In the room, a beautiful woman with a little makeup and a light blue skirt was sitting on the bed, using needlepoint embellishments on the silk base according to the pattern she had drawn in advance.
Needless to say, this woman is naturally the owner of Qinyun Courtyard, Wei Shuyi.
Wei Shuyi has been pregnant for several months and rarely leaves the house on weekdays. Embroidery, a quiet activity that allows her to sit for a long time, is very suitable for her. It is neither overly tiring nor has nothing to do.
The reasons why the female relatives in the deep houses practice embroidery are to kill time, to cultivate their sentiments, and to please their husbands or elders.
In contrast, Wei Shuyi is much more down-to-earth.
The reason why she insists on embroidery is simply to sell these embroideries for money.
After Wei Shuyi's embroidery was completed, most of it was sold to a shop outside the house with Xiaodie's help, in exchange for some scattered silver, to supplement the charcoal fire in the courtyard for food.
There are only a few that Wei Shushu is reluctant to sell that he particularly likes, such as the painting "Lady Li Guards Niangziguan" hanging on the wall.
After all, the Sheng family is a wealthy family, and Wei Shuyi is still the head of the same family, but he has to rely on his own sewing to make a living. This may sound incredible, but it is a true portrayal of Wei Shuyi's embarrassment in the Sheng family. Ever since Sheng Hong doted on his concubine Lin Sushuang as the housekeeper, Qinyun Courtyard has never had a complete share of its share.
In Yangzhou in November, the cold wind was howling outside and the house was cold and damp. Wei Shu, who was pregnant with Liujia, lacked charcoal and food, and could only sleep while holding her daughter Minglan for warmth at night.
But even though life was in embarrassment, Wei Shuyi never thought of filing a complaint with Sheng Hong.
Because she had long seen through Sheng Hong's partiality and was extremely disappointed with this dim master.
Rather than expecting Sheng Hong to seek justice for himself, it is better to grit his teeth and get through it on his own.
Wei Shuyi just wants the child in her belly to be born safely, and nothing else is important.
"Little girl, listen, it seems that the master is here!"
Xiaodie was leaning on the desk to help arrange the needlework, and suddenly raised her head and whispered to Wei Shu.
"Listening to the voice, it sounds like he is really the master."
Wei Shuyi also vaguely heard the movement in the house, and quickly put down his work and called Xiaodie to stand up and greet her.
The footsteps outside the house were getting closer and closer. In just a moment, the thick windshield curtain that separated the inside and outside was opened from the outside.
Sheng Hong held the curtain in one hand and Minglan in the other, stepping into the inner room with a smile.
"Lord."
Wei Shuyi and Xiaodie both bowed and saluted.
"I'm sorry, you are pregnant, so you don't need to be polite." Sheng Hong put down Minglan in his arms and waved his hand towards Wei Shuyi, his tone was quite gentle.
Wei Shu smiled respectfully, but actually there was a hint of alienation. She had already seen through Sheng Hong, so naturally she would not believe his hypocrisy.
While she asked Xiaodie to arrange seats, she looked at Wei Chen behind Sheng Hong, with a look of surprise in her eyes.
I have never met this young man, so why do I feel so close to him?
Wei Chen followed Sheng Hong into the inner room and looked at the furnishings in the room with interest, as well as the master and servant Wei Shuyi.
Seeing Wei Shuyi looking at him curiously, Wei Chen immediately bowed and bowed his hands deeply.
"My aunt, please bow to my nephew!"
Wei Shuyi was surprised when she saw this strange young man coming up to worship him. She was at a loss for a moment. She calmed down and carefully looked at Wei Chen in front of her. Only then did she realize that the charm between Wei Chen's brows and eyes was quite similar to that of an old friend.<
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"Are you..., brother Mingzhao's child?"
"Exactly." Wei Chen nodded and said, "I lost my parents when I was young. Thanks to my aunt's family who took me in, I have been able to survive till now."
"No wonder, no wonder, I asked you why you look so similar to Brother Mingzhao. It turns out you are Brother Chen. You were just a little kid back then, but now you are so big!"
Wei Shuyi confirmed Wei Chen's identity, and her tone changed from polite to friendly. She helped Wei Chen up and said with a smile: "Ruyi has written several times, and they are all about you. I heard that you are very
He passed the examination as a scholar at the age of one. Brother Mingzhao has someone to succeed him!"
"It's just a fluke. My aunt has given me the reward." Wei Chen smiled shyly and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"By the way, Brother Chen, aren't you studying at a government school? Why are you here in Yangzhou?"
Wei Shuyi is very curious.
Before Wei Chen had time to reply, Sheng Hong laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Xingyun took a leave of absence after hearing that you were pregnant, and made a special trip to Yangzhou to see you!"
"Seriously?"
After hearing what Sheng Hong said, Wei Shuyi quickly looked at Wei Chen and saw that Wei Chen did not deny it, but just nodded and smiled. Although Wei Shuyi was a little frightened, his heart felt warm and moved.
Since marrying into the Sheng family, Wei Shuyi has been used to seeing hypocrisy and being ridiculed. It has been a long time since Wei Shuyi has experienced the feeling of someone truly caring about her.
Wei Shuyi held Wei Chen's hand, tears welling up in his eyes. Wei Chen was also infected and his eyes were slightly red.
When Sheng Hong saw this scene, he touched his short beard and nodded imperceptibly.
The deeper the relationship between Wei Shuyi and Wei Chen, the more meaningful Sheng Hong's investment in Wei Shuyi will be. Of course, he would be happy to see the scene of deep affection between aunt and nephew before him.
At this time, Sheng Hong's personal servant Dong Rong came from outside the house to report: "Master, someone has brought it."
"Haha, we're finally here!" Sheng Hong beamed with joy when he heard this. He slapped his thigh and stood up. He waved to Wei Shuyi and said, "Come on, I'm sorry, let's go out and take a look."
Wei Shuyi followed Sheng Hong out of the house with doubts. Wei Chen, Minglan Xiaodie and others also followed.
Wei Chen came close to Minglan and whispered: "Call me brother."
"Don't scream!"
Minglan refused simply and neatly.
Wei Chen smiled and wanted to hold Ming Lan's chubby hand again. Unexpectedly, the little girl in front of him was much smarter than Xiao Tao. She ducked away with a twist of her butt and made a face at Wei Chen as if to demonstrate.
Looking at Ming Lan showing off her power to him, Wei Chen felt angry and funny, but he had nothing to do with her, so he had to pretend he didn't see anything.
When everyone came outside the house, they saw about a dozen servants lined up in three rows, all with their heads lowered and standing in silence.
Dongrong saluted Sheng Hong and said: "Master, there are two first-class female envoys, three second-class female envoys, four third-class female envoys, two errand boys, and four rough maids who wash and sweep."
Master, a total of fifteen servants are here."
"So many people?"
Sheng Hong's brows jumped. This was the first time he saw these servants sent by Sheng Wei. He thought that five or six people would be enough to hold up the sky.
I didn't expect that Sheng Wei would mobilize so many people, from first-class female envoys to coarse envoys and women, there were fifteen people.
With this configuration, it’s not much worse than Linqige.
No, I have to lose a few no matter what!
Sheng Hong intended to reduce the number of people, but after glancing at Wei Chen behind him, he couldn't make the decision.
Sheng Hong took this matter over just to give Wei Chen a favor, but in the end he did it in such a bad way in front of others, wouldn't Sheng Hong become a villain instead?
If we really want to put all these people in Qinyun Court, and the specifications are obviously beyond the standard, then not only Lin Xiaoniang will cry in front of him, Sheng Hong, but I am afraid that even the eldest lady will come to call for punishment.