Her benefactor turned out to be the eldest son of Prince Cheng. Li Shu thought that members of the royal family were generally not allowed to leave the capital at will, so how did he arrive in Xuzhou? Lishu was sold to Xuzhou at that time.
Therefore, she decided to sit back and watch the changes in the world.
There are many little girls here today, not many of them nine and ten years old like Lishu and Zeng Yingxiu, all thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls. These girls are either reserved, cheerful or elegant.
Zeng Yingxiu often went out to socialize with her stepmother, and she also had a few familiar sisters, and introduced Lishu to her. Lishu was very grateful and started chatting with others.
Lishu was also smart. She only talked about poetry, music, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She pretended to be stupid about other things and did not participate much, or she just kept her mouth shut, as if she really came to appreciate the begonia flowers.
Not only that, she saw that little Fu had some free time, so she begged him to paint a begonia for her when he went home. Little Fu also said with great interest: "Your father loves elegant things the most. If we are at home Plant a crabapple too, and then use the crabapple to dye it into carmine red buns, which your dad will definitely love to eat."
Mother and daughter went out to socialize for the first time, because it was thanks to Zeng Yingxiu that after returning home, Xiao Fu gave Zeng Yingxiu several new books and a pair of bracelets.
Mrs. Liu called Little Fu over and asked them how they were going to the Prince's Mansion. Little Fu said, "It looks like she is proposing marriage for the Prince's son. Our Lishu originally thought she was attending the flower banquet with Miss Zeng San." , I was able to play with the little girls, and I never thought that I had entered by mistake. Fortunately, she also met a few little sisters during this trip, and in a few days she said she was going to Shao's house to start some kind of poetry club with them."
"You guys, why do you remember this?" Mrs. Liu looked like she hated iron.
Little Fu smiled naively: "Old lady, I'm stupid, and I don't usually go out much. But I know that Sister Shu is still young, and the master has just settled down in Beijing, so I don't think about that now. Besides, she has other things on her head. How many sisters are there!”
Mrs. Liu nodded: "That's very true. Besides, you all should not only be greedy for wealth and honor. There are many things to do when marrying a prince. I won't talk about any of them. As you said, Lishu's age She's still young. There are many people who want to marry the prince's son, and I'm afraid that some people don't know the reason and will act randomly, which will affect Chengxu."
Little Fu shuddered and said that he knew.
Of course, Mr. Fu also told Liu Chengxu about this, and Liu Chengxu couldn't believe it: "How old are our sisters? Do you mean that now that a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, we have to get together? I said they also think too much."
After hearing this, Mrs. Fu burst into laughter, "That's right, in the world, as long as an unmarried man is there, some people will always think that he is his son-in-law?"
Liu Chengxu saw her laughing with her hair disheveled and her face flushed, so he couldn't help but go to the bed and hold her: "Qiu Jun~"
"What are you doing?" Little Fu turned her face to the side.
This move made Liu Chengxu a little crazy. He held her face and kissed her gently. It was Xiao Fu who pushed him: "You stay here all the time, just because you are afraid that they will say I am overbearing, ugh."
She had never said such things before. Liu Chengxu knew that the Fu family must have said something. The Fu family had always treated her badly. It was clearly Qiu Jun that her mother liked back then, but she said that it was Qiu Jun who married him first and last. This was not only Just insulting Qiu Jun is also insulting him.
"I know it was someone else who said some unpleasant things, so don't listen to them. I'm here." Liu Chengxu continued to demand from her.
Mr. Fu chuckled and punched him: "Are you going to continue? Be careful of others saying you are promiscuous in daylight."
"So what? I'm in my own room and I have to worry about others." Liu Chengxu didn't want to stop, so the couple called for water twice.
Li Shu was originally planning to come over, but when she saw someone delivering water, she hurried back. Now the family was busy cleaning in order to welcome the Zheng family over tomorrow, but Lishu was surprised when she saw Xi'er Pan'er running around beside Mrs. Xu with great enthusiasm.
Even Shui Zhi, who has never been talkative, said: "They are very diligent about our second wife's affairs. It's really not the business that matters, nor whether she is worthy."
Because Li Zhen has always been rude to Li Shu, and she often yells at her servants and speaks harshly. However, this Li Zhen's appearance, temperament, talent, and even a female celebrity are much inferior, so Li Shu's servants don't like her either. She wished to see her misfortune.
Of course Li Shu knew that her eldest aunt was doing everything for Li Zhen's sake, and she even wanted to find a suitable husband for Li Zhen a few years ago. Unfortunately, the Zeng family had already married the Liu family, and the Fourth Young Master Zeng did not like Li Zhen.
Now I've probably heard about Zheng Hao's reputation and his family background, so I'm tempted.
It's a pity that even if the Zheng family marries, they will also choose Liu Chengxu's daughter. This was the case in the previous life. At that time, her father's career was not as smooth as it was in this life. Moreover, her mother also passed away, so her father gave this excellent marriage as a dowry. Not much, and my biological mother is not here either.
Nowadays, major marriage matters are dictated by the matchmaker's orders from her parents. Even she herself had only met Zheng Hao a few times before the marriage, and only talked to Zheng Hao again after returning from Wusun.
Unless the Zeng family is related by marriage to their family, one can still know how the girls of the Liu family are doing.
She went to bed very early that night, but Fu didn't fall asleep. She sat on the bed holding her knees. Yulan urged her several times, but seeing that she was still like this, she stayed with her.
"Madam, what are you thinking about?"
Mrs. Fu shook her head: "I'm thinking about Liusu, and I don't know what happened to her."
In fact, she was thinking about Liusu's words, telling her to be careful about her sister Qiujun, but what should she be careful about? Could it be that Aunt Su was harmed by Qiu Jun? That's impossible. Qiu Jun and her were both watching the Lantern Festival at that time.
Yes, Aunt Su fell into a manure pit and died. She died in such an ignominy manner, and her sons seemed to be covered in filth, making it difficult to adopt them.
And she has never been close to Liu Chengxu at all. She is now in good health and no man is close to her. Therefore, she cannot get pregnant.
She herself was the same. It was said that Aunt Ding also stayed alone in an empty room, so Mrs. Fu felt that Mrs. Fu was too inappropriate.
If someone from the Zheng family comes over tomorrow, what will she do if others see two ladies in the second room? Yes, other people's families only have one head wife, but her family has two.
It was all a matter of fate. She wanted to be wary of Little Fu, but she didn't know where to start.
The next day, she knew how bad Mr. Fu was.
Li Shu woke up early and was still asleep when Dan Hong came over and called her. Seeing that it was still early, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did mother let me go so early today?"
"It was the madam who asked you to come over, but the master who asked me to call you. As you have always known, the master has a very good relationship with Zheng Shaoyin. His family usually lives in the suburbs of Beijing. The master wants to take his wife and you to meet you at Banlipo. How can I It's not that you have to get up early." Dan Hong said with a smile.
Li Shu nodded: "Then I have to put it on quickly."
While the other courtyards were still sleeping, Lishu had already gone out with her parents and got on the carriage. Lishu looked around and suddenly realized that only her mother and herself were coming, and the rest of the eldest Fu family and other sisters were not there. Come on, she was still surprised, but she didn't show it in front of Liu Chengxu.
In fact, Liu Chengxu also did it for the little Fu family. Originally, the little Fu family was the master of the family when he was away. After returning home, the Fu family took power, but the little Fu family never fought for power. She is the real wife after all, and Liu Chengxu also feels that there needs to be a balance. Fu's housekeeper can socialize with her on weekdays, but just because Qiu Jun is sensible, she cannot be allowed to live in a corner like Aunt Ding.
Because of this, Li Shu was treated harshly and Qiu Jun almost died.
Now he didn't let Qiu Jun snatch the Fu family's rights, but the Fu family still treated Qiu Jun coldly. If he couldn't make his beloved woman live comfortably, then what kind of man would he be?
Little Mrs. Fu is also very grateful. In the past few years, Mrs. Fu has been alone at home. She does not want to take the housekeeper's right, nor does she want it. This external identity is given to her. But if she gave up this identity, it didn't mean that she would live in a corner and be unknown. She also had a son and a daughter, so she could only expand her own circle. Anyway, she didn't want to poach Fu's corner.
After the carriage left the city, Liu Chengxu couldn't help but get off the carriage and ride. He was always so high-spirited. Little Fu opened the curtain and took a look outside, then reluctantly looked back.
Lishu suddenly felt that she had never seen such a complacent look on her father's face in her previous life. In her memory, her father was always bitter and resentful, and had many worries, and Mrs. Fu was also very ill.
Looking at my mother again, her eyes were blue and she was coughing. She also knew what it meant.
"Lishu, are you sleepy? Mom woke you up too early. You must know that she is doing everything for your own good." Little Fu touched her daughter's hair.
Li Shu nodded: "Mother, I know you have your reasons for doing this."
Little Fu said in her ear: "Mrs. Zheng is from the Li family in Longxi. The Zheng family has been a high-ranking official for many generations. What's wrong with being able to associate with such a family? Especially you, Li Shu, look at the prince who got married yesterday. It's like choosing a concubine there. If you ask me, there is nothing good about that kind of royal clan. There are many wives and concubines. And yesterday I specially observed the prince who got married. From the outside, he looks like a very good person. I think he has a eloquent tongue. Huang, I’m afraid I didn’t like anyone yesterday.”
"Really?" Li Shu found it hard to believe that her savior was such a person.
Little Fu nodded: "I can see very clearly that Princess Cheng has a weak temperament. She is obviously a member of the female family at the flower banquet, but Crown Prince Cheng made a fuss about coming to pay her respects, and did not come to see her in advance. It is very against the rules. I think he is too shrewd. This kind of person only has a little cleverness but no great wisdom. Don't look at your father's official position now, and he is still a little reckless in doing things. But the more straightforward a person is, the more he dares to speak out and generously. Dare to write straightly, dare to give direct advice to the death, this is the style of a gentleman."
Over the years, she has read countless people, especially people who are good at painting, and can quickly understand a person's characteristics.
The daughter seems to be smart, but in fact, like her husband, she is also a straightforward girl, capable of means but always thinking about benevolence and righteousness. With Lishu like this, everyone is a good person first.
Li Shu listened to her mother's instructions and nodded obediently.
Mrs. Fu wanted to call her daughter "Baby" again, but she thought her daughter was older, so she held back and called "Sister Shu".
"What's wrong, mother?" Li Shu looked at little Fu.
Little Fu smiled and said, "Mom is actually a little nervous. I heard that Mrs. Zheng is a very disciplined person."
"So what? Mom is the same as dad. If dad is affectionate, you should be affectionate. Our family has nothing to ask of her, so you can just interact with her normally. I have never seen anyone who doesn't like mom when talking to her. "Lishu thinks her mother would be good anywhere.
In fact, my mother is only twenty-four years old this year. When I woke up a few years ago, she was not yet twenty!
Little Fu was a little unsure, but after hearing what her daughter said, she curiously asked: "Is what you said true?"
Li Shu continued to praise: "That's not false. You are very kind-faced, gentle, and smell so good. My daughter wants to rely on you every day."
"Damn girl, you're just talking nonsense."
When the carriage stopped half a mile uphill, the morning glow came out, and the sky looked like a golden edge. Li Shu jumped out of the carriage and helped little Fu get out of the carriage. Both mother and daughter stepped forward to talk to Liu Chengxu.
Liu Chengxu was still afraid of being seen. When he saw his wife and daughter looking like goddesses, he quickly said: "Let's go over there and wait. There's no one there."
From time to time, a group of people, servants and acquaintances came, and several carriages came slowly. The carriages were marked with the word "Zheng". Liu Chengxu was very happy: "Brother Zheng is here, Qiujun, Lishu, come, follow." I’ll get on my horse and let’s go pick them up together.”
Lishu didn't know how to ride a horse originally, but later she went to Wusun to learn how to ride a horse, but now she couldn't show it, so she had to say: "Okay."
As a civil servant, Liu Chengxu's equestrian skills are still very good, and he rides very steadily. After they dismounted, Liu Chengxu ran forward in person, and a middle-aged man came down. He was slightly stout and had a long beard. He was obviously very excited.
"Brother Xu, long time no see, how are you?"
"Brother, I'm fine. Where are your sister-in-law and nephew? I brought my wife and daughter here to pick you up."
They met again. This was also the first time that Li Shu saw her fiancé in her previous life. Mrs. Zheng was thin and tall, with an elegant appearance. She was still as well-dressed as in her previous life. Standing beside her were her two sons. You are already a young man, and this is Zheng Hao.
Zheng Hao was seven feet and eight inches tall. He stood among the crowd, like pearls and jade among the tiles and stones. His face was like gelatin, his eyes were like dots of paint, and his appearance was beautiful. He was truly one of the gods. Walking two steps, he bowed to Mr. Fu, and it was like climbing up a jade mountain, the light shining on people.
Little Fu said quickly: "This must be Mr. Ling. He is really handsome and handsome."
Mrs. Zheng saw little Fu's Xishi-like face and Lishu, who was born so well. She couldn't help but said: "Brother and sister, your daughter is also very beautiful. I think when she grows up in a few years, her appearance will be It has never been seen before, and its beauty is unparalleled throughout the ages.”
Lishu heard such boasting and quickly said humbly: "Aunt Zheng's praise of me is really unworthy."
Since the two families were close friends, Li Shu came forward to greet brothers Zheng Hao and Zheng Qing, and they all returned the gifts. Although Li Shu is young, she knows the rules very well.
Mrs. Zheng nodded slightly after seeing it. All the girls who had seen her son's appearance over the years were fascinated by him. Because of this, her son was annoyed. Now this little girl is very polite.
Mrs. Zheng also felt fond of Mr. Fu when she saw that he was thin but spoke very appropriately. The two of them talked about the scenery in Beijing and couldn't help but move forward. Li Shu followed them and looked at Zheng Hao again. She saw that he looked like a handsome young man after saluting, but remained silent.
His appearance was different from Zheng Hao's impression. In her impression, he spoke to her very gently and was very talkative. She couldn't help but get red eyes when she talked about her origins. He looked like a very gentle and good person.
But now he is not only a little silent, but also has a sense of indifference that repels people thousands of miles away.
Well, my benefactor has changed, and my fiancé from my previous life seems not to be who I thought.
Look at the previous scene where Daddy and Uncle Zheng were chatting happily. The two of them were really inseparable from each other, and little Fu and Mrs. Zheng didn’t know what they were gossiping about. They even lowered their voices. They really couldn’t get in any way.
Mrs. Fu was extremely angry. She had known that Liu Chengxu had no feelings for her since Liu Shuzhao's death. Now, without even saying a word, she actually took little Mrs. Fu to pick up the Zheng family.
What's this? Isn't this a slap in her face? If Mrs. Zheng had first determined that Mr. Fu was the official wife, how embarrassing would she be?
Lijia obviously saw what her mother was worried about, and she also felt that her father had gone too far: "Mom, I think we should discuss this matter with my grandmother. Grandma saw that her mother gave birth to a son, and she loved Lishu. Her heart It’s already gone astray.”
"Then what can we do? If your brother was gone, how could we, mother and daughter, be in this situation?" She used to not believe her mother's words, thinking that her relationship with Liu Chengxu was still there, but now she had to admit that Liu Chengxu's feelings for her no longer existed. .
If she hadn't been arranged by Liu Chengxu back then, she wouldn't have come back almost two years later, and there wouldn't have been any matter of Liu Chengxu remarrying.
She also wanted to be calm and composed, but she found that she couldn't be calm no matter what. Liu Chengxu was no longer as good as before. He only had his sister in his heart, and his feelings were gone. The servants also responded to her in vain and went to his sister. Running diligently, even, haha.
I have seen clearly that all men in this world are ruthless.
She never made things difficult for any of her concubines, and worked hard to take care of them. She regarded the children of her concubines as her own. She even treated her sister with courtesy when she later took her place. She even knew that she had no children, so she still treated them with courtesy. She wanted Shu Zhao to wait for her for a hundred years, so she would wear mourning for her.
But her kindness was not accepted at all. Fu Qiujun not only took advantage of her weakness, but also was full of scheming and tricks.
First, slowly make the master feel guilty, win over the master, give birth to a son, establish a firm foothold, and then kill himself.
On the surface, she doesn't seem to be grabbing power, but secretly, she still goes around to meet people, attends weddings at the prince's palace, and goes to meet people from the Zheng family without authorization. The master is really frustrated and crazy.
This will definitely make outsiders laugh.
What would others think of the Liu family, where there is no distinction between concubines and concubines, and wives and concubines are in a mess.
If someone says in the future that Liu Chengxu’s wife is different, will they think that Liu Chengxu’s internal records are not repaired? What will be damaged then is the master’s reputation.
Fu Shi is really unimaginable.
But Mrs. Fu's imaginary worries were completely gone, because when the Zheng family came over, even Mrs. Liu came out to greet Mrs. Zheng in person, and Mrs. Zheng also came forward to say hello.
"Old Feng Jun, I should have paid my respects to you a long time ago, but my ex-son was ill and was recuperating in the village over there. Now, our uncle and I have come to pay you our respects." Mrs. Zheng smiled and knelt down on the futon to kowtow.
Mrs. Liu said: "I wonder if your illness has healed? Chengxu and your uncle have been very close to each other since before. They are like real brothers. They talk about it all the time."
Little Fu is acting like a master. Of course, Mrs. Liu will not forcefully recommend Mrs. Fu now. In fact, she is indifferent to Mr. Fu and just hopes to see peace in her son's family. Obviously, little Fu has been Yue Yue never grabs power, she arrives early to greet her and leaves late to greet her, which is enough to show that she is very good.
Mrs. Zheng actually knows about the situation of the second wife of the Liu family, but she is not stupid. She is just a guest, and she also gives advice on other people's housework. Isn't that annoying?
Besides, she talked to Mr. Fu on the way and saw that she and her daughter were both first-rate and clever people. Her mother and daughter spoke elegantly and behaved well, and they were liked by Liu Chengxu. Mrs. Zheng thought it was easy to deal with them.
A group of people surrounded Mrs. Zheng into the inner hall. Lizhen from the first bedroom and the sisters from the second bedroom came out together to greet Mrs. Zheng. Li Zhen, following Mrs. Xu's instructions, suppressed her temper and acted very attentive. As for Li Jia and Li Wan, they also competed to talk, but Li Rou didn't want to look at others and didn't say much.
These girls thought they were unique, but they didn't know that Mrs. Zheng only listened to the introduction and asked people to give them gifts without observing much. After all, there were many girls in the Liu family, but it was Lishu who got to know them in advance and got there first. She was very impressed. It is said that she even learned the guqin from a famous teacher. When she played the guqin, hundreds of birds were circling around her.
But she is not like the eldest girl from the Liu family who shows off her talents and wants to add three or four allusions to every sentence she says. She is not like the second girl in their family who is all-rounded. The fourth girl is quite good. It's hard to fault the concubine's appearance, appearance and temperament.
But compared with the Lishu they met before, these three girls in the second room are really far different.
The third girl, Lishu, has a unique temperament. She is smart, beautiful, charming, and elegant in manners. This is a very rare temperament that is unforgettable. However, she has never been proud of her beauty. Sitting in it, the temperament is gentle and smooth.
Of course, the sisters received the gift, but it only took a cup of tea. Mrs. Liu said: "You go down first."
Lishu and others got up and left one by one. She also said that it was good for Liwan that she had already made an appointment to get married, and he would not think about the rest. Lijia often remained silent, and others did not know what she was thinking.
As for Lirou, she was the calmest. She couldn't afford a family like the Zheng family, and she was afraid that Li Zhen would be jealous, so she specially chose green clothes today for fear of being targeted by Li Zhen. She always felt that with the eagerness for quick success and instant benefits of the little Fu family and their daughter, a powerful patriarch like Mrs. Zheng had a clear eye and a bright mind. I am afraid that they have already seen the thoughts of these two people, as well as the tricks and ghostly tricks of the little Fu family's concubines.
It is obvious that the wife of the wife went to flatter others so long in advance just to curry favor with Mrs. Zheng.
Besides fighting for favor, what else can she do?
My aunt is very upright, and because of this, she doesn't like her father. This is really what Zeng Yingdan said with emotion, saying that Mrs. Zeng once said that men are blind and like foxy girls.
Just after walking out of the main courtyard, Li Shu was about to go back to her own yard, when she saw Li Zhen stepping forward and mocking: "Third sister changed into the most gorgeous clothes early this morning, and she sneaked in before dawn. When you go out, do you want to have that sweet dream of reaching the sky and climbing the branches in one step?"
Lishu narrowed her eyes after hearing this and was about to retaliate. Lijia quickly stepped forward and pulled Lishu and said: "Forget it, forget it, the fifth sister is young, don't argue with her, in case Mrs. Zheng hears it. But it’s not good.”
Li Shu laughed angrily: "Of course I won't make a fuss. Fifth sister has always been like this. She cut off my strings when she didn't like me playing the guqin. If Liusu hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known! Now I'm seeing Mrs. Zheng. Come here, you are unhappy again. In fact, I can understand the matter of playing the guqin. It is because you are jealous of me. But my parents took me here to Mrs. Zheng. What does it have to do with you? Thank you for letting me I know that the three aunts and the six grandmothers do not distinguish between ages.":,,
