Fair Lady

Shuqing has been there twice since she got married, but Nangong Miao and Shuyao didn't talk to her very much, mothers and maids would always come to "report something urgent", so she had no choice but to go away knowingly.

Lan Jin glared at the little maid: "What Miss Shuqing? It's the lady of the Guo family, Mrs. Guo. If others hear it, they will think that the people in Yongping Hou's Mansion are so unruly that they don't even know how to address them."

The little servant girl argued aggrievedly in a low voice: "This servant girl knows she is married, and she is still holding her belly, but she calls herself Miss Shuqing, and this servant girl doesn't know her husband's family name." Shu Qing, when she heard that Shu Qing only said that she was the master's clan sister, she thought she had lost her husband's family, so she didn't want to ask more questions.

After Shuqing and Jiji got married, they were married to Guo Jinnan, and it is said that they are now more than four months pregnant.

Nangong Miao patted Shuyao's hand lightly: "Go and sit with her, she came here with a big belly, probably because of her husband's coming to Beijing for the exam.

Shuyao said "hmm": "Sister-in-law, go and do your work, I'll go see her."

When Shuqing saw Shuyao in an apricot-colored dress, she felt very complicated.Shuyao is dressed plainly, and there is only a pearl hairpin on her bun, but the pearl is shiny and white, and it is of good quality at first glance, which further complements Shuyao's noble temperament. Today's Shuyao is a veritable noble lady !

Bitterness flashed through Shu Qing's heart, knowing that she was not welcome, but she still had to come for her own future.

"Sister Yao'er," Shu Qing stood up, "Tomorrow is my mother-in-law's birthday, and my husband just won the Juren and is going to Beijing to take the exam. I just wanted to hold a family banquet, it's very simple, I just invited my family, Come with you, sister-in-law, and Wen'er, too."

Shuyao smiled lightly: "We are still in the filial piety period, so it is not easy to attend the birthday banquet. Didn't you just invite your own family? We don't want to bother you!"

"We..." Shuqing hesitated to speak, Shuyao reminded her all the time that their Yongpinghou Mansion had nothing to do with her.Moreover, this was announced by Xia Linxuan, the Marquis of Yongping himself, before his death.No one else can comment on the three Shuyao brothers and sisters with this matter.

"Mrs. Guo, sit down," Shuyao sat down by herself, with a polite and distant smile on her face.

Shuyao always felt that Shuqing was also reborn, not the Xia Shuqing from her previous life.Although Shuqing married Guo Jinnan according to the marriage contract, it is very likely that because of the bad reputation of the Xia Mansion and Xia Ruoyun's loss of power, it is difficult for her to find a better one.However, it still cannot be ruled out that Shuqing already knew that Guo Jinnan would pass the Jinshi examination and go to work in the capital.The suburbs of Beijing are also the capital city, right?In any case, it is closer to the emperor, and it is easier to be promoted if you make some achievements.

There is also a possibility that the Shuqing in front of me is also like a mother, a soul that has entered this body from another world, so her thinking and dealing with things are different from the original Shuqing.

It's no wonder that Shuyao is so persistent in believing that Shuqing is different.The main reason is that Shuqing in the two worlds is too different.Shuqing in this life is more powerful than the one in the previous life, and also hypocritical.But he knows how to be restrained, and he also knows how to buy people's hearts. He also knows a lot of different things, such as Tangqiao cards, three-dimensional embroidery, and stinky tofu.

It was also the appearance of stinky tofu that made Shuyao firmer in her deduction.

When Shu Qing married Guo's family, Xia Linyu and the Zhou family did not give a single dowry.She just asked Shuqing to take half of her own jewelry and savings as a dowry.Although they have always loved Shuqing.But the mansion has already been emptied, and there is another Xia Shuyao who is going to get married.

If it is possible, Xia Linyu would like to let the Guo family prepare a dowry like Shuwan's husband's family. Unfortunately, the Guo family is orphaned and widowed, and they are not rich at all, and Guo's mother seems to be very unwilling to maintain the marriage contract. If it is true If there is a commotion, what should the Guo family do if they directly cancel the engagement?

It was Xia Ruoxue who secretly stuffed 500 taels of silver notes into Shuqing's box. Even though she knew that Xia Ruoxue, who had always been shrewd, was also betting on whether Guo Jinnan would win the gold medal, Shuqing was still very grateful.After all, it is better to know how to use each other than to ask for it unilaterally, right?Once Guo Jinnan is in high school, will Xiafu let her go?

Not long after Shuqing entered Guo's house, she knew that Guo's mother's dowry mother could also make tofu, so she immediately thought about it.Of course, she didn't think that her own tofu could be compared with Michelle's tofu. What she made was not ordinary tofu, but stinky tofu.

In the Qing Dynasty where Shuqing lived in her previous life, stinky tofu was a very popular folk snack, and was even given as a "tribute" by the imperial palace.Shuqing thought it was stinky at first, but after eating it once, she couldn't forget it. At that time, her nanny's house also happened to make stinky tofu, so she often asked her family to send some to the scholar's mansion for her to eat.

Once on a whim, I listened with great interest to the nanny explaining in detail the relationship between stinky tofu and tofu, the origin and method of stinky tofu.

The dowry mother can also do it. After listening to Shuqing's general idea, she tried several times, and finally made the stinky tofu that "smells stinky and tastes delicious" in the young grandma's mouth.As a result, the Guo family's "fragrant" stinky tofu quickly became popular in Yulin County, and the Guo family's life was naturally high.

Of course, Shuqing was very clever to spread the "story", saying that the stinky tofu was inadvertently figured out by the frugal and smart Guo Jinnan who likes tofu, which not only increased the "elegant taste" of stinky tofu, but also pleased her mother-in-law and husband-in-law , and blocked the greedy thoughts of the people of Xiafu.If the people of Xiafu knew that the stinky tofu came from Shuqing, wouldn't they be desperate?

Even though Guo Jinnan made the stinky tofu now, Xia Linyu and Zhou Shi have tried to force Shuqing to steal the secret recipe countless times.Shu Qing's heart was cold, her parents never thought about how the Guo family would treat her after she "stealed" the secret recipe of the "Guo family" to Xia's mansion?

Shuqing, who was cold-hearted, was glad that she didn't think of making stinky tofu before she got married. She was also afraid that her mother-in-law would dislike her because of too little dowry (the bank note Xia Ruoxue gave her was not on the bright side), so she tried her best to make money. Suddenly thought of the stinky tofu.

Shuqing acted twice, making Xia Linyu and Zhou realize that she was "not favored in the Guo family, let alone trusted. She was almost dismissed for finding out the secret recipe of stinky tofu", so she reluctantly gave up. From time to time, I go to Guo's stinky tofu shop to eat for free, and I have to pack it away after eating.

Guo's mother and son did not dislike Shuqing because of this, but loved her even more.The recipe that Shuqing came up with made the life of the Guo family improve rapidly, and it was also due to Guo Jinnan. Where can I find such a daughter-in-law?So what if the people of the Xia Mansion take advantage of it?After all, the cost of stinky tofu is very low, isn't it?Even if the people of Xiafu eat for free every day, how much can they eat?

The people in Xia Mansion believed that stinky tofu was "accidentally" thought up by Guo Jinnan, but Shuyao didn't believe it.Guo Jinnan is a scholar who can make stinky tofu even if he doesn't know how tofu comes from?

Shuyao believed more and more that stinky tofu must be like those dim sums of mother.It's something from another world, and Shu Qing probably came from another world.

After thinking about this, Shuyao naturally became more defensive towards Shuqing.One is because Shu Qing's scheming is deeper than that of Shu Qing in her previous life, so she has to guard against it;Shuqing saw the clues and discovered her abnormality.Ordinary people would never think that she was reborn, but people who are also reborn can easily suspect this. Isn't her own suspicion and speculation about Shuqing an example?

Shuqing has always known Shuyao's estranged attitude, but she came here today with a little bit of luck and hope.Guo Jinnan is the current Asian Yuan in the state where his domicile is located, and it is very possible to be named on the gold list.In the future, he might be able to serve as an official in the same dynasty as Shujie.

Although Shujie is Lord Marquis (nominally he is still the son of the prince, Shujie himself requested to wait for the three-year filial piety period before formally becoming a prince).Moreover, he is both civil and military, and is highly valued by the emperor, so it is impossible for Guo Jinnan to pass him by.

However, no matter which dynasty or generation, isn't there all sorts of subtle connections within the court hall, between the court hall and the network of local officials?It's easy to handle things by yourself, isn't it?

Rookies need the support of "mentors", "predecessors" and "citizens" above, and those people also need the "junior" and "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" below to do things for them.In his previous life, his grandfather had many disciples no matter whether he was in the court or in the local area.There are many things that don't require the intervention of grandfather and their Grand Scholars' Office.

So Shuqing thought, maybe Shuyao and Shuwen didn't know about it when they were young.But Shujie and Nangong Miao must have thought of this. She came here today because she thought that Nangong Miao and Shuyao's attitude towards her would improve.Unexpectedly, Nangong Miao didn't show up at all, and Shuyao still had such a calm posture.

Shuqing secretly sighed, after all, the three brothers and sisters of Shujie are nobles from the market place, they have no foresight and strategy, and Nangong Miao, no matter how she is the daughter of "the richest man in the Great Zhou Dynasty", is just the daughter of a merchant, so how can she know what dynasty is? The subtlety of being an official?

But how should she hint and "teach" them?This kind of thing cannot be said too bluntly.

"Ahem," Shuqing said sincerely after taking a sip of tea to moisten her throat, "Sister Yaoer, to be honest, I came here today because I have something to ask my third brother (according to Xiafu's ranking, Shu Boss Yi, Shuyao the second, Shujie the third) and his sister-in-law helped. Mr. Xianggong will go to Beijing to take the exam in a few days, and we don’t have any other relatives in the capital, so... um... can Mr. Xiang live in Yongping Hou Fu? Xianggong is still very hopeful to pass the exam, and in the future, he can also help the third brother, right? It’s better to be your own than a subordinate who doesn’t know the basics.”

Shuyao frowned: "Mrs. Guo, please don't call my elder brother and sister-in-law third brother or sister-in-law. If the word spreads, the three of us, my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law will be considered unfilial, even my father's will Dare to disobey?

"..." Shu Qing secretly clenched her fists in her sleeves, "Sister Yao'er, I, I'm just used to it, there's no other meaning, I just want to ask Shizi and Shizi's wife for a favor."

got used to?Shuyao sneered to herself, but she didn't struggle anymore. After all, she was just guarding against Shuqing, and she didn't have any personal hatred towards her, so there was no need to embarrass others. "Mrs. Guo, you don't know. My eldest brother and adoptive father are both stubborn and old-fashioned masters who don't know how to be flexible. The emperor doesn't like courtiers forming cliques, and they stick to it. Two brothers in the clan this year They all have to go to Beijing for exams, and there is also a nephew and a distant cousin of my uncle. My elder brother wanted to keep them in the mansion, but he was afraid of violating the emperor's taboo, so he simply vacated a yard in the suburbs for them to live temporarily Prepare for the exam. If Mr. Guo is willing, you can stay with them. The yard is big, and you can live in it. However, there is only one porter and three maids who cook and clean in the yard. A boy or a bookboy who can take it with me did it."

Shu Qing was stunned: "Oh, then... then don't bother, sister Yaoer, sister-in-law... Is Mrs. Shizi there? I should greet her." Shuqing still thinks that although Shuyao is smart, she is too young. Small, unable to wake up at all, Nangong Miao always needs to know more about the world.

Before she came, she had heard that the two of them lived in the suburbs of Beijing, not in the Hou's mansion, but.How is Guo Jinnan like them?Those few people barely passed the recruitment test, and it was useless for Shujie to praise them, and Guo Jinnan was the most popular candidate for the gold list.

Although the Guo family is not as wealthy as the Yongping Houfu, they still receive hundreds of silver every month, so they cannot afford to live in a good inn.In fact, last month, Guo's mother asked a family friend of the Guo family to help Guo Jinnan rent a small yard in the capital.

She wanted Guo Jinnan to live in Yongping Hou Mansion. On the one hand, she wanted to take advantage of the power of Yongping Hou Mansion, and on the other hand, she wanted to get closer to the three brothers and sisters of Shujie. She especially hoped that Guo Jinnan could make friends with Shujie.

Shujie was deeply loved by the emperor.Besides his own Yongpinghou Mansion, there are also Wenyuanhou Mansion, Weiyuanhou Mansion, and the Nangong Family behind him. What a powerful network this is!Climbing up this network of relationships, Guo Jinnan can't do without being brilliant.Of course, if Guo Jinnan does not have the ability to learn.She didn't expect Shujie to help her and Guo Jinnan, but Guo Jinnan is also a talented person with great potential. Isn't Shujie supporting him to gather help for himself?

Although the branch of the Yongping Marquis's Mansion broke with the Xia Mansion, she, Xia Shuqing, was Guo's wife after all.And he didn't do anything evil to the three Shujie brothers and sisters before, right?Is it necessary to draw the line?

Mother Liu just stepped into the door and heard that Shuqing wanted to see Nangongmiao.With a sneer to himself, he said to Shuyao with a smile: "Girl, madam said that I will visit Mrs. Xu in a while. I want you to go to Fanglanxuan to find her after talking with Mrs. Guo. Madam is in Fanglanxuan now" to meet a few It's in charge. "

Mrs. Xu passed a concubine with good qualifications under the name of his deceased wife (Nian'er's mother). This time Mrs. Xu brought her four-year-old grandson back to worship the ancestors and enter the genealogy.

When Shuqing heard Liu's mother's words, she stood up quickly: "Sister Yao'er, since you still have things to do, I'll take my leave first. I'll come back next time to say hello to Mrs. Shizi."

Shuqing was originally an exquisite person, and the meaning in what Liu's mother said was so obvious, how could she still not understand?

[-]. When Nangong Miao knew she was coming, she obviously didn't want to see her;

[-]. Nangong Miao is very busy at the moment, so she disturbed others when she went to ask her well;

Three, their aunt and sister-in-law will go out to visit soon, and Shuyao doesn't have time to chat with her.

What makes Shuqing even more disappointed is that maybe her ideas are not attractive to Shujie and the others, because... Shuqing never

It can be seen in Liu's mother's attitude.

It’s fine if Shujie and the others don’t understand official affairs, Mother Liu is a nun, and Shuqing heard Xia Ruoxue say,

Mama Liu used to be the most powerful and trustworthy maid around the empress. What she knew, would a person like Mama Liu not understand?There is only one possibility, that is, Mother Liu and the others look down on Guo Jinnan...

Shuqing walked out of the Yongping Hou's mansion in frustration, and the maids Adai and Amo carefully helped her into the carriage without daring to speak.

Back at Guo's house, seeing Shuqing's expression, Guo's mother knew that her trip was not going well, and comforted her: "Forget it, the small courtyard where Nan'er lives in the capital has been rented out. I heard that it is comfortable and quiet, and it is not far from the exam place." It’s not far away. I’ll ask your auntie Shi to help me buy two thoughtful and hard-working women, and Alu (Guo Jinnan’s servant) will follow you, so you don’t have to worry about Nan’er’s life in the capital.

As for the relationship with the Marquis of Yongping, it is of course good to be able to climb up, but it cannot be forced, or in other words, there is no rush, after all, some things are hard to forgive.But you don't have to worry about it, mother knows that you are a good person, those things have nothing to do with you, but as the three brothers and sisters of the Marquis of Yongping, it is inevitable that they will feel angry with the people of your Xiafu, let alone the Marquis will? "

Guo's mother is a lady from a scholarly family. She married a woman from a scholarly family.She was very disdainful of Xia Fu's character, especially Xia Fu's treatment of the three Shujie brothers and sisters after the death of Xia Linxuan and his wife.She and Guo Jinnan's mother and son were also orphans and widows, and they were also treated shamelessly by Guo Jinnan's uncle. She knew very well that her mother and son would not forgive those people.

A Mo felt a little resentful: "My wife is now the Guo family, and I'm sorry for them, but it's not my wife. Besides, they are all cousins ​​and sisters in the same line, right? My wife has already become a child, so why should they be entangled?" Let go? Old lady, you haven't seen Miss Shuyao's cold and arrogant look."

"That's right, it's from the Guo family, but she's still a girl from Xiafu." After Guo's mother finished speaking, her eyes darkened, and something flashed. This was exactly the knot in her heart. Reputation is such a drag!If not done well, it will affect grandchildren.However, Shuqing has really been a good wife and daughter-in-law since she got married, so she is too embarrassed to entangle with Shuqing about this matter!

Alas, fortunately, Shuqing is also intelligent. I hope she can realize this and try her best to make up for this weakness.When she becomes a mother, she will also think about her children.

Shuqing is such a sensitive person, she caught Guo's mother's tangled eyes all of a sudden, she naturally knew what Guo's mother was struggling with?

Speaking of it, it was thanks to the kindness and integrity of Guo's mother and son, otherwise, based on the reputation of Xia Mansion and the attitude of Xia Linyu and his wife towards them before, she would most likely be divorced.

But what can she do?To sever ties with Xiafu?That reputation is even worse!People can only say one thing: If there is a heartless embryo, if it has its parents, it must have its daughter. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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