When Shen Mu came to his senses, it was already Shen Chu (three o'clock in the afternoon), Ying Fan and Mingxia served Shen Muqing to clean his face again, comb his hair, and a little maid came in to say, "Aunt Du is back!" ”

After a while, Jinxiu walked in with a woman with still some wet hair.

She wore a white silk stand-up collar jacket, pink lotus pattern makeup and flower gown, not tall, very thin, looking from afar, her figure was slender and slender like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and when she got closer, she saw the fine lines on her forehead at the corners of her eyes on her white face, and then she felt that she was not young. This person is Shen Muqing's needlework master Du Han.

Shen Muqing gets along with her very well, and she has a bit of a taste of being a teacher and a friend. Seeing her come in, he hurriedly greeted her: "Has my aunt eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it!" Aunt Du smiled, "I ate it in the temple." I went to my wife to say goodbye, changed my clothes, and came to you. When she spoke, her big eyes smiled like a string moon, and she had a quiet temperament.

Luomei invited Aunt Du to sit on the cold pine parquet bed near the window and served tea.

Shen Muqing finished combing his hair and went to the parquet bed.

After going out for two days, Aunt Du was most concerned about Shen Muqing's embroidery work, and the first thing she asked was: "How is the curtain embroidered with flowers and wealth?" ”

Shen Muqing has studied female celebrity with Aunt Du for five years, and she has some skills in tailoring and shoe embroidery, so she wants to embroider larger objects to try her skills. After discussing with Aunt Du, Aunt Du suggested that she embroider a curtain tent, and said: "The curtain is complicated, and all kinds of stitches I teach can be used, so you can try it." It just so happened that Shen Muqing loved to paint peonies, so he drew a picture of a peony with rich flowers as a pattern, and used Dahongluo as the base, ready to embroider a curtain for the Li family.

Luomei and Jinxiu moved the embroidery shelves placed in the east room.

Aunt Du squinted, looked at it for a long time, and nodded happily: "The embroidery is really good." If I didn't say it, others would think it was something I embroidered. "Aunt Du entered the palace at the age of thirteen and served in Cining Palace at the age of seventeen, and her vision is naturally not comparable to ordinary people. Shen Muqing was very happy to get her affirmation, and asked Luo Mei to take out a few pieces of white powder paper, and sketched a picture of a chick peony on an inch square piece of paper.

When Aunt Du saw it, she smiled and said, "Is this a handkerchief to be embroidered for Princess Zhen'an?" Isn't the work you have in hand that hasn't been done yet? Do you want me to do it for you? ”

It seems that Li has already told Aunt Du about the handkerchief.

Shen Muqing said with a smile: "The curtain tent is my own embroidery work, and I am not in a hurry, I will just do it slowly." ”

Aunt Du's eyes are not good, unless she is special, she will not let Aunt Du help with embroidery. Aunt Du and Shen Muqing have been together for so long, where do they not know her thoughts, they are very moved to hear it, but she is not a person who is used to speaking obediently, the corners of her mouth are slightly twitching, she lowered her head to look carefully at the embroidery pattern painted by Shen Muqing, and turned the topic to what kind of embroidery method can better reflect the grace and luxury of the peony.

There is something to do, and time always flies.

The light in the room was dimming.

Aunt Du's eyes couldn't see clearly. She looked up, and tears flowed from her eyes. Shen Muqing hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe Aunt Du's eyes, and said jokingly: "It's not that I really can't hold the things I embroidered, and my aunt cried anxiously." ”

A few maids laughed too.

Aunt Du wiped her tears and said, "This sister! ”

Shen Muqing also smiled, called Luomei to clean up her things, and said, "The princess has always been dignified, and she is only afraid that she will not like it." I prepare these two handkerchiefs a beautiful blue, a grape purple, because the bottom is a little deep, but it happens that this year Suzhou and Hangzhou are popular to sell gold on the handkerchief, we embroider peony, it is better to sell some gold on it, and it is new, and noble! ”

"That's the best!" Aunt Du nodded, "It's just that the old gold is not shining." ”

"I'm going to my wife's later, and I'll ask for some good new gold when the time comes!"

The two couldn't stop talking and laughing, and discussed a few words about handkerchiefs, but when it was time to hold the lamp, Aunt Du didn't mean to leave. Shen Muqing was afraid that it would be too late to go to the Li family, and he would not be able to serve the Li family for dinner, and was thinking about how to speak, when he saw Aunt Du asking a little uncomfortably: "I don't know if my wife is busy today, otherwise, I'll show her this trick!" ”

Shen Muqing has always been clever, and when he heard the sound, he said with a smile: "The second wife of Taicang's hometown has passed away, and the wife is feeling uncomfortable. ”

Aunt Du listened and looked very disappointed.

"If you don't care about it, you can talk to Mother Wang." Shen Muqing said with a smile.

Aunt Du smiled reluctantly: "No, no need." ”

Shen Muqing's heart softened, remembering when he was in the company...... Some things are trivial for those with family backgrounds, but difficult for those from the grassroots. She couldn't help but say, "Otherwise, my aunt will tell me!" I saw an opportunity to mention it to my wife. ”

Aunt Du hesitated for a long time before she said, "I went to see my sister." She's not in good health...... I've also saved some money in the past few years, and I want to buy a house outside and bring my sister over...... It's just that she is still famous in the Ministry of Internal Affairs...... I want to ask my wife for a grace ......"

Shen Muqing was secretly surprised.

It is difficult and easy for the palace maid to get rid of this matter. Even if you encounter an amnesty, you have to go through some doors in the inner court to make it...... Now Aunt Du wants to give her sister a loan, not to mention Shen Muqing, it is the Li family, but she is afraid and she doesn't dare to agree. Unless you ask Shen Zhen. And Shen Zhen is willing to take on this role...... But even if she Du Han came out of the palace, no matter how good she was to Shen Muqing, she was afraid that she would not have the face to ask Shen Zhen to do activities for her. What's more, a group of people were released from the palace last year, and if Aunt Du could get through the inner court, she would still use it to beg the Shen family...... And now the palace is complicated, who knows what the situation of her sister is, whether she can't get into trouble and offend people who shouldn't be offended......

Shen Muqing hasn't helped others to the extent that he has put his family into it. She said vaguely: "Auntie, I don't know if my family can use their strength...... I took the opportunity to ask my wife, and my aunt saw if there were any other ways to ......."

Aunt Du and Shen Muqing have been together for a long time, and they have observed Shen Muqing as a subordinate, naturally they know Shen Muqing's shrewdness and ability under the seemingly honest and cordial appearance, and she has also sighed more than once that she is a disciple of her own cleverness. And at this moment, Shen Muqing's cleverness turned into a cup of bitter tea.

She explained helplessly: "Last year, the emperor got the eldest son of the emperor, and my sister served in front of the queen, so she didn't think about coming out. Who knew that in the spring of this year, she got a problem with vomiting blood, and after taking a few pairs of medicines, she did not get better, and her master came forward to ask for a favor in front of the queen mother and lived in the Temple of Mercy and Grace. The temple is hard, vegetarian all the year round, and there is a shortage of doctors and medicines, so I really can't stay, so I want to come out...... Anyway, the girl always gives me a try......" said with a rare pleading look flashing between her eyebrows, "I will never forget the girl's kindness." ”

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When Shen Muqing arrived at Chaoxi Hall, Li was talking to Wang's mother: "...... He doesn't come, we go. You can't let people gossip: my brother and daughter-in-law died, and I didn't even go to Zhuxiang. Don't talk about any old routines, let Lin Jincai take five hundred taels of silver for the funeral, and then each family will buy some earthen ceremonies according to two taels of silver and bring them to Taicang, and the three aunts and six dependents will have one copy for each of the villagers......"

Seeing Shen Muqing come in, Li put down his words and said with a smile: "Aunt Du is back!" How was the handkerchief discussed? ”

Shen Muqing asked Li for peace, and showed the tricks to Li: "I want my wife to give me some new gold so that I can sell it." ”

Li Shi saw it, nodded again and again, and instructed Cui Wei to go and get two taels of gold.

"It doesn't take that much."

"If it's fashionable, you can also make yourself a handkerchief." Li Shi disagreed, and smiled and ordered the meal.

Li's words reminded Shen Muqing.

Since you have made two handkerchiefs for Princess Zhen'an, it is better to make one for the Li family as well......

Shen Muqing smiled and let Luomei take it.

Aunt Chen called the rough mother-in-law to set up the table, and after a while, the mother-in-law had already brought the food box in, Aunt Chen and Wang's mother went to the soup, and the little maid came in to say: "The master is back!" ”

The maids and daughters-in-law in the room all tiptoed aside, and a slender man walked in.

He wore a black gauze hat and a bright red silk Luo Xianhe patch shirt with a collar, his skin was fair, his face was thin, and there was a faint majesty between his eyebrows. Because he has been in the top position for a long time and is well-maintained, Shen Zhen, who is nearly sixty years old, looks no more than forty years old from a distance, and when he gets closer, the loose skin on his neck reveals his true age.

Seeing Shen Muqing, he immediately burst into a warm smile like a spring breeze: "The girl is also here!" ”

Except for the Li family, all the people in the room bowed their knees to Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen didn't glance at it, but walked straight to Shen Muqing, bent over, and helped Shen Muqing up with his own hands.

Shen Zhen is a typical feudal man, who never cares about the affairs of the back house, let alone playing with the children or making any intimate actions. Despite this, Shen Muqing, who has two lifetimes of experience, can still feel his love for him from many small melanges.

Shen Muqing smiled and got up, tilted his head sideways, and greeted him with a smile: "The master is down!" ”

Her long eyelashes flickered, and her dark eyes were full of wisdom, indescribably playful.

Shen Zhen looked at it, and only felt that there was nothing unpleasant.

He smiled even brighter, touched Shen Muqing's head, and then changed his clothes and washed his face under Aunt Chen's service, and then sat down on the parquet bed opposite the Li family.

"What's going on? Are you better? He asked Li with concern.

Li said with a smile: "Thanks to the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus rewarded by the Queen Mother, it is really a good thing." I got out of bed and walked around the house today. ”

Shen Zhen groaned: "Although this thing is rare, it is not impossible to find. Since the food is good, I asked Brother Ruhai to help find it, he is now under the command of King Zhen'an, fighting the Yuanmeng people, and producing this over there. ”

"Don't force it!" Li smiled, "The two armies are fighting, don't cause any misunderstanding for this little thing." I heard that the court has not been at peace in the past few days, and the imperial history has been bombarded by the king of Zhen'an, and although the queen mother has not been released, there is no clear holy will. In my opinion, it is better to be cautious in this matter. ”

(There are many friends who ask about the updated arrangement, for the time being, there is a change every day at about 19 o'clock in the afternoon, and the wedding of my niece will be arranged again after the busy days.) (*^__^*)…… Thank you all for your continued interest. ）