
Xu has been sick for a long time, and there are few people, Shen Shisi's temperament is a little timid, and his speech is also soft and weak.
"Don't be polite, you're not well, sit down and talk."
For Shen Junru's kindness, Shen Shisi was a little overwhelmed.
In this mansion, Shen Junru is the eldest daughter and the eldest daughter, she belongs to the one under the light, and she is just a little concubine, and her mother is not as favored as Aunt Yun, so she is naturally a little star hidden in the light.
"Eldest sister is here to find books?"
"No, I was attracted by the sound of your piano, and you play very well."
Shen Shisi's face was a little shy, stirred his fingers, and said.
"Only... It's just a little proficient.,I usually don't have any other interests.,I'm weak.,It's easy to go out.,So it's okay for me to play the piano in the yard.,Today it's also because I accidentally turned over a piano sheet here.,For a while, I forgot a little about playing the time.,Didn't disturb the eldest sister, right? ā
"If you're not in good health, you should go out and walk around more, otherwise you're going to suffocate."
Shen Shisi's weak body was brought by beating his mother's womb, and he had to be pampered the most, and the ginseng bird's nest was almost never taken off, and he was born in a rich family like Shangshufu.
"I... I'm weak and always cause trouble... So... So..."
Shen Shisi stirred the handkerchief, suffocated his face and lowered his head slightly.
She didn't want to go out to play, but she was afraid that she would have to trouble others if she suffered from the cold.
The feeling of being confined to a small courtyard all day long, Shen Junru really couldn't understand it anymore.
It was this moment of empathy that made Shen Junru soften her heart, patted the back of Shen Shisi's hand, and said.
"Do you want to hang out?"
"Me? Hanging out? Is it really possible? ā
"Well, it's been a nice day lately, we can go hiking, kite flying or boating on the lake, would you like to go with me?"
Shen Shisi's face was overjoyed, but it quickly dimmed again, lowering her eyebrows slightly, still lacking confidence.
"IāI'm willing, but... It's just that I'm worried that my body won't be able to fight..."
"Relax, it's been warm lately, just prepare two more clothes to avoid the wind and cold."
Shen Junru said, in the end, they are all her own sisters, she is not a cockfighter, she pecks anyone she catches, as long as she doesn't go against her, she won't see who is the enemy.
This kind of Shen Shisi reminded her of herself in her previous life, half pity, half hope that her life could be sunny, just like at the beginning, if someone could penetrate some sunshine into her life, maybe, she would not have been so difficult in the future.
"Can I really?"
"Of course, I'll just ask someone to prepare, how about tomorrow?"
"Well... I... I haven't been there yet..."
Shen Junru smiled lightly, got up after making an appointment.
"Then I'll go back first, if you need anything, you can come to the Lingbo Courtyard to find me."
Looking at Shen Junru's distant back, Shen Shisi blushed slightly, held the back of the hand that had just been patted, and laughed stupidly.
This is her first contact with Shen Junru in the real sense, but she didn't expect the eldest sister to be such a good person.
Such a delay delayed the time, she suddenly thought of something, a flash of panic flashed on her face, and she hurriedly stood up with the piano in her arms, her thin body holding the obviously heavy long qin, and stumbled out of it.
If Shen Junru had been careful just now, she would have found that this piano has been around for some years, the body is worn out badly, and although Shen Shisi is a concubine, she is also Miss Shen Fu, and there is not even a person around to serve her.
Shen Shisi hurriedly ran back to a small courtyard in the south of the house with the qin in her arms, and there was a low roar from the middle distance of the grandmother.
"Where did this dead girl go? I don't know what my body looks like, and I have to be served when I'm sick! ā
"Mama is angry, it's the slave and the maid who didn't watch it, and the slave and the maid will go to find it."
"What are you looking for? It's okay to die, it's really infuriating! Go, keep it, and bring me to me as soon as the dead girl returns! See I don't skin her! ā
Mama's low roar made Shen Shisi, who was already thin, shrink her body and her lips were scared. The flaps trembled, the fingers holding the long qin were slightly forced, the rounded fingertips were slightly white, and the body couldn't stop trembling.
She can't go in, she will definitely be beaten to death by her grandmother if she goes in!
Suddenly, she remembered what Shen Junru said, "If you need to, you can go to Lingbo Courtyard to find me." ā
Eldest sister... Do you want to find the eldest sister?
He shook his head abruptly and rejected his idea.
No, no, what if the eldest sister doesn't believe her at all.
No, she has had enough days like this, if the eldest sister doesn't show up, maybe she can continue to endure it, because she has no one to ask for help, but once a little light appears when she is desperate, even if it is just a hand, she wants to hold on firmly.
She must find a way to save herself! She's had enough of these days!
With her eyes slightly sinking and making up her mind, she took a deep breath and stepped into the courtyard with the long piano in her arms.
"IāI'm back..."
"Okay, you dead girl, you dare to come back!"
"Third Miss, it's not the slaves and maids who say you, don't run around if you're weak, and cause trouble to people."