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After drinking her morning tea, Jia Zhen stroked her chin and beard, looked at Zhen Hua with a friendly look, and said, "Hua'er, your mother likes to be quiet, so there is no need to disturb her on weekdays."
Sell well first to please your daughter-in-law.
When Youshi heard this, the corners of her moist lips twitched slightly. She understood what Jia Zhen meant, which was just to let Zhen Hua not have to follow the rules of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
In fact, she is just a concubine. She and Jia Rong are not biological mothers and children. She will not set rules for her daughter-in-law, but she should say this, and now she has lost the face of being a mother-in-law.
However, You knew Jia Zhen's temper. If she said one more word, she might be scolded all over her face, which would make her even more embarrassed. It would be better to keep silent and not dare to express her dissatisfaction.
When Zhen Hua heard Jia Zhen calling her Hua'er, she felt a chill in her heart, but she had to endure it. Looking at the sadness in You's eyebrows, a glimmer of light flashed through her beautiful eyes, and she said softly: "Mother is the elder, and daughter-in-law herself When serving, if the mother likes to be quiet, the daughter-in-law can wait outside."
Don't underestimate the status of the grandma who is the head of Duke Ningguo's mansion. Her life in the mansion is unsatisfactory, which is quite beneficial to Zhen Hua.
Jia Zhen raised her eyebrows when she heard this. She was used to being domineering in the house, but she didn't expect her daughter-in-law to actually refute him. I wonder if this was for her own good?
I wanted to say a few words, but thinking that my daughter-in-law had a bad temper, there was no chance that this would lead to a fight, so I kept silent.
At this time, Youshi became happy and said with a smile on her face: "Hua'er doesn't have to be polite. I don't have such rules here. We just need to be close to each other."
In the entire Duke's palace, this daughter-in-law was the only one who respected her, and since this daughter-in-law was from a noble family, perhaps she could rely more on her daughter-in-law, and things would go much smoother in the Duke's palace.
Just looking at Zhen Hua being so docile, Youshi Fang felt a little worried, fearing that Zhen Hua wouldn't be able to calm down the situation.
Jia Zhen listened to Youshi's words and was extremely dissatisfied with Youshi's cowardice. After all, she was also a mother-in-law, so she showed some dignity of mother-in-law. If you don't make things difficult for your daughter-in-law, how can he, a father-in-law, be a good person?
However, Jia Zhen just thought about it, Zhen Hua was born in a noble family, and if You was really a petty person, how could Zhen Hua be so good with his temperament?
Listening to Youshi's kind words, Zhen Hua's mind became clear, and Li Duo responded calmly: "Daughter-in-law, listen to mother."
Jia Zhen looked at the harmonious scene in front of her, with an inexplicable light flashing in her eyes. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were making love. It would be wonderful, wonderful if it happened in the mandarin duck tent.
After a few words of encouragement, everyone dispersed. Zhen Hua did not leave in a hurry, but walked side by side with You, speaking affectionately, as if they were mother and daughter.
While they were chatting and laughing, Youshi suddenly said: "Hua'er, I'm going to Xifu later to pay my respects to the old lady. Do you want to come with me?"
Zhen Hua didn't say anything when she heard the words. She blinked at Youshi with a pair of bright willow eyes. There was a bit of confusion between her eyebrows. She said softly: "Mother, although the old lady is an elder, we don't have to do it in Dongfu." Go to Xifu to pay your respects to the old lady?"
It is true that Grandmother Jia is the elder of the Jia family, but the East Mansion is the East Mansion and the West Mansion is the West Mansion. People in the East Mansion should respect Grandmother Jia, but there is no need to pay their respects to her early in the morning.
When Youshi heard this, her beautiful face was a little embarrassed, but looking at Zhen Hua's innocent face, she knew that this was an unintentional question, so she smiled and said, "After all, the old lady is an elder, so we should still respect her more."
In fact, Youshi went to the West Mansion more often because she did not feel the respect that a hostess should have in the East Mansion. On the contrary, the West Mansion would respect her more, so Youshi would usually go to the West Mansion to hang out.
However, how could she say this clearly to her good daughter-in-law who respects her? This is not a shameful thing.
Zhen Hua's mind was spinning, and she felt that this was not the time to remind Housekeeper You. Besides, she didn't know the size of the house, so she couldn't prescribe the right medicine, and she was not in a hurry, so Furongxiu said with a smile on her face: "Mother said What's more, the daughter-in-law listened to her mother and went to Xifu with her mother to pay her respects to the old lady."
Seeing Zhen Hua's docile and well-behaved appearance, Youshi liked her even more, so she smiled and headed towards the West Mansion with Zhen Hua.
The two mansions were next to each other and they walked through the corridor to the West mansion. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked all the way to Rongqing Hall and walked in. They saw that the hall was crowded with people and it was very lively.
Sitting in the hall, Jia's mother was not surprised to see Mrs. You coming, but she was a little surprised to see her new daughter-in-law who had just entered Dongfu also come.
Youshi was also unambiguous and took Zhen Hua to see Jia Mu first.
Sister Feng was always smart. When she saw this scene, she twisted her waist and came forward, smiling and said: "Oh, I have brought this new handsome wife here. Sister-in-law You is very filial. I will hold the eyes for my ancestors first." .”
Zhen Hua looked at the unrestrained and rude person who walked over. She was slender, with a coquettish physique, her pink face was full of youthful power, and her red lips smiled before she opened her lips. She was such a coquettish beauty, but she didn't know who she was.
At this time, mother-in-law Youshi introduced her, saying: "Hua'er, this is your second aunt Lian."
Hearing this, Zhen Hua understood clearly that she was the daughter of the Wang family in Jinling, so she bowed and said, "My nephew and wife have met Aunt Lian."
Jia Mu in the hall also smiled and said: "She is a famous scoundrel here. She is known as "La Zi" in your southern province. You can just call her "Feng La Zi"."
Hearing this, Zhen Hua understood clearly that he was a hottie. The strange saying was so absurd and rude, and it was really appropriate.
Sister Feng took Zhen Hua's hand without any unfamiliarity, looked her up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "She is so beautiful, and she has such an air of style all over her body. She is worthy of being the daughter of the Zhen family. Now she has joined our family." The Jia family clearly reflects the blessings of our ancestors."
Zhen Hua smiled shyly and carefully looked at Aunt Lian in front of her with her beautiful eyes. She seemed to be a well-rounded person with such a sharp tongue.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. You introduced everyone in the house to Zhen Hua. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing had met her once when the Zhen family's wife brought her to the Duke's Mansion, and they were not strangers. The others were Aunt Zhu and some juniors. For example, Uncle Bao and all the aunts.
Baoyu liked to look handsome. When he saw the beautiful jade in Zhen Hua, his whole body softened, causing Daiyu on one side to give him a blank look.
Zhen Hua saw the gifts one by one and behaved gracefully and generously, which greatly gave Youshi, the mother-in-law face, and made Youshi very proud.
After the ceremony, everyone sat down, and the group of aunts started chatting with Zhen Hua, especially Xiangyun and Daiyu. These two people also had another identity, that is, they were the goddaughters of the Prince of Beijing, which Zhen Hua was quite concerned about.
Not long after, Sister Feng suddenly said: "Old ancestor, speaking of it, it will be my second girl's birthday in a while. This birthday is very unusual, so we should organize it well."
When Yingchun in the hall heard this, her pink oval face turned slightly red. This birthday is indeed of great significance to her daughter's family.
Jia Mu glanced at Yingchun, and she understood in her heart. Her face did not show any hint of joy, she nodded and said, "Girl Feng, you can do whatever you want."
Sister Feng is good at observing words and emotions, and she knows that Mother Jia always likes daughters with a good heart and a sweet tongue. Yingchun's clumsy tongue is naturally not very lovable, but since Sister Feng brought it up, it makes sense.
He smiled and said, "I heard from Er Ya and the others that the prince is coming too, and that they would find some unique book from the palace to give to Er Ya as a birth gift. I'm really envious."
Jia Mu in the hall raised her eyebrows when she heard this. She turned to look at Yingchun, who had her head hanging down. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll take out twenty taels of silver. Girl Feng will take care of it."
As Jia Mu spoke up, Mrs. Wang naturally would not show weakness. After all, her good son-in-law was coming, so she also took out twenty taels. Mrs. Xing on the other side was not stingy, and even Sister Feng became heroic.
Zhen Huafang felt sad. Her cousin was so kind to these aunts. She didn't receive any favoritism when she was in the palace. Why is she so disliked by her cousin? I don’t need to be inferior to these aunts!
Pursing her pink lips, Zhen Hua looked at Youshi and said softly: "Mom, my second aunt has given birth to a baby. It happens that my daughter-in-law has actors bought from Suzhou. Why don't we let them come and sing a few times to make it lively."
The Zhen family's dowry was of various kinds. The actors they bought from Suzhou were for Zhen Hua to relieve his boredom during the day. There were a total of twelve actors.
When Youshi heard this, she immediately became energetic. Everyone gave money, but she, the head of the Ning Mansion, was embarrassed. She planned to bear the pain and go out, but she didn't expect her daughter-in-law to come to her rescue, so she smiled and nodded. , responded: "That's fine."
Zhen Hua responded, her beautiful eyes flashing with a strange look, and her pearly teeth lightly biting her pink lips. She hadn't seen her cousin for a long time.
Chapter 247 Shui Rong: I don’t like you even though you are not a monk
Beijing Palace.
Shui Xun returned from the palace and strolled on the verandah. He saw a happy little Fuzi licking his face and greeting him. He said flatteringly: "Master is back. I would like to pay my respects to you."
"Well, where is the princess?" Shui Rong nodded lightly and asked casually.
With a smile on his face, Xiao Fuzi responded: "To tell you what the master is saying, Princess Yong is coming to our palace as a guest today. The princess is in the "Feng Yiting"."
"Princess Yong"
The gentle and graceful figure appeared in Shui Rong's mind, and he remained silent.
Yuan Chun had said earlier that Princess Yong would come to the palace as a guest, and she came within two days, which was quite diligent.
After groaning, Shui Rong handed the book in his hand to Xiao Fuzi and ordered: "Put the things in the study and put them away carefully. I will go around the house."
He originally wanted to go find Yuanchun, but now that Yuanchun was visiting, there was no need for him to disturb him. He had already explained in advance that Yuanchun would just entertain him. If he went there, it would seem that he did not trust Yuanchun's ability.
It just so happens that Shui Rong can consider whether to go to "Tianxiang Tower", "Qiu Shuangzhai", or Ning'an Hall. The brightest scenery in the palace is everywhere.
By the way, there is also Cao Cui'an. Speaking of touching Miaoyu's little hand last time, he hasn't gone to drink tea and talk about Taoism for a while. He doesn't know whether the beauty is haunted by inner demons or is practicing meditation.
Xiao Fuzi took the book in a daze, looked at Shui Rong with a hint of resentment in his pretty eyes, and asked faintly: "Master, would you like me to accompany you around?"
As the only serving eunuch in the palace, he should be the closest to the prince. However, since the princess entered the palace, there have been more people serving the prince, and he, the serving eunuch, has become less and less status.
There are sisters Yingluo and the others serving him in the house, and they rarely take him with them outside the house. He feels like he is about to be abandoned, and he is heartbroken.
Shui Rong looked at the resentment on Xiao Fuzi's face and suddenly had a dark look on his face, but he probably knew Xiao Fuzi's thoughts. After all, the other party was a rootless person. Apart from relying on his master, there was no hope for anyone else. If Xiao Fuzi is loyal, there is no doubt about it.
So Shui Rong raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the only copy brought from the palace. Keep it carefully. If you lose it, I will expose you."
This orphan was none other than the birth gift that Shui Rong promised to his second sister. He went to the Daming Palace to play chess with the Supreme Emperor for a while to get it.
After saying that, Shui Rong didn't say anything and walked forward. Xiao Fuzi's quick-thinking mind immediately understood and followed him, his little steps light and graceful, like a dancing butterfly.
As they walked all the way to Cucui Temple, they stopped and said, "Xiao Fuzi, go knock on the door and be polite."
Xiao Fuzi said "Hey" and walked towards the mountain gate, but his little thoughts came to life. There was a beautiful Yanni living in this nunnery, and his master had a wrong idea.
"Who is outside the wall?"
A clear sound came from the nunnery, like a sweet spring in the mountains, refreshing the heart and mind.
Xiao Fuzi paused with his hand knocking on the door, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. How could the people in the nunnery know that there was someone outside the wall before they knocked on the door? They must have seen them coming long ago!
Shui Rong waved his hand to Xiao Fuzi, who was looking at him, and said in a clear voice: "A person from a turbulent world comes here to drink tea and talk about Taoism to relieve the boredom in his heart."
The people in the nunnery heard what he said and said calmly: "The nunnery is a place to worship the Buddha. If you have other ambitions, you will be disrespectful to the Buddha."
Shui Rong sneered when he heard the words. The nunnery is a place of meditation. It is not just for people to calm their minds. And if they are all focused on nothing, why should the Buddha do it.
No need to think too much, this is Master Miaoyu acting like a monster.
Thinking of this, Shui Rong raised his brows slightly and said in a clear voice: "What Master Shitai said makes sense. I will wait until I have nothing else to do to invite Mrs. Shitai. I will take my leave first."
If he was not allowed to enter a nunnery, he would not enter it. It was not like he had nowhere to go, so he would not be used to it.
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"Squeak."
Just as Shuirong turned to leave, the door of the nunnery opened wide, and a Taoist robe with exquisite jade patterns came out. He clasped his hands and said, "Since we are guests, there is no reason for a poor nun to close the door."
Shui Rong looked at the master who was saluting. Her jade face was fresh and elegant, and her thin willow eyebrows showed a bit of coldness. A smile couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth, and she said in a clear voice: "Master, I haven't seen you for a while, but your style is still the same."
You are the one who "disrespects the Buddha", and you are the one who "cuts off any reason to be closed to the world." No matter how you say it, it makes sense.
Miaoyu's beautiful eyes looked at the smile on the corner of the young man's mouth, and her heart couldn't help but pause. She didn't know why, but she couldn't feel a trace of it in front of this young man.
Previously, Miaoyu was melancholy at the gate of the courtyard. She saw the young man coming slowly from a distance, and she didn't know how. She returned to the nunnery again, hoping that the young man would come. When she saw the young man knocking on the door, she felt an inexplicable joy in her heart, and she couldn't bear it. He kept asking questions, and hearing the young man's words about "the turbulent flow of the world" touched his heart, but when he saw the young man turning around and leaving, he couldn't hide his feeling of loss.
Wait, the prince said "the style is still the same", what kind of style does she, a monk, talk about? Maybe she means the Dharma?
Miaoyu, who justified her words, clasped her hands together again, and said coldly: "Since I'm here to drink tea and discuss Taoism, I would also like to invite the prince to come into the hall to talk."
The young man came here to drink tea and talk about Taoism, not to disrespect the Buddha.
Shui Rong smiled and nodded, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. It seemed that Master Miaoyu was haunted by inner demons.
My dear, I've been keeping you cold for a long time, but I still can't deal with you.
At present, Master Miaoyu has fallen into the lower class. If Shui Rong tries to take advantage of her, she won't be able to keep anyone with her aloof temperament. Therefore, Shui Rong dismissed the resentful Xiao Fuzi and entered the nunnery with Miaoyu.
In the Zen room, Miaoyu sat on the futon, fanning the stove and making tea. She glanced at the peaceful young man with her cold eyes and said lightly: "Why is the prince so upset?"
If you don't speak, then you have to let her speak.
Shui Rong chuckled lightly when he heard the words and said, "It's just a common thing. Master is a monk. Could it be that he is also interested in it?"
Miaoyu: "."