Dong Ying also remembered this.

During the Chinese New Year, Aunt Tao did take some rouge gouache for her to appreciate, and said that her brother had a shop on Nanmen Street, which was bought and sold in small books, and was purchased at the New Year's Pass. She didn't dare to use it alone, so she gave it all to Dongyu.

Dongyu heard that it was a small business, and it was not easy to take her for nothing, so she asked Rose to call Aunt Tao's sister-in-law to come over, rewarded her with five taels of silver, and said to make a few clothes for the children to wear.

Aunt Tao's sister-in-law accepted it with a thousand thanks.

Those rouge gouaches were all sent by the best in the shop, and they were not counted as unworthy of the table, so Dong Ying asked Rose to take them as favors and give them to her sisters who are good friends in and out of the courtyard on weekdays.

But Aunt Tao didn't mention that it was the Sheng family's capital.

Thinking about it, Dongyu looked at Aunt Tao's gaze and lightened a little.

She didn't quite understand why Sheng Xiuyi suddenly said this.

Aunt Tao didn't quite understand either.

She felt uneasy.

She didn't want to hide it from her grandmother, she just wanted to find a suitable opportunity to mention it. Besides, it is the capital of the prince, and it is the matter of the outer courtyard of the Sheng family, and it is not under the control of the eldest grandmother, telling her that it is love; If you don't tell her, you can't count as a deception.

It can be said from the mouth of the prince first, and it is different if it is not proposed by Tao first.

After Aunt Tao finished speaking, she glanced at Dongyi.

Sheng Xiuyi said: "...... When I came back from outside today, I passed by Nanmen Street. When I saw the Tao rouge shop, next to it was the shop of Yongningbo's family. Is there a favor from our family here? ”

Yong Ningbo is the brother of the Queen Mother, but he has the best relationship with Sheng Wenhui, the Hou of Shengchang, and the two families often have contacts. Yongningbo is not an official in the court, and he uses the title to do some business.

The emperors of each generation are afraid that the mother of the queen mother and the queen will interfere in the government affairs, Yongningbo is willing to seek profit rather than power, and the emperor can't ask for it, so he turns a blind eye to Yongningbo's business, even if there are some irregularities, it also implies that the people below are lenient.

So Yongningbo Mansion is very rich.

Half of the entire South Gate Street is their shop. Sheng Xiuyi knows.

When he came back, he saw the Dow Rouge Shop, and remembered the incident that Dow begged him in early April last year. At that time, he was busy marrying the Xue family, and Tao begged him. He casually responded and asked Lin Jiufu to help with it. Then I forgot about it.

Lin Jiufu later gave a gift and said that the shop was selected on South Gate Street, and this Sheng Xiuyi was a little impressed.

It was too busy at the time for him to ask carefully. Besides, Lin Jiufu has always done things properly, and he is not worried.

Sheng Xiuyi thought about it when he saw Tao. Simply leave her to ask.

Aunt Tao was at a loss and hurriedly said: "The concubine doesn't know!" Then he added, "Probably not......

Sheng Xiuyi couldn't help but feel a little irritated when he saw her like this.

She wasn't like that before!

In the past, although she didn't have too much coquettishness in front of him, she was also gentle and petty, and occasionally played a few words with him.

Since Xue entered the door, Tao has become such a groveling appearance. Sheng Xiuyi looked at it and felt a sigh in his heart.

She is too careful, and always feels that her mother-in-law is not easy to get along with, and she will use their aunt's methods to build up her authority at every turn. Like the second grandmother Ge in the second master's room.

Dow didn't want to be the one who was scolded by the big grandmother, so he was very humble when he spoke. The eldest grandmother has not stepped on her yet, and she hates to step on herself into the dust first, so as not to make the eldest grandmother unhappy.

In this way, she not only looked down on herself, but also looked down on her mother-in-law Xue.

Sheng Xiuyi on the side didn't dare to say it, at least Dongyu wouldn't fight with her aunts.

"If you don't know, don't speculate." Sheng Xiuyi heard her say that the concubine didn't know, and added that there was probably not, reminding her. "I'll call someone to ask, you go down."

Aunt Tao hurriedly said yes, saluted Sheng Xiuyi and Dongyi, and withdrew.

Her maid Hexiang supported her and walked out of the Jingshi Courtyard.

Seeing that her face turned pale, Hexiang asked worriedly, "Auntie." What did the prince say about you? ”

Aunt Tao's breath pressed in her heart slowly gasped out, and her face became a little bloody: "I didn't say anything!" ”

The two of them went back to the small courtyard.

Xue Jiangwan and the maid Ying'er were shining in the spring sun under the tuli frame in the yard, gossiping and laughing while knocking melon seeds, the ground was full of melon seed skins, seeing Aunt Tao and Hexiang coming in, Xue Jiangwan spit out the melon seed skin, and said to the maid Ying'er: "Those who gave birth to sons are more decent, not as good as us, the same mud." ”

Then he laughed again, "Sister Tao, what did the prince say to you?" Let us know and rejoice with joy. ”

Full of vinegar flavor.

When Aunt Fan heard it in the eastern period, she couldn't help but laugh. This Xue Jiangwan has no ability to provoke.

If Aunt Fan were to say it, she would say, "Sister Tao, did the prince leave you to serve?" In the end, unlike us, we are not qualified to serve the prince in the grandmother's house. ”

In this way, Aunt Tao will be afraid!

Wasn't she always afraid that she would trespass? Hasn't she always kept the rules and learned to be frugal and chaste?

Xue Jiangwan's words couldn't poke Aunt Tao's sore spot at all.

Sure enough, Aunt Tao was not annoyed by Xue Jiangwan's words at all, she smiled as usual: "It's just a matter of the second young master's study." So he took the lotus incense into the house.

Xue Jiangwan spilled all the handfuls of melon seeds in his hand on the ground, turned around and coaxed back to the house.

When he turned around, he saw Aunt Fan leaning on the door frame and picking her teeth, with a mocking smile on her face, Xue Jiang was angry. Ying'er was afraid that Xue Jiangwan would quarrel with Aunt Fan, so she hurriedly pulled Xue Jiangwan into the house.

Aunt Fan is a well-known thorn in this courtyard, and if she quarrels with her, she will definitely lose.

Over there, Tao entered the house, called Tao's mother in, and said in a low voice: "You go to your uncle's shop, let your uncle and grandmother come over, and say that I have something to look for her." ”

Mother Tao said yes.

After Tao's mother left, Tao drank the hot tea brought by the little maid, and leaned on the brocade embroidered bat frolicking pillow on the big kang near the window, but his mind drifted far away.

She remembered that she was in the inner room of the Jingshi Courtyard just now, and Sheng Xiuyi was going to hug the third young master Sheng Lecheng when she came in.

And Xue actually gave the child to him so easily.

Tao is from a small official family, and her biological mother is just an aunt. But she has been smart since she was a child, striving for the top, and the rules of large families, she is more cautious than everyone else.

She knows that there are many rules of the wang family, among which there is a saying of "hugging grandchildren but not children". Fathers should be strict with their sons and not pampered. Only in this way will the son be afraid of the father, and the father will establish his prestige and can better educate his son to become a talent.

And hugging grandchildren is mostly loving.

Dow has this in mind.

She remembered that the second young master Sheng Leyu was born, and it was just the day when her grandmother died. The family is so depressed that people are scared.

Sheng Xiuyi didn't go out of the Hanging Flower Gate, he only read books and practiced martial arts in the inner courtyard every day, and then he would come to see Sheng Leyu, who was a few months old, and tease him.

Sheng Leyu has been active since he was a child, and he giggles when he looks at Sheng Xiuyi.

Once Sheng Xiuyi stretched out his hand to hug him, Tao Shi was busy kneeling down and kowtowing, asking Sheng Xiuyi not to pamper the child too much and not to hug him.

At that time, Sheng Xiuyi was just silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to help her up, but he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy, he stood by the child's bed and watched for a long time, and then went.

When Mrs. Sheng heard this, she praised Tao, thinking that she knew how to be polite and courteous, and rewarded her with a pair of bracelets, praising her for being a virtuous person. Those below who are high and low will stammer with Tao and praise her for her family style.

At that time, there was no grandmother in Jingshiyuan, and others praised her, and she didn't have to be afraid, she was useful in her heart.

People from a background like her know the saying "hugging grandchildren but not children", could it be that people from high-ranking families such as the Xue family don't know?

She also knew, but she gave the child to Sheng Xiuyi, and she took it for granted.

Dow couldn't help but wonder what was so good about Xue. As soon as she entered the door, Sheng Xiuyi's cold and gloomy twilight for several years suddenly decreased?

It's just good looking!

Xue's appearance, when thin, it looks like a light flower in the wind, and when it is plump, it looks like a peony blooming, all of which have style. What man doesn't love the coquettishness of her face and her flattering eyes?

Aunt Tao is still how virtuous the Xue family is, and she is also a delicate little girl.

She has a good fate and a good background!

If she is also an aunt, I am afraid that Mrs. Sheng will scold her for being a vixen!

Thinking about it, Aunt Tao turned over and slowly closed her eyes. Isn't it all fate?

No matter how angry you are in the future, you can't fight for your life!

After Aunt Tao went out of the Jing Courtyard, Sheng Xiuyi asked Dong Yu if she was tired, and personally pulled out the big pillow behind her for her and helped her lie down.

"If you have something to do, go and get busy, I'll sleep for a while." Dong Yu smiled and said to Sheng Xiuyi.

He just asked Aunt Tao if Aunt Tao's brother's shop accounted for Yong Ningbo's affection. Listening to that tone, I don't want to have anything to do with Yong Ningbo.

Aunt Tao replied that she didn't know, so she naturally wanted to ask Lin Jiufu.

Sheng Xiuyi covered the quilt for her before walking out.

He didn't go to the outer courtyard, but just sat on the big kang near the window in the east room, called Honglian to come to him, and said to her: "I have a few words, I want you to go to the outer courtyard and tell Lai'an, do you remember neatly?" ”

Honglian knelt down in fear, and she said, "Slave maid...... The slave will remember ......"

I don't know what to do.

Sheng Xiuyi frowned, just in time to see Rose and Orange Red standing there.

He called Rose over and asked if she could go to the outer courtyard to deliver the message.

Rose smiled, "Slave and maid remember neatly! The answer is yes.

Sheng Xiuyi was satisfied at this time, and said: "You go and tell Lai'an, let him ask Mr. Lin, who is in love with Aunt Tao's brother's shop?" Just say that I know that street belongs to Yongningbo, if it is touched by Yongningbo's love, tell me as soon as possible! ”

Rose didn't have anything difficult to say when she heard it, and thought that it was useless for the prince of the Sheng family to really be a maid. She smiled and jotted it down, turned and went.

When she came back, she knew that the prince of the Sheng family did not look down on women.

Lai'an talked to her a lot in reply.

It turned out that the question was not difficult to remember, and the response was the point, Sheng Xiuyi was afraid that the maid would reply unneatly.

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This chapter is to compensate for yesterday...