Chapter Twenty-Eight: Scheming
"Hmm......" Shen Zhongqi replied noncommittally, lowered his head and continued to drink tea.
Chu Xinyi's heart jumped suddenly.
After waiting for a long time, Chu Xinyi forcibly suppressed the joy in her heart, revealing a look of concern, "The eldest sister is still talking about it today, I have been snubbed by you for five years, and I don't know what happened to the eldest grandmother, I think the temper has also been restrained." A faint sigh, as if Zhen Shi Niang was the relative she had been looking for for more than ten years.
Thinking of Zhen Shi Niang's quiet as a chrysanthemum, gentle and indifferent look, Shen Zhongchi's eyes immediately softened a little, she was so quiet, quiet as if she was fused with heaven and earth, he only sat next to her, and the peace he felt without saying a word was the kind of peace that came from the depths of his heart, which he had never experienced in so many years of fighting on the battlefield.
“…… Checkmate! Seeing a trace of tenderness in Shen Zhongqi's eyes that she had never seen before, Chu Xinyi's heart trembled inexplicably, she subconsciously raised her voice, was surprised that her voice had changed tone, and hurriedly shut up.
When he came back to his senses, he found that he was very nostalgic for the natural tranquility on Zhen Shi Niang's body, Shen Zhongqi was also startled, and secretly comforted himself, "...... Once the success is done, the bones are withered, maybe there have been too many killings over the years, and the days of licking blood with knives have passed, and my heart is restless. He raised his eyes to look at Chu Xinyi, "What's wrong with Yi'er?" ”
"How is Grandma?" Chu Xinyi's voice had regained its usual gentleness.
"I have blood deficiency, and my life is very bad." Shen Zhongqi shook his head and sighed, remembering something, and suddenly asked, "Hasn't she come to the mansion to ask for a monthly order in the past few years?" ”
When he kicked her out, he didn't remember stopping her monthly routine.
A trace of panic flashed in Chu Xinyi's eyes, and then she shook her head, "Grandma has never come back since she moved to the ancestral house. And he explained, "...... The concubine thought that she had a dowry of several thousand taels on her body, and there was no shortage of silver, and the ancestral house was too far away, so the general specially instructed the concubine not to see her, but he forgot about it. Cheng looked at Shen Zhongqi with trepidation, "It's all the negligence of the concubine, but the eldest grandmother complained to the general that the concubine shortened her month?" "Stand up," the concubine will send someone to send her over for the past few years. ”
"Forget it......" Shen Zhongqi waved his hand, "She didn't mention anything, I'm just curious how she could be like that?" Obviously she is still his wife, and she doesn't ask herself for silver when she lives like that, which is very different from her personality, "It's not to blame Yi'er, I also thought that she had a dowry of several thousand taels of silver in her hand over the years, and she shouldn't lack anything." ”
The original Zhuangyuan Mansion was not as rich as it is now, and after she took away those dowries, the Zhuangyuan Mansion was almost hollowed out, and he really lived a harsh life.
But it was her dowry, and no matter how poor he was, he wouldn't touch it.
Hearing that Shen Zhongqi was telling the truth, Chu Xinyi's heart fluttered, "...... Grandma is having a bad time? His face was full of melancholy, but his heart was secretly happy.
She's starving to the best!
"I don't even have a decent quilt at home." Shen Zhongqi sighed again.
So he became sympathetic, and he didn't mention the matter of separation at all this time?!
Chu Xinyi secretly gritted her teeth.
It is said that the iron man is tender, don't look at Shen Zhongchi's hard appearance, but in fact, she is extremely soft in the depths of her heart, she just grasped him, so that she can call the wind and rain in the general's mansion, Zhen Shi Niang's crying poor trick can deceive Shen Zhongchi, how can she deceive her Chu Xinyi!
Thinking of this, Chu Xinyi secretly regretted that she shouldn't be reckless, and asked Shen Zhongqi to go to Zhen Shi Niang to talk about peace and separation, "If I knew this, I would have come forward in person." I regretted it in my heart, but I sighed on my lips, "Otherwise, the uncle will take her back, after so many years, I think she already knew that she was wrong." Seeing that Shen Zhongqi was speechless, she chuckled in her heart, "He doesn't really want to take her back, does he?" In a panic, he said tentatively, "Among the sisters, several concubines are the latest to enter the door, and the name of the middle feed in charge is not right, and if the eldest grandmother comes back, she can also take over the past." ”
was planning to leave, how could he let Zhen Siniang come back to take charge of the general's mansion!
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Chu Xinyi should know this better than anyone else. It's not just sympathy, but she said it with a heart.
Traveling all the year round, Shen Zhongchi's mind never depends on women, he rarely cares about the affairs of the inner house, and he is even more impatient to worry about the fight between women in the backyard, but he is not stupid, otherwise, how could he become a famous general at a young age?
Raising his head from the tea, he looked at Chu Xinyi quietly.
"General ......" was looked at by Shen Zhongqi for the first time, Chu Xinyi was a little hairy, and she screamed coquettishly.
After coming back to his senses, Shen Zhongqi picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, took a few sips, and said, "...... Yi'er don't say this again in the future, I won't let her be in charge of the feed. Just as Chu Xinyi's expression was light, Shen Zhongqi changed the topic, "I have been on the expedition in the past few years, and Yi'er has also worked hard, when I handed over the middle feed to you, I really didn't put myself in your shoes, if you really feel tired......" His voice was a little hesitant, "Just let Feng'er come over to help you, she is the largest among the five of you, and she is Sister Xian's mother, with her to help you, no one will gossip anymore, and you can also have time to accompany me more." ”
Sister Xian is Shen Zhongchi's only daughter, born to her eldest aunt Yang Feng, and her maiden name is Shen Xiaoxian.
What the?
Let the aunt help her?
Chu Xinyi didn't expect such a result, and her fingers clenched into her fists were clasped into her flesh.
But, on the other hand, this was her proposal.
"What the general said is that the concubine has long wanted the eldest sister to help, but the general may have forgotten that because the concubine was sick the year before last, the eldest sister only took care of the family for half a year, and she bought more than 500 taels of silver for the fake purchase of ingredients......"
Two years ago, because she was squeezed by other aunts, Chu Xinyi simply called herself sick and picked on her son, she wanted to give everyone a dismount, but she didn't want Mrs. Shen to take advantage of the situation to let her aunt Yang Feng take over Zhongfeed, Yang Feng was originally a smart person, but Chu Xinyi presided over Zhongfeng for many years, and this mansion was her people inside and out, not to mention the stumbling blocks everywhere, and it also instigated Yang Feng to act privately.
On weekdays, it is also rumored that Chu Xinyi secretly swallowed the silver in the public middle school, and also embezzled the silver in the public to secretly put the money outside, after listening to these ideas, the eldest aunt also lived her heart, at first she was only greedy for a few dozen taels, and all of them were spent on the old lady, and after a long time, no one was held accountable, and her courage became bigger and bigger, and she fell into Chu Xinyi's trap.
Shen Zhongqi also knew about this matter, most of the money she was greedy for ink was spent on her mother, and she was the biological mother of his only daughter, so she didn't pursue it, but just took back the right to preside over the feed, and it was still in the hands of Chu Xinyi.
When Chu Xinyi brought up this matter again today, she softly rejected his proposal.
Looking at her supple appearance, for a while, Shen Zhongqi was a little surprised.
Seeing Chu Xinyi rushing over coquettishly, he hugged her and frolicked, because he pointed to her nose and said, "...... You don't want anyone to help you, so don't complain to me in the future. ”
Seeing that he was completely unsuspecting, and the proposal just now was just casually said, Chu Xinyi let go of the anxiety in her heart, and pretended to be angry in her mouth, "Look at the general said, the concubine is just complaining, you just come here, the real concubine will only be dumb in the future." Seeing Shen Zhongqi glanced at her lightly, he sighed, "That's it, that's it, the concubine has been calculated by you in this life, and I have to be a cow and horse for you for a lifetime......"
As he was talking, Chunhong knocked on the door and came in, "...... The old lady has returned, please come over. ”