Ruanjiaobao was forced to marry by Lord Hou again

Chapter 51 Tea Party

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

In the early morning, the quiet and dignified room is filled with the fragrance of tea.

Old Mrs. Shen was sitting in the hall, twisting the Buddhist beads dully on her face, she didn't take a sip of the tea at the table.

Qin Mingyu and Mrs. Zhao were sitting opposite each other, each holding a bowl of tea and enjoying the fragrance of drinking, and behind them was the younger generation of the Shen family with the same dull expression.

Speaking of which, the Master moved to the capital since the generation of Lord Shen Taihou, and the Shen family has never been back to Yueyue City since the generation of Lord Shen, let alone these juniors.

Moreover, the moon city is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it takes half a month to get there by boat and car. Who will be happy if this kind of drudgery falls on the head?

So Qin Mingyu and the Zhao family found an excuse when they came today, saying that it will be Princess Shunchang's birthday banquet in a few days, and people from the palace will also come to attend. .

"This trip to Yuecheng, the eldest princess and the second daughter-in-law have worked a lot. Seeing that the gift lists and gifts that are planned to be sent to each family are in order, I don't need to look at them. It's just that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Although these gifts Good, but don't make it too expensive, and don't let others feel that it is showing off."

Old Mrs. Shen held back her words for a long time, and took a sip of the tea with a tea bowl.

It seems that you are not picking, but you are actually picking.

Growing up in a deep palace, Qin Mingyu has always been used to extravagance. Knowing that Mrs. Shen was talking to her, she smiled and said: "What mother said is very true, but I haven't written to each other for decades, and I don't know what to do when I go back suddenly to my daughter-in-law." What to prepare, although there are some valuables on the gift list, after the month of crime, I will always ask someone to take care of them, so giving money is too vulgar."

Old Mrs. Shen said: "After going to prison, you need someone to take care of you, but you can't rely entirely on outsiders. Look at the children around you, they should be old enough to take care of things."

There are only children in the second room in this house, even if Mrs. Zhao wanted to remain silent, she replied: "Yes, the children have grown up in a blink of an eye, and this time I went to Yuecheng to let them follow. One is that the parents are not around to practice It’s better to rely on one’s own ability than to rely on everything, and the second is to go back to the ancestral house to see more insights.”

Shen Pan'er hurriedly said: "I can also practice in the capital. My mother doesn't have to send me so far away. It will take at least a few months. You are also willing to part with your precious girl."

Mrs. Zhao glanced at her, and her tone of reproach was as gentle as before: "Your brother and sister are going, even Ling'er and Lan Shu are going, but you are full of resentment. Don't give your grandmother along the way." Cause trouble, do you hear me?"

With a bitter face, Shen Pan'er complained in a low voice: "Everyone is going, why don't you see big brother going, one is more favorable than the other."

"At this time, you still remember your elder brother," said Mrs. Shen, "Don't you know how busy he is on weekdays? He doesn't know how much he has endured for Ningbeihoufu these years."

The house is quiet.

Mrs. Shen swept the juniors in the audience, especially Shen Ci, and said, "Your grandfather and I started our fortunes from a small place, and how many times have we experienced life and death in exchange for the honor of being a marquis? It is the blessing of the ancestors, and the appreciation of the late emperor came here. In the early years, I asked you to study and practice martial arts, and you thought I was long-winded, but now I let you go back to the ancestral house and you can push me three times."

Everyone in the seat looked at each other in blank dismay.

Very good, everyone was slapped invisibly, and now there is no preference for one or another.

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

Ye Lingwu looked at Shen Ci at the end of the ceremony, and couldn't help admiring his psychological endurance. Mrs. Shen's words were pointing at him both openly and secretly, but he was still indifferent. Scold him, compare him to a stone in the latrine.

Mrs. Shen became angry when she saw Shen Ci's inattentive appearance, and she was about to speak when she saw Mrs. Zhao nod her head and said: "What mother taught me is that it's all my fault for being a bad mother. I let them grow wildly since I was a child. The children of the family should be more sensible than the children of ordinary people. My father once said that the honor and disgrace of an individual in a big family is related to the glory of the family. They grew up in the greenhouse and didn’t understand it. Grace."

Old Mrs. Shen's complexion turned pale, she took a breather, and then said: "I'm not asking you to blame me when I'm here, after all, you taught Yue'er very well, Mrs. Wei wrote me a letter yesterday, and he praised Yue'er quite a bit. ,Yesterday, Yue'er heard that he was going to commit Yuecheng, so he specially sent someone to the Ministry of Households to find the topographic map of going to commit Yue."

Shen Yue'er smiled shyly: "Praise more from grandma."

Shen Pan'er gouged her eyes and said: "It's just a topographical map, there will be a groom on the way to memorize these things, and there is no need for Fourth Sister to make a special trip there."

Mrs. Zhao said indifferently: "You know how to speak, but if you don't do one thing, when will your unreasonable and unforgiving temper change?"

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

Old Mrs. Shen frowned and said, "You're not used to her temper, it's too late to correct it now. I heard that Chongwen has been in close contact with the Gu family who came to take office in the past few days, and they had several drinks together. He hasn't been in good health since he was a child, don't you know how to persuade him to drink less?"

Although Zhao was asked to persuade Shen Chongwen to drink less, in fact, the Gu family was the most controversial among the few families he had been promoted to since he had less contact with him.

It was said that the Gu family's ancestors had always been in business, and that the Gu family had never performed well in the prison. It was a good thing to be promoted, but because of the Gu family, the Wang family and the Zhao family were all smeared with "insiders".

Mrs. Zhao obeyed: "It's mother, I'll talk to Second Master about it when I get back."

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

Everyone was also interested, Qiqi stood up, gave his farewell and then left.

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

Tan Chun was sitting on the porch in the afternoon chatting and fiddling with vases. Suddenly, some young maids exclaimed from the entrance of the courtyard. She looked up and saw Qingju helping Jiang Lanshu walking from outside the courtyard. help.

"Hey, what's wrong with Miss Lanshu, you fell before it rained?"

Qingju gave Tanchun a contemptuous look, but said nothing.

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. Please, sister Tanchun, get me a bottle of ointment for my sprain."

Looking at Jiang Lanshu's appearance, Tanchun really hurt, and he was unwilling to go to the side room to get medicine.

Soon, news of Jiang Lanshu's injury spread.

A unicorn copper stove was placed on the sandalwood table in the corner of the room, breathing out circles of clouds and mist. Ye Lingwu, who was only wearing her underwear, sat under the flower window and quietly read a book.

Suddenly, the door creaked, and Rongxiu pushed the door open and walked in.

"Why don't you go to bed, girl? I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, but I can't stay up late."

Ye Lingwu gently put down the book, and replied, "Go to bed right away. Something happened in the yard just now, why is it a little noisy?"

Rongxiu tidied the bed, and seemingly casually replied: "Ms. Lan Shu accidentally sprained her foot in the plum garden. When Qing Ju helped her back, she was in a panic. The little maids were frightened by their unsteadiness."

Ye Lingwu said: "Sister Lanshu injured her foot, can she go to Yuecheng tomorrow?"

"This journey is basically in a carriage and you don't need to walk. If you really want to sprain yourself, what's the point? But Ziyue doesn't have her close relatives anymore, and her going will only add to the sadness. Seeing Miss Lanshu's battle, I want to come to this injury." not simple."

Ye Lingwu said: "Isn't her mother's family the Yuejiang family? How can you say that she has no close relatives?"

Rongxiu said: "Miss Lan Shu was born to the concubine of the second room, and that concubine died early, so Miss Lan Shu was adopted by the eldest lady of the second room, Yue Shi. However, the second room lady has been in poor health since the death of the second master of the Jiang family. Well, Mrs. Shen took Miss Lan Shu to her side to raise her, not only because she felt pity for her, but also because the Yue family was too busy to take care of themselves and really didn't have the energy to raise her."

Ye Lingwu nodded thoughtfully.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Shen took her to take care of her and felt sorry for her. It sounds like she and Jiang Lanshu really have the same disease.

(End of this chapter)