Back at Taifu's Mansion, the female family members had gathered at Mrs. Su's place in the upper room to wait.
There were not many people in the hall, not to mention the servants. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, led the eldest grandson Miss Shen Shujing. The second daughter-in-law Duanmu Yanyu was on the left and right, the second grandson Miss Shen Shurou and the third grandson Miss Shen Shuyue, accompanying the last one. The real one is Su Yuyin, the fifth daughter-in-law who came into the family at the end of last year - she is married after all, and the messy and strange makeup that she liked most before leaving the court has been restrained. Wei Changying was used to her weird appearance with heavy make-up. At first glance, even though she had put on Feixia make-up, she still felt like she had been washed away. It was just that her age and experience put it there, and there was no trace between her eyebrows. With a bit of youthfulness.
The crowd in the hall was not as lively as the one before Wei Changying left for Xiliang.
Maybe it's because the noisy children are no longer here. Now here are either elders or well-educated ladies like Shen Shujing. They all look attentively, look dignified, and are silent despite being told by their elders. Therefore, although Mrs. Liu and Duanmu Yanyu deliberately flattered Mrs. Su and joked in the hall, it was not completely silent. Although when I walked in, I just felt elegant, but it didn't have the lively and lively feeling that the children had when Shen Shuming was young and Shen Shuyan was there.
So as soon as Mrs. Su saw the three-bedroom family coming in, her eyes lit up.
Naturally, the couple hurriedly took their sons to pay homage.
Mrs. Su's eyes lingered on the baby in the arms of the wet nurse next to Wei Changying, and she supported the baby with a happy face: "Family, why are you so formal? You have just come back, sit down quickly, don't be tired."
When the guard chief Ying and his sister-in-law met and took their seats at the seat specially opened by Su Yuyin, Mrs. Su smiled happily and asked the wet nurse who was kowtowing to the fourth grandson in Zhengdai's arms to quickly carry her little grandson up: " Is this Xie'er? I've long heard that this child looks like me. Please tell me."
The wet nurse hurriedly carried Shen Shuxie up as she was told. Mrs. Su took Shen Shuxie into her arms and took a quick look. She was so happy that she couldn't express her joy. She kept calling Aunt Tao: "Look at those facial features, he is definitely my direct descendant." Grandson! Li Erfeng and Ji'er are both my biological children, but they all look like their father. Unexpectedly, this grandson follows me!"
Mrs. Liu and Duanmu Yanyu both brought their daughters to serve in the hall. When they came up to take a look, they both praised her: "Xie'er is so much like my mother!" They also said, "These two nephews who are my three younger siblings are really considerate. My father and mother are very fond of each other, and one will follow his father and the other will follow his mother."
Mrs. Su always attached great importance to her male grandson, let alone her direct grandson who looked so much like her. She hugged the baby and couldn't bear to let go. She generously gave her a pair of jade pendants that she had kept at the bottom of the box when she left the court as a meeting gift - according to her personal visit. Aunt Tao, who took the jade pendant, said that it is not an exaggeration to say that this pair of jade pendants is priceless, and it is definitely a good thing in the eyes of the six clans in the world! It shows how much Mrs. Su loves her grandson.
This heartache made Shen Shuguang, who had originally made up his mind to rely on his mother for shelter, a little envious. It was just that he had planned to step forward and act coquettishly with his grandmother, so that she would forget about him without seeing his brother, but suddenly he noticed a half-smiling glance from his father from the side. Shen Shuguang suddenly shuddered and tensed up. Mother's clothes will not let go...
There was a lot of excitement around Shen Shuxie, and Wei Changying had time to take out some of the earthen rituals he brought back, such as the top-quality jade material he had asked for from the Mengshan Jade Mine before leaving. Mrs. Dutuosu gave it to her parents-in-law and uncle. Of course, the part she shared with Shen Zangzhu was not for both of them. Except for a few pieces for personal use, they were all given as a favor and given separately in the names of the two. To my sisters-in-law and nieces.
Although the Taifu Mansion had long known that Shen Zangfeng and his wife had a jade mine in Mengshan, they still "robbed" Wei Changying's sixth uncle from his mother's family. However, because Shen Zangfeng didn't bring it with him when he came back, he had been busy with official business with Shen Xuan and Shen Zhou since he came back, and had no time to elaborate on this new property. So people like Mrs. Su didn't know much about this industry, and now they started asking questions by praising jade.
I heard Wei Changying tell the general story - of course, he cut out the version of the feud between Wei Xinyong and Jingcheng Hou and simplified it - he said that when Wei Xinyong passed by Fengzhou, he felt compassion for the bandit and took him in. , someone discovered a mine in Mengshan when he was young, but he heard Taohuaxian Town as Taohua County, so he later dedicated it to Wei Xinyong out of gratitude.
And Wei Xinyong sent his men to Mengshan to search for minerals - Wei Changying and Shen Zangfeng represented Ruiyutang and Mingpeitang respectively to force Wei Xinyong to share the minerals. Of course, we cannot directly talk about it, so this part became Wei Xinyong. He didn't care about money, but he couldn't bear to offend the bandit, so he sent people to Mengshan to look for it with the mentality of giving it a try.
Then, because they couldn't find it and their niece Wei Changying happened to be in nearby Xiliang, Wei Xinyong's men went to pay their respects and say hello to Wei Xinyong, so that they could tell Wei Xinyong when they returned so that the Wei family's natal family could know about Wei Xinyong. Chang Ying’s current situation.
During the greetings, these people mentioned the jade mine, and then Shen Zangfeng, the knowledgeable and kind son-in-law of the Wei family, reminded them of the difference between the names of towns and counties. After that, of course, these people successfully found the mine in Taohuaxian Town... As a disciple of the clan, Wei Xinyong, a noble and noble person, would never forget his niece-in-law's reminder, so he was determined to give away 30% of the mine. Give it to Shen Zangfeng!
And people like Shen Zangfeng, who could set an example for the disciples of the clan, were certainly not the ones to repay kindness, so they paid their respects again and again. However, Wei Xinyong had to give it, even though Shen Zangfeng repeatedly declined, but in the end, based on the fact that "the gift from the elders cannot be declined", Shen Zangfeng did not dare to accept such a heavy gift privately, so he accepted it in the name of his family... As for that Why does Rui Yu Tang also have 30%, and Wei Xinyong is happy to honor the clan? Isn't this normal
... The adults in the hall can all guess what the real story is. The jade mine is not a cabbage field. It doesn't matter if the neighbors pass by and pick a few. When there is a harvest, they can give it to relatives one by one. Wei Xinyong is talented but has a shallow foundation. He needs money to open a path and strengthen himself. With a jade mine in hand, it is common sense to send a few pieces of jade materials or even a few boxes of finished jade, but if he is not forced, he will take the initiative to send 60% of the minerals. The power is strange!
However, who among our family has not done anything to bully the weak and take advantage of others
And although Wei Xinyong suffered a big loss this time, it was Rui Yutang who took the biggest advantage. He didn't know about it beforehand and was beyond his reach afterward. Just because the legitimate daughter of the guard chief Ying was married to the Shen family, and the mine was discovered early by Wei Xinyong, who nominally belonged to Ruiyu Hall, not to mention that he was given 30% of the money, and even the responsibility of guarding the jade mine was delegated to those closest to him. The Shen family is responsible for it - taking 30% of the benefits for nothing.
Compared with sitting in Fengzhou collecting money, because Wei Changying is the future mistress of the Shen family, even if the old servant of the Shen family and Wei Xinyong are in charge of the mine now, Rui Yutang doesn't dare to be too cheating. The Shen family, who will be responsible for protecting the jade mine in the coming troubled times, is simply the conscience of a famous family to take this 30%! If it weren't for Wei Changying's relationship, the Shen family would have taken advantage of the troubled times to take over them all!
So at this moment, everyone smiled meaningfully: "Xin Yong is too polite. They are all family members. Feng'er just woke me up. Why do you have to give 30% of the mining rights? I will give you 30% of the mining rights next time." Let’s just say he doesn’t want to pamper the juniors like this.”
Mrs. Su just finished speaking. Mrs. Liu smiled before saying anything and said: "Mom, I think my wife, even if you say it, the sixth uncle of the Wei family may not listen. You think, the third brother and sister are the nieces of the sixth uncle of the Wei family. Wei Liu If my uncle wants to love his niece, nephew, and son-in-law, can you stop him?"
Duanmu Yanyu also smiled lightly and said: "What my sister-in-law is saying is that our family and the Wei family are related by marriage. Who doesn't know how favored the third brother and sister are in their parents' family? The sixth uncle of the Wei family is also famous for being generous and generous!"
Mrs. Su was just talking about the situation - originally, Wei Xinyong was not married, so it would be easier for him to meet Shen Xuan, but the chance of meeting Mrs. Su was not so great. Because he and Mrs. Su are of the same generation, there is no need to visit his sister-in-law every time even when he goes to Taifu's Mansion. He is a young and handsome man, but it is not convenient for Mrs. Su to see him.
Since it is difficult to see him, how can he teach it? Could it be that Mrs. Su had to specially send someone to Wei Xinyong? The Shen family had no intention of returning this benefit, so to say this was to deliberately humiliate him.
Therefore, after the daughters-in-law joined in the fun, Mrs. Su stopped mentioning the matter. After asking a few questions about the scene on the road, she became concerned about Shen Zangzhu, Shen Shuxi and Shen Shuyan who were far away in Xiliang.
Wei Changying had been very excited since he reunited with his husband and eldest son. Only now did he feel strange: Why didn't Pei Meiniang come? Not to mention that Pei Meiniang has gotten along well with the Taifu Mansion in the past two years, but Pei Meiniang is a person. Even if she doesn't get along with them, she will shamelessly come over and wait together in order to immediately know the current situation of her daughter Shen Shuxi. my own.
But Mrs. Su might not be so shameless as to drive her away...
But at this moment, there were only people from the Taifu Mansion in the hall...
Guessing in his mind, Wei Changying kept talking, detailing the situation of Shen Zangzhu and the others when they left - the reason why Shen Shuyan was suddenly unable to leave was because he had sent a letter to Duanmu Yanyu earlier. of.
At this moment, Duanmu Yanyu repeatedly confirmed that her daughter was safe and sound, but because she was weak after detoxification and could not bear the long journey, she had to stay in Xiliang. She breathed a sigh of relief and said bitterly: "This little thing is acting more and more mischievously. Yes! Earlier I heard that the third younger brother and sister doted on her, so I thought she should not be arrogant and reluctant to discipline her when she bullied the third younger brother and sister! I didn’t expect that she would be so bold and dare to give false orders to deceive the sixth younger brother. He even picked and ate poisonous mushrooms! Fortunately, Miss Cao was fine, how else could I explain to my third brother and sister?"
Wei Changying naturally wanted to say: "Second sister-in-law, please don't say this! If you want to explain, I feel ashamed to see you all the way! This child is so ignorant that it is extremely ordinary, otherwise why would he need an adult to see him? What about them? It’s my fault that I was busy packing my things for the past few days, but I didn’t pay attention to them! As a result, the two children couldn’t run away!”
"It's just a good time for her to reflect and reflect in Xiliang." Duanmu Yanyu clutched the handkerchief tightly, but said angrily, "It's a pity that big sister has to work hard again! This unworthy thing has to give her something when she comes back. The color is incredible!”
Because Duanmu Yanyu has always had the reputation of being a strict goddaughter, now that she was saying that she would punish her little daughter severely, Mrs. Su didn't dare to listen. She frowned slightly while holding her little grandson, lukewarm. Said: "Zhang Ying has already said that she is a child, and it is ordinary for her to be ignorant. Fortunately, Ji Qubing is also in Xiliang because of his son. Didn't he rescue him? Besides, Zhu'er is there, so he is not afraid. There is no one to educate her, and she still has Xi'er to keep her company... It's just a long separation! Girls are rich, and Yan'er is always smart. When she comes back, you should talk to her properly. The truth is, maybe she already knows the importance of it after this time? If you just criticize her, your own flesh and blood will become an outsider!"
Duanmu Yanyu couldn't get off the stage with these words. She blushed and said, "That's what mother taught you."
Liu's well-known virtuous elder sister-in-law came out to smooth things over and said with a smile: "My second brother and sister are deeply loved and responsible, but Yan'er is young and delicate, so I'm afraid she won't be able to understand what the second brother and sister are doing. "
"What my sister-in-law said is that Yan'er is becoming more and more sensible now that she is older. In fact, the poisoning this time was firstly due to my negligence in taking care of her, and secondly, the poisonous mushrooms in the forest looked too much like non-toxic ones. There are several kinds of mushrooms. To be honest with my sister-in-law, I later asked the local people and it was said that the old people who were born and raised there sometimes couldn’t tell them clearly! She couldn't recognize anyone who knew how to identify medicinal materials at night, otherwise this incident wouldn't have happened. "Wei Changying knew that the second sister-in-law was petty, but he didn't dare to say anything about Shen Shuyan's passing through Shen Zangzhu. My own comfort and enlightenment, now I have thought about a lot of things... Duanmu Yanyu will definitely think that this is a roundabout way to scold her for not even being able to coax her own daughter!
So she used Shen Shuyan's age as an example, and then mentioned the poisonous mushrooms to change the subject, and said, "But Yan'er also thought they were delicious when she first picked those mushrooms." Then she said to Mrs. Su, "Daughter-in-law, listen After talking about it, I sent someone to taste it, and it was indeed better than what we had here in the imperial capital. So I just collected some, and it was clear that Doctor Ji and Aunt Huang had checked them one by one. It’s too much, so I can only give it to my father, mother, sister-in-law, and brothers and sisters.”
Mrs. Su reminded: "Don't forget your uncle's side—Meimei is pregnant, and she feels like she can't eat anything these past two days!"
"The fourth brother and sister are pregnant?" Chief Wei Ying said happily, "This is really a happy event... Don't worry, mother, how can I forget my uncle's wife? We are all prepared!"
Guidao didn't come over and waited for him to arrive so he could ask Shen Shuxi. (To be continued)