Chapter Twenty-Seven: Chang's Six Niangs
The white horse passed through the gap, and soon entered the middle of October, and it has been almost a month since the Yaowang Temple incident. Sheng Jing also sprinkled a few small snows. But Shen Muqing became more and more irritable.
First of all, the injury on her foot has not been very good, and when Mr. Liu came to see Li's doctor, let me see it again, Mr. Liu asked him to continue to use the red jade paste, and said that it was all delayed by the breeze before.
Then there is the splendid beauty, Mr. Liu said that there is no big problem, but she is confused all day long and rarely sober, when she is confused, she shouts Mr. Min's name, when she is sober, it is like explaining the aftermath, which of her clothes are given to whom, which jewelry is given to whom, and all the silver of the ladder is handed over to Luomei, so that she can buy a coffin and tablet: "Remember to give me incense every year during the Qingming Festival." I don't know who reached Li's ears by saying this, and Li called Shen Muqing to move Jinxiu to Xiaoliuyuan to recuperate.
Xiaoliuyuan is located in the west corner of the Shen Mansion, where there are several housekeepers who have no children and no daughters and have served the Shen family's elders but are old.
is sick as a subordinate, and needs to be avoided, Jinxiu is like this, the Li family has not spoken, and has treated her well, what else can Shen Muqing say, so he had to let Luomei and Zhuji send Jinxiu to Xiaoliuyuan, sent a little maid named Chunlu to serve her, and asked Mingxia to see her from time to time.
Finally, there are the new maids. Lu Jinzhi changed his name to Yuegui, Tao Hui changed his name to Yingsleeve, Geng Xianglian still used his original name, and the other one was called Ning Bi, one was called Buyue, and the other was called Liuchun, plus that Puyu, a total of seven maids, all of whom were pulled into Shen Muqing's house. That Xianglian seems to have won Aunt Chen's eyes, and the maid Xianghe next to her comes to the door every few days; Puyu is completely heartless like a stone, what she sees, whoever asks will say it, and everyone in the Shen family from top to bottom likes to tease her to talk; Several other maids have also gone from being timid at the beginning to chattering now, so that Anyuan is lively like a market every day.
Shen Muqing has lived in school since she was a child, and there is no private space for the toilet, and later went to work in a foreign-funded company, and everyone only talked about work and not private matters when they met, which gave her a feeling of freedom like a fish in water, and also developed the habit of paying attention to privacy. She can endure this kind of day for a day, but not for a month.
She took an opportunity to lose her temper when a few rough mothers-in-law were teasing Puyu for "snoring and not snoring when Buyue sleeps", and then handed Puyu over to Li's mother to discipline - perhaps because of the common secret, Li's mother can now be said to be obedient to Shen Muqing, and she is more respectful than Li's. He also asked Yingfen to take Xianglian, Yuegui, Yingsleeve, Ningbi, Buyue and Liuchun to learn literacy in the east wing, and no one was allowed to go out if they didn't memorize all the "Three Character Classics".
In this way, Shen Muqing's ears were finally quiet.
She called Zhuji to buy her gardenias, and added wine to her noodles.
Within two days, my feet were much better.
Shen Muqing couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and Xiao Sa's slanted eyes flashed in his mind.
If this foot is not good, she really doesn't know what to do!
Speaking of which, she has been a little apprehensive during this time, and always feels as if Li knows something.
It turned out that when the Li family was dealing with housework, in order to show humility, she always stood in front of the Li family's kang, but since the Yaowang Temple incident, the Li family did not let her stand, and always let Wang's mother sit by the kang with a small pestle. did not let the daughter-in-law who followed Jincai learn to cook, but asked her to embroider a handkerchief for Princess Zhen'an at home in the afternoon, saying that she was waiting to use it in November. In this way, Aunt Du began to accompany her every afternoon to do needle fingering. Different from the previous entertaining and educational scenes when the two were together, Aunt Du often looked at her with tears in her eyes, as if she had bullied her...... Fortunately, Shen Muqing knew the severity and never let go, otherwise, he would have taken another matter on his body.
Thinking of this, she added another thing to her heart.
The birthday of Princess Zhen'an, the matter of Yaowang Temple, if someone said something at the table, how can it be rounded!
Shen Muqing wanted to talk to Shen Zhen about this matter and see if he could think of a way not to go.
But Shen Zhen seemed to be very busy during this time, leaving early and returning late, and he didn't go back to the inner house at all. Shen Muqing looked for him several times, but he didn't meet him.
She had no choice but to beg Manager Wang to let Shen Zhen meet and say.
After waiting like this for a few more days, the injury on her foot was healed, and there was no news from Mr. Wang.
Shen Muqing faintly had a feeling that Shen Zhen must be busy with his plan to hit Wang Shengyun. But she couldn't wait here, so she had to ask Zhuji to ask Zhou Baimu: "When the master comes back, find a way to report a message." ”
Zhu Ji went, but when he came back, his face was as red as Guan Gong.
Shen Muqing's heart moved slightly, but he didn't have time to ponder it carefully. Because Wang's mother brought Master Chang's widow to Shen Muqing to ask for peace.
The woman was no more than twenty-seven or eight years old, tall and well-toned, wearing a white silk placket, a crow-blue plain-faced horse-faced skirt, revealing a pair of heavenly feet wearing crow-blue double-sided shoes. Although she had a look in her eyes, she looked resolute, completely subverting the pitiful image of the surviving person in Shen Muqing's impression.
Seeing Shen Muqing, she first saluted without humility or arrogance, and then smiled faintly: "The girl came to me, I don't know what to order?" ”
Shen Muqing saw her strong appearance, and he already had a good impression, and listened to her words generously, and he felt a little more friendly.
She invited Master Chang's widow to sit on the kang.
Master Chang's widow did not refuse, and sat down beside Shen Muqing generously.
After Luomei served tea, Shen Muqing was not polite, and wrapped the two silver ingots prepared by Mr. Wang in advance - snowflake silver weighing twenty-five taels each with a sweat kerchief and handed them to Master Chang's widow: "Because my mother is sick, I don't dare to let her know about it, so I didn't go to worship in person. Please also ask Aunt Chang not to dislike it. ”
Master Chang's widow took it with a smile: "Then thank you girl!" But there was a glitter in his eyes.
Shen Muqing felt uncomfortable in his heart.
This is Master Chang's money!
For a moment, both of them fell silent, and only the sound of the self-striking bell ticking and rubbing of gears could be heard in Nishijima.
"Haven't asked what your aunt is called?" In order to break the dullness in the room, Shen Muqing asked a relatively safe question.
"My maiden name is Lu, and I am the sixth in the family, and you call me Liuniang." Lu Liuniang's voice was choked.
"The kids are all right!" Shen Muqing regretted it as soon as he spoke.
The father died, can the children be okay?
She hurriedly changed the topic: "I heard that you are going back to Cangzhou in the next few days, is there anything I can help with." ”
Lu Liuniang glanced at Shen Muqing deeply and said, "We are not going back to Cangzhou." ”
Shen Muqing was stunned.
"Although I came from a humble background, I never farmed. Let me go back to Cangzhou to farm, but I am afraid that the harvest will not be enough to hire people. Moreover, when the child is older, he will also go to school and go back to Cangzhou, and Mr. Private School's knowledge is not as good as that in Kyoto. Lu Liuniang said carefully, "There is still a shortage of people in the kitchen of Weiyuan Dart Bureau, and my cooking skills are not bad." I told the head of the dart that I was a cook in the bureau for the time being, and I also had one or two or five dollars of silver in my account a month. The house was bought when he was there, just to make ends meet, and it was enough. ”
Shen Muqing saw that Lu Liuniang had a clear mind, and her arrangements for the future were reasonable and in line with her actual situation, and she felt that Lu Liuniang was not simple.
"As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Liuniang has leisure in the future, and often comes to our house to walk around. If there is anything, we should take care of each other. Shen Muqing said sincerely.
Lu Liuniang smiled and said, "The girl doesn't have to blame herself. He is a man who walks around the river, and one day his feet will get wet. This is also seeking benevolence and righteousness. Having said that, there was a deep sadness in his tone.
Shen Muqing's tears fell suddenly, and Luomei, Zhuji, and Yingfen standing next to him also hid their faces and wept.
Lu Liuniang smiled and kept comforting them: "Don't cry, as soon as you cry, I can't stop crying...... It was so easy for me to figure it out......"
Everyone sat down for a while, and Lu Liuniang was about to leave under the pretext that there was something at home.
Shen Muqing didn't dare to keep her, for fear of being known by the Li family, so he personally sent her to the second gate, and asked Luomei and Zhuji to send her to the corner gate.
The two went for a long time and didn't come back, so they waited for Shen Yuerong.
During this time, she often ran around Gongyuan where she lived with Aunt Chen.
Shen Muqing didn't like this situation very much. In the past, if she didn't let the Li family know about something, she could easily control the situation, but now, when she saw Lu Liuniang, she had to send someone to control the wind.
Shen Yuerong came over to ask about the birthday of Princess Zhen'an.
"It depends on what the wife means." Shen Muqing invited her to sit on the kang and drink tea, "Sometimes I go, but if I am not feeling well or the weather is bad, I may not go." ”
"Everyone goes, but our family doesn't...... Then, won't the Zhen'an Wangfu blame? Shen Yuerong said with some confusion.
Shen Muqing said with a smile: "Everyone in Kyoto knows that the wife of the Shen Mansion lies in bed for nine out of ten days, and if she can go, then she can give Tianda face." ”
Shen Yuerong also smiled and said, "Isn't my sister going too?" ”
"If my wife goes, I will go too. My wife won't go, I'm going to be at the bedside. ”
Shen Yuerong was a little disappointed and said, "I also prepare my sister to go to see and see together...... I'm afraid I won't be able to come across such an opportunity in my life. ”
Shen Muqing's heart softened.
All she wants is to find a way out for her feelings......
Shen Muqing covered his mouth and smiled: "In the future, my sister will seal the edict, are you still afraid that there will be no invitation from the Zhen'an Palace?" ”
Shen Yuerong's tears fell when she said it: "Good sister, where does my sister have that life!" Now it can only be dragged on, and the three-year filial piety period has passed. ”
"The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. I didn't see the second uncle, and the wife and the old man couldn't say anything. Shen Muqing comforted her, "Sister, let's relax and stay, there are still three years, and there is time, and everyone wants to think about it." ”
Shen Yuerong sobbed and nodded.
Huang Shi, who was standing behind Shen Yuerong, wiped his eyes with a towel, and choked up: "The girl and our girl are sisters in the end, and I beg the girl to say a few words in front of my wife!" ”
Shen Muqing sighed slightly in his heart: It seems that Aunt Chen's road has not gone through!
Although he thought so in his heart, Shen Muqing still decided to help Shen Yuerong. The sooner her marriage is decided, she can also feel at ease as soon as possible, so as not to jump up and down like this, which makes people feel upset.
(Will be updated more normally tomorrow (*^__^*) hee hee...... )