Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 349 New Year's Eve
Shen Zhen made the old man boast a little unnaturally, so he smiled embarrassingly.Great future, big ambitions?He really has no such idea!He just wanted to stay away from the capital, away from that wicked woman who ruined his freedom!
Within two days, the grandma of the Lu family, Mrs. Jiang, also came to the Shen's house with her maid to present the festival gift in person. Mrs. Xue was so happy that she took time out of her busy schedule to receive the nobles from her daughter-in-law's natal family.Then he took Grandma Lu to greet Mrs. Shen.

When they passed by, it happened that Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Duan and Mrs. Lu with her big belly were also in front of Mrs. Shen, and they all met each other at once.

Mrs. Shen received the gift from Grandma Lu, smiled and gave the meeting gift, kindly invited Mrs. Lu to sit down and talk, and ordered the women and maids who brought her down to follow her to treat her well and reward her with top-notch awards.

Seeing this, Xue was even more proud.After all, no granddaughter-in-law's natal family is so popular with the old lady, not even the real Princess Zhenxi!

Grandma Lu sat down and chatted for a while, then she turned her eyes and smiled at Old Madam Shen: "Since I have disturbed the family, shouldn't it be proper to see the concubine?"

Mrs. Shen was slightly startled when she heard the words, and looked at Mrs. Xiao with a smile.

Mrs. Xiao didn't wait for Mrs. Shen to agree, she hurriedly said with a smile: "How is this appropriate! Relatives only talk about seniority and nothing else, she is a junior, how can I let the grandma go to see her in person, and she will say that we are Shen. The family has no manners! She should have been asked to pay her respects, but unfortunately, now she is helping the housekeeper and has gone to the greenhouse today. I don’t know when she will come back! Anyway, there will be a chance next time, next time Let her come over to say hello next time!"

Grandma Lu couldn't say anything more after hearing the words, she could only agree with a smile, and said: "It's really a coincidence, so it's the same when we meet again next time!"

"That's right!" Madam Xiao smiled and nodded.

Every family is busy next year, and after talking for a while, Mrs. Lu got up and said goodbye with a smile.Xue still sent her out.

When Yao Cunhui found out about it afterwards, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: the Lu family who co-authored with her had become obsessed with her, and a stalker was better than the other.

"You did a good job on this job. After the new year, I will mention it to the old lady. Hurry up and take it back to you! In the future, the family will take good care of it, and don't let people make random friends with outsiders! Madam Xiao also frowned a little.

A few days ago, there was a turmoil, and the Lu family and the royal family once again clearly saw the irreconcilable contradictions between each other. After being stimulated, both sides suddenly became alert, and started a new round of wooing and buying people's hearts.It must not be so easy for Shen Quan to maintain his neutrality!
The royal family has no objection to him being neutral, and even very much expects it, but the Lu family will no longer tolerate it.Grandma Lu's arrival is an extremely obvious signal, maybe there will be more visits of the Lu family in the future!Not only for Yao Cunhui and Shen Quan, but also for other members of the Shen family, even some important servants.

The power of stewardship must be taken back no matter what!Otherwise, with Mrs. Xue tossing about, it's really hard to make people sleep peacefully!
Yao Cunhui listened to Mrs. Xiao's simple and relaxed words, but felt a little worried.Accustomed to the taste of holding power, no one would be willing to hand it over.Xue's is not a fuel-efficient lamp.In addition to the confidants who have been around these years, she also has two daughter-in-laws who are her right-hand men, and Lu Ying is cruel and unreasonable. If there is a quarrel, even Mrs. Shen will have to sell the Lu family's face.

"Don't worry, mother has her own ideas!" Mrs. Xiao seemed to see through her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Mother just wants to tell you one thing, although the job in your hand is coming to an end now, you are not at all relieved No, you've done it beautifully, so your mother will have the confidence to speak. Also, don't have any personal contact with the people of the Lu family before you get the power from the housekeeper!"

Yao Cunhui's expression froze, and he nodded in agreement after being taught.Even if Mrs. Xiao didn't say anything, she was unwilling to meet people from the Lu family. When the Lu family came to Shen's mansion to visit, they didn't go to see Lu Ying but to see her. It would be strange if something good happened!

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Chinese New Year. Early in the morning, the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion was bustling with work. There were people going to and fro. Apart from preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, worshiping the ancestors was the top priority.

Mrs. Xiao brought Xue Shi and Yao Cunhui to the ancestral hall early in the morning, and ordered the gates of the ancestral hall to be opened, and ordered the clean-born sons of the family to clean and clean the ancestral hall.Shen Quan and Yao Cunhui are now the Patriarch and Mistress of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, and they are all in charge of these matters.Mrs. Xiao was still a little weak, so she moved a large armchair and sat in the side room to wait.

This time of year is also the time when Master Shen Er and Mrs. Xue are the most indignant. No matter how brilliant Erfang is or how powerful he is in ordinary times, every day on this day, it is the people of the eldest family who make the decisions.On weekdays, Mrs. Xue could still deceive herself and others to regard herself as the head of the Shen residence, but every day, she clearly realized that the head of the Shen residence was never her, nor their second wife.

A few years ago, Mrs. Xiao was not in good health, so she reluctantly came here to show her face and then went back. Shen Quan never married, and Xue Shi felt a little better.This year is different, although Mrs. Xiao doesn't do anything, she directs the assignment with a smile on her side. The new daughter-in-law Yao Cunhui takes the lead in everything, and Mrs. Xue is instead in the position of assisting from the side.As for the men, the King of Zhenxi is Shen Quan, who would dare to go past him?

Looking at it with her eyes and thinking about it in her heart, Xue Shi felt very unhappy and unwilling.However, Mrs. Duan seemed to see her careful thinking, and pursed her lips and giggled and took the opportunity to tease her a few words, which made Mrs. Xue feel even more annoyed.

After the ancestral hall has been carefully cleaned up, it is almost time to worship the ancestors.As the saying goes, "Men don't worship the moon, and women don't worship their ancestors." After the confession and the offerings are arranged, there is nothing for the female relatives. They just stand in the courtyard and watch the men in the hall bow down. Sacrifice, pour wine, offer incense and burn money paper.When the curling smell of cigarettes diffused faintly from the ancestral hall, it was almost the end, and the sky gradually darkened.

The New Year's Eve banquet was held in the main hall, and like usual family banquets, there were still two tables, Mrs. Shen and her son, daughter-in-law, grandson and grandson-in-law were at one table, and the other table was a girl who hadn't left the court and a young master who hadn't married yet.

Now the Shen family's unmarried girls include the second girl, Shen Jiahua, the third girl, Shen Jialin, the fourth girl, Shen Jialian, and the fifth girl, Shen Jiaqian. age.A few half-grown children sat around the round table and looked a bit deserted, so Mrs. Shen smiled and ordered people to add stools to the main table, and ordered everyone to sit next to their mothers, so that they could be more intimate and lively. .So everyone hurriedly got up to make arrangements, and there was another commotion.

Mrs. Shen caught a glimpse of Mrs. Xiao talking and laughing with Shen Quan. The third daughter-in-law had a big belly. In the middle of the year, two grandsons married their daughter-in-laws and started a family. Maybe they will have great-grandchildren in the coming year!This year has been full of good things!The old man was very happy in his heart, the smile on his face never broke, and the family feast was lively and lively.

After the dinner, everyone supported the old lady to sit down in the flower hall and talked with her as usual.The masters and young masters of each house were there, and the female relatives were reluctant to speak. Even Duan, who used to be the most happy to make the old lady happy, was gentle and reserved.Not long after, Mrs. Shen smiled and drove her son and grandchildren away for entertainment, leaving her daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter to talk.

"I still want to spend more time with the old lady, but the old lady wants to drive us away!" Second master Shen said with a smile.

Mrs. Shen glared at him and said with a smile: "What are you doing here like sawed-off gourds? I'm not going to let it go! I know you guys like to have fun, drinking and playing. I'm waiting for you outside, don't act like you are in front of me, where should you go! When you leave, we girls can talk to each other!"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, Second Master Shen was a little embarrassed, so he got up and bowed to accompany him with a smile: "Then the children and grandchildren will come to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady again!"

"Okay, okay! Let's all go!" Mrs. Shen smiled and raised her hand: "Go out and tell the housekeeper and the stewards everywhere, don't patronize Le during the New Year, take care of everyone, and, no When people get drunk and make trouble, they are not allowed to quarrel, and if my old lady finds out, I will not obey! You are the same, drink less!"

Second Master Shen hurriedly agreed, and Mrs. Xue got up to accompany her with a smile and said, "The daughter-in-law at the inner courtyard and the ancestral hall will also go out to give orders later!"

Mrs. Shen nodded with a satisfied smile.

Second Master Shen and his brothers, nephews and nephews kowtowed to Old Madam Shen again, told his wife and daughter-in-law to take good care of them, and then led the men to leave in an orderly manner.

After a few days of closing the office to rest, Shen Quan was with Yao Cunhui almost every day. Yao Cunhui ordered things to be done or came to the scene to give instructions, and he often walked around with him.This was the first year the two lived together. Seeing their daughter-in-law being left at the old matriarch's place, they couldn't help but glance at Yao Cunhui several times before going out.

When Duan caught a glimpse, he couldn't help covering his mouth with a "chi" smile, jokingly said: "Old Ancestor, it's your fault, you left our concubine here, the prince can watch eagerly!"

Everyone looked over and saw Shen Quan hastily withdrawing his eyes and turning away with a smile, they couldn't help laughing, and the serving maids and women couldn't help but pursed their lips and snickered.Yao Cunhui's face became hot, and she hurriedly smiled and said, "My aunt is good at making fun of people. My ancestor, granddaughter-in-law doesn't like it! I think my aunt must be afraid that I will win her money, so I want me to leave as soon as possible!"

Mrs. Shen loves to play cards, and also likes to watch people play cards. The female relatives often accompany Mrs. Shen for entertainment.Before Yao Cunhui married in, the Duan family dominated the poker table—of course, when Mrs. Shen was not at the table.After Yao Cunhui came, the two were evenly matched and evenly divided. In general, Yao Cunhui was slightly better.

(End of this chapter)