Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 32

The old lady leaned halfway on the soft couch, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, with her eyes lowered, even when Shen Houye and others came in, she didn't say a word, just pretending that there were few people in front of her.Lord Shen didn't care, saluted casually, and sat down on the first seat on the left.

Master Shen Er moved his lips, wanting to speak, but he didn't say it.Third Master Shen sat there idly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, glanced at Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi, and then turned to crack sunflower seeds.

The second Mrs. Shen and the third Mrs. Shen looked at the handkerchief in their hands, and the other looked at the ground under their feet, but they also remained silent.Aunt Wang secretly looked around and wanted to hide aside, but she hesitated when she saw Mrs. Shen in front of her.

The team standing at this moment is under the watchful eyes of everyone. Once you choose, you can't change it for the rest of your life.I wanted to see something from Hou Ye's face, but no matter how I looked at it, Hou Ye always had a lazy look with a three-point smile and didn't care about anything.Not to mention the expressions, even the small movements are the same as before.

When I was in a hurry, I heard Mrs. Shen laughing in front of me: "Greetings to the old lady. I haven't seen you for many years. The old lady's face is ruddy and she looks really good. Sure enough, Master Hou is a filial person and takes good care of the old lady. I said Well, in a family like ours, filial piety is the most important thing. No, some time ago, because I was still in Zhuangzi, the imperial decree was sent directly to Zhuangzi. Now that I am back, I will bring the imperial edict back .”

After speaking, she turned her head and looked at Nanny Lu. Nanny Lu hurriedly handed over the box she had been carrying all the way. Madam Shen took out the imperial decree from it. After quenching the poison, she wished she could stare at Mrs. Shen to death with just one glance.

When the imperial decree was passed on, Lord Shen took Mrs. Shen Ruyi to receive the imperial decree, that is to say, it was their family of three who received the imperial decree.Now that there is no separation in the Hou Mansion, this imperial decree is to praise the women in the back house. Originally, the old lady and the whole family should receive the decree.Even if I missed that time, I have to enshrine the imperial decree at this moment, and lead the whole family to kneel down before it's over.

What is the old lady waiting here for now?Wait for Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi to greet her, but everyone knows which is more important, the family gift or the national ceremony.

Mrs. Shen respectfully took out the imperial decree and looked at the old lady with a smile: "Old lady, tell me, where should this imperial decree be enshrined?"

In addition to this imperial decree, there is also an edict issued by the imperial court. In addition to the memorial archway, there is also a plaque, which was written by the Holy Majesty himself, ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to engrave it, and sent it along with the imperial edict.

Mrs. Shen smiled a little embarrassedly: "There is also that plaque, old lady, where do you think it is more appropriate to hang it?"

Mrs. Shen is the mistress of the Hou Mansion, so this plaque should naturally be hung at the entrance of the main courtyard.I still have to hang it, do you think this plaque is shameful or what is going on?You can't hang it indiscriminately. To whom is it given by the court? That is whose thing it is. What does it mean to hang it elsewhere?
The old lady couldn't breathe even more, even the expressions of Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen also changed.Before Mrs. Shen came back with Shen Ruyi, the old lady had already arranged a place for the two of them to live in, in the shed behind the old lady's yard.

Isn't Mrs. Shen famous for her filial piety?That's good, you will live behind your mother-in-law, and you will get up early and come back late to serve her mother-in-law, serving tea and water, doing laundry and cooking, all of these have been arranged for Mrs. Shen.

Because the hut is very low, it is usually used by the maids who serve the old lady. The old lady took a lot of effort to clean it out. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. It is narrow and cramped, and her body is strong. People who live here will be tortured and ill after living for a year or two, not to mention Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi's two female relatives.

But now, Mrs. Shen took out the plaque.Even if the old lady insisted that she was still alive and Mrs. Shen couldn't live in the main courtyard, she arranged for Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi to live separately, but she couldn't arrange the living place too poorly.

"Mother, what's the matter with you?" The second master Shen became anxious first, the old lady's face turned purple, the second master Shen stepped up, supported the old lady's back with one hand, rubbed the old lady's chest with the other, turned his head Glaring at Mrs. Shen, Shen Ruyi looked at him innocently: "Second Uncle, is Grandmother too happy to see the imperial decree?"

In a word, I choked back what Master Shen Er wanted to say. Yes, the old lady suddenly fell ill before the imperial edict. Are you dissatisfied with the imperial edict?
Even the old lady, after panting heavily, forced herself to sit up, but she didn't look at Mrs. Shen, and turned to look at Lord Shen: "Look at you..."

Shen Houye raised his eyes lightly: "What they said is wrong? The imperial decree and the plaque always have to be placed, mother is planning to pick a good time?"

The look on the old lady's face made her wish she could strangle the eldest son to death.No one in the room spoke, Mrs. Shen was holding the imperial decree, and she didn't have to salute the old lady. Shen Ruyi snuggled up to the old lady, secretly looking at the people sitting in the room.

On the left is a man, on the right is a woman.From top to bottom, the men on the left are Marquis Shen, Second Master Shen, Third Master Shen, Shen Mingrui, the eldest son of the second room, Shen Mingxiang, the eldest son of the third room, and Shen Minghe, the second son.Originally, there was also the eldest son of the eldest son, but Aunt Wang just said that he was sick, so he didn't make an appearance today.

On the right, from top to bottom, are the second wife Shen and the third wife Shen, Shen Jiamei, the eldest daughter of the second room, and Shen Yunrou, the concubine daughter of the eldest room.When they first entered the door, the first seat was occupied by the Second Madam Shen, but when Lord Shen sat down, the Second Madam Shen was forced to move a seat below, and now the first seat was vacant.

Shen Jiamei's face showed curiosity and doubt, while Shen Yunrou's face showed contempt and arrogance.Sometimes Shen Ruyi can't figure it out, Aunt Wang is quite smart, how could she teach such a daughter?

No, Shen Yunrou is pretty stupid now, but not in the future.Maybe Aunt Wang was only concerned about the housekeeper and forgot to teach this daughter?

The silence was too long, and Mrs. Shen moved her arms: "Old lady, don't you need to enshrine the imperial decree? Just let me hold it like this, and let you and your two siblings kneel down?"

The old lady glared at Mrs. Shen, dare I beg you?Mrs. Shen was full of panic, but she always remembered that her daughter was behind her. If she couldn't hold on, Shen Ruyi would suffer.

Fortunately, Nanny Lu's assault during this period was very effective. No matter how flustered Madam Shen was, she had to remain calm and smile. Facing the eyes of the old lady, the smile on her face remained unchanged.

The old lady was so angry that her heart ached, she thought it was Madam Shen who was provoking her, only Shen Ruyi and Lord Shen Hou knew, but in fact, it was Madam Shen's cheeks that froze.

"Open the ancestral hall!" Staring at Mrs. Shen gloomily for a long time, the old lady finally said word by word: "Prepare the incense candle table case!"

The Second Madam Shen looked at the Third Madam Shen, and the Third Madam Shen's lips moved, she didn't dare to make a fuss, she hurriedly got up and went to tell the old lady, seeing that the old lady was about to get up, she hurried over to help her, but the old lady only stared at Madam Shen: "Is this your filial piety?"

Mrs. Shen was a little confused: "What does the old lady want her daughter-in-law to do? Old lady, I'm a bit stupid. What do you want me to do, just say it."

The old lady almost didn't sit back again, Mrs. Shen held the imperial decree and moved her arms: "How about I support the old lady? I see that the third brother and sister seem to have no strength in their hands. If the old lady falls, it will be a crime." .”

He casually gave Mrs. Shen a big hat. Mrs. Shen still didn't know it, and looked at Mrs. Shen hesitantly: "Second brother and sister, can you help me with the imperial decree? Or can you help me to help the old lady?"

Seeing that wink, the old lady can barely stand up, but you are still sitting firmly.Also, didn't you see that your sister-in-law and I were also standing?

The second lady also changed her complexion, but she couldn't tell the difference at the moment, so she stood up swallowing her anger, glanced at the imperial decree, and said with a mocking smile: "Don't worry, this imperial decree is precious. It's my sister-in-law's amulet. But dare not touch it."

Mrs. Shen nodded: "That's right, if you break it, it will be terrible."

Second Madam Shen held her breath, her face was blue and red, looking at the smiling Madam Shen, she really didn't know what to say, so she flicked her sleeves to help the old lady on the other side.

Shen Ruyi held back her laughter behind Mrs. Shen, why didn't she find out that her mother had such a playful side in her previous life?
Lord Shen stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and took a serious look at Mrs. Shen. Is this person really stupid or is he just pretending?

However, whether it was pretending or not, Madam Shen entered the ancestral hall smoothly holding the imperial decree.Respectfully, he put the imperial decree on the table, followed behind the old lady, and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.

When the old lady got up, Mrs. Shen changed the topic again: "Old lady, you haven't told me where to hang this plaque. This is a plaque written by the emperor himself, we can't neglect it."

The old lady closed her eyes, suppressed the hostility in her eyes, and said in a deep voice after a long time: "Just hang it at the gate of the main courtyard. Where do you think you can hang the plaque bestowed on you by the emperor?"

When old Hou Ye was alive, Mrs. Shen passed the door.With the full support of the old Hou Ye, Shen Hou Ye and Mrs. Shen moved to the main courtyard.These years, even if Mrs. Shen is not in the Hou Mansion, no one else is qualified to live in this main courtyard.

Originally, the old lady wanted to leave the main courtyard only to Lord Shen, but now she had to let Mrs. Shen also live in it.

Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile: "Okay, old lady, when will you hang it up?"

"Now!" The old lady didn't want to look at Mrs. Shen's face at all, she was so angry that her heart ached, she just wanted to go back and lie down now, as for torturing Mrs. Shen, wouldn't it be a long time?Everyone is back, are you afraid that you will not have this opportunity in the future?

(End of this chapter)