Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 5 Tea Ceremony

He Shaoguang looked at his face in the mirror left and right, and asked Ni Jun to wear a lily bun, which had a good meaning and would not be as easy to hold down as a peony bun.When changing clothes, Ni Jun took a set of red shirt and collar skirt and another set of peach color with similar style, after thinking about it, He Shaoguang chose the peach red set.

Nijun reminded her: "My aunt met the old lady on the first day, it's not impossible to be peachy, it's just a good day for you, don't you wear red?"

He Shaoguang frowned and thought for a while, but for some reason he didn't want to wear red today, so he finally changed into the pink one with a thin pink and white cape.

It was still a bit chilly in March, He Shaoguang walked unhurriedly behind Lu Xiaowen, observing the terrain of the mansion.

The entire Lu Mansion is not too big, it is considered upper-class in the imperial city, and it is better than being close to the palace.Among them, the Rose Garden where Lu Xiaowen lived was the largest in the mansion. Since Jiang Ningyu left, if Lu Xiaowen was not in Beijing, no one would live here on weekdays.The location in the mansion is also considered convenient. If you go to greet her, you can walk across the bridge and walk a stick of incense to the old lady's Lilac Garden. Lu Xiaowen's two children also live here with the old lady.

In addition, there are the Haitang Court of the big house and the Ziwei Court of the third house, which are not far apart.There is not a lot of people in the mansion, so other places are a bit empty, only the servants of various departments walk through the road.

At the gate of Dingxiangyuan, Lu Xiaowen stopped and waited for He Shaoguang to go in together.Mother Zhou who was waiting in the corridor opened the curtain for the two of them. As soon as they entered the door, they heard the old lady's laughter combined with a clear and high-spirited young female voice. They didn't know what they were talking about, and it was very lively.

"Oh, mother, take a look. Didn't this come just after talking? It can be seen that you can't speak small things behind your back. I just don't know if the second brother and the second sister-in-law heard it. Don't blame the younger siblings." The owner of the voice covered his mouth. And laughing, saying that she was not to be blamed, the old lady laughed so heartily that no one could blame her.

In addition to her voice, what was also flamboyant was her dress, a bright red tube top dress that complemented her complexion better than snow.The tails of the eyes are slightly raised, and the complexion is beautiful.

It was only then that He Shaoguang recognized that this was Lu San's wife, Shi Nianjiao, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital in her boudoir.Back then, Mr. Lu fell in love at first sight at the Lantern Festival, but there were many competitors, and it took a lot of thought to ask for a marriage.

Seeing that she was looking at him, He Shaoguang nodded at her.

Lu Xiaowen didn't pay attention to her, and greeted Mrs. Lu with He Shaoguang.

After drinking the new daughter-in-law's tea, Mrs. Lu asked He Shaoguang kindly if she was used to such words.So Mama Zhou presented her a meeting gift, which was a pair of pink jade bracelets with an excellent water head.

"Your father got this jade by chance in the southern border of Burma back then, and asked a craftsman to carve this pair of bracelets. The pink color is delicate, and it's just right for you young people to wear it." Mrs. Lu smiled and helped He Shaoguang put it on herself.

Thank you in a hurry, and the next thing is the meeting ceremony of the second wife.The preparations of the two are almost the same, it should be discussed in advance.

The elder sister-in-law Xu Ruyun's father is a famous Danqing master in the Jiangnan area, and her daughter was naturally good at painting since she was a child, so the big house gave a pair of landscape paintings drawn by Xu Ruyun herself, with a profound artistic conception.The same person is like a picture, Xu Ruyun is quiet, exuding a quiet and talented temperament, He Shaoguang can't help feeling a little fond of her.

And Shi Nianjiao is most proud of her own face, she spends a lot of time on maintaining it every day, she has a lot of experience.She Shi Shiran handed He Shaoguang a few boxes of small jars with exquisite appearance, just like herself, the scent of flowers smelled as soon as she approached.

"Second sister-in-law, do you know the master of Zizhu? My younger brother and sister have no other specialties, but the toilet water I use on weekdays are all prescriptions prepared by the master of Zizhu with a lot of money when I was in my boudoir. You can't buy it." Speaking of this, she curled her lips into a smile, "My brother and sister don't have any good things, so I ask my second sister-in-law not to dislike her."

Zhijun stepped forward to take it from her, and He Shaoguang responded with a harmless smile: "How could you dislike it, the third younger siblings have peerless looks, and anyone who sees them will be envious."

After saying hello on the first day, the ancestors will be worshipped, and He Shaoguang's name will be added to the family tree.

After paying homage to the old Duke, there is a solitary tablet on the empty platform next to it, which belongs to Jiang Ningyu.

The old lady followed her gaze and sighed slightly: "Ning Yu is a good boy, but he is too high-minded, and he is indifferent to Xiao Wen, but he is very good to Brother Yan, but it is a pity that after giving birth to Zhen girl went."

He also talked about some past events in bits and pieces, and it can be judged that this daughter of the Jiang family, who was talented in the capital, did not have much sense of existence in the Lu family in the past, but only raised the eldest son with all her heart.On the day the youngest daughter was born, when everyone was paying attention to the new life, she suddenly died of a massive hemorrhage.

For this reason, the old lady has been blaming herself, and she has personally raised the children she left behind and taught them carefully.

Lu Mingyan is more than seven years old now, and his mother was already four years old when he died, the age at which he can remember things.During the day, she always looked sensible, but in the first two years, the old lady always found that the pillow was wet with tears, and she felt very sorry for the child.After all, Lu Mingzhen has never met her biological mother, and her feelings are not deep. She was raised to be innocent and lively. She is the youngest and most beloved grandchild in the family. Mrs. Lu never let her servants mention to her that her mother died to give birth to her. .

Now that He Shaoguang is a stepmother, he naturally wants to meet a few children.The Jiang family was also incensed, and their name was officially recorded in the family tree. He Shaoguang returned to Qiangwei Garden. Although Lu Xiaowen was resting, he still had some official business to deal with, so he left the mansion alone after confessing.After a short rest, there was a voice asking for an audience in the yard.

It was the nanny who came to pay her respects with her two little masters.

He Shaoguang signaled Zhijun to welcome him in, and she asked Nijun to bring over some snacks that the children like.

Lu Mingyan was carrying a small bookcase, and he was very quiet. He acted rigidly, reminding Shaoguang of his elder brother He Changfeng for no reason.

Lu Mingzhen was held in the arms of the nanny, and she was not afraid of life when she saw He Shaoguang. She smiled and wanted to grab the corner of her clothes, but the nanny hurriedly held down her restless little hand, and saluted He Shaoguang:
"My slave brother Yan and Miss Zhen have seen my wife."

"I met my mother."

The two little people bowed to her solemnly. He Shaoguang thought it was so cute, he helped the two children up with his own hands, and asked them to bring them milk tea and snacks.

"Is it good?" He Shaoguang squatted down and asked Ming Zhen with his eyes bent.

The little girl looked satisfied, and nodded vigorously: "It's delicious!"

Turning his head to ask Mingyan, he saw that he was wiping the milk dregs from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief. He Shaoguang skillfully took the handkerchief and wiped it off for him, "There are still some on it, let me wipe it for you."

Lu Mingyan stiffened, not quite used to her being close.

He Shaoguang didn't take it seriously, and patted him to signal: "Okay, it's clean now."

"Thank you, mother."

(End of this chapter)