I haven't seen Song Sen for two years. I wonder if he has become more stable
And Mr. Song, I wonder if you are used to living in Beijing or if you have traveled around
Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Shaojin's mind. She smiled and said to her sister, "You'll know when you see her."
Zhou Chujin smiled and nodded, and asked Mother Yang to invite Nanny Song to come in.
When the Song family's nanny came in, the two of them saw that she was an acquaintance.
That time when Madam Song went to stay at the Cheng family, this nanny named Huang was one of her entourage. Madam Song's maiden name was also Huang, so she must be Madam Song's close friend.
Zhou Chujin winked at Chixiang, and then started to greet Nanny Huang.
Madam Huang said, "My wife heard from the old master a few days ago that the eldest aunt and the second young lady came to Beijing with the fourth master of the Cheng family. Madam said that the eldest aunt and the second young lady had just arrived in Beijing, and the masters of the Cheng family in Beijing did not bring their wives with them. If there was any inconvenience for women, they could not ask for help from the uncles, so they came here specially to visit. If the eldest aunt and the second young lady have any problems, just send someone to tell our wife, and don't be polite."
Zhou Chujin thanked her again and again, took the note, and invited Madam Huang to have dinner with him.
Nanny Huang said that Madam Song was still waiting for her reply and politely declined.
Zhou Chujin did not force him and ordered someone to hold incense and send the guest away.
Chixiang got Zhou Chujin's hint and gave double the reward to Nanny Huang.
Nanny Huang often visited the inner house, so she naturally knew the importance of the matter. Although she did not show it on her face, she had a good impression of the Zhou sisters in her heart. After returning, she naturally praised the two sisters again and again.
Madam Song smiled and said, "You don't have to tell me that! If I wasn't that kind and gentle person, I wouldn't have taken on the task myself."
As they were talking, Song Sen ran in.
He crawled into Mrs. Song's arms and started shouting, "Mother went to see the Fairy Sister and didn't take me with her—I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Madam Song said, "How old are you? If you still act like a scoundrel like this, be careful that your father will come back and beat you. Stand up straight. Have you finished memorizing the book that the teacher asked you to memorize today? How many pages of large characters have you written?"
Song Sen stood up straight after hearing this and said proudly, "I have already memorized the book that the teacher asked me to memorize, and I have also finished writing the big characters. Mother, don't think of using homework to pressure me. I also want to see the Fairy Sister. If you don't let me go, I will go secretly. Anyway, I want to go."
Mrs. Song had no way to deal with this devil, but she would never agree to take Song Sen to visit the girl in the boudoir.
Song Sen rolled his eyes and left Mrs. Song's inner room with a depressed look.
Mrs. Song was a little frightened when she saw this, and she told the people around her, "Watch the young master carefully. If he runs out again, don't blame me for turning my back on him."
The maids responded tremblingly.
The next day, Mrs. Song went to Yushu Hutong in her jeweled robes.
Zhou Shaojin supported Zhou Chujin, and together with Li and Zhou Youjin, they greeted them at the second gate.
As soon as Mrs. Song got out of the sedan chair, she greeted Li with a smile and said, "This is Mr. Zhou's wife, right? This is the first time we meet, and I didn't expect Mrs. Zhou to be so beautiful." She teased Zhou Youjin behind her and gave Zhou Chujin a gold bracelet she was wearing as a gift.
Li said "I dare not" repeatedly, exchanged a few polite words with Madam Song, asked Zhou Youjin to thank Madam Song, and then stepped aside.
Madam Song took Zhou Chujin's hand and said affectionately, "You are pregnant now, why did you come to the door to greet me? If you have anything to ask, just tell Shaojin. Shaojin came all the way to the capital with you, isn't it just to take care of you? You don't have to be polite to her!"
She teased the Zhou sisters.
Li and others smiled in response.
Zhou Shaojin and Zhou Chujin exchanged glances.
It seems that Mrs. Song still doesn't know that Zhou Shaojin has left the Cheng family.
Of course, they wouldn't be so tactless as to bring it up.
After all, Zhou Shaojin's leaving the Cheng family is not a glorious thing. If it is made public, Cheng Xu's reputation will be damaged, and their in-laws will also be laughed at.
The group smiled and welcomed Mrs. Song into the hall and sat her down.
Li sat down with Mrs. Song.
Mrs. Song looked around the furnishings in the room, smiling and nodding, "This beautiful central hall is quite suitable for the occasion."
Zhou Chujin smiled and said, "It's an old work of Shi Yuxi. My father gave it to me when I got married."
Shi Yuxi was a master of flowers and birds in the previous dynasty.
Zhou Shaojin took the teacup brought by the maid and placed it in front of Mrs. Song.
Mrs. Song took the teacup and took a sip of tea. She had just said, "It's amazing that your father thought so much about you and prepared such a complete dowry," when there was suddenly a noise outside.
Li's face suddenly darkened, and Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "I guess something is wrong. I'll go out and take a look?"
Mrs. Song came here in person, just remembering the fate of being on the same ship with Zhou Shaojin. And since she was here, she was going to hang out with the women of the Zhou family, so naturally she wouldn't care about these things.
She smiled and nodded, and even tried to find a way out for Zhou Shaojin: "When there are many people in the family, things will be complicated, and it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps."
Zhou Shaojin gratefully replied "yes" and turned around to go out. When the curtain was lifted, a boy in royal blue clothes rushed in. He hugged Zhou Shaojin's waist and called "Fairy Sister". He said, "I knew that sister is the best. You knew I was coming and still came to greet me!"
Where is this happening
Zhou Shaojin was sweating.
Looking closely, it could be someone else but Song Sen
It’s just that they are both two years older than each other, so it’s a bit inappropriate for them to hug each other like this.
She touched Song Sen's head and said with a smile, "Let go! You're strangling me so hard that I can't breathe."
Song Sen said "Oh" and quickly let go of Zhou Shaojin.
Mrs. Song was so angry that her face turned pale.
She said to Song Sen in a stern voice: "What are you doing in the inner house?"
Song Sen knew that his mother wanted to save face and would not do anything to him in front of others, so he pouted and said, "Who told you not to let me see the Fairy Sister?" He did not say that he had followed Mrs. Song secretly.
Mrs. Song's mouth corners were trembling.
Li and the others could see that Song Sen had come here secretly, and hurried to help Madam Song out, saying, "Although it is said that a boy of seven feet tall cannot enter the inner room, the relationship between our two families is no less than that of other families. Madam, you don't have to be so harsh on the young master."
Zhou Chujin also smiled and said, "I guess the young master treats Shaojin as his sister. Madam, don't worry about it."
Mrs. Song smiled apologetically at everyone.
Song Sen took advantage of the situation and grabbed Zhou Shaojin's hand and kept calling her "sister".
Zhou Shaojin had no idea what to do with him, and seeing that Mrs. Song still had a bit of annoyance between her eyebrows, he simply smiled and said to Song Sen: "Today the kitchen made my favorite water chestnut cake. Do you like it? How about I take you downstairs for some snacks?"
Song Sen naturally clapped his hands and said "good".
Mrs. Song was also afraid that he would do something naughty again, so she quickly agreed.
Song Sen and Zhou Shaojin went to the tea room to have some snacks.
While Zhou Shaojin was making tea for him, he asked Zhou Shaojin in a low voice: "Sister, have you promised to get married? My brother hasn't promised to get married yet? Do you want to marry into our family? My brother is a very good person. Even Lord Yuan praised him when he met him. My father is still worried about what will happen when my brother takes the imperial examination? My brother will definitely become a provincial governor in the future. You will never suffer any loss if you follow my brother. Even if my brother can't become a provincial governor, I can be one. When the time comes, you will have a brother-in-law like me, and others will respect you and flatter you wherever you go."
This kid!
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help laughing.
Song's father was a cabinet minister, and if his son passed the imperial examination, rumors would inevitably spread.
But it would be unjustifiable for the father of the cabinet minister to resign just for the sake of his son's title of Jinshi.
It's indeed a bit difficult.
She placed the teacup in front of Song Sen with a smile, and said softly, "It's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. This kind of thing is not something we can discuss privately. If others hear it, they will think that your brother and I have a secret marriage. You can't do something bad with good intentions and harm me and your brother."
Song Sen listened, his face fell, and he said gloomily: "But what should I do if I want you to come to our house?"
Zhou Shaojin asked him patiently: "Why do you want me to go to your house?"
Song Sen was delighted when he heard this and said, "Then I can see you every day. I can also call you sister. If someone treats you badly, I can stand up for you and protect you..."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "But even if I went to your house, you couldn't see me every day! There is a difference between inside and outside. At most, you can occasionally meet me when you go to pay your respects to Madam Song. If I married your brother, you would see me even less. Uncles and sisters-in-law should avoid each other. As for calling me 'sister', don't you always call me 'sister'? If someone bullies me, you can still help me out!"
Song Sen thought about it and agreed.
He said happily: "Then you should not marry my brother! Just be my sister. I will come to see you and talk to you when I have time."
This really means having a little troublemaker around.
But he no longer always asks me to marry his brother, which can be considered a good thing.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and nodded.
Song Sen happily followed Mrs. Song back home.
Mrs. Song's face changed when she returned home. She grabbed Song Sen and wanted to beat him.
As usual, Song Sen ran to his elder brother Song Mu to hide.
Mrs. Song had no choice but to ask the maid to guard the second gate, and invite Song Jingran to the upper room as soon as he came back.
Song Mu was both angry and amused. He twisted Song Sen's ear and said, "What trouble have you gotten yourself into again? Copy the Three Character Classic ten times for me."
Song Sen wailed and rolled on the kang, saying, "I don't want to copy the Three Character Classic, can I copy the Great Learning? I have memorized the Three Character Classic by heart..."
He was very smart since he was young and could learn anything once he was taught, so he was very impatient to do the same thing repeatedly.
In his opinion, copying a book that he had already memorized ten times was more painful than standing in the corridor for a whole day.
Song Mu remained unmoved.
Song Sen was copying the Three Character Classic while muttering with gloating, "I wanted to find you a very beautiful wife, luckily I didn't try too hard, otherwise I would regret it now... You don't have a wife anymore... Sister Shenxian is right, if she had married you, I would have been his brother-in-law... Girls are outgoing. Married women will be loyal to their husbands. If you punish me like this, she will at most bring me a cup of tea... But if I go to see her with red knees, she will definitely be heartbroken and give me some snacks to eat, and maybe even rub her knees..." As he spoke, he became excited and shouted to the servant, "Do you have any way to make me look like I was punished to kneel?"
※
Brothers and sisters, yesterday's update.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: Typos can only be corrected in the evening...
※(To be continued)