After celebrating her birthday, Lishu accidentally discovered that she seemed to have grown a little taller. She had grown very slowly since she was thirteen years old. Lishu turned around in front of the full-length mirror and was very satisfied.
When I went out to greet my mother-in-law, I met Mrs. Tan. Mrs. Tan had been having a hard time recently and had lost several thousand taels of silver. Zheng Qing seemed to have quarreled with her, and Mrs. Tan lost a lot of weight.
Li Shu pursed her lips and entered the door together with her.
Mrs. Zheng selfishly hoped that Lishu could understand the Tan family more. After all, she was the wife of the clan and the eldest sister-in-law, and she could not just have her own little family, but it seemed that Lishu could not understand her hints.
Lishu, on the other hand, believed that if Tan was not greedy, she would not have caused trouble. She pretended not to know and instead preserved Tan's dignity. If she spoke too much and she had no money to compensate Tan, wouldn't she be provoking someone for no reason? enemy. Mrs. Zheng has her own way of dealing with people, and so does Lishu. She will not openly disobey her mother-in-law's orders, but she will not really do what she wants.
Because she knew that it wasn't Tan who helped her gain a foothold.
This year, because the father-in-law has lost his official position, the Zheng family only interacts with relatives and close relatives of the family, or some of Zheng Hao's colleagues, which is probably not many.
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "We won't invite opera guests this year. What do you think?"
Of course Lishu felt very good. Her father-in-law had resigned and was still feasting on guests at home. Wouldn't it tell everyone that the Zheng family was still singing and dancing in peace. Therefore, she smiled and said: "Anyway, my daughter-in-law listens to my mother. In this way, we mothers will be more comfortable."
"Yes." Tan agreed.
Mrs. Zheng nodded.
Although there are no opera and wine parties, the New Year still has to be celebrated. Mrs. Zheng was already a little afraid of the cold, and now that it is winter, she is getting more and more stiff, but she still insists on giving instructions to her mothers-in-law.
Lishu glanced at Mrs. Tan and knew that Mrs. Zheng had a motherly heart. Otherwise, she would not be supporting the housekeeper at such an old age. Because there is a difference between living under the hands of your sister-in-law and living under the hands of your own mother.
Zheng Qing's illness was treated with rare medicinal materials, and Tan's and Zheng Qing's shares were doubled. Even for Tan's trouble this time, Mrs. Zheng may have privately subsidized it. But if Lishu is the head of the family, the rules may remain unchanged for a while, but as time goes by, they will have children of their own. As the brother and sister-in-law, they may not be willing to spend money on their younger brother like water.
To be fair, this idea was correct, so Li Shu didn't bring up the matter of being a housekeeper at all.
If Mrs. Zheng is not feeling well, she will only help for a few days, but it is not easy to dictate to others, and she does not even have to intervene.
Mrs. Zheng and Mother Qi praised Li Shu on this point: "She is really a girl raised in a big family. She has always been innocent. Just like her father, she is very upright."
So even if Lishu didn't go to solve the Tan family, Mrs. Zheng would still be relieved.
Compared with Li Shu who was not yet in charge of the house, Li Zhen was already in charge of the house as soon as she entered the house. Mrs. Cen directly handed the cards to Li Zhen: "I heard that you also worked as a housekeeper in your mother's family. Your mother is also well-known as a capable person in Beijing. people."
When Li Zhen saw the pair of cards, she realized that her mother-in-law and her father-in-law were now at odds with each other, and she could tell that they were quarreling several times. Cen Shiyan, that bastard, and his mud-legged wife, blamed her mother-in-law for every bad thing. Now that she is given the right cards, she can secure her position, and no one will look at her in the future.
Besides, when it came to the housekeeper, she wasn't afraid at all.
She licked her lips, already agreeing in her heart, but she didn't dare to take it.
What kind of person is Mrs. Cen? How could she not know what she was thinking, so she smiled and said: "Brother, my daughter-in-law, as soon as you come in, I will see how agile you are. I am getting old. If you are afraid, just go back to me if you have something to do." That’s me.”
Li Zhen originally wanted to show off her talents when she entered the house. Among the sisters, Li Jia, the eldest sister, suffered a lot. Although Song Shilang was the Cangchang Shi Lang, it had been declining in recent years. To run the family, the eldest sister had to fill in the dowry. After all, the second sister is a business woman, and she can rely on the Zeng and Liu families on weekdays. The old lady of the Zeng family is in trouble, and the second bedroom will be divided sooner or later. Now she has no chance to be a housekeeper. At most, she can help in the second bedroom, or Go to Zeng's parents' room to help.
Not to mention the third girl. Although her mother-in-law is a nice person, the housekeeper is always in her hands. The third girl has been married for almost a year and has no money in her stomach, and she cannot be a family.
Lirou was lucky, she got pregnant within a few months of entering the house, but Mrs. Wu's reputation for bravery was well known. Within a month of hearing that Lirou was pregnant, her mother-in-law sent two girls to serve her.
I also heard that Lirou was ridiculed for being illiterate with her eyes open when she was in the Wu family.
There is no one who can compare with her. She is the wife of the prince of the Hou family. Now she is in charge of the house. She has the right cards in her hand and she holds them tightly.
Mrs. Cen added: "It's time for us to have some rules in this house."
Li Zhen went out confidently. When she went out, Mrs. Cen said: "The master gave his body to his illegitimate child and said that he values love and justice. Bah. The status in their yard is to let the brother go." They are twice as stupid as just looking at me. Now that the grandma is in charge of the house, I can see that she has no grain in her eyes. It will be better to cause trouble when the time comes. "
Her confidant, Mother Hu, said: "But wouldn't it be bad for grandma to offend the master like this?"
"Look at her appearance. She entered the house with only a small dowry, and she has an extraordinary family. She also has the second and third sons of the family, who likes to keep the fire in the middle. If she is not allowed to hit the wall, she will not know how high the sky is. What do I lack now is a housekeeper? Ah, what I lack is a legitimate grandson." Mrs. Cen has never thought about delegating power, and it is not the time to devolve power yet. What she fears most is that Cen Shiyan's wife and her daughter-in-law will unite, because Cen Shiyan's daughter-in-law Lin Taoer , although she is a daughter of a poor family, she has some magical power, and everyone in the house likes her.
When Li Zhen went out with the pair of cards, she happened to see Lin Taoer with two girls. Each of her two girls held a pot of flowers and didn't know where they were going.
The two of them walked towards each other, and Li Zhen asked, "Where are you, brothers and sisters?"
There were two pear dimples on Lin Taoer's face. She always smiled, and there was a cleverness in her eyes. She smiled and said: "I planted two pots of mountain peonies, just in time to give them to my aunt. Sister-in-law, you know, with Eating two to three ounces of the root bark of mountain peony stewed with meat can cure anemia and dizziness."
Li Zhen only felt that if she said a few words to her, she would feel a sense of poverty. She didn't know how to put it, how could she be a sister-in-law with such a person, who was just a wild girl and still liked to pretend to be cute.
My mother also said that Lishu got along well with her younger sibling Tan. In any case, Tan was also a daughter of an official family, so Lin Taoer was nothing.
Li Zhen pouted, glanced at her, shook her head and left.
Lin Taoer may not have a good background, but she is smart. She raised her eyebrows and said, "This sister-in-law seems to be ignorant."
The two girls next to her turned pale with fright, "Second Grandma, please stop saying a few words. The crown prince's wife's family is the commander of the Royal Guards, and her uncle is the governor of the river. They are not ordinary people."
Lin Taoer didn't care: "Okay, you have said it hundreds of times, I understand."
She went to give mountain peonies to her aunt, and then went back to crack walnuts. She carefully placed these walnuts in a bowl for Cen Shiyan to eat. When he was young, Cen Shiyan suffered from serious baldness because he studied too hard. She cracked walnuts for him, and now Cen Shiyan looks very good.
After a while, Cen Shiyan came back from outside. The two of them were childhood sweethearts, and Lin Taoer quickly handed him the walnuts.
But Cen Shiyan insisted on giving her half before eating it himself. He smiled and said, "What did you do today?"
"I didn't do anything. I just got up in the morning and watched the little birds fighting. I gave my aunt two pots of mountain peonies. I ate an extra drawer of tofu skin buns at noon. They were delicious. I even left two for you." Lin Taoer smiled.
Just like when he was a child, Cen Shiyan poured the walnuts into his mouth and finished them with a "pop".
Lin Taoer asked: "Why, why do you always go out recently?"
"Tao'er, my wife asked me to transfer my place of birth to Shuntian Prefecture. Because of this, I may have to take the county examination again." Cen Shiyan said.
Lin Taoer shook her head: "You are already a scholar. Can you take the exam again?"
Cen Shiyan smiled and said: "How will you know if you don't try? I'm not afraid of this. She killed my mother before, and now she is blocking me wholeheartedly. Little does anyone know that only when people have real evidence can they go further. I can accept her chasing her away. Let’s go out, but I won’t forget what happened to my mother.”
After saying this, he looked at Lin Taoer and said, "Did you know? I recently met an old friend."
Lin Taoer smiled and said: "Who is it? Is there anyone else I don't recognize?"
"You really may not recognize him. He is Zheng Zhuangyuan. When I went to Beijing, I didn't recognize my relatives for a while, so I wandered around the Gan Nian Temple and got acquainted with a learned young man. I don't know who he is, I only know who he is. Erudite and talented. Later, it was because my eldest brother got married that I found out that this was Zheng Zhuangyuan, who was actually his brother-in-law. Originally, I thought they were brothers-in-law. My identity was awkward for him, but I didn’t expect that I went to Gan Nian Temple a few days ago. I met Zheng Zhuangyuan playing chess with the abbot, and we had a great chat. He is currently a editor at the Hanlin Academy, and knowing that I am now studying Spring and Autumn with Mr. Wang, he introduced me to a master of Spring and Autumn and gave me a few gifts. Give me this book." Cen Shiyan said.
Lin Taoer said: "That person is really nice."
"I heard that it was more than that. I heard that my sister-in-law was arrogant and domineering, and the sisters at home were at odds with each other. She taunted Zheng Zhuangyuan's wife on the spot in front of the Song family." Cen Shiyan also felt that it was very outrageous.
Now she is just the Crown Prince's wife, and her sister is still married to the Zheng family in Xingyang as the clan's wife. She is so unscrupulous in mocking and scolding her whenever she wants. Little did he know how arrogant she would be when she became Mrs. Hou in the future.
Lin Taoer said: "So, Zheng Zhuangyuan hopes that if you gain power, you can suppress Dafang in the future?"
Cen Shiyan waved his hand: "That's not necessarily what he means. Zheng Zhuangyuan seems to be a very famous person. Besides, he loves talents. This is also a conspiracy, and there is no dirty trick."
Lin Taoer held her chin in her hands and sighed: "The Marquis Mansion is too complicated."
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Not only that, I also promised my mother that I would find the truth for everyone in the world. "
When he entered the Marquis Mansion, he came to find evidence.
Li Zhen didn't know this. She started the same thing as the housekeeper of her parents' house. She first called people over, beat the disobedient ones to establish her authority, and then gave orders.
Compared to her in full swing, Lishu is much more leisurely. It is not her turn to take care of the house now. She has to say hello every day. Mrs. Zheng is not a troublesome mother-in-law. Let her and Tan go back. Lishu may be Zheng Hao's birthday. The promise made her breathe a sigh of relief, and she began to fall asleep.
During the Chinese New Year, Zheng Hao and Li Shu went back to their parents' home together. Seeing that Li Shu had been sleeping a lot recently, Zheng Hao couldn't bear to wake her up and let her sleep a little longer at night.
The two came together in a carriage. Lishu opened the carriage and saw the Song family's carriage. She immediately thought that the eldest sister had finally given birth to a son. Her father had a high official position and the carriage he was riding in was different from before.
After returning to her parents' home, Li Shu and Zheng Hao went to pay their respects to her grandmother. They happened to meet Wu Xuanhe and Lirou. Lirou got married in June and became pregnant three months after entering the house. She looked very good.
"Third sister..." Lirou smiled.
Li Shu said quickly: "Fourth sister, be careful about the threshold."
"It's okay. My three-month-old fetus is already firmly seated. I couldn't do anything before, but now the doctor wants me to move more." Lirou stroked her belly with a gentle and loving look on her face.
The two men whom her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, gave her to have sex with were not as beautiful as hers. Every time they had sex with them, they were given anti-pregnant drugs. She couldn't blame her for this. It's just a marriage, and there is only one man. Now that the legitimate son has not been born, how can the concubine be born?
If she was honest, of course she would keep her makeup on to keep her mother-in-law out of trouble. If she was dishonest, there would be other ways to deal with her.
The Wu family gave very grand new year gifts to their wealthy family. Wu Xuanhe studied in the Imperial College on weekdays, which was also the style of the Yamen. Lirou knew that her husband had a temperamental temper, but there was one thing: he knew right from wrong, and he was not a person without pursuits.
Now we have to wait for the Wu family to have help before we can become an official.
Li Zhen was the last one to arrive. As soon as she came, Li Wan joked: "As expected of a housekeeper, her late arrival makes it easier for us to wait."
Li Zhen took off her cloak and handed it to someone else. She was a little proud and said to herself: "It's just because others said that I was busy at home, and I am soft-hearted, so I had to agree. I will still have to return it in the future."
Everyone knows that she is very proud of herself and will not say anything unpleasant in her excitement. After all, others are not her.
Li Shu went to talk to Zeng Yingxiu. Zeng Yingxiu had been married for less than a month. Because she broke off the engagement and remarried, the two parties kept a low profile.
Although she is married, the Liu family and the Zeng family are old relatives. Zeng Yingxiu has an open-minded temperament and does not have any gloom. Instead, she talks to Li Shu about her inner feelings: "Actually, you know my eldest cousin. Although he is not as good as the one who was engaged before. You are extremely smart, but when I marry into your family, I feel relieved because after all, your mother is very good and your grandmother is not a troublesome person."
Li Shu nodded: "Yes, my mother has always liked you very much, and she even wrote a letter asking me to spend more time with you when I have time. You have always been more open-minded than ordinary women, live a good life, and ask me for help if you need anything. You also recognize the people around me.”
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Zeng Yingxiu thought, as for her husband, there was nothing he could do, but he was the governor's eldest son after all, so it was not an insult to her. As for her husband, she could only raise his son.
Seeing that she could think things over, Li Shu couldn't help but joke with her.
Then I heard Zeng Yingxiu say: "The princess of Shao'an has been named Princess An Ning and is going to marry to Dawan. There are also six girls in the marriage, including people I recognize. In the past, these sisters also had quarrels, but now they We’re about to get married, but now that I think about it, it wasn’t really a big deal at the time, it was just a child who was ignorant.”
Li Shu also sighed with emotion: "I know that there is a seventh mother in the Song family who is not favored at home, but she was chosen to get married. I heard that Princess Shao'an said that she has a good relationship with her, so she must be the one."
Although she was not getting married in this life, she felt very distressed.
Zeng Yingxiu was always well-informed, so she said: "What kind of relationship is good? I heard that I want to choose beautiful ones, and only the beautiful ones are wanted. Those barbarians drink their hair and drink their blood. How can the princess serve? Of course I hope someone can share the burden. But I didn't expect it to be Qiniang, how kind she is."
Speaking of which, they all had tears in their eyes, but Lidya was a little disapproving when she walked in.
"What are you talking about here? Why don't you go and watch the show? There's nothing wrong with Song Qiniang. I'm a fan of officials. Now because of her dowry, I got the official position in the palace ceremony. What's wrong with that?"
Li Shu murmured: "But isn't Mrs. Song Qi very pitiful?"
Lijia came over and poked Lishu's head: "You are usually a sensible person, but now why have you become left-handed? How can I marry her to a good man? She has no furniture, and my third uncle is usually the most She likes gambling and drinking, but at least Prince Yun's palace was generous and left three thousand taels for her parents. I heard it was given by Prince Yun's second concubine, which is considered good. As a child, you must consider your parents. Her mother is in the Song family. Life is not easy."
Even though this was the case, Li Shu still felt that it was not worth it.
"The Bed Full of Wat" was being sung on the stage. It was about Guo Ziyi's 60th birthday, and all his seven sons and eight sons-in-law came to pay their respects. It fits the current scene of the Liu family's sons-in-law standing in the hall.
In the middle of the play, Li Shu came out of court and met Li Wan. Li Wan said: "You don't know, the third sister, but now the eldest sister's family treats the eldest sister completely differently. Mrs. Song is still partial, but Mrs. Song is still partial." But she makes the decision for our eldest sister."
"That's natural. I heard that if Mr. Song is not promoted in two years, it will be difficult for him to leave the officialdom. But now that my father is the governor, it is different." Li Shu knew that Li Wan was like this, but she also agreed a few times. sentence.
This can be regarded as resolving the matter last time when she pushed Li Wan out to be with Li Zhen.
Li Wan smiled and said: "Yes, my sister is a person who sees things clearly. Let alone my eldest sister, even I am no one to mess with."
Lishu wanted to say that the officialdom was changing rapidly, especially the river. Last time, her father was at odds with Zhu Shangshu and others. This time, she was afraid that it would be another case of using people to go forward and not using people to go behind.
Why rely on father's authority? Why not stand on your own first?
But she also knew that Liwan wouldn't listen to what she said.
When they came in, the Liu family's grandsons and sons-in-law were all in good spirits. Among the five sons-in-law, Zeng Yunxi was now helping the second house take care of business. Relying on the Zeng and Liu families, they were very happy in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and he was also the most mellow. Fusion, relationship among several brothers-in-law
They all get along very well.
Among the five sons-in-law, the most distinguished one is Cen Shifang. Cen Shifang is now the eldest son of the Hou family and a confidant of the East Palace. However, unlike his wife, he does not put on the airs of the so-called eldest son of the Hou family. Instead, he talks and laughs happily. Funny. Cen Shifang and Song Mingji were in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion together. As the eldest brother-in-law, Song Mingji did not dare to put on airs.
The two of them treated Zheng Hao very politely. Cen Shifang said to Zheng Hao, "I heard that Fengzheng will take up the rotation of the cabinet next year. Is this true?"
He works in the cabinet on a rotating basis, participates in the important affairs of the central government, and knows first-hand all the major events in the world.
Zheng Hao had only been in the Hanlin Academy for one year, and he was able to serve in the cabinet. Who in the world wouldn't want to curry favor with him.
Zheng Hao, however, was very cautious: "The Master of the Academy only said that my name should be reported. Whether I can be selected is another matter."
"Even if I can't be selected, I think the third brother-in-law will definitely serve as the examiner of the provincial examination. Shuntian Mansion is fine. It would be great if he can go to Nanjing." Wu Xuanhe, a son of an official family and the nephew of the prime minister, is also familiar with these things. .
Zheng Hao smiled and said: "Since ancient times, the Hanlin Academy has been poor and the Hanlin Academy has been poor. We Hanlin Academy have been looking forward to going to a wealthy place like Nanjing. I am afraid that all the old Hanlin Academy members will be overcrowded. I dare not even think about it. But Xuanhe, you are both To prepare for the end, you have to study hard."
Wu Xuanhe was not someone who could study hard. He really wanted to just make up for it, but there were two brothers above him, so he might not be able to get his turn.
But it was hard to express what was on his mind, so he only laughed a few times.
No one became cheerful again for a while. Cen Shifang always drank well, Zeng Yunxi and Song Mingji also drank heavily. Wu Xuanhe was younger after all. Although he usually drank well, today he was the only one among the people present who was still studying in the Imperial College.
The rest of the people, even Zeng Yunxi, began to take over the identity of the Zeng family, and acted with magnanimity.
Cen Shifang and Zheng Hao talked about a certain official again, and Zheng Hao also answered casually. Cen Shifang thought that if this Zheng Hao was really on duty in the cabinet, although there were officials in the East Palace, they were heavily guarded. It's not a bad thing to have Zheng Hao pass the news around in the cabinet about anything.
Zheng Hao drinks very restrainedly and hates alcoholics, so he almost always has a few drinks to stay sober at all times.
So much so that Cen Shifang thought that Zheng Hao was a very sophisticated person who hardly showed any intention. He was very happy and angry at a young age, and it was difficult to move him no matter how great the temptation was.
It's no wonder that this son's reputation is growing day by day. It is said that in the officialdom, villains fear him, gentlemen befriend him, and adults think highly of him. I don’t know what would make him moved?
But then I thought about it, I will be the future Lord Marquis and the emperor's confidant, so why bother.
In the middle of the journey, Lirou also slipped out to talk to Aunt Ding. The mother and daughter were very happy. In fact, Lirou's pregnancy was not an earth-shattering happy event, but for Aunt Ding, it was a huge happy event.
"That's just right. You can stand on your feet only when you're pregnant. It's been two years since your second sister got married, and she's still empty. Your third girl also has no children. As long as you give birth to a son, everything will be fine."
Lirou smiled and said: "Now my daughter is treated very well in the Wu family. The eldest sister-in-law is in charge of the house and often fights with her mother-in-law. The second sister-in-law refuses to be softer. Only I am acting like a mother-in-law and a fly now. What did she say to me? She didn’t even refute it, but she still thought I was a good person.”
Aunt Ding found it funny and added: "I see your pointed belly, it must be a boy."
Li Rou thought that marrying someone was indeed her second reincarnation.
The eldest sister and Li Shu used to be legitimate daughters.
But they all had difficulties in giving birth. The eldest sister was fine and finally gave birth to Lin'er, but Li Shu was in trouble.
After the play was over, the Liu family prepared a high-quality banquet. Mrs. Xu's housekeeper was lenient in everything, especially since Cen Shifang came today, and she spent money like water.
Lishu had felt nauseated at noon, and now the table was filled with all kinds of smells. She immediately started to retching, fearing that everyone would be spoiled, so she prepared to leave the table.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Mrs. Bao is having dinner and wine at our house today. Just ask him to come over."
Li Shu suddenly had a vague feeling that she seemed to have it, because her menstrual period had never been accurate, and the last time it came, it was very few. But I was afraid that Kong would be happy, so I hadn't slept with Zheng Hao these days, but I wasn't sure.
The sisters were all chatting away, some were showing false feelings, some were testing, and some were just laughing.
She had turned a deaf ear and was just waiting for the doctor to come over.
Zheng Hao stood outside the curtain and watched the doctor Bao taking her pulse. He couldn't take his eyes away. After a moment, he heard the doctor Bao smile and say: "Zheng Xiu said, your lady is indeed pregnant. She is still young, only two months old, so it is not obvious." .”
The young couple were surrounded by ecstasy. Lishu really couldn't believe that she was actually pregnant and that she really had a little life in her belly. I wonder if he or she will look like me or her husband when born?
Zheng Hao is usually a very light-hearted person, but today his mind went blank after hearing the good news.
"Lishu, do I really want to be a father?" He didn't know how to describe himself. In the past, he felt that he was still a teenager, a person who had not grown up, but now he suddenly became a father, and he finally felt a sense of responsibility.
Li Shu nodded: "Yes, you want to be the father, and I want to be the mother."
The two of them stood up as if no one was around. Dr. Bao coughed and Li Shu pushed Zheng Hao. Then he ordered someone to reward him and asked how Li Shu was doing.
Dr. Bao said: "I have watched the third girl grow up. She is in good health and the fetus is fine now. It's just a matter of paying more attention to her diet. You can't eat rabbit meat and cold things..."
Zheng Hao listened very carefully.
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When Mrs. Liu saw Zheng Hao and Li Shu coming together to tell her the good news, she clasped her hands together with joy: "Amitabha, this is great."
Li Shu also had a smile as bright as a flower. She looked at her belly again and felt it was amazing.
But I still thanked Mrs. Liu: "Thanks to my grandmother today."
Mrs. Liu smiled and waved her hand: "Silly girl, your mother is not here, so I have to worry about you." She also took off the jade pendant she usually wore and gave it to Li Shu.
Li Shu thanked her again and again, but she was not overly happy. She was only immersed in the fact that she was going to be a mother, and she missed her mother a little.
Zheng Hao raised the corners of his mouth, and although he controlled it well, he still smiled broadly.
Cen Shifang glanced at him and thought to himself, he was still thinking about what moved him, but he didn't expect Zheng Hao to smile like a dog's tail so quickly, which made him feel that he was not as good as the beautiful woman before. Brother-in-law, you are more normal at least. !
