Returning to Jintong Courtyard, Shen Zangfeng, who came back first, changed into a 50% new crimson summer dress. He leaned on the soft couch by the window and flipped through a book of poems by his predecessors. When he heard the door, he opened his eyes and smiled: "came back?"
Wei Changying hummed listlessly. Shen Zangfeng noticed that she was not in high spirits, so he asked in surprise: "But what's the matter? Why are you so low energy."
The cousin-in-law who finally took over after working hard for more than half a month was heartless. The sisters-in-law were not willing to retaliate, but because they were too impatient, they were scolded by their mother-in-law. Wei Changying had not received any blow since he came here. This was the first time that I was scolded by my mother-in-law. Mrs. Su's words were not taken lightly, and her heart was always unhappy. Although she refuted Mrs. Huang on the way, she still felt depressed when she returned to the room. After hearing this, she walked over to his arms. He leaned back and said dullly: "It's nothing, maybe I'm just tired from the past two days."
It is normal for a daughter-in-law to say a few words to her mother-in-law. What's more, Mrs. Su's scolding of the daughters-in-law this time was justified. Furthermore, Mrs. Su is Shen Zangfeng's biological mother. Could it be that she told Shen Zangfeng the matter and asked Shen Zangfeng to say that Mrs. Su was not good
Wei Changying didn't want to talk to him in detail, so he was vague.
Shen Zangfeng hugged her a little unexpectedly, put the book aside, stretched out his hand to stroke her hair, and said with a smile: "Then I will take you out to have some fun?"
At this moment, Wei Changying was not very interested in anything he heard, and said: "It's so hot, so let's forget it."
"There is a place to cool off." Shen Zangfeng said with a smile, "On Chuncao Lake outside the city, the cool breeze is blowing at this time of year. It is very refreshing to float on it."
Wei Changying remembered that he had heard it when he entered the palace, and asked: "Is it the Chuncao Lake where the predecessors wrote "Chuncao Lake Ode"?"
"That's it." Shen Zangfeng rubbed her cheek with his finger and said, "I just happen to have two days off. If I don't go now, I won't be free when I get errands in the future."
Wei Changying heard that he would not easily have free time in the future, and the newlyweds couldn't help but feel reluctant, so he mused: "Before, my mother asked me to learn housekeeping from my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. If I want to go out and play now..."
"I don't mind being a housekeeper for a day or two. I'll go and talk to my mother later." Shen Zangfeng reassured her, "In summer, Chuncao Lake is full of lotus flowers. We don't need a big boat. We can find a small boat in it. It's just right." 'Lotus flowers over people's heads' is very interesting. "
Wei Changying also felt a little depressed after his description, and said: "I have heard from cousin Song that there is a scene like this in the south of the Yangtze River, but I used to be in Fengzhou and there was a lake in the garden, but my grandmother was worried about me and wouldn't let her go. of the lake.”
Shen Zangfeng laughed and said, "Don't worry if you go to the lake with your husband! My husband's water skills were developed in Chuncao Lake!"
Wei Changying's mood improved, so he teased him: "Did you really practice in Chuncao Lake? Could it be from drinking? I heard from cousin Song that some people learn to paddle and float after drinking. .”
"How brave you are to make fun of me!" Shen Zangfeng flicked her forehead with his finger and said with a smile, "If you don't hurry up and kiss me, let's see how I deal with you today - don't tell me. , let’s see how you can get your mother to let you go out!”
Wei Changying threw himself into his arms and said shamelessly: "I won't kiss you... you can go and talk! If I don't go with you, how pointless would it be for you to go alone?" She pulled his sleeves and shook him again and again. Shake it away, Shen Zangfeng's breathing gradually became heavier as he shook it, and he laughed hoarsely: "It's okay not to kiss, let me relax first, then I will take you out to relax..."
The two of them were arguing for a while. After Shen Zangfeng got up with satisfaction, he straightened his clothes, leaned over and kissed his wife again, called in the servants to wait on her, smiled and leaned into her ear and said: "I'm going to take a bath, and I'll go and talk to her when I get up." Mother said.
The guard commander pushed him angrily: "Stop bothering me, just do whatever you want to do!"
Shen Zangfeng reached out and pinched her cheek again before leaving with a smile. When he arrived at the bathroom, he asked someone to fetch water, took a shower and changed clothes. Then he felt refreshed and went to the upper room to find Mrs. Su, explaining that he wanted to take Wei Changying to Chuncao Lake. Because Chuncao Lake was outside the city, and he was worried that he would not be able to come back if he played late, Shen Zangfeng took two days off for his wife.
After hearing this, Mrs. Su was a little unhappy and said coldly: "Nowadays, a daughter-in-law is really delicate, but after saying this to her, she actually asked her husband to accompany her to a lake tour outside the city to relax? It's not enough to just relax for a day. Two days? Ning'er is my biological daughter and your father's most beloved daughter. When did she do something wrong or say something wrong, I didn't punish her by beating her? "
Shen Zangfeng was startled, then smiled apologetically and said, "Did mother talk about Yinger? I don't know about this, Yinger didn't say anything just now."
How could Mrs. Su believe it? She sneered and said, "She didn't say anything. Why did you think of going to the lake with her when you were fine?" She felt sorry for her son, "Zanghui's marriage has just ended, and you didn't think about it before." He ran in and out several times. Yesterday, he held back his drink and comforted his colleagues. At the banquet, Commander Gu has given you two more days of holiday, just to give you a good rest. I know you are because of Mrs. Wei's reputation as a good friend was ruined before she came out of the palace. She was afraid that she would be wronged if she got married, so she was considerate of her and let her go... But do you think she can be considerate of you? "
Shen Zangfeng stood up, walked to Mrs. Su, rolled up his sleeves and beat her legs, while continuing to apologize: "Mom really misunderstood, Ying'er didn't really say anything to the child. But the child thought that there were still two more people. It's boring to just stay at home during the holiday. I haven't seen the lotus flowers on Cao Lake this spring, so I thought it would be boring to go there alone. Now that I'm married, I took my wife with me. .”
Then he said earnestly, "When has a child ever deceived his mother?"
Mrs. Su hummed: "Last year you rushed to Fengzhou..."
"The child just left without saying goodbye, but he didn't lie to his mother." Shen Zangfeng defended, "Speaking of it, Ying'er always said that her mother treated her like her own daughter, better than her fourth sister. It's not the mother who said that, the child I never expected what my mother said to her just now.”
Among her children, Mrs. Su's favorite was her youngest son Shen Zangji, but she had always protected Shen Zangfeng, who was valued by the clan. Now Shen Zangfeng repeatedly explained that Wei Changying did not express his grievances in front of him. , and said that Wei Changying said that he treated her like a daughter, his expression softened slightly, and said: "She has said it before. After all, she was not born to me. I also treat her the way an ordinary mother-in-law treats her daughter-in-law. She does If you do well, I will naturally praise you; if you do poorly, of course I will discipline you.”
Shen Zangfeng said with a smile: "The so-called loving mother often loses her son, and the mother has clear rewards and punishments. Isn't it just for her own good? Isn't it because she treats her as a daughter? The child knows that her mother has always been strict, but in fact she is the most gentle and kind. "
"You are my biological child, so don't use these clichés to coax me!" Mrs. Su raised her leg and said angrily and funny, "You heartless person, you just explained it clearly for Mrs. Wei, this leg is so painful Just slow down... Do you plan to leave after these two blows? "
"It's nothing!" Shen Zangfeng hurriedly punched her twice more and asked flatteringly, "By the way, mother, why did you tell Ying'er just now? The child was thinking that she has been at her second uncle's place recently to help her mother and My sister-in-law is so busy that I don’t even have time to interfere with some trivial matters in Jintong Courtyard. Maybe it’s the subordinates who make their own decisions?”
Mrs. Su, who was laughing at the conversation, was so angry that she clenched her fists and hit him on the head with a moderate blow, and shouted: "I think the good things you just said are true! You married wife has forgotten everything." You've always suspected that your mother has wronged your wife!" Even the biological mother refused to believe that her own flesh and blood was not good, so Mrs. Su also started to doubt her son. Didn't Mrs. Wei say that? You came here to trick me... You're such a heartless thing. Just a few days after Ms. Wei came in, you were tricked into thinking that I was harsh on her - do you want to make me angry to death? "
"Mom, calm down! Calm down!" Shen Zangfeng dodged in embarrassment and argued in a dumbfounded voice, "Don't you know what's going on? I'm just thinking about Ying'er and she has no time to ask about the Jintong Courtyard these days... I'm worried that someone will instigate it. , it just ruined the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which is as close as mother and daughter... Oh!"
Seeing her son covering his head and crying out in pain, Mrs. Su felt sorry for him. She sneered and stopped her hand, saying: "Jintongyuan... do you think I am a mother-in-law like your aunt?! You don't treat your daughter-in-law as a human being at all." See? I’m telling you, even though I can’t treat my daughter-in-law as my own flesh and blood, I can’t commit any sin on them!”
Shen Zangfeng smiled apologetically: "Mother has always been kind..."
"Shut up!" Mrs. Su shouted to stop him, pointed her hand, and said angrily, "Your wife has only been here for a few days! If things in her yard go wrong, I will do this You don’t have the patience to curse her and kick her out? Why don’t you think about how I taught your elder sister-in-law how to be a housekeeper after she came over? Why do you look down on your second sister-in-law? You are my biological son and your wife, so I will treat her less than your elder sister-in-law!"
Shen Zangfeng admitted his mistake again and again, pinched his mother's legs and rubbed her shoulders. Seeing that the tea in front of Mrs. Su was running low, he picked up the pot and filled it up for her without saying a word. After being attentive for a long time, he finally made Mrs. Su angry. Lueping glared at him bitterly and explained the matter in detail: "...Although Mr. Wei didn't intervene at the time, he still wanted to watch the fun. Back then, your father and uncle were just two brothers. Your grandparents died early and suffered a lot of losses since taking over Ming Peitang to stabilize their position. Thanks to your uncle's determination, he was not confused by the clan members at all. Not only did he refuse to compete with your father, but he was always willing to stay in the position. After your father tried his best to help, your father finally recovered! Thank God, your generation has grown up to have eight brothers, far more than your father and uncle! Since you were young, our elders have taught you not to be in harmony with each other. Dou... Of course, if a woman from outside marries in, she is not his biological flesh and blood after all, so it is inevitable that he will have all kinds of little thoughts!
"But I'm just a little cautious. It's said that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, so I turned a blind eye. Now, because of Mr. Pei's disrespect, you two sisters-in-law want to interfere in your fourth brother's backyard. Come on! How can such a trend be unprecedented? So I spoke more harshly. Mrs. Wei was present and did not want to dissuade the two sisters-in-law. On the contrary, I wanted to teach her a lesson in advance to prevent her from doing it later. It’s a big mistake, isn’t it?”
Mrs. Su slapped the table hard and shouted: "Say it!"
Shen Zangfeng simply lifted his robe and knelt down, saying sincerely: "My son is guilty!"
"...Huh!" Mrs. Su wanted to scold him a few more words, but she had already scolded him for a long time. After all, her eldest granddaughter was already ten years old. She felt tired after such an attack. She felt tired even if she wanted to say anything more. She could only hate her. He said hatefully, "Go back to Jintong Courtyard! I'm tired now, so I asked Aunt Tao to come in and wait on me... I feel annoyed when I see you, an unfilial son!"
Shen Zangfeng smiled apologetically and said, "It's all my child's fault. I didn't expect that Ying'er was confused for a moment and just thought that she was the one who came in. Something happened to the servants of Jintongyuan! My mother has always been tolerant, so don't let the child know..."
"Go away, go away!" Mrs. Su slapped the edge of the couch beneath her and shouted repeatedly, "You don't have to look at me here!"
Shen Zangfeng said hurriedly: "My child, go call Aunt Tao for your mother!"
Mrs. Su snorted loudly and saw Shen Zangfeng exiting the door obediently. He poked his head out again in less than a breath and asked cautiously: "Well, mother, the child wants to take Ying'er to Chuncao Lake... Mother is right. That’s right?”
"Yinger, I have been thinking about you from the beginning to the end! Where did you leave me as a mother?!" Mrs. Su was so angry that she slapped the bed hard, "You heartless thing! Get out of here quickly, If you let me see you again, I will bring someone with a ruler and break your legs!"
"Thank you, mother." When Shen Zangfeng heard this, he laughed and didn't care. He went to ask Aunt Tao to come over to serve him - but he directly assumed that Mrs. Su had agreed... (To be continued)