After Shen Tianshu returned to Yongzhou Mansion, he stayed at home honestly for several days. Every morning and evening, he would spend time with Mrs. Shen talking to relieve his boredom. When he returned to his room, he would read and copy scriptures.
Since I don't run out often and I don't cause trouble to anyone, my life can be said to be very regular.
This made Shen Yunyao, who had always been wary of being plotted by her and tried every possible means to seize her handle, felt like she had been eluded and had no power to use.
On this day, when I went to greet Mrs. Shen in the morning, I saw Mrs. Xu coming in with Shen Yuanlin with a smile on her face and said: "Old lady, look, who is back?"
"Grandma!" Shen Yuanlin smiled and threw himself in front of Mrs. Shen. After calling out sweetly, he remembered to salute.
Mrs. Xu said from the side: "Old lady, Yuan Lin has been thinking about his grandmother before. This time, when the holiday comes, he can't wait for a long time and rushes back anxiously all night long."
When she saw her grandson whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Mrs. Shen's face softened a little, and she said continuously: "No need to be polite, you child, your grandmother lives at home, why are you in a hurry? You are traveling at night." How hard it is!”
"Grandma, I miss you." Shen Yuanlin leaned next to Mrs. Shen and said coquettishly, "When you come back, please stay here and don't leave."
After all, Shen Yuanlin is Shen Zhonglei's only son. He has been favored in the old house since he was a child. In addition, he left the old house at a young age and has not personally experienced the severity of Mrs. Shen. Therefore, he has been following Xu's instructions and doing his best to survive. Acting coquettishly in front of the old lady.
But Mrs. Shen quickly calmed down from the joy of seeing her grandson and asked about his studies.
"I heard from your father that you are studying at Sanyi Academy now? The academy is quite famous, and the gentlemen should all be well-educated people. But without your parents and no one to supervise you, how can you keep up with the progress?"
But Mrs. Shen has never been very satisfied with Shen Yuanlin's studies.
Shen Zhonglei was obviously smart and smart since he was a child, and he was always among the best when he was studying in his hometown.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yuanlin has always been unable to keep up with the progress since he was introduced to school. Let alone outstanding, he is still far behind the ordinary children of the same age. This makes Mrs. Shen really not happy, and she is worried about all this. It comes down to Xu.
So when she met Shen Yuanlin at this time, she was still most concerned about her studies.
"The gentlemen have spoken very well. Although my parents are not around, I have classmates studying with me, and the gentlemen are always supervising..."
Mrs. Xu quickly helped and added: "Mom, this kid Yuan Lin is actually not stupid, he just woke up late. In addition, the teacher he hired before didn't teach him the right way. Now he has gone to Sanyi Academy and his studies have already been completed." I slowly caught up, and my husband even praised him!"
She deliberately did not mention that Shen Zhonglei had changed schools this time. In order to allow Shen Yuanlin to keep up, she deliberately reported his progress a little slower. Now the children in the same class with him are all children about two years younger than him.
"That's good." Old Mrs. Shen nodded and said, "I'm not telling you, you should also put more effort into Yuan Lin. After all, Yuan Lin is your support in the future!"
Mrs. Shen only believed three points of Xu's words.
Not to mention that in the eyes of the mother, all sons must be good.
Through her observations during her time in Yongzhou Mansion, Old Mrs. Shen felt more and more that Mrs. Xu was no longer the daughter-in-law who lived peacefully in the old home of the Shen family.
It's just that she still has some scruples when facing Xu.
We must not only consider whether it will affect Shen Zhonglei's career, but also consider the impact on Shen Yuanlin. After all, Shen Zhonglei only has such a son now.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Shen became more and more dissatisfied with Mrs. Xu.
After so many years of marriage, Shen Zhonglei has only taken one concubine, and she is her own dowry maid.
If Mrs. Xu herself had the ability, she could have more children and raise more children. They gave birth to a son and a daughter together, and they still controlled her so strictly. She was really jealous.
However, as a mother-in-law, Mrs. Shen has always maintained her identity and cannot do anything like going past her daughter-in-law and inserting people into her son's room, so she can only be secretly dissatisfied in her heart.
Seeing Shen Yuanlin return, Shen Tianshu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his plan could finally be implemented.
After coming out of Mrs. Shen's room, Shen Tianshu asked someone to send a message to Xie Yan.
There was action soon.
In the afternoon, a letter addressed to Xu Yurou was delivered to the disciple of Shen Mansion by a little beggar.
Xu was confused when she got the letter and didn't take it seriously.
She opened it casually and took a look. Her beauty instantly turned pale. She sat up suddenly and asked, "Come here, who sent this letter?"
Hanqiao followed the sound and walked quickly into the room, took a look and said: "Madam, this letter was sent by a little beggar. The people below saw the lady's maiden name written on it and did not dare to deal with it casually, so they sent it to the slave. coming."
Xu's face turned pale, and his voice even trembled as he asked, "Then you saw it?"
"No." Hanqiao shook his head repeatedly, "The envelope is very tight. I checked it from the outside. There is indeed only letter paper inside. There is nothing bad, so I put the letter on Madam's desk."
"Okay, I understand." Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand, "Go down!"
After sending everyone out, Ms. Xu carefully unfolded the letter again. The few words on it made her hair stand on end.
It's been so long, why did this person suddenly come to your door?
Because she didn't know the purpose of the other party's visit, Mrs. Xu stayed in her room and struggled all afternoon. When she went to Mrs. Shen's room to serve dinner in the evening, she didn't look very good.
Seeing this, Shen Tianshu asked with concern: "What's wrong with mother?"
"I'm fine!" Ms. Xu didn't want anyone to see that something was wrong with her, so she hurriedly replied, then stepped forward and rushed to help take out the dishes from the food box and set up dinner.
But something was pressing on her mind and it was difficult to concentrate. First she dropped her chopsticks, and then accidentally dropped a bowl.
Old Mrs. Shen endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore after Mrs. Xu threw the bowl. She put down her chopsticks heavily and said, "Mother Yuanlin, if you feel uncomfortable, just say it. I don't have to ask my daughter-in-law to set the rules next to me." Man, who are you showing this to?"
"Mom, it's my daughter-in-law's fault. I was delayed by something at noon and didn't take a break, so I feel a little down on energy right now." Mrs. Xu apologized hastily.
Shen Yunyao hurriedly spoke for Mrs. Xu: "Grandma, my mother got seriously ill at the beginning of the year, and her health has not been good. Today, I had something to do and I couldn't take a nap. It is inevitable that I am a little depressed..."
Old Mrs. Shen glanced at her displeasedly and said, "I didn't see you caring when your mother came into the house. Shu'er noticed that she didn't look good and expressed concern. Why are you pretending now?"
