Chapter 105 Chapter 105
Yao Niang held her belly and said to Shen Linfeng, "I originally thought I would have to give birth to a child alone, but I didn't expect my mother and her family would go to Beijing. Even if she doesn't do anything, she will stay in Beijing, which makes me feel much more at ease."
"That's great, Yao Niang. You were so sad when your grandfather left Beijing. Now your father, mother and brother are coming over. That's great. Now I've become the prime minister's son-in-law. It's also because of you that I'm able to eat a gigolo again." Shen Linfeng said with a smile.
Yao Niang thought that Shen Linfeng was really magnanimous. Some men would not be happy when seeing a woman with more power, and would even feel resentful. Such a magnanimous man turned out to be her husband. How lucky she was.
She said, "Qingdai, have someone prepare the meal. Spring is the season for eating wild vegetables. I just asked someone to make some shepherd's purse and mushroom dumplings. Don't you love shepherd's purse the most?"
Shen Linfeng nodded quickly: "Thank you, madam, I love shepherd's purse dumplings the most."
"Why should we, a couple, talk about thanking each other? Come, sit down quickly." Yao Niang sat opposite him, thinking back to this time last year when she had invited her grandfather to come over to eat wild vegetable dumplings. It had already been a year, and time had passed so quickly.
Shen Linfeng didn't have a good appetite, but seeing that the dishes at home were all small dishes, light but delicious, he also ate two taels of dumplings.
After dinner, Yao Niang put on a cape and took Shen Linfeng to take a walk. Now that she and her husband lived alone, they could go wherever they wanted. Mother said that pregnant women should not be lazy, especially taking a walk every day, so that the baby can be born more easily.
In fact, since she became pregnant, Yao Niang has suffered a lot. She has eczema on her body, back pain, leg pain, and frequent cramps.
Oranges, which she loved, could easily cause her to get a sore throat, and bananas could cause diarrhea. In short, there were too many taboos. She really wanted to deliver the baby as soon as possible and return to being a normal person in the future.
She thought so and told Shen Linfeng so. Shen Linfeng liked her personality of telling him whatever she wanted to say, so he said, "Yao Niang, my husband and I have a baby now. Do you think I can be a good father?"
"Of course you can. Your personality is much better than mine, really. I may be a little lonely because I used to be with my mother all the time, but you get along well with everyone. Sometimes I envy you because you are loved by everyone." Yao Niang really felt very happy.
Shen Linfeng looked at Yao Niang and said, "So many people love me, but you are the only one I love."
Yao Niang's face suddenly turned red.
When his father became a bachelor of Dongge, the Yan family returned to Beijing, which puzzled many people in Beijing.
First, Mrs. Fan said to her husband, "I remember that old scoundrel Yan Mai has been demoted to a commoner. How come his nephew is still able to enter the palace? My Lord, isn't the Yan family going to get angry again?"
Fan Zongxian said: "You don't have to worry about this. It's hard to say what's going on outside. Although the emperor is good to Zhao Shoufu, these four cabinet ministers can't be too united. There will always be different opinions and conflicts."
Mrs. Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her daughter insisted on marrying Zhou Lingguang. If they really did anything to Yan, the Yan family would never let them go. The Fan family came from a poor family and entered the government, but they were not as evergreen as the Yan family in the political arena.
"I'll go see Ruhui." Mrs. Fan said immediately.
After Fan Ruhui and Zhou Lingguang got married, they both lived in Fan's house. Zhou Lingguang was very respectful to his parents-in-law. Before the marriage, Mrs. Fan looked down on her son-in-law, but after her daughter got married, she treated him very well.
At this moment, Fan Ruhui was painting. It was true that she loved painting.
Seeing Madam Fan coming over, she stood up quickly. Madam Fan smiled and asked, "Why isn't your aunt here?"
Fan Ruhui smiled and said, "He has gone to study. He will have to take the examination next year. Besides, it is unacceptable for a man to enter the inner chamber in broad daylight."
"That's right, son. I heard that this aunt grew up in the Yan family. Now Yan Yingqi has been promoted to the Grand Scholar of the Dongge, which is a good thing for the aunt." Mrs. Fan said.
Fan Ruhui glanced at her mother and said, "Before, you looked down on the Yan family and wanted to do such things. Now you want us to curry favor with them. I won't do this."
"You don't have to do it. The aunt will come to visit naturally. She has been raised in the Yan family for so many years, so she has to come to visit." Mrs. Fan said.
Fan Ruhui said, "Mother, you must not act like that when you see Miss Yan in the future. You yourself said that Shen Linfeng has a promising future, so why offend him casually? Isn't it said in the officialdom that the old should be bullied but not the young?"
"I see." Mrs. Fan had been in Beijing for some time now, and she found that there were many hypocrites in Beijing, which was different from the local areas. In the local areas, the more arrogant they were, the more they could control the situation, but it was not the case in Beijing at all.
But Mrs. Fan still said, "It's different now. Besides, although I wanted to do some things, I didn't do them, right? And I married you to Zhou Lingguang."
Fan Ruhui continued to paint. She was good at ink and wash landscapes and wished she could fly between heaven and earth. She had seen the paintings of Concubine Yan and she said that they were too purposeful and her talent was only in the figures, while other things were too artificial.
Compared to Madam Fan, Madam Shen was eating fish and was not careful enough, so the fish juice stained her lips. Mother Qian quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. Madam Shen chuckled: "Life is not always as you wish. Shen Linfeng is really lucky. When he was a kid, he was fat and stupid, and everyone liked him. He didn't have the carefree and graceful figure of a child from an aristocratic family. Now that his brother is dead, he seems to have great luck, and he is a completely different person."
Mother Qian was also puzzled: "Yes, it is obvious that our Master Bangyan was smarter when he was young. The eldest grandmother heard that she was Yan Gefu's favorite daughter, otherwise she would not have given the most generous dowry. She will definitely promote my aunt."
"I used to rely on the Han family for many years. I thought I had made a name for myself, but I'm afraid my son will have to depend on others for the rest of his life. What's the point of being so frustrated?" said Mrs. Shen.
Mother Qian also became anxious: "What should we do?"
Madam Shen Er said, "That Yan clan secretly set up a trap. We have sent many of our people away in the past few years, and I am not that well-informed. Moreover, her defense is ten times stronger than that of my eldest sister-in-law. If she suspects you, she will not let down her guard even if you save her life. Even if everyone isolates her, suppresses her, and ignores her, she will not change her expression. Such a person is like a lioness next to Shen Linfeng."
"Madam, I heard that Shao from the third house often comes to see you. You don't have to do some things yourself all the time." Mother Qian always felt that they were old and didn't need to do things themselves if they didn't have to.
"Shao?" Madam Shen II was very disdainful: "She is a person with a problem in her brain. She even told me about the scandal between Sanlang's wife and our Bangyan. In her eyes, relationships between men and women are not normal. She was on guard against Han before, and now she wants me to help her get rid of Han."
After hearing this, Mother Qian immediately said, "How can this person talk nonsense? Even if a wealthy family knows something, they should keep it secret. Moreover, how could our brother have an affair with Han?"
"She was born in a merchant family. My eldest sister-in-law married her for Linjiang because she thought that Linjiang was the second son and would not get anything in the future when the family was divided. That's why she chose her." Second Madam Shen looked down on Shao, but she treated Grandma Qing differently: "That Linqing daughter-in-law is quite clear-headed. She knows what to mix with and what not to mix with."
She didn't get involved in the Fan family's affairs, and it didn't seem like she had really lost her mind. Nowadays, people can easily get carried away by some things.
However, it was said that Shao and Shen Linjiang had decided to join the second branch, and now they heard that Yan Yingqi had become a bachelor of the East Pavilion. Shao asked, "Do you think we should send a gift to Dalang's wife?"
"That's not necessary. Let's wait until Yan Gefu comes to Beijing. Is the moss on your face not healed yet?" Shen Linjiang asked.
Shao shook her head and said, "No, I went to ask for it myself once, and she said no. Then I asked my second aunt to ask for it for me, and she also said no."
Shen Linjiang looked at her face and said, "Go see a doctor."
"The doctor's medicine has no effect on me. I think the medicine she prescribed is just right for my face. But my husband and I have to be humble and submissive, but she remains calm." Shao felt that Yan was too difficult to approach.
Shen Linjiang pondered and said, "I can see that. Now I am a student in the school, and I have to rely on my second uncle. So the Yan family has nothing to do with us. Besides, they are not close to us, so it is useless for us to try to please them."
Shaw nodded.
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It is also said that when the imperial edict came to the Yan family, Yan Yingqi was accompanying Xie to tie a red amulet on a tree, because Xie said that if you hang the amulet facing the person you are praying for, you can pray for that person. It just so happened that she wanted to pray for her daughter, because her daughter was going to give birth in two months.
"It's finally tied." Yan Yingqi turned around and glanced at Li.
Xie held his arm and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Today I will cook some side dishes for you myself. How about that?"
Yan Yingqi smiled and said, "I failed to recover, and my uncle was demoted to a commoner. The whole clan was in mourning. Many people said I was idle. Even those who usually flattered me were quite disdainful of me. But you became even nicer to me."
Xie said: "Only at this moment, you are my husband."
Yan Yingqi felt sad after hearing this: "If I come back, I will never let you down again in this life."
Xie smiled and said, "Although I was angry with you when you married Zhen, I also understand that you did it after weighing the pros and cons. I didn't hate you, but I hated myself for not having any choice. I had no choice to marry you, and my son had no choice either. Even my husband was not my legitimate husband."
"I'm sorry." Yan Yingqi's face was full of guilt, and he looked at Xie foolishly.
Xie hit him and said, "I am old, and I cannot stand your looking at me like that."
Yan Yingqi didn't move, letting her hit him: "No, you are still very beautiful."
As for Zhen, she was very upset after Yan Yingqi allowed Yan Jingwen and Xin Wan to get married. She also had to prepare for her daughter's marriage, but her third uncle was demoted and her husband was still leisurely, soaking in the gentle countryside all day. Xie had no sense of the overall situation. Her son was demoted and her father-in-law was demoted to a commoner. Her husband did not serve as an official for a long time. Even the local governor gradually stopped respecting the Yan family and only treated them as village gentry.
She went to Xie, but Xie said that this was a good idea, which made Zhen even more angry and hated Yan Yingqi for not being ambitious enough and not considering her daughter. Yan Yingqi was not good to her anyway, and now she was too lazy to save face. Fortunately, Yan Yingqi never came to her place, and she didn't know what Zhen thought, but the couple was like strangers.
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