In the main room, the old lady Shen held Shen Yuechen's hand and sat on the main seat, Shen Zhijian sat in her right hand position, Xiao sat in her left hand position, Shen Yuechen sat at the bottom of Xiao family, and Shen Yuechang and Shen Yuechang sisters sat together, Wan and Feng are both concubines, and they are not qualified to eat together, so they can only stand next to the old lady and Shen Zhijian.

During the banquet, the old lady asked Shen Yuechen, "Did you sleep well in the West Wing last night?" Everything is in order. ”

Shen Yuechen nodded with a smile and said, "The three maids sent by my grandmother to my granddaughter are very diligent, and the directors are naturally very proper, please rest assured that my grandmother." ”

Xiao only knew that Shen Yuechen had moved into the West Chamber, but he didn't know that the old lady had also rewarded her with a maid, and now when she heard this, the smile on her face immediately faded a little.

The old lady ate two mouthfuls of food, looked up and asked Xiao Shi again, "Recently, how is Mingyuan doing in the academy?" Did you write back on time? ”

Shen Mingyuan is Shen Zhijian's eldest son, eleven this year, and now he is studying at Sandalwood Academy, and he can only come back to meet his family during the holidays.

Seeing that she cared about Shen Mingyuan, Xiao immediately agreed with a smile: "Back to the old lady, Mingyuan just wrote back two days ago, saying that everything is fine in the academy, and the academy masters also praised his progress in writing." ”

Regarding Shen Mingyuan's affairs, Xiao Shi has always reported good news and not bad news, and only chooses good words to say.

Hearing her say this, the old lady was very relieved, and said with a smile: "Mingyuan has been a child who can read since he was a child, and he will definitely be able to make a difference in the future." It's just that this book must be read well, and the body must also be taken care of, and you will tell him a few more words in the letter when you turn around, don't let him always get up early and be greedy for darkness, and read day and night, which hurts his body. ”

Xiao Shi responded with a smile: "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows." I will write to the past when I go back, and ask Chunrong and them to do things carefully, and they must serve Mingyuan properly. ”

Wan Shi stood next to him and listened to it clearly, and his heart became happy, and he smiled and sandwiched a piece of crispy meat for the old lady: "The old lady is happy today, but she has to eat a little more." ”

The old lady's appetite does look good to-day, she

I usually like to eat meat the most, and although I am a little older, I never taboo it. Looking at the dishes that Aunt Wan sandwiched for her, most of them were greasy meats, and there were few vegetables.

It is said that the old lady is old, and a lighter diet is beneficial to maintaining her body, but the Shen family doesn't seem to care about the way of health, the taste of meals is always salty and heavy, and she likes to be greasy, and every meal must have fish and meat.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was established for a hundred years, because of the previous division and chaos and natural and man-made disasters, the life of the common people was very difficult, and some poor families even needed to sell their children to maintain food and clothing. In recent years, the imperial court has issued orders to reduce taxes lightly, which has made the life of the people gradually better. And the Shen family was not a wealthy family originally, but it was only because of Shen Zhiyun's official residence that the Shen family began to pay attention to these things of eating and drinking.

Shen Yuechen has lived in Jingyue Nunnery since she was a child, and her diet is less meaty, and she knows very well how important a light diet is to people's health. Therefore, every time she came to eat, she would eat very little, very slowly, only a few pieces of meat, and then pick up vegetables to eat. However, the spring tea that was serving behind her today was a little too eager to perform, and the dishes she brought were almost all meat, which made her feel tired of appetite after a while.

Shen Yuechen only ate a few bites, then put down his chopsticks and picked up the warm water handed by the little maid next to him and rinsed his mouth, and then sat quietly and waited for the old lady to eat.

Old Mrs. Shen is old, her teeth are not as good as before, she always eats very slowly, and in addition, she eats a lot of food at each meal, which really takes a while of effort.

Shen Yuechen ate a cup of tea and waited for a while before the old lady finally finished eating, and the leftover meals on the table were naturally given to Aunt Wan and Aunt Feng. After they have eaten, they will have the rest left, and then it will be the turn of those maids and women below.

Shen Yuechen looked at the old lady after the full meal, thinking that she would lie down again in a while, so he respectfully helped her to lie on the couch, and then got up to say goodbye and left, and returned to his west wing.

Who knows, as soon as she entered the house, she heard a crisp sound of "pop", and looked up to see Chun'e and Chunhui standing in front of Cuixin, looking excited: "Oh, why are you so careless?" This tea bowl was just given to the girl by the old lady, and the gold is expensive. ”

Cui Xin, who was holding the tray, stood in place, waiting for Shen Yuechen to come back, her body trembled, her face turned pale, she opened her mouth, and said, "Slave maid...... The slave didn't mean it. ”

Shen Yuechen looked at the broken tea bowls scattered on the ground, and felt that it was a pity, the pair of pastel-colored plum tea bowls with entwined branches were just given to her by the old lady a few days ago, and she had never used them.

Cuixin was about to prepare tea for the young lady, but Chun'e took it upon herself to find the pair of tea bowls and let her take them to wash them before using them.

Cui Xin knew Shen Yuechen's habits very well, and knew that she usually only liked to drink tea with a white porcelain tea bowl, so she was a little hesitant, who knows, Chun'e took the opportunity to push her back, causing her to trip the corner of her skirt and accidentally break the tea bowl.

What happened, although this was the case, Cui Xin couldn't say anything, lowered her head to pick up the debris on the ground, and was about to cry in a hurry.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen frowned and said, "Pack up everything carefully." ”

Chun'e, who was standing aside and waiting to watch the excitement, was a little surprised when she heard this, and said busily: "It's a pity, it's a pity, if the old lady asks back, what should the young lady do?" Cuixin, this girl is too clumsy. ”

Shen Yuechen glanced at Chun'e lightly, a trace of displeasure crossed her eyes, and said to Cui Xin: "I am usually used to using celadon tea bowls, and you know it." It's so decent, why take out the things that the old lady has rewarded and waste them? ”

Cui Xin raised her head and choked up, "The slave naturally knows the habits of the young lady...... But Sister Chun'e had to take out this tea bowl and use it...... Said that it was so as not to disturb the old lady's heart. ”

Chun'e immediately became a little anxious: "You girl, in front of the young lady, you are not honest in your words, when did I say that I had to take it out, obviously you took it out yourself, why do you have to rely on me." ”

Although Chunhui looks honest, he is on the side with Chun'e, so he will naturally not mention Cuixin.

Chun Ming became a good old man at this time, squatting down to help Cuixin clean up the mess, and persuaded softly: "Miss, don't be angry first, Sister Cuixin is also curious, and she will lose her hand if she is not careful......"

Shen Yuechen originally thought that they were all people brought over by the old lady, and it was not easy for her to blame anything, but now, seeing that they colluded to squeeze Cuixin, she couldn't bear it.

"You all come and stand. I have something to say about today. ”

Shen Yuechen called them to one place and said in a slight voice: "Now, you are all from my house, and in the future, you will naturally be both prosperous and lose with me." I'm a person who doesn't ask much on weekdays, I like to be quiet, you just have to do your duty. Fang Cai's matter is indeed Cuixin's fault, but Chun'e and Chunhui are also at fault. Since you know that the tea bowl is expensive, why don't you tell her to be careful, or why don't you handle it yourself, why do you have to wait until something wrong is done before you stand up and speak? People are not aligned, and such wrong things will inevitably happen in the future. Speaking of this, Shen Yuechen's eyes swept over Chun'e's somewhat pale face, and continued: "Remember, my rule here is to punish together, and reward together." From now on, if one of you makes a mistake, it will be all of you who make a mistake together. Cuixin broke the tea bowl today, so naturally she should be punished, and the three of you should also be punished with her, and you are not allowed to eat lunch and dinner today. ”