The General's Wife
The general's wife Shen Jin was very smart and was staring at the wedding dress in front of her. Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "Madam, would you like to try it?"
"Yuehua brocade?" It was not the first time that Shen Jin saw Yuehua brocade, but it was the first time that she saw such a beautiful Yuehua brocade. Yuehua brocade was extremely precious. Even in the Rui Palace, only Shen Qi had a skirt made of Yuehua brocade, and that was a light red color, not bright red.
Shen Jin had seen Shen Qi wearing that skirt. It shone brightly as if it was woven by moonlight when she walked. And this bright red wedding dress was so eye-catching just hanging on the hanger, not to mention the embroidery on it.
"Yes." Aunt Zhao was not surprised that Shen Jin could recognize this kind of material. She smiled and said, "This is something the general specially ordered to be made for Madam. Madam, why don't you try it?"
The two wedding dresses that Shen Jin wore when she got married were made by embroiderers in the palace. They were made of the finest silk and embroidered with gold thread. But compared with Yue Huajin's dress, it was like a delicacy carefully prepared by the imperial chef and a staple food made by a street vendor, one is exquisite and the other is real. Thinking of the weight of the two wedding dresses, Shen Jin is still frightened. She couldn't move at all after wearing the whole set, and her hair was sore!
"Madam, don't you like it?" An Ping asked when he saw that Shen Jin did not show any surprise.
Shen Jin looked at An Ping blankly and said, "I like it." Women can't refuse Yuehuajin at all! Even Princess Rui carefully saved Yuehuajin after she got it. When Shen Qi reached the best age, she chose an embroiderer to make a skirt for Shen Qi with great care.
Madam Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Madam, do you feel that the general has not been here to accompany you during this period?"
Shen Jin felt wronged when he mentioned this, and said, "He took something my mother made by hand, and promised to let the kitchen make red date yogurt for me, but so far he has only replaced the red date tea with red date ginger soup."
Madam Zhao said, "That's because Madam ate too much freshwater seafood a few days ago. Those are all benign. Madam's period will come soon. Could it be that Madam still wants to feel the pain like last time?"
Shen Jin moved his lips, feeling a little guilty, "But I clearly made red date curd."
Nanny Zhao couldn't say that the general wanted to teach Madam a lesson, so she could only say, "Madam, aren't you curious about why the general hasn't come for so long?"
Shen Jin glanced at the red dates and ginger soup with disdain and said, "Mother said that men and women cannot meet before marriage."
Hearing this, Madam Zhao smiled and said, "I hope Madam doesn't blame the general."
"I thought my husband had gone out." Shen Jin didn't take Chu Xiuming's absence seriously. After all, it was not the first or second time that Chu Xiuming went out to do things in a mysterious way. But when she saw the wedding dress today...she felt warm but also a little bitter and aggrieved.
It turns out that people cannot be spoiled. When she first got married, not only did she not have anyone close to her, but she was also guarded against by the people in the mansion. There were not even any ceremonies that should have taken place. But she didn't feel wronged at that time.
Even when her life got better later on, she was not only satisfied but also somewhat proud. She really wanted to tell Shen Zi that she was actually living a very good life, more comfortable than when she was in the capital. Apart from missing her mother a little, she had no dissatisfaction at all.
Later, she met Chu Xiuming, who was also very nice to her. To Shen Jin, it was like a surprise. Although she only bought a basket of soup dumplings, the boss gave her a plate of side dishes as a gift. This made Shen Jin not only satisfied but also very happy.
But today, when Shen Jin saw the wedding dress made of Yuehua brocade, he felt aggrieved. He lowered his head and his eyes became red. For some reason, Shen Jin thought of what his mother had said.
At that time, Shen Jin felt sorry for his mother and asked her, "Do you feel wronged that your father treated you like this?"
The mother just smiled and said, "I'm just feeling sorry for my son."
In fact, Shen Jin was already following Princess Rui at that time, and her life was much better. At least no servant dared to treat her badly. Also, because she had made a lot of things for Prince Rui, when Prince Rui sent things to Concubine Xu's three daughters, he would occasionally think of her and give her a portion.
Shen Jin then asked, "What about you, mother? Do you feel wronged?"
What did the mother say?
"Don't feel wronged. If you have fine clothes and delicious food every day, you should be content."
At that time, Shen Jin snuggled into Concubine Chen's arms and asked, "Has your mother never felt wronged?"
Shen Jin still remembers what her mother said at that time, but she didn't understand it. But now... she seems to understand how her mother feels.
"When your grandparents were still alive, I felt wronged even if the style of their clothes was not to my liking or the dishes were not to my taste. Later... your grandparents passed away, and I no longer felt wronged when I entered the palace."
Shen Jin knew that what his mother meant was not that everything in the palace would suit her wishes, but that without people who dote on you and care about you, you would not feel wronged, because you knew that even if you felt wronged, no one would feel sorry for you.
Thinking of his mother, Shen Jin sniffed but did not cry. In fact, he did not tell the truth to Chu Xiuming at the beginning. It was a lie that she said she only wanted his mother to have a daughter. She wanted her mother to register the illegitimate son under her name, and when the prince inherited the title of King Rui in the future, she could divide the family property for the illegitimate son. At that time, the illegitimate brother could take their mother away, and there would be no need for the illegitimate brother to support their mother. She could take her mother away.
If her mother didn't want to live in the general's mansion, she could buy a yard for her mother and hire someone to serve her mother so that her mother wouldn't have to rely on others to make a living and could be the master of her own house.
No one dares to bully his mother in the border town. Although it is not as prosperous as the capital, Shen Jin feels that his mother will definitely like it.
After silently finishing the red date and ginger soup, Shen Jin said, "I like it very much." She would not be willful even if she felt wronged. Besides, it was meaningless to be willful to Zhao Ma and An Ping. "So I decided to make soup for my husband... the general myself."
An Ping was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did Madam suddenly call the general the general?"
This sounded a bit strange at first, but Shen Jin understood it, "Because I haven't married him yet." She pointed at the wedding dress, "I want to try it."
Aunt Zhao also understood, but she had no intention of correcting him. She smiled and said, "Then I will serve you, Madam."
Shen Jin nodded and said that the dress was made according to Shen Jin's current size and was an exceptional fit. When he put on the shoes, Shen Jin discovered that the top of the shoes were inlaid with Dongzhu. The white Dongzhu seemed to be stained with a layer of red by the red dress. When he walked, the Dongzhu had a warm luster.
The Moonlight Brocade is even more gorgeous and dazzling, and it becomes radiant with color when it moves slightly. The transition from stillness to movement is an extreme and indescribable beauty, but it does not make people feel dazzling, as if the moonlight was really cut down and dyed into this wedding dress.
Shen Jin turned around and looked at herself in the bronze mirror. It would be great if her mother could be here. Seeing such a wedding dress, her mother would definitely be pleased. "I will definitely make a pot of nourishing soup for the general in the evening."
The corners of Zhao Ma's eyes twitched. Could it be that she was wrong at the beginning, and the nourishing soup that Madam made was indeed touching?
Anping held out a box and said, "Madam, you have these too."
When the box was opened, a whole set of jewelry was found inside. It was much smaller than those in the palace, but more luxurious. For some reason, the embroidery on the clothes and the jewelry avoided patterns of phoenixes and birds. According to Shen Jin's rank, she could actually wear a seven-tailed phoenix hairpin. The one she used when she got married was the seven-tailed phoenix hairpin.
Shen Jin picked up the hair ornament on her forehead. It was in the shape of delicate flowers and plants, and the tassels below were made of rubies, each of the same size and color. The rubies were longer on the sides and shorter in the middle. The one inserted in the bun matched the one in the front, and the tassels were also made of rubies. These two alone were more precious than the hair ornaments on Shen Jin's head when she got married.
And Chu Xiuming prepared not only these two things, each of them was no worse than this pair of Huasheng, and now these things were placed in front of Shen Jin. There were only four words in Shen Jin's mind: priceless.
She thought she could be a little nicer to Chu Xiuming and only need to stew half a pot of soup instead of a whole pot.
An Ping looked at these things with envy in her eyes. After all, no woman could refuse these things. It was not because the things were so rare, but because of the thoughtfulness they represented and the importance attached to them by her husband's family.
"What are you thinking about, Madam?" An Ping asked with a smile when he saw Shen Jin was in a daze again.
"As expected, people are spoiled." Shen Jin's voice was so soft that even An Ping, who was standing next to her, couldn't hear it clearly.
An Ping looked at Shen Jin with a puzzled look on his face. Shen Jin smiled with two dimples showing. "I like it very much, but I think it's a little tight."
Zhao Ma also noticed that it was Shen Jin's chest area. She even suggested asking the embroiderer to loosen up the size a bit. Unexpectedly, it was still a bit tight when she wore it. It wasn't tight, but it made her waist look thinner and her chest look plump. With the smile on her face, there was an indescribable charm. Not to mention the men, even Zhao Ma felt moved when she saw it. She wanted to hug her and knead her. She was originally going to ask the embroiderer to loosen up a bit, but now she changed her mind and said, "Is it the waist area? I think it's just right."
"No." Shen Jin blushed and was too embarrassed to say it was the chest area. She also knew that the size was measured not long ago, "Yes..."
Before Shen Jin could speak, Madam Zhao smiled and said, "I see that Madam has grown taller, so I asked the embroiderer to let her skirt down a little. Fortunately, I told her in advance that she left some extra edge."
"Not there anymore." Shen Jin puffed up his cheeks.
Nanny Zhao turned her head away from Shen Jin and just looked at An Ping and asked, "An Ping, do you think this dress is suitable for Madam?"
"It looks good." An Ping hadn't experienced sex yet, so he didn't know anything about this. He just thought Shen Jin looked particularly beautiful in her clothes. "Madam is really beautiful."
"That's it," said Aunt Zhao. "Madam, take it off first. I'll have someone lower the hem of your skirt."
Shen Jin looked at the two of them and wondered if it was just her illusion. It wouldn't be too tight anyway, so she said nothing more and asked An Ping and Aunt Zhao to help her take off her clothes.
Nanny Zhao hung up the clothes and then asked a maid to carry the rack out for alterations.
"Madam, didn't you say you were going to make soup for the general?" Nanny Zhao asked with a smile in order to prevent Shen Jin from continuing to think about the clothes.
Shen Jin nodded, and as expected, his attention was diverted. He said, "Then let's go now."
Anping smiled and said, "Then I will accompany Madam."
Madam Zhao said, "I will stay here to pack up the things."
"Okay." Shen Jin took Anping to the small kitchen.
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