Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 21

Shen Ruyi was sewing with Mrs. Shen when she saw a little maid looking in at the door. Nanny Chen smiled, got up and went over, took two pieces of snacks and stuffed them into the little maid's hands: "But what's the matter?" ?”

The little maid took the snacks with a smile, nodded and said, "Uncle Chen asked me to call Mommy, saying that there is something very important."

Before Mammy Chen could speak, Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Since there is something important, Mammy should go quickly, I don't need Mammy to worry about it here. When Mammy comes back, remember to wait until the kitchen to say, noon There should be a stir-fried rabbit meat for the meal, I saw that the rabbit caught by Uncle Chen yesterday is quite fat, so we can have it for lunch."

Nanny Chen nodded with a smile, and followed the little maid out of the door.But within a quarter of an hour, he came back in a panic, probably in a hurry, and without looking at Madam Shen, he directly said to Shen Ruyi, "Girl, what should I do, Master Hou is here."

Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment. Shen Ruyi frowned slightly at first, and then the corners of her mouth curled up, showing a smile: "Really? That's great. If father can come, it must be because the booklet has been handed over to the imperial court. After a while , the court’s imperial edict will definitely come down.”

Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand to grab Shen Ruyi's arm in a panic: "Ruyi, Ruyi, what should I do, why is your father here, what should we do?"

"Mother, don't be nervous. Father came here this time to ask when we will return to the Hou Mansion." Shen Ruyi smiled and patted Mrs. Shen's hand, trying to comfort her: "What does father ask, you answer Whatever is fine, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Mrs. Shen paused. By the way, how could she be afraid?How can I let my daughter worry about herself?How can I let my daughter stand in front of me to protect myself?She is a mother, and being a mother is strong, she can't hide behind her daughter all the time, she has to protect her daughter from wind and rain.

Thinking about it, the pale face slightly recovered some color: "Ruyi, don't worry, I'm not afraid, if your father gets angry, I will..." Mrs. Shen was a little stuck. After the quarrel, if Master Shen really scolds later, will she also rush to scold him?

When she turned her head and saw Shen Ruyi looking at her with eyes full of trust and expectation, Mrs. Shen suddenly gained courage, wasn't she just a curse?Butcher Zhang's wife on Qianjie Street stood at the door with a kitchen knife and scolded Butcher Zhang every day.

But thinking about what Mrs. Zhang scolded in the past, Mrs. Shen felt a rush of blood rushing to her head, and her whole face turned red. Could those words be too much?Otherwise, be a little reserved?

She was hesitating here, and Mother Chen became a little anxious: "Girl, make up your mind quickly, should we invite Lord Hou in?"

Shen Ruyi nodded: "Of course I will invite you in. This Zhuangzi belongs to my father. How can we prevent the owner of this Zhuangzi from coming in? Let someone serve tea to my father, and just entertain him in the main hall. My mother and I will go there in a while." .”

Nanny Chen hurriedly responded, because she was worried that the little maid below would be ignorant and offend Lord Shen, she didn't dare to delay at all, she was about to fly.

Shen Ruyi stretched out her hand and straightened Mrs. Shen's hair a little: "Mother, if father is here this time, if he is here to pick us up, don't agree, it will take at least a year. The imperial court's letter hasn't come down yet, let's go back now , but there is no advantage at all.”

Mrs. Shen nodded again and again, the daughter is very smart, as long as she listens to her, it will be right.

When she stood up, Mrs. Shen was still a little nervous: "Say, do I want to change my clothes? Dress up?" Even if they haven't seen each other for ten years, they are husband and wife, and they will continue to get along when they return to the Hou Mansion.

Shen Ruyi sized her up, reached out and took a velvet flower and put it on her temple: "No need, it will be very beautiful this way, we don't have any extra money to buy any jewelry in Zhuangzi, Master Hou should be very clear about it. of."

Mrs. Shen also understood that since she was keeping filial piety in Zhuangzi, her attire should naturally be plain and clean.

Gathering up her courage, Mrs. Shen walked out of the room with a dignified gesture of generosity and went straight to the front lobby.Shen Ruyi followed behind, seeing Mrs. Shen's forced bravery, she couldn't help but rolled her eyes with a smile. Her mother, after losing the cowardice before, is really cute enough.

Entering the door of the main hall, the mother and daughter saw a middle-aged man in stone blue clothes sitting on the main seat. He was in his 30s, with a fair complexion and a slight stubble on his chin. The man's eyes were quite lively. Very soon, with a quick glance, she almost didn't make Mrs. Shen's legs weak in the front, but when she thought of the daughter behind, Mrs. Shen stood still and bowed slightly to salute the man: "My concubine has met the Marquis. Please."

Lord Shen casually put down the teacup in his hand, swept behind Mrs. Shen again, and slightly raised his hand: "Get up, this is Ruyi?"

Mrs. Shen nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I don't know that Master Hou is here, and I can't go far to meet you, so please forgive me." She turned to reveal half of Shen Ruyi, and said in a low voice: "Ruyi, this is your father. Greet your father quickly."

It's a strange father, not a close father.

Shen Ruyi didn't hide her intelligence either. She knew in her previous life that as long as this man wants to know, no matter how deep you hide it, he can dig it out.

Glancing at the man above, Shen Ruyi stepped forward to salute politely: "Ruyi pays respects to father."

Marquis Shen didn't call out, he glanced at Mrs. Shen, looked at Shen Ruyi again, and smiled slightly. Sure enough, as he thought, Shen Ruyi had grown up, so Shen Lushi also had support.

"Let's get up." Shen Zhengxin, a big man, would not imitate the women in the backyard. He waved his hand and pointed to the chair beside him: "Both of you sit down."

Madam Shen and Shen Ruyi sat down on one side without saying a word, Shen Zhengxin did not speak, Shen Ruyi did not speak, Madam Shen wanted to speak and did not know how to speak, so the three of them fell silent.

Nanny Chen served the tea and stood behind Mrs. Shen worriedly.Shen Houye glanced at her, waved his hand to signal her to leave, Chen Nanny went to look at Shen Ruyi again, Shen Ruyi nodded slightly, Chen Nanny then left the door.

"Is this what happened as you wished?" Lord Shen was silent for a while before asking, his voice was very calm, unable to hear any emotion or anger, but Mrs. Shen froze for a moment, and hurriedly answered: "It doesn't matter." The wishful thing is what I think of myself.”

"Oh, why did you make these things up?" Shen Houye didn't argue with her, and continued to ask flatly: "Go back to Beijing?"

Mrs. Shen saw that Lord Shen didn't look like he was going to get angry, so she became a little more courageous: "Half of it is, and the other half is for the sake of Lord Hou, who threw our mother and son on the Zhuangzi...cough, Putting it on Zhuangzi, our mothers and daughters understand that Lord Hou is doing it for our own good, but others don't understand. For a while, no one may think about it, but if Lord Hou offends someone in the court, it will If the matter is found out again, wouldn't the crime of doting on concubines and killing wives be pushed on Lord Hou?"

Shen Ruyi looked at Mrs. Shen in surprise, she didn't teach this, it was Mrs. Shen's own thought.Just now she thought that Mrs. Shen is not afraid of Lord Shen, which is already a good progress, but she did not expect that Mrs. Shen improved so fast.

Lord Shen couldn't help laughing, what he said was beautiful enough, he didn't even know where it was to send people to Zhuangzi for the sake of their mother and son.And the accusation of pampering a concubine and destroying his wife, which is so righteous, makes him owe a favor to these two women.

Think about it, with this favor, plus the imperial court will issue a letter after a while, the status of these two women will be as stable as a rock after they return to Beijing.

"You said you would keep filial piety for my father for three thousand nine hundred days? Is there any point in that?" Shen Houye asked, and Mrs. Shen nodded solemnly: "Of course there are, ten years of filial piety, plus another 490 days The total number of Dafa conferences is [-] days."

Shen Houye suddenly realized that the three thousand nine was a bit nondescript before. You have either kept your filial piety for many years, or you got four thousand nine, or eight hundred and one. Where is the three thousand nine? Now it is clear. There is actually such an algorithm that counts the Dafa meeting outside the filial piety period.

"How many days have passed now?" Knowing the time, he couldn't figure it out with Mrs. Shen, so Lord Shen simply asked the purpose: "When do you plan to return to Beijing?"

"There are still more than 300 days." Mrs. Shen laughed hurriedly: "Ruyi and I have to stay in Zhuangzi for another year."

"In that case, I'll come back to pick you up in a year. Besides, this is the monthly payment for the two of you for the past ten years." Lord Shen took out a stack of bank notes from his pocket and put them on the table: "Zhuangzi's conditions may be It’s not very good, but it’s not bad that you guys are filial piety.”

With a three-point smile on Shen Houye's face, he took a special look at Shen Ruyi: "I am here this time to live in Zhuangzi for a month. You two must not let your mother and son pick up the imperial court's petition."

When she heard that Marquis Shen was going to stay, Mrs. Shen's complexion suddenly changed, turning blue, white, and a little red. Ruyi didn't mention this result, what should I do next?He wanted to see Ruyi, but was afraid that Lord Shen would see the clues, so he had no choice but to think of a way with a blank face.

Before she could figure it out, Shen Ruyi nodded: "Father can stay, that's really great. I'm learning to be a housekeeper from my mother during this time, so let me arrange daily life for my father?"

Lord Shen nodded: "Then you can arrange it."

Shen Ruyi saluted, stepped forward to take the bank notes, turned around and was about to go out, although she couldn't bear to leave her mother in the tiger's mouth, she really wanted her to give birth to a younger brother or sister, but she didn't even care about herself. He and his mother haven't been protected yet, so how can they have children?But these two people are husband and wife after all, and they will definitely be husband and wife in the future. Now is a good time to exercise my mother's courage. In broad daylight, Lord Shen is running around all the way, so he must not have the strength to do this or that.

(End of this chapter)