Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 230
Shen Wuniang returned to her boudoir, and the maid who tidied up the dowry for her drooped her lips and said, "Ma'am, Aunt Lian has taken away a lot of the jewelry Madam left for you, and you often send them away like this in exchange for Are those insignificant news really useful? It would be great if Madam was still around..."

The servant girl lowered her head, as if she was wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Shen Wuniang looked up at her, and said coldly, "Why are you crying?"

The servant girl gave her a sad look, "My lady is not here, what kind of life is my lady living now!"

Shen Wuniang snorted, "Isn't it too late? She forced my mother to death, but now she is living so well, becoming a princess, taking care of her brothers and sisters, but leaving me behind."

The servant girl was stunned when she heard the words, as if she didn't understand what Shen Wuniang was talking about.

"At the beginning, I thought she was sincerely treating me well, and she would agree to whatever I wanted, but now I think it's just coaxing me to play and using me, what is it to her to give me something? It's nothing, But I was coaxed by her to disobey my mother, and I was instigated by her to separate from my mother!" Shen Wuniang said, "People in the family hate her, isn't it because of her natural appearance? How can I be blamed? On the mother's head, why didn't she kill the whole family? Why can't my mother be spared?"

"Miss, what are you talking about? Didn't you bump into something unclean when you went out?" The servant girl stepped forward with some worry, and looked at Shen Wuniang's dazed eyes with a bit of hatred, "Miss? Madam? "

Shen Wuniang stopped what she was saying, turned her eyes to look at the servant girl, "I bumped into something unclean? Do you think I'm talking nonsense? When my mother bumped her head to death in front of me, I woke up. I was in a trance, and only after that did I understand."

The maid frowned, extremely worried.

Shen Wuniang suddenly smiled, and pushed the half-empty dowry, "What is this little jewelry and silver money? But a human life is worth it? But is my mother's natal family in the capital taking care of her worth it?"

As she said that, she smiled and shook her head, but that smile was so pale that there was no trace of warmth.

"If you are reluctant to part with this little money, how can you ask for more and better things?" Shen Wuniang said to herself.

Although the servant girl was listening with her ears upright, she didn't understand a word. What exactly is Wu Niangzi going to do?

"The pair of shoes I asked you to make after my father's feet last month, are you ready?" Shen Wuniang asked again suddenly.

The servant girl was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "It's ready, it's time to wear it."

"Go to my small storeroom and pick out some purses and zippers that are suitable for men. If there are no suitable ones, you can do it now. It should be more delicate and show your heart." Shen Wuniang ordered.

The maid nodded repeatedly.Shen Wuniang pursed her lips and smiled.

Today is a good day, Shen Shangshu came back very early, he had just entered the house, and before he had decided whether to go to Aunt Lian, or to the newly opened maid, Shen Wuniang had already left from the servant girl's house. After getting the letter, I found it with something.

"I have met my father, and I greet my father." Shen Wuniang saluted respectfully.

Shen Shangshu seemed to be in a good mood today, he nodded to wake her up, "Have you been studying all these days?"

Shen Wuniang hurriedly talked about the book she had read recently, and saw that although Shen Shangshu nodded, he didn't seem to be listening carefully, so she quickly changed the subject, "It's getting colder in autumn, and my father is busy working all day. Pay attention to your body! The daughter made a pair of shoes for the father, and the father tried to see if they fit?"

Shen Wuniang took the shoes from the maid, squatted in front of her, and tried on the shoes for her father herself.

A pair of shoes are made with great care and attention, the stitches are neat and well-proportioned, the soles are flat and soft, and the size is just right. These shoes are made by Aunt Lian, who is an excellent needleworker, and they fit better.

Shen Shangshu couldn't help nodding again and again, and the smile on his face grew even bigger, "Very good, very good! Just fit my feet! Wu Niang really cares! Daddy didn't love you for nothing! Look, I also raised a few girls. But Wu Niang is the only one who is caring!"

The smile on Shen Wuniang's face was very gentle, "It's good that father likes it. It's not that the sisters are ignorant of filial piety. It's just that Wuniang is still by my father's side. If the sisters are still at home, they must do better than Wuniang. !"

When Shen Shangshu heard this, he admired and shook his head, "Wu Niang has really grown up and is sensible. She knows how to speak well for her sisters, so she can help my father! Don't mention your sisters, I'm so angry. To kill me is to treat me favorably!"

Shen Wuniang got up quickly, stroking Shen Shangshu's back, and came to help him calm down, "Father is not angry, I still wait for my sisters to make some purses for my father, and reward the servants on weekdays, or hang them on the body for decoration." Both are good. They are all extremely calm and solemn colors, which best match my father's temperament."

The maid beside Shen Wuniang hurried forward and put the prepared purse on the low table beside Shen Shangshu.

"Just think that my sister and I are filial to our father. If my sisters are not at home, let Wu Niang take full responsibility!" Shen Wu Niang said with a smile.

Shen Shangshu was almost moved by her, he had never looked at his daughter so lovingly, and raised his hand to stroke her hair, "Wu Niang is really sensible, really... If your sisters can have half of yours, In my heart, I am content!"

Shen Wuniang seemed a little puzzled, "Although the sisters are not like Wuniang, they are still by my father's side, but they are all in the capital. If my father missed them, they didn't take the initiative to come back. My father just sent a letter to tell them to come back." That is, are you afraid that the sisters will not be able to be filial to their father?"

Shen Shangshu snorted coldly, "Ask them to come back? Wouldn't it be good for me if I went to the door? If I call them back, why don't you lift off the roof of my Shen's house?"

"What is father talking about? Even though the eldest sister grew up in her hometown, she is not as close as father and Wu Niang, but the fourth sister was raised in the mansion, and her relationship with her father is very close!" Shen Wuniang said with her innocent little face up.

Shen Shangshu snorted coldly, "You think of her like that? I think of her like that too. When Xinniang was young, I didn't care much about her, but Si Niang grew up beside me, right? I think she can pretend, I I thought she was sensible and obedient! But I don’t want to look like her sister now, and even leave the Qin family and live in Prince Qi’s mansion without telling me! Hmph!"

"Is there such a thing?" Shen Wuniang asked pretending to be surprised, and then laughed again, "This is a good thing, why is Dad still angry? No matter how rich the Qin family is, it is also a family of merchants. Elder sister is a noble concubine in the Qin family, how can she compare to being beside Prince Qi? Prince Qi is now the regent, Prince Qi, what do you want?"

Shen Shangshu snorted, his face was not very good-looking, but he didn't speak.

"Father is so angry. Could it be that the elder sisters are favored by Prince Qi, but they are unwilling to speak well of their natal family?" Shen Wuniang asked cautiously in a low voice.

These words touched the tiger's butt, and Shen Shangshu was furious immediately, "No reason! One or two, they forget their mother's family after they get married! Don't even think about who gave them everything now? The parents who are still skinny, if there is no Shen family, no me, they jumped out of the cracks in the rocks? Now they only care about their own enjoyment and leave their mother's family behind! It's not embarrassing!"

While stroking Shen Shangshu's back to give him comfort, Shen Wuniang sighed softly: "This is the fault of the sisters. Now, relying on her youth and beauty, she can attract the heart of the prince. If the prince favors him, then in the future Old and decrepit, what kind of person is the prince, can there still be a lack of young and beautiful ladies around him? At that time, without the help of their natal family, what will they rely on to gain a foothold in the palace? It is just to take advantage of the present to help their natal family , in the future, even if the confidante breaks the grace before she is old, there will be a standing family, and they will definitely not be bullied by others during their days in the palace!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shangshu looked at Shen Wuniang with great admiration, "Fifth Lady has really grown up! Every sentence she said made sense, and every sentence touched the heart of being a father! It's this reason that they don't understand! Two Elder and your elder sister are not as good as Wu Niang!"

Shen Wuniang lowered her head and smiled shyly, "Maybe the sisters haven't figured it out, just figure it out in the future."

"In the future? I'll figure it out in the future, so what if it's already too late?" Shen Shangshu said angrily, his voice just fell, but his eyes fell on Shen Wuniang meaningfully, looked carefully for a while, and suddenly asked Said, "Wu Niang is also fifteen this year, right?"

Shen Wuniang suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing through her heart. When her mother was still there, she was thinking about her birthday every day. Although she was too young, she would add several new clothes to her every year on her birthday. Add a set of red gold hair, and use various reasons to invite some young ladies to play at home. Although they have their own reasons, people with discerning eyes know that it is her birthday.I also know that Shen Shangshu and Mrs. Shen treasure her.

But after her mother left, she was like a weed that was forgotten in the corner by everyone in the house.Not to mention her birthday, my father even forgot her age.

"Well, after the new year, I will be sixteen." Shen Wuniang said with her head bowed.

Shen Shangshu nodded, and stroked his beard with a smile on his lips, "Sixteen, not too young. There are some things that need to be considered. When your mother was around, she always mentioned this matter to me. Now, Aunt Lian still doesn't care. Thoughtful, you actually forgot about this matter! Don't worry, your matter is on my father's mind."

Shen Wuniang raised her head shyly to look at Shen Shangshu, then hurriedly lowered her head pretending to be reserved, "What did father say? My daughter is still young, and she only wishes to stay at home forever, serve her father, and be filial to her father!"

Shen Shangshu shook his head and laughed, "You can do it if you want to, I can't delay your lifelong event."

Shen Wuniang covered her face and jumped up, "What is a lifelong event, what did my father say, I don't understand! I don't understand!"

Shen Shangshu smiled heartily.

Shen Wuniang suddenly knelt down beside him again, and said cautiously: "If father really wants to consider this matter... my daughter has an unfeeling request."

Shen Shangshu raised his eyes to look at her, "Just tell me, Wu Niang, you are so sensible, my father will definitely listen carefully to what you say."

"When Wu Niang was young, she once saw Prince Qi Tianyan in the garden..." Shen Wu Niang said slowly, "After seeing this, I can't forget it. Later, my sister invited me to live in the palace. It is next to the Lord's main courtyard... After getting along with each other, I feel even more destined..."

Before she finished speaking, she covered her face herself first.

(End of this chapter)