At the New Year's Eve banquet, Wei Changying actually found two suitable playmates for Shen Shuyan. One is Shen Dieer, the granddaughter of her fourth uncle Shen Xun. I met Wei Changying at last year's New Year's Eve banquet and gave him a bracelet. Although Shen Die'er is two years older than Shen Shujing, she has a gentle and virtuous temperament. It is said that she is very filial to serve Shen Xun and Huo.
Moreover, she is the eldest daughter of her parents, and she has several younger brothers. But Shen Die'er has never been shy with her brothers. She has always protected her brothers and behaved like an eldest sister.
Wei Changying felt that this young lady was somewhat similar to Shen Shujing in temperament - among the elders in the imperial capital, Shen Shuyan listened to Shen Shujing's words the most.
The other one is a junior of Shen Xuan's next-door cousin, named Shen Qianqian, who happens to be seven years old after the Chinese New Year, just like Shen Shuyan. This one also has a younger brother, and both of them are concubines, but Shen Qianqian treats both younger brothers well. At the banquet, Wei Changying saw her more than once, like a young adult, wiping the corners of the mouths of her two younger brothers with a handkerchief and telling them to avoid some cold food... Alas, this is what the sect hopes for, and Shen Shuyan also What a sight to be able to get along with Shen Shuyi like this!
Wei Changying took note of this little girl at that time!
No matter how you look at it, Shen Dieer and Shen Qianqian are both pampered at home but not squeamish or ostentatious. They have beautiful looks and elegant manners, which definitely meet the requirements of ladies in the family.
Wei Changying murmured to Shen Zangzhu in private, and Shen Zangzhu nodded frequently after observing.
So, at the banquet, the two sisters-in-law took the opportunity to make a hint to their elders, asking them to take the two girls to visit the ancestral hall more often: "We are all a family, and the younger generations should also get closer to each other. It's the first time Yan'er has come back to Sangzi since she was born. Everything is new, but it's a pity that my eldest sister has to take care of Xi'er, and I am busy with trivial things, but I don't have time to accompany them all day long. Children of this age prefer to play with people of the same age. Die'er and Qianqian are both natives of Xiliang. They must be able to introduce some customs to Yan'er and let the child learn from the quietness of her cousins. .”
Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian's mothers agreed, and it was decided that after the first lunar month, they would often send people to send their daughters over to accompany Shen Shuyan - these two ladies were also sensible people and knew what Wei Changying was interested in. It's just Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian who asked them to bring their daughters, but when they come, doesn't Wei Zhangying also have to come out to entertain them? Even if it is not the year or the holiday, Wei Changying has to be busy taking care of the backyard of Mingpei Hall. Even if he is not busy, he may not have the patience to deal with visitors every two days. So when the time comes, I’ll just send my servants to send my daughter over.
Anyway, all the men in Mingpeitang are the elders of the two ladies, and only Shen Zangfeng and his wife Wei Changying will live in the backyard, with Shen Zangji and Shen Zangkun in front. Besides, these young masters of our sect all have good reputations. They have never heard of any dirty things, so there is nothing to worry about.
After the first month passed in this way, the two families sent their servants to take their daughters to the house as promised. Wei Changying also called Shen Shuyan to receive them. After being polite as usual, he sent the three of them to play together.
Wei Changying felt that with the temperaments and tempers of Shen Dieer and Shen Qianqian, even if Shen Shuyan was a little squeamish, they would always tolerate it. But he still sent the little maid Feiyu to wait on him, wanting to know how the three of them got along. If the two nieces were wronged, I, as the aunt, could at least help Shen Shuyan make things right.
As a result, when it was almost evening, Feiyu came to report first: "The three ladies get along very harmoniously. Miss Sisun took the initiative to teach the two ladies to write poems and embroidery. The two ladies were very happy."
"Really?" Wei Changying was very happy after hearing this and said, "Sure enough, this method is good. Yan'er has never mentioned doing these things in the past few days since he came here."
After a while, Shen Shuyan accompanied her two cousins to say goodbye. The three of them were indeed in harmony and very friendly. Wei Changying asked them what they had done that day. Both Shen Dieer and Shen Qianqian praised Shen Shuyan greatly and said that Shen Shuyan was very talented and extraordinary.
Wei Changying was in a good mood and said a few words of humility on behalf of his niece, and then said: "If you like poetry, you can write more. It's just better to do less embroidery. It's cold today and the house is closed, even in the daytime. The light is not very good and it hurts my eyes."
The three agreed unanimously.
Not wanting to send Shen Dieer and Shen Qianqian away, Shen Shuyan pouted and leaned on Chief Wei's lap, complaining: "Third Aunt, can you please stop calling them here in the future?"
Wei Changying was greatly surprised and said, "What? Yan'er doesn't like them?" Feiyu said that they got along well all day long! Didn't the three of them look pretty good just now? I have the impression that Shen Shuyan's niece is not someone who hides her thoughts. If she didn't like Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian, she would have exploded long ago!
Shen Shuyan said: "It's not that I don't like him, it's just that I don't want to see such a person now."
Wei Changying's mind turned around, wondering if it was because Shen Shuyan still had a grudge against her younger brother Shen Shuyi. Hearing Shen Dieer tell Shen Qianqian about their friendship with their younger brother, it reminded her of the past and made her feel uncomfortable. happy
She asked tentatively: "Why? But they made Yan'er unhappy?"
"That cousin Qianqian is only three months older than me. I won't say anything about her!" Shen Shuyan leaned her head on Chief Wei's arm, her little face full of depression and disdain, and said, " Sister Die'er is older than the eldest sister in the imperial capital! It turns out that she hasn't even finished studying Shangshu! I just told them a few allusions in Shangshu, but they were both confused... Originally I thought I could talk about poetry and classics with them, but I didn’t expect that I would teach him step by step! She is playful and not good at school, but she is good at martial arts! I just asked these two cousins if they knew martial arts, and they both shook their heads - they are so old, and they are still not good at martial arts. How can a cousin who doesn’t seek advancement like this keep asking them to come over?”
She was old-fashioned and said, "Don't drag me down with my homework. Don't let me get hurt by accident!"
She curled her little lips, "And teaching them is more tiring than teaching my eldest brother! If I hadn't been in the imperial capital and taught my eldest brother the good temper, I would have kicked them out of the hospital long ago! They are really rotten wood that cannot be carved!" I’ve explained an article three times and still don’t understand it! I’ve been asked about a method of playing Luozi two or three times... I’ve never seen such a stupid person!”
He also said, "In addition to wasting my time, people like this are probably just here to make me angry! So, Third Aunt, don't ask them to come here in the future, okay?"
After saying that, Shen Shuyan held her little head high and looked at her aunt expectantly with her big, dark and bright eyes.
"Uh..." Wei Changying was helpless: she knew that Shen Shuyan was extremely talented, so when it came to literary matters, she did more than just draw inferences from one instance to another. It's like a gift from heaven. It is said that Shen Shuming does not like to study literature, and even Wei Changfeng, his younger brother Wei Changfeng, who was considered extremely talented and hard-working before Wei Changying came out of the cabinet, had to be resigned to Shen Shuyan in terms of talent and learning alone!
You must know that Wei Changfeng is the direct grandson of the Wei family in Fengzhou who was famous for his prosperous literary style and numerous talents. He was highly expected by his grandmother, Mrs. Song, when he was born. He was taught carefully by his grandfather Wei Huan and the famous scholar Wei Shigu himself. The future heads of the clan who were trained bit by bit - Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian may be popular ladies in their respective families, but they are of no importance to the entire Shen family.
Not to mention that the Shen family of Xiliang passed down the family through martial arts, and even the sons of the sect, including the clan leader Shen Xuan himself, did not rely on talent and knowledge. In his life, except for a few mediocre poems written for banquets, Shen Xuan never had any poems published... With such a family tradition, except for a gifted master like Shen Shuyan, the whole family could handle literary matters. How important is it to see
Even Shen Shuming, the eldest grandson, found ways to hide from his homework, but instead ran to the martial arts field all day long, dancing with guns and sticks with great joy! For two delicate young ladies, Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian, the most important things are of course female needlework and De Rong's martial arts. How could they spend so much time on their talents and studies? It's enough to be rewarded at the table and to be able to read the accounts!
... In fact, Wei Changying himself, who was born in the Wei family, which was recognized as having a prosperous literary style, was not very fond of reading.
Otherwise, even if she was afraid of marrying far away, she would not be thinking about winning over her husband. Instead, like her cousin Song Zaishui, she was familiar with Tao strategy documents and was confident that she could hold her husband firmly in the palm of her hand without making a move. inside…
So at this moment, facing his niece's disdain, Wei Changying struggled for a long time before saying calmly: "It's not like your sister Die'er and sister Qianqian are not better than you at all. For example, their female celebrities..." Tian Unfortunately, if an article is longer and she has never read it before, she may not be able to fully comprehend it even if she talks about it three times. As for Luozi...well, it's a good thing that Cousin Song is not here, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time to give her cousin a chance to laugh until she laughs
Will Wei Changying admit that he is stupid
Absolutely not!
So she felt that this was all because her little niece was too smart... Shen Die'er and Shen Qianqian couldn't be so stupid that they would make people angry!
It's a pity that Wei Changying thought of a few words to defend his two poor nieces...
"Nv Hong is not as good as me!" Shen Shuyan pouted her bright red mouth and said dissatisfiedly with her hands behind her back, "Sister Qian Qian embroidered the handkerchief herself. It's a shame she had the nerve to wear it. She said it was a civet cat flapping the butterfly. , I couldn’t see where the civet was! It was just a mess of yellow and white! Sister Dieer’s embroidery was just passable! good? "
As she spoke, she raised her handkerchief to show Wei Changying, "Third Aunt, look at what I have embroidered. This is not the best handkerchief I have ever embroidered!"
Although Wei Changying had never seen the embroidery of Shen Dieer and Shen Qianqian, he couldn't help but gasped when he unfolded the handkerchief handed over by Shen Shuyan and took a closer look. He sat up straight and said, "This is really you." Embroidered by yourself?"
Shen Shuyan said proudly: "Then there is still a lie?"
"..." Wei Changying looked at the faint green bamboos on the handkerchief, the eaves looming between them, and the lone wild geese walking in the sky in the distance... Although there are not many places for embroidery, and the stitching is still a bit childish, but The essence of artistic conception is everything! After taking a closer look, you will even feel that the childishness in the acupuncture techniques has a kind of wild and joyful worldliness...
Heaven and earth conscience, let alone her ability when she was six or seven years old, she may not be able to embroider with such skills now, okay? Moreover, the scenery above is not a commonly used pattern at all. In all likelihood, it was painted by Shen Shuyan herself! Even if she copied it, with this charm, it cannot be embroidered by a skilled embroiderer!
Wei Changying was stunned for a long time before he forced a smile and said: "Yan'er is really smart and smart, far beyond my aunt's imagination!"
Shen Shuyan said indifferently: "I am young now and lack strength. Although I know many stitches, I am not very good at using them. In a few years, when I grow up, I will not be able to embroider anything for my aunt. She will be worse than the embroiderer in front of my aunt!"
"As I said, you are the rich daughter of our Shen family, how can you let several embroiderers compete with you? You have such a heart, my aunt feels that it is as sweet as drinking honey water! "Wei Changying now deeply understands Shen Shuming's mood - with such a talent, being her peer is a huge pressure, and being her elder is not a huge pressure!
But this strengthened Wei Changying's determination to find a playmate for Shen Shuyan!
Such a talented and cruel little niece, if she doesn't find a few people to accompany her, what should I do if one day she gets the urge to talk about poetry and ask for advice on embroidery skills from my aunt? !
For the sake of his own dignity, Wei Changying finished dealing with Shen Shuyan for the time being and, wiping his cold sweat, invited Huang to discuss countermeasures... (To be continued)