Chapter 19: Return to Jingzhao
Shen Yu was relieved to receive Shen Zejing's reply. Cheng Yanyan has a kind temperament, and she is still very satisfied with the appearance of giving birth and raising well, and now even Shen Zejing and Shen Huashan feel that this matter is feasible, so she is relieved.
A few days later, Shen Yu took Shen Ning and others to visit Chengjia Zhuangzi, and sent a lot of Zhuangzi melons and fruits, etc., and Cheng Yan's family was also very reasonable. In this way, the two families gradually became more and more contacted. Shen Yu asked Shen Ning to invite Cheng Yanyan to play, and then took a closer look at whether his behavior was the same as what he saw before, and found that Cheng Yanyan had a really kind personality and got along well with everyone, so he knew it in his heart.
On this day, Shen Yu took advantage of Cheng Yan's visit with a group of daughters, and asked Shen Ning to take everyone else out to play, and talked about it with Cheng Yan's family.
"Yanyan, this child, I look very happy, but I don't know if my family Hong'er has this blessing." Shen Yushi said that she liked Cheng Yanyan very much and wanted to ask to be her second daughter-in-law, and the two families were quite familiar with each other, so she didn't hide it, and directly spread it out.
Cheng Yan's family has also been prepared for a long time, and she also knows about Shen Yu's attention to Cheng Yanyan these days, and she naturally thinks about it in private, of course she is satisfied. Let's not talk about Wu Yue's Shen family, and don't talk about Shen Zejing's official position, it's Shen Yuhong's child, she has been in contact with it once or twice, and it looks very good, she is very satisfied.
In this way, the matter of Shen Yuhong and Cheng Yanyan, even if the two families have decided, they can officially mention it after they return to Jingzhao. Because of such an incident, the two families have been in more contact and get along more closely in the following days.
When Shen Ning saw Shen Yu's actions, she knew that just like in her previous life, Cheng Yanyan would become her second sister-in-law. In the previous life, the family did not come to the Beijing suburb manor, and finally made a marriage with the Shen family, and in this life, when he came to the suburbs of Beijing, he still made a marriage with the Shen family. Although the process has changed, the result has not changed? Otherwise, how to explain the matter of the Shen and Cheng families?
Shen Ning suddenly had a sense of powerlessness, and was afraid that fate would run according to its original trajectory, and in the end, it would not be able to avoid the end of the Shen family, but after thinking about it, the second brother Shen Yuhong did not enter the Fifth Prince's Mansion to serve, and Chen Wanrou did not die, so in this way, things have actually changed, although it is weak, after all, there has been a change, isn't it?
Shen Ning settled down a little, and enjoyed the leisurely life of the manor on the outskirts of Beijing wholeheartedly, and before he knew it, it was almost the Midyear Festival, and the Shen family was also ready to return to Jingzhao.
Shen Yu and his entourage first went to say goodbye to the family, agreed to return to Jingzhao to reunite, and then began to pack the objects of the manor. I didn't expect that there were a lot of things more than when I came, and the extra things were all fresh melons, fruits, vegetables, fish, etc., and these were the most precious in the Zhuangzi, and Shen Yu's family also wanted to bring Shen Huashan and Shen Zejing and others to try it, so they brought it with them, so the team was even bigger than when they came, and they returned to Jingzhao in a mighty way.
When entering the city gate, it was very smooth, because the time for each family to return to Jingzhao was different, there was no more congestion scene when leaving Jingzhao, Shen Yu and others felt very relaxed, when they returned to Jingtai Street, Shen An's and Shen Hu's were already waiting at the gate, according to the order, Shen Yu's party got off the carriage, Shen An's immediately greeted his mother and said that his mother had worked hard, and said that Qingde was asleep and didn't bring it out, etc., Shen Hu's also greeted him, together with Shen An's, instructed the housekeeper and the stewards to separate everyone's luggage and send it to each yard, and instructed the little maid to send the melons and fruits of the manor to the warehouse, etc., all of which were properly placed one by one, and only then did they have time to see their brother-in-law, sister-in-law or son and daughter, and they had not seen each other for nearly a month and a half, and they both felt that they had changed a lot.
Shen Ning, Shen Mi and others met Shen An's and said that she had worked hard to stay in Jingzhao, and saluted Shen Hu's again, saying, "Auntie has also worked hard." Aunt Wang, Shen Yule and others also came to see their housemother and mother, and they each talked a little about the manor and the things at home, until Shen Yu's words were tired, and everyone dispersed one after another.
After everyone dispersed, Shen Yu's family was not idle, let Shen An's stay, and ordered to take advantage of the freshness of melons, fruits and vegetables, and quickly send them to the old homes of each in-law, and also ordered to attach a post to each family, explaining that this is a little heart, etc. He also pointed out that although these items are not valuable, they are intimate, and one of the things that the housewife should do is to use every opportunity to contact feelings and deepen the ties between families.
Shen Anshi nodded to show that she understood, and thanked her mother-in-law for her teaching, and she herself knew her future responsibilities, which were rare experiences in governing the family.
So each family also received gifts from the Shen family, and Shen Ze Confucianism naturally needless to say, his own people, of course, are indispensable; The officials Lang Zhongcen Xiaobai and Shen Jinghua's family also received a few baskets of vegetables; The officials under the Ministry of Industry also received a few baskets of watermelons, although they were only a few baskets of melons, fruits and vegetables, and they were not very valuable, but this affection made people very ironed, and many people also had measurements in their hearts, lamenting that Shen Yu's would be thoughtful and thoughtful, etc., and also returned the gift and replied to the post to express their gratitude.
After all, the time to leave is not very short, although there are no major events, and there are a lot of trivial matters, Shen An's picked a few things and said them to Shen Yu's family, such as the Ministry of Works' waiter Yuan's family came to post, inviting Shen Yu's family and the girl and other female dependents to go to Yuan's house as guests after the Midyear Festival; For example, the third aunt Shen Cai sent a letter from Lingnan, and also sent a lot of Lingnan melons and fruits, such as longan bananas, etc.; For example, Jingzhao's Xie Yapo came once, saying that Shen Yu's family had prepared all the little maids and maids prepared before...... Wait, Shen Yu's replied while listening, the Yuan family is going, and after the Midyear Festival, he asked Shen An's to reply to Lingnan, and finally said that the maid is not in a hurry, and take a look, and talk about it when he has a good rest.
At this time, the nurse of Liuhe Courtyard came to report that Shen Qingde had woken up, and asked for instructions on whether to bring him to Mingxuan, Shen Yu's family heard it, and did not let him be hugged, and went to Liuhe Courtyard to see his eldest grandson Shen Qingde. The child is really the same every day, not to mention that Shen Yu's family hasn't seen him for more than a month, and he feels that the change is very big, the child can even lift his head, and tease Shen Qingde to share the family.
Qingzhuju, Shen Ning met Liu's mother, said a lot of interesting things about Zhuangzi, and said that there were a lot of delicious dishes in Zhuangzi, and there were a lot of miscellaneous dishes, so Liu's mother retreated, and at this time, Chun Shi began to report the recent situation in the courtyard. Most of the things reported by Chun Shi are the things in Qingzhu Ju, because Shen Ning is not there, in fact, there is nothing to say, there is only one thing, it is Chen Wanrou of the Shangshu family of the military department two days ago who sent a few gadgets and a sticker, which is to invite Shen Ning, Shen Yao and others to come to the Shangshu Mansion as guests, and the date is set three days after the Zhongyuan Festival, July 18.
Shen Ning thought about it, replied to Chen Wanrou, and asked people to send it to Chen's house, saying that he would definitely attend then. I also asked about the situation of the little maids in the Spring Poetry Courtyard, and they all kept order, and they didn't go out much, since Shen Ning left, they all closed the courtyard door to live, and there was nothing to say, so they let Chun Shi and Xia Ci reunite.
In Jingzhao's situation, Qiu Wu and Grasshopper tried their best to deliver the news, and it didn't take long for Shen Ning to receive a report. Qiu Wu has more information, because he followed Shen Zejing's side, and he mainly talked about Shen Zejing's situation, for example, during the Mu Holiday, Shen Zejing had two small gatherings with Chen Zuishan and Zheng Beitang, one of which also pulled Zhou Tingzhen, a staff member of the Ministry of War, and specifically mentioned that Shen Zejing seemed to be extremely concerned about the origin and in-laws of officials, and inadvertently revealed the intention of wanting to collect it, etc.; The grasshopper reported that he had already sent people to Jingzhao Mansion, and the people who were to be placed in Chen Xiuqi's house were still being searched, so he didn't say much else.
Shen Ning listened to Qiu Wu and Grasshopper's report, his eyes became darker and brighter, and he gradually had an idea.
In the evening, Shen Zejing was very surprised to see Shen Ning in the study, this little daughter was not tired, he thought that she would rest for a few days and come over, so he couldn't help but persuade him: "It's the same if you come over in a few days, I'm tired from running around today, but I can go and rest first......"
Shen Ning pretended to be serious and said, "How can you be lazy with filial piety to your parents...... Besides, I haven't seen my father for more than a month, and I'm afraid that my father will be unfamiliar with Ning'er's homework......"
To be honest, during the time that Shen Ning was not in the study, Shen Zejing also felt that the days were quite unaccustomed, and unconsciously, teaching in the study had become one of his ways to relax, and it had also become one of the ways for him to organize his thoughts outside of business every day.
Teaching and learning are mutually beneficial, that's the reason.
The father and daughter said a few more gossips about Zhuangzi, and then went their separate ways. Shen Zejing has been in office for a while, so there are more things to consider, and he has to work out the detailed rules for the examination before the beginning of the autumn, and he has to wait for the Ministry of Officials and Shangshu Province to pass the trial, and the time is not enough, thinking like this, he quickly calmed down and took on official business.
When he returned to his hometown from the affairs and took a look at the hourglass, the time was not too early, only then did he remember that Shen Ning was still in the study, thinking that this daughter was intimate, so he planned to let her go back to Qingzhuju, but found that Shen Ning didn't see him get up, and was still intently flipping through a notebook, which didn't look like the history books she had read recently, so he walked over lightly.
When Shen Zejing stood beside Shen Ning, she seemed to come back to her senses, and her face screamed: "Father, ......", seeing Shen Zejing looking at her notebook, she immediately handed it over respectfully.
Shen Zejing thought that this was his daughter reading the poems of a certain family, and thought that there was nothing to see, but he still took it and opened it, ready to point out his daughter, although he was not good at poetry, he would also know it. But he didn't expect that when he read the contents of the book clearly, he would be surprised, and even prompted him to make an extremely important decision, a decision that might affect the future of the Shen family......