Chapter 127 Chapter 127

"What a coincidence! My elder sister was not pregnant in Beijing, but she became pregnant as soon as she arrived outside." Yao Niang raised the letter in her hand and said to Xie.

Today, Yan Yingqi was promoted to the second assistant, and many guests came to the Yan family. Shen Linfeng and others were outside greeting the guests, and Yao Niang was talking to her mother in the house.

Xie smiled and said, "Look, your sister-in-law has a child, why would she follow your brother to take up his post? If you have a child to take care of, you will naturally not follow him to suffer."

This remark was naturally a wake-up call for Yao Niang, who also figured it out. "So that's why he thinks his father won't watch his sister and his grandson suffer, so he's so reckless."

Normally he is not a stingy and loyal minister. He is more slippery than Shen Linfeng in the officialdom and is ruthless in accepting favors from others. How could he suddenly dare to do such a thing?

"Your father won't really do anything for your elder sister, but as a minor official, it's okay for him to take it. But the prerequisite is that your father must always remember your elder sister. He is already very busy with military and national affairs. To be honest, he only sees your brother Jingci when he calls him to the study every day to ask about his studies, let alone others?" Xie finally felt that Zhou Lingguang had imagined everything too well.

Yao Niang snorted coldly: "He is overthinking. He is just marrying into our family. Does he have to rely on us for his whole life for his future?"

Xie was worried: "You don't have to worry about this. By the way, I heard that when your son-in-law was promoted to a lecturer a few days ago, you were very happy when talking to others about it. Is that true?"

"I was waiting for his order before I was happy. Besides, I saw that person coming into our house, and you told me that she was a nice person. And she happened to be asking me about it. I saw Yingniang and her husband had a sullen look on their faces, so I said it on purpose. What's the matter?" Yaoniang was puzzled.

In fact, she has been low-key enough. Shen Linfeng has been promoted for so many years, but she has never made any big announcement.

Xie said, "That person is just my former neighbor, who likes to gossip. Don't tell her so much. I know what you mean. For so many years, since you married into the Shen family, you have always been humble. But this is the way the world is. Many people don't like others' good things for no reason."

Yao Niang has experienced this kind of thing a lot. She said, "Actually, we are low-key. If others don't like you, they will still kill you. Mom, when they want to find fault with you, they can't hide it -"

"You have to be careful with your words and actions. One cannot be complacent for a moment. Also, don't think that when I am nice to someone, that person is a good person." Xie had to remind her daughter.

Yao Niang is so young, and her husband is already a bachelor of imperial studies. In a few years, he will probably be transferred to one of the six ministries. He has a smooth career, is considerate to others, and has cute and smart children. It seems that all the embarrassments of her childhood have been swept away.

Actually, it was because of the relationship of the joint-family relationship that made her like this. Now after hearing her mother's reminder, Yao Niang immediately said, "Mother, I understand."

Xie also felt that her words were too harsh. She had never said anything when her son was so proud. She was just afraid that her daughter would get carried away because she saw that she was always cautious. That’s why she acted like this. She also felt a little guilty: “Why is Yingniang exaggerating? No one seems to think it’s a big deal. It’s also because I’ve been cautious since I was a child. I’m afraid that you will make a mistake and be caught by others.”

Yao Niang would not blame the Xie family. She was just cautious and low-key and would always love them the most.

"Mom, I know you are doing this for our daughter's own good. You don't have to explain." Yao Niang said with a smile.

The mother and daughter were speechless for a while. Fortunately, Ruofu came over. Ruofu was a very bright little girl. The braid on her hair was hanging on the branch and looked messy. Yao Niang helped her daughter comb her hair.

Sister Fu was beaming with joy when she talked about what happened outside: "I just went to pick oranges. They were so hard to pick. My cousin Run said that those were picked by my grandfather for smelling the fragrance. I picked them secretly."

Although Yao Niang was usually cautious, she was very happy because her daughter was bright and lively.

When she returned from her mother's home, Silang and Wulang's daughters-in-law came over. Mr. Shen San wrote to Mr. Shen Er to ask him to stay in the second house. Mr. Er had long been away from Beijing, so he agreed despite his objection. So the two sides were connected, and the fourth and fifth houses, as well as Mr. Shen San and his wife, moved into the second house.

Although the fourth and fifth wives were born out of wedlock, Yao Niang always gave them the same gifts and did not make any distinction. The relationship between her and the two new sisters-in-law was pretty good.

Wulang, in particular, was very talented and learned. Mr. Shen San specially married him to Fang, the daughter of his mentor, who seemed to be well-educated.

Fang and her fourth sister-in-law Jiang came over and said, "It's the eldest sister-in-law's birthday in a few days. We want to ask where you plan to hold it this year?"

"It's not a whole life, just set up a few tables at home and you all can come over to eat." Yao Niang said with a smile.

The Fang family members didn't really come for the birthday. They just came to show their attitude. The eldest sister-in-law in Qingyi Garden was better. She had a good relationship with her younger sisters-in-law and the first wife. The others, the Shao family and the Han family, were just average.

Fang and Jiang were both illegitimate children who married at the same time, and they had a somewhat sympathetic relationship. They were very impressed by the fact that Yao Niang was praised by the whole clan and was fair and just in her dealings with others.

The two of them talked for a few words here before going back.

At this time, Zhou Wang's wife came over and said, "Grandma, I heard that the third master's concubine came to visit us, and she brought a son and a daughter with her."

"Now?" Yao Niang put down the tea in her hand.

Zhou Wangjia nodded and said, "That's right. This girl probably didn't know that we are the eldest branch. She just saw the name Shen and rushed over. The concierge said that we are not related to them. We asked her to go to Qingyi Garden. We must not ruin the reputation of our eldest branch."

"The mistress has come to visit? This Sanlang still hasn't broken up with the one outside."

For several years, Yao Niang heard Shen Linfeng talking about Sanlang's mistress. The third master even beat him up at that time. Because of this, the relationship between Shen Sanlang and Shen Linfeng became very strained. Later, Han Ruohua came personally to mediate and the relationship between the cousins ​​was restored.

I originally thought he had changed, but I didn't expect that we were still in contact.

Of course, Qingda's grandmother, the housekeeper, knew the seriousness of such a matter. She quickly asked someone to call Han Ruohua over and said, "You see, this matter has come to the door. I was afraid that she would say something nonsense, so I asked her to come in first. The woman is holding a son and a daughter in her arms, and she said that she came here because of hardship. What is going on?"

"What?" Han Ruohua pursed her lips.

Grandma Qingda was waiting for her to speak, asking her to say that the concubine was so restless and just take the child in. Anyway, they were all illegitimate children, so she could just give them a few more mouthfuls of food and let the woman go.

Han Ruohua, on the other hand, was the one who valued her reputation the most and was the least willing to take any responsibility: "I have no say in this matter. She has even made a scene at home. Why not ask the old man and his wife to handle it?"

The grandmother of Qingda University even asked privately: "Do you have any solution?"

In Han Ruhua's view, she hoped that the outer room and the pair of children would not enter the house, but she could not say that, and she could not be a bad person.

“I listen to my elders in everything.”

Grandma Qing thought that if she really let both the child and the woman into the house, the Shen family did have an unwritten rule that even the concubine who gave birth to a child must be a virgin.

But there are exceptions to everything. She said to Han Ruohua, "Then let's go and tell the wife together."

Lu Shaner was also troubled by this. Her first reaction was of course not to care about it. She just asked, "Where is Sanlang?"

"These days, my father has asked Sanlang to stay with Mr. Zukong, and he is not at home at all." Grandma Qing said so, and she also felt that Mr. Shen was quite partial to Sanlang. Apart from his pretty face, Sanlang was silly and stupid, but stupid people have good luck. Mr. Shen asked his son to be Mr. Zukong's last disciple. Mr. Zukong was a great scholar, a man who talked about the truth, and many people admired him whenever he went to a place.

Even if he does not achieve fame in the future, Shen Linyun will benefit from the reputation of being Mr. Zukong's last disciple for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately, this person couldn't stand on his own, and Qingda's grandmother couldn't do anything about it. She was the eldest sister-in-law and had to take care of everything.

Lu Shaner cursed: "Dog meat really can't be served at a table."

Hearing Lu Shaner scolding Shen Sanlang, Han Ruohua was a little angry. You are a woman from a poor family, married to a man several decades older than you, and you dare to scold Sanlang? Han Ruohua immediately shut up. Qingda grandmother thought, as a wife, you should think about how to deal with the problem. It is not your place to scold Sanlang for having problems. You originally married Sanlang and volunteered to be his wife.

"I'll ask the master to come back later." This was all Lu Shaner could say.

Mr. Shen didn't expect to hear this after he came back from the government office. He was so angry that he almost fell backwards. "It was all the fault of this wicked boy."

Lu Shan'er quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Master, please don't be angry. Now that Sanlang is not at home, everyone is waiting for your decision."

In fact, she also knew that Third Master Shen would not really do anything. The woman had already given birth to children, so how could he abandon them? As expected, Third Master Shen said, "Tie up that woman and send her back to her hometown. Raise the two children she gave birth to on the farm first. There is no need to tell Sanlang. Let's settle this matter as soon as possible."

"Yes." Lu Shaner said.

But she then asked, "Should these two be included in the family tree?"

Mr. Shen waved his hand and said, "No need, but all the allowances must still be sent to the manor."

The Third Master Shen knew very early that there is no order without rules. Now that he is still in the Shen family, the rules must be set. Otherwise, if a mistress comes to the door today, a fireworks girl or a singing girl will come to the door tomorrow. Is the Shen family still the Shen family?

My descendants may be completely ruined.

Just like the eldest wife's nephew Linfeng, who had just been appointed as a royal tutor, he kept himself clean. Not to mention being a concubine, he didn't even want to be a female mosquito. Only by cultivating himself could he manage his family, govern the country and bring peace to the world.