Rebirth of a prosperous doctor girl
Chapter 127: One Arrow and Two Eagles
Chapter 127 Two birds with one stone
Mrs. Shen was concerned about her daughter, and when she heard Second Young Master Dou say that her daughter has now presided over Zhongfu, she was happy for her eldest daughter, so she didn't blame her for not returning to her natal home: "It turns out that during the Chinese New Year holidays, every family is busy, and my wife is sick again. Now, Su'e, as a daughter-in-law, should preside over Zhongxian to share the worries of her in-laws."
Gu Chongyang was a little surprised when he heard the name of his eldest cousin Shen Su'e.In her previous life, she couldn't remember whether she had met Cousin Su'e, she only knew that Cousin Su'e died of illness.Whenever my uncle and aunt mentioned Cousin Su'e, they were always sad.Cousin Su'e is still alive in this life, can she prevent problems before they happen, and see what kind of disease Cousin Su'e is suffering from.
Shen Suying heard that her sister was fine, so she no longer paid attention to what they said, but tugged on Gu Chongyang's sleeve, telling her to look to the right.
I saw Shen Rang blushing talking to a young lady, who looked thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a jacket embroidered with plum blossoms, with beautiful features and very gentle and pleasant.
Not knowing what Shen Rang said, she lowered her head and smiled shyly.
Shen Rang scratched his head and blushed even more.
It turned out to be Su Xiuyue, Cousin Rang's concubine. I didn't expect that she and Cousin Rang had known each other so early.
This Su Xiuyue is not a good person, she is the concubine daughter of the Su family, and the Su family has business contacts with the Shen family, but the business is not as big as the Shen family's.
Later, the Shen family's business prospered and became richer and richer, while the Su family's condition deteriorated day by day.For some reason, Su Xiuyue got involved with her cousin, and also made her sister-in-law so angry that she had a miscarriage.
The uncle was so angry that his cousin didn't care about it, and he didn't hesitate to chop off one of his little fingers to get in for Nasu Xiuyue.After Su Xiuyue entered the house, she was restless, provoking her cousin and sister-in-law every day, and even slandered her aunt.
The Shen family was originally happy and harmonious, but was disturbed by Su Xiuyue.
Seeing Su Xiuyue's shy look, Gu Chongyang felt chills in his heart.She has always had zero tolerance for concubines.This Su Xiuyue is determined not to enter the Shen family's door.
Thinking of this, Gu Chongyang felt a scorching gaze fall on her.
She turned around to look for the source of that line of sight, and saw her uncle, aunt, eldest cousin Shen Qian, and the second young master of the prefect's family standing there. She knew that the person looking at her must be the second young master Dou, but when she went to see However, Second Young Master Dou looked away, pretending to be nonchalant.
When she turned her face away and stopped looking at Second Young Master Dou, that gaze fell on her again, following her like a shadow, which made her very annoyed.
Shen Suying leaned on Gu Chongyang's ear and asked her: "Cousin Chongyang, are you tired?"
After standing for so long, Gu Chongyang was really tired, she nodded: "Why don't we sit in the carriage."
"No need." Shen Suying cleared her throat and said loudly, "Second brother, come here quickly."
Shen Rang was happily chatting with his sweetheart, but when his sister interrupted him, he was naturally displeased. He frowned and turned around, "What's the matter?"
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Shen Suying smacked her lips, and whispered to Gu Chongyang, "I see, I forget my righteousness when I see sex, and I can't walk when I see Su Xiuyue, and I don't know what is so good about Su Xiuyue, I must let him succeed. "
Gu Chongyang hurriedly said: "Cousin Suying, I will help you!"
Shen Suying was overjoyed: "Cousin Chongyang, you are really good, I knew I was right about you."
She said loudly: "Second Brother, Cousin Chongyang is tired, go to the carriage quickly, move two stools down, let Cousin Chongyang rest for a while."
This time, Shen Rang didn't turn his head and said: "Nonsense, you are obviously tired! Cousin Chongyang won't be so blind."
"Let my cousin." Gu Chongyang said intentionally, "I'm indeed tired and want to sit down and rest."
Shen Suying said: "Did you hear, Cousin Chongyang is really tired!"
Shen Rang said unhappily: "Why did you ask me to move? Why don't you go? And the servants at home?"
Shen Suying made up her mind to interfere with her brother's good affairs, so she deliberately said: "Yesterday who swore to mother that she would take care of Chongyang's cousin, how can you keep your word? When you went to the capital, who took care of you?" ? You forgot all about it? Now you are asked to move a stool, but you are always pushing back and forth, so I won’t tell my parents.”
Shen Rang was not afraid, and smiled indifferently: "Just go and see if parents will scold me!"
Shen Suying rushed to Shen Yucheng and Mrs. Shen, and complained loudly.
Shen Rang is not worried at all. This younger sister always complains, so her parents won't listen to her.
Unexpectedly, he miscalculated this time, and Shen Yucheng walked over with a cold face: "Brother Rang, what's wrong with you? I didn't see your Chongyang cousin standing here, why don't you bring her a stool to sit on! You are also such an old man, why don't you know how to take care of your younger sisters at all."
Being reprimanded by his father in front of his sweetheart, Shen Rang's face turned green and then pale, Shen Suying glanced at him with a dazzling smile.
Shen Rang had no choice but to run to the carriage and move two stools over.
Shen Yucheng saw it and said, "That's about the same."
After speaking, he went to the side to talk to the eldest son Shen Qian and the second young master of the Dou family.
Gu Chongyang felt that the eyes of the second young master of the Dou family had never left him, and the feeling of disgust became stronger and stronger.
Shen Suying reached out to pick up the stool, but Shen Rang snorted, put the stool in front of Gu Chongyang and said, "Cousin, please sit down."
Then he brought another stool to Su Xiuyue with a smile on his face.
Su Xiuyue smiled shyly, took the stool instead of sitting down, and instead asked Shen to let him sit, Shen Rang smiled, his face was full of peach blossoms.
Shen Suying stomped her feet angrily: "Look at the stupid look of Second Brother, if he is sold, he might still help count the money!"
"Cousin Suying, don't be angry!" Gu Chongyang said, pushing Shen Suying onto the stool, and then said to Shen: "Cousin, I'm tired, please go and move me a stool."
When Shen Rang turned his head, he saw Gu Chongyang standing and Shen Suying sitting, the corners of his mouth twitched in anger.But he had no choice but to move a stool for Gu Chongyang. He handed the stool to Gu Chongyang, and then said angrily: "Shen Suying, I know you are angry that I told my mother yesterday that you were going to sneak out. Yesterday I did it for you. Hello, don't bite Lu Dongbin like a dog, you don't know a good heart."
"Hmph!" Shen Suying raised her head: "You are the one who doesn't know a good heart. What's so good about her, Su Xiuyue, she can't compare to Cousin Rui. I don't know if you are blind, but you actually like someone like Su Xiuyue. I will stop her." It's for your own good that you contact her!"
The words were not speculative, Shen Rang didn't answer, and left angrily.When he reached Su Xiuyue's side, the smile returned to his face.
Shen Suying was very angry, she only stared at the young couple, but there was nothing she could do.
Looking at Shen Rang's appearance, Gu Chongyang's expression was not good.It seems that my cousin has a deep love for Su Xiuyue.
When she was reborn, she wanted to guard her uncle's family. A woman like Su Xiuyue must never enter the Shen family's door.
Gu Chongyang stood up, took Shen Suying's hand, walked to Shen Rang's side, and said softly: "Cousin, I'm a little thirsty, please, cousin, bring me a glass of water."
Shen Rang stared at Gu Chongyang with wide eyes, as if he didn't know her. He didn't expect that the sensible and polite cousin would mess around with his younger sister.
He glared at Shen Suying, thinking that all this was instigated by his sister.
Shen Suying held Gu Chongyang's hand tightly, and smiled arrogantly.
Shen Rang had no choice but to pour water.
Su Xiuyue stood up and talked to Shen Suying: "Second sister of the Shen family, I wonder if this young lady is a relative of your family?"
Shen Suying glanced at her and said: "It's my aunt's only daughter, a young lady from Qingyanghou's mansion in the capital, not a concubine who can compare to her."
Shen Suying's words were very unpleasant. Others would have been unable to bear it, but Su Xiuyue didn't seem to understand. Instead of being angry, she smiled and introduced herself to Gu Chongyang: "So it's Miss Gu. I heard that Aunt Shen's wife married into the Qingyang Hou Mansion and gave birth to a daughter in the palm of her hand. When I saw her today, she really lived up to her reputation. My surname is Su, and my name is Xiuyue. I am the eldest daughter in my family and I am 14 years old. Miss Gu should be younger than me, so I am ashamed Yan called you sister Gu."
This Su Xiuyue is capable of bending and stretching, with a sweet tongue and a sword in her belly, so it is indeed not easy to deal with.
Gu Chongyang smiled slightly, but did not answer, appearing a bit arrogant.
Shen Su greeted her, and held Gu Chongyang's hand even tighter. She was happy that Gu Chongyang was on the same line as her.
Gu Chongyang did not answer, and Su Xiuyue was not angry, but asked Gu Chongyang with a smile: "Sister Gu came from the capital, so she must not be familiar with Nanjing? If you have time, you can go around Nanjing. Although Jinling City is not as good as the capital city Tianbao has outstanding people, but the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the north, and sister Gu can appreciate it."
As the saying goes, don't hit people with smiling faces. When she said this, Gu Chongyang couldn't continue to show his face. She nodded: "Thank you, Miss Su, for reminding me."
Shen Suying was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and pulled Gu Chongyang to stand aside: "Cousin, why are you talking to Su Xiuyue, she's acting like she's on the outside, I don't know how annoying she is."
"I know, but you have also seen the situation at that time. She kept talking to me. It would be too rude for me to ignore her." Seeing Shen Suying's ugly face, Gu Chongyang said: "You are so obvious, let cousin I won’t be happy either, how about this, we go elsewhere, Auntie must be reluctant to let the two of us go out, she will definitely ask my cousin to come with us.”
In this way, Shen Rang can stay away from Su Xiuyue, and at the same time, he can escape from the scrutiny of the second son of the Dou family.
Shen Suying's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "You still have an idea."
The two ran to Mrs. Shen and said they wanted to go out. Mrs. Shen knew that they were impatient, so she ordered Shen to escort them to another place.
Although Shen Rang was reluctant to let go, he had no choice but to be dragged away by Shen Suying.
Seeing Su Xiuyue, she gritted her teeth in anger, but there was nothing she could do.
That night, the whole family sat around the same table for dinner, enjoying themselves happily.
The Shen family is a merchant, and there are no rules like the high gates of the capital, so things like "not talking when eating, not talking when sleeping" are not taboo.
Shen Yucheng smiled and asked Gu Chongyang: "Uncle has been very busy these days, so he didn't care to talk to you. Are you happy to ask your cousin and Suying cousin to go out to play today?"
That expression was clearly that of talking to a child.
"Happy." Gu Chongyang nodded and said, "Nanjing's folk customs are quite different from those of the capital, but it is very rich and there are many dignitaries."
"Uncle, when I went to give porridge today, I saw that the porridge sheds of our house and others' are the same, and there is no special mark to distinguish them. I think this is very bad."
Shen Yucheng originally listened to Gu Chongyang's words with a smile on his face, but later showed a somewhat serious expression: "What's wrong?"
"It's also porridge. Some people deliberately use moldy rice or sub-rice to cook porridge. Some porridge is even very thin. There are a few grains of rice in a bowl of porridge. Our Shen family's porridge is thick and good. The first time we started serving porridge, there was a long queue, which was much more lively than other places.”
"Although we don't ask others for anything in return for giving porridge, we also hope that people will know that we are Shen's porridge shed. However, many people mention Shen's porridge shed as "the one with thicker porridge", which shows that those poor people can Distinguish good from bad, but don't know the reputation of our Shen family."
Shen Yucheng thought for a moment and said, "Chongyang makes sense."
Seeing that his uncle no longer looked at him like a child, Gu Chongyang hurriedly said: "So I thought, why not make a mark on our porridge shed, write the words Shen's congee shed, and hang couplets on the left and right sides of the porridge shed , Just write: One porridge and one meal should be thought of as hard-won, and a sliver of constant memory is hard to come by. Then when the porridge is given out, let someone introduce it, saying that this is the Shen family’s porridge shed. You can also find a few young people with loud voices Boy, say that this rice is from the Shen family's grain company, and it operates honestly, without deception. In this way, the name of our Shen family can gradually be branded. Although these poor people are at the bottom, they are kind-hearted. With them word of mouth speaking for the Shen family's food business, the Shen family will definitely occupy a place in the hearts of the people."
Shen Yucheng's face showed a look of emotion and pride: "I never thought that you would be so smart in Chongyang, and you also went out to give porridge, let alone Su Ying, even if your two cousins are not as good as you, I would never have thought of such a thing. Way. You are really my uncle's good niece, like our Shen family, you are born to do business."
Hearing his uncle's praise, Gu Chongyang was both surprised and delighted: "Then what does uncle mean by adopting my method?"
"Of course! How could uncle not use such a good publicity method! You did a good job." Shen Yucheng said: "If you have any good ideas in the future, just tell uncle. Let your two cousins learn from you. "
In fact, this method was not thought up by Gu Chongyang, and in a few years the porridge sheds in the capital will use this method to advertise themselves.
Unexpectedly, my uncle would misunderstand that it was her idea, but Gu Chongyang didn't intend to correct it, because my uncle had already started to value her opinion, and if she said it wasn't her idea, my uncle might treat her like a child again.
"Uncle, I came up with such a good idea, how are you going to reward me?"
Shen Yucheng smiled: "You and uncle came up with a good idea to make the Shen family's business better. When you get married, uncle will prepare a big dowry for you. How about it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yucheng laughed out loud.
Not to mention Shen Yucheng, even Mrs. Shen, the brothers and sisters of the Shen family looked at Gu Chongyang with smiles.
Gu Chongyang had no choice but to pretend to be shy and lowered her head, she had already thought about it, her mother left a generous dowry, enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.That being the case, why should she marry?Doing business with my uncle, helping people treat diseases, and then living a life freely, wouldn't it be better than getting married and looking at a man's face.
The next day, Shen Yucheng arranged this method, and it really received extraordinary results.
Those poor people passed on word of mouth that the porridge made by the Shen family was the best, using high-quality rice, boiled so thick that even chopsticks would not pour it.He also said that since the Shen family is willing to use such good rice for porridge, the food sold in the shop will definitely not be bad. Once word of mouth spreads, the name of the Shen family grain store spreads throughout the entire city of Nanjing very quickly.
Some grain shops used to sell second-rate rice as porridge. After seeing the Shen family doing this, they quickly learned from the Shen family, but it was too late, and the Shen family's reputation had already been spread.
After the Spring Festival, the business of the Shen family's grain store was really booming, and the quantity sold was more than [-]% more than that at this time in previous years.
Shen Yucheng told his family the news with a smile, and praised Gu Chongyang in front of everyone.
Gu Chongyang took the opportunity to propose to Shen Yucheng: "Uncle, since the business of the grain store is so good this year, you might as well take advantage of the present and send the guys to the countryside to collect grain."
"Not so good." Big cousin Shen Qian worried: "The new grain was the best to sell in those years, and the old grain could not be sold at a high price. Moreover, the storage of grain to prevent insects and mildew will cost people and money, so I would rather earn less Just don't take such a big risk."
Cousin Qian is gentle and honest, and he is a little less aggressive in doing things, but he is the best candidate to start the business. His opinion is very important to uncle.
After hearing his words, the uncle pondered and said: "Brother Qian is not unreasonable, but what Chongyang said is also reasonable. In this case, let's find a compromise. In previous years, we would buy three thousand shi of grain a year. It has been sold for a year, and this year I asked my buddy to buy an extra two thousand shi, for a total of [-] shi."
Shen Qian looked surprised: "Father, is it too much?"
But Gu Chongyang felt that it was too little.
Shen Yucheng thought for a while and said: "Although there are many more than in previous years, but this year's business is good, I think it will not lose money."
Shen Qian wanted to say more, but Shen Yucheng said: "That's it, this year we will receive five thousand shi of new grain."
Gu Chongyang originally wanted to persuade his uncle to charge more, but after hearing what his uncle said, he knew it was hopeless.
In Gu Chongyang's memory, due to the severe drought in the north, there was not enough food to eat, and the Ministry of Household Affairs would send officials south to collect food soon.If uncle can hoard a lot of food at this time, he will definitely make a lot of money in a few months.
But my uncle had made up his mind, and it was useless to persuade him any more.
For this matter, she thought about it for several days, but she couldn't think of a good way.
Shen Suying came, and she took a few posts with a happy face: "Cousin Chongyang, Madam Zhifu invited our family to go to Dou's house to enjoy Chunlan on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. Mother prepared new clothes for us two, and I specially brought them to you. You See if you like it?"
Begonia red double-breasted round neck beige, embroidered with peach blossoms around the collar and branches, and a peach red cloud satin skirt, very beautiful.
In fact, Gu Chongyang didn't want to go to Magistrate Dou's house, the last time he gave out porridge, the disgusting eyes of the second young master of the Dou family displeased her very much, but seeing Shen Suying's happy look, she didn't want to disappoint her, so she smiled and said: " This dress is very beautiful, thank you, aunt. Cousin, what does your dress look like?"
"It's similar to yours, you'll know when you see it!" Shen Suying said: "It's really great to finally have the chance to go out. If it wasn't for my mother asking me to dress up, I wouldn't want to dress up."
Years later, Shen Suying was 15 years old, and Gu Chongyang was 13 years old.
At the age of 15, you can already say kiss.
This so-called flower viewing banquet is actually a banquet for wives and girls to see each other. Seeing Shen Suying's ignorant expression, Gu Chongyang couldn't help laughing.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Shen took Shen Qian, Shen Suying, and Gu Chongyang to the prefect Dou's house.
Shen Suying was wearing a light yellow top and a light red skirt. Not to mention makeup, she also wore more jewelry than usual. She was pretty and gentle, just what a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl in the Mood for Love should look like. .
Seeing that Gu Chongyang was wearing a honey-colored embroidered grape-pattern jacket and an apricot-yellow plain skirt, Shen Suying jumped up and said, "Why don't you wear the new clothes your mother made for you?"
Gu Chongyang glanced at Mrs. Shen, and said with a smile: "I haven't worn this dress a few times. I'm afraid of the cold, so I think the gown is a bit thin. I'll wear it after a few days when it gets warmer."
Shen Suying muttered: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't be wearing this dress. Mother said that the headdress must match the clothes, so she put on this mess of pearl flowers on my head. It's too cumbersome."
With a grunt, she lifted the curtain and looked out.
Gu Chongyang smiled at Mrs. Shen, seeing the satisfaction in Mrs. Shen's eyes, he couldn't help but feel moved.
It seems that she guessed right, my aunt did bring Cousin Suying to see her today.She is younger than Cousin Suying, but she is prettier than Cousin Suying. If she dresses up carefully, she will be too much of a distraction.
Auntie must be very happy that she dressed so elegantly today and did not take the limelight out of her cousin.
When Mrs. Shen saw that Gu Chongyang deliberately dressed so elegantly, she felt a little distressed.
It wasn't that she wanted her daughter to show off on purpose, but that Shen Suying was already fifteen, while Gu Chongyang was only thirteen, so when talking about marriage, naturally Shen Suying would be the first.And Gu Chongyang is the young lady of Qingyang Hou's Mansion, and there are almost no one who is worthy of her among the people who went today. Although she is an aunt, she dare not talk to Gu Chongyang casually.
But I didn't expect Gu Chongyang to be so sensible, he didn't wear the new clothes she had prepared, but came out in old clothes.This thoughtfulness and intelligence really make people feel distressed.
Although she didn't deliberately put on make-up, she still held her daughter's head firmly. Looking at her delicate face like a lotus in clear water, Mrs. Shen felt a little puzzled. How could the Hao family be willing to withdraw from such a beautiful girl?What a blind eye!
When they arrived at the magistrate's house, the magistrate's wife and the elder mistress Shen Su'e greeted everyone in the Shen family, and Gu Chongyang also met the elder cousin Shen Su'e.She looks very similar to her second cousin, Shen Suying, and at a glance, she can tell that they are two direct sisters.
Since the two families are in-laws, they are more intimate and casual than others.
The magistrate's wife is a person who is like dough, she speaks softly, and she can tell at a glance that she has no temper.
Seeing Gu Chongyang, the magistrate's wife's eyes flashed with astonishment, and she returned a bracelet from her hand to Gu Chongyang.
Gu Chongyang glanced at his aunt, saw her nodding, and took it away.
After Shen Ranglai had a face-to-face meeting, the servant led him to another place.It seems that men and women are separated for the orchid appreciation banquet this time, so that she doesn't have to worry about meeting the second young master of the Dou family, Gu Chongyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As time progressed, more and more wives came to participate in the orchid appreciation feast, and Gu Chongyang saw Su Xiuyue.She followed Mrs. Su's family, and her two sisters rolled their eyes at her.
Seeing Gu Chongyang, she wanted to go up to say hello, but Gu Chongyang pretended not to see and turned his face away.
Mrs. Shen greeted everyone familiarly, Shen Suying didn't know where to go to watch the fun.
It is said that it is an orchid feast, but it is just a name, and there are not many people who really appreciate Chunlan.
This is exactly what Gu Chongyang wanted, since no one appreciates it, then she should take a good look at this orchid, it's not a waste of time.
The blooming orchids are fragrant, elegant and clean. Different varieties and different colors of Chunlan have different shapes, which is heart-wrenching.
Gu Chongyang was admiring, when suddenly a little maid came over and said to Gu Chongyang, "Excuse me, are you the cousin of the Shen family, Miss Gu from the capital?"
Gu Chongyang said: "Yes, what's the matter?"
"Someone asked me to bring you a letter." The maid said, and stuffed a small note into Gu Chongyang's hand.
Gu Chongyang was about to ask who asked her to give it to her, but the little girl shuttled quickly like a fish, and disappeared in the crowd after a while.
Gu Chongyang looked to the left and right, and saw that no one saw it, so he took the note and walked to the side of the bamboo forest in the garden, and opened the note.
"Like a frightened bird, graceful like a dragon, when I see a beautiful woman, I think about it day and night. Huarong is so graceful that I forget to eat. I hope you will give me a moment to relieve my lovesickness. In the depths of the garden, beside the rockery. I look forward to it, see you Scattered. Dou Er day and night longing, looking forward to waiting for the beautiful woman through the autumn water."
If Gu Chongyang didn't see it, he would be fine, and if he saw it, he would be so angry that he would gnash his teeth.
There are such shameless people in this world!She immediately wanted to give the note to her aunt, and then ask her aunt to seek justice for herself.
No!
The second son of the Dou family looks gentle and gentle on the outside, but he is so turbulent on the inside, seeing how bold he is, maybe this is not the first time he has done such a thing!But no matter whether it is uncle or aunt, they are very kind when they talk to Dou Er. It can be seen that Dou Er usually puts on airs, at least he should have a good reputation outside.
If he made the matter public, let alone that Dou Er would not admit it at that time, maybe he would beat him up and say that he deliberately seduced him.After the incident broke out, would others believe in me, a person who came all the way from the capital and didn't know anything about it?Or will you choose the prefect who is polite and knows how to advance and retreat?
The eldest cousin is the daughter-in-law of the Dou family and the daughter of the Shen family, so it must be very embarrassing to be caught between her mother's family and her husband's family.
One side is the in-laws, the other side is the niece, the aunt will definitely play tricks, and even hide the matter and choose to settle down.Then why should I make things public?
If my aunt asked the Dou family to give her an explanation in order to make decisions for herself, she would have to tear herself apart with the Dou family, and wouldn't it be even more ugly then.Not to mention what will happen to my aunt, but if I love myself as my uncle loves me, I will definitely not let it go.As the saying goes, the county magistrate who ransacked the house, the governor who killed the family, and the uncle who was a merchant, offended the prefect of Dou, and I am afraid it would not end well.
No matter what uncle and aunt do, things are not the result I want.
Is that all?Isn't it cheaper for Dou Er?
It was the first time for Gu Chongyang to be molested like this when she was so grown up.If she chose to swallow her anger this time, what about next time?Does he feel like he's taking an inch because he doesn't want to speak up?
If it wasn't for her uncle, she could go back to the capital.But now that the matter of King Rong has not been resolved, she absolutely cannot leave Nanjing.Dou's family and uncle's family are also related by marriage, who knows what Dou Er will do in the future.
It's really neither left nor right.
Gu Chongyang held the note tightly in his hand, and his heart burst into flames.
"Sister Gu, everyone is admiring the flowers, what are you doing here alone?"
Suddenly a woman's delicate voice came from behind, and when Gu Chongyang turned around, he saw a smile on Su Xiuyue's face, and a look of "I know you have done something shameful" in her eyes.
"What's the matter?" Su Xiuyue looked like she was grabbing Gu Chongyang's handle: "What are you holding in your hand? Could it be something shady?"
With a sly expression, sinister eyes, and a look of watching a good show, she is completely different from the delicate, gentle and dignified look of the porridge shed a few days ago. This is Su Xiuyue's true face.
The wind blew through the bamboo forest, rattling, and the wind of the first month brought a shivering chill to the body.
Gu Chongyang suddenly had an idea in his heart.
Instead of retreating, she advanced, and said with a smile: "Miss Su, you really want to marry my second cousin Shen Rang, don't you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Xiuyue was taken aback, and quickly looked behind her, seeing that she was still far away in the crowd, and she would definitely not hear Gu Chongyang's words, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Gu Chongyang apprehensively: "Miss Gu, I don't understand what you mean. Do all the daughters in the capital like to talk nonsense like this?"
Although she gave Gu Chongyang a big hat as soon as she came up, she didn't deny it, which shows that Gu Chongyan did hit her point with one word.
Su Xiuyue's morality is far worse than Chai Xiyue's.
Gu Chongyang was too lazy to make false claims with her, and said impatiently: "So you don't want to marry my cousin, then I guessed wrong. If so, I'll tell my aunt and cousin that Miss Su has no intentions for my cousin. Everything is just my cousin's unrequited love."
Su Xiuyue felt chilly in her heart, and looked at Gu Chongyang nervously: "Miss Gu, what do you mean?"
"That's what I just said." Gu Chongyang said: "Although I live in the Shen family, my uncle and aunt will still listen to what I say. I will tell my aunt what Miss Su thinks, and ask my aunt and uncle to discipline me well. Cousin, I will never come to harass Miss Su again."
Su Xiuyue stood still, hesitating for a moment.
"I know Miss Su doesn't believe what I say, but Miss Su has no intentions of my cousin. As a cousin, I have tried my best, but I can't watch my cousin continue to be alone in unrequited love."
If Gu Chongyang really said these words to Mrs. Shen, there would be no loss for Gu Chongyang, but for her, Su Xiuyue, it would be a devastating blow.She managed to win over Shen Rang's heart, if Gu Chongyang really disturbed her, she really had no place to cry.
The risk was too great for her to gamble on.
"Miss Gu, of course I believe you." Su Xiuyue hurriedly blocked Gu Chongyang's way.
Gu Chongyang raised his eyebrows, showing some questioning.
Now that she has been subdued, there is no need to pretend to be lofty anymore, Su Xiuyue said with reddened eyes, "I really want to marry into the Shen family, but I am just a concubine at home, my aunt sees me like a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh, I wish I could get rid of it soon. I can only rely on myself for my marriage. I know it's very shameless for me to do this, but because I'm Miss Gu, I don't care about being ashamed. I also ask Miss Gu to show us that we are all women and show your hands high. "
It's really humiliating and arousing pity, but it's a pity that Gu Chongyang doesn't like her.
"But the Su family is just a small business that has just risen. Although the business has been booming in the past two years, it is far behind the Shen family. And you are just a concubine, and your status is not worthy of cousin. Besides, I My aunt's favorite daughter-in-law is her niece from her natal family. No matter how you look at it, it's wishful thinking if you want to marry your cousin."
hateful!
Su Xiuyue cursed in her heart, but her teeth were clenched tightly. For the sake of her own words, she still forced herself. This Gu Chongyang is really deceiving!If she had known this earlier, she should have turned around and left, ignoring her.But now, she had to bow her head.
Su Xiuyue bit her lip, blushed and said: "I know that I am not worthy of the second son of the Shen family, so naturally I don't dare to think about being the main wife. If I can be a concubine, Xiuyue is also willing."
After speaking, her voice became smaller and smaller, and she was about to cry because of the embarrassment, she was very pitiful.
Gu Chongyang's eyes flashed, and he sneered in his heart, waiting for your words.
"If you want to be a concubine, you have to see if my uncle and aunt will agree or not!" Gu Chongyang said mercilessly, "The Shen family has a clean family tradition, and a man can only take a concubine when he is forty and childless. Let's not talk about making my cousin healthy, After getting married, there will definitely be a child soon. Even if my cousin is childless, it will be more than 20 years later, Miss Su, can you wait?"
Su Xiuyue suddenly raised her head, the shame and anger on her face faded away, and she stared at Gu Chongyang with hatred: "Miss Gu, what do you mean? Are you kidding me?"
"Miss Su, you are wrong. I'm not playing tricks on you, but helping you." Gu Chongyang approached, stuffed the note into Su Xiuyue's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's also for a concubine. The concubine of the young master of the Shen family, or the second son of the Nanjing magistrate's family, which do you think is more promising?"
Su Xiuyue's face was full of astonishment, her heart was beating wildly, and she opened the note that Gu Chongyang gave her.
There was a bit of ecstasy on her face. This was indeed the handwriting of the second son of the magistrate. He liked to sing the wind and enjoy the moon, and his poems were very popular, and Su Xiuyue had seen them too.
But Gu Chongyang would let him do such a good thing?
Su Xiuyue looked at Gu Chongyang in disbelief.
Gu Chongyang didn't know what she was thinking, she couldn't help but sneered: "I'm also the daughter of the Marquis Mansion after all, what is a magistrate, you really underestimate me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Xiuyue put away her skeptical look, and changed into a sad look: "Miss Gu, I actually like Second Young Master Shen in my heart, how do you let me let go..."
She was on the verge of tears, pretending to make Gu Chongyang tired, she unceremoniously interrupted Su Xiuyue: "Okay, we have reached this point, we know it well, so don't pretend. Don't come again when the opportunity is not lost, you Hurry up. I will lead people to go later, try to make things bigger, and help you. When the time comes, you should also behave well. Since you have the prefect son, stay away from cousin Rang, otherwise, I can help you today. You, I can destroy you in the future!"
"Yes." Su Xiuyue held the note, as if she was holding a life and death lottery that determined her fate, and resolutely walked towards the rockery.
(End of this chapter)
Mrs. Shen was concerned about her daughter, and when she heard Second Young Master Dou say that her daughter has now presided over Zhongfu, she was happy for her eldest daughter, so she didn't blame her for not returning to her natal home: "It turns out that during the Chinese New Year holidays, every family is busy, and my wife is sick again. Now, Su'e, as a daughter-in-law, should preside over Zhongxian to share the worries of her in-laws."
Gu Chongyang was a little surprised when he heard the name of his eldest cousin Shen Su'e.In her previous life, she couldn't remember whether she had met Cousin Su'e, she only knew that Cousin Su'e died of illness.Whenever my uncle and aunt mentioned Cousin Su'e, they were always sad.Cousin Su'e is still alive in this life, can she prevent problems before they happen, and see what kind of disease Cousin Su'e is suffering from.
Shen Suying heard that her sister was fine, so she no longer paid attention to what they said, but tugged on Gu Chongyang's sleeve, telling her to look to the right.
I saw Shen Rang blushing talking to a young lady, who looked thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a jacket embroidered with plum blossoms, with beautiful features and very gentle and pleasant.
Not knowing what Shen Rang said, she lowered her head and smiled shyly.
Shen Rang scratched his head and blushed even more.
It turned out to be Su Xiuyue, Cousin Rang's concubine. I didn't expect that she and Cousin Rang had known each other so early.
This Su Xiuyue is not a good person, she is the concubine daughter of the Su family, and the Su family has business contacts with the Shen family, but the business is not as big as the Shen family's.
Later, the Shen family's business prospered and became richer and richer, while the Su family's condition deteriorated day by day.For some reason, Su Xiuyue got involved with her cousin, and also made her sister-in-law so angry that she had a miscarriage.
The uncle was so angry that his cousin didn't care about it, and he didn't hesitate to chop off one of his little fingers to get in for Nasu Xiuyue.After Su Xiuyue entered the house, she was restless, provoking her cousin and sister-in-law every day, and even slandered her aunt.
The Shen family was originally happy and harmonious, but was disturbed by Su Xiuyue.
Seeing Su Xiuyue's shy look, Gu Chongyang felt chills in his heart.She has always had zero tolerance for concubines.This Su Xiuyue is determined not to enter the Shen family's door.
Thinking of this, Gu Chongyang felt a scorching gaze fall on her.
She turned around to look for the source of that line of sight, and saw her uncle, aunt, eldest cousin Shen Qian, and the second young master of the prefect's family standing there. She knew that the person looking at her must be the second young master Dou, but when she went to see However, Second Young Master Dou looked away, pretending to be nonchalant.
When she turned her face away and stopped looking at Second Young Master Dou, that gaze fell on her again, following her like a shadow, which made her very annoyed.
Shen Suying leaned on Gu Chongyang's ear and asked her: "Cousin Chongyang, are you tired?"
After standing for so long, Gu Chongyang was really tired, she nodded: "Why don't we sit in the carriage."
"No need." Shen Suying cleared her throat and said loudly, "Second brother, come here quickly."
Shen Rang was happily chatting with his sweetheart, but when his sister interrupted him, he was naturally displeased. He frowned and turned around, "What's the matter?"
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Shen Suying smacked her lips, and whispered to Gu Chongyang, "I see, I forget my righteousness when I see sex, and I can't walk when I see Su Xiuyue, and I don't know what is so good about Su Xiuyue, I must let him succeed. "
Gu Chongyang hurriedly said: "Cousin Suying, I will help you!"
Shen Suying was overjoyed: "Cousin Chongyang, you are really good, I knew I was right about you."
She said loudly: "Second Brother, Cousin Chongyang is tired, go to the carriage quickly, move two stools down, let Cousin Chongyang rest for a while."
This time, Shen Rang didn't turn his head and said: "Nonsense, you are obviously tired! Cousin Chongyang won't be so blind."
"Let my cousin." Gu Chongyang said intentionally, "I'm indeed tired and want to sit down and rest."
Shen Suying said: "Did you hear, Cousin Chongyang is really tired!"
Shen Rang said unhappily: "Why did you ask me to move? Why don't you go? And the servants at home?"
Shen Suying made up her mind to interfere with her brother's good affairs, so she deliberately said: "Yesterday who swore to mother that she would take care of Chongyang's cousin, how can you keep your word? When you went to the capital, who took care of you?" ? You forgot all about it? Now you are asked to move a stool, but you are always pushing back and forth, so I won’t tell my parents.”
Shen Rang was not afraid, and smiled indifferently: "Just go and see if parents will scold me!"
Shen Suying rushed to Shen Yucheng and Mrs. Shen, and complained loudly.
Shen Rang is not worried at all. This younger sister always complains, so her parents won't listen to her.
Unexpectedly, he miscalculated this time, and Shen Yucheng walked over with a cold face: "Brother Rang, what's wrong with you? I didn't see your Chongyang cousin standing here, why don't you bring her a stool to sit on! You are also such an old man, why don't you know how to take care of your younger sisters at all."
Being reprimanded by his father in front of his sweetheart, Shen Rang's face turned green and then pale, Shen Suying glanced at him with a dazzling smile.
Shen Rang had no choice but to run to the carriage and move two stools over.
Shen Yucheng saw it and said, "That's about the same."
After speaking, he went to the side to talk to the eldest son Shen Qian and the second young master of the Dou family.
Gu Chongyang felt that the eyes of the second young master of the Dou family had never left him, and the feeling of disgust became stronger and stronger.
Shen Suying reached out to pick up the stool, but Shen Rang snorted, put the stool in front of Gu Chongyang and said, "Cousin, please sit down."
Then he brought another stool to Su Xiuyue with a smile on his face.
Su Xiuyue smiled shyly, took the stool instead of sitting down, and instead asked Shen to let him sit, Shen Rang smiled, his face was full of peach blossoms.
Shen Suying stomped her feet angrily: "Look at the stupid look of Second Brother, if he is sold, he might still help count the money!"
"Cousin Suying, don't be angry!" Gu Chongyang said, pushing Shen Suying onto the stool, and then said to Shen: "Cousin, I'm tired, please go and move me a stool."
When Shen Rang turned his head, he saw Gu Chongyang standing and Shen Suying sitting, the corners of his mouth twitched in anger.But he had no choice but to move a stool for Gu Chongyang. He handed the stool to Gu Chongyang, and then said angrily: "Shen Suying, I know you are angry that I told my mother yesterday that you were going to sneak out. Yesterday I did it for you. Hello, don't bite Lu Dongbin like a dog, you don't know a good heart."
"Hmph!" Shen Suying raised her head: "You are the one who doesn't know a good heart. What's so good about her, Su Xiuyue, she can't compare to Cousin Rui. I don't know if you are blind, but you actually like someone like Su Xiuyue. I will stop her." It's for your own good that you contact her!"
The words were not speculative, Shen Rang didn't answer, and left angrily.When he reached Su Xiuyue's side, the smile returned to his face.
Shen Suying was very angry, she only stared at the young couple, but there was nothing she could do.
Looking at Shen Rang's appearance, Gu Chongyang's expression was not good.It seems that my cousin has a deep love for Su Xiuyue.
When she was reborn, she wanted to guard her uncle's family. A woman like Su Xiuyue must never enter the Shen family's door.
Gu Chongyang stood up, took Shen Suying's hand, walked to Shen Rang's side, and said softly: "Cousin, I'm a little thirsty, please, cousin, bring me a glass of water."
Shen Rang stared at Gu Chongyang with wide eyes, as if he didn't know her. He didn't expect that the sensible and polite cousin would mess around with his younger sister.
He glared at Shen Suying, thinking that all this was instigated by his sister.
Shen Suying held Gu Chongyang's hand tightly, and smiled arrogantly.
Shen Rang had no choice but to pour water.
Su Xiuyue stood up and talked to Shen Suying: "Second sister of the Shen family, I wonder if this young lady is a relative of your family?"
Shen Suying glanced at her and said: "It's my aunt's only daughter, a young lady from Qingyanghou's mansion in the capital, not a concubine who can compare to her."
Shen Suying's words were very unpleasant. Others would have been unable to bear it, but Su Xiuyue didn't seem to understand. Instead of being angry, she smiled and introduced herself to Gu Chongyang: "So it's Miss Gu. I heard that Aunt Shen's wife married into the Qingyang Hou Mansion and gave birth to a daughter in the palm of her hand. When I saw her today, she really lived up to her reputation. My surname is Su, and my name is Xiuyue. I am the eldest daughter in my family and I am 14 years old. Miss Gu should be younger than me, so I am ashamed Yan called you sister Gu."
This Su Xiuyue is capable of bending and stretching, with a sweet tongue and a sword in her belly, so it is indeed not easy to deal with.
Gu Chongyang smiled slightly, but did not answer, appearing a bit arrogant.
Shen Su greeted her, and held Gu Chongyang's hand even tighter. She was happy that Gu Chongyang was on the same line as her.
Gu Chongyang did not answer, and Su Xiuyue was not angry, but asked Gu Chongyang with a smile: "Sister Gu came from the capital, so she must not be familiar with Nanjing? If you have time, you can go around Nanjing. Although Jinling City is not as good as the capital city Tianbao has outstanding people, but the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the north, and sister Gu can appreciate it."
As the saying goes, don't hit people with smiling faces. When she said this, Gu Chongyang couldn't continue to show his face. She nodded: "Thank you, Miss Su, for reminding me."
Shen Suying was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and pulled Gu Chongyang to stand aside: "Cousin, why are you talking to Su Xiuyue, she's acting like she's on the outside, I don't know how annoying she is."
"I know, but you have also seen the situation at that time. She kept talking to me. It would be too rude for me to ignore her." Seeing Shen Suying's ugly face, Gu Chongyang said: "You are so obvious, let cousin I won’t be happy either, how about this, we go elsewhere, Auntie must be reluctant to let the two of us go out, she will definitely ask my cousin to come with us.”
In this way, Shen Rang can stay away from Su Xiuyue, and at the same time, he can escape from the scrutiny of the second son of the Dou family.
Shen Suying's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "You still have an idea."
The two ran to Mrs. Shen and said they wanted to go out. Mrs. Shen knew that they were impatient, so she ordered Shen to escort them to another place.
Although Shen Rang was reluctant to let go, he had no choice but to be dragged away by Shen Suying.
Seeing Su Xiuyue, she gritted her teeth in anger, but there was nothing she could do.
That night, the whole family sat around the same table for dinner, enjoying themselves happily.
The Shen family is a merchant, and there are no rules like the high gates of the capital, so things like "not talking when eating, not talking when sleeping" are not taboo.
Shen Yucheng smiled and asked Gu Chongyang: "Uncle has been very busy these days, so he didn't care to talk to you. Are you happy to ask your cousin and Suying cousin to go out to play today?"
That expression was clearly that of talking to a child.
"Happy." Gu Chongyang nodded and said, "Nanjing's folk customs are quite different from those of the capital, but it is very rich and there are many dignitaries."
"Uncle, when I went to give porridge today, I saw that the porridge sheds of our house and others' are the same, and there is no special mark to distinguish them. I think this is very bad."
Shen Yucheng originally listened to Gu Chongyang's words with a smile on his face, but later showed a somewhat serious expression: "What's wrong?"
"It's also porridge. Some people deliberately use moldy rice or sub-rice to cook porridge. Some porridge is even very thin. There are a few grains of rice in a bowl of porridge. Our Shen family's porridge is thick and good. The first time we started serving porridge, there was a long queue, which was much more lively than other places.”
"Although we don't ask others for anything in return for giving porridge, we also hope that people will know that we are Shen's porridge shed. However, many people mention Shen's porridge shed as "the one with thicker porridge", which shows that those poor people can Distinguish good from bad, but don't know the reputation of our Shen family."
Shen Yucheng thought for a moment and said, "Chongyang makes sense."
Seeing that his uncle no longer looked at him like a child, Gu Chongyang hurriedly said: "So I thought, why not make a mark on our porridge shed, write the words Shen's congee shed, and hang couplets on the left and right sides of the porridge shed , Just write: One porridge and one meal should be thought of as hard-won, and a sliver of constant memory is hard to come by. Then when the porridge is given out, let someone introduce it, saying that this is the Shen family’s porridge shed. You can also find a few young people with loud voices Boy, say that this rice is from the Shen family's grain company, and it operates honestly, without deception. In this way, the name of our Shen family can gradually be branded. Although these poor people are at the bottom, they are kind-hearted. With them word of mouth speaking for the Shen family's food business, the Shen family will definitely occupy a place in the hearts of the people."
Shen Yucheng's face showed a look of emotion and pride: "I never thought that you would be so smart in Chongyang, and you also went out to give porridge, let alone Su Ying, even if your two cousins are not as good as you, I would never have thought of such a thing. Way. You are really my uncle's good niece, like our Shen family, you are born to do business."
Hearing his uncle's praise, Gu Chongyang was both surprised and delighted: "Then what does uncle mean by adopting my method?"
"Of course! How could uncle not use such a good publicity method! You did a good job." Shen Yucheng said: "If you have any good ideas in the future, just tell uncle. Let your two cousins learn from you. "
In fact, this method was not thought up by Gu Chongyang, and in a few years the porridge sheds in the capital will use this method to advertise themselves.
Unexpectedly, my uncle would misunderstand that it was her idea, but Gu Chongyang didn't intend to correct it, because my uncle had already started to value her opinion, and if she said it wasn't her idea, my uncle might treat her like a child again.
"Uncle, I came up with such a good idea, how are you going to reward me?"
Shen Yucheng smiled: "You and uncle came up with a good idea to make the Shen family's business better. When you get married, uncle will prepare a big dowry for you. How about it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yucheng laughed out loud.
Not to mention Shen Yucheng, even Mrs. Shen, the brothers and sisters of the Shen family looked at Gu Chongyang with smiles.
Gu Chongyang had no choice but to pretend to be shy and lowered her head, she had already thought about it, her mother left a generous dowry, enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.That being the case, why should she marry?Doing business with my uncle, helping people treat diseases, and then living a life freely, wouldn't it be better than getting married and looking at a man's face.
The next day, Shen Yucheng arranged this method, and it really received extraordinary results.
Those poor people passed on word of mouth that the porridge made by the Shen family was the best, using high-quality rice, boiled so thick that even chopsticks would not pour it.He also said that since the Shen family is willing to use such good rice for porridge, the food sold in the shop will definitely not be bad. Once word of mouth spreads, the name of the Shen family grain store spreads throughout the entire city of Nanjing very quickly.
Some grain shops used to sell second-rate rice as porridge. After seeing the Shen family doing this, they quickly learned from the Shen family, but it was too late, and the Shen family's reputation had already been spread.
After the Spring Festival, the business of the Shen family's grain store was really booming, and the quantity sold was more than [-]% more than that at this time in previous years.
Shen Yucheng told his family the news with a smile, and praised Gu Chongyang in front of everyone.
Gu Chongyang took the opportunity to propose to Shen Yucheng: "Uncle, since the business of the grain store is so good this year, you might as well take advantage of the present and send the guys to the countryside to collect grain."
"Not so good." Big cousin Shen Qian worried: "The new grain was the best to sell in those years, and the old grain could not be sold at a high price. Moreover, the storage of grain to prevent insects and mildew will cost people and money, so I would rather earn less Just don't take such a big risk."
Cousin Qian is gentle and honest, and he is a little less aggressive in doing things, but he is the best candidate to start the business. His opinion is very important to uncle.
After hearing his words, the uncle pondered and said: "Brother Qian is not unreasonable, but what Chongyang said is also reasonable. In this case, let's find a compromise. In previous years, we would buy three thousand shi of grain a year. It has been sold for a year, and this year I asked my buddy to buy an extra two thousand shi, for a total of [-] shi."
Shen Qian looked surprised: "Father, is it too much?"
But Gu Chongyang felt that it was too little.
Shen Yucheng thought for a while and said: "Although there are many more than in previous years, but this year's business is good, I think it will not lose money."
Shen Qian wanted to say more, but Shen Yucheng said: "That's it, this year we will receive five thousand shi of new grain."
Gu Chongyang originally wanted to persuade his uncle to charge more, but after hearing what his uncle said, he knew it was hopeless.
In Gu Chongyang's memory, due to the severe drought in the north, there was not enough food to eat, and the Ministry of Household Affairs would send officials south to collect food soon.If uncle can hoard a lot of food at this time, he will definitely make a lot of money in a few months.
But my uncle had made up his mind, and it was useless to persuade him any more.
For this matter, she thought about it for several days, but she couldn't think of a good way.
Shen Suying came, and she took a few posts with a happy face: "Cousin Chongyang, Madam Zhifu invited our family to go to Dou's house to enjoy Chunlan on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. Mother prepared new clothes for us two, and I specially brought them to you. You See if you like it?"
Begonia red double-breasted round neck beige, embroidered with peach blossoms around the collar and branches, and a peach red cloud satin skirt, very beautiful.
In fact, Gu Chongyang didn't want to go to Magistrate Dou's house, the last time he gave out porridge, the disgusting eyes of the second young master of the Dou family displeased her very much, but seeing Shen Suying's happy look, she didn't want to disappoint her, so she smiled and said: " This dress is very beautiful, thank you, aunt. Cousin, what does your dress look like?"
"It's similar to yours, you'll know when you see it!" Shen Suying said: "It's really great to finally have the chance to go out. If it wasn't for my mother asking me to dress up, I wouldn't want to dress up."
Years later, Shen Suying was 15 years old, and Gu Chongyang was 13 years old.
At the age of 15, you can already say kiss.
This so-called flower viewing banquet is actually a banquet for wives and girls to see each other. Seeing Shen Suying's ignorant expression, Gu Chongyang couldn't help laughing.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Shen took Shen Qian, Shen Suying, and Gu Chongyang to the prefect Dou's house.
Shen Suying was wearing a light yellow top and a light red skirt. Not to mention makeup, she also wore more jewelry than usual. She was pretty and gentle, just what a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl in the Mood for Love should look like. .
Seeing that Gu Chongyang was wearing a honey-colored embroidered grape-pattern jacket and an apricot-yellow plain skirt, Shen Suying jumped up and said, "Why don't you wear the new clothes your mother made for you?"
Gu Chongyang glanced at Mrs. Shen, and said with a smile: "I haven't worn this dress a few times. I'm afraid of the cold, so I think the gown is a bit thin. I'll wear it after a few days when it gets warmer."
Shen Suying muttered: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't be wearing this dress. Mother said that the headdress must match the clothes, so she put on this mess of pearl flowers on my head. It's too cumbersome."
With a grunt, she lifted the curtain and looked out.
Gu Chongyang smiled at Mrs. Shen, seeing the satisfaction in Mrs. Shen's eyes, he couldn't help but feel moved.
It seems that she guessed right, my aunt did bring Cousin Suying to see her today.She is younger than Cousin Suying, but she is prettier than Cousin Suying. If she dresses up carefully, she will be too much of a distraction.
Auntie must be very happy that she dressed so elegantly today and did not take the limelight out of her cousin.
When Mrs. Shen saw that Gu Chongyang deliberately dressed so elegantly, she felt a little distressed.
It wasn't that she wanted her daughter to show off on purpose, but that Shen Suying was already fifteen, while Gu Chongyang was only thirteen, so when talking about marriage, naturally Shen Suying would be the first.And Gu Chongyang is the young lady of Qingyang Hou's Mansion, and there are almost no one who is worthy of her among the people who went today. Although she is an aunt, she dare not talk to Gu Chongyang casually.
But I didn't expect Gu Chongyang to be so sensible, he didn't wear the new clothes she had prepared, but came out in old clothes.This thoughtfulness and intelligence really make people feel distressed.
Although she didn't deliberately put on make-up, she still held her daughter's head firmly. Looking at her delicate face like a lotus in clear water, Mrs. Shen felt a little puzzled. How could the Hao family be willing to withdraw from such a beautiful girl?What a blind eye!
When they arrived at the magistrate's house, the magistrate's wife and the elder mistress Shen Su'e greeted everyone in the Shen family, and Gu Chongyang also met the elder cousin Shen Su'e.She looks very similar to her second cousin, Shen Suying, and at a glance, she can tell that they are two direct sisters.
Since the two families are in-laws, they are more intimate and casual than others.
The magistrate's wife is a person who is like dough, she speaks softly, and she can tell at a glance that she has no temper.
Seeing Gu Chongyang, the magistrate's wife's eyes flashed with astonishment, and she returned a bracelet from her hand to Gu Chongyang.
Gu Chongyang glanced at his aunt, saw her nodding, and took it away.
After Shen Ranglai had a face-to-face meeting, the servant led him to another place.It seems that men and women are separated for the orchid appreciation banquet this time, so that she doesn't have to worry about meeting the second young master of the Dou family, Gu Chongyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As time progressed, more and more wives came to participate in the orchid appreciation feast, and Gu Chongyang saw Su Xiuyue.She followed Mrs. Su's family, and her two sisters rolled their eyes at her.
Seeing Gu Chongyang, she wanted to go up to say hello, but Gu Chongyang pretended not to see and turned his face away.
Mrs. Shen greeted everyone familiarly, Shen Suying didn't know where to go to watch the fun.
It is said that it is an orchid feast, but it is just a name, and there are not many people who really appreciate Chunlan.
This is exactly what Gu Chongyang wanted, since no one appreciates it, then she should take a good look at this orchid, it's not a waste of time.
The blooming orchids are fragrant, elegant and clean. Different varieties and different colors of Chunlan have different shapes, which is heart-wrenching.
Gu Chongyang was admiring, when suddenly a little maid came over and said to Gu Chongyang, "Excuse me, are you the cousin of the Shen family, Miss Gu from the capital?"
Gu Chongyang said: "Yes, what's the matter?"
"Someone asked me to bring you a letter." The maid said, and stuffed a small note into Gu Chongyang's hand.
Gu Chongyang was about to ask who asked her to give it to her, but the little girl shuttled quickly like a fish, and disappeared in the crowd after a while.
Gu Chongyang looked to the left and right, and saw that no one saw it, so he took the note and walked to the side of the bamboo forest in the garden, and opened the note.
"Like a frightened bird, graceful like a dragon, when I see a beautiful woman, I think about it day and night. Huarong is so graceful that I forget to eat. I hope you will give me a moment to relieve my lovesickness. In the depths of the garden, beside the rockery. I look forward to it, see you Scattered. Dou Er day and night longing, looking forward to waiting for the beautiful woman through the autumn water."
If Gu Chongyang didn't see it, he would be fine, and if he saw it, he would be so angry that he would gnash his teeth.
There are such shameless people in this world!She immediately wanted to give the note to her aunt, and then ask her aunt to seek justice for herself.
No!
The second son of the Dou family looks gentle and gentle on the outside, but he is so turbulent on the inside, seeing how bold he is, maybe this is not the first time he has done such a thing!But no matter whether it is uncle or aunt, they are very kind when they talk to Dou Er. It can be seen that Dou Er usually puts on airs, at least he should have a good reputation outside.
If he made the matter public, let alone that Dou Er would not admit it at that time, maybe he would beat him up and say that he deliberately seduced him.After the incident broke out, would others believe in me, a person who came all the way from the capital and didn't know anything about it?Or will you choose the prefect who is polite and knows how to advance and retreat?
The eldest cousin is the daughter-in-law of the Dou family and the daughter of the Shen family, so it must be very embarrassing to be caught between her mother's family and her husband's family.
One side is the in-laws, the other side is the niece, the aunt will definitely play tricks, and even hide the matter and choose to settle down.Then why should I make things public?
If my aunt asked the Dou family to give her an explanation in order to make decisions for herself, she would have to tear herself apart with the Dou family, and wouldn't it be even more ugly then.Not to mention what will happen to my aunt, but if I love myself as my uncle loves me, I will definitely not let it go.As the saying goes, the county magistrate who ransacked the house, the governor who killed the family, and the uncle who was a merchant, offended the prefect of Dou, and I am afraid it would not end well.
No matter what uncle and aunt do, things are not the result I want.
Is that all?Isn't it cheaper for Dou Er?
It was the first time for Gu Chongyang to be molested like this when she was so grown up.If she chose to swallow her anger this time, what about next time?Does he feel like he's taking an inch because he doesn't want to speak up?
If it wasn't for her uncle, she could go back to the capital.But now that the matter of King Rong has not been resolved, she absolutely cannot leave Nanjing.Dou's family and uncle's family are also related by marriage, who knows what Dou Er will do in the future.
It's really neither left nor right.
Gu Chongyang held the note tightly in his hand, and his heart burst into flames.
"Sister Gu, everyone is admiring the flowers, what are you doing here alone?"
Suddenly a woman's delicate voice came from behind, and when Gu Chongyang turned around, he saw a smile on Su Xiuyue's face, and a look of "I know you have done something shameful" in her eyes.
"What's the matter?" Su Xiuyue looked like she was grabbing Gu Chongyang's handle: "What are you holding in your hand? Could it be something shady?"
With a sly expression, sinister eyes, and a look of watching a good show, she is completely different from the delicate, gentle and dignified look of the porridge shed a few days ago. This is Su Xiuyue's true face.
The wind blew through the bamboo forest, rattling, and the wind of the first month brought a shivering chill to the body.
Gu Chongyang suddenly had an idea in his heart.
Instead of retreating, she advanced, and said with a smile: "Miss Su, you really want to marry my second cousin Shen Rang, don't you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Xiuyue was taken aback, and quickly looked behind her, seeing that she was still far away in the crowd, and she would definitely not hear Gu Chongyang's words, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Gu Chongyang apprehensively: "Miss Gu, I don't understand what you mean. Do all the daughters in the capital like to talk nonsense like this?"
Although she gave Gu Chongyang a big hat as soon as she came up, she didn't deny it, which shows that Gu Chongyan did hit her point with one word.
Su Xiuyue's morality is far worse than Chai Xiyue's.
Gu Chongyang was too lazy to make false claims with her, and said impatiently: "So you don't want to marry my cousin, then I guessed wrong. If so, I'll tell my aunt and cousin that Miss Su has no intentions for my cousin. Everything is just my cousin's unrequited love."
Su Xiuyue felt chilly in her heart, and looked at Gu Chongyang nervously: "Miss Gu, what do you mean?"
"That's what I just said." Gu Chongyang said: "Although I live in the Shen family, my uncle and aunt will still listen to what I say. I will tell my aunt what Miss Su thinks, and ask my aunt and uncle to discipline me well. Cousin, I will never come to harass Miss Su again."
Su Xiuyue stood still, hesitating for a moment.
"I know Miss Su doesn't believe what I say, but Miss Su has no intentions of my cousin. As a cousin, I have tried my best, but I can't watch my cousin continue to be alone in unrequited love."
If Gu Chongyang really said these words to Mrs. Shen, there would be no loss for Gu Chongyang, but for her, Su Xiuyue, it would be a devastating blow.She managed to win over Shen Rang's heart, if Gu Chongyang really disturbed her, she really had no place to cry.
The risk was too great for her to gamble on.
"Miss Gu, of course I believe you." Su Xiuyue hurriedly blocked Gu Chongyang's way.
Gu Chongyang raised his eyebrows, showing some questioning.
Now that she has been subdued, there is no need to pretend to be lofty anymore, Su Xiuyue said with reddened eyes, "I really want to marry into the Shen family, but I am just a concubine at home, my aunt sees me like a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh, I wish I could get rid of it soon. I can only rely on myself for my marriage. I know it's very shameless for me to do this, but because I'm Miss Gu, I don't care about being ashamed. I also ask Miss Gu to show us that we are all women and show your hands high. "
It's really humiliating and arousing pity, but it's a pity that Gu Chongyang doesn't like her.
"But the Su family is just a small business that has just risen. Although the business has been booming in the past two years, it is far behind the Shen family. And you are just a concubine, and your status is not worthy of cousin. Besides, I My aunt's favorite daughter-in-law is her niece from her natal family. No matter how you look at it, it's wishful thinking if you want to marry your cousin."
hateful!
Su Xiuyue cursed in her heart, but her teeth were clenched tightly. For the sake of her own words, she still forced herself. This Gu Chongyang is really deceiving!If she had known this earlier, she should have turned around and left, ignoring her.But now, she had to bow her head.
Su Xiuyue bit her lip, blushed and said: "I know that I am not worthy of the second son of the Shen family, so naturally I don't dare to think about being the main wife. If I can be a concubine, Xiuyue is also willing."
After speaking, her voice became smaller and smaller, and she was about to cry because of the embarrassment, she was very pitiful.
Gu Chongyang's eyes flashed, and he sneered in his heart, waiting for your words.
"If you want to be a concubine, you have to see if my uncle and aunt will agree or not!" Gu Chongyang said mercilessly, "The Shen family has a clean family tradition, and a man can only take a concubine when he is forty and childless. Let's not talk about making my cousin healthy, After getting married, there will definitely be a child soon. Even if my cousin is childless, it will be more than 20 years later, Miss Su, can you wait?"
Su Xiuyue suddenly raised her head, the shame and anger on her face faded away, and she stared at Gu Chongyang with hatred: "Miss Gu, what do you mean? Are you kidding me?"
"Miss Su, you are wrong. I'm not playing tricks on you, but helping you." Gu Chongyang approached, stuffed the note into Su Xiuyue's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's also for a concubine. The concubine of the young master of the Shen family, or the second son of the Nanjing magistrate's family, which do you think is more promising?"
Su Xiuyue's face was full of astonishment, her heart was beating wildly, and she opened the note that Gu Chongyang gave her.
There was a bit of ecstasy on her face. This was indeed the handwriting of the second son of the magistrate. He liked to sing the wind and enjoy the moon, and his poems were very popular, and Su Xiuyue had seen them too.
But Gu Chongyang would let him do such a good thing?
Su Xiuyue looked at Gu Chongyang in disbelief.
Gu Chongyang didn't know what she was thinking, she couldn't help but sneered: "I'm also the daughter of the Marquis Mansion after all, what is a magistrate, you really underestimate me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Xiuyue put away her skeptical look, and changed into a sad look: "Miss Gu, I actually like Second Young Master Shen in my heart, how do you let me let go..."
She was on the verge of tears, pretending to make Gu Chongyang tired, she unceremoniously interrupted Su Xiuyue: "Okay, we have reached this point, we know it well, so don't pretend. Don't come again when the opportunity is not lost, you Hurry up. I will lead people to go later, try to make things bigger, and help you. When the time comes, you should also behave well. Since you have the prefect son, stay away from cousin Rang, otherwise, I can help you today. You, I can destroy you in the future!"
"Yes." Su Xiuyue held the note, as if she was holding a life and death lottery that determined her fate, and resolutely walked towards the rockery.
(End of this chapter)
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