But when the second mistress of the Zhenguo Mansion, Mrs. Mu, came to the Rongguo Mansion, Shi Xiangyun personally came out to meet her at the inner rite gate and entered her courtyard. She also saw Chen Ruijin coming out of the house to greet her, and met Mu with a smile; the three of them went to sit in the house together.
After a few words of greetings, Mrs. Mu was so full of thoughts that she couldn't ask her questions. Shi Xiangyun smiled and said to the left and right: "You all can go out, and the three of us will talk about ourselves." All the maids and women retreated one after another.
Chen Ruijin thought for a moment and looked up at Mu: "Jia Cong happened to meet him yesterday and told him about that matter." Mu's expression suddenly changed. She continued, "I guess you have done something?"
Reflecting on her husband's words and deeds, Mrs. Mu murmured, "That's not really the case. He said something like 'I feel at ease with you' and 'I'm lucky to have this beautiful wife for the rest of my life.'"
Chen Ruijin said "Oh": "That's just to praise you for being sensible."
Shi Xiangyun was puzzled and asked, "What did you say?"
Chen Ruijin looked at Shi Xiangyun and asked Mu, "Are you willing to talk to your second sister-in-law Bao?"
Mu's heart was in a state of confusion at this moment, and he lowered his head in silence. Shi Xiangyun stood up quickly and said, "I'm going to get a book on growing flowers." Chen Ruijin nodded with a smile.
After she went out, Mrs. Mu was still speechless. Chen Ruijin said: "The princess seems to treat 'Mrs. Niu' as an errand, serving the aunt, taking care of the backyard, arranging concubines, and educating the children. The errand is well done."
, the boss naturally praises me. I just don’t know whether the salary will be increased or not.”
Mu Shi smiled sadly: "...That's right, it's really a job. It's a job that I can say I'll have to do for the rest of my life."
"Not necessarily." Chen Ruijin said, "The princess can change her career."
Mu was silent for a moment and said: "Shi Li...I can't trust him now."
Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "What does it have to do with him? If the princess wants to reconcile, I will help you."
Mrs. Mu looked up at her: "Why is Miss Chen so kind?"
"It's nothing." Chen Ruijin said lazily, "Shi Li offended me a while ago, and I just wanted to give him some trouble." Mu Shi was startled. Chen Ruijin smiled calmly and said, "It's just that if you leave the Zhenguo Mansion, prepare
What to do? It’s obviously not appropriate to go back to Prince Dongping’s Mansion. Unless you can find a job that is more suitable and more enjoyable, you might as well continue to be Mistress Niu. It’s free, the salary is sufficient, you can do it very smoothly, and your employer is very satisfied, and you will continue to do so in the future.
An old lady who can be promoted to the general's palace."
At first, Mu just listened to what she said casually, but when she heard "the old lady of the General's Mansion", she couldn't help being shocked. She was still less than twenty years old, and when she became an old lady, wouldn't she have to work hard all her life?
? Then I thought about it, besides marrying into a house, becoming a wife and grandma, and doing some work like serving the aunt and serving the husband? Other families are really not as good as the Zhenguo Mansion. He frowned again, and after a while he said: "I
I really don’t know how to make a living.”
Chen Ruijin said: "It's easy to think about playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. You might as well go to the women's school and help out. If you don't want to, you are so young and can learn now. There are three hundred and sixty skills, which one do you want to do?"
Mu shook his head: "I never thought about it."
Chen Ruijin said: "I'll think about it these days. You can dress up as a man or as a woman. Or you can plant flowers and trees carefully. It would be nice to have flowers and trees for everyone."
A smile appeared on Mu's face: "It's just that I have nothing to do."
"When you were a child, did you ever think about what you would do if you were a man?"
Mu thought for a moment: "I read many miscellaneous books when I was a child, and I was very envious of Yinniang's first-rate figures."
Chen Ruijin thought to himself, no wonder he fell in love with Shi Li. He said: "It's too late for you to learn that this time, your bones are too hard."
Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard Shi Xiangyun outside laughing and saying, "I'm confused too. I've been looking for a book for so long." He opened the curtain and walked in.
Chen Ruijin said: "Second Grandma Bao is back. We are discussing what kind of serious knowledge Second Grandma Niu should learn."
Shi Xiangyun said: "What serious knowledge can women learn? They are just housekeepers and directors. You usually only say that the south is interesting, all kinds of things are new, and women can do anything. It's a pity that Mistress Niu can't go out of Beijing.
Otherwise, it’s good to go and have a look.”
Chen Ruijin said: "What you said makes sense. I don't want to make a hasty decision. It's not too late to go to Taiwan and take a look."
Mu Shi hesitated and said, "Can I... make it?"
Chen Ruijin said: "Your old man Mu Xu has been there, you can ask him to find out. He also went there a few years ago, and it is becoming more interesting now. Princess, if you are interested, there are many novel books in the library in our courtyard.
.”
Shi Xiangyun said hurriedly: "There are often men in your yard."
"That's right." Chen Ruijin said sternly, "Third Princess, there are no rules for the defense of men and women in Taiwan. Since you are a woman and you go out to do business, how can it be possible that all your colleagues are relatives? All the people in our yard are from the south.
People, therefore, never shy away from this."
Mu asked: "Then...the Taiwan government...has anything inappropriate happened?"
"Are you talking about falling in love and not falling in love? Yes, there are a lot of them." Chen Ruijin said, "There are also a lot of reconciliations and divorces. Fortunately, it was wild and tight at first, with a small population, and new rules were easy to establish. Most of the people passing by outside
They are farmers who immigrated to open up wasteland, and they don't know much about the rules. The first batch of students who graduated from compulsory education schools are now gradually starting to work..." Nai shook his head and smiled, "I can't tell, you will know after you go there. Some of them are
Things that are more important than life in the capital are nothing to do in the south." Then he tilted his head and looked at Mu.
Although Mrs. Mu didn't quite understand what she said, she understood as clearly as if she were watching a fire: If she took this step, the world would change forever. She became more and more restless, holding the handkerchief tightly in her hand, as if she was carrying twenty-five in her arms.
Little mouse - a hundred claws scratching the heart. Chen Ruijin waited for a while and stood up with a smile: "Our yard is in the northwest corner, just a few steps away." Shi Xiangyun glanced at her gently and stood up too. Mu
I had no idea, so I couldn't help but stand up.
The three of them walked out of the house. Mrs. Mu glanced at the people following her and said, "Let's go to Miss Chen's yard to look for a book."
Chen Ruijin said: "Why don't they just relax at Sister-in-law Bao'er's place and have some tea and snacks. Anyway, there are people waiting in my yard."
Mu said: "That's fine."
The people who followed her thought that this was the backyard of the Rongguo Mansion. Aren't the rules similar to those in their own backyard? The second grandmother also had no shortage of people to serve her. They all smiled and said, "Thank you, ladies and grandmothers, for your consideration." The three of them then held hands and kissed each other.
After walking out of the courtyard, Shi Xiangyun still held the book on flower cultivation that he had just spent a lot of effort to find in his hand.
Seeing the masters leaving, the servants immediately became relieved. A clever daughter-in-law next to Mu asked Shi Xiangyun's people to find out about "Miss Chen". In the morning, she went to Zhenguo Mansion to stay with Grandma Bao Er, who was called "Sister Cuilu" by others.
"The daughter-in-law said in a low voice: "She is the granddaughter of our old friend, and she is coming to the capital with her this time. Anyway, she is about to become Grandma Cong." Hearing this, several important maids in the Zhenguo Mansion
The daughter-in-law raised eyebrows and immediately exclaimed, "Good looking."
After waiting for a long time, a maid came over and said with a smile: "The second mistress of the Zhenguo Mansion has already used scissors in Miss Chen's courtyard and is thinking about tidying up the bonsai. She must have lunch in our house today. Please tell me
You don’t have to go there, she has someone to serve her.” Then he said to Cuixi, “Your grandma told you to serve the people who serve Second Mistress Niu with good food and drink, and don’t let them harass the girl and grandma to quarrel, she is very assertive.
Bullying Mistress Niu.”
Cuixi smiled and said, "What are you grandmas arguing about?"
The maid said: "I don't know which branches should be cut and which ones should be left; which flowers and trees are best for making bonsai. Wow, it's such a long story. I can understand it just by listening to one sentence, but I was confused when it was connected together.
"
Everyone laughed and said, "How can we understand what the master said?" So An Xin rested and didn't mention it.
Mu stayed in Chen Ruijin Courtyard for a whole day and went back at dusk. He also borrowed two books and left with a pot of bonsai that Wang Fu had recently trimmed.
When Mrs. Niu heard that she had made friends with Jia Cong's unmarried daughter-in-law, she couldn't help being happy. She said to the mother-in-law beside her: "Cheng'er has a good wife. Cheng'er is not familiar with Jia Cong, and her daughter-in-law is not familiar with Jia Cong."
This is the best way to have a good relationship with your daughter-in-law." He then thought to himself, "I just don't know where she comes from." Then he sent someone outside to ask the elder if there were any officials with the surname Chen in the south. After a while, Mr. Niu
The master sent someone to reply and said that there are many officials named Chen in the whole country, and there are many in the south, but there are no senior officials. Mrs. Niu thought, she was afraid that this Miss Chen was the daughter of some minor official. The origin of the second family
Gao, I hope she doesn't look down on Miss Chen.
Fortunately, Mrs. Mu did not look down on Miss Chen because of her background. A few days later, she went to Rongguo Mansion again, specifically talking to Miss Chen, and even held a pot of bonsai that she had recently cut. The two met and talked for a while.
Zi said that because she disliked the people accompanying her and hindered her two people from thinking about flowers and trees, Mu sent them all to Shi Xiangyun's courtyard.
When I came back that day, the woman who followed me replied to Mrs. Niu in the evening: "The yard where Miss Chen lives is huge, a bit bigger than that of Second Grandma Bao. There are two large study rooms that are transparent, and the windows are covered with
The large pieces of Western crystal glass are so bright. I heard that the courtyard was originally where the Duke Xianrong lived for meditation in his later years." Mrs. Niu nodded lightly. The old lady added, "It's just that Miss Chen is a little unclean.
Cherish things. Wearing a serious Jiangnan-style Baidie wearing a flowery damask, it’s just that big of a thorn, squatting on the ground and pointing at the bonsai branches - what if you accidentally poke your sleeves? In the early years, the empresses in the palace did not dare to spoil their clothes like that!
He also took off the hairpin on his head to stir up the soil in the basin. Amitabha! That hairpin is studded with bright diamonds!"
Mrs. Niu said calmly: "In recent years, the south has become richer with the rise of sea goods than the north. Her family has no shortage of money." But her eyes lit up.
Mrs. Mu then had a close relationship with Chen Ruijin, going there every three days to read and take care of the flowers and bonsai. She also invited Chen Ruijin to come and sit in the courtyard of her house, so as not to lead her to give a gift to Mrs. Niu. Mrs. Niu saw that this woman was so good-looking and well-mannered.
The person, especially the clothes and jewelry all over her body, were all expensive, and she increasingly guessed that her family was rich. He just tried to ask her about her origins, but she was vaguely dodged. When asked when she married Jia Cong, Chen Ruijin lowered his head slightly.
The leader said: "It must be discussed by the elders." This was a personal admission.
Suddenly one day, news broke out on the street, and it spread throughout the capital like thunder. It was said that there was a peasant woman on Xiangshan Mountain in the western suburbs of the capital. She was so sad that she lost her unborn baby, so she went to the Qingming Temple on the mountain to burn incense for her unborn child.
The child was saved. She stayed in the nunnery for a few days, eating fast and chanting sutras. That night, she knelt in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva and fell asleep. She vaguely heard someone calling her, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the statue of Guanyin.
He was alive! He held a chubby baby in his hand and said to her: "It's rare that you miss your child so much. He has no connection with you. Since you are sincere, I will give it back to you." Then he handed the doll to her.
The peasant woman took it with tears in her hands, hugged the child and kowtowed. Suddenly she raised her head, and the Bodhisattva turned back into a clay sculpture. She looked down at the child, and the child was gone! The peasant woman was shocked and woke up immediately. Thinking back on this matter, the more she thought about it, the more true it became.
Unexpectedly, she found out she was pregnant soon after returning home. The peasant woman was so surprised that when she saw someone, she said, "Guanyin Bodhisattva has given my son back to me!"
Qingming Nunnery is not big, with only five or six sisters-in-law. The people who usually come to burn incense are just ordinary people from nearby. Now that this matter has spread, how can it be done? The capital is big and has a large population. Every day, there are countless women who miscarry and lose their children. Besides,
The place where Guanyin Bodhisattva appears must be a blessed place. Even if you have not lost your child, it is good to kowtow and burn incense sticks to let the Bodhisattva hear your sincerity. The small nunnery suddenly became a lively place, and countless ladies and grandmothers rushed there to pray.
Asking for a son.
The matter was immediately reported to the Zhenguo Mansion. Mu had lost two fetuses, and the first one was a male fetus. How could he not be moved? So he discussed with Mrs. Niu and wanted to go to Qingming Temple to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Mrs. Niu sighed: "This is a good thing. Logically speaking, I shouldn't stop you. I just heard that Qingming Nunnery is very small and is located high in Xiangshan Mountain. The road is rugged and difficult to navigate. In the past few days, all the female relatives in Beijing are going there.
I'm going to hurry up, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for carriages and horses on the road; the mountain road was blocked earlier. Why don't we wait a few days and our government will spend money to repair the roads and expand the houses in their nunnery before we go."
Mrs. Mu was always a steady person, but this matter was a knot in her mind and she couldn't let it go. She said with red eyes: "It's difficult to walk on the mountain road. I'm not afraid. My mother's family is also a martial artist. I also rode a horse when I was a child. A car is always safer than a horse."
Since there are so many people, it is better to go there on the first day, find a big temple to stay at the foot of the mountain, and then go up the mountain the next day to avoid those people."
Mrs. Niu saw that she insisted on going, and the government couldn't help her on this matter. She thought about it for a long time, and then said: "Well, I know I can't stop you. Bring more people." Mu Shi knelt down and thanked her, her eyes closed.
I felt tears rolling down my face.
After a few days, Mu took a few maids and some soldiers sent by Niu Jicheng from the army, got on the carriage and went out of the city gate to Xiangshan. He stayed at the foot of Xiangshan that night, and the cockcrow started the next day.
, holding torches and going up the mountain in the dark. The mountain road was indeed not easy to walk, so everyone was cautious.
When they reached a trail, the mountain people who led the way said that the noble's car was too big to pass, so Mu got out of the car and got on the horse. She was a female family member, and even though she was wearing a veil, the soldiers were not allowed to go near her, and they only protected her from the front and back.
After walking for less than half an hour, I passed a dangerous road and suddenly heard a wolf howling in the distance. The sound was very loud. The leading soldier shook the handle of the knife at his waist and said, "It doesn't matter!" He wondered how it could happen here.
There was a wolf. The wolf howled several more times, and Mu's horse became a little unsteady. The wolf howled again, and the horse neighed and jumped up. Mu on the horse screamed and walked away from the empty mountain road.
One side fell down. The maid next to her shouted and stretched out her hand to pull, but she couldn't even hold on to a piece of clothing. (. Just Love Network)