Chapter 518 Nightmare (1)
"I posted this for you, Aunt Qing."
Chang Zaiqing was startled, and asked with a puzzled smile: "Fifth Miss, what is this..."
"Last time, Aunt Qing came and went in a hurry, so I didn't have a good chat with her. Aunt Qing said she would come another day. I waited for a long time, but there was no sign of her, so I had to post the invitation myself. I was afraid that using my seal would not be appropriate, so I used my mother's seal. Aunt Qing won't blame me, right?"
Chang Zaiqing looked at the girl before him. She was so cheerful and graceful, surprisingly not embarrassed at all. If she continued to argue, it would only make her look petty. Chang Zaiqing immediately laughed and said, "How could that be? It's my good fortune that the Fifth Miss invited you." As she spoke, she silently looked Shen Miao over again. The last time she came to the Shen residence, Shen Miao had been not cold to her, but she was definitely not warm, and had even been rude on several occasions. The sudden and inexplicable invitation made Chang Zaiqing secretly wary.
"It's freezing in the main hall, Aunt Qing, why don't you go sit in my room?" Shen Miao smiled and stood up. "It's not far from here. I really can't stand this cold wind."
Chang Zaiqing agreed obediently. When they arrived at Shen Miao's room, Shen Miao had the maid serve tea and cakes. The stove was burning brightly, and she opened the window a little before closing the door. The room was warm, but not stuffy.
Shen Miao pushed the teacup in front of Chang Zaiqing. Chang Zaiqing smiled and picked it up to take a sip. His expression suddenly became a little strange.
“This is Zhudan tea. It tastes very bitter and astringent, without much fragrance. Aunt Qing probably can’t get used to it.” Shen Miao explained with a smile.
Chang Zaiqing's expression paused slightly. She was somewhat confused by Shen Miao's actions. The way to entertain guests was naturally to serve the best tea. Why serve such inferior tea to guests? Was it to humiliate her? But Shen Miao's expression seemed to indicate otherwise.
“Although this tea is bitter, it is very good for the body. Drinking it in winter can drive away the cold and keep warm. My father and brothers are all martial artists, and they have always drunk Zhudan tea in winter. Later, the whole mansion started drinking this kind of tea.” Shen Miao looked at Chang Zaiqing: “Aunt Qing comes from a family of poetry and literature, so she probably doesn’t like drinking this kind of tea. But we, as a family of martial generals, don’t have such strict requirements.”
Chang Zaiqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Fifth Miss, you are joking. The Chang family is just an ordinary family. Although this Zhudan tea is bitter, it is very good for people. After drinking it for a long time, you won't feel the bitterness anymore."
Shen Miao shook her head: "It's easy to force yourself temporarily, but it's hard to force yourself for a lifetime."
Chang Zaiqing was stunned, feeling that there was something else behind Shen Miao’s words, and he couldn’t help but look at Shen Miao.
Shen Miao smiled: "Come to think of it, I heard that Aunt Qing is now living in the Shen Mansion. Are the people in the Shen Mansion treating Aunt Qing well?"
"They are all very good." Chang Zaiqing smiled and said, "They all take good care of me."
"You and Third Aunt share similar interests, so I think you should get along very well." Shen Miao smiled and said, "Third Aunt has always loved literature, and Third Uncle respected her very much because of this. I think you have also seen how good Third Uncle is to Third Aunt. In the entire Third House, Third Aunt is the only one who is in charge." Then she sighed and said, "It's a pity that Third Aunt doesn't have a legitimate son. If she had a legitimate son, she wouldn't have to worry so much."
Chang Zaiqing had been in the Shen residence for so long that she naturally knew that Chen Ruoqiu and Old Madam Shen were in near-daily conflict over the Third House's childlessness. However, she hadn't expected Shen Miao to actually speak to her in such a way. Shen Miao was, after all, an unmarried woman, and sharing the affairs of the Third House's courtyard with her felt somewhat awkward. However, Shen Miao spoke with such naturalness, as if she didn't think it was something unworthy of discussion, leaving Chang Zaiqing unsure whether Shen Miao was precocious or naive.
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