A few days passed, and as the end of the month approached, the matter of going to the Moon City to worship the ancestors was also put on the agenda.

Early in the morning, the house of Jinghe Hall was already full of the fragrance of tea.

Old Mrs. Shen sat at the bottom of the hall, her face was dullly twisting the Buddha beads, and she didn't drink a sip of tea on the table.

Qin Mingyu and the Zhao family sat opposite each other, one holding a bowl of tea and drinking Zhengxiang, and then there was the junior of the Shen family with the same dull face.

Speaking of which, the Venerable Master moved to the capital since the generation of Marquis Shen, and the Shen family has never returned to Moon City since the generation of Marquis Shen, let alone these juniors.

And the Moon City is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it takes half a month to arrive at it.

Therefore, Qin Mingyu and the Zhao family found an excuse as soon as they came today, saying that it would be the birthday banquet of Princess Shunchang in a few days, and the people in the palace would also come to attend.

"This trip to the Moon City, the eldest princess and the second daughter-in-law have a lot of hard work, look at the gift lists and gifts that are going to be sent to each family in an orderly manner, I don't need to look at it, but the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, although these gifts are good, they must not be too valuable, so that others can not feel that they are showing."

Mrs. Shen held back for a long time to say something, and gently stirred the tea leaves with the tea bowl and took a sip.

It seems that it is not picky, but it is also picking.

Growing up in the small deep palace, Qin Mingyu has always been extravagant, knowing that Mrs. Shen's words were telling her, so she smiled and said: "What my mother said is very true, but I haven't exchanged letters for decades, and I don't know what to prepare when I suddenly go back to my daughter-in-law. ”

Old Mrs. Shen said: "After going to the moon, you are asking someone to take care of it, but you can't rely on outsiders, you look at the children around you, it's time to be able to take care of things." ”

There are only children in the second room in this house, and even if Zhao wants to be silent, he can't do it, and replied: "Yes, the children have grown up in a blink of an eye, and this time I went to Guilty Moon City just to let them follow, first, the parents are not around to hone their own abilities, and it is better to not be able to rely on everything, and second, to go back to the ancestral house to see more insights." ”

Shen Pan'er said hurriedly: "I can also hone in the capital, my mother doesn't have to send me to such a far place, this time will be at least a few months, and you are willing to give up your precious daughter." ”

Zhao Shi glanced at her, and his tone of reproach was as gentle as before: "Your brother and sister are going, even Ling'er and Lan Shu are going, and you are full of resentment." You don't cause trouble for your grandmother along the way, do you hear? ”

Shen Pan'er had a bitter face and complained in a low voice: "Everyone goes, why don't you see the big brother go, and you don't care about one or the other." ”

"At this time, you still remember your eldest brother," Mrs. Shen said, "You don't know how busy he is on weekdays?" For the sake of the Ningbei Hou Mansion, he didn't know how much he had endured over the years. ”

Peaceful inside the house.

Old Mrs. Shen swept the juniors under the seat, especially Shen Ci, and said: "Your grandfather and I started from a small place, and how many times we have experienced life and death in exchange for the glory of the marquis, you can have today's brocade clothes and jade food, which is the blessing of the ancestors and the appreciation of the first emperor." In the early years, I asked you to study and practice martial arts, but you thought I was verbose, but now I can let you go back to your ancestral house to push back with me. ”

Everyone in the audience looked at each other.

It's good, everyone is invisible to the slap, and now there is no favoritism, favoritism.

But there are always people who are thick-skinned and deaf.

Ye Lingwu looked at Shen Ci at the end of the banquet, and couldn't help but admire his psychological endurance, Mrs. Shen's words were all about him openly and secretly, but he could still be indifferent, no wonder Mrs. Shen would scold him with Mama Xuan in private, comparing him to a stone in a latrine.

Old Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Ci's careless appearance and became angry, and was about to speak, when she saw Zhao's chin and said: "What my mother taught me is, in fact, I blame me for being a bad mother, I grew up crazy by them since I was a child, and as a child of the Hou Mansion, I should be more sensible than ordinary children, my father once said that the honor and disgrace of individuals in the big family are related to the glory of the family, and they have grown up in the greenhouse and don't understand, and this trip can be realized and live up to the grace." ”

Old Lady Shen's face was a little pale, and she eased up, and then said: "I didn't ask you to blame when I arrived, after all, Yue'er, this child, you still teach very well, yesterday Wei Fuzi wrote to me, and he praised Yue'er, yesterday Yue'er heard that he was going to go to the Moon City, and he specially sent someone to the household department to find the topographic map of the Moon City. ”

Shen Yue'er smiled shyly: "More grandmother praise." ”

Shen Pan'er glanced at her and said, "It's just to find a topographic map, there are horsemen on the road who remember these things, and there is no need for the fourth sister to make that trip." ”

Zhao said lightly: "You will say, if you don't do a thing, when will your unreasonable and unforgiving character change?" ”

"......" Shen Pan'er closed her mouth angrily.

Old Lady Shen frowned and said, "Her temperament is not what you are used to, and it is too late to correct it now." I heard that Chongwen has been in close contact with the Gu family who came to office in the past few days, and he has drunk several times, he has been in poor health since he was a child, don't you know how to persuade him to drink less? ”

Although the Zhao family persuaded Shen Chongwen to drink less, in fact, he had little contact, and the Gu family was the most controversial among the few families who came to the post and was promoted in Yuecheng.

said that the ancestors of the Gu family have always been in business, and said that the Gu family has never had an outstanding performance in the month of crime, and it was a good thing to be promoted, but because of the Gu family, the Wang family and the Zhao family, they were all splashed with dirty water with "insiders".

Zhao complied: "It's my mother, I'll talk to the second master about this matter when I go back." ”

Old Mrs. Shen nodded, slowly leaned on the back of the soft couch, closed her eyes slightly, and seemed a little tired.

Everyone was also interested, and they all stood up and bowed before retreating.

The night was dark, and except for three or two female envoys who were busy pruning the flower branches, the others were happy and leisurely.

Tanchun sat chatting under the porch and fiddling with the vase, and suddenly there were exclamations from a few little female envoys at the entrance of the courtyard, she raised her eyes and saw Qingju helping Jiang Lanshu to come from outside the courtyard, and several little female envoys in the courtyard hurriedly went up to help.

"Yo, Miss Lan Shu, what's wrong, it hasn't rained yet and she fell?"

Qingju glanced at Tanchun contemptuously and did not speak.

Jiang Lanshu's lips were pale, and she pulled the corners of her mouth and said, "I just passed by the plum garden and accidentally sprained my foot, so please ask Sister Tanchun to get a bottle of ointment for sprains for me." ”

Tanchun looked at Jiang Lanshu's appearance, but it really hurt, and he was reluctant to go to the side house to get the medicine.

Soon, the news of Jiang Lanshu's injury spread.

There is a unicorn copper stove on the sandalwood table in the corner of the house, puffing out a circle of clouds and mist, and Ye Lingwu, who is only wearing a shirt, sits under the flower window and looks at the book quietly.

Suddenly, there was a creak on the door, and Rong Xiu pushed the door and walked in.

"Why hasn't the girl slept yet, I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning, but I can't stay up late."

Ye Lingwu gently put down the book and replied, "I'll sleep right away." Something happened in the yard just now, why is it a little noisy. ”

Rong Xiu made up the bed and replied seemingly carelessly: "Miss Lan Shu accidentally sprained her foot in the plum garden, and Qingju was a little embarrassed when she helped her back, and the little female envoys were unstable and scared. ”

Ye Lingwu said: "Sister Lan Shu injured her foot, can she still go to Moon City tomorrow?" ”

"It's basically in a carriage and you don't have to walk, so what if you really want to sprain yourself? However, there are no more relatives in the moon, and she only goes to increase her sadness. Looking at Miss Lan Shu's battle, it is not easy to think about this injury. ”

Ye Lingwu said: "Isn't her mother's family guilty of the Yue Jiang family, how can you say that there are no close relatives?" ”

Rong Xiu said: "Miss Lan Shu was born to a concubine in the second room, the concubine died early, and Miss Lan Shu was passed on to the eldest lady of the second room, Yue's family, but the eldest lady of the second room has been in poor health since the death of the second master of the Jiang family, and Mrs. Shen took Miss Lanshu to her side to raise her, not only because she was pitiful, but also because the Yue family was too busy to take care of herself, and she really didn't have the energy to raise her." ”

Ye Lingwu nodded thoughtfully.

I want to come to Mrs. Shen to take her to her side to raise her, but also pity her, it sounds like she and Jiang Lanshu are really sympathetic.

(End of chapter)