After finishing the meal with Mrs. Shang, Shang Mingjie did not leave, accompanied her for a while, and after saying goodbye, he went to the courtyard of Mrs. Shang in the back.

This house has only three entrances, and it is a row of three entrances, which is really much worse than the previous Shangfu with three rows and five entrances.

Because of this, they lived very closely, behind Mrs. Shang's house was the residence of Mrs. Shang's second wife, while Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju lived in the east and west compartments.

When Shang Mingjie passed, Mrs. Shang had already turned off the lights and lay down, and the days were short in winter, so she didn't take a nap, so she went to bed early at night.

Shang Mingjie stood outside the window, looking a little uncertain.

The subordinates who were serving the second wife Shang were startled when they found him, and hurriedly came over to ask for peace, "Why is the second master here, the slave is going to wake up the wife." ”

"No need," Shang Mingjie said, "Just call Jin Zhu, and don't disturb her when Mrs. is rested." ”

The subordinate replied in a low voice, and cautiously went into the house to shout the golden beads.

Jin Zhu is the only girl who has been redeemed by Mrs. Shang's side, she used to be Mrs. Shang's eldest girl, and now she has become Mrs. Shang's henchman, basically Mrs. Shang only uses her when there is something.

And the girls and mothers-in-law sent by the Lin family all have to listen to Jinzhu's dispatch.

Jin Zhu didn't wake up the second wife, and quietly went out of the house, and Shang Mingjie was waiting for her outside the hospital.

"Second master." Jin Zhu instinctively felt that Shang Mingjie was not very happy, so he carefully curtsy.

Shang Mingjie looked back at her and asked, "Mother is fasting today?" ”

Jin Zhu was a little embarrassed on his face, and answered "yes" in a low voice.

Shang Mingjie said with a discerning expression: "I remember that my mother only eats fast every Friday, and today is the ninth day of the new year, right?" ”

Jin Zhu didn't say anything with a white face.

Shang Mingjie understood, he was silent and asked, "What did my mother do today?" ”

"The second wife is chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall," Jin Zhu said carefully: "Because the old lady said that she would make offerings to the Buddha before the year, let the second wife copy some of them." ”

"So you didn't go to say hello to the old lady?"

Jin Zhu's face turned pale and lowered his head.

Shang Mingjie couldn't help but sigh and said: "Grandmother is old, and we are not at home, you persuade your mother more, let her accompany her grandmother, even if it is more than asking a few more words, as for the Buddhist scriptures, there are also the third and fourth sisters." ”

In fact, Mrs. Shang asked Mrs. Shang to copy the Buddhist scriptures, Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju had already helped her copy it, not only Mrs. Shang knew about it, Shang Mingjie knew, and Mrs. Shang also knew.

It's just the filial piety of the two children, and Mrs. Shang turned a blind eye even if she knew it, so he didn't believe the excuse that Jin Zhu said for copying Buddhist scriptures.

Mrs. Shang's situation is different, she is old, and it is winter again, but Mrs. Shang doesn't even ask if she hasn't eaten, and goes straight to sleep.

If something happened to the old lady, wouldn't she know?

Shang Mingjie really didn't feel at ease with the old lady, so he decided to come back every day to see her.

Jin Zhu waited for Shang Mingjie to leave, and stomped on his cold feet before going back, and the second Mrs. Shang had already lit the lamp and sat up, and asked, "Is Mingjie back?" ”

Jin Zhu let the girl in the house go down, and served the second Mrs. Shang to put on her clothes before saying, "The second master has already left, it is dark outside, I should go to the Lin Mansion." ”

Mrs. Shang Er paused, leaned back on the bed and said, "What are you doing when you come back, he is going to live in the right moon, what is the matter with always running home?" ”

"Don't worry about the old lady and the wife," Jin Zhu carefully looked at the second wife's expression and said, "The second master told a lot of words just now, so that the wife should also pay attention to rest and not always stay in the Buddhist hall." You can go to the front to find the old lady to sit down, and the two of them can talk. ”

Mrs. Shang sneered, "Go ahead and see her face?" ”

Jin Zhu sighed and said, "Madam, the old lady is also unforgiving, and she won't embarrass you too much in front of the second master and the third lady." But the old lady is old, and now there are only you and her left in the house, can you take care of her more? ”

Mrs. Shang's eyes flashed, and she sneered and thought, it would be better if she died immediately.

Jin Zhu saw that she was disdainful, so she couldn't help but sigh again, and silently pulled the quilt for her.

Mrs. Shang frowned and said, "If you have anything to say, why hide it?" ”

"Madam, don't blame the slave for speaking badly, in my opinion, the old lady is good to you," Jin Zhu said earnestly: "Don't talk about the affairs of the uncle's family, just the deficit that was copied from the house before, didn't the old lady say a word?" ”

Mrs. Shang's face changed.

"The old lady's words are not good, but when did the second master and the third lady intercede and she didn't agree? The slave maid said something more decent, even if it is for the second master and the third lady, you can't fight with the old lady," Jin Zhu whispered: "Don't forget, the old lady has more than one grandchild, she has been an old lady for so many years, and no one knows how many things she has in her hand." ”

Mrs. Shang's heart moved and she hesitated.

Jin Zhu saw that she could be moved, and hurriedly persuaded her, "Now the old lady likes the young master Bao'er of the big house so much, if we make more trouble here and make her unhappy, maybe she will be more willing to give things over there." ”

Second Mrs. Shang's face changed a few times, and she gritted her teeth and whispered: "Why, the two sides have been separated, but she has followed our second room." ”

"With the old lady's happiness," Jin Zhu whispered, "and with our second master's temperament, I'm afraid that he won't mind even if he knows, madam, why don't you go with the old lady at this time?" ”

Mrs. Shang Er frowned and thought for a long time, then waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll go and greet her tomorrow." ”

Jin Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that Second Mrs. Shang would come against Old Madam Shang.

Even if her current honor and disgrace are no longer tied to the second wife, the good and bad life is lived with her.

So she still hopes that the second wife can live a better life.

In fact, from the perspective of Jinzhu, the old lady is really okay with the second wife.

Something so big happened, the old lady just asked the second wife to go to the Buddhist hall to recite the scriptures, but the second wife didn't really go to recite the scriptures, who in the house didn't know?

It's just that they don't point each other out, and for the sake of the second master and the third lady, the old lady is also happy to turn a blind eye, just don't know.

Later, the Shang family raided the house, copied out a lot of deficits, and also confiscated a lot of things from the second wife and the aunt's wife, the yamen didn't care who it was, since it was copied from the second wife, even if the second wife's dowry was confiscated.

During that time, people came and went, and the Lin family often sent people to the door, Jin Zhu could see that the old lady was already angry, but she endured it stubbornly and didn't say a word.

At that time, the second master was guarding the old lady day and night, and he was afraid that she would be angry, and after moving to the Lin Mansion, Mrs. Shang also scolded the second Mrs. Shang on other grounds, and asked her to go to the Buddhist hall to copy the scriptures, but she did not treat her badly in terms of food and clothing.

In Jin Zhu's opinion, this is already very good, in other families, not to mention the family, that is, ordinary people's families, whose daughter-in-law dares to steal her mother-in-law's dowry, and what her uncle sent to Miss Biao?

It's light to make a fuss and divorce people.

Although this incident did not come out, it was a thorn in the heart of Mrs. Shang's second wife, and it was even more shameful, so Jin Zhu's face changed greatly as soon as she said it.

She didn't want to see the old lady's face, but for the sake of her private property, who didn't know how much private property she still had, Mrs. Shang went to have breakfast with the old lady the next day.

Although the old lady still didn't have a good face for her, she didn't scold anymore.

There are now two masters left in the family, and she is also very lonely, and it is not bad to have someone to eat with.

Who knows, Mrs. Shang Er didn't go at noon, and she didn't want to go at night.

It was useless for Jin Zhu to persuade her, and Mrs. Shang said: "It's just breakfast, most of the porridge is used, but at noon and at night it is according to her preferences, those stewed meats are rotten, who still has the appetite to eat?" ”

As a result, Shang Mingjie, who came back yesterday to have dinner with the old lady, came back again, this time carrying tons of ginseng chicken.

Although the old lady looked happy, she still said angrily: "Why did you come back again?" Your aunt knows to blame. ”

"No," Shang Mingjie said with a smile: "This is what my aunt asked me to bring back, saying that this chicken is stewed fragrantly, if you don't like to eat chicken, then drink soup, my aunt likes to drink this soup very much." ”

After that, he personally served her a bowl of soup.

Old Madam Shang took a sip with a smile, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, the things made by this cook are just right for my taste." ”

"I like it, Ming'er and grandchildren will bring you the others."

"Don't come back," Old Madam Shang patted his palm and sighed: "Your aunt is generous, but you can't be so unruly, you run home every day, so that outsiders see it and think that the Lin family treats you badly as an uncle." It's not good to have a good reputation. ”

Originally, the matter of the child's two surnames was very controversial, Shang Mingjie came home every day when he lived in the opposite month, and the people outside didn't know how to guess.

But where can Shang Mingjie rest assured that the old lady, he knows that if he doesn't come back last night, the old lady may not have dinner.

He wanted to ask his eldest brother to come back with his sister-in-law and Bao'er to live for a while, but the eldest brother was busy shipping the last batch of goods, and he didn't even have time to come to the door to drink saliva, so he didn't mention it.

Seeing that Shang Mingjie was just smiling, obviously not listening to the persuasion, the old lady couldn't help but sigh.

When people are old, they are old, and they become a burden.

The next day, Old Madam Shang was lazily leaning on the bed and unwilling to get up, so Nan Chun hurriedly came in and said, "Old lady, Lord Lin is here." ”

Mrs. Shang was excited, and her first thought was that Lin Qingwan was here to ask about the guilt.

The old lady hurriedly got up and dressed and went out.

Lin Qingwan was already standing in the flower hall with a smile on her face, and when she heard the footsteps, she turned around, her smile faded, and she frowned slightly: "Why is the old lady so haggard?" ”

Seeing that she didn't want to blame, Old Madam Shang squeezed a smile on her face and said, "People are like this when they are old, and they don't sleep well." ”

Lin Qingwan disagreed, "I've never seen an old lady like this before, isn't it still red when we met before?" ”

She asked Nanchun, "What kind of food did the old lady use today?" How much do you eat? ”

Nanchun bowed his head uneasily and said, "The old lady hasn't had breakfast yet." ”

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