The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 115 Beauty (1)
The gate of the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion is deep, and the shadow wall in front of the gate casts a long silhouette in the setting sun. Xu Si'an sent Zhao Jing to the gate, turned to look at her and said, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, I will send someone to pick you up."

There was a hint of indisputability in his tone, which was probably a habit developed by giving orders all the year round. Zhao Jing lowered her head, and her eyes stayed on Xu Si'an's pair of dark blue auspicious cloud pattern boots, and her mind vaguely flashed It seemed that he had seen such a pair of boots before.

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Zhao Jing blessed her body, stepped back a few steps, and followed the doorman out of the corner gate.It was still dark outside, a woman stepped forward to help Zhao Jing into the carriage, Xu Si'an stood at the door and watched, watching her exquisite and graceful figure enter the curtain of the carriage.

Zhao Jing got into the carriage and took a deep breath. She really didn't want to cry in front of Xu Si'an, but when she thought about what happened that day, she couldn't seem to control herself.Zhao Jing pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and leaned on the carriage to think about things slowly.

She has traveled through the past ten years, but she still believes that she is a modern person, but she has forgotten how men are superior to women in this society. She thought that she would be free after leaving the palace, but as a commoner, the so-called freedom is also But it depends on the mood of those in power.After losing the sanctuary of the palace, Zhao Jing also began to find it difficult to move forward.

Fortunately, now that she can live in the Hou's Mansion, Zhao Jing sighed. When Xu Si'an said that, she was really moved.Regardless of whether that sentence is true or not, with this heart, Zhao Jing also believed that he was an upright gentleman that night.

The carriages were driving in the market, and at the busiest time in the evening, there were more people on the road.Zhao Jing rolled up the curtain and took a look, and saw Da Niu and Er Hu squatting in front of the sugar seller's booth, watching the boss make the sugar man with great interest.

Zhao Jing called the coachman to stop, got off the carriage, and walked over to greet the two children.The owner of the candy maker made a beauty, Zhao Da Niu liked it very much, Zhao Jing bought one for each of them, Da Niu chose a beauty, and Erhu chose a general.

The two children were scurrying up and down the alley happily, but Erhu couldn't catch up with the big girl, so he stomped his feet anxiously.The big girl looked back at Erhu from a distance, and said with a smile, "Erhu, you can't catch up with me!"

Erhu was angry, turned his head and said: "I won't chase you! Mine is the general, and your beauty is destined to be mine!"

After hearing this, Zhao Jing thought of herself and Xu Si'an for some reason, and her face became a little hot.She knows that her appearance is not bad, but no matter how delicate and beautiful flowers are, they can't stand the wash of time. She is 25 now, so how can she compare with those fresh and delicate flowers?

Zhao Jing was a little annoyed that she had such thoughts. She had always been an independent person, so why would she want to rely on others now.She shook off the thoughts that should not have been in her mind, and shouted to the big girl with a smile: "Big girl, walk slowly, be careful of falling."

However, I was still a little slow, the big girl ran to the intersection, and just bumped into the person who turned out from the alley, and the little girl fell to the ground all of a sudden.

Zhao Jing was startled, and ran over in a hurry. When she got closer, she realized that the person opposite was Shen Congcai.

The big girl looked at the broken beauty on the ground and didn't dare to say anything. Zhao Jing helped her up, patted the dust off her body, and said, "Big girl, take my younger brother home first. I'll tell Mr. Shen A few words, I will buy a beauty to reward you later!" Zhao Jing had a premonition that Shen Cong came to find her specially.

After hearing this, the big girl nodded obediently, and suppressed the tears in her eyes. Zhao Jing watched the two children go back. Seeing them walking away, she suddenly remembered something, and shouted to them: "Don't let me go!" Tell your parents that Master Shen is here."

Shen Congcai stood aside and looked at Zhao Jing. She was still modest and polite, with a gentle smile, but in this smile, it seemed that the original sharpness and confidence were missing.

"Are you saying this on purpose, because you are afraid that your brother and sister-in-law will come out and beat me up if they find out?" Shen Congcai said lightly, and turned to look at Zhao Jing with a somewhat complicated expression.

"It turns out that Mr. Shen can also joke. I thought Mr. Shen would always be serious and business-like." Zhao Jing also joked. In fact, she didn't care at all about the divorce of the Shen family, so for Shen Congcai, She didn't have any big opinions, but as a woman who was divorced, Zhao Jing also wanted to hear Shen Congcai's reasons.

"I came today to ask Miss Zhao, are you... still willing to marry me?" Shen Congcai stopped and turned to look at Zhao Jing.When he saw Zhao Jing for the first time, he only knew that she was a popular court lady next to the Empress Dowager. It was only when he was ordered to deliver the bank notes for the second time that he gradually learned that Zhao Jing was probably the Prince Regent's favorite. woman.

(End of this chapter)