Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 38
The second wife of the Zhu family, Mrs. Chai, came slowly in a long pink smoked gauze dress, with a smile on her face and spring water in her eyes, giving her a refreshing appearance.

Zhu Jintang and Shen Yuechen got up immediately, saluted and greeted her, Chai accepted it with a smile, looked at Shen Yuechen's pink face, smiled and deliberately teased Zhu Jintang and said: "What a beautiful bride. Our uncle must be very happy , I can get you such a beautiful and good wife back."

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he just smiled lightly and didn't say anything, as if acquiescing to her words.

After hearing this, Li Shi was a little unhappy, and gave her a sneaky look.This marriage didn't go so smoothly in the first place, it was because she was meddling in her own business, and it turned into what it is today, so Li Shi was very dissatisfied with Chai Shi because of this matter.

Chai didn't come alone, she was accompanied by her precious son Zhu Jinlun and a group of maids and maids, but only Zhu's second master Zhu Jun was missing.

Mrs. Chai immediately explained: "Second Master, because I was so happy yesterday, I got too drunk. When I woke up in the morning, I felt a little uncomfortable. I said I would come back to pay my respects to the two old ancestors at night."

Zhu Jun was really drunk yesterday, and he was in a good mood. He felt very happy when he thought that the eldest house married a new wife who couldn't have children.However, this matter can only be regarded as a little secret between Zhu Jun and his wife Chai.

Like his mother, Chai, Zhu Jinlun has exquisite facial features and a dignified face, with thin lips that always carry a slight smile, looking gentle and amiable.

Zhu Jinlun came here specially to join in the fun, and wanted to meet his new sister-in-law.

However, the result was about the same as he expected. Shen Yuechen's appearance was too plain, delicate and weak, with lowered eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and looked very honest and obedient.

After meeting each other, Zhu Jinlun sat directly in front of the old lady and said with a smile: "The spirits of the two old ancestors seem to be very good today. This is really a happy event."

Mrs. Zhu laughed happily, her face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Before breakfast, Mr. Zhu proposed to let Shen Yuechen enter the ancestral hall to burn incense sticks for the ancestors.

When everyone heard this, they naturally didn't dare to be negligent, especially Shen Yuechen, even though his legs were sore and weak, he had to continue to prostrate three times and nine times in the ancestral hall until all the rituals were completed.

Ancient etiquette has always been cumbersome, before Shen Yuechen crammed into the Shen family and learned it for three whole months, now he can only barely cope with it.When she came out of the ancestral hall and went down the steps, her knees were weak. If Chun Ming, who was beside her with sharp eyes and quick hands, helped her steadily, she would have almost stumbled in front of all the elders.

After a lot of tossing, it was finally time for breakfast.Unlike usual, before the meal, Mrs. Li specifically asked Shen Yuechen to serve the old lady for dinner, these are usually the duties of aunts and maids.

Shen Yuechen got up as he said, but just stood up, and heard Mrs. Zhu say: "No need, you can sit down and eat." Even if you want to gain prestige, there is no reason to order someone who has only been in the door for a day.

Shen Yuechen sat down again under the watchful eyes of the old lady, and used the meal extremely carefully, not knowing what he ate.

After breakfast, the two old men wanted to go back to take a rest, while Zhu Jintang and Zhu Jinlun were going out to deal with business matters.

Shen Yuechen followed Zhu Jintang all the time, led the maids to send him out of the Chuhuamen, and then stopped.

Zhu Jintang left in a hurry and did not leave any explanations to her, but Shen Yuechen knew that she still had a lot to do today.

After returning to the house, it was only a cup of tea, Mammy Li came over to greet her and said: "A few aunts want to come to greet Grandma."

Shen Yuechen's hand holding the tea bowl paused, she knew that Zhu Jintang had concubines, and more than one.Just before she entered, Zhu Jintang took in a concubine of the Qin family in order to save the face of the Qin family.

From last night to now, because there are so many things to worry about, she hasn't taken the time to think about it.

What should come will always come, what should be seen will always be seen.

Shen Yuechen sighed in her heart, then nodded with a smile: "Please bring them in, Mammy."

Although she and Zhu Jintang got married and became husband and wife, they didn't have the real affection between them.Therefore, she can tolerate him having a concubine and children, even if one day she finds out that he likes men, she can silently accept it.Everything is for survival, no matter who is good or who is bad, as long as you don't talk about feelings, everything is easy to discuss.

Soon, within a short time, Nanny Li brought the aunts in to greet Shen Yuechen.

The curtain was lifted slowly, and five young women dressed as women entered the room one by one.

The leading woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, she was the most well-dressed and most gorgeous among the five, and she looked like she was from a very high family.

Shen Yuechen looked at her carefully, and from the look of arrogance in her eyebrows, she deduced that she might be Qin's concubine sister.

Moreover, when she was walking, she kept her chest up and her chin up high, even when she was facing Shen Yuechen, she kept her head up slightly.

Nanny Li treated her very politely, which was really inappropriate for an aunt.

Sure enough, Shen Yuechen's deduction was quickly verified correctly.

The woman blessed her body, and said with a slight smile: "I am the Qin family, and pay my respects to the young mistress."

The Qin family used "concubine body" instead of "bad concubine" or "servant concubine".

Shen Yuechen was very dissatisfied with her self-proclaimed name.She is just an aunt, not an ordinary wife, how dare she use the word "concubine" in front of her regular wife?The daughter of the Qin family is naturally not someone who doesn't understand the rules. Presumably, she dared to call it that because she wanted to make herself look bad because of her background.

The smile on Shen Yuechen's face faded, she put down the tea bowl and said, "Sister Qin, get up."

Qin's age is obviously older than her, but due to her status, she can only condescend to be below her.

Qin didn't get up immediately, but took the tea bowl from the hand of the maid next to her, and said in a respectful tone, "This concubine presents tea to the young mistress."

Shen Yuechen lowered his eyes and kept staring at the teacup in her hand, but he still didn't pick it up.

Seeing that she didn't say a word, and didn't pick up the tea bowl, Mrs. Qin murmured slightly: "My concubine invites the elder and young mistress to have tea."

Shen Yuechen still didn't pick it up, and didn't let her get up, just let her kneel on the ground.

The displeasure on Qin's face flashed past, and there was a bit of annoyance in her eyes. She didn't understand whether Shen Yuechen was embarrassing her on purpose or what, so she simply knelt on the spot, did not speak, and stared at her with burning eyes. Vow to compete with each other.

Shen Yuechen's heart was like a mirror, Qin didn't take her seriously, that's why she called herself a concubine impolitely.

She can tolerate the pickiness of her elders, but she will never allow the aunt next to Zhu Jintang to be disrespectful to her, regardless of priority, and she can't be suppressed as soon as she enters the door, so before Qin changes her words, this She can't drink a bowl of tea.

Qin Taoxi did not expect that Shen Yuechen would suddenly treat herself with such an arrogant and strange attitude, making herself so embarrassing in front of everyone.

Shen Yuechen still didn't speak, but just looked at the teacup in her hand, with a faint smile on her brow and eyes, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.

Qin Taoxi could only kneel on the ground all the time, Shen Yuechen didn't ask her to get up, and she couldn't stand up on her own.

The room was silent for a while, and no one could guess what Shen Yuechen was thinking at the moment. In fact, her thoughts in her heart were very simple, she just didn't want to lose to the Qin family in terms of momentum.

Finally, Qin Taoxi couldn't bear it any longer, put down the tea bowl slowly, looked at Shen Yuechen resentfully, and asked in puzzlement, "Why is this young mistress? Could it be that I feel that I am not doing well?"

Shen Yuechen saw that she asked the question knowingly, and secretly sighed, only to feel that although she was beautiful, she really had no brains and could not play tricks on occasion.

Shen Yuechen raised her head and smiled slightly, looked at Qin, and said quietly: "My sister is beautiful, but her mind is a little confused. Just now, my sister called herself a "concubine" to offer tea to me. It seems very impolite. Also , when my sister served tea, the tea bowl was not raised above her head, which made people look very inappropriate."

Her tone was very gentle, as if she was talking to her in an ordinary, homely way, but it was actually a hidden needle.

Shen Yuechen didn't intend to make her look bad, she originally thought that as long as she could be courteous, she wouldn't hold on to her attitude regardless of whether she was respectful or not, but unfortunately, she couldn't even do the most basic courtesy in front of everyone. in place.

At this moment, the situation and the scene, it will undoubtedly make people feel that this is a demonstration.

Qin Taoxi's face blushed immediately after hearing these words, she is not a person who doesn't know the rules and etiquette, but facing such a little girl who is younger than herself, she secretly held a wave of resentment in her heart. I am willing to just bow my head casually.

In front of Shen Yuechen who looked inferior to her in everything, she really couldn't say the word "concubine".

Qin Taoxi froze in place, while Shen Yuechen smiled all the way, and said lightly: "Mother Wu, the tea in Aunt Qin's hand is too old, give her another cup."

Wu Ma responded, and immediately changed Qin Taoxi's cup of tea.

Qin Taoxi hesitated for a moment, then took the tea from Wu Ma's hand, then cleared her throat and said, "My concubine, Qin's Taoxi, presents tea to the young mistress."

As she spoke, she silently raised the tea bowl above her head, with dissatisfaction written all over her face.

Shen Yuechen took it with a calm expression, took a symbolic sip, then gently put down the tea bowl, and told Wu Ma: "Sister, get up, Wu Ma will watch and enjoy."

Wu Ma took out the red envelope prepared in advance and handed it to Qin Taoxi. With trembling hands, Qin Taoxi bit her lower lip, slowly took the reward from Wu Ma, and then blessed Shen Yuechen. "The concubine, Qin Taoxi, thanked the young mistress."

(End of this chapter)