Two days later, the Rose Garden where Sang Nianyue lived welcomed an owner of the Hou Mansion.
The third girl, Shen Yuyao, came to visit.
The small and dilapidated Rose Garden was obviously beyond the expectations of this noble lady. Shen Yuyao was seen frowning from the moment she walked in, her face wrinkled like a bun.
In front of Sang Nianyue, Shen Yuyao held back the disgust she wanted to blurt out. But it was obvious that the environment in Rose Garden was too crude, making her particularly uncomfortable.
There are no row upon row of houses, no elaborate pavilions, no rock gardens, lakes and pavilions. Even the flowers and plants here are sparse and withered, looking like they have grown wildly.
Shen Yuyao was born in a wealthy nest filled with gold and jade. Everywhere she went through life, there were flowers blooming. Therefore, Shen Yuyao never thought that there could be such a dilapidated residence in the world, and it was still her own family.
Her cognition was shocked and she was in a daze. When Sang Nianyue welcomed her into the cramped flower hall, Shen Yuyao was still absent-minded, as if her soul had flown to the sky.
Fortunately, the refreshments in Rose Garden were pretty good and could barely be eaten, but they still couldn't heal her shaken mind.
Shen Yuyao stayed in Rose Garden for a while, then left with a few maids.
Sang Nuanyue sent her out and waited until Shen Yuyao and his party left before returning to the yard.
Su Xin, who had been holding back for a long time, was finally able to speak freely, and her expression was very exciting, "The look on the third girl's face when she saw our residence was really wonderful. Does she really not know what is going on in Rose Garden?"
Sang Ningyue nodded, "I guess I really don't know...there's nothing surprising about this." After all, the third girl has been held in the palm of everyone's hands since she was born. She is a true daughter of the emperor. She eats bird's nests and shark's fins, wears brocade garlands on her hairpin, and visits high-end palaces. Her unsatisfactory life was probably limited to quarreling with her friends. I didn't have the hairpin that others had, or maybe the food today was not to her liking...
Let’s not talk about the third girl, just her.
Before her parents passed away, she also lived in a heap of splendor. The only things that worry her every day are: her father locked the ancient books in a secret compartment and refused to give them to her; she was about to go to a banquet but she just wanted to study at home; the paint used in the painting did not meet her expectations, and she didn’t know if there was anything better on the market...
She also doesn’t know the suffering in the world.
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When did she know that there were all kinds of sufferings in this world?
It was after she stayed at her uncle's house.
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Shen Yuyao left Qiangweiyuan and couldn't help asking the maids around her, "The courtyard where cousin Sang lives is so dilapidated. Who chose it for her? Is there no other courtyard in our house? When will the Hou Mansion come up with this kind of courtyard?" Are you entertaining guests in the courtyard? Is it the guest courtyard arranged by Uncle Shen? I'll go find Uncle Shen."
Uncle Shen is the chief steward of the Hou Mansion. His ancestors served Taizu Shen around. They were given the surname Shen because of their hard work and dedication to their duties.
Linlang saw the girl running towards the front yard, stomped her feet and hurriedly caught up, "Good girl, stop looking for Uncle Shen. What does this matter have to do with Uncle Shen?"
"He is the chief steward of the mansion. What matters in the mansion are not handled by him? You mean that this matter has nothing to do with Uncle Shen. Then tell me, who does this matter have to do with?"
Shen Yuyao rolled up her sleeves and put her hands on her hips angrily, and the hairpin on her head was about to be thrown to her face. "This person is stupid! After all, Cousin Sang is also a relative of the Hou family. She arranges such a courtyard for others. Who are you looking down on? This is a slap in our own faces."
"Look at how cramped the Rose Garden is. I'm embarrassed to even speak loudly. Because in the east wing next to the flower hall, the young master of the Sang family is reading. When I talk in the flower hall, it makes so much noise that they can't even read the book. It's so big. I can't move my legs even if there is no space. Is this the only courtyard left in our poor house?"
Shen Yuyao breathed unevenly. Seeing this, Linlang and the others quickly patted the girl's back and stroked her chest. Shen Yuyao finally calmed down. Linlang was poked in the waist by the maids behind him, and then he told Shen Yuyao about the situation in Qiangweiyuan. listen.
Shen Yuyao was stunned, "You said this was specially arranged by the third sister-in-law for Cousin Sang?"
"Isn't it? It was the third lady's Zhijin who asked for this courtyard. Uncle Shen was afraid that they didn't know what was going on inside the Rose Garden, so he asked people to take Zhijin to take a look inside, but Zhijin turned around and decided on that small courtyard. The reason I also found a good one, saying that they are just two people, Miss Sang and Mr. Sang. They have a deep love for each other and live together to take care of each other. If the yard is too big and empty, I'm afraid they won't be able to adapt to it."
"You can't adapt to this... ghost!" Shen Yuyao's eyes widened, "Where does this come from? I've only heard of people complaining about the small and crowded courtyards. I've never heard of people complaining about the courtyard being too big to walk around. This is troublesome. Third sister-in-law’s thoughts must be poisonous. Does she have any deep grudge against Cousin Sang?”
Linlang spread his hands and said, "How could this slave know?"
But everyone said that there must be some quarrel between the third lady and this girl Sang, otherwise how could she be so disgusting?
The predecessor of Wu'an Marquis' Mansion was a county prince's mansion. The mansion covers an area of more than 100 acres, with four to five hundred houses and countless yards. But how many masters are there in the Hou Mansion?
It can be said that more than half of the courtyards in the Hou Mansion are idle. With so many courtyards, it is not easy to find one that is spacious and beautiful.
But the third lady specifically chose the dilapidated and small Rose Garden.
The relationship between these two people, no matter how you taste it, it will never be harmonious.
Shen Yuyao understood the lawsuit between Linlang's eyebrows, and she asked with the last bit of luck, "Is it really arranged by the third sister-in-law? Could it be that Zhijin is using the third sister-in-law as an excuse, and that Zhijin has evil intentions?"
Knowing that this statement was untenable, Shen Yuyao still didn't want to think the worst about Zhou Baolu. "You guys have seen me too. When we were at He Yan Hall, the third sister-in-law saw cousin Sang and she couldn't stop crying with excitement. She almost passed away."
Linlang said, "Does that girl know that before you met Miss Sang, the third lady had never been to Qiangweiyuan once? You also sent someone to give things to Miss Sang, but the third lady has followed the trend and given it to Miss Sang." After one extra courtesy, I haven’t sent anything to Rose Garden since then, let alone come to Rose Garden in person to visit the patient.”
"Well, isn't it that Rongan is still young and the third sister-in-law is worried about getting sick?"
Shen Yuyao tried hard to find excuses, but Linlang just looked at her and said nothing, saying, "Girl, just be happy," "Girl, whatever you say is right." Shen Yuyao was so angry that she stamped her feet, "Just wait, I'll ask someone to see if Sister-in-law San and Cousin Sang are not being dealt with."
These words made Linlang panic. She grabbed Shen Yuyao's sleeves, "Miss, who are you going to ask?"
Who to ask?
Who could she ask?
If you ask your mother, you won't be able to tell her about it, and you won't be able to ask her sister-in-law's dowry, so you can only ask the maid in her courtyard.
But let's not talk about how unscrupulous it is for a sister-in-law to inquire about things in her sister-in-law's courtyard; let's just say that even if she really wants to inquire about some information, she can't come forward in person, otherwise she will lose her standing.
Shen Yuyao looked at Linlang, and Linlang waved her hands. She also felt embarrassed.
Shen Yuyao glared angrily, and Linlang was about to give in. At this moment, a heavenly voice saved Linlang from the sea of suffering.
"Yao'er, who are you trying to embarrass with your big eyes? Third brother hasn't been back for a long time, and he saw you acting playfully when he got home. You are a big girl now, can you pay attention to your image?"
Shen Yuyao turned around sharply and saw a dusty man standing under the bright sunlight.
He was wearing a sky-blue scholar's toga, and his figure was thin and straight. There was a smile on his lips and his breath was elegant. He stood under the warm sun and looked at her. He really looked like a gentle and dignified young man.
Shen Yuyao was so surprised that she trembled when she spoke. She rushed towards the man, "Third brother!"
