In the back hall, because Wei Changying and Shen Zanghui's uncle and sister-in-law came in to visit Shen Zangfeng, Gu Rouzhang was left with the three female relatives Duanmu Xinmiao, Deng Wanwan and Deng Zongqi. Shen Chu and his wife accompanied them and chatted wordlessly. , condolences for the hard journey.
But he didn't say a few words about these hard words - Duanmu Xinmiao had slept all the way and woke up now, but she was very low energy, and after a few absent-minded remarks, the young lady who inherited her teacher's rudeness interrupted everyone's conversation. topic, he asked directly: "Have you prepared a house for us?"
Mrs. Zhou hurriedly said: "Get ready! We just received the news earlier, so we started cleaning up and burning the hot bed every day to dissipate the cold air. It's just that it's bitterly cold in Xiliang, and all the utensils are not complete. I'm afraid I've neglected you all. Miss."
Duanmu Xinmiao waved his hand and said magnanimously: "It's nothing. Who expects to enjoy happiness in Xiliang?" Although this was the truth, everyone was still embarrassed, but Duanmu Xinmiao himself did not feel it. , and then asked, "First, someone should take me to the house. It's been very frustrating for me on the way... Wanwan, aren't you Fenghan? Do you want to go to my house together and I can prepare some side medicine for you?" She brought I brought my own belongings, as well as a batch of commonly used medical instruments and rare herbs from Xiliang.
Deng Wanwan followed him all the way here just to ensure the safety of his only brother. Now that he saw that Deng Zongqi was fine, he was overjoyed. Although he still had a slight cough, how could he be willing to separate from his brother? Immediately he said: "Thank you sister Duanmu, but I still want to talk to my brother..."
"Then if you are free, come back to me." Originally, they were not familiar with each other when they were in the imperial capital, especially Duanmu Xinmiao. Although she was well-known, because of her weird temper, she had very few friends. countable. It's just that along the way, there are only a few people together all day long. Although Duanmu Xinmiao fell asleep when he was on the way, he naturally had to wake up to eat and pack when he rested. The road was desolate and there was no scenery to see along the way. Being able to talk to each other, we quickly became warm and close.
This would be rejected by Deng Wanwan, and Duanmu Xinmiao didn't care. After saying this, he turned to ask Gu Rouzhang, "Rourou, what about you?"
Gu Rouzhang was carefree. She didn't believe that her two brothers were injured. She followed the team to Xiliang just to join in the fun. After this long journey, her and Wei Zhangying's physical strength was best preserved because they rode horses from time to time to adjust and had a carriage to rest when they were tired. Now that they finally arrived at the destination, they were elated and in high spirits. Hearing this, he said without thinking: "This is my first time coming to Xiliang. I want to see everywhere!"
Zhou asked in surprise: "Miss Gu, aren't you going to Xiancheng or Wangliubao?" These two places are where Gu Xinian and Gu Yiran are stationed.
Gu Rouzhang said solemnly: "Brothers are all serving the country, how can they have time to take care of me? If I go, won't I disturb them? If I don't go, I will just wander around by myself." This co-author is really a fool to run away to Xiliang Come treat it as a sightseeing tour!
When Zhou received the news that Wei Changying and his entourage were coming to Xiliang, they heard that Miss Gu had sneaked into the team with Lai - this Miss Gu was also the direct daughter of the Gu family in the imperial capital. I knew that my normal upbringing would not be neglected, but to actually do such a thing, it sounds like it is not an economical thing.
Mrs. Su's instructions to her were to send her to Gu Xinian as soon as they arrived: firstly, Wei Changying might not have the time to check on her; secondly, there was no need to worry about the Gu family. Just give Gu Rouzhang to her brother-in-law Gu Xinian and let Gu Xinian have a headache!
So when Gu Rouzhang said that he wanted to look around, Mrs. Zhou didn't care whether she was polite or not, and deliberately mentioned Xiancheng and Wangliubao. Thinking that Gu Rouzhang, a girl, would be too embarrassed to leave the stage, so she had to keep talking. Are you going to find your brothers? Who would have thought that Gu Rouzhang would just find a reason not to look for his brothers, but this reason...
Because he was worried about his delicate sister coming all the way, Deng Zongqi took leave of absence from Shen Yujia and rushed to the city gate to greet him. Deng Zongqi was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say. Deng Wanwan was also speechless, and after a while she said: "We are not busy with the war now."
Only then did Gu Rouzhang realize that her words had offended the Deng brothers and sisters, and she hurriedly said: "Ah, Wanwan, you are right. Since they are not busy and did not come to pick me up, I think there is something else that got in the way. I think I’d better not bother you for now, let’s talk about it after a while!”
Zhou was silent: How should we deal with Miss Gu now? If you say that the two Gu family members may not be troubled by the matter, it is equivalent to saying that Gu Xinian and Gu Yiran do not care about their sister as much as Deng Zongqi; if Gu Rouzhang is asked to go to these two people, she has already said that she should be considerate of her brother and not disturb her...
Duanmu Xinmiao didn't have as many thoughts as Zhou, and said lazily: "In that case, I'll go to the house first. By the way, Aunt Zhou, are there any servants in the house?"
Because Duanmu Xinmiao's stepmother Zhou Yueguang was the daughter of the Xilin Zhou family, Duanmu Xinmiao called her aunt. When Zhou heard her question, she was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "Of course Yes..." Halfway through saying this, Mrs. Zhou always felt that something was wrong. She looked carefully in the hall and suddenly found that the maids in red and green standing around seemed to be standing behind Gu Rouzhang and Deng Wanwan? !
She continued subconsciously, "They are just rough messengers. Xin Miao, are you... your own maid?"
Duanmu Xinmiao said in surprise: "I didn't bring a maid!"
"..." Mrs. Zhou was silent again: these days, the declining Yuanzhi among the noble clans will more or less have one or two personal maids to serve them. Even Gu Rouzhang, who sneaked out, also brought two maids with her who were forced to go on the road. As the direct daughter of Jinxiu Duanmu's sect, who would have thought that Duanmu Xinmiao would actually go on the road alone, not even bringing anyone close to help her
At this moment, Duanmu Xinmiao said again: "Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi in front of Sister Wei were waiting for me on the road. Since there is no personal maid for me in the house, I will ask Sister Wei for them later." That’s good.”
Mrs. Zhou hurriedly said: "It's not that there was nothing, I just thought you had brought the people yourself, so you didn't send them there. Don't worry, I will send them to you later! It must be done carefully and properly."
That's about it. Duanmu Xinmiao went to the room prepared for her. Deng Zongqi took the opportunity to lead his sister down to talk. Gu Rouzhang shouted that she was not tired and wanted to see around Xiliang City - Mrs. Zhou said that she would send someone to her. Guiding the way, he apologized that he still had to deal with various affairs of Ming Peitang, but he couldn't accompany him in person.
Gu Rouzhang only thought about playing, and didn't care whether Zhou was really busy or looked down on her as just a girl from a noble family. She was too lazy to accompany her in person, so she asked for a guide and left.
After the guests had dispersed, Shen Chu asked his wife: "This young lady from the Duanmu family is not only the legitimate daughter of our sect, but also the proud disciple of the famous domestic doctor Ji Qubing. Now my nephew Yaoye is bedridden. It is said that the imperial capital sent her here just in case... Ordinary maids did not serve her as well as she wanted, and if they did not, she would offend her. She had gone to ask her nephew for help, so you should just let her go and ask for help from those two. Since the maid served her all the way, she must have approved it. After all, my nephew brought a lot of people, so there would not be a shortage of two maids. How can we find such consideration in a remote place like ours. Give her Ruyi's maid? If she doesn't like it, how will you make things right then?"
Mrs. Zhou whispered: "You are so confused! Isn't there a candidate ready?"
"Who?" Shen Chu and the Zhou family were entrusted with the care of the ancestral home of Ming Peitang. Although the direct descendants of our sect are now in the imperial capital, the house is filled with servants and clan members who live in remote courtyards for various reasons. However, due to the large scale of Ming Peitang, although the direct descendants of the sect do not live here, but now that the Shen family is prosperous, they do not want to let the ancestral home become dusty. There are many people cleaning and repairing it every day.
Therefore, Shen Chu and the Zhou family have always been in charge of internal and external affairs. The Zhou family is in charge of the maids. Shen Chu is not very familiar with it, so he was a little surprised to hear what Zhou said, "That is a serious daughter from the imperial capital, just now Judging from her unobtrusive behavior, she is not easy to serve. Madam said in the letter not to neglect her. Who are you talking about who can serve this charming guest? "
"Over there..." Ms. Zhou pouted towards the yard where Shen Zangfeng was recovering from his injuries and said, "That nephrite is no worse than the maid next to my nephew. Isn't it enough to serve Miss Duanmu?"
Shen Chu's eyebrows moved when he heard it, and said: "You took advantage of Yao Ye's last assassination and was seriously injured, and specially arranged for her to come and serve Yao Ye closely. It's just that Yao Ye was seriously injured and has not been able to do anything so far. Now we will do it. Wouldn't it be all in vain to transfer her away?"
"You are such a stupid person!" Mrs. Zhou frowned and whispered to him, "Don't you look at who is coming? Previously, Yaoye was alone in Xiliang at a young age, with only one boy beside him. There are not even two rough maids! In such a bitter cold place, it is my intention as an aunt to find someone who understands the cold and the heat! But now that my nephew is here, let alone the nephew! Looking at the many people brought by my nephew, are you worried that no one will be able to take care of Yaoye? In this case, nephrite should not be in the way of my nephew's eyes. Don't let my nephew think that I am deliberately giving him something while she is away. There are people in Yaoye’s backyard to cause trouble for her!”
Shen Chu snorted and said: "You also know that nephrite is an eyesore to your nephew? I told you earlier that my nephew is the daughter of the Wei family with the same family background as my Shen family. It is said that she is very popular in her natal family. She was favored and gave birth to Yao Ye's eldest son, and her position was as solid as a mountain! I told you not to send Nephrite to Yao Ye, but you just didn't listen! You even changed her name to Yao Ye, lest Yao Ye wouldn't recognize it. Your hint! Now that your nephew is here, you don’t send her elsewhere just because of her good looks. It’s a wonder that your nephew doesn’t feel suspicious when the time comes. I told my niece to hold a grudge!”
When Zhou heard this, his face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "You know what I am doing to send that little hoof to serve Yao Ye! If you weren't greedy and greedy in charge of the front yard, you would spend all day She was wandering around in the back when she had nothing to do, and her eyes liked to glance at the servants with some colors. After discovering this nephrite, she went to her eight times a day - if she wasn't younger than our daughter, I'm afraid she would be. Have you already spoken to me?"
"So what if I just wanted to take her in before?" Shen Chu couldn't stand down after his wife told her what she wanted. After being embarrassed, he simply said it and said, "I didn't want to pamper my concubine and destroy my wife! You want to She is a really virtuous person. When she saw my thoughts, she should have taken the initiative to speak for me, instead of dressing her up and changing her name to be on the stage and sending her to Yao Ye! "
Mrs. Zhou spat in his face: "Bah! What a beautiful idea you have! Doting on your concubine will destroy your wife! Do you think that if the direct descendants of the Shen family are not here, then you can be allowed to violate the clan rules?! If you have the guts, you should try it Try! Do you think Yaoye was seriously injured and unconscious before, and Nephrite couldn't serve him, but now that my nephew has arrived and Nephrite can't stay with him, I have to ask her to go back to the place where I served you before? Let me tell you, you have given up on this! Not to mention that the young lady of the Duanmu family wants such a sophisticated maid, even if Miss Duanmu doesn't appear, you can't hope to get her - you are fancying her. You are young and beautiful, but I don’t want to think about your face. Little girls can’t stand it!”
Shen Chu got angry after being spat and scolded by his wife. He raised his sleeves to wipe the spot on his face where his wife spat, and said with a sneer: "She is just a little maid. I am willing to take her in as my concubine. That's a blessing." What a blessing! I…”
"Just dream!" Zhou sneered. "In terms of status, although you and I are also members of the Shen clan and are nominally Yao Ye's uncles and aunts, this is just because Yao Ye is generous and easy-going. He just takes advantage of us. What can we do if we look at you now? In terms of age, you are an old man. Yaoye is still a young man! In terms of appearance, you are an old man. If you don’t hold the idea of guarding the house for you, Power, try this. Is there an ugly maid who has the patience to give you a wink? Yao Ye is so handsome, talented in both civil and military affairs, and has a bright future. Let’s just say that if you become his concubine, you will have no status for the rest of your life. "Following him is hundreds and thousands of times better than being your concubine! Do you think that since Nephrite has seen Yao Ye, he still likes you, an old ugly thing!" (To be continued)