Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 178 In the Snow
When Meng Xiaowan led Gu Shuyi out of the Lengmei Garden, snowflakes fell in the sky again.

Mrs. Shentu sent her all the way to the gate, and even pulled Gu Shuyi to say a few words.

It was probably because Gu Shuyi was very cautious and respectful in her speech, and for some reason, she also got the favor of Mrs. Shentu, and took off a string of white beads on her wrist and put them in the hands of Miss Gu San.

Gu Shuyi pushed it a few times in a hurry, but Mrs. Shentu deliberately slapped her face, so she could only look at her sister-in-law helplessly.

"Teacher, you forget the old people when you meet the new ones," Meng Xiaowan pretended to be wronged, "I clearly said that this string of beads is to be given to my apprentice."

Mrs. Shentu scolded her with a smile: "You are really stingy, cousin. I gave her the same as I gave you. Besides, I see that you have a string of good beads on your wrist. I'm afraid it's not agarwood, except for ancient legends. There are not many of them in this world. I still think about my good things, but I don’t even think about them.”

Meng Xiaowan covered her mouth and smiled, and took Gu Shuyi's hand: "I see, if I don't bring my sister next time, the teacher probably won't let me get started."

Mrs. Shentu gave her a bad mouthful: "It's good that you girl knows!"

Everyone in Panhu laughed.

A few people didn't realize that there was a carriage parked at the corner of the alley.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted lightly, an old man was carefully watching the people at the gate, and even Xiao Chan'er who was following Mrs. Shentu with a changing expression fell into his eyes.

When he saw Mrs. Shentu put the beads on Gu Shuyi's hand, the corners of the old man's eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

"The eyes of the snow are getting bigger. Your husband hasn't come yet. I will arrange a carriage to take you back home."

As soon as Mrs. Shentu finished speaking, she heard Ming Liu beside her suddenly pointing to the distance.

"Is that Miss Wan's husband-in-law?"

Everyone turned their heads, and saw a gray mouseskin cloak in the wind and snow. A tall and straight young man held an oil-paper umbrella with landscape paintings, followed by two small sedan chairs, walking towards this side with a gentle smile .

Meng Xiaowan looked at that person with a smile, and when their eyes met, they seemed to be burning together, and there was no one else in the whole world.

Zhang Zhe had just gone to have a few drinks with Lao Cheng, and later his servants found him and said that two bookstores had been demolished by book buyers in the morning, so they hurriedly left.

The snow is falling, and the alcohol is rising.

Among the thousands of white feathers, the beautiful woman looks like Pingran, her black hair is like ink, her face is as delicate as snow, her smile is like a spring breeze blowing away the snow and ice in the sky, and her two small dimples are full of intoxicating amorous feelings.

The people at the door only looked at the young scholar, looked at Meng Xiaowan with a smile, and said in a loud voice: "My lady's smile is really powerful, suddenly like a spring breeze overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom."

All the girls gasped in unison. This man's poetic talent was indeed terrifying. When Feixu saw his wife, he could blurt out excellent sentences.

"Husband, why did you drink again, Mo Menglang, come quickly and meet my teacher."

Zhang Zhe suddenly lost his composure, and when he got close, he sang a big hello to the old lady in the middle.

"Meng Lang of Faith, please don't blame me, old lady."

Mrs. Shentu put away her startled expression, looked at Meng Xiaowan and Zhang Zhe, and felt in her heart that they were a match made in heaven, a pair made in earth.She looked at Zhang Zhe with a kind smile: "If you believe in such a beautiful wife, even an old woman would hold her in her arms every day. She doesn't have her in her eyes, but I only wish I didn't have your poetry."

Xiao Chan'er hid behind and also took a peek at Zhang Xinzhi, who is famous all over the south of the Yangtze River.

This person is tall, with a gentle smile, and a sense of freedom in his gestures and gestures that is different from the worldly world. His appearance is also considered handsome, but the naturalness and ease when he recited poems hit the lifeline of his daughter's family in one fell swoop.

Panhu, Xie Liuli and the girls politely avoided looking directly at Zhang Zhe. Originally, only Meng Xiaowan, Mrs. Shentu and Gu Shuyi were looking directly at him, but Zhang Zhe felt a little bit of that stare at him. unhappy.

Zhang Zhe's face turned cold, and he glanced at Xiao Chan'er, who made Xiao Chan'er lower his eyes and took a small step back.

When his eyes fell back on Meng Xiaowan, his eyes became as soft as spring again.

A group of chariots and horses who had been outside the door stepped forward one after another, each carrying a group of women and leaving.Meng Xiaowan didn't take the sedan chair, but hid under Zhang Zhe's umbrella, and the two walked away side by side through the snow.

"Chan'er!"

The slightly stern voice finally scared Xiao Chan'er's Shen'er back from the pair of figures who had left from afar.

"Come in with me." Mrs. Shentu finally restrained all her smiles, and the seriousness on her face made all the servants lower their heads one after another.

Suddenly, Mrs. Shentu seemed to be aware of looking into the distance, and happened to see the carriage that was still parked there motionless.

The old man in the carriage put down his hand holding the curtain, Madam Shentu's face changed slightly, and she turned to look at Xiao Chan'er.

"Chan'er, you made so many mistakes today, go back and copy "Women's Training" and "Women's Commandments" three times each. Before you finish copying, no one in your yard should come out, and someone will bring the food in."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Shentu didn't wait for Xiao Chan'er to speak, and went straight back to the hall.

When the gate of Lengmeiyuan was closed, the carriage in the distance also started to move, and arrived at the back door of Lengmeiyuan with ease.

The back door was wide open, the threshold was removed, the carriage went straight into the atrium, and the servants in the garden fell to their knees in the snow.The old man got out of the carriage and waved his hand to stop the big umbrellas opened by the people around him.

He looked up at the sky full of snow, but he laughed: "It's like a spring breeze overnight, and thousands of trees and pears bloom. What a Zhang Xinzhi, what a young man, so-and-so is still old."

These words were light and fluffy, but they made everyone around him fall to their knees.

"Get out of the way," the old man didn't need an umbrella, and walked towards the hall against the wind and snow.

Only Mrs. Shentu was there in the hall, she was leaning back, watching the chess game on the small case, which was the game between Meng Xiaowan and Xiao Chan'er.

After half an incense stick, the old man's voice came from behind her.

"Hey~~, I'm still old. I just watched this chess game for a while, and I feel a little dizzy. I think that when I was young, I learned chess with my teacher, and I didn't get tired even if I played for a whole day. Young , it's still good."

Mrs. Shentu withdrew her gaze from the chessboard, and Gujing replied softly without wave.

"Young? It also means ignorance. There are always mistakes in doing things, and all the troubles are piled up when you are old."

The old man casually sat on the other side of the chessboard.

"Junior Sister, it's been a long time since I've heard you say that."

"Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, so naturally he has no time to listen to people's complaints."

"What is your majesty? Since someone is here, he is not your majesty, just call me senior brother."

Mrs. Shentu's faint voice gradually turned cold.

"Don't say these two words, and don't force me to hate you. The first person to take the lead in joining you in the Golden Palace back then was my father, your teacher. And after you ascended the throne, it was me who was the first to order you to be destroyed. Shentu's family. I knelt on your knees for three days, and your so-called junior sister would have died under Dan Chi by then."

The old man stared at the old lady intently, then lowered his eyes to look at the chess game again, but didn't make a sound.

Finally, Mrs. Shentu couldn't bear it.

"Did you go to see him before? How are they doing?" His voice trembled slightly.

"It's all good, Huzi has passed the examination of scholar, he is a promising one."

(End of this chapter)