Daming female local tyrant

Xiao Ruyu stood up and looked at Xiao Yulang with a smile, and shouted, "Brother!"

Shen Wan sat there without moving, and didn't look back at him.

Xiao Yulang strode over, first reached out and touched Xiao Ruyu's head, then took out a small box from his sleeve and gave it to her, saying that it contained a pearl hairpin, which was bought in the best jewelry shop in Yangzhou, all The pearls are all golden and of the same size.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruyu hurriedly opened the box, took out the peony-shaped hairpin made of golden oval pearls the size of soybeans, and repeatedly praised the beauty of this hairpin.

Xiao Yulang then took out a slightly larger box and handed it to Shen Wan: "Here, Awan, this is for you."

Shen Wan took it and put it aside without looking at it.

Xiao Yulang sat down opposite her and asked her why she didn't take a look at what was inside.

Shen Wan said: "The left is just a jewel."

Xiao Yulang smiled: "This is out of my husband's heart. I know that A Wan doesn't like ordinary jewelry, so I asked someone to use a set of twelve pigeon blood rubies to make a phoenix hairpin for you. That set of ten The Er Kuai pigeon blood ruby ​​came from abroad. It has been handed down by a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou for seven or eighty years. Because I was recently poor, I reluctantly sold it. It cost me a full 80 taels of silver. 2000 taels of silver is nothing. What is rare is that these twelve gemstones are flawless, and a gemstone as big as a finger of 2000 yuan surrounds a gemstone the size of a pigeon egg, which is extremely rare..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ruyu who was on the side had already exclaimed. She put down the golden pearl hairpin in her hand, grabbed the box that Shen Wan put next to her, and opened it to look. When she saw it, there was a bigger exclamation.

The inside of the box is dazzling, and a phoenix hairpin inlaid with twelve pigeon blood rubies dazzles the eyes.

Xiao Ruyu picked it up, praised it repeatedly, and couldn't put it down.

Seeing this, Shen Wan said, "If Ruyu likes it, then take it."

Before Xiao Ruyu could ask if Shen Wan was telling the truth, Xiao Yulang had already snatched it back, saying that it was not something a little girl could wear.

After finishing speaking, he put the ruby-encrusted hairpin in the box as before, closed the box, and put the box containing the phoenix hairpin into the sleeve pocket of his sleeve.

Xiao Ruyu curled her lips, saying that Xiao Yulang is a big brother who is stingy.

"Okay, you go back with the pearl hairpin that elder brother gave you, I still have something to say to your sister-in-law." Xiao Yulang waved his hand and said, "I haven't seen your sister-in-law for a long time..."

Xiao Ruyu knew that her elder brother had kicked her out. Fortunately, her elder brother also gave her a precious pearl hairpin in order to thank her for tipping off the news. Although it was not as good as the ruby-encrusted phoenix hairpin given to her sister-in-law, she was satisfied. .

"Brother, sister-in-law, I will go back first, and I will come to see you some other day."

"Go ahead, by the way, you pass by your mother and tell her, I'll go and see her later."

"yes, Sir."

Picking up the box containing the pearl hairpins, Xiao Ruyu went downstairs, accompanied by her little maid.

She lived on the last upstairs of Xiao's mansion, passing through Fuguitang, where her parents lived.

As soon as Xiao Ruyu left, Xiao Yulang stood up, walked to Shen Wan's side, bent down and hugged her shoulders, and asked her with a smile, "I left for my husband, do you miss me?"

Shen Wan really wants to say that there are people in this house who miss you more than me, and I miss you too, but what I want is how to make you feel wronged, successful and divorced.

"Sit down and talk." Shen Wan said coldly, not responding to Xiao Yulang's words.

This is his iceman-like lady, who not only has an expressionless iceberg face all year round, but also speaks without warmth.

Xiao Yulang felt that Shen Wan would make him look like a hooligan when a man like him tried to make fun of her.

Only when she was in a good mood, would she follow him and chat with him, usually doing what she liked quietly.Reading, writing, writing, painting and playing the piano, but he doesn't like the things she likes.When he was newly married, he still patiently stayed with her, but after a while, he lost interest.And what he likes, listening to operas and enjoying flowers and banquets, she is not interested either.As a result, the latter two played their own ways and drifted away.

This time, if his younger sister Xiao Ruyu hadn't written a letter telling him that Shen Wan had actually brought back two maids from the Shen family for him to be his roommates, he wouldn't have come back so soon.

Because it really took him by surprise, and at the same time, he was extremely excited.

He thought, or she had figured it out, thinking that the elders of the Xiao family wanted to take concubines for him anyway, so it was better to find her confidant maid to give them to him. Against.

In his sister's letter to him, it was mentioned that the two maids Shen Wan brought back from the other courtyard of the Shen family, especially the one named An Lan was very beautiful. He went to work in Yangzhou, bought jewelry for his sister and Shen Wan, and drove home by himself in a carriage.

However, he still had doubts about Shen Wan's move, that's why she went to another courtyard of Shen's house to pick someone, instead of making An Chun and An Dong her roommates.It stands to reason that these two servant girls have been with Shen Wan for several years, and they can be regarded as her true confidantes.In addition, An Chun and An Dong are the dowry maids, they are the most likely to become the people in his room, but Shen Wan did not pick them two, but went to pick someone else to bring back.

Could it be that Shen Wan dislikes that An Chun and An Dong are not beautiful enough, but to be honest, in Xiao Yulang's view, An Chun and An Dong are not ugly either, they have the same slender figure and good facial features.

Thinking of this, he became even more curious about the two maids brought back by Shen Wan, how beautiful they were, which made Shen Wan choose them instead of An Chun and An Dong.

Before he walked back and sat down, he looked around the south building, but he didn't see any new faces, and the two maids standing in the corner were still the same people from before.He really wanted to ask Shen Wan where the two new maids were, but he also felt that asking Shen Wan would reveal his real purpose of coming back so quickly, and that his sister Ruyu had tipped him off, and Ruyu had repeatedly I told you not to mention it to the sister-in-law Shen Wan, she wrote a letter to herself, otherwise, she would ignore him in the future.

Seeing him sitting restlessly on the opposite chair, Shen Wan could probably think of what he wanted to say but couldn't say it.

Thinking of who would say what Xiao Yulang wanted to hear, she said, "You're back, so you should change your clothes and visit your parents. Let's get together again, husband and wife."

Xiao Yulang was thinking about asking his mother about the two maids, when Shen Wan spoke, which was exactly what he wanted to do.So, he immediately agreed, following Shen Wan's words, saying that he would go to visit his parents right now, and come back later to have dinner with Shen Wan.

Shen Wan said hello.

Xiao Yulang hurriedly walked back to the bedroom in the north building, the maid who served him in the room picked out a set of sapphire blue brocade robes with flowers for him to change into, and he went downstairs to the Fugui Hall.

When the time arrived, Xiao Ruyu just left. Seeing her son coming, Tang quickly asked him to sit down beside her, and said affectionately: "Ruyu just left, she asked you to give me a message, come over in a while I still have your father, I didn't expect you to come here so soon."

Xiao Yulang walked over, bowed to his parents before sitting down.

Then he said with a smile: "I have been away from home for a few days, and I miss my parents very much, so as soon as I come back, I changed my clothes and came over."

Tang asked: "Have you seen your wife?"

Xiao Yulang: "I've seen it, and I told her to go back and have dinner with her later."

Tang shi let out a "hmm".

His father Xiao Yanlu asked him if he was okay on the way, if the business was going well.

Xiao Yulang said everything was fine, then he turned to look at his mother, and asked: "As soon as I entered the house, I heard that Awan went to Qixia Temple to worship Buddha and brought back two maids from the Shen family. But I just went to the South Tower, but I didn't see any newcomers."

Facing his mother, he didn't hide his interest in those two maids anymore.

In fact, since she got married with Shen Wan, Shen Wan herself was indifferent, and she rarely slept with him, and she was strictly controlled, and he was not allowed to get in touch with the maids in the house, so he had no choice but to go to the romantic place to steal sex.And most of the women in those places are vulgar fans who love his money.Compared with those women, he prefers to take a few innocent maids as roommates, which can not only satisfy him, but also give him children.

After three years of marriage with Shen Wan, Shen Wan's stomach has not moved, which puts him under some pressure. He is afraid that it is his own problem, and Shen Wan will not be able to conceive a child.Without children, especially without a son, his eldest grandson will not be able to inherit the position of head of the Xiao family in the future.

Therefore, he desperately needs to take in a few maids, or take a concubine, and let them get pregnant to prove that he is fine. It would be even better if they could give birth to a son for him.With a son, everything is safe for him, the eldest grandson of the Xiao family.

Tang shi sighed when her son mentioned the maid brought back by Shen Wan, and said: "Hey, those two maids were also unlucky, just a few days ago, one of the maids fell ill at night, and doctor Bai was invited to come the next day Look, Doctor Bai said that she was infected with the epidemic. The other girl named An Lan also had some mild symptoms. Because she lived in the same room as the maid who was infected with the epidemic, his wife moved them out. It is said that she will be cured. , let them go back to our house. Fortunately, the daughter-in-law dealt with it in time, otherwise other people in the house would be infected too, which would be terrible."

"Affected by the epidemic? How could such a coincidence happen?" Xiao Yulang frowned. He felt that there was something wrong here.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but that's how he felt.

Tang didn't follow her son's words, but mentioned something else, she said: "Yulang, don't think about those two unlucky little maids, mother has something nice to tell you."

Xiao Yulang raised his eyebrows: "Good thing?"

Tang said with a smile: "A few days ago, your daughter-in-law finally agreed to let your cousin Duanshu be your concubine, but she said that she will accept it for you when the two maids who avoided going out for treatment come back from their illnesses." That’s why I asked you to take your cousin Duanshu as my concubine.”

"Oh?" Xiao Yulang became more puzzled, "Mother, do you feel that Ah Wan has changed too much? In the past, she would not have agreed to these things. Why did she become so different when she came back from Qixia Temple to worship the Buddha? gone?"

Tang said disapprovingly: "Perhaps she also heard the rumor that we were going to take a concubine for you, so she figured it out, and simply picked a maid from the Shen family to give it to you, and she asked Duan Shu to do it for you because of my mother-in-law's face." Concubine. Duanshu has been in the Xiao family for two years, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that you have feelings for each other, so it's possible that she can't see it at all?"

Xiao Yulang rubbed his chin: "It would be great if this is the case. By the way, mother, I suddenly remembered that there are still things I haven't explained to the chief manager outside, so I'll go and talk to him right away."

"You go, let's have a meal together as a family tomorrow, and clean up the dust for you."

"it is good."

Xiao Yulang immediately stood up, straightened his brocade robe, said goodbye to his parents, and went outside.

He did go out of the inner house, but he didn't go to see the chief steward of the Xiao family, but went to the Bai family medical clinic on Baishi Street, and found Dr. Bai who was treating Cuizhu and prescribing medicine that day.

He said that when he came back from Yangzhou, he heard that the two maids serving his wife in the house were infected with the epidemic, and because he was worried about his wife, he came to ask what happened to the two maids who were moved out.

Whether they really got the epidemic, whether their illness is serious, how long it will take to recover, and whether the two maids are still being treated by Doctor Bai.

Doctor Bai did not expect that someone from the Xiao family would actually come to ask about this matter. It was Xiao Yulang, the eldest grandson of the young grandmother of the Xiao family who gave him ten taels of consultation money that day and made him keep his mouth shut.

Since Shen Wan's money was received, he must follow his instructions, no matter who came to ask.

Doctor Bai told Xiao Yulang that Jinglan and Cuizhu were indeed infected with the epidemic. The young mistress moved them out later, and he did not continue to treat the two maidservants. Presumably the young mistress found another doctor who specializes in treating the epidemic for the two maids. Maids treat illnesses.

"Oh, that's very good." Xiao Yulang said, after listening to Doctor Bai's words, his heart was finally settled, and he also believed his mother's words.Otherwise, he was really worried, he always felt that if Shen Wan had changed so much, there would be some problem.

It has to be said that although Xiao Yulang didn't like reading and was a common man, this common man was a bit shrewd as he followed the Xiao family members all over the world to do business since he was a child.If his intuition is wrong, he will always investigate and verify.

As for Shen Wan, she has been married to him for three years. Although her feelings are indifferent, she has a good understanding of him as a person. Therefore, she gave Dr. Bai ten taels of consultation fee in advance to let Dr. Bai do what she said, just because she didn't want her There was a slight flaw in the plan.

Facts proved that she was right. Xiao Yulang had doubts about what he had heard, so he came to see Dr. Bai himself for verification.

After receiving a reassuring answer, Xiao Yulang bowed to Doctor Bai and left.

He thought, when he went back tonight, he would ask Shen Wan where she sent those two maids when she had dinner.As for him, he wanted to buy some things to visit them. After all, those two maidservants were cured, and when they returned to Xiao's house in the future, they still wanted to be his people. Since they were determined to be his people, of course he wanted to visit them look at them.

He was walking on the street, when suddenly a man of half age came running from behind, grabbed his sleeve, and called him, "Brother Yulang, stop!"

this sound?

Xiao Yulang felt a little familiar, so he really stopped, and turned to look at the person holding his sleeve.

After one glance, he said, "Ah Hao, why are you here?"

The person holding Xiao Yulang's sleeve was Tang Duanshu's younger brother Tang Hao. He was studying in the Xiao Family School. It was late at this time ([-] o'clock in the afternoon), and Tang Hao should be studying in the Family School.

In addition to the three festivals and the New Year's Day, the Xiao Family School usually has a holiday. They usually study, and they have to read from Chenshi in the morning ([-]:[-] am) to the end of Shenshi in the afternoon ([-]:[-] pm).

Today is not the Chinese New Year holiday, and it is also the time when the students of Xiao Family Studies are studying, so of course Xiao Yulang wanted to ask this question.

Tang Hao told him that he was on vacation because the master of ethnology was ill recently. When his mother heard that brother Yulang had returned from Yangzhou, she cleaned up a table of noodles in the Hejia teahouse at the end of Baishi Street. , please Xiao Yulang go over and eat something for your face.

Xiao Yulang laughed when he heard that, he didn't expect the Wu family's mother and daughter to hear that he was back so soon, and they went to the He's tea house so quickly and ordered a table of noodles for him to go over for a drink.

In fact, he doesn't care much about the food and drinks outside. What he cares about is Tang Duanshu's flirtatious little cousin. He had sex with her last time, and he thinks she's quite amorous.Since the two little maids who served as roommates for him are not here, let's go and meet her for a while.

Before taking a step, he asked Tang Hao as if asking for proof: "Is your sister there?"