Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 225

Before Mrs. Shen got out of the car, she first looked up at the imposing plaque on the door of Zhu's house, then at the waiting boys and coachmen, then turned around and gave the accompanying maid Lianqiao a wink, smiling slightly Said: "Reward some money for them to eat cigarettes."

"Yes, old lady." Lian Qiao answered yes softly, then untied the pouch on her waist, took out some scattered silver from it, and threw it over.

Seeing this, everyone knelt on the ground to pick it up, and thanked in unison: "Thank you, old lady, thank you, grandma."

It's rare for Mrs. Shen to be so generous. She usually rewards people with a sling of money, but today she just gave away the money.

Shen Yuechen smiled secretly, thinking, grandma must be spending so much money to support her face.

Shen Yuechen then helped Mrs. Shen to walk into the courtyard, and as soon as she entered the courtyard gate, within two steps, the porter sent two small sedan chairs to chase after her.

Old Mrs. Shen looked at the small sedan chair, smiled and waved her hands and said, "I just took a walk all the way, let them all go back, let's just walk slowly."

The slower she walked, the longer the Zhu family had to wait, and they had to wait if they didn't want to.

Shen Yuechen walked slowly along the shady path with the old lady, very leisurely, Zhu Jintang followed behind them with his hands behind his back, also deliberately walking slowly, without the slightest hint of impatience.

After about two sticks of incense, they came to the upper room unhurriedly.

Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang, one on the left and one on the right, helped the old lady into the door, turned around the screen, and saw that everyone from the Zhu family had already arrived.

Mr. Zhu and the old lady sat at the main seat, Zhu Feng and Li Shi sat on the right, Zhu Jun and Chai Shi sat on the left, and behind him stood his son Zhu Jinlun, who was very handsome and personable.

When the old lady Zhu saw the guests coming in, she quickly said with a smile, "Oh, my dear, you are here, you are really a rare visitor."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Feng and Zhu Jun brought their wives to bow to the old lady and say hello.

Old Mrs. Shen was in a good mood when she saw that the Zhu family had arrived neatly. She glanced around slightly, and paid special attention to Mrs. Li. She was gorgeously dressed, well-made up, fair-skinned, with willow eyebrows and red lips. It looks quite handsome.

She immediately withdrew her gaze, looked at the old man Zhu and the old lady opposite and said with a smile: "It's been a long time, two old relatives, everything at home is fine."

The old lady Zhu said with a smile: "It's all good. I heard that your old man is back. The old man and I are thinking about choosing a good day to invite you to our house."

Shen Yuechen helped her grandmother into the seat slowly, only to hear her say with a smile: "I came here in a bit of a hurry today, I should have let the prophet know. But I thought about it, we are all in-laws, and being too formal with each other will make us seem estranged. Come with the kids."

Mrs. Zhu nodded again and again when she heard the words: "You are so right, we are all one family, why bother to stick to those small details, you came today just in time, the flowers in the garden are in full bloom, wait a moment, I invite you Go and drink tea and enjoy the scenery."

Between talking and laughing, the atmosphere in the room became joyful.

After everyone greeted each other a few words, Zhu Feng and Zhu Jun took advantage of the pretext of going out to do business, and left one by one, followed by Zhu Jintang and Zhu Jinlun brothers, and the last person to leave was Chai Shi, who was too heavy to sit. She couldn't sit still, she looked tired and flustered, the old lady nodded slightly when she saw her working hard, and signaled that she would go back to her room to rest.

Although Mr. Zhu was always there, he didn't say a word for a long time. The old lady frowned slightly when she saw him drowsy, and hurriedly asked the maids to support him to rest.

"My old man, he has been very sleepy lately, which makes you laugh."

Old Mrs. Shen wished that he would leave early so that she could speak more conveniently, so she said: "Weakness in spring, fatigue in autumn and nap in summer, sleep well is the only way to stay in good health. This is a good thing."

The old lady Zhu nodded, followed her words, and asked, "I see that your complexion is not bad. It seems that you have taken good care of yourself along the way."

Mrs. Shen smiled when she heard the words, "I didn't sleep well before, but after seeing Yuechen yesterday, I just fell asleep." After finishing speaking, she purposely glanced at Shen Yuechen affectionately, and sighed softly : "On the way back, I put all my thoughts on this child. If she doesn't eat well or sleep well, I'm afraid that she will make some mistakes... If I knew I was so worried, I should have come back with her in the first place." It is."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu nodded slightly, thinking to herself.

The old Mrs. Shen had just returned home, so she came to visit her in person. Such a big commotion was not just for visiting, it was as simple as that.Shen Yuechen stayed at her mother's house last night, so she must have complained to the old lady a lot, let's see what she has in mind.

"Old relative, you should also relax. The child Yuechen is recovering well now. There are people taking care of everything in front of her and behind her. Moreover, she has opened a new store by herself, and she is very busy."

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen's smile faded slightly, "This child, Yuechen, has not been a child who likes to make troubles since she was a child. She has a quiet temperament. Now she wants to learn how to do business, and she also wants to learn to do business." Learn a lot, just to please the elders."

Mrs. Zhu raised her eyebrows slightly, and said: "If that's the case, then there's no need. Everyone in our Zhu family likes her very much."

The old lady Shen said lightly: "Of course I know that you treat Yuechen well. It's just that Yuechen's body has just recovered, and you are so busy choosing concubines, it really makes people feel a little chilling."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little dull.

Li Shi frowned slightly, raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Yuechen, felt something in her heart, and thought to herself, so she came to ask her natal family to ask her for a crime.

Mrs. Zhu didn't change her expression, she just said: "Old relative, what you said is a bit too much. It is normal for this man to have three wives and four concubines. Jintang has been married for a while, and people around him come and go. Let’s go, it’s time to add a newcomer to the scene.”

lively?The old lady Shen frowned, and continued: "Concubinage is a concubine, but it's just chosen at this time, how can it not make people worry. After all, Yuechen almost died in the capital because of the Zhu family... ...Now that her body has not recovered, such troublesome things are the most taboo, if you really love her, you should think about her, and slowly bring up the matter of taking a concubine."

Mrs. Zhu felt a bit embarrassed when she saw her unforgiving words. Before she had time to speak, she heard Mrs. Li say: "My wife, we understand how you feel about your granddaughter. It is related to the prosperity of Zhu's family business, we really can't afford to wait."

Mrs. Zhu also immediately chimed in and said, "This concubine is a concubine, just to spread the branches and leaves for the Zhu family. Moreover, even if the concubine's room gave birth to a child, in the final analysis, it is Yuechen's child, and she will be called in the future." A "mother"."

When Mrs. Shen heard this, her face immediately darkened, and she said in a displeased tone: "So, the in-laws are planning to give us no face at all."

"Hey, old in-laws, how do you say that?" Seeing her unfriendly tone, Mrs. Zhu quickly persuaded her gently: "Everything is negotiable, so why are you getting angry?"

Old Mrs. Shen snorted softly: "You always talk about your children again and again, but you never mention why Yuechen can't give birth to children? There will be no outsiders here, let me say something What shouldn't be said, if we, Yuechen, hadn't blocked the catastrophe for Concubine Jing in the capital, how could Empress Qiansui sit in the harem unscathed, safe and sound, and be grateful for the grace of God." She said here , deliberately sighed heavily: "As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings. But now, our Yuechen has not even recuperated, and you are eager to find new people to come in and poke her heart. This is obvious. Isn’t it just bullying? Although our Shen family is not richer than the Zhu family, we are still officials and officials, and the word "decent" is the most important thing, how can we let you bully your children like this?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu felt very embarrassed.She didn't expect that Mrs. Shen would speak so sharply, making it hard to resist.

Mrs. Li couldn't bear to listen to it any longer, she felt angry, and hurriedly said: "Since Yuechen married into our Zhu family, as the eldest daughter-in-law, she should understand the righteousness, obey the elders, and take the interests of the elders into consideration. Put it in the most important position.”

"Understanding righteousness?" Mrs. Shen chuckled when she heard the words, "This child almost lost his life for the Zhu family, isn't he understanding righteousness enough?"

Hearing this, Li Shi felt even more annoyed, and was about to speak up to refute, but saw her mother-in-law looked up and glared at her, and swallowed what she wanted to say unwillingly.

Shen Yuechen sat on the side, lowering her head quietly, listening to their exchange of words, feeling very nervous, but on the surface, she couldn't see anything, her face was still pale and rosy, but her brows and eyes were a little wet, as if she would be at any time. Water will drip out everywhere.

The old lady Zhu calmed down a bit, and said with a faint smile: "Old relative, what exactly do you want us to do? Let's just make it clear."

Instead of arguing with each other sentence by sentence like this, it's better to have a showdown with each other and make it clear.

The old lady Shen pondered slightly: "Yuechen is the heart and soul of our Shen family. I am already buried up to my neck in the loess. I have nothing to ask for. I just hope that she can live a peaceful life without being wronged or wasting money. You don't need to be framed by those villains with ulterior motives. If your Zhu family insists on taking concubines and adding people at this juncture, it will be considered as completely giving up the hard-won fate between our two families. I have nothing to say , I just ask you to write a letter of divorce immediately, to give everyone a good time, and let me take the child back to her natal family to take care of her, so that she will not live here like walking on eggshells and worrying."

Shen Yuechen was shocked when he heard it, and almost thought that he had heard it wrong, and quickly raised his head to look at his grandmother with a puzzled expression.

She really couldn't believe that grandma would say such ruthless words without leaving a trace.

In the beginning, the Shen family put in so much effort and effort to let her marry into the Zhu family, how could they give up so easily now? It's really puzzling!
Old lady Shen's words not only surprised Shen Yuechen, but even old lady Zhu and Li were stunned on the spot, opened their mouths slightly, and couldn't say a word for a while.

Old Mrs. Shen had a firm expression on her face. Seeing their stunned looks, she knew it in her heart.

The Zhu family's desire to divorce their wife seems to be a matter of just a few words, but it is actually not easy.People's words are fearsome, and everyone in Beijing and outside the capital knows that the youngest mistress of the Zhu family, who is a wealthy family, has protected Concubine Jing from a catastrophe. If it wasn't for the lack of fame in the Zhu family, she should be ordering his wife in an upright manner now.Therefore, if the Zhu family really dared to divorce their wives, the first one who refused would be Concubine Jing in Beijing.What's more, those gossips outside will definitely be condemned, how the Zhu family broke their promises, crossed the river and demolished the bridge, just one sentence from one person can ruin the reputation of the Zhu family for thousands of years.

The officials have the same face, and the business has the same name.

Mrs. Shen didn't believe that the Zhu family didn't value the reputation. They divorced their virtuous wife in order to take concubines. They were discussed a lot, and they even poked their backs and scolded them.

Old lady Shen understood that the reason why Li Shi was so aggressive was to make Shen Yuechen retreat, give up his position, and leave Zhu's house.Now, I said this before her, let's see how the Zhu family will respond?

After Mrs. Zhu was silent for a while, the teacup in her hand fell unconsciously, and then hit the table with a bang, which surprised everyone.She has lived almost her entire life, and she has never seen any in-laws who would take the initiative to ask for a divorce letter.

Which song did she sing?What exactly does it mean?
At this time, Shen Yuechen was also hesitant, she didn't know that this was a sudden and cruel move by the old lady, she thought it was because she was too involved in the drama and was confused by anger, so she lost her mind and said such words for a while.

Mrs. Zhu was still a little confused, and said with suspicious eyes: "Old relative, are you serious?"

(End of this chapter)