After Luo Huaiyuan and Shen Qi stayed in Zhuangzi for a few days, Yan Yan discovered a problem.
Luo Xiaopang was very fond of her mother, and he seemed to like being close to her mother. In the past few days, when I went to Jinhuatang for breakfast every day, I could see him sitting by the side early in the morning, coaxing her mother into a smile.
Moreover, in the past, breakfast was not restricted to where it was used. Yan Yan had to practice martial arts in the morning, and she always used it at Guiyan Pavilion. It's been weird these few days, when she was going to have breakfast, Shen Yiyao asked her maid to invite her. Of course, there is also Yan Mo, Shen Xiaoer, the arrogant child, who can't get up in the morning, sometimes he comes, sometimes he doesn't.
Yan Yan's mood is very strange.
After holding it for two days, he finally took the time to call Luo Huaiyuan aside for questioning.
"Don't you think this is good?" Luo Huaiyuan said with a smile.
Yan Yan was taken aback, "What do you mean?"
Luo Huaiyuan sighed and said, "Auntie is your mother after all. Isn't she changing? She can feel that she has a lot of pain in her heart, but she just doesn't know who to tell."
Yan Yan was shocked and did not speak.
No one knows if Yan Yan has listened to Luo Huaiyuan's words. In a word, Yan Yan will also take the initiative to talk to Shen Yiyao. Although she doesn't talk much and her face is still stiff, in the end, there is progress. .
Luo Huaiyuan and Shen Qi couldn't stay at Zhuangzi all the time and didn't go back. After staying for a few more days, they both left. Before leaving, Shen Yiyao repeatedly told them to come when they were free, with a rather reluctant expression, Luo Huaiyuan and Shen Qi both agreed with a smile.
In the afternoon, Zou's mother came to report that someone had come from the house.
This mansion is naturally not elsewhere, but Weiyuanhou mansion.
This was the first time someone came to the mansion since Shen Yiyao came out of Weiyuan Hou's mansion. Yan Yan asked who it was, and Zou's mother said that it was Zhao's mother next to the old lady, and she wanted to see her for something.
"You rest, I'll take a look."
Yan Yan left without giving Shen Yiyao a chance to express her opinion.
Shen Yiyao opened her mouth, looked at her daughter's back and sighed.
Cui Qiao looked at her expression, and whispered to the side, "Miss San is afraid that you will be embarrassed, the old lady will definitely not do anything good for you."
Since that time, Cui Qiao has become bolder in speaking in front of Shen Yiyao, and she can see that it's not that Madam doesn't want to hear these things, but that no one has ever said these truths in front of her before. It's all about ghosts and ghosts telling lies and coaxing people, so it's no wonder that Madam treats bad people as good people.
"I know, it's just—" Shen Yiyao paused, then sighed, "Forget it, let A Yan handle it."
Yan Yan didn't go to see Zhao's mother, but just asked Zou's mother to ask the details of the inside, and sent people off by the way. She wouldn't find it strange that her father came, and it's worth thinking about the arrival of Zhao's mother.
Not long after, Mama Zou came over to reply, saying that Mama Zhao was really busy and seemed to be in a hurry. But when I asked her what was going on, she didn't say anything, she only said she wanted to see Mrs.
Zou's mother said that her wife was ill and sent her away.
Yan Yan didn't know what was going on in the capital at this time, and after thinking about it, she sent someone back to inquire. When Yan Yan left, Ningxiang Pavilion kept people to watch the house, and all the eyeliners from the past were there, so it shouldn't be too difficult to inquire about trivial matters.
It's really not very difficult, because the old lady's family came to the house and there was a lot of uproar, and the whole house knew that the Pei family was in a big disaster, and the uncle was going to lose his head. The people Yan Yan sent back had no trouble finding the news, and even brought back the news that Mrs. Pei went to Rong'antang every day to cry.
Combined with the affairs of the Pei family and the sudden arrival of Zhao's mother, it is self-evident what the old lady was thinking.
Yan Yan did not hesitate to tell Shen Yiyao about this, and described the situation in the capital at this time.
Shen Yiyao's face was red and white.
Whoever changed it would not be in the right place. I didn't mention the previous divorce, but only talked about this time. When the co-authorship was useful, I would invite me, and when I didn't use it, I would ignore it
If this were to change when I was stupid before, wouldn't I just let people go back to my mother's house for help after a few words of deceit
Fraud in the imperial examinations has always been a trivial matter, and there are a lot of things involved. Even if Shen Yiyao didn't understand the seriousness of it, just listening to her daughter's story would tell it was not a trivial matter. I really went back to my parents' home. Would my parents help or not? If she doesn't help, she will cry and beg, and her father and brother who love her will be very embarrassed. If you help, you will cause trouble for yourself.
In fact, many things are unthinkable, especially for the kind of people who suddenly get enlightened. When complete trust, dependence, and goodwill are completely destroyed, it is not only the outlook on life that has been established, but also the trust in human nature that collapses.
Shen Yiyao was even thinking, this Pei family must have committed corruption and perverted the law, or why did he get involved without detaining others
After thinking about it again, this Shilang Pei is the father of Aunt Pei, where does the old lady have the confidence that she will definitely help? Especially after Aunt Pei harmed her one after another? Does Yan Ting know about this
He must have known it, although he couldn't be seen from the appearance.
Just like many things before, the old lady has always acted as a black face in front, and he doesn't say much. If things went as he wished, he would say the hard-working lady with a nonchalant expression, the mother is really ignorant. If things don't go as expected, he will show up and say that he doesn't know about it, and I'll deal with it...
Once upon a time, she felt that she had married a good husband and a good husband, and between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, her husband would always be with her. She was even ashamed that she had robbed her husband of love, and doubled her filial piety to the old lady.
But what about the fact? Facts cannot be investigated!
Thinking about the stupid things she had done before, Shen Yiyao was immediately overwhelmed by the overwhelming shame.
In the past, whenever she recalled what her father scolded her, she could not understand it, and even had a faint resentment in her heart. She felt that her father was too arbitrary and domineering, and even made such a ruthless judgment on her without listening to her explanation.
Now that I think about it, my father is right, she is indeed loyal and treacherous, and she is completely confused...
Shen Yiyao's face was extremely pale, she stood up and walked to the bedroom, Cui Qiao looked at Madam's back, then looked at the third girl, and whispered: "Don't worry about the third girl, the servant will definitely persuade Madam."
Yan Yan nodded.
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When it was time for dinner, there was still no one from Jinhuatang to invite Yan Yan and Yan Mo to have dinner, which was very unusual.
After a while, a little girl came and said that Sister Cuiqiao said that Madam hadn't eaten yet.
Yan Mo was writing big characters and looked up at her sister. Mei Xiang stuffed the girl with some big money and sent her away.
Yan Yan felt that her younger brother was looking at her, and said solemnly, "Concentrate on writing."
Yan Mo hurriedly pretended to be sitting upright, which made Yan Yan laugh. She took the brush in Yan Mo's hand and put it on the inkstone, "You go to Jinhuatang, and dinner will be used there."
Yan Mo was stunned, thought about it, and understood.
After calling the maid to put on his shoes and a big satin fur cloak, Yan Mo asked Dong's mother to lead him to Jinhuatang.
Nowadays, under normal circumstances, Yan Mo doesn't let his mother-in-law hold him, and he leaves by himself.
All the way to Jinhuatang, Jinhuatang was so quiet that you could hear needles falling.
The maids were all light-handed, and when they saw Yan Molai, they greeted him in a soft voice.
When I entered the bedroom, only two of the nine gilt vermilion lanterns in the corner were lit, so the light in the room was not very bright, but not too dark. The halo-yellow light reflected on the big red woven gold blanket on the ground, making the whole room seem to be covered with a layer of golden yarn. Going inside, a black lacquer bed inlaid with luotian flowers and butterfly patterns stepped out, and the lotus-blue curtain full of embroidered flowers and birds was half-draped softly, covering the interior.
"Madam, the fourth young master is here." Cui Qiao's voice was low, as if she was afraid of disturbing someone.
"Mother, why are you still sleeping? Ah Mo is hungry."
Hearing this, there was only a rustling sound from the bed, and Shen Yiyao's slightly hoarse voice sounded inside.
"Mo'er, mother accidentally slept, you ask the girl to serve some snacks first, mother will come right away."
Yan Mo asked Dong's mother to lead him out, Cuiqiao went up to hang the outer curtain, and saw Shen Yiyao leaning on the bedpost with red eyes, she didn't say anything, she motioned the girl beside him to take the water basin son and hot water.
After a little grooming, Shen Yiyao deliberately asked Cui Qiao to put some makeup powder under her eyes before going out.
Dinner was already ready, and it was arranged by Cui Qiao. Seeing that the fourth young master came to accompany his wife to have dinner, Cui Qiao ordered it to be placed on the kang table in the Xinuan Pavilion.
"Have Ayan used it?"
"My sister is using it in Guiyan Pavilion."
Before leaving, Yan Mo heard Mei Xiang instructing the little girl to pass the meal.
Shen Yiyao gave her son a chopstick and said softly, "Eat more when you're hungry."
Yan Mo took two bites, looked up at her, and looked at her very carefully.
After a long time, he sighed, "You eat too, you have to be obedient."
Shen Yiyao looked at her son, and when she saw his appearance as a little adult, she wanted to laugh, but the laughter trembled so much that she didn't dare to come out.
Yan Mo said again, "Look at me, I'm very obedient. If you don't obey, my sister will let me coax you. I don't know how to coax you. It's very worrying."
The little man, who was always shy and reticent, suddenly made such an appearance, which made the maid and old woman beside him unable to hold back his laughter. Shen Yiyao's brows and eyes are complicated, "Is this what your elder sister said?"
"Sister didn't say that, I guessed it. A little girl said you didn't need dinner, so she asked me to accompany you."
Shen Yiyao lowered her head halfway, her expression indistinguishable.
After a while, he said: "Well, mother will be obedient in the future."
"That's right." Yan Mo nodded and patted her with his little hand, "It's alright, don't be afraid, you have me and my sister."
Shen Yiyao couldn't bear it any longer this time, dropped the toothpaste in her hand, and covered her mouth tightly with a handkerchief. Several girls on the side also turned their faces away and wiped the corners of their eyes with their sleeves.
Seeing this, Yan Mo sighed in his heart.
Brother Luo said that his sister was old and thin-skinned, and was embarrassed to say many things. And he, at a young age, can be coquettish and stupid occasionally, and he doesn't have to worry about his face.
But he made people cry, it seems that he really doesn't have the ability to make people happy.
I don't know if the children's words touched Shen Yiyao's heart. All in all, her spirit is getting better and better every day. She is no longer the same as before, her expression is always sullen, and she rarely has a smile.
A person is mentally competent, which can be seen from his behavior. It was early spring now, and the weather was getting warmer gradually. Shen Yiyao didn't always close the door like before, and occasionally took the maid out for a walk or something. Needlework also picked up, worrying about making spring shirts for his son and daughter.
After a lot of work, the whole Jinhuatang came alive.
At this moment, Yan Ting came.
Hearing this news, Yan Yan really wanted to have him kicked out.
But as long as he is still his father, he can't do this kind of thing, especially when her mother is still there, how can she get ahead.
Yan Yan knew her temper, and it would definitely be bad if she went there, so she took Yan Mo away and let people watch the movement and notify her if anything happened.
When Shen Yiyao heard that Yan Ting was coming, she was stunned for a while, then she thought about it, put down the needlework in her hand, and let the servants go to welcome people in.
Qiao Rong had a hard time stopping people in front.
Unlike others, this is the wife's husband and uncle. It can't be light, it can't be serious, and it can't be hard to stop people from entering, otherwise people will come back with a word, and I'll find my daughter-in-law and children, what are you doing
Fortunately, Mama Zou came soon.
Mama Zou had a smile on her face, neither approaching nor alienating, just a standardized smile when treating guests.
"The madam is taking a nap. The madam has been sleeping lightly these days, and the servants don't dare to disturb it. When I woke up, the servants came to greet the prince."
Yan Ting glanced at Zou's mother and went inside, and Zou's mother followed.
When they arrived at Jinhuatang, Shen Yiyao was sitting on the big kang with Yan Mo snuggling beside her. In such a situation, Shen Yiyao would definitely not be able to come down to meet him, so he lifted the hem of his brocade robe and sat on the other side.
Shen Yiyao nodded slightly to him and lowered her eyes. Yan Mo took a copy of "Ghost Strange" in his hand, dragged her by the corner of her clothes, and urged her to continue telling the story, and Shen Yiyao continued to read the story to her son.
In fact, this "Ghost and Strange" is not scary, it is all about some anecdotes. Yan Mo has just been enlightened, and is particularly interested in this kind of story. Of course, he is not here to listen to the story.
Yan Ting took a sip of tea and placed the tea cup on the kang table, "Mo'er's body seems to have improved a lot, Madam really worked hard."
As soon as Yan Ting opened his mouth, the story would definitely not go on, and Shen Yiyao probably understood what his son was doing at this moment. She put down the scroll in her hand, asked Cuiping to take Yan Mo to the next room, and promised to read it to him again before Yan Mo left.
"Speaking of which, I am ashamed to say that Mo'er's body is not due to me. It is because A Yan accompanies him to exercise every day, and the child's body and bones become strong."
An 'I' made it easy for Yan Ting to hear the difference. In the past, Shen Yiyao claimed to be a 'concubine' in front of him. Yan Ting knows Shen Yiyao's character very well, and he can see a lot of things with a little difference.
Yan Ting put his hand on hers and sighed: "Yao'er, are you still angry with me? You are always reluctant to listen to my explanation. It was indeed because I was not calm that day that I didn't have time to stop it. It's my fault, mother is playing with her temper. But you also know that when things happened so suddenly, mother is so angry, how can I say anything as a son. "
"It's not like you don't know Mother's temper. She is a bodhisattva-hearted person, and even if her temper comes, no one can persuade me. I have been outside for the past few years, and I have not done my filial piety in front of her. Many times I can't bear to touch her. I mean it. It is indeed because the incident was too sudden, and it became like this. Later, my mother regretted it. After you left, she fell ill. She always held my hand and said, "I can't wait for you, let me ask for it." Forgive me, please go back."
Yan Ting's palm was dry and warm, with a few thin calluses on his hands. Shen Yiyao did not withdraw her hand, and let his hand rest on the back of hers, quietly listening to his explanation and narration.
What was once thought to be very close is actually very far away.
It was as if at this moment, they were clearly holding hands, but they couldn't penetrate the depths of each other's heart at all. This voice used to make her intoxicated, but why did it sound so unfamiliar at this time
Shen Yiyao raised her eyes to look at the face, the eyebrows, the eyes, and the outline. She had drawn countless times in her heart, without even looking at his face, she was able to describe what kind of expression he was with just her voice. He should have stretched his sword eyebrows at this time, but his eyebrows were furrowed, with a hint of apology on his face, and his eyes were sincere and focused. When he looks at you intently, his pupils should be warm brown, deep and confusing...
Sure enough!
Shen Yiyao listened to her voice sounding slowly, peaceful and soothing.
"I'm not angry with my mother, but I'm always bored in the house, trying to come out to relax."
"Then you mean you are willing to go back with me?"
Shen Yiyao looked at him quietly, a light of water suddenly appeared in her eyes, then gathered and rolled down into tears. There was a choked sob and an unconcealed sadness in her voice, "I don't want to go back to the capital now, my father doesn't recognize me... This time I really don't recognize me... I want to live here, just be quiet... "
"Father-in-law won't do this, you are his biological daughter after all." Yan Ting said this kind of comforting words many times.
Shen Yiyao took a deep breath and looked straight at him, "My father said, unless I get divorced with you, or from now on, you will not be allowed to step into the gate of the Duke's Mansion."
Yan Ting's pupils shrank sharply, trying to laugh but couldn't. After a while, he said, "Father-in-law must be joking."
"I hope it's a joke too, but my father said, as long as I'm still in the Yan family, I don't want to step on the door of the Shen family." Shen Yiyao couldn't hold back her tears and grabbed Yan Ting's hand tightly, as if Is the last straw of life.
"I'm no longer the daughter of the Shen family. My father doesn't want me anymore. Husband, will you marry me?"
Yan Ting lightly patted her shoulder in a soothing manner, as if he was thinking about something, and was a little lost, "How could it be? No, no..."
I don't know if it won't, whether it means that there will be no reconciliation, or that Duke Zhen Guo won't be so ruthless.
Shen Yiyao looked at his profile through tears, thinking that she must be unable to bear it, but found that she was surprisingly calm, but her heart was as cold as falling into an ice cellar...
Yan Ting didn't stay for too long.
He rode his horse for a while, and when the cold wind blew head-on, he calmed down. He slowed down his horse and let the followers behind him follow.
He was a little surprised when Duke Zhen Guo behaved like this, but he wasn't surprised. There were all sorts of clues before, and what happened on the day of Shangyuan Festival was just tearing the last layer of window paper.
Divorce, this is definitely impossible.
Not to mention whether the Zhenguo Society will retaliate later, he is the son-in-law of the Shen family, and the Shen family will not touch him for one day. What's more, the identity of Duke Zhen Guo's son-in-law is easier to use than he imagined. Now that he is fighting the last stand, there is no sense of humiliation to borrow someone else's reputation.
One day, when his power reaches the sky, this Shen family will be destroyed in an instant!
Yan Ting took a deep breath, pulled the reins to change direction, and rode forward.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they stopped in front of a small village.
Already a servant came up to meet him, took the reins from his hand, and led the horse away.
A well-dressed middle-aged man came up to meet him, bowing his waist, "Yan Ye, you've come to the fore, our prince asked a few times."
"I've been delayed for a while on the way, where's the prince?"
"It's in Fuxiang Pavilion."
This Zhuangzi is another property under the name of the Marquis of Wuding. It is found that there is a soup spring in Qixia Mountain, and all the powerful people in Beijing must dispose of their properties here. This is the place where Liu Xi, the son of the Marquis of Wuding, loves to have fun.
This Liu Xi is a typical playboy, who has everything to eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble. However, few people in the capital city dared to provoke him, not for other reasons. He was the brother-in-law of Xu Xiangrong, the prince of the Marquis of Chengen, and the two were brother-in-law. Going further, he said that he was the younger brother of Xu Guifei's younger brother and sister, but it was not just a relationship.
Now that Concubine Xu is in the limelight, ordinary people are naturally reluctant to confront her.
Yan Ting was introduced to Liu Xi by a friend. Liu Xi was a lascivious and lustful person, and Yan Ting did what he liked. After a few times, the two of them were like iron buddies. Coupled with the representative of Zhen Guogong behind Yan Ting, it is even more heated when you come and go.
Liu Xi was indeed a useless playboy, but Yan Ting didn't come for him.
All the way to Fuxiang Pavilion, before entering the door, I smelled a strong odor of fat powder, and the Yingshengyanyu inside also came out.
The servant opened the door, Yan Ting stepped in, and the extravagant scene of the wine pool and meat forest came into view.
The whole floor is covered with Persian gold-woven carpets with complex patterns. There are no seats in the house, they are all sitting on the floor. There is a long table in front of each seat, and various wines and vegetables are placed on it. To the right is a huge Tangquan Pond, with water vapor lingering in it, making the temperature in the whole room feel like a warm spring.
The people in the house were dressed in very few clothes. Several men only wore middle clothes and sat on the floor with their chests and bare feet. Each of them was holding a good-looking prostitute in their arms, looking for fun. The prostitute wore less clothes, with a veil that seemed to be concealed outside, a bellyband around his neck, a pair of trousers, and fragrant shoulders and pink arms.
"Ha! Our Marquis Weiyuan is here. He's late today, and he'll be fined for drinking later." Liu Xi held out a hand and said with a glass of wine.
"This is for sure."
A maid came to lead Yan Ting to the side room to change clothes, and when Yan Ting came out again, he was no different from the other men on the field. Yan Ting was already handsome, with a strong body and a tall body. This kind of dress made him a little more prostitute, and several prostitutes present couldn't help but glance at him.
Yan Ting sat down at the first place under Liu Xi and fined himself three cups first.
Liu Xi shouted ok, and shared a drink with him. Liu Xi winked, and a slender and graceful prostitute came over. . .