Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 30
The girl was wearing a blue dress, her appearance was delicate, but her figure was thin, she looked weak and weak, she kept her head down and did not speak.Presumably, this person is his eldest daughter, Shen Yuechen.

Having not seen her for several years, Shen Zhiyun still has no impression of this daughter, but seeing her delicate face now, and even her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to his own, he couldn't help being moved.

The old lady noticed his gaze, turned around and pulled Shen Yuechen to her, and said with a smile: "Stupid boy, what are you still doing? Greet your father quickly."

Shen Yuechen's face flushed slightly, she hurriedly stepped forward, and saluted Shen Zhiyun respectfully. "Greetings, my son, to my father."

Shen Zhiyun was slightly taken aback when he heard the word "Father", and said with a little more emotion in his tone: "Time flies, and you have grown into a big girl!"

When Shen Yuechen heard this, his thick eyelashes drooped slightly, covering the cold light in his eyes, and his lips curled up immediately, as if making a smile.

Shen Zhiyun was worried that her mother would be exhausted from the long journey, so she immediately ordered the convoy to escort them back home to rest.

Shen Zhiyun and the old lady rode in the same carriage, chatting about some trivial matters about their parents, while Shen Yuechen was in the same carriage with Madam Li, although her expression was normal, her heart was always beating and uneasy.

From the pier to Shen Zhiyun's mansion.It only takes half an hour by car.Shen Zhiyun's mansion is located in the west of Laizhou City. It is a four-entry house facing south and facing north.Because it is the place where the previous prefects of Laizhou lived, it looks a bit old.After Shen Zhiyun took office, the first thing he did was to renovate the old mansion, making it look a bit more like an official's house.

Sure enough, Mrs. Shen just stepped into the newly renovated mansion, and asked: "It cost a lot of money to renovate this mansion."

Shen Zhiyun knew that she was worried about him, so he hurriedly said: "Actually, it didn't cost much money. My son is now a fourth-rank official, and with human relations, he still needs to have the appearance he should have."

The old lady thought for a moment when she heard the words, and continued: "I don't understand the affairs of the officialdom, you can just make up your own mind."

Shen Zhiyun's annual salary is less than a hundred taels, and the cost of renovating the house is at least a thousand taels.There is no doubt that such a large sum of money must have come from Yao's wealthy natal family.

Shen Zhiyun helped the old lady to enter the gate, and he saw a group of female relatives standing side by side under the porch, all of them were dressed in red and green, their heads were full of emerald jewels, their temples were fragrant, and their noses smelled of fragrant powder.

The leading young woman is wearing a white silk jacket with a stand-up collar, a concubine-colored lotus-pattern clean face makeup and a slender figure with a fair and delicate face.She looked to be in her early thirties, of average appearance, not particularly beautiful, but she had a graceful bearing.

Seeing the old lady, Yao immediately came up to her with tears in her eyes, bowed her knees and saluted, "Daughter-in-law pays respects to the old lady."

The old lady frowned slightly when she saw her pear blossom and rainy face, and said, "It's all right, why are you crying? I'm not afraid of making the children laugh at me."

When Yao shi saluted, the girls behind her also saluted, and it was very lively for a while.

The old lady smiled slightly, making them all stand up with smiles all over their faces.

When Mrs. Shen saw her son and daughter-in-law, she was naturally more affectionate, she put Shen Yuechen aside for a while, and only focused on talking with them.

Shen Yuechen took the opportunity to quickly glance at the people in front of him, his eyes quickly swept across their faces, and then he lowered his eyes very quickly, not wanting to be noticed by anyone.

Yao shi wiped her face with a handkerchief, Hexi smiled, and turned to look at Shen Yuechen behind them.

Shen Yuechen's thoughts moved slightly, and he stepped forward to salute, his feet felt as heavy as a thousand catties, "Yuechen pays respects to mother." The shout of "mother" was really against her will, but Shen Yuechen knew that she had no choice at all at this time.

Yao shi looked at Shen Yuechen carefully, saw her palm-sized face, her eyes were as black as black jade, her appearance was very delicate, and she was quite similar to her husband Shen Zhiyun.

Yao shi helped her up, only held her cool hand in his palm, and said softly: "It's good to be here, it's good to be here. Master and I have been looking forward to your coming." Saying that, she While reaching out to hold the eldest wife's arm, while holding Shen Yuechen's little hand, he said with a smile: "Let's go into the room and talk." After saying that, he let the eldest wife and Shen Yuechen into the main courtyard.

Walking to the door of the main room, there were a few little maids in green clothes standing outside the door. While saluting and greeting, they raised the curtain to invite the masters to enter.

As soon as they entered the house, everyone started to formally greet each other. "Grandmother", "Father", "Mother", "Brother", "Second Sister", "Third Sister", "Fourth Sister" and "Fifth Sister" recognized each other in one go. It made Shen Yuechen feel a headache.

They are her relatives, but also strangers.

Shen Yuechan, the second daughter of the Shen family, was sitting next to her mother, Yao Shi, her face was like a full moon, her complexion was beautiful, she looked up at Shen Yuechen, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes, but she still stood up with a smile on her face and called out: "Eldest sister."

She has a sweet voice and is even more knowledgable. She directly shook Shen Yuechen's hand and praised: "Sister is so pretty."

Different from Shen Yuechen's situation, Shen Yuechan was raised by her parents like stars since she was a child. She has everything that Shen Yuechen doesn't have, so in terms of appearance and bearing alone, she may be more like the Shen family than Shen Yuechen. The eldest daughter.

Shen Yuechan looked at Shen Yuechen coldly, she felt that she was nothing more than that, how could she have the bearing of a daughter of an official family?

It is said that she grew up in a temple, and if she thinks about it, she has never seen the world.

At this moment, Yao shi's thoughts completely coincided with his own daughter's.

Comparing two by two, Shen Yuechan is many times better than Shen Yuechen.

But the so-called, the elder and younger are orderly, and the concubine and concubine are different.

No matter what, Shen Yuechen is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and, moreover, she may be considered as a daughter-in-law by the Zhu family, so she will naturally have to be treated with courtesy in the future.

Different from Yao Shi's careful scrutiny, Shen Zhiyun's eyes were free and did not touch Shen Yuechen in the end, maybe because he was not happy and had no feelings in his heart, so he still resisted, he was always unwilling to see her face, especially, That pair of eyebrows and eyes similar to his own.

Shen Yuechen sat at the head of the old lady, facing the second sister Shen Yuechan and the third sister Shen Yueying. Shen Yueying was also from the Yao family. She was only nine years old and described as young, but she could be seen as a standard beauty embryo.

During the dinner, Shen Yuechen held the teacup all the time, bowed his head in silence, and only occasionally raised his head to look at his grandmother.

The old lady knew that she was a bit of a stranger, so she didn't force her, she insisted on putting on a cheerful and pleasing appearance, but she still talked with Yao shi, turning her head to look at her from time to time, with a gentle expression.

After a while, when the little maid changed to tea again, the old lady said to Mrs. Yao: "That child, Yuechen, is not in good health. This is the first time he has come here by boat. I'm afraid his body will not be able to take it anymore. Or Let her rest early."

Shen Yuechen felt a little grateful when she heard the words, the old lady did not break her promise and was determined to help her out.

Yao shi is the best at observing words and expressions, seeing the interaction between their grandparents and grandchildren's eyes, he suddenly felt a little bit concerned.

Originally, she had heard from the uncle that the old lady also disliked Shen Yuechen, a granddaughter, so in order not to see her, she even exempted her from morning and evening appointments.But now, looking at it this way, during this period of time, the relationship between the grandfather and grandson has improved a lot.

Yao shi nodded and smiled and said, "Mother is still thoughtful. I heard that our eldest girl is happy, and my daughter-in-law has already ordered the green bamboo garden to be tidied up."

Hearing this, the old lady nodded with satisfaction, looked at Shen Yuechen and said, "Go and rest first, and come over to say hello during dinner."

Shen Yuechen felt relieved, his originally tense body slowly relaxed, stood up and bid farewell to everyone.

Immediately, Yao shi gave her daughter Shen Yuechan a wink, Shen Yuechan understood, and immediately led her younger sister Shen Yueying to follow.

After they left, Shen Zhiyun seemed to be relieved, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a half-sigh: "The child has grown so big in a short while, it really surprised me."

The old lady also took a sip of tea, and said in a calm tone: "It's not your fault, it's been 15 years."

Hearing this, Shen Zhiyun's face sank, and he said after a while: "I think that child doesn't like to talk very much, he is dull, but he is not likable at all, how could people from the Zhu family just fall in love with her?" .”

His tone was full of doubts, and he felt that the previous rumors were a bit too exaggerated.The matter of the Zhu family may not go as smoothly as previously thought.To be honest, if it wasn't for the Zhu family, he wouldn't even want to see the child, let alone take her over, and put her in front of him every day to be an eyesore.

After hearing this, the old lady pondered for a moment and said: "You don't need to worry about the Zhu family's affairs. The old lady Zhu has rewarded things and expressed her opinion. This marriage is probably close, but it will be sooner or later."

Qin's funeral has just been finished, no matter how anxious the Zhu family is, they can't marry the newcomer back at this time.

The old lady continued: "Zhiyun, whether it's fate or evil, that child is your daughter after all, the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Since you have taken over, you should get along well with her. Seriously speaking, that child Also a poor..."

Shen Zhiyun nodded slightly, and did not speak for a while.

For a moment, the room fell into silence.

Yao shi wisely didn't say anything, he just felt that this was not something he should interrupt.

After a while, Shen Zhiyun took a long breath and said, "My son knows. I will try my best to treat her well."

Hearing this, the old lady's originally peaceful expression gradually became serious, and she corrected him: "It's not trying, but you must treat her well. You are an official anyway, and you must not let outsiders see our Shen family's jokes again." .”

When Shen Zhiyun heard the words, a bit of shame suddenly appeared on his face, he stood up and bowed repeatedly, and said, "Mother taught me that it is the son who is confused and not thoughtful enough."

Seeing him saluting repeatedly, the old lady raised her hand, and Nanny Li hurriedly stepped forward to help Shen Zhiyun up, and said a few words of persuasion.

However, Shen Zhiyun refused to sit down and insisted on standing where she was. The old lady said with some distress, "Sit down. Ordinarily, these trivial matters in the house are not something you should worry about."

Yao shi's brows twitched slightly when she heard the words, thinking that the old lady must have said these words to herself, and she was complaining that her daughter-in-law can't manage the house and raise children.

Yao sneered secretly in his heart, the old lady really didn't work in vain at her age, it was really natural to do such a slap in the face.

Although she is a stepmother, she has never seen Shen Yuechen, the eldest daughter, since the day she entered the house. Even if she wants to take care of her after that, the uncle must be willing to nod and agree.At the beginning, it was obvious that they thought the child was an eyesore, so they threw it outside to raise after it was only three days old, and then waited for her to be a full-grown adult and could be of great use again, so they took her back eagerly, aching like a treasure .

Alright, at this point, all of your Shen family have become benevolent?Am I the only one who is a vicious stepmother?However, think about it, and do it.Yao shi got up slowly, knelt down in front of the old lady, bowed her head slightly and said, "It's all due to the unvirtuous daughter-in-law, who doesn't know how to take care of housework, mother, you have to worry about it."

(End of this chapter)