The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Why did Madam think of preparing mountain city refreshments for us?" Shu ate a few snacks with mountain city characteristics, and couldn't help feeling homesick. Aside from feeling sour, she didn't forget to inquire about Zheng shi's intentions.

Mrs. Zheng said with a warm smile: "I'm looking at Brother Xin's old family letter today, and suddenly I feel a little bit because of the sentence in it, 'although a foreign country is good, how can it be as good as my hometown'.

This doesn't follow my sentiments, but I think that your sisters came from thousands of miles away and have lived in Kyoto for a long time. I am afraid that I will inevitably miss my hometown, so I asked someone to prepare special refreshments in the mountain city, and let your sisters relieve their worries. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Shu was very appreciative and cheered up the scene with good words, but she didn't think so in her heart.

She didn't think this mother-in-law was so kind.

Apart from her husband and children, this Mrs. Yongxing Hou has no one in her eyes.

She looks thoughtful and considerate, but in fact she is very indifferent and alienated. She has never been lazy to play the role of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, let alone take special care of her sister.

If there is such a thing, there must be an antecedent!
Thinking of this, Shu quietly looked at the unaware younger sister beside her, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Madam's tea is really timely! My daughter-in-law has often dreamed about her life in the mountain city when she was young, and the tea on this table often flashes in front of her eyes! Fortunately, today, I tasted the tea in my hometown and relieved my homesickness!" Shu Shi looked at Zheng Shi moved, tears flashed in his eyes, "My wife still loves me!"

She wiped the corners of her eyes with a veil, and then said: "But it's like this when the people grow up. It's both helpless and normal for the baby swallow to leave the nest and the young eagle far away. As the saying goes, the hometown belongs to people with gray temples; A youthful young man.

The prosperity of Kyoto is far beyond that of a mountain city, and girls can spread their wings in this world; in this regard, although leaving home is bitter, it is worth it. "

Mrs. Zheng nodded knowingly: "Brother Xin was studying abroad, and Master Hou and I also thought the same way. But this has made your aunt suffer. She often wrote to me and said that she was afraid that Brother Xin would be in Zhengzhou. Life in the house is restrictive, and I am afraid that he will be too comfortable and easy to grow crooked. When the children of relatives are in front of me, it is inevitable that they will feel uneasy and worried. I am afraid that I will not be able to teach the children well, and I will not be able to explain to relatives."

Shu paused, and said with a smile: "The elders are all for the good of the younger generation. They are all their own family members. One prospers and the other suffers. If you teach the three generations of each family to benefit... It's hard to be the mistress."

Zheng agreed with a smile and said: "You are right, the elders mostly want the younger generation to be good, and it is best to be able to make progress, but the most important thing is not to go astray."

Shu Shi smiled, and turned his eyes slightly towards his sister.

"Brother Xin, daughter-in-law, it's almost time to sign up for the draft, are you ready?"

When Mrs. Shu heard Mrs. Zheng mention this, the smile in his eyes couldn't stop: "The daughter-in-law is almost ready, but there is one thing I still need my wife to fulfill."

Zheng picked up the teacup and shook it: "Oh? Come and listen to me."

Shu smiled and held his younger sister's hand: "Daughter-in-law is the most respectful younger sister. She learned etiquette better than daughter-in-law since she was a child, but I don't know how different it is from the requirements of the palace. Daughter-in-law heard that the Duke's mansion invited the maid from the palace the night before." Mammy came to teach etiquette, so I wanted to ask my wife to help me talk about it, so that Sister Jing could go and learn."

Mrs. Zheng smiled and looked at Shu Yajing who was full of shyness: "It's nothing, just send someone to say hello to Mrs. Shizi tomorrow... However, since brother Xin's daughter-in-law, since the Shu family and Concubine Wen Taigui in the palace are quite close, Why don't you ask her to help send a nanny? Wouldn't it be better to teach sister Jing one-on-one? Our Hou Mansion is a big place, so we can still support one or two nanny in the palace."

"Mrs. Ma'am, where did you start?" Mrs. Shu looked at Mrs. Zheng blankly.

I saw that Mrs. Zheng was still smiling and asked her younger sister: "You think so, sister Jing?"

Shu Shi suddenly felt like pushing away the clouds and mist!

She said how this mother-in-law kindly invited her sister to have tea, and sure enough, Tu Qiong saw her.

Shu Shi thought so, and followed Zheng Shi's gaze to look at her sister.

But the younger sister Yajing froze in place in a panic.

The younger sister's reaction made Shu feel that something was wrong, and looked at Zheng with impatience.

"Ma'am, Yajing lives in our house, she is our child, if she does something wrong, you can beat and scold if you want, just teach her, after all, she can be regarded as a girl raised in the Hou's mansion."

When she said this, Zheng's face paled a lot, and he lowered his head and fiddled with the teacup: "I probably don't know how to teach children. Your two younger sisters have their own personalities, but they both want to imitate the gentleman to earn a future. I used to I often worry about how to spread my reputation so far.

Or the queen mother in the palace was afraid that I would restrain them, so she just said to let them do as they please. With a background like ours, as long as you have the ability, you don't need to worry too much, and you will have your own rules and regulations.

Therefore, I have long been happy with the two of them, let alone discipline!
So, Sister Jing still needs you, a big sister, to take care of you!
Of course, if you insist on asking my opinion...then I can only say that no matter whether you are a gentleman or a girl, you should be close to the virtuous and far away from the sycophant.No matter whether you want to enter or leave the court, you should have a clear eye and a clear heart, and don't be self-righteous and lazy.Don't be clever but be misled by cleverness, and become someone else's pawn instead. "

Shu Shi was a little dizzy from the stimulation of these long passages.

Shu Yajing next to her was already fidgeting, trembling in fear and panic.

"Madam, Concubine Wen and the Shu family don't know each other!" Seeing her younger sister turning pale in shock, Shu explained the situation to Zheng without hesitation.

"Oh? I don't know?" Mrs. Zheng looked at Shu Yajing whose eyes were wandering, "Then why did the little maid of Tai'an Palace look for Miss Jing?"

Before she finished speaking, Shu Yajing's chopsticks fell to the ground.

Mrs. Zheng didn't seem to realize it, and instead asked Mrs. Shu seriously: "Brother Xin, daughter-in-law, you don't know about this matter, right? No! Sister Jing has always been well-behaved, how do you know the maids of Tai'an Palace?"

"Sister Jing!" Shu Shi made Zheng Wen's face turn pale, and turned to ask Shu Yajing in a low voice.

"Brother Xin, daughter-in-law, don't scare her, maybe it's because of chance that sister Jing met sister Han, the second room of the Duke's mansion."

Seeing that Shu Yajing's lips moved more frequently, Zheng smiled and mentioned Sheng Han who lived in the palace.

"Sister Jing! You still don't say anything!" Seeing that her sister was only in tears, Shu shoved her shoulder angrily.

"Okay, brother Xin and daughter-in-law, you can take sister Jing down, and see what makes the child cry."

Mrs. Zheng saw that Shu Yajing didn't want to speak in front of her, and knew that she would not be able to tell the truth if she was forced to stay here, so she simply waved her hand and told the sisters to go back.

Shu Shi was a little surprised when he heard this.

She hurriedly dragged her younger sister to bow to Mrs. Zheng, and promised: "If the daughter-in-law asks the reason, she will definitely report it first."

Mrs. Zheng waved her hand indifferently: "Go ahead, tell Sister Jing well, she's not ready yet, so don't scare her."

When the Shu sisters walked away, Zheng turned her head and told her confidant servant girl: "Keep an eye on the Shu sisters, even if there is any trouble, you must be ready to fight, don't let me find out."