Sang Nianyue asked slightly worriedly, "Is there something that you came here to see me for? If there is something important, you can ask the little maid to run over and say something, and it will be the same when I go to the Hou Mansion to see you. Are you Old man, how can I trouble you to come see me in person?"
Sang Nuoyue babbled softly, her eyes filled with helplessness and concern. When the old lady saw it, she felt even more sad.
Don't blame her for turning her elbows outward. She doesn't feel sorry for her daughter-in-law, but instead feels sorry for Qi Sang Nianyue, a little girl with no relatives. It’s true that people will die when comparing with others, and goods will be thrown away when comparing goods.
Just say that Zhou Baolu also made small mistakes in front of her, and there was no shortage of all kinds of showoffs. But those concerns were all calculated and pretentious, and the old lady was an experienced woman, so she could tell at a glance.
On the other hand, Sang Nianyue's words were sincere and moving, and her eyes were so pure and sincere. The old lady likes girls like this who have a pure and clear heart. Compared to my miserable daughter-in-law, I think Sang Nuanyue is better.
At this time, the old lady felt regretful, "Why don't you think it was Nian Yue who Sanlang proposed to marry in the first place?" Although the two are cousins, their temperaments are very different. If Sanlang wanted to marry Nianyue's child, she would have accepted the offer immediately. Now their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must be getting along like mother and daughter.
It’s a pity, how can there be so many things in the world that we take for granted?
The old lady didn't use official talk, she took Sang Nuanyue's hand and went straight to the topic. She said with emotion: "My child, have you been miserable these days?"
This topic is obviously taboo and cannot be listened to casually. Aunt Cui was considerate and led the maids of the Hou Mansion out. Even though Su Jin and Su Xin were worried about Sang Nuanyue, they all followed him out of the house in a polite manner.
Only these two people were left in the flower hall before the old lady changed the subject.
"Da Lang told me everything last night. Nian Yue, that incident made you feel bad, didn't it? You said, you kid, you suffered such a big loss, why didn't you know how to file a complaint? ? As long as you can be more considerate and show your differences in front of me, I won't let you be wronged until now. My child, you can't be too stubborn. When you are wronged, you have to say it. Only children who can cry can Eat sweets. If you don’t talk or make trouble, no one will know your grievances, let alone feel sorry for you, and no one will seek justice for you."
The old lady's eyes were red as she spoke. She looked at the dark circles under Sang Nuanyue's eyes, and then looked at her thin body. From the bottom of her heart, the old lady felt that the child was pitiful. It must be because of those things in the past that the child was extremely scared, so he still has nightmares and cannot sleep well at night.
The old lady felt more and more distressed, and told her what Saburo had done yesterday.
As soon as Sang Nuoyue heard the old lady mention what happened that day, her whole body tensed up uncontrollably. She didn't know how far the old lady knew it, so she was a little worried. But thinking about it, Shen Tingjun was not shameless enough to tell the old lady about how he sacrificed his life to save her.
She was relieved when she suddenly heard the old lady say that Zhou Baolu had been dealt with.
Sang Nuanyue raised her head in surprise. She didn't expect that Zhou Baolu would really get retribution. Although this retribution is child's play, it only lasts for one year. But the length of time is not the key issue at all. The most important thing is that this punishment was done by Shen Tinglan, which attracted Sang Nianyue's attention the most.
Sang Nianyue had been in the Hou Mansion for such a long time, so she couldn't tell that the person Zhou Baolu was most nervous and concerned about was Shen Tinglan. Whether she really loves Shen Tinglan or doesn't want to lose her reputation as the third wife of the Hou family. After all, all her honor and disgrace are tied to Shen Tinglan. Now that she is disgusted by Shen Tinglan, will she be able to be her Marquis's wife with such peace of mind in the future?
It’s impossible.
The pent-up feeling in Sang Nuanyue's heart suddenly came out, and she felt much more relaxed.
The old lady saw her "dejected" appearance, but mistakenly thought it was loss and confusion.
She also knew that just sending the Zhou family to the family temple for self-cultivation couldn't really be considered a punishment. It's just like shutting up and thinking about your mistakes, it's just for small punishments and big warnings. But according to Zhou's nature, even if she has been practicing for a year, she will not repent. Instead, she may become more vicious and dissatisfied. She will bear her hatred on Sang Nianyue later, fearing that she will even crazier revenge on her.
But this time with her watching, she wouldn't let Zhou hurt Nuanyue.
She made a decision in her heart, but the old lady was still ashamed when she faced Sang Nianyue. She said with a bitter voice: "I have never done anything disrespectful to anyone in my life. I have always behaved upright and sat upright, and I have never dared to say anything to anyone. But in this matter, for Hou I am biased against the Zhou family and cannot give you a satisfactory explanation, Nianyue, I am so ashamed of you."
Sang Nuanyue said in a hoarse voice, "I know your difficulties. Don't think about it anymore. This is already good. It's really good."
"You girl, you are so kind-hearted. I have only done this little, but before I can make up for the harm I did to you, you don't ask for anything or want anything. Why are you such a talkative girl?"
Sang Nianyue saw the old lady weeping with emotion and couldn't help but said: "Let the past things go by. After all, I am fine now. Don't take this matter to your heart. This matter is Zhou Baolu's fault." , it’s not your fault. Just don’t feel guilty and let this matter end here.”
"Prince Nasu..."
The old lady didn't want to mention this annoying old prince. He was already buried with his neck half in the ground. Prince Su was really old-hearted and wanted to try all kinds of fancy things. But the result of trying was that after causing such a big trouble, he just patted his butt and walked away like a normal person.
Fortunately, Dalang gave him a lesson that was not too big or too small. Prince Su's body has been hollowed out over the years. After falling into the water, I was frightened and caught cold. I heard that I have been very peaceful these days.
This was the first time Sang Nuanyue knew that Prince Su had been thrown into the river.
How should I put it, she was quite happy to hear this news.
But then again, Xu Shi had never met Prince Su from beginning to end, and Sang Nianyue didn't dislike him as much as Zhou Baolu. She was just a little disgusted by such a relative of the emperor. He is the kind of person who eats nothing and behaves recklessly.
But now that he has learned his lesson, she feels at ease and the two sides have settled their accounts.
When Sang Nianyue said this, the old lady felt more and more ashamed of her kindness and generosity.
But Prince Su is really not something that the Marquis of Wu'an can deal with if he wants. His status advantage made him naturally occupy a high position, and he calculated that he would make Emperor Longqing think that some of his ministers were dissatisfied with the imperial power.
Offending Prince Su is a small matter, but disrespecting the imperial power is a big deal.
The old lady conveyed this meaning to Sang Nianyue in a vague way, and Sang Nianyue nodded and said: "I understand, you have done everything you can for me, I can only be grateful, how can I be dissatisfied? "
The old lady clapped her hand and said meaningfully: "Wait patiently, Da Lang will give you a fair answer. It's just that the time is not right now, so please wait patiently."
The old lady suddenly mentioned Shen Tingjun, and Sang Nianyue felt uncomfortable again.
She still remembered the indifferent look on the man's back when he left last night.
He must be very angry and frustrated with her, so why would he get involved in her affairs?
But he didn't say anything about what he had done, so how could she know that he had vented his anger on her behalf?
When Sang Nuanyue was thinking about it, the old lady mentioned it again, "I brought something for you."
When Sang Nianyue heard this, she remembered what Su Jin had said before when she asked the maid to take her. Su Jin said that the old lady Xu was here to take a concubine for the Marquis.
She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood there for a long time, unable to recover. But when she came back to her senses, she felt that this was definitely not the case.
Combining all Shen Tingjun's previous actions - he informed Shen Tinglan of the matter. Shen Tinglan had read the books of sages for so many years, so naturally he would not tolerate such a wife who did many evil things. He must have taken action to alert the old lady, so the old lady must have learned the whole story and came to apologize.
As expected, the old lady mentioned that she had brought many things for her to use, and she thought it was the Hou Mansion's apology to her.
Sang Nuanyue firmly refused.
When she entered the door, she saw many boxes piled under the eaves of the door. Those boxes look very expensive, made of huanghuali, rosewood, and rosewood.
The box is just the outer packaging, and it looks so high-end. The things inside must be more valuable.
Sang Nianyue would never dare to accept these things without merit.
But the old lady also said, "I feel sorry for you and feel guilty at the same time. Now I can't disobey you and do anything. I can only give you some toys as compensation? Are you not even willing to accept these? Or, You still blame me in your heart, so you don’t even want to take a look at my things?”
"What are you talking about?" Sang Nianyue sighed helplessly, "Don't poke my heart. I only respect you and have never had any resentment. The matter has nothing to do with you, but you have to worry about it. I think It hurts in my eyes but in my heart. Don't try to persuade me, I'll just accept it."
After all, Sang Nuanyue opened her mouth to accept the things under the old lady's earnest gaze.
As soon as she said these words, the old lady seemed to have been relieved of a burden, and her spirits improved visibly.
The old lady is old, her complexion is sallow, and now her eyelids are drooping weakly, and her whole person looks very depressed and tired.
Sang Nuanyue naturally knew that the old lady must have been suffering all night and had not slept well. She immediately said, "Are you very sleepy? Do you want to rest in the guest room for a while?"
The old lady wanted to say "No," and it would be too rude to rest in someone's guest room for the first time. But before the words came out of her mouth, the old lady couldn't help but yawned loudly.
Sang Nuanyue hurriedly persuaded, "Shall I help you go and have a rest? You can take a nap and I will stay with you. When you wake up later, I think Lai Qing'er will also come home from school. You haven't seen me for a long time. Qing'er, Qing'er misses you too, how about you stay here for a while?"
The old lady finally yawned and said "good".
Because the matter in her heart was settled, the old lady felt relaxed. On the way to the guest room, the old man yawned frequently, and tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.
This was naturally a bit out of character, so Grandma Cui saved the old lady's respect and said, "The old lady didn't sleep a wink all night."
"I know that the old lady is thinking of me." Sang Nianyue joked: "The old lady feels sorry for me, and now it is my turn to fulfill my filial piety to the old lady. I will accompany the old lady later, but you can't talk to me Rob."
Aunt Cui smiled and said: "No, no, no."
As soon as the old lady's head touched the pillow, she fell asleep.
Sang Nianyue fulfilled her promise and brought a small stool over. She took a book and read it gently while staying patiently by the bed.
Soon it was lunch time, and Sang Nuoyue left the room.
In the afternoon, Sang Nianyue wanted to wake up the old lady, but Nanny Cui said: "Let the old lady sleep a little longer. The old lady hasn't slept enough yet, and she is afraid that she will have a headache again when she wakes up."
"If you sleep any longer, you'll be gone at night."
"It's okay." Aunt Cui said cheerfully, "I'll play cards with the old lady for a while in the evening, and I'll fall asleep after a while."
"That's fine."
In this way, the old lady fell asleep from about noon, and did not wake up until it was almost dark.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Sang Nianyue and Aunt Cui discussed it and prepared to wake up the old lady.
At this time, there was a noise at the door, and a little maid ran over and said in fear: "Hou, Marquis Wu'an is here to take the old lady back to her home."
Shen Tingjun only learned that his mother had left home early in the morning and had not returned yet after returning from the Yamen.
Fortunately, Aunt Cui sent someone to send a message to the mansion in advance, saying that the old lady was at Sang's house, otherwise the entire Wu'an Hou Mansion would probably be in commotion.
Because he knew that the old lady was in Sang's house, Shen Tingjun didn't even stop when he entered the Hou Mansion, and came straight over as soon as he turned around.
Sang Nianyue and Aunt Cui met Shen Tingjun at the entrance of the flower hall. Aunt Cui hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him. Even though Sang Nianyue was a little reluctant, she didn't want people to notice anything strange in public.
She also stepped forward and saluted, and then after Shen Tingjun called "get up", she quickly retreated to the side of Aunt Cui, lowered her head and listened to the conversation between Shen Tingjun and Aunt Cui, but she herself said nothing.
During this period, she couldn't help but slightly raised her head to look at him a few times, but every time she only saw him talking patiently to Aunt Cui, without even looking towards her.
Aunt Cui told the old lady that she fell asleep in the guest room. Shen Tingjun nodded slightly and asked Aunt Cui to wake her mother up. He also said, "If I continue to sleep, I will really fall asleep at night."
Aunt Cui said with a smile: "Nuan Yue and I were about to go over, but by chance the Marquis came over. Then the Marquis will sit in the flower hall first, and Nian Yue and I went to call the old lady to get up."
"Go ahead."
Shen Tingjun took a seat in the flower hall, and Sang Nianyue followed Grandma Cui to the guest room.
It was obviously her home, but at this moment she seemed not to know the way. Like a puppet on strings, she could only rely on instinct and follow Granny Cui stiffly.
At this time, Sang Nuanyue had no time to think about, why hasn't his brother come back so late? And I don’t know if today’s dishes are to the old lady’s taste.
Her attention was completely attracted by the people in the flower hall.
She could clearly feel that Shen Tingjun was looking at her at this moment. This left her with a thorn in her back, and she could hardly walk anymore.
The old lady slept for nearly three hours.
Because she slept for a long time and slept well, her previous decadence was gone, and her whole face was radiant, even her face was rosy.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Cui joked, "It seems that the place where the moon is twisted is better, or the canopy bed. I think you can rest better here than in our house, otherwise you will live here in the future, right?"
The old lady regained her energy and had the strength to joke with Aunt Cui. Just listen to her say: "That won't work. Nianyue has finally taken charge of her own affairs. Now that I came here suddenly, didn't I put a layer of elders on top of her? This is so unpleasant. I'd better continue to bother my sons. .”
Several people laughed.
Sang Nuanyue's smile was a little forced, she was still thinking about Shen Tingjun.
But when she heard the old lady's words of self-disdain, she couldn't help but cheer up and said: "If you like it, you can come here often in the future. If you decide to live here, then I will only be happier. They say there is an old man, It’s like a treasure. Qing’er and I have no serious elders. If you can live in this house and take care of us, we won’t be happy in time.”
"That won't work either. Although you siblings are young, you don't have to worry much, unlike those in the Hou Mansion." The old lady got a headache when she mentioned her two sons. The eldest son would fool him and never go on a blind date again, while the younger son would blindly marry such a woman. Now that the Zhou family has been dealt with, Rongan is crying and asking for his mother, and the whole third room is in a mess.
She had to go back quickly to deal with the aftermath of Sanfang, and she also had to persuade Dalang to go on a blind date.
The two sons are obviously much older than the Sang siblings, but none of them are reliable, and now the old lady gets angry just by mentioning them.
In the midst of her anger, the old lady suddenly heard Aunt Cui say: "You can't let the Marquis hear these words. The Marquis has come to pick you up in person and is waiting in the flower hall. The Marquis is full of filial piety, but you dislike him here. If the Marquis knows about it and gets anxious and leaves you here to go back home, what do you think he should do?"
"Da Lang is here? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The old lady no longer bothered to quarrel with Aunt Cui. She dressed neatly and washed herself. She let Sang Nianyue support her and went to the flower hall in the front yard.
At this time Qing'er has come back.
He chatted with a new classmate for a while today, but who knew it was almost dark when he came to his senses. Qing'er was worried that her sister was worried about herself, so she trotted back to the Hou Mansion, only to see an unexpected person in the flower hall.
He was scolded by the Marquis for being reckless and coming home late, and then he was tested for academic knowledge by the Marquis. He felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and could hardly speak.
Now that she saw her sister and the old lady coming, Qing'er felt like she had seen a savior, and hurriedly came over to call for help.
When Shen Tingjun saw Qing'er running away as if running away, he couldn't help but frown slightly. What, is he scary?
Because dinner was already prepared, Sang Nianyue and Aunt Cui had already agreed to let the old lady have dinner before leaving. Now that Shen Tingjun came over, he just added a pair of chopsticks, and everyone was still eating at Sangzhai.
The dinner was made according to the old lady's taste, and she enjoyed it very much. When Qing'er was growing, she ate a lot. Even Shen Tingjun used two bowls of rice.
If there is anyone at the table who doesn't know how to taste the food, it must be Sang Nianyue.
She sat between Shen Tingjun and Qing'er, because the dining table was a round table, which meant that she and Shen Tingjun were sitting next to each other.
Maybe there was a personal relationship between the two of them, maybe they broke up on bad terms last night. Sang Nianyue felt very uncomfortable after seeing Shen Tingjun. Occasionally their eyes would meet or their chopsticks would bump into each other. Sang Nianyue would be at a loss and didn't know how to deal with it.
She spent the whole meal very anxiously, even when she was joking and laughing, she seemed reluctant.
When everyone finished eating and put down their chopsticks, the old lady realized that she had only eaten half a bowl of rice. I couldn't help but say to her, "I don't know when you will get rid of your habit of eating less. You are young and you eat even less than me. If things go on like this, your well-nurtured body will deteriorate again."
Qing'er saw her sister's stunned look and quickly helped her out, "My sister just ate less today. She used to be able to use a bowl of rice. Madam, don't worry, I'm guarding my sister and I won't let her suffer any harm." .”
"Oh, you are a good boy." The old lady actually wanted to ask Sang Nuanyue, why did she use so little today? Don't you feel hungry before meal time? Or was it because today's dinner only catered to her, an old woman's taste, but not to her taste, so she ate less?
But it's getting dark now, and Erlang and Sanlang will be in a hurry if they don't go back to the house. Then the old lady was also thinking about Rongan, so she got up and walked out without saying anything else.
When they arrived at the gate, the old lady repeatedly told Sang Ningyue a few words. The meaning behind the words is the same. If someone bullies her, she must not hold back and say nothing. You can tell her anything you want. Although she couldn't afford to offend the emperor's relatives, she could not offend the other dignitaries in the capital.
Sang Nuanyue agreed and watched the old lady's carriage and Shen Tingjun's figure on horseback go away before returning to the house.
When she got to the backyard and there was no one else around, Su Xin said, "If the old lady lets the girl be bullied, just speak out boldly. Little does she know that the person who bullies the girl the most now is her good husband."
Sang Nuanyue paused in place, with a strange look on her face. Su Jin slapped Su Xin hard on the arm, "You are seeking death, you dare to say anything."
"Then I'm not wrong. I feel wronged for the girl," Su Xin said, getting angry again, "What's going on now? The girl is the Marquis's wife..."
Su wanted to say "outer room", but when he looked up, he saw that the girl's face was as pale as the moon today.
She felt distressed at that time and quickly shut up and stopped talking.
But Suxin was worried about the girl from the bottom of his heart.
The girl doesn’t want to be a concubine, but how can a concubine be better than a concubine?
But Lord Marquis is not someone they can refuse if they want to.
That kind of emperor's pride can come and go freely, only he dislikes the girl and abandons her. In his opinion, the girl's rejection may be due to greed, some ulterior motives, or just playing hard to get.
In short, they are not good words.
And they couldn't bear the anger of Marquis Wu An at all, so after all, they still had to let the girl continue to feel wronged.
