It was only when Concubine Chen brought Shen Jin over there that she realized that not only Princess Rui was there, but even King Rui was sitting in the room, while Shen Zi was crying in Concubine Xu's arms, standing quietly by the side and weeping silently.
And Shen Qi was sitting next to Concubine Rui, seeing Concubine Chen and Concubine Shen Jin nodded slightly, King Rui saw Concubine Chen frowning, Concubine Chen brought Shen Jin to greet her, Concubine Rui said, " Mrs. Chen and Sanya sit down first, and Cuixi serves tea."
King Rui didn't say a word either. Although he doted on Concubine Xu, he seldom talked about matters in the backyard. They were all handled by Princess Rui, and Princess Rui had never let him down.
Shen Jin sat next to Concubine Chen, lowered her head and did not take the initiative to speak. Although she was also the daughter of King Rui, she rarely saw King Rui, and more often she heard from her second sister, Shen Zi, that What did the father give today, what will the father reward tomorrow, from the first jealousy to later, it turned out that the father went to spread the money again.
Princess Rui's voice was very gentle, and she asked, "Third girl, my lord and I called you here to ask you something."
"Yes, concubine mother." Shen Jin then raised his head and looked at Princess Rui.
Princess Rui asked, "Tell me about what happened in the garden today."
"Yes." The grass on the wall has never had a good end. Thinking of the news heard in the garden today, Shen Jin lowered her eyes slightly and told the story again. She didn't add any embellishments, but just honestly said what she saw and heard. It came out, but people also have skills in speaking. If the order of some words is slightly changed, the effect will not be certain. Shen Jin just quietly swayed towards the princess.
Shen Jin was a little worried looking at the crying pear blossom and Shen Zi in tears, and then said, "I'll go back first."
King Rui guessed from the very beginning that the cause was probably caused by Shen Zi seeing Shen Qi wearing that set of coral jewelry. When Shen Zi asked for it, King Rui didn't give it to him not because he was reluctant, but because Princess Rui had just greeted him when he rewarded it. Said that it was going to be left to Shen Qi, because Shen Qi had reached the age to go out, not only the dowry but also the things to go out had to be prepared.
And although King Rui loves Shen Zi, but in the end, Shen Qi is the prostitute and the eldest daughter of the mansion. Naturally, Shen Qi should be the first in everything. However, King Rui also sent people to go shopping in the south, and he specially ordered to buy more. Some Shen Zi likes.
But now there has been a commotion, with the dignified concubine on the one hand, and the concubine Xu who is gentle, caring and beautiful on the other. King Rui knew that it was Shen Zi's fault that this matter was really pursued, but it was his daughter who had been in pain for a long time. Wang directly frowned and said, "Mr. Chen, how did you educate your daughter?"
This was a disaster without reason, Concubine Chen didn't say anything, she quickly got up and knelt down, Shen Jin had tears in her eyes, she quickly got up and knelt beside Concubine Chen.
Princess Rui winked at her daughter who was about to speak, Shen Qi pursed her lips and remained silent, Shen Jin held back tears and said, "It's all my daughter's fault."
King Rui coughed, looked at Princess Rui and said, "Princess, what do you think?"
Princess Rui gave King Rui a look, and said softly, "Mr. Chen and the third girl, get up, it's all about my sisters' trivial matters, and there's no question of who is right or who is wrong."
Concubine Chen then said, "Yes." She felt that it would have been better for her to die of illness immediately after giving birth to her daughter, so that she could be sent to the concubine's side to raise her. She is also the concubine's daughter of the prince, so why should she just trample on the two of them? .
Concubine Xu said at this time, "Sister Chen, don't say a few more words because my sister is too wordy. The third girl is obviously a younger sister. When she saw the two sisters arguing, she didn't know how to persuade them, and both of them are the daughters of the prince. Why do you want to pull something on yourself when you see something? It’s because you are in your own home. If you are outside, it’s the prince’s person who lost it.” Youyou sighed, “Zi’er couldn’t understand it, so I said a few more words. , this girl has been clumsy since she was a child, can't speak and loves to worry, she just pays too much attention to the eldest sister."
This is short of saying directly, Shen Jin is a shallow-sighted person, and she wants something good when she sees Shen Qi, but Shen Zi can't see it and cares about Shen Qi's sister, so she said a few words, but it's a pity that she is stupid. His words were not pleasant enough, and he put all the responsibility on Shen Jin, almost pointing at Shen Jin's nose and calling her a shrewd picker.
Concubine Chen's complexion changed, she was willing to accept any amount of grievances, but she couldn't do it when it came to her daughter, but before she could speak, Shen Jin took the initiative to stand up, and Concubine Xu's eyes flashed, as long as Shen Jin today If she dared to contradict her a word, she would be able to pin the pot of shit on Shen Jin, and she would never let her daughter have a bad reputation.
Who knew that Shen Jin ignored Concubine Xu at all, and instead said to Shen Qi, "It's all my fault today, and the eldest sister gave me this string because she hurt me. Who knew that there would be so many troubles?" Things, big sister, this string of things belongs to me, can I make the decision?"
Shen Qi looked at the third sister with tears in her eyes, nodded her head and said, "I can't blame you for this matter, I thought I wanted to give you the third sister because you are cute, and now it's yours, so naturally it's up to you."
Shen Jin smiled at Shen Qi, showing small dimples on her face, but it made people feel sad and wanted to cry, and felt sorry for her being sensible and cute.
Even King Rui who was at the side felt a little uncomfortable. In the final analysis, the most innocent person in this matter was Shen Jin. Even if he didn't like Concubine Chen, Shen Jin was still his daughter. Even though the matter was settled just now, Mrs. Xu refused to obey her. No mercy, King Rui was also a little unhappy.
Shen Jin took off the coral string on her wrist, touched it with her white and tender fingers, then looked at Concubine Xu and Shen Zi beside her, and said, "Second sister, don't cry anymore, I don't know that second sister is so I like this skewer, so I will just give it to my second sister, my father and mother love our sisters the most, and they will feel sorry for us when they see it."
When King Rui heard this, he was obviously taken aback. Just a few times ago, he thought that his third daughter was going to cry, but he endured it again. Could it be for this reason? This is too silly, don't you know that crying children have candy
Princess Rui also sighed at the side, and murmured softly, "This silly girl." This voice could not be heard by others, but King Rui who was sitting beside her could hear it clearly.
Shen Jing felt bad already, so she hurriedly said, "Third Sister, don't get me wrong, Second Sister is not because of this trick."
"En, that's good." Shen Jin didn't refute, but took a few steps forward, directly stuffed the string into Shen Zi's hand, and said, "Just treat it as a younger sister and give it to my older sister."
With Shen Jin's words just now, Shen Zi couldn't cry anymore, as if she deliberately made King Rui feel bad, but then she was stuffed with a string of bracelets. I just cried, and stopped crying when I got it in my hand. Shen Zi suddenly thought of this possibility, and saw that King Rui's face was really ugly, so he let go of his hand and said, "I don't want it."
The bright red coral beads fell to the ground with a clatter. Shen Jin trembled and squatted down. She was young and her bones had not grown yet, and she was still wearing baby fat. When she squatted down, she was a small ball, which was very annoying I saw her reaching out to pick up the string of coral beads, but she didn't stand up immediately, and secretly wiped her face with her sleeve, as if trying to hide something, but King Rui and Princess Rui sat at a high position, although they couldn't see it. Shen Jin's face is clear, but the small movements are clearly seen.
Shen Zi quickly stood up and said, "I didn't do it on purpose, just now... I was just too surprised and missed." This is barely an explanation.
"En." Shen Jin stood up, put the string of coral beads on her handkerchief, wiped it clean, and handed it to Shen Zi again, "To the second sister."
Shen Zi looked at her mother, but she didn't know that Concubine Xu also secretly hated her. She didn't realize that Chen's boring gourd raised such a cunning daughter, and it was because she didn't take them to heart for a while, that she suffered such a big loss today. He could only say, "Thank you, Miss San."
"Thank you, third sister." Shen Zi gritted her teeth and said.
Shen Jin shook his head, returned to Concubine Chen's side, lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Okay, let's all back down." King Rui said.
Concubine Xu took her two daughters to salute first and then left. Concubine Chen took Shen Jin and walked behind Concubine Xu. When they arrived at the gate of the main courtyard, Concubine Xu said with a half-smile, "I used to underestimate Sister Chen. .” After speaking, he turned his head and left.
Concubine Chen held her daughter's hand. At this time, Shen Jin still had no composure just now, not only her face was pale, but even her little hands were cold, "You child..." Concubine Chen felt very distressed, so she had to pull her to walk quickly Go to where you live.
After everyone had left, Princess Rui looked at her daughter and said, "Today I will punish you for copying three pieces of "The Precepts for Women."
"Yes." Shen Qi didn't dare to say more, and complied.
"Go." Then Princess Rui said.
Shen Qi bowed to King Rui and Princess Rui and then retreated. Princess Rui looked at King Rui and said, "My lord's handling of things today is too lenient, it's unfair."
King Rui also felt remorse in his heart, but he was embarrassed to admit it, but Princess Rui stopped mentioning it after she said, "Mr.
"Wouldn't it be better for the princess to bring her with me?" King Rui also felt the same way. Although Xu's family is gentle, but his background is low and he can't teach his daughter.
Princess Rui sighed, "I'm going to be busy with Qi'er's affairs recently, how can I have time, and besides, I brought the second girl, the fourth girl and the fifth girl, should I take it or not?"
"Why don't you send brother Hao to the concubine's side?" King Rui thought of Xu's youngest son again, if the youngest son was ruined by education, then he would regret it.
Princess Rui has two sons herself, so it is impossible to take care of this trouble, but she can't say it clearly, she just said, "My good lord, just let me rest, Brother Hao is only that old, and he is just a little older. When you can't live without your mother, you will be taken to the front yard when you get older, and then the prince and master will teach you personally, so it won't be much different."
King Rui thought about it for the same reason, so he didn't say anything else.
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Concubine Rui said, "In the next few days, I will invite some nuns from the palace, and then I will teach a few girls."
Seeing King Rui nodded, Princess Rui lowered her eyes slightly, and said, "Actually, the third girl, the fourth girl, and even the youngest fifth girl are good children, but this second girl... I know you like Xu Shi, my lord, but in the final analysis, the third girl It's also your daughter, but it's not good to do this anymore, Sanya is so sensible, and she still suffers from grievances everywhere."
King Rui coughed a few times in embarrassment, and Princess Rui said, "I'm not in good health during this period, and those servants are also flattering me. I looked at Mrs. Chen... The clothes on the third girl were from last year. The hairpin on Shi's head is also a bit old."
"I can't blame you for this." King Rui frowned. He knew that because of his unwell, most of the affairs in the mansion were left to Mr. Xu. After all, Mr. Xu came from a small family and had little knowledge.
Princess Rui smiled and said, "I think the color of the palace satin that was just rewarded by the palace is quite suitable for the third girl, why not give them all at once."
"It's up to you." Although King Rui still remembered that Mrs. Xu said that the satin color this time was good, and wanted to ask for more to dress up the three daughters, but because of today's incident, King Rui decided to be colder about Mrs. Xu, "I still have three boxes of gems, two for Qi'er and one for Jin'er."
Princess Rui responded one by one, and after a few more conversations, King Rui left. Not long after, he sent someone to bring the three boxes of gems mentioned. Princess Rui opened it and looked. Wang left the two boxes to his daughter as Wang said, but called Shen Qi and asked, "Are you aware of your mistake?"
"Daughter knows it's wrong." Shen Qi lowered her head and said.
Princess Rui said, "These three boxes of gems, your father said to give you two boxes and your third sister one box."
"My daughter's two boxes should also be given to the third sister." Shen Qi is not short of these things, "Today the third sister was wronged."
Only then did Princess Rui nod, "You send it yourself."
"Yes." Seeing that her mother's tone had eased a lot, Shen Qi leaned over and said coquettishly, "Mother, what happened today is that I was too impatient, and I won't be in the future."
Princess Rui is just such a daughter, so she is naturally pampered, Wen Yan tapped her forehead lightly and said, "What do you care about with that person."
Shen Qi snorted, "I just can't get used to it, what's wrong with staring at my stuff, even if I throw it away, I won't give it to her."
Concubine Rui didn't say anything, she just touched her daughter's face lightly, she had her own calculations in her heart, the Xu family was just relying on the prince's favor, and her three daughters were not good guys, so they dared to do it in front of the prince in front of her. Putting on her daughter's eye drops, and not afraid of the evening news if you have a grudge, Mrs. Xu forgot that her daughter's marriage is still in the hands of Princess Rui, "Let's wait for the future."
"By the way, I think Yonglehou's son-in-law is pretty good." Princess Rui said softly, "I know Mrs. Yonglehou, not only is she kind, but she also has a good relationship with me. After you marry, she will definitely take good care of you. "
Shen Qi blushed, "Why did mother tell me this?"
"Of course I want to tell you." Princess Rui smiled, "I'm just a daughter like you, and I want you to live a safe and happy life."
"It's up to mother to decide." Shen Qi whispered.
Princess Rui smiled and said, "I've seen that child before, he is a prudent one, I will discuss it with your father and king, after the matter is settled, Yonglehou will give the title to the eldest son, and when you marry, you will be the wife of the eldest son .”
Shen Qi responded, blushing and said, "I'm going to deliver something to the third sister."
Princess Rui nodded, without saying anything, Shen Qi left with three boxes of gems in her arms.
Only then did Cuixi enter the room and whispered, "My lord has gone to Yiyuan." Yiyuan is where King Rui's concubine lives.
Princess Rui responded, and Cuixi continued, "It was a little girl in the courtyard who heard a few words when serving tea that day, and I have asked someone to lock that girl up."
"Ten boards, since she is only thinking about Xu, she will be sent to Xu's courtyard to serve." Princess Rui said, her tone was still gentle.
Cuixi's heart trembled, she was afraid that this girl would die soon after being sent to Xu's, but Cuixi didn't say a few words, instead, she whispered about the affairs of Concubine Chen's courtyard, Hearing that Shen Jin had embroidered a veil for her, she only nodded slightly, and after Cuixi finished speaking, she ordered, "You will ask someone to deliver the satin later, take my set of butterfly emerald jewellery, filigree carp trousers, Shake it out, send it to Mrs. Chen, and tell Mrs. Chen that I will take Sanya to Yongle Hou Mansion in five days, and also say hello to the embroidery room, and make it tight on Sanya's clothes first."
"Yes."
In Moyun Courtyard, looking at her sleeping daughter, Chen was full of joy, tucked her daughter in the quilt with her own hands, and ordered the maid to take good care of her, then left with Li's mother's hand, "Li, today..."
"Ma'am, this is a blessing in disguise." Li Ma thought of Cuixi's message, "The princess wants to promote the third girl."
"Well, I will explain to Jinniang tomorrow, and you are not allowed to be naughty when you go out with the princess." Chen said with a smile, "By the way, I have to make some clothes for Jinniang as soon as possible."
Concubine Rui only brought her own daughter and did not bring the second girl and the others. Chen Shi knew in her heart that Xu Shi would hate their two mothers to the core, but as long as she could please Wang Concubine, even if she was wronged, it was nothing. For the sake of her obedience, choose a good marriage for Jinniang.
"The girl is young, so she doesn't need to use too bright a color. The old slave sees that the color of the water blue is very good." Li's mother said with a smile, "it just matches the carp that the concubine Zheng rewarded."
"Is the color too plain?" Chen thought for a while and asked.
Mother Li said, "Then make a dress with pomegranate red..."
Shen Jin didn't know this. After waking up in the morning, she asked the maid to comb her hair after washing up. "Today, do a double flat bun and use the pair of butterfly hairpins that my concubine gave you yesterday."
Concubine Rui gave something, no matter what the reward was for, she should wear it when she went to pay her respects today. Mrs. Chen slept a little late because she discussed the color scheme of the clothes with Mama Li yesterday, so she woke up late. Seeing that her daughter had already dressed up, seeing Shen Jin's attire, she nodded and said, "That's how it should be. Wear the things that the princess gave me, and the princess will be happy to see her."
Shen Jin didn't think that a person like Wang Hao would take such a small matter to heart, but she said with a smile on her face, "I see."
Concubine Chen checked again, and then asked Shen Jin to take the handkerchief embroidered for the princess to pay her respects. Princess Rui had long since spared them the concubines and concubines to pay her respects, and did not ask her daughters to go every day. Concubine Xu only let her three daughters go once every five days, her youngest son would never let her go, and Concubine Chen would be ruthless enough to let her daughter go there even if it was windy and rainy. After so many years, she finally got in return.
When Shen Jin arrived, Princess Rui was dressing up. Princess Rui asked someone to bring Shen Jin in, and said with a smile, "You child, why don't you sleep for a while?"
"I've already woken up." Shen Jin doesn't talk much with the princess. As long as the prince stays here, he will come a little later. Usually, he comes by pinch, and he never winks. Stay here for dinner, because the prince will come to accompany the princess for breakfast, so usually the princess brings the three children.
Shen Qi also came over, and when she saw Shen Jin, she smiled and said, "I knew that the third sister had already arrived. Today, my mother specially made pearl tuckahoe cake, lotus root flour osmanthus cake, etc., so let's stay and have dinner together."
"You're the one who speaks fast." Princess Rui also got dressed, and said with a smile.
"Thank you, concubine mother." Shen Jin was not without winks, and she said that she would go back to eat after hearing these words, she was careless, "I just love these sweet things, but my mother always won't let me eat more, saying that I am fat. "
"You are young and you are growing your body. If you like it, let the kitchen do it every day. Don't use too much in one meal." Princess Rui warned softly.
"Yes." Shen Jin replied with a smile, the two dimples were extremely cute, "I embroidered a handkerchief for my concubine, but the embroidering is not good, so don't dislike her concubine."
"Hurry up and let me have a look." Princess Rui urged with joy on her face, as if she didn't know about it at all.
The maid beside Princess Rui took it from Shen Jin, and held it to Princess Rui with both hands. Princess Rui took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, "It's really well embroidered." After saying that, she took off the handkerchief on her body and directly used it Shang Shen Jinxiu.
"My sister can embroider one for me sometime." Shen Qi smiled from the side.
"Okay, as long as my sister doesn't dislike her." Shen Jin heard that Shen Qi called her sister, so she changed the name in a very sensible way.
Princess Rui said with a smile, "I will bully your sister, girl Jin, don't listen to her, don't tire yourself."
Shen Qi supported Princess Rui to walk out slowly. When passing by Shen Jin, the maid beside Princess Rui backed away. She stretched out her hand to hold Shen Jin's hand. No wonder Mrs. Chen said that Shen Jin is fat and she is good at growing bones The frame is small, not fat but fleshy.
Shen Jin's heart skipped a beat when she was led by Princess Rui, but her reaction was not slow. Following Princess Rui, she walked out and said, "If you can't get tired, I embroider slowly, but my mother always said that I Waste of stuff."
"Why?" Shen Qi asked curiously.
Shen Jin blushed, and whispered, "The things I embroider... are always fat."
Princess Rui didn't react after hearing this for a while, and when she was waiting for King Rui in the hall, she took out her handkerchief and looked at it carefully, then she laughed, and Shen Qi also leaned over. Doesn't it mean that she is fat? Shen Jinxiu's is The picture of the red carp playing with the lotus, not only the lotus leaves are round in shape, but also the carp looks fatter than ordinary carp.
When King Rui came in, he heard laughter all over the room. What he saw was that Shen Qi and Shen Jin were playing together, and Princess Rui was sitting on it, not only ignoring her but also laughing non-stop. Watching this scene felt warm and joyful.
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