Chapter 10 Questioning
Hearing that Shen Zangning was gone, Wei Changying opened the 'door' of the inner room and said with a smile: "It turns out that Zangning has such an idea?" β
"She was spoiled by her father, and she was afraid that the world would not be 'chaotic', so she loved to think about these 'chaotic' things." Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "You didn't tie your hands, did you?" β
Wei Changying's face turned red and said, "No." β
Shen Zangfeng took her hand and 'touched' it with peace of mind, and nodded: "Well, no." β
"......" Wei Changying saw that no one had come in yet, so he leaned down and leaned into his ear and asked, "Why don't you ask about Zang Ning's second sister-in-law?" β
"I asked you to kiss your husband, but you refused to listen, because I was so sad for my husband that I forgot to ask." Shen Zangfeng grabbed her hand and kissed her lightly on the side of her lips, and said with a smile.
Wei Changying pinched his face, and said with the same smile: "Is it?" Don't forget, I'm a sword and the heavens and the earth are terrified! Kill hundreds of captives! And he also killed the leader of the captivity', and you didn't tell me why. Go back and pinch my second sister-in-law, see how you '' with your second brother? β
Shen Zangfeng smiled: "Do you think this is an exaggeration? There are even more exaggerated claims in the market. β
After laughing, he groaned for a moment before whispering, "You can go back and ask Aunt Wan about this, I don't know much about the backyard matter." Aunt Wan might hear something. β
"Okay." Wei Changying wanted to ask something, looked at him and swallowed it back, and said, "You don't care about raising carp and goldfish in the pond, so do you have a charter for cleaning up this yard now?" β
Shen Zangfeng said: "I have a few Xixi and friends, some of whom live in the front yard now, and some of whom live in their own properties in the imperial capital. In the future, if you discuss with them, you must use the main hall or study in front of you. If there is an empty room in front of you, you can clean up a few rooms and make them guest rooms. If it's too late and the curfew is missed, leave the people who don't live in the front yard for the night. And he said, "Pick some people to serve." β
Wei Changying wrote it down, thought for a while, and said, "Is it to use a 'girl' or a little girl?" The little guy can't live in the back, I'm afraid it's not very convenient to serve. But I don't think you have many women here, but what's the reason? β
"I don't need anyone to serve closely, there were a few handmaidens who had a bit of a 'look', and they were all sent out." Shen Zangfeng smiled faintly and said, "You can pick a few 'women' who are clever and honest." You don't have to be too beautiful, so you don't have to change it in three days. β
Wei Changying asked again: "What about the one we live in?" β
"I don't have anything to use, you can arrange it." Shen Zangfeng shook his head.
Wei Changying thought for a moment, and felt that there was nothing to ask him, so he called in the Huang family and the others to serve.
The people came in, and the Wan family, who went to see Shen Shuyan, also came back, holding a basket: "The second young lady sent someone out to buy cherries today, and asked the maid to bring some for the son and the young lady to taste." β
Wei Changying felt more and more that this second sister-in-law was inexplicable, if she wanted to say that she had good intentions, she would provoke her when she entered the 'door'; I really don't know what this Duan Mu clan thinks?
Seeing that Shen Zangfeng didn't speak, and the Wan clan was still waiting for his orders, Wei Chang Ying calmed down and said, "Thank you to the second sister-in-law...... I also want to ask my aunt to make another trip and send me a return gift. β
Wan Shi said with a smile: "The second young lady said that our yard must be busy this time, and a basket of cherries is nothing." Let the young lady not have to worry about it, the next time the young lady sends someone out to buy food, and also brings a copy to the second room. β
Since the Duanmu clan said so, Wei Changying didn't bother to open the box and pick up the return gift, so he asked the Huang clan to take it down and wash the cherries and give everyone a share.
Before the cherries were picked up, Shen Zangfeng looked at the time and suggested: "We haven't seen all of this courtyard ourselves, so it's better to take advantage of this meeting to take a turn, and it's just time to come back for dinner." β
"Okay." This proposal was in the hands of the chief of the guard, and the two of them asked the He family to take the handmaids to guard the house, and let the Wan family and the two little handmaids accompany them, and they walked around from the place where they lived.
The inner room and the main hall are not to be seen. Wan's said before that the small study is in the east, the back of the house is planted with bamboo, the front of the house is the cloister, outside the cloister, a few plantains are planted, and the vermilion lacquer railing is set off, the red is redder, the blue is more and more blue, and the 'color' is bright and 'gorgeous'.
It's said to be a small study, and the place inside is actually not too small, but there are really not too many books. There were a few bookshelves, and Wei Changying glanced at them, half of them were the art of war, and half of them were poetry collections. The desks, tables and chairs are complete, and the four treasures of the study room are listed, but there are only a few pieces of 'jade' treasures, and the four walls inevitably seem empty. According to Wan's statement, Shen Zangfeng had already gone south when he arranged it, and he couldn't tell which ornaments to put on, so they were all empty.
Wei Changying knew in his heart that this study was in the second entry, and half of the poetry books were placed, obviously for himself or for himself and Shen Zangfeng, so naturally it was also reserved for himself to decorate. Let Qin Ge write it down: "Go back and let Aunt Huang and Aunt He pick some things over and put them on all sides." β
The rest of the room was empty at the moment, and Wei Changying couldn't think of a purpose for a while, so he still sealed it.
After passing through the moon 'hole' and 'gate' on the southwest corner, I arrived at the courtyard where I first entered, and I saw that under the hundred-year-old plane tree, there was a young man in a green shirt playing a set of boxing with a clear eye.
Catching a glimpse of Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying, he hurriedly put away the shelves and came up to meet them.
Wei Changying remembered that he was Shen Ju, the little guy in charge of sprinkling and sweeping, and Shen Die, who followed Shen Zangfeng, was the son of the Shen family, and it seemed that they were still cousins.
Shen Zangfeng waved his hand to let him go down, and Shen Ju retreated according to his words, but he didn't dare to continue practicing boxing, but stood in the distance with his hands down and waited for orders.
Wei Changying asked in a low voice: "All the servants here practice martial arts?" β
"Not really." Shen Zangfeng shook his head and said, "To practice martial arts, you must eat 'meat' for a long time, and bathe in 'medicine' herbs to prevent the accumulation of dark injuries. If all the servants are treated like this, the loss of money is unbearable. It is taught and cultivated only by gifted children. In our courtyard, we will gather with this Shen. β
Wei Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, it's okay, so let's really close the 'door' in the future, I have four helpers for Qin Ge, and Shen Zangfeng only has two......
Shen Zangfeng didn't know that she had other plans, so he pointed out the arrangement for entering the courtyard with her, and it was facing the main hall of the Jintong Courtyard in the martial arts arena, and the Wan clan had already arranged it. The top is a glazed screen on the bank of the surging river of the Jin Ge iron horse, and the iron pear wooden couch case. Between the mats and the mat by a double-layer begonia 'flower' incense table as a partition, the top is placed Boshan furnace, the lower layer is placed 'gorgeous' begonia 'flower'.
The ground is paved with peonies wrapped in stone and blue, and the wall is newly framed with mulberry paper - simple and tough, which is very in line with the style of the Shen family.
The room to the left of the main hall was empty at the moment, and it was not until a two-story pavilion on the easternmost side that a study was made. There are many more books here than in the small study room in the second courtyard, which can be described as dazzling and full of literary atmosphere. Fortunately, although the pavilion is not very high, and the two floors are about the same height as the first floor of the main hall, it occupies a large area, and after putting so many books, it is not crowded to set up another place in it as a place for deliberations.
The two wanted to go to the second floor, but were dissuaded by Wan's: "The second floor is low, and the third prince is afraid that he can 'touch' the top with his hand." I also put some sundries, I'm afraid they will all fall into dust. β
In this case, both the husband and wife dispelled the idea. Go around the side and forget it.
The third entrance is where the subordinates live and where the kitchen is located, but the courtyard is still full of 'flowers' and 'flowers' and grass. At this time, dinner was busy in the kitchen, and people were very busy coming in and out. There were only a few rooms in the row of houses for the maidsβand the two of them looked at it casually for a while before returning to the second entrance.
After sitting down, Wei Changying brought the first few rooms in the courtyard, Shen Zangfeng felt that it was okay, Wei Changying asked again what to send in, Shen Zangfeng said: "It's the same as usual, it's impossible to let them stay for a long time, but just in case, it will be one night." β
Wei Changying said politely to the Wan family: "I'll go back and arrange it, and ask Aunt Wan for some guidance, so as not to make mistakes." β
Wan Shi hurriedly smiled: "The young lady is too polite. β
After saying a few words, the next person came in and asked if the meal was opened, and both of them agreed.
The food was just coming up, when suddenly a crackling sound was heard outside, followed by a gust of wind blowing into the ...... But it was raining.
The rain fell suddenly, and the sky suddenly became dark, and Wan and Huang hurriedly beckoned people to light candles.
After using the meal like this, the Huang family led the people to wait for Wei Changying to bathe, and just took advantage of the sound of rain and the sound of iron horses under the eaves, and asked in a low voice: "What did the fourth lady say to the son?" β
"Auntie didn't listen?"
"When Wan and the servants stand together, it's not good to listen to her face." Huang smiled and rubbed her shoulders.
Wei Changying tilted her head and whispered: "Zang Ning said that he wanted to avenge him, and he wanted to use the ancient books in my marriage to frame the people of the Liu family, and he sent him back to copy the book." He added, "He didn't ask about the second room, it's really strange, what do you mean by Duanmu, aunt?" β
Huang Shi said to her first: "They are all married, how can they still be 'him' and 'him'?" Only then did he continue, "So that's what Miss Fourth thinks? The maid also said that she was instigated by the Duanmu clan and deliberately came over to embarrass the young lady! β
Wei Changying said angrily: "Alas, don't talk about him...... Duanmu? β
"I heard that the Shen family is a sage, and when it comes to the position of the lord of the valve, it is not too obvious to the concubine." Huang scooped water on her shoulder with a scoop and said with a chuckle, "Although Gongzi is the most popular now, what will happen in the future...... Who can say for sure? Now the longest of the sons is also in the prime of life, who hasn't thought about it? β
Wei Changying babbled: "Sure enough, that's the reason?" So what are you doing with the cherries today? β
"How many silver is a basket of cherries worth?" Huang said with a smile, "And whether this cherry was brought to Wan Shi is not to say, or in front of Gongzi." The Duanmu clan instigated the fourth lady to have a discord with the young lady, and the prince was not there at that time! β
"The eldest young lady and the second young lady have always been very fond of the lady, and the maidservants have often heard people talk about their virtue and filial piety over the years in the imperial capital." When Huang said this, he sneered and said, "In contrast, young lady, you have only passed the 'door', and you have been slandered again last year, and you have talked about it a lot. If the young lady will 'reveal' her dissatisfaction with the second young lady, don't others say that the young lady is not? If our son-in-law is a little confused, maybe he will also think that the young lady is too small to get along with his sister-in-law! β
Wei Changying snorted and said, "So as soon as I entered the 'door', she provoked so obviously, because she was afraid that I wouldn't be able to see it and not be angry with her?" β
Huang said: "According to the maidservant, the young lady is also thinking about this. Otherwise, when the second young lady instigated yesterday, the eldest young lady didn't just stand by and watch, and she didn't have any intention of persuasion! β
Wei Changying leaned on the bathtub, thought for a long time, and said, "These two people are expecting me to make a lot of noise as soon as I enter the 'door'?" Am I that stupid in their eyes? β
"Young lady, please think about it, when the fourth lady came over today, she brought the fourth miss with her." Huang smiled, "Miss Sisun is talented in poetry and writing, and she has always been very liked by Taifu and Mrs. If Miss Sisun turns around and tells Mrs. about being unpopular in our Jintong Courtyard, Childe is Madame's own flesh and blood, Madame will definitely not blame Madame, and you can't complain about Madame's inadequacy...... We can't block the 'door' and prevent them from entering, always coming over, always picking on reason, the young lady is the pearl of Wei's very favored palm, where is the good temper that has always tolerated her? β
Wei Changying groaned for a moment and said, "What does that aunt think I should do now?" "The Duanmu clan has a 'female' as a helper, such a young child, no matter how much you mess around, you can't be serious with her. When the real days came, Wei Changying felt troublesome when he thought about it.
Huang smiled and said, "It's easy to do, there is a ready-made opportunity......