Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 31 Sisters
Seeing her kneeling down suddenly, the old lady hurriedly said: "Oh, Yanping, what are you doing? Get up quickly." After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand to help Yao Shi, and let her stand in front of her , said gently: "I didn't say these words to make you uncomfortable, don't worry too much."

Yao shi stood up cautiously, and nodded her head pretending to be docile, but her heart was like a mirror, the old lady was deliberately reminding herself, don't treat Shen Yuechen harshly in the future.

Shen Zhiyun was listening, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Yao always treated the old lady respectfully, but he was not willing to be wronged for no reason, so he calmed down and said: "In the past, the daughter-in-law wanted to do something for the child, but she couldn't do it. Now, how about it?" Easy to pick her up, I will definitely treat her like my own daughter, and give him the best for food and clothing. When she gets married in the future, I will also buy her the most decent dowry. It will make her feel wronged again."

Thanks to the old lady's blessing, Shen Yuechen managed to get away from the main room, so he didn't have to face Shen Zhiyun and his wife for the time being.Unexpectedly, the sisters Shen Yuechan and Shen Yueying accompanied her all the way to the Green Bamboo Garden.

"Since the eldest sister has come to the garden, it is natural to walk around and have a good look at it."

"Alright, then there will be sister Lao."

Although it is very inconvenient, Shen Yuechen is inconvenient to say clearly, after all, he is the guest here, not the host.As the saying goes, the guest does what the owner does.Regarding the status of her own body in the Shen family, Shen Yuechen had long given up any expectations in her heart.

The three sisters were walking together, Shen Yuechan took Shen Yuechen to the Green Bamboo Garden, introduced the surrounding scenery to her from time to time, and took her to enjoy a few flower scenes by the way.

Compared with the Shen family's old house, the Shen's mansion is much more spacious and luxurious, and it can vaguely show the style of a eunuch's house, reserved and unassuming.

Shen Yuechen was indifferent to the beautiful scenery, but was puzzled by Shen Yuechan who had been observing her expression.Although she had been talking to herself with a smile, that smile seemed insincere, instead it seemed a bit sarcastic and showing off.

Shen Yuechen could understand her pride in being superior to herself, so she simply let her look at her, pretending not to see it, looking at the delicate and beautiful flowers and plants in the garden, and praised a few words generously.

Shen Yuechan then said: "The flowers in the garden are our sisters' favorite, and my father specially invited a gardener to plant them. I like peonies the most, Yueying likes crabapple the most, Yuexiu likes jasmine the most, what about elder sister?" ? What flower does elder sister like best?"

Shen Yuechen heard the words, smiled lightly and said: "I like it very much."

She has never had any feelings for flowers and plants, no matter in her past life or this life.Although a hundred flowers are beautiful, they will wither one day after they bloom, and the beauty of a moment cannot be retained.

Shen Yuechan saw that her answer was a bit perfunctory, raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, and asked: "Earlier, I heard that my elder sister went to Zhu's house to attend the flower appreciation feast and saw the rare green peonies. I am really envious. .”

Mentioning the Zhu family again, Shen Yuechen couldn't help but feel his heart twitch. Now, the word "Zhu family" seems to be a label attached to himself, and it won't be mentioned all the time.

Seeing that she didn't answer immediately, Shen Yuechan glanced at her, and said meaningfully: "Eldest sister is someone who has seen the world, of course she is different from us, how can she take such vulgar things? ?” Her tone was mixed with a touch of sourness, causing Shen Yueying and the maidservants to cover their mouths and laugh.

Then, she raised her face slightly, pretending to be innocent and asked: "Eldest sister, when you marry into the Zhu family in the future, can you let the younger sisters follow suit and open your eyes?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Yuechen in unison, their expressions were either curious or teasing.

Shen Yuechen clenched his hands slowly, his face was reddish, he looked at Shen Yuechan with reproach, and said in a stronger tone: "Sister, stop teasing me, it's not easy to say such nonsense."

Shen Yuechan saw her eyes move slightly, she just smiled and said: "Sister is just asking casually, why is elder sister blushing with embarrassment." After speaking, she pulled her sleeves and acted coquettishly: "Elder sister, you and Let's talk about it. What does Zhu's green peony look like?"

Shen Yueying heard the words, and also echoed: "Yes, elder sister, tell us, I am also curious."

Shen Yuechen felt bored from the bottom of his heart for their persistent questioning, so he replied vaguely: "But it looks similar to ordinary chrysanthemums, but the color is as green as jade."

In fact, that day at Zhu's house, she was not in the mood to enjoy the flowers at all, and she was all thinking about other places, and she couldn't remember anything clearly.

Shen Yuechan pouted a little unhappy. "Elder Sister, I'm so stingy. If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Why are you perfunctory me like this?" After speaking, she let go of her hand, looking a little angry.

Shen Yuechen smiled, "My good sister, don't be angry. I will definitely take you to see Green Peony when I have a chance in the future."

Shen Yuechan's eyes flashed when she heard the words, her expression was a little surprised: "Oh, does elder sister mean to take me to Zhu's house?"

Shen Yuechen really admired her power of association, the Zhu family is not the only one with green peonies in this world.However, there are some things that are inconvenient to say clearly, so she smiled and said nothing, ready to completely end the topic about the Zhu family, looked at Shen Yuechan and said: "Sister, I'm really tired, I want to go back and rest."

Shen Yuechan heard the words, smiled slightly and said: "It's because my sister is too playful, which makes her tired, let's go to the wing room to rest."

The Green Bamboo Garden is indeed a very quiet place, Shen Yuechen's luggage, Chun Ming and the others have already packed up, and the beds have also been made up, so you can go in and rest directly.

Shen Yuechen said that she wanted to take a rest, Shen Yuechan naturally didn't want to pester her anymore, and led her younger sister Shen Yueying back to her courtyard, looking unhappy in her heart.

Seeing her frowning slightly, Shen Yueying asked: "Second sister, our eldest sister seems to have a good temper."

Shen Yuechan said disapprovingly: "It's just a meeting, who knows if it's good or not?"

Shen Yueying said again: "Second sister has to be more careful in what she says in the future. Now, grandma is also at home, if the elder sister goes to sue, it will be bad."

Shen Yuechan smiled lightly when she heard the words, and said, "What's the complaint? Do you really love her as a grandmother? It's just coaxing her for a while."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yueying nodded thoughtfully.

After returning to the house, Shen Yuechan waited for her mother Yao to come back.Sure enough, after Yao settled down with the old lady, he came to her side.

Shen Yuechan got up to greet her, and said with a smile: "Mother came just in time, my daughter just finished drying the tea."

Yao's face was pale, he took a sip of the tea and put it down.

Shen Yuechan took the initiative to walk over, snuggled up to her, and said softly: "Mother, your complexion is not good, is something wrong?"

Yao's eyes fluttered and fell on his daughter's pretty face, and he said in a cold tone: "It's not because of your eldest sister that I was scolded in front of the old lady for no reason."

Shen Yuechan was startled, and hurriedly said: "Why? Didn't grandma just arrive today?"

Yao sneered: "Your grandmother is the most cunning. The bad guys are all made by others, and I pick the good ones myself. Now that your elder sister is here, if she makes a mistake, it will be all my fault gone."

"It's fine, what's wrong with grandma? What's so great about Eldest Sister?"

Yao shook his head slightly, "No matter what great things she has, she is now the old lady's heart. You have to be more careful in the future, don't rely on being used to being comfortable at home, and say such inappropriate words, in case Once you let your grandmother hear it carefully, then you will have to make use of it again."

Shen Yuechan said with a displeased face: "Mother, what can I say? Oh, it's really annoying when you think about it. If I knew it was so annoying, Mother shouldn't have agreed to take them over."

When Yao shi heard this, his face darkened again, "What do you know? Your father is a dutiful son, so I absolutely can't say no to this kind of thing."

Although because of the wealth of her natal family, Yao can usually straighten her back and speak loudly in front of Shen Zhiyun, but when there is a major event in the family, Shen Zhiyun must be the last one to make up her mind, especially when it comes to the old lady. Just be magnanimous, otherwise you will lose your virtue.

In order for the old lady and Shen Yuechen to have a rest, during lunch, Yao shi just ordered his servants to take the food to their rooms.

Shen Yuechen ate lunch quietly by herself, Madam Wu came over to serve tea, and before the dinner table could be removed, Nanny Li came.

She came here on behalf of the old lady, and asked her what she needed here by the way.

Shen Yuechen got up to greet her, looked at Li Nanny with a pleasing expression, and said, "Mammy is here, have you eaten yet?" After finishing speaking, without waiting for Li Nanny to answer, she ordered Wu Ma beside her, "Go and prepare some food." Here come the cakes."

Nanny Li waved her hands again and again and said, "Don't bother, I've already eaten."

Although she had finished eating, Madam Wu still brought some tea and snacks. Nanny Li thanked her with a smile and sat down, took a symbolic sip of tea and said, "Miss, how is everything? Are you still used to living here?"

Shen Yuechen nodded with a smile.

Nanny Li said again: "The old lady said to let the girl rest at ease, and have a good family gathering at dinner time."

Shen Yuechen smiled on his face when he heard this, but secretly sighed in his heart.

Have you started acting again?
Because it was the first reunion dinner of the eldest family's direct relatives, Yao really put a lot of thought into preparing it.

During the banquet, Shen Zhiyun didn't forget to drink a few glasses of water and wine, his slightly fat face had a faint red light, and he looked very happy.

Yao shi poured the wine and vegetables for him personally, not letting the aunt behind him touch his hands at all.

There are only two concubines around Shen Zhiyun. The aunts Song and Yao are the same age. They are of medium build and average in appearance. The round face is slightly powdered, and the eyes are always slightly lowered. They respectfully serve everyone's meals, quietly. look.

The second concubine, Qiao Shi, was originally Yao Shi's maidservant, but later she was picked up by Shen Zhiyun, and she opened her mouth to Yao Shi to become a concubine. She was about [-] years old, pretty, and always served the old lady with a smile on her face. , very attentive.

Qiao's not only looks much younger than Song's, but also dresses in a richer and more dignified way, unlike Song's plain, wearing a half-new and not old lake-colored silk shirt, with only two hairpins on his head. Not ostentatious.

Although Mrs. Qiao is a concubine, she has added two daughters to Shen Zhiyun, so her life is quite satisfactory.Although the Song family has been in the family for many years, they have never been able to conceive, and now that they are a little older, they are increasingly disliked by Shen Zhiyun, and their food and clothing are naturally not decent.

Shen Yuechen looked at his father's three wives and concubines, feeling full of emotions in his heart.

Once a woman is married, she becomes a man's accessory for life, serving her parents-in-law, husband and children every day, and living her whole life relying on other people's faces.

Although Yao is a continuation, she is still the main wife in terms of status, and because the mother is more expensive than the son, and her mother's family is rich, so she can be a bit tougher in her husband's family.As for Qiao's and Song's seemingly high and low, they are actually the same precarious people.

Shen Yuechen counted the rice grains in his bowl with downcast eyes, looking a little dazed.

The old lady saw it.

After dinner, he called his son Shen Zhiyun to speak to him: "...during dinner, why didn't you say a word to that child Yuechen?"

(End of this chapter)