The Eldest Princess has a high status, and it is not her turn to show up on such an occasion, so Shen Xin, Yan, sister-in-law and sister-in-law were the three who went to the Zhou Mansion to express their condolences this time.
If it is from an ordinary family, the Fang family may not appear, but because this time it is her sister-in-law's husband's family, and the recent series of troubles in the Marquis of Pingliang, she is also eager to discuss the future with Fang Birong. Explore the whereabouts of this week's mansion.
It was a coincidence that the small green cloth sedan chair dropped into the second gate, and Mrs. Pinglianghou just got off the sedan chair at this time, so they were quite polite. After a while, Shen Xinyan and Yang were led into the hall by the maid of the Zhou Mansion, while Fang and Mrs. Pinglianghou were led away by Fang Birong's maid, Xiang'er.
What's even more coincidental is that just as the maid led Shen Xinyan into the hall, the eldest lady of the Zhou Mansion, Mrs. Wen, met her.
Seeing that it was her, Mrs. Wen stepped forward to greet her and said, "Mrs. Shizi!"
Shen Xinyan politely returned the gift, and after a while, a girl came back and forth to Wen's, saying that there was a lack of tea cups in the east hall, and the second lady asked the eldest lady to go back and forth.
Wen said 'excuse me' and left in a hurry.
Shen Xinyan glanced at the direction she left with a clear look.
It seems that the battle in the inner house of the Zhou Mansion has begun to heat up this week, and even on such an important occasion, such an error that should not have occurred has actually been made.
I don't know if the deceased Mrs. Zhou will come back to life after seeing this scene.
"On such an occasion, even a teacup has to be found by the master. What kind of chaos has become in the Zhou mansion?" Yang clicked her tongue.
What about Mrs. Shoufu? Don't even care? This makes the guests see, how embarrassing it is!
"Didn't you notice that in Nuo Da's hall, the host who is sitting with you is still an unmarried girl from the mansion? What's the matter? The old lady just passed away, and the house is in such a mess?" The voice of the woman's discussion reached my ears.
"Now that the old lady has passed away, all the men in the family must abide by the rules, and His Majesty has no intention of seizing love. This week, the family members are anxious. This anxiety will cause chaos!"
"Listening to what you said, there is some truth to it."
"That is the eldest daughter-in-law of Mrs. Shoufu, right? I heard she was born as a concubine? She really looks good. Looking at her figure, it's hard to tell that she is already the mother of several children!"
"If a concubine doesn't have a good look, can she marry into the capital?"
"Now she is also a serious magistrate's wife. She is away with her husband, and there is no mother-in-law watching over her, and her sisters-in-law can't disturb her, so she lives comfortably!"
"But now that I'm back in the mansion, my eyes are really black, like a blind man, I will step on a hole if I'm not careful, no wonder the inner house is in such a mess!"
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Whispering around kept ringing, Shen Xinyan lowered her head and sipped her tea, sighing in her heart.
The errands outside were gone, so naturally there was a fight inside. Although this Wen family is a concubine's daughter-in-law, she has the word "long" after all, and Boss Zhou's official position is not low, so if he wants to compete, he may not be unable to win.
As for the direct descendants of the Zhou family, the two biggest backers are Zhou Shoufu and Zhou Empress, and now both of them are mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, so they can't care about the fights between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and sister-in-law in the mansion.
Shen Xinyan sat with Mrs. Yang for a while, and then chatted with several wives present, and then saw Fang Birong came in with a maid, and Mrs. Pinglianghou and Mrs. Fang's mother and daughter came in after a while.
It seems that Mrs. Fang Birong, the fifth wife, accompanied her.
Shen Xinyan realized it, but she didn't know if Fang Birong volunteered to volunteer or if it was a compromise after the battle in the Zhou mansion.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. How is Mrs. Shizi?" Fang Birong walked up to her and greeted her with a smile.
"Thanks to the fifth lady."
Shen Xinyan saw that she looked quite good, and the servants of the Zhou Mansion treated her respectfully. It seems that the life in the mansion was not as sad as Yang Shi once thought, which made Yang Shi who had been waiting to see her jokes feel rather disappointment.
Seeing her responding well, her manners are generous and polite, and she doesn't show any timidity in front of the whole room of Mrs. Gaoming who are older than her and of higher grade than her. However, she has received a lot of compliments in just a moment.
When she was about to leave, because Fang suddenly remembered that she still had something to tell her sister, she apologized and asked her and Yang to wait for a while, and then rushed to find Fang Birong.
Seeing this, the maid of the Zhou Mansion who led the way led them to a pavilion not far away to wait for a while.
Anyway, there was nothing else, Shen Xinyan was fine, and so was Yang Shi.
After a while, the unique crisp and soft voice of the little girl came from not far away. Shen Xinyan looked over and saw several little girls about seven or eight years old coming out from under the flower tree. Looking at their clothes, she guessed Maybe it was a girl from the house, until she saw a familiar face, she confirmed this guess.
Because of the mourning period, those little girls were all dressed plainly, but even so, Shen Xinyan recognized Zhou Guanning among them at a glance.
It's because among these children, Zhou Wanning's appearance is really eye-catching, like a bright pearl exuding lustrous light, easily attracting the attention of the people around him.
In particular, the soft and beautiful temperament on her body is naturally suitable for such an elegant and simple dress. Although she is still young, she gradually shows a bit of her grown-up appearance.
"That little girl looks like this, tsk tsk, in a few years, she will be compared to all the girls in the capital!" Even Yang, who has always been a bit mean, also exclaimed.
Shen Xinyan smiled, and looked over again, and found that Zhou Wanning was walking alone on the other side, and the other girls were either holding hands, or hugging each other and biting their ears, obviously pushing her out.
She was not surprised by this either.
Her "daughter-in-law" has never had many friends, even those who can barely be called "friends" at the beginning will always drift away because of such and such things in the end.
She withdrew her gaze, lowered her head to brush the leaves that fell on the skirt at some point, and suddenly heard Yang's exclamation of "Yah".
She raised her head suddenly, followed her line of sight, and saw Zhou Wanning falling into the pool on the side.
The pool is not too big, but it is not easy for a seven-year-old girl to climb up.
She stood up with a 'huh', but saw a boy jumping out from nowhere, jumped into the pool with a 'plop', and pulled Zhou Guanning up who was struggling in the pool.
And the little girls who were with Zhou Guanning earlier screamed and ran away when they saw her fall into the water.
The servants of Zhou's mansion who heard the strange noise rushed over and hugged Zhou Guanning who was drenched all over.
Shen Xinyan stared closely at the boy who saved Zhou Guanning, seeing him wave his hands at a middle-aged man dressed as a housekeeper disapprovingly, for a moment, he seemed to mutter something, and then ran away like a fly .
"Tsk tsk, the tutoring in the Zhou Mansion is really bad. You can attack your own sisters at a young age. What if you grow up?" Yang Shi, who witnessed the whole process from beginning to end, curled her lips in disdain.
"Second sister, do you think so?" After finishing speaking, she touched Shen Xinyan's arm again.
"Why do you attack your own sister?" Shen Xinyan asked puzzledly after she recovered.
"So you didn't see it? The most outstanding little girl was pushed down by the tallest one." Yang explained.
Shen Xinyan was a little surprised, but she didn't seem very surprised.
"I see, 80% of them are jealous that the little girl looks better than her!" Yang directly concluded.
Shen Xinyan felt that her reason was really convincing!
"I'm sorry for keeping my two brothers and sisters waiting for so long, let's go back home now!" Fang found her and said apologetically.
"It's okay, it's okay, you sisters haven't seen each other for a few days, so naturally there are endless whispers, anyway, my second sister-in-law and I don't have any important matters, so it's okay to wait for a while." Yang pointed out.
Fang pretended not to hear it, and smiled apologetically, and the three sisters and sisters set off for home.
The carriage had only driven a certain distance, when suddenly there was a burst of noise coming from outside the carriage, and it seemed that someone was saying that an imperial decree had arrived.
"Is there an imperial decree? Could it be that His Majesty issued an decree to seize love and recover?" Yang subconsciously said.
If so, then Changfang and Fang Birong must be very lucky!
With a thought, Fang also thought of this possibility.
Shen Xinyan didn't pay attention to what the two said, and kept thinking about the boy who had just rescued Zhou Guanning.
Because of the distance, she didn't see the child's face very clearly, but only knew that it was a child who was about the same age as her son. Looking at the attire, she seemed to be the son of a rich family.
"Unexpectedly, it's not about seizing love from Mr. Shoufu, but towards his eldest son. In this way, isn't this eldest son the only one who is still in court in the entire Zhou family?"
"The sky in this capital is about to change!"
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Perhaps there were too many carriages, horses and pedestrians, and the carriage drove a little slowly, so that the voices of people outside the carriage also came in through the curtains.
Fang's face changed immediately when he heard these words, while Yang's expression was a little weird, as if he wanted to laugh, but tried hard to hold it back.
Shen Xinyan naturally heard it too, and was a little surprised, but calmed down in just a split second.
Zhou Mao in his previous life was also a prosperous official, a Zhou mansion in Nuoda, with Zhou's first assistant Ding You as the turning point, since then the long house who was a concubine gradually suppressed the direct line and became the biggest winner of the Zhou mansion.
And those other Zhou family girls who are still deliberately targeting Zhou Guanning today, the cruel reality will teach them to be human in the future. Zhou Guanning, who they looked down on the most in the past, will be the object they will try to curry favor with in the future.
A father who loves his daughters like his life from the official to the third rank, a brother with a bright future like a sister-in-law protector, a husband who loves his wife infinitely as a close minister of the emperor, twin sons and daughters of dragon and phoenix who symbolize auspiciousness, and the first-rank duke and wife of the state.
Zhou Guanning, in the future, will become the object of envy and hatred of all the ladies and ladies in the capital!
Even if she still doesn't like her, Shen Xinyan has to admit that this girl is indeed the darling of heaven and full of blessings.
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"Mrs. Tai, madam, go, the traitor is coming this way!"
"Get out, get out of here!"
"No, mother... don't..."
The man in military uniform rode his horse and held tightly the crying and struggling young woman in his arms. The thick white mist came and dispersed, and the man's appearance became clearer and clearer...
Shen Xinyan woke up suddenly.
She finally remembered who saved Zhou Guanning today. It was her admirer in the future, her son's biggest rival in love - Murong Tao, the eldest son of General Zhen Guo.