Ruan Shi looked at Cheng Yujin earnestly, with undisguised anticipation in her eyes. Cheng Yujin was a little lost. She remembered that on New Year's Eve when she was three years old, she wore new red clothes, and her whole body was bright like a doll in a New Year's picture. Everyone in the Hou Mansion stayed in Mrs. Cheng's house to celebrate the New Year. Cheng Yujin and Cheng Yumo were put on the Luohan bed to play. Cheng Yujin couldn't remember what she was playing at that time, but she only remembered that Mrs Ruan brought a piece of cake to ask her if she knew Who is her mother.
Cheng Yujin can't remember what happened next, but it's not very good to think about it. Qingfu has always disliked her. Qingfu is not willing to raise children for others, which is excusable, but Cheng Yujin has always wondered what Ruan's is for.
I'm afraid from the bottom of my heart, Mrs. Ruan doesn't want her to live well. Perhaps, what Mrs. Ruan is looking for is a man who lives in Cao Ying and is in Han, selfless and uncompromising towards his biological family, and keeps pouring money from his adoptive mother. Come out to subsidize the "filial daughter" of her biological parents.
Ruan always secretly came to see Cheng Yujin when she was a child, but when Cheng Yujin became sensible, she didn't come, and she probably thought it was ugly.
Cheng Yujin's thoughts passed by, she smiled and looked at Ruan Shi, this time, her eyes took a straight look.
Nguyen was flustered by this look, she clenched the handkerchief stiffly, pretended to be calm and said, "Miss, I'm asking you, why do you look at me like this?"
Cheng Yujin smiled lightly, her eyes curled up, and her tone was as soft as ever: "I'm wondering why the second aunt said such a thing."
"what?"
"Second aunt didn't sleep last night, alright, she's been talking all morning. My mother is the eldest wife, how does the second aunt have one mother? Everyone knows that I am the eldest wife, the princess of Qingfu and the eldest master. Daughter, why should I call you mother?" Cheng Yujin smiled and patted Ruan's hand lightly, "Second Aunt, although it is summer, you can't be greedy when you sleep at night, or else the wind will blow your head. If you are in a coma, you will say some stupid things. I will not tell others these words today. Second Aunt can rest assured, but Second Aunt must not talk nonsense to others. After all, I can hide it here, if Second Aunt goes If you ask Baoer to say something like you are my son, you should call me my mother, then I am afraid my mother will not be kind."
Ruan Shi was taken aback by what she said, and she looked at Cheng Yujin in disbelief. She didn't talk nonsense, but from her point of view, it was Cheng Yujin who was talking nonsense! Ruan's is Cheng Yujin's biological mother. This is a well-known thing in the house. Why can Cheng Yujin laugh and say that she should not go crazy
Ruan's mouth couldn't close, and she asked incredulously, "You don't believe it? No, there are so many open mouths in the house, it's impossible for you not to know. That is, you don't want to recognize your biological parents?"
"What biological parents?" Cheng Yujin smiled, but her eyes were cold and cold, and a cold warning flashed through her eyes, "My parents are the eldest master and the eldest wife. I was raised by them, and their names are also recorded on the family tree. There is only one pair of parents from the beginning to the end, what about the biological and non-biological ones? Please be respectful of the second aunt. Don't say these inexplicable words, or if they spread to the mother's ears, she may misunderstand that the second aunt wants to provoke our mother-daughter relationship. "
After Cheng Yujin finished speaking, she pulled away Ruan's hand, gave a junior salute from a distance, and said, "I have something to do with my mother, I will go back first, and forgive my niece for not accompanying me."
After Cheng Yujin finished speaking, she turned around and left without any hesitation. Ruan shi stood there blankly and muttered to herself, "She doesn't even recognize me? How could she break my heart like this?"
Cheng Yujin's face was still cold when she returned to the yard. Forsythia heard the voice and ran out of the house happily, bumping into Cheng Yujin and several others, her voice was immediately caught in her throat: "You are back, girl... girl? "
Cheng Yujin took a deep breath and reached out to cover her face. After a while, she put her palm down, and her expression had completely returned to normal: "I'm fine."
Forsythia didn't dare to say more, Cheng Yujin was able to bend and stretch, and had a good temperament, which could make the big girl have clear emotional fluctuations, and there was only one person who couldn't control the expression on her face.
Mrs. Ruan from the second room.
Forsythia stepped aside and silently poured tea for Cheng Yujin. Du Ruo followed behind, and Cheng Yujin fanned silently. Cheng Yujin sat quietly for a while, then suddenly said, "Bring the old lady's tin snail lacquer box here."
Du Ruo kept this thing, and never left his sight. Hearing this, she gently placed the thing in front of Cheng Yujin, and then stepped back silently.
Cheng Yujin stared at the intricate carvings on the lacquer box. Pearls, gems, jade pieces and other objects were also engraved on the four walls. The red, green, and green look very luxurious. Cheng Yujin flicked his fingers over the lacquer-carved leaves, and finally opened the lid with a light button.
Immediately, the jade light became prosperous, and even if he looked closely, he could not find a single flaw on the jade bracelet. Condensed but not scattered, warm but not cold, clear but not transparent, it is an excellent jade.
Cheng Yujin casually took one and put it on her wrist. Gold and silver bracelets will get old, but jade will never go out of style. Hanging such a first-class jade bracelet on your hand, your arms will appear to be much fairer, and no matter what clothes you wear, it will not look abrupt.
Du Ruo saw Cheng Yujin fiddling with the pair of jade bracelets, thinking that Cheng Yujin didn't like it. After all, it was because of them that Cheng Yujin quarreled with Ruan. Du Ruo asked softly, "Girl, don't you like it?"
"Don't like it? How could it be." Cheng Yujin took off the bracelet and put it back in the wooden box as it was, "Why don't I like something worth less than five thousand taels?"
"But the old lady..."
Cheng Yujin sneered softly: "Who is my grandmother, others don't know, I still don't know? The second wife was not friendly to me, so she offended Ruan in exchange for a pair of priceless jade bracelets. What a good deal it is."
"Miss… "
"I'm fine." Cheng Yujin re-buttoned the lacquer box and said, "What's wrong with me recently? I always get a windfall. Grandfather's box of gold is the same as grandmother's pair of jade bracelets."
Cheng Yujin said what she thought of, and added: "Ninth uncle's thousand taels of land deed can barely be counted. It seems that I have to find time to worship the God of Wealth and ask him to help me suppress the villain, otherwise, my net worth will not be guaranteed. ."
Du Ruo heard the question: "Miss, do you want to go out to incense?"
Cheng Yujin laughed and said meaningfully: "It's not necessary to go out to pray to God to worship Buddha. Which Buddha is bigger than the one in our family?"
Du Ruo didn't understand, Cheng Yujin smiled without saying a word, and didn't explain anymore. Du Ruo was very open-minded. She didn't understand and quickly let it go. She asked Cheng Yujin, "Miss, what about this lacquer box?"
"Put it away." Speaking of which, Cheng Yujin had a headache. Presumably, within a day, the whole house knew that Mrs. Cheng gave her the stuff at the bottom of the box. Cheng Yujin wanted to make a fortune in silence, but she didn't know how to hide it. how long. But no matter what, she had to keep a low profile for a long time.
Cheng Yujin's eyes fell on the lacquer box. The peony carved out of red lacquer is luxurious and mysterious. Cheng Yujin likes beautiful jewelry by nature, but she can't wear such a pair of beautiful bracelets. At least not now.
Sure enough, marrying a rich and powerful husband is still very important. With the support of her husband, she wants to see who can control her!
Mrs. Cheng's gift of the treasure at the bottom of the box to Cheng Yujin really caused quite a stir, but Mr. Cheng's July 7th day was coming soon, and everyone was busy preparing for the ceremony, so they didn't let it go, and temporarily maintained the surface calm. Since Cheng Yujin got Mrs. Cheng's promise, she took the funeral of Mr. Cheng more seriously. Being treated as the eldest grandson to stay at home to keep filial piety is not a joke. There may be many people who are dissatisfied and secretly staring at her fault. This matter is very important for Cheng Yujin to marry in the future. Cheng Yujin will never allow herself to make mistakes in this kind of thing.
Cheng Yujin's nerves were tense, and the mourning ritual system strived to be perfect. In the hall, the guests heard that Cheng Yujin had obeyed the will of Old Marquis Cheng, and kept filial piety at home for a year in the manner of the eldest grandson, and immediately looked at Cheng Yujin with admiration.
In the presence of the audience, the Cheng family offered incense to the old marquis Cheng, kowtowed, and then went back to the house to remove the filial piety and put on ordinary clothes. Although you can wear homely clothes, it is still taboo to wear bright red and green. During the period of filial piety, you should wear light colors. Cheng Yujin, on the other hand, was more cautious about changing clothes because of her own reputation.
She changed into a plain white plain long gown, which was slender and fitted, with slits at the knees. There is a faint light pink plum pattern on the clothes, except for the texture of the fabric itself, there is no decoration at all. The skirt below is also silver-gray, with neat pleats and fine folds, like a peacock opening when walking, beautiful and dignified.
Cheng Yujin's skeleton is slender and slender, because she was well-raised since childhood, she is not too thin, but uneven and slender. After changing into a slim-fitting gown, it can better show her graceful curves and exquisite waist. Cheng Yujin walked all the way, her pace was slow and slow, her clothes were plain and light, as if the people in the painting had come to life, and people along the way couldn't help but look back.
Cheng Yujin went straight to Madam Cheng's yard. Madam Cheng's courtyard was full of people at the moment. Cheng Yujin walked in around the veranda, and many people quietly pointed out, "This is the eldest girl from the Marquis of Yichun."
Cheng Yujin was at ease in the eyes of everyone. She lifted the curtain and entered the room, and found that there were many wives and wives sitting in the room. Qiqi is different from the first seven to offer condolences. Those who come today are all close to others, and most of them are related to the Marquis of Yichun. Cheng Yujin didn't have stage fright. First she saluted Mrs. Cheng, then turned around, and said hello to all the wives: "Ladies are well, Yujin greets you all."
The wives laughed and pulled Cheng Yujin up. One of the wives pulled Cheng Yujin to her side, pointed to her and said to the lady next to her in black and gold armor, "Mrs. Zhai, this is Miss Cheng."
The introduced wife took a look at Cheng Yujin, and smiled politely: "So this is it, it really looks good."
The person next to him smiled and said to Cheng Yujin, "This is the second wife of the Duke Cai's mansion. The lady of the country passed away last year, and now the mansion is in charge of the second wife."
It turned out to be from Cai Guogong's mansion, no wonder the eyes are higher than the top. Cheng Yujin smiled lightly, and saluted Mrs. Zhai's second wife decently and generously: "I have seen the second wife."
Mrs. Zhai Er nodded, too lazy to speak. She had the highest status in the field, and everyone was holding her. In fact, it was not all about holding Mrs. Zhai. The one who gave face to her was Zhai Yanlin, the Duke of Cai who was behind her. Mrs. Cheng asked Mrs. Zhai Er: "The second wife has to manage the affairs of the government, and she is the most busy. Today, the second wife of labor is going to go there in person, and the old body is really uncomfortable."
Mrs. Zhai Er had a complacent look on her face, but she was still modest: "Where, the eldest brother's house was supposed to be in charge, but last year, my sister-in-law went, and the uncle has to be busy with court affairs and take care of brother Qing. I'm happy that my mother-in-law handed over the house to me. Thanks to the trust of my uncle and mother-in-law, I managed to manage it for two days. He's a stupid person, he really can't handle such subtle things."
Cheng Yujin vaguely knew the situation of Cai Guogong's mansion. Last year Cai Guogong lost his wife, leaving only a five-year-old only son, Zhai Qing. Cai Guogong was busy with the government, and the old lady of Cai Guogong's mansion favored her grandson, and she favored Zhai Qing to the point of being lawless, even more prodigal than Cheng Enbao. Cheng Enbao was clamoring for a dog a few days ago, and even after seeing Zhai Qing, he wanted to follow suit.
The only difference is that Cheng Enbao has a sister named Cheng Yujin, but Zhai Qing does not. Cheng Enbao bumped into Cheng Yujin's hand, and was tidied up, but looking at Mrs. Zhai's tone, I am afraid that Cai Guogong's family is following Zhai Qing everywhere, and no one can control this little devil at all.
Mrs. Zhai Er will appear here, also to take care of their family's lifeblood, the precious son Zhai Qing.
Cheng Yujin didn't have a good impression of the bear child, and she was even more insensitive to the behavior of Cai Guogong's mansion. On the contrary, Mrs. Cheng's eyebrows moved when she heard it.
Cai Guogong lost his wife for a year, and he has not heard of which girl he has booked. Mrs. Cheng was lying on the slump, her eyes narrowed, as if she closed her eyes and rested, and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, Mrs. Cheng asked casually, "The prince is five years old, and it's time to pay attention to food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Why doesn't Cai Guogong marry a step-wife, and instead worry about these trivial matters?"
Mrs. Cheng's tone was very casual, as if she was speaking at home, and she accidentally mentioned a sentence. But Cheng Yujin knew Mrs. Cheng very well, and she realized almost immediately that Mrs. Cheng's drunkenness was not about drinking, but something else.
After this period, Cheng Yujin also re-examined the conversation just now. Cai Guozheng was in his prime years, and he was called the Duke of the State. He held an important position. He also had a newly deceased wife and only had a five-year-old son. In the eyes of these elders, Cai Guogong is in need of a virtuous wife.
Cheng Yujin frowned. Could it be that Mrs. Cheng likes her