The return gift was a big gift to the Hou Mansion, and what Shen Qingrong gave was just a small gift for meeting.

Just now Jiang Shu asked whether this small gift was prepared by the Lu family or Shen Qingrong, and what he asked was not a gift, but an attitude.

If it is prepared by the Lu family, it means that the Lu family does not understand etiquette and upbringing, and uses power to bully others. If it was prepared by Shen Qingrong, it would just be that Shen Qingrong was ignorant and had nothing to do with the Lu family.

Jiang Shu's fluttering words, Lu Mingke was shocked into a cold sweat.

He raised his eyes to look at Jiang Shu and re-examined.

He always felt that Jiang Shu was not the same as what Shen Qingrong said.

Jiang Shu, who got a satisfactory answer, had a light smile on his lips and said, "Etiquette, little sister has a heart." ”

In a word, it not only points out Shen Qingrong's ulterior motives, but also shows that she does not blame the Lu family.

Lu Mingke's heart was relieved, and he had a good impression of Jiang Shu's reasonableness.

Shen Qingrong, who was countered to the first army, was not convinced, and wanted to open his mouth to fight back, but was stopped by Lu Mingke with a look.

Shen's mother saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Oh, don't talk patronizingly, the dishes are almost cold, let's eat first." ”

Jiang Shu is not a person who is unforgiving, Lu Mingke stopped Shen Qingrong, and she didn't bother to care.

It's just that Cheng Jinchu heard the deep meaning of their words and understood that the gift she received was more valuable than Jiang Shu's, and he was a little uneasy.

But everything has already been collected, and there is no reason to return it.

At a homecoming banquet, everyone had different thoughts and didn't know the taste of food.

After the meal, the maidservant served tea, water, melons and fruits.

Jiang Shu took a bite and tasted it, it was a snow-capped mountain cloud.

A few children were eating melons and fruits, laughing and playing, and the adults were laughing and talking, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious and happy.

"Changhuai has never come back since he was released to Hengzhou, Qingrong rarely comes back once, write to him and ask him to come back to see him." Old Madam Shen's eyes showed love and longing.

The three brothers and sisters of Shen Changze have been getting along harmoniously since childhood, and there are no disputes, brothers, friends, and brothers, and brotherhood, which makes Mrs. Shen very pleased.

Especially Shen Changhuai, sensible, filial, courteous, and courteous, is the most loved by Mrs. Shen.

"Okay, I'll write a letter to Changhuai tomorrow and ask him to come back to congratulate my grandmother on her birthday." Shen Changze said.

Speaking of Shen Changhuai, Shen Changze also missed it a little.

The two brothers haven't seen each other for six years, and even Shen Changhuai married in high school, but Shen Changze couldn't witness it, and he felt very sorry and guilty, and felt that he was a brother in vain.

Shen's mother also said: "I received a letter from Changhuai at the beginning of spring, saying that his wife is pregnant, and the Hou Mansion is really happy this year. ”

Hearing this, Old Madam Shen was full of smiles and was in a very happy mood.

Lu Mingke smiled and congratulated: "The two brothers are both martial arts and scholars, both of whom are pillars of talent, and the promotion of officials and lords is just around the corner, and the Hou Mansion will definitely become more and more prosperous." ”

Shen Qingrong was honored, and he was very proud in his heart.

Although she is arrogant, she also understands that the Hou Mansion is her backer, and her brother is her dependent.

"The Shen and Lu families are in the same breath, and they will get better and better." Old Madam Shen smiled back.

Jiang Shu didn't like to say these polite words, so he could only drink tea with his head down.

Fortunately, Old Madam Shen wanted to drink medicine, and Cheng Jinchu was weak and couldn't stay for a long time, so he soon dispersed.

On the way back to the bamboo building, Shen Changze and Cheng Jinchu were on the same road as Jiang Shu. Jiang Shu didn't want to go with them, so he deliberately stopped in the garden and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Shen Qingrong, who returned to Huaqing Courtyard, saw Jiang Shu admiring the moon in the garden, and snorted lightly: "Sympathetic, vassal elegance." ”

Lu Mingke didn't pay attention, but when he heard Shen Qingrong say this, he turned his head and glanced at it.

Under the cold and lonely moonlight, Jiang Shu stood quietly in the garden, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, revealing a slender neck, noble and elegant, like a white bird worshipping the moon.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on Jiang Shu's long skirt, as if draped in a layer of silver light, beautiful like a moonlight elf.

Lu Mingke was almost stunned.

He boasted that he had seen countless beauties, and he never coveted his skin. But Jiang Shu at this time was really beautiful and shocking, and he was unconsciously engraved into his heart.

"Madam, Master Hou and Mrs. Jin have gone away." Yu reminded in a whisper.

Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and raised his feet to walk towards the listening bamboo building.

The cool night breeze blew Jiang Shu's skirt, like a flower blooming in the dark night, fleeting.

Running a birthday party is a big deal. The next day, Shen's mother approached Jiang Shu to discuss the division of labor, and convened the people in the house to start preparations.

Courtyard, guest room, vestibule, garden...... All places need to be renovated and cleaned, and they must not make people feel that the Hou Mansion is in tatters.

A small half of the people in the house went to the wine shop to work as a buddy before, but now there is a bit of a shortage of manpower, so Jiang Shu proposed to be transferred from various courtyards.

In order to set an example, Jiang Shu only left Yu Yu and Zhong Yue, and asked the rest of Tingzhulou to help.

Mother Shen was very satisfied with Jiang Shu's move and arranged many affairs for her.

However, Jiang Shu could only respond. Fortunately, she doesn't have to do everything herself, she just needs to order the superintendent to check.

As for the purchase and purchase of money-related matters, Shen's mother took it all by herself.

On this day, Shen's mother was settling accounts in the house, but she was not satisfied with the calculations, and she was worried.

"Mother." Shen Qingrong walked in.

Mother Shen put down the account book and sighed.

When Shen Qingrong saw it, he asked, "Why is my mother worried?"

Shen's mother said: "The Hou Mansion is empty, and the cost of holding a birthday banquet is very large, and I have some headaches. ”

Shen Qingrong was surprised: "The Jiang family was defeated? Sister-in-law has no money?"

Since Jiang Shu entered the Hou Mansion, the expenses in the mansion have been borne by Jiang Shu. After a long time, Shen Qingrong took it for granted.

Speaking of this, Shen's mother was uncomfortable, and sighed: "Something happened after your eldest brother returned to the house, Shu'er handed over the power of the house, and no longer took care of the expenses in the house." ”

"What happened?" Shen Qingrong asked.

Her daughter is not an outsider, so Shen's mother told Shen Qingrong about everything.

Shen Qingrong was furious when he heard this: "Why is she? Just because the eldest brother married another child at the border and asked for a flat wife, she dared to threaten her? She didn't want to think about who she was. ”

"If you talk about family background, she is only worthy of being a concubine for her eldest brother."

"Back then, my mother personally came to the door to ask for marriage and gave her the position of wife, which was a great promotion, and she didn't know what to do."

"If you want me to say, my mother treats her too leniently on weekdays, and she doesn't know how thick the sky is."

Shen Qingrong, who was born noble, has always looked down on Jiang Shu's identity.

It is Jiang Shu who pays more for the Hou Mansion, and Shen Qingrong also feels that Jiang Shu marrying into the Hou Mansion is a high climb, so he should be grateful to Dade and be a little low.

Jiang Shu, who came outside the house to discuss affairs with Shen's mother, heard Shen Qingrong's words, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips, and his heart was cold.

When she married into the Hou Mansion, Shen Qingrong wrote her dislike on her face, and often found fault and made it difficult.

But Jiang Shu thought that he was a family after all, so he tolerated it a lot, and even loved Shen Qingrong as his sister.

As soon as something new came out in Beijing, clothes and jewelry, Jiang Shu bought it for Shen Qingrong as soon as possible, so that she earned enough envy in front of the ladies in Beijing.

Gradually, Shen Qingrong's attitude improved, and he began to pester Jiang Shu to ask for east and west.

As long as Shen Qingrong is happy, Jiang Shu will never be stingy with money.

Even when Shen Qingrong got married, Jiang Shu also added half of the dowry to her, so that she could marry Pingyang with confidence.

But Shen Qingrong not only didn't appreciate Jiang Shu, but also hated Jiang Shu.

Just because Shen Qingrong admired others back then and wanted to withdraw from the marriage.