At dawn the next day, there was movement inside and outside Heyan Hall.
The old lady is getting older, and although she is in good spirits, she sleeps significantly less.
She looked at the sky outside, drank half a glass of warm water under the service of Aunt Cui, and asked, "Are you taking a break today?"
Aunt Cui: "Your memory is as good as ever. Isn't it just a day off today?"
"Then breakfast time will be postponed to a later date. Da Lang will definitely come over to have dinner with me today."
Aunt Cui smiled when she heard this and said, "Master Marquis is filial. Whenever he has time, he will definitely come to pay his respects to Madam."
After listening to Grandma Cui's words, the old lady felt even happier and her eyebrows were bent with a smile.
Dalang is indeed good at everything, but because he has been growing up in the palace since he was a child, he feels guilty that he cannot have sex in the lap of his parents. Therefore, as long as he is in the house, he will definitely come over to say hello sooner or later. If she was unwell, she would be at the bedside day and night. Search all over the capital to find out how many children and grandchildren there are who are as filial as Da Lang? What's more, Dalang himself also has important responsibilities and is busy with official duties.
Thinking of her eldest son, the old lady felt even more happy. But thinking that Da Lang is still not married, the old lady has another headache.
Just when the old lady was sighing and sighing, the maids' voices came to greet her in the courtyard, and Wu'an Hou Shen Tingjun came over.
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The Shen family started with military exploits, but the great ancestor of the Shen family was far-sighted and well understood the principle of the rabbit dying and the dog cooking, and the bird hiding behind the bow. Therefore, after being granted the title of Marquis of Wu'an, he conveniently handed over the military power, and simply received a casual job on the grounds that he was seriously injured and was inconvenient to be on duty.
Because the great ancestor of the Shen family knew current affairs and knew how to advance and retreat, the emperor treated the Shen family more favorably.
Three generations of descendants of the Shen family have successfully completed the transition from martial arts to literature. When it comes to Shen Tingjun's generation, Shen Tingjun is the leader among them. Not only was he the number one scholar in high school at a young age, but he was also the first "three-level scholar" since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The status of the Shen family has changed dramatically, but most of the descendants in the family still retain the habit of practicing martial arts every day. For example, the current Marquis of Wu'an, Shen Tingjun, would practice martial arts for half an hour every morning unless he was attending a major court meeting. In addition to inheriting the swordsmanship left by the ancestors, it is also to strengthen the body, just in case.
Shen Tingjun's hair was still wet when he came in. He was wearing a jade crown, his dark hair was half scattered on his shoulders, and he was wearing an ink round collar with a straight tie, which made his whole person more upright, handsome, smooth and restrained.
The old lady felt distressed when she saw it, "Autumn has already entered, and now it's getting colder every day. Even if you are strong and healthy, you should pay more attention. You must not run around with wet hair in the future, or you will get sick again." , and there is no one around to take care of me..."
Shen Tingjun pretended to listen carefully to his mother's old tune, but didn't say a word. When breakfast was served one after another, Shen Tingjun helped his mother sit down at the table, and the two of them ate together.
The old lady had limited time to see her son every day. In the past, the old man had to go to the Yamen to work on errands after breakfast. After leaving work in the afternoon, he might have to stay up late to review the files because of the complexity of the files; Even worse, there will be a banquet for the prince and a gathering of colleagues and friends. Because of this, Dalang most likely cannot return home on time. The old lady cherished the time spent with her son more and more. Mother and son talked from time to time, and the table was not deserted at all.
Today, the old lady asked about Shen Tingjun's return home late yesterday. Shen Tingjun served his mother a bowl of red dates, white fungus, and lotus seed soup, while responding to his mother's question, "Yesterday, I knew that you had a concubine. Hao Sheng and I went to Xinchanghou Mansion for a drink. .”
The old lady said "Ah", "Zhijun takes a concubine again? I vaguely remember that he just took a beautiful concubine at the beginning of the year. It's only been half a year, and he takes another concubine into the house, and the Xinchanghou Mansion doesn't care about it?"
After finishing her words, the old lady couldn't help but sigh as she thought of the situation in the Xinchang Hou Mansion. "Zhijun is the eldest son of the Hou Mansion. He has been married for four or five years, right? He still has no heirs. No wonder the Xinchang Hou Mansion is anxious."
Speaking of which, the Xinchang Hou Mansion is considered a kind family. There was no movement from the daughter-in-law for four or five years, so they arranged a concubine for the prince. In an ordinary family, if the daughter-in-law who had been married for half a year did not get pregnant, the elders in the family should urge the doctor to take care of her. .
However, I just took a beautiful concubine at the beginning of the year, and now I take a concubine again. This is too frequent.
Moreover, Zhijun's wife is not pregnant, and the previous concubine has not been pregnant for half a year. So this must be a problem with the female family members, not something wrong with Zhijun?
The old lady turned these things in her mind, and then threw them out of her mind. After all, it was a matter in someone else's house, and it was useless for her to worry too much. However, the Xinchang Hou Mansion has admitted two concubines to the prince one after another. If Tingjun is surrounded by...
The old lady's heart was crazy. She looked at the graceful and solemn eldest son beside her, "You have no one to take care of you. Can I give it to you too..."
"Mom, today's crab roe dumplings are good. Mom, let's try some. But crabs are cold in nature and my mother is weak and not a glutton. Just try one."
The old lady's words were blocked, and her face became unhappy. Shen Tingjun couldn't bear it and asked his mother as if to change the subject, "I saw the lights on in Rose Garden last night, but there were guests coming to the door?"
The old lady became energetic and talked about Sang Nianyue's matter as if it was just a casual conversation. Shen Tingjun listened silently and did not say anything. When the old lady vaguely mentioned that Zhou Baolu was not doing something right, Shen Tingjun said, "Mother feels annoyed, so I don't care. Tinglan is about to return to Beijing with his wife Yan to study, and will Tell him the matter and let him handle it by himself."
After hearing this, the old lady's thoughts immediately turned to her younger son and asked Shen Tingjun, "Did Tinglan write to you? Where is he now? Are you sure he will return to Beijing soon?"
Shen Tingjun then talked to the old lady about Shen Tinglan again.
Mother and son chatted and ate, and time passed unknowingly. When the maid outside announced, "The Second Madam and the Third Madam are here with several young masters and girls." The two of them put down their chopsticks and asked the maid to pack their things.
When the second lady and Zhou Baolu came in with their children, they saw the old lady sitting on the rosewood carved rosewood chair above her, and on the chair below her, the solemn and cold eldest brother sat, listening patiently. The old lady spoke while casually sipping tea in a tea cup.
The second lady and Zhou Baolu first bowed to the old lady, and then hurriedly bowed to the eldest brother.
Shen Tingjun and the others rarely see each other, and in the past they mostly met at the old lady's place. In front of the old lady, the eldest brother was quite gentle. But this eldest brother was tough and selfless, and he was always cold and serious. When they came forward to greet them, he would just give them a slight nod and not say a word at all. In addition to his high position and impressive dignity, not to mention the younger members of the family, even the Second Lady and Zhou Baolu were less talkative than usual in front of the eldest brother, the Marquis.
On weekdays, the second and third masters of the house were around, but now the second master was ordered to patrol the border, and the third master was studying abroad with Mr. Yan. Without these two brothers to cheer up, the house was unusually quiet.
Fortunately, a few children stepped forward to salute, which somewhat eased the embarrassment.
The second wife has two sons and one daughter. The two sons are twins, the eldest son Rongxun and the second son Rongxi. The two brothers have just turned six this year and are the eldest and second young masters of Wu'an Hou Mansion. At the beginning of the year, the two of them were sent to the Imperial College to study, and could only go home during holidays.
The second wife also has a daughter, Rongxin, the young lady of Wu'an Hou Mansion, who has just turned four this year.
Because there are no playmates of the same age in Wu'anhou's house, there are several cousins of similar age in the uncle's family. Rongxin is lively and smart, and is not afraid of strangers. From time to time, she goes to stay at her grandfather's house for a few days. This time we stayed for the longest time, nearly half a month. The second wife personally sent someone to pick her up from her parents' house yesterday. Rong Xin learned that her brothers were going to take a break, so she reluctantly came home. Otherwise, he would have to live in his maternal grandfather's house for a longer period of time.
There are three brothers and sisters in the second room, plus Rong An, the daughter of Zhou Baolu, the third roommate, so there are four juniors in the house. The children are all white and tender, with faces that may be childish and ignorant, or pretending to be mature. Even if he is as cold as Shen Tingjun, when facing several children, his cold expressions will often soften, and his gentle voice will make several people stand up without courtesy.
The old lady was also very happy when she saw her grandchildren.
Although she doted on her biological son Rong An, before Rong An was born, there were only two children in the house, Rong Xun and Rong Xi. They were twins, and they both looked fair and delicate. What could the old lady love? Similar. When Rongxin was born, the little girl was soft and glutinous, like a glutinous rice dumpling. She is lively and active, speaks in a sweet voice, and runs to Heyan Hall several times every day. Rong Xin was particularly close to her grandmother, and would whisper secrets to her from time to time. The two had a deep relationship, and the old lady felt panicked after not seeing each other for so many days.
The old lady hugged Rong Xin and muttered like a treasure, which somewhat left Rong An in the cold. Zhou Baolu didn't show any emotion on his face, and he was so angry that he felt angry.
