When I went to the capital, according to the meaning of the old lady and the Li family, I let Shen Yuechen make my own decisions, and everything was prepared according to my own wishes.

Shen Yuechen was overjoyed and immediately began to prepare. However, Li Shi still prepared some things personally, most of which were return gifts for friends in Beijing, and some gifts were specially prepared to honor the Ruan family.

Shen Yuechen sent people to put away these gifts properly, and then went to the account office to collect the silver in person.

When you go out, safety comes first, and silver is the key.

Before Shen Yuechen could enter the door, he heard the sound of crackling abacus from the house.

Steward Tong, who was in charge of managing the account room, saw Shen Yuechen coming here in person, and hurriedly got up to greet him, looked respectful, and lowered his head slightly and said, "Say hello to grandma." ”

Shen Yuechen had only been to the account room once before, and he was still with Li Shi, the tables and chairs in the room were neat, and they were all cleaned up and down, and there was a small round table for tea in the center of the room, and there were solid wood cabinets more than one person high on the east and west sides, and each cabinet door was firmly locked with a big lock.

Two long bookcases, on which are neatly stacked ledgers of different colors in order, next to them are pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and abacus strung with Tan wood beads.

The manager of Tong, who manages the account room, is also a decent subordinate in the Zhu family, but he is not a slave of the Zhu family, and he has not signed a deed of sale or other documents, but only receives money in the Zhu family to do things.

When Shen Yuechen first knew about the person in charge of Tong, he was very surprised, thinking to himself, how could the Zhu family let a free person manage such an important place as the account room, in case he had any crooked intentions, wouldn't it be troublesome?

Then, Shen Yuechen later learned that Old Man Zhu had been kind to Steward Tong, and Steward Tong was also to repay his kindness, so he had been working diligently in Zhu's house for 20 years.

Shen Yuechen looked at Steward Tong and said with a slight smile: "I came over without informing you in advance, didn't bother you, right?" ”

Steward Tong shook his head again and again, and led the two young men behind him to salute Shen Yuechen.

There are not many people in the accounting room, only the three of them, but the silver taels managed are tens of thousands of taels.

Shen Yuechen raised her hand, took out the pair of cards given to her by the Li family, handed them to the hand of Steward Tong, and said lightly: "Uncle and I are going north to Beijing in the near future, so I want to come over and raise some silver." ”

Steward Tong took the pair of cards, and after taking a closer look, he beckoned Shen Yuechen to sit down. "This little thing, how can I bother the big grandmother to come over in person, the big grandma, please sit down first, and the small one will arrange silver for you."

As he spoke, he motioned to the man behind him and asked him to take out the ledger of the bookkeeper.

Li Shi only gave Shen Yuechen the silver for the card, but did not say how much silver she would receive, thinking that she just wanted to do it herself.

Shen Yuechen prepared for such a thing for the first time, and if she thought about it carefully, it would take five hundred taels to be enough.

However, before she could speak, Steward Tong had already got up and untied a copper key from his waist, went to the cabinet behind him, opened the heavy lock, and then took out a box of red lacquer boxes from inside.

Steward Tong seemed to be prepared, gently opened the box, took out a stack of silver tickets from it, and respectfully handed them to Shen Yuechen.

"Grandma, this is 1,500 taels of silver, please check."

Shen Yuechen took it and took a look, only to see that the silver tickets were all denominations of one hundred taels, which belonged to the Futong Treasure number.

Shen Yuechen counted it carefully, and sure enough, it was fifteen.

So much silver surprised her.

Who knows, Steward Tong continued: "The neat silver ticket is 1,500 taels, and in addition, the small one also prepares 320 taels of loose silver. With that, he clapped his hands again, and saw another young man, with both hands presenting a tray with silver ingots neatly arranged in it.

There were two large silver ingots of fifty taels, ten silver ingots of ten taels, and the rest were a small silver bag, which was filled with one or two taels of broken silver.

Shen Yuechen didn't want so much silver, although the capital was not as good as Texas, but he didn't need so much silver.

Seeing her surprised, Steward Tong couldn't help but continue: "The little ones are all prepared according to the rules that the uncle usually goes out. Uncle usually goes out is a thousand taels of silver tickets, plus fifty taels of broken silver, this time the grandmother and the uncle walked together, so I prepared an extra five hundred taels of silver tickets and scattered silver. ”

Although Shen Yuechen usually manages the expenses in the hospital, he rarely has anything to do with money at home, which makes him feel slightly stunned.

It seems that the Zhu family is richer than she imagined.

Steward Tong prepared according to the rules, and the number was naturally incorrect.

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly and said, "Okay, since Steward Tong said that it was prepared according to the rules, then it will be decided like this." I will not take this money with me today, but I will keep it in the account office for the time being, and I will take it when the day comes. ”

When the steward Tong heard this, he hurriedly took the brush stained with cinnabar, and asked Shen Yuechen to sign on the account book of receiving the silver.

Shen Yuechen took a closer look, took the brush and drew a cross, signed a collar word, and added two words "not taken" at the end.

Seeing this, Steward Tong only felt that Shen Yuechen was really the same person as everyone said, an extremely cautious person.

Shen Yuechen confirmed the money, then got up slowly, and said, "A few of you have also worked hard, I will ask the kitchen to add two meat dishes to you when you go back, and treat a few of you well." ”

This is the account room, and they are the ones who manage the money, and she is not good at rewarding money, so she has to give some food to show her heart.

At night, Zhu Jintang came back, the two leaned on the bed and talked together, Shen Yuechen remembered the things of the day, so he mentioned to him about receiving silver. "The concubine has never been far away, and she doesn't know how much silver she wants to receive, so she was a little frightened for a while."

Shen Yuechen told the truth, he never expected Zhu Jintang to be such a luxurious pomp outside.

Zhu Jintang said: "Those silver are not in vain, when you go to the capital, you will know, there is a gold cave, everything you talk about and do things has to use money." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she smiled slightly: "Yes, there is the root of the imperial city at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, and the city is full of glory." ”

Zhu Jintang was silent, turned his head to look at the half-closed window, and saw that the breeze was blowing, blowing in the fallen flowers in the yard together, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers.

Shen Yuechen saw that he was slightly distracted, and couldn't help but turn his head to look over, and when he saw that there were petals blowing, he was overjoyed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, walked to the window, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's spring, and the yard is full of flowers." ”

Zhu Jintang saw her wearing moon-white pajamas, standing there, her long hair casually draped behind her, revealing a little simple childishness.

Zhu Jintang didn't respond, just got up and picked up the long shirt on the side, walked over and put it on her.

Shen Yuechen suddenly smiled, turned around and took his hand, and quietly enjoyed the beautiful scenery outside the window with him.

The flowers fall at night, and they are very beautiful.

Shen Yuechen couldn't help but sigh lightly with a little emotion, and turned his head to speak, but saw a trace of imperceptible gloom flashing on Zhu Jintang's face.

Shen Yuechen was stunned in his heart, and hurriedly tightened his hand, seeing that he didn't respond half-loudly, he asked softly, "Uncle, what do you want?" Thinking so intently......"

Zhu Jintang slowly rolled his eyes and said softly: "It's nothing, it's just counting the days." ”

He didn't tell the full truth, and he had a slight reservation about her.

Shen Yuechen saw that his expression had become gentle again, so he didn't care too much, and said softly: "The concubine has calculated it, and she can leave in three days, and she won't delay the uncle more." ”

After the two of them lay down again, Shen Yuechen couldn't help but ask him about the origin of Steward Tong. Zhu Jintang thought for a while, and slowly told her: "Steward Tong's real name is Tong Xi, and he used to be the son and young master of a big family, but unfortunately, when he was young, he encountered robbers on the way to save his family, and his family was killed by thieves, leaving him alone. After a slight groan, he continued: "I heard my grandfather say that when he met Steward Tong, he had been wandering in the woods for three days and three nights, and he was dying, as if he was dying. Grandpa couldn't bear to see death without saving him, so he brought him back, sent someone to take care of him, and finally picked up a life for him. ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, he sighed and said, "Alas, I didn't expect him to be a poor person. ”

Come to think of it, this is the Zhu family's life-saving grace to him.

Zhu Jintang said lightly: "Although Steward Tong is pitiful, he is a very capable person. After his parents died, the family's land was also seized by his uncle. Seeing that he was helpless, his grandfather brought him back to raise him, and he has been learning business with his grandfather, vowing to recover his parents' property. Unfortunately, his uncle did not manage it well and ruined his family fortune...... When Steward Tong was sixteen years old, his grandfather wanted to let him go free and let him stand on his own, but Steward Tong didn't leave, he said that he wanted to stay in Zhu's house to repay his kindness, and he wouldn't leave in this life. ”

Shen Yuechen thought about it, the Zhu family had a life-saving grace for him, and this kindness is naturally worth remembering and never forgetting in his life.

"The old man does good deeds to help others, and his kindness is rewarded, so he can find a capable helper for the Zhu family."

Zhu Jintang stretched out his arm, took her into his arms, touched her hair, and said, "Grandpa not only saved his life for him, but also avenged his parents' revenge." ”

Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned, and said a little puzzled: "Revenge? How so? ”

Zhu Jintang put his big palm on his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "After Steward Tong was rescued and woke up, the first thing he asked for was to ask his grandfather to avenge him, and even be willing to be a slave for the rest of his life. Grandpa was a man of temperament, and when he saw that he was pitiful, he took out a hundred taels of silver as a reward for silver, and asked the government to trick the robbers who killed his family, and he really caught him and sentenced him to death. ”

Shen Yuechen's heart moved.

So that's the case, no wonder the Zhu family has so much trust in Steward Tong, after such a thing, whoever changes will be dead set on the Zhu family.

Seeing that she suddenly fell silent, Zhu Jintang patted her head and said, "Go to sleep." ”

Shen Yuechen answered softly, snuggled in his arms, pressed his cheek to his chest, and soon fell asleep.

Xu Yes has become a habit, every time she is by his side, she can fall asleep quickly, so fast that she is surprised.

At this time, Zhu Jintang was not sleepy, his mind was still very clear, and he didn't feel sleepy at all.

In a few days, it will be Qin Hongjuan's death day, he originally thought that he was too busy to remember, but he didn't expect that he would remember it so clearly...... It's been almost a year since Qin's death, and a lot of things have happened this year, almost every one of them is unforgettable, but he can still clearly remember her death day...... Even, vaguely recalled that at this time last year, Qin Hongjuan looked at him with a sickly face, looking at him with extremely desperate and sad eyes, her lips trembled slightly, but she could only say broken sentences little by little, and she couldn't piece them together into a complete sentence for a long time.

The person in his arms let out a soft breathing sound, gently blowing in his ears, and whispering softly to the wind outside the window, as if someone was whispering somewhere, the voice was extremely quiet, but it was very loud and loud.

Zhu Jintang subconsciously frowned, and when he was feeling depressed, Shen Yuechen in his arms moved unconsciously, and gently put his arm on his waist, interrupting his thoughts.

Zhu Jintang glanced down at her, his complicated gaze flashed slightly, but he hugged her tighter and exhaled slowly.

Zhu Jintang, who rarely dreams, had an unprecedented dream, everything in the dream was vague and unclear, only his deceased wife Qin Hongjuan appeared clearly in front of him.

Her appearance barely changed, except that her eyes were gray, as dead ash and lifeless.

In the dream, Qin Hongjuan stretched out her slender hand to him again and again, expecting his response. However, Zhu Jintang could only stand motionless, looking at her complaining face and her pale fingertips.

Zhu Jintang shook his head again and again in this dream, he couldn't wait to break free from the dream, and he didn't know how many times he struggled again and again, and he finally woke up.

Zhu Jintang Huo Ran opened his eyes, and then sat up straight, with an unbearable headache.

Shen Yuechen was sitting on the edge of the bed, and when she saw him suddenly wake up, she was slightly startled, and instinctively reached out to touch his shoulder, wanting to see what was wrong with him.

Who knows, Zhu Jintang brushed her hand away, and the strength was still very strong.

Shen Yuechen was stunned for a moment before asking, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Where is it uncomfortable? ”

Zhu Jintang rubbed his head and said, "I haven't slept well." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, he hurriedly asked Cuixin to bring the tea over, but he didn't dare to send the tea bowl to him as directly as he did just now.

Seeing her cautious look, Zhu Jintang said in a relaxed tone, "Scared you?" ”

Shen Yuechen naturally shook his head: "No, if the uncle doesn't sleep well, just lie down and rest, anyway, it's still early." ”

Zhu Jintang took two sips of tea, and then said, "No, there are still a lot of things going on outside." ”

It was hard to wake up from the strange dream, and he didn't want to close his eyes again and start all over again.

Zhu Jintang put down the tea bowl and got out of bed, went to freshen up and change clothes first, and when he came back, his expression returned to normal.

Shen Yuechen didn't think much about it, and told the maid to prepare breakfast, and after seeing Zhu Jintang away, she saw Mother Wu come in lightly.

"Uncle, what's wrong this morning?"

Shen Yuechen said lightly: "I don't know, maybe I'm too tired." ”

Mother Wu was careful, and after thinking for a moment, she hesitated and said, "Miss, could it be because that day is coming?" ”

Shen Yuechen didn't think so deeply for a while, and said a little puzzled: "What day did mom say?" ”

Mother Wu was a little embarrassed: "It's the death day of the Qin family...... Isn't the math coming soon? ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she shook her hand and said in her heart: Yes, before I knew it, it had been almost a year since she entered the mansion.

Come to think of it, Zhu Jintang's face was gloomy last night, and he said that the matter of the day must be because of Qin Hongjuan......

Shen Yuechen secretly blamed herself for being careless, this kind of thing, she should have thought of it a long time ago, what she should have realized a long time ago, how could she not react at all...... It's really this time, and it's been so comfortable that I can't even use my brain.

Shen Yuechen groaned and said, "My mother is still careful, I even forgot about it." ”

Mother Wu said softly: "The slave maid also remembered for a while, the past has passed, and the young lady doesn't need to take it to heart." What's more, neither the lord nor the lady said anything, and it seems that they don't want to do it. ”

Shen Yuechen thought for a while and said: "She is Brother Ming's biological mother, and she is also a person who is on the family tree, and a person who worships the ancestral hall, and the Zhu family has to give her a decent one more or less." ”

The elders didn't say it, it doesn't mean that they won't do it, even Zhu Jintang takes it to heart, let alone them. It's just in front of yourself, and it's inconvenient to say a thing or two.

Shen Yuechen said: "Since I know about this matter, I can't pretend not to know." I have to ask the old lady what she means, should I also ask Brother Ming to give her incense? ”

Wu's mother hesitated: "Miss, do you really want to take care of this?" ”

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly: "Uncle's business is my business, who let me and him be husband and wife." ”

Although the Qin family's status in the Zhu family is above her, she has no reason to deal with a dead man.

In the afternoon, Shen Yuechen first talked to Li Shi about this matter.

Sure enough, as she expected, Li Shi had always remembered this matter in her heart, but she didn't expect her to take the initiative to mention it.

Li Shi sighed lightly and said, "I didn't expect you to still have this in mind." Yes, although the Qin family is gone, she finally gave the Zhu family a child, and we can't leave her alone. ”

Shen Yuechen said quietly: "What does the lady want to do?" What do you have to prepare for the concubine? ”

Li Shi smiled softly: "You just have this heart, things or something, let the people prepare." It is necessary to do it, but it cannot be done in the government, so it is better to send someone to donate an extra sesame oil lamp in the temple. ”

"Then do you want Brother Ming to go over and kowtow to her......" Shen Yuechen asked cautiously.

Li Shi was shocked when he heard this, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "It stands to reason that I want it, but are you willing?" ”

Now, their mother and son are as good as one person, and Brother Ming has begun to be sensible, if she knows that her biological mother is not her, won't it make her situation difficult?

Shen Yuechen didn't worry about these at all, Brother Ming and her were the same, trusting each other and relying on each other, so at any time, they were the closest relatives.

So, she replied lightly: "It's okay for me." It's all up to you, madame. ”