"It's okay, sit down." The old lady likes Shen Yulou very much, so naturally she won't take such trivial matters to her heart, "Today's family dinner, there is no need to be restrained."
Shen Yulou is wearing a light green and flowery brocade dress. He has a graceful and calm demeanor, a slender figure, a face like a hibiscus emerging from water, and eyes like a starry river. The end is made of natural jade, and his elegance is unparalleled.
He only heard her respond: "Yes." Then she sat down under the eldest lady.
Seeing the old lady holding it, everyone started to eat. Since it was a family banquet, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
"Sister, it's not okay to be late." The third girl, Shen Yuning, smiled as brightly as a flower, and her eyebrows were like peach blossoms, she was naturally charming and affectionate, "You can teach people to wait."
"Yulou should punish himself with a drink." Shen Yulou said, he raised the glass generously, covered his face with his sleeves, and drank it all in one gulp.
But at this moment, the second lady suddenly put down her chopsticks, and the silver chopsticks landed on the porcelain bowl, making a crisp chiming sound, which immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they all turned their heads to look in the direction of the second lady.
Shen Yanping couldn't help but frown. On such an occasion, wouldn't the second lady's behavior be a disgrace to him?
"How do you prepare the dishes?" The second lady raised her eyebrows and looked at Aunt Su, "You just pick up some food that I don't like. How many days have you not served me? Have you even forgotten the rules?"
Aunt Su was timid and did not dare to speak, she just lowered her head.
"Okay." Shen Yanping frowned, "If you don't want Meier's food, just ask your maid to come."
"She is also the master's concubine after all. If she doesn't even understand these rules, how will she serve the master in the future?" The second lady was extremely dissatisfied, so she turned to look at Shen Yanping and said, "Why don't we let her learn a little bit first? Please wait until you learn the rules before serving the master."
The implication is that during this period, Aunt Su can no longer serve Shen Yanping.
The second lady is naturally angry.
That day, she asked Aunt Su to kneel down and deliberately chose a hidden tree-lined path, but she was bumped into by Shen Yanping somehow. In a few words, Aunt Su asked Shen Yanping to agree to visit Shen Yumin.
That's all. For the next few days, Shen Yanping stayed at Aunt Su's place.
Shen Yanping hasn't set foot in the Second Madam's house for seven days!
If things continue like this, will there still be a place for her in the house?
On such an occasion, Shen Yanping didn't want to argue with the second lady, so he wanted to put things to rest and said, "Madam, let's take care of it."
So the second lady smiled and turned to look at Aunt Su: "Did you hear that? It's good to learn the rules. If you learn well, you will be able to serve the master."
Aunt Su lowered her head: "Yes."
The old lady was slightly unhappy. She glanced at the second lady and Aunt Su, then turned to look at the eldest lady and the two aunts beside her who were getting along harmoniously. Although she didn't say anything, she still felt that the eldest lady was more virtuous and dignified in her heart. some.
Just a small episode.
Shen Fengxu put down his chopsticks early, held a cup of tea, and sat aside, waiting for the highlight later.
Shen Baitang glanced over and asked, "Feng Xu? But the food doesn't taste good?"
"No, I probably ate some snacks before the meal and I'm not hungry yet." Shen Fengxu smiled slightly.
Shen Baitang nodded.
However, suddenly there was a noise coming from outside the door, and it was very noisy.
Just as Shen Yanning was about to speak, the steward next to him walked in three steps at a time.
"Sir, a thief has sneaked into the yard. Now he has been captured. I don't know how to deal with him?"
Shen Yanning really didn't want to ask more about such a trivial matter. He just felt bored and waved his hand and said: "Kill with a stick."
He dared to sneak into Uncle Dong Ning's house. He must have been very impatient.
However, Shen Yuxiang stood up: "Father, I don't know where this thief came from. He is so bold that he even dares to steal things from Dong Ningbo's house. Why not lock him up for interrogation first, and then beat him to death."
"That's fine." Shen Yanping just nodded casually. He was just a short-sighted thief, so he didn't take it to heart.
The steward then responded.
Shen Yuxiang turned to look at Chen Fengxu, and a smile appeared on her lips. Shen Fengxu seemed unaware, and was still holding the tea as if he didn't know anything about it.
The atmosphere of the family dinner was still warm, with small talk and laughter from time to time.
However, at this moment, the steward walked in again.
Only this time, the steward's steps were a little heavy. He walked up to Shen Yanning and whispered a few words into Shen Yanning's ears. Shen Yanning's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and his face suddenly sank.
He slammed the table.
Everyone put down their chopsticks in shock.
The old lady glanced at him and asked, "What happened?"
Shen Yanning sneered and said to the steward, "Just tell me."
"Back to the old madam, it was the thief who said...he was not here to steal, but to have a private meeting with the girl in the house."
In one sentence, the sound was not loud, but it suddenly exploded in people's ears like thunder.
A private meeting with the girl in the house?!
There are a total of seven girls in the house, and they are all present now.
The second wife immediately looked at the girls in her second room with vigilance. Shen Yumin was only five years old, so there was no possibility of a private meeting with anyone. Shen Yujia was calm and dull, which was unlikely, and Shen Yuning...
Looking at Shen Yuning's charming and passionate eyes, the second lady couldn't help but feel a little worried, and she suddenly became worried.
On the contrary, the eldest lady is much calmer.
Shen Yulou and Shen Yuxiang were the daughters she had trained with her own hands, and there was absolutely no possibility of them having a private relationship with anyone. And if Shen Baitang or Shen Fengxu had a secret affair with others, although she would get a reputation for improper discipline, they would not have any Very serious trouble.
The old lady's expression also darkened, she looked over the faces of several girls, and then said: "Bring me here."
She wanted to hear for herself which girl in the house the thief had a private meeting with!
The steward brought the person up.
He was a young man, his clothes were shabby and ragged, and he had many wounds on his body, which should have been the injuries he received during the interrogation and torture by the steward just now.
Even so, his eyes were shrewd and he looked at everyone at the banquet calmly. Finally, his eyes stopped on Shen Yulou's face.
Without him, Shen Yulou's appearance is peerless. Even if there are other beautiful women beside him, he still can't hide his elegance. He just sits there silently, but he is still so bright that people can't take their eyes away.
Seeing the shameless maniac staring at her daughter, the eldest lady immediately stood in front of Shen Yulou and asked in a cold voice: "Who are you? What do you want to do by sneaking into the house?!"
The man hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It was the girl in the house who asked me to wait here. I didn't sneak into the house on purpose, let alone steal!"
"Which girl is it?"
"It is Shen Fengxu, the sixth girl in the house."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden exclamation, and everyone's eyes fell on Shen Fengxu.
The man also followed the gazes of others, and when he saw Shen Fengxu, he realized that this was the woman he wanted to slander.