He's life was settled, and Wei Changying was in a good mood. He told Huang to pay close attention and be sure to add fire at critical moments. From time to time, Mrs. Huang ordered Mr. He to go to Ji's house to give Jiang Zheng this and that. Mrs. He had always obeyed her instructions since she was a child. She had always done what Huang said since she was a child. As for why she did this, Mrs. He had never She didn't even bother to ask. Anyway, she firmly believed that Mr. Huang would never harm her.
After running down like this several times, although Mr. He always said, "Young Madam asked me to give it away", "Young Madam remembered it", "Young Madam asked you if your injury is okay", Jiang Zheng After hearing from Huang that she was interested in Jiang Zheng, Zhu Lei and Zhu Lei preconceived the idea that He was just using the name of Wei Changying to care about Jiang Zheng -
In Zhu Lei's words, this Aunt He was the one who after falling in love with Jiang Zheng at first sight, scolded Jiang Zheng for more than ten years while waiting for him to come to his senses, without even revealing her sincerity!
Now even if I am worried about Jiang Zheng's injury, how can I express it clearly? Moreover, He's excuse was not true. Not to mention that Wei Changying was currently taking care of the housework and fighting with his sister-in-law. How could he care about Jiang Zheng personally when he was so busy all day long? Let's just say that Wei Changying is a young lady from a rich family. Even if he is considerate and teaches, there are differences between men and women, so he can't send people here and there almost every day, right
So there is no need to doubt that this must be an excuse made by He!
Jiang Zheng thought it made sense. One time when Mr. He brought some snacks, he hummed and expressed that he wanted to drink some chicken soup. Because of Zhu Lei's impassioned advice: "Master is a man, and Aunt He is such an awkward one." Man, if Master doesn't take the initiative, won't Aunt He still be the same as before? How can it be a man to delay things like this and make Aunt He sad in vain? "
Jiang Zheng, who considered himself an upright man, tentatively said, "I heard that the chicken soup you cook is very good. Can you bring me some when you come back?"
He, who was more or less stubborn, didn't think much about it - most of the patients needed to drink chicken soup for nourishment, and although He was a wet nurse, she often cooked for Wei Changying, and every time the cook They all flattered them, "Aunt He's craftsmanship is really amazing" and "After seeing what Aunt He did, I won't have the shame to work here if I don't ask Auntie for advice." After hearing more, Mr. He also felt that his craftsmanship was excellent. .
Besides, the young lady sent herself to Ji Zhai several times a day, wasn't she just hoping that Jiang Zheng would get better soon
So Mr. He simply agreed: "Would you like to add some ginseng? That'll be good quickly."
This awkward woman has revealed her true identity! Jiang Zheng felt very happy after hearing this - so happy that he even forgot how he answered. In short, after Zhu Lei waited for Mr. He to leave that day, he sneakily came over to inquire about the news. He asked Zhu Lei to bring all the people he had brought all the way from Fengzhou. The small box was brought to him: "Take the little bundle at the bottom and open it."
When the small bundle was opened, it was revealed to be a mutton-fat jade bracelet. Zhu Lei grew up in a poor family. When he saw the flawless and gleaming bracelet, he couldn't help but admire it and said: "Master actually hid such a good thing? Is it to congratulate him?" "Auntie prepared it?"
"Alas, this is what your master-grandmother left behind." Jiang Zheng said with emotion, "Originally, I wanted to pass it on to my master, but after my master gave up the thought of marrying, I just thought about it. Haven’t seen it yet.”
Zhu Lei said flatteringly: "It turns out to be Master's heirloom! Such a priceless bracelet, I think Aunt He will definitely be moved by Master when she sees it..."
"What an ignorant boy!" Jiang Zheng shook his head and said sadly, "This bracelet is considered a good thing for ordinary people like us. However, He has been following the young lady. What kind of gold, pearls and jade have he never seen? ? The teacher saw the ambassador in front of the young lady a few years ago, and she had a jade hairpin that was no worse than this one. He asked that the young lady was tired of wearing it and gave it to him because his status was higher than that of the ambassador. Girl, I’m afraid I have a good hairpin on hand…”
Zhu Lei said: "Master, why should you worry? If Aunt He loved wealth, how could she have been in love with the master for many years? The guards of the Wei family all know that the master has nothing to lose, and all the money is spent on the disciple!"
Jiang Zheng thought it made sense, so he asked his apprentice to put the bracelet away: "When the master's injury is healed..."
Before he said the following words, Zhu Lei also understood that the "good disciple" secretly breathed a sigh of relief and left the master. He had to pray to heaven and earth again that this matter would not cause any accident... At least until he slipped away to Youyan. Don't let anything happen before you go.
In the eyes of Wei Changying, everything about the wet nurse and tutoring went smoothly. Considering that Jiang Zheng's injury has not recovered yet, and her husband has gone to Xiliang, and the father-in-law's retirement is unknown, this will put the confidant wet nurse Xu. It's not clear whether Jiang Zheng will make the queen think too much or cause trouble for the father-in-law.
Wei Changying decided to wait for Jiang Zheng to recover from his injury first. Even if he discussed the marriage, he would send them away from the imperial capital temporarily. It would not be too late to recall Empress Gu and Shen Xun after they lost their throne... Wei Changying considered this matter. Let’s put it down for now, she is really busy now—
In the second half of this year, there were a lot of weddings.
This month, Su Yuli will become the cabinet; next month, after Gu Yiran gets married, Su Yuli will get married the next day; and in early November, it will be the prince's wedding.
Although Wei Changying does not need to take care of these things, he still needs to be present - so he prepares gifts and clothes and hairpins for the occasion. He must pay attention to the celebration and not to overwhelm his mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. He had to fight with his two sisters-in-law in front of and behind him... He was so busy that he couldn't sit down and catch his breath until the day Su Yuli came out of the cabinet.
Although a daughter like Su Yuli was worry-free, she married into her husband's family in the same imperial capital, and she married at a low age, so she was not afraid of oppression from her husband's family. However, once the daughter of her daughter who had been pampered for more than ten years married someone else, Wei Zhengyin still burst into tears. , such an expression of true feelings made Wei Changying and other people who accompanied Su Yuli to dress up in tears. Wei Changying thought of the reluctance of his mother, Mrs. Song, on the day he left the cabinet, and the cry of joy that his grandmother, Mrs. Song, made when she got into the sedan chair and left home - he didn't know if he would ever have Cheng Huan's mother and grandmother again in his life. Sometimes, I cry especially hard.
It wasn't until Su Yuli went out to get on the sedan chair and the Su family's wedding banquet was held that Wei Changying calmed down. He couldn't help but feel that his cousin was leaving the cabinet and he cried harder than his aunt and cousin, which was really a bit embarrassing.
The servants fetched water for her to wash up and put on light makeup again. Wei Changying checked her appearance in the bronze mirror, but in the mirror he saw his sister-in-law Shen Zangning leaning on the soft couch not far behind him. Her head fell asleep little by little, and she hurriedly asked Qin Ge to push her awake.
Looking at Shen Zangning who was rubbing her eyes and looking confused, Wei Changying asked her, "Why is my sister here? Didn't she go play with the cousins from the Su family?"
Shen Zang condensed for a long time before he woke up and said listlessly: "Mother asked me to follow you, third sister-in-law."
"Why?" Wei Changying saw that the colorful ribbon tied in her hair was messy, so he stretched out his hand to straighten it for her.
Shen Zangning sighed and said: "Cousin, they are all engaged, and now they are all detained by the second aunt to learn the rules. I want to go to them to play, and I can't even leave the yard. What's the point? Mother doesn't trust me. , I simply sent my third sister-in-law to look after me. Haven’t you learned martial arts, third sister-in-law? Mother thinks you can look after me better."
Wei Changying was a little bit dumbfounded. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Zangning said again, "But mother also guessed it wrong. Just now, Sister-in-law, you were crying so much that I couldn't even take care of you. How could you have the time to take care of me? If it weren't for the truth. There’s nowhere to go, I’ve already left.”
"Since you haven't left, just follow me obediently." Wei Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded her eyebrows, saying.
Leading Shen Zangning to the banquet, Young Master Ying, the captain of the guard, had to apologize to the people nearby: "Just now I saw that my aunt couldn't bear to leave my cousin. I suddenly remembered the scene when I left the cabinet. I don't know how my grandmother and mother are now, but I lost my temper and made you laugh."
Even if she didn't say that, everyone would understand, and they would all smile and tell her not to pay attention, or make some kind jokes.
The sisters-in-law then joined the table together, and Shen Zangning sat under Wei Changying. This sister-in-law was used to making troubles. Without her sisters to accompany her, she felt very lack of energy. She held her chin and kept resting. He was picking at the dishes in front of him with a dull look in his eyes.
Wei Changying talked to her several times, and Shen Zangning could say not a word but two... When Wei Changying saw this, he stopped quarreling with her.
In the middle of the banquet, Wei Changjuan, who was not far away, suddenly left the table and came over. She leaned down between Wei Changying and Shen Zangning and said to Wei Changying: "Third sister, I have something to tell you, but I hope Do not get angry."
Although the two are direct cousins, they have never been very close due to Mrs. Song's instructions and the competitive relationship between Wei Shengyi and Wei Changfeng. Last time on Princess Linchuan's birthday, Wei Changying was laughed at, and Wei Changwan and Wei Changjuan immediately stayed away.
After that, the relationship became a little more estranged, but they were both daughters of everyone, so they were still as polite as sisters in the scene, but they came over to talk privately while the wine was hot, but they suddenly became too close.
Wei Changying was a little strange and said: "Seventh sister, just tell me, why should I be angry?"
"What Third Sister said just now came from her heart, but it is really inappropriate." Wei Changjuan's voice was sweet and her voice was very pleasant to listen to, but what she said made Wei Changying uncomfortable. Feeling comfortable, she said, "Now that the third sister has left the cabinet, she is now a member of the Shen family. If she always thinks about her mother's family like this, it will inevitably appear that she doesn't care about the affairs of her husband's family!"
Wei Changying felt unhappy and said calmly: "It's really hard for me, Seventh Sister, that a girl who hasn't left the cabinet has come to persuade her. But I think everyone can sympathize with her just by saying this. Besides, of course, it's the first time for a woman to leave the cabinet." Being considered a member of her husband's family does not mean that she will have no relationship with her natal family in the future. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that a woman who has left the pavilion cannot return to her natal family? What's more, how can a daughter be treated with kindness by her parents' parents? Don’t read it?”
"Third sister, don't think I'm talkative! That's what I said." Wei Changjuan heard the teasing in her tone, her eye circles suddenly turned red, and she said aggrievedly, "I just thought, third sister, you were crying just now It's so powerful, and now I only mention our grandmother and eldest aunt. In case there is any misunderstanding, I just want to say that third sister, you are not doing well in your husband's family, so you miss your parents-in-law so much. Isn't this..."
When Wei Changying heard this, he was furious and said in a cold voice: "How can I live well in my husband's house, and no one can hear the news outside? My husband treats me with deep affection, and my mother-in-law treats me as her own daughter! This is not good. , What should I do? Seventh sister, the second uncle and the second aunt are here, so it is not my place as a cousin to teach you, but what you said is so unreasonable for a girl who has not left the government! My child, you don't learn the rules and how to be chaste, quiet and virtuous, but here you are instigating me, what do you mean? You don't even think about the fact that my husband's family was chosen by our grandfather himself. What are you doing? Are you saying that my grandfather has poor eyesight?"
Wei Changjuan immediately burst into tears and apologized: "Good sister, it was my fault, I can't speak... But I heard that third sister, you just called second aunt as aunt, but according to your husband's family, you should call third aunt." Yes. You follow your mother's family everywhere, this..."
"What do I call my second aunt? This is something that even my mother-in-law doesn't care about!" Wei Changying noticed that when Wei Changjuan was about to cry, he had attracted the attention of people around him. Someone whispered to Wei Changwan who was talking to the female family members on the next table. , Wei Changwan seemed to be preparing to come over. He was really disgusted with this cousin in his heart, and was about to reply to her like this -
Unexpectedly, Chief Shen Zangning suddenly stood up, walked over in a few steps, raised his hand and pushed Wei Changjuan to stagger!
Originally, Wei Changjuan had already attracted people's attention when she was about to burst into tears while drinking the wedding wine. Now Shen Zangning's move attracted several people to rush around to break up the fight: "What's going on? What's going on? This is Sister Su today. Good day, you are all Sister Su’s sisters, why did you get into a fight here and Sister Wei Qi is still crying?”
At this time, Wei Changwan also brought a young woman in private clothes and hurried over, shouting: "Third sister, what are you doing? Seventh sister is kind enough to remind you of something, why did you make Fourth Miss Shen cry?!"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Wei Changying... (To be continued)