After hearing this, Mrs. Wen couldn't help but be a little confused and said: "Aning, my mother-in-law knows that you are a smart girl. What you said seems to know that the Feng family has some reputations, but what is wrong with the Feng family?"
Yuan Wanning said with a smile: "My daughter-in-law has nothing to do with the Feng family, so she naturally doesn't know anything about his family. But I just heard from my mother-in-law that the third son Feng already has a concubine in the house before he marries his wife. It can be seen that this third son Feng already has a concubine in the house."
One of the reasons is that the young master has a frivolous intestine.
"Secondly, since there is no shortage of concubines in the third master Feng's house, there must be many maids in the backyard. However, he has not had his first eldest son after the crown ceremony for so long, so it is possible that third master Feng is infertile.
"Thirdly, with Feng Shangshu's status in the court, it is not a bad idea to marry a princess or princess, but Mengfu is just a close relative of an aunt, with no family or property, and has never even met the Feng family. Why?
Are you attracted to our Mengfu from birth? As the saying goes, there must be a demon when something goes wrong, what do you think, mother-in-law?"
Yuan Wanning's words were reasonable and well-founded. Wen Shi nodded thoughtfully after hearing this and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable. No matter how you say that Fu'er is now a girl of the Shen family, you can't
Push her into the fire pit."
She looked at Zhou Mengfu and said, "Mengfu, what do you mean?"
Zhou Mengfu blushed and said: "Madam, you are complimenting me. There is no reason to ask Mengfu about this matter. But Mengfu is of low status. Regardless of her family status, appearance or family background, she really does not have the ability to marry into the Feng family."
The implication is that he rejected this marriage.
Wen said: "Since you said so, that's all. It's just that Mengfu has reached her age, and it's time for a good marriage."
Shen Qingyi smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? Mengfu is beautiful, and wanting to kiss her is just a matter of words."
Shen Qingyi nodded and said: "Forget it, this matter can't be rushed. Since my brother is worried about this, it is really not a good time to raise it now. Taking advantage of the fact that Meng Fu doesn't appear much in Beijing, we have to give her a new identity as soon as possible."
It’s good, otherwise I’m afraid it’s not good.”
Shen Jingnian said: "At that time, because Fu'er was not from a good background and was just living with a young lady in our house, I was often poked in the back by others when I suddenly got married. Although Fu'er didn't say anything, she was very upset after hearing these gossips all day long.
Worry, my body and mind are getting worse day by day... Although we have a close relationship now, our identities are far apart. Although my mother will agree with my getting along, what should others think? I am afraid that we will make the same mistakes again.
, I’m afraid I’ll regret it later.”
It is Zhou Mengfu.
She lowered her head and frowned worriedly, then turned around and left silently.
It snowed tonight, and there was no wind. Even wearing single clothes, Shen Qingyi was concentrating on writing big characters at home according to the copybook sent by Shen Yinian, when Liuying suddenly burst into the door excitedly.
Shen Qingyi quickly put down the pen in his hand, stepped forward to greet him, and said: "Jiaojiao, Qixiang, Qiling, you are here."
Shen Qingyi smiled and said: "I really praise Jiao Jiao for his versatility, not only the beauty of life, but also his extraordinary archery skills, and even his cooking skills. Jiao Jiao, why don't you just stay in my house? How about two hundred taels of silver per month?"
?”
"Damn girl, what do you know? Menglifuer suffered a lot when she married me."
Qing Luo and Liu Ying were both greedy eaters. When they heard that they had a share of the barbecue, their eyes lit up and they ran out the door happily without waiting for Shen Qingyi's instructions.
Everyone laughed, and the conversation continued because of Zhou Mengfu's engagement.
Shen Jingnian reached out and tapped her forehead and said, "You weird girl, you are the only one who talks a lot."
After everyone dispersed, Shen Qingyi caught up with Shen Jingnian who was about to leave and said, "Second brother, what's wrong with you? You're so depressed. Just now, my mother said that there will be a banquet in the palace to entertain Chu Zheng who has returned from victory. Yue didn't see any reaction from you, but he was unhappy because of Meng Fu."
"Two stinky girls, who usually don't make progress in copying books, are so happy when they talk about eating. They are really unqualified women."
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Yue Qiling said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that our Highness the Princess is the best talker? Let's start a fire quickly and don't let down the good meat and food we brought."
Shen Qingyi said: "That's it. Come and bring us six thousand taels. Jiao Jiao, can you stay in my house and be a cook for a year?"
Shen Jingnian nodded and said, "That's all we have to do."
Shen Qingyi laughed and huffed, but still personally pulled Yue Qixiang and the others into the house to keep warm and laugh.
Shen Qingyi said: "Look at you like that. If you and Meng Fu are really in love, you might as well tell your mother about it. She will definitely let you two succeed, so what do you have to worry about."
Bai Rujiao smiled and nudged her, and said with a smile: "Damn girl, you are trying to make fun of me. Two hundred taels is not enough. At least you should have five hundred taels of monthly silver to be worthy of my status."
Yue Qixiang took off her coat and said with a smile: "Jiaojiao and Ling'er, I, and I thought that Sister Yuan had not come to see her since she got married, and also thought that it would be boring to receive ordinary gifts, so we bought these food. We thought On this snowy day, the four of us will gather together Sister Yuan, Mengfu and Qingling, and then gather the little maids from your courtyard together at the same table, and have a warm barbecue in the thermal pavilion. It couldn't be better."
"Miss, Miss Bai's family and two ladies from Yue's family are here."
Shen Qingyi was slightly startled.
Shen Jingnian bit his chopsticks in disgust.
Before Shen Qingyi could react, three girls rushed through the door with snow flakes hanging on their bodies.
The brother and sister left talking.
Only then did Shen Qingyi see the maid behind the three of them carrying large and small bags of fresh meat, melons, fruits and other items. She couldn't help but chuckled and joked: "You are quite leisurely, but do you know where I can have a barbecue here?" Furnace? What are you thinking about?"
The brother and sister walked to the Qushui pavilion. The lake was covered with a layer of ice, and a few fish could be vaguely seen swimming under the blue ice.
Soon the grill was set up, and the masters and servants gathered around the full table. They closed the door and gathered in the warm pavilion. They looked out the window at the falling snow, drank strong wine, and ate barbecue. You and I recited poems and composed poems. , so unhappy.
Bai Rujiao disliked the weak taste of the chili oil fried by the cook and got drunk. He simply pushed away everyone and cooked a portion of chili oil himself. He poured it on the barbecue and made a stinging sound. The aroma spread and made people drunk. Already.
Just after they left, a slender figure walked out from behind an old willow tree that two people hugged behind the pavilion.
Shen Jingnian clicked his tongue.
As soon as she finished speaking, she got up and ran away.
"Okay, how dare you make fun of me!"
Seeing that she was running away, Bai Rujiao was willing to let her go. He picked up a bunch of beef and chased after her, causing everyone to burst into laughter. The maids actually didn't know who she was, and they all laughed happily.
