Yanmenchun

Chapter 155

Yuwen Yuexiang couldn't afford to be sick, she was vomiting and diarrhea, and the imperial physician was helpless.

The servants in the palace even began to secretly spread rumors that the royal family had a bad year and made some mistakes, so first Princess Anhua fell ill, then the Queen Mother passed away, and now the fourth princess is seriously ill again.

After listening to Xiao Man's report, Shen Tuchan said calmly: "Okay, I see, the clothes in the laundry room have been washed clean in recent days."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Xiaoman, Xiaosatishui, and bowed down.

Li Jingshu was burying her head in reconciling accounts at the side. Hearing this, she raised her head and glanced at Shen Tuchan, and said, "Did our people do the rumors?"

Shen Tuchan shook her head: "No."

It should be someone fishing in troubled waters, Shen Tuchan arranged the books in her hands neatly, and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's not harmful to us, so don't worry about it."

The Empress Dowager passed away, and there were no singing, dancing and banquets for half a year, and Princess Tai'an also became idle, so Li Jingshu taught her to look after the accounts in the mansion.

The Empress Dowager had just passed her first seven days, and the Empress Dowager unexpectedly ordered Shen Tuchan to enter the palace.

Princess Tai'an's maid stuffed a swollen sachet to the eunuch who delivered the decree, and said with a smile: "Ms. Shentu came to Dazhou for the first time, and many rules are not clear. Please give me some advice from your father-in-law."

The little eunuch nodded and smiled and said: "The slave family is only following orders, and really doesn't know anything else."

Princess Tai'an raised her eyebrows, she stuffed another red seal and said with a smile: "Elder-in-law, please stay on top of everything, today I will act as if I didn't hear anything."

The father-in-law hesitated for a moment to accept the red envelope, bowed and said, "Mrs. Cheng Guogong has seen the empress when she entered the palace."

The servant girl smiled and said: "Thank you, father-in-law, you have worked so hard for a trip, and this servant girl will send you out."

Princess Tai'an's face was gloomy. She promised never to betray Shen Tuchan, but someone really came to test her determination.

Shen Tuchan's face remained normal and said: "It's a disaster that can't be avoided, you have to go into the palace to have a look to find out."

Li Jingshu suddenly got up: "I'll go with you."

In fact, it is useless to go together, even if you pretend to be a maid, you will be stopped at the gate of the inner palace.

But Li Jingshu changed into the same maid outfit as Xiaoman and accompanied her.

Shen Tuchan followed the nanny into the Queen's palace. She came here with Princess Tai'an last time, so she was familiar with the way.

After finishing the salute, the queen said: "Be flat, give me a seat."

Shen Tuchan raised her head, there was another person in the hall besides the queen, about forty years old, with an oval face, crescent moon eyebrows, wearing a bun with a peony on each side, wearing pearl earrings, rich and graceful, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes.

Shen Tuchan knew her identity well, but at this moment she just sat down quietly without saying a word.

The queen smiled and said: "You have not been in Dongdu for a long time, so you must have never seen it before. This is Mrs. Cheng Guogong."

Shen Tuchan stood up with a smile and saluted: "I have seen Madam."

But she didn't take a look at Mrs. Guo, she always lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes.

Mrs. Cheng Guogong smiled and said: "I heard that Jin's beauty moved the world a long time ago, but seeing her today, she really deserves her reputation."

Da Jin has always produced beauties, and this saying has been widely circulated in various countries.

Shen Tuchan said modestly: "Madam is absurd."

The queen exchanged glances with Mrs. Cheng Guogong, and the queen said softly, "Miss Shentu came all the way, how do you think Dongdu is better than Jingdu?"

This is testing her.

Shen Tuchan raised her face to look at the queen and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the capital is prosperous, the east is rich and noble, each has its own advantages, but the ministers and girls are from the Jin Dynasty, so they are somewhat biased towards their hometown."

The queen nodded with a smile, and Mrs. Cheng Guogong said with a smile: "I wonder what kind of books the noble ladies in the capital usually read?"

Shen Tuchan sneered in her heart, she was asking what books she read on weekdays.

Shen Tuchan looked at her with a smile: "My daughter grew up in Mobei with her father and never studied."

A look of astonishment flashed across Mrs. Cheng Guogong's face, as if she hadn't expected her to be illiterate at all.

The queen still smiled: "A woman who has no talent is a virtue."

Shen Tuchan smiled and did not speak.

Seeing her silence, Mrs. Cheng Guogong tentatively said: "I heard that Shentu and his wife are loyal, and you and your elder brother supported the family early on. It's really rare to not lose everyone's demeanor at such a young age."

Shen Tuchan answered her question this time, and said in a low voice: "Thank you Madam for your compliment, I am ashamed of being a stubborn daughter-in-law."

She avoided the sharpness in every sentence, and Mrs. Cheng Guogong felt her attitude to some extent, so she glanced at the queen lightly.

The queen restrained her smile and said, "You are in your prime, but what kind of family did you promise?"

Finally unable to hold back the question, Shen Tuchan smiled slightly: "Brother has already made a marriage contract verbally."

"Oh?" The queen seemed very interested, "Which family's son is so lucky?"

Shen Tuchan raised her eyes and smiled and said, "I have never crossed the Ming Road, so please forgive my sin."

Things that have not been settled are usually afraid of ruining the reputation, so they will not say it, but she looks relaxed and happy, and she is the person she likes at first sight.

The queen sighed and said, "At first, I wondered if there was a good man in Da Zhou who could keep you."

Mrs. Cheng Guogong stared at her face and examined it.

Shen Tuchan didn't care, she got up and saluted, "Your Majesty looks at it with high regard, she really shames my servant."

After saying a few more innocuous words, the queen waved her away.

When she left, the queen looked at Mrs. Cheng Guo and said: "It's hard for people not to want to."

Mrs. Cheng Guogong hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, maybe you are young and have never seen the wealth and honor of the Duke's Mansion?"

This is too contemptuous of people, the queen please coughed and said: "It is said that she is the guest of the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhenbeihou's mansion is also a century-old wealthy family."

Mrs. Cheng Guogong is still pondering: "The Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion has been in decline since she started, and it's normal if you think about it. If you don't mention the family status, maybe you can just get along with each other?"

The queen laughed a little, and teased: "You have always been an eye above the top, picking and choosing among the noble daughters in the Eastern Capital, even when His Majesty wanted to betroth that little bastard in Prince Rui's Mansion to your family, you were all turned into a duke." I was put off by it, why? Have you taken a fancy to this illiterate beauty?"

Her words were obviously teasing Mrs. Cheng, but Mrs. Cheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are joking, Princess Zhenyang has such a temper, how can my Yan'er suppress it? Although Miss Shentu lost her mother and mother when she was young Hu, but she has a beautiful appearance, and she behaves well. The eastern capital is thousands of miles away from the capital city. She is beautiful and can handle it. The empress also said just now that a woman is virtuous if she has no talent. I don’t think she is romantic, even though she grew up in a barbarian land. , but the main thing is that Yan’er likes it, and at worst, the child will be taught by the minister’s wife and the Duke.”

The queen wanted to interrupt her several times, but she couldn't say anything, and finally waited until she finished speaking in one breath, and said with a blank face: "Shen Tuchan declined."

Mrs. Cheng's face froze, she was silent for a while and said: "This minister's wife went back to persuade Yan'er."

It's just that she doesn't think so in her heart, which woman doesn't shyly refuse when she asks about marriage, and if she is really married, she still respects each other as a guest and raises her eyebrows.

(End of this chapter)