Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 136: A Mix of Sorrows and Joys (2)

Because of the delay in the second day of junior high school, Shen Yuechen did not go back to her mother's house on time to pay New Year's greetings, so she had to wait until the morning of the third day of the first lunar month before returning to Shen's house with a bunch of gifts, big and small, to greet the old lady.

Zhu Jintang didn't have time to spare, so Shen Yuechen came back with Chunming Cuixin and Wu Ma and sat down for a while, trying to get back before dark.

Shen Zhiyun was still in Beijing, and Yao Shi and his daughters also went with him. Only the second and the first room were in the house.

Seeing that she was back, Mrs. Shen naturally had a lot to say, but before she spoke, she still had to ask Dr. Lu to come and take her pulse and take a closer look.

Doctor Lu was still the same, and his rhetoric did not change. Mrs. Shen was obviously much more relieved than last time, and said: "This kind of thing can't be rushed, just wait."

She was sitting on a chair, holding a teacup in her hand, looking at Shen Yuechen, and muttering slightly: "You guys have had a hard time this year."

It is not easy to be a relative of the royal family.

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "I'm busy, but I don't know what to do when I'm busy. Everyone is talking and laughing, and it's all the same polite words."

This kind of entertainment scene is nothing more than noble women from various households gathering together, chatting and laughing, talking nonsense, superficially complimenting each other, but in fact secretly comparing each other, endless...Shen Yuechen sat there, Although there is a smile on the face, but the left ear is listening to the right ear, and the heart has already flown elsewhere.

Mrs. Shen smiled faintly when she heard the words, and said to her pretending to blame: "You child, since there are so many things to do, you should take a good rest, why are you still running all the way to me? What can I do?"

"This is the rule. If the granddaughter wants to come back to see grandma, she also sneaks away and comes back to see the doctor."

Old Mrs. Shen said: "It's hard for you. If you are not healthy, you can't see a doctor for treatment."

Shen Yuechen said lightly: "I'm a chronic disease, it's the same whether you look at it more or less."

Old Mrs. Shen sighed and said nothing.

Shen Yuechen personally peeled a tangerine and handed it to her, and when she saw the slight melancholy on her brows, she said gently: "Grandmother, don't worry about me, I heard that my father went to the capital and has not returned, but What difficulties have you encountered? Recently, the palace is not peaceful, several princes have been punished one after another, even though father is a magistrate, he should properly avoid suspicion..."

Old Mrs. Shen shook her head slightly and said, "It's useless for us women to know about official matters. Your father has his own plans, so you don't have to worry about him. The most important thing is to take good care of your body."

At this point, the old lady ordered someone to bring up the supplements that had been prepared in advance. "These are New Year's gifts from others, you can take them back and eat them. I know that the Zhu family can get whatever they want, but you still have elders above you, so the best thing is to let them come. I am a It’s useless to make up for people who are old, and these good things have been wasted for nothing, so let’s leave them to you.”

Shen Yuechen looked at those nourishing things, bowed gracefully and said: "Grandmother has heart, grandson is grateful."

Old lady Shen raised her hand and said, "Get up quickly, I have some good news to tell you."

Shen Yuechen raised her eyebrows slightly: "What good news?"

Old lady Shen said with a smile: "Your two younger sisters, Yuechang and Yuexiu, just got married earlier, and they will get married after the new year."

"Oh? Really? It's really gratifying." Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "I wonder who the two younger sisters have decided on?"

The old lady Shen said proudly: "Yue'e chose a family surnamed Li in Dengzhou. His ancestors were in the tea business and his family was well-off. Yuexie chose the Sun's family in Dezhou City. I think you have heard of it. The big owner of the banquet building is married to their youngest son."

After Shen Yuechen heard this, she was slightly taken aback. Looking at Xiao Shi's confident posture, she thought her daughter would not be married to a non-official family, but she did not expect that in the end, all the merchants were selected, which surprised her.

"It's so good... It seems that I have to hurry up and prepare gifts for my sisters."

Old Mrs. Shen said: "The heart is the most important thing, don't spend too much money, they will definitely like what you give."

Shen Yuechen agreed, and talked with the old lady for a while, then got up to leave.

Old Mrs. Shen didn't want to keep her any longer, and asked someone to send her out of the house herself.

Looking back, she couldn't help secretly praising the New Year gift she brought back, it was gold and jade, and it cost a lot of money.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Shen Yuechen couldn't help telling the driver to speed up the journey.She was in a hurry, but she still missed dinner.Fortunately, the old man and the old lady didn't care about it, and only asked the kitchen to leave a soup and snacks for her.

Shen Yuechen happened to go over to say hello, and saw Yang's mother brought someone over first, bringing over the warm soup and vegetables.

"Grandma has worked hard all the way. The old lady told you to have some food first to relieve fatigue, and then go talk later."

Shen Yuechen hurriedly agreed with a smile, intending to keep Mama Yang for a cup of tea, seeing that she was in a hurry to go back and answer, so she had no choice but to reward her with money and let her go.

As soon as Mama Yang left the courtyard, Mama Wu came in with soup and medicine.

Doctor Lu added an extra procedure to her prescription, asking her to drink a bowl of decoction in the morning and evening, and only after eating the decoction can she eat, so as to better improve her physique.

Shen Yuechen took the medicine bowl, took a sip, and then heard the report from outside: "Master is back."

Shen Yuechen shook his hand holding the spoon, and before he had time to think about it, he saw Zhu Jintang come in.

As soon as Zhu Jintang entered the room, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Shen Yuechen pretended to be innocent and smiled, stood up to greet him and said, "Master is back, didn't you say you would come back later today?"

Zhu Jintang took off his cloak, looked at her and the medicine bowl she put down, and said, "Oh, because I just found out about an important matter, I came here early." hand, and asked with a concerned tone: "It's all right, what medicine are you taking? Are you sick?"

Shen Yuechen shook her head hurriedly: "I'm fine, these are just tonics to nourish the body, for women."

Her tone was the same as usual, and she explained a sentence lightly.But Zhu Jintang couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and suddenly remembered that Qin Hongjuan used tonics as a meal every day in order to get pregnant, which made the whole room smell of medicines, and finally broke her body.

"Although supplements are good, don't take them indiscriminately. If you feel unwell, please invite a proper doctor to come in and have a look. Don't rush to eat indiscriminately, or you will damage your body."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, sir, the concubine's food is prepared according to the doctor's prescription, and I won't eat indiscriminately."

Although she was smiling, her heart was beating secretly.Fortunately, Zhu Jintang just reminded her kindly and didn't say much.

Shen Yuechen turned sideways slightly, drank the medicine in the bowl, and handed the medicine bowl to Chun Ming, asking her to take it away quickly.

Shen Yuechen suddenly remembered what he said just now, and asked again: "The uncle just said that there is an important matter, I don't know what it is?"

Zhu Jintang warmed his hands, sat down to drink tea, and told her directly: "To put it simply, it's about doing business with Westerners."

On the other side of the court, a message was just issued, ordering to revoke the sea ban that lasted for more than two years and resume overseas transactions.

When Zhu Jintang mentioned this matter, he couldn't help but get a little excited. Every time he does business with Westerners, he can gain something. Westerners have quick and open minds and can always invent many novel things. Moreover, they are very smart.

Hearing this, Shen Yuechen pondered for a while and said, "It's still the middle of winter, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to go to sea."

Zhu Jintang nodded and said, "I definitely can't go now, but once it's spring, it will be smooth sailing. I met with the prefect today, and he said that the imperial court has relaxed the rules for overseas trade, and it will be more convenient to go to sea in the future."

Seeing his hopeful expression, Shen Yuechen deliberately asked: "Those Westerners look weird, why is the uncle willing to deal with them?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jintang felt that she was thinking of a little girl, and said: "Don't underestimate those Westerners. Although their bodies are clumsy and not as dexterous as ours, they have quick brains and strange ideas."

Shen Yuechen naturally agrees with these words in her heart, but she can't express too much. She just picked up the pocket watch that the old man gave her before, opened it, and said: "Well, what you said is really reasonable, it's rare that they can design such an exquisite watch. Come play."

Zhu Jintang said: "This is nothing. When I go to sea next time, I promise to bring you more and more novel things."

Shen Yuechen lowered his head and smiled, thinking silently in his heart, no matter what novelties you can bring back, I have seen them all.Everything else is fine, as long as you don't bring back a foreigner with blonde hair and blue eyes.

As soon as the matter of going to sea was mentioned, Zhu Jintang couldn't sit still, as if wishing he could leave immediately.

Shen Yuechen couldn't help persuading: "Although the uncle has a good idea, it is dangerous to go to sea. The old man and the old lady will definitely not agree to let you go."

Zhu Jintang shook his head when he heard the words: "No, this is not the first time for me, I have been there twice with merchant ships before."

Shen Yuechen was slightly startled, a little unexpected, and asked: "How long has the uncle been there?"

Zhu Jintang thought for a while and said, "The first time was one month, and the second time was four months."

Shen Yuechen was even more surprised when he heard it.Everyone knows that going out to sea is so dangerous, so how come the Zhu family is really willing to let him go out without fear of any accidents... Shen Yuechen felt faintly uneasy in his heart, and said: "It's better to discuss this matter in the long run. The uncle is the backbone of the family. So you can just walk away."

In case, he really left for three or four months, how could his family be willing, and how could he be willing in his heart... At the same time, in the imperial palace of the capital, everyone had already taken off their filial piety and put on new clothes. Forgot the pain of the late emperor's funeral, and turned to the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

Once Ruan Linluo became a concubine, it was beyond everyone's expectations. This favor came suddenly and fiercely.

Sometimes, the favor from above is too great, and it is not easy for the people below to receive it.If the connection is not good, it will not only ruin the face of the royal family, but also hurt yourself.

After Ruan Linluo was made a concubine, Ruan Zhengshan still claimed to be sick at home, Ruan Dongsheng took the place of his father to deal with it, and Ruan Xiping was eager for his daughter, but he couldn't meet each other, so he could only use the excuse of inspecting the border to ask the emperor himself to inspect On the northwest border, clean up the remnants of foreign tribes.

(End of this chapter)