Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 31

Shen Houye rode in the front on horseback. In the first carriage were Mrs. Shen, Shen Ruyi, and two little maids. In the next carriage were Nanny Song, Nanny Lu, and Nanny Chen. Aunt Zhao, the remaining two little maids, although the carriage is big, it is still a little stuffy for six people to squeeze in, and the men trot along behind.

Entering that street, the crowd seemed to be separated, and the noise outside had nothing to do with this street.From the Shangshu Mansion on the street to the Duke's Mansion at the end of the street, every street is very noble.Of course, the status of the people on the opposite side is not low.Behind the street, there are small alleys, one by one small courtyards are connected together, one by one, this one belongs to Guangping Hou Mansion, that one belongs to Cheng Guogong's Mansion, on the left is Chen Shangshu's Mansion, and behind it is Wang's.

The front street is very quiet, but the alleys behind are particularly lively.Shen Ruyi couldn't help laughing when she thought about it. Back then, she often let the maid secretly buy things for herself from the alley behind.

"Here we are." Lord Shen Hou said before him, got off his horse, and immediately a servant came over and led the horse over.Mrs. Shen moved her body and only opened the curtain of the carriage. Lord Shen turned slightly, turned his head halfway and said, "You guys sit in the carriage and get out of the carriage when you get to the second gate."

At the second gate, Nanny Chen and others got out of the car to help Mrs. Shen and Ruyi Shen.

"My maidservant has met Lord Hou, greets Lord Hou, has met Madam, greets Madam, has met Elder Miss, and greets Eldest Miss." As soon as the mother and son stood firm, they heard a very gentle voice in front of them. , I saw a woman in her 20s, wearing a moon-white dress, with a few jade hairpins, standing in front of her smilingly.

Not only did Shen Ruyi know this person, but Mrs. Shen also met him when she was not sent out of Beijing.It was Aunt Wang who took care of the eldest house on behalf of Mrs. Shen after Mrs. Shen left.

"It turned out to be Aunt Wang." Mrs. Shen just froze for a moment, and then a smile appeared on her face, dignified, gentle, and generous, she supported Nanny Lu's hand, and Mrs. Shen raised her chin slightly: "Get up, Thanks to you for taking care of Lord Hou all these years, I am not in the mansion, you have taken care of the mansion very well."

As he said that, he turned to look at Lord Shen: "Master Hou, Aunt Wang is also a hard worker, do you want to reward me later?"

Marquis Shen stared at Madam Shen, nodded with a smile: "Madam said yes, but since Madam has come back, then everything about the backyard is up to Madam, Madam decides on her own."

In one sentence, Madam Shen's status was affirmed, and by the way, she also agreed to hand over the housekeeping power to Madam Shen, which means that it is really heavy enough.As for Aunt Wang's pale face for a moment, Lord Shen said that the sun was so bright that he couldn't see it clearly.

Facing Master Shen's half-smile face, Mrs. Shen was also a little uncomfortable, she hurriedly shifted her gaze, and took two steps forward to pull Aunt Wang up: "My sister has worked hard all these years, look back, I must thank you well The younger sister is the one, by the way, where is Mingxiu? Isn't he at the house today?"

Shen Mingxiu is Aunt Wang's son, six years old this year.Aunt Wang took a deep look at Mrs. Shen, with just the right smile on her face, a little joyful, a little timid, and a little expectant: "Mrs. Lao is thinking about it, that kid is too naughty. Said that Master Hou and Madam were coming back, they had been making a fuss all night and refused to sleep, they caught a cold, and started to have diarrhea early this morning, the servants were afraid that they might be sick, so they didn't dare to bring him here."

"Children are so weak, you are right." Mrs. Shen said with a smile: "It is necessary to take good care of it, since it is sick, then rest for a few more days, and I will send you some medicinal materials later. "

Aunt Wang hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "My servant, thank you for your reward."

"Get up quickly." Madam Shen hurriedly pulled her up again, and patted her hand with a smile: "Mingxiu is the son of the Marquis, and he also wants to call me a mother. He is sick, and so am I." I miss him very much, I'll go and see him later."

Aunt Wang hurriedly responded, and then said: "The old lady asked the servants to come and pick up Lord Hou and you, Madam, look..."

Mrs. Shen nodded hurriedly: "It is right to greet the old lady, let's go there quickly, so as not to make the old lady wait in a hurry." After finishing speaking, she only saw Aunt Wang not moving, Aunt Wang was a little puzzled: "Madam, we don't go?"

"Aunt Wang, you mean, from here to the Changchun Hall where the old lady lives?" Mrs. Shen pointed to her feet, more confused than Aunt Wang: "Our Marquis Mansion, could it be that we can't even prepare a sedan chair? ?”

Lord Shen Hou coughed lightly, but did not answer.The smile on Aunt Wang's face was a bit stiff, she couldn't say that it was the old lady who proposed to marry her, and she removed all the sedan chairs here yesterday, right?
Shen Ruyi looked at Lord Shen Hou with a smile: "Father, you still said that the Hou Mansion is very rich..."

Lord Shen Hou smiled and nodded, but still didn't speak.If he had helped in everything, it would have been better not to have brought their mother and daughter back.

"Aunt Wang, what's going on?" Mrs. Shen pinched Shen Ruyi's cheeks, and naturally skipped Shen Ruyi's words: "Just now I told Lord Hou that you still manage this house. Yes, I was thinking of asking you to help me in the future, but now..."

Aunt Wang's heart skipped a beat, seeing what Master Hou meant, Mrs. Shen would probably not leave the Hou's mansion again in the future, and Master Hou didn't seem to have the slightest affection for his wife.But the old lady hated Mrs. Shen very much, and the backyard was dominated by women.But no matter how the backyard is, the biggest master of the Hou Mansion is Lord Hou.

If I offend Mrs. Shen at this moment, I will not give Hou Ye face. After all, Hou Ye personally brought him back, and just now he took the initiative to nod and agreed to hand over the housekeeper to Madam. Although he did not express his position at the moment, But standing beside the lady without moving the ground, this attitude is enough to explain the problem.

But if you follow Madam, then the old lady will be offended.

Seeing that Aunt Wang was hesitating, Mrs. Shen suddenly smiled and said, "Why didn't my second and third younger siblings come over? I heard from Lord Hou that the old lady wanted the third younger sibling to replace me as housekeeper? Aunt Wang, are you in the Hou Mansion? The time is not short, tell me, how is the temper of the third sibling?"

How is your temper?It's almost as if the Hou Mansion is his own.

Thinking of the third wife, Aunt Wang made a decision in an instant. No matter what relationship she has with the wife, whether they are hostile or helping each other, when encountering foreign enemies, they always have to stand on the same line.

The old lady wanted to show off to Madam today, but she didn't call the Second Madam, she didn't call the Third Madam, but she let herself come here.If he and his wife met, one would occupy the position of serving Lord Hou for many years, the other would occupy the position of the first wife, the other would have the eldest son of a concubine, the only son of Lord Hou, the other would have the title of the imperial court, and The Jingbiao some time ago, when the fight started, the long room would have a loophole to take advantage of.

As an aunt herself, she was not qualified to be a housekeeper, but she was in charge of the eldest house with the full support of Lord Hou.But now, Madam is back, Madam is the housekeeper, that is only right and proper.Not only is she in charge of the matters of the long house, but the whole Hou Mansion is in charge of the madam.

But if at this moment, the madam only cared about fighting with her aunt, she would not only lose the right to be the housekeeper of the long house.

Aunt Wang has always been a smart person, and she always knows what to do for her own good. Although the old lady is the biggest in the backyard, Lord Hou and his wife are in charge of the Hou Mansion.She is the owner of the long house, if there is no long house, or in other words, if the Hou's mansion is left with an empty shell, then what will her son inherit in the future?
The long house belongs to the Hou's mansion, but now, the Hou's mansion is not entirely the long house's.

"It's the servant girl's mistake." Once she figured it out, Aunt Wang immediately saluted again: "Some time ago, because of the flower viewing banquet held in the mansion, the women who carried the sedan chairs were tired all day. The old lady said, taking advantage of this No one went out for two days, so they all went back to rest, but the servant did not think carefully, and asked Madam to forgive her."

While apologizing, he explained the matter completely and pointed out the culprit.

Mrs. Shen frowned slightly: "They all went back to rest? Can't find anyone now?"

"Madam, please wait a moment. This servant will call a few people over here soon." Aunt Wang immediately responded, and saluted Lord Shen, then turned around and hurried to the inner courtyard. Sure enough, it was very fast , Even before it was time for a cup of tea, four stout women were called.

Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi each carried the sedan chair. As for Aunt Wang, she could only walk.Nanny Chen and others followed behind. As for Master Shen, even if he is a man of letters, he has also practiced martial arts, so walking such a small distance is nothing to him.

When we reached the gate of the inner courtyard, the sedan chair stopped. Aunt Wang was sweating profusely. Although it was already September, the weather at noon was still quite hot. Aunt Wang was not wearing thin clothes. You can faintly see traces of sweat.

Madam Shen got off the sedan chair with a smile, turned her head to look at Shen Ruyi, Shen Ruyi also smiled, nodded slightly to Madam Shen, and stood behind Madam Shen.When Mrs. Shen thought that her daughter was behind her, her timidity to retreat turned into courage.

Isn't it just seeing my mother-in-law who is always frowning?It's not like I haven't seen it before, but now that I have the court's honor, the support of the Marquis, and the encouragement of my daughter, what else is there to be afraid of?

Thinking about it, Mrs. Shen straightened her chest and looked sideways at Aunt Wang: "Aunt Wang, shall we go in?"

Aunt Wang nodded hurriedly, and followed behind with low eyebrows. Seeing Mrs. Shen walking forward gracefully, she felt a little bit drummed in her heart. Just now, she saw that Mrs. has changed a little bit. It became the way it used to be that couldn't support the wall.If Madam didn't stand up, I would have offended the old lady in vain.

(End of this chapter)