Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 348 Resolve the knot

Tonight's dishes are all carefully prepared by Mrs. Xiao, and they are all favorites of Yao Cunhui, Shen Quan, and Shen Jialin. Yao Cunhui just glanced at them and joked: "Mother Guang has prepared what we like, but you can give yourself to me. forgotten!"

Mrs. Xiao laughed and said, "You mothers who love to eat will like it!"

Yao Cunhui smiled, took a clean bowl and filled half a bowl of soup for Mrs. Xiao, and then sat down to eat together.

In the past two days, Mrs. Xiao has been worried and sad, and she has only been a little bit indifferent, but she has been sitting beside her with a smile and watching her children and daughter-in-law who are reluctant to leave, and from time to time she tries to persuade her, and the smile on her face can't be stopped.For the first time in these few years, she felt that the lights in Yanshunju were so warm.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the first day of the New Year's Eve that Shen Zhen came back from the Ruijian camp in a hurry.

Missing her youngest son, Xue almost went crazy, took his hand to greet him, Shen Zhen was always close to his mother, so he also talked to his mother with a smile on his face.

"You child!" Mrs. Xue glanced at the little dirt on the corner of his robe with a round collar and arrow sleeves with a navy blue pattern, and scolded him: "You don't care about your mother so much, and you don't know how to change it." Come back with your clothes on!"

Shen Zhen's smiling face suddenly collapsed, and he said hesitantly: "I, I haven't returned to Maoyuan yet..." Seeing that Xue's face was a little ugly, Shen Zhen hurriedly took her arm and said with a flattering smile: "As soon as I come back, I will Hurry up to see my mother!"

"How can this be done!" Xue's complexion suddenly fell, and he stared at him and said, "Leave the newly married daughter-in-law behind for a few months, and don't know how to go and see her first when I come back? Go back!"

Shen Zhen frowned slightly, unable to move his feet.

Seeing her getting angry, Mrs. Xue said with a cold face: "Don't tell your mother to chase you away, hurry up! See your daughter-in-law and say a few nice words to coax her, you know? You are husband and wife, not outsiders!"

Shen Zhen had no choice but to agree unhappily, turned around and left Ronghe Hall.I whispered in my heart, outsider?If it is an outsider, it will be stronger!
When Shen Zhen returned to Maoyuan, Lu Ying had just taken a nap. Seeing him coming in, she was stunned for a while before realizing that this was the real owner's return. She felt a little uncomfortable, glanced at him, and continued to do what she was supposed to do.On the contrary, Mammy Li greeted the "Fourth Young Master, Fourth Young Master" with a smiley face, busy ordering the maids to fetch hot water, change clothes, and make tea.Seeing this, Lu Ying frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

In the afternoon, the two went to Mrs. Shen to kowtow together. Mrs. Shen was very happy to see Shen Zhen came back, and saw that the childishness between his brows had faded away. The whole person seemed to be more stable, and he was even more relieved. He praised him well, and specially ordered someone to find a pair of paperweight red gold unicorns for him.

Seeing that the old lady liked her, Shen Zhen was also happy. After receiving the gift, she kowtowed to the old lady again, and happily told her interesting stories about the military camp, which made the old lady amused.

However, the subsequent words of Mrs. Shen made Shen Zhen's good mood fall to the bottom all of a sudden. Mrs. Shen turned her eyes lightly on his husband and wife, and then smiled and said: "Okay, Zhen'er, you finally came back Now, let's spend more time with your wife these days! Hehe, you young couple have been separated for so long, so don't waste time with my wife, go back!"

Even if Mrs. Shen thinks that Lu Ying's arrogance is not good, she is the daughter-in-law of the Shen family after all, and the Lu family behind her is not easy to provoke. If Lu Ying is wronged and neglected, it is not good to turn around Confession, so she reminded Shen Zhen as soon as she came back to talk and laugh.

"Old matriarch, grandson should be filial to old matriarch when he comes back, how can old matriarch drive grandson away!" Shen Zhen reluctantly.

"Nonsense! I just praised you for being mature and stable, but in a blink of an eye you're talking like a child again! Why don't you drag your wife away from me!" Old Mrs. Shen scolded him with a smile.

Lu Ying gave Shen Zhen a cold look, full of disdain, and said in her heart that if you love to be filial, you will be filial, who cares about your company?It would be better if you don't come back for the rest of your life!
Shen Zhen didn't dare to disobey her orders, so she got up and said goodbye, and retreated with Lu Ying.

"You go back first, I'll go see my third brother!" Shen Zhen turned his face and said not far after leaving the Cixin Residence.

Lu Ying was not interested in talking to him at first, but when he heard that he said he was going to Shen Quan's place, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said with a serious face, "Don't go!"

Shen Zhen looked up to the sky and laughed, looked at her with his hands behind his back and said, "Does it have something to do with you?" Then he walked away.

Lu Ying blocked him in a gust of wind, and said coldly: "You can go anywhere in this mansion, but you can't go to Xihetang!"

"What's the matter with you!"

"My lord just doesn't like it, what's the matter!" Lu Ying sneered.It was her business to ignore Shen Zhen, but Shen Zhen couldn't ignore her.He didn't hold back the slightest bit of taboo towards the man she used to like to pursue, but instead got so close, where would she put her face!
Besides, the word Xihetang gives her a headache and hates it when she mentions it now, so he wants to make things difficult for her?

"Unreasonable!" Shen Zhen knocked Lu Ying's hand down with disgust on his face and said coldly: "That's my third brother, I just like to go to him, like to ask him for advice, can you control me!"

"Worthless, useless thing! You treat people like brothers and people treat you like a fool! How can I, Lu Ying, fall in love with someone like you!" Lu Ying was furious, not to mention that he dared to hit her hand!

Hearing this, Shen Zhen stopped in her tracks, turned around and stared at her indifferently, and said, "Please don't provoke the relationship between our brothers. If the old lady hears what you say, you must follow the family law. Also, how could you fall in love with someone like me?" ? That’s why you’re blind!”

After Shen Zhen finished speaking, she turned around and strode away. Lu Ying was so angry that she fell backwards, her chest heaved and her lips trembled for a long time, she suddenly turned her head and stared at Nanny Li and said, "What did he say? Nanny, listen to what he said What words!"

"Fourth grandma, fourth grandma, please keep your voice down!" Madam Li was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to appease Lu Ying, and persuaded Lu Ying to return to the Maoyuan after some good words.Lu Ying still lost her temper spontaneously for a long time, calling Shen Zhen a jerk.

Nanny Li was also very annoyed, but her master's words were wrong first, so it's no wonder that the fourth young master was angry.At this time, he didn't dare to add fuel to the flames, and after persuading Lu Ying for a long time, she finally calmed down.

During dinner, it was used at Ronghetang, Lu Ying's face was still cold, and Shen Zhen also ignored her nervously, annoyed Xue Shi, and called his son to go after the meal to teach him another lesson.Their second room was still hoping to board the Lu family's boat through Lu Ying, Shen Zhen was so disregarding the overall situation!
Shen Zhen was so annoyed that he couldn't stand his mother's nagging, so he had to agree to everything first. On the first day he just came back, he began to eagerly count the days to return to the camp.

When going to bed that night, Shen Zhen saw that the maids and wives had all retreated, and was about to walk outside.

Lu Ying was sitting in front of the dressing table, when she caught a glimpse, she immediately turned her face and shouted, "Don't leave!"

Shen Zhen sneered, raised his eyebrows like a sarcasm but said: "You go? That's fine!"

"Dream!" Lu Ying slapped the gold hairpin on the dressing table with a "snap", got up and hurriedly stepped forward, and said coldly: "You are shameless, I want more, there is a quilt in the cabinet, you continue to sleep on the couch Otherwise, let people know, believe it or not, I can turn your Shen family upside down! Our Lu family is not so easy to bully!"

Shen Zhen was furious, endured and endured and finally suppressed the anger in his heart, opened the cabinet with a cold snort, hugged the brocade quilt and slept on the couch.The corners of Lu Ying's lips twitched, she put down the brocade tent that separated her, and went to bed by herself.

After the new year, every household in the capital began to be busy for New Year's Eve, and the Zhenxi Palace was no exception.Cleaning up, changing furnishings, ancestor worship, and preparing all kinds of things needed for the New Year, such as gold and silver fruit purses for rewards, lantern couplets, incense candles, new clothes for servants, New Year’s Eve dishes, New Year’s gifts, New Year’s greetings, etc. , busy around.Xue is basically responsible for these matters, and he is so busy that he hardly touches the ground.

Yao Cunhui took care of the purchase of flowers and trees and began to count and arrange them. He ordered large pieces of bonsai such as pines, cypresses, bamboos, mountains and rocks, red plums and camellias to be placed in specific positions one by one; The host negotiated which flowers are needed, and they can send them over when the time comes.I also checked whether the peonies, peonies, narcissus, etc. had flower buds, and they had to be placed in place the day before New Year's Eve; I also ordered people to go to the homes of the gardeners who had placed orders, and brought back all the ordered flowers. Temporarily raised in the greenhouse.And cold-resistant red plums, camellias, rhododendrons and other flowers began to be arranged in the garden, under the corridors, and in the courtyard, and the whole mansion immediately added a bit of lively, colorful and vigorous vitality.

In Mrs. Shen’s house, flowers were also offered early. In addition to the delicate and beautiful begonias in full bloom, rich peonies, and small golden bergamot potted plants, Yao Cunhui also used gladiolus, auspicious grass, etc., and cut flower branches in full bloom such as strelitzia and red bergamot. The palms and the others were matched and placed in a bottle, and offered up. Mrs. Shen was very happy to see her, and kept praising her for her quick mind.

Xue's heart was dark, Yao Cunhui was secretly escorted by Mrs. Xiao, but she had no choice but to swallow her anger and spend her thoughts on the work in her hands, thinking about how to fight her when she would free up her hands after the New Year!This time, her target is Mrs. Xiao, not Yao Cunhui, a junior—thanks to her mother-in-law reminding her!

In order to get closer to the Lu family, Mrs. Xue specially ordered Shen Zhen and Lu Ying to give the Lu family a New Year's gift. Shen Zhen's mother had a difficult life, so she and Lu Ying got into the carriage with the gift.

When they arrived at Lu's house, Lu Ying went into the inner house to catch up with her mother, aunts and sisters, leaving him alone outside.Fortunately, Lu Xiangye was quite satisfied with this son-in-law, and his eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law were also very kind and treated him well.

Shen Zhen's tense mood relaxed slightly.For a moment, he felt a little sorry for going to the Ruijian Camp because of the errand arranged by the Lu family, and his words became more courteous.Lu Xiangye was overjoyed and praised him well.

While Lu Xiangye was talking, he casually mentioned that he was asked to resign from the Ruijian Camp to improve the Imperial Forest Army. Shen Zhen suddenly became vigilant and declined with a smile.He only said that he was still young and wanted to practice outside, but also that he was not capable enough and felt ashamed to be in the Yulin Army.

Mr. Lu stopped his mouth with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and praised with a smile: "Okay, good! A son-in-law is so down-to-earth, neither arrogant nor impetuous, not aggressive, very good! This is the attitude that a truly ambitious person should have, and he will have a bright future in the future." Yuanda! The Lu family started out with military exploits, and the choice of a good son-in-law, I see very discerningly!"

(End of this chapter)