Chapter 70: Birthday
The third day of November is a sunny day, and it is rare to have such a good day in winter, which coincides with the 70th birthday banquet of Mrs. Shen. ``し
The general's mansion was cleaned inside and out, and the public also took out silver to buy new things. The birthday banquet is naturally held in the East Courtyard, the environment of the East Courtyard is quiet and elegant, the flowers are pruned in a patchwork, the maids are wearing refreshing and neat skirts, and their speech and behavior are not conventional, and they are all beautiful and well-behaved. As soon as people walked in, they felt worthy of being a big family.
Old Madam Shen sat in the main hall of Rongjing Hall, and many ladies and young ladies came to greet her. After all, the Shen family is a first-class military general family in Mingqi, and the dignitaries and nobles also have to come to deal with it depending on their favors. Ren Wanyun was also busy greeting guests.
Although Chen Ruoqiu is now temporarily in charge of the family, in previous years, Mrs. Shen's birthdays were all handed over to Ren Wanyun. As for dealing with these noble ladies, Ren Wanyun can also do a better job than Chen Ruoqiu. Chen Ruoqiu was holding a little scholarly shelf, but Ren Wanyun was different, she coped with it decently, and Rong Jingtang was also laughing and laughing for a while.
Shen Yuanbai snuggled up to Mrs. Shen and ate honey lactose, and the ladies below complimented him from time to time that he was so clever at a young age, and he would definitely make great achievements in the future. Old Madam Shen smiled when she heard this, and even Ren Wanyun was swept away because of these flattering words.
However, Chen Ruoqiu was very uncomfortable when he saw that everyone was praising Shen Yuanbai and Shen Yuan who was going to work outside. The most feared thing in the third room is when it comes to sons, everyone knows that Chen Ruoqiu has been married to Shen Wan for more than ten years, except for a Shen Yue, she has never had a son. However, Shen Wan was not interested in other women, and Old Madam Shen wanted to give Shen Wan a few more concubines, but Shen Wan refused. Old Madam Shen was angry with Chen Ruoqiu because of this, and compared to Chen Ruoqiu, Ren Wanyun was obviously more favored by Old Madam Shen.
"However, why didn't I see the eldest girl and the fifth girl of the Shen family today?" said Mrs. Yi.
Ren Wanyun was responsible for receiving these ladies, and Shen Yue naturally went to get close to those noble ladies. Take them to eat tea and snacks in the garden. But today, I still haven't seen Shen Miao and Shen Qing.
When Ren Wanyun and Old Madam Shen heard this, their faces sank at the same time, and the corners of Chen Ruoqiu's mouth twitched.
Shen Qing's body is not very good, but now he can finally see people rationally, but he keeps saying that he must break Shen Miao's body into ten thousand pieces. However, these words cannot be heard by outsiders, and Ren Wanyun has been comforting Shen Qing these days, lest she have the idea of suicide. As for how to comfort him, Chen Ruoqiu could think of nothing more than a promise of what kind of miserable end Shen Miao would end.
As for Shen Miao, she didn't know where she heard that Mrs. Shen took the Wei family's Geng post for her privately, and from that day on, she changed her previous silence and resisted like crazy, and threatened to resist marriage, or even run away from marriage. It was amazing that Old Madam Shen heard these words, Ren Wanyun and Old Madam Shen pondered, and now the recklessness in Shen Miao's bones gradually appeared, and what she said about resisting marriage and escaping marriage was indeed a possible thing. However, now Shen Miao can't have an accident, once she has an accident, it will not be possible to marry Shen Qing's sisters.
So from the moment Shen Miao threatened to resist marriage, Mrs. Shen and Ren Wanyun did not stop doing anything, and directly locked Shen Miao in the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is in the southwesternmost courtyard of the Shen Mansion, and it is generally not seen. The number of guards outside has increased by at least half, and all the girls in the west courtyard, including Shen Miao's four personal girls, have all been found out by Old Madam Shen and squeezed tightly in the palm of her hand.
The implication is that Shen Miao, as long as there is a little movement, these girls can't be saved.
So these days, Shen Miaodu has been locked up in the Shen family ancestral hall, chanting scriptures and praying every day. Ren Wanyun hoped to use this to smooth out Shen Miao's unruly temperament, and also to prevent any accidents. Today, if Mrs. Shen is released, I am afraid that she will say something shocking in public, and after discussing with Mrs. Shen, she will simply not let Shen Miao appear in front of everyone.
Thinking of Shen Miao, Ren Wanyun had a headache. She has been immersed in the mansion for so many years, but now she can't even tell what a little girl is thinking in her heart. said that Shen Miao was a straw bag, but she quietly calculated everyone in Shen Qing's matter, saying that she was quiet, but she was about to escape from marriage without concealing it. I had to lock her up.
Chen Ruoqiu finished admiring Ren Wanyun's wonderful expression, and said with a smile: "Sister Qing'er is not in good health yet, so she won't come out now, and she will come out again at the birthday ceremony of the old lady." Sister Miao was infected with a disease, she couldn't see the wind, she had a rash on her face, there were so many girls present, she was afraid that Miss Wei would be infected, so she let her stay in the house by herself. ”
If it is said that Shen Miao is infected with the disease, it is inevitable that some people are curious to explore and take a look, if it is said that this disease can make others also infected, Shen Miao will naturally no one dare to care. Especially the girls love beauty, how could they take such a big risk to look at him.
Jiang Xiaoxuan's mother, Mrs. Jiang, also smiled, with a temptation in her words: "So that's the case, I thought it was the two girls who were busy embroidering dowries, and they didn't even want to see each other." Wanyun has to take good care of the girls, so that she will not delay when she gets married in the future. After that, it immediately attracted the echo of the wives around him.
The family affairs of the Wei family and the Huang family are rumored in Dingjing City, but unfortunately the Shen family has never confirmed it, which makes people a little strange, and there are not a few people who want to come to the trial. Which young lady married which one was now confused, so today Mrs. Jiang asked to see if this rumored family affair could be done true.
Ren Wanyun's eyes flashed, and she naturally knew Mrs. Jiang's intentions, she smiled and said: "Where are you talking, even if you are busy embroidering wedding dresses, if it is the old lady's birthday, she will naturally come out to fulfill her filial piety, if it weren't for the fact that the two children were really sick, how could they not come out to meet the ladies?"
The words were even eliminated, and he actually admitted that he had the meaning of this family affair.
The ladies present were all people who were used to seeing things in the house, and they could hear what Ren Wanyun meant, and the words of congratulations were endless for a while, and Mrs. Shen touched Shen Yuanbai's loving smile, looking like a guest and host.
In the garden of Qiushui Garden, a group of young girls are surrounding at this moment, they are playing chess and playing leaf cards on the bluestone table, eating snacks, chatting and laughing.
"Speaking of which, Yue'er," Jiang Xiaoxuan said, "Your sister and sister, I haven't seen them until now, are they really sick?"
"It's really sick. Shen Yue shook his head, his eyes showing a hint of worry: "The eldest sister's illness is always getting better, but the fifth sister's illness is a little severe, and the rash on her face has even infected a few girls around her." No," she hung her head, "I'm afraid you didn't even see the girls around them when you came today." ”
"No wonder. Bai Wei suddenly realized: "There are so many people guarding outside the West Courtyard, and no one has come out, and I think that the people in those courtyards are also afraid of coming out and infecting others." Didn't Mr. Pei say in the school that in the past, in some plague places, in order to prevent the plague from raging everywhere, those who were sick were isolated?"
That's exactly what happened. Shen Yue said.
Yi Peilan touched her shoulders and shivered: "It's really terrible, don't get it on us." ”
"Don't worry. Shen Yue smiled: "As long as you don't go to the West Courtyard, it's naturally safe, you see, haven't I also been infected?"
"It's really heart-warming to stay with a sister like this. Yi Peilan pursed her lips: "How can this Shen Miao be like a disaster star, and there are some such things happening all the time." ”
On the other side, Feng Anning's eyes flashed with anger, and he held it back, and scolded in a low voice: "I don't know if this is to attract hatred to Shen Miao or to attract hatred, it's really a gesture." ”
What she said was naturally Shen Yue.
Feng Anning's most faceful Qin Qing snorted coldly, his face was still arrogant, but looking at Shen Yue's gaze, he was also very disdainful.
The two of them, Feng Anning and Shen Miao now have a good relationship, so they were naturally rejected by Shen Yue, as for Qin Qing, she was born beautiful and arrogant, and she was already regarded as opponents with Shen Yue in Guangwentang, and today it was Shen Yue who came to greet her daughters, and Qin Qing was naturally ignored. So these two people were able to sit together by mistake.
"Who knows if it's sick. Qin Qing had always unabashedly looked down on Shen Yue, and when Feng Anning heard this, he immediately said, "It turns out that you think so too, why don't we go and see Shen Miao." ”
"I don't have much friendship with her, I'm going to go yourself. Qin Qing refused without hesitation, and added: "However, the West Courtyard of the Shen Mansion is not allowed to enter now, for fear of being infected with a rash, you can't get in." ”
"There is no such thing. Feng Anning was indignant: "They are all the granddaughters of the Shen Mansion, why can't Shen Miao also participate in Old Madam Shen's birthday and lock a person in the West Courtyard, isn't that no different from being in prison?"
"You're still out of control of other people's affairs. Qin Qing glanced at Feng Anning: "It has nothing to do with you and me. ”
Feng Anning bit his lip unwillingly, but he couldn't say why. I had to stare at Shen Yue who was talking and laughing around there with hatred.
But no one saw that in the shade of the trees, a figure flashed and quickly disappeared into the flowers.
The northwest corner of Shen Mansion is a barren courtyard, which was directly abandoned because of the poor terrain and many weeds. Except for the occasional flying birds and roosting wild cats, no one usually comes.
Today, there are a few people standing under the wall.
The leader turned his back to the garden, holding his chest and not knowing what he was pondering. There was a man behind him: "Master, my subordinates passed by the east courtyard of the Shen Mansion, and I heard that there was someone in the west courtyard. ”
Another person said: "The subordinates have investigated, and there are only people guarding the west courtyard outside, and the guards are not here." However, outside the ancestral hall of the Shen Mansion, there are many masters, it is ......"
"The sound is blowing from east to west. The man turned his head and showed a handsome face: "The thing is in the ancestral hall of the Shen Mansion." ”
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My mom, yesterday the power outage to now, a little more, tomorrow more more compensation_(:3ゝ∠)_