Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 57
"Uncle, can I order Mrs. Shen to come into the palace? The food in the imperial dining room is not good!" The little emperor was placed on the huge dragon bed by King Qi, his little hands tightly clutching his sleeves, refusing to let go.

King Qi frowned, shook his head slightly, "Not now."

The little emperor looked regretful, "Ah, no way..."

King Qi chuckled, "If your majesty misses her and wants to try her handicraft again, you must be patient. Wait a little longer, and you will be able to see her and taste her handicraft in a short time!"

The little emperor nodded, "Okay."

"Sleep, Your Majesty."

"Okay, uncle, can you stay with me for a while?"

"Ah."

……

The eunuch blew out several palace lanterns, leaving a few in the distance.

The dim candlelight casts shadows on the cold hall, and the cold moonlight cannot penetrate into the stalwart palace.

·
The moonlight falls on the tall osmanthus tree.

The breeze blows, and the sweet-scented osmanthus falls to the ground.

A small black shadow swayed under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and there was a slight knock on the door.

Dan Xin, who was holding the smoker to dry Shen Xinniang's hair, was stunned, "Did I hear wrong? It's so late, why did I hear someone knocking on the door?"

"Go and open the door." Shen Xinniang said slowly.

"The lady heard it too?" Dan Xin got up and came to the door.

Open the door, and the moonlight pours in.

In the shadow of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree that the moonlight cannot reach, there is a slender figure.

"Fourth lady..."

"Hush—" Shen Siniang made a gesture on her lips, "Did Big Sister fall asleep?"

Dan Xin shook her head.

Shen Siniang smiled, "Then can I go in?"

Dan Xin stepped aside.

Shen Siniang stepped into the room, and immediately closed the door with her backhand, before entering the inner room.

The moment she looked up and saw Shen Xinniang, she felt her eyes light up.

Because she just took a bath, Shen Xinniang was only wearing a loose and comfortable long white dress, her black hair was half dry, hanging around her waist, and she didn't have any jewelry on her body.

But it was precisely this sobriety that made her graceful figure, flawless skin, and long black hair unobstructed, making her more conspicuous.

"Big sister is so beautiful!" Shen Siniang said sincerely.

Shen Xinniang turned around to look at her, a pair of dark eyes that were different from ordinary people, looked extraordinarily clear on her pure white face.

Shen Siniang didn't know why, but felt disrespectful towards her, so she lowered her head, but said with agitated expression: "Big sister, forgive me, mother doesn't let us get close to sister, when we are at home, everything is in mother's hands, so don't disobey her." She came. So I had to come quietly in the middle of the night."

Shen Siniang bowed, and said in a more brisk tone: "Big sister is really a good plan! When I sank the red jadeite into the pond, I still had some regrets! It's such a pity to throw away such a good thing! Fortunately, my sister reminded me not to worry about it." Greedy, if I wanted to do a good job at that time and kept that piece of red jade, I am afraid that I will be beaten to death by my mother at this time!"

Shen Xinniang nodded slowly, "You did a good job."

Shen Siniang smiled shyly, "But, big sister. Siniang doesn't understand, what good does it do for my sister? Isn't Qin Ji her sister's dowry shop? Doesn't my sister want to take it back? Now Qin Ji is It seems to be destroyed... Isn't this also a loss for the sister?"

Shen Xinniang's face was flat, and she said slowly: "Qin Ji, it won't be destroyed."

Shen Siniang opened her mouth and looked at her slightly surprised.

But seeing that she didn't mean to say more, she didn't dare to ask more, and lowered her eyes to think.

"What do you want?" Shen Xinniang suddenly asked directly.

"Huh?" Shen Siniang was taken aback.

Shen Xinniang looked at her calmly, "You helped me, what do you want?"

Shen Siniang hesitated for a moment, then said: "To tell you the truth, big sister, I'm about to grow old, and my mother showed me two families. One is a merchant, and it's also a well-known wealthy household in the capital. The youngest son. But I heard that the man has already married a concubine of the eighteenth house, and now he only wants to marry the daughter of an official family, just to decorate the appearance. There is another family, I heard it is the son of the Yushi family, the man had a fever when he was young, and he burned brain..."

Shen Siniang said, with slight tears in her eyes, "Elder Sister, although I am a concubine, I am also a daughter of the Shen family...My mother loves these two marriages, isn't... isn't she ruining me?"

There was already a sob in his voice.

Shen Xinniang nodded slightly, "Then, do you have someone in mind?"

Shen Siniang shook her head, "My mother always only takes Wu Niang with her when she goes out to visit friends. I rarely go out, and I don't have the chance to meet others. Si Niang doesn't want to be famous, but just to be happy and happy."

Shen Xinniang looked at her with dark eyes like an abyss, slowly shook her head and said: "This is not your idea, you don't want to lose to Wu Niang, no matter the appearance of the person you marry, family background, etc., you don't want to lose. Give it to Wu Niang."

Shen Siniang's face froze, she stared at Shen Xiniang, "Big sister... I, I didn't... I..."

She was quite at a loss.

Shen Xinniang said indifferently: "It's nothing."

Shen Siniang's heart was thumping wildly, no matter what Shen Wuniang said, she was also Zhu's legitimate daughter.She is just the daughter of a concubine of the Shen family, and wants to challenge the concubine?Let Mrs. Zhu know, is there any way for her to survive?
"You go back." Shen Xinniang got up and said, and walked to the bed.

"Big sister, you, will you help me?" Shen Siniang stood up awkwardly, with her hands hanging in front of her body, grabbing a crumpled kerchief in her hand, and asked urgently.

Shen Xinniang looked back at her, "Then, what do you want?"

ah?Didn't you just say that?
Shen Siniang was taken aback for a moment, but she immediately came to her senses, calmed down, and said with a firm expression: "Elder Sister is right, I want to marry better than Wu Niang! I don't want to lower her head everywhere! I want Auntie to marry me because of me." Straighten your back and don't have to be bullied by your mother everywhere!"

Shen Xinniang looked at her, nodded slowly, "Okay."

So casual?

Shen Siniang stared blankly at Shen Xiniang, did she agree?No hesitation at all?

Dan Xin stepped forward and said with a light smile: "Fourth lady, the lady is going to rest."

"Oh, good! Don't disturb my sister's rest. If she has any orders, just ask someone to tell me." Shen Siniang blessed her body and exited the room.

Taking advantage of the darkness, she quickly returned to her courtyard.

The heartbeat in his chest was still thumping, like a rabbit that was always excited.

But Shen Xinniang's words "good" sounded loud and plain, but echoed repeatedly in her ears.

Her heart seemed to be full of confidence and strength because of that good word.

·
Sunrise Dongshan.

The chirping birds stopped on the branches and called happily.

A little cooking smoke curled up from the roof of the stove.

The sun fell on the face, and it seemed to carry a faint warmth.

Morning floral fragrance, with a dewy, moist and sweet taste.

Shen Xinniang has already walked around the courtyard several times.

Now she moves swiftly and her six senses are sharp, which is not worse than ordinary people.But the memory in his brain is still chaotic.

So she never relaxes in the morning exercise every morning.

The women sweeping the yard saluted her one after another.

"Let people watch her, don't let her go out casually, but be polite to her, if she asks anything, as long as it is not too much, you can agree to her. If you can't make up your mind, tell her, wait for me to come back, directly Come and ask me!" Shen Shangshu said to Zhu Shi.

Mrs. Zhu frowned upon hearing this, "Is this a confession for her?"

Shen Shangshu glared at her, "What do you know? Whether you can take it back to the pawn shop now, maybe you have to rely on her!"

Zhu's face hesitated, "Rely on her? What can she do?"

Shen Shangshu hummed: "Don't ask so many questions, just do as I tell you!"

Mrs. Zhu responded with a muffled voice.

Shen Shangshu left home.

Mrs. Zhu was a little annoyed, "Go, find someone to go to the Shaoguang Courtyard and see what that vicious fool is doing?"

The mother next to Mrs. Zhu responded quickly.

·
Shen Xinniang stretched her muscles and walked into the kitchen herself.

Dan Xin is making breakfast.

Shen Xinniang stood by the stove and watched for a while, feeling a little nervous.

"Good job." Shen Xiniang said.

One sentence filled Dan's heart with joy.

Shen Xinniang didn't leave, but pointed her out again.

For a breakfast, I made six dishes, four more dim sum and pasta dishes, and two sweet soups and two salty soups.

"My lady, this is too much, isn't it?" Dan Xin looked at the food on the food table, hesitantly asked.

"En." Shen Xiniang nodded, lowering her eyes to concentrate on eating.

With so many things, she naturally couldn't use them all by herself, so she distributed more to the servant girl that King Qi left for her.

It was the first time for those maids and women to taste Danxin's craftsmanship.

Shen Xinniang personally taught her Danxin's craftsmanship, so the taste is really good.

The usually gentle maid and mother-in-law can actually fight for a piece of dim sum.

Dan Xin couldn't help laughing, following the lady, are you afraid that there will be no delicious food?
When she came back with the plate, she saw Shen Xinniang entering the kitchen again.

"Will the lady still cook?" Dan Xin asked.

Shen Xinniang shook her head, "I didn't do it, you did it."

Dan Xin was taken aback.

"I'll teach you how to do it." Shen Xinniang added.

Danxin is overjoyed, the lady sees that her child can be taught, so she wants to pass on the skills herself?

Shen Xinniang pointed out Danxin's knife skills, side dishes, heat and many other details.

Dan Xin had cooked meals with her several times before, and she was picky about her food, and Dan Xin cooked the food herself, so she was a bit of a cooker on weekdays, and today she was close to teaching.

Danxin has wisdom, and is willing to study hard, so he can understand many places easily.

Cooking is a thing of the past.

Shen Xinniang quickly nodded with her chopsticks in hand, "It's almost there."

When I want to teach her some more complicated dishes.But he found that there were no more dishes in the small kitchen of Shaoguangyuan.

Shen Xinniang called the maid and told her to go to the big kitchen to pick it up.

"It's not even noon yet? Are you cooking Lao Shizi's meal?" Mrs. Zhu frowned upon hearing this.

The mother beside Zhu Shi persuaded: "Didn't the master say that as long as she doesn't go out, the general request is not too much, and she is tight..."

"What's not too much? Isn't that too much? She's just looking for something to do! Huh, it's not until noon! The dishes in the small kitchen are enough for a day, and they are gone now. Do you still want it? Move all the dishes to her small kitchen! Everyone tie their necks and stop eating!" Zhu said angrily.

Mom didn't dare to speak anymore.

Mrs. Zhu ordered in a cold voice: "Go and tell her, no. Tell her about the kitchen, don't give it away! The small kitchen in Shaoguang Courtyard was originally prepared for the master, but she took advantage of it! She also wants to take advantage of the big kitchen! Beautiful Got her! I don't even look at the fact that the entire Shen family is saving money on food and clothing, so why should she waste money as soon as she comes back?"

Without the income from the pawnshop, and having to manage everywhere, the Shen family was a little nervous.

But it is definitely not to the point of saving food and clothing. Shen Wuniang even added a set of red gold hair yesterday!
Mother shook her head, stepped back and ordered.

(End of this chapter)