Chapter 29: Privately Giving and Receiving
"Why don't you let me ask more?"
After Mrs. Xu and Xu Zifeng left, Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Jiayin with some worry and asked.
"Look at Xu Zifeng's appearance, do you seem to want to tell us in detail?"
Shen Jiayin retorted.
Mrs. Shen took Shen Jiayin's hand, sighed slightly, and explained:
"Yin'er, don't you know, your cousin Shen Jiaqing discussed marriage a few days ago, and looking at the meaning of the Chen family, I am afraid that it is to determine Xiao Wei, the concubine of the Fu Lu Bo family."
"Is there anyone named Xiao Wei in the entire capital? If your previous affairs have anything to do with him, then I'll have to check it out. ”
Mrs. Shen said with a cold face.
Hearing that Shen Jiaqing's object of conversation turned out to be Xiao Wei, Shen Jiayin raised her eyebrows in surprise and said in disbelief:
"Chen's vision is so high, in her eyes, she Shen Jiayin can match the prince, and she is willing to find such a concubine as Xiao Wei?"
"Although Xiao Wei is a concubine, Fu Lubo's sister-in-law is not in good health, and the heir of Fu Lu Bo's Mansion may come to Xiao Wei in the future."
After a pause, Mrs. Shen said quite understandingly:
"Chen just took a fancy to this, so he fell in love with him."
"I see."
Shen Jiayin nodded and responded:
"That's in line with their mother-daughter temperament."
Seeing this, Mrs. Shen smiled, patted the back of Shen Jiayin's hand, and continued:
"I heard that Xiao Wei is studying hard recently, and wants to get a good ranking in the spring science examination! If this is the case, he Xiao Wei is still a good person to rely on. ”
Hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Shen Jiayin's face became a little inexplicable, she looked at Mrs. Shen and asked tentatively:
"Has my mother ever heard that Shen Jiaqing's maid and Xiao Wei have a private relationship?"
"Is this the case?" Mrs. Shen was surprised.
"When I went to the morning market with Prince Nanshang that day, I saw Xiao Cui sneaky next to Shen Jiaqing, so I followed, but in that alley, there was no one, and I actually saw her and Xiao Wei exchanging tokens."
"At that time, I only thought about their origins and so on, and I didn't think about it that much."
"If Shen Jiaqing's family matter is decided on Xiao Wei, then I think they may have been in contact for a long time."
Every time Shen Jiayin said a word, Mrs. Shen's face sank.
Although they are cousins, they are all from the Guogong Mansion, one is prosperous, the other is lost, and a boudoir woman dares to contact other men privately before she leaves the cabinet, which will ruin the reputation of this Guogong Mansion, this is one of them.
Few people know about Shen Jiayin's return to Beijing, but Xiao Wei was able to know in advance, and he also teased Xu Zifeng to tease Shen Jiayin, which is the second.
These two things made Mrs. Shen angry.
"Qiaohui."
Mrs. Shen had a dark face, looked at Qiaohui on the side and said:
"You go and check if Miss Tang really has private contact with Xiao Wei."
"Yes."
Qiaohui also knew that this matter was very serious, she cautiously bowed her head and left.
Shen Jiayin saw that Mrs. Shen was still angry, so she looked at Mrs. Shen and said with relief:
"Mother, don't worry, maybe this matter doesn't have much to do with it."
"If this is really her Shen Jiaqing's ghost behind her back, my mother will definitely seek justice for you!"
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Jiayin angrily, and her attitude was rarely tougher.
But soon, Mrs. Shen calmed down, and when she saw Shen Jiayin sitting beside her, she suddenly remembered today's more important things, she quickly stood up, looked at Shen Jiayin and said:
"I was interrupted by the mother and son of the Xu family, and I forgot about it."
"Quick, follow me to your grandmother's yard, Grandma Jiao Xi is still waiting there."
"Ah......h
Should come or will come, Shen Jiayin made a bitter face and followed Mrs. Shen to the backyard.
Old Madam Shen's yard was not far from the front yard, and they didn't walk long before they arrived.
Before they entered the courtyard, they heard the hearty laughter of Old Madam Shen in the courtyard from a distance, and it could be seen that Old Madam Shen was in a good mood today.
"Daughter-in-law, please mother in peace."
Mrs. Shen saluted to Old Madam Shen in a proper manner.
"Grandmother!"
Shen Jiayin happily shouted at Old Madam Shen's blessing body.
"Look at this girl in my family, she is so casual~"
Old Madam Shen happily looked at Mama Xia and complained, although she was complaining, her face was full of joy.
Mama Xia first looked at Shen Jiayin with a smile, nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Old Madam Shen and said:
"I look at you, I like her set!"
"Huh...... When I'm older, I don't like the conformist. ”
Old Madam Shen responded happily, her eyes were crooked with a smile, and the corners of her mouth were never pressed, and she could see that she was really happy.
However, Mrs. Shen's words made Mrs. Shen on the side squeeze the handkerchief in her hand.
"Quick, come and sit."
Old Madam Shen pointed to the stool next to her, looked at Mrs. Shen and Shen Jiayin and said.
After the two of them sat down, Old Madam Shen looked at Shen Jiayin and introduced her:
"Yin'er, this is Mama Xia I told you before, and in the next few days, she will teach you the rules in the palace."
After Shen Jiayin heard Old Madam Shen's words, she immediately stood up, turned to Mama Xia, and saluted in a proper manner:
"Yin'er has seen Mama Xia."
"In the past few days, there will be Mama Laoxia."
When you meet for the first time, you always have to make a good impression obediently, so that you can get better in the future, right?
Shen Jiayin thought.
"Well, a good boy."
Mama Xia saw that Shen Jiayin was generous, and her eyes were full of sincerity, so she nodded with satisfaction.
She is not a member of a big family, to put it bluntly, she has only been serving in the palace for a few years, and she is nothing, she Shen Jiayin will be a person who wants to be a mother in the world in the future, but she does not have half a disdain for herself, this kind of heart is not comparable to ordinary people.
"Mama, don't hide your secrets!"
Mrs. Shen saw that Mama Xia was so satisfied with her daughter, so she joked on the side.
"No, no, I will teach Miss Shen everything I know."
Mama Xia hurriedly looked at Mrs. Shen and assured with a serious face.
"Mama, just call me to groan."
Shen Jiayin saw Mama Xia calling herself Miss Shen angrily, so she hurriedly added.
Hearing Shen Jiayin's words, Mama Xia looked at Mrs. Shen with some embarrassment, and after seeing Mrs. Shen nodding at herself with a smile, she replied helplessly:
"Okay, Yin'er."
"Yin'er is here."
Shen Jiayin deliberately raised her eyebrows in response, causing Old Madam Shen and Mama Xia to laugh for a while.
"Sure enough, it's a quirky girl."
Mama Xia sighed while laughing.
"Don't think she's fun right now, when you start teaching her, you'll know it's going to be difficult."
Old Madam Shen saw Mama Xia's happy appearance, and looked at Shen Jiayin with a headache and said helplessly.
She also deliberately gave Mama Xia a preventive injection first, so as not to be scared away by Shen Jiayin's naughtiness at that time.
But Shen Jiayin was helpless in her heart, although she was very naughty in the past, but she has changed now! It's changed! Finish!
While a few people were talking, a few people walked in quickly outside the courtyard, it was her father Shen Congyan and his uncle Shen Congwen.
"Mother."
The two of them came straight to Old Madam Shen and lowered their heads and shouted.
"Congwen and Congyan, why did the two of you have such a tacit understanding today and come to my courtyard together?"
It was rare to see her two sons appear at the same time, so Old Madam Shen looked at the two curiously and asked.
After hearing Old Madam Shen's words, Uncle Shen Congwen looked at Shen Congyan with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Shen Congyan saw that his brother didn't speak, and knew that his eldest brother was afraid of face and didn't want to speak, so he took the initiative to say:
"I came back from the court with my eldest brother today, and I heard Chen San say that there were guests in the house, so I came to meet with my eldest brother."
Old Madam Shen nodded suddenly and replied:
"I see."
After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she pointed to Mama Xia on the side and said:
"This is our honored guest, Mama Xia."
"Mama Xia, these are my two sons, from the text and from the words."
Shen Congwen and Shen Congyan looked at Mama Xia and nodded slightly after Mrs. Shen finished speaking.
They have official positions and their status is not low, so it is good to be able to greet Old Madam Shen like this.
Old Madam Shen also looked at Mama Xia and introduced them one by one.
"Old Madam Shen is really blessed, these two adults are dignified and magnificent!"
Mama Xia's words are full of envy, she has no children and no daughters in her life, and she is most envious of other people's children and grandchildren.
"You're exaggerating."
Old Madam Shen said happily, but the smile on her face let everyone know that she liked to hear this.
"This is the mama who will teach Yin'er later, right?"
Shen Congyan took the initiative to ask.
"Yes, time is running out, it's going to start this afternoon."
Mama Xia nodded in response.
"Mama, teaching one is also teaching, teaching two is also teaching, teaching one more, Mama won't mind, right?"
Shen Congyan asked tentatively.
As soon as Shen Congyan's words came out, Mrs. Shen's face changed directly, she felt that something was wrong when she saw her uncle and her husband appear in the courtyard together, uncle has always been arrogant, he doesn't often walk around with them, and he came over with his husband, there must be something, sure enough.
Not only did Mrs. Shen's face change, but Mrs. Shen's face was not very good, when she sent a letter to Mama Xia, she just said that she wanted to teach Yin'er alone, but now her son asked people in person if they could teach one more.
Mama Xia's eyes darkened, and she hesitated for a moment before she spoke:
"Grandpa Guo, I don't mind."
"It's just Yin'er's identity in the future, I will definitely teach her some different things, and if others learn it, I'm afraid it won't have any effect......"
After Shen Congyan heard Mama Xia's words, he looked at his eldest brother with some hesitation.
In fact, Shen Congwen was reluctant to beg his younger brother to let his daughter study with Shen Jiayin, but when he thought of his wife, Shen Congwen was two years old.
After thinking for a while, Shen Congwen spoke:
"Qing'er actually wants to learn some etiquette, Mama thinks that part of Qing'er can be learned, so she calls her to listen to it, if it is not suitable for her to learn, you don't need to let her come."
"That's okay too."
Mama Xia nodded.
Although she nodded happily, the impatience in her heart was fully revealed in the Buddhist beads she was grasping......
Shen Jiayin took in Mama Xia's expression, she knew that Shen Jiaqing's happy days were coming to an end......