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Chapter 124: The Birthday Celebration (3)
Both of them rushed back for the marriage of Shen Xian and Shen Cui, and they also brought back the old lady's great-grandson and great-granddaughter, don't they like it that the old lady can't see her eyes.

When the family met, they cried first, then laughed, and after wiping away their tears and redressing, it was Ji Cheng and Lu Yuan's turn to go up to greet them.

In fact, Shen Yun had already noticed Ji Cheng when she entered the door.

Shen Yun didn't come back when the old lady had her birthday last year. She was confinement at that time, so she hadn't met Ji Cheng, but she had heard about him.

When I saw Shen Yun today, I realized that Shen Xian hadn't exaggerated at all in the letter. Ji Cheng was indeed so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away when they saw him. Not to mention a man, even a woman like her wanted to see it even after seeing it.

Although Shen Yun has been married for many years, she has seen many outstanding women no matter in the capital or Yangzhou, but compared to Ji Cheng in front of her, she is a bit lacking in appearance, and I don't know what will happen when Ji Cheng really grows up. stunning.

It is not a blessing that her appearance was born in a merchant's family.

Before Shen Yun opened her mouth, Shen He pulled Ji Cheng and called her younger sister: "It's really a fairy sister. It makes people forget the vulgarity when they see it, and makes us look like vulgar things. It's better to comb the girl's hair." , looks so delicate and naive that people can't even fall in love with her."

Because of his own affairs, Ji Cheng has always been very guilty. Since the Lantern Festival, he has refused to comb those complicated hair. He only combs the double bun every day, and uses simple hairpins such as magnolia, butterfly, and treasure flowers to try to look more like a little girl. Girl, a pure and innocent little girl.

That's why Shen He praised her for being cute and cute at this moment.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least Shen He and Shen Yun are very enthusiastic about Ji Cheng on the surface.After both Ji Cheng and Lu Yuan stepped forward to meet Li, Shen He pulled out the little girl behind her as if suddenly remembering it.

"Old ancestor, this is Feng Qing, the youngest daughter of my husband's third uncle." Shen He pushed Feng Qing, "This girl is shy, so my third uncle asked me to take her around."

"It's time to walk around, and my daughter's family can't stay at home all the time." The old lady waved to Feng Qing who had been hiding behind others, "Son, come here and let me have a look."

Only then did Feng Qing timidly take two steps forward, and when the old lady saw Feng Qing's face clearly, she was obviously stunned.Not only the old lady, but also the second wife, Mrs. Huang, was also taken aback.

Ji Cheng could clearly see the abnormality of everyone, but he didn't know why.Because Fengqing was young, at most fourteen or fifteen years old, although he was born with a beautiful face, but because of his timid appearance, he was not very conspicuous, and I don't know why the old lady and Mrs. Huang were a little dazed.

After being stunned for a moment, the old lady took Feng Qing's hand, said "Good boy" repeatedly, and asked her if she had ever studied and what she had read, and she never let go of Feng Qing's hand , let Feng Qing sit beside her even when eating.

Ji Cheng and Lu Yuan looked at each other. Although the old lady loves little girls, she has never loved like this.

In the end, the old lady simply put Feng Qing in the green gauze cupboard in her room, which meant to keep Feng Qing with her.

In the evening, the old lady held a family banquet at the Canjin Building in Qingyuan to welcome her two granddaughters home.When Ji Cheng went to find Shen Xian, Shen He and Lu Yuan were also talking together in her room.

They were talking about Feng Qing, because both Shen Xian and Lu Yuan were very curious, and Shen Xian was jokingly saying, "Why does the old lady love so much when she sees Feng Qing? It makes us feel sore."

Because Shen He had just left, they dared to ask Shen Yun.

Shen Yun curled her lips and said with a smile: "How can you not love? Maybe our family will have another happy event recently."

Even Shen Xian couldn't understand, let alone Ji Cheng and the others.

Shen Yun didn't want to say more, she just said: "It's been a whole day and I haven't seen my second brother, even my eldest brother who is usually not seen is back."

"Let's not talk about you, even those of us who are at home all day long can only see him once in a month and a half." Shen Xian said.

Shen Yun straightened Shen Xian's sideburns: "Even you are going to get married, why is there still no movement between the elder brother and the second younger brother, maybe the ancestors should be anxious to get angry?"

"Who says it's not! That's why both the eldest brother and the second brother are afraid to go to the old lady's house to say hello, hee hee." Shen Xian completely turned into a little girl in front of Shen Yun.

Shen Yun glanced at Ji Cheng who lived in the old lady's yard: "Sister Cheng doesn't seem to talk much."

Shen Yuan said: "Ah Cheng has always been quiet."

Shen Yun smiled and didn't say anything more, but her eyes were a bit sharp, making Ji Cheng dare not look at her for too long.In fact, Shen Yun looked at Ji Cheng from an outsider's point of view, she just thought she was extremely beautiful, and there was such a beautiful cousin living at home, and there was no disturbance, it really made her feel incredible.

And Ji Cheng's safety made Shen Yun even more curious.

When Ji Cheng and others arrived at the Canjin Tower, Shen He and Feng Qing were sitting beside the old lady and talking with them, and they said something that made the old lady laugh from ear to ear.

Shen Yun smiled and said: "Our family belongs to your second sister who is the most talkative, and can make the ancestors happy every time."

Shen Xian knew that there was a slight discord between Shen Yun and Shen He, one concubine and one concubine, only three months apart in age, they were compared everywhere, how could there be no suspicion.However, Shen He is indeed more able to please the elders, she is born of a concubine, and often cannot be as willful as Shen Yun.

At that moment, all the family members were present, and two large round tables were set up, with a screen in the middle. One table consisted of the female relatives headed by the old lady, and the other table consisted of the Shen family men headed by the Duke Shen Zhuo, Shen Yu and Shen Zhuo. Toru is also here.

It was supposed to be a day for family reunion, but because the second master had military affairs and was still at the border, the third son was also training with his father in the military camp, and he couldn't return to Beijing without a will, so it was a little regrettable.Shen Jing is still studying hard at Dongshan Academy, and probably won't come back until Shen Xian's day is near, after all, it will be Qiu Wei in a few months.

As soon as Shen Che arrived, he was called by the old lady: "Where did you go all day? Your eldest sister and second sister came back and didn't say to pick them up?"

Shen Che hurriedly apologized: "Today I went to the palace."

Only then did the old lady spare Shen Che: "I haven't toasted your elder sister and second sister yet, and see you sister Fengqing again."

When Feng Qing heard the old lady call her name, she timidly raised her head and looked at Shen Che.

Feng Qing's eyes are as ignorant as a deer's, the watery look makes people feel pitiful, he shyly wants to look but dare not look, his eyelashes blink and blink.Ji Cheng thought to himself, she is another poor little girl whose mind is confused by Shen Che's appearance.

Shen Che greeted Feng Qing very normally, and then made a toast to both Shen Yun and Shen He.

After the meal, they each dispersed. As soon as Ji Cheng walked out of the Canjin Building, Brother Hong stopped him: "Aunt Cheng, why haven't you come to see me for so long?"

Brother Hong would only call Ji Cheng "aunt" in front of Shen Yu, Ji Cheng didn't even dare to lift his eyelids, ever since he made a fool of himself in Changheng Courtyard last time, Ji Cheng wished he could see their father and son and detour.

Brother Hong ran up to Ji Cheng, raised his head and looked at her with teary eyes.Ji Cheng had no choice but to hide, so he said, "I'll visit you in two days, okay?"

Brother Hong blinked his eyes: "You can no longer count your words."

Ji Cheng nodded.

Only then did Brother Hong let Ji Cheng go.

Lu Yuan said behind Ji Cheng: "Brother Hong really likes you."

Ji Cheng looked back at the slightly depressed Lu Yuan. She knew that the last time Lu Yuan ran away from Changheng Courtyard was because Shen Yu mercilessly rejected her, so these days Lu Yuan is also avoiding Shen Yu and his son. Been to Changhengyuan.

"Probably because of fate." Ji Cheng said calmly.

Lu Yuan looked at Ji Cheng quietly for a while, didn't say anything more, just took Ji Cheng's hand and said: "My mother will return to Beijing in two days, I want to stay with her at Grandpa's house for a while."

Ji Cheng patted Lu Yuan's hand, knowing that she would only be sadder if she continued to live here.

The next day when Ji Cheng went to the old lady's room to say hello, Shen He and Feng Qing were already there.Ji Cheng thought it was because he got up late, but then he thought that Liu Ye'er called her on time every day, so naturally there was no reason for getting up late, it was because Shen He came too early.

After returning from Shen He, with Feng Qing here, let alone Ji Cheng, even Shen Xun leaned back in front of the old lady.

Ji Cheng sat next to him and listened to Shen He talking to the old lady, but the old lady looked sad because Shen Yun told the old lady the news that the Su family's boat sank in the lake last night. The wife is naturally sad.After a good night's sleep, he was feeling better now, Shen He was thinking of ways to make the old lady happy.

Shen He is an all-round person, so when he explained to the old lady, he naturally couldn't neglect Ji Cheng: "The old lady's room is too good for people. I haven't seen anyone who is more lively than Sister Cheng in these years. I don’t know what kind of people will be cheap. If I haven’t mentioned them yet, I know that there are a few good young people.”

The old lady pinched Shen He's face: "You don't have to be ashamed, your sister Cheng is still a girl."

Shen He said with a smile: "I want to worry when I see a pretty girl."

The old lady was amused by Shen He.

While talking, Shen Che came over to say hello.

Feng Qing shyly twisted her handkerchief at the side, Shen He gently pushed her: "Don't say hello to your second cousin yet."

Anyway, no matter what kind of relative it is, it is almost sure to be called a cousin.

Feng Qing said hello in a mosquito-like voice, but Shen Che just returned the salute lightly, just like he did to Su Yun back then.

Shen He seemed a little reconciled, and asked Shen Che if he had breakfast, Shen Che said: "Isn't this the reason why you came to the ancestors for breakfast?"

After all, Shen Che was the one who hurt the old lady the most. When she heard that he was going to stay for breakfast, she immediately felt better.

The breakfast was served in the Xici room, and the old lady said, "We are all a family, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, let's sit together."

Shen Che sat on the left side of the old lady, Shen He sat on the other side of the old lady, Feng Qing naturally sat next to Shen He, Ji Cheng had to sit next to Shen Che.

"I really didn't expect that girl Yun would be so unlucky. She left at a young age. My old sister is also poor." The old lady sighed again when she thought of Mrs. Su and Su Yun.

"Life and death have their own fate. Hades ordered people to die on the third watch, they would not keep them until the fifth watch. Didn't the ancestors see it?" Shen Che said.

Is this the words of enlightened people?Ji Cheng looked at Shen Che.

Although Shen Che didn't look back at Ji Cheng, he grabbed Ji Cheng's hand with his hand hidden under the table, and scratched her palm, which made Ji Cheng's face burn for a while, for fear of being seen by others. , But I wanted to pull my hand but couldn't pull it back, I couldn't help cursing in my heart, what a daring bastard.

Shen Che's explanation was actually very perfunctory, who knew that the old lady really liked this, and she didn't say much after hearing the words: "Yes, they are all people who have accumulated blessings, maybe they were reincarnated into a better family."

When Shen He heard it, she also agreed, but she thought in her heart that the old lady loved Shen Che the most as always, and that one word Shen Che said could be worth hundreds or thousands of sentences from them, no matter what she said, it was right in the old lady's heart.

This made Shen He more determined to want Feng Qing to marry Shen Che. She is a concubine, and it is not easy to gain a foothold in her husband's family.However, although the second wife Huang did not feel sorry for Shen He, it was difficult for her to help this concubine, so Shen He could only find another way out.

When Shen He saw that Feng Qing grew more and more like that person, one can imagine the surprise in his heart.No matter how dandy Shen Che is, he is still the old lady's favorite, the only son of Princess Anhe, and the future Duke of Qi.Shen He had to find a strong backer for himself, so Shen Che had his sights set on it.

Shen He thought so, raised his eyes to look at Shen Che and Ji Cheng opposite, but felt something was wrong in his heart.Naturally, there was nothing wrong with Shen Che and Ji Cheng, but they were too normal, which made Shen He feel abnormal.

Shen Che's love affair, Shen He must have heard of it, and he has also heard of many of his affairs.With such a lively beauty like Ji Cheng beside him, there was no movement at all?Of course it's not impossible, at least Shen Che is quite moral, he never touches the weeds by the side of the nest, even the girls at home have never heard of anyone he touched.

Shen He looked at Ji Cheng, who was elegant and well-behaved, and looked sideways at Feng Qing, who was timid and shy.Originally, Feng Qing's background was not worthy of Shen Che, but Shen He knew the things between Shen Che and Fang Xuan very well. He even wanted to marry a brothel female history, let alone a concubine. As long as you like it.

Eating a meal quietly was not in line with Shen He's plan, so the atmosphere had to be active.Shen He looked at Ji Cheng and said, "Sister Cheng has a really good appetite. Seeing you eating so deliciously, I feel that I have an appetite. Feng Qing's appetite is too small. I often say that she has a good appetite and a healthy body."

Ji Cheng silently swallowed the lotus root flour cake in her mouth, her appetite was really good recently, much better than before.At this moment, she has already eaten a bowl of japonica rice porridge, a crystal bun, a piece of lotus root flour cake, and a small bowl of mushroom noodles with chicken sauce, which is much more than other people.

"It's a blessing to be able to eat." The old lady smiled, "I can eat half a bowl of porridge with Cheng girl to accompany me for breakfast."

Everyone laughed naturally.

Although Ji Cheng only ate [-]% full, it was still ok, after all, the way of keeping in good health is to be [-]% full and [-]% cold.

(End of this chapter)