Luo Junyao came out of Luo Yun's study and saw Shen Lingxiang standing not far away, waiting for her.
She walked over slowly and said, "Cousin Lingxiang, what can I do?"
Shen Lingxiang was silent for a while, but saw Luo Junyao standing beside him with a leisurely look on his face, as if he was not at all curious about what she wanted to say.
Shen Lingxiang's expression changed, and he looked at Luo Junyao with a somewhat sad expression, "Shaoyao, you have been..."
Luo Junyao raised his eyes and looked at her, "Cousin Lingxiang, what's going on these two days?"
Shen Lingxiang said: "You seem... a little different from before."
Luo Junyao smiled calmly and said: "People's hearts are sinister. I have grown up."
Shen Lingxiang reached out anxiously to grab Luo Junyao's hand, but Luo Junyao took a step back and missed her hand.
Shen Lingxiang grabbed the opportunity and stared blankly at his hand stretched out in the air.
"Shao Yao, you...are you blaming your cousin?" Shen Lingxiang looked at her with sad eyes.
Luo Junyao tilted his head slightly, and the little pearls in his hair trembled slightly by his ears.
"Weird? Did my cousin do something wrong?" Luo Junyao asked.
Shen Lingxiang forced a smile, "Of course not, it's just... I feel that Yaoyao has become very distant from me these days, and I don't like to go to Yuzhiyuan anymore. My mother also said today that she hasn't seen Yaoyao for several days. Woolen cloth. "
Luo Junyao said with doubts on his face: "Is that so? That's probably because... I was too idle before? Dad said that we have grown up and have a lot of things to do. Especially cousin Lingxiang, the eldest sister is about to leave the government. , Cousin Lingxiang is coming soon. If I pester Cousin Lingxiang all day long, I will delay my cousin."
"How could it be? I..."
"Besides, I also have a lot of things to do. There is always a banquet in the world. Sooner or later we will be separated when we grow up. We'd better get used to it early." Luo Junyao said matter-of-factly.
Shen Lingxiang really couldn't laugh anymore. She could see that Luo Junyao was really alienated from her.
But she didn't understand why?
Is it just because of what happened two days ago? She asked herself that there were no loopholes left at that time. Did Luo Junyao have the brains to doubt her?
Or is it really like what she said...that it was her uncle who ordered her?
Thinking of Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan's obviously cold eyes on him, Shen Lingxiang's heart felt heavy for a moment.
"No matter what, in my heart Yaoyao will always be my only sister." Shen Lingxiang was a little flustered, but still said to Luo Junyao sincerely.
Luo Junyao thought back to the scene she saw that afternoon, and curled her lips in disgust.
It's really bad luck to be your sister.
Shen Lingxiang returned to her yard worriedly. She had to find out whether Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan were simply suspicious of her or if they really had any evidence.
Suddenly her footsteps stopped and she remembered Nan Yu who had been locked up for two or three days.
Could it be that Nan Yu said something?
Shen Lingxiang quickly shook his head in his heart, it was impossible... Nanyu didn't know many things, and even if he really couldn't bear it and wanted to speak, he couldn't say anything.
They did make a mistake this time. They didn't expect Luo Yun and his son to have such a great influence on Luo Junyao.
If she had known that Luo Junyao was so changeable, she shouldn't have...
Shen Lingxiang closed her eyes. Although the jealousy in her heart was boiling just thinking about Xie Chengyou and Luo Junyao's entanglement, she still felt a little regret in her heart at this time.
If they couldn't control Luo Junyao, wouldn't all their patience and calculations over the past two years have been in vain?
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Luo Junyao and Luo Mingxiang followed Su to take care of Luo Mingxiang's dowry.
The main reason was that Su Shi and Luo Mingxiang were busy, while Luo Junyao just joined in the fun.
These are things that a matron of a household must master, and Mrs. Su also intends to teach her two daughters. While doing things, she does not forget to explain and impart some experience of being a director of the household.
In this world, it is important for a man to take charge of the outside and a woman to take charge of the house.
But that doesn’t mean that a woman only needs to be raised in a boudoir to be raised by her husband and raise children, especially in a family like theirs.
Men may gain a career and the glory of the entire family in the officialdom and battlefields. The annual income and expenditure of the family, relationships, children's upbringing, marriage, and even the entire mansion with hundreds of people must be managed by the head mother of the family.
Its importance is self-evident, so the choice of a clan wife by a large family is also crucial.
In this aspect, both Luo Junyao and Shen Lingxiang are actually inferior to Luo Mingxiang.
Luo Junyao is incompetent, and there is no way anyone can believe that she can take on the role of everyone's mistress.
Shen Lingxiang's status is not good enough. Although the Luo family is now prominent, Mrs. Luo was born as a peasant woman. No matter in the past or now, the two daughters-in-law are the directors of the family.
Luo's husband was only a fifth-rank official before his death. Shen Lingxiang had a bad relationship with Su and was not raised by Su. Who would teach her this?
Even though she has the reputation of being the most talented woman in the capital, playing chess, calligraphy and painting cannot be a living thing.
In comparison, Luo Mingxiang has almost no shortcomings except that she is just Luo Yun's stepdaughter.
Even if her biological father died young, he was still a general during his lifetime. Otherwise, how could he marry Su who was born in a noble family?
Luo Junyao didn't like to hear this in the past. Although Luo Junyao doesn't like it now, it is still interesting to listen to it.
Although the wife of the back house is trapped in the inner house, she can support such a large family and take care of it in an orderly manner. There is also a lot of knowledge in it.
"You two must remember that you must keep the dowry list yourself."
Mrs. Su copied the dowry list herself, and then said to the two of them: "There are three copies of the dowry list. One is to be kept at home, one is to be shown to the husband's family and you must keep it yourself, and the other is to be sent to the government for filing. Send it out. When you are in the pavilion, you are a member of someone else's family. Even your parents and brothers cannot look at you all the time. The dowry is a woman's confidence in her husband's family."
Luo Junyao lay on the table and asked curiously: "Mother, what should the woman do if her family is poor and there is no dowry?"
Su Shi said: "For a family like ours, no matter what the family background is, they still have to prepare a beautiful dowry for the girl, but the thickness of the dowry is different. Besides, when two families get married, they have to look at each other. If the woman is really embarrassed, the man Isn’t it ridiculous to still worry about the amount of dowry when you still offer the job?”
"If there are parents who really care about their daughter, they most likely will not force the girl to marry into a wealthy family. No matter what the family tradition is in a wealthy family, there are many people and not enough support, and they will inevitably suffer some injustice. As for the real ordinary people, At home, everyone is the same. The parents who feel sorry for the girl buy two pieces of jewelry for her, and just keep a few taels of silver at the bottom of the box."
Luo Junyao and Luo Mingxiang both listened attentively. Su looked a little amused. She raised her hand and tapped Luo Junyao's eyebrows and said, "Just listen to these words. There is no need for you to worry about the dowry."
How could the daughter of the Luo family be missing a dowry?
Luo Junyao covered his forehead and said, "But... what if someone else marries me because of my dowry?"
Luo Mingxiang laughed and stretched out his hand to scratch Luo Junyao's cheek, "What a shameless little girl."
Luo Junyao held his face and said matter-of-factly, "That's right. What's wrong with that?"
Mrs. Su also shook her head and said: "That's why I tell you that the dowry must be kept in your own hands. No virtuous family will touch their daughter-in-law's dowry. Whether you spend it yourself or pass it on to your children, it is yours."
Although it was still given to your husband's family in the end, if it allows you to live a happy and harmonious life in your husband's family, it is your parents' wish. However, you should not be too stingy and regard wealth as your life. If your husband's family is really
When encountering difficult and difficult difficulties, you should not cling to gold and silver and watch indifferently, but you have to decide the right balance for yourself."
The two of them expressed their understanding in unison, and Su nodded with satisfaction.
While the three of them were talking, a servant outside the door hurriedly came to report, "Madam, Zuo Changshi of the Regent's Palace and the eldest son want to see each other."
