After the palace banquet, Su Shunci went to find Lin Wuchen and told him what happened in the palace today.
Lin Wuchen agreed with Su Shunci's approach, but still greeted Shen Zhixiu. However, Shen Zhixiu didn't take the Jiang family seriously at all, telling him not to care what Concubine Chen said and to do what he had to do.
Originally, with the wealth and background of the Bai family, even if Lin Wuchen tried his best, he could still hold out for a year or two.
However, 70% of the family wealth was sent to the Jiang family, and Jiang Ziyan did nothing, so the Bai family was soon forced into a desperate situation.
At the end of April, Empress Chen gave birth to the eighth prince.
Within a few days, the Bai family announced the closure of all businesses in various prefectures, leaving only a few hundred acres of land in Lin'an Prefecture.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Bai family is in dire straits, they are still better off than ordinary people. But if they want to live as well as they did before, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
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Shen Hong got married on the sixth day of May, so the Shen family became busy as soon as May began.
On the first day of the new year, Shen Yue took a carriage back to the Shen family early in the morning, wanting to help her two aunts with all the trivial matters.
The carriage drove directly into the west courtyard, and Shen Yue got off the carriage and went straight to the main house in the west courtyard.
When she entered the room, Su Qingyu had just finished her breakfast, and the wet nurse was holding the child beside her.
Seeing Shen Yue coming in, the nurse bowed and said, "Sixth Young Master pays his respects to Third Sister."
Su Qingyu looked at her with a smile, "Why are you here so early? Have you had breakfast?"
Shen Yue first took the child from the nurse's arms, and then replied to Su Qingyu, "I've finished my meal. I wanted to come earlier so I could hold Cong'er."
Ever since Chen Yue finished her mourning period, she no longer had to worry about going out, and she would come to see Chen Cong when she had nothing to do.
This child is two and a half months old. When you hold him in your arms, he makes babbling sounds to you.
His face was round and chubby, and bubbles often came out of his mouth. Now, everyone in the Shen family was focused on this child.
Su Qingyu shook her head and smiled, "Since his third sister likes him so much, let's take him to Prince Ning's mansion to raise him for a few days. I can also have some peace and quiet."
They agreed that the child would call Shen Yue Third Sister in the Shen family. If the family went to Prince Ning's mansion, they would call her Aunt.
I don’t know if the child will be confused, so I can only explain it to him when he is older.
Shen Yue curled her lips, "Take her away? As soon as I take her away, my grandmother will chase me to Prince Ning's Mansion and ask for her back."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard behind him.
Then, Shen Zhixiu said with a smile, "Take him away? Who wants to take my son away?"
After Shen Zhixiu came in, he stood beside Shen Yue and glanced at his son.
Shen Cong, who was biting his hand and in a daze before, suddenly grinned when he saw Shen Zhixiu.
Then, he stretched out his hand and ran towards Shen Zhixiu, kicking Shen Yue with his legs.
Shen Yue had no choice but to hand the child to him. Then she said dejectedly: "Next time when I hold the child, can you please stay away from me, Uncle San?"
Shen Zhixiu couldn't help laughing, and skillfully used a cotton towel to wipe the saliva from the child's mouth.
Su Qingyu had also finished her meal at this time. She pulled Shen Yue and said, "Let's go drink tea over there. Leave the hard work of holding the child to your uncle."
The weather in May was already hot, so Shen Zhixiu carried Shen Cong to the corridor to see the newly blooming Jianlan.
Su Qingyu ordered tea to be served, and then whispered to Chen Yue, "You are already out of mourning, isn't it time to consummate the marriage?"
Chen Yue lowered her head and blushed when she heard this. "Brother Yuanzhou has been in the West Mountain Camp for a while, helping King Zhongyi train his troops. Let's wait a little longer until he's done with his busy schedule."
Su Qingyu really didn't know about this. These days, she has been busy with Shen Hong's marriage.
Seeing that Shen Yue's eyes did not leave the child, Su Qingyu joked again: "When you have a child, you don't have to be jealous of this."
A child suddenly appeared in Shen Yue's mind, who looked a bit like Yuanzhou's brother's child.
After a cup of tea, the two got up and went to the main courtyard together. There was still a lot of things to do today.
As for the child, Su Qingyu didn't need to worry about him at all. He was either being carried around by his father or being coaxed by a group of people at his grandmother's house.
There were so many things to do during the wedding, and they were busy until noon, then they all went to Qingyuanju for lunch.
Ever since Chen Cong was born, there has been constant laughter and joy in Qingyuanju every day.
Even Mr. Zhou said that the old lady was in a good mood and felt much healthier.
After lunch, Zhenzhu suddenly walked up to Su Qingyu and whispered a few words to her.
Su Qingyu was stunned at first, then her eyes lit up and she nodded at Zhenzhu.
After noon, Yang went to see how the courtyard where Shen Hong was getting married was decorated. Su Qingyu and Shen Yue went to see the kitchen manager to decide on the snacks and dishes for the guests that day.
These things may seem trivial, but none of them can be taken lightly.
Even the candied fruits and vegetables to entertain guests have to be ordered in advance.
By the time the two of them finished these things, it was already the beginning of the afternoon.
Shen Yue saw that it was getting late, so she decided to go back home.
Su Qingyu pulled her aside and said, "Why don't we have dinner today before returning home? We can ask the kitchen to prepare a table of dishes for the banquet. Let's try it."
Shen Yue did not suspect anything and thought that he really wanted to taste the food, so she sent someone back to Prince Ning's Mansion to pass on the message.
The dinner included both meat and vegetables, so it was not suitable to be served at Qingyuanju. Su Qingyu simply set up two tables in the west courtyard.
Chen Yue was a married woman, so she had to observe a year of mourning. However, the other children of the first wife, including Xiangdong, were still in mourning, so Su Qingyu only invited everyone from the second wife to come.
This year, the Shen family has had a series of new members, and Shen Zhixiu has been promoted, so everyone is in a better mood to drink.
The family chatted and laughed as they watched the sky darken outside.
Su Qingyu looked at the time and said, "Yue'er, it's getting late. How about I have someone take you back first?"
However, Shen Yue felt that she had not had enough fun yet. She felt that today was like New Year's Day and she was reluctant to leave.
Then he said, "How about I not leave today? Send someone back to Prince Ning's Mansion to tell her that I will go and sleep with Grandmother tonight."
When she said this, Su Qingyu panicked. If she let Chen Yue stay at home tonight, she would have a hard time explaining it to her brother.
Su Qingyu persuaded Shen Yue in every possible way and finally got her on the carriage back home.
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