Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen originally planned to stay in the capital for ten days, and then set off for Texas. Although it was not a long stay, the time required on the road was too long.

Zhu Yuanlan repeatedly told them to stay for a few more days, after all, it was not easy to come to the capital, and I don't know when the next time we will see each other.

When I came out of Ruan's house, it was already completely dark.

Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen sat side by side in the carriage, both of them looking tired.

On the way back, the carriage moved slowly, Shen Yuechen tilted his head in a daze, pulled his hair together, and then gently leaned on Zhu Jintang's shoulder and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Zhu Jintang's shoulders are broad, and the pillow is stiff, but it makes people feel very down-to-earth and warm.

Xu Yes, I've been together for a long time, and I'm too close. What had always been a bit of careful physical contact was now casual and natural.

Shen Yuechen felt that the two of them were really becoming more and more like a couple, intimate and natural.

Zhu Jintang felt his shoulders sink slightly, and a faint fragrance could be faintly smelled on the tip of his nose, which was the fragrance in her hair.

After a while, Shen Yuechen's head moved slightly, and he leaned towards his shoulder socket, wanting to lean on himself more comfortably.

Seeing this, Zhu Jintang thought that she was tired, so he stretched out his long arms and took her whole person into his arms, and his movements were in one go, both gentle and considerate.

Although Shen Yuechen didn't speak, she couldn't help but gently purse the corners of her mouth.

On the other side of the Spring Tea, Cui Xin and Mother Wu all saw it clearly, and the three of them lowered their heads very knowingly, pursed their lips and said nothing, pretending not to see anything.

"Tired." Zhu Jintang gently stroked the broken hair on Shen Yuechen's sideburns, and his fingers would always touch her earlobes when he touched the ground.

Shen Yuechen nodded silently, still silent.

To be honest, she was so tired now that she didn't even have the strength to say a word.

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he felt helpless, patted her shoulder, and said, "Today is the first time we meet, so naturally I am the most tired, and it will not be so troublesome to see you in the future." ”

Yes, the first time is always the hardest. Once raw and twice ripe, there must always be a process of adaptation.

Shen Yuechen nodded as if acquiescing in his heart.

In any case, her efforts were not in vain, and the Ruan family finally accepted her father's invitation, and probably accepted her as a living person.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuechen's mood was a little better, and her good mood lasted all the way until she returned to the Shen family. But when she saw Shen Zhiyun's smirkling face, her relaxed and happy mood immediately faded a little.

Because he couldn't go to Ruan's house to visit in person, Shen Zhiyun was really depressed for a long time.

He had been sitting at home waiting for them to come back, hoping that the two of them would bring back good news for themselves.

Shen Yuechen and Mrs. Shen's relationship deepened, but for Shen Zhiyun, she still chose to keep her distance, especially now, looking at his seemingly kind and kind face, she asked this and that with concern, but in fact, what she wanted to hear the most was the answer about the Ruan family.

Shen Yuechen didn't sell it, and directly told him the words of Grandpa Guo as they were, word for word.

After Shen Zhiyun heard this, his expression became slightly excited, if it weren't for Zhu Jintang's face, he still had to maintain the face and posture of his elders, he would probably have happily stroked his palms and laughed, and walked around the room.

Shen Yuechen could see that he was patient, and Zhu Jintang could naturally see it.

Shen Zhiyun didn't want to show himself too obviously, so he turned his head and instructed Yao: "Let the people prepare a meal, and I will have a good time with my son-in-law today." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "We have already eaten at the Ruan family, and besides, drinking alcohol hurts our bodies. ”

When Shen Zhiyun heard this, it was naturally difficult to insist, so he only let them go back to their rooms to rest.

After they left, the Yao family walked up to him and said with a smile: "The Ruan family really still values the Zhu family, the master tried so hard before, but he can't match Zhu Jintang's words." ”

Yao's words were extremely light, which made Shen Zhiyun slightly displeased, "Just get things done." Why do you bother to say such calculating words, which makes people unhappy. ”

When Yao Shi heard this, he also frowned and said: "I don't want to ruin your interest, but I think it's a pity that I wasted so much money in vain before, and I haven't done it to people's hearts." ”

If you knew it was useless, why bother to do that in the first place, waste the money, and lose face.

For his wife Yao's nagging, Shen Zhiyun felt bored from the bottom of his heart. I don't know if it's because she's getting older, or if her personality has changed, although she used to value money, she didn't always care about trivialities like this......

Because in the early years, Yao's mother's family helped him a lot, so Shen Zhiyun has always been good to Yao, usually trying to let go, accommodating if he can, but now, every time he sees her stingy appearance, he feels very upset.

Human patience is limited, and it used to be too much, and now it is a little insufficient.

At this time, Shen Zhiyun and Yao went back to their own rooms, and after freshening up, the maids all quietly withdrew.

Shen Zhiyun saw that there were only the two of them left in the room, so he said: "Now is a good time, don't you always put the money in your mouth, what if the children hear it?" What a loss of face. ”

Yao snorted: "Master, you don't care about family affairs, you naturally don't care about money in your eyes, but I'm different." I have to take care of the big and small things in the family, and I have to take care of my mother-in-law and raise my children. ”

Although Shen Zhiyun has been an official for many years, he does not have much savings. In Laizhou before, a lot of money has been spent to renovate the new mansion. After that, they moved to the capital, and all of them needed to be re-arranged, all of which made them empty their families.

After Shen Zhiyun took office, he was busy contacting people, and every time he visited and gave gifts, he almost did a lot of money.

This gift was given decently, but Yao had to go to great lengths to save silver taels from elsewhere. However, it is not a long-term solution to make up for it all the time.

The more Yao thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved, so he simply got up and went to the cabinet, turned out the account book at home, turned a few pages, spread it out in front of Shen Zhiyun, and said, "Master, take a closer look yourself, just in the past three months, how much money you have moved from your family to go out for entertainment." ”

Shen Zhiyun saw that she had turned out the account book, his expression became very impatient, and he didn't look at it, but said, "What are you doing with it?" I know in my heart that the left is just over a thousand taels. ”

His seemingly confident answer, but it looked very ridiculous in Yao's ears, and she chuckled and said, "Master, let's see for yourself, not one thousand taels but two thousand taels." ”

When she thought that all those white flowers and silver had been lost and gone, she couldn't help but feel distressed in her heart.

"So much?" Shen Zhiyun sat up straight, very surprised, he has always had an approximate amount in his heart, and he has been busy dealing with various things recently, and he was a little uncertain for a while, but he didn't expect him to spend so much silver, he took the account book and looked at it again, only to see that Yao's expenditure of a sum of silver taels was clearly marked, so that he couldn't deny it if he wanted to, and his expression was slightly embarrassed: "Okay, since you spent it, you will spend it, it's useless to feel distressed, and besides, our family doesn't need to spend silver now, It's back to the logistics. ”

"Is the master really confused, or is he making fun of me? There are too many places where our family has to spend money now. Not to mention, the Zhu family's share, just to prepare the Ruan family's gifts, can not be spent. Also, it will be the Dragon Boat Festival in more than half a month, and there will be a lot of dots inside and outside, and I don't know how much I have to spend? Yao's heart was so worried that he couldn't break every penny in half to spend it, so that he could be sure.

Shen Zhiyun listened to his wife's words, frowned slightly, and said, "This is also something that can't be helped, you just watch and do it." We're new to here, and we're not generous everywhere, so we're going to be underestimated,"

Yao shook his head with a smile: "I'm not the God of Wealth, how much do I want?" I really can't help it, so I can only borrow some silver from my mother's side first. Alas...... It was like that last time, and it was really embarrassing. ”

Speaking of which, since she married Shen Zhiyun, I don't know how much silver she has added to the Shen family.

Although the Shen family can be regarded as a scholarly family, they have almost no family background. Shen Zhiyun's father went early, and the Shen family had almost no savings, only living on that pitiful property. At the beginning, the reason why the Yao family didn't care about his family background and bride price, and would rather marry him was because he valued his appearance and talent, hoping that one day he could become a noble official wife.

Now, her wish has finally come true, but the situation in front of her is completely different from what she expected. Not to mention the luxurious pomp and circumstance, just worrying about silver and gifts every day is already depressing enough.

I knew that it was better to stay in Laizhou than to be an official wife in the capital to do such a job?

Shen Zhiyun actually didn't want her to go back to her parents' house to borrow money, but if it was really time to need money, the only thing he could think of was Yao's mother's family.

However, Yao's heart didn't think so, she thought of the Zhu family. In terms of silver, who in the Texas area can compare to the Zhu family? With such a big financier, why bother to loot her mother's little money?

Yao's tone quickly softened, and he softened: "But, think about it carefully, isn't that child from my mother's family, Yuechen, here?" I don't have much left of my mother's old book? Didn't Yuechen, that kid come back? ”

Shen Zhiyun only felt that there was something in her words, so he frowned and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Could it be that he wanted to open his mouth to borrow money from his son-in-law?

Yao said: "When Yuechen got married, we didn't spend a lot of money......

Before she finished her words, Shen Zhiyun immediately interrupted: "Nonsense, is there no food or drink at home, or what's the matter?" How did you come up with this......"

Just relied on the Zhu family to do something, how could it be possible to borrow money at this juncture?

Shen Zhiyun said righteously: "I know very well what you think in your heart. Even if our family is short of money, it is not enough to borrow money from everywhere. Also, you don't want to think about it, relying on the Zhu family, how much of a bargain we have made, how can we still think about greedy silver? ”

Yao Shi saw that he was a little annoyed, and he didn't speak for a while, but he thought in his heart, what's wrong with me being greedy? That's better than what you do.

Shen Zhiyun told her a lot of truth in one breath, and finally added: "You are usually so shrewd, why can't you even understand this little thing." When I am promoted to an official in the future and gain power, how much money do you want or not, you have to worry about this now, it's really boring! ”

Yao Shiyuan was just thinking about it, and he didn't really plan to show his face and be embarrassed, and after hearing Shen Zhiyun's words, he muttered slightly: "The daughter will come back when she is gone." It's not that I can't wait, I'm afraid that if something happens to that kid in Yuechen, when the time comes, the Zhu family will come out, and we won't be able to get anything. ”

Shen Zhiyun also knew that Shen Yuechen's health was not good, but seeing her and Zhu Jintang close in the past two days, his heart was quite steady, and he thought about it and said, "Is it okay for only a year?" Maybe we'll have good news a little longer. The doctor also said that this is not a disease, and there will be a good day sooner or later. ”

Shen Zhiyun was wholeheartedly worried about his bright future, and he really didn't want to worry about such a thing.

However, Yao Shi was exactly the opposite of what he thought, because it had been a year, and the more it dragged on, the more dangerous it became.

……

After running for two days in a row, Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang were a little tired, so they wanted to have a good rest for a day.

Shen Yuechen knew that Zhu Jintang had finished handling family affairs and still had a lot of business matters to deal with, so he asked Wu's mother to make him a lot of delicious and nourishing food.

Zhu Jintang has now become like her, and he is only used to eating Wu's mother's handiwork.

In the evening of that day, the two had just had dinner, but they saw a maid eagerly running to pass the word, saying that the Ruan family had sent someone to send a letter for Zhu Jintang to see in person.

Although they are in the same city, the Ruan family and the Shen family are some distance, and it is better to rely on a fast horse to send a message than to come to the door in person.

Zhu Jintang took the envelope and opened it directly, only to see that it was his aunt's handwriting, and the ink on it was still very new, and it looked like it had just been written not long ago.

Zhu Jintang took a closer look, frowned suddenly, looked at Shen Yuechen, and said in a somewhat heavy tone: "Aunt said that Concubine Jing wants to summon you to the palace to meet you." ”

Shen Yuechen saw that he was engrossed, and his mood was also a little nervous, and when he heard him say this, he was even more stunned, and he didn't react, but just repeated his original words: "Concubine Jing wants to summon me into the palace to meet me." ”

Zhu Jintang nodded silently. Obviously, not only Shen Yuechen was surprised, but even he was a little frightened.

Shen Yuechen's first reaction was to be stunned, and the second reaction was to be strange, so he only said: "I'm a poor person, how can I enter a place like the palace?" ”

Don't say it, don't understand etiquette, don't conform to the rules. It happened so suddenly.

Zhu Jintang thought for a moment and said, "That's what Niangniang means, you can only go once." ”

Shen Yuechen's heartbeat accelerated slightly, and she felt that she was "lucky" in this life. In her previous life, she had never even been to the Forbidden City, so she would have a chance to enter the real palace.

However, this luck came too quickly and so quickly that it was a little unexpected.

Shen Yuechen groaned slightly, and only said, "When does Niangniang want to see me?" ”

Zhu Jintang sighed lightly: "The letter said that the day after tomorrow, my aunt will personally send a car to pick you up." ”

Shen Yuechen asked, "What about the uncle?" Won't Uncle go with me? ”

Zhu Jintang shook his head and said, "Naturally, I can't go." ”

Shen Yuechen thought about it. The rules in the palace are strict, and naturally no one can enter if they want to.

Concubine Jing Niangniang...... At first glance, these four words make people feel very burdened, but when they think of Ruan Linluo's bright smiling face, they make people feel very relaxed.

To be honest, Shen Yuechen has always looked forward to seeing Ruan Linluo, but not in this way, what she hopes is that they will meet in the Zhu family, sit together in the courtyard full of flowers, drink tea and chat, and get along with each other like sisters.

Shen Yuechen's mind sank little by little, and then he thought of a very important question, and said, "Isn't it troublesome to enter the palace?" I don't understand at all, shouldn't I ask my aunt for advice first? ”

Zhu Jintang saw her nervous expression, and thought that she would panic to the point of being at a loss, and then immediately retreated, or did she want a reason to refuse? Unexpectedly, she just panicked a little, and immediately began to prepare.

Zhu Jintang couldn't help but think about it for a while, as if he had never seen her really panic? Almost never reply, frowning, then contemplative, then gladly accepting.

If Shen Yuechen is a person who will not refuse, it is a little far-fetched, but I have to admit that he really rarely hears her say no, or reject others with a strong attitude.

She's always like this, and it feels a little weird, a weirdness that's hard to express.

"The rules are naturally to be learned, I think my aunt must be prepared, why don't we go again tomorrow."

Shen Yuechen nodded, thinking that this is the best, rather than pretending to understand yourself, it is better to study modestly, even if it is temporary, it is better than not preparing anything.

She lowered her eyes slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for half a year, and my mother can still think of me, I am really grateful in my heart." ”

"Is there only gratitude? Aren't you worried? Zhu Jintang deliberately asked more bluntly.

Shen Yuechen looked up at him and said, "Of course I'm worried, I'm worried and nervous now." ”

Zhu Jintang said lightly: "I didn't see it." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she smiled helplessly, spread out her palm, and showed him, "Isn't it obvious then?" I'm already starting to break out in a cold sweat in my palms? ”

Although she didn't show it on her face, she kept clenching it tightly in her heart.

Zhu Jintang didn't mean to tease her, in fact, he was also very nervous now, reached out to hold her palm, and it was really cool, and only said: "Don't worry, with your aunt here, she will help you." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded in disbelief: "I know." ”