Poor children

Chapter 78
一
The mansion of the Fourth Prince Hongshun was very lively on this day. It was not a New Year holiday. It was just that the old lady in the mansion was bored, so she invited a good troupe to come over and sing. The family members all posted a message, asking them not to have to go to the house to come and get together, watch the show and talk with the old lady, and have fun together for the whole day.

This is a banquet in the Fourth Prince's house. What an honor it is to be invited. Not to mention coming for the honor, even those who are not invited are eager to come and join in the fun because of their connections.
After noon, all the family members had lunch, and then arrived one after another in various carriages. Some adults and ladies from the prince's mansion were more shrewd, and they had already heard that the eldest young master from the fourth prince's mansion was back. Well, the eldest young master Cheng and his eldest son have been delaying their marriage outside, and they haven't gotten married yet. The old lady held a wedding party out of the blue and for no reason, and only invited the family members of each house to express their feelings. With the numbers in mind, Young Master Chenghe is the eldest son of the royal family. When Prince Hongshun is a hundred years old, Chenghe will be the only one to inherit the family.

Several princes and adults still have daughters who are waiting to be married. For this reason, they came to the palace to attend the party this time, and they all dressed up carefully, hoping to attract more and more attention in today's party. After just a few glances, there is no guarantee that a girl from my family will be able to marry into the prince's palace.
It's just that the mother of Miss Sheng Rongwen whom the old lady wants to meet is not a shrewd person. Shanda himself is a stubborn person who has not changed from ancient times. Madam Sheng is not the daughter of a noble family, she is still Shanda. They made a private decision when they were scholars in the countryside. After they met for a long time, they fell in love and naturally became husband and wife.

Mrs. Sheng's old father was the owner of the rice shop in the town, and he had such a daughter at a very young age, a girl from a small family, and Mrs. Sheng was weak by nature, so the owner of the rice shop only had such a daughter, so he thought Let her be more literate and be able to settle accounts, firstly, to help him, secondly, now that he is getting older, if one day he leaves, Mrs. Sheng will be able to take care of the rice So he invited the only scholar in the town, Mr. Sheng at that time, to be a teacher for his daughter, and the two of them fell in love with each other. Mr. Sheng was just a poor scholar at that time , her parents died early and she has no brothers or sisters. It is a little bit expensive to write letters for others. The meal is not the next meal. Now she is in love with the daughter of the owner of the rice shop. Naturally, she does not have to worry about starvation. The owner of Mipu saw that Shengda looked like a promising person, so he didn't dislike him for being poor, so he married his only daughter to him. In the second year, just in time for the emperor to open Enke to recruit talents, the owner of Mipu gave his son-in-law fifty silver coins to take the exam in Beijing, and he passed the No. , the emperor liked it in his heart, so he appointed the censor of the Inspectorate, and it is rare to stand out among many talents
If someone had become an official, there was a high probability that even if they did not divorce their wives and remarry, Gong would probably have a few more concubines, but Shanda was different. Firstly, he was stubborn, and secondly, he was very emotional. He and his wife It is also a marriage between two people who are happy with each other. Naturally, their feelings are different from those of others, so there is only one wife in this life. Shengren and his wife are very filial, and his wife is now taken to the capital by him to live in his mansion. Year
Sheng Rongwen, the eldest daughter of Shanda people, is sixteen years old. Although she is not as handsome as other girls, she has good features, is gentle and pleasant, and is gentle, courteous, thrifty, filial and kind-hearted. Sheng Rongwen also has a younger brother. In the twelfth year of the year, his name is Sheng Simin. This name reflects Shanda's heart for his family, country and the world, and his love and concern for the people. His only wish is that people in the world will no longer be hungry and miserable.

Such a family, how could they have the scheming to see through the old lady's thoughts? Madam Sheng was also frugal, and Sheng Rongwen was as frugal as her mother. She was dressed in plain clothes and wore only a pair of pearl earrings on her ears. , not like other girls who are gorgeously dressed and have complicated accessories.

two

At dusk, the sky gradually darkened. Lanterns were lit everywhere in the palace, and the stage was brightly lit. All the female family members were sitting around the table chatting, waiting for the play to begin.

"His seventh aunt, is the girl you mentioned here?" the old lady asked the seventh old princess.
"Come here, come here, you just came here to say hello to me outside. Look at some of the young ladies from the grown-ups today. They are dressed like dyed parrots, so fancy. Only that girl is quiet and simple. It makes people feel warm when they see it," the Seventh Old Princess said.
"Where is she sitting now?"

"Fourth Sister-in-Law, it's going to be dark today, even if I point it out to you, you may not be able to see it clearly, why don't I ask someone to call her back?"

"No, no, don't ask her to come here. I'll go back to the house and change my clothes. You can find someone to take her to the back garden. I'll try her." The old lady said
"Yes, yes, I obey!" the seventh princess laughed.

"If the gong starts in a while, you can make it up for me first. Just pick what you like, and don't tell others where I went."

Seeing that the old lady had left, the seventh old concubine asked someone to find Sheng Rongwen.

"Good girl, you're here." The seventh old lady helped Sheng Rongwen, who was giving a gift, and pulled her to sit down on the chair next to her.
"It's just a small thing to ask you to come here. I wonder if you are willing to help me?"

"Old Princess, just give her orders, Rong Wen is obligated." Sheng Rong Wen arrived.

"I have a beloved handkerchief, which seems to have fallen in the garden in the backyard. I wanted to ask the girl to look for it, but my girl has gone back to the house to fetch things for me. I can't believe it, good girl, you have good eyes and a careful heart, I can trust you, so I just want to ask you to work hard." The seventh old concubine is good at making up nonsense

"Please don't worry, old princess, Rong Wen will go find it now"

"But I'm going to delay your viewing of the show." The Seventh Princess apologized with all her face.
"Don't worry, it's nothing. You can just watch the show here with peace of mind. I'll be back soon." After Sheng Rong said this, she got up and went to the garden behind.
three

It was getting darker and darker. Although lights were lit everywhere in the mansion, it was still too unfamiliar to a person who had come here for the first time. Sheng Rongwen didn't see anyone who could ask for directions along the way. He walked into the second lady's north courtyard in a mess.

I saw a young man practicing his sword next to a big tree in the courtyard. Under the light, the young man's strong figure wrapped in blue-gray clothes was reflected. He was slender, neither fat nor thin, and his face was vaguely... Only the scholarly spirit of Mr. Vincent
I saw the cold light shining in the sword he held in his hand. The sword with him actually lost its frightening aura and only looked so elegant and light. His sword moves were not as heavy as others when he was moving around. It was like a dance. Sometimes he thrust forward and sometimes jumped. Sheng Rongwen was completely attracted by this scene and did not notice anyone walking towards her.
(End of this chapter)