Splendid Book

Chapter 45
The meal was lively, after Shen Lan's snatching, Chen's words became more, and even Shen Hui who was beside him also talked a lot.Shen Hui has a gentle temper, and she speaks kindly.In her previous life, Shen Changle had the best conversation with this big sister.

So seeing Shen Hui again, she was naturally happy.

After eating, the old lady asked Mrs. Chen to take the two girls back to rest. They have been working hard on the road these days.Mrs. Zhao followed along, presumably to explain something.And the three girls in the big house here also left after sending the old lady back to the yard.

Originally, when they went out, Shen Jin wanted to go with Shen Yue.Just walked to the corridor, she stood there waiting for Shen Yue to come, Shen Changle stopped beside her, thought for a while and said softly: "This one is on the table, you shouldn't laugh."

"I didn't laugh at you," Shen Jin bit her lips and said unwillingly, but she probably knew that she was indeed rude, so she turned her head and looked to the other side.

And when Shen Yue came over at this moment, she saw both of them standing in the corridor, and said with a smile: "Third Sister, Fifth Sister, let's go back together."

"Xiao Jin and I have something to say, fourth sister, you should go first," Shen Changle nodded and said softly.

Shen Yue's face froze, but she nodded immediately: "Then I'll go first."

But after she walked a few steps, she suddenly remembered something, turned her head and said to Shen Jin: "Fifth sister, don't forget to bring your homework for tomorrow."

"Well, thank you, Fourth Sister, for reminding me," Shen Jin nodded lightly, watching Shen Yue lead the maid and slowly walked out the door.

At this time, the night was shrouded, and the round moon above the head poured bright light on the earth, and the stars dotted the night, like pearls on the black curtain, exuding soft and clear light.The maid who led the way was already holding the palace lantern. Seeing that Shen Jin didn't move, Shen Changle raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked, "Are you planning to stay with grandma for one night?"

"Who said that?" Shen Jin pouted, but still moved forward.

Shen Changle chuckled, in the night, everything was extremely quiet, even the footsteps were very soft.So she chuckled, which was still heard by Shen Jin. The little girl, who was always unconvinced, quickly turned her head and wanted to roll her eyes at her.

But before the eyeballs could move, Shen Changle who was beside him had already said, "If you dare to roll your eyes at me, I'll pick your eyeballs out."

Shen Jin looked at her in surprise, she didn't even turn her head, how could she know that she rolled her eyes behind her.So she didn't know whether it was frightened or startled, her eyeballs turned back again, so this white eye can only be regarded as half.

Shen Changle, who was one step ahead of her, chuckled again, then stopped suddenly, and stood there waiting for her to take a step.Shen Jin was a little unhappy, she knew that the third sister had always treated her coldly, even though she always provoked her, she didn't care at all.

Shen Jin didn't like this, she always felt that Shen Changle was looking down on her, and didn't regard her as an opponent at all.So the more Shen Changle was like this, the more she wanted to provoke her.

Whenever the third sister is praised by her husband once, she has to work harder and get a compliment.The third sister's handwriting is the best among her sisters, and she is not convinced. After school every day, she has to practice harder and insist on catching up with her.

"The two girls in the second room are elder sisters, and they just came back. Even if you say something wrong, you shouldn't laugh at it in public," Shen Changle said softly to her.

Shen Jin was still unhappy, she didn't expect that Shen Changle, who always didn't like to talk to her, would stay here and talk to her about it.She immediately felt that Shen Changle was making a fuss out of a molehill, she must have offended her badly before, and she took this opportunity to punish herself.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Changle found it a little funny, this girl usually doesn't know much about Doriso, and she is especially good at talking.Last time, she just mentioned the cloth sent by the Jining Marquis, and she could give her something to criticize Zhang's grandmother, but this time she didn't say anything.

She glanced at Shen Jin suspiciously.

Shen Jin also happened to look up at her, met her eyes, and immediately said, "I didn't do it on purpose, who made her love to show off so much?"

"She's our second sister anyway," Shen Changle chuckled lightly, and his tone was considered gentle.

Probably because the Second Household came back, even the garden was brightly lit, the palace lanterns hung between the treetops, illuminating the entire night sky.Shen Jin glanced at the palace lanterns in this garden, and immediately sneered: "It's kind of like that."

Her voice was not low, as if she was not afraid of being heard.

Shen Changle wished she could stroke her forehead and let out a long sigh. Originally, she just wanted to remind Shen Jin not to argue with Shen Lan.After all, no matter how Shen Lan is, she is also their elder sister, and the matter of the second room is so complicated that there is no time to hide, who would come along without incident.

In the end, Shen Jin was fine. Not only did he not hear what she said, but even the whole second room was arranged.

She looked around the whole garden, it would be summer night, the sound of insects chirping in the grass was endless, and the pink, red, yellow or green palace lanterns illuminated the whole garden exquisitely and beautifully.If it wasn't for some festival, the Shen family would rarely be so extravagant.I'm afraid that's what Third Aunt meant. Second Uncle was released in Fujian, which is a coastal area, and most merchant ships at sea depart and dock from there.

Therefore, officials who have been sent to Fujian for a few years can always make a lot of money.

The lanterns in this garden are not meant to be a warning, but just to let Erfang know that even if you are rich, the Duke's Mansion is still full of flowers.

Shen Changle lowered her head and smiled, maybe it's just her thinking too much.

"Okay, I'm going back, Third Sister, go slowly." After a while, they reached a fork in the road. The two people's yards were not in the same direction, so Shen Jin turned her head and said dryly.

Standing in front of her, Shen Changle looked at the little girl who was not much shorter than him, and said indifferently: "You are the eldest daughter of the first wife, and you should act like the first wife of the eldest wife, why bother with her."

The eldest daughter of the first house, obviously these four words suddenly lit up Shen Jin's eyes.

She looked up at Shen Changle, and asked in disbelief: "Third sister, what does this mean?"

"It can only be understood, but cannot be expressed in words," Shen Changle reached out and flicked her forehead, and said bluntly.

Shen Jin groaned, covered her forehead, and stared at her for a while, but didn't say a word.In the dark night, the palace lantern carried by the servant girl was shining brightly, but the eyes of Shen Changle on the opposite side were shining with water, and at this moment, the corners of her mouth were raised, as if she was smiling.

Shen Jin has always known that her third sister is pretty, but this time she seems to be too beautiful.

"Okay, let's go back and rest quickly, we have business to do tomorrow," Shen Changle waved his hand, signaling her to go back earlier.

Shen Jin was still covering her forehead with her palm, and it didn't hurt much, but this was the first time that the third sister had done anything to her.It stands to reason that she should get angry and make a fuss, but suddenly, she just listened to her words, turned around and left obediently.Even Shen Jin's maid next to her couldn't help being speechless, why her own girl suddenly listened to the third girl like this.

And on the second day, when everyone went to pay their respects to the old lady, the whole house of ladies and ladies was more lively than before.Although the old lady didn't stick to any rules, when eating, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhao still stood by and waited on her.

But the few girls were seated by the old lady, Shen Changle held the sweet white porcelain spoon and carefully stirred the porridge in the bowl.Normally, when they came to pay their respects to the old lady, the grandmother would just let the maids serve them, and rarely let the third aunt do anything.

Although Mrs. Chen didn't talk much, she was very discerning. After serving the old lady a bowl of porridge with her own hands, she picked up some refreshing side dishes with her chopsticks.

The old lady took a bite, nodded and praised: "Although you have been away for more than ten years, you still remember what I like to eat."

"It's really unfilial for a daughter-in-law to not be able to serve her mother all these years," Chen bowed her head, not daring to accept the credit.

The old lady stretched out her hand and patted her palm, and said softly: "Now that you are back, our family can be considered tidy."

After eating breakfast, the old lady said: "I haven't greeted you every day these days, but I just want to have breakfast with you on the first day when you come back. From tomorrow, it's like As in the past, it is enough to come to say hello once every five days."

It stands to reason that this is something that should be done every day. Some people with strict rules, even with an eight-month-old belly, still have to set the rules.So people like the old lady feel sorry for their daughter-in-law and granddaughter, so everyone immediately stood up and thanked her.

Because the girl's family is going to school later, the old lady glanced at Shen Hui and Shen Lan, and said softly: "Sister Hui and Lan are newcomers, Ziping will go with you later, Let me tell you, let the two girls go to school together in the future."

Mrs. Chen glanced at Shen Hui, there seemed to be worry in her eyes, but she got up and thanked her.

Shen Hui and Shen Lan who were on the side were naturally happy, but compared to Shen Lan's happiness, Shen Hui had a hint of worry in her eyes.Fortunately, the old lady didn't keep them any longer, and only let them go back. Many girls dispersed and went back to the yard to pack up their things and go to class.

The old lady was not always someone who asked her daughter-in-law to serve her, so she let her two daughters-in-law go back.

When Mrs. Chen went out, she ordered her servant girl to call Shen Hui who was in front of her.When the mother and daughter returned to her yard, she sat on the kang with a slightly ugly face, and said, "I will find an opportunity to tell the old lady that you are too old to study with your sisters anymore." .”

When Shen Hui heard this, her face immediately turned pale.She said unwillingly: "Mother, I have inquired about it. The gentlemen we have hired in our house are all over the age of ears. Even if my daughter goes to school, there is nothing to gossip about."

Mrs. Chen was slightly stunned, and then said a little annoyed: "You girl, you have just returned to the mansion, and you sent someone to inquire about this and that. If the old lady finds out, wouldn't it mean that I have no way to teach girls?"

Shen Hui immediately bit her lip, not daring to speak any more.Mrs. Chen is a concubine's daughter-in-law, so she must be cautious in her words and deeds in the mansion.It's just that she is an old-fashioned person, she doesn't know how to read and write, and she can barely read and understand the account books. She doesn't know anything about those poems and songs, and naturally she doesn't know any romantic things.

Therefore, she has not always agreed with the girl's family's study.When this woman is married, she doesn't want to serve her elders and have children.At that time, the affairs of the big family will have to be taken care of, that is, what is the use of reading so many books, she said, it is better to learn some principles of housekeeping early.

Seeing Shen Hui's expression, Chen's heart softened.She is the only daughter in all, so she naturally wants to follow her wishes, but she just likes books and dislikes ledgers. Chen is afraid that she will marry someone in the future, and she will not even be able to take care of her own yard.

So she couldn't help but said with a straight face: "It's fine to go to school, but after school, you have to learn how to be a housekeeper with your mother."

Seeing that she gave in, Shen Hui immediately beamed with joy, and said with a smile: "Thank you, mother, my daughter understands."

Besides, when Shen Lan returned to her yard, she asked the servant girl to bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that she had prepared yesterday.Before going out, Aunt Han came over. Seeing the maid packing up her things, she immediately asked, "Where are you going?"

"The old lady asked me to go to the school in the house with my eldest sister, and I asked them to pack their things." Shen Lan held a bronze mirror in her hand and was looking at her own makeup in the mirror.

Only then did Aunt Han nod her head, but she frowned and said: "I see Miss Fourth and Miss Fifth are younger than you, if they go to school together, they won't drag you down, right?"

Shen Lan was watching vigorously, when she heard this, she slapped the mirror on the kang table, her brows slightly raised, as if she was considering this possibility.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Aunt Han became anxious immediately: "How is this possible? The women's school will have an exam in September. If you let them hold you back, if you don't get into the women's school... "

Aunt Han was already pretty, but at this time Liu Mei frowned slightly, and Cherry chattered non-stop, twisting her slender waist, and sat down on the kang.There was anxiety on her face, she wished she could pull Shen Lan right now and not let her go.

"The women's school exam is the most important thing. I have told the girl before that in this capital. If any girl enters the women's school, even the family who wants to kiss will look at her highly, so the girl must be careful." Don't take it lightly," Aunt Han said earnestly, holding her hand.

Shen Lan didn't think much about it at first, but she also thought of this after being reminded like this.She bit her lip, thought for a while and said: "I'd better go and have a look first. I heard that the old gentleman in the school at home is from a family background and is extremely knowledgeable."

"Then you have to be careful. If there is really a drag, I'll tell your father to let the teacher teach you alone." Aunt Han smiled coquettishly, obviously very confident.

Only then did Shen Lan nod in satisfaction.

But when she and Shen Hui arrived at the school, she led two maids into the door, and the maids held her pen, ink, paper and inkstone in their hands.And Shen Hui only brought a maid, but the things were also held by the maid.

Shen Lan arrived at the door and took a look inside. The room was very spacious and bright, with a desk and a high-back rose chair in front.On the opposite side are five tables with a stool behind each table.

At this time the other three girls had arrived, but they were cleaning the table.

Shen Lan frowned and was about to step in.Suddenly, Shen Changle, who was cleaning the table opposite, raised her head. She looked at the two maidservants behind Shen Lan, and said, "Second sister, you come to school on the first day, and you don't know the rules of the master. The master doesn't allow us to take the maids with you." Into the school. In this school, we need to clean up the desks and our own utensils."

At this moment, Shen Jin had just finished wiping her own table, and she also raised her head to look at Shen Lan. Seeing her incredible expression, a mocking smile immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth.

But this time, it was silent.

Shen Lan didn't expect such a strange rule to exist, and immediately exclaimed: "But wiping the table is not always done by servants, I have never done it before."

Shen Hui at the side was about to come in, but when she heard her words, she stopped in her tracks and looked at the three girls inside in astonishment.Shen Jin was about to go and wash his rags, but when he heard this, he immediately threw his hands on the table and sneered, "Who do you think is a servant?"

Not to mention that Shen Jin couldn't help it, even Shen Changle laughed angrily.

At this time, Shen Lan blinked her eyes, and then she came back to her senses, her eyes immediately flooded with water, she bit her lower lip, and said aggrievedly: "I'm sorry, Fifth Sister, it's all my fault for being careless and saying the wrong thing, you But don't take it to your heart. I really didn't mean it."

Shen Lan's appearance is quite similar to Aunt Han's, with willow leaf eyebrows, big watery eyes, and a bright red cherry mouth under her delicate nose, she is indeed a delicate little beauty.What's more, there were tears in her eyes at this moment, as if she had been wronged enough, it made people feel distressed just looking at her.

Shen Changle snorted coldly, it seems that Shen Lan is still the same as in her previous life, she doesn't look like a lady at all, but she has imitated Aunt Han's pettiness everywhere.When something went wrong, she acted as if she wanted to die, as if someone had given her a big grievance.

On the other hand, Shen Jin on the opposite side was stunned by her tears, and she couldn't help turning her head to look at Shen Changle next to her.She didn't say anything serious, why was she about to cry.If she really cried, no matter whether she was justified or not, it must be her fault if it was heard by her father and the old lady.

She couldn't help but think of what the third sister warned her last night.

Shen Changle saw Shen Jin looking over for help, with a smile in his eyes, no wonder Shen Jin panicked.She and Shen Yue were the ones she had the most contact with on weekdays, but she and Shen Yue wouldn't shed tears just because they didn't agree with each other. This was the first time Shen Jin experienced this, but she was frightened for a while.

"Second sister, you are also an unintentional mistake, we will not tell the elders, but next time you can't say that, or you will hurt the harmony between our sisters," Shen Changle said sincerely The appearance of persuasion, with an expression on my face that I am doing it for your own good.

Shen Lan originally had tears in her eyes, but she just waited for them to say something unsatisfactory, and then they fell.But who would have thought that Shen Changle's words made it all her fault, and did not mention the matter of Shen Jin getting angry at her just now.

Shen Lan looked at Shen Changle in surprise, her beautiful eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe that Shen Changle just kicked the ball back with such a quick stroke.When she used this trick in the past, the elder sister had never taken advantage of her.

Shen Jin's laugh last night made her lose face, and she also saw that Shen Jin was impulsive and irritable.Originally, he wanted to provoke her and make her say something wrong, so that he could hold her account, so that she would never be able to show off her might in front of her sister again.

The eyes of the two faced each other, and even the atmosphere froze. Shen Jin next to him was extremely excited. In the past, she was the one taught by Shen Changle, but today it was someone else, her eyes were shining brightly.

"What are you all doing standing at the door?" The girls didn't come back to their senses until an old voice came from outside the door.

When everyone sees Mr. coming, greet him immediately.And the husband glanced at the two unfamiliar girls at the door, and went straight into the room.After Shen Changle introduced the two of them, the master nodded and said: "Since you are here, you two should go to class together."

Shen Hui and Shen Lan hurriedly thanked her, and Shen Hui took her bookbag from the maid and entered the room.

As for Shen Lan, she stepped straight into the room, and her maid saw that her girl didn't have a bookbag, so she also followed her in.

When the gentleman sitting at the top saw it, he immediately frowned, pointed at him with the folding fan in his hand, and shouted, "Alas, alas, you..."

"Sir, that's the second girl, Shen Lan," Shen Changle reminded 'kindly' from the side.

"Miss Shen Er, maidservants are not allowed in my school. If you insist on letting maidservants in, you can go out with her." The old man said bluntly.

Shen Lan didn't expect that she really kicked the iron plate. At this time, everyone in the room looked at her with half-smiles.

Her face was as red as blood.

After a while, she lowered her head and replied softly, "Yes, the student obeys."

When she took the bookbag from the servant girl's hand and walked towards her desk, she saw Shen Changle's half-smiling eyes in the first row.

(End of this chapter)