Mrs. Zeng Er looked on with cold eyes. She glanced at Li Shu and knew that her daughter's plan had been ruined. Today is different from the past. Some sisters in the Liu family have been exiled, and some are already the wives of the Minister of Civil Affairs and Madam Hou. Now they are worried about offending others if they say something wrong.
Li Shu didn't mean to put on airs, but she knew very well who could be contacted and who couldn't be contacted.
Of course, these businessmen should not be regarded as lowly. Many children of salt merchants are also officials, and there are also many children of military households who serve as cabinet assistants. But if there is too much contact, it is inevitable that the melons and plum blossoms will fall apart, which is not good.
In fact, Li Shu felt that the Zeng family already had connections with the Liu, Zheng, and Cen families. If such connections could be maintained well, what was not enough?
After returning home from Zeng's house, Zheng Hao took Li Shu out to play. No matter how old she was, she was very happy to be able to go out and play.
The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, making stars like rain. BMW's carved cars fill the road with fragrance. The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and fish and dragons danced all night.
Seeing the lights on the street falling on the ground like stars, Li Shu and Zheng Hao held hands under their wide sleeves. She looked up at Zheng Hao and said, "When I went to Zeng's house today, the feeling that Zeng's house gave me was There is no such thing as a general in the Kingdom of Shu. My third brother-in-law is very protective of his eldest son, probably because that child is somewhat smart. Don’t you know that in the past, the children of the Zeng family were very leisurely whether they studied or not? Such."
"You are very observant. If the family does not train good children, it will slowly wither. This is why all the daughters of the Wu family married the prime minister. Unfortunately, the family's children did not succeed, and it also hindered Wu Shangshu from becoming an official, and he died in depression. Although the Wu family is still very wealthy, their status is not as good as it used to be. So, this is why I want to get involved in ancestral studies when I go back, and the few Zheng descendants who live in our family this time must also be well cultivated." Zheng Hao shook his head.
Li Shu smiled and said: "I think there are some things that don't have to be forced, especially those that are eager for quick success. Just like when I was learning the piano when I was a child, I wanted to let my family know my reputation and fight for my mother. Later, Bai Niao popped up. Chaofeng, although he succeeded at the time, he almost got me involved. Although I don’t regret everything I did, I know that I still have to go the right way in everything."
Zheng Hao looked at her, a little embarrassed: "But you did it all for me."
"Actually, I do it for my mother, because my mother wants us to be happy, so I think I must make this marriage go smoothly." Lishu said with a smile.
Zheng Hao didn't expect that this was the reason for Li Shu. He was still thinking that Li Shu didn't need to take such a big risk. After all, she could offend someone so much.
It turned out to be because of his mother-in-law. Zheng Hao actually remembered that he heard his mother-in-law say that this marriage was requested very earnestly by her mother-in-law, because he knew very well that there were many families who wanted to get married, and they were either rich or noble, and the Liu family was one of the conditions. Very average. But what my father liked was the friendship with Uncle Liu, so he settled on Lishu.
In fact, my grandmother had always been dissatisfied with Li Shu because Liu Chengxu's house was too messy with two wives.
But he finally agreed, but he didn't expect that Li Shu would fulfill his mother-in-law's wish.
"Then you like me because of your mother-in-law?" Zheng Hao was a little nervous.
Seeing his nervous expression, Li Shu immediately shook her head: "Of course not. If I don't like someone, even if my mother likes it, there's nothing I can do about it."
Zheng Hao pursed his lips and smiled: "Then I have to thank my parents."
Why did this sentence suddenly appear? Li Shu looked at him and felt strange.
Zheng Hao sighed slowly: "I heard that in the past, when a woman was rescued by a man, if the man was not born like that, the woman would wait until she was born with a ring of grass in her next life. If the man was born handsome, she would marry him with her body. Promise, right?"
When Lishu heard this, her branches trembled with laughter. This person was praising herself in a weird way.
However, she thought she would always remember this night, such beautiful starlight, and the fact that she revealed her true feelings.
The mutton sticks on the street were so delicious. The smell came back and she washed them several times. Lishu was about to take a rest, but suddenly a secret letter arrived from Zheng Hao. He said softly: "You rest first, I'll be back as soon as I can." .”
"Okay, go and get busy." Lishu waved her hand and looked at his hurried away figure. She always felt that Zheng Hao had become more serious this time when he returned to Beijing from his hometown, with no expression of joy or anger.
But she didn't want to speculate on the person beside her. His change was just for business reasons, and he was still very good to her.
Also, the old emperor is getting older, the prince is emerging, but his body is weak, and the originally chosen heirs Xiao Yun and Prince Yun have also perished. I don't know what will happen in the future?
These are no longer something Li Shu can consider, because Zheng Hao rarely talks to her about outside things. It's not that he looks down on her, but that they have been under the same roof several times, but he is busy with official duties, and Li Shu can't ask too many questions. he.
It happened that these days, she wrote to the people she stayed in her hometown to inquire about the news. This letter came after two and a half months, and it was Zhulan who secretly brought it in.
Li Shu opened it and took a look, a little surprised: "It's all a small fuss, there is no big surprise."
Zhu Lan frowned: "Logically speaking, Mrs. Ju Er is definitely not easy to get along with. She will definitely cause trouble after you leave. Why does Madam seem not to notice at all."
"Ma'am, that's the way it is. It's done without leaving any trace, without breaking the bones. But sometimes, if you don't break the bones, it won't have a deterrent effect, hey." Li Shu shook her head.
Both Zhulan and Lamei were disappointed, Lamei was more impulsive and couldn't help but said: "If this continues, Mrs. Ju Er will probably be able to survive forever."
"It's okay, there's another good thing. After we left, the sixth old lady came back from the temple, but the treatment was no longer there. Brother Ze no longer satisfied her as before. I heard that she was planning to fake a hunger strike to deceive Ze. Fourth brother, I didn’t expect that he was really gone. She was gone, and the clothes and jewelry left behind were eighty large boxes. These things were all given to the sons and daughters of fourth brother Ze. Now all the dowry and betrothal gifts are gone. Yes." Li Shu smiled.
This is good news. Zhulan was also a little angry with the sixth old lady, but at the same time she still said: "It's not a pity that the old lady is gone. She will be blessed in this life."
Li Shu nodded: "That's true. She has never treated herself badly for a day and lived better than anyone else. However, she was starved to death, which is ironic. I heard before that no matter how difficult her family is, she can always She has to rinse her mouth with bird's nest and use matsutake mushrooms to eat fried rice. Anyway, when she eats, she doesn't care about whether it tastes good or not, she only cares about the word "expensive."
Thinking back to the Sixth Old Lady, I can no longer remember what she looked like. I just remember that she was full of luxury, but you didn't feel that she was really graceful. She looked like a mouse wearing a gold leather coat, with only its pointed head showing.
Of course, the death of the Sixth Old Lady did not cause a stir. Even Zheng Hao heard about it at the dinner table and just said: "The rat at home is already so harmful, what about the rat in the court?"
Lishu knew that he was lamenting the corruption of officialdom in the court, especially after becoming the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, many people who came to ask for help were frightened to death by giving away money.
In addition to him, there are also Daxuan in the palace, all of whom give money.
These people are not necessarily mediocre, but when they sit in that position, they all hide from big things and sing praises for small things. They don't seek no merit, but seek no fault.
There are so few people like Liu Chengxu and Lisa, and such people are even considered dangerous elements.
"Okay, don't think so much now. This problem will be easy first and then difficult. If we solve it piece by piece, won't it be completed?" Li Shu arranged the dishes for him.
Zheng Hao was not in a good mood, so he pinched Li Shu's face affectionately: "I know."
Li Shu wrinkled her nose: "Pinched my face again, the servants all laughed."
"Because your face is so pinchable." Zheng Hao laughed.
When Li Shu looked at him, she felt that he was really handsome. He looked outstanding no matter how he looked, and he also had a youthful air that others could not describe.
After dinner, Zheng Hao went to the study, where Zhu Lingxuan said that he was pregnant. Li Shu sent someone to deliver supplements. It happened that Mr. Zhu returned to Beijing to report on his work, which was another joy for Zhu Lingxuan.
Lishu originally thought that it would be difficult for Mr. Zhu to go to Beijing after he had been away for several years, but she did not expect that he would come to Beijing so soon. She went home to talk to Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu about the matter.
Mr. Liu's health has not improved in recent years, but Li Shu felt a little scared when she heard that Mrs. Zhu still had a sinister look in her eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? She was so embarrassed to come. Back then, her whole family killed your third uncle, and she still dared to go around under the guise of the Jinghu Liu family. It's really interesting, this person." Mrs. Liu I couldn’t help but complain.
Lishu thought about this old couple. Usually at home, one was the aloof old man and the other was the calm and leisurely madam. But when Mrs. Zhu was mentioned, they were so disgusted.
She pursed her lips and said: "When I was in Xingyang, I heard that she was always a green lamp and an ancient Buddha, but her status should not be underestimated. Originally, her granddaughter was going to marry to the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, but later her daughter-in-law fell in love with her. From a scholarly family like ours, although Brother Miao comes from a rich family and both parents are dead, her daughter-in-law doesn't mind marrying her daughter off."
Mrs. Liu said: "The Zheng family in Xingyang has been a famous family for thousands of years. Even if the family background is not good, it is not something that a poor family can match. I have met Zheng Miao, a handsome young master, who is extremely talented and learned."
Li Shu didn't think that Zhu Lingxuan was not worthy of Zheng Miao, but she saw that Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu usually sat quite far apart from each other in armchairs. Now that Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Mrs. Liu took the initiative to come to her side and help her. Holding her shoulders.
"A Zeng, don't be sad. When she comes, I will come to vent your anger for you, okay?" Mr. Liu felt very sorry for Mrs. Liu.
Lishu didn't expect that the couple would hold a grudge to this day. It seemed that when Mrs. Zhu came to Beijing, another bloody storm was certain. :,,
