The red visiting card boasted that the visitor was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.
But why did Hongshe come to meet Zichuan
He is the brother of the second wife, Mrs. Yi, and the cousin of Cheng Shi.
Zhou Shaojin looked at Zichuan.
Zichuan took the visiting card calmly.
Yuan Bieyun frowned and asked Zichuan: "How did Hong Guozhen know you were here?"
"I don't know either!" Zichuan smiled and handed the visiting card to Qingfeng beside him, "Won't you know when you meet him?" Then he ordered the little Taoist boy who came to report, "Langyue, tell him that I invite him for tea!"
Langyue smiled and ran away.
Yuan Bieyun stood up and said, "I drank too much tea. I have to go to the toilet." Then he called Qingfeng, "You lead the way. The Cheng family is so big, I'm afraid of getting lost."
Why does it sound like you don't want to see Hong She
Could it be that the Yuan family and the Hong family are not on good terms
Zhou Shaojin felt a little uneasy.
The reason she could sit here peacefully was because Yuan Bieyun and others pretended to be ignorant for Zichuan's sake. But Hong She... Seeing Yuan Bieyun's look, she didn't know if Hong She would pretend to be ignorant when he saw her. Moreover, since she was reborn, she had doubts about her past life. She always felt that things in her past life were not as simple as she saw. In her past life, things had just happened. She didn't want to make her sister sad and her father difficult, so she lied to herself and covered her ears to steal the bell. The ending of the Cheng family in the previous life made her feel that whether she thought of Cheng Shi from the second house or Cheng Zheng from the third house, they were not as simple and harmless as they seemed on the surface.
She was always wary of the second and third wives.
However, Hong She is a member of the second branch, and can even be said to be one of the second branch's backers.
She wanted to avoid it.
Anyway, Cheng Xu has left, and this place is not far from Siyi Tower.
But how can I tell this to Zichuan
Zhou Shaojin bit her lip and pondered in her heart, then she heard Zichuan smiling and ordering the thirty-year-old man who looked like a dead bamboo standing outside the pavilion: "Huaishan, send this girl back! Hong Guozhen may not have time to drink Tie Luohan, so just ask someone to make a pot of Biluochun. We don't need anyone to take care of the fire."
The last sentence was directed to Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin was stunned.
Huaishan hesitated for a moment before he lowered his head and said "yes", and said to Zhou Shaojin: "Please follow me!"
Zhou Shaojin no longer knew how to express his feelings at this moment.
No matter in this life or the past, what she hoped for was nothing more than a place to stay, a home of her own, so that she wouldn’t have to wander around in the cold wind and rain, and wouldn’t have to panic when she was miserable and helpless… But her forbearance, concessions, and silence were exchanged for betrayal again and again… Just when she thought that she would have to face all the ups and downs in life alone from now on, a stranger who had never met him before saved her from the predicament without any pleas, without asking for help, and even without asking for anything in return… So that she could retain a little bit of dignity in front of the public… This was just a casual effort and a momentary mercy to him, but for her, it was enough to warm her heart and make her unforgettable - in the previous life, Lin Shisheng was still okay with her, but that was what she exchanged for with her wife’s rights. For her, the Lin family was more of a temporary shelter than a home. Once the situation changed, she, who had no blood relationship or marriage relationship with Lin Shisheng, would be the first to be abandoned…
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head... afraid that tears would fall... he squatted deeply and bowed, then stood up and followed the man called "Huaishan" out of the thatched pavilion.
The trees were still green, the morning breeze was still gentle, but her footsteps were no longer as hurried and heavy as when she broke in.
There was music playing in her ears, and Mudan Terrace was just in front of her. She was very grateful to Zichuan for helping her out, so she thanked Huaishan very respectfully: "Can you just take me here? I can go back by myself."
"Okay then." Huaishan readily agreed and said, "I'll stand here and watch you go in before you leave."
Only then did Zhou Shaojin realize that his voice was very hoarse, like an old huqin.
Maybe it was because of her mood, she didn't find it unpleasant or irritating.
She thanked Huaishan again and turned to walk towards the Peony Terrace. As she walked, she thought that Huaishan looked like one of Zichuan's followers. But as the old saying goes, like master, like servant. He looked cold, but in fact, he was kind, gentle, careful, generous and considerate, just like Zichuan.
She turned her head.
Huaishan was indeed still standing in the middle of the corridor, looking at her.
She smiled at Huaishan and walked into the Peony Terrace.
"Silang Visits His Mother" is being sung on the stage.
Feicui was waiting for her anxiously at the corridor leading to the Peony Terrace.
Seeing her, he ran over with a feeling of relief.
Zhou Shaojin thought that she would have to go to Hanbi Mountain House to copy scriptures in the future, and she would inevitably have to deal with Feicui. Since she had kept the handle in her hand, instead of making it known to everyone and slapping Feicui in the face, she might as well take this opportunity to do Feicui a good job, so that it would be convenient for her to act in the eldest house in the future.
So she smiled and said without waiting for Feicui to speak: "Let's go see the old lady together! The errands for the master are done, and we have to report to the old lady. I just don't know if the button seal has been taken out in the end - I have tried my best."
I don’t want to pursue this!
Feicui glanced at Zhou Shaojin, bent her knees and whispered "Thank you, Second Miss", then said meaningfully: "Thanks to Second Miss's idea, I used the red string to hook out the button seal. I was just thinking of accompanying Second Miss to give a reply to the Madam!"
Each knows what the other is talking about.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and nodded, then went to the second floor of Mudan Terrace with Feicui.
Old Madam Guo was not watching the show, but was whispering something to the lady of the Duke of Liang's mansion.
Biyu stepped forward and whispered a few words in Madam Guo's ear. Madam Guo and the lady dowager of the Duke of Liang's mansion both turned around.
Old Madam Guo waved towards Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin and Feicui stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Guo.
Everyone stopped watching the show and looked over.
Feicui then repeated to everyone the words “use the red string to hook out the button seal”.
Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief on the spot and said "Amitabha".
Madam Guo nodded repeatedly and said, "That's good, that's good." Then she asked Biyu, "Bring a stool over for Shaojin, so that he can sit next to me and listen to the opera with us. And make a pot of the best Longjing tea for Shaojin. Even though it's April, he must be very hot after walking such a long way."
Old Mrs. Guan couldn't help feeling proud when she saw this.
Zhou Shaojin had something on his mind and couldn't stay for a moment. He smiled and said, "Madam, I'm exhausted. I'd better go downstairs and change my clothes before accompanying you to watch the show so as not to disturb everyone's interest."
Madam Guo likes straightforward people. She was very happy to hear this and said with a smile, "Very good. Go change your clothes and come to accompany us."
Zhou Shaojin responded with a smile, but when he turned around he winked at his sister.
Zhou Chujin nodded almost imperceptibly to his sister and calmly helped Old Lady Guan peel the plums.
Zhou Shaojin asked someone to call Shi Xiang, who was waiting in the backyard of Siyi Building, to come over, and they went back to Wanxiangju together.
She had just washed up and had no time to change her clothes when Zhou Chujin hurried back.
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly sent away all the servants in the room, pulled his sister to sit on the lacquered bed in the inner room, and whispered to Zhou Chujin what Cheng Lu had said in the clan school.
Zhou Chujin was so surprised that she almost fainted. She said angrily, "What on earth does Cheng Lu want to do? He acts one way in front of us and another way in front of others. How did we offend him that he wants to ruin your reputation like this?" Then she comforted her, "Don't worry, I will tell my grandmother and aunt about this. I will not let Cheng Lu off so easily!"
Zhou Shaojin turned pale and asked his sister in a trembling voice: "If I really have feelings for Cheng Lu, will my grandmother agree to my marriage with Cheng Lu?"
Zhou Chujin jumped up in shock, and asked repeatedly: "What did you say? Is what Cheng Lu said true? How could you be so disappointing that you fell in love with such a thing that doesn't take you seriously..."
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly pulled his sister's hand and said, "I don't like Cheng Lu. No matter how stupid I am, how could I like him when he treats me like this? I mean, if, if I have feelings for Cheng Lu..."
Zhou Chujin looked at Zhou Shaojin suspiciously.
Zhou Shaojin allowed his sister to watch frankly.
Seeing his sister's sincere expression and clear eyes, Zhou Chujin believed that she was not lying and began to think about the matter seriously.
"They should agree, right?" She pondered, "You grew up under your grandmother's wing. If something like this happened, your grandmother and aunt must have been at fault for not noticing it. Plus, you're weak, while Cheng Lu was raised by the elders, so he can be considered a good student. And Cheng Lu is an only child, so he's weak and alone. As long as he wants to become an official, he has to rely on the Cheng family. Even if he becomes successful one day, he won't dare to mistreat you for his reputation..."
Is this why her grandmother and aunt so easily acquiesced to her marriage with Cheng Lu in her previous life
Zhou Shaojin couldn't hold back any longer, tears streaming down her face, choking with sobs, "What kind of relationship did he and I have? It's just that everyone said we were good, my grandmother and my aunt also said we were good, I thought the elders had eaten more salt than I had walked across the bridge, they couldn't be wrong, that's why I treated him well... I only took that thing because the elders promised us that we would be together, before that it was all brought to me by my cousin Yi and his friends. I thought it was given by my cousin, and it was okay to accept it, but who knew he would make a fuss about it..."
Why
Why did Cheng Lu do this
Her reputation was ruined, so if he married her, wouldn't he also have a bad reputation? Besides, he was going to be an official in the future, so a clean reputation was the most important thing... No, in his previous life, he didn't end up marrying me, but got engaged to Wu Baozhang. He was expelled from the family by the Cheng family, and after his official title was revoked, the Wu family also broke off the engagement with him. He went to Ningbo and married the daughter of a local wealthy businessman. With the help of his Yue family, he became a wealthy businessman!
Why did he do that
He's such a smart man, doesn't he understand that what he's doing will put her to death
What would have happened to her in her previous life if the Cheng Xu incident hadn't happened
She will be taken back by her father and then married quietly!
Her father was already a rank 4th rank official at the time, so even if she married a poor man, she would be guaranteed a life of dignity, respect, and comfort…
Zhou Shaojin shuddered.
How come she had never thought of these two things together before
I always feel that Cheng Xu is worse than a beast.
But she didn't expect that Cheng Lu was there at the time, but he didn't save her... No, she had suspected it before, but she thought he was afraid of the power of the eldest house and didn't dare to offend Cheng Xu... Or, she was making excuses for herself, making excuses for herself for falling for such a scumbag...
Zhou Shaojin was wandering around the room at a loss.
Zhou Chujin was so frightened that his voice changed: "Shaojin, Shaojin, what's wrong with you?"
His sister's voice calmed Zhou Shaojin down.
She hugged her sister and comforted Zhou Chujin: "I'm fine, don't worry, nothing will happen to me again."
For the first time after his rebirth, Zhou Shaojin felt that if he wanted to save the Cheng family, he must first save himself.
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Shao Jin gradually began to become independent... O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)