Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 7

Just after Yin time and less than Mao time, Shi Niang woke up.I have something on my mind, and I can't sleep well.The spring in March is cold and cold, and it is still dark and rumbling every day at five o'clock. The waiter is already standing beside the bed with his Baoqin.Hearing Shi Niang's summons, Baoqin led the little maid to hang up the outermost silk-colored curtain swiftly, and Shi Shu personally went forward to pull the innermost tooth-colored curtain.

Bao Qin handed Shi Shu a cup of warm cassia tea, and Shi Shu took a few mouthfuls of it for Shi Niang.When Shiniang pushed away the tea bowl, Baoqin was already waiting aside holding the red riding outfit with phoenix and phoenix embroidered with gold trim that Shiniang personally picked out last night.

Shi Shu stepped forward to shake off the riding clothes, and began to explore, there was a faint sense of warmth in the riding clothes, so Baoqin must have ordered someone to bake the clothes before.It was rare for him to pay attention carefully, and the waiter glanced at the quiet many treasure pianos holding the clothes, secretly thinking that Miss Ten's beating really had an effect.The servant girl Baoqin has improved a lot since she came in.The servant put away his other thoughts and carefully helped Shi Niang change her clothes.

After grooming and grooming, the servant book instructed Baoqin to comb a simple ponytail for Shi Niang, and she didn't use the beaded flower hairpin to shake it. She only tied it with a silk rope and fixed it with a small hairpin.Wearing a riding outfit with a simple ponytail, Shi Niang looks heroic.The servant put on a satin fox pleated cloak for Ten Niang, and a group of people went to greet the new wife, Mrs. Chen.

Shi Niang took Fuqi and Baoqin to the main courtyard of Sifang, and Mrs. Chen had already brought her maid Lianqiao Yugui to wait for her in the courtyard.Ten Niang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said in her mouth, "Mother, please, how did mother sleep last night?" After finishing speaking, she carefully observed Chen's expression, and saw that Chen's expression was calm, and she was not unhappy because she was late. , then relieved.

It's no wonder that Shi Niang is cautious. As the new wife, Chen takes the responsibility of teaching Shi Niang, and Shi Niang is now making a living under Chen's hands.I don't know much about Chen's family, so I can only serve Chen's family carefully, and don't let others take advantage of it.Speaking of which, it has been more than a month since the Chen family entered the mansion on February [-]th, and everyone in the Du mansion praised him.

What's even more rare is that as soon as Mrs. Chen entered the mansion, she personally informed the old lady that she wanted to return Shiniang's right to teach.She doesn't seem very friendly to Shi Niang, but she never hides her secrets where she should be taught severely.On weekdays, he takes Shi Niang by his side, and often guides Shi Niang from the side when dealing with affairs in the yard.Because of this, Shi Niang understands that her previous plan and carefulness are just a child's play in the eyes of the old lady and others, with many loopholes.

After getting along with her during this period of time, Shi Niang is very wary of her stepmother, but she can also see that she treats herself sincerely, and treats the only flesh and blood left by her original wife, so she also has a layer of sincere respect for her. .Therefore, the relationship between the two of them for more than a month can be regarded as harmonious.

Since returning from the Three Dynasties, Mrs. Chen has driven the Fourth Master to the side wife's room, but she herself took Ten Niang to do morning exercises every day.Seeing that Shi Niang is thin and weak, she doesn't force Shi Niang to take supplements. She only keeps Shi Niang for breakfast every day, and each of them must have a Gu medicinal meal with Shi Niang every day.

The medicinal food comes from Chen's small kitchen, and is made by Chen's eldest maid herself.The big maids around Mrs. Chen are all named after medicinal materials, and this big maid named Ganoderma lucidum makes a particularly delicious medicinal meal, without the bitterness of the medicine, but with a faint fragrance.Shiniang saw that Mrs. Chen was taking herbal diet with her every day, so she was relieved to eat every day.Thinking of Chen's cold but clear statement, Shi Niang couldn't help but blushed.

In Chen's words, she is "a small family spirit raised by the young lady who didn't have a good time." Chen once said to Shiniang: "You don't have to be careful when you do things. Once you call me mother, I will I won't harm you for no reason. I don't have any conflicts of interest with you, and when you go out, you'll be nothing more than a dowry, so put your suspicions back in your stomach, and we'll see people's hearts for a long time."

When Shi Niang heard this for the first time, she was naturally dumbfounded. In her impression, the women in the backyard always talked three times. She had never seen such a direct talk.He also thought about the temperament of the new wife, who speaks and acts so straightforwardly, can she really survive in the Du Mansion?
Who would have thought that this new wife is also a capable person, she acts swiftly and neatly, respects the old lady very much, and behaves in every step, making it completely impossible for the first lady and the second lady who want to criticize.Facing the two sisters-in-law's deliberate teasing and picky, face it calmly, neither will offend the one who wins, nor please the picky.In a short period of time, he joined forces with the third wife who had just returned to the mansion and his foundation was unstable, and the first wife and the second wife couldn't do anything to her.

She didn't pay attention to Mrs. Li's provocations, and talked about Mrs. Side's hard work and difficulty in managing the backyard in front of the fourth master. What's more, she even asked for rewards for Mrs. Side.It's just that her words that seemed to beg for reward for the side wife made the fourth master startled.

The fourth master remembered that he had just been beaten by the elder brother and the third brother, so he should not spoil his concubine and kill his wife, and also remembered that the concubine disrespected his wife under the teaching of the Li family.He simply and neatly gave the new wife the right to manage the backyard.

At this time, the seeds Shi Niang had planted on the fourth master before began to germinate and play a role. The fourth master was dissatisfied with the unreasonable management of the side wife's backyard. In front of his son, he reprimanded his wife, "Since managing the backyard is too hard, you can stay in your own room from now on."

Then he turned to Chen Shi and said, "Since Ma'am has entered the door, I trouble Madam to manage the backyard." Chen did not refuse, and directly took over the management of the backyard.After these several incidents, the Chen family has gained a firm foothold in the Du Mansion.Even the old lady looked at the fourth master who was getting sober and no longer confused, and she liked Chen's face a little more.This is a later story.

"If you develop a habit, you won't get up late. 'The plan of a year lies in the spring, and the plan of a day lies in the morning. Teenagers work hard all their lives, don't be lazy with the time', let you get up in the morning to exercise, not because I am embarrassing you , is to strengthen your body. Only with a healthy body can you give birth to your child safely. You will understand in the future." Chen looked at the little girl in front of her who obediently let her scold her, when it came to the child , the little girl's pretty pink face was covered with blush.

The rare Mrs. Chen persuaded again, "You don't have to be embarrassed, this is what a girl must go through after she gets married. You will be 11 years old this year, and you are not far away from getting married. There is nothing wrong with knowing it earlier."

"Yes, Shi Niang thanked mother for teaching." Shi Niang endured the blush on her face and thanked Mrs. Chen.

Chen raised her hand indifferently, and asked the maid to help Shi Niang up, "Let's start, I will teach you Wu Qinxi today." Under Shi Niang's curious eyes, she smiled, this is the expression that a girl of her age should have, It's too much on weekdays.

"This set of exercises evolved by imitating the movements of five animals. The five animals are tigers, deer, bears, apes, and birds (cranes), and imitate their movements to achieve the purpose of health and physical fitness. .Wu Qin Xi can cure diseases and maintain health, and is of great benefit to the body. When practicing, you can practice only one poultry play, or you can choose to practice one or two movements. If you only practice one or two movements, you need to increase the number of exercises."

While Chen was introducing, she played Wu Qinxi, and saw her standing with her feet parallel, her arms drooping naturally, and her eyes looking straight ahead.With a simple movement, Chen's whole body has a kind of dynamic beauty that makes people's eyes shine.

"I see that you have insufficient energy and blood. Although you have been filial piety for three years and cannot eat and replenish in time, the root cause is that you lack exercise. In the past, the morning exercise took you to run and jump, just to strengthen your heart and lung breathing. Today I will teach you Wu Qin Xi The bird show is also called the crane show. Practicing the bird show well can strengthen the lungs and breath, adjust the Qi and blood, and dredge the meridians. I will demonstrate it first. You can read it carefully and show it to me. If it is wrong, I will correct it.”

Chen took a step forward with his left foot, followed by half a step with his right foot, pointing his toes to the ground. At the same time, he slowly raised his arms from the front of his body, with the palms up, parallel to his shoulders, and raised his arms to the left and right sides. Then take a deep breath.Then the right foot moves forward to meet the left foot, the two arms drop from the side, the palms facing downwards, squat down at the same time, the two arms intersect under the knees, the palms facing upwards, and then exhale deeply.Shi Niang watched every move slowly and relaxed, but the appearance of the movements was like a big bird. The movements such as spreading wings, flying lightly, falling geese, and being independent were lifelike, and she couldn't help but yearn for them.

Mrs. Chen only taught her the simple left style, and Shi Niang's comprehension was good. Immediately, she recalled Mrs. Chen's movements just now and started to play.Mrs. Chen corrected her a few movements, and didn't care about her going to practice her own Wu Qinxi, but asked her to practice these movements for a while.

Ten Niang put aside distracting thoughts and began to practice seriously. After a while, she broke out in a thin sweat, took off her cloak and handed it to the maid.Seeing her movements, Mrs. Chen stopped her, "Put on, it's still cold in early spring, and it's freezing in autumn. I'd rather get hot than catch a cold, and don't let your body, which I've managed to nurse you, get sick again. "

The servant girl was taken aback, and immediately tied a cloak on Shi Niang and dared not listen to Shi Niang's orders.Chen stepped forward to take a closer look at Shi Niang's face, took out a handkerchief from the topaz armband and wiped the sweat on her forehead, saw that Shi Niang was about to back away uncomfortably, frowning, stopped and stuffed the handkerchief into Shi Niang's hand.Turn around and tell the servant girl, "Serve Miss Ten to wash and wash in my room, and set the meal in the main hall. Send someone to Aunt Lu's and ask if the master is coming to the main room for dinner."

Lianqiao led the order to find Aunt Lu's maid in a remote place, and Yugui led Ten Niang's master and servant to Chen's room to freshen up.Shi Niang looked back at Chen who was still practicing alone, and looked down at the water green handkerchief embroidered with golden rhododendrons that Chen gave her in her hand, her eyes flickered for a moment.Yugui stood aside and waited for Shi Niang without saying a word, Shi Niang nodded slightly to Yugui, and walked away with Yugui.

After Shi Niang briefly washed and washed under the service of Yugui and others, Fuqi Baoqin also took care of herself.Chen asked the maids around Shiniang to also practice with Shiniang. Playing chess and Baoqin also rushed ducks to the shelves, and she was panting.Yugui didn't look at it with ridicule, so she took her little maid to serve Shi Niang.

As soon as the group left Chen's house, they were suddenly kneeled down by a woman who suddenly appeared.

"I beg you, it's me, I'm the one who was deceived by lard, you can punish me however you want, please let my child go."

(End of this chapter)