When the master receives a reward, the servants are extremely happy. This means that their master is valued, and others are also afraid of their young ladies.
Lishu looked at the Bu Yao in front of her that was inlaid with rubies the size of pigeon eggs, and felt it was very strange, because she had received exactly the same thing from the old man in her previous life. It seems that when little Fu passed away, there was a funeral at home. She happened to overhear Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Fu gossiping about little Fu. They just said that her mother was despicable and she deserved to die early.
She was very angry at that time. She knew that she could not take revenge on the old witch with her own strength. Although Mrs. Fu was still trying to persuade Mrs. Fu, she still wanted to take revenge on Mrs. Fu.
She picked up the fruit-cutting dagger on the table and wanted to stab the old witch in the navel, but she threw it in the garden.
At that time, the old man saw it. When he asked what he was doing, Lishu told the truth: "She slandered my mother behind her back, and it would be unkind not to take revenge. But my mother has been nameless all her life, and she has no soul after she dies." Like a wild ghost, if I stabbed her today, even if I went to the underworld to see my mother, I would be speechless and just show off my courage. So I will learn from Wu Zixu and sooner or later I will clear my mother's name and let this old woman humiliate her in the future. And my mother, pay the price."
She originally thought that the old man would blame her, scold her, or even scold her for locking her up, but she didn't expect that he would give her this step back and forth.
Until she got married, no third party knew about it.
Of course, later he was sold to Wusun, and when he returned to his homeland, Mrs. Fu had already died, leaving Yu Maozhong as his only enemy.
But when she was at home, she almost never went to Fu's house. Mrs. Fu thought she had a weird temperament, but she didn't force it. Liu Chengxu was outside and couldn't control her.
After a moment, she shook her head, not taking it seriously.
Shuiyun wrapped it in a handkerchief, put it in a box, and said, "I will put it away for the young lady."
"It doesn't just have to be put away, it has to be registered. As time goes by, we don't remember many things. I happen to be learning to write these days, so just bring me some paper." Li Shu ordered.
The girls saw that although the young lady was young, she behaved according to her own rules and they did not dare to mess with her. Fortunately, Lishu is not a harsh person. She just grasps the big ones and lets go of the small ones, which is in line with her consistent principles of life and work.
After finishing the work, Li Shu felt a little hungry and tasted two snacks before falling asleep.
Zhong Yunran still goes to school, but he is worried, but this kind of thing is not easy to persuade others. Li Shu wasn't familiar with her, so she couldn't care less. When she was immersed in studying, she didn't notice that Li Rou and Zeng Yingdan were getting closer and closer.
Li Shu also has a few close friends, such as Lu Jingyi and Zeng Yingxiu, who are inseparable from her. Zeng Yingxiu said that she was very similar to Li Zhen, but Li Shu felt that there was still a big difference. Zeng Yingxiu was very interested in learning. Although her stepmother was an unsmiling woman, she was usually closer to her children, but others should be. , she also has.
Therefore, when Zeng Yingxiu complained quietly, Li Shu said: "You and I are about the same age. The last time we met, I saw that your clothes were gorgeous, which shows that she didn't mean to embarrass you. Just do your job well, and in the future When my grandfather passes his birthday, he will have a few days of rest, so you can just go to my place and relax for a few days."
Lu Jingyi also breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her cousin was a person who was friendly with others but easily trusted others and would talk about anything. At first, she was very good with Li Zhen and Li Jia. She treated Li Jia as a big sister and told her everything. The little girl could just complain. However, she didn't know that Li Jia had told the matter and Mrs. Zeng secretly told her everything. I’m not happy with Yingxiu anymore.
As far as Lu Jingyi is concerned, although Mrs. Zeng likes to put on airs and may not be very enthusiastic, she lives here. She received a gift a month ago in a timely manner, has clothes for all seasons, and can study. She knows what is good and what is wrong, and naturally does not want Zeng Ying to do so. Xiu was having trouble with her stepmother.
Sure enough, Zeng Yingxiu was very happy when she heard that Li Shu wanted to keep her: "Good sister, this is great. I went there once during the Chinese New Year, and I remember that your house seems to be bigger than ours. You can walk anywhere." It’s not over. I remember your grandfather also had dogs, right?”
"Yes, there are several very big dogs, but I am always afraid of them biting people, so I never go to the backyard." Lishu is very afraid of those dogs, she is also afraid of puppies, and she does not keep cats.
Mrs. Liu’s dog has always been hugged by Liusu. Recently, I heard that someone at Mrs. Liu’s place recently gave a snow-white Persian cat. She wanted to give it to herself first, but unfortunately Li Shu really didn’t like any animals. Lirou was left to raise the cat, and Liusu also kept the dog and cat in Lirou's room.
The most powerful Aunt Ying in her previous life went to Lirou's place? Li Shu suddenly remembered that her mother had said before she left that she had asked someone to tell Liu Su about the person who harmed her sister. Could it be that Liu Su went to Li Rou's place to take revenge on Aunt Su?
Let’s put this matter aside for the time being. There is a calligraphy class in the afternoon, and they are taught by a female teacher named Qiu. During the two and a half hours she teaches them, she usually spends half an hour learning to sharpen ink, and the rest of the time is spent on writing. , Lu Jingyi and Zhong Yunran are often absent at such times.
They are all dependent girls, and they all have a good eye for them.
Although Zeng Yingxiu sometimes complained about her father, she was also the daughter of Taichang Temple Shaoqing. Who dared to look down on her? In the Zeng Mansion, even Mrs. Zeng would send people to bring her several dishes of snacks and vegetables from time to time.
He also said that today Mrs. Zeng invited them to have some snacks after they finished school. She said that the new cook from Suzhou in the family was very good at making snacks, so the girls could try them.
Compared with Mrs. Liu's majesty, Mrs. Zeng is very kind.
Li Shu and others gathered around a table to eat snacks. There were plates of snacks placed in the middle of the table, with sticks on them. After a closer look, there were soft fragrant cakes, three-layer jade belt cakes, pine flower cakes, plate fragrant cakes, and chess piece cakes. , crispy cakes, crispy cakes, powder cakes, water chestnut cakes, ice cream, flower cakes, bee cakes, mince honey cakes, fat cakes, cloud cakes, fire cakes, rice cakes, black rice cakes, etc. Dizzying.
"We are really lucky, and we owe it all to the old lady." Lijia stood up and thanked her.
Mrs. Zeng pointed at Lijia with a smile and said to the ladies below: "I say that the eldest girl from the Liu family is much better than the girls in our family. She is very well-mannered."
"Who says it's not the case?" Madam Zeng San answered immediately, and even talked a lot with Lijia. She only stopped after praising Lijia until her face turned red.
Li Shu likes to eat whatever she likes to eat, usually just a few pieces. If she eats too much, she will get bored easily. This Soviet-style pastry is too sweet. She is sipping tea. Zeng Yingxiu said in her ear: "My third aunt is really rare to praise others."
"Really?" Li Shu felt strange.
Zeng Yingxiu whispered softly: "Why not? She usually only keeps some ugly maids in my fourth brother's room. You know Sister Zhong, right? Although she lives in my house, she does not live in the third-bedroom courtyard, but with a I live with a few girls in a quiet little courtyard to the east."
They are both rich and powerful, so how can they not understand this? Mrs. Zeng San’s eldest son was a child prodigy, but he died young, and the second son was born later. He was raised like a precious child, and he was raised by the old lady on weekdays.
Mrs. Zeng San usually regarded herself as the royal censor's wife. She also came from a famous family. She was so kind to Zhong Yunran, but she was always wary of her niece. This shows that she wanted to get a very good marriage for her son.
So who here will have better conditions than Lijia. Lijia is the daughter of the Liu family, and her father and ancestors are very capable. The Fu family in her mother's family is already the Renbu Tang of the Ministry of Rites. What's more, the Fu family looks gentle, virtuous, and naturally wealthy. Moreover, the two families were cousins. Mrs. Zeng San knew that the Liu family wanted to get married, so of course she chose carefully.
Originally, based on age, Lishu was the most suitable, and she even had a smart temperament. However, Mrs. Zeng San found out that Lishu's mother, Xiao Fu, was a concubine of the Fu family and was not as good as Lijia's mother in the Fu family, so she became interested.
The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the imperial examinations. His son will definitely take the imperial examinations in the future. Thinking about this, he is even more praised.
After a while, the maid at the door announced: "Old lady, madam, the third and fourth masters are here."
The next generation of the Zeng family is not very prosperous. Except for the eldest brother who has a son, the second brother only has an only son who is the third. The eldest son of the third brother is deceased. Now the fourth master is the direct son of the third wife Zeng. As for the other son Those born from concubines ranked fifth, so we won’t go into details for now.
Li Shu looked at the door and saw two young men coming in. One was tall and tall, holding a paper folding fan. He was slightly bowed and looked modest and polite. The other had snow-white skin and a flower-like face. The appearance is actually indistinguishable between male and female.
The two of them saluted together, Mrs. Zeng was very happy and said quickly: "These are your sisters here, so we won't do so many false greetings. Come, please remove the screen."
In this way, everyone can see more clearly that the Liu family's tutoring is very strict, and the girls often live in small places like Jiujiang. They have never seen a young man like Fourth Brother Zeng. Except for Lishu and Lirou, everyone was dumbfounded. .
Lishu was frightened. In her previous life, her husband was kidnapped by an imperial edict on the way to get married, and she immediately became the consort. Moreover, she has been married several times. Although she is not cold-hearted, she still thinks that studying is important at this stage and doesn't think much about other things.
As for Lirou, she is very knowledgeable. She has known from a long time ago that the best silks and satins and the most expensive jewelry in this family do not belong to her, and naturally such a beautiful person will not belong to her.
Mrs. Zeng asked them how they were studying.
Mr. Zeng smiled and said, "Grandma, today my uncle has hired Mr. Feng for us. His knowledge is very good, and his grandson and younger brother are both making great progress."
Li Shu then heard Zeng Yingdan, Lirou's friend, said righteously: "This is my brother. He doesn't like studying anymore. He helps my father with business on weekdays. Like me, he likes to do business. But my father is He must be famous, and I don’t know why.”
With fame, you don't have to kneel down and kowtow, and it is easier to do business. If you are arty, you can also be praised as a Confucian businessman.
The Zeng family will always be divided. In the next generation, relying on others is not as strong as one's own ability.
The Third Young Master Zeng had a very good temper and was very humble. He often made his female relatives laugh with his witty remarks. But everyone's eyes are still on Fourth Young Master Zeng. Although this Fourth Young Master is not as easy to make jokes as his third brother, he is a scholar. In addition to his indistinguishable appearance, he has a gentle temperament and is quite bookish.
The Zeng family is still very measured, and the two young masters only sat down for a stick of incense before they left. They did not look sideways the whole time and were very well-educated.
When Lishu went back, she was asked to pack two kinds of cakes that Mrs. Liu usually liked. When she got on the carriage again, she saw that Lijia seemed to be fine, but the red clouds of Liwan were flying all over the sky.
Is it true that Lijia is completely unmoved? But she has always been trying to gain fame, and she often suppresses herself and follows others just for the sake of her reputation. Although the Zeng family is not considered a top-notch family, it can still be considered a famous family.
I wonder what she thinks? In my previous life, I was also eighteen years old, but I hadn't even agreed to marry him yet.
It will soon be the birthday gift for my grandfather. In addition to offering silk threads of various colors, the sisters each have their own talents. Lijia wrote a hundred Chinese characters of longevity in different shapes, and she doesn’t know where she found them.
Mrs. Liu was speechless: "I don't know where this child found all these characters for longevity. It's hard to believe that these 100 characters for longevity add up to one character for longevity. This shows how careful he is."
Hearing this, Mrs. Fu felt proud, but Mrs. Xu couldn't help pouting. In the past few days, she had also learned about Mrs. Zeng San's show of affection for Lijia. The son-in-law she was originally optimistic about was cut off. How could she not angry? But she couldn't show it yet.
Even on this occasion, Li Zhen could not do any calligraphy or painting, so the maids around her had to do the sewing work instead.
Mrs. Fu also came to celebrate today. She saw that although her granddaughter was knowledgeable, she never showed off her knowledge and shocked people when she made a move. She couldn't help but smile and said: "You have taught me this well."
Naturally, Lishu was not very close to Mrs. Fu, and Mrs. Fu was not close to her either. The two of them turned out to be strangers and didn't bother to show off. Therefore, Li Shu rarely visited Mrs. Fu.
Until Mrs. Liu mentioned it: "This must be the origin of your family's education. I heard that when my in-laws celebrated their birthdays, your youngest son copied "Yi Zhuan·Xici Upload" and wrote it into the birthday message. This Dayan is fifty years old. What a coincidence."
Lishu knew who Mrs. Liu was talking about. She was talking about the son of her second uncle who entered the Hanlin Academy and became a concubine. He was the third in the family. He was an exquisite figure. He and the entire Fu family were Out of place. The daughters of the Fu family like to marry high, and the men like to marry high, and it is a prestigious marriage.
I once remembered that when Lishu got married, Zheng Hao was the number one scholar, and Tanhua was the same person. Later, I heard that he insisted on marrying a commoner girl, and the quarrel was very tense. It was a pity that she later married that piece of shit Yu Maozhong. After being sold, I no longer know what happened to him.
This person is not like the Fu family who likes to follow dragons and phoenixes. But when he glanced at Lijia casually, he saw her face turned red. Others thought she was being praised, but based on Lishu's understanding of her, that day Zeng San The lady praised her repeatedly. Although she looked shy, her eyes were very calm. Now...
Li Shu seemed to have guessed something. No wonder she looked down on the fourth son of the Zeng family. It turned out to be because of this.
My grandfather was the most popular person to join the cabinet. Once he joined the cabinet, his second uncle was also a member of the Imperial Academy. His official position in the Imperial Academy was not high, but he was a close official of the emperor. It was extremely easy to rise to the top in one step. As the most outstanding son of his second uncle, he was already a scholar at the age of eleven. The five-year-old Fu Minglun was more than ten times stronger than the Fourth Young Master Zeng.
While she was meditating, Liwan had finished playing her yueqin. When Lishu came on stage, she saw Tingxue hurriedly said: "Third girl, it's not good. I don't know who cut the strings of your guqin. This is how to do ah?":,,
