in the sound of swallows

Chapter 13

Because of his eloquence and sensibility, Master Shen used to take Shen Guiyan with him when he went to the mansions of other adults, so Shen Guiyan knew quite a few wives from various families.Among them, Wu Shi, the wife of the servant of the Ministry of Rites, paid special attention to her, and even came to see Aunt Qin twice with her, which was regarded as some kind of friendship.

Now that Aunt Qin passed away, Shen Guiyan sent a white note to Gao Shilang's house to inform her, which was also reasonable and there was nothing to criticize.

It's just that Mrs. Wu Zhi is a little different from the other mistresses, she has a straightforward temperament and always sees that she has to be fair, so it is naturally right to invite her here at this juncture.

"Good girl, everyone knows that you are lucky, why are there so many twists and turns this time?"

Wushi was wearing a plain white long dress, her coat was black and white with a pair of skirts, and there was no use of gold or silver on her hair, and she was wrapped with a suet jade hairpin. When she came up, she grabbed Shen Guiyan's hand: " I also said that I prepared a gift for you and sent it to the prime minister's mansion, but I didn't expect the bride to change, and something happened to Ruoshui."

Shen Guiyan's eyes were a little red. Feeling Wu Shi's warm palm, her voice was a little choked up: "Aunt Qin left suddenly, and Gui Yan didn't know what to do. In a few days, she will be married to the Prime Minister's mansion. Fourth young master, the happy event has gone to the trivial, and I don't know if Aunt Qin will blame me in the underground."

"How could she blame you?" Wu Shi sighed, "Usually she loves you the most. I saw you twice this year, and every time I look forward to your marriage. Now I can't marry Young Master Gu, although it's a pity , but I can't point fingers at your marriage. "

"Gui Yan understands that madam is already thinking of love if she can come." Shen Guiyan smiled and led her to the front hall: "Since madam is here, let's meet mother, mother is preparing to return home these days." Yan's dowry."

Wu Shi nodded, but he was a little unhappy in his heart.Mrs. Shen has never been very confrontational with her, so it's best to leave after meeting each other.

In the front hall, Mrs. Shen was asking for Shen Guiyan's dowry to be counted. The gift list was full of things, but it didn't hold any weight in the box.Fifteen large boxes, each of which can be heard rattling.

When Wushi stepped in, he saw an open box, with red silk lining the bottom, and there were only three large dishes from official kilns in it, and things that were neither light nor heavy, had to be packed in a box.

"Yo, but it's not a coincidence that I came here?" Wushi quickly retracted his feet, looked at the scene in the room, and smiled at the person in the chair: "I wanted to come to say hello, but I didn't expect Mrs. Shen to be busy. on."

Mrs. Shen frowned, glanced at the people outside, and stood up with a polite smile on her face: "So it's Mrs. Gao, why didn't anyone report her here?"

She waved her hand to ask the servants to lift the things aside and put them aside. Madam Shen glanced at Shen Guiyan and said with a smirk: "Madam Gao, let's come in and sit down."

Wu Shi was not too polite, he really came in and sat down.Glancing at the dowry piled up in the corner, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this belonging to Miss San?"

"That's right, I'm about to get married." Mrs. Shen sat down, she was wearing a long white dress today, paired with a pair of red begonia flowers, which completely overwhelmed Wu Zhi's clean body. Going down, he couldn't help lifting his chin while talking.

Wushi snorted softly, stretched out his hand to take the tea and said, "Last month, my fourth daughter also got married, I don't like the daughter born in the second room, but the dowry is also twenty big boxes, full of everything. Oh, it's not that I talk too much and want to interfere in your family affairs, as the mistress, you have to be more magnanimous, otherwise people will see the joke and your face will be shamed."

Mrs. Shen's face was slightly gloomy, and she said displeasedly: "Of course, the etiquette of each family is different..."

"Yes, the etiquette of each family naturally shows the identity of each family." Wushi laughed twice, stretched out his hand and counted the boxes piled up on the other side: "These things...Master Shen's salary must not be enough this year. Saved it like this."

The wives of different families have always been used to comparing each other, whether it is jewelry and clothes, daughter's marriage, husband's official position, everything will be compared.When Mrs. Shen heard this, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and said, "My lord's salary, don't worry Madam."

"Yeah, it's not my turn to worry about it." Wu Shi took a sip of tea and said, "It's just that it's time, I must ask Mrs. Xia Shilang's family to see. Last year she married a concubine and only paid eighteen This box has been ridiculed for a year, but it's time to replace it this year."

Mrs. Shen opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, so she gave Shen Guiyan a hard look.

Shen Guiyan raised her eyebrows, stood up and saluted, "Gui Yan thinks this dowry is enough, Madam don't need to worry, Gui Yan won't ask too much."

"You are sensible." Mrs. Shen said with a fake smile: "Since you are so sensible, why invite Mrs. Gao?"

"Oh, look at what you said." Madam Gao was unhappy, she stood up and looked at her and said, "Miss San invited me to come and burn incense sticks for Aunt Qin, isn't it too much? Who knew you were making these things? It’s shabby, and you’re not willing to listen to it?”

Madam Shen also stood up, looking like she was going to get angry.

Shen Guiyan felt that the situation was not right, so she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Wu Shi and said, "Madam Gao should go to offer incense to Aunt Qin first, and I am not here today to talk about such things."

"Shangxiang? Seeing her daughter being so wronged in the ground, Mrs. Qin is afraid that she will not be able to live in peace. No matter how many incenses are offered!" I didn't see it, others would say that you, Mrs. Bao, are a virtuous and generous mistress. I don't care too much about your family affairs, and on the day Miss San got married, we just came to watch the fun."

After speaking, he waved his sleeves and left first.Shen Guiyan hurriedly asked Baoshan to give it away, but she braced herself to stay in the hall.

If she followed Wu Zhi at this time, in Madam Shen's eyes, it would be like sending rescuers to suppress her. Although it was true, she couldn't see it.

"What a long-armed and long-legged savage!" Mrs. Shen said angrily, "Why do you have nothing to ask her to do? You are now in charge of the Shen family's affairs. Isn't the yard of her Gaofu not big enough?"

Shen Guiyan hurriedly said: "Madam, calm down, Madam Gao has such a temper, and it's not the first time you know. Today, I did come to offer incense to Aunt Qin. I didn't know that you were tidying up things in the front hall, so..."

Mrs. Shen snorted coldly, sat on her seat and got angry for a while, then waved her hand and said, "Go down first."

"Yes." Shen Guiyan agreed, exited the front hall obediently, and hurried to chase after Wu Shi.

Wu Zhi stood at the front door waiting for her, there was still no trace of anger on his face, when she approached, he sighed and said: "You clever girl, you knew there must be some difficulties, so you called me here."

Shen Guiyan blushed slightly, and bowed her knees to salute her: "Thank you, madam."

"Okay, I'm willing to help you anyway. It's right that you invite me. It's useless even if it's the prime minister's wife." Wu Shi smiled and said in a low voice: "Bao Shi Lana people, you are very face-saving. I choked on you today, and you must not dare to lose your dowry. Otherwise, we will laugh at her at the party later, and she will definitely not be able to stand it. "

Shen Guiyan nodded, and said in a low voice: "Guiyan doesn't ask for a generous dowry, as long as she doesn't lose her dignity. Thank you Madam for your help."

"You child..." Wu Shi patted her hand: "I also talk to Jin'er when I have time, she is in her boudoir, and she is also free."

"Okay." Shen Guiyan nodded, and watched Wushi get in the car and leave.

Once Wu Zhi appeared on stage like this, Madam Shen was angry for a long time, she still ordered the housekeeper in a low voice, went to buy some other things and came back, pieced together, at least there were twenty boxes.

She didn't think about it before, but it's okay to lose Shen Guiyan, but it's a big deal to lose her face.The more boxes there are, the more boxes, Shen Guiyan married, isn't she under Ya'er?

After settling the dowry matter, Shen Guiyan felt at ease and prepared to get married.Wear mourning for fifteen days, and then just wear the wedding dress.

As a result, within five days of the last family law incident, she hung up again outside the window.

"Yan'er, I went back and thought about it for a long time, but I still feel unwilling." Gu Chaodong stood outside her window with a serious face and said: "You messed up the clothes and hair that day. When you opened the window to answer me , is also very good. Nothing happened to you and the fourth brother, right?"

Shen Guiyan looked at the people outside the window calmly, and said, "Young Master Gu, what you need to say has already been said last time. Since you have married Fifth Sister willingly, you shouldn't bother me again. The matter between me and the fourth son should not be asked by the eldest son."

They were married, and she ran outside her window in the middle of the night to pretend to be a bat. If Shen Guiya knew, how would she feel?

Gu Chaodong's face was filled with joy, he didn't listen to what she said at all, and said to himself: "I'm right, you are still a perfect body. If that's the case, why don't you just follow me, at worst, I'll go to my father Plead guilty, even if I get punished, I still want to be with you."

"Crack." Shen Guiyan closed the window expressionlessly.

In vain, she still had a lot of expectations for this person, had her eyes been covered with sand before?To think that a Pianpian young man like Gu Chaodong, who is knowledgeable and reasonable, would be a good gentleman.

She grew up by the rules, since it was the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker, she has always regarded Gu Chaodong as her husband in her heart, so she has a lot of sustenance.As a result, this person not only betrayed her, but also imagined that she could have an affair with him?
Do you want to lose face?

It was the first time that Gu Chaodong's face was so annoying, Shen Guiyan turned around and went to the table to get a half-cold teapot, and opened the window again.

"Yan'er, listen to me..."

A pot of tea was poured out, and Shen Guiyan put the teapot in Gu Chaodong's hand without any hassle: "Your man is ashamed. I won't give it away, young master."

(End of this chapter)