Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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In the evening, when it was estimated that there was still more than an hour before the meal, Uncle Zhou arrived with his wife Jiang Shi and their youngest son Zhou Ping.

But whenever they come to the door, don't think about it, they must be asking the old lady for money again.

Although the old lady is very shrewd on weekdays, she is often confused when dealing with Uncle Zhou's youngest son. When the old lady married into Zhou's family, she had a lot of dowry, most of which were slowly deceived by Uncle Zhou. go.

Zhou Jinyu felt sorry for her grandma, so she naturally didn't have a good look at Uncle Tuesday who stepped in.

Uncle Zhou is not like her stepfather Zhou Gongfu, just standing there, he looks upright, Uncle Tuesday is thinner, with a beard on his chin, he is probably a habitual drinker Because of this, his face was thin and red, but his belly was big, and his voice sounded like a big duck in a river.

Zhou Jinyu didn't like this man very much, and he didn't even like his son who lost his temper and started screaming at others.

Uncle Zhou walked in with his son in his arms, handed the child to his wife Jiang, and bowed to the old lady sitting at the top: "Mother, my son came to see you, and I brought you a Here comes the ginseng, I asked someone to bring it from the south of the Lingnan side, to nourish your body."

After he finished speaking, he winked at his wife Jiang Shi, who immediately handed him the small brocade box in his arms.Uncle Tuesday took the brocade box and opened the lid on the box.

Zhou Jinyu glanced at it, and saw a small ginseng with thick fingers inside. There were not many ginseng on it, and it looked as smooth as a radish. She couldn't help but said: "Second uncle is really caring, I can find such a ginseng. It’s the best product for grandma to pick her teeth.”

Uncle Tuesday was already so angry with her that he wanted to scold his mother, but he smiled on his face: "Jinyu, it's not like you don't know that the shop that Second Uncle manages has been in a downturn recently, and so is Ginseng."

Zhou Jinyu suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder the second uncle is so filial recently, and he sees grandma whenever he sees the sky."

"Zhou Jinyu!" Uncle Zhou finally couldn't hold back his face: "Don't bully people too much!"

Zhou Jinyu pretended to be innocent: "Me? Why did I bully you?"

Although the old lady Zhou was confused on the face, she was clear in her heart, even if she saw through it, she would not point it out. Seeing that Zhou Jinyu was about to quarrel with Tuesday, she said, "Mingyuan, let's stay and have dinner together."

Uncle Zhou, named Zhou Mingyuan, gave his son a very straightforward name, Zhou Cai.

"Hey! That's it! Thank you, mother!"

As soon as Uncle Tuesday heard what the old lady had said, he ignored Zhou Jinyu and exchanged glances with his wife, Mrs. Jiang, and the couple immediately became happy.

Uncle Zhou said: "Mother, my son hasn't seen you for a long time, and I have something to say to you, let them all go down."

Zhou Jinyu knew his intentions without even thinking about it, and he could roughly guess what his so-called "personal words" were. The body is seriously ill again", "Mother, save your son" and so on.

The old lady Zhou seemed to sigh lightly, but finally nodded in agreement.

The old lady nodded, and even if Zhou Jinyu was not happy, she retreated with Jiang Shi, Zhou Cai who was still sleeping in Jiang Shi's arms, and the room full of servants.

The servants dispersed as soon as they went out, and Zhou Jinyu was just about to leave——

"Fourth Young Master, where are you going?" Jiang looked at her and asked with a smile.

Zhou Jinyu loosened the corners of his mouth, respectfully called her "Second Aunt", and said, "Go for a walk in the back garden."

Her "Second Aunt" made Jiang Shi very happy, Jiang smiled for a while, and then said tentatively: "Fourth Young Master, I have nowhere to go, why don't I go for a walk with you."

Zhou Jinyu reminded her: "Xiao Cai is still asleep, aren't you afraid of catching cold? Let the servants find you a spare room to rest first."

Mrs. Jiang said with a smile: "No problem, no problem, Xiaocai, he is strong, and he can't stand the cold even with this little wind. I haven't seen flowers in our new house for a long time. Fourth son, you can take me there." Let's go for a while."

Zhou Jinyu obviously didn't see the coquettish look in her eyes, so he just said indifferently: "It's up to you." Zhou Jinyu thought for a while, and then said: "Second aunt doesn't have to call me fourth son, call me Jinyu That's fine."

After she finished speaking, she stepped towards the due west direction where the back garden is located. Jiang was taken aback, muttering "Jinyu...Jinyu...", and immediately followed happily.

Jiang's age is actually not very old, she was originally the daughter of the Jiang family, a wealthy businessman in central Beijing.When I was in my boudoir, those who went to Jiang's family to propose a marriage broke through the threshold, but because Jiang had read a few books and was born in a wealthy businessman's family, her eyes were higher than the top, and the matchmaker said she would not like a single kiss. , It has been empty for several years.

It wasn't until the Jiang family was run down that she finally failed to wait for a romantic and talented man, but waited for a half-old man like Uncle Zhou Zhou to come to propose marriage.Jiang Shi was originally unwilling to live or die, until her parents forced her to die, saying that if she didn't marry the Jiang family, it would be over.

So, she could only swallow all the unwillingness in her stomach, and married if she didn't marry.

Zhou Jinyu walked all the way to the back garden, and sat on a stone bench in the garden to enjoy the breeze. The back garden of the Zhou Mansion is extremely spacious, with many rockeries, gurgling water, and all kinds of flowers and trees.

Jiang shyly hugged Zhou Cai who was still sound asleep, and sat opposite Zhou Jinyu, looking up at Zhou Jinyu from time to time, and quickly went down, as if she was still a young girl who hadn't left her boudoir.

At this time, some maidservants brought tea and cakes and put them on the stone table in front of them. Seeing that someone was coming, Mrs. Jiang restrained herself a lot in an instant.

While eating a piece of fruit on the table, Mrs. Jiang asked with a smile, "Jinyu, seeing how handsome you are now, are you already an adult?"

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "Yes."

Jiang asked eagerly: "Is there any girl you like?" After she finished speaking, she felt that the question was too urgent and inappropriate, so she added: "If you have a girl you like, Second Aunt will help you." You go to propose marriage."

Zhou Jinyu said casually: "Don't worry about my second aunt, my mother and grandma decide my marriage."

Jiang Shi laughed dryly and said: "Yes, yes, Second Aunt is impatient, and she also loves you."

Zhou Jinyu glanced at her with some vigilance. For some reason, she felt very uncomfortable when she heard the word "distressed" from Jiang's mouth. Maybe it was because Jiang was only a few years older than herself. for the sake of it.

Before half a cup of tea, Zhou Cai woke up, and when he woke up, he wanted to eat the snacks on the table. Jiang Shi glanced at Zhou Jinyu, a little embarrassed.

Zhou Jinyu nodded and said, "Give it to her, don't let the child starve to death."

"Hey," Jiang replied, and then gave Zhou Cai a piece of plum cake.

Zhou Cai stretched out his little paws and wanted to grab it in Mrs. Jiang's hands. When he grabbed it, he stuffed it into his mouth. His mouth was too small to fit a whole piece of plum blossom cake, and the plum blossom cake was fragile, so he stuffed it , the debris fell all over the place.

Jiang quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, her hands kept moving, and said to Zhou Jinyu in embarrassment: "Jinyu, I made you laugh."

Zhou Jinyu shook his head, and said to Jiang: "It's okay, give him a drink of water, don't choke on it."

Mrs. Jiang was about to give Zhou Cai a drink of water, but just after feeding it, maybe the tea was a bit bitter, and Zhou Cai vomited it all out again, and a large area of ​​his front was wet.

For some reason, Zhou Jinyu looked at Zhou Cai's appearance, and suddenly thought of the cute little bun.Before she met Xiao Baozi, she thought that all children were like Zhou Cai, who would do everything in a rigid manner, do whatever they wanted, and would not listen to anyone.

But Xiao Baozi is different. When Xiao Baozi blinks, his eyes are like little stars in the sky, twinkling, and no matter what she feeds her, he will open his mouth and feed her. He ate everything obediently.

It's just a pity that Xiao Baozi is such an obedient child, but his mother is a traitor.

Ugh……

It is also bad luck.

Outside the gate of the mansion, Zhou Xiaoshan went out to buy it for Zhou Jinyu because Zhou Jinyu suddenly wanted to eat meat buns from the East Street. Who knew that just as soon as he returned to the gate of Zhou Mansion, a luxurious carriage drove by not far away. Come, rolled up the dust on the ground.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Zhou Mansion, the driver stopped the carriage, took the stepladder to the back door of the carriage and put it away, bowed and said: "Madam, please get out of the carriage."

Zhou Xiaoshan looked at the carriage carefully, because the satin on the roof of the carriage was a rare velvet brocade, so he was very impressed with this carriage, isn't it the carriage of the 'Fourth Madam'? .

Sure enough, as soon as the coachman's voice fell, a woman wearing a veil got out of the carriage with the help of a girl. Zhou Xiaoshan's eyes were always good, and he immediately recognized the woman with a veil in front of him as his family. Four ladies.

He opened his mouth, but still couldn't help shouting: "Fourth Madam, are you here to see Fourth Young Master?"

Wei Huanian paused when he heard the words, and looked at the familiar boy: "What did you call me?"

Zhou Xiaoshan quickly understood that the fourth lady had to cover her face with a veil when she came to see the fourth young master, wasn't it just to cover up the eyes and ears of others?

Poor, poor, when he thinks that their husband and wife are now reluctantly separated, and they have to be sneaky even when they meet, he feels his heart hurts like being pricked by a needle.

Wei Huanian was a little puzzled, why did this boy suddenly have such a sad face before he said a few words...

Zhou Xiaoshan looked at Wei Huanian with great sympathy, and swore to the sky: "Madam, don't worry, I will keep it a secret for you! Only with hope can we have a better tomorrow!"

Wei Huanian: "..."

"Master, the young master refuses to get out of the car!"

After serving Wei Huanian to get off the car, Wanqiu went back to the car to hug Wei Jingrui, but Wei Jingrui refused to let her touch her, so Wanqiu could only ask Wei Huanian.

Wei Huanian ignored the strange boy, and turned to lift the curtain to look at Wei Jingrui who was sitting in the innermost corner: "Jing, come out with mother."

How did she know that Wei Jingrui was angry because she forcibly took away Zhou Jinyu's painting, so he refused to get out of the car no matter what.

Wei Huanian thought for a while, then said to him in a deep voice: "If you don't come out, you will never see her again in the future, you have to think clearly."

Wei Jingrui was in a daze at first, but even though his expression didn't change at the moment, Wei Huanian clearly felt that he was silent.After all, after getting along with him for so long, Ah Jing is in one state when she wanders in the sky and ignores everyone, while silently thinking is another state. Although the expression of these two states does not change much, but as her A mother's intuition, she can still distinguish between the two.

Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Wei Jingrui resolutely stopped acting like he was cowering in a corner of the car, resisting everyone.

Wei Huanian immediately signaled: "Late autumn."

Wan Qiu immediately understood: "Yes, this servant will bring the young master down immediately."

When Wanqiu carried Wei Jingrui out of the carriage, Zhou Xiaoshan, who was watching their interaction, was already moved to tears, thinking that the fourth young master and fourth wife are too pitiful, especially the naturally stupid child of the fourth young master. Poor, he couldn't see his father since he was born.

When he looked at the little young master again, he only felt that the child's appearance was at least five points like his own young master's. Both of them had star-like eyes and crescent-like eyebrows, and they both had beautiful features.

Zhou Xiaoshan endured the pain and whispered: "Madam, young master, I will take you into the mansion."

The reason why he kept his voice low was, of course, to help the poor lady and the young master hide from others.