Madam Sun immediately chimed in: "Yes, Qianqian said before she came that she wanted to play with Yanbao, just like we did back then. She wanted to take care of Yanbao and spend more time with him."
"It's a rare opportunity for us to enter the capital, so let them play for a while longer. After all, children grow up quickly and will have their own families in a few years. How can we have time to play together?"
“I’ve been thinking about our past over the years. We had such a good relationship back then!” Madam Sun grabbed Madam Shen’s hand and patted her little hand gently.
Look at this pair of well-maintained white and tender hands, you can tell at first glance that they have lived a life of luxury.
Who would have known that the skinny girl back then would now be a second-rank county lady, with a husband in a high position and a son who was the top scholar in the imperial examination?
It is obvious that the person who was not as good as me in any other way except being a little prettier is living such a good life.
It’s really enviable!
Mrs. Shen remained unmoved, no matter how Sun recalled the good and bad times, appealed to her emotions, reasoned with her, or played the emotional card. If she wanted to stay in the Shen family and live with them, she could also ask Chief Minister Shen for some advice.
After all, he is the emperor's favorite. As long as he says a few good words in front of the emperor, or reveals the exam topics so that her son can prepare in advance, how can he not win the first place and become the top scholar?
Madam Sun became more and more excited the more she thought about it. She grabbed Madam Shen's hand tightly, her eyes eager: "I remember you like the steamed eggs with minced meat that I made. I can make it for you every day then."
In order to stay, Mrs. Sun put a lot of thought into it.
Madam Shen did not compromise. She had already clearly refused, but she ignored her own opinion and insisted on staying.
She has the nerve to embarrass me, so why should I be embarrassed to see her off?
"I'm a little tired. I think you haven't had enough rest after the long journey. Why don't you go back and rest for a while? I'll have someone clean up the small courtyard. If you want to stay there in the next two days, you can go and take a look."
Without waiting for Madam Sun to speak, Madam Shen said: "If you don't like that small courtyard, I can rent it out. As you know, houses are in short supply now. So many scholars come to the capital, and they must have a place to stay."
Madam Sun and Sun Qian'er looked at each other and knew clearly that this lady who had been so happy and enthusiastic towards them just now had become so cold in an instant.
Although they were angry, they couldn't show any displeasure due to Mrs. Shen's current status and the fact that they needed help from her.
Madam Sun smiled and nodded. "You're so considerate. Okay, let's go back and have a good rest. We're really tired. We've been traveling for ten days and we're exhausted."
"Hua Ye, please see Madam Sun off!" Madam Shen smiled and escorted her out of the reception room.
Madam Sun maintained her smile.
Sun Qian'er took a few steps and took out a sachet from her sleeve and stuffed it into Yan Bao's pocket: "I almost forgot, this is embroidered by my sister specially for Yan Bao, I hope Yan Bao likes it!"
Yan Bao smiled and nodded: [I like her, but it's wrong to use her to get her to stay.]
Mrs. Shen didn't want Sun Qian'er to suffer any loss. She looked at the flowers and leaves and gave her a pair of pearl flowers. The pearl flowers were exquisite and beautiful, and they were the style of the capital. Sun Qian'er liked them very much and thanked her with a smile.
As the family of three happily walked out of the Shen residence and boarded the mule cart, Madam Sun's face immediately darkened: "Hmph, I was mistaken. As expected, she looks down on me now that she's rich. She flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak."
Sun Sheng complained, "Mom, didn't you say you and I have a very good relationship? You didn't even let us live in your house. How could I possibly get close to the Prime Minister and get the exam questions?"
Madam Sun soothed her, "Luckily we came early. Let's wait a few days and see. She's a soft-hearted woman. I told her we'd lost our money and had nowhere to go. How could she not take us in?"
"What if they arrange for that small courtyard?" Sun Sheng said with a high attitude, "I don't want to live with those scholars. It's too noisy."
Sun Qianer nodded: "I also want to live in a big courtyard. The Shen family is so big and grand. Even Yan Bao, that little mute, can wear such a beautiful skirt, wear beautiful pearl flowers, and live in a big courtyard. Why can't I?"
Madam Sun thought so too. Madam Shen, who grew up with her, became a second-rank county lady. Why was she a widow who was criticized by others?
If she also had a powerful husband, she could also receive an imperial decree and become a lady of imperial decree, and be respected by others.
Thinking about the aura surrounding Madam Shen, Madam Sun became jealous.
.......
On the Shen family's side, Madam Shen asked Yan Bao: "Don't you like them?"
Yan Bao nodded and wrote on Mrs. Shen’s palm: They are so noisy, I don’t like them, Mom, don’t let them live at home.
Madam Shen smiled and nodded: “Okay, listen to Yan Bao and don’t let them live here.”
"That's great! My mother won't be schemed against anymore, and I won't have to worry about having a stepmother."
[It's better to have a biological mother. If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. I don't want a stepfather!]
Mrs. Shen tapped Yan Bao’s forehead angrily: “Go and play, be careful not to fall.”
Yan Bao nodded perfunctorily: "Mom, if you have this thought, you should pay more attention to my dad. If he becomes the examiner, our family will be in big trouble!"
Mrs. Shen: “???”
What’s going on here?
Yan Bao had already run far away, and Madam Shen was unable to hear her inner voice.
Therefore, after Prime Minister Shen came back, before having dinner, Mrs. Shen specifically asked about the Spring Examination.
Chief Minister Shen talked a lot to Madam Shen. He would say a little about what he could say and not mention a single word about what he couldn’t say.
Seeing her asking and Yan Bao's gleaming eyes, he smiled and said, "The Emperor attaches great importance to this Spring Examination. The chief examiner is the Grand Tutor, and the people who set the questions are me and two other ministers."
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