Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 229 What a good thing?

The servants of the palace lead the way, and the autumn wind gradually rises above the flower path. There seems to be a slightly bitter but fresh scent of chrysanthemums wafting from the depths of the fences on both sides of the bluestone path.

Shen Shangshu slowed down a little, and was about to praise the fragrance of the chrysanthemum, when he heard a burst of joking and laughing, coming along with the autumn wind.

Does this voice sound familiar?Shen Shangshu simply stopped and followed the prestige.

"The chrysanthemums are picked before they are in full bloom, dried and made into pillows. It is the most beneficial for sleeping at night, and the chrysanthemums are slightly bitter and cool, and it is also the best to dispel autumn dryness!" The redbud tree that is about to lose its leaves can be heard very clearly.

"Who is picking flowers here?" Shen Shangshu asked suddenly.

The servants in the palace walked a few steps only to find that Shen Shangshu hadn't followed, so they had to turn back and said, "It's the female family members of the palace, Master Shen please!"

"I know this female family member!" Shen Shangshu snorted, instead of walking out, he walked towards the speaker.

The servant immediately stepped forward to stop him, "Lord Shen, how can you wander around in the palace?!"

Shen Shangshu didn't care about him, and his pace became faster and faster.Seeing that the servant wanted to stop Shen Shangshu, the attendants around Shen Shangshu rushed forward and twisted with the servant.

Since the voice can be heard clearly, the person is not far away.A few steps away, after bypassing the bauhinia tree, a field of chrysanthemums and the women in the chrysanthemum bushes appeared in front of my eyes.

"It really is you!" Shen Shangshu stared and said, "Si Niang, if you don't stay in the Qin family well, why are you in the palace?"

Shen Shangshu looked her clothes up and down, she was still holding a few chrysanthemums in her hands, beside her were two maids, the clothes of the maids should be from the palace.If she just came to the palace for a short stay, she would definitely be accompanied by a servant girl from the Qin family, and her clothes would not be regulated by the palace!It is not difficult to judge from this, she must have lived in the palace for a long time!
And the servant said just now that she is a family member of the palace.If it is a concubine of the Qin family who lives in the palace for a while, most of them are the concubine's concubine, how can they not be said to be from the palace!

"Si Niang! Isn't my father asking you something?" Shen Shangshu couldn't help but raised his voice, with the intention of reprimanding him.He couldn't reprimand the daughter who became a princess, a concubine wouldn't be able to reprimand too, right?

When Shen Siniang saw Shen Shangshu, she was so shocked that she didn't know what to do.Hearing such a harsh tone of reprimand again, I was even more frightened and frightened, and all kinds of grievances welled up in my heart.

"Daughter...Daughter..." Shen Siniang accidentally ran into Shen Shangshu suddenly, she was impatient and afraid, and didn't know what to say.If my father knew that she had nothing to do with the young master of the Qin family, and secretly lived with my sister, would he insist on taking her home?Or, will it be detrimental to Aunt An?
The circles of her eyes turned red in an instant, and the few chrysanthemums folded in her hand were all withered by her slender fingers.

"Lord Shen, this is Prince Qi's mansion, the female family members of Prince Qi's mansion, when will it be your turn to ask?" The butler was invited by someone behind Shen Shangshu, and asked indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Shen Shangshu saw that the butler of Prince Qi's mansion was full of aura, and his waist seemed to be straighter than his Lord Shangshu, so he couldn't help but be embarrassed, "This is my daughter, why can't I ask?"

"My daughter's family is married and her husband, and the daughter of your Shen family sitting in the hall is also your daughter. Do you want to go and ask?" The butler said with a smile, but there was no smile in his tone.

Shen Shangshu waved his hand and said, "That's different, the princess is respected, and it's impossible to say that she is a subject, but this..." Shen Shangshu raised his finger and pointed at Shen Siniang among the flowers.There are thousands of turns in my heart, could it be that Shen Siniang won the favor of the prince again, and was given to the prince by the Qin family?Now it is the prince's concubine?
It is not uncommon for rich families, princes and nobles to give each other concubines of beautiful concubines.It's just that the Qin family doesn't need to know him. Shen Siniang, a daughter, didn't tell him that her father knew?Really too much!
"Whether it's the princess or the other daughter, when you get married now, it doesn't take your surname Shen anymore, and even if you are outside, even though you are a father, you really don't want to be scolded." The housekeeper still smiled, just said, Not very polite.

Shen Shangshu heard the words and thought in his heart, could it be that the housekeeper took care of Shen Siniang so much because Shen Siniang was in the palace and was also very favored by the prince?Although his daughter was not as bright and charming as Shen Xiniang, she was quite like Aunt An's tenderness and tenderness, like a jade from a small family, which aroused pity.I'm used to Shen Xiniang's glamorousness, maybe I also love Shen Siniang's fragility?
Shen Shangshu raised his hand and stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What you said is that Shen has overstepped! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!"

"Master Shen, please." The housekeeper raised his hand to lead the way.

Shen Shangshu looked back and glanced at Shen Siniang, who was a little pale among the flowers, and did not speak to her again, and followed the housekeeper away.

When he was far away, Shen Siniang suddenly lost her strength and almost fell to the ground.The maid hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "My lady, what's wrong with you? Master Shen has already left, don't panic!"

"I'm the one who caused trouble for my sister..." Shen Siniang sighed faintly.

The servant girl smiled and comforted: "If the princess is afraid of causing trouble for you, why should I tell you to live in peace? Since the princess makes you feel at ease, you can just relax, no one can bear you!"

Hearing the maids say this, Shen Siniang's heart suddenly warmed up. She seemed to be a taciturn and indifferent elder sister, but she was the most considerate in her heart. Whenever people think of her, they feel warm in their hearts.Fortunately, there is such a big sister who takes care of her like this, otherwise, it is not known what her current situation is, and it is not known whether she will survive or not.

The maid was relieved, and Shen Xiniang had someone invite her over, and they had tea together and some refreshments.He meant to tell her not to worry.Shen Siniang no longer took this matter to heart.

When Shen Shangshu returned home, although he didn't finish what he wanted to do, he felt a little proud. His two daughters are now serving King Qi at the Prince Qi's mansion, and they are favored by King Qi.He can't control the daughter who became the princess, but the birth mother and aunt of Si Niang are still in his hands!Wouldn't it be easy to handle her in the future?
Thinking this way, before he knew it, he hummed aloud while taking a step.

Shen Wuniang, who was picking fresh bamboo leaves on the path among the bamboo forests, looked up through the thick bamboo leaves and saw her father's complacent expression, her eyes narrowed slightly, and Liu Mei, who was becoming more mature, also slightly frowned.What good thing did this encounter?so happy?

After a while, in the secluded dense forest.

"This is the hairpin that my mother left me when she was here. It's pure gold, and if you pick out any gems inlaid on it, it's enough for your family to eat for three to five months." Shen Wuniang stood behind the tree, facing a The boy said.

On the palm of her outstretched hand was a pure white veil, and on the veil lay a shining golden hairpin.

"This...fifth lady, we are working by the master's side, if we can't control our mouth, I'm afraid we won't be able to follow the master in the future." The servant bowed his head and said.

Shen Wuniang passed the hairpin in her hand a little further, "Don't you like Xiao Cui'er next to Aunt Lian? If you give this hairpin to her, are you afraid that she will not obey you?"

The young servant was taken aback when he heard the words, and raised his head to look at Shen Wuniang with some doubts.Ever since Wu Niangzi experienced the pain of losing her mother, she has become quiet and silent, and no longer confronts Aunt Lianniang everywhere. She is so quiet on weekdays, as if there is no one like her in the house.Can such a small matter in the mansion escape her eyes?

"If you don't answer, I'll tell my father that you miss the people around Auntie Lian. Do you think father will be beautiful as an adult, or will he drive you out of the house?" Shen Wuniang asked with downcast eyes.

"No, fifth lady, don't be so unfeeling!" The servant hurriedly pleaded.

"I just want to ask you, where did father go today, who did he meet? What good happened?" Shen Wuniang asked while looking at the boy.

The boy rolled his eyes, and there was a fawning smile on the corner of his mouth, "Yeah, I didn't go anywhere. After going down the court, I strolled around the East Market, and met two adults. They each left separately. Then they knocked on the door and came home."

When Shen Wuniang heard the words, she suddenly took back the hairpin in her hand, turned around and left, "It seems that you want to try it, then I'll go and tell my father."

"Hey, Fifth Lady, Fifth Lady, please hold your step! Hold your step!" The servant quickly caught up with the first two steps and stood in front of Shen Wuniang, "If you have something to say, it's easy to say."

"I'll ask each other carefully, but if you don't answer properly, what else can I say?" Shen Wuniang looked at him coldly.

"Speak well, little one!" The servant hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, "Don't tell the master that Xiao Cui'er is a matter of nothing, but they are talking nonsense! The master went to the Qi Palace today. It was to ask the concubine to help several gentlemen in the house to enter the school. The concubine did not agree. The master was very angry at first, but when he went out, he met the fourth lady and got angry at the fourth lady. This is not like that Annoyed."

Shen Wuniang frowned slightly, "Who are you talking about? Who did you meet when you went out?"

"Si Niangzi!" The servant said again, "I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I heard that Si Niangzi was taken into the Qin family as a noble concubine. Who knows, she is now serving in the Qi Palace. Where is the prince!"

Shen Wuniang seemed a little unsteady when she heard this, and took a step back.

"Fifth lady?" The servant hurriedly called her to wake her up, "Fifth lady, are you alright?"

Shen Wuniang shook her head, turned around in a daze, as if she was about to leave.

The little servant smiled and reminded: "Fifth lady, that... the hairpin?"

Shen Wuniang looked down at the clean white veil in her hand, and the golden hairpin wrapped in the veil, sighed softly, raised her hand and threw the golden hairpin to the servant, and walked away.

(End of this chapter)