Zhou Shaojin's face turned red.
She was not that weak, but just a little shy and therefore uncomfortable. But Mrs. Guo and Cheng Chi felt that she was like a person who would fall down if the wind blew, and she didn't know what to do - if she accepted their kindness, she felt a little uneasy; if she didn't accept their kindness, she was afraid of hurting their feelings.
Zhou Shaojin could only mumble his thanks and said, "I'm fine... I'd better serve the old lady."
Nanny Lu served Madam Guo all the year round and knew that Madam Guo favored this youngest son the most. Cheng Chi was ambitious and could make money and coax the old lady. He was also a successful candidate in the imperial examinations. With the support of the old lady, he entered the official career. He also moved to Chaoyangmen on the pretext of making room for Master Xu and even set up the ancestral hall in the house here. Madam Yuan didn't say it, but I'm afraid she had been gritting her teeth at the old lady in her heart. Others didn't know what Madam Yuan's knot was, but she and Nanny Shi, who had been walking around the inner house all year round, knew it best.
The old lady was old, and when she passed away, Madam Yuan would not do anything to them, but they should not expect to get away with it, especially for her whole family who worked in the Cheng Mansion, so it was better to stand on the side as soon as possible. Just like this time when the eldest house and Jiuru Lane split up, only those who always stood on the side of the eldest house were not left behind. They either came to the capital or stayed in Jinling to help guard the sacrificial fields. Even those who were unwilling to leave their homes and follow were given letters of release, gold, silver and land, and they were told that they could come to the capital to find the eldest master and the old lady if they had any problems, so that they would not only have enough food and clothing, but also not be bullied by the idlers and petty officials in the countryside.
She herself is taken care of by Cheng Jiarong, but what about her sons and grandsons
Could it be possible to work as a farmhand on a farm
After Mrs. Guo asked her to go to the new house to see what was going on early this morning, she made up her mind.
Instead of trying to curry favor with Madam Yuan, who had a grudge against Madam Guo and was surrounded by flatterers, she might as well curry favor with the Fourth Wife, who was liked by Madam Guo and the Fourth Master and had no family background.
After hearing what Zhou Shaojin said, Madam Lu replied with great sincerity: "Fourth Madam, please forgive me for saying so much. The old lady has three daughters-in-law, and she treats you as her own daughter. In my opinion, if you treat her half as a daughter-in-law and half as a daughter, the old lady will be very happy. Since the old lady asked you to rest, you should rest for a while. When it is almost time for dinner, let the maid call you, and you can go to the old lady to serve her. This will let the old lady know that you have accepted her kindness, and you have also fulfilled your duty as a daughter-in-law. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Zhou Shaojin was a little surprised.
Madam Lu has been able to serve the old lady for so many years, so she is certainly not a simple person. It is basically impossible to hear a sincere word from people like them or to find out something from them.
What happened to Aunt Lu today
I didn't say anything, but she told me everything she should and shouldn't have said, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube... Her attentiveness was unmistakable.
Given Madam Lu's status and position, this is totally unnecessary!
This made Zhou Shaojin mutter in her heart, but she had to admit that what Lu Mama said made sense. She smiled and thanked Lu Mama.
Nanny Lu was very happy. She carefully helped Zhou Shaojin lie down, put down the curtains, and then left the green gauze cabinet.
Perhaps it was because she had been worrying about what to do on the wedding night two days before her wedding, and she had forced herself to accept Cheng Chi on the wedding night. After accepting Cheng Chi, Cheng Chi was still difficult to satisfy. Until this moment, Cheng Chi's joy and Mrs. Guo's relief finally made her feel at ease. She lay on the bed, and fatigue came over her like a tidal wave. She couldn't help but close her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
In a daze, she heard someone talking.
"... The child was ignorant and didn't know the seriousness of the matter. By the time we knew about it, it was already a done deal..." He sighed, "Even if we knew about it earlier, it would be useless... She is just a woman, and a woman in the inner house. As a daughter-in-law, even if she has such knowledge, she doesn't have such courage..."
Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes in a daze, and listened for a while before he recognized that it was Hong Xiu's mother, the mother of Second House Yi's grandmother.
It seems that the Hong family does not want the second branch and the first branch to be at odds with each other.
She lay there for a while, and seeing that the old ladies were still talking, she had to pretend to be asleep. Unexpectedly, she fell asleep again in a daze.
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In the Cheng family's garden, Yuan entertained the female family members with a play.
Wei's second wife, Mrs. Qiu, brought Cheng Zheng and Cheng Xiao to help.
When Yuan saw the opera started, and Cheng Zheng and Zheng Xiao were attentive yet reserved, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and a wave of tiredness came over her heart.
She tried to ask the old ladies and wives to stay in the capital for a few more days, and wait until the wedding in Jiashan was over before leaving. The old ladies and wives all responded politely but with a hint of alienation, and she knew they were just trying to get her to stop. Even Mrs. Guo was planning to go back to Nanjing for the New Year, and had no intention of staying here any longer.
Yuan's face couldn't help but become a little gloomy.
Fortunately, most of Yuan's relatives are in Beijing. If it were in Tongxiang, when her son got married, her family wouldn't even be able to fill a table. How would Jiashan have any face left
When she thought of this, she felt that she couldn't stay there for a moment longer.
The old lady slapped her in the face like this, and she not only spent more than three hundred taels of silver to buy an antique hairpin for Zhou Shaojin as a gift, but also helped Zhou Shaojin to entertain guests and take care of the kitchen... and she also pretended to be happy and willing...
She was vomiting blood.
Unable to bear it any longer, he stood up, whispered a few words to his wet nurse, and then used the excuse of having a headache to go to the warm room to rest.
Cheng Zheng, who had been paying attention to her mother, frowned almost imperceptibly.
Cheng Xiao walked over and whispered, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Cheng Zheng answered subconsciously, but then she thought that if she didn't tell her sister, with so many guests at home, it would be even more troublesome if something happened. After a moment of silence, she said, "I'm afraid my mother will lose her composure. You keep an eye on her! If it doesn't work, just go and accompany her."
Cheng Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'd better go and accompany my mother."
No one in the family disparages the person who entertains guests, but few dare to say anything bad about my mother.
Cheng Zheng nodded.
Cheng Xiao went to the warm room.
Wu Baozhang, who was sitting behind several old ladies, old An women, and wives watching the show, turned around.
Mrs. Yuan actually left the table early.
It can be seen that not everyone in the Cheng family likes Zhou Shaojin.
A sneer appeared on her lips.
So many people, from the mother of a first-rank official to the wife of a century-old family, from the wife of a fourth-rank official to a grandmother in her prime, all praised Zhou Shaojin for her beauty, gentleness and docility, but no one mentioned that she was just a poor little girl living in Jiuru Lane before... It turned out that the world was full of snobbish eyes, and seeing that she entered this beautiful place, they all whitewashed it and treated her as a lady of rich family.
Wu Baozhang thought of the time when he recognized his relatives just now.
They were clearly old acquaintances and she was her cousin, but she acted as if she didn't know her and didn't even glance at her.
No, she is not my cousin now, but my aunt. No wonder her eyes are on top of her head.
There is no such thing as a flower that blooms forever or a career that lasts a lifetime in this world. Isn't she afraid that one day she will fall into poverty and ask him to come to her
Didn't she rely on herself to marry Cheng Chi
When he thought of Cheng Chi, Wu Baozhang felt like a hundred cats were scratching him.
Why should she marry Cheng Chi
He can do nothing, understands nothing, and knows nothing... The niece married her uncle, so why didn't anyone reveal Zhou Shaojin's true face!
As Wu Baozhang was thinking about this, his eyes fell on the women who came to recognize their relatives.
No one from the Fang family or the Min family came. The Guo family and the Gu family have always been on good terms with the Cheng family. The Shen family? The Liao family
Then she saw Mrs. Hong, the sister-in-law of Mrs. Yi from the second house.
Should I talk to her
Wu Baozhang stood up.
Mrs. Guo also stood up and said with a smile: "Grandma Nuo, where are you going? Have you seen Mrs. Shen? Why can't I see her?"
Wu Baozhang's teeth were about to break.
This Mrs. Guo is really haunting us.
He has been keeping an eye on her since the wedding day, and has been using Mrs. Shen to pressure her whenever he has the chance.
She is not Mrs. Shen's daughter-in-law. Why should she serve Mrs. Shen every day and act like she is setting rules in front of Mrs. Shen
But she didn't dare say that.
It's obvious from those triangular eyes of Mrs. Shen that she is not someone to be trifled with. Her father-in-law is planning to stay in the capital to open a shop, and she wants to take advantage of the fact that Mrs. An and the first wife of the fourth room are not around and rush back to Nanjing to challenge Mrs. Wen. She wants to take this opportunity to bring Mrs. Wen down so that she can do whatever she wants in the fifth room in the future!
She didn't want to create any trouble and let Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Guo ruin her plans!
Wu Baozhang smiled respectfully and pointed to Mrs. Shen, who was sitting in the row in front of her, and said, "Mr. An is about to talk to Mrs. Qu!"
Qu Yuan's wife also came today and gave him a set of silver-gilt headdress inlaid with South China pearls. The three South China pearls on the headdress were each the size of a thumb and were obviously very valuable.
Wu Baozhang suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
Mrs. Guo said, "I'm going to the official residence. Can you accompany me?"
Wu Baozhang agreed reluctantly and went to the official residence with Mrs. Guo.
After the show, there will be fireworks in the garden.
Mrs. Guo went to Old Madam Guo and said, "Aunt, you have to keep an eye on that lady named Nuo from the Jinling prefect's family. In my opinion, you should send her back to the Jinling prefecture as soon as possible. Since Master Wen and Master Nuo will be attending the wedding in Jiashan, it won't be considered disrespectful..." She told Old Madam Guo what happened today.
Madam Guo looked slightly annoyed and said, "A good wife is half the blessing. Madam Wen is unreliable, and the wife she found is also unreliable. I think this is the fate of the fifth room."
It’s hard to comment on Mrs. Guo.
Madam Guo said, "I know about this matter. Don't talk about going for now, just keep an eye on her. I will deal with this matter after I finish my work here in a couple of days."
Before she finished her words, Zhou Shaojin's sweet voice came from outside the door: "Mom, cousin, the tea is here!"
The two looked at each other, and at the same time stopped the topic and responded with a smile, "Coming."
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Hey guys, today's update.
The additional update will be postponed to around 10 o'clock in the evening, so please forgive me, sisters!
※(To be continued)