Why are you so anxious?

Under the orders of Chen Tuo, the general manager of Yong'an Palace, the carriage of Duke Huguo's Mansion was led directly outside the second courtyard. There was already a wandering woman carrying a sedan chair waiting in the courtyard, and Yang Daimei and Yang Daimei who got off the carriage were waiting Jun Rouran sent it to the inner hall.

On the steps outside the inner hall, Jun Shaoyou led Aunt Shen and the whole family to welcome Yang Daimei and her daughter.Everyone chatted and laughed and entered the inner hall, where the guests and hosts were seated.After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Daimei expressed her desire to take Shen Qingmian back home in a respectful and cryptic manner.

Jun Shaoyou was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at Shen Qingmian, who was kneeling down resolutely, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, and said with a smile: "I have been back to Beijing for the past few days, and countless things, big and small, have piled up together. Such a busy job I actually forgot this important matter, and was so tired that Madam came to pick him up in person, I am really embarrassed."

What a shrewd and appropriate person Yang Daimei is. Hearing Jun Shaoyou's words, she knew that what she had guessed before did not happen, so she smiled in a very good mood: "Your Majesty is in such a position, and now is such a season. Besides, it’s not a big deal, and I’m happy to use this as an introduction to visit the palace for a while, so that we won’t become strangers in the long run.”

Jun Shaoyou said with a gentle smile, "Madam is right."

Yang Daimei laughed and chatted a lot of gossip again, seeing that Jun Shaoyou did not have the slightest dissatisfaction with her taking Shen Qingmian back home, she couldn't help being overjoyed, and her speech and behavior became more open-minded and free-spirited.

Seeing this, Jun Shaoyou only smiled slightly, but he didn't break Yang Daimei's mind.

In fact, before returning from Zhuangzi, Jun Shaoyou hadn't made up his mind whether to let Shen Qingmian leave the Duke Huguo's mansion, or to take a long-term plan and plan it slowly.The former is to take care of Shen Qingmian's mood, and the latter is to take care of Shen Qingmian's reputation.As for Jun Shaoyou's own reputation and image, he didn't think too much about it for now.

However, Jun Shaoyou didn't think about it himself, but it didn't mean that Shen Qingmian didn't take this matter to heart.Having been entangled in ink stains for a lifetime, Shen Qingmian felt that whether the rest of his life should be happy or dull, his son's reputation and future should not be ruined because of his own selfishness.Therefore, after calm thinking, Shen Qingmian finally decided to return to the Huguo Duke's Mansion for the time being, and slowly wait for the time when he can leave the Duke's mansion smoothly without implicating Jun Shaoyou.But knowing Jun Shaoyou's stubbornness and rebelliousness, Shen Qingmian didn't tell the truth about her plan. She just lied to Jun Shaoyou that she had lived in the Duke Huguo's mansion for more than 20 years, and she might not get used to leaving suddenly.I hope Jun Shaoyou can give her more time to let her get used to it.

Regarding Shen Qingmian's inexplicable explanation, Jun Shaoyou immediately thought of the old prisoner in "The Shawshank Redemption" who had spent his whole life in prison.He felt that he could understand Shen Qingmian's hesitation, which was the timidity that a person must have when he suddenly leaves a familiar environment.This kind of mental illness was beyond Jun Shaoyou's interference.Therefore, he felt that Shen Qingmian's proposal was very reasonable - always give her some time to adapt to the new life.

So this time, Jun Shaoyou really didn't intend to let Aunt Shen stay in the palace for a long time so as to finally leave the Duke Huguo's mansion.And the reason why Shen Qingmian was not sent back to Duke Huguo's mansion after returning to Beijing is not as complicated as Yang Daimei secretly guessed—it's just that Jun Shaoyou was busy with the princess's marriage recently, so Shen Qingmian was sent to the palace. And the Duke of the Protector's Mansion was left behind.

In short, Jun Shaoyou completely forgot to send Shen Qingmian back to Duke Hu's mansion.

Now that Yang Daimei came to her, Jun Shaoyou, who had no intention of stopping him, naturally agreed to Yang Daimei's request to bring Shen Qingmian back.Yang Daimei, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when she saw that Jun Shaoyou didn't show any resistance or reluctance in his expression, and that he was still chatting with her peacefully.

Now that the situation in the court is weird, Yong'an Palace is getting more and more important in front of His Majesty.This reality made Yang Daimei even more reluctant to offend Jun Shaoyou.She was originally from a poor family. She has traveled up and down mountains and rivers since she was a child, ate tree bark, picked out bird eggs, and also washed needles for others in exchange for rations to feed their children. It was only by begging from others that he finally found Jun Ruiqing, who led the soldiers to fight.She has experienced ups and downs in her life, suffered too much suffering and injustice, deceit and betrayal.However, more of those wretched wives like her died in troubled times and wars, or those who were disliked by their prosperous husbands could only hide in deep houses, and some of them died in those who used to pretend to be good and deceive In the hands of the man's aunt.But she, Yang Daimei, survived these hardships and finally became the envied and admired lady of the country.

A man who has had such an experience is certainly not a fool.

Although the wealth and splendor of more than ten years later made her short-sighted and unreasonable, thank God for letting her wake up in time.And Yang Daimei, who put on her combat uniform again, will definitely take every step carefully, plan everything, and will never let anyone snatch everything from her.

Such a shrewd and sober Yang Daimei is terrifying, because she does not have the dignity and arrogance that the nobles of the family are proud of.Naturally, there will be no such ridiculous innocence.In her view, the so-called face is nothing more than a vassal of the powerful and powerful.Now the Duke Huguo's Mansion is obviously not as powerful as the Yong'an Palace, and the situation is stronger than others. Naturally, Yang Daimei, a smart person who immediately bowed her head under the eaves of others, would not deliberately commit a crime against Jun Shaoyou.

So now she keeps her low profile, tolerates flattery, and tries her best to maintain a good relationship with Jun Shaoyou.Even if Jun Shaoyou forgot to send Shen Qingmian back to Hu Guogong's mansion due to negligence, Yang Daimei's reaction was to help Jun Shaoyou to make up for the matter, instead of waiting for the opportunity to make troubles and ruin things like before. Jun Shaoyou's reputation.

And all the concessions and humility she did were for the children she had worked so hard to bring up.She wanted to make sure that the acts of venting her anger in the past ten years or so would not implicate her children because of Jun Shaoyou's prosperity.

So she was very worried about Jun Rouran who followed this time.However, after talking for so long, Jun Rouran did not do anything against the rules, and her heart that had been half hanging was slightly relieved.

Suddenly it was noon.Jun Shaoyou had no choice but to order his servants to prepare a banquet for the two guests.

During the period, Yang Daimei drank two cups of tea soup due to too much gossip, and now she felt anxious and had to go out for convenience.Yang Daimei's original plan was to pull Jun Rouran to act together, she really didn't want to let this brain-dead daughter who would sometimes do unreasonable and scandalous things stay alone with Jun Shaoyou.But Jun Rouran obviously didn't understand her mother's painstaking efforts, she didn't pay attention to Yang Daimei's explicit hints, but straight to the point, she said that she wanted to sit and rest.Yang Dai's eyebrows were not easy to make too obvious, she just frowned slightly and stared at the expressionless Jun Rouran.Seeing that Yang Daimei was really embarrassed, Shen Qingmian smiled and said that she also wanted to go out for a walk.Yang Daimei had no choice but to follow the little girl who led the way.Before leaving, he still gave Jun Rouran a warning look.

The specifications of Yong'an Prince's Mansion are higher than those of Duke Huguo's Mansion, so the scenic houses in this courtyard are more exquisite and spacious along the way.In the early summer of May, the gardens on both sides are full of flowers and plants of various colors, competing to bloom, colorful.The air is filled with a strong scent of flowers, and the sun is shining brightly.Yang Daimei and Shen Qingmian walked along the long corridor one after the other, Yang Daimei smiled and asked the little girl who led the way to stand aside, then turned to Shen Qingmian and said with a smile: "My aunt has been in good spirits these days, and her complexion is getting better and better. Alright. It seems that the feng shui of this palace is indeed much stronger than that of Duke Huguo's mansion."

Shen Qingmian lowered her brows and narrowed her eyes, and said softly: "Madam filtered it. For Qingmian, after all, it is the Duke's Mansion that should be familiar with."

It is familiarity, not intimacy, let alone peace of mind.

Yang Daimei smiled and said nothing, her eyes were a little bit sharp, and she looked at Shen Qingmian's charm gradually restored due to proper maintenance, and said pointedly: "There is a saying in our hometown that all the blisters on the feet go by themselves, and you can't blame others I hope my aunt can understand something."

A trace of sadness flashed in Shen Qingmian's eyes, and she whispered: "Qingmian understands."

Yang Daimei said again: "You gave birth to a good son, who is both talented and filial. This is your blessing. Because of your blessing, I decided to be more polite to you in the future and give you more My face will also let you help arrange family affairs, making your life more prosperous. But I hope you can understand my bottom line, and don't take my kindness as a blessing."

Shen Qingmian bowed her head and replied, "Qingmian thanked Madam."

"Don't thank me, just thank the princess if you want to thank me. If he hadn't been so capable, I wouldn't have given in to you." Yang Daimei lightly fiddled with the jade bracelet in her hand, and laughed at herself: "Besides, I should be I don’t want your thanks. Back then, you thanked me once, which made me completely break with my husband, and became a jealous woman who can’t tolerate others. Now that you thank me again, I don’t know what to do.”

Shen Qingmian was embarrassed by the words, and said quickly: "Madam Mingjian, back then I really had a hard time—"

"It's useless to talk about the past." Yang Daimei waved her hand and said expressionlessly: "No matter how you think about it, you finally decided to stay. No matter how much I hated you at the beginning, you finally decided not to kill that evil seed. This is It's our own choice. Up to now, we can only bear it."

Shen Qingmian's originally rosy face turned paler.

Yang Daimei's expression became more and more condensed, she looked at Shen Qingmian, and said word by word: "I am different from you, I have never been an indecisive person, and I know very well what I want. This Duke Protector's Mansion It belongs to me, Yang Daimei, and also to my eldest son, Jun Shaoan. I have worked hard and planned for so many years, in order to make my children prosperous, prosperous, safe and healthy. Anyone who wants to covet the Duke Huguo , are my enemies."

Shen Qingmian hastily said: "Madam, don't worry, Shaoyou has no intention of plotting against the Duke's Palace."

"I know he doesn't." Yang Dai raised her eyebrows and said, "Your good son has both literary and martial arts and self-awareness, and he doesn't like things that I regard as treasures. This is what I admire about him. But since the master handed over the military power and honored support, the power of the Duke Protector's Mansion has not been as good as before. I have another scandal of treating my aunt and concubine son harshly, and now I am somewhat untenable in the circle of wives. But I still want to I want my children to live a better life. Now the elder sister's marriage has been decided, and it is from the empress to Youli country; Dalang is still serving in the army and will not be back for a while; Erlang's marriage is imminent. You also know the situation of the Duke’s Mansion, I must use the power of the Yong’an Palace to find a better marriage for Erlang.”

Yang Daimei chattered about this, stared at Shen Qingmian with burning eyes, and said coldly: "For so many years, you have always said that you are sorry for me and want to make up for me. This time I will give you a chance. Be good. Come back to Duke Hu's mansion with me, and arrange Erlang's marriage with me."

To actually ask a concubine and aunt to help with the marriage of the prince's son?Not only Shen Qingmian, but even the girl from the palace who was hiding and eavesdropping (actually listening in a fair manner) looked at Yang Daimei with disbelief.However, Yang Daimei has a face of indifference.She is not a person who pays attention to face. Compared with the real benefits, the illusory face and self-esteem are really not worth mentioning.

Yang Daimei casually glanced at the little girl standing three feet away, and walked back to the inner hall of the palace side by side with Shen Qingmian.

Shen Qingmian looked at Yang Daimei who was walking side by side with a complicated expression, trying to arch her shoulders and shrink back.She wanted to lag behind Yang Daimei to show the difference between wives and concubines.But Yang Daimei stubbornly took her by her side. Yang Daimei was full of elegance, straightened her back and crossed the eyes of women and girls sweeping everywhere in the palace, and whispered to Shen Qingmian who was beside her: "If I were you, I would never marry you." You won't act timidly. You only worry about your own manners, and you don't even care about your son's dignity."

Shen Qingmian smiled bitterly when she heard the words, and said softly: "It is precisely because of the honorable status of the empress that I have to be more cautious. I cannot let outsiders think that I am disrespectful because of the honor of the empress, and offend my wife."

Hearing this, Yang Daimei sneered and raised her eyebrows in disdain.

Shen Qingmian pondered for a moment, then lowered her eyebrows and said with lowered eyebrows: "Don't worry, ma'am, Mr. Dalang is brave in martial arts, Mr. Erlang is talented in writing, and the eldest lady is smart. With Madam taking care of her so wholeheartedly, what can they do?"

Yang Daimei smiled slightly and said, "I accept your good words."

Above the inner hall, Jun Shaoyou looked at Yang Daimei and Shen Qingmian who came in side by side, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.And Yang Daimei was also secretly looking at Jun Shaoyou and Jun Rouran.Jun Shaoyou ignored it, but Jun Rouran looked back calmly, showing no sign of guilt at all.Certainly not like a hysterical episode.

Yang Daimei mainly observed that there was no anger on Jun Shaoyou's face, but she really couldn't figure out why Jun Rouran made such a fuss and wanted to come here.In the end, I had to throw it away.

Someone outside reported that the lunch was ready, Jun Shaoyou asked Yang Daimei with a smile, and placed the meal in the flower viewing pavilion in the back garden.The pavilion was built in the center of the lotus pond, surrounded by water, and surrounded by stone bridges leading to the shore.It is only May now, and the lotus in the pond has not bloomed, but only clumps of green leaves.A gust of summer wind blew by, and the lotus leaves swayed gently with the waves, and there was the sound of gurgling water in my ears.

The dishes at the banquet are also the later generations' dishes prepared by Jun Shaoyou. The taste is mainly sweet, spicy, sweet and sour, which is very different from the current flavor, but it attracts the likes of several female relatives.It attracted frequent compliments from Yang Daimei and Jun Rouran.Seeing this, Jun Shaoyou smiled and said, "I have a restaurant next to Qujiang Pond, and now I also offer these dishes and drinks. If Madam and Madam like it, you might as well join us."

But there is no mention of cooking recipes.

Yang Daimei's mother and daughter knew well that their friendship with Jun Shaoyou hadn't reached that point, so they didn't take it seriously, just thanked them with a smile, and said that they would definitely join in if they had the opportunity--female family members like them don't have to. Come to drink in person, but send a boy to buy rice noodles.This is also commonplace.

No matter what one thinks in one's heart, the meal looks happy and refreshing on the surface.After lunch, Aunt Shen slowly went back to her room with the support of Bixi, and arranged for her servants to pack up the things and go back home with Yang Daimei.Yang Daimei knew that Jun Shaoyou had the habit of taking a nap, so she laughed and said that she was also a little tired.Jun Shaoyou pushed the boat along the way and asked Chengying to take Yang Daimei, mother and daughter, to the West Wing to rest.After the leading servants retreated, Yang Daimei grabbed Jun Rouran's hand sullenly, and asked in a deep voice, "What did you say to Jun Shaoyou?"

Jun Rouran smiled, reached out and patted the back of Yang Daimei's hand to comfort her, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Auntie, your daughter is not that stupid. Of course she won't offend Princess Yong'an, who is the most popular in Beijing today."

Seeing Jun Rouran so careless, Yang Dai's brows became more anxious.He hurriedly asked: "Then how are you? Why do you have to come with me? It's not because you miss him. Come and see how he looks."

"Aniang is wise, I really miss my promising 'brother'." Jun Rouran looked at Yang Daimei's increasingly uneasy appearance with a serious face, and burst out laughing.He waved his hand to stop Yang Daimei's speech, and said with a smile: "My lady may not believe it, I came here this time to sincerely apologize to the concubine and empress, and I hope to marry into the Duke of Liguo's mansion." It’s all just to be favored by the empress and support her.”

Hearing this, Yang Daimei looked at Jun Rouran suspiciously.Jun Rouran has always had that charming smile.After a long time, Yang Daimei pressed the eyebrows with some headaches, and said dejectedly: "Forget it, you are older now, and you have more rules for your actions. I am too lazy to take care of you. As long as you can understand what you are doing and have Just be prepared to suffer the consequences."

Jun Rouran smiled slightly, and in his dark eyes, a flash of naked desire that almost burned people.