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Chapter 98 Abnormal (1)

After Qiangwei went out early in the morning, Dong Yuan went to greet Mrs. Sheng, and it was Ziwei who accompanied her.

When they arrived at Madam Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion, Madam Sheng asked Dong Yuan to sit on the kang opposite her.Seeing that the servant girl following her had changed, she looked at Ziwei a few more times, and said to Dong Yuan: "This girl has never been here before, what's her name?"

"Her name is Ziwei, Qiangwei's god-sister." Dong Yuan laughed.

Mrs. Sheng snorted, and asked Dong Yuan again: "Why isn't Qiangwei serving in front of you today?"

"She told me in the morning that she had a nightmare last night. She dreamed that her mother was not well. She got up early and asked me to grant her a half-day vacation. She wanted to go back to Zhenxianhou's Mansion. I allowed her." Dong Yuan said .

"Dreams are always reversed." Mrs. Sheng said with a chuckle, "But children are all filial, so it's right that you can't let it go and have a look."

Dong Yuan smiled and nodded, agreeing with Mrs. Sheng's words.

After talking about gossiping, other members of the Sheng family also came to pay their respects.

The second grandmother, Ge Shi, laughed and said, "My sister-in-law is earlier than us every day..."

Dong Yuan didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I'm used to getting up early."

Mrs. Sheng frowned slightly, and the second grandmother, Ge Shi, was saying that Dong Yuan was very attentive to flattery.But it's hard to refute Ge Shi's words, Dong Yuan was indeed earlier than the stipulated time to pay his respects.

As a mother-in-law, the highest authority in the inner house, she can't say, next time you guys should be earlier...

This breaks the original rules.

Dong Yuan is obviously filial, but being said so by the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sheng is not happy.Looking up Dong Yuan's expression was composed, as if he didn't understand Second Mistress's irony, Mrs. Sheng felt that she was a generous person.

After greetings, Dong Yuan and Ziwei returned to the Jingsheyuan, and Qiangwei also came back.

Dong Yuan told Ziwei to avoid going out and not let anyone in, so he asked how Qiangwei was doing.

"I went in through the back door and went straight to the Rongde Pavilion of the old lady, and told the old lady about your matter. The old lady told you not to be afraid. She thought of a way later and asked Mother Zhan to come in person and talk to the old lady again. Say it." Qiangwei said in a low voice.

Dong Yuan nodded and let her go down to rest.

After lunch, Zhan's mother really came, and she brought a basket of strawberries with her two rough envoys.

"The newly ripe strawberries from Zhuangzi in Anhui in the south were brought from Huainan Mansion quickly." Mother Zhan said with a smile, "There are only three baskets. The old lady asked me to send one basket to Grandma Jiugu and Mrs. Sheng, grandma, miss, and young masters." Give it a try."

In this time and space, there are no greenhouses for planting. The strawberries in Huainan are notoriously early-maturing, delicious and juicy, and have always been sought after.It's only the end of May now. Under normal circumstances, the strawberries don't mature until early June, and they will be transported to the capital quickly in the middle and late June.

It is indeed a rarity.

Dong Yuan asked Mama Zhan to sit down, and asked Qiangwei to reward the rough envoy who carried the basket with two silver coins, and he rewarded Mama Zhan with a pair of hollow gold bracelets.

Mother Zhan refused.

Dong Yuan gave it very sincerely and insisted again and again before she accepted it.

"The old lady asked the maidservant to tell Grandma Jiu, as usual, don't be afraid. Since you have scruples in your heart, don't say anything for the time being. The old lady also said that the aunt has only been in the house for a month, and even if she is upper body, the diagnosis is not true. Let Jiu Auntie will wait with peace of mind, in another [-] days or so, the old lady will find a reason to ask you to go back, and then invite the doctor." When there was no one in the room, Mother Zhan whispered to Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan listened and nodded slightly.

Zhan's mother said again: "Grandma Jiugu will serve the uncle in the future, and she must be careful. If you are not at ease, it is better to transfer the uncle to Aunt Xue..."

The old lady could see that Dong Yuan's fear was also related to intercourse?

She was really afraid that if she didn't understand, she would hurt the child during sex.

But from the mouth of others, Dong Yuan's face suddenly felt uncomfortable.

She hesitated in embarrassment.

Mother Zhan just laughed.

Dong Yuan didn't keep her, and took her to greet Mrs. Sheng.

He also asked Qiangwei to find a blue and white porcelain plate, put a plate of fresh and beautiful strawberries on it, and sent it to Mrs. Sheng.

When Madam Sheng saw Mama Zhan coming and saw the strawberries Qiangwei was holding in her hand, she knew that she was delivering fresh fruit to Dong Yuan on behalf of Madam Xue, so she hurriedly smiled and asked someone to bring the brocade tree to Mama Zhan to sit with.

After Zhan's mother saluted Mrs. Sheng, she half sat on the brocade tree with a smile on her face.

"There are strawberries now?" Mrs. Sheng asked with a smile.

Zhan's mother replied respectfully: "It's a new one from Huainan Zhuangzi, and I sent it to my wife and Grandma Jiugu to try it out."

After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng nodded slightly, and asked about the old lady's body, and Mother Zhan answered them one by one.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Sheng said: "Go back after dinner. Go back and please my ancestor's Ann." Let Dong Yuan stay with Zhan's mother for dinner.

Mother Zhan declined and said with a smile: "Before the old lady came, I told you repeatedly, go early and return early..." After eating and returning, it will be in time for the curfew, and I am afraid that the city will not be able to pass through.She is a servant girl, how can she have the qualifications to stay overnight in an outsider's house?Mother Zhan also knew that Mrs. Sheng was just speaking politely.

Dong Yuan chimed in: "Mama Zhan is an old man by my grandmother's side, and she cannot leave Mama Zhan for a moment."

Mrs. Sheng laughed, and asked Xiangru to reward Zhan's mother with a purse, which contained a few eight-cent silver coins.

Mother Zhan thanked her for accepting it, and Dong Yuan personally sent her to the gate of Chuihua, and then returned to Jingsheyuan.

After returning, Dong Yuan left the basket of strawberries on a blue and white plate for Sheng Xiuyi.The others were put on plates and asked the maids to put them in food boxes, and sent a copy to the second master's room, and the third master Sheng Xiumu and the eldest master Sheng Lehao ​​each gave a copy.

Using a small plate, I gave Sheng Leyun and Sheng Leyu a copy.

A basket of strawberries and a plate left.Dong Yuan asked Qiangwei to wash it, and asked Luo's mother, Juhong, Juxiang, and Ziwei to come and taste it.

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The strawberries that Dong Yuan gave to Mrs. Sheng, Mrs. Sheng didn't touch them, she kept them together until Marquis Sheng Chang came back, and then asked the servant girl to wash and eat them.

"Our family also has Zhuangzi in Huainan, right?" Mrs. Sheng asked Sheng Changhou with a smile.

Sheng Changhou said: "Yes. I will write a letter tomorrow and ask them to send some too."

Mrs. Sheng laughed: "Master Hou, that's not what I meant. It was shipped from Huainan Zhuangzi of the Xue family, so I just asked casually."

Sheng Changhou said: "It's all right." After finishing speaking, he was a little angry, "Who is taking care of the fields in Huainan now? It's getting more and more irregular, and the fresh fruits don't know how to send them earlier."

After all, let the servant girl call the steward of the outer courtyard to ask.

Mrs. Sheng hurriedly stopped her: "It's already night, what is it worth to order some fruit? Forget it, Lord Hou."

Sheng Changhou had no choice but to give up, not wanting to make Mrs. Sheng feel unlucky.After eating some fruits, Marquis Sheng Chang asked his maid to help him wash and rest: "Tomorrow morning we will discuss matters in the northwest again..."

Looks like he has a headache about the Northwest.

Mrs. Sheng didn't know much about politics, nor was she interested in it. Seeing that Marquis Sheng Chang called his servant girl to come in to serve her, she smiled and said, "You should go to Second Aunt Lin today..."

Sheng Changhou has only two aunts, who are twin sisters.They were all surnamed Lin, so Mrs. Sheng arranged for them to have Aunt Lin and Aunt Lin respectively.

Sheng Changhou spends two days with his two aunts each month.

Last month, it was the day of the two aunts, Mrs. Sheng was not in good health, so Marquis Sheng Chang stayed in Yuanyang Pavilion.

If you don't go this month, you should have resentment.

Marquis Sheng Chang didn't seem to hear it, he went straight to the clean room to wash, and rested in Yuanyang Pavilion without mentioning it.

After going down to court the next day, he ate in the outer courtyard and rested in Yuanyang Pavilion at night.Mrs. Sheng reminded him again.Sheng Changhou only said: "This is a high terrain, the night wind is breathable, and it is more comfortable to rest."

In the next few days, they all rested at Mrs. Sheng's place, taking up two days each of the two aunts' this month.

Mrs. Sheng felt a little strange that she hadn't visited the two aunts for two months.

Sheng Changhou was very strict with himself and his servants.

He made a plan to stay with his two aunts for two nights each month, and for more than ten years, he has never had one more night, nor less than one night.It was the first time that he violated his own rules like this, Madam Sheng couldn't help but wonder what happened to make Sheng Changhou feel abnormal.

Mother Kang came in, and said to Mrs. Sheng in a low voice: "Last night, the son rested at Aunt Fan's place..."

Mrs. Sheng just remembered that today is May 19th, and the aunts in Sheng Xiuyi's room have been arranging their days since No. [-].

It happened to be Aunt Fan last night.

Mrs. Sheng smiled and said nothing.Sheng Xiuyi has always disliked Aunt Fan. She has been in the mansion for almost two years, and Sheng Xiuyi still went there at first, but then she stopped coming.

Mother Kang's voice was even lower: "...Auntie Fan asked for water twice in her room last night."

Mrs. Sheng was slightly surprised, and then laughed and said: "I didn't like Concubine Fan very much in the past, but now it has changed."

Mother Kang reminded Mrs. Sheng: "The son rests in the grandma's house, and he only needs water once a night, and he hasn't asked for water in the past few days. I'm afraid the grandma's people will find out..."

The husband was in her room only once, but twice when he went to the concubine's room. Wouldn't any woman be happy to hear that?

Mother Kang was worried that Dong Yuan would not be able to bear it when she was too young, and would be jealous?
Mrs. Sheng frowned: "No matter how much Brother Yi likes the Fan family, it's not good to be like this. I'm afraid Ah Yuan's face and heart will be hard to bear."

Kang's mother sighed: "I'm afraid it is. Grandma is the new daughter-in-law, so she will bear it no matter how unhappy she is."

While the two were talking, the maid outside said that the second grandma, Ge Shi, had invited An to come.

As soon as Ge Shi entered the door, seeing Mrs. Sheng was the only one, she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law arrived later than usual today."

Only then did Mrs. Sheng notice that Dong Yuan was indeed later than usual.

Just as she was talking, the servant girl said that Grandma was here.The felt curtain was raised, and Dong Yuan greeted Mrs. Sheng with a gentle smile on his face as usual.

"Sister-in-law is late today." Second Mistress Ge Shi pursed her lips and smiled.

Dong Yuan's smile deepened, and he said to Mrs. Sheng: "Mother, look at the second younger sibling! Tell me if you come early, and tell me if you come late, whoever will be her daughter-in-law in the future will be hard to die for!"

Mrs. Sheng who said that and all the waiters in the room laughed.

Second Mistress laughed along, but couldn't hide the embarrassment on her face and the anger in her heart.Dong Yuan's words were heard by Second Mistress, she was obviously making fun of her for not having a son, and also said that she was mean!

Although Second Mistress was smiling, her complexion was not good-looking.

An was invited, and Mrs. Sheng was afraid that Dong Yuan would think about it alone when she went back, so she left her to play cards.

Dong Yuan looked innocent, and said yes with a smile, it was not obvious that she was unhappy.

The second grandma, Ge Shi, was ridiculed by Dong Yuan, her face was always in a bad mood, so she wanted to go back first.

Mrs. Sheng didn't keep her either, and let Xiang Ru and Kang's mother in the room do the math, and the four of them drew cards.

After a whole morning of playing cards, when it was almost time for lunch, Mrs. Sheng told everyone to rest, and said with a smile, "Ah Yuan is really bad at playing cards."

Dong Yuan pursed his lips and smiled: "I don't play this much at home..."

Just as he was talking, he saw a young beautiful woman wearing a silver-red hangchou hosta pattern gown walking in quickly.She didn't wait for the servant girl to report, she broke into Madam Sheng's bedroom directly, with glistening tears on her face, she knelt down to Madam Sheng: "Madam, please save me, Madam, please spare me, Madam, please spare me!"

It's Sheng Changhou's great aunt Lin.

Mrs. Sheng was at a loss.

(End of this chapter)