pet marriage

"Old lady, something has been delivered from Yangzhou."

Early in the morning, I heard the bustle and bustle ahead. Before Mrs. Zhang sent someone to inquire, I saw two women walking in the door with smiles on their faces. One of them was talking with a smile. Come in with two boxes.

When the old matriarch heard the word Yangzhou, his brows twitched, and he asked, "Oh? Qing Jia Xiulang and the others sent it?"

Another woman stepped forward to salute, and replied with a smile, "Exactly, the young one was sent by the second young master to deliver the things to Beijing. Tete ordered me to talk to the old lady carefully so that you won't worry."

Hearing what she said, the old matriarch felt relieved, his eyebrows relaxed, and he called someone to come forward and talk to her carefully.

The woman smiled and asked the boy to open the box. They were all rare treasures selected for the old lady.

After the woman picked up the delivered things, she took out a letter from her sleeve and said with a smile, "This is what the second young master ordered me to hand over to the old matriarch, please have a look at it."

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and ordered the subordinates to take the woman down to receive the reward, opened the envelope, half-closed her eyes, and smiled cheerfully after a while, nodded, "Not bad."

This Ming Shu was so upbeat, he didn't even bother, and directly took an inn and a few country villages and divided them out, which saved a lot of trouble, so that's good, after all, the cook didn't have much property back then.

It's a pity that Qingyue was betrothed by the cook to a Qi sister. Although it seems that the family has some background, it is a merchant's family after all. If she were to choose, Qingyue would definitely choose a rich and powerful family in Beijing, but now it is too late. There's no other way, at least it's good that Qing Jia's matter is over.

Seeing that she was in a happy mood, the big servant girl who patted her quilt asked curiously, "What good news did the old lady get? I'm so happy."

The old matriarch folded the letter paper and said with a smile, "It's good news from Yangzhou. This kid Xiu Lang is really clever."

She was in a good mood, so after the two daughters-in-law paid their respects, she kept the second daughter-in-law, Qin Shi, as a rare choice.

Seeing Mrs. Qin sitting down with her head lowered in a petty manner, Mrs. Zhang was a little displeased, but thinking of Zhang Xiulang covering up her dissatisfaction, she asked softly, "Mrs. Qin, did you receive the letter from Xiulang? "

Mrs. Qin was keenly aware of Mrs. Zhang's dislike, and replied cautiously with lowered eyes, "My daughter-in-law has already received it, and the child is a little bit out of character. I'm afraid he will play around and forget his studies."

The old matriarch frowned slightly, and said, "Xiu Lang is a smart kid who knows how to measure, and now he is at the age where he loves to play. It's not good to be too rigid."

Qin didn't dare to say any more, she just said softly, "My daughter-in-law knows." But in her heart, she thought of the thick stack of bank notes that had just been delivered to the second room, and the little courage that she wanted to mention to the old lady. Disappeared.

Seeing her like this, the old matriarch felt even more displeased. After a long while, she sighed and said, "I know what you're thinking. When the weather warms up after the spring, Xiulang will go to attend lectures, no need Worry."

Qin shi bowed her head again, but Mrs. Zhang lost interest, and after a few more instructions, she let Qin shi go.

Mrs. Qin came out of the yard, frowned slightly, and sighed. Hearing what the old lady said, she probably didn't intend to take care of Xiulang's gambling addiction. It was only natural to think about it. It would be impossible for the second master to let the second master be so indulgent. Take these absurdities to heart.

Mrs. Qin walked slowly towards her own nursery, thinking that it would be better to go to the temple for a few more days, and she couldn't control these things even if she wanted to.

……

Early in the morning, the market downstairs was bustling again. Shen Mingshu was watching the purchased ingredients in the back kitchen, when Shen Li came over and said that Shen Qingyue and Rong Min had arrived.

Shen Mingshu nodded, told Master Zhang to help watch, and walked forward with Shen Li.

Shen Qingyue and Rong Min were ushered into the private room on the second floor. Shen Mingshu pushed the door open and saw Rong Min feeding Shen Qingyue some snacks.

Shen Mingshu closed the door and sat down as usual. Before she could speak, Qingyue asked, "Where's Luo Xin? When did she leave your side in the past?"

Shen Mingshu thought of the torment of these days, how many of them were taught by her sister, and felt a little tired, so she glanced at Shen Qingyue lightly, and said, "Xin'er is still sleeping, it was too late yesterday, maybe I have to sleep for a while. "

She looked at Rong Min and asked, "What are you doing today?"

Shen Qingyue said hastily, "It's nothing, I just came to try my sister and sister-in-law's handicrafts. It just so happens that the weather is fine today, why don't we go out of the city together for a spring outing."

Rong Min nodded, and responded with a smile, "I also heard that the business of your inn is getting better and better these days, you might as well go out for a walk together to relax after being busy these days."

Shen Mingshu pondered for a moment, then nodded, "I'll go see if Luo Xin is awake, please sit down for a while."

There were various refreshments on the table, so it would not be impolite for Shen Qingyue Rongmin to sit.

Shen Mingshu and Shen Li ordered a few words to tell him to go down, and walked upstairs to the bedroom with Qiu Nong.

Lan Yin was still waiting outside, it seemed that Luo Xin was still awake.

Shen Mingshu left Qiu Nong outside, and gently pushed the door in. The room was quiet. She walked lightly to the bed and pulled up the bed curtain.

On the bed, Luo Xin sank into the quilt with her eyes closed, feeling the change of light, her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Shen Mingshu sat on the edge of the bed, leaned over, and called softly, "Xin'er."

Hearing the familiar voice, Luo Xin slowly opened her eyes, looked at Shen Mingshu in some confusion, and called softly, "Sister."

"Well," Shen Mingshu softened his expression when he heard her shout, and coaxed softly, "It's time to get up, Qingyue and the others are downstairs, inviting us to go out for a spring outing, do you want to go?"

Luo Xin's eyes gradually cleared up, and she nodded vigorously when she heard the words, "I want to go!"

"Okay, then get up, wash and change." Shen Mingshu took her clothes from the bed and handed them to Luo Xin.

Luo Xin sat up from the quilt, reached out to take the clothes, took Shen Mingshu's hand and pouted on the back of the hand, pursed the corners of her lips and smiled, apparently in a good mood, let go of Shen Mingshu's hand and changed the clothes by herself.

She hadn't washed up yet, so she could only kiss her back.

Shen Mingshu withdrew his hand, but he was a little helpless. Luo Xin kissed her that day after he was drunk, but she couldn't help but kissed her back. In this way, the previous position of refusing Luo Xin to kiss her disappeared.

Shen Mingshu felt both sweet and bitter about Luo Xin's intimacy now and then. What did Luo Xin think of her? She realized early on that she was tempted, and she could accept Luo Xin's love for her. Put it in the position of a relative, but she has been treated like this, she is afraid that she will misunderstand.

Luo Xin didn't know Shen Mingshu's complicated thoughts, so after she changed her clothes and washed up, Yu Lan Yin dressed up, and Luo Xin and Shen Mingshu went downstairs.

Seeing Shen Qingyue, he immediately smiled and shouted happily, "Qingyue!"

When Shen Qingyue saw Luo Xin, she smiled reservedly, and pulled Luo Xin to sit beside her, letting her have some snacks first.

"Where do you want to go?"

Shen Mingshu refilled Luo Xin's cup of tea and asked casually.

Rong Min said with a light smile, "I heard that the peach blossoms on the mountain behind Zhitong Temple are blooming, it's really beautiful, why don't you go and have a look?"

Shen Qingyue nodded, "Although Master Huide is not in the temple, it's not bad to add some sesame oil."

Shen Mingshu thought for a moment, then looked at Luo Xin questioningly, Luo Xin was just putting a piece of mille-feuille cake into her mouth, her cheeks puffed up, and she nodded repeatedly to Shen Mingshu.

"Since that's the case, it's better to go to Zhitong Temple to have a look."

Shen Mingshu agreed, and Lan Yinqiu and Shen Li hurriedly arranged the things needed for the trip. After Luo Xin had breakfast, the carriage and so on were all ready.

The four got into two carriages respectively, and drove out of Yangzhou City one after the other.

A young man sitting opposite Xuandong Building saw the two carriages leave, put down his teacup, paid the bill, and walked to the other side.

Not long after, he came to a stage, bypassing the bustling theatergoers in front, and came to a quieter backyard.

The young man stopped in front of a door and knocked it lightly. A middle-aged man opened the door. Seeing him, he frowned and asked, "Why are you here? Any news?"

The young man walked into the door and said respectfully, "Shopkeeper, just now the second miss and the eldest miss of the Rong family went to Xuandong Building, and after a while, they left the city together with Shen Mingshu and others."

This middle-aged man was the Shopkeeper Liu of Linlang Pavilion. He frowned after hearing what the young man said, and said, "I see, you can go back and keep watching. People outside the city will send them any news. "

"Yes." The young man agreed and retreated respectfully.

Shopkeeper Liu sat in the room for a while, opened the door and went out, got into the carriage, and not long after, he arrived in front of a small building. After reporting, he quickly went in.

This small building is exquisite everywhere, but shopkeeper Liu didn't dare to look too much, he was led into a room by a little maid, not long after a man walked in with a beauty in his arms, it was Zhang Xiulang.

Zhang Xiulang leaned lazily on the back of the chair and asked, "What's the matter in such a hurry?"

Shopkeeper Liu said with a shy smile, "Master Cousin, just now my people sent the news that the Eldest Miss, the Eldest Miss of the Rong family and the Second Miss have left the city."

Zhang Xiulang narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and smiled after a while and said, "What's the matter, today's weather is fine, and it's not a big deal to go out for a trip out of town. Shopkeeper Liu, don't be too nervous."

Shopkeeper Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The villain is just worried that Miss Rong will..."

Zhang Xiulang sneered, kissed the beauty in his arms, and said, "If she wanted to help, she would have done so long ago, and I won't let your people see."

He stood up and said lightly, "By the way, let someone send some banknotes over."

Shopkeeper Liu bowed down, but he was complaining in his heart. This young cousin's gambling addiction is too great. This small building is really a place for Yangzhou's rich and powerful to gamble. In just a few days, he gave away money three times.

Shopkeeper Liu thought about the benefits he had received, and said a few words of comfort to himself, then hurried out of the small building and walked towards Linlang Pavilion.