Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 72 Rain (3)

The old lady said in a dissatisfied tone: "A trivial matter can cause people's lives. Human lives are at stake. Although our Zhu family has a big business, we are also a respectful and propriety family. It's a dishonorable thing. Now, if a servant girl died for no reason, if it falls into the ears of those who care, do you know how many troubles will arise?"

The big tree attracts the wind, and the most taboo of a rich and famous family like the Zhu family is to speak out and provoke criticism.

It's not that the old lady didn't know about the riot in Mingyue in the middle of the night. When she first found out, she was a little angry, thinking that such a shameless girl must not stay.But I didn't expect that early this morning, she was bumped to death at home, which was even more unlucky.

"Besides, you have only been married for less than a month, and the two big maids around Jintang have been killed one after another. Think about it, what will the maids and women in the family think of you in the future? You know What's worse is that the servants are ignorant, and those who don't know think that you have no capacity for others, and they can't wait to act as a domineering power as soon as they enter the door."

Shen Yuechen lowered her head slightly, without saying a word.She knew that she had nothing to say, the slaves were incompetent, the master was incompetent, the slaves made mistakes and caused catastrophe, in the final analysis, it was her master who made mistakes and caused trouble.

Seeing that she was silent for a long time, the old lady just lowered her eyebrows and listened to her own words, her eyes drooped watery, half exposed and half raised, as if foggy, she eased her tone slightly, and continued: "You have grown up since childhood. In temples and Buddhist halls, with clean ears, I naturally don’t know how terrifying people’s words are, especially in a wealthy family like ours. A decent person can be drowned alive by saliva. A few days ago, I just wanted to let You go to learn how to take care of housework, and there is such a big disturbance in your own yard because of a little sesame and mung bean, it makes people laugh, and it also makes me an old face."

Hearing this, Shen Yuechen had already heard some clues. Although the old lady was dissatisfied with her, she still wanted to favor her in her heart. That's why she said these words to remind her of her strength.

She calmed down a bit, knelt on the ground, straightened her back, and silently squeezed out two tears, which seemed to condense on her eyelashes before they fell to the ground, showing a sincere guilt, and replied slightly choked with sobs: " It's all bad for the granddaughter-in-law, who let down your great love, the old lady... Being able to marry into Zhu's family that day was a blessing from heaven, and the granddaughter-in-law dared not let down this blessing. I just want to repay the kindness of the old lady and the Zhu family. It's a pity that the granddaughter-in-law is young and inexperienced, and she often has more than she wants..."

While talking, she raised her head, blinked her tearful eyes, and said earnestly: "Old lady, granddaughter-in-law knows that you love me, and also knows that you love uncle. From now on, granddaughter-in-law is willing to follow old lady wholeheartedly." Study by yourself. If there is anything that is not thoughtful, I hope you can give me some pointers, and if there is anything wrong, I hope you can correct it, and my grandson will never disappoint your expectations."

After Shen Yuechen finished speaking, she kowtowed heavily to the old lady again.

After hearing her words, the old lady couldn't help feeling soft, and seeing her kowtow to herself again, she could only let out a long sigh, stretched out her hand and gently called her to get up, and come to her.

Shen Yuechen held her hand back and sat down beside her.

The old lady sized her up a few times, then said softly: "Silly girl, you're so nice, what tears are you shedding, it makes people feel distressed. It's just that a maid died, and if you spend some money, you'll be fine. .”

When Shen Yuechen heard the words, she put it away as soon as she saw it, and took the handkerchief in her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.

The old lady held her hand and couldn't help sighing again: "I just said you, not to blame you, but to worry for you. Old lady, although I am old, my mind is not confused. Who is right and who is wrong, I I know it."

Just now, the reason why she let Shen Yuechen come to the Buddhist hall was to avoid letting the servants hear or see anything.

If a dignified young mistress of the Zhu family is scolded and punished because of a servant's fault, how can she stand up in front of the servants in the future?

When Shen Yuechen heard this, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, he gave the old lady a grateful look, and hurriedly leaned towards her side, saying: "With the old lady loving me and making decisions for me, granddaughter-in-law can finally feel at ease."

The old lady smiled lightly, patted her on the back, and said: "Silly girl, if I don't make the decision for you, who will make the decision for you. Could it be that those cats and dogs really bullied you? Now, you are more precious than anyone else." Baby Pimple, in the future, I still count on you to give me a great-grandson to hug me sooner."

Shen Yuechen pretended to be shy, and nodded slightly with a smile, but felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

When I came out of the Buddhist hall, there was a sudden patter of rain outside, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it seemed to be unstoppable.Because it was raining heavily, Shen Yuechen had no choice but to temporarily hide in the corridor on the way back.

Chun Ming knelt down to wipe her shoes, and complained in a low voice, "It's raining really fast. If I had known it would be so heavy, I would have taken an umbrella from the main courtyard."

Shen Yuechen looked at the heavy rain pouring down the corridor, and sighed softly: "This rain has been stuffy for some time, so let's let it have a good time. What should come will come, let's wait here for a while Just wait."

Chunming heard that her tone was wrong, she got up quickly and looked at her and said: "Miss, you have been depressed since you left the Buddhist hall, did the old lady punish you?"

Shen Yuechen shook her head slightly, a very faint and helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "The old lady has always loved me, so why is she willing to punish me?"

When Chun Ming heard the words, she felt relieved immediately, but then she was even more puzzled and asked, "Then why does the young lady look so preoccupied?"

Shen Yuechen reached out to catch a handful of the cold rain, and said slightly, "It's okay, I just wonder when will the rain stop?"

The dark clouds overlap, and when the clouds sink, they will turn into rain. The torrential rain is like pouring, and when there is too much rain, it will gather into streams.Some things are destined not to be concealed or hidden, the tighter they are hidden, the faster they will be revealed.

Today, she coaxed the old lady, but tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...I'm afraid, everything is nothing, like rainwater in the palm of your hand, the tighter you hold it, the faster it will flow .

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Mama Yang thought that Shen Yuechen would be delayed on the way because of the rain, so she immediately sent a maid to bring her an umbrella.

After returning to the west courtyard, Shen Yuechen no longer endured the headache and fatigue. After eating half a bowl of porridge and taking the pills, he sent everyone away. Then he laid his sore and stiff body flat on the bed and closed his eyes. .

I don't know how long I've been asleep, but Mama Wu's very soft voice came from beside me and said: "Miss, Miss, it's almost the hour of You, the uncle is coming back."

Shen Yuechen turned over gently when he heard the words, and said: "I see, let me lie down for another quarter of an hour."

Wu Ma stood by the bed and still did not leave, she hesitated and said again: "The aunts have come to say hello, do you want to see Miss?"

Shen Yuechen sighed secretly, and said in a muffled voice: "I don't want to see you, so you just say I'm unwell and send them away."

At this moment, she is really not in the mood to talk to others, especially those aunts who have their own ghosts.

However, aunts can ignore her, but Zhu Jintang can't.

She opened her eyes, thought for a moment, then looked at Wu Ma and said, "Don't prepare too many dishes for dinner, it's better to have something light, just prepare a few porridge and side dishes."

I drank wine last night. If I had a lot of fish and meat today, it would inevitably make people feel tired. It's better to eat some porridge to nourish the stomach.

After explaining everything clearly, Shen Yuechen lay on the bed for a while, until he vaguely heard someone say: "Greetings, sir."

Zhu Jintang came back, Shen Yuechen got up quickly, but a little late, he had already raised the curtain and entered.

Shen Yuechen hurriedly blessed Fushen, "Master is back."

Zhu Jintang just found out about Mingyue, a servant girl who didn't know what to do, she died as soon as she died, and she just spent some money to bury her, so there was no need to pay any attention to it.However, when thinking of Shen Yuechen, I still felt a little bit worried.

He usually doesn't like to worry about women, and he has never paid extra attention to any woman, but recently, he always thinks about her, and is unconsciously affected by her every move.

When Shen Yuechen looked at Zhu Jintang, he was also looking at her, Shen Yuechen immediately had an illusion, as if he saw a soft light in his silent eyes.

She blinked, immediately lowered her head slightly, and looked elsewhere.

Zhu Jintang knew that this was her expression when she was upset, and immediately frowned, unable to understand what was worrying in her little head.

After staring at her for a while, Zhu Jintang asked softly: "Mingyue's death, made you afraid?"

Hearing the words, Shen Yuechen guessed that he already knew about Mingyue's death, so she bit her lips lightly, shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid, I just feel ashamed. It's a good thing, it's a pity that it's a pity for Mingyue girl." It's all because of my lack of thoughtfulness."

Zhu Jintang sighed, with a little more pity in his tone: "What does her death have to do with you? Don't be too soft-hearted. In the future, such people and things will still be incomplete. Don't tell me you have to Take the blame on yourself?"

Zhu Jintang caressed her face, and said with a serious expression: "It's not an important matter after all, just leave it to the subordinates to take care of it. Why are you so uneasy?"

That's right, the Zhu family is noble, but it's just a human life, they can afford it, and they have to afford it... Shen Yuechen's heart trembled, she pursed her lips, looked at Zhu Jintang and smiled, but didn't speak again.

The rain outside has not stopped, it has been pattering all night, until the early morning, the rain is slightly less.The darkness and wind and rain fade away slowly, replaced by the fragrance and warmth after the rain.

Shen Yuechen sat on the edge of the bed with her arms around her knees, her crystal eyes casually looking out of the window.If the breeze passed and the drizzle was like silk, she shrugged her shoulders unconsciously. The next second, the man behind him suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled her over neatly. His warm chest pressed against her cool back. , locked her firmly in his arms.

Shen Yuechen didn't notice that he woke up, just stared blankly, then leaned into Zhu Jintang's arms, and asked softly, "Why did you wake up so early?"

Zhu Jintang rested his chin lightly on her shoulder, closed his eyes, and answered the wrong question: "You are not the same."

(End of this chapter)