Splendid Book

Chapter 31
Because Shen Ruhui passed the government examination, not only the Jining Houfu in the capital sent people over with gifts, but even the old lady felt that it was time to celebrate.However, Shen Lingcheng had a different idea. He himself was a Jinshi, so Shen Ruhui was obviously not as good as him.

So he didn't want to celebrate too much, so as not to make his son feel proud.

When Shen Changle heard this statement, he immediately laughed and almost spit out tea.If you talk about pride, it's pretty much the same for her second brother, but it's not necessary for her big brother at all.Don't say that Shen Changle is someone who knows about the past life, even people who don't know, they all know that the eldest son of the Shen family is a steady, thoughtful boy who doesn't look like a teenager.

Although the second brother is only two years younger than the eldest brother, the two brothers look at people of two generations.When Shen Ruan was in front of this big brother, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, and even the sound of its paws falling on the ground became quieter.

In the old lady's room, both Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Zhao are there.This time back from the capital, Lin's back straightened a lot.When she saw the gift she gave to the second room, Mrs. Zhao was speechless when she saw it, and quickly showed the gift from Mrs. Lin to the third master.

Aside from other things, she might be worth five or six hundred taels of silver just for the prestige she gave to Mrs. Zhao.Because Sanfang's food and clothing expenses are all in the public office, and Sanye has no errands, so Mrs. Zhao is still living frugally.Several times, it was the old lady who saw that she was dressed too plainly, so she rewarded her with some jewelry in private.

Although it was the old lady's own self-confession, after all, Mrs. Lin felt that she was the head wife and the wife of the Duke.How come the old lady doesn't value her as the eldest daughter-in-law, but prefers Zhao's youngest daughter-in-law.

As for Mrs. Zhao, because there is no one man and a half woman in the third room, she always feels that she can't hold her head up in front of Mrs. Lin. Mrs. Lin came in later than her. Now she can talk, but her stomach has not yet news.Now Mrs. Zhao has given up, and is focusing on the concubine's room.But there are all kinds of concubines in the yard, all of them are fat, swallows and thin, but none of them can get good news.

Mrs. Zhao has secretly ordered the matchmaker to help her find some girls with a lot of brothers and sisters in the family, see if there are any fair-faced girls, and bring one into the mansion.

So when Lin spoke, her mind was not here.News came from the toothmaid yesterday, saying that they found a family named Liu who had six sons and three girls. Now that the eldest girl is reaching her age, she asked Mrs. Zhao whether she likes this one?
"What good thing does the third brother and sister think of? They won't agree after calling several times," Lin looked at her and asked with a smile.

Only then did Mrs. Zhao come back to her senses, and hurriedly said: "I accidentally lost my mind, please don't blame my sister-in-law."

The old lady glanced at her, and Zhao's eyes were full of guilt, with blue-gray eyes, and she was not in a good mood.She sighed and said, "Don't worry about anything. The more anxious you are about these things, the more likely you won't come. If you relax, you might come the next day."

The old lady was naturally worried about the fact that the third room had no children.But no matter how anxious you are, you can't blame your daughter-in-law.In the past few years, the old lady has seen everything Zhao has done.She is not that unreasonable old lady who knows that the child's affairs are not the fault of one person.Besides, Mrs. Zhao has got a bunch of concubines in the yard, and she can't wait to arrange shifts for Shen Linghui every day, so she really can't be jealous.

But children are fate bestowed by God, some fate, only come when the time comes.Otherwise, no matter how much you force it, it won't work.

"It's useless to be a daughter-in-law, I need my mother to comfort me," Zhao said guiltily.

"Okay," the old lady waved her hand.

Afterwards, Mrs. Lin explained her plan. Since the old lady wanted to celebrate, Shen Lingcheng naturally did not dare to refute her old lady's intention.Even Mrs. Lin's jealous eyes were red, and she didn't dare to say anything else at this meeting, so she obediently followed the old lady's wishes.

"June [-] is Sister Le's birthday, why don't you take advantage of this day to treat guests, one is to celebrate her birthday, and the other is to congratulate Brother Huo, which can be regarded as double happiness," the elders said. I like even numbers, and even this happy event has to make up a pair, so I feel festive.

The smile on Lin's face froze instantly, Shen Ruhui passed the government examination, anyway, it was considered a matter of honoring his ancestors, why such a little girl still has to live a long life.Even her birthday, it's just that two tables are set up at home.

In fact, Mrs. Lin didn't really want Shen Changle to fight, but sometimes the old lady was biased, and she was really crooked.If Shen Changle and Shen Jin both like something, even if Shen Changle gives it to Shen Jin, the old lady will be able to find a better one to reward Shen Changle, and she will call it a reward for Changle, yes Because she loves her sister.

Once, Lin Shi got angry and asked her to send back the things that Shen Jin had snatched.But after sending it back, the old lady didn't say anything.

Mrs. Zhao was really surprised, none of these families gave their children such a big birthday, but the old lady said that, as a daughter-in-law, she dared to refute, besides, it was a matter of the eldest family, so she didn't need to speak up.So Lin who was on the opposite side looked at her for a while, but didn't see her speak.

Or she gritted her teeth and said: "Old lady, Miss Le is still young, even if it's her birthday, she shouldn't be like this..."

After all, she didn't dare to push the old lady forward, so she only said half of what she said.

But they didn't know that there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and just as Lin and Zhao turned their heads, they saw Shen Changle, who was wearing red embroidered twigs and tiered lotus, walking in.She didn't seem to expect that Lin and Zhao were both there at this time.

So she bowed to the two, and the old lady beckoned her to sit next to her.She asked the maid behind her to come over, and saw Chunliu holding a lotus in her hand, but the lotus hadn't bloomed yet, it was just budding.

She smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the lotus in the pond in our mansion will bloom now. My granddaughter borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and let my grandmother see it too."

When the old lady heard her sweet little mouth, she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear with a smile, especially her sentence of borrowing flowers to present Buddha really spoke to the heart of the old lady.So she reached out and nodded her little head, and said with a smile: "You little girl, your mouth is like honey, and you can say good things to make me happy."

"Who said that?" Shen Changle dragged his body in reluctance.

At this time, Zhao Shi sighed in his heart, if Shen Changle was not so intelligent, maybe Dafang would still have a peaceful life.But she looked at her niece, she was able to speak eloquently, and it was very handy to coax the old ancestor in the family.

She took a peek at Lin, and as expected, Lin regarded her as a thorn in her side.If it was before, Mrs. Lin would only be a little jealous, but now that the girls are getting bigger and bigger, I'm afraid the future will really not be so calm.After all, her sister-in-law really doesn't have much grace.

Fortunately, after a while, the old lady let the two of them go back first.

At this time, the servant girl just brought some supplements, this is the habit of the old lady, when she eats some bird's nest at this time, she asks the servant girl to also serve some to Shen Changle.When she heard it, her scalp tingled. She never liked these things, so she immediately said: "Thank you grandma, but these are all prepared for grandma, how dare I eat them."

The old lady shook her head, and seeing her sincere face, she couldn't help but expose her: "I see you don't like these things."

Shen Changle didn't refute, she really doesn't like these supplements, even the bird's nest that ordinary boudoir girls often eat, she rarely eats.The old lady looked at her silently, and immediately said: "I heard that you piled up the supplements that are usually rewarded to you in the warehouse, but is it true?"

"Grandmother," she shouted in a long tone, obviously embarrassed by the old lady's words.

Fortunately, after a while, she brought up the topic of inviting a theater troupe in a few days.This troupe is very famous in the capital, and it is said that it was the Lin family who invited it. It must be considered a skill to invite such a troupe to a concert.Shen Changle didn't expect Lin to be so generous, but she thought it was for her elder brother, so she didn't say anything else.

When she was about to go back, the old lady asked the servant girl Ziping to bring out a brocade box. The box was very big, and there were precious things in it.After Ziping took it, Chunliu stepped forward to take it.The old lady was afraid that she would go back to her old ways, so she warned: "This is a good thing, you should eat it often, and don't put it in the warehouse again."

When Shen Changle heard it, he almost cried.As soon as the old lady said this, she knew that there must be something nourishing in it.

She wished she could stroke her forehead and sigh, obviously she was in good health, and she rarely even had a headache and a cold on weekdays.But the old lady seemed to be afraid that she would be wronged, and the supplements were given to her free of charge, so that in Shen Changle's warehouse, there were often medicinal materials that were about to expire.

She simply took out some things from time to time, or let the kitchen cook soup, or make some medicinal meals.So whether it is Shen Lingcheng or the elder brother and the second elder brother, they have all eaten her medicinal diet.

Unexpectedly, just two days later, the green grass exploded.She originally went to the warehouse to find some material, which was sent by the Jining Hou Mansion last summer, and the girl said she would keep it until this year to make a middle coat.The material is smooth and soft, and it must be comfortable to wear.

But when Lvwu went to look for it, he discovered that the fabric had been cut to the width of a palm.Because there is no pattern on the material, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it.But Qiaoshu, who went with Luwu, is a very good female celebrity, and she can be seen at a glance.

At that time, Luwu couldn't help it, and started arguing with Madam Xu.

Who knows that no matter how sharp her teeth are, she is still not as shameless as Madam Xu.She insisted that the material was finished, and she hadn't looked at it since it was put into the warehouse.Unexpectedly, at the end, she even argued that after she got the key to the warehouse, she never touched the material here again.If someone really moved, it's probably the person from before.

Aunt Shun was in charge of the keys to the warehouse before, and when Lu Wu heard this, she trembled with anger.

When she came to complain to Shen Changle, her eyes were still red, "This servant is so big, I have never seen such a thick-skinned person. She really treats everyone in the world as fools, and she has red lips and white teeth." Frame Aunt Shun. If it wasn't for Qiaoshu's obstruction, the servants would like to tear her mouth off."

Qiaoshu on the side smiled wryly after listening to her words.

Shen Changle was sitting on the couch, reading a book, and now she had learned the three-character script. Although she hadn't formally asked for a husband before, Shen Lingcheng was afraid that her daughter would be delayed, so she often taught her personally.Coupled with the intelligence shown by Shen Changle, it really made him very happy, and he cared more about her homework than his two sons.

In her previous life, because she lived in seclusion, although she was not known as a talented woman, she was the most outstanding girl from the Shen family in composing poems and writing calligraphy.

At this moment, the book in her hand was brought from Shen Lingcheng's study.If we talk about this life, her biggest gain is probably that the relationship with her family has become more harmonious and intimate.Every time her father held her hand and wrote one ink word after another on the paper, she thanked God for giving her such an opportunity.

Therefore, every time she reads a book, she is very calm.No wonder the old saying says that there is a house of gold in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book.For him, the book has its own heart like water.

Chunliu knew that when a girl was reading, she didn't like being disturbed by others.Just now she didn't stop Lu Wu for a while, and let her talk so much in front of the girl.But in the final analysis, Mother Xu is the person left behind by the former wife. If she didn't do too much, the girl still needs to save some face for her.

This time Shen Changle didn't speak, Chunliu immediately tugged on Luwu's sleeve, signaling her to go out first.But Luwu is still hanging her neck at this moment, waiting for Shen Changle's orders, as if Shen Changle could tear Nanny Xu apart if Shen Changle opened her mouth.

But Shen Changle only looked at the book in his hand, and Chunliu tugged at her sleeves again, but her feet seemed to have taken root on the ground, and she couldn't pull them no matter what.Qiaoshu on the side has always been doing things with his head down. He has never complained like this, so he was so scared that he almost cried.

The four maids of theirs often waited on the girl, so they knew her own girl's temperament, although she often acted like a baby in front of the old lady and Shen Lingcheng, and she was still childish when talking.But the four of them knew that their girls had big ideas in their hearts.

"Chunliu, don't pull her, let her stand here quietly," Shen Changle finally said, but her eyes were still fixed on the book, and she didn't even give Lvwu the slightest glare.

The window opposite Luo Han's bed was open, and a gust of cool wind blew in, dispelling half of the anger that was full of greenery.She looked at Shen Changle with some anxiety, but she felt that she was on the side of truth in her heart, so she couldn't help straightening her back.

The wind outside was getting stronger and stronger, even the sun was not as strong as before, and the sky was half dark.The curtains in the room were blown back and forth, and Chunliu immediately went over and gathered the curtains at the corners on both sides.On the opposite side, the four nanmu primrose-coloured carved glass screens stood there firmly, not moving at all.

After waiting for a long time, when there was no other sound in the room except the sound of the wind, Shen Changle slowly turned his head, looked at Luwu carefully, and asked, "Is the anger gone now?"

Lu Wu thought the girl was blaming him, so she immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your servant is presumptuous, you shouldn't say such nonsense in front of the girl."

Although she said so in her mouth, she still felt wronged in her heart.After all, Nanny Xu was indeed greedy for the things in the warehouse, but the girl didn't deal with her for a long time, and Luwu really couldn't figure out why.

"Although you said you shouldn't, you must still have resentment in your heart. Do you think that I didn't deal with Madam Xu immediately, which caused today's situation?" When Shen Changle said this, the corners of his mouth were still raised. A smile.

Lu Wu quickly shook her head and said, "I don't dare."

"Last month, one of my golden lilacs was missing. The ginseng in the warehouse was missing a penny, the Longjing tea was missing a penny, the bird's nest was missing a tael, the cordyceps was missing a tael, and a small blue and white porcelain bowl was broken..." Shen Changle hugged it all in one breath.

The three servant girls standing in front of her were all stunned, as if they didn't expect her to remember it so clearly.

Seeing their dumbfounded expressions, Shen Changle shook his head again: "I want to be the master every day, why, I am the master now, are you like this?"

"Girl," Luwu called out joyfully, and even Chunliu and Qiaoshu next to her said Amitabha in their hearts.

When Aunt Shun was in the yard earlier, she was fair everywhere, and the maidservants were harmonious and supported each other.But who would have thought that as soon as Aunt Shun left and Madam Xu was in charge, a split broke out among the maidservants.Caiwei's mother was Zhang's maid back then, and later her mother married the steward of the mansion, and when Caiwei grew up, she entered Shen Changle's yard to serve her.

And Madam Xu is Zhang's dowry, so among the four maids, Caiwei and Madam Xu are the closest.Among the four big maids, Madam Xu valued Caiwei the most.So this invisibly hurt the interests of the other three maids.Chunliu and Luwu always went to deliver things outside.It's a fat job to send things, because there must be rewards.

In addition, Shen Changle often gave things to Shen Lingcheng, father and son, so the maids not only showed their faces in front of the Duke and the two young masters, but also got rewards.Who doesn't rush to do such things that are beneficial but harmless.

But ever since Madam Xu took charge, nine times out of ten, the errands fell on Caiwei.

In fact, Shen Changle was secretly observing when Madam Xu was in charge.After observing for so long, she finally understood that whatever Xu Mama was doing, she must not do it when she was the housekeeper.Now that she is still young, the nanny is in charge of the yard. When she grows up in the future, it will be her own business to reward the servant girls and control Yueyin.

In her previous life, she was a hands-off shopkeeper.As a result, life in the Pingyang Hou's Mansion was not easy, and her husband had to lie on the bed from time to time.It is said that there is no filial son in front of the long sick bed, and the same is true for parents.Besides, the third master has two older brothers, so for a son who has been ill for a long time, his parents only care about him.So Shen Changle has a little silver every month, but he also has to buy medicines and reward his servants, living a very tight life.

The most exasperating thing is that after the grandma of the Pingyang Hou Mansion took charge of the house, she let them take the money for the third master's medical treatment by herself.He said that since he became a family, the money for medical treatment should not go to the public.But the third master has nothing to do with him, and they ended up living on her dowry.

Because of this, the third master never had sex with her.He said that she could go home after his death, and if the Pingyang Houfu disagreed, she could use this as a reason.

This is probably the most kind treatment Shen Changle received in Pingyang Hou Mansion. Although her husband is not in good health, he has a generous heart.

When she regained her senses, she noticed that the three servant girls were all looking at her eagerly.Chunliu and Luwu are the most loyal to Shen Changle, but no matter how loyal they are, they have their own little thoughts.So Shen Changle will not blame them for it, after all, it is not easy for anyone to live.As for Qiaoshu, she is the quietest among the four maids, but because she is the most outstanding girl, the other three maids are also very polite to her.

She can be regarded as the neutral faction among the maidservants, and the remaining Caiwei has now become Madam Xu's.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile, although her small yard is not big, it has distinct factions.Madam Xu was just bullying her because she was young, and she was left behind by her mother, so Shen Changle was very cautious, for fear that she would damage her mother's reputation because of her being a slave.

"Okay, you all go down," Shen Changle didn't want to say any more.

But she still let Chunliu stay, she asked: "Is it true what you told me last time?"

"Back to Miss, I did see Madam Xu's son, Xu Fu, talking furtively with Nanny Zhang's father-in-law next to the wife," Chunliu said softly. The man also secretly handed Xu Fu a package of things."

Shen Changle nodded, she knew that Madam Xu had always been in touch with Mrs. Lin.Now it seems that this is not just as simple as a connection.

After a while, Mother Xu came over again, and Caiwei secretly told her that Luwu and the others came out of the girl's room with a smile on their faces.When she heard it, she thought that the girl had believed what they said, so she hurried back.

But before she could speak, Shen Changle asked Chunliu to call Luwu and Qiaoshu in again.As soon as Luwu came in, she reluctantly said to Madam Xu: "Just now, the slaves and servants are talking too much, and they offended me for a while, so I ask Mama to forgive me."

Mammy Xu was startled, Qiaoshu next to her also softly asked Mammy Xu not to argue with their two little maids.

And Shen Changle looked like a peacemaker with a smile on his face, and said: "Mama, you are the one left behind by my mother. If I suspect anyone in this house, I will not suspect you. This girl, Luwu, has always been If you don't hold back your mouth, you must not be as fussy as her."

Seeing the grievance on Lvwu's face again, Madam Xu slowly became complacent in her heart. It turned out that this little hoof failed to sue, but was taught a lesson by the girl.

So she immediately wiped away her tears and said: "Young lady said this, and this old slave will not be able to repay me even if I die. Although my wife is gone, as long as this old slave is alive, I will give up my life to protect the young lady. Let others bully the girl."

Lu Wu stood aside, almost throwing up, the grievance and anger on his face, let alone pretending.

Shen Changle comforted her a few more words, turned to teach Lu Wu a lesson, and said: "If you still contradict the mother next time, I will kick you out. In my yard, there should be no disobedient maids."

Luwu responded immediately, her eyes were red, and she was about to cry.

Madam Xu is quite proud of that.

After a few days, Shen Changle asked Chunliu to go to the warehouse to take out the box of things that the old lady had just rewarded a few days ago.After hearing Chunliu's words, Mother Xu asked in surprise, "Why does the girl suddenly want to eat these things, doesn't she not like them?"

"Look at what Mammy said, it's the old lady's wish. No matter how much we girls don't like it, we won't let down her old man's wish," Chunliu nodded.

When Chunliu took the things, Mammy Xu was about to weigh them, she smiled and said, "Mommy, I have to take it every time, if I do this every time, it will be troublesome."

"This is the rule," Madam Xu said with a straight face, but Chunliu had no choice but to ask her to weigh it.

After Mammy Xu told Shen Changle about Chunliu's unruly words, she just smiled and said, "Then don't weigh it, anyway, the warehouse is under the care of Mammy, and I don't believe Mammy is in this yard." Mom, who else can I trust?"

So next time, Nanny Xu didn't want to weigh herself anymore.

A few days later, when Chunliu went again, she found that about half of the contents of the brocade box were missing.It seems that Shen Changle's indulgence made Mammy Xu lose her scruples for a while.

Shen Changle then called Shen Rufan over again, and when he heard about the plan, he immediately agreed with it.This is the first time Changle has conspired with him, so he feels that the relationship between himself and Changle has become closer.

So after the two conspired properly, Shen Changle called Madam Xu over, saying that the second elder brother had been studying very hard recently, so you can take back the things that my grandmother gave me last time, even the brocade box, to my second elder brother.

Naturally, Nanny Xu didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately went to the storeroom to get something, and let Shen Ruwen take it back.

When the food was handed over to Shen Rufan, Madam Xu felt distressed and rejoiced at the same time. Fortunately, she has been secretly bringing it home for the past two days, otherwise the whole family would not be able to eat such good food.

It happened to be fifteen today, so Shen Changle went to the old lady's yard early.After Shen Lingcheng arrived, the father and son laughed so funny that the old lady could hardly close her mouth from ear to ear.Unexpectedly, when Shen Ruan came, his face was full of anger, and the servant behind him was holding a brocade box.

Shen Changle greeted him as usual, but Shen Ruan snorted and ignored her.Shen Changle asked with some grievances: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

"You still have the nerve to say it," Shen Rufan said to her with a livid face.

Seeing his son being so rude, Shen Lingcheng immediately darkened his face and said, "Why are you talking to your sister?"

"Grandmother, daddy, since you are all here, let me comment together," Shen Ruwen turned around, took the brocade box from the servant's hand, opened it with a bang, and opened the half-empty box to the person in front of him Look, and said: "Changle told me today that my grandmother gave her some good things, but she was not willing to eat them, so she gave them to me. But look, is this called not willing to eat? Look, I realized it was an empty box."

Although the empty box is a bit too much, compared to such a big box, the contents inside are really pitifully small.

But the old lady recognized at a glance that this was indeed a gift to Changle from herself, she said with a smile: "I think it's something, it's just this little thing, and it's worth making you and your sister angry. If you like it, I'll let the servant girl do the same later." Here's a box for you."

"It's not a matter of stuff, it's just that the third sister really shouldn't make fun of my brother, right?" Shen Ruwan said with a straight face, as if extremely angry.

Shen Changle said unconvinced when he heard it: "I really didn't eat much, I saw my brother study hard, so I got someone to bring it to you."

"That's not it, you just brought it to me after you finished eating," Shen Ruyan became even more angry when she saw that she was still making excuses.

Shen Lingcheng also had a headache when he saw that the two brothers and sisters who had always been like one person had a quarrel.But he looked at the empty box in his son's hand, and he understood somewhat. After all, he thought it was his sister's intentions, but it turned out to be a tease, and no one should be happy.

So he bowed his head and said softly, which could not be called a lesson at all: "Chang Le, this will be your fault, you shouldn't tease brother like this."

"Daddy, I really don't have one. If you don't believe me, ask Chunliu," Shen Changle said aggrievedly with tears streaming down his face.

Seeing her crying, Shen Lingcheng felt that something was wrong.

"I don't believe it. If you have the ability, you can call the nanny in your storeroom," Shen Ru said relentlessly.

"Just scream, whoever is afraid of whom," Shen Changle said persistently.

When Madam Xu came, she was stunned when she saw the contents in the box, which was much less than when she handed it over to the second young master.So she naturally cried out for injustice, Shen Lingcheng had nothing to do, and the two children would not let anyone else go, so he had to ask someone to get the account book from the warehouse.

Unexpectedly, when I took it over, I found that there was no weight taken each time on the ledger.Although Shen Lingcheng had never been in charge of the family, he also knew that this was not in accordance with the rules.

But Mother Xu immediately begged for mercy: "This is what the third girl ordered. She said that every time she picks up something, she has to weigh it. It is really troublesome, so I let the old slave save this step."

But before she could speak, she heard a puzzled voice in the room, "Nurse, what are you talking about?"

Shen Changle tilted his head, looked at Nanny Xu strangely, frowned and said, "Mommy, when did I say such things to you?"

Madam Xu's face turned pale.

But Shen Changle still said innocently: "I don't know anything about the warehouse, so why would I tell my mother to tell you?"

(End of this chapter)