Shen Lizhao avoided the crowd and walked all the way to the Shen Mansion.
The second house could no longer afford to hire a carriage. The original sedan chair and carriage had been sold out when they moved, and the servants who could be dismissed had also been dismissed. Their salaries could not even be paid. The master himself could hardly afford to eat meat, so where would he get the money to support so many servants? So, except for a few close servants, all those who could be let go were released.
The money had been owed for several months and could not be paid now. Old Madam Shen had very little pocket money left. It could feed them for a while, but it could not be used to pay the servants.
So when they moved, they simply opened the warehouse and asked the servants to take away the valuable things in the house that could be moved and use them as wages.
But when they opened the warehouse, they were dumbfounded again. They had taken out the valuable things in the warehouse when they split up, but now there was nothing left. They didn't know when Shen Wanghong had pawned them.
Shen Wanghong continued to argue, "It's just to send the servants away. They don't deserve those nice things. They can just move the remaining tables, chairs, dishes and bowls in the storeroom."
People say that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even the tables, chairs, bowls and dishes that Shen Wanghong looked down upon were very good for the poor. However, the old man who had been in the Shen family for a long time had seen everything. Seeing this situation, he had no choice but to move his things and leave with a curse.
Even though it was winter, Shen Lizhao had a thin layer of sweat on the tip of his nose as he walked all the way here.
Chen Liyue was choosing the embroidery pattern for the red veil for her wedding. When she saw Chen Lizhao coming, she asked her to come over and help.
"It's just right that you came to help me take a look. There are so many patterns here that I'm dizzy." Shen Liyue said with a smile.
Chen Lizhao walked forward and picked up a few paintings to take a look. They were all very well painted. There were pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water and twin lotus flowers. They all looked very auspicious.
Chen Lizhao smiled and said, "These patterns all have excellent meanings and are commonly used at weddings. It depends on which one you like."
Shen Liyue frowned slightly, "That's exactly what I said, I always feel that these tricks are nothing new."
Chen Lizhao looked up when he heard that, and happened to see a pink hairpin on Chen Liyue's head. Chen Lizhao didn't know that the hairpin was given by Prince Yi, but the peach blossom pattern on it was very beautiful.
It is lifelike, just like a bright peach blossom blooming on Shen Liyue's temples.
Shen Lizhao smiled and said: “Sister is still talking about it, but she doesn’t know the ready-made flowers in front of her.”
Shen Liyue was curious, "What kind of ready-made pattern?"
Shen Lizhao pointed vaguely with her hand. Of course, she couldn't really pull the hairpin off Shen Liyue's head. She didn't dare.
"What pattern is the hairpin on your sister's head?" Shen Lizhao asked with a smile.
"Peach blossom?" Shen Liyue suddenly remembered after being reminded by Shen Lizhao. This was the hairpin given by Lu Xingzhou, and it was carved with a peach blossom.
"Besides, peach blossoms have a very good meaning. As the Book of Songs says: 'The peach tree is young and tender, its flowers are bright and dazzling. The son is getting married, and he is a good match for his family.' Sister, why don't you use the image of peach blossoms? It also means many children and good fortune!"
When it comes to having many children and good fortune, pomegranate flowers are a good choice. However, the red veil and the pomegranate flowers are both red, so they cannot be seen if embroidered on top.
The peach blossoms are pink, and they look just right on the red veil.
Shen Liyue's mind moved, and she immediately walked to the table and drew a picture of peach blossoms herself.
Shen Lizhao walked behind Shen Liyue to look at the picture. It was indeed painted vividly, just like a spring scene. The peach blossoms were painted by Shen Liyue as if they were alive.
"Pink is delicate and perfect for my sister." Shen Lizhao said.
Shen Liyue put down her pen and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I never knew there were so many things to prepare for a wedding. I've been so busy these past few days." Chen Liyue said.
To be honest, Chen Lizhao was a little envious. Only someone with the status of an older sister could have these things and have these troubles at the wedding. Those from small families could only choose a suit from a clothing store according to their financial ability. How could they have the opportunity to do everything by themselves?
What's more, my eldest sister will marry into Prince Yi's Mansion in the future and will be Prince Yi's Princess from now on. All regulations must follow the royal regulations, so there are naturally many rules.
Shen Lizhao couldn't help feeling a little sad when he thought of himself.
She was originally a concubine's daughter. If the family had not been divided, she would always be able to get a share according to the rules of the mansion when she got married. But now that the family has been divided, her life is getting worse and worse. Chen Lijiao is a legitimate daughter, and she was only carried into the He family in a sedan chair. When she gets married, she doesn't know what the situation will be like.
Although Shen Lizhao had no intention of comparing himself with Shen Liyue, he couldn't help but feel sour when he saw such a scene.
Shen Liyue dropped her paintbrush, and seeing that Shen Lizhao was silent, she asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Lizhao quickly came back to his senses, his face flushed a little.
But she came to the Shen Mansion today because she did have something to ask Shen Liyue.
So Shen Lizhao suppressed his previous thoughts and said with difficulty: "I came to my sister today because I do have something to ask of her."
Chen Lizhao was really embarrassed. He had just asked Chen Liyue to learn business from her a few days ago, but now he had to ask her again.
After hearing this, Shen Liyue didn't have any special reaction, but she didn't agree outright either. She just said, "What is it? Tell me about it."
Chen Lizhao continued, "Now the second branch has moved to the north of the city... Oh, it's not that I think the living conditions are bad, I can still bear this little hardship." Chen Lizhao explained when she remembered. She didn't want Chen Liyue to think that she was snobbish and didn't want to live there because the living environment was too bad.
Shen Liyue just nodded and let her continue.
Chen Lizhao said, "It's really because the people living there are all kinds of people, and it's close to the port, so I don't dare to go out on weekdays..."
Chen Liyue understood what Chen Lizhao meant. She had to go out to learn business from him, but with the current situation of the second house, it was impossible for her to be respected as in the past. All kinds of people lived there, and it was indeed not safe to go out.
Seeing that Chen Liyue didn't say anything, Shen Lizhao felt a little unsure, "Did I embarrass my sister?"
Shen Liyue glanced at Shen Lizhao and said whatever she wanted to say: "It's indeed a bit difficult."
Shen Lizhao immediately lowered his head.
To be honest, Shen Lizhao was a little disappointed, but she had anticipated this result before coming here, so it was not surprising to hear Shen Liyue say this.
Originally, when asking someone to do something, it was a favor if they helped, and it was only natural if they didn't help. This was not Shen Liyue's fault.
In fact, Shen Liyue did not completely refuse, she was just calculating the feasibility of this matter in her mind.
What Shen Lizhao meant was that he didn't want to live with the second wife anymore, and Shen Liyue understood this.
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