"Another year has passed..." On New Year's Eve, the Chief of Guards Ying was dressed in beautiful clothes and heavily decorated. He was sitting in the hall with a smile, receiving gifts from his juniors and servants, saying auspicious words, and constantly giving out rewards in his hands. , but there was a hint of melancholy in my heart, "My husband is away on an expedition, and I don't know if everything is okay?"
"Third sister-in-law," Huo Qingling next to her was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding Shen Shuyao in her arms - the sixth grandson of the Shen family had very delicate features, but she did not follow her parents. When she first landed, everyone laughed and wished her well, saying she was like her father and mother. But as she grew older, she discovered that she looked exactly like her uncle Huo Zhaoyu. This makes the six-bedroom couple, who have only had a daughter for many years, very regretful.
Fortunately, Huo Zhaoyu is also a handsome man. It is expected that this sixth grandson will also be a beauty when she grows up.
However, Shen Shuyao is far less calm than her cousins. Although she is a baby who is not yet one year old, she is surprisingly capable of tossing. Even Shen Shuxie, who is recognized as naughty by everyone in the Shen family, and Shen Shuyan, who is recognized as being difficult to maintain, were both easier to take care of than her when they were children.
The wet nurse couldn't coax her anymore, so she came over and handed her over to Huo Qingling. Huo Qingling held her and was quiet for a moment. Now she started to make a fuss again. Huo Qingling had to turn her head and request to Wei Zhangying, "I'll take Yao'er." Let’s go down for a meeting? You see, she’s so noisy that we can’t even talk.”
At this time, Wei Changying was still chatting with several old ladies in the clan, and he also felt that it was inappropriate for his little niece to cry nearby. Originally, it would have been fine to let the wet nurse hold her, but Huo Qingling was always worried as a new mother, and Wei Changying was now There was no need for a helper to deal with this kind of situation, so he nodded and said: "You go ahead."
After Huo Qingling confessed his crime and carried Shen Shuyao down, several old ladies in the clan joked about Shen Shuyao and then asked about the fifth house: "I heard earlier that the fifth lady would bring two little ones with her. The young master came back, but then he said he wouldn’t come back?”
Originally, the New Year's Eve banquet was based on seniority, but since Shen Zangfeng repeatedly purged the family, many close relatives were dealt with by the entire family. After the clan's status was stabilized, the remaining clan members were afraid and no longer dared to rely on their seniority. So now relatives far and near use distant and respectful titles.
In this regard, Wei Changying was polite twice and then changed her tune with them - she had suffered several disadvantages due to her seniority before, and she was happy to be able to be more relaxed here.
"I was originally going to come back." She said with a smile at this moment, "Isn't this Shu Ming going to Mengshan to guard the mine? Husband and the others are worried. After all, Shu Ming has never been on his own before, but he can't spare the manpower to teach him. Thinking The fifth younger brother and sister are his elders after all, and they can give him some courage there... Just ask the fifth younger brother and sister to work hard and come back after the New Year, so that Shu Ming can have some time to adapt. "
In fact, Shen Shuming went to Mengshan to take over the jade mine in name, but was actually supervised by the deputy general manager of the mine. With his playboy look, who would dare to entrust him with the management of such a large jade mine
Not to mention that the jade mine is not unique to the Shen family. If it causes any problems for him, Rui Yutang and Wei Xinyong will definitely not comply.
It was only after hearing the news that Wei Changying's anger calmed down a little: her husband had not protected his shortcomings to the end, and he knew that he had to discipline his nephew well to avoid getting into big trouble again!
Regardless of whether the old ladies knew the truth about Shen Shuming, the so-called jade mine manager, they all unanimously said that Shen Zangfeng and his wife were good to their nephew.
However, some people tentatively talked about what Shen Shuming had done before: "... Although he was eager to save his father, he was too reckless. If the clan leader hadn't been smart and replaced him with a substitute, it would have been... "
"How can a young man not make mistakes?" Wei Changying took a look. This old lady's maiden name was Gu. She was the daughter of a branch of the Gu family in the imperial capital. She was not very distant from Gu Yiran. Her The husband was brought in as the elder of the clan after Shen Zangfeng was purged, so he was quite close to Shen Zangfeng and his wife.
This old lady seems to be half a generation older than Wei Changying when she is old enough to be Wei Changying's mother, but in terms of seniority, she is actually on the same level as Wei Changying. When we usually meet at banquets, we always follow Wei Changying's tone.
The sudden mention of Shen Shuming's fault at this moment was probably to please Wei Changying. Shen Zangfeng almost exchanged his second son Shen Shuxie for Shen Shuming and was beaten by Wei Changying so that he did not dare to go out for three days. Everyone in Xiliang was shocked. learn a lesson. Mrs. Gu knew that although Wei Changying dared to beat her husband behind closed doors, she might not be embarrassed to continue killing Shen Shuming.
After all, Shen Shuming had been sent to Mengshan by Shen Zangfeng.
Now that Mrs. Gu has mentioned this, even if Wei Changying rejects it, it is equivalent to reminding some people where they can go to please this rich lady.
But although Wei Changying still has a bad feeling for Shen Shuming, he is not willing to let others toss him with hints. After all, Shen Zangfeng and others still care about Shen Shuming's nephew, and Shen Shuming is not a smart person. If something happens to him in the jade mine, Shen Zangfeng and others are alarmed... Things that they need to worry about when they are away from home. That’s a lot. Why add more trouble to your husband
Therefore, Wei Changying said again, "If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, then that's it. As elders, we have to relax, otherwise, we will frighten the children into restraint. Although they dare not make mistakes easily, it is not good either. . We, the Shen family’s children, are always proud of our bravery, aren’t we?”
Mrs. Gu felt a little embarrassed when she heard this.
Wei Changying didn't want to let her down, so he smiled at her and said, "I haven't seen Mrs. Gu for a few days, but you seem to be more energetic today."
Only then did Mrs. Gu's embarrassment subside and she said with a smile: "You are right, there is a reason for this."
In fact, during the Chinese New Year, who doesn’t have a happy face as long as they don’t have anything special to worry about? Doesn't it make you look younger
When Wei Changying said this, he didn't expect Mrs. Gu to really admit it. She and several old ladies nearby asked with great interest: "Oh, but I don't know why Mrs. Gu is so energetic today? Could it be that there is someone at home?" What's the happy event?"
Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "There must be some happy events, but that was more than half a year ago - didn't everyone still follow the etiquette at that time?"
"Are you talking about marrying a grandson?" One of Mrs. Gu's grandsons got married half a year ago. Wei Changying not only accepted the gift, but because he was free at the time, he also brought his son and niece over to join in the fun. He laughed at this moment. He said, "I understand. It must be your granddaughter-in-law who has good news?"
Several other old ladies also guessed the same - but Mrs. Gu said with a smile: "There is no good news yet, but it will come sooner or later. What I am happy about is that this grandson-in-law can work hard. She is really virtuous and pleasant. She is called The more I look at it, the more distressed I feel!”
She praised her granddaughter-in-law, who was born in the Zhou family of Xilin, for how capable and filial she was. Finally, she said with emotion, "I only have one son, but my wife died early and the son never remarried. Earlier, I asked my eldest grandson-in-law to take care of the house." Well, my eldest granddaughter-in-law has been very sick since she gave birth. The next few granddaughter-in-laws have limited abilities. After all, after this granddaughter-in-law came in, I felt relieved. Now she has nothing to do except eat and sleep. It’s over.”
Everyone laughed: "This is also your blessing. It is easy to find a filial wife in this world, but it is not always possible to find a filial daughter-in-law who is both filial and capable. You deserve this blessing."
There was also an old lady who asked with concern: "It would be great for such a capable granddaughter-in-law to come to teach at home... But I wonder if she has sisters who are always together in the boudoir? Several boys in my family have reached the age of It’s the age to discuss marriage…”
Wei Changying listened with a smile at first, but gradually he came to understand. Did he want to propose marriage to our sect
It's just that although Mrs. Gu mentioned Shen Shuming before, according to this old lady's personality, she would definitely not consider Shen Shuming when she tried her best to get closer to the valve master's room... Could it be...
She also smiled and asked: "What Mrs. Zhang is saying is, Mrs. Gu, don't be reluctant to let go. Your family has married a virtuous and capable grandson-in-law who you can't stop praising. This is good and good. You need some introduction so that we can understand each other, right?”
Sure enough, Mrs. Gu smiled and joked, and happily explained that her grandson-in-law Zhou had a cousin she grew up with when they were in the boudoir. She was the daughter of the Deng family in Rongcheng. She would be fifteen years old tonight. She is both beautiful and gentle, and has a very similar temperament to her grandson-in-law Zhou, who is extremely satisfied with her.
… The next day, after finishing the sacrifices and other tasks, the guard chief Ying dismissed the remaining people and discussed with Mr. Huang: "Is this Mr. Deng someone you want to introduce to your second brother?"
"If it's not for the eldest son, then it must be for the second master." Huang said with a smile, "Our second master is not yet old enough to discuss marriage! Besides, this Deng family is not of high birth, how can he be worthy of our second master?" ?”
"It would be nice if he was gentle, virtuous and unpretentious." Wei Changying sighed, "It's just that he is too young, only two or three years older than Yan'er. How will this stepmother and stepdaughter get along in the future? Especially in particular. Yan'er has a stubborn temperament."
Mrs. Huang felt that she was worrying too much about her second wife, so she reminded: "The second master's identity, even if the marriage continues, he will definitely be an unmarried daughter. How can there be someone who is too old? Besides, the fourth lady is ten years old. Three years old! How many more years can she stay at home? If you are afraid that she will not get along with your stepmother, just let the fourth lady continue to live in the sixth room after the new second wife comes. Even if you mean well, you don’t necessarily want the fourth lady to live in the second room. After all, mother and daughter are of similar age, so it’s awkward to get along, isn’t it?”
"I'll write a letter to my husband tomorrow or the day after." Wei Changying tilted his head, thought for a moment and said, "I'm not worried about Yan'er. You know that second brother's aunt. He only values his heirs. I am also impatient to ask about the affairs in the backyard. I am afraid that if the second sister-in-law cannot give birth to a male heir in the future, like the second sister-in-law before, she will have to take concubines for the second brother to continue the heirs, and in the end, there will be a disturbance in the backyard... To be honest, If I were the second sister-in-law, just because I had no son and wanted to treat the concubine’s son as my treasure, but instead drove away my biological daughter, I would also hold a grudge against the concubine. So, I would still give him a hand like the second brother. It would be better to find a step-sister who is really honest and honest.”
Mrs. Huang sighed slightly, thinking that the people in our family are really honest and honest. How can we not mention some of the elders in the family and the dowry around them
"The second master is in his prime, and he will definitely have children in the future." Huang Shi smiled, "But now that the second master is on an expedition, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get married even if he does."
"I'm going to write two letters and let the person who delivers the letter see my husband and tell him these private things when he has time." Wei Changying nodded and thought to himself: "I received news a few days ago that various families are trying to give husband After failing to add people to the backyard, they were sent to Wen Yaozi's house. Are you thinking of taking a detour now? The second brother is not married, so the first wife can be chosen directly. In addition to the Deng family, there are also other candidates. I wonder who the candidates will be?” (To be continued)