Listening to Mama Li's words, Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned, only to feel that it was so sudden.

Because the old lady was taboo about her, except for the fifteenth day of the new year of each month and the New Year's holidays, Shen Yuechen rarely walked around the main house. It's rare that the old lady actually asked her to come over in person today, and sent Mama Li over, which made her feel a little flattered.

She had heard the name of the second lady of the Zhu family a few times before, but she had never seen herself.

With a little apprehension, Shen Yuechen took Mother Wu and Cuixin to follow Mama Li to the main courtyard to see the old lady. On the way, Mama Li chose a shady place with shade to walk, although she made a little detour, but she didn't delay much effort.

Entering the courtyard, the first thing that catches your eye is the round and full Taiping tank placed in the courtyard, the water in the tank is sparkling, a few colorful and vibrant koi are opening their small mouths to nibble on the big green leaves floating on the water, waiting for a figure to pass by, and immediately hide under the leaves.

Mrs. Shen has always believed in the theory of feng shui, and good feng shui is to store wind and accumulate qi to obtain water, among which water is the best.

These feng shui koi fish are all placed according to the instructions of the feng shui master, saying that the outside can block evil, and the inside can be harmonious.

Cui Xin was curious, and couldn't help but turn her head and glance at the fish tank a few more times, but she heard Mother Wu in front of her lower her voice and ordered: "I will see the old lady for a while, you are not allowed to show cowardice and make a fool of yourself." ”

When Cui Xin heard this, she immediately lowered her head, not daring to look around, and obediently answered yes.

Shen Yuechen slowly walked to the door, and the bamboo curtain was lifted in time, and a fair-looking, tall girl greeted her with a blessing, and said with a smile: "The eldest lady is well, the old lady is thinking about you." As he spoke, he led the way and served.

Shen Yuechen looked at her face, her mind turned, and she remembered that she was the second-class maid Chunming in the old lady's room, and then smiled lightly: "There is Sister Lao Chunming." ”

There were many servants and maids in the main courtyard, and it took Shen Yuechen a lot of time to remember their names and appearances one by one.

Chunming waited for Shen Yuechen to enter the house, at this time, there were seven or eight people standing or sitting in the west room of the main room, except for the second master Shen Zhijian, the rest were all female dependents.

As soon as he entered the door, the coolness hit people, Shen Yuechen lowered his eyebrows, walked quickly to the elm carved Arhat bed in the center of the room, knelt on the futon on the ground with his knees in a regular manner, kowtowed humbly, and said softly: "Yuechen greets grandmother." ”

The old lady Shen, who was richly dressed and had a rich face, sat peacefully on the edge of the bed, smiled and accepted her salute, and said lightly: "You are here." ”

Shen Yuechen then got up and turned to the second master, Shen Zhijian, and his original wife, Xiao Shi. "Yuechen greets the second uncle."

"Yuechen greets the second aunt."

Shen Zhijian nodded coldly, and sipped the tea slowly and methodically with the teacup, without even moving his eyelids. Xiao Shi next to him was smiling, and pretended to call "Chen'er" affectionately, so that Shen Yuechen almost didn't react, she was calling herself.

After Xiao finished speaking, the two girls around the old lady, one big and one small, also got up to salute, and invariably smiled at Shen Yuechen and called out sister.

The big willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, the facial features are very gorgeous, and the clothes on his body and hands are all exquisite. She is the eldest daughter Shen Yuechang born to the second lady Xiao, fourteen this year, only one year younger than Shen Yuechen. And the small one, with a peach blossom face, slender eyebrows and eyes, is not as good-looking as her sister Shen Yuechang in terms of facial features, but it is better than fair skin, and she looks like a white jade doll. She is the second daughter of the Xiao family, her maiden name is Shen Yueyan, and she is twelve years old.

Shen Yuechen looked at these two cousins, who were usually always arrogant, and actually greeted her so kindly, and was slightly stunned, only to feel that the sun must have come out of the west today. However, her reaction was also very fast, and she hurriedly replied with a half-salute, and said softly: "The two sisters are polite." ”

When Mrs. Shen saw that she and her family had met the ceremony, she introduced her to the second lady of the Zhu family, Chai, and said with a smile: "Second lady, this is my eldest granddaughter Shen Yuechen, and the hand-copied scriptures that I gave to the old lady last time were all from this child's hand." Yuechen, don't hurry over to say hello to the second lady of the Zhu family. ”

After Shen Yuechen entered the door, the second lady of the Zhu family, Chai Shi, had already quietly looked at her whole person carefully, and at this time, seeing her slowly approaching with her head down, she bowed her knees to say hello, and looked at her closely, and then smiled slightly: "Well, what a beautiful and lovely person." ”

As the saying goes, words are like people, and words are like people. Just by seeing Shen Yuechen's good hand before, I had a good impression of her in my heart. When I saw it today, it didn't disappoint.

She is young, her appearance is delicate, she is dressed plainly, her demeanor is down-to-earth and generous, and her whole body is full of a fresh breath, which makes people look very comfortable, especially the black and crystal eyes like black jade, which reveal a quiet and peaceful that does not match her age.

"Miss Yuechen writes so good handwriting, but it makes my old lady praise it very much, and the old lady of the "Dizang Sutra" has been by her side, and she has to take it out and look at a few pages every day."

The second lady Chai did not hesitate to praise her, Shen Yuechen still looked calm when she heard this, and said with low eyebrows: "The second grandmother has won the award, thanks to the second grandmother and the old lady who do not dislike it, Yuechen is grateful." ”

The second lady Chai helped Shen Yuechen up with a smile, held her hand affectionately, and patted her gently.

Shen Yuechen's eyebrows moved slightly, and she raised her eyes to look at the visitor, and what caught her eyes was a pair of gorgeous phoenix eyes. This woman has a plump body, a face like a full moon, a smile at the corner of her mouth, pure eyes, and no contempt in her demeanor, like an approachable person.

The Zhu family has been in business for generations, the family is big, and it is quite famous in the Dezhou area, and the two wives of the Zhu family are also from big families in Beijing, well-informed and very respected.

The second lady, Chai, turned her head and said to Mrs. Shen with some meaning: "I heard that the eldest girl of your family has been a person who has formed a Buddhist relationship since she was a child, and she often copies scriptures to pray for her family, so filial piety, it is really rare." ”

When the old lady heard this, the unnatural look on her face flashed, and she smiled and said, "If the children can be so filial, I am also blessed to be old." Yuechen's mother went early, she was weak since she was a child, and she often lived in the Buddhist monastery to recuperate, and now she has finally grown into a big girl, and my heart has also been down-to-earth. ”

The old lady calmly passed over the things that Shen Yuechen had lived outside for many years, and she didn't want to publicize family affairs and cause gossip.

The old lady has always valued face the most, Shen Yuechen heard this, knowing that she could no longer continue to sit quietly and listen, so she hurriedly bent her knees and said: "The granddaughter can grow up safely and safely, all thanks to the blessing of her grandmother, the granddaughter is grateful, and she is willing to fast and pray for the Buddha and pray for her grandmother." ”

She said it with deep affection, not leaking, and deliberately gave the old lady enough face in front of Second Mrs. Zhu.

Sure enough, when the old lady heard this, she looked at her with a little surprise and a hint of joy, and looked at the eldest granddaughter seriously for the first time. It has been more than half a year since she moved back, but because of the taboo in her heart, there are very few times when she is asked to come to the main house. Originally, I was secretly worried that she would be timid when she saw a living person, and she didn't understand the rules, which made people laugh. Now seeing her like this, I couldn't help but relax a little, and said gently: "You are weak, don't always make a big salute at every turn, come and sit next to me." ”

As soon as the old lady spoke, the maids immediately helped Shen Yuechen to Luohan's bedside, waited for her to sit down, and were busy pouring tea and adding fruit plates.

The second lady, Chai, also felt that Shen Yuechen was sensible, and looked at her with a smile, her face full of kindness and gentleness.

Subsequently, Xiao Shi also spoke: "It's hot today, Chunying hurried over to fan the eldest girl." ”

Behind everyone sitting in this room, there was a maid with a fan, but she didn't.

Although Wu Ma and Cui Xin also came together, they didn't dare to rush forward, so they could only stand far away and secretly watch the movement.

In fact, Shen Yuechen didn't feel hot at all, copper basins with large ice cubes were placed in the four corners of this room to cool down, which was very cool, and when he came, the feeling of sweat on his body gradually disappeared.

Looking at Shen Yuechen, who was in the first place, Shen Yuechang, who was sitting next to Xiao's, suddenly felt that she had been left out, and her heart gradually became uneven, her eyes were raised, and she said with a smile: "It's rare to see my cousin's sincere filial piety, my sister I really sigh to myself, I have to learn more from my sister in the future." ”

Shen Yuechen's face was slightly red when she heard this, and she smiled a little embarrassedly.

Shen Yuechang continued: "My sister writes well, and she has time to turn around, but she has to teach me well." ”

Shen Yuechen looked at the sarcasm that flashed in her eyes, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart.

I'm not here to show off my favor today......

The second lady, Chai, sat aside, her eyes swept lightly over the three girls of the Shen family, and her gaze suddenly became a little subtle.

Shen Yuechen is a concubine of the long house, but she is dressed like a concubine, so it seems that the ominous rumors about the Shen family and daughter outside seem to be true.

Lunch was placed directly in the old lady's room, and then a girl came in with a table and chopsticks, except for Shen Erye, everyone stayed.

Mrs. Shen asked for water, and after everyone washed their hands, they sat around for lunch.

Mrs. Shen has always liked to pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and today, there are distinguished guests coming to the door, and the cooks in the kitchen have all shown their ability to take care of the house.

Although Shen Yuechen said that he was hungry, he only moved his chopsticks slightly, did not eat much, and made a non-disappointing appearance for the sake of politeness, sitting quietly beside the old lady, accompanied by a smiling face.

No matter how good the chef's skills are, she is not as good as Wu's mother in her heart, and from childhood to adulthood, she is only used to eating the food cooked by Wu's mother.

When Wu's mother was young, she worked as a cook in a large family, and she was very skilled, no matter how ordinary and ordinary the ingredients were, as long as they passed through her hands, they could be made with taste. When I was a child, my life in Jingyue Nunnery was very hard, day after day cabbage and radish, coarse tea and light rice, all because Wu's mother was willing to spend hard work and thought, so that life was not so hard.

After lunch, Second Mrs. Zhu sat down for a while, and then wanted to get up and say goodbye. Before leaving, she deliberately took out a vermilion gilt invitation and invited Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen to go to her house to enjoy flowers and tea three days later.

Old Mrs. Shen naturally agreed with a smile, for a banquet organized by a person with a head and a face like the Zhu family, the guests are either rich or expensive, and they must go over and walk around.