Hearing this, Chen Fengxu put the brush in his hand on the pen rest and said, "It's really good. I gave you twenty days, but you only finished the embroidery in such a short time. It seems that you were really trying to shirk that day." Already."
"My maid does not dare. It is just the girl's command that you should do your best." Cai Lian took out the purse and placed it respectfully on the cinnabar, then lowered his head, looking very humble.
Chen Fengxu only glanced at the purse casually. The embroidery work on the purse was uneven, and even the materials were somewhat different. It was definitely not made by one person. It was probably not just the lotus picking, but also the rest of the people in the courtyard who helped. Cai Lian embroidered some.
After all, Cai Lian and Cai He are both the eldest girls in Rongxue Courtyard, and they were personally selected by the eldest lady. Their status in Rongxue Courtyard is second only to Cinsha and Chensha. In addition, Cinsha has always been taciturn and cherishes words like gold. , in the eyes of others, it is not as decent as picking lotus.
Shen Fengxu had a faint smile on his face and asked, "Did you embroider the purse alone?"
Cai Lian's head lowered: "I dare not lie. I did not embroider the purse alone. In fact... I am clumsy and not as clever as others. I am afraid of letting the girl down." , I hope the girl won’t blame other people.”
Cai Lian has always been a well-behaved, articulate and well-spoken person. In her previous life, Shen Fengxu valued her quite a bit, but now it seems that she is quick-thinking and was sent by the eldest lady. She has been going back and forth between the two sides, vacillating. Definitely not a usable person.
not to mention……
Many things happened because of lotus picking.
However, Shen Fengxu will not deal with Cai Lian, nor will he send her away. Instead, he will keep her by his side and let her inform the eldest lady. It is best to report everything in detail.
If dealing with lotus picking, outsiders would gossip, which would alert the eldest lady. Moreover, even if the lotus was not being picked, there would be others around, so it would be better to just keep it and wait for the eldest lady to fall into the trap.
Then Chen Fengxu looked a little sad and said: "I originally thought that if you did your best, I should reward you with something, but you are so lazy, which makes me a little embarrassed."
Cai Lian's expression changed slightly, and she knelt down quickly: "It's my fault, please forgive me. My heart is for my girl, and I am definitely not lazy or idle."
"I don't mean to blame you, so how can I forgive you?" Shen Fengxu just smiled gently, "I don't want to punish you, but you'd better embroider this purse again. I think your embroidery is exquisite and your technique is Since you are skilled and it really doesn't take that long, I will allow you to embroider twenty more purses in fifteen days."
It's like a bolt from the blue.
Cai Lian's face instantly turned pale: "Girl..."
Twenty days is embarrassing enough, let alone fifteen days.
Shen Fengxu has always been calm and gentle, kind to people, tolerant and gentle, and never punishes others at will. Even if he really makes any mistakes, Shen Fengxu will gently expose them and will not be too harsh.
But what happened during this time?
"What? Do you think fifteen days is too long?"
Although the smile on Chen Fengxu's face was gentle, the words he said made Cai Lian's heart tremble.
As her mind raced, Cai Lian lowered her head and responded: "My maid, accept your order."
Although she responded so respectfully and obediently, she was filled with resentment in her heart. In the past, although she had listened to the eldest lady's words, she was in the Rongxue Courtyard after all, and her honor and disgrace were closely related to Chen Fengxu. Cai Lian had never really done anything harmful to Shen Fengxu. Feng Xu things.
She always weighs the pros and cons between the eldest lady and Shen Fengxu.
Even though she is a maid, she is more respectable than others.
Today's incident made her determined.
Since Shen Fengxu was unkind to her, what could she do if she was unjust? What's more, Shen Fengxu was just an unloved girl in the house, but the eldest lady was the legitimate wife of Uncle Dongning. She had to take refuge in the eldest lady. It is wiser than relying on Shen Fengxu.
"Okay, you go down."
"yes."
Seeing Cai Lian leaving, Chensha couldn't help but be a little confused, but Chen Fengxu had already written and posted the post, looking serious, so Chensha lowered his head and remained silent, as usual.
…
A few days later, the sky became clear and the wind was gentle and gentle.
After Shen Fengxu sent Shen Baitang to Chuihua Gate, he went to Yunsongyuan to say hello.
Before reaching Yunsong Courtyard, he met the second lady head-on.
So Shen Fengxu slowed down his pace a little and saluted slightly: "Fengxu greets the second lady."
As the head wife of the second wife Shen Yanping, the second wife has always had a high self-esteem and disdain for others in the house, especially the aunts and concubines. Although Shen Fengxu is a legitimate daughter, she has no biological mother around. In the eyes of the second wife , also not worth mentioning.
So the second lady only glanced at her, responded casually, and walked towards Yunsong Courtyard without looking back.
Despite this, Chen Fengxu always had a generous and decent smile on his face, without any hint of displeasure. When he saw the second lady leaving, he got up and followed her, and went to Yunsong Courtyard together.
When we got to the house, more or less everyone else came.
After Shen Fengxu said hello, he sat quietly on one side.
At this time, there was still a doctor checking the old lady's pulse.
Although the old lady is in strong health, she is getting older and will feel a little unwell from time to time. Doctors come to Yunsongyuan every day. Today, the old lady probably got up late, so it has been delayed until now.
The eldest lady then smiled and said: "Doctor Li has excellent medical skills. I feel more relieved when Dr. Li can take the old lady's pulse."
"After all, Doctor Li was specially invited to take care of the old lady. There is no reason for his poor medical skills. The old lady's health is of course the most important thing." The second lady also nodded in agreement.
Doctor Li retracted his hand and bowed hurriedly: "Madam, you have raised your eyebrows."
After taking pulse, he picked up the medicine box and was about to go out.
Just at this moment, Shen Yuxiang suddenly leaned over and groaned. She seemed to be a little unsteady on her feet. She staggered and almost fell to the ground. Shen Yujia, who was beside Shen Yuxiang, hurriedly reached out to help her.
"What's wrong with Fourth Sister?" Shen Yujia asked worriedly while holding Shen Yuxiang.
The eldest lady couldn't help but stand up.
The old lady frowned slightly and said, "Doctor Li, stay here to see what's wrong with her first."
Doctor Li had already half-stepped out of the yard. He returned after hearing the sound. After putting down the medicine box, his maid Caizhi placed a handkerchief on Shen Yuxiang's wrist pulse. Doctor Li put his hand on it and quietly felt the pulse.
After waiting for a moment, he stopped and asked, "Has the girl taken anything that has a cooling effect recently?"
Shen Fengxu sat where he was, tilting his head slightly to look at Shen Yuxiang. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, but the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously, as if he were watching a show.
After the jade pendant broke into pieces, the old lady became much less affectionate towards Shen Yuxiang. Although she did not bring up the old matter again, she would not be overly doting on her. Shen Yuxiang naturally did not dare to be as indulgent and indulgent as before.