After everyone was seated, the maids immediately served the fragrant tea.

Shen Zhiyun looked at Zhu Jintang and said politely: "Virtuous son-in-law, this is a top-grade Baihao, how about you taste it?" ”

Baihao silver needle, known as the "king of tea", the color is as white as silver, the soup taste is mellow, it is a rare good product.

When Shen Yuechen heard this, he couldn't help laughing in his heart, it seemed that in order to entertain Zhu Jintang, Shen Zhiyun estimated that he had taken out all the treasures at the bottom of the box. It's a pity that the Zhu family is noble, and this idea didn't make her take it to heart.

Zhu Jintang slowly took the tea bowl, took a sip of hot tea, pursed his lips and tasted it carefully, and then said "um" lightly, neither saying good nor bad.

Shen Zhiyun was drinking beautifully, and seeing his cold performance, his face couldn't help but show a little disappointment. This tea, but he brought it back from the capital, and he was usually reluctant to drink more......

As soon as Zhu Jintang took a sip of tea, he heard a movement of Suosuo, and then, the curtain in the inner room was suddenly lifted, and a small royal blue figure ran out of it.

"Cousin!" Shen Mingfang shouted milkily, rushed straight towards Shen Yuechen, and threw herself into her arms, like an agile kitten.

Everyone was stunned, and Chai's face instantly became embarrassed.

Shen Yuechen was stunned for two seconds, then smiled, reached out and patted Shen Mingfang's back, and said comfortingly: "Our brother Fang is here." After speaking, she looked up at Zhu Jintang and explained, "This is my little cousin Shen Mingfang. ”

Zhu Jintang frowned slightly when he saw him rubbing his head in Shen Yuechen's arms. He has never liked children, especially those who love to be clingy and coquettish, crying and making noise at every turn.

Shen Yuechen sat upright, picked up Shen Mingfang from the ground and put him in his arms, pinched the tip of his little nose, and said angrily: "What a crybaby." ”

Shen Mingfang is usually not such a presumptuous, unruly child, but now she doesn't know what's wrong, she nestled in her arms and whispered: "Cousin, you're back, I thought you would never come back, never fly a kite with me again." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she smiled and patted his round little face. In this family, I really look forward to her return, and it is estimated that there is only this child. Although the others are also earnest, they are just acting.

Old Mrs. Shen smiled: "You little naughty bag, you suddenly broke out, and you are not afraid of making people laugh." Now, your cousin is already the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Zhu family, how can she play kite with you every day. ”

After the old lady finished speaking, she turned her head and glanced at Xiao Shi with a smile, but her gaze was cold.

How the hell is she a mother, how can she let the little ones run out when there are guests.

Xiao Shi immediately got up and personally took Shen Mingfang from Shen Yuechen's arms, the smile on his face was stiff, and he secretly said in his heart: Those maids who don't know whether they are alive or dead actually want to sneak out to see the excitement, but they don't see people and don't talk about it, and they make such a thing! When I get back, I'll have to skin them one by one.

What Shen Mingfang was most afraid of was her mother Xiao Shi, so she immediately stopped her voice, looked at Shen Yuechen with a reluctant face, and called out vaguely: "Cousin." ”

Shen Yuechen didn't want to see her wronged, so she smiled and said, "Sister, I'll go over to accompany you later." ”

Shen Mingfang was hugged by the mother-in-law with a reluctant face, and the old lady Shen immediately looked at Zhu Jintang and continued to smile and said: "Yuechen, she is usually the most in love with children, and the younger brothers and sisters around her like to stay with her. ”

Those who fall in love with children are naturally blessed people. The old lady said this, firstly, to alleviate the embarrassment, and secondly, to praise Shen Yuechen in disguise.

After hearing this, Zhu Jintang politely got up and saluted the old lady, and then motioned to the accompanying maid to present the prepared gifts in the same way. "A little care, not respect."

The gift of the Zhu family is naturally a first-class good thing. Old Lady Shen felt a little more smile on her face when she heard this, and raised her hand and said, "You have a heart, sit down and talk quickly." ”

Suddenly, a little maid came: "Lunch is ready!" ”

Mrs. Shen then led everyone over to the banquet.

Before the meal, the maid put a hot towel on Zhu Jintang, and wanted to serve him to clean his hands before serving tea, but who knows, she was about to stretch out her hand, but her legs were so frightened by Zhu Jintang's cold eyes that her legs became weak.

He is usually not allowed to enter the world, except for those who serve closely, and no miscellaneous people are allowed to get close.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen hurriedly got up and walked over, personally took the hot towel from the helpless maid, and said with a smile: "I'll come." ”

The little maid retreated repeatedly, Shen Yuechen sniffed, only to feel a thick fragrance of fat powder wafting from the tip of her nose, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: The Shen family is also a family of eunuchs, but in terms of disciplining people, it is really too inconsiderate. How can a maid who serves a meal be covered with fat powder?

Although Zhu Jintang has his own perennial habits, he doesn't want to call her in front of Shen Yuechen and his mother's family today, and then said: "Just call Mingyue." "It's enough to have someone to serve, why bother delaying her eating.

Shen Yuechen agreed, but he still cleaned his hands for him in person, and then asked Chun Ming to call Mingyue in.

The Shen family looked at the intimate appearance of the husband and wife who respected each other, and their faces showed surprise.

It's only been three days since they got married, and when they think about it, Zhu Jintang is quite satisfied with Shen Yuechen, his stepwife.

After Shen Yuechen sat down, Yao looked at her and smiled: "After getting married, it's really different." ”

When Shen Yuechen heard this, his face turned red, he smiled slightly, and asked Li Shidao, "Mother, why didn't I see Mingqiao them?" ”

In other words, except for the two elders Shen Zhiyun and Shen Zhijian, all the rest are female dependents.

Yao said with a smile: "The two brothers, Mingqiao and Mingyuan, have gone to the academy and will come back later." ”

Mrs. Shen also said: "It's okay if the children are not there, so as not to be noisy and disturb the purity of the adults." ”

Shen Yuechen also nodded.

The men were drinking and chatting outside, and the old lady took the opportunity to say a few words to Shen Yuechen.

She laughed lightly, looked at Shen Yuechen's gaze a little scrutinizing and a little gentle, and said softly, "I think you have a good complexion...... Does the Zhu family treat you well? How does the eldest young master treat you? ”

Shen Yuechen blushed shyly, and only said that everything was fine, the elders treated her kindly, and the eldest young master treated her politely.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of the old lady and the Yao family were all relaxed, and the Xiao family even let out a pleasant chuckle. "Ancestor, you are worried, our new aunt, now it is full of spring breeze."

Shaw spoke directly, causing the others to cover their lips and laugh together.

Shen Yuechen's cheeks were hot when he heard this, he lowered his head slightly and stopped talking, only looking at the plate of chicken, duck and fish on the table, and suddenly lost his appetite.

Old Mrs. Shen knew that she was thin-skinned, so she couldn't help teasing, and took the initiative to take her hand: "Wait a while, after eating, you come to Xinuan Pavilion to sit with me, I have good things for you." ”

Shen Yuechen also knew that the old lady must have had advice to her, so she nodded at her busily, saying that she knew.

Although the Zhu family's industry is mainly based on the trading of rice and grain, it has begun to cross into all kinds of industries in the past ten years, such as teahouses, restaurants, silk, textiles, and even antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jade and gemstones, etc., and has achieved great success.

Since Shen Zhiyun became an official, he has met many powerful people in the officialdom, and he has slowly cultivated an interest in collecting antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Because, he has been collecting antiques for some years, and he claims to be half an expert.

Before returning to Texas, Shen Zhiyun had just received a Ma Chao Skylark from an old businessman, and he had been very happy, as if he had obtained a treasure, so he couldn't wait to invite Zhu Jintang, a great expert, to taste it for himself.

After lunch, Shen Zhiyun invited Zhu Jintang to the study to appreciate the antiques, and Shen Yuechen also had the opportunity to go to Xinuan Pavilion to talk to the old lady.

In fact, if she should be instructed, she had already instructed her before she got married. Today, she deliberately called Shen Yuechen to her privately, in order to give her a treasure, a treasure that could allow her to stabilize her position in the Zhu family as soon as possible.

Shen Yuechen had already vaguely guessed a few points, and when she saw the small medicine box that the old lady took out, she knew a little more in her heart.

Sure enough, it's this kind of thing again, it's either a secret method for giving birth to a child, or a tonic, whether it's the Shen family or the Zhu family, everyone's heart is one thing.

The old lady cautiously opened the medicine box and showed Shen Yuechen the brown and round pills inside.

"Since I knew that your health was not good, I began to send people around to inquire, and finally found an old imperial doctor who had returned to his hometown, and asked for these uterine warming pregnancy pills from him. Yuechen, you are so good that you take it every day after breakfast, take it with warm water on time, and it will soon have an effect. It is said that those ladies in the palace also use such a recipe, which works very well. ”

"The old imperial doctor said that taking this medicine can not only make you pregnant earlier, but also relieve your abdominal pain, so as not to roll in bed in pain when you are young, so that the Zhu family will notice that your body is unhappy."

Shen Yuechen respectfully took the medicine box in her hand, only to feel that the old lady was really working hard for herself.

She was planning to secretly send someone to grab some Chinese medicine and secretly regulate her body. I don't want to be pregnant, I just hope to cover up the hidden disease on my body, and don't let the Zhu family know about it for the time being.

Shen Yuechen handed the medicine box to Chun Ming and asked her to put it away carefully, then got up and bent her knees to thank the old lady.

The old lady grabbed her hand and held it tightly: "A mother is more precious than a child, and a woman has no children of her own, and sooner or later she will be abandoned by her husband's family!" So, no matter what, you have to add a son and a half daughter to the Zhu family, you know? ”

To have children is to have hope, to have a future, and to fight for everything.

Shen Yuechen nodded solemnly, although he deliberately concealed it, the expression on his face was still gloomy.

What is her future, it is all tied to this thin body, and whether her thin body is good or not, is all tied to those bitter and difficult pills...... When you think about it, it's really frustrating.