After hearing this, Song Xinning's expression turned ugly: "No wonder she would pretend to be affectionate and say nice things to you. It turns out she has a guilty conscience."

Seeing her friend's gloomy face, she softened her tone and said comfortingly: "Ayao, don't be angry, it's better to save her, otherwise she will fall to you, and Princess Jingning will also help her, which will ruin your reputation." , if you say you plotted to kill your own sister, then you really can’t defend yourself.”

Meng Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's all, I'll just pretend that I went out without reading the almanac today and got bitten by a dog."

"Yes, just treat it like being bitten by a vicious dog." Song Xinning nodded repeatedly, stepped forward and reached out to hold her arm, "Ayao, help me choose rouge and lipstick. The color you chose last time is very suitable. Me, choose a new one for me this time.”

Meng Jinyao responded. Just as he was about to accompany her into the Rouge Shop, he took back his steps and asked softly about Mrs. Shen's condition: "By the way, Aning, is Mrs. Shen feeling better?"

Song Xinning showed a smile on her face: "Aunt Shen is much better. It's just a serious illness that has severely damaged her vitality. She needs a good rest."

Just after she said that, she thought of another thing about the Shen family. Her smile faltered and she sneered: "Uncle Shen's concubine is the concubine who was pregnant with twins. Now she is Uncle Shen's concubine. She gave birth to twins, and was doted on by Uncle Shen. She was arrogant due to his favor, and was very dignified. She wanted to follow Aunt Shen's standards for food and clothing, and she didn't care about her own status."

Meng Jinyao was stunned: "The palace minister is still in the hands of Madam Shen, can Madam Shen allow her to get over her?"

Song Xinning hurriedly shook her head and whispered: "Of course Aunt Shen doesn't want to. Although the Shen family has the surname Shen, Uncle Shen comes from a poor family, and his original salary is not much. He was promoted and promoted only last year. , so the property belonging to the middle-gong is not much, and the property in the house is almost all Aunt Shen's dowry.

"Over the years, Aunt Shen has been running her own dowry shop, and Zhuangzi has been running it well, and the family's wealth has been increasing. The Shen family is so glorious because of Aunt Shen's dowry. It all belongs to Aunt Shen, and she can take it back at any time. Uncle Shen No matter how much he dotes on the concubine, he can't make the decision unless Uncle Shen uses his own private money to subsidize the concubine. However, Uncle Shen also cherishes feathers and cannot do anything to spoil the concubine and destroy his wife. Because of the concubine's arrogance, he also reprimanded the concubine. Beat her up."

Meng Jinyao replied: "That's good. Mrs. Shen is strong-willed. Mr. Shen has already stood up. That concubine cannot cause any trouble."

A smile appeared on Song Xinning's face again: "That's right, the Shen brothers are already twenty-two and have already joined the officialdom. Even if the concubine is lucky enough to give birth to twins, they are just babies. It's hard to say whether they will be promising in the future. Ayao, let's go in first." After saying that, she took Meng Jinyao's hand and entered the Rouge Shop.

Meng Jinyao nodded with a smile, and at the same time she was happy for her friend. As long as Mrs. Shen was strong-willed, the concubines would not be able to cause trouble, and the inner house would not be in chaos. Master Shen should have married a wife at this age, but in order to wait for Aning to grow up, After waiting for a few years, Aning will definitely be held in the palm of his hand like a jewel when he marries her.

Later, Meng Jinyao accompanied Song Xinning to buy rouge and lipstick, and then accompanied her back to Shen's Mansion.

Meng Jinyao had been to the Shen Mansion before. She was invited by Mrs. Shen to come with Song Xinning.

Before going to Shen's Mansion, Meng Jinyao bought supplements that could be used by patients, otherwise it would not be good to visit with empty hands.

When she saw Mrs. Shen, Meng Jinyao was slightly startled. She had only met Mrs. Shen before leaving the cabinet. At that time, Mrs. Shen was still radiant, and there was no trace of her being nearly forty years old. She was now bedridden and sick. She is far different from a middle-aged woman with a sickly and thin face, who has aged several years.

When Mrs. Shen saw her, she showed a gentle smile: "Ayao is here, sit down quickly."

Meng Jinyao bowed, then sat down on the small stool in front of the bed, and asked with concern: "Mrs. Shen, are you okay?"

"Much better." Mrs. Shen said, looking at the prospective daughter-in-law on the side with a smile, and said jokingly, "You don't have to worry about me, I'm still waiting for Aning to get married and have a cup of wife-in-law tea. I'm waiting for tea." It took me so long that I had to drink it, but I couldn’t let others drink it for me. Besides, it would be a pity to die before even having a grandson."

Song Xinning's face turned red and she squeaked: "Aunt Shen, maybe I can't give birth to a son, but what if I give birth to a daughter?"

After saying that, her face turned even redder. Look what she said. What is born or not, you are really shameless!

Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "My daughter is pretty good too. She is as considerate and sweet as Aning. My aunt has always regretted that she could not have a daughter as well-behaved and sensible as Aning."

Song Xinning opened her mouth, but simply refused to answer. She lowered her head shyly and gently tugged on her friend's sleeve, signaling her friend to avoid the topic and save her.

Meng Jinyao thoughtfully changed the topic and talked to Mrs. Shen for a while. Mrs. Shen was still ill and had limited energy. She soon became tired and needed to rest.

After Mrs. Shen took a rest, it was already noon.

Meng Jinyao and Song Xinning were both having lunch in Mrs. Shen's yard.

Meng Jinyao asked: "An Ning, Mrs. Shen took a nap at noon and didn't eat lunch. Wouldn't she be hungry?"

Song Xinning replied: "No, Aunt Shen is eating less and more meals now. She probably just ate before we came here."

After having lunch at Shen's Mansion, Meng Jinyao and Song Xinning left Shen's Mansion and rented a boat to visit the lake to pass the time. In the evening, when the night fell and the lanterns started to light up, the lake took on a different scenery.

Song Xinning suggested having dinner on the boat and enjoying the night view when it gets completely dark later.

Meng Jinyao agreed without thinking: "Okay, that's what I meant."

Hearing her answer so readily, Song Xinning hesitated again and asked, "But, does Mr. Gu control you strictly? Is it okay if you don't go back at night?"

Meng Jinyao smiled nonchalantly: "He and I are not a normal couple. What does it matter if I don't go back? It's not that Hongxing is cheating on her, it's just a dinner with a good sister."

Song Xinning's expression froze. At first glance, her words sounded okay, but after careful consideration, she found them strange. She stared at Meng Jinyao intently for a long time, but didn't see any clues. She asked softly: "Ayao, Gu Hou Isn’t Master treating you badly?”

Meng Jinyao asked, "He is very good to me, why do you ask like that?"

Song Xinning shook her head and said seriously: "It's nothing, I'll just ask. Ayao, if you are wronged in the Gu family, don't hold it in."

The corners of Meng Jinyao's mouth turned up and she gave a faint smile: "Don't worry An Ning, no one in the Gu family will let me be wronged. At most, only Gu Xiuming, the treacherous son, can provoke me a few times, but he won't be able to provoke me in a short time, because he is because of Make mistakes and get grounded.”

Song Xinning was stunned, then chuckled: "You are such a big boy, you make mistakes one after another, endlessly."

Meng Jinyao raised her eyebrows: "How else could he be a traitor?"

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