Cao took the Buddhist scriptures back to the house, and as soon as she entered the door, her daughter Zhu Ying jumped into her arms, rubbing and rubbing with her little face, like a coquettish kitten. "Mother, you're back."

When Cao Shi heard this, his face immediately turned pale, and then he squatted down, grabbed Zhu Ying's little hand in the palm of his hand, and said with a serious expression: "I have taught you how many times, you are not allowed to call me my mother, but my aunt." ”

Zhu Ying was taken aback by her stern appearance, cautiously glanced at the iron-faced Cao, and muttered, "Auntie is angry?" ”

This will, there is no one else in the house, she just wants to be close to the Cao family, but she didn't expect to annoy her again.

Cao sighed, looked at his daughter at a loss, distressed and aggrieved, and said in a slow tone: "The rules can't be abolished, and the title can't be called indiscriminately." Sister Ying, your mother-in-law is a young grandmother, so you can only call her mother-in-law, you know? ”

Although her daughter was born to her, it is a pity that she has a low status, she is a concubine not a wife, and she is destined to have no fate.

Zhu Ying looked at Cao's faintly sad face with big eyes, pursed her lips, and didn't say a word. Half-ringing, tears appeared in his eyes, and he lowered his head and whispered: "I am obviously the child born to my aunt, why can't I call your mother?" ”

Cao Shi was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head gently. "Silly child, I am a concubine, she is a wife, and there is a difference between wives and concubines. If Sister Ying really became the child of the young grandmother, she would not live as humble as her aunt in the future. ”

In the mansion, the status of the concubine is the most humble and pitiful, but she has such a lifeless biological mother as her, if something happens in the future, even if she wants to protect her daughter, she is powerless. Nowadays, the child is still young, and it is useless to talk too much, so it is better to teach slowly.

Cao Shi reached out and hugged Zhu Ying into his arms, patted her back gently, and said gently: "Sister Ying is the most well-behaved, you must be obedient in the future, and please the grandmother more." As long as Sister Ying is doing well, my aunt will be satisfied. ”

Zhu Ying already felt sad in her heart, and silently knelt on Cao's shoulder, nodding as if she didn't understand.

In this world, no mother wants to give away her child. Cao sighed faintly in his heart, but then his eyes fell on those Buddhist scriptures, and secretly decided that as long as Sister Ying could get rid of her identity as a concubine, she would be willing to do anything, and she would be willing to do anything.

After the afternoon nap, there were only two people left in the house, one was Wu's mother, and the other was Chunming, and Cuixin was guarding the door, sitting under the porch embroidering, seemingly leisurely, but in fact let off the wind.

Chun Ming handed the pill to Shen Yuechen's mouth, and Mother Wu had already prepared warm water to take it.

Shen Yuechen looked at the pill, frowned slightly, and after a little hesitation, he still closed his eyes, put the pill in his mouth and chewed it twice, and then the bitterness of the pill spread in his mouth, so bitter that he frowned, and he couldn't spit it out immediately.

Shen Yuechen chewed hard a few times, then picked up the warm water and swallowed it one bite at a time.

This medicine tasted extremely strong and very bitter, and after only taking one pill, Shen Yuechen retreated in his heart.

In the morning, because I was in a hurry, I didn't bother to take medicine, so I had to move it to noon.

After taking the medicine, Shen Yuechen's chest was uncomfortable, and the bitter taste in his mouth couldn't be washed down no matter how much water he drank. In the end, I had to ask Chun Ming to find some candied fruit and put it in my mouth.

Suddenly, Cui Xin's slightly panicked voice sounded from the door curtain: "Uncle...... You're back! ”

Shen Yuechen was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly handed a look to Wu Ma and Chun Ming, took another candied fruit and put it in her mouth, got up and straightened her clothes, and hurriedly greeted the door.

Zhu Jintang rarely comes back at this hour, but today he suddenly came back early, just because he remembered Brother Ming in his heart.

Shen Yuechen ate the candied fruit to dilute the medicinal taste in his mouth, and greeted Zhu Jintang with a blessing and asked for peace: "Hello to the uncle." ”

Xu Yes, because the sun was too hot, Zhu Jintang's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his body was also sweaty.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen hurriedly said: "The concubine is waiting for the uncle to change her clothes first." ”

Zhu Jintang said "um" and turned around and went to the clean room.

Shen Yuechen took Chun Ming to follow up, and Wu's mother took the opportunity to clean up the tea bowl of candied fruit on the table. As soon as she walked to the door, she had a face-to-face with Mingyue, Mingyue saw that she was holding a tray and was busy reaching out to pick it up, but Wu's mother smiled and said: "Miss Don't work to get your hands dirty, hurry up and go over to serve the uncle." ”

Mingyue withdrew her hand a little embarrassed, raised her feet and went to the clean room, but she only took two steps, and couldn't help but look back. I saw Wu Ma and Cui Xin talking to each other, looking mysterious.

Mingyue was suspicious, but she didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly went to the clean room.

This time, the weather is still hot, Zhu Jintang is reluctant to take a bath, just let Shen Yuechen wipe his body.

Mingyue and Chunming stood aside, bowing their heads, looking at their noses and noses, and their noses and hearts, at any time.

After some freshening up, Zhu Jintang walked out of the clean room refreshed, picked up the dried tea on the table, took a sip and said, "How is Brother Ming?" ”

Shen Yuechen sat down opposite him and said with a smile: "Brother Ming, I guess I'm still asleep." Children occasionally make trouble, it's no big deal, Lord Hu and the nurses take care of it very carefully, don't worry about it. ”

When Zhu Jintang heard this, his heart was relieved, and he raised his hand to continue drinking tea, only to feel a lot more happy.

Shen Yuechen looked at his face and said in a slight voice: "Aunt Fang Cai came over to say goodbye, Sister Qin seems to be a little uncomfortable...... Wait a while, do you want to go over and take a look? ”

Although Qin Taoxi is arrogant, she is also Zhu Jintang's favorite woman in the end. In the morning, even if she doesn't mention it, someone will always mention it.

Zhu Jintang seemed to be very thirsty, and drank a bowl of tea in one go, before he replied, "Where is the Qin family uncomfortable?"

Shen Yuechen replied: "It seems that because of the hot weather, I have a heat stroke, and my body is a little embarrassed." ”

She was uncomfortable somewhere, but she was just pretending to be sick. But Shen Yuechen still said a few perfunctory words for her, unwilling to be a bad guy in front of Zhu Jintang.

Chunming served Zhu Jintang another bowl of tea, Zhu Jintang was too hot, so he pushed it directly to Shen Yuechen, and then took the bowl that was cold in front of her and drank it clean.

Shen Yuechen had already taken a sip of that bowl of tea, but Zhu Jintang didn't dislike it, which made Mingyue, who was standing aside, secretly surprised: Uncle is known for cleanliness, so he doesn't care about it at all.

"Since she's not feeling well, let her keep it. It's useless for me to go, so it's better to let the doctor go over and take a look. Zhu Jintang said plainly, his face was still expressionless, as if he didn't take Qin's sorrow and joy to heart.

Shen Yuechen nodded yes, but he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. He's really indifferent, right? The same is true for the women who are loved.

Zhu Jintang drank his tea, turned his head to look at Shen Yuechen, and his gaze suddenly stayed on her pale pink cheeks.

Shen Yuechen just smiled slightly, then picked up the handkerchief and wiped her face gently, as if puzzled: "Is there something on the concubine's face?" ”

Zhu Jintang didn't make a sound, narrowed his eyes, his gaze moved slightly, leaned over suddenly, stretched out his hand, and slid his rough fingers over her pink lips, gently wiping off the sparkling frosting on the corner of his lips.

Shen Yuechen was stunned, and looked at Zhu Jintang in surprise, as if his brain had suddenly crashed.

Zhu Jintang picked up the handkerchief on the table, wiped off the sticky sugar stains on his fingertips, then threw off the handkerchief, walked straight to the bed, sat down and took off his shoes, and said, "I'll rest for a while, and then wake me up when it's time to say goodbye." ”

"Huh? Yes, the concubine knows. Shen Yuechen came to her senses and hurriedly got up to reply, but saw that Zhu Jintang had already laid down on his own, facing the bed, leaving only one back for her.

Shen Yuechen felt slightly embarrassed, so she had to walk over gently, squatted down to put his shoes on the table, and carefully covered him with a thin quilt.

There were still two hours before dinner, Shen Yuechen thought about it for a while, and then asked Cui Xin to come in and polish the ink for herself, and sat quietly at the table to copy the scriptures and practice calligraphy.

At this time, on the side of the main courtyard, Mama Li was talking with Old Madam Zhu, and the content of the conversation was undoubtedly the matter of Shen Yuechen and Qin Taoxi.

Old Madam Zhu already knew what kind of woman Qin Taoxi was, and said after a while: "A concubine is a concubine, and the mud can't support the wall, so it's not a system." ”

Mama Li didn't say anything when she heard this, but listened to Mrs. Zhu continue: "Although I am not young, I have grown up in vain. When she first entered the door, I thought that if only she could be half as big as her sister-in-law, now it seems like an extravagant hope. ”

When Mrs. Zhu agreed to Qin Taoxi to enter the door, she was also very dissatisfied, but because of the face of her old in-laws, she had to nod and agree.

The Qin clan is now in full swing in the capital, and it is bound to be about to have a great dignity.

Qin Hongjuan died, it's a pity, but when I think about it, it's all a bad thing. The greater the power of the Qin family, the more difficult it will be for the Zhu family to deal with it. Now, this Shen Yuechen, although plain, is gentle and careful, and the most rare thing is that he is low-key everywhere, looking like an obedient and sensible honest child, which is reassuring.

The Zhu family is already noble, and there is no need to climb any more high branches, Mrs. Zhu has thought about it, as long as Shen Yuechen can give birth to a son for the Zhu family, she will be a great hero of the Zhu family.

After thinking about this, Mrs. Zhu immediately asked Mama Li: "How is the relationship between the two of them?" ”

Mama Li bowed her head and replied: "Uncle and grandmother, since they got married, there has been continuous intercourse, and it is estimated that it will not be long before there will be good news." ”

Mrs. Zhu held the rosary beads in her hand, one by one, and said with a slight smile: "I hope so." "If she can hold another great-grandson at this time in the coming year, she will definitely go to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense and make a vow, and donate another everlasting lamp.

Mama Li then said: "However, the old body always feels that the body of the young grandmother is too thin, and if she is really pregnant all of a sudden, I am afraid that the body will not be able to bear it." ”

The Qin family was also such a delicate person back then, but after she became pregnant, her body couldn't stand the toss, so she folded her life on top.

Old Madam Zhu groaned slightly: "If your body is not good, then you can raise it." Go back and let Master Hu go over and take a look at her to see how she is physique, and whether she is suitable for conceiving a child. ”

Mama Li agreed again and again, and her heart became more steady.