Seeing that his eldest brother didn't care about him anymore, he raised his feet and was about to go out. Shen Tinglan suddenly called him out, "Brother."
"What's the matter?" Shen Tingjun didn't turn around, just looked at the dark sky outside and stood with his hands behind his back.
The sky was pitch black, not even a star. Just like his cold heart at this moment, beating feebly in a desolate and dark place, heavy and burdened.
Shen Tinglan seemed to have made up his mind, "Brother, I'm going to take care of the matter. I'll go right away."
Shen Tingjun looked back at him, "You should think it over carefully before you deal with it. After all, you and Rongan are both husband and wife... don't make rash decisions."
Shen Tinglan said: "It is precisely because we still have Rongan that some things should be resolved quickly."
Shen Tinglan walked out of the door as he spoke. He strode quickly and quickly disappeared at the door.
Seeing this, Shen Tingjun was not in a hurry to go out.
He sat down and drank a cup of tea. During this moment, another woman's wail came from outside. Then, Cheng Lin hurriedly rushed into the house and reported back: "Master, the Third Master said that the Third Lady is ill and needs to go to the family temple to recuperate for a year. The Third Master arranged a carriage, and the Third Lady has already boarded it. But it happened that Rong Rong Young Master An woke up at night and looked around for his parents. The wet nurse couldn't coax him anymore, so she brought Young Master Rongan to the front yard, and now..."
Now the third master's side is in chaos, Rongan is crying and asking for his mother. Zhou Baolu shouted at the top of her voice, "Rong An, please save mother, your father is having an affair and wants to kill mother to make room for his sweetheart. Rongan, please save mother, mother will die..."
Rong An was a child, so he was frightened by Zhou Baolu's crying and screaming. He was stunned and started to howl. But while he was howling, he reached out for his mother. In addition, Zhou Baolu cried so much that the whole yard was noisy. Now the Third Master's place is almost like a vegetable market.
Cheng Lin was still frightened, but Shen Tingjun frowned and asked, "Send it to the family temple for one year?"
Cheng Lin knew that the Marquis was dissatisfied, so he responded angrily, "Yes, yes."
His response was indeed a cold "chi" from the Marquis.
Then Shen Tingjun didn't go to settle things, got up and walked to the backyard.
The old lady's life was going smoothly, but if something bad happened, she would be unable to sleep for several days. He originally thought about going there tomorrow, but he couldn't bear to worry about his mother all night. Because of this, Shen Tingjun quickly left the front yard and walked into Heyan Hall.
The lights in Heyan Hall are brightly lit, and when you get closer, you can hear Shen Tingyi's voice.
The maids greeted Shen Tingjun and hurriedly opened the curtain.
When the old lady saw her eldest son, whom she relied on the most, coming over, the expression on her face improved a lot.
After Shen Tingjun greeted his mother, he patted Shen Tingyi on the shoulder and said, "Go back and rest. We have to go to the Yamen tomorrow morning."
Shen Tingyi looked at his mother, then at his brother, and then nodded and said, "Okay." Then he said, "Brother, don't be too tired. You stayed up all night with Sanlang yesterday, so you should rest early today."
The old lady also suddenly remembered this problem and couldn't help but said: "What are you doing here in such a hurry? Go back and rest. What's the big deal about Saburo's matter? When we live together, it's common for our teeth to hit the bowl. Maybe they will be reconciled tomorrow. Da Lang, go back and rest. It won’t be too late to come back to the office tomorrow to find your mother.”
Shen Tingjun said, "I'll talk to you for a while and then leave."
When Shen Tingyi saw this, he left first, leaving only the mother and son. The old lady looked at her son's solemn face and asked with some fear: "What on earth is going on? Why did it suddenly happen?" As soon as Sanlang woke up from drinking today, he tied up the maid next to Bao Lu and sent her to the front yard. It was the maid who did something inappropriate, Bao Lu was protecting the maid, and the couple had a quarrel over this, right? ?”
Shen Tingjun said: "No."
Then, despite the old lady's uneasiness, he told the truth about the matter.
This matter is disgraceful, and it would be best if it could be handled without disturbing the old lady. But Zhou Baolu is not someone else. He wants her to disappear from people for a year, or even longer, without a valid reason, and there is no way to fool the old lady.
What's more, now I'm just going to my family temple to clean up my body, who knows what will happen in the future? It is better for the old lady to be mentally prepared for everything.
Next, Zhou Baolu's character was flawed. Although she did not dare to set her sights on the old lady, she should have known better.
Shen Tingjun slowly told Shen Yuyao and Hairi what happened that day.
The old lady only heard half of it, so she couldn't help but cover her chest and lay on the bed gasping for air.
Shuangli hurriedly sent over the Jiuxin Pills. The old lady took two pills in a row, then patted the bed under the worried eyes of the eldest son and said, "Go on. I want to listen carefully to what kind of evil the Zhou family has done."
The old lady is not a mother-in-law who treats her daughter-in-law harshly. On the contrary, she is very close to her daughters-in-law. Although she is not as good as her own daughter, this mother-in-law is also a well-known good mother-in-law in the capital.
She does not address her daughter-in-law directly by her surname, like other mistresses, such as Wang, Li, Zhao, etc. The old lady always calls them by their maiden names, and the love and affection are clearly evident from this.
But what did she get in exchange for her thoughtfulness and kindness? All they got in return was their ignorance, malice and viciousness.
The old lady was so angry that she couldn't lie down any more and slapped the bed loudly. "How dare she do that? That's your sister's hairpin gift. If something really goes wrong, I won't let Sanlang divorce her? And that girl Nianyue, that's her biological cousin. How much hatred do they have? No matter how much resentment she has, she can be so scheming."
Shen Tingjun helped his mother's chest, "Don't be too angry, Sanlang has already dealt with her."
"What to do with her? Lock her up in a family temple for a year. What kind of treatment is this? Why is Saburo still so soft-hearted?"
The old lady rarely felt dissatisfied when talking about her beloved Saburo. Saburo is good at everything, but he has a flaw, that is, he attaches too much importance to friendship.
It would be fine if Zhou Baolu was just an ordinary woman, but she was Sanlang's first wife and gave birth to Rongan for Sanlang.
It is indeed difficult for Sanlang to deal with Zhou Baolu ruthlessly. If we don't deal with her, where can we complain about Nianyue's grievances?
The old lady thought of Sang Nuanyue and how she came over to pay her New Year greetings after the New Year. She acted as if nothing had happened at that time, maybe she was bleeding, right? At that time, Zhou Baolu had clearly done evil, but she didn't feel guilty when facing the master of suffering? He also made bad remarks and acted strangely.
Who is this girl from? Why is the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion so unlucky that they hired such a girl to be their daughter-in-law? This is really a discredit to their ancestors.
The old lady patted her chest wildly, feeling depressed and uncomfortable.
She said fiercely, "Only sending her to the family temple would be a disgrace to the law and a disgrace to the moon. How can we make up for this child?"
Thanks to Shen Tingjun's perfect speaking skills, the old lady thought that Sang Nianyue had successfully escaped from the clutches of the devil and had not experienced anything that she shouldn't have experienced. Because of this, although Zhou Baolu was full of resentment, she had not yet reached the point of hatred. But even so, Sang Nianyue had been wronged by Nuo Da in the Hou Mansion. Now that they knew about it, they couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it.
If you do something wrong, you must be brave enough to take responsibility. Although Zhou Baolu cannot be sent to the government due to various reasons, the compensation and comfort that should be given to Nian Yue must still be given.
The old lady made plans to go to Sang Nianyue in person tomorrow to apologize.
It was already very late at this time, and it would be time to go to court if I could only squint for another hour.
The old lady remembered that her eldest son was going to the Yamen tomorrow morning, so she urged Shen Tingjun to rest quickly.
When Shen Tingjun saw that the old lady's mood had stabilized, he didn't refuse and went out immediately.
When he reached the fork in the road leading to the Songbai Courtyard and the front yard, he turned a corner and headed towards the Songbai Courtyard.
Cheng Lin, who was following behind, touched his nose.
The Marquis said he was resting in the front yard before, but now he came to Songbai Courtyard again. Well, it must be because it was too late and the front yard was too far away, so it was not as convenient as Songbai Courtyard, so the Marquis settled in Songbai Courtyard.
Yes, that's what happened. I'm sure the Marquis didn't think of any messy things.
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Not to mention how happy the old lady was when she learned from Aunt Cui the next day that her husband had finally stayed overnight in Songbai Courtyard.
Not to mention that the second lady and Shen Yuyao got up early in the morning and asked the old lady openly and secretly about the real reason why Zhou Baolu was sent to the family temple.
Just say that today is a cloudy day, and the cold wind blows, making people shiver with cold. This is the beginning of spring cold again.
The old lady wrapped herself up thickly and went out. Aunt Cui persuaded her tactfully from behind, "How about we go there in a few days? It's too cold today and your legs and feet are not feeling well..."
"It's your legs and feet that are weak, but my legs and feet are fine."
Aunt Cui smiled and replied, "Yes, it's my legs and feet that are not in good condition." She did not say goodbye to the old lady, but persuaded her earnestly, "It's not too late for you to wait a few more days. Now that you have stayed up all night, you are in high spirits." It's bad. When Miss Sang sees it, don't you think you are going to do something miserable? Please wait a little longer, so many days have passed, so it doesn't matter if you are a couple of days late."
The old lady has informed Aunt Cui of all the details, and Aunt Cui is naturally heartbroken about what happened to Sang Nianyue. But again, the old lady is old and can't bear it any longer. Her mood swings were so great that she couldn't sleep a wink for another day and night. If she continued to stay up, Grandma Cui was really worried that the old lady would die suddenly.
But the old lady couldn't sit still no matter what, so she raised her legs and walked out. As he walked, he said, "Now that I know about this, there is no reason to pretend to be ignorant. You can't do it justice. I feel uncomfortable enough, and I am asked to pretend not to know and rest at home. How can I rest?"
The old lady sighed, "My children and grandchildren are unfilial and have done evil things. Although I am not ashamed of her actions, for the sake of this prince's mansion, I have to deal with them. Today I did not go to do good things, I came to be evil people." .”
The old lady sighed, and the look on her face became even more sad.
Aunt Cui put herself in the old lady's shoes and thought about the problem. She really felt that it was not easy for the old lady.
The old lady was the most fair person, but this time the matter was really too big, not to mention that a prince was involved. Even if she wanted to seek justice for Sang Nianyue, she couldn't do it.
In this case, she went to visit Sang Nianyue to heal her grievances. Although it is indeed for her own good, is it not another kind of oppression?
Aunt Cui felt heartfelt for the old lady.
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The master and servant went out and arrived at Sang's house in Liushu Alley according to the address Sang Nianyue left earlier.
The servant guarding the gate informed Su Jin of the matter, and Su Jin hurriedly ran over from the backyard.
I saw the old lady and Grandma Cui standing at the door. There were three carriages with the same emblem parked near the door. The first car was probably for the old lady and Grandma Cui. As for the two cars at the back, it looked like they were full of things.
Is this to apologize? Coming to give a gift? Or simply hired?
The last thought came to mind, and Su Jin's face suddenly turned pale.
What she was thinking at this time was that the Marquis must have told the story about him and the girl after he returned home, so the old lady came to hire her.
Naturally, the girl was not qualified to be the Marquis's head wife. Judging from the items loaded in the last two cars, it was not for the purpose of getting the head wife. It was undoubtedly for the purpose of getting a concubine.
Su Jin's little face immediately turned paler. Her face was a little stiff and she couldn't even smile.
The old lady and Aunt Cui were both old men. They all saw Su Jin's repulsive and frightened expression, and they immediately thought of Sang Nianyue's injustice in the Hou Mansion.
have to! Su Jin, this maid, was so loyal that she was also aggrieved by their master.
When she was thinking this way, the old lady didn't expect it at all. If Su Jin was aggrieved for Sang Nian Yue, she should have tried her best to stop her when Sang Nian Yue went to pay New Year's greetings later in the year. But since she didn't stop her, she had to give in to reality. Since you gave in at that time, how can you still show such a face of being bullied now?
The old lady didn't take it into consideration, but Aunt Cui did. However, Aunt Cui is a servant after all, and she is used to considering issues from the perspective of a servant. She also felt that going to the Hou Mansion to pay New Year's greetings was a last resort, but now that she was showing such a fearful expression, it was probably the true thoughts of this maid and her master.
They are afraid that they really want to cut off the relationship with the Hou Mansion, and they really want to avoid the Hou Mansion.
When Grandma Cui was thinking this, the old lady had already said with a smile, "Girl Su Jin, why are you so dumbfounded? But you don't recognize my old lady?"
Su Jin came back to her senses in time and said with a stiff smile, "Your boss is here, our place is full of glory. Madam, please come in quickly and I will help you to the flower hall."
After a while, Su Jin had already managed her expression. She immediately smiled respectfully and welcomed, "That is to say, the girl and the young master have been worrying about the young master's studies recently. Otherwise, the girl would have gone back to the Marquis Mansion to visit you. How can we get you to come and visit us in person? Madam, can you It’s really frustrating for us.”
The old lady waved her hands, looking nonchalant, but she was really speechless in her heart.
If it weren't for the unfilial piety of her descendants, she would have molested her grandson's old man, so why would she go out to make amends to others?
If you talk too much, you will shed tears, but if you don’t talk, it’s okay.
The old lady immediately followed Su Jin into the house and looked around.
This house has three entrances, and it doesn't look very big, but if only the two of them lived there, it would be very spacious.
Moreover, the location of this house is good and the public security is good, so you don't have to worry about climbing the wall late at night. And I heard that there is an academy nearby, so this location is very good.
The old lady looked around and saw that the environment was elegant and pleasant, and the owner's careful decoration could be seen everywhere, and she was immediately more satisfied. She is a girl who lives her life diligently, and her future will be promising.
This girl has suffered a great injustice in her house. From now on, she will have to think carefully about a marriage and try to find a good family for Nianyue.
After looking around, the old lady didn't see Sang Nuanyue and her sister, so she asked curiously, "Isn't Nuanyue at home today?"
Su Jin looked annoyed and said quickly, "Look at me, it's because I was so excited when I saw you that I forgot to mention such an important thing. The girl is indeed not at home today. She went out with the young master early in the morning."
"Where did you go? What did you do?"
Su Jin said happily: "The young master entered the private school for the first day today. The girl was a little worried, so she went with him."
"So that's it." The old lady looked thoughtful, "Did Nian Yue say when he would be back?"
"That's not said. But the girl mentioned before that after sending the young master away, she might wander around the streets. She also wants to find a shop and make a living. Otherwise, it's not like that to just sit back and have nothing, isn't it?" After saying this, Su Jin seemed to suddenly remember that it was rare for the old lady to come here today, and she quickly said: "Are you here specifically to look for the girl? If anything happens, I will go out to look for the girl and call her over. Do you think it's okay?"
Normally, the old lady would have said, "Forget it, I'll come back next time." She was not a troublemaker, but this time she really had something on her mind, and she felt that any delay for an additional quarter of an hour would be torture. Therefore, the old lady nodded and said, "I'd rather trouble you to find someone to run over."
Su Jin was actually unhappy, but she also knew in her heart that if the monk could escape, he could not escape the temple. As long as the old lady had this intention, she would come again sooner or later. In this case, it is better to let the girl send the old lady away directly.
After all, judging from the past experience of getting along with each other, the old lady is not able to force others into difficult situations. If the girl doesn't agree to come into the house as a concubine, the old lady should be considerate, right?
Su Jin gave careful instructions, and the little maid ran outside.
It was also very fast. The old lady only had a cup of tea, and Sang Nianyue hurried back with Suxin in tow.
She had obviously come all the way at a gallop, and even broke out in a thin layer of sweat in the freezing weather.
When the old lady saw this, she felt extremely distressed. She said, "I just want to sit down for a while. Why are you running so fast?" She also said, "Don't take off your cloak. Your body is sweating. Don't get too hot." Once it’s cold, it becomes cold again.”
Sang Nuoyue said "Okay", then saluted the old lady, and then sat down under the old lady.
She looked at the old lady with a very kind look, and her eyes were filled with admiration. Sang Nianyue said softly: "I haven't seen you for some days, and I really miss you. Originally, I was thinking that after sending Qing'er to a private school, I could go back to the Hou Mansion to visit you when I have free time. Familiar. I didn't expect you to have time here yet, so you came to see me first. It's so cold, and you made a special trip to see me. If you feel uncomfortable because of the wind, how can I feel sorry for you?"
Second update. 9000+ today. I'm a little tired, I'm going to bed.
(End of chapter)
