Even after Su Zizhan withdrew his gaze, he raised his eyes and took one more look in Liu Yingying's direction.
It's so embarrassing!
Liu Yingying didn't show much embarrassment, but Wu's face turned red with embarrassment at the embarrassing scene in front of her. Seeing that the third master wanted to continue explaining and embarrassing him, she was so angry that she was about to step forward to interrupt. At this time, Liu Yingying at her side suddenly took a step forward, bowed slowly, and blessed Shen Mo opposite her. Fang whispered softly: "The elders in the family and Mrs. Shen are old acquaintances in the boudoir, and we passed by here today." "My mother originally planned to pay a visit, but she didn't want to meet the young master here, so she caused a misunderstanding and made the young master laugh."
Liu Yingying spoke slowly word by word.
She slowed down her speaking speed, and her voice was soft and lazy, like a delicate oriole singing, which was particularly pleasant to hear. Perhaps she was tired from traveling and traveling, and she had been sick for half a month, and her voice had a faint hoarseness, which made people pity her.
But he spoke every word seriously, and briefly summarized the causes and consequences in a few sentences.
In addition, she was generous and well-behaved. She explained the misunderstanding in a few words. Shen Mo felt relieved. At this time, he remembered the seasickness and vomiting of his cousin whom he had just mistakenly admitted, and immediately changed his words: "That's it. .”
After saying that, he immediately bowed to the Wu family across from him and said politely: "This junior is too abrupt to welcome you from afar."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to invite the Liu family back home, but when he opened his mouth, he paused in his thoughts and hesitated for a moment.
If he was Grandma's old friend, why didn't Grandma send someone to greet him?
It's been a long time. If I receive a letter of thanks in my house, it's time to reply.
The Shen family was very prosperous, and there were many guests coming and going in the past. Shen Mo didn't know much about the interactions between the elders, so he was a little worried about the new life.
When he was hesitating whether he should take the cousin who had admitted his mistake back with him, at this moment, he only heard a sound of "hush", and a carriage came from a distance behind him. Everyone rushed to look, only to see a carriage. The green-covered carriage drove slowly towards them.
Shen Mo's entourage saw the carriage approaching and did not stop it. The carriage drove unimpeded and stopped behind Shen Mo's carriage. Not long after, a mother was helped out by the coachman. The mother got off the carriage and He immediately bowed to Shen Mo and said, "I have met the Third Young Master."
It turned out to be the Shen family's carriage.
Seeing this, Shen Mo stepped forward and said, "Are you here to greet someone?"
Mother was surprised and said: "How do you know, Master?"
When he raised his eyes and saw the huge crowd at the ferry, he immediately reacted and said respectfully: "The old slave has been ordered by the old lady to come to pick up the Liu family from Yuncheng."
The mother who came was the third-class mother in front of Mrs. Shen.
Non-premium customer specifications.
Shen Mo understood, but he also said politely to Mrs. Wu: "Auntie, please come first."
Seeing this, Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and while giving way to Shen Mo, she finally got on the carriage.
Before Liu Yingying got on the carriage, she wanted to return Shen Mo's kettle. Shen Mo glanced at Liu Yingying from a distance and said in a gentle tone: "The girl is not feeling well, so keep it for the journey."
At the other end, Su Ziqing, who had already boarded the purple-faced carriage, heard the movement outside the carriage and opened the curtain to take a look outside the carriage.
Liu Yingying seemed to sense something. Before getting on the carriage, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced back, only to see the thick purple-gold curtain in front of her faintly shaking.
This day passed with ups and downs, a thousand twists and turns.
Finally, she was able to enter the Shen family smoothly, but after getting on the carriage, Wu's face darkened, and the joy she felt when she learned that the Shen family had sent someone to greet her on the deck was instantly gone.
Chapter 007
One purple and one blue, two carriages drove into Shen's house one after the other.
The purple-covered carriage is inlaid with gold thread. Every needle and tip is made of the finest gold and silver thread, not to mention the purple brocade fabric. Purple is the most respected thing and was originally a gift from the palace. Even the front of the carriage The horses are all driven by two horses, and the carriage is half as wide as an ordinary carriage. It is extremely majestic and is used by the head of the Shen family or several distinguished princes.
The green-covered carriage is of ordinary configuration. The size of the carriage is the same as that of an ordinary mansion. It is mostly used by the Shen family for daily travel.
Therefore, when the two carriages parked in front of the main gate of the Shen family, Mrs. Su, the wife of the second room of the Shen family, did not notice that there were other guests in the carriage at the back, and thought it was the servants accompanying the Su family. take.
I saw that the second wife, Su, was about thirty-five or sixteen years old. She was beautiful, dignified, and wealthy. She wore a narrow-sleeved magenta satin coat with golden peonies and tight clusters, a magenta skirt of the same color, and a hairpin on her head. The golden phoenix hairpin is inlaid with rubies and jade, the waist is decorated with colorful emerald green palace ribbons, and a pair of emerald gold bracelets as big as thumbs are worn on the wrists. At a glance, the wealth covers the sky, and the glory is dazzling. She looks like a noble lady in her thirties, but she looks like a young woman who has just gotten married.
I also saw that she was surrounded by seven or eight girls and women. She was full of majesty, her eyebrows were slightly raised, and she had a smiling face. She greeted everyone with a smile. One look at her revealed that she was a neat and shrewd business owner.
She personally led a group of servants to wait for a long time at the gate of the Shen family. After the Su family brother and sister got off the carriage, they saw her greeting them with great joy. She took the square chime into her arms and held it in her arms. She pulled her into her arms and hugged her, feeling happy and sad, laughing and crying, and said: "My dear daughter, I'm finally here. It's finally here. I've been looking forward to it for so long, but I've been waiting for you two brothers and sisters." , Come and have a look, let Auntie have a good time and see if our sister Qing has grown again, have you ever worried about Auntie?"
Mrs. Su held Su Ziqing in her arms and rubbed her, wanting to rub her into her body. Finally, she happily took off the veil on Su Ziqing's face and saw the charming face under the veil. After looking at the beautiful orchid and white lotus flowers, Mrs. Su's eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at whose little girl this is. How come she is so beautiful? What did she eat to grow up in the past two years?" , how come it looks like a flower, so pretty that it almost enchanted my aunt."
Su Shi pinched Su Ziqing's face and said happily and jokingly.
When Su Ziqing was a child, she was often held in her arms and praised by her aunt, and she was used to it. However, when she grew up, she had never been praised like this before, so her face immediately turned slightly red, but her love for her was clear in her aunt's eyes. , almost overflowing, her eyes suddenly turned slightly red, and she threw herself into Su's arms shyly, bitterly, joyfully, and said coquettishly: "Aunt——"
Su Ziqing hugged Su Shi tightly and acted coquettishly.
Su's eyes were slightly red, and she patted Su Ziqing's back gently and said: "Okay, okay, aunt will stop teasing our little girl. Now that she is here, she must stay with her." It will last forever, and my aunt will not allow you to leave."
After the aunt and nephew reminisced about old times, Mrs. Su wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, and then wiped Su Ziqing's face. Then she raised her eyes and glanced at Fang Zizhan's face not far away. Pulling Su Ziqing forward a few steps, Su Zizhan bowed towards Su from a distance, bowed deeply and said, "My nephew Zhan has met my aunt."
Almost at the moment Su Zizhan bowed to the ground, Su Shi immediately let go of Su Ziqing, quickened her pace and strode over to meet her, lifting Su Zizhan up in his greeting gesture, her eyes were red, and she tightened her grip. Holding Su Zizhan's hand tightly, he said with excitement: "Brother Zhan, hurry up, let Auntie have a good look at it, quickly raise your head and let Auntie have a good look at it -"
Su Zizhan raised his face and looked at Su.
Mrs. Su's eyes fell on Su Zizhan's face. She saw that her nephew was as green as a pine as a cypress, as green as a bamboo, and he had a clear air of integrity. He was even a little more dazzling than her son Mo'er. She looked at her for a moment. He looked again, looked again, and then carefully looked at the person from head to toe, and then from toe to head, and then he couldn't help but said with a look of relief: "Brother has grown taller, he is one taller than my aunt." She still has a head, and she was just as tall as my aunt last time we met."
Su murmured, paused, and looked at the person again and again. She couldn't help but get red circles in her eyes again, and said, "You and your father are almost carved out of the same mold."
After saying that, his eyes fixed on Su Zizhan's handsome face, he paused, then immediately shook his head and changed his words, crying with joy: "No, he is much more handsome than your father when he was young. I don't know which little girl will be advantaged in the future." go!"
Su Shi said, taking a step forward and opening her hand towards Su Zizhan.
Su Zizhan smiled lightly and hugged Su into his arms.
Mrs. Su hugged her nephew tightly, just like hugging her beloved younger brother when she was young. She refused to let go at any moment. It wasn't until a long, long time that she let go, holding Su tightly with only one hand. Zizhan, holding Su Ziqing with one hand, was so happy that he couldn't find the north, and said happily: "Come on, I have entered the Shen family gate today, but I am not allowed to leave easily. When I come to my aunt's place, I will regard this place as my home. After driving for half a month, we are exhausted. Let us three, aunt and nephew, go into the house and talk about it——"
Mrs. Su held one by the other and walked in with joy, leaving her own son behind. There was no room for anyone else in her eyes.
Su Zizhan, who was still accompanying him, remembered something when he was about to step through the door. He suddenly turned his head and glanced back. Yingchun, the capable maid in front of Su family, followed his line of sight and immediately came to Su family. After speaking in a low voice, Su Shi was stunned, then stopped, and finally looked at the mother and daughter of the Liu family who were left behind and no one cared about them.
Seeing Wu's mother and daughter standing awkwardly in front of the carriage, Su was startled and reacted immediately. She immediately let go of the Su brothers and sisters, looked at Shen Mo and said, "Mo'er, this is -"
Shen Mo had just been immersed in the happy gathering of his wife and his cousins, completely forgetting the rest of the people.
When the wife asked about it, she realized it and immediately reported all the causes and consequences of the Liu family and his party.
After hearing this, Mrs. Su immediately glared at Shen Mo several times, as if reprimanding: "It's just nonsense. Why didn't you report it earlier? It made your mother look embarrassed and neglected the distinguished guest——"
While Mrs. Su was speaking, she hurriedly rushed towards Mrs. Wu and her daughter. With a polite look on her face, she said impolitely: "Look at me, an unfilial son. I didn't report this sister's visit to me. It hurts me." It’s disrespectful and disrespectful to the guests.”
He added: "It's also my fault. I haven't seen my niece and nephew for several years. We rarely see each other again after several years of separation. When I get happy, I forget everything else. It's me who's neglectful. I'm the one who neglected your distinguished guest. Please forgive me, sister!"
By the way, Mrs. Su politely walked up to Mrs. Wu and explained something. During her explanation, she pretended to call Shen Mo over to teach him a lesson. However, it was just words and no action. After saying this, After speaking, Mrs. Su said with enthusiasm: "It's...it's a relative from Shandong. The old lady specially sent someone to pass the news just now. I thought he was still on the way. He couldn't be so fast, but he Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that we met Mo'er and his party, which shows that it is a great fate."
As he spoke, he took Wu's hand to greet him, and then said: "My relatives in Shandong have disappeared over the years. They are so far apart, and I don't like to go out. I almost missed the important event and caused trouble. It’s a big joke. It shows that we must move around more in the future——”
Mrs. Su was polite and courteous on her face. As a noble lady from an aristocratic family, when she stayed in the capital, her friends were mostly with princes, grandsons and aristocrats. The top people did not treat Wu and others lightly because of their unknown identities. At least they looked decent. A harmonious one.
After greeting Mrs. Wu, she saw Liu Yingying standing beside her. She was dressed and looked like her niece. Although she couldn't see her specific face clearly, she couldn't help but take another look at her and said, "My dear, our Shen family is really like this today." It's really wonderful. My old lady likes pretty little ladies the most. Today a couple came one by one, so the house will be lively in the future."
After Mrs. Su finished speaking, she was busy leading Mrs. Wu and her daughter into the house.
At this time, the third-class mother, Mother Wu, who came to greet the Liu family in place of Mrs. Shen, respectfully smiled at Mrs. Su and said, "Second Madam, the old lady is already waiting at the back."
He added: "The old lady has just recovered from her serious illness. She is still a little weak recently. She will take medicine and fall asleep after noon. The old slave wants to lead Madam Liu through the north gate for the time being. The old lady is eager to welcome guests. Wait for Madam Liu to wait. After settling down and resting for a while, I will come back to talk to my wife about old times. What do you think of my wife? Anyway, the distinguished guest will definitely stay at the Shen family for a longer time when he comes to visit. There will be many opportunities to talk about old times with my wife in the future."
Mother Wu suddenly stepped in and suggested.
When Su heard this, she glanced at Wu in surprise, and then at Wu's mother, with a somewhat understanding look on her face. She just said politely: "That's... that's fine, that's fine."
After saying that, he pulled Wu and said: "The old lady must be eager to have guests. Then sister, let's talk about it in the future."
With that said, he told Mother Wu to treat the guests well, and then pulled the two Su brothers and sisters into the Shen family gate.
As soon as Mrs. Su left, Mrs. Wu immediately smiled at Mrs. Wu and said: "The old lady lives in Beiyuan. You have to walk for a quarter of an hour or two to enter from the gate. Madam must have been working hard on the journey. If you go from the north gate, The toilet is much closer, madam, please get in the carriage again, let's go through the north gate."
Mother Wu said politely.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu's expression was startled. After a moment, he had no choice but to pull Liu Yingying into the carriage again and drive around to the north gate.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Fang got on the carriage, he saw Wu's eyes suddenly turned red.
Seeing this, Liu Yingying silently stretched out her hand and pulled Wu's hand, but she saw Wu suddenly grabbed Liu Yingying's hand, squeezed her hand tightly into the palm of her hand, and suddenly whispered with red eyes. She sobbed, "It's my useless mother who made my son suffer."
Chapter 008
The old house of the Shen family has a history of two to three hundred years. It is different from the luxury and richness imagined. When I looked at the gate just now, I only felt that the entire gate was particularly solemn and simple. It was not the carved beams, painted pillars, red walls and green tiles as I imagined. Instead, it is full of solemnity and antique charm.
I glanced suddenly and saw that the door above my head was a shocking ancient wooden carving. The door was nearly one foot high and about one or two feet long. It was afraid that four or five broad carriages could enter and exit at the same time. The door had twelve feet. The zodiac animals are all carved on it vividly, among which the tiger and the dragon are the most majestic and majestic.
Then I saw the majestic tiger, about half a foot tall, with bared teeth and sharp eyes. The carving was lifelike. Most of its body jumped out of the wood carving, as if it was about to jump down from the door at any time, snatch people away and jump again. Go back to the door.
As for the giant dragon, it is even more powerful and powerful. It is circling and curling its body, fierce and murderous, as if it can fly in the clouds and control the mist, and can call the wind and rain. If you look closely, oh, it is not a dragon, but a three-clawed python, spitting out snakes. One look at it makes one feel frightened.
Needless to say, this illustrious family head alone is intimidating, and the ancient charm and style of a century-old family are everywhere. It is simply more intimidating than the angry arhat in the temple.
When I arrived at the mansion, I saw that the scenery in the mansion gradually became friendly, and I suddenly became enlightened. Looking around, I saw that everywhere I looked, there were strange flowers and plants, and green trees. It was like a fairyland, and there were green trees in the shade. Blue brick and white walls rise from the ground everywhere, and the wall courtyards are intertwined with intricate hand-painted verandahs. The ancient wood carvings on the verandas are full of exquisite craftsmanship, and they are carved with various dragons, phoenixes, flowers and birds, which are lifelike and dazzling.
After walking up the verandah, winding creeks and rugged rocks appear in front of you one after another on the left and right sides. The waterfalls on the rocks high in the wall courtyard fly down like a knife, and the waves are like a green dragon spitting. The scene is magnificent and magnificent. It was so mind-blowing that Liu Yingying couldn't help but linger over it, secretly dumbfounded.
There is a waterfall in the mansion? It is simply unseen and unheard of that Liu Yingying has grown so big, and such a spectacle has only been seen in the mountains and forests outside Yuanling City.
Looking closer, I saw that there was an octagonal pavilion built next to the waterfall, where I could enjoy the beautiful scenery of the plummeting water up close. This kind of scenery is probably the residence of the gods in the heavenly palace!
What's even more amazing is that everything in front of you is just the scenery in front of the north gate. It's almost hard to imagine what kind of wonders are hidden in this simple and solemn house.
Mrs. Shen lives in Beiyuan, which is indeed close to the North Gate.
But he also walked most of the journey.
The mansion was so big that it seemed to have no boundaries. From Yuanling City to later Yun City, Liu Yingying had never seen such a beautiful and majestic scenery. Even Mrs. Wu looked around and was secretly frightened.
He thought to himself that the scenery in this palace is nothing more than this. In the past, the name of the Qingyuan Shen family could only be heard from time to time in other people's ears, but now it is only when you see it with your own eyes that you know his true strength. After all, he is a century-old family with great majesty.
It was also at the moment when I stepped into this house that I realized my humbleness and insignificance. It turns out that there really is a sky outside the sky, and there are really people outside the world.
With every step she took, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but feel complicated. She didn't know what kind of world it would be like for Ying'er to live here in the future.
Seeing such a solemn place, Liu Yingying couldn't help but secretly guess what kind of formidable old man the rumored Mrs. Shen was. She was thinking wildly when Mother Wu smiled at them and said, "Liu Yingying." Madam, we’re here.”
Wu and Liu Yingying both looked at the courtyard in front of them. To their surprise, they saw that the courtyard in front of them had the same green tiles and white walls. It looked ordinary, but was actually low-key and simple.
Outside the antique courtyard, there was already a maid of sixteen or seventeen years old waiting here. She had beautiful features and a good smile. She wore a short butterfly gold hairpin on her head, an apricot-colored forged gown, and a light green forged coat. Jacket, hands clasped in front of waist and abdomen, the whole body is not inferior to Liu Yingying.
She looks a bit more respectable than a young lady from a small family in Yuncheng, but she is just a maid in front of Mrs. Shen's courtyard.
When the maid Qingfang saw that Wu and her daughter were not dressed richly, she did not show any sign of contempt. She just smiled and greeted her politely and enthusiastically: "It's Mrs. Liu and Miss Liu. The old lady is looking forward to seeing you two distinguished guests." It’s been a while, madam and girl, please quickly follow the servants into the house to have tea and rest.”
