The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 204 Shi Yao's Fourth Blind Date

Shi Yao asked hurriedly: "What does Fifth Sister-in-law mean? Is Fourth Sister-in-law going to do anything to me?"

Qi Wan came to surrender. Since she was surrendering, it was impossible for her to do so with just her mouth. She had to come up with some real information.

She smiled softly and said, "Sister, you are a smart person, so I don't need to say more. Your fourth brother has been very close to your eldest sister these days, and your eldest sister-in-law and the others should have told you what they are going to do today.

I am just giving you a reminder. Your fourth brother is not convenient to move around in the backyard, so I can only ask your fourth sister-in-law to help."

Shi Yao had already expected that Shi Mingzhu would not let her go today, but since Fifth Sister-in-law wanted to join the Rebirth Alliance, she accepted the favor and said with a smile:

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for telling me."

Qi Wan nodded and said goodbye to Shi Yao.

Shi Yao returned to the lady.

The maids were changing the clothes for the lady to wear when she met the guests. She asked softly, "Girl Yao, I heard someone lost something."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "Who lost an earring? It looks similar to the one I'm wearing today. Fifth sister-in-law thought it was mine and came to ask me about it. Now she has taken the earring and is going to ask someone else."

The lady looked at Qi Wan's back outside the window, her eyes slightly deep. After a long sigh, she asked, "Yao girl, I heard that you have been getting along closely with your sisters-in-law these days?"

Shi Yao opened her dressing box and took out a few hairpins and rings that matched the lady's new clothes. While selecting and comparing them, she answered:

"When I first came back to Beijing, I wasn't familiar with my sisters-in-law, but now I am familiar with them. Every day, apart from coming to the old lady's place or going to the ancestral hall to listen to the old master's lecture, there is no other place to go.

You know, my elder sister has always been resentful towards me. I went to Lampe Courtyard several times and it was not pleasant. My brothers were also on guard against me, as if they were afraid that I would poison my elder sister.

Fortunately, my sisters-in-law are willing to play with me these days, playing chess, drinking games, pitching pots, or just sitting in the yard to eat some snacks and chat. "

The lady nodded and let her granddaughter and maids dress her up.

After finishing the make-up, the lady dismissed the maids, shook Shi Yao's hand, and said earnestly: "Your sister-in-law and her friends have been behaving strangely and talking nonsense recently, and they don't look serious.

Yao girl, you are going to get engaged, your reputation cannot be tarnished in the slightest, it is better to have less trouble than more, if you are bored, just embroider your wedding dress and have less contact with your sisters-in-law. "

Shi Yao's heart sank, she hugged the lady's shoulders and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you, grandma. When I'm bored in the future, I'll just come to see you, grandma, and you can't find me annoying!"

"Okay, okay, we two will keep each other company." The lady smiled and patted Shi Yao on the back. "Hurry up and be careful not to wrinkle your clothes. It will not look good when you meet guests later."

Shi Yao asked shyly, "Grandma, please tell me first, what engagement did you just mention...who is the other party?"

The lady laughed and scolded: "You are a little girl, you are not ashamed!"

She covered her lips again and whispered, "He is the second son of Dali Temple Minister Shen Maolin, named Shen Junze. He will also be a guest today. When he comes to visit me later, you can lean on the window and take a look."

Shi Yao was surprised.

The Chief Justice of Dali Temple actually dared to come to celebrate the birthday at this critical moment. He is truly a hero - no, it seems that the Shen family is a relative of the Shi family.

A network of relationships quickly spread out in Shi Yao's mind.

My second aunt’s surname is Shen.

The Shen family was not large. My second aunt originally had two brothers. The younger brother died in his teens, which was a pity. The older brother died of illness five or six years ago.

The second eldest son of the Shen family suffered a great blow and was in poor health. He took medicine all year round and seldom went out, devoting himself to teaching his only grandson.

Shen Maolin is Shen's cousin.

If Shen Maolin and his son came, they would be here to celebrate the birthday on behalf of Shen's parents.

After sorting out the relationship between relatives, Shi Yao's legs went weak.

How could she dare to marry into such a family?

The third son Shi Mingzhen and the fifth son Shi Mingying of the second branch both disliked her.

If anything happened to her today, Shi Mingzhen must have been partially responsible.

The lady felt heavy in her heart and asked hurriedly, "Yao girl, what's wrong?"

Ah, it was all for nothing. Shi Yao calmed down and stood up straight: "Grandma, who is the one who pulled the strings? I didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to me.

When I was in Jinling, I just wanted to marry someone who could provide me with food and clothing. The Dali Temple Minister is in charge of the Dali Temple, which is not a small position. "

The Madam smiled and said, "You underestimate yourself too much. You are the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. You can marry into any family. It's just that our family's reputation is not very good now, otherwise... Never mind, let's not talk about that. It's wronged you anyway."

After a pause, he said in a softer tone, "This marriage was secretly proposed by your third brother. Madam Shen met you during the New Year and had a very good impression of you, so she agreed."

The lady's original intention was to let Shi Yao remember Shi Mingzhen well.

After a daughter gets married, she still needs help from her parents' family.

She naturally hoped that Shi Yao could have a deep brotherly relationship with her brothers and support each other.

Shi Yao's scalp tingled. Forget it, forget it. There must be a trap, waiting for her to jump into the pit and bury her.

The grandparents talked for a while, and Shi Yao helped the old lady to inspect the flower hall for the banquet.

After a round of inspection and making sure there were no omissions, he returned in the sunshine.

The smile on the lady's face was not as bright as the sun.

Shi Yao knew that this was because something happened to the Shi family and they were reprimanded by the emperor, so the old man’s 70th birthday was naturally not as grand as in the original book.

I don’t know if there is any prince coming to celebrate my birthday with an imperial edict of reward.

In the original novel, this is the famous scene where the male protagonist Zhou Xu and the female protagonist Shi Mingzhu officially reunited for the first time after Shi Mingzhu's rebirth.

It was also the Shura scene where Shi Mingzhu caught an adulterer and broke off an engagement.

Soon, guests came to the door.

The first to come were the Shi family clan members, followed by the in-laws, and finally the old friends and acquaintances of the Shi family men.

The Shen family also came.

The Shen family father and son first congratulated the old Duke on his birthday in the front yard, and then Mr. Shen came to the backyard alone to pay his respects to the lady.

Shi Yao leaned over the window and took a look.

Shen Junze was born with a handsome appearance and extraordinary manners, and his words and deeds all had the demeanor of a young man from a noble family.

He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, not yet twenty, and was dressed like a scholar, with a carved jade belt around his waist.

"He looks like he is very knowledgeable." Banxia commented.

Shi Yao raised her head slightly and saw two heads above her head, one was Pinellia ternata and the other was Aucklandia lappa.

Shi Yao: “…”

I don’t know when and by whom these maids were led astray. Why are they so gossipy?

Shi Yao didn't stay in Ganlu Hall for long, as she was arranged to receive girls from her relatives' families.

Everyone asked at once: "Second sister/Second sister, where is sister Zhuzhu?"

Shi Yao smiled gently and said, "Big sister caught a cold and is recovering from it."

This was the first time in Shi Mingzhu's life that she went to someone's house to apologize. She felt so humiliated that she became sick from anger. I heard that she recovered in the past two days, but she has not stepped out of Lanpei Courtyard since then.

A few girls stood up and said, "Since we are here, let's go check on her."

Shi Yao didn't know whether they were genuinely concerned or were out to laugh at Shi Mingzhu's joke. She symbolically tried to stop them, but when she failed, she called a maid to take them away.

Anyway, she wouldn't seek trouble.

At this moment, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was bustling yet deserted, while the Imperial Palace was deserted yet bustling.