Chapter 8: Rain and Dew Are Equally Shared (Part 3)

Sheng Hong accompanied Ming Xi to have lunch, and after lunch, he took a walk with Ming Xi to help digestion. Ming Xi suddenly wanted to discuss with Sheng Hong the difference in thinking between ancient and modern people, so the following conversation took place.

"My Lord, why do I have to walk around after dinner?" Ming Xi asked playfully, blinking her eyes.

"Is it because I feel stuffy in the house and want to get some fresh air?" Sheng Hong gave the answer.

"No!" Sheng Hong became interested because he guessed wrong, "Then you want to see the scenery in the garden?" After saying that, he was no longer confident in his answer. Although the scenery in the garden is different in four seasons, it is indeed bleak in autumn, not as green as the garden in spring and summer, but he couldn't think of any other answer for a while.

Seeing his embarrassment, Mingxi smiled and said proudly, "It's for digestion! It's also for exercise. I'm more than six months pregnant. Although I've had experience of giving birth once, childbirth is very dangerous for women. So I walk more on weekdays to strengthen my body, which is beneficial for childbirth."

Mingxi saw Sheng Hong's puzzled and unbelieving look, and gave him an example, "Master, think about it, isn't it? It is easier for rural peasants to give birth to children than urban ladies because they work every day and have a strong body. I don't have to work in the fields but I can walk more. And if you take a walk after a meal, you can live to be ninety-nine! My lord, you should also walk more after meals, and when you are tired from work, it really helps to strengthen your body! "Sheng Hong did not comment, but was willing to walk with her and watch her smile.

This is the picture that Dong Rong saw when he came back from outside the mansion. The two people in the picture were holding hands. The lady in front turned her head and smiled brightly at the man behind her. The man behind her looked at the lady in front with a doting face. Happiness spread in it, and even the withered flowers and plants next to it showed vitality in this picture. Dong Rong was more convinced that he should treat Aunt Wei like his master in the future.

Mingxi was the first to notice Dong Rong's arrival. She shook their holding hands to signal Sheng Hong that Dong Rong was back. Sheng Hong called Dong Rong over and showed Mingxi the property deed in his hand. The shop was a bookshop located on the cross street where the Taiping Bridge in Yangzhou City was located.

Sheng Hong saw that she was looking at it carefully, so he explained to her, "This bookshop has a good location and has been running well, making a lot of profit every year. The reason why I chose to give you this bookshop is that the customers here are all educated people, and they are easy to manage. I'll give you the shop, and during the New Year, I'll let the manager come to count the accounts with you. Don't be afraid if you don't understand, this year I'll let Dong Rong come to manage the business for you, you just watch and learn more, and you can manage it yourself in the future. I've also given you a farm, which is ten miles outside of Yangzhou City. There are dozens of acres of land outside the farm, all cultivated by tenant farmers, and you just need to collect rent every year." Mingxi saw that Sheng Hong had made all the arrangements, and couldn't help but sigh that if a man cares about you, he will consider everything for you!

After Mingxi took the property deed back to the house and put it away, Dongrong handed Mingxi's rouge and powder to Zhuli outside the door and told her to pick it up for Xiao Niang.

Then he asked the master, "Master, should we send the remaining two copies to the eldest lady and Aunt Lin now?" Sheng Hong was about to wave his hand and let him send someone to deliver them, but Mingxi stopped him again.

Mingxi leaned over to Sheng Hong's ear and asked quietly, "Sir, where did you come from this morning?"

Mingxi suddenly leaned over to Sheng Hong's ear and spoke. Her breath fell on Sheng Hong's neck, making it itchy. Mingxi called him "Sir" in a melodious and coquettish voice. Sheng Hong thought she was being coquettish. Although she said it generously, she became jealous when he really gave the gift away, so he wanted to pick her up and comfort her.

Unexpectedly, Mingxi pressed down his hand and continued, "I guess the master came from Aunt Lin. The master stayed at Aunt Lin's place last night, and had breakfast there. He came to my place at noon, but left the eldest lady behind. It's still the saying that it's not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality. You should treat everyone equally. The eldest lady loves you very much. She will definitely be happy if you go to see her. When the master's promotion to Tokyo is ordered, he will not be embarrassed to go to the eldest lady's house to resign. As for the rouge and powder, you should go to deliver them in person, the meaning will naturally be different."

Sheng Hong looked at Mingxi and she seemed to feel very strange (that's right, strange, her heart has changed). He looked at Mingxi like this and it seemed like there was some magic in him. It had nothing to do with her beauty. He was just deeply impressed and attracted by her (Sheng Hong didn't understand, this is called female charm). Sheng Hong thought carefully about Mingxi's words and felt that they were absolutely right. The Madam really needed to be comforted, and taking the initiative to go there would also show his love, so he decided to go there in person.

Mingxi found it very funny, because when Sheng Hong left, his expression looked as if he was constipated, and it was hard to describe. It seemed that visiting the Madam made him very painful.

Mingxi had no idea of ​​Sheng Hong's helplessness. Sometimes he was not unwilling to go to the Madam's room. Although the Madam was simple-minded and not mean, she had been smooth sailing when she was at home, but she encountered difficulties everywhere when she met Lin Qinshuang. Therefore, she couldn't stand Sheng Hong's doting on Lin Qinshuang. Whenever she saw Sheng Hong, she always spoke in a weird tone and made sarcastic remarks. Sheng Hong is not a patient person. After being married to the Madam for many years, his love for her has gradually faded under her dominance. He is even more unwilling to listen to her complaints, so he goes to her room less and less. Today, Mingxi reminded him that he should give the Madam some due respect.

When the servant came to report that the master had arrived, Wang Ruofu was talking to Mama Liu about Wei Shuyi and Lin Qinshuang. Wang Ruofu was happy, thinking that someone could finally deal with that little bitch Lin Qinshuang. Yesterday, the master had taken great pains to get her into her room, but the next day, as soon as she came out of her room, she went to Wei Shuyi

's place. At the same time, she felt sad for herself, because the master cared about the concubines that the master had chosen and the concubines that she had taken for the master, but she, as the eldest lady, was not favored by the master. While Wang Ruofu was still feeling sorry for herself, Sheng Hong came!

Wang Ruofu and Mother Liu were exchanging glances, "Shouldn't your Excellency be at Wei Shuyi's place? Why are you here at this time? Are you here to cause me trouble again?"

Mother Liu didn't have time to respond with her eyes, and just pulled her sleeve to remind her that her master had arrived. Wang Ruofu thought that Sheng Hong was really here to cause trouble, so she turned her head away and didn't want to look at him directly. In her heart, she was still complaining that Wei Shuyi was really untrustworthy, always accusing her of bad things, and always coming straight to her from her, so it must be something bad.

Sheng Hong walked into the house with a smile on his face, expecting to see the same smile from the eldest lady, so that he could happily chat with the eldest lady about family matters and have a simple meal, and everyone would be happy. However, when he walked in, he couldn't even see her face, and regretted that he came at the wrong time. But the person had already come, so he went over to comfort him, "Who made our Madam unhappy?" He said, looking at Madam Liu for help.

Madam Liu shook her head secretly. Sheng Hong didn't understand, and Wang Ruofu ignored him. He continued to walk in front of Wang Ruofu, "Madam...Madam..."

Wang Ruofu swung her sleeves and hit Sheng Hong's face. Sheng Hong's face instantly turned black. Wang Ruofu was also startled and at a loss, "Sir... Sir... I didn't mean it... Sir..." Wang Ruofu wanted to explain, but Sheng Hong was slapped in the face, his face was so black that ink could drip out. He thought he shouldn't have come, and turned around to walk out.

Mother Liu was very upset. She was the wife, but she didn't even know why someone came and she was just imagining things and trying to show off to her master. She should have just been a little bit naughty and let her master coax her and stop when things went well. She didn't expect that she could be so aggressive! This really made her angry!

Mother Liu stopped Sheng Hong, "Master, please don't blame the Madam. The Madam didn't do it on purpose. She just made a big move. Master, please don't blame her! Don't blame her!"

Seeing that Sheng Hong still looked unhappy, Mother Liu's brain was working quickly to find an excuse to keep Sheng Hong. She looked around anxiously and suddenly saw the boxes in Dong Rong's hands outside the door. She asked Sheng Hong hurriedly, "Master, you must have something to do when you come to see the Madam today. You haven't told her about it yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? You should have a good talk with the Madam."

Just as Sheng Hong was about to speak, Mother Liu saw her mistress open her mouth. Looking at the movement of her mouth and the expression on her face, Mother Liu knew that it was not going to be good. She did not care about Sheng Hong anymore and ran over at the speed of a 100-meter sprint to cover the mistress' mouth. The mistress only had time to say the word "official" before the rest of her words were blocked, leaving only a bunch of howling sounds.

Mother Liu's speed also impressed Sheng Hong. He turned around with Mother Liu's movements and saw that Mother Liu had blocked the eldest lady's mouth. He was stunned and his anger subsided a lot, but his words were still a little resentful. "What am I here for? I'm here to deliver rouge and powder to the eldest lady of our Sheng Mansion! I know that the eldest lady's housekeeper has worked hard to reward her, but I didn't expect that the eldest lady would not appreciate it. She gave me a warning as soon as I entered the door!"

Wang Ruofu was blocked by Mother Liu, and her sarcastic words were gone. She was able to say it, but after hearing what Sheng Hong said, she thought that she was too reckless and wrongly blamed the master, so she wanted to apologize to the master and say something nice to calm him down. But she still couldn't say it because her mouth was blocked by Mother Liu. Wang Ruofu quickly pulled Mother Liu's hand away, glared at her, then put on a smile to coax Sheng Hong. Mother Liu was helpless again, thinking that if it wasn't for her, you would have said something irreversible. It's just that you covered your mouth a little too tightly. It's inevitable in a hurry!

While Madam Liu clapped her hands, the eldest lady had already walked up to Sheng Hong to coax him. Sheng Hong saw that she had a good attitude and knew that she was impatient, so he didn't bother with her and asked Dong Rong to bring the things in. Madam Liu took them. The eldest lady opened a few boxes at random and saw that they were all fashionable in Yangzhou City.

She was so happy that she couldn't let go. Sheng Hong saw how happy the eldest lady was. In the past, he would have felt disgusted and thought that as the eldest lady of the Sheng family, she could afford these fashionable things, so why should she be so happy? Now he could see something different. She was happy only because he gave them to her. This happy smile reminded him of her when she first married him, which made Sheng Hong smile as well.

Wang Ruofu smiled and looked back, and saw Sheng Hong also smiling at her. His smile was gentle and full of joy from the bottom of his heart. This smile also brought her back to the time when they were newly married, when Sheng Hong looked at her like this every day.

In this way, the eldest lady of the Sheng Mansion and the master had a rare warm meal together.

The old lady ordered tea while listening to the housekeeper talking about Sheng Hong's visit to three courtyards today.

The old lady laughed when she heard this, "Although my son is not obsessed with beauty, he is soft-hearted and amorous. He was so bewitched by Lin Qinshuang that he married her without caring about anything else, and he doted on her like a concubine. When Wei came, he was only interested in her for a while, but he didn't give up on her. Recently, he has regained some interest in her. I wonder how long she will be interested in her?"

Madam Fang also laughed when she heard this. She heard more from the servants, so she said to the old lady, "I don't think Madam Wei will be interested in him either." It was simple. Yesterday, she went outside the mansion to wait for soup to be delivered to the old man. She was intercepted by Lin Qinshuang. She didn’t mind. She delivered the soup and left. The servants thought she couldn’t cause any trouble. Who knew that the old man came out of that room the next day and went to Wei Xiaoniang’s courtyard. He stayed there for half a day. Dong Rong came back and forth several times. It was said that the old man bought a lot of things for her. Dong Rong also went outside the mansion and brought back a lot of things. He also came out of her courtyard and went to the eldest lady’s place. The two of them had a happy meal and rested.

"Oh? The eldest lady and the old man didn’t quarrel?" The old lady was puzzled that her son and daughter-in-law could live in the same room and get along well without quarreling. She thought it was strange.

Fang's mother laughed timidly, "That's really not the case!"

"It seems that even if Wei is vying for favor, she is not the kind of person who is picky and competitive. She knows how to advise the master, so she is a good person!" The old lady made a judgment.

At the end, I don't know what she thought of, and she laughed again. Fang's mother asked her about it, and the old lady laughed and said, "My son eats with one of them for every meal, it's really fair to treat everyone equally!" Fang's mother also laughed when she heard it, and the two laughed together.