Chapter 11 Semi-Idle Residence and the Five Princes' Mansions
When Shen Ning heard Shen Yu say this, he remembered all the past lives between his sisters, so he decided to go to his sisters to contact them. They are still so young, what kind of estrangement can there be, the friendship between sisters is there, not to mention that time is the best proof, all she has to do is to take the initiative to take this step towards each other, so she walked to Shen Mi's semi-idle residence first.
Chun Shi followed behind her, whispering about the half-idleness. Shen Mi's semi-idle residence is very close to her biological mother, Aunt Li's Courtyard of Caiwei, and there is only a small garden in the middle. When Shen Mi was born, Shen Ning was too young, and Shen Yu's family had no time to separate, so she asked Aunt Li to take Shen Mi by herself, and she didn't move into a semi-idle house until she was more than six years old, and specially chose a yard close to Aunt Li. Because there is a precedent for Shen Mi, Shen Wan is also similar to Shen Mi, and they were all brought up by their biological mother.
Walking to the vicinity of the semi-idle residence, Shen Ning knew why Shen Zejing named the courtyard Semi-idle Residence, which was worthy of the name. The small garden is deep and few people, quiet but not desolate, there is a small pond, around the pond, there are a lot of magnolias planted on both sides, it is the flowering season, and there is a dark wind to send fragrance; Behind the magnolia, there are a few large-leaved roses, which are blooming enthusiastically, and there are a lot of miscellaneous flowers and trees in the distance, and there are abundant grasses. Seeing this summer flower, fragrance, pond, not to mention this time, even if it is a hot and bitter summer, I feel that the shade is cool and cool, where to steal such a good scenery?
It's like that.
When the maid Nanzhi came to report that Shen Ning had come to visit and was standing outside the semi-idle residence at this moment, Shen Mi was taken aback, and she didn't care about anything else, so she hurriedly got up from the embroidery shelf and went out of the yard to pick it up, even Aunt Li on the side was also strange and confused, why did this eldest lady come to the semi-idle house? It's something that hasn't happened before, right? She was a little apprehensive for a moment.
Shen Mi looked at Shen Ning's smiling face and felt quite at a loss. Although he tried hard to raise a smile, he was originally an introverted and timid person, so he had to smile at Shen Ning: "Eldest sister, please come in......" Although she wanted to ask, she didn't ask what she was doing here.
Shen Ning smiled and stepped into the semi-idle house, only to see a few old plums planted next to the courtyard wall, and without looking closely, he followed Shen Wan into the room. The semi-idle residence is similar to her Qingzhu living pattern, although it is a two-entry courtyard, the room is not much, the front lives a little maid and a rough mother-in-law, and the back lives Shen Mi and two personal maids, and the piano room and study are also located in the back.
Shen Ning saw that Aunt Li was also there, and intercepted Aunt Li's action of wanting to salute her, so she said, "I'm just here to play with my sister, I haven't seen my sister at my mother's place these days, so I'll come and see." Only then did Shen Mi know her intention, she glanced at Aunt Li absently, then asked Shen Ning to sit down, and then instructed another big girl, Nan Yan, to hurry up and make tea, and then accompanied Shen Ning to sit down and chat.
Shen Ning saw the embroidery shelves in the room that had not yet been cleaned up, and knew that Shen Mi was embroidering just now, and just happened to have a topic, so he asked Shen Mi: "Sister, what is this embroidering?" Bian also got up and walked to the embroidery shelf, and then he saw clearly that Shen Mi was originally embroidering a picture of fish playing lotus leaves, and it was almost finished. Look closely, the embroidery is fine, it is difficult to see the stitches, the color is also exquisite, the carp seems to be flicking its tail, the water droplets seem to be splashed out, it is really brilliant. Shen Ning sighed deeply and looked at Shen Mi with admiration: "This embroidery is also too good!" "This is not a kind word, Shen Mi is indeed much better than her own embroidery.
Shen Mi's face was hot when Shen Ning saw it, and she felt embarrassed for a while, and there was a smile in her eyes. Speaking of the embroidery she likes, she is not so shy, and began to whisper to Shen Ning, saying that she was also inspired by Wu Jiangqian's embroidery, in fact, she also picked up her teeth and so on, Shen Ning was also answering that it was too powerful, I can't embroider and so on. The two sisters talked about the Wumen school of painting from Wujiang embroidery, saying that their delicate and elegant fine strokes, and talking about their quiet and peaceful style, during which Shen Mi also turned out her latest paintings for Shen Ning to see, and asked her to comment on one or two, unconsciously, most of the time passed in the morning, and Aunt Li whispered on the side: "It's almost lunch time." The two stopped and smiled at each other.
declined Shen Mi's kindness to stay for dinner, saying that the time to disturb today is not short, and he must stay to taste the taste, and invited Shen Mi to come to Qingzhuju to play, and even Chun Shi also invited Nanzhi and Nanyan to gather with them, and Shen Mi's master and servant also responded and sent Shen Ning away.
Watching Shen Ning leave, Shen Mi still felt puzzled, and asked Aunt Li, who hadn't left yet, "Is she really here to pass the time with me?" Aunt Li was also speechless for a while, and said after a long time: "Don't think too much, you sisters just get along well." We don't have anything to worry about, I just want you to be good for my mother......"
Shen Mi leaned on Aunt Li's arms, thinking that this eldest sister is a very good talker, besides, she knows a lot, and it doesn't seem to be so difficult for sisters to get along well......
After that, Shen Ning came to the semi-idle residence twice, and at the invitation of Shen Ning, Shen Mi finally mustered up the courage to visit Qingzhuju. Shen Ning received it very warmly, and the two sisters talked about the young girl, who was not very old, and was only one year old, and there were many things that could be said. Shen Yuhong's tofu from Zhiwei Zhai sent by the little servant, Shen Mi also tasted it; Shen Mi also unexpectedly found Shen Zhou's painting from Shen Ning, and sighed, only Shen Ning covered her mouth and smiled, she was puzzled, and after a closer look, it turned out to be an imitation! It's her carelessness, think about it, how can there be Shen Zhou's true works now? She couldn't help but laugh annoyedly, and the relationship between the two sisters gradually became close.
Even the two maids of Nanzhi and Nanyan and Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter also talked a lot, and they also had a lot of contacts with each other. Taking advantage of Xia Ci's birthday, with Shen Ning's acquiescence, a few maids prepared a small table of meals, invited Xia Zhi and them over, and a few other maids and sisters-in-law, and since then, Qingzhuju and semi-idle have gradually become acquainted.
Shen Wan is too young, and now she is still living in Bihe Courtyard with Aunt He, so Shen Ning didn't go to her. It's just that whenever Shen Yuhong brings her snacks and gadgets, she also sends one to Shen Wan, which makes the young Shen Wan fall in love with Shen Ning, the eldest sister.
In this regard, Shen Yu is happy to see it. She only has such a daughter, she can have a companion, and she will not be alienated from her sisters, and it is good for the backyard of the Shen family. Aunt Li and Aunt He were also very happy, and they were a little more respectful to Shen Yu's family.
Shen Ning's daily life is like this, asking Shen Yu's family for peace during the day, serving Shen Zejing's study at night, and contacting his sisters in the middle, which is not bad. It's just that she doesn't dare to relax, and the urging and teaching of the four maids and the grasshopper are also going on slowly, in addition to letting the grasshopper continue to pay attention to the dynamics of Jing Zhaoyin and the Five Princes' Mansion, she is also recalling Shangguan Changzhi's actions and thinking about relevant countermeasures, which is not idle for a moment.
Located in the Five Princes' Mansion in the north direction of Jingzhao, Shangguan Changzhizheng is discussing things with Xu Sansi and Li Ke'an, these two are the long history of the Five Princes' Mansion, and they are also his confidants, and what they are discussing at this moment is the matter of the Shen family.
"Shen Yuhong has not appeared recently, and it seems that the Shen family is also very cautious about Shen Yuhong. It's hard to do anything else now. This is what Li Ke'an is saying. Shen Yuhong's matter was exactly what he came up with, hoping to gain the favor of the Shen family through Shen Yuhong. Now that the five princes have just opened their mansions, although they are equipped with a series of subordinate officials, there are no really capable officials, so they need a strong support now, and the Shen family is one of the targets they have chosen.
Although the crown prince occupies the position of the prince, he has been weak since he was a child, and Emperor Changtai pities him and can't bear to work hard, and even the Zhan Mansion is not equipped for the prince. In such a situation, the princes are ready to move, including Shangguan Changzhi.
"In addition to the Shen family, there are also the Chen family, the Gong family, the Zheng family, etc., all of whom have daughters and granddaughters of appropriate age, but in fact, it is not necessary for the Shen family to ......" This is Xu Sansi, who is also very familiar with the Jingzhao forces. Don't look at these two people as long history, but listening to them talk leisurely, they actually have the intention of pointing out the court ministers, and they can't help but be surprised. Broad-sighted and broad-minded, it is also the reason why Shangguan Changzhi relies on them, Shangguan Changzhi is once again glad that he collected the two of them at the beginning, even if there is innocent blood on his hands, what is this?
"The chief officials of the three provinces will not participate in this, Gong Ruxi, the imperial historian, and Yin Luo Shijing, the imperial historian, were all trusted by the saint in the early years of Changtai, and the trust has remained unchanged for decades, so it can be seen that they will not easily make friends with the prince, Chen Zhihao's family, the secretary of the military department, and Zheng Pucun's family, the secretary of the household department, have not heard of which side they are leaning......" Xu Sansi thought while analyzing, and seeing that Shangguan Changzhi did not speak, he exchanged glances with Li Ke'an, waiting for his signal.
Although the fifth prince was only eighteen years old, he had just opened the mansion, but the two of them did not dare to ignore him in the slightest.
"The Shen family is rooted in Wuyue, Shen Zejing's Yue family is the Xishan Yu family, and their influence in Jiangnan Province should not be underestimated, I heard that the Jiangnan Province observation made Ye Zhengchun have a good relationship with the Shen family and the Yu family, and Shen Zejing is still his protégé, so I want to deliberately make friends with Shen Yuhong, such a force is best used by me, otherwise it will be a big trouble." Although Shangguan Changzhi's tone was a little gloomy, he still smiled lightly and gently.
"My father intends to let the military department Shangshu marry the second child, and the Chen family doesn't have to think about it." In the end, he added the secret news he got from other places, although this news was not known to many people, but Shangguan Changzhi was just one of those people.
"If the second prince gets the help of the Chen family, wouldn't it be even more powerful? The power of his mother clan is not small. Before this matter is announced, there must be a way to stop it. "Xu Sansi knows this matter without thinking about it, and it is not beneficial to Shangguan Changzhi.
Shangguan Changzhi and Li Ke'an both nodded, and the focus of the discussion between the three gradually shifted from the Shen family to how to prevent the marriage of the second prince, from the second prince's maiden power to the Chen family's military department Shangshu has also been done for many years, and analyzed which of Chen Zhihao's granddaughters is most likely to marry the second prince.
"Chen Zhihao's eldest son has married two wives, and their daughters are not much different, they should have come out of them, it is rumored that Chen Zhihao's old wife cherishes the granddaughter of his first daughter-in-law, it seems that the opportunity should be bigger." Xu Sansi recalled the affairs of the Chen family, and guessed that the candidate for the two princes should be the granddaughter Chen Wanrou, which is not wrong.
"If there is no accident, there will be a will for marriage after the Flower Dynasty Festival." Shangguan Changzhi muttered, Flower Dynasty Festival? By the way, it's the Flower Dynasty Festival, if there is no accident, he thinks he has already figured out a way to deal with it.
Xu Sansi and Li Ke'an thought about it for a while, and also felt that the Flower Dynasty Festival was the best time, and the two couldn't help but smile at each other, if Chen Wanrou married the second prince, I don't know what the wife of the Chen family would think?
On the second day, Shangguan Changzhi entered the palace and asked his biological mother Li Concubine for peace. The Dayong royal family has long stipulated that although the prince leaves the palace separately, he still needs to enter the palace every five days to ask the queen and his biological mother for peace. The princes who went out of the palace were very in accordance with the regulations, and entered the palace once every five days, not only to ask for peace, but also to exchange news.
In Chunxi Palace, Concubine Li and Shangguan Changzhi were talking, and those who stayed behind were also their own confidants. Concubine Li is in her thirties, not young, but because she is well-maintained, she still has a beautiful face and a graceful and gentle temperament, so even the Shangguan Changzhi she came out of looks warm and warm.
"Flower Dynasty Festival, I know, I will watch it." It was still Concubine Li's soft and soft voice.
"Mother Lao is bothered." Shangguan Changzhi's respectful answer made Concubine Li feel comfortable.
"Is there something going on in the house? You still have to go and see your father more ......."