The difference between Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang is nearly ten years old, although the difference in appearance is not obvious from the appearance alone, but the temperament of the two people is completely different.

Zhu Jintang is old, Shen Yuechen is subtle, one is strong, and the other is docile.

Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen greeted each other, and the elders of the Ruan family raised their hands one after another, signaling them to get up and speak.

"You've worked hard all the way, sit down and talk." Ruan Zhengshan said with a slight smile, his face was full of kindness, looking at the two of them standing together, and nodded with some satisfaction.

The Zhu family's vision for selecting people has always been good, this child looks really good, docile and honest, and his appearance is not bad, quiet and unassuming.

After getting up, Shen Yuechen always had a faint smile on her face, although she had little chance to speak, but keeping a smile was also a kind language.

Ruan Zhengshan's wife, Qiao Shi, looked at Shen Yuechen coldly, and couldn't help but feel that she was too different from the Qin family in the past.

has lived in the capital for most of her life, and she has seen a lot of the daughters of the official family, but she has never seen Shen Yuechen like this.

The most outstanding thing about Qin Hongjuan is her temperament and charm, which makes people know at a glance that she is a famous lady, every word she says and does can make people unconsciously satisfied. However, the child in front of him gave people a completely different feeling from the Qin family. Her eyes were clear and bright, revealing a faint nervousness, and there was no arrogance at all.

Qiao's heart was slightly strange, whether the old lady of the in-laws was really old, how could she not be as powerful as before.

Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen sat down, and the maid immediately served tea.

Everyone drank tea and talked together, although Shen Yuechen was a guest for the first time, Qiao's seemed to be very interested in her, and asked a lot of questions in a row.

Zhu Yuanlan didn't expect that her mother-in-law would become so much today, looking at her posture of asking questions again and again, she had to ask Shen Yuechen about all three generations of her ancestors.

Zhu Yuanlan originally wanted to interject a sentence at the right time and talk about it on a different topic, but unfortunately Qiao's had to ask all the way to the end.

Before coming over, Shen Yuechen had already made mental preparations, thinking that no matter what happened, he had to deal with it decently, and he couldn't embarrass himself or Zhu Jintang. Therefore, in the face of Qiao's overly "enthusiastic" inquiry, she answered truthfully one by one, and if she encountered a place that was too sensitive, she avoided the important and light, and then passed it over, followed by a signature smile.

Qiao's reason why he is like this is not because of curiosity, but because of worry.

Now, because of Ruan Linluo, the Ruan family seems to be standing on the cusp of the storm all of a sudden, although they are standing very tall, their hearts are unstable.

As soon as the Ruan family gained power, all cats and dogs crowded to the door, obviously relatives who couldn't be beaten by eight poles, but they also dared to use the name of the Ruan family to do nonsense outside.

The tree is big and the wind is terrifying.

Qiao's didn't want to casually let people into the house, and be calculated and used by people in a daze.

Shen Zhiyun suddenly became a Qing official from the local prefect, which must be related to the Zhu family, but it was also stained with the light of their Ruan family.

Qiao Shi deliberately asked carefully and understood, so that he could have a number in his heart, knowing how much appetite the Shen family had and what his purpose was.

However, after listening to Shen Yuechen's answer, there was a faint smile on her face, not to mention, her words were respectful, just looking at the gifts that were sent, she didn't put much thought into it, not like a master who only took it and didn't pay it back.

After Qiao's question, the expression on his face changed slightly, and he was still lukewarm towards Shen Yuechen, not enthusiastic, but also hostile.

After Shen Yuechen accompanied her for a while, she felt that her mouth was dry, so she picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, moistening her throat.

Zhu Jintang listened to it on the side, and saw that she coped with it quite easily, so he didn't say much. In the end, it was Ruan Zhengshan who personally spoke: "Since your father is also an official in the court, he will naturally have the opportunity to meet in the future." I will accept these gifts first, go back and tell your father for me, and when I have time, I will invite him to tea. ”

Grandpa Guo's words are extremely heavy, and they can be regarded as a promise.

Shen Yuechen hurriedly got up and saluted: "Grandpa Xie Guo appreciates it, I will definitely tell my father when I go back." ”

In any case, one thing was finally done, and Shen Yuechen only felt that his trip was not in vain, nor did he work in vain.

She knew very well in her heart that Shen Zhiyun was a very suitable person to be an official. Because he can give up everything for the sake of being an official and for the future, this is his ability.

Speaking of which, there is one thing that has always made Shen Yuechen very strange, she didn't know before, it turned out that Shen Zhiyun had a deep affection for his wife Lin, if it wasn't for Mrs. Shen inadvertently revealing a few words, she would have thought that he had always had no feelings for his deceased wife Lin.

Mrs. Shen said that since Lin's death, every year on the day of her death, Shen Zhiyun would sleep in the study, and never went to other rooms, not even his wife Yao......

When Shen Yuechen heard it, she thought that the old lady was deliberately saying good things for her father, but she saw the old lady say with a serious face: "Child, whether you believe it or not, your father has never forgotten your mother's ......."

For some reason, after Shen Yuechen heard this, his heart tingled slightly inexplicably, but then he felt that he was ridiculous. Up to now, Shen Zhiyun doesn't care about the Lin family in his heart, what does it have to do with her, although she is his daughter in name, she is not in her bones, and she is not in her heart...... Although she thought so, when she really started to do things, she still chose to do her best, even if it was not for the Shen family, but for herself.

After talking for a while, Zhu Jintang wisely chose to get up and say goodbye. In fact, what he really wanted to say to his aunt this time had already been finished, and it would be enough to say a few words of greeting.

When Ruan Xiping heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How can you just leave?" Stay for dinner. ”

Zhu Yuanlan also got up to stay, looked at Zhu Jintang and said kindly: "How can my aunt let you go back hungry?" ”

Zhu Yuanlan has always been very close to Zhu Jintang and almost regards him as half of his son, so his tone of voice is always extraordinarily gentle.

Zhu Jintang glanced at Shen Yuechen, saw her smile and nodded slightly, knowing that she could still handle it, so he agreed to stay and eat.

Taking advantage of the time before dinner, Zhu Yuanlan led them to the second room in his courtyard and rested a little.

Shen Yuechen waited for Zhu Yuanlan to sit down on the chair steadily, but heard Zhu Jintang say next to him: "Tired, right?" ”

Shen Yuechen raised his head, glanced at him, and then shook his head again: "It's okay, the elders are very enthusiastic, which is a good thing." ”

Truth be told, she'd rather be like that than sit sitting in the cold.

If someone asks a question, it means that they still care about you somewhat, and if you don't even have a problem, won't it be worthless.

Zhu Jintang listened to her answer and was stunned for a moment, but then he also understood the meaning of her words, and said lightly: "The richer and richer people are, the more they like to calculate, you have to let them do the math." ”

The people of the Ruan family have a scale in their hearts, on which are placed different chips and names, and the weight of each person in their hearts is different.

In the eyes of the Ruan family, the Zhu family is purely rich and noble in Texas, but they have no power at all in the court, so if there is no benefit to marrying the Shen family this time, wouldn't it be meaningless.

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she was slightly hooked, and said with a smile: "Then uncle thinks that my father has weight in their hearts?" ”

Zhu Jintang's slender fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, making a low sound, and said lightly: "Lord Yue, now that you are a five-rank langzhong, your identity is naturally different from the past. So, you don't have to worry. ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, he felt that he was a little dishonest.

Zhu Jintang said again: "What Grandpa Guo said in person must not be wrong, it is estimated that the post will be sent in two days." ”

Shen Yuechen was slightly relieved, and only said: "Then I will borrow your auspicious words." ”

After a day of tossing, dinner was also very hard. The eunuchs in the capital are particular about food and do not sleep and do not speak, and the meal will generally be prepared very simply at night, unless there are guests or festivals, it will be more sumptuous.

As the saying goes, when you enter the door, you are a guest. Although Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen are only the younger generations of their in-laws, the Ruan family still has to save face and symbolically entertain them.

Sure enough, the dishes for dinner were very richly prepared, but it was not easy for two people to eat. Even if you don't have an appetite, you have to pretend that you eat deliciously and are happy.

After dinner, Zhu Yuanlan still didn't let the two go back early, stayed with them for a while, and sat down with their families, drank tea and talked.

Zhu Yuanlan pondered slightly, and then said: "The day after tomorrow, I will enter the palace to meet Niangniang, Niangniang will be very happy to know that you are coming." ”

As soon as her words fell, the expressions of Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen changed slightly.

Ruan Linluo in the past, and Concubine Jing Niangniang now, are obviously the same person, but the title has changed, which already makes people feel out of reach.

Zhu Jintang hesitated slightly, but still asked, "Niangniang, is she okay lately?" ”

They all know very little about Ruan Linluo's recent situation, and Shen Yuechen is also very concerned, although they haven't been together for a long time, they have also known each other, and they have a good impression of each other.

Zhu Yuanlan sighed softly: "Niangniang is now in full grace, it's a good time, I think everything will be okay in the future......"

When this sentence came out of her mouth, it was really a bit sad.

After saying this, a faint sadness appeared between Zhu Yuanlan's eyebrows, although it was not obvious, it was also faintly visible.

For Ruan Linluo, the line between good and bad is too blurred. It is precisely because I can't say it clearly, so I always feel uneasy, so I always frequently invite into the palace, not asking for anything else, just to take a look at my daughter.