Xie Shizi's shameless daily life

Xie Jin and his friends took a shortcut for the rest of the journey and did not come across any place to stay along the way.

Ever since Zhao Shu experienced the embarrassing scene by the river, she never got off the carriage again except to relieve herself.

This journey lasted for about ten days, and finally everyone arrived at their destination when they were exhausted.

Zhang Lanyin's maternal family is a well-known wealthy businessmen in the Jiangnan area. The current person in charge of the Zhang family is Zhang Lanyin's eldest brother Zhang Xuanyu. He is very shrewd in business and has never lost money in almost any industry he has invested in.

Zhang Lanyin's second brother Zhang Xuanjin may seem easy to get along with, but he is actually a smiling tiger. When you let down your guard, he can cook your meat, remove your bones, and finally pick your teeth and tell you with a smile: the meat is old. He looks like a victim, making you think it is really your fault.

The Zhang family ran silk, tea, pawnshops, money houses, etc. Although they did not dominate all businesses, they owned at least seven or eight of them. What's more, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family married the Marquis Xuanping in the capital, which was already a huge honor.

All the prominent figures in Jiangnan are immersed in the business world. They are shrewd and would never make enemies with the Zhang family and ruin their own path to wealth. They are usually polite and respectful in their business dealings and private interactions with the Zhang family.

However, the Zhang family had received a letter two days ago, saying that the two girls would return today, but it was not certain when they would arrive, so Old Lady Jin ordered people to wait outside the house early, and invite them back as soon as they arrived.

Two maids and two servants were waiting respectfully outside the house. One of the servants spotted the carriage and whispered something to the man beside him, and then the four of them went forward together to greet it.

Xie Jin got off the horse first, and the four of them bowed their heads and respectfully said, "His Highness, Jin is safe."

Xie Jin handed over the reins in his hand, and the servant immediately bent down and took it.

Zhao Shu in the carriage looked puzzled and wondered how they knew he was Master Xie?
They remembered that except for coming here once or twice when she was a child, Xie Jin had no contact with the Zhang family after she grew up. What's more, they met Xie Jin on the way, and Xie Jin was not mentioned in the original letter. But judging from their attitude, it seemed as if they knew in advance that Xie Jin would come.

Zhao Xueying, who was in another carriage, got off gracefully, and the maids and servants outside the carriage greeted her in unison.

Zhao Shu, who was in the carriage, heard the voice, came to her senses, restrained her expression, and got off the carriage.

Xie Jin stood in the distance and looked at her. He saw that she had a slender waist and a fair face, and she got off the carriage with a smile on her face.

The maids and servants greeted her one after another, and Zhao Shu nodded with a smile.

One of the maids made a welcoming gesture and said, "Prince, Second Miss, and First Miss, please come this way."

Zhao Shu paused and glanced at Xie Jin who was standing beside her. He also wanted to go to Zhang's house with us?

Xie Jin seemed to know what Zhao Shu was thinking. He turned around with a smile in his eyes. "Two days ago, I wrote a letter to Old Lady Jin. I told her that we would arrive at Zhang's house today. When Old Lady Jin learned that I had also come to Jiangnan, she ordered the servants to clean up the yard and let me live in Zhang's house during my stay in Jiangnan. You know, it's the elders' wishes, so I couldn't refuse them, so I had to agree."

Zhao Shu was stunned for a second, then a faint smile appeared on her face: "Prince, you don't have to explain to me." As if what Xie Jin said was not what she was confused about.

Xie Jin stared at her for two seconds and smiled: "That's true." After that, he stopped looking at her and turned away.

The three of them followed the servant to the main courtyard. Zhao Shu looked over and saw two girls of about fifteen or sixteen years old sitting on the left and right of Old Lady Jin. The older one had an oval face, phoenix eyes, a slightly large nose, and her lips were always raised with a faint smile. When people saw her, they couldn't help but say: What a dignified lady.

The younger one had a pair of big round eyes, a straight nose, a round face, and small lips. She acted coquettishly to Old Lady Jin and said something. Old Lady Jin tapped her forehead lovingly, just smiled and shook her head. The girl suddenly pouted, as if she didn't get her favorite toy. She looked at the others, and they were all looking at the girl with smiles on their faces.

Seeing Zhao Shu and the others coming, the servant announced it at the door.

Hearing this, Old Lady Jin looked towards the door and saw her two granddaughters standing there gracefully. She was extremely happy and waved to them, "Shu'er, Xueying, come over here quickly, let me take a good look at you."

Zhao Shu concealed her joy and walked towards Old Lady Jin with Zhao Xueying beside her.

Everyone looked at the girl who was slowly walking towards the old lady. Although they hadn't seen them for two years, they could still vaguely tell who was Zhao Shu and who was Zhao Xueying from their looks.

The girl with a slender figure, beautiful features, and a cautious but not petty-minded step should be Zhao Shu.

The person next to her looks somewhat like the girl, but her appearance is inferior to hers. The one with a proud face should be Zhao Xueying.

The two girls politely greeted Old Lady Jin: "Shu'er, Xueying greets Grandma."

As the two girls introduced themselves, everyone realized that they had not guessed wrong about the identities of the two girls.

Old lady Jin happily pulled them over, and Zhao Xueying fell into Old lady Jin's arms, pushing Zhang Yiran away from the old lady.

Zhang Yiran was originally lying in the old lady's arms, but one of the two girls who had just arrived at the Zhang residence forcibly pushed her away from her grandmother.

Seeing the arrogant look on the girl's face, Zhang Yiran felt very unhappy. Everyone in this family coaxed her and loved her, but no one dared to treat her like this.

Zhang Yiran tried to hold back for a moment, but couldn't hold it back. Just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw her mother shaking her head slightly and winking at her. Zhang Yiran wanted to just throw a tantrum, but when she thought of her own mother, she bit her lip unwillingly and held back.

Zhao Shu did not snuggle gently and warmly in her grandmother's arms like Zhao Xueying did, but stood beside the old lady a little stiffly. In fact, she also missed her grandmother, but she had become accustomed to suppressing her emotions.

Old Mrs. Jin was intimate with Zhao Xueying for a while, then looked at Zhao Shu, and seeing her standing beside her obediently, she felt pity for her and pulled Zhao Shu to sit beside her. Seeing that Zhao Shu was still sitting obediently, Old Mrs. Jin sighed in her heart, her face became more kind, and she raised her right hand to hug Zhao Shu in her arms.

Zhao Shu smelled the strong Buddhist incense and her body stiffened a little. After she got used to this intimacy, her body softened.

Li Ruomei, the mistress of the Zhang family's main house, looked at the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren who were talking to each other, then looked at Xie Jin who was standing beside them, frowned invisibly, and gently reminded Old Lady Jin: "Mother dotes on the two girls so much, we, the outsiders, can't help but feel jealous."

After what happened to the eldest daughter-in-law, Old Lady Jin finally came to her senses. Yes, the prince of the Xianguo Mansion in the capital had also come.

Old Lady Jin smiled and stood up, came to Xie Jin and greeted him, "I am so glad that the prince is here."

Although the Zhang family was a prominent family in Jiangnan, their legitimate daughter had married well, and she was also a cousin of this woman's grandmother, she still had to abide by the rules. After all, her status and position were there.

Seeing how respectful Mrs. Jin was, everyone followed her and paid their respects to Xie Jin.

Xie Jin slightly turned aside and did not accept the old lady's greetings. She placed her hands on the old lady Jin's arms and said in a gentle tone, "Madam, there is no need to do this. According to the seniority, I have to call you grandma."

Seeing Xie Jin's actions, the old lady's mind changed slightly. She stood up as she was told and led Xie Jin to the seat of honor.

Zhang Yiran looked curiously at this man who even greeted his grandmother. His face was as white as jade and his lips were as red as cinnabar. He was such a gentleman.

As Zhang Yiran watched, her cheeks slowly turned red.

A light cough brought Zhang Yiran back to her senses. She tilted her head to look at her mother who was looking at her expressionlessly. A feeling of shame suddenly emerged from the soles of her feet. She didn't dare to look at Xie Jin anymore and just lowered her head.

Old Mrs. Jin pointed at the grandchildren below and introduced them to Xie Jin.

Xie Jin nodded at them indifferently.

"In addition, the third room has an older son and a third daughter." As if she remembered something annoying, the old lady frowned unhappily, then waved her hand, "Let's not talk about those two evildoers."

The round, fair-faced lady below froze when she heard this. She turned around and glared fiercely at the woman in a rose-red dress standing behind her.

After this was over, everyone started talking about Xie Jin, Zhao Shu, and Zhao Xueying, and the atmosphere at the table was peaceful.

After everyone had met and eaten, Zhao Shu was led by her maid to the courtyard prepared for her by the Zhang family.

The room is spotless, and although not all the items in the room are valuable, they are arranged very elegantly. It can be seen that the room was tidied with great care.

The smile on Ah Ling's face has never stopped since she entered the room.

He happily put the bag away and served tea to his girl.

After Zhao Shu returned to the courtyard, she felt completely relaxed. Although she was happy to be with her grandmother, she was still a little uncomfortable with the whole family chatting and eating together.

Turning to Xie Jin, Xie Jin looked around the house. It seemed that the owner was afraid of neglecting the people living here, so all the things were extremely luxurious.

In fact, Xie Jin had no requirements for these. When he was in the military camp, he sometimes had to stay overnight by the manure due to the war situation, and it was already very good that he could live in Zhang's house as he wished.

(End of this chapter)