Splendid Book

Chapter 34 Six Brothers
When the maid was packing her luggage, Shen Changle had a real feeling.And she also suddenly realized that her father was really capricious. The day before, the maids in the courtyard had already started to act as soon as they said they would go back to the capital.

Although Aunt Shun and Nanny Xu were not there, the two big maids, Chunliu and Luwu, were really powerful, and they were very good at directing.So pack it up, that's a quick and efficient one.

But Shen Changle was still a little uneasy, after all, her father only said to send her to live in the capital for a few days, but did not say when they would move there.To be honest, she really didn't want to leave now.

That day, Shen Lingcheng went to Lin's yard and lost his temper. Although no one knew the reason, when he came out, he was full of anger.Then came to Shen Changle's yard, and wanted to send her to live in the capital for a while.

At this moment, Shen Changle didn't know that she had ruined the good deed between Mrs. Lin and Mother Xu.She originally thought that in Madam Xu's family, there would only be some gold and silver bought by the Lin family, but she didn't know that she was so bold.

And Shen Lingcheng naturally didn't want his daughter to know such a cruel thing.

At this time, Shen Ruwan was clamoring to follow him, but he had to study every day, how could Shen Lingcheng make him leave.Besides, he has a mischievous personality, if he really went to the capital, without Shen Lingcheng, the big Buddha, he would have turned the world upside down.

"Changle, are you so willing to part with your second brother?" Shen Ruan sat on the Arhat's bed and looked at her sincerely.

Shen Changle sighed, and said softly: "I can't bear it."

"That's right, brother and sister, you and I, why have we been separated for so long?" This time Shen Ruan looked at her with affectionate eyes, "Second brother, I miss you."

Shen Changle finally couldn't help laughing, "I don't want to part with my second brother, but Dad won't let you go."

Shen Ruwen gritted her teeth: "That's why I asked you to persuade me."

Shen Changle snorted twice, and Shen Rufa rushed forward, pulled her hair, and said angrily, "How dare you laugh at me."

As a result, he raised his hand and messed up Shen Changle's hair.She was so angry that she chased him from the house to the yard.

After her luggage was packed, Shen Lingcheng took her to bid farewell to the old lady.The old lady is not in good health these days, and when she speaks, she is a little weak.So Shen Changle looked at her with worry all over his face.She hoped that her grandmother would be well, but when she thought of leaving, she felt very reluctant.

"When I arrived at my grandparents' house, I heard what my grandma and your aunt had to say, you know?" The old lady patted her head and said softly.

Shen Changle nodded vigorously, and finally couldn't help but asked with a crying voice: "When will grandma come?"

"Grandmother will be there soon," the old lady smiled, and seeing tears in her eyes, she immediately laughed, "Don't cry, grandma will be here soon."

On the day Shen Changle left, Shen Ruwan stayed at home and wanted to send her away. Except for the old lady who didn't come out, even the third uncle Shen Linghui and the third aunt came.Seeing that Lin Shi was not there, Shen Changle probably understood in his heart, maybe this time his father really wanted to touch her.

In fact, Guangping Mansion is not far from the capital. If you leave early, you can enter the city before the city gate closes.They had several carts along the way, and more than a dozen nursing homes followed.Because it is close to the capital, there are very few bandits. Only those who are desperate will dare to rob here.

When Shen Changle left the city, he was quite excited, pointing and pointing along the way.When the carriage jolted, she fell asleep.

It wasn't until noon that the Shen family's motorcade stopped at a teahouse by the roadside.The owner of the teahouse greeted them graciously. There is also a ground for horses to rest here. You only need to pay a few dollars for fodder and water.

Shen Changle's sleep was shallow, and the noise outside was extremely loud, so she snorted and turned over.At this moment, Shen Lingcheng, who was next to her, looked down at her, finally feeling relieved.This is the first time for Shen Changle to travel far away, at first he thought that there would be a lot of trouble on the road, but he didn't expect the little guy to be quiet and fell asleep by himself.

"Girl, it's time to wake up," Chunliu next to her knew she was going to go down to rest, so she whispered in her ear.

Shen Changle snorted again, but this time he slowly opened his eyes.She was already in a daze of sleep, so she reached out and rubbed her eyes, and asked, "Have you arrived in the capital yet?"

"It's only halfway through, you should get some sleep later, and it's time to arrive," Shen Lingcheng looked at her and couldn't help laughing.

Shen Changle struggled to get up, it was in the carriage that she was so undisciplined.So this time I woke up, and felt embarrassed that my father saw such a side of me.

She didn't get out of the carriage until Chunliu combed her hair again.Next to the carriage was the Tea House, and since it was noon at this time, there were quite a few people resting here.The Shen family had already reserved most of the tables, and Shen Lingcheng sat at the innermost table, surrounded by the guards.

Seeing so many guests, the owner of the teahouse joyfully took out a stack of teacups from behind, but many of those teacups had gaps.Shen Fu beside Shen Lingcheng said hurriedly: "Shopkeeper, we have tea cups, but I just need to trouble you to boil more hot water for us."

When the shopkeeper heard this, the joy on his face froze for the most part.But who knows, Shen Fu took out an ingot of broken silver from his bosom, put it on the side of the table, pointed to the horses outside and said: "Our horses have driven a lot, please feed some fodder and water."

"Hey, you guys sit down first, I'm going to boil the water right now," the shopkeeper became enthusiastic again after taking the money.

The teahouse is run by a family, and the receptionist in front looks like a father and son, while the back is blocked by a bamboo curtain, but it looks like a woman.Chunliu was afraid that the pot was not clean, so she quickly took her own pot and asked her to use it to boil water.

As soon as the woman looked at the exquisite copper pot, she knew that this family must be a rich family.There are so many guests in this tea house, so they can also see a lot of good teapots on weekdays. After a long time, they have gained some knowledge.

"My girl is young, so I asked the store to use this pot to boil a pot of hot water for us," Chunliu said gently.

When the teahouse lady took it by hand, she took the opportunity to look at her, with almond eyes and willow eyebrows, she is not very old, but she is a beautiful embryo.The lady in the Tea Lao is so grown up, she is used to being praised by others for her good looks, but compared to the little girl in front of her, she is really ashamed of herself.

After Chunliu went out, she scooped up cold water with a wooden spoon and put it into the pot, waiting to put the pot on the stove.She couldn't help but lift the bamboo curtain and glanced outside.

But it was this look that made her tremble all over.

She stared obsessively at the little girl sitting on the table not far away. She was wearing a pink skirt, with two flower buds on her head and a gemstone chain wrapped around her. Those colorful gemstones were shining brightly in the sun.But no matter how dazzling the jade is, people can't help but fix their eyes on her face.

If the little maid just now made her a little jealous, but when she saw the little girl sitting there, she couldn't even feel jealous.Such a good-looking person can be called a fairy in the sky, so how could she be jealous of a fairy.

At this time Shen Changle was talking to Shen Lingcheng, she asked: "Daddy, can we go to the capital today?"

"Of course we can, but no one has lived in our house for a long time, so this time we will live in our grandfather's house," Shen Lingcheng said softly.

The Duke of Wei's mansion has a house on Shuixi Street in the capital, and the Shen family has lived in this house since they had a title of title.In addition, after receiving a reward from the emperor, it was expanded once, and the house was so big.In addition to the mansions of the prince and princess in the capital, the Shen family's mansion can be counted.

The Marquis of Jining lived on Zhuque Street, about half an hour away from Shuixi Street.

Shen Changle nodded, and Luwu took the cakes from the car.They don't eat things from teahouses outside, so they bring pastries from home, which taste pretty good.Shen Changle ate three yuan in a row, while the other nurses ate the noodles in the teahouse, a layer of red chili oil, and a few slices of fat and thin meat on it, even in this hot summer, they are all very attractive Increased appetite.

But she doesn't like spicy food very much, so I'll just take a look at it.

After resting, Luwu led her back to the carriage first.And Chunliu came up after a while, holding a brass jug with a narrow neck and a big belly in her arms, which was specially designed to hold water.The water in the car should be cold by now, so it was enough for them to change a pot.

The people outside were almost ready. After Shen Lingcheng got into the car, he gave an order and set off again.

Because I slept for a while in the morning, I will not be sleepy anymore.She was lying by the window, looking at the scenery outside, but there was nothing to see, the roads on both sides were surrounded by endless rice fields.It's summer now, and it's the season for rice to grow. It's green and vibrant, and a breeze blows by, and there are waves of blue waves.

After the sun set and the sky was dyed red by the setting sun, the city gate finally appeared directly in front of the convoy.

Shen Changle couldn't help cheering in her heart. Although she lived in the capital for so many years in her previous life, things are different now, and what awaits her is a brand new future.How could she not be excited, how could she not be happy.

The convoy had been ordered a long time ago, and after entering the city, they went straight to Suzaku Avenue.The street of Suzaku Avenue is full of rich and noble families in the capital. In fact, the most important thing is the last word.Jiangnan is the richest country in the world, and those salt merchants and cloth merchants are millions of assets at every turn.But even these people might not be able to buy a house here.This is the place where honorable and noble families gather. In the ten families, the plaques on the door of almost every house can tell the strange origin.

When the Shen family's carriage arrived at the door, there were already people waiting at the door.

The servant of the Zhang family hurried forward to lead the horse, Shen Lingcheng dismounted from here, and the people around Master Hou were already waiting here.Shen Lingcheng turned around and gave orders to let Chunliu and the others take care of the young lady, comforted Shen Changle, and went to find her later, and then left with the servant.

The carriage that Shen Changle was sitting in drove all the way to the Hanging Flower Arch.She was served by two servant girls and got out of the carriage.Qiaoshu and Caiwei were sitting in the carriage behind, and they will also follow.

The nanny who came to greet her was surnamed Chen, and Shen Changle naturally recognized that she was the most capable nanny beside her grandmother.When she got out of the car, Nanny Chen came over eagerly, and said happily: "The girl is here. The old lady has been talking about it since she got up early in the morning since she knew that the girl is coming. She just sent someone to ask several times. .”

When she said that, even Chunliu and Luwu beside her became happy.Chunliu stepped forward and called Nanny Chen affectionately, and stuffed her with a purse.Nanny Chen didn't shirk, she put them away and led them to the inner courtyard.

In fact, Shen Changle can know the structure of this mansion without asking for it.Because she lost her mother at a young age, her grandmother loved her very much, and her grandmother had only one granddaughter, so she loved her more than her cousins.

After arriving in the main courtyard of the old lady, the maid almost went in to report, and then came out immediately.After she went in, she saw the old lady sitting on the big kang by the window, wearing a rosin-colored rosin-colored dark-patterned tunic with a double-breasted long skirt, black and thick hair, a red gold dotted emerald ruyi hairpin, and a pair of cloisonne inlaid black hairpins on her ears. Agate earrings, and a walking stick with a silver tip resting against the edge of the pit.

"Granddaughter Changle, please greet grandma," Shen Changle knelt down.

The old lady was sitting on the kang, and she was about to get up at this time, but a lady in her 30s sitting next to her immediately pointed to the maid next to her and said, "Hurry up and help the girl up."

And this time the maid beside the old lady also stepped forward to support her, Shen Changle looked up at her grandmother, she was obviously much younger than when she was the last time, there were very few wrinkles on her face, let alone a full head Not even a single strand of silver can be found in her black hair.

But even so, she couldn't help but want to cry.

"Good boy, good boy," Mrs. Zhang looked at her several times, and finally said these words with trembling lips.

She looked at Shen Changle, and thought of her hard-fated little daughter, who didn't even have time to see her for the last time.Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang burst into tears.Mrs. Xu, the wife of the eldest son next to her, saw that the grandparents and grandchildren were crying so much when they met, and quickly persuaded: "Mother, Changle must be tired after a long ride. I'm afraid I can't bear it all the time. Why don't you let me go?" Let the child sit down and talk."

"Yes, sit down," the old lady stretched out her hand to help her up.

After Shen Changle sat down beside the old lady, a servant girl came up with warm water and a handkerchief.Mrs. Xu twisted the veil herself, and then both the old lady and Shen Changle wiped their faces.

When Mrs. Zhang carefully looked at the little girl in front of her again, seeing that she was so cute and beautiful, Dang even sighed, feeling sad from the bottom of her heart, "You and your mother really look alike."

Zhang Rong is a beauty. The three children of the Shen family almost all grew up on the merits of their parents.And Shen Changle made the best use of the strengths of the two of them.Such a beautiful little girl, either Mrs. Zhang boasted, or she had never seen many in the capital.

When Shen Changle heard the word mother, the tears that had been wiped away suddenly moistened his eyes again.

"That's what Daddy said," she whispered back.

The old lady Zhang nodded when she heard this.Then she asked again: "Are you tired on the journey? This is your first time traveling far, so you must have suffered a lot during this journey."

"It's not bitter. When I think of meeting my grandparents and grandmothers, I don't feel bitter at all," Shen Changle said sincerely.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang felt that my precious granddaughter was really caring and sensible, and her heart was warm and distressed.

The Xu family who was next to her was relieved. When Lin came here, she talked about Shen Changle's unruly and capricious nature. As a stepmother, she had to tolerate everything.At that time, the old lady just listened to the interesting stories about her granddaughter and was so happy from ear to ear that she never thought about it.But she was heartbroken when she heard it, so she was always worried that Shen Changle would be spoiled by Lin.

Now it seems that the little girl is not only sensible, but also caring.

Seeing that Mrs. Xu was the only one in the room, Shen Changle couldn't help asking: "Did Aunt not come today?"

The old lady didn't expect that she would take the initiative to mention Zhang Ru, and immediately smiled and said: "Your aunt has entered the palace today, otherwise she would have come early. But don't worry, she will come here as soon as she leaves the palace."

Shen Changle smiled embarrassedly, and said, "I've never met my aunt, so I wanted to see her sooner."

"Good boy, grandma knows that it's the first time grandma sees you. She used to think about what little Changle looks like. She also heard your uncle tell her about it, but she thought it hard. Now that she sees you looking so good, If your mother knew, she would be happy too," said Mrs. Zhang with emotion.

Since it wasn't time for dinner yet, the old lady asked her if she was hungry, so she asked the servant girl to bring some snacks.

"Your two cousins ​​haven't finished school yet. If they come back, please ask your cousins ​​to meet them," the old lady said with a smile.

Shen Changle responded with a nod, but he was not very enthusiastic about it.On the contrary, the old lady asked about the two elder brothers again, "Since you went to Guangping Mansion, it is not easy to meet each other, and I don't know how Brother Gao and Brother Ming are doing now."

"Grandma, don't worry, both elder brothers are fine. It's just that the second elder brother heard that I was coming to the capital, and he had to follow him to death. He was almost beaten by his father," Shen Changle said with a smile all over his face when he mentioned Shen Rufan, and then In addition, the voice was so delicate that even the old lady laughed.

On the other hand, Mrs. Xu, who was next to him, said at this time: "Brother Huo passed the government examination earlier, and came here after passing the good news. The son is very good at teaching those two in the family."

After hearing this, the old lady smiled and said, "It's good for Brother Xie to study at an early age. They write big characters together, but Brother Xun is older than him and can't write as well as him. Lord Hou spends all day Praise that he will definitely have a great future in the future, this kid did not disappoint at all."

The elder brother Xun in the old lady's mouth is Zhang Xun, the eldest son of the uncle's family.Although the old lady praised Shen Ruhui this time, Mrs. Xu didn't feel unhappy at all. This person has a personal destiny. Shen Ruhui is good at reading, and it was obvious when he was young.As an aunt, how could she be so jealous.

"Brother Fang is as honest as ever. It's a good thing he hasn't been in the capital these few years, otherwise, he would have fallen out with those little ones," the old lady said with a smile on her eyes.

Shen Changle could tell that the old lady liked the tone, so she wasn't afraid at all.On the contrary, he talked about some ridiculous things that Shen Rufan did in his daily life. This made the old lady and Mrs. Xu tease. Even the maids serving in the room had to lower their heads stop laughing.

After it got a little late, I heard movement in the yard.She couldn't help pricking up her ears, thinking that her aunt had arrived.Unexpectedly, when the curtain in Dongci Room was lifted, it was Zhang Xun and Zhang Yang brothers, both of them were wearing royal blue brocade robes, but the patterns embroidered on the clothes were different.

Zhang Yang was younger, so when he saw someone new in the room, he let out a surprise and asked, "Is this Changle's cousin from my little aunt's family?"

"That's right, you skinny monkey, you have sharp eyes," the old lady laughed at him.

Shen Changle immediately got up and greeted the two cousins.Her mother had only one brother and one sister in total, and as a result, both families had two legitimate sons, both of whom were older than her.So Shen Changle has six older brothers, six ah.

"I've seen my first cousin, I've seen my second cousin," Shen Changle greeted them.

Zhang Yang laughed immediately, grinning at her and said, "Cousin, you're welcome."

He looked at Shen Changle and felt embarrassed, he could only blame the little cousin in front of him, she was so beautiful.His eldest aunt's family only has a cousin, but his mother's relatives have several cousins, but none of them are as good-looking as the Changle cousin in front of him, she is also too beautiful.

Zhang Yang stared at her, still muttering in his heart, he didn't even hear the old lady's jokes.

"Look, as soon as I saw my beautiful cousin, she didn't even bother us," the old lady shook her head at him, and even Mrs. Xu beside her couldn't help laughing.

On the contrary, Zhang Xun had the demeanor of an elder brother, and asked her gently if the journey was hard.In the end, he took out a purse, saying it was a gift for her meeting.Shen Changle had already taken the meeting gift from the old lady and aunt earlier, so he would be a little embarrassed to take the gift from his cousin.

On the contrary, the aunt said from the side: "Since it was given by the big cousin, take it quickly and see what good things the big cousin gave. If it is not good, auntie will teach him for you."

Zhang Yang on the side scratched his head anxiously, he even forgot to prepare a gift for his little cousin, what's wrong with that.

Unexpectedly, just as he scratched his head, suddenly the elder brother next to him touched his arm, and stuffed a purse in his palm by the way.Only then did Zhang Yang heave a sigh of relief, and took out his purse, "I also prepared a meeting gift for my cousin."

Because of Shen Changle's young age, he alone returned a purse embroidered by himself.

This was the first time Zhang Yang sent a purse to his cousin, and he looked at it several times in his palm.

This little cousin is really different.

Unexpectedly, just as he was thinking this way, two more people came in.

Shen Changle took a look, yes, two more cousins ​​came.

(End of this chapter)