Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 14

"Chunhua, why did it take you so long to get a snack?" Shen Ruyi put down her needlework, picked up the teacup on the table, and asked Chunhua who came in.Chunhua put the tray on the table with a smile: "My servant just saw Chen Nanny, and Chen Nanny said that someone handed a post at the door, Madam is hesitating whether to see her or not."

"Post? Whose family?" Shen Ruyi asked suspiciously. The one who made Mrs. Shen hesitate, it can be seen that it is not the people who come and go on weekdays. Who could it be?

"It's His Majesty the Third Highness." Chunhua looked around furtively, and then she approached Shen Ruyi and said in a low voice: "Madam doesn't want to see you, after all, there are only two masters in Zhuangzi, Madam and Miss, so it's really inconvenient to see you." Guest, but the Third Highness is not a kitten or puppy, who can be dismissed casually, so he is in trouble."

"Then do you see me now or not?" Shen Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly, and Chunhua nodded hurriedly: "I can only see you, but Madam asked Nanny Chen to call Nanny Liu and others, at least there are a few people in the yard Stay on guard, and don’t worry about what’s coming out.”

"Let's go and have a look." Shen Ruyi stood up, and Chunhua hurriedly waved her hands: "Miss, you can't go, Mother Chen specially told the servants that you must not go ahead, even though you are still young, you are still young After all, I have already started to learn the rules, this foreigner, it is better not to meet or not to see."

"But we went to Fuyuan Temple two days ago, didn't we meet Young Master Huang?" Shen Ruyi waved her hand indifferently, Chunhua shook her head with a smile: "That's not the same, Young Master Huang and the girl grew up together, just They are almost like brothers and sisters. How can there be so many taboos? Besides, don’t the Huang family and the Fang family have the same meaning? Girls don’t have to avoid it. But this Third Highness is different, we haven’t seen it before, It’s not easy to just look at it now.”

Shen Ruyi also knows this truth, but, with a mother like a lamb and a third highness like a wild wolf, can she safely put these two people together?

"Then let's not go see it openly, but go secretly." After thinking for a while, Shen Ruyi said: "Don't show your whereabouts, and don't say anything about it. Let's hide behind and have a look, so that the third highness won't find out. Is that enough?"

Chunhua couldn't resist Shen Ruyi, so she had to follow Shen Ruyi quietly to the front courtyard.There were not too many people on Zhuangzi, so Shen Ruyi slipped in easily.Madam Shen opened the door and received the Third Highness Li Chengrui in the main hall.Shen Ruyi hid in the flower hall next door with Chunhua, just in time to hear the voice coming from the main hall.

"I don't know Mrs. Shen lives here. I didn't visit when I came here. I'm rude." His Highness said politely. Mrs. Shen didn't deal with these nobles for a long time, and she was a bit rusty. She paused before smiling: "Your Highness The business is busy, if it delays His Highness's work because of coming here, the minister's wife will not feel at ease."

His Highness shook his head slightly: "There is no important errand, how long has Mrs. Shen lived in this Qingshan town?"

"It's been ten years." Mrs. Shen didn't know what Li Chengrui meant. She could find out how long she had lived in Zhuangzi with a little inquiring, so she told the truth: "Ten years to come." At that time, Lord Hou sent someone to send me to Zhuangzi, and I have been praying for blessings and keeping filial piety in Zhuangzi all these years."

"Madam, have you ever thought about returning to Beijing?" His Highness asked again, Madam Shen was a little surprised: "Go back to Beijing?"

"Madam has lived in Zhuangzi for more than ten years, have you never thought about going back to Beijing?" Li Chengrui nodded, took the teacup on the table, and held it in his hand without drinking.Mrs. Shen hesitated for a moment, and shook her head with a smile: "When I came to Zhuangzi, I swore to keep a filial piety for the old man for [-] days. Now that time is not up, I can't go back to Beijing."

Shen Ruyi, who was eavesdropping next door, was still very nervous, for fear that her mother's answer might be wrong.Although they want to return to Beijing, they must not borrow the power of the Third Highness to return to Beijing. In this life, she does not want to have anything to do with the Third Highness.

It's just that I didn't expect that my mother's answer would be so perfect. She kept filial piety for four thousand days. If the news spread, it was not that Mrs. Shen was left in the Zhuangzi by Lord Shen for ten years and ignored it, but that Mrs. Shen's filial piety was greater than the sky. In order to keep his filial piety, he would rather not return to Beijing for more than ten years.

If more people know about it, Mrs. Shen's reputation of filial piety will be confirmed. Unless it is Lord Shen who insists on saying that he dotes on his concubine and kills his wife and does not want to see his first wife, so he wants to throw his wife and daughter on the Zhuangzi, otherwise, even Lord Shen I have to admit that Mrs. Shen is very filial.

The most important thing is that these four thousand days just left some generous time.The two of them have lived in Zhuangzi for ten years, and there are at most one and a half years before the 4000 days. One hundred extra days of hot filial piety, or 27 months of filial piety.

As for how much time you have, Mrs. Shen has the final say.

This was simply an unexpected surprise. After Shen Ruyi came back to her soul, she discovered for the first time that her mother was not useless. As long as she was willing to think about it, she would become alert and smart.

"Madam is so persevering." Li Chengrui exclaimed, "It's been more than 3000 days. Madam's filial piety can be learned from, moving the world, showing the sun and the moon, I admire you."

Mrs. Shen was slightly embarrassed: "It's not a big deal. As a child, filial piety is what you should do, and you shouldn't be praised by His Highness. By the way, what is the important thing for Your Highness to come here this time?"

"It's not a big deal, I just heard that Mrs. Shen is here, so I came to visit. By the way, I heard that Mrs. Shen's eldest daughter is also living with Mrs. Shen in Zhuangzi?" Li Chengrui took a sip of tea, pretending asked indifferently.

Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile: "When I left Beijing, I originally thought that Zhuangzi's life was difficult and I didn't want to take her with me. Who knew that little person would say that he would be filial to his grandfather at such a short time. To accompany me and serve the elders, I was really happy, so I brought her here."

After his reputation for filial piety has been spread, he has to make a good reputation for his daughter.

"Ling Ai is also a filial person." The Third Highness nodded in praise, and the smile on Madam Shen's face was a little more sincere: "Your Highness, she is a little child, and she can't bear this." I wanted to praise a few more words, but This is an outsider in front of me, no matter how good my girl's reputation is, she can't tell it through a man's mouth.

"I would like to meet such a filial child." The Third Highness put down his teacup leisurely, and finally explained the purpose of coming here today. Mrs. Shen was a little surprised, and the Third Highness smiled and said: "I also have some friendship with Lord Shen Speaking of which, Mrs. Shen probably doesn't know that I used to call Lord Shen Hou an uncle. Since Ling Ai is the eldest daughter of Lord Shen Hou, she is about the same as my younger sister."

In Li Chengrui's capacity, it would be a great flattery to call Shen Houye uncle.

Mrs. Shen hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "Unfortunately, Your Highness, the weather has turned cold in the past two days, and she has caught a little cold. I'm afraid she won't be able to come over to greet Your Highness right now."

Firstly, Mrs. Shen didn't have the mind to climb the dragon and the phoenix, and secondly, Mrs. Shen was not sure what the third highness meant. He was a foreigner, so it was really difficult to see Ruyi at the moment.Moreover, what did His Royal Highness suddenly come to Qingshan Town for no reason?Nothing major has happened in town lately.

The cause is unknown, and Mrs. Shen is even more worried.

"That's a pity." His Highness shook his head regretfully, and handed a piece of jade pendant to Mrs. Shen: "At first, I thought that when we met for the first time, I, as an elder brother, would also give Ling Ai a gift, but I didn't expect that , Miss Shen is actually ill, so Mrs. Lao will give this meeting gift."

"It's too expensive." Mrs. Shen waved her hands quickly: "We can't afford it, so please put it away, Your Highness."

"It's not something expensive, just keep it." His Highness waved his hand indifferently, put the jade pendant on the table casually, stood up and bowed his hands to Mrs. Shen: "I'm taking my leave now, I will come back in a few days Beijing, if Mrs. Shen has anything to do, you can ask someone to come to the Changfu in the town to find me."

"This, Your Highness, is really too precious." Madam Shen hurriedly picked up the jade pendant to return to Li Chengrui, but Li Chengrui didn't give Madam Shen a chance at all, and strode out, only waving at Madam Shen with his hands behind his back: "Madam Shen Just keep it, it's not worth anything."

Mrs. Shen couldn't catch up, and she was about to go out after chasing, so she had to stand still and worry.

Shen Ruyi came out from the flower hall, glanced at the jade pendant in Mrs. Shen's hand, and immediately frowned - it was a coincidence that in her previous life, when she and Li Chengrui got engaged, Li Chengrui gave this jade pendant as an engagement gift.

It's just that in this life, she has nothing to do with Li Chengrui now, what does it mean that he sent this jade pendant here?
"Ruyi, what do you think we should do?" As soon as Mrs. Shen saw her daughter, she immediately became more determined, and stretched out her hand to pull Shen Ruyi to show her the jade pendant: "We can't accept this jade pendant for no reason. Besides, He is a man... I heard that the third prince is not married yet, what does he mean by giving you the jade pendant?"

"Mother, don't worry. I'm only thirteen. There are still three years before Jiji. The third prince is eighteen. It's time to get married. How can I have anything to do with it?" Shen Ruyi shook her head with a smile. I remember wrongly, there will be a war at the border next year, when the third prince is ordered to go to war, how can there be time to get married?
It's just that Mrs. Shen is still a little uneasy: "But this jade pendant..."

"It's okay, keep it first, there is no mark on this jade pendant anyway. I will return it when I have a chance." Although the jade pendant is of good quality, it should be worth a lot of money, but the pattern is ordinary, it is a very common five-bat Baotuan can be worn by men, women and children.

If you don't keep it, is it possible to throw this jade pendant on the street?It's just that this thing can't be taken away, and I have to find a way to return it.

(End of this chapter)