Not long after Mr. Huang left, Shen Zangzhu, who had deliberately avoided it, came back. When he saw Shen Shuyan sitting in the corridor and wiping tears in a depressed manner, she was a little worried that Mr. Huang had exaggerated what she said? When I went up to ask, Shen Shuyan shook her head with tears in her eyes and said, "It's nothing. Aunt Huang asked me not to say anything about my dislike of my brothers in the future."
Shen Zangzhu looked at the wet nurse, and the wet nurse nodded slightly, indicating that what Shen Shuyan said was true.
This was also Huang's warning, fearing that she would talk to Shen Shuyan without leaving anyone alone. If she opened her mouth, the fourth grandson would immediately burst into tears and make others think she had done something to her. So Te Te called her wet nurse. The wet nurse was the one who gave birth to Shen Shuyan. Duanmu Yanyu personally selected her daughter, so her evidence was naturally credible.
After knowing that Shen Shuyan said such inappropriate words before, Shen Zangzhu felt a little shocked when she heard it. She talked about her niece at that time, but she didn't mention that she and Wei Changying were hurt by her words. She simply scolded her niece for not being friendly to her younger brother. Shen Shuyan didn't hear half of it and ran away in anger.
Afterwards, Shen Zangzhu interceded for her in front of Wei Changying - but Wei Changying gave her some relief in return, even saying that he would never argue with a junior, and it was just for Shen Shuyan's own good, so she still fought It's up to Fa Huang to come over and talk to her.
Shen Zangzhu knew that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Huang, was a very powerful person. She was a little worried when she heard that it was her who came to tell Shen Shuyan. At this moment, Shen Shuyan's wet nurse said that Huang didn't say anything too harsh, and she was relieved. After comforting her niece for a while, she asked her wet nurse to send her back to her room to rest, while she went to visit her other niece, Shen Shuxi. Unlike her cousin who was wiping away her tears and full of depression, Shen Shuxi, who didn't know how to feel sad, was happily holding a melon in the cellar at this moment.
The clear laughter of a young child came from across the door, which made Shen Zangzhu feel happy to the bottom of his heart. She walked in and saw her little niece in a bright red and embroidered dress holding a cantaloupe on the soft and thick gauze. She was happily rolling around on the gauze while smelling the fragrance of the melon and fruit.
Two-year-old Shen Shuxi looks like a little kid on the scarlet ground grape vines with gold filigree branches that cover almost the entire room. She has inherited the handsome and beautiful appearance of her parents, with pink makeup and exquisite facial features. She is smiling at the moment. She narrowed her eyes and rolled around like a little jade girl walking out of a New Year picture. She looked so cute that she couldn't even describe it. The people responsible for taking care of her were all watching with smiles. The twelfth lunar month had not yet arrived, and the house was filled with the feeling of the New Year when Shen Shuxi rolled out like this.
Seeing her eldest aunt come in, Shen Shuxi hurriedly tried to get up, but she still hugged the cantaloupe tightly, so she started to fall down again immediately. Shen Zangzhu quickly raised his hand to remind: "Be careful!"
It was just too late, but fortunately, Shen Shuxi was young, so she didn't think it would be a big deal if she fell, so she continued to work hard to get up... After not running two steps, she stepped on the skirt of her skirt and fell to the ground again with the cantaloupe in her arms. This time she let out a tender sigh, and instead of getting up in a hurry, she anxiously looked at whether the cantaloupe she was pressing under her was broken. At this time, Shen Zangzhu walked up to her in three or two steps. , picked her up and looked at her angrily and funnyly.
Shen Shuxi shouted in a sweet voice: "Daihugu!" Because of her age, she still speaks a little bit loudly, and her articulation is unclear in many places.
Shen Zangzhu corrected with a smile: "It's the eldest aunt."
"Dahugu." Shen Shuxi imitated it again, held the cantaloupe in front of her, suddenly flashed her big eyes and said, "Eat it!"
She actually pronounces the word "eat" in a straight and round tone, which is very authentic Mandarin. And she was right to say it twice. Shen Zangzhu couldn't help but raise his finger to touch her cheek and scolded her with a smile: "Little greedy cat! You don't learn Chinese words very quickly. I ask you to call me aunt, but you always call her the wrong one! You did it on purpose." , right? Auntie won’t give you delicious food anymore!”
The young Shen Shuxi could not quite understand a series of words, but when she heard the word "eat" in her eldest aunt's last sentence, her already bright eyes became brighter and she happily ate the cantaloupe. The child pushed it in front of her: "Eat! Eat! Eat!"
The co-author thought that Shen Zangzhu agreed with her request!
"You little nuisance!" Shen Zangzhu shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to take the cantaloupe. A casual look revealed that there were already a few vague teeth marks on it.
The little maid next to her covered her mouth and reported with a chuckle: "Miss Wusun just held it and bit it a few times, but she didn't think it tasted good. But she couldn't bear to let go after smelling the aroma."
"How smart are you? You bit the melon rind and got stung, but you still know it's delicious?" Shen Zangzhu sent someone to cut the cantaloupe, scraped it into puree with a silver spoon, and fed it to her niece who didn't have all her teeth with her own hands. After eating one piece, she was not allowed to use the rest. After playing with her for a while, when she saw that she was sleepy, she ordered someone to take care of her.
Only in this way did Shen Zangzhu have time to return to his inner room to take a breath.
The confidant maid handed her tea to refresh her mind. Shen Zangzhu took it and took a sip. Before she could say a few words of respect to the maid, someone came from outside to report: "The New Year's ceremony in Beijing has arrived. The Sixth Young Master said yes. I don’t know much about these, so please go over and check them out.”
"Tell the outsiders that I will change my clothes and go." Shen Zangzhu hugged Shen Shuxi for a long time, and her arms were still a little sore at this moment. But now that Chief Wei was in confinement, her sister-in-law had to share some of the burden for her, so she had no choice but to sigh and put down the tea cup helplessly.
After collecting the New Year's gifts, they are checked and stored in the warehouse. They will be taken out again in a few days. Gift lists are drawn up according to each room and are ready to be sent during the holidays.
I have been busy with this matter during the twelfth lunar month. At the New Year's Eve banquet, Shen Zangfeng and Shen Zangji both left, leaving only Shen Liankun. He was young and could not control the scene. He was not in the mood to deal with a group of elders and relatives, so he took the initiative to talk to Shen Liankun. Zangzhu decided not to hold a banquet for everyone in the ancestral hall this year, but only to hold a family banquet.
In this way, New Year's Eve was a bit relaxing. From the next day on the first day of the first lunar month, we started visiting relatives, and the three adults were busy again.
After the Lantern Festival, everyone lost a lot of weight.
At this time, Jiang Heyue was seven months old. Based on Shen Shuxi's experience when she came to Xiliang before, she could leave. But Shen Shuxie - because she knew he was a son, Shen Zangfeng specially named his second son when he left, and officially named him when the full moon came.
The fourth grandson, Shen Shuxie, was only more than two months old at this time, and everyone was worried about taking him away.
In addition, even though Wei Changying had finished confinement, both Huang and He felt that a woman's flesh and bones would be torn apart during childbirth, and a month of nursing alone would not allow her to fully recover. After only two months of traveling a long distance, it is easy for bones and flesh to be broken and chronic diseases to be left behind. The two of them thought it would be better to simply spend another spring in Xiliang. At least by the time summer comes, Shen Shuxie will be half a year old and Wei Changying will be back to normal. With such a departure, adults and children can rest assured, and the season is comfortable. The cool summer is not very hot, but it snows in autumn, winter and early spring.
According to what Wei Changying thought, since the second son was born, mother and son should of course return to the imperial capital as soon as possible to reunite with their husband and eldest son as a family of four. It's just that health is a big thing, everyone advised her, even sister-in-law Shen Zangzhu said sadly: "In this world, all glory and wealth are vain, only your own body and bones are the most important. Third brother and sister, please listen to me. , you and your third brother are both young, and your two nephews are even younger. We have a long time to come. Are you afraid that we will not be reunited in the future? If you encounter any discomfort while traveling for a few months to reunite as soon as possible, think about it later. How regretful should I be?”
Speaking of this, Shen Zangzhu smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "It seems that your eldest brother-in-law abandoned me a long time ago because he was injured once when he was young. He never took it to heart because of his youth and strength, so he fell into a dark state. You don't know it when you are sick. When the injury worsens and becomes a chronic disease, it will be too late to delay medical treatment. I don't mean to curse you, but people like us should take better care of ourselves. That's right. I think both the eldest aunt and the third brother would rather you stay in Xiliang for a longer time, rather than just seeking a quick reunion."
When she said this, Wei Changying, who had originally planned to stay until at least March or April before leaving, had no choice but to agree to stay until the middle of summer before leaving.
The two aunts and sisters in Xiliang live peacefully with their three children, waiting to return to Beijing for reunion after summer. As for the imperial capital, with urgent documents flying in from all over the place like snowflakes, it is becoming more and more tense day by day. Even the common people, who had been kept from a lot of information, tacitly stored firewood, rice and other items.
… The Yanzhou Civil Rebellion seemed to light a fire across the entire Wei Dynasty.
Next is Youzhou.
Then... the whole country began to resist taxes and kill officials, and even stormed the mansions of noble families and robbed wealthy households...
As if overnight, the Li Shu, who had always been crouching at the feet of the nobles like sheep, suddenly changed.
They are angry, they are unwilling, they roar, they are crazy... It seems that they can't wait to vent the oppression they have suffered for generations.
The innate deterrent power of the noble nobles against them seemed to be suddenly weakened.
Except for those families with a long history that are well-known throughout the country and still maintain the respect they deserve, there are actually many ordinary small noble families who broke into manors, plundered property, and insulted their female relatives for these common people...
The court was shocked!
The nobles were furious!
More than one respectable and knowledgeable elder angrily protested: "No! How courageous are these unscrupulous people! It's just a matter of killing officials to resist taxes, but they actually dare to humiliate the mansion of a noble family in this way! It's so crazy! It must be done Use harsh revenge to make them understand the superiority and inferiority of superiors!"
Following the instructions of many such nobles, in addition to the border troops guarding Donghu and Xiliang, the Yanzhou Army guarding the Yanzhou baggage headquarters, and the Yulin Army guarding the imperial capital, the rest of the imperial troops, including those close to such murderous nobles, The private soldiers and state warriors of the big local families were all ordered to wipe out these lawless mobs!
... Yes, at this time, everyone in the court thought that these people were just desperate mobs who were desperate.
No matter how brutal it is, the people are still the people. After all, it is different from an army that has received long-term training and is commanded and controlled by sergeants at all levels.
But soon, the entire court discovered that they were wrong.
How wrong. (To be continued)