Although Mrs. Su and Mrs. Liu were in the lead, Wei Changying was just a helper, but it was only when he actually took care of it that he realized how complicated and solemn the wedding was. Wei Changying followed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law and went out early and came back late for more than ten days before getting everything sorted out.
After regaining his breath, Wei Changying thought that the third lady, Shen Lianmei, had never appeared, and he couldn't help but feel strange. She was alone with Mr. Liu that day, so she asked about it. Ms. Liu whispered: "You don't know, the third sister's biological mother passed away last year."
It turned out that she was wearing a filial piety, and Wei Changying came over to offer tea on the strange road, but now Shen Zanghui's marriage was nowhere to be seen.
Wei Changying was suddenly enlightened and said, "I'm telling you, in the past few days since I came here, I haven't seen my third sister."
Ms. Liu said calmly: "The whole family will be able to see each other after all."
...The Liu family received the imperial edict granting marriage the day before yesterday. Liu Ruoyu will marry into the East Palace at the end of the year. Mrs. Liu, who has always regarded her cousin as her daughter, has been in a very bad mood these past two days. Even in front of Mrs. Su, she no longer had any intention of joking, so Wei Changying didn't care about her cold reaction. He just ended the topic and let Qin Ge study the ink and continue to finish writing the roster in his hand.
However, after just writing two strokes, Zhu Lan came rushing outside, saluted, and reported: "An old servant posted a message on our door, saying that my eldest aunt moved to the imperial capital not long ago, so she tidied up the house. , so I sent someone to tell the young lady."
Wei Changying made a sound and said to Mrs. Liu: "She is my eldest aunt from my mother's family. Speaking of which, I was only hugged by her when I was a baby. I heard that she has been working with my eldest uncle in other places over the past few years. Before that, When I went to see my cousin, I heard that my uncle seemed to have been transferred back to Gyeonggi Province, but I didn't ask about their residence at the time. I thought that he had a lot of things to do when he came back, and he would tell me when he was settled, but he didn't just come here. ?”
Although Ms. Liu was not in high spirits, she was still very perfunctory and showed concern, saying: "Hey! Then you have to go there in person. I haven't seen you for so many years. I miss you so much." .”
"I'll go see the person who posted the post first and ask about the current situation." Wei Changying stood up and confessed to her, "I ask my sister-in-law to help me take care of the things here. Mother is checking my account at the front now. I don’t dare to disturb…”
Mrs. Liu nodded and said: "Your aunt sent someone here, how could you not go and have a look? I'll just come here. I'll help you when mother comes back. You can go without worries."
Wei Changying thanked her and took Qinge, Zhu Lan and others back to Taifu's Mansion. On the way, he asked Zhu Lan where the visitor was. Zhu Lan said, "After the Second Young Madam asked about his origin, she led him there." Aunt Wan sent Shen Ju to accompany him to drink tea in the front room. "
Then he said, "Aunt He knows someone whose surname seems to be Ge."
Wei Changying looked at Mr. Huang and said, "Could it be my eldest aunt's dowry?"
Mrs. Huang thought for a while and said: "When my eldest aunt came out of the cabinet, one of the stewards who was married to her seemed to have the surname Ge."
When they arrived at Jintong Courtyard, Wei Changying changed into a dress suitable for meeting guests, and held the beads on his temples so that he could see from both sides. Then he sent people to the front to call the old servant named Ge.
After a while, people arrived, and sure enough it was Mr. He who came in with him. He was about fifty years old, with gray hair, short stature, and a loyal and honest face. He greeted Wei Changying with a low eyebrow and signed himself up as Ge Shun. - It is indeed what Huang said. Wei Shengxian's dowry steward is now Wei Shengxian's chief steward.
Wei Changying politely asked him to sit down and asked about Wei Shengxian's current situation.
Ge Shunggong said respectfully: "Madam, everything is fine, as well as the two young ladies. It's just that Madam has not seen her parents for a long time. Now she has returned to live in the imperial capital. Knowing that the third lady has left the cabinet and is one month old, she misses her very much. A few days ago They are all arranging all the things in the new house, and I am worried that there will be no place to receive the third lady when she comes. Now that I have packed up, I want to invite the third lady to come over and have a chat. "
Wei Changying sighed: "This is what it should be. In fact, I went to visit my cousin from the Song family two days ago, and I heard from her that my eldest uncle was transferred back to the capital to take up a post, so I wanted to see my eldest aunt. But my cousin Song didn't know about my eldest aunt either. Where do you live? I think my eldest aunt is probably busy, otherwise she would have sent someone to tell me. Sure enough, you came here today, but these two days are not coincidental. My fourth brother here falls on the eighth day of June. I have to go to the Pei family to welcome me. It’s already the second day of June, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to get away.”
Ge Shun said hurriedly: "Now that the third lady is out of the cabinet, she will naturally put her husband's family's affairs first. When the old slave came, Madam repeatedly warned not to delay the Shen family's affairs. Madam only hopes that Third Young Lady can go there when she is free. See."
"When the four younger siblings have passed through the door, I will have some free time and go over to see my eldest aunt and my two cousins." Wei Changying nodded, agreed, and asked Wei Shengxian how he was doing these past few years and how his two cousins were. Whatever they like.
Ge Shun answered one by one, and Wei Changying knew that Wei Shengxian had been going well all these years, except that her husband's family forced her to adopt because she had no children. Wei Shengxian's husband, Song Kui, was dull and honest. Although he had taken two concubines in his early years for the sake of his children, he gave them away before returning to the capital. He also doted on his two daughters, Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan.
These two cousins, one sixteen and one fourteen, were quiet, virtuous, and excellent at needlework. Ge Shun was a servant, so naturally they both said nice things. How Wei Shengxian and his two daughters were really doing, Wei Changying felt that he would have to pay a visit to know.
However, Shen Zanghui's wedding was imminent, and Wei Changying couldn't ask the busy Mrs. Su to see her aunt now, so she made an appointment with Ge Shun to meet Pei Meiniang at Wei Shengxian's gate after passing by.
Ge Shun came with gifts, and Wei Changying doubled the gifts. He also asked Huang to pick out two pieces of the same jewelry in person, especially for his two cousins. He sent Shen Ju to take him back, and then came back after recognizing the door.
After all this busy work, it was already past noon.
The meal was served in the small kitchen. Wei Changying took a few random bites and was about to continue to Xiangning Bo's Mansion when he saw Shen Zangfeng dressed in guard uniform with a ceremonial knife hanging on his waist. He walked in with Shen Shuyan in his arms.
Seeing Wei Changying, Shen Zangfeng was a little surprised and said with a smile, "Aren't you busy today?"
"My eldest aunt just sent someone here, so I asked my eldest sister-in-law to help me take care of it. Come back to receive them first, and then I will send them away now." Wei Changying stood up, and at this time Shen Shuyan also came out of Shen Zangfeng's arms. She was struggling to land, Shen Zangfeng bent down and put her down, and she came over to salute Wei Zhangying, her big black eyes narrowed into two crescent moons with a smile, she was very cute, and she sweetly greeted Third Auntie.
Wei Changying leaned over and touched her hair, and asked with a smile: "Yan'er, come here, do you want to eat some fruit?" He asked someone to bring the fruit.
Before Qin Ge could move, Shen Shuyan shook her head and said in a sweet voice, "I'm here to see Cuidi'er and Cui Xi'er."
"Cui Di'er and Cui Xi'er?" Wei Changying thought for a while and then remembered that the two parrots Song Zaishui gave him had these names, so he teased her, "Come and see Cui Di'er and Cui Xi'er, no?" Come to see Third Aunt? Do you dislike Third Aunt? "
Shen Shuyan said hurriedly: "I like Third Aunt."
"Then why come here to see the parrot but not the third aunt?" Qin Ge brought the fruit over and Wei Changying picked up a piece and fed it to her, smiling.
Shen Shuyan blinked her big eyes and said with a smile: "Because Third Aunt is busy, my mother told me not to disturb Third Aunt. Today I met Third Uncle who was willing to bring me in, so I dared to come."
Wei Changying couldn't bear to hear what she said was pitiful, but Duanmu was Shen Shuyan's biological mother, so it was hard to criticize her goddaughter for being harsh, so he smiled and said: "Third Aunt, there is nothing to disturb here. You can come whenever you want from now on." Come in and ask Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi to show you the parrots. There are goldfish in the pond over there...but no one is with you, so you are not allowed to look at them alone, so as not to hurt you. "
"I want to see the parrot." Shen Shuyan finished the fruit pulp Wei Changying gave her and said, "I don't like goldfish."
"Okay, let's ask Zhu Shi to come in and accompany you to see the parrots." Wei Changying touched her little face, smiled and asked someone to call Zhu Shi, and accompany her to play with Cuidi'er and Cui Xi'er, and then He told Zhu Shi to be careful and not to let the parrot scratch Shen Shuyan.
After Shen Shuyan went out, Wei Changying asked Shen Zangfeng, "Why did you come back so early today?"
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "I saw that you were only coaxing Yan'er and thought you had forgotten me."
The maids all covered their mouths and snickered. Wei Changying blushed slightly and spat: "How old are you, and you still want to be jealous with your niece? How can you be so embarrassed?" Then he asked again, "I came back so early today. Is something wrong? "
"It's nothing." Shen Zangfeng said with a smile, "Since Zanghui is going to be welcomed in person by the Commander-in-Chief, and the palace is not busy these days, he asked us to come back and help."
Wei Changying said: "Now everything is almost done."
"After all, I can run some errands." Shen Zangfeng smiled and said that he would accompany her to Xiangning Bo's Mansion.
Wei Changying asked him that he had already eaten in the palace. Just as he was about to nod, he remembered that Shen Shuyan was still there and said, "We are all leaving. Is it okay if I just leave someone to accompany Yan'er?"
"There's a large group of people. Although we have a pool here, it's not deep, and Yan'er only reaches his chin." Shen Zangfeng said, "Just tell them to be more careful."
When the two of them got outside, they saw Shen Shuyan climbing on the beauty's back, waving a newly broken rose in her hand, and kept leading the two parrots hanging on the shelf in the corridor to peck at it. When the parrots were about to peck at it, she started again. Suddenly, when you take them away, these two parrots can talk, and they are very clever. In addition to the previous greetings, he also curses people when he is angry. At this moment, he is scolding her: "Bad guy! Little bad guy!"
Shen Shuyan was not angry but happy. She was surprised and said to Zhu Shi, who was supporting her to avoid falling: "Sister Zhu Shi, listen, they can even curse!"
"They can learn a lot." Zhu Shi said proudly, "When they are happy, they will also sing like a lark..."
Shen Zangfeng coughed twice before they noticed it. Zhu Shi hurriedly took Shen Shuyan down: "Young Master, Young Madam!"
"Let's go to Xiangning Uncle's Mansion to help. You guys are taking good care of Yan'er, you know?" Shen Zangfeng ordered the servants, then touched Shen Shuyan's head and told her, "Don't run around, be obedient. You're tired of playing. Ask them to carry you into the house to rest. If you feel hot, ask them to bring the parrot into the house to use ice, but don't be too greedy for cold, lest it gets too cold... "
After giving detailed instructions for a long time, and seeing Shen Shuyan nodding obediently, Shen Zangfeng took Wei Changying and left.
After he left the house, Wei Changying teased him: "I think Yan'er almost fell asleep after listening to it. It's really hard for you to think of so many things to say to me. If it were me, my advice wouldn't be so complete."
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said: "Sooner or later you will give more complete instructions than me."
Wei Changying didn't understand what he meant and asked curiously: "Why?"
"Those are the words my mother said when I said goodbye to her before I went on a business trip." Shen Zangfeng's eyes swept across her belly quietly, and whispered, "I almost fell asleep after listening to it, but my mother I would take the trouble to repeat it every time, and I would write it down as many times as possible.”
Wei Changying was so embarrassed that he hit him and spat: "Stop talking nonsense!" (To be continued)