While the undercurrent of the imperial capital is turbulent, Xiliang and Mingpeitang are living in harmony and harmony.
As the saying goes, children "turn over, sit down, and crawl around." Jiang Heyue, who was born in June last year, was already more than eight months old at this time. She had been raised fat by Mr. He. She stretched out her little hand and Poke a flesh socket, and the legs and arms will look like lotus joints. She was wearing a colorful jacket and skirt embroidered with gold and butterflies given by Chief Wei. She was rolling around on the gauze like a ball, making crisp laughter or babbling sounds. She was very excited.
What was different from the noise she made was Shen Shuxie who was born in November last year. Because he was only four months old, he was still wrapped in swaddling clothes and lovingly held by his aunt Shen Zangzhu who could not yet scream. He could only turn his dark and bright eyes, curiously and quietly looking at everything around him.
On the southeast corner of the hut, Shen Shuyan is teaching Shen Shuxi how to read. Regardless of whether her three-year-old sister can understand it or not, Shen Shuyan is so excited that she rolls up her sleeves and writes with the air of a talented woman. , and he threw a bunch of ink around again... a few drops even flew onto Shen Shuxi's face.
Realizing this, Shen Shuyan quickly wiped her sister with a handkerchief. She now makes almost all of her handkerchiefs herself, and her embroidery skills are superb. Shen Shuxi saw the red and green things with sharp eyes, and grabbed them in her hands and refused to let go. Shen Shuyan scolded her several times but failed, so she ran to her aunt and aunt to complain - she was seven years old during the Chinese New Year. , Shen Shuxi is only three years old, and she has been sick since birth. Even if the elders give in to her because of her strong jealousy, they will inevitably have to say something to smooth things over: "It's just a handkerchief. My sister likes it. Why don't you give it to your sister? Later, my aunt will give you some fine silk threads." With silk, just work harder and embroider another one!"
"You kid, you have the nerve to talk about your sister." Wei Changying pulled her into his arms, nodded her forehead, and said angrily and funnyly, "You have forgotten that when you were in the imperial capital a few years ago, your aunt When I saw you at your aunt's side, you grabbed the hairpin on your aunt's head and refused to let it go. Your aunt didn't care about the hairpin and wanted to give it to you on the spot. Why are you so stingy with your sister now? Woolen cloth?"
Shen Shuyan pouted and said, "For that hairpin, my second sister and my mother both scolded me! I was not allowed to take it!"
But after all, she got tired of being in Wei Changying's arms for a while, so she didn't mention the handkerchief that Shen Shuxi pulled away. After a while, she heard Wei Changying and Shen Zangzhu talking about the trivial things at home again. She felt bored, so she broke away from Wei Changying's hand and ran to play with her cousin again.
Seeing that the huge bright hall was particularly lively with four children running around, both Wei Changying and Shen Zangzhu felt very happy. Shen Zangzhu said with emotion: "I haven't seen such excitement at home in several years."
"What eldest sister said is that this festival will be more lively than during the Chinese New Year. After all, more children can keep the excitement going." Wei Changying said with a smile, "But it's all thanks to eldest sister's careful care. It's great now. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in the mood to watch them make trouble if we were worried about her."
Shen Zangzhu deeply agreed: "The health of our children is our greatest blessing, but for Xi'er to be well, we still need to thank Dr. Ji..."
Before she could finish her words, a little maid at the door raised her voice and said, "Miss, young madam, the sixth young master is here. It's just that Divine Doctor Ji came here just now and entrusted me with something. He wants to talk to the young madam." !”
"The miracle doctor really didn't say anything. He arrived just as soon as he mentioned it." Shen Zangzhu and Wei Zhangying were startled for a moment, then laughed together.
Guard Chief Ying said: "Not only did he arrive, we didn't even know he was here, but he left again - please come in quickly."
A moment later, Sixth Young Master Shen Liankun walked in. He was wearing a bright red hunting suit, a jade belt around his waist, soap boots, and a black whip wrapped around his arm. He looked very heroic. A few new leaves were stuck to the corner of his clothes. When he entered, his robe fell down and fell on the scarlet gauze, which was particularly conspicuous. It seemed to be exuding the coldness of the distant mountains and the fragrance of grass and trees. This boy must have disliked staying in the ancestral hall. Feeling bored, he ran out to hunt again.
After Shen Zangfeng left, Shen Zangzhu and Wei Changying didn't have much restraint on Shen Liankun at first, letting him wander around to have fun. But Shen Liankun went too far last time. He just competed with an unruly clan brother for the oiran in the Goulan. He actually lost his mind in anger, redeemed himself for the oiran, and even threatened to kill her. Bring back Ming Peitang!
Even the common people look down on families like the Shen family, let alone prostitutes. Smashing money in the hook bar and holding the court lady is outside, just having fun, it's nothing. But it was impossible to bring someone home, even if Shen Liankun didn't give her any status. According to current thinking, bringing such a person into the Shen family or the ancestral hall would not dirty the Shen family. Threshold
It's a good thing that Shen Zangfeng is not here, otherwise he would have to be hung up and beaten! Moreover, before Shen Liankun's fiancée Huo Qingling got married, she first got a concubine, a girl from the hook, not even the maid who had served Shen Liankun since she was a child. Even though the Huo family's lintel was not as good as the Shen family's, but The Shen family is very cautious and would not allow such a thing to ruin the face of their future daughter-in-law and ruin the family reputation.
Fortunately, Shen Liankun was drunk and out of breath at the time, but the people around him were still somewhat sober, so they quickly sent people back to report to Shen Zangzhu and Wei Changying. After the two of them found out, they were anxious and angry. After careful consideration, they asked their fourth uncle Shen Xun to come forward and beat Shen Liankun and the clan brother who was fighting against him fifty times each. They also had the courtesan sent back to his original place. This was the end of the story.
After that, in order to prevent similar things from happening, Wei Changying and Shen Zangzhu scolded Shen Liankun severely, and then sent people to inform various places with three religions, such as gourmet bars and gambling houses in Xiliang City: Who If you dare to receive Shen Liankun again and seduce the young master of our sect, please pay attention and the eldest lady and third young lady of our sect will issue an order to tear apart the upper and lower bones!
From then on, Shen Liankun wanted to have fun again, and every old bustard shopkeeper would kneel in front of the door and beg him not to go in...
Shen Liankun was not willing to just listen to what he said at first, and he went to argue with his sister and sister-in-law quite angrily. As a result, Wei Changying and Shen Zangzhu exchanged words with each other, and they talked so long and sincerely that he almost fainted - only then did he realize how gentle his third brother Shen Zangfeng had been in disciplining him and Shen Zangji!
After all, Shen Zangfeng disciplined him, and the most he would end up with was a beating.
As a biological brother, Shen Zangfeng's subordinates have their own sense of proportion. The most they can do is make him suffer some physical pain and get over it. Occasionally, when Shen Liankun was dissatisfied, he would exchange a few words with his brother and make a fuss.
Although his sister and sister-in-law didn't beat him, he couldn't stand their preaching. Could he still fight against them? !
Therefore, Shen Liankun is very well-behaved now, and he can only be very well-behaved: either sitting in a daze in the ancestral hall, or going out to hunt in the city.
Judging from the way he was dressed today, it was natural that he had just returned from a hunting trip.
Shen Liankun had seen the family gift to his sister and sister-in-law. Before he could say anything, Shen Shuyan, not far away, had already thrown away the purple hair dipped in ink, pulled her sister Shen Shuxi and ran over. After the ceremony, she left. Cheering: "Uncle Liu, you are back! I want to ride the 'Red Flame', can I go now?"
Then he said, "Bring Xi'er with you too!"
Now, Shen Shuyan is the eldest of the three children in our sect in Xiliang. She is also an extremely talented master who knows a little bit about everything. Because he liked the horse "Chiyan" given by the Di people, after returning from Diecuiguan last year, his third uncle Shen Zangfeng taught him how to ride. Of course, since she is so big and a girl, no one will let her ride alone.
After Shen Zangfeng left, Shen Shuyan wanted to ride again, so Wei Changying captured Shen Liankun, his sixth uncle. At first, Shen Liankun was too busy drinking, gambling, and playing cards and dice, and felt that teaching his niece how to ride was a waste of his time for fun, but he had to agree because of the face of his sister-in-law and niece.
Later, he couldn't play anymore, and teaching Shen Shuyan actually became one of the rare errands. For this reason, Shen Liankun's favorite among his nephews and nieces is Shen Shuyan. Then again, from the perspective of a teacher, Shen Shuyan is pretty, courageous, talented, and casual. I am afraid there is no teacher who would not like a disciple who knows everything once taught.
Although he came specifically to convey a message to his sister-in-law at this moment, he still smiled and touched Shen Shuyan's little head and said: "Yan'er, good boy, I will take you there after Uncle Six has finished talking to your third aunt! Xi'er But she is too young. When she grows up, when she is as old as you, Uncle Six will take her there."
Shen Zangzhu was afraid that Shen Shuyan would not comply and would continue to pester and delay Shen Lengkun from getting down to business, so he waved to Shen Shuyan and Shen Shuxi and hugged them to stop them from causing trouble.
Shen Liankun told what happened when Ji Qubing came to visit him when he returned from hunting: "Miracle Doctor Ji said that his cousin and niece did not have the surname Ji for various reasons. Now they want to change their surname back to Ji."
"Oh? This is a good thing." Shen Zangzhu and Wei Changying looked at each other and said.
According to Mu Chunmian, she changed her surname because Ji Gu was sad because her parents had passed away and Ji Ying's descendants were withering away. It could be said that there was no cover for the top and few heirs for the bottom, so she removed the top character of "Ji". with the sub-character at the bottom. However, although this may be one of the reasons, another reason is probably that Ji Gu, as a fugitive, always has to hide his identity from others to avoid harm to his daughter.
But last year, when Ji Gu's identity was confirmed, the Wei family petitioned him for a pardon. Now that the world-famous doctor Ji Qubing is his nephew, there is no need for his daughter to change her surname...
As for Cao Ya, her surname should indeed be Cao, but the Cao family was controlled by Ji Gu and his daughter before, and now they have no place to talk. Isn't it Ji Gu who has the final say as to whose surname Cao Ya takes? What's more, although the Ji family is not considered a noble family, its status and treatment are almost the same as those of a small noble family. Cao Ya's surname Ji is definitely more promising than her surname Cao.
The problem is, Ji Qubing shouldn't have to tell Wei Changying about such a trivial matter as Mu Chunmian and Cao Ya changing their surnames, as long as he can tell Ji Gu and his family when he returns to the imperial capital, right? (To be continued)