Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 55

Mrs. Shen's eyes widened. Lord Shen probably thought of something bad in the past, frowned slightly, and was reluctant to continue: "Just stop thinking about it. Now, the most important thing for you is Stay peacefully, wait a few months, and have a baby in peace."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Madam Shen to respond, he called the servant girl to come in to serve her. After taking a bath, she lay down on the bed and slept. Before Madam Shen changed her clothes, her breathing was already stable.Madam Shen stood by the bed hesitantly for a while, and then lay down.

The next day, Shen Ruyi came to inquire about the situation: "I saw that my father's face was not quite right last night, mother, did you explain something to my father?"

Mrs. Shen is used to it now, and she will discuss with Shen Ruyi whenever she encounters problems: "I thought about it, could it be that the old lady gave some trouble to the aunts back then? It's strange to say that I just When you entered the gate of Shen’s house, your father had two aunts, one was Aunt Jiang and the other was Aunt Bao, and now that you’re back, it’s as if there are no two of them in the house.”

Thinking about it this way, the matter seems to be very clear - it must be that the aunt that the old lady gave to Shen Hou Ye did something to Shen Hou Ye's heirs. There is only one son under his knee, Shen Mingxiu, not to mention the comparison among men of the same status, even the Second Master Shen, the Third Master Shen, and Lord Shen Hou in the mansion are no match.

"Aunt Wang must know what's going on here?" Mrs. Shen asked softly, and Shen Ruyi waved her hand: "Mother, don't inquire about this matter. It's about father's face. , those two aunts seem to have never existed, if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't even know there were these two people."

Even in her previous life, Shen Ruyi had never heard of Aunt Jiang or Aunt Bao.

"Since my father doesn't want to be told, what will my father think if you inquire in such a hurry?" Shen Ruyi persuaded patiently. Of course, she is also curious. In this life, so far, the man with the highest status she and Mrs. Shen have met, it is no exaggeration to say that he is like a god.

Such a person actually has gossip to inquire about!Maybe many years ago, there were many, many setbacks, and a lot of losses. Many years ago, Lord Shen was still a stunned young man!
At the thought of being able to inquire about such gossip about Master Shen's past, the secret excitement in Shen Ruyi's heart flushed her face.It's just that after the impulse passed, reason returned.The former Marquis Shen was also in the past.

The current Marquis Shen is an untouchable sleeping tiger, he looks very kind when he is silent, but if he is really annoyed, no one dares to touch his fur.

Shen Ruyi is very aware of the weight between herself and Mrs. Shen, that is what Shen Houye swallowed without chewing, and it is a little small even between the teeth.Therefore, the two of them couldn't afford to pull the beard to wake up the tiger.

"Furthermore, we don't know the reason for this, so we rushed to inquire about it, maybe a negligence, and someone else will be used as a gun. Mother, the most precious thing you have now is your own belly. You don't know if you take one. Gossip to compare with the child in your stomach, which one is more important?"

Do you still need to ask?Mrs. Shen rubbed her belly and nodded immediately: "That's fine, let's not ask about this matter. But, where is the old lady..."

Shen Ruyi waved her hand indifferently: "Then what, three obediences and four virtues, father before marriage, husband after marriage, son after husband death, mother, you want to listen to my father, and grandmother also wants to listen to my father. Tell you about this aunt, you can just push it on your father. If grandma forces you to bring back a few maids, then you will send them to father's yard in the outer courtyard."

Mrs. Shen hesitated: "Will your father be angry?"

"Hey, anyway, as long as I don't throw fire at you." Shen Ruyi said with a smile, and as usual, she bent down and listened to Mrs. Shen's stomach. There is no sound, why are you listening?"

Shen Ruyi stretched out her hand to touch Mrs. Shen's stomach: "I listen to it every day. I'll know when he makes any movement? Mother, you can take a walk in the house later and let Nanny Chen support you. That needlework... ..."

Since Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi were able to return to Beijing, the biggest benefactor was the Empress Dowager, followed by Mrs. He and Mrs. Gao, so Mrs. Shen had to express something.Mrs. Gao's side is regarded as Lord Shen's political opponent, so she shouldn't take it too seriously, so just prepare some homely gifts and send them over.

Mr. He is going to be the chief assistant, and he is the same year as Mrs. Shen's father, Mr. Lu, so it must be taken seriously.As for the Empress Dowager, although she didn't care much about Mrs. Shen's things, Mrs. Shen had to express it.

So these two, Mrs. Shen wants to make something by herself.Mrs. He has a forehead wipe, and the Queen Mother has a Buddhist scripture.Mrs. Shen has been working on it since the day she returned to Beijing, but she has been very busy and hasn't finished it for several months.

After finally waiting for Shen Ruyi to take over the affairs of the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Shen is free, but has a body again.

If you do too much needlework during pregnancy, it will be very bad for your eyes.

Mrs. Shen smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing serious, the forehead wiping has been done, and there are only a few pages left in the Buddhist scriptures. I only need to make one stick of incense a day, it's enough, don't worry, It's getting late now, and it's time for the nuns in charge to talk back and forth, so go quickly."

Shen Ruyi nodded, and told Nanny Lu: "You must not let mother do too much needlework. Anyway, I have almost learned it. It is okay to make up for two stitches later. Let my mother rest more. How to take care of pregnant women? You I know it in my heart, and I will leave it all to you."

Nanny Lu is more caring than Shen Ruyi. She will serve Mrs. Shen all her life, so naturally the more stable Mrs. Shen's position is, the more at ease she will feel.

Shen Yunrou needs to learn the rules, Aunt Wang spends the whole winter in her yard teaching Shen Mingxiu how to please Shen Houye, the old lady needs to rest, Shen Er's wife and Shen San's wife are not qualified, the whole Hou's mansion is almost Shen Ruyi's world.

It's a pity that the seniority is too low.

When the nuns in charge went back, Mrs. Shen brought someone over, holding the gift list in her hand: "I took a look, this year's gift list is a bit too thin. In previous years, it was bought at 1000 taels of silver. Ruyi just returned. Beijing, probably because I don’t know the prices in the capital, these porcelains are not very valuable anymore, so the gift list is only 600 taels.”

Shen Ruyi glanced at it, it was an annual gift prepared by the Hou Mansion for Mrs. Shen's natal family.

"I see that there are still a few pots of money trees in the warehouse, why don't I move one? It's just enough to make up for it." Mrs. Shen said with a smile, and Shen Ruyi shook her head: "There are a few money trees, and they have already been settled. Which one to send, my father has already said, and my grandmother has also said hello."

The so-called money tree is a real money tree, made of silver. The leaves and flowers on it are mostly precious stones and gold.Mrs. Shen's appetite is really big enough.

Lowering her eyes, Shen Ruyi reached out and took the gift list in Mrs. Shen's hand: "If the second aunt is not satisfied with my gift list, why don't I just prepare money for the second aunt, and then the second aunt can buy it herself?"

Mrs. Shen's face darkened: "It's the end of the year, and the price of things is one day. Besides, even if there is money at this moment, whether you can buy things or not is another matter. Every year, this festival is prepared by the Houfu. , If I prepare it myself, if it gets out, those who don’t know will think that the Hou Mansion is about to split up.”

Shen Ruyi also smiled: "What Second Aunt said makes sense, so how about this? There should be a lot of good things in Second Aunt's storeroom. Second Aunt will take it out for a valuation as a courtesy, and I will return the 1000 taels later. Give you money?"

Mrs. Shen frowned: "My treasury is full of my own dowry. I don't use my own dowry as a ceremony. Those who don't know think that our Hou's mansion is so poor that we need to use a woman's dowry! Ruyi, you You are young and ignorant, so you can't just say this casually in the future, you know?"

"Thank you, Second Aunt, for your pointers. However, Second Aunt's gift list really cannot be added." Shen Ruyi shook her head regretfully: "Your gift list is the same as Third Aunt's, but the details are different. For example, this set of blue and white porcelain, yours is blue and white with peacock green glaze, the third aunt's is blue and white with bean green glaze, the tea on your side is two catties of silver needles, two catties of Biluochun, the third aunt's is two catties of melon slices, two catties of green tea. Jin Longjing..."

Second Madam Shen waved her hand impatiently: "I know this, and I also know that Ruyi is the most fair, but you don't even think about it, can the situation between me and your third aunt be the same? What kind of family is my natal family? Your third aunt What kind of family is it from?"

Shen Ruyi frowned slightly: "Second Aunt, I also understand what you mean. I asked my father. This is all my father's idea. I'm afraid you don't know. The gift my mother sent to Lu's house was nothing more than a gift. It’s only [-]% higher than the comparison.”

Mrs. Shen is Mrs. Hou, and her status was originally higher than that of the Second Mrs. Shen and the Third Mrs. Shen.To put it more intuitively, Mrs. Shen is the hostess of the Hou's mansion. She is willing to move the entire Hou's mansion back to Lu's house. As long as Lord Shen has no objection, she can move directly.

But Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen can't, even if the Hou Mansion is willing to prepare a gift for them, it's just a matter of affection.The Hou Mansion really didn't want to prepare, and Mrs. Shen Er and Mrs. Shen had no place to reason.

Now I heard that Mrs. Shen's etiquette is only [-]% higher. Although Second Mrs. Shen felt that it should be so, she couldn't say that she took less.He hesitated for a while, then simply got up and left.

Shen Ruyi shook her head, called Xia Chan to come over and gave some instructions in a low voice, Xia Chan nodded hurriedly, and went out quietly.

(End of this chapter)