[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

Everyone could see that Li's expression was uncertain, and Shen Chao also looked at Li with some puzzlement: "Brothers have already met the elder sister-in-law, why don't you give everyone a meeting gift?"Ordinarily, I should give a meeting gift when I meet one, but my brothers are about the same age, so it's okay to give them together.But if it is too late to send it, it will be unjustifiable.

Fortunately, Shen Chao's mind has calmed down a lot now. If he would have asked directly before, now he just gently touched Li's arm to remind her that her brothers are still waiting.

Mrs. Li couldn't help it, so she blushed and asked the girls to give gifts one by one.Did she divide the gift by herself, or did she divide the gift according to her original idea.They are all people who have seen things before, and Mrs. Shen and others can see the difference at a glance.

The expression on Fang's face didn't change a bit, but Liu's smile faded: Originally, my daughter-in-law was not like Yu'er, who was watched and grown up by the elders, but now the gifts for the children of the two rooms are uneven. , This is very different from giving Fang a pair of embroidered shoes!

What the elders of their own parents care about, no one knows better than Liu, the grandmother who has been in charge of the family for many years.Fang Shi is still a foreign daughter-in-law to the elders, but the grandson is the same in the eyes of the elders!The grandpa wrote the banners of blind date with his own hands and distributed them to the eldest son of the two families. Didn't the daughter-in-law here inquire about the Shen family's affairs before passing the door?

This really can't be blamed entirely on Mrs. Li. Growing up in such an environment as Li's family, she was used to meeting people who were at odds with each other. Even if Daiyu, who often walked around Shen's house since she was a child, reminded her earlier, she still felt that Daiyu's exaggeration is also the meaning of the title.It can only be said that the environment determines the vision.

Mrs. Shen just didn't see it, and waited for her grandchildren to thank her sister-in-law before asking for dinner.Grand Master Shen had already stood up, Shen Chao wanted to go forward to help the old man, but was stopped: "Let me let you go today, and accompany your wife to serve your old lady. Yue'er can just send me back."

Shen Yue stepped forward to help the old man to go out slowly. After walking a long way, Grand Master Shen sighed softly: "Do you feel wronged in your heart?"

"What's wrong with this?" Shen Yue said indifferently: "Sister-in-law just came to our house and doesn't know how our house is doing. It will be fine after a long time."

Yes, it might get better after a long time, but what happened today made Grand Master Shen realize again that this mansion is no longer just the father and son supporting each other, there will always be a day when Shen Xin and Shen Ren will separate.Even if I let the eldest son of the two families get closer again, the great-granddaughter-in-law will come in one by one in the future, not everyone will walk around the mansion since childhood like Daiyu and know everything about the situation in the mansion.At that time, it will inevitably be like a super daughter-in-law, dividing the two families into equal parts, and then?Grand Master Shen didn't want to think about it anymore.

Shen Yue really didn't think there was anything wrong with Li's family - it's human nature to favor one another and favor one another, it doesn't mean that cousins ​​get along as if they were their own, and married wives can also be intimate.From time to time, he himself thinks about finding opportunities to be with Yu'er in the future, so he shouldn't worry too much, let alone the sister-in-law and sister-in-law who married in.

Here Shen Yue thought about it, but Shen Chao was not very satisfied with his daughter-in-law in his heart, it was just two gifts, why couldn't they be prepared the same, and how much money could it cost?With this dissatisfaction, he did not wait in the Wanhui Courtyard with Mrs. Li as Grand Master Shen said, but went to the outer court with Bachelor Shen.

Mrs. Li watched helplessly as her husband walked away, and stood there helplessly.The old lady was more open-minded than Mrs. Liu, she was the one who was bullied by the Shen family, unlike Mrs. Liu these years, this sister-in-law of Mrs. Fang has always respected her, and she has completely forgotten about the affairs of some big family sisters-in-law.

"Good boy, don't stand there, there is a girl to set the meal." The old lady said that Li Shi stood awkwardly in the middle of the ground, saying that she wanted to serve the elders attentively, and thoughtfully asked her to sit beside her and talk.

Only then did Liu realize that the one in front of her was her own eldest daughter-in-law. If she didn't do well, she would have no face as a mother-in-law, so she also looked at her mother-in-law.Mrs. Shen was just like an old lady, she still looked at Mrs. Li with a slight smile, then waved her hand to Mrs. Fang and said: "Your sister-in-law is also a mother-in-law now, let her use it for a day today, and you go and make dinner."

Mrs. Fang got up obediently and walked outside, saying: "It's natural, wait for my niece and daughter-in-law to get acquainted with each other, and my sister-in-law can save a lot of trouble. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to show such courtesy." The old lady and Mrs. It's a smile.

For this meal, Mrs. Li only served each elder a piece of food, and the old lady told her to sit down quickly: "I'm sorry, I had a busy day yesterday, and today I came early to say hello, so please sit down and eat."

Mrs. Li was about to insist, but Mrs. Shen followed suit, and even Mrs. Liu nodded as well, so Mrs. Li sat down uneasy.This is different from what my mother said was different from my own. How did my mother say it at the time?Although the Shen family is a Qingliu family, there will be no such thing as rubbing the bride, but the rules of the first three days still have to stand, no matter how tired I am, I have to grit my teeth and endure it.Now I only served three chopsticks dishes, and sat down, where can I talk about the rules?

With a stomach full of incomprehension, Mrs. Li let out a long breath when she returned to her yard.Chunxi, the girl who stayed to watch the house, quietly replied to her: "The eldest son has returned, and he doesn't look very happy." He saw that his girl was still tender and tender in the morning, but she didn't seem to smile when she came back from her elders. What's going on?

Mrs. Li knew that Shen Chao must be displeased with the presents she gave to her younger uncles, so she shook her head and smiled wryly: "Young Master, have you rested?"

Chunxi shook her head: "I'm reading in the inner study." Li waved her hand and didn't let the girl follow, and walked towards the inner study by herself.Huang Li, the maid of Shen Chao's envoy since she was a child, guarded the door. When she saw her coming, she saluted as soon as possible: "Grandma is good." Then she reported inside: "Grandma is here."

The study in her own yard actually wanted to report to the inside, and Li was stunned. Thinking of what her mother had told her, she tried not to ask the girl, but nodded and smiled at her: "But I disturbed the eldest son?"

Huang Li hurriedly said: "Young Master has always been such a rule, even if the Second Young Master comes, he must be notified." After speaking, she felt that something was wrong, and she didn't know how to describe it, so she blushed anxiously.

Li Shi no longer knew whether she should care about it or not, and she persuaded herself that such a simple girl should be subdued. Seeing her raising the curtain, she thought that Shen Chao agreed to let her in, so she went straight into the room without saying anything.

Seeing that Shen Chao was holding a book in his hand and looking at him, Li couldn't help but feel his face burn: "Young master is worthy of being a high school student, you really can't put it down."

Shen Yue put the book on the desk, and nodded to Li Shi: "It's just that I just flip through it when I have nothing to do." After thinking about it, he said to Li Shi: "Although our family is two bedrooms, since the old lady has always been With one heart, the same is true for brothers."

Although the words were plain, Mrs. Li could still hear dissatisfaction, and stood up again after sitting down: "Yes, it's my overthinking."

Shen Chao frowned slightly: "What do you want to think about? No one in my family has ever thought about these things, and they are all treated the same."

You are the eldest son and grandson, don’t you deserve the best and use the best?Mrs. Li looked at Shen Chao with some puzzlement: "I just came to the mansion, and I don't know the rules of the mansion, so please ask the eldest son to clarify my doubts."

I just got married, and the bride doesn't know that there are rules in the house.Seeing that Mrs. Li could still speak clearly to himself, Chao Shen's face softened: "Sit down, this is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words." Then he talked to Mrs. Li about his relationship with Shen Yue in detail. Why did they grow up together, there are only two children in the house, so the elders love them equally.

When Shen Yue returned to Beijing again, he took the portraits of the two brothers. How did the elders like it? After the two children returned to Beijing, because they hadn't grown up by their side, the elders felt compensatory and never favored anyone. Explain everything to Li Shi one by one:

"Yue'er is the most patient with his brothers. Even his little wife gets along well with them. If you don't know anything, just ask Yue'er's little wife."

Although she talked about Shen Yue's little daughter-in-law, Li Shi still felt that her husband was the one who kept the etiquette, and he didn't call his brother and daughter-in-law directly just because he saw Daiyu often.But I was surprised to hear that Daiyu knew how to draw portraits: "I've never heard of sister Yu'er. I don't know if she draws well." She has been with Daiyu for more than a day, and only knows Daiyu's poems The books are excellent, but I have never seen her draw in front of people.

Shen Chao blushed slightly, turned back a few pages from the book he had just put down, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Shi: "You will know after reading it."

Her husband actually had something painted by Daiyu in his hand, Li Shi felt a little uncomfortable, and persuaded herself not to make noise on the second day of her wedding, so she took the piece of paper, and after seeing it clearly, she couldn't help being surprised: "This is, this is ..."

Shen Chao's face became even redder: "It's not what you think, it was painted by Yue'er's young wife after we got engaged."

Looking at herself in the painting two years ago, Li felt as if she had returned to the day when she just learned that she and Shen Chao were engaged, and a special brilliance appeared on her face.She was born well, and Shen Chao couldn't help but stare blankly, for a while Li Shi looked at the painting in the study, and Shen Chao looked at her, time slipped away bit by bit without both of them noticing.

"Eldest son, eldest grandma sent someone to come and see grandma." Huang Li's voice broke the silence in the room, Li Shi came back to his senses, and found that Shen Chao turned his face away unnaturally, but the redness in his ears didn't fade away, and the corners of his mouth twitched. With a smile: "Mother really loves the younger generation. I heard from Yu'er that the mother has always loved her very much."

Shen Chao coughed uncomfortably, and fearing that Mrs. Li might be uncomfortable, he said to her: "Yue'er's little daughter-in-law has been with her family since she was a child, and the elders treat her like a child at home. She gets along well with her brothers. That’s okay, you’ll know when you’ve been together for a long time.”

With such a detailed reminder from her husband, Li Shi knew that the incident in the morning hadn't disappeared, so she hurriedly smiled and said: "It's only natural. When I get along with my brothers for a long time, everyone will treat me like Yu'er."

Shen Chao had already stood up, and whispered to Mrs. Li: "I tell you a Qiaozong, Yue'er's young daughter-in-law doesn't like to do needlework, you make some gadgets for those boys, and the discipline will respect you sincerely." Hearing that it was not good to spread it, this word was said in Li Shi's ear, which made her blush too.

At this moment, Mrs. Li is very grateful to Daiyu: one is for being with her yesterday, and the other is because of Daiyu's reminder from Shen Chao, knowing that Shen Chao has not separated herself because of the meeting ceremony.

Mrs. Liu was just afraid that her son would commit left sex, and he would be awkward with the bride on the first day of their wedding. This is why people used the banner of watching Mrs. Li to see if the young couple had any troubles.Knowing that the two are in harmony, that's all.

At this time, Jia Min was chatting with Daiyu about family affairs, and when she heard that Daiyu wanted someone to deliver snacks to Mrs. Li, she hurriedly stopped her: "You are too impatient, where is there any younger sister-in-law who has never been married, so you are in such a hurry to ask sister-in-law?" of."

But Daiyu said: "Yesterday I passed the mansion quietly, and I didn't stay with my sister-in-law for a long time. If there are other girls in the mansion, I can also talk to my sister-in-law today."

Jia Min sighed again, this girl is still naive, how can this newly married couple need others to accompany them?She will know by then.Fortunately, Daiyu just wanted to get along with those close to her heart, and after thinking about it, she realized that it would be inappropriate to ask someone to come to her door today, so she stopped thinking about it.

Shen Yue was left in the study by Grand Master Shen all day, sorting out the ancient and rare books collected by the old man for many years.What resounds in his head now is the words Grand Master Shen asked him to sort out the books: "These things have been with me all my life. If I don't sort them out, I don't know where they will be scattered in the future." Not only that, but also guiding Shen Yue How to sort and pack books.

Those boxes were obviously prepared earlier, and the books were also packed in boxes according to the six arts.Shen Yue made a detailed copy of the contents of each box, and it was still in triplicate. This day, I only sorted out less than one box of books.

Just this made Shen Yue secretly click his tongue: This is not a new book on the market, every copy is a treasure that is hard to find.Although a box can only hold about twenty books, the value of a box is not cheap.

And Taishi Shen has a very rich collection of books, not counting the books that Shen Yue picked up in the market, but also enough to hold twenty or thirty boxes. These are the real heritage of the Shen family.Shen Chao also asked Grand Master Shen if he asked Shen Chao to sort it out together, but was denied by Grand Master Shen: "These things will be distributed to you brothers sooner or later, but because your handwriting is still eye-catching, I let you copy it down." The directory is not for me to be partial to you. Why, if you are asked to write a few more words, will you get impatient?"

The old man said so, Shen Yue could only start copying carefully, it would take a long time, and there would always be a time to finish copying.Besides, when he was copying the catalog, he would flip through it casually, Grand Master Shen didn't urge him, and would point out something he didn't understand from time to time, which made Shen Yue feel very useful.

So until Shen Chao and Shen Yue started working as errands in the Imperial Academy, Shen Yue still went to Grand Master Shen to sort out books after leaving the office every day.Grand Master Shen also asked him if his errand was going well, and Shen Yue also laughed and said everything was fine.I don't know whether Grand Master Shen is old and out of energy, or he trusts Shen Yue too much, so he stopped asking after asking once, only caring about the progress of his own books.

Shen Yue said that everything was fine, and it was really not against his will: the academic head of the Hanlin Academy also participated in the Qionglin Banquet that day, and he knew very well why Shen Yue won the position of sixth-rank attendant lecturer.The bachelor in charge of the academy is also a person who has been an official for many years. No matter how noble the Imperial Academy is, he still understands the look. How can he not see the intention of defending Shen Yue today?

He knew it immediately, and he had to make it clear to those who were close to him and his predecessors, lest everyone feel that the newcomer is a small matter, and recruiting a sage is not a big deal.The academicians in charge of the academy all spoke, and the Hanlins in this courtyard all took a friendly attitude towards Shen Yue, and even Shen Chao was not embarrassed.

It's just that this newcomer is still a young newcomer, and it's not easy for the master of the academy to directly assign any errands to the two brothers Shen Yue, so they only pointed out an old Hanlin to study with them.The person pointed to by Shen Yue, surnamed Yue, was the second place in the first two subjects, his grade was just one level higher than Shen Yue's, and he was currently a fifth-rank Bachelor of Attendant.

Although this Yue Hanlin's rank is not high, the year of Zhongtanhua has already passed - I don't know how the Supreme Emperor ordered an uncle to be Tanhua - he stayed in the Imperial Academy for six years, and he lost all his vigor. The wear and tear is gone, I go to the office every day just to study for pleasure, and I am not arrogant because I want to guide Shen Yue, so I take Shen Yue to the library of the Imperial Academy, even if I have done my duty, Gu Zi finds out what happened the day before. Read the unfinished book.

It was like this on the first day, and it was still like this on the second day. After ten days in a row, Yue Hanlin was still like this.Shen Yue still thought that this person was trying to show him off, and wondered if he should make a show, or invite him to drink or give him a calligraphy and painting to show his favor first, and if this person is still so indifferent to him, then ask his uncle to come forward .

When he didn't want to ask Shen Xin secretly about Yue Hanlin's preferences, Shen Xin actually said that Yue Hanlin had been like this ever since he gave a memorial in front of the Supreme Emperor's throne. Without Tianyan, if he hadn't been a first-class man in the middle of the year, he would have been deprived of his official position long ago.

Although I don’t know whether the rumors from outsiders are true or not, Yue Hanlin has made the gesture of dying in the Imperial Academy all these years. When meeting a saint at a palace banquet who asks him to recite poems and do the right thing, he will not fight or grab him. Gradually, no one pays attention to him. up.

Shen Yuezhong secretly nodded to his nephew as a guide for the bachelor in charge: Shen Yuezhong's number one scholar is too young, it is easy to feel proud, and young people are mostly passionate, in case they don't know their position , If you really think that once you get it right, you can point out the country's passionate words, that is too easy to break.The bachelor in charge deliberately put such a lesson from the past in front of his nephew, and it was also meant to remind him from time to time.

Shen Yue couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard it. It's just a guide who spends so much effort. It can be seen that this way of being an official is really full of scheming.If I hadn't asked my uncle about Yue Hanlin's preferences first, I'm afraid it would be really easy to misunderstand Yue Hanlin's heart.And the bachelor in charge knew that he would misunderstand and let such a person guide him. He knew that he would definitely ask his uncle for advice, so he actually sent this favor to the next head of the Shen family instead of himself, who had an uncertain future. In front of the little champion.

Having figured it out, Shen Yue invited the academician in charge to see him the next day, and solemnly thanked the academician in charge for his hard work, and also sent a post written by Shen Xin himself, asking the academician in charge to have a drink tomorrow .The bachelor in charge accepted Shen Yue's gift calmly, and also accepted the post, before saying to Shen Yue: "Actually, you can ask Shen Shilang to wait a little longer, and we can get together after Shen Xianjian also comes to see you."

The so-called Shen review is Shen Chao, who ranks from the seventh rank-this is a step-by-step job.That's what the academician in charge said, obviously the Hanlin who supervised Shen Chao also specially arranged for it.Only then did Shen Yue know what it means to have someone in the court who is good at being an official, even if the Shen family didn't deliberately make good friends with the academicians in charge of the academy, they would take the initiative to offer favors, and they did so in a cryptic manner.Shen Yue remembered that in the past few days, he saw Li Ao rushing in and out with the Hanlin who was guiding him, and he was afraid that his guidance would not use such scheming.

So Shen Yue said to the bachelor in charge more sincerely: "My eldest brother is always a person who refuses to admit defeat, and he refuses to ask the elders in the family for fear of being scolded by the elders. When the elder brother understands it, uncle will definitely invite the bachelor in charge to gather again. "

The academician in charge smiled slightly after hearing this: "That's very good, I haven't seen Mrs. Shen for a few days, and we can meet up a few more times to talk."

Shen Yue nodded and said yes, and after coming down, he found Yue Hanlin in the Library.This time it was useless for Yue Hanlin to look at him, so he went to find books on the bookshelf.He sorted out the books for Grand Master Shen for such a long time, and he knew the old man's book collection very well.He let go of everything Grand Master Shen had. When he saw a copy of "Three Graves" that was not in Grand Master Shen's collection, he took it out and copied it by himself.

Yue Hanlin raised his head from the book he had been reading, looked at Shen Yue who was copying seriously, nodded slightly, then lowered his head again, and turned the pages of the book again, as if his head had never been raised before.

From this day on, Shen Yue was copying books in the Imperial Academy during the day, and sorting out the books for Grand Master Shen after leaving the Yamen. Apart from going to the Lin Mansion from time to time, he rarely participated in the exchanges between those same years.

Fortunately, the Jinshi in the new department have already passed the test for the sages, and those who should be selected for officials have also chosen places to take office. No one dared to say that Shen Yue was lofty and out of gregarious, but it saved Shen Yue a lot of trouble.

It's just that Shen Yue wanted to save trouble, there was still someone thinking about him, and he couldn't refuse this person.While copying books, a young eunuch hurried to the library to pass on the Emperor's order and ordered Shen Yue to enter the palace for questioning.

Shen Yue didn't know why the Supreme Emperor thought of himself again, and he reported to the bachelor in charge as usual before entering the palace with the little eunuch.Along the way, Shen Yue didn't ask the little eunuch why he was summoned by the emperor, he just bowed his head silently and walked away.

After entering Daming Palace, Shen Yue felt that he should not pretend to be magnanimous just now, he should ask the little eunuch: there is a man kneeling in front of the emperor's bed!This person is not dressed as an eunuch, and he is not wearing an official uniform. The material of the clothes is not something ordinary officials can wear. A person's name is ready to be pronounced.

Fortunately, Shen Yue's expression worn by Yue Hanlin these days was calm, and he could greet the Supreme Emperor without changing his expression, and then quietly waited for the order.The Supreme Emperor said to the kneeling human: "This is Li Xi's student, you can ask him if you have any questions."

The man turned around, gave Shen Yue a vague look, and then kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor: "The grandson is indeed curious, so I need to ask Mr. Shen Yue to clarify." This self-proclaim made Shen Yue's heart even stronger. Uneasy, this should be the son of Prince Xianyizhong.

Mr. Lee?Hearing this, Shen Yue's heart tightened. He was busy these days, and he hadn't seen Mr. Li for a long time. This man, who is obviously the loyal son of Xianyi, how could he mention Mr. Li to the Supreme Emperor in a good manner, and even ask him Ask yourself?Thinking of Mr. Li never mentioning his family, Shen Yue kept his face on the surface, and kept thinking about what this man wanted to ask him.