The matter suddenly turned to him, and Wei Changying was deeply depressed: Mrs. Su was her mother-in-law, so of course she couldn't offend her, but her sister-in-law Shen Zangning was Mrs. Su's biological daughter and her husband's biological sister... Neither of them could offend Mrs. Su. How should we answer this question
She couldn't ask Mr. Huang in front of everyone. After thinking about it, she could only speak vaguely, and said with a smile: "Replying to my mother, my daughter-in-law has just arrived in the imperial capital, and this is the first time she has seen this blood and tears makeup, but it looks novel. .”
Shen Zangning said hurriedly: "Listen, mother, the third sister-in-law also said it was novel, and she didn't say it didn't look good!"
Wei Changying had a headache and was thinking about how to continue to smooth things over. However, Mrs. Su had already filmed several cases and scolded her daughter: "Your third sister-in-law is giving you face, so she said it was novel! This look is not good-looking or not." You can’t watch it at all!”
"My uncle's cousins also painted like this. I learned my blood and tears makeup from them!" Shen Zangning said unconvinced, "My mother doesn't talk about my cousins, but she talks about me!"
"I asked you why you have put yourself in such a state these past few days. Did you learn it from your cousins?" Mrs. Su pointed at her angrily and said, "You are not allowed to go to Su's house. As for the blood and tears makeup, I will definitely do it later." Write and ask your aunts! I don’t know who created this messy makeup and taught a good girl to look like this!”
Of course Shen Zangning refused. After making a fuss for a while, Mrs. Su asked someone to drag her to her and slap her hands several times. She said angrily: "Your nieces are all here. It's okay that you, the aunt, don't set an example for them. Why don't you?" You want to teach them such a shameful thing? Look at Shu Jing, he is younger than you, but he is not better than you in words and deeds! Don't you feel ashamed as an aunt?"
Shen Shujing was standing quietly behind her mother Liu. After hearing this, she hurriedly said: "Grandma is very complimentary. My granddaughter is young and she needs to ask more advice from her elders. Although the fourth aunt loves to wear different makeup, she has a cheerful personality and treats her granddaughter as well." Excellent." She spoke softly, with a humble expression and a dignified demeanor.
Mrs. Su held her daughter's ears and shouted: "Listen! This is what a lady looks like! It doesn't look like you!"
Seeing that Mrs. Su had compared her daughter with her sister-in-law, Ms. Liu was afraid of offending Shen Zangning, so she hurriedly said: "Mom, please calm down. My daughter-in-law thought, according to what the fourth sister said, with the makeup of the times, if she is a young lady in the imperial capital, We all dress up like this, and the fourth sister is also playing with it. She may not really think that this kind of makeup looks good. After a while, it will become unfashionable, and the fourth sister will definitely not do it like this. "
Shen Zangning said aggrievedly: "That's right! If it wasn't fashionable, why would I be painting like this? It's uncomfortable to put all this powder on my face... "
Madam Su was about to scold her again, but a little maid hurried in with her skirt in hand and said, "Madam, a letter came from the Su family, saying that the old lady just fainted!"
"What?!" Mrs. Su was shocked and stood up immediately, "Quick! Get someone to prepare the car!"
Shen Zangning was also startled and said, "Grandma? I'll go too!"
Mrs. Su had no interest in her at the moment, and hurriedly said to her daughters-in-law: "Yi'er, you stay at home and take charge, while Yan Yu accompanies me to Su's house... Chang Ying, you have just come through the door, so go back first! I can ask you for advice if I need anything." Sister-in-law!”
… When Wei Changying was waiting in the Shen family's annex outside the imperial capital to enter the city two days ago, his second aunt Wei Zhengyin sent Aunt Qu to visit her, saying that Wei Zhengyin had planned to go to the annex in person. I came here to see my niece, but my mother-in-law was ill, so she had to stay in front of the bed to serve the soup.
Originally, at the old lady's age, it was inevitable that she would have headaches and fever, so Wei Changying didn't pay much attention to it. It's just that it's the turn of spring and summer, and the old man is feeling a little unwell. The younger generation don't dare to ignore him, so they have to serve him in front of the bed.
But I didn't expect Mrs. Deng to faint...
Shouldn't he catch up with big things as soon as he walks through the door? Wei Changying couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Together with Mrs. Liu, she sent away Mrs. Su, Shen Zangning and Mr. Duanmu who were visiting the Su family. She asked Mrs. Liu in a subtle way: "Mr. Deng... Is grandma usually in good health? How could she suddenly faint?" I don’t know if it matters or not.”
Mr. Liu's face was a little solemn, but he was calm and said: "I'm usually fine, but after all, I'm getting older. I've been sick intermittently since the beginning of last year. I heard that I had a cough in the past two days, but I didn't want to..." Mr. Deng Liu did not dare to judge whether it was dangerous for people to faint at this age, so she changed the subject and said, "The second brother and sister accompanied their mother to Su's house. I want to take Shurou and the others to the big room first." It’s easier to take care of me. Third brother and sister, you just came here. There are a lot of places to clean up in Jintong Courtyard, let’s go and do it.”
Wei Changying asked hurriedly: "It doesn't matter if the yard is tidied up later. Sister-in-law, do you want my help? After all, Shurou and the others are still young."
Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "No need. The third younger brother and sister may not know that one of my clan sisters is named Ruoyu. I happened to take her here to stay for a few days, and now I have to ask her to help... The second younger brother and sister taught me If you are a good girl, the girls under her will be well-behaved, so you don’t have to worry about anything.”
"So the eldest sister-in-law's sister is here?" Wei Changying thought to himself that the Miss Liu family that she had heard about before, who coveted Shen Zangfeng, wasn't her name Liu Ruoye? Why is this one Ruoyu? They sound like sisters. Could it be that both the Liu sisters have a crush on their husbands? This is really... He said, "I just realized that I should go visit my sister-in-law another day."
"You're welcome, third brother and sister." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "Anyway, I'm going to keep Ruoyu to help for a few days. Third brother and sister can come over when they have free time. Don't delay your own affairs."
The two of them greeted each other politely and then went back to their respective rooms.
When Wei Changying returned to Jintong Courtyard, he saw that Shen Zangfeng hadn't come back yet, so he invited Wan to have tea for a "small talk".
Mrs. Wan kept saying, "There is nowhere for a maid to sit in front of the young lady." Mrs. He forced her to sit down. Then she respectfully thanked her and took a sip of tea. After the hint, she understood and talked about the Shen family: "Madam has not been in charge of much in the past few years. Now the eldest young lady is in charge of the house, and the second young lady sometimes helps out, but the second young lady has a weak personality. They don’t get busy, they don’t interfere.”
"I just heard that one of my eldest sister-in-law's clan sisters is also at our house now. My aunt asked me if I should go over and visit?" Wei Changying asked thoughtfully.
Wan Shi said with a smile: "Although the fourteenth lady of the Liu family is not a sister in the same room as the young lady, she is very popular with the young lady and often takes her to live in the house for a while. The young lady has just moved in now, and in the future If you go to the young lady's place frequently, you will definitely become familiar with it. In my opinion, there is no need to rush in these two days... We will be busy in the yard in these two days."
Wei Changying asked tentatively: "What is Miss Liu Shishi's maiden name? I heard my sister-in-law call her Ruoyu? I don't know how old she is now. When the time comes, I can choose a suitable gift."
"I heard that my servant is only one year younger than the young lady." Wan's smile was a little meaningful as she said, "There is no one else around at the moment, so my servant said something more - Miss Liu Shishi's mother passed away early. The step-wife seems to be a bit fond of her... This is why our eldest wife often brings her over to stay for a while. After all, although the eldest wife is also the daughter of the Liu family, she doesn’t talk much about her mother’s family’s affairs after she leaves the cabinet.”
Wei Changying understood Wan's meaning and hinted that he should not think too much. Liu took Liu Ruoyu to live in the big house because he felt sorry for the clan girl who was being bullied by her stepmother. However, Liu herself had already left the cabinet. I can't blame my elders, so I can only take my younger sister to live in my home from time to time. This not only allows my younger sister to relax, but also implicitly signals to my stepmother not to go too far - a stepdaughter who often goes to Shen's house for a short stay is too shabby or Because she looks so bad, it is inevitable that people will say that her stepmother is unkind.
"It turns out that he is about the same age as me, so I know what to give him when the time comes." Wei Changying's face turned red, but the doubts in his heart were not solved yet - Aunt Qu said that Liu Ruoyu paid great attention to Shen Zangfeng.
Then I thought that Liu Ruoyu was seventeen years old. A girl of this age had to prepare for marriage before leaving the court. How could she still have time to run to her clan sister's house? Even if her stepmother treats her badly, she is going to get married anyway... No matter how disgusted she is, can she not endure such a small amount of time? How much hatred is this
It's just that Wan is Shen Zangfeng's wet nurse after all, and she is very respectful to her. She has tactfully told her not to suspect Liu Ruoyu. If she continues to ask more questions, she will not trust Wan. Wei Changying smiled and brushed it off, deciding to let Huang inquire in private later.
"By the way, my aunt said that the second sister-in-law has a weak temperament, but the day I came in, the second sister-in-law was talking and laughing. I thought the second sister-in-law was lively and loved to joke!" Wei Changying took a sip of the agarwood drink and said softly. chuckled.
Mrs. Wan understood, pondered for a moment, and then said: "The Second Young Madam has always had a good relationship with several ladies from Zhiben Hall. Among them, the fifth Miss Wei from Zhiben Hall, Wei Lingzi, is very close to the Second Young Madam. She also taught our second grandson Miss Qin Ji - they are cousins after all. Ruiyu and Zhiben both belong to the Wei family in Fengzhou. Perhaps it is for this reason that the second young lady is particularly affectionate to the young lady. On the day when the second lady comes in, she will make an exception and be lively! "
It turns out that the problem lies with Zhibentang.
Since Wei Qi retired, Zhibentang's power has been greatly reduced, especially when Situ was succeeded by Wei Yu, a branch of Ruiyu Hall. Although there are quite a few capable people under Wei Qi's knees, now that Wei Qi and his wife are being held hostage in Fengzhou by Wei Huan, they are inevitably a little constrained. However, Wei Shengyi is no longer under the influence of Wei Qi, who openly supports and secretly suppresses them. Yes, it's quite a bit of a show off.
Wei Changying snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that the Duanmu family may not be in trouble with him just because of his cousin's words. I am afraid that the biggest dispute is still over the position of the clan leader.
This kind of conflict was irreconcilable, and Wei Changying didn't like to give in to others, so he immediately put the second room on the list of precautions. Then asked about other members of the Shen family.
Mrs. Wan first told her about her sisters-in-law: "The eldest lady and the third lady were both born to Uncle Xiangning. The eldest lady was promised to the second son of the Su family. However, the young lady of the Su family died of illness that year. The eldest lady was extremely sad and could not bear to continue." After living in the Su family, I moved back to Xiangningbo's house. Mrs. Xiangningbo passed away early. After the eldest lady comes back, she can also help share some things. As for the third lady, the third lady's biological mother passed away last year, and the third lady is now. I was still observing my filial piety, so when the young lady and the young master went to visit Xiangning Bo Mansion, the eldest lady and the third lady did not come out. "
A widow with a filial piety is really not suitable for meeting new people.
"The second young lady is our wife's eldest daughter. She was favored by the Holy Spirit and granted the title of royal concubine to His Highness Prince Ji. Now she is in the fiefdom with Prince Ji, so she didn't see her. The fourth young lady is still young, so the young lady also saw it. , has a very lively temperament, and the Taifu likes the fourth young lady very much." Wan smiled and talked about the uncles, "The fourth young master has already been engaged, and the future fourth young lady will be Miss Pei in two months. The fifth son is the legitimate son of our house, and he has always been close to our son. Of course, the sixth and eighth sons are also good. Oh, by the way, the seventh son of Xiangning Bo is the same as the fourth son. It was raised by our wife!”
Guard Chief Ying said in surprise: "Why is this?"
"Because Uncle Xiangning had lost several young men in his early years. Later, after Mrs. Xiangning gave birth to the fourth young master, she really didn't dare to raise him by herself, so she asked our wife to raise him for him. Unexpectedly, he became really strong. So the seventh young master was born. Later, Uncle Xiang Ning also asked Madam to help raise them together. "Wan Shi said with a smile, "So the Fourth Young Master and the Seventh Young Master are just like his own children in front of our Madam."
"My mother is really virtuous." Wei Changying agreed with a smile.
After chatting for a while about Mrs. Su's preferences, Wan told her everything she knew. She also talked about some of Shen Zangfeng's favorite dishes and displays... At noon, Wei Changying wanted to stay with her for dinner, but Shen Zangfeng came back. . (To be continued)