Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 27 Changes in People's Minds (2)

Cui Xin lowered her head, and murmured: "The servant girl is worried that the lady will not get used to it if she changes places for a while, and when she wakes up thirsty in the middle of the night, she needs someone to take care of her..."

After getting along for so long, Shen Yuechen has already figured out Cui Xin's temperament, knowing that she is a person who can't hide things in her heart, and she is timid, and often feels anxious and uneasy because of some small things.

Shen Yuechen asked her to stay, and slept on the soft couch by the window, while he picked up a book at random and flipped through two pages at random. Sure enough, when he turned to the fourth page, he heard her carefully Asked: "Miss, can I ask you something?"

Shen Yuechen closed the book, and said calmly, "You can ask whatever you want."

Cui Xin stood up holding a round fan, sat beside her, fanned her once and for all, and asked cautiously, "Miss, are you really going to get married?"

Shen Yuechen was startled when he heard the words, never expecting that she would ask this suddenly, so he sat up straight and looked at her.

Cuixin knew that she had asked something she shouldn't have asked, she lowered her head slightly, her eyes did not dare to look at Shen Yuechen's side, her hands twisted the corners of her clothes, she didn't know how to go on, and she heard the cicadas from outside the window, Can not help but feel a little upset.

Shen Yuechen handed her the book in his hand, patted her on the head, and said softly: "What? Have you heard any gossip again?"

Cui Xin shook her head first, then nodded, and said hesitantly: "When I passed by the room just now, I heard Sister Chunming and the others say... that the young lady will marry into Zhu's family, and that she will be accompanied by a maid..."

Shen Yuechen lowered his eyes when he heard the words, his slender eyelashes concealed the sharp gaze inside, and sneered secretly in his heart: Are those maidservants so impatient?Now, the Zhu family's youngest mistress, Qin Shi, has not yet passed her first seven years, and they are all looking forward to marrying her as a concubine, which is really ridiculous.

"What else did they say?"

Cui Xin glanced at her cautiously, and said in a low voice, "I only hear so much..."

Shen Yuechen said quietly: "Hearing these words, are you worried? Are you worried that I won't take you with me when I go to Zhu's house in the future?"

"Miss——" Cui Xin looked at Shen Yuechen, with a worried and slightly pleading expression on her face, and her voice trembled slightly: "The servant is always clumsy, which makes the lady worry... But the servant wants to be with the lady for the rest of his life, even if it is to do something. It is also willing to be a cow and a horse..."

Shen Yuechen interrupted her in the middle, looked at her with a half-smile and said: "I'm not a farmer who plows the land, I don't need any cows and horses."

Cui Xin lowered her head even lower, and murmured: "This servant is stupid and can't speak, miss."

Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Shen Yuechen tried to relieve her and said: "No matter what others say, you just need to focus on doing your own thing well. Chunming and the others are all called by the old lady, so don't worry about it in the future." Whether you do well or not, I will turn a blind eye to it. If you don’t want to be suppressed by them, then use more care, do things well, be careful with your words and deeds, and don’t be caught by others.”

Hearing this, Cui Xin was slightly taken aback, then looked up at Shen Yuechen, only to see that she had a serious face and no smile on her face.

Now, even if the old lady treats her intimately, she still doesn't have the ability to stand up for anyone in this family.

Shen Yuechen lay flat on the bed again, Cui Xin saw her close her eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to lower the curtain of the bed gently: "It's all because this servant is talking too much, please rest well, miss, this servant will leave now."

Shen Yuechen turned sideways to face the inside of the bed, closed his eyes and said, "You can stay to watch the night tonight, and comb my hair when I wake up tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Cui Xin paused, and lay back on the soft couch, looking at the young lady sleeping in the gauze tent, her heart suddenly felt at ease.

Early the next morning, Shen Yuechen got up early as usual, and saw the refreshed Cuixin waiting beside the bed with a basin in her hand, with a smile on her face, the uneasy look of last night was completely gone on her face.

When the three of Chunming came over, Shen Yuechen was sitting in front of the vanity mirror, wearing a half-new long gown, letting Cuixin slowly wring her hair dry.

Seeing this, Chunming hurriedly not to be outdone, went up to look at Shen Yuechen's expression, and praised with pretended envy: "Miss, your hair is really pretty."

Cui Xin, who was combing her hair quietly at first, paused slightly when she saw her coming, but then twitched the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "Sister Chunming is here."

Knowing that she didn't go back last night and stayed in the lady's room to watch the night, Chun Ming felt a little conflicted in her heart, and said to Cui Xin: "Sister Cui Xin, you worked hard at the night watch last night, let me do it this time." After finishing speaking, she couldn't help but raise her hand to take the wooden comb from Cui Xin's hand, the movement was surprisingly fast.

Chun Ming has been working by the old lady's side for three years. Although she has been serving tea all the time, she is also good at combing her hair.She is very confident in her craftsmanship, and she hopes to have the opportunity to show it well and gain Shen Yuechen's favor.

Sure enough, she not only helped Shen Yuechen wring out Shen Yuechen's hair, but also combed her into a delicate and beautiful bun.

Cui Xin stood watching from the side, pursed her mouth and couldn't say a word, half of the self-confidence that she had built up with great difficulty was dispelled at once, and after Shen Yuechen cleaned up, the old lady sent someone over to deliver a message , Let her go to have breakfast together.

Hearing the words, Shen Yuechen secretly suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and said to Chun Ming, "You can go there with me."

When Chun Ming heard the words, a look of surprise appeared on her face, she nodded and said yes, and looked up at Cui Xin with a bit of complacency and contempt in her eyes.

In the main room, Mrs. Shen supported Shen Yuechen's hand and sat on the main seat, Shen Zhijian sat on her right hand, Xiao Shi sat on her left hand, Shen Yuechen sat on Xiao Shi's lower head, and Shen Yuechang and Shen Yuemao sat together. Well, both Wan and Feng are concubines, and they are not qualified to eat at the table together, so they can only stand by and serve the old lady and Shen Zhijian.

During the dinner, the old lady asked Shen Yuechen: "Did you sleep well in the West Wing Room last night? Everything is tidied up."

Shen Yuechen nodded with a smile, and said: "The three maids that my grandmother assigned to my granddaughter are very diligent, and they can't do anything more properly, please rest assured, my grandmother."

Xiao Shi only knew that Shen Yuechen had moved into the West Wing, but she didn't know that the old lady had rewarded her with a maid. Now that she heard this, the smile on her face immediately faded a little.

After eating two mouthfuls of food, the old lady raised her head and asked Xiao Shi: "How is Ming Yuan doing in the academy recently? Did you write a letter back on time?"

Shen Mingyuan is the eldest son of Shen Zhijian. He is [-] this year. He is now studying at Sandalwood Academy. He can only come back to see his family during the holidays.

Seeing that she cared about Shen Mingyuan, Mrs. Xiao immediately agreed with a smile: "Returning to the old lady, Mingyuan just wrote back two days ago, saying that everything is fine in the academy, and the masters of the academy even praised his progress in writing articles. Woolen cloth."

With regard to Shen Mingyuan's matter, Xiao Shi has always reported good news but not bad news, and only chose nice words to say everything.

Hearing what she said, the old lady was very relieved, and said with a smile: "Ming Yuan has been a child who can read since he was a child, and he will definitely be successful in the future. However, he must read this book well and take good care of his body. Looking back, you will believe Please tell me a few more words, don't let him always wake up early and stay late, and study day and night, hurting his body."

Xiao replied with a smile: "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows. I will write a letter later, and ask Chunrong and the others to do things carefully, and Mingyuan must be properly served."

Standing by the side, Wan Shi heard it clearly, and became happy in his heart. He smiled and took another piece of crispy meat for the old lady: "The old lady is happy today, but she should eat more."

The old lady's appetite looks really good today, she usually likes to eat meat the most, although she is getting older, she never taboos it.Looking at the dishes that Aunt Wan gave her, most of them were greasy meat, and there were few vegetables.

Ordinarily, as the old lady is getting older, a lighter diet is good for her health, but the Shen family doesn't seem to care about the way of health preservation. The food is always salty and heavy, and they like greasy food. Every meal must have fish and meat.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had been established for a hundred years, due to the chaotic wars and natural and man-made disasters, the people's lives were very difficult. Some poor families even had to sell their sons and daughters to maintain food and clothing.In recent years, the imperial court issued an order to lighten corvee and reduce taxes, which made the life of the people gradually easier.And the Shen family was not considered a rich family at first, it was only after Shen Zhiyun lived in the fourth rank of the official residence that the Shen family began to pay attention to these things of eating and drinking. Eat to show your wealth and extraordinary.

Shen Yuechen lived in Jingyue Nunnery since she was a child, and her diet was less meaty. In addition, she knew very well how important a light diet is to people's health.Therefore, every time she came to eat, she would eat very little and very slowly, only eating a few pieces of meat, and only picked up vegetables to eat.However, Chunming, who was serving behind her today, wanted to show too much. The dishes brought by her hand were almost all meat, which made her feel tired of her appetite after a while.

Shen Yuechen only took a few mouthfuls, then put down his chopsticks, picked up the warm water handed over by the little maid next to him, and rinsed his mouth. Then, he sat quietly and waited for the old lady to eat.

Mrs. Shen is getting old, her teeth are not as good as before, and she always eats very slowly. In addition, she eats a lot at each meal, and it really takes a while.

Shen Yuechen ate a cup of tea and waited for a while before the old lady finally finished her meal, and the leftovers on the table were all given to Aunt Wan and Aunt Feng.After they have finished eating, the leftovers will be turned to the maids and women below.

Shen Yuechen looked at the old lady after the full meal, thinking that she was going to lie down again later, so he respectfully helped her to recline on the couch, then got up, said goodbye and left, and returned to his west wing room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the room, she heard a crisp "pop", looked up and saw Chun'e and Chunhui standing in front of Cuixin, excitedly said: "Oh, why are you so careless? This tea bowl is The old lady just gave it to the girl, and it is precious."

Cui Xin, who was holding the tray, stood at the same spot, and when she saw Shen Yuechen came back, she trembled, her face turned pale, she opened her mouth, and said, "Your servant...I didn't do it on purpose."

(End of this chapter)