Lihoumen

Chapter 52 Stunned

The old lady was drinking with her grandchildren and their wives when a palace maid led a well-dressed maid into the room and reported to the old lady, "Your Highness, the maidservant next to Miss Lin has brought something for you."

Upon hearing that it was someone close to Lin Ruoqing, the originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet. The wives, each with their own thoughts, all looked at the lady at the top of the table.

The smile on the lady's face gradually faded. She raised her eyes and glanced at the person standing below her. After a long while, she turned her head to look at Aunt Qiu beside her and slowly asked, "Miss Lin? Who is it?"

Aunt Qiu quickly reminded, "It's the daughter of the former Grand Tutor Lin, whose nickname is Qing'er. Miss Lin is the old lady's niece, and she often came to our house to play when she was little."

The old lady pretended to be in a daze, and then politely said to the maid below: "I am old, and my memory is not as good as before. I am sorry to make you laugh."

The old woman hurriedly said politely, "Grand Princess, you are too kind to me." As she spoke, she presented a small jar of wine with both hands and said with a smile, "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus wine brewed by our young lady. She knew that the Madam was having a banquet today, so she specially sent me here to present a jar to Your Highness. The young lady said that it is not something expensive, so I hope Your Highness will not despise it."

The smile on the lady's face faded, and she replied calmly, "Your daughter is too polite, but I am old now and don't drink much anymore. Even if I am greedy, I will just drink a few sips of sweet wine."

This means that you don’t want to collect it.

Although the lady was a princess, she was always gentle to others. When she said this, not only the old woman who served the wine, but also several young masters of the Shen family and Li and others were very surprised.

When the old woman saw that the Madam refused, she was so embarrassed that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Gradually, she calmed down and said, "Since the Madam doesn't like this wine, I will take it back. It's just that our girl's filial piety will suffer."

Upon hearing this, the Madam smiled faintly and replied, "Taifu Lin is a well-known loyal man. Your daughter is the daughter of Taifu, so she is naturally sensible. Since I don't like this wine, she will definitely not force me to do anything."

After hearing this, the old woman broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down and said repeatedly: "Your Highness is right. Our daughter is the most sensible and will definitely not blame others."

They were all smart people. The lady gave a few words of advice, then ordered the maid to stand up and said, "Today I have invited my grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law, so it is inconvenient to invite your daughter to come. Go back and tell your daughter that I have received her kindness. When I am free another day, I will invite her to come and sit alone."

The old woman nodded and left.

Anyone with eyes could see that the old lady did not like Lin Ruoqing, and she even disapproved of the old lady's idea of ​​having Lin Ruoqing marry Shen Han.

Seeing this, Liu's eyes dimmed and she couldn't help feeling sad for her friend. Although Wang Zhenzhen also saw through the situation, she didn't like Qingqing Shizhen, but she also didn't like Lin Ruoqing. After watching such a good show, she forgot about being taught a lesson by Shen Han and started to bully Liu Ruyue with a gloating look.

Everyone accompanied the lady to drink a round of wine. The lady then looked at the eldest grandson Shen Feng and asked, "I heard that one of your concubines in the courtyard is pregnant, is that right?"

Shen Feng did not respond directly, but glanced at his wife before replying, "It is true. The concubine was a maid who served me before. My mother saw that she was honest and dutiful, so she gave her to me."

The lady and her husband used to be very loving and they lived happily together. Apart from his wife, the old duke had never had any other woman.

Although the old lady hoped that her children and grandchildren would live in love and harmony with their spouses, she was not so stubborn as to not allow them to take concubines. She never asked about these matters, but she would still care about things related to the heirs of the marquis's mansion.

"Although you already have a son and a daughter, we are a powerful family and we value having many children. Since the concubine is pregnant, you must send someone to take good care of her." The lady advised Shen Feng.

Shen Feng replied, "You don't need to worry about these things." He looked at Li and said with a smile, "Qinghe is virtuous and capable. With her around, I don't need to worry about these trivial matters in the backyard." Upon hearing this, the lady looked at her eldest grandson's wife and praised, "Qinghe is indeed virtuous." She then said to Shen Feng, "You married such a good wife, you must cherish her."

"Of course." Shen Feng replied with a smile.

When Mrs. Li heard the Madam mention that Aunt Mei was pregnant, she replied to the Madam, "The baby in my concubine's belly is already six months old. I have arranged for a doctor to come and check her pulse every three days. Although this is her first child, the pregnancy is fine. The doctor said that the baby is also very healthy."

Upon hearing this, the lady showed relief on her face and asked, "Has the diagnosis been made? Is it a boy or a girl?"

Li replied, "The doctor said that judging from the pulse, it looks like a boy."

The old lady nodded, and didn't say any more about it. She turned to look at Shen Han and said, "Among the four of you brothers, you are the only one who has no children right now."

"Yes, third brother, you have to hurry up." Li echoed the lady.

Shen Han's handsome face flushed again. He cleared his throat awkwardly, then picked up the wine cup and drank slowly to hide his emotions. However, in his mind, he couldn't help but recall the erotic scenes between him and his young wife in bed in the past few days.

When the full moon rose into the sky, everyone said goodbye to the lady.

After leaving Shulan Garden, the group was about to return to their respective courtyards when the old lady's maid came over and said to everyone, "The old lady invites the young masters and ladies to go to Chunxi Hall."

"It's so late, mother is calling us, what's the matter?"

It was the late night and everyone had just eaten and drunk their fill, so naturally they wanted to go back and rest. Wang Zhenzhen yawned and was the first to ask.

"I don't know about this either. The old lady just said to let the young masters and ladies go over to talk."

"Since mother invited us over, let's go to Chunxi Hall first." Li said.

What important matter could the old lady have? It was nothing more than that she was jealous when she saw the old lady looking for some grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law to have a small gathering.

This mistress of the Marquis's Mansion is famous for her petty temper.

Li knew the old lady best. At this time, she didn't want to make trouble, but due to her status, she could only endure it.

When everyone saw Li taking the lead and about to walk towards Chunxi Hall, Shen Han said, "My wife and I have some important matters to attend to, so we won't go there for now. Please apologize to my mother on my behalf."

After saying that, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he pulled Qingqing and headed towards his yard.

(End of this chapter)