Because they were all in-laws, Mrs. Liu was not allowed to sit around the screen and ate together. Li Shu and the sisters were sitting together. Li Rou had already left early. She and Li Jia were sitting next to each other. Since Li Jia found out that Li Shu had beaten Li Zhen, she used to think that Li Shu was just a little petty and willful, but now she feels that She is cunning, weird, and extremely aggressive. Don't mess with her, just stay away from her in your heart.
Although Zeng Yunxi wants to marry his second wife, he still has some foresight, unlike Song Mingji. He feels that although Lao Taishan is silent for a while, there is no one who can match him when it comes to river management. Moreover, he is in the opposition and there are many people in the court. , especially Qing Yi remained sympathetic to him.
Moreover, the Zeng family and the Liu family were originally close relatives. He was very respectful to Liu Chengxu, and his attitude remained unchanged from before.
He also specially sent a set of expensive snuff bottles because he knew that Liu Chengxu had nasal congestion. Liu Chengxu saw that these snuff bottles were made of ruby sapphire, coral, agate, amber, crystal, tourmaline, lapis lazuli, alexandrite, pearls, etc. Made of rare treasures, he waved his hand and declined.
Zeng Yunxi still said: "In the past two years, we have observed filial piety at home, but we have not honored you. We know that you have always been honest. But now it is your son-in-law who honors you, and it is not a gift from an outsider. If you don't accept it, I can't be with Liwan." Explain."
Liu Chengxu glanced at his second daughter, and Liwan quickly stepped forward to chime in with a few words. Only then did Liu Chengxu accept it with a smile.
This is the relationship that Liwan still feels inseparable from Zeng Yunxi after all these years. In terms of appearance, they are a model couple. Zeng Yunxi does things politely and does not look down on her because her father was dismissed from office.
The more this happens, the more she must maintain her reputation as a virtuous person and cannot object.
Li Shu drank half a bowl of soup with an expressionless face. Seeing Zheng Hao's picky eater not far away, she thought about going back and cooking a bowl of soup for him alone. Liu's soup seemed a bit greasy today.
After eating and drinking, Li Shu was about to go home with Zheng Hao. After the two got on the carriage, Zheng Hao asked, "Is there something wrong with your second sister? I saw that she seemed to be crying."
"My second brother-in-law originally took a house in Yangzhou. He just thought that he had a family at both ends. Naturally, my second sister is still older. But now the outsider is pregnant, and my second sister has not had a baby for several years. Now it is the elder of the great-grandparents. I was relieved and wanted to seriously accept the man from outside as my second wife." Li Shu said.
"It's no wonder." Zheng Hao shook his head.
Li Shu smiled and said: "What's the reason? It's no longer appropriate to have two big heads. Zeng Yunxi's little kindness has made my second sister confused. If it were me, I would definitely make others upset. I always want a good reputation and want my mother to stand out. To stop people from entering, you have a good plan."
Originally, Zheng Hao was accustomed to hearing some of the shocking worldly things she said. Today, when he heard her say this, he couldn't help but wonder: "How do you want to be so upset? Aren't you afraid that your husband and wife will be separated? Of course, I told you a long time ago, If you don’t have many children, people will want to be my sons.”
"Hmph, maybe you will have changed by then? But let me tell you, I am not shy about a guy like Zeng Yunxi who has grown up with both ends at the beginning. Although it is risky for a woman to remarry, I can find a better place with my ability. Good officials, if they know the current affairs, they will follow my rules. If they don't, when I get married again, I will take revenge on them, I am not afraid." Li Shu really felt not afraid.
Zheng Hao gave a thumbs up: "Well said."
But he wondered: "But if outsiders say that you broke up like this for a concubine, is it worth it?"
"Nothing in this world is worth it. It is better to live happily for one day than to live a lifetime. Besides, I am not a reckless person. The more you are afraid of anything, the more susceptible you are to it. Maybe after fighting, I won. What?" This is what she told herself in her previous life, it would be terrible to be boiled as a frog in warm water. ()
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Li Shu's face was a little red, she actually said this in front of her husband, but she remembered that Zheng Hao hadn't eaten a few mouthfuls, and said: "I'll cook Tumi porridge for you to eat when I go back later, okay? You didn't even move your chopsticks." .”
"Then you have to feed me." Zheng Hao didn't want to eat alone.
Li Shu nodded: "Okay, I really can't do anything about you. Men who act coquettishly have the best fate."
Zheng Hao felt very sorry for Li Shu. He was also very busy, and Li Shu had to take care of the house, but she still cared about him all the time, which was really not easy.
More than a month later, Zeng Yunxi let the second room in. It was said that she was a businesswoman, and her family was one of the top businessmen in Yangzhou.
Li Shu thought that this should be the beginning of the quarrel between wives and concubines.
When it comes to inner-house skills, not many people can catch up with Li Wan, just wait and see.
It was also said that Prince Cheng had already resigned from the feudal vassal, and the emperor ordered that Prince Xiao Yun, the eldest son of Prince Cheng, be made the Prince of Bohai County. Sister Qiu Shan is now the concubine of the County Prince. She gave birth to a son two months ago, and now it is the full moon ceremony.
Originally, the person who always walked around the palace was Tan, but Tan's daughter was too young and she couldn't leave her, so Lishu had to go over.
Princess Chi gave birth to her eldest son, and Concubine Qiu gave birth to her second son. Li Shu would not speculate on the relationship between them. She went over and took a look at Sister Qiu Shan first. Sister Qiu Shan still understood so well.
"Sister-in-law, do you know? Although it is Concubine Wu who is favored now, I am also favored because I can give birth. As long as I can give birth, the prince will come to me if he wants to give birth. They laugh at me because I have a strong belly. Anyway, I can give birth. Just give birth, there is always a child who can protect my status, right?"
"It's good if you think so. Auntie is gone. If you have anything to do, just come to us." Li Shu smiled. ,
Sister Qiu Shan said happily: "Speaking of which, I relied on my aunt and cousins in Beijing. In this mansion, only Concubine Wu is favored now. However, the princess has opened up the maids next to her and is also favored now. , our county prince also bought a house for her family. But no matter what they do, they still have no money. "
Lishu felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, so she found a chance to go out for some fresh air, planning to go back after the 100-day wine was finished.
However, Zhulan had an upset stomach and Wintersweet was going to serve tea, while Lishu was sitting alone on the stone table in a daze. Suddenly she saw a shadow covering her head. She immediately looked back and saw that it was Xiao Yun.
"I would like to pay my respects to the county prince."
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "No need to be polite."
Lishu quickly realized why Zhulan had diarrhea and why Lamei didn't come with tea for a long time. I'm afraid it was too much of a coincidence and there was something wrong with it.
Therefore, Li Shu prepared to grease her soles and leave, but Xiao Yun shouted to stop.
Li Shu looked at him seriously: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for a man and a woman to stay here alone. I am also thinking about your reputation."
Xiao Yun snorted coldly: "There is no one else here now? Why are you so nervous? Can't we even talk? I thought you knew what I was thinking."
Hearing this, Li Shu almost vomited.
(), you have a little wife on the left and a little wife on your right. They have teased me before. If it were not for the grace of saving lives in the previous life, she would not pay attention to it at all.
He also secretly plotted against Zheng Hao. This man spoke despicably and acted evilly, but he still had the nerve to say what he meant.
"My lord, I won't tolerate it if you keep doing this. My husband's family is also a top-notch person. If you harm my reputation, even if I sacrifice my own reputation, we will both be destroyed."
Li Shu couldn't swallow her anger.
Especially for such big people, once you appear to be very submissive, they will take advantage of you, test you, and force you to obey. Every wrong step will lead to a wrong step.
Xiao Yun has not yet accomplished his great cause, so naturally he does not dare to act rashly. You must know that Zheng Hao's father is the governor of both sides, and he is also a lecturer of the Hanlin Academy. He heard that he will be elected as a Japanese lecturer soon. The Japanese lecturer is to lecture the emperor on reading classics and history. The official, also known as the emperor's teacher, even often accompanied the emperor, so naturally it was difficult to offend Li Shu.
Lishu also noticed it. She came out of the Bohai County Prince's Mansion and went back to her parents' home to say this to Liu Chengxu and the young Fu family. Liu Chengxu also said: "It's good that he has some scruples."
"That's because in the capital, he wouldn't be like this in the feudal land." Li Shu understood very clearly.
Liu Chengxu comforted his daughter: "Although you have offended him, it is not a bad thing. As the saying goes, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road, and that is how it should be."
Lishu saw her mother's concerned eyes again, and she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
She didn't have time to tell Zheng Hao about this incident because Zheng Hao was busy with the banquet. You must know that due to the emperor's relationship, most of the Japanese officials are able to face the saints and accompany people who ask questions, and the Japanese official is a The carrot is a pit. Zheng Hao was able to be elected as a Japanese official in his fifth year. It was indeed a promotion, and there was also a bonus of luck.
Only Lishu knew that every step he took was not easy, and he often sat for long periods of time. She often went to his study to massage his legs and feet, and often asked him to run errands, so as to activate his meridians.
But he did not expect that the censor of Henan Province impeached the prince and went out to hunt in the vassal area. According to the rules of Daqi, the late emperor allowed the vassal prince to go out for hunting from October every year to February of the next year to exercise his skills. Military talent. However, during the reign of Emperor Yongchu, the military powers of the kings were deprived, and all activities involving military activities, including hunting out of the city, were prohibited. Even the daily travel of the vassal kings was severely controlled.
Prince Cheng thought it was the late emperor who was here, so he was reprimanded by the emperor.
Of course Xiao Yun was furious. He pretended to be his grandson in the palace. After he came out, he asked Song Mingcheng to check. Song Mingcheng checked for a long time before saying: "This Henan Province censor is a disciple of Zheng Hao. I heard that when Zheng Hao was the same examiner, he discovered that the two The examiner was so confused that he missed this volume, so he picked it out specially, and he is now the censor of Henan Province."
"What? It's actually him." Xiao Yun really didn't expect it.
Song Mingcheng couldn't help but persuade: "Prince, Zheng Hao is different from his father and father-in-law. As an official, he is very good at understanding people's hearts. He also took refuge in Bai Xingzhong, the chief minister, and became prosperous. Ordinary people can do it, but he is. It’s not easy to do.”
Courtiers cannot make friends with ministers. When the emperor sent Xiao Yun as an imperial envoy, Liu Chengxu and Zhu Shangshu almost kept their distance from Xiao Yun.
It is not cost-effective to offend someone close to an emperor for no reason. Now Xiao Yun is only the king of Bohai County, not the prince yet.
Xiao Yun snorted coldly: "Sooner or later there will be a chance, how dare you do this, little minister?
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That's what he said, but if Zheng Hao is really so easy to deal with, he won't make Xiao Yun angry. You know, he usually doesn't get angry.
News always spreads the fastest in Beijing, so Liu Chengxu quickly called his son-in-law over. He had been an official for several years and had a pair of sharp eyes. Although he was not usually as sharp as others, he still had this insight.
After Weng and son-in-law had a few drinks, Liu Chengxu said, "Is it you..."
Before he finished speaking, Zheng Hao nodded: "It's me."
Liu Chengxu was relieved now: "Lishu is usually a bit impatient, much like me. If anything bad happens to her, it's all for my sake to bear with her."
"What are you talking about? Lishu is very kind to me. I am always busy at home and abroad, thanks to her." Zheng Hao's words may not be lies, because he has more feelings for Lishu than he does. I think even deeper.
Liu Chengxu was very pleased, but he knew that he was busy, "I won't delay you anymore, you have to go and do it in advance."
Zheng Hao stayed with Liu Chengxu for a few more words before leaving.
After he returned, Li Shu said, "How do you know? I haven't had time to tell you yet."
"What?" Zheng Hao didn't understand.
Li Shu told her about how she met Xiao Yun at the Bohai County Prince's Mansion a few days ago. Zheng Hao frowned: "If I had known, I would have struck harder."
"I thought you knew in advance? You have been locked in the study for the past few days to prepare, and I can't disturb you with these things. I will never go to the prince's palace in the future." Li Shu felt that people still can't take chances. .
Thinking of this, Li Shu said angrily: "I will go out less often in the future."
"It's not your fault? Why can't you go out? Just don't go to that prince's palace, and go anywhere else. No matter where you go in the future, I will pick you up no matter how busy you are." Zheng Hao also said with anger.
Li Shu was so moved that she almost cried. She put her arms around his neck and couldn't help but said, "You are so kind."
"Look at you, you look like a child." Zheng Hao scratched Li Shu's small nose.
Li Shu burst into laughter.
Zheng Hao was immediately elected as a Japanese lecturer a few days later, and everyone in the Zheng family was very happy. You must know that Zheng Hao was only twenty-nine years old at this time. He was already a daily official before he reached the age of twenty, and his future was unlimited.
"Brother Qi, are you happy or not?" Li Shu asked her son.
Qi Ge'er was holding a jigsaw puzzle in his hand, and when he heard Li Shu ask this, he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I'm so happy, mother."
It turns out that Zheng Hao is really powerful and has been very successful in his official career. He is both talented and smart. Lishu thinks that he will definitely be happy to be busy in this life.
"It's great, this is great." Li Shu looked at the sky, tears moistening her eyes.
Brother Qi didn't understand why, he thought his mother was crying, and even "hooked" for her.
After the Zeng family settled down, Mr. Zeng had already appointed the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he invited the Liu family and Li Shu to play at the Zeng family.
Little Mrs. Fu personally came to pick up Lishu. Of course Lishu was aware of her parents' concern. After getting on the carriage, little Mrs. Fu also said: "Just now, my uncle said that he would pick you up after he got off the yamen. I said no, wait a moment." My mother-in-law will send you back."
"Why are you doing this? I'm not a porcelain doll. Besides, my daughter is already married. You
My father and I still treat me as a child. ()”
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Li Shu opened the curtain and looked outside, then said, "What's this? Daddy is really pedantic."
She looked around. There were her parents, son, and husband who were thinking about her all the time. Lishu really felt that she was very happy and was being cared for by her relatives.
Little Fu said in the car: "Lin Taoer is pregnant. Marquis Guangyang is very happy, but Mrs. Marquis Guangyang's face is blue and black. Pian Lizhen heard that a child had a miscarriage at that time, and Mrs. Cen It's her fault, you know, Cen Shifang's cousin is also a troublemaker, she gossips a lot, and Li Zhen's life is not easy."
"To be fair, we can't blame Li Zhen. Cen Shi was on the front line fighting, so how could she get pregnant? Even a good woman can't make a meal without rice." Although Li Shu didn't like Li Zhen, pregnancy was a very difficult thing for a woman. Even if it is a hardship, Li Shu is also in poor health. There was no movement after giving birth to Brother Qi. Her mother-in-law was also secretly urging her a few days ago.
Little Mrs. Fu also agreed: "Yes, that Mrs. Cen also gave Li Zhen some abortion pills and tonics, which made your aunt almost mad. She was really messy..."
Li Shu shook her head: "Li Zhen is usually very jealous and competitive with us sisters, but she is very hard on someone like Mrs. Cen."
This is probably the nest!
The Zeng family made a special trip to pick up the Liu family today, and the second brother contributed most of the money, and the second brother was willing to do so. If the eldest member of the Zeng family did not serve as an official, their business would not be so stable.
Mrs. Liu is old and doesn't go out much. Uncle Liu is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Normally eating with officials would make other people uncomfortable, for fear of being discovered.
Therefore, it was most appropriate for Liu Chengxu to come over. Little Fu and Li Shu came together. When the two wives of the Zeng family saw Li Shu holding a child, they both asked if it was Li Shu's son.
"Yes, he is already over two years old. He will be two soon. My father said he would personally initiate him."
Born in a family like the Zheng family, in addition to Li Shu's words and deeds, there are also dedicated people who teach etiquette and perform sacrifices. Therefore, Qi Ge'er's two little fleshy hands gathered together and said: "Greetings to the two wives of the Zeng family, I wish you prosperity and longevity, and the orchid pavilion will be fragrant."
Even a serious person like Mrs. Zeng smiled when she saw Brother Qi acting like this, and even asked people to give him fruit to eat. Brother Qi is not as squeamish as ordinary children. Lishu just feels that some children are too squeamish, so they get diarrhea and discomfort after eating anything.
Therefore, when she and Zheng Hao went out to restaurants, they would also bring roadside snacks for her son to eat. Lishu usually gave her son all the sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy dishes to try, and would not nurse him when he was very old, or pick on his mouth.
Qi Ge'er picked up the small fruit and handed it to Lishu first. Lishu waved her hand and said no, and then handed it to Little Fu. Little Fu's face burst into laughter: "Good boy, eat it by yourself."
Brother Qi gnawed alone, but everyone praised him for being obedient.
Li Shu smiled and said: "You have never seen her disobedient. I can't do anything about her. She is very good at tormenting people. Every day when her father goes to work, she brings him stuff and plays with it every day. "
"You're a kid!" Mrs. Zeng Er was also very kind.
() The head of Jintan County also specially rewarded Qi Geer with a pair of gold needles. Her belly looked pregnant and her face became much rounder. She had a good relationship with Li Shu before, and now they can talk a few words.
At this time, Mrs. Xu and Li Zhen came together. Li Zhen had not seen her for several months, and she seemed to have lost a lot of weight. When she saw Li Shu, her eyes dodge, but the two of them did not speak. They were almost in the same state as Li Rou and Li Jia.
Anyway, they each have their own mothers, and Li Shu doesn't care. Brother Qi likes his grandma very much, because little Fu is very clever. She can use pumpkin seeds to make a kitten on the table, which makes Brother Qi very happy.
At this moment, Liwan came over, smiling all over her face and holding a young woman in her hand. This was also the first time that Li Shu saw this Yan family. Yan family was unexpectedly beautiful, with fair skin and fair face, but her hair was neatly combed, and she did not look cowardly, but her eyes were bright.
Liwan introduced to little Mrs. Fu: "Madam, this is Sister Yan. She is very beautiful. She has surpassed me. Originally, I told our father that I was not as good as her, but I was still not convinced. Now that I see , only then do you know what it means to be stronger than me."
"It is indeed very beautiful."
Little Fu smiled.
Seeing Liwan's grand introduction, according to etiquette, Mr. Fu also gave her a bracelet on her hand.
When Aunt Yan married, she thought at first that she was really marrying into a good family. Although her husband was a merchant, he was from a noble family and was quite capable. In the house in Yangzhou, no matter how much communication he had, he was mainly focused on himself. He just said that he got married in a hurry and would go back to Beijing to visit his parents in the future.
She was so happy. There were ten sisters and ten or twenty brothers in her family. She might not even recognize all her brothers and sisters, but merchants were not superstitious about the identity of direct descendants and valued abilities more.
She thought that she had finally jumped over the dragon's gate, and that the children she would give birth to would also belong to aristocratic families.
She didn't expect that she was just a foreigner. She thought she had close contact with Zeng Yunxi's sister, so she felt that she was recognized. After all, Zeng Yingdan was a very outspoken girl, but she didn't expect that she kept it secret from herself.
Now that she is pregnant, the man took her in.
Only then did she know that Zeng Yunxi's main wife had such a distinguished background. Her grandfather was the Crown Prince and Tudu Governor, her uncle was a member of the Imperial Guard, and her father was the former governor of the river. Even Liu's sisters were all married into high-ranking families. Door.
But the second mistress, Ms. Liu, was very calm. She said that she was jealous of her being young, beautiful and having children. She couldn't compare to her, but she would definitely praise her because they were all doing it for the good of the Zeng family.
At first, Mrs. Yan was also suspicious of the second grandma, because she poured all the medicine she gave her, but the last time she almost fell down, the second grandma hurt her arm trying to protect her, so she gave up her doubts.
Before coming to Beijing, the second young master once said that he and his wife had a normal relationship. The wife had been childless for many years. Maybe she would be able to straighten things out after she gave birth to a son in the future. But after hearing about the second grandma's family background, she backed down because she was willing to be commensurate with her sisters and never mentioned that she was an aunt, which reassured Mrs. Yan a lot.
It was really a big event today. Mrs. Yan followed Liwan out and met her second grandmother’s family. Her mother was heard to be the daughter of the former prime minister. She looked like she was in her twenties. She was very kind and had no airs. There is the second grandmother's sister, Grandma Zheng, who has the beauty of a country and a city.
Li Shu was also looking at Yan, and then she looked at Liwan who was smiling, with a look of sympathy on her face.
Seeing that Liwan had already introduced Li Zhen to her with Yan, she looked like a good sister, but Li Shu felt a little cold for some reason. !
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