Chapter 168: Secret (5)
Because they had to go to the Ruan family a day in advance to learn the rules of entering the palace, Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang had to bother with the Ruan family for a day, so they had to say hello to the elders of the Shen family.
Although Shen Yuechen didn't want to tell Shen Zhiyun about her entry into the palace, this was not a trivial matter after all, and she couldn't make her own decisions.
Shen Zhiyun has been immersed in the slightly excited joy, and when he heard this important good news, he was naturally so happy that he couldn't hide his excitement anymore, he held his daughter's hand tightly with both hands, and sighed again and again: "This is a God-given favor, a favor." ”
Shen Yuechen was very resistant to such a sudden move. She flashed her eyes as she quickly withdrew her hand.
It's not that it's annoying, but it's fresh in memory. More than ten years ago, he also used these hands, almost drowning himself in the bathtub...... Shen Yuechen really couldn't allow it, and he couldn't bear it, he touched himself with the hand that had been going to kill him.
She is not a saint after all, she can barely do kung fu on the surface, but it is impossible not to hold grudges in her heart.
Shen Zhiyun withdrew his hand with an embarrassed expression, cleared his throat and said, "The rules for entering the palace are cumbersome and complicated, you are the first time, you must remember it carefully." Study hard, do it well, and never lose your manners in front of your mother. ”
As an elder, these words are what he must admonish, although they don't make much sense, but they still have to say two sentences.
Shen Yuechen nodded, but didn't speak, this will, she really has nothing to say to him.
Shen Zhiyun saw that she didn't like to be close to her, so she simply sat down honestly and finished what she should have said.
Zhu Jintang sat next to him, looked at Shen Yuechen's expression and Shen Zhiyun's face, and frowned unconsciously.
Mrs. Shen finally waited for her son to finish speaking, and then began to worry about trivial matters.
"Yuechen, entering the palace is a big deal, and you still need to put a little effort into dressing up. The clothes you usually wear are too light and light and not gorgeous enough, shouldn't you prepare again? ”
Shen Yuechen said in his heart: "Grandmother, don't worry, I know how to measure." ”
According to Mrs. Shen's meaning, Shen Yuechen should dress up well before she can be polite.
Regarding Concubine Jing's mother, it can be said that everyone in the capital knows about it. There is no doubt that Ruan Linluo, who adheres to the will of the Queen Mother and is the legendary phoenix life, once she gives birth to the imperial heir, she can immediately become the queen of a country.
The future mother of the country, the future lord of the East Palace, personally summoned her own granddaughter. Just thinking about it, Old Lady Shen already felt amazing.
Because of this incident, Shen Yuechen's status in the hearts of the Shen family has improved a lot, especially the Yao family, who was speechless in surprise and sat in a daze. When she returned to her room, she relaxed a little, looked at Shen Zhiyun, and said with a surprised face: "How could that kid be?" How did you get acquainted with your mother? ”
When Shen Zhiyun heard this, she felt that she was really asking too stupidly.
"Do you need to ask? Of course, it is the credit of the Zhu family, and Concubine Jing was not a young lady of the Ruan family before she entered the palace. What is the relationship between the Ruan family and the Zhu family, Shen Yuechen and Niangniang know each other, and it should be. ”
Although Shen Zhiyun said this, he was also slightly surprised in his heart.
However, when Shen Zhiyun saw his wife Yao's surprised appearance, he couldn't help but feel very happy, and deliberately slapped the table with his hand, and said, "Look at it, this is the result of my insistence on marrying the Zhu family at the beginning." ”
Shen Yuechen should obviously be a dead chess, but he played a key role at a critical moment and in a critical place.
For the first time in his life, Shen Zhiyun felt that this daughter was not wrong, and for the first time, he felt that she was a lucky star, not a broom star.
Yao saw that her husband began to be a little fluttery, and he couldn't say anything, only to accept his fate.
Perhaps, when all the bad luck has passed, then the rest will be good luck.
Yao didn't know if Shen Yuechen had really survived, but judging from the current situation, if that secret could be kept all the time, then her future days would really be limitless.
Shen Zhiyun deliberately straightened his waist in front of his wife to speak, and his voice was much louder than usual, with a full appearance.
"In the future, don't worry about those little things on the silver taels, if it's okay, care about the child in Yuechen, don't let her call you a mother for nothing."
People who are always calculating will hit the mold sooner or later.
When Yao heard this, his face turned red, a little ashamed, and a little angry. "When did I stop caring about that child? Yuechen's child has never kissed me, I want to care about her, and I want her to appreciate it. ”
Shen Zhiyun didn't like to hear her say such things, "It's because I don't kiss that I have to work harder." In the future, whether she and you kiss or not, you have to be good to Yuechen's child, you must, you must. ”
When he said the last few words, he deliberately accentuated his tone.
Yao chuckled lightly and responded, "Yes, master, what you said is right." In the future, I will definitely treat that child as a bodhisattva, and I will be obedient to her, even if I use my hot face to stick to her cold ass, I will not complain. ”
When Shen Zhiyun heard this, his brows frowned even tighter, and he only said: "If it's good, I can't say it well, it's really unreasonable!" ”
Unreasonable! When Yao heard these four words, his heart burst into flames. If it was left in normal times, she would definitely push back her mouth strongly, but not now...... Even though he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Shen Yuechen did fight for the Shen family this time, and it also made Shen Zhiyun's reputation outside better and better.
But to win over, Shen Yuechen's child looks docile and decent on the surface, but in fact, he has been deliberately keeping a distance from them. Even if you want to get close now, you may not be able to get close. Although they are a family, they are not really a family.
Shen Zhiyun saw that his wife didn't talk back, and his heart was even more comfortable. To be honest, he has been married to the Yao family for more than ten years, and he has always lost a point to her in terms of momentum, just because he relied on her mother's money to turn over.
But now, he won't deliberately let her anymore. Because the biggest hole card in his hand now is no longer Yao's maiden family, but his daughter Shen Yuechen and her husband's family.
Because of her proud husband, Yao's stomach was really breathless, and she couldn't sit still, so she got up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and have a look, and let them prepare some supper for Yuechen and Uncle Yuechen." ”
Shen Zhiyun nodded in agreement: "Well, prepare more, and bring me some wine and food by the way." ”
When you're in a good mood, you'll naturally want to drink two glasses.
Yao Shi replied lightly, grabbed his handkerchief, and walked out of the room.
As soon as he got out of the room, he couldn't help but speed up his pace and complained to the maid next to him: "I drink outside every day, and I have to drink when I get home." When you're old, you should be mature and sensible, why did you become a wine worm? ”
Yao first went to the kitchen, explained a few words, and then asked people to send wine and food to Shen Zhiyun. However, she didn't go back herself, and went to her daughter's room to complain.
Shen Yueyan heard that Concubine Jing, the most favored concubine of the saint today, actually wanted to personally summon the eldest sister into the palace, only to feel shocked and ridiculous.
Although Yao was angry in his heart, he still couldn't help but say: "People, if you live for a long time, anything can really happen." Because of that competitive eldest sister, your father is so happy now that he can't find the north. Alas...... To tell you the truth, I have always looked down on your eldest sister, but now, I can't say anything about the cool words in the past. As the saying goes, heroes are not afraid of low backgrounds, and sparrows can also become phoenixes. It's not entirely unreasonable. Think about your eldest sister, what kind of life she used to live, but look at her now......"
She only said half of the words with emotion, and she restrained the remaining half a little. After all, in front of her daughter, she didn't want to look like a resentful woman.
After listening to her words, Shen Yueyan hooked the corners of her mouth with a smile, and said in her heart: It doesn't matter if she is a phoenix and a sparrow, the ending is the same. Since she has married into a large family with a thin population, it is her sin not to be able to have children.
Early the next morning, Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen deliberately got up early, preparing to go out early and go to Ruan's house earlier.
But unexpectedly, the Shen family actually got up very early, and the old lady Shen personally instructed the maid to bring a lot of things over, and smiled at Zhu Jintang: "Grandpa Guo has helped us so much, I should have come to the door to thank us in person." It's a pity that my body is not strong, and it will only cause trouble for others in the past. Although I just visited the day before yesterday, I will inevitably have to bother again today. So she personally ordered someone to prepare some things, here are some food things, there are local specialties and medicinal materials, all of which are filial to the grandfather and wife of the country, as well as the grandfathers, grandmothers and girls in the house, you can bring them together, it is a little heart. ”
If it weren't for the strict rules of the palace, which did not allow people to bring things into the palace without permission, the old lady would definitely put some effort into giving the congratulatory gift to Concubine Jing and prepare it overnight.
Shen Yuechen didn't refuse, smiled knowingly, and said, "I know, grandmother, you bothered." ”
Zhu Jintang also replied in the same way: "Old man, you bothered." ”
Many people are not to blame. Although the meaning of flattery is a little too obvious, it is not good to go empty-handed.
To be honest, Shen Yuechen has never slept well all night, and he has been thinking about entering the palace in his heart, and the whole person is completely tossed and turned, and even Zhu Jintang can't sleep well.
When he got up in the morning, Shen Yuechen deliberately painted his makeup more delicately to cover up the tiredness on his face.
Zhu Jintang is a person who is used to staying up late, so he seems to be fine, and he is still refreshed.
He is such a person that he can maintain a lot of energy even if he only sleeps for one hour a day.
The husband and wife didn't say much when they went out, and then hurriedly said goodbye.
On the other side of the Ruan family, Zhu Yuanlan had already prepared everything, not only invited the palace maid from the palace to teach the rules, but also specially prepared clothes and shoes for Shen Yuechen to wear when he entered the palace tomorrow, as well as a few simple jewelry.
Because you want to enter the palace, you must be careful in everything.
The palace maid invited by Zhu Yuanlan was the Tang grandmother who taught Ruan Linluo at the beginning. She used to be a person next to the Queen Mother, but now, she works as an errand in Shuiyue Palace, and she can be regarded as a close confidant of Concubine Jing's mother.
Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen came to visit the Ruan family again with large bags of gifts, and they were slightly nervous.
Mama Tang was already waiting for Shen Yuechen while eating tea.
When Shen Yuechen heard this, she suddenly felt that she was a little rude, it stands to reason that she should have arrived before her, but unfortunately she was one step late.
Women learn the rules at home, and Zhu Jintang is naturally inconvenient to be present, just talking and playing chess with Ruan Shilin.
Zhu Yuanlan personally took Shen Yuechen to see Mama Tang, and the two met each other, and after making a salute, they were about to start formally learning the rules.
Because of the limited time, they can't take care of anything else, so they have to hurry up and start learning right away.
Before studying, Zhu Yuanlan took Shen Yuechen's hand very kindly, patted it gently, and said gently: "Because of the rush of time, you will be very tired today, so you have to be prepared in your heart." ”
Today is destined to be a very hard day.
Shen Yuechen had already prepared her mind, nodded and said, "Yes, I know." ”
Mama Tang was one of the best in the palace as early as now, and she was born with a cold face, she didn't like to smile, her eyes were sharp, just sitting there, not saying anything, and doing nothing would make people feel very majestic.
The first thing you do when you enter the palace is to learn how to bow down.
Sure enough, Mama Tang didn't give her much time to get used to, and just after they met, she left a cruel sentence: "I heard that Madame is entering the palace for the first time, so let the old slave make it clear first." The forbidden place of the palace, the most important thing is the word rules, once the rules are broken, it may affect your net worth and life anytime and anywhere. Therefore, Madame must keep in mind all the etiquette she learned today, and when she enters the palace tomorrow, she will never be a little bit better. ”
Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned by her momentum, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Mama." ”
As soon as her words fell, Mama Tang spoke again: "Okay, then the old slave will say one more word, please don't come to learn from the old slave with the attitude of trying it out, since you want to learn, you must learn well, the palace is the place where the Son of Heaven lives, not a place where anyone wants to enter, or a place where you can be perfunctory." Therefore, the old slave will never allow you to make mistakes or fail. ”
"Yes, Mama's words, I will keep it in mind."
After listening to what Mama Tang said, the feeling of oppression instantly came to my heart.
Now, Ruan Linluo is a concubine, according to the rules, Shen Yuechen, as a civilian, must bow down in front of her.
Mama Tang's requirements were extremely strict, and just a posture of bending her knees made Shen Yuechen practice more than 20 times, until her knees were sore.
Seeing that her movements were a little slower, Mama Tang suddenly said sharply: "Madame is not doing it right, although she is groveling, she must also bow elegantly and decently." ”
Shen Yuechen took a deep breath and practiced again.
She practiced more than a dozen times before she barely passed, but unfortunately, she didn't even have the effort to drink saliva and take a breath, so she was taught by Mama Tang to learn to kneel and bow.
Although Shen Yuechen was prepared, she didn't expect Mama Tang's way to be so harsh, so strict that she could almost be regarded as a devil.
She had only been studying for half an hour, and she was already so tired that she was sweating, and she couldn't help but start to worry that if she continued to practice like this, her legs would be so sore that she couldn't stand up tomorrow morning.
Zhu Yuanlan saw the embarrassment in her eyes, raised her hand slightly, and motioned for Mama Tang to rest a little.
Although Mama Tang was very strict with Shen Yuechen, she was respectful to Zhu Yuanlan.
She is Concubine Jing's mother, and she is also the lady of the fate, and her status is naturally above her as a palace maid.
Zhu Yuanlan asked Shen Yuechen to sit down, drink some tea, and said softly: "It's hard, right?" This is not something that can be learned in a short time, but unfortunately, our time is limited, and we can only work hard for you. ”
Shen Yuechen smiled slightly, "Don't worry, madam. It's rare that Mama Tang teaches so carefully, I will definitely learn well. ”
Shen Yuechen knew very well that if she didn't do a good job, or if she made any mistakes, she would lose not only her own face, but also the face of the Ruan family.
After a short break, Shen Yuechen had to get up and practice again, until he was sweating and even spent the makeup on his face.
However, her hard work was not in vain, and it only took one day to let Mama Tang nod and pass the test.
In the past, she also taught Ruan Linluo like this, but the time was not so rushed. I have to say that she hasn't met such a tolerable person for a long time.
Because of the whole day of practice, Shen Yuechen's legs were a little weak, and he felt sore even when he stood up.
Zhu Jintang looked at her and couldn't help but worry: "Will you be tired like this?" ”
The people in the palace are really ruthless. If you are tired, it will not delay the big thing.
When Shen Yuechen saw him coming, he wanted to get up, but in the end he sat still and didn't move. "I'm fine, the grandmother in the palace taught me very carefully, which is a good thing."
If she just came to deal with it casually, then when she actually entered the palace, she didn't know how many mistakes she would have to make.
When Zhu Jintang heard this, he knew that she could still handle it, and asked, "How is it?" Are you feeling more nervous now? ”
When Shen Yuechen heard this, he shook his head: "No, because there are too many things to remember, I can't care about being nervous or not." ”
She obviously said it very sincerely, but she didn't know that after Zhu Jintang heard it, she couldn't help but purse the corners of her mouth, as if she was about to laugh.
Shen Yuechen didn't understand what he was laughing at, just looked at him silently and didn't answer for a while.
Zhu Jintang beckoned, asked Chun Ming and Cui Xin on the opposite side to come over, and ordered, "Go and prepare hot water for Madame." ”
Chun Ming stepped forward and replied: "The hot water is boiling, and the slaves and maids have also prepared medicine packs for bathing to relax the muscles and invigorate the blood for the young lady." ”
Shen Yuechen slowly stood up and stretched his muscles and bones a little, it was necessary to take a bath at this time, so as not to be sore and soft the next morning.