Splendid Book

Chapter 8
Shen Changle was very happy because of Lin's eating, even when he came to the old lady's yard, there was still a clear smile on his face, and his big round eyes, which were originally round, now also curved into a smile crescent moon.

She is still young, so she eats with her elders on weekdays.Before, the old lady was afraid that Mrs. Lin would secretly abuse her precious granddaughter, so she asked Shen Changle to eat with her.When Lin saw this, she naturally wouldn't refute. She was also afraid that something might happen to Shen Changle with her, let alone Shen Lingcheng and the old lady, even the Zhang family would not be able to explain it.

As soon as I entered the room, I could smell a faint scent of sandalwood. There was a kang near the window. At this time, a layer of ivory white bamboo mat was covered on the kang. It is said that this thing was a tribute, and it was rewarded by the former emperor to the old lady. It is woven from split ivory into thin and long strips. The ivory alone is extremely expensive, and with such a large piece of weaving, one can imagine its value.At this time, the old lady was leaning on the kang, with a pillow of auspicious and rich flowers behind her, and a small black lacquered mother-of-pearl table on the kang, and azure cups, bowls and saucers on the table.

As soon as Shen Changle entered the room, he saluted the old lady. When the old lady saw that she was coming, she smiled and waved: "Changle, come up quickly, is it still hot outside?"

"Not hot," Shen Changle looked at the old lady and said heartily.

Seeing that she speaks clearly and methodically now, the old lady praised Aunt Shun who was next to her: "You serve the third lady well, and everyone will be rewarded later."

"The old lady praised her, but she didn't dare to be a servant. The young lady was ill earlier, so we did not serve properly as slaves," Aunt Shun naturally didn't dare to take credit for it, so she squatted down and said humbly.

The old lady nodded, obviously very satisfied.Now Shen Changle is alone in the yard, but she is such a small person, how can she make decisions by herself, so the daily management of the yard still depends on Aunt Shun, Nanny Xu and a few maids.So the old lady is naturally afraid that the slave will take the lead and bully the master in the end.Therefore, besides Lin's yard, Shen Changle's yard is the place she cares most about.

Fortunately, Aunt Shun is a cautious person, she does things properly, and she doesn't dare to show any disrespect to her master.

At this time Shen Changle said beside him: "Grandmother, when will you eat?"

The old lady turned her head and asked her with a smile: "What, Miss Le is hungry?"

Shen Changle pouted, shook his head and said, "I'm not hungry, I'm afraid the old lady will be hungry."

When she said this, all the maids and women next to her lowered their heads and laughed, and even the old lady reached out and tapped her forehead, laughing at her: "You are so narrow, even if you are hungry, you still insist It’s really a clever ghost to push it to others.”

Seeing that the old lady smiled, Shen Changle held her chubby face with both hands, and said obediently: "The granddaughter is afraid that the old lady will be hungry."

"Yes, yes, our Changle is really caring," the old lady didn't expose the little guy, but still asked the maid beside her to bring her a piece of pastry.Shen Lingcheng and his son haven't come yet, so it's not time for dinner, but the child can't help being hungry, so let her eat a piece of pastry.

After a while, the bamboo curtain at the door was lifted, and a man in a light blue robe, with a collar and a name lock, ran in quickly, and saw the old lady and Shen Changle sitting on the kang, who hadn't spoken yet , with a smile on his face.After he greeted the old lady, he came up to the kang, sat on the edge, and stretched out his hand to pinch Shen Changle's cheek.

Although Shen Changle has now become a milk doll, but in the bottom of his heart, he is a little old, so he can't bear others to pinch his face.Before Shen Lingcheng pinched her face, she was just pretending to be a child, now Shen Ruknows how to get started, she said with a straight face, "Second brother, don't pinch me."

"I didn't pinch it," Shen Ruan not only didn't realize his mistake, but also quibbled.

Shen Changle pouted and looked at him with dissatisfaction, then Shen Rufan begged for mercy with a smile: "Changle, what have you done today?"

He looked at Shen Changle with sparkling eyes, with an indescribable expectation on his face.Shen Changle looked a little strange, but still obediently said: "I went to see my fifth sister, my father and the old lady have gone today, and my third aunt."

Seeing his happy face, Shen Changle asked with some jealousy: "Second Brother, do you want to see Fifth Sister too?"

"A little girl's movie, who wants to watch it," Shen Ruyan waved his hand, as if I didn't pay attention to it.

Shen Changle immediately glanced at the old lady, for fear that the old lady would be displeased with Shen Ru when she heard this. After all, big families value brotherhood and brotherhood.As a result, the old lady was not only not angry, but was full of smiles. It seems that Shen Jin's status in the old lady's heart is nothing more than that.

Back then, Shen Jin had shown off in front of her many times. Among these granddaughters, the old lady liked her the most.Of course, this also has a lot to do with her flattery in front of the old lady from time to time.In the past, Shen Changle didn't even bother to come here, but now that I think about it, this family is all kinship, but people's hearts will inevitably be biased, everyone likes to always respect themselves.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Ruwen couldn't help being a little anxious, stretched out his hand to push her, and said, "Chang Le, why didn't you ask me what I did today?"

Shen Changle looked at his face, you come and ask me quickly, you hurry to ask me about my expression, and only then did you come to your senses, co-authoring the second elder brother didn't want to ask about her, but just to show off.So she asked perfunctorily, "Then what did you do today, second brother?"

"Daddy said he would hire me a husband," Shen Rufan puffed out his chest, looking proud.

Shen Changle laughed when she heard that, because in her memory, her second brother never liked reading.She knew that her two elder brothers were both studying in the academy in Guangping Mansion, but Shen Lingcheng also knew that there were many students in the academy, so she hired another gentleman at home to teach Shen Ruhui.And last year, Shen Rufan had already entered school, so when he asked for a teacher, he was probably just like his elder brother, asking for a teacher who would teach him at home.

The so-called Han Chuang studied hard for ten years, but the Shen family is a family of hairpins, so there is no need to study so hard.It's just that Shen Lingcheng has always admired scholars, so not only did he devote himself to studying, but even his two sons were not left behind.

Of course, the so-called dragon has nine sons, but the sons are different.This is naturally talented and intelligent, such as her elder brother Shen Ruhui, her father named his son after a generation of famous ministers, and presumably he is full of expectations for the eldest son.As for her second brother, since she became sensible, not only was she not as good as her elder brother in reading, but she also often caused trouble outside, which made her father angry frequently.

In the past, Shen Changle also secretly complained that her second brother was not up to date, but looking back now, her second brother is actually not ignorant, he just has a different temperament from the big brother.He caused trouble outside several times, but it was just to fight against injustices. One time, when he met the son of Fuping Bo's mansion molesting the women of the people, he was out of breath for a while, so he did it.It's just that Uncle Fu Ping's son is really a good-for-nothing, he beat him several times and broke his leg, so when people came to him, father could only punish the second brother.

"Second brother, you're really amazing. You're good at reading," Shen Changle stretched out two chubby hands to cheer her second brother on.

Although Shen Rufan originally wanted to show off in front of his sister.But now seeing the little girl showing face like this, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.He smiled a few times, and said very modestly: "No, it's just that my husband said that I'm not bad at studying."

"Sir, once you praised you, did you show it off in front of my sister?" At this moment, following a melodious and deep male voice, Shen Changle sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the door.

The door curtain was pulled up again, and Shen Lingcheng, who was wearing a stone-blue lake silk plain gown, stepped in, followed by a handsome young man.Needless to say, Shen Lingcheng was famous throughout the capital for being handsome when he was young. Although he has gone through the vicissitudes of time, his features are still very handsome, coupled with the refined elegance that has accumulated over the years, it is even more inseparable to people. Eye.

And the young boy standing next to him, even though his stature is not as tall as his father's chest, and wearing a brocade robe, his aura of nobility makes people dare not underestimate him.What's more, although he is still only a young boy now, he is handsome, and now his eyebrows have gradually grown, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, it can be predicted that he will not be inferior to his father in the future.

Even though he had met him several times before, Shen Changle couldn't help being a little stunned when he saw such a father again.No wonder the big brother will grow up to be so handsome in the future, it turns out that the father will be so good-looking when he is young.

Shen Lingcheng bowed to his mother, and saw the little girl on the kang, wearing a tender pink underskirt, with a pair of big bright eyes, like purple grapes just picked up from the water, bright and round.Seeing the little girl with a slightly long mouth, he seemed to be dumbfounded, so he picked her up and asked amusedly, "What are you looking at in Changle?"

"Look at Daddy," Shen Changle said, feeling a little regretful in his heart when he came back to his senses.I don't know if it's because she was born again, but she is a little naive, and she looks dumbfounded at her father.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of another person, besides her father, that person was the most beautiful person she had ever seen.It's just that the man's eyebrows are too sharp, not as peaceful and forgiving as his father.

"Shame, shame, shame," Shen Ruwen said sourly as soon as his father and elder brother came over, Shen Changle took care of himself.

But before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the back of the head, and Shen Ruhui glanced at him, "Shut up."

Shen Rufan has always been disciplined by this elder brother, so when Shen Changle looked over, Shen Rufan pouted and didn't dare to speak again.Sure enough, a mountain is still higher than a mountain, as long as her second brother is such an unscrupulous person, that is, her eldest brother can live in control.

When the old lady saw that they were all coming, she asked the servant girl to prepare meals quickly.After a while, the dining table was set, and Shen Lingcheng wanted to support the old lady, so he put Shen Changle on the ground, but she was picked up again as soon as her feet hit the ground.Shen Ruhui hugged her, weighed her in his hand twice, and said softly, "It's heavy."

It was the first time in Shen Changle's life that she was so close to Shen Ruhui, she was immediately shy and speechless, after all, she was not a three-year-old girl at heart.In addition, Shen Ruhui's smile was so serious that it made her unable to lift her head in embarrassment.

After sitting down on the table, Shen Changle still lowered his head.

After dinner, Shen Lingcheng ordered Aunt Shun to carry Shen Changle back, and the two young masters also left together.Shen Lingcheng stayed in the yard and had a conversation with the old lady.

After a while, the old lady became tired, so Shen Lingcheng resigned.When he came out of the yard, the heat from outside made one feel as if he had stepped into a steamer.The young man next to him walked ahead with a lantern. When he reached the garden, the lamp booth beside the bushes was lit with lamp oil, making the whole garden like a layer of orange tulle.

"Master, are you going back to the front yard?" Shen Fu, the steward next to him, asked in a low voice.

Shen Lingcheng looked up at the lake at this moment. The lotus was in full bloom, and the lotus leaves were endless, covering almost half of the lake. The air was filled with a faint fragrance of lotus.For some reason, he suddenly thought of Aunt An in the daytime, the shyness she lowered her head was no worse than this lotus.

"Go to Aunt An's yard," Shen Lingcheng said before walking forward.

Because Aunt An gave birth to a girl, in order to show her fairness and generosity, Mrs. Lin specially arranged a separate yard for her.And the other aunts still live in the same courtyard.

When Shen Lingcheng entered, there was no one in the yard, and it was not until he was in the main room that he heard faint voices.

"Auntie, be patient, if you don't change the medicine frequently, I'm afraid there will be scars on this hand in the future," a clear female voice sounded, followed by a vague moan.

When Shen Lingcheng lifted the curtain and went in, the people inside realized that someone had come in. Aunt An saw that it was him, she immediately stood up and was about to kneel down.Shen Lingcheng frowned and looked at her palms. The fingers, which were originally slender and tender, were now red and swollen, and they were covered with ointment. It was really scary to look at.

Aunt An raised her head cautiously, and seeing Shen Lingcheng staring at her fingers, she carefully hid them behind her back, "Greetings, Master."

"Get up." Shen Lingcheng took two steps forward and helped her up. Seeing that she kept her head down and her brows were full of tenderness, she asked with some distress, "How did you do it?"

"It's my concubine who accidentally burned her finger. It's not a problem." Aunt An immediately shook her head, and bit her lower lip unconsciously after speaking. It aroused Shen Lingcheng's desire to protect.

He reached out to grab her hand, "Come on, let me see."

"Master," Aunt An yelled in embarrassment, and finally said with a little coquettish anger, "It's so ugly."

In the end, Shen Lingcheng grabbed her hands and looked at them, and saw that not only were her fingers red and swollen, but her palms were also swollen to the top.He said softly, "How could you be so careless?"

"It's all my fault that I scalded myself when I served hot tea," Aunt An said, but at this time the maid next to her was obviously hesitant to speak.

And Shen Lingcheng comforted her again, and asked casually: "Yue'er, how are you doing these days?"

"The girl has already fallen asleep, why don't you ask someone to carry her over and show the master?" Aunt An saw that he took the initiative to mention Shen Yue, and she was overjoyed for a moment, so she wanted to be carried over.

Shen Lingcheng immediately said: "Since she is asleep, don't hug her, so as not to wake her up."

After talking for a while, Aunt An glanced at him carefully, bit her lip and said softly: "I'm afraid I can't serve the master in this condition."

Shen Lingcheng didn't care, and comforted her for a while, and asked the servant to go to the storeroom to get an ointment for scalds, which was the imperial medicine.Aunt An was Shen Lingcheng's maid, and she used to be in charge of the warehouse, so she naturally knew how precious this plaster was, so she immediately knelt down to thank her.

But as soon as she squatted on her knees, Shen Lingcheng helped her up.

The two had another conversation before Shen Lingcheng left.

Just as he walked out of the yard, Shen Lingcheng's expression darkened, and he asked, "Shen Fu, do you know how Aunt An's hand injury came about?"

Shen Fu is the steward next to Shen Lingcheng and the chief manager of the front yard. Although he can't control the affairs of the back yard, he still knows what's going on in the back yard.As for Aunt An's injury, he was naturally very clear about it, but since it involved Mrs. Lin, he didn't know how to speak for a while.

"Why, you don't know?" Shen Lingcheng asked again with a bit of a bad tone.

Shen Fu didn't know how the master knew about it, so he just said it in detail.But he naturally didn't dare to call names, and only said that Aunt An seemed to have burned her hand when she came out of the wife's yard.

When Shen Lingcheng heard the word "scald", he immediately snorted. The injury on Aunt An's hand was on the fingers and the palm of the hand.

He didn't know that Lin's thoughts were so vicious now.

(End of this chapter)