Wait until the exam is over and then have fun, at least study for two days now.

After the Shangyuan Festival, the New Year's flavor of Shengjing City has faded a lot, and everyone has returned to their old lives.

Yan Mingyue and Yan Mingru's husband came back, and the two started classes again.

Mr. Fu returned to Shengjing in the seventeenth year, and wrote to the Yanguo Mansion in the afternoon, saying that the eighteenth class was held.

The rest of the gentlemen came back two days early, but they rushed to a piece, and they also said that eighteen classes were held.

After almost a month of vacation, Yan Mingqiao did not abandon her studies, and her handwriting has improved again, she is now practicing calligraphy, and her writing is very similar to the one on the calligraphy.

Yan Mingqiao chose two that she was satisfied with, and planned to show her mother, but she was either asking for a reward, but she felt that she wanted to show her mother to see that she wrote better than before.

Shen is finally idle for a while, there is no need to visit relatives and friends, the shop business is as usual, and the Zhuangzi in the house are also smooth, when the spring starts in February, the first plough the land to prepare for spring planting.

Here, Yan Mingyu looked at each other slowly, Mingqiao was already sensible, and it was a big deal that Yan Mingye and Yan Mingze were going to take the exam in mid-March.

For Yan Mingye, the Shen family actually didn't have much hope, this kid was not good at schoolwork, and he couldn't catch up with Yan Mingze, who was one year younger.

Although her son is not good at learning, the Shen family will not deliberately raise a waste concubine, she also hopes that Yan Mingxuan will have someone to help in the future, and the other three are still too young, when they grow up, so the Shen family is willing to Yan Mingze to be more motivated.

The people in the house are also quite peaceful, especially Jinhuayuan, maybe they have figured it out and stopped for a month.

The Shen family was not a jealous person in the first place, but now he preferred Yan Guogong to go to the courtyard of a few concubines and spend more time with the children.

Occasionally, Shen would persuade Yan Guogong to go to Yuhuayuan to sit and sell Yu Xiaoniang.

However, at this time, Meng Xiaoniang will most likely intercept people, she does not dare to intercept the people in the main courtyard, but she dares to snatch people from Yu Xiaoniang's hands, or use the previous words, such as the sixth girl misses her father, and the sixth girl will recite poems again.

Most of the time, these reasons are quite effective, Yan Guogong has so many children, except for the children of his grandson, he has high hopes, and the rest of his favorites are Meng Xiaoniang's children.

I have liked it for many years, and there is always something different from others.

Yan Mingze did his homework well, Yan Mingyue was also very smart in the past, Yan Mingyun was also smart and cute, Yan Guogong also looked forward to Yan Mingyun being like Yan Mingqiao, so although Jinhuayuan always made him unhappy, he still came here a lot.

Meng Xiaoniang intercepted the person, she asked the small kitchen to prepare a table of good wine and food, and specially asked the maid to go to Yufangzhai to buy a few snacks, and put one on the table.

I panicked when I bought these snacks, but it wasn't the money from Meng Xiaoniang.

Zheng Xiaoniang is a timid and scared person, and she didn't come up with a charter in the end, so she could only buy silver for snacks.

There were three boxes in total, one box of almost half a penny of silver, and three boxes of dim sum, which cost a total of one or two or eight cents.

It's not particularly expensive, but it's by no means cheap.

I heard that there are many guests in Yufangzhai, and Meng Xiaoniang can think of the appearance of the shop making money every day.

Meng Xiaoniang pretended not to know where the dim sum came from, and poured a glass of wine for Yan Guogong, "Grandpa has worked hard recently, and the concubine will pinch and relieve your fatigue for a while." ”

Her massage skills are good, and she wants to teach her daughter during the New Year, but Yan Mingyue stopped learning after two days, she doesn't want to do the work of serving people, Meng Xiaoniang can't do anything with her daughter, and she can't persuade her, so she won't teach.

But here in Yan Guogong, this kung fu has always been unfavorable.

Yan Guogong has been a little tired recently, "Cheng, you can press me after eating." ”

Meng Xiaoniang moved the dim sum plate to Yan Guogong again, she didn't let the six girls come over today, and the maids were not waiting in front of her, just her and Yan Guogong in the house.

There are two six-sided palace lamps on the lampstand by the window in the house, the lamp wall is a picture of a lady, to be honest, the decoration of Jinhuayuan is good, the stepping bed, the cabinet of yellow rosewood, the screen of landscape painting, and all kinds of exquisite porcelain ornaments...... It's all given by Yan Guogong for so many years.

With such a noble family as the Shen family, it is enough for the concubine to do this part.

But Meng Xiaoniang is a discontented person, when she learned that the Shen family privately gave the shop to the second girl and the fifth girl two days ago, she thought that no matter how much she planned, it was not enough.

If the Shen family gave her own dowry, Meng Xiaoniang would never ask a word, but the girl in the house was not married, and her elbow turned out, and she would have to take it to her mother-in-law's house in the future, which she couldn't accept.

In Meng Xiaoniang's view, this is stealing beams and changing pillars, taking out the property of the public middle school and turning it into the private property of the main courtyard.

Even if it was the Shen family's dowry shop, when she could give it to the Guogong Mansion and herself, she chose to give it to herself, that is, she was hiding her selfishness.

However, Meng Xiaoniang has also learned smartly, she didn't dare to ask when there were many people, saving herself from coming to the stage in case there was really a hidden situation, so Meng Xiaoniang and Zheng Xiaoniang discussed, and designed Yan Guogong to say.

Zheng Xiaoniang felt that Yan Guogong was looking at the house, if this shop was really the private property of the main courtyard, then he would definitely not be happy, so they would not wade into troubled waters.

This is a good idea, if something really happens, the grandfather and the Shen family may have a disagreement.

Meng Xiaoniang said as usual: "Try the dim sum again, it's delicious." ”

Yan Guogong actually doesn't like to eat this kind of dessert, he swept his eyes over the dim sum, and felt that the dim sum looked quite familiar, with a soft yellow cake tray underneath, and cream like snow on top, as if it had appeared at the old lady's birthday banquet.

Yan Guogong tasted it according to his words, and the taste was similar to that time, but it is estimated that he has been thinking about it for a long time, not only does it look good, but it is also better in taste.

Let Yan Guogong, who doesn't like dim sum very much, want to eat a piece after eating.

The cake tray below is not decently soft, and there are large and small holes in it, the sweetness is not as heavy as last time, and the upper layer is not as sweet as the first time, in short, it is not too greasy, and people want to eat it all the time.

Yan Guogong couldn't help but eat another piece, and it was very exquisitely made, with a paper tray underneath, and the top was made into the appearance of flowers and plants.

Yan Guogong praised while eating: "Yes, the dim sum chef in the house has improved his skills again." ”

Meng Xiaoniang pretended to be stunned, then coughed twice, and said: "Grandpa, this is not made by the dim sum master in the house, it was bought by the bamboo branch next to the concubine, she went out to buy things to see that there are many people in this shop, and she went in to know that it was selling this. ”

Yan Guogong didn't understand it for a while, and it took a while to turn the corner.

It wasn't made by the dim sum master of the Guogong Mansion, but it was bought from outside, where the shop was, why didn't he know.

Seeing Yan Guogong's cold face, Meng Xiaoniang wanted to explain clearly, "Grandpa, this is small, and it is different from the birthday gift given by the second girl and the fifth girl to the old lady that day. ”

Yan Guogong's eyes were deep, and he picked up the chopsticks, "Okay, let's eat." ”

Meng Xiaoniang bowed her head and responded obediently, and eagerly announced the dishes to Yan Guo, but Yan Guogong's expression was not as good-looking as just now.

Meng Xiaoniang was also relieved, compared to her, it was Yan Guogong who could not tolerate the people in the house for personal gain.

This time, the main courtyard was planted.

Meng Xiaoniang finally breathed a sigh of relief and served Yan Guogong with vegetables, but he didn't look like he had an appetite, so he put down his chopsticks after eating a few bites.

It stands to reason that after eating in Jinhuayuan, she should stay here for the night, and the Shen family knew that Meng Wanyan intercepted people, this matter was not once or twice, and she couldn't manage it so much.

But Yan Guogong actually returned to the main courtyard, and the Shen family didn't have much energy to deal with it, so his attitude was a little cold, "Grandpa is here." ”

Yan Guogong put the dim sum box on the table and took the lid away, "Mrs. Butler, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, the cook in the mansion takes the things of the Guogong Mansion and sells them, you don't care about this?" ”

Chapter 29: School Starts

Husband and wife, Yan Guogong didn't want to make too much trouble about it, and Shen's face would not look good at that time. This is his wife, and the mother of his children, who has a chance to repent even if she makes a mistake. The most important thing is that Yan Guogong doesn't look good when he says it.

Moreover, the Shen family's housekeepers have always been fair and fair, and Zhuangzi shops are all profitable, so Yan Guogong doesn't understand why the Shen family wants to do such a thing.

Yan Guogong thought about it, and pushed this matter on the head of the next person, when the Shen family knew that he had done something wrong, he would have time to repent, and he could also take care of each other's face, which could be regarded as a small punishment and a big warning.

Yan Guogong thought that he was thoughtful, and scolded him without coming over, he already cared about the relationship between husband and wife, but he was extremely disappointed in Shen in his heart, "I know, Mingyu Mingqiao is your daughter, you think about them, but you also have to think about Mingyue and them, aren't they your daughters."

This sentence can be regarded as a vague point, Yan Guogong hopes that the Shen family will not do this again in the future, based on himself, treat his children equally, and take good care of this family.

Although the Shen family was guarding against Jinhuayuan, Yan Guogong was still a little stunned when he spoke.

She also came from a young age, and when she first got married, she and Yan Guogong also had the days of Qin Se and Ming, but later because of the concubines in the house and all kinds of trivial things, that heart gradually cooled.

The Shen family knew what kind of person Yan Guogong was, he was a fourth-rank official in the court, and this was slowly brought to this position by relying on Concubine Yan who entered the palace.

Yan Guogong has today, relying on the old prince and the concubine.

However, when the Shen family first married, Yan Zhen was not a concubine, she needed silver in the palace, and this silver was naturally sent by the Guogong Mansion. Later, after Yan Zhen's position was promoted, she also gave a lot of things to the Guogong Mansion, which was very good to her sister-in-law, and even good to Yan Mingyu.

But what Yan Guogong has done, he has never taken care of the trivial matters at home, and he will take money alone, but it is an afterthought.

Just like Yan Mingxuan's homework is not bad, he was admitted to Xiucai, that is, he often takes the homework test, and when Mingyu has an accident, she is not strict in discipline.

Yan Mingye can't do her homework, because the child she gave birth to is not as good as Meng Xiaoniang.

Good things are done by him, and whatever is in the house is not hers.

Fortunately, he already knew who Yan Guogong was, and the Shen family could actually talk to Yan Guogong in advance, saying that the shop was the filial piety of the two children to the elders, and the result was naturally happy at that time.

Yan Guogong felt that he had raised two filial and obedient daughters, and Meng Xiaoniang would not have anything to say, so there would be no today.

But why, only Meng Shi is allowed to calculate the main courtyard, and she is not allowed to design a trap and wait for Meng Shi to jump?

The Shen family knew Yan Guogong, if he knew the truth, he would definitely feel guilty for a few days, Mingyu was already looking at each other, and the dowry of the concubine was almost three times that of the concubine, but the Shen family felt that it was not enough.

Shen looked at the dim sum in this box, looked at it twice, and asked, "Grandpa has something to say, it's better to explain it plainly, the concubine doesn't understand." ”

Yan Guogong was angry, and he said angrily: "I still want me to understand more clearly, that Yufangzhai, whose shop?" Mingyu is not married yet, I won't stop you if you want to save a dowry for her, but you have to know that Mingyu is not married yet! You're just thinking about ......."

Shen interrupted: "Grandpa accused the concubine so indiscriminately, who did he believe?" Yu Xiaoniang, the concubine remembered that her grandfather went to Yuhuayuan today. ”

Yan Guogong's face was a little embarrassed, and the Shen family asked him to go to Yuhua Garden, but Meng Xiaoniang's maid came over and said that the sixth girl missed him, so he turned his head and went to Jinhua Garden.

"This Yanguo Mansion, I can go wherever I want. If it weren't for Meng Shi buying dim sum, I would still be in the dark! ”

Shen smiled helplessly, "Grandpa of Yufangzhai should go to Shou'an Hall to ask clearly, and then ask the concubine after asking." If the grandfather doesn't want to ask, he can send a little guy to run. ”

In the midst of lightning, Yan Guogong thought of many possibilities, could it be that the shop belonged to his mother, or was his mother in charge of Mingyu Mingqiao?

Then it's fine.

Yan Guogong is not stupid, naturally it is impossible to ask, his face is slightly softened, but before he can speak, he hears a rush of footsteps.

Yan Mingqiao ran in and said, "Father, how can you accuse your mother so indiscriminately, without even asking the reason for the matter!" ”

Yan Mingqiao's face was flushed with anger, and there were big soybean-like tears in his eyes.

Behind him, Ning Xiang didn't dare to look at Shen's eyes, this kind of thing that was good at making decisions without the master's orders was the easiest to dislike the master.

But she couldn't help it, the grandfather came over angrily, and asked all the maids in the house to go out, and he was not allowed to go in without orders, but Yan Guogong's voice of questioning could be heard from outside.

It's a quarter of an hour's walk from Shou'antang, and even if you run faster, it will take more than a quarter of an hour to come and go.

Ning Xiang was afraid that he wouldn't be able to catch up, so he went to the next room to invite the five girls over, the five girls were the closest, and the five girls had to be valued by their grandfather.

Ning Xiang felt that the fifth girl's words must have some weight.

It's just that she didn't expect that the five girls ran in directly, like a young bird, flying fast, blocking in front of the Shen family, obviously the five girls are the children, the ones who need to be protected.

Shen was also stunned, she didn't expect Ning Xiang to bring Yan Mingqiao over, and she didn't expect Yan Mingqiao to cry, she subconsciously squatted down and hugged her daughter into her arms, "Mingqiao, it's okay." ”

Yan Mingqiao tilted her head and said, "Aunt Ning Xiang, you go to Shou'an Hall to invite your grandmother over." ”

Yan Guogong just wanted to open his mouth to stop him, but Yan Mingqiao said again, "Father doesn't believe us, grandmother will return our innocence!" ”

Aunt Ning Xiang said that it was because of Yufangzhai's affairs, so no one could talk as well as grandmother's words.