Chapter 4 Glorious Return
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"This..." Magpie wrung her fingers vigorously, "Yes... the uncle won another battle. After winning, he passed by here. I heard..." She glanced at Zhen Shiniang's expression secretly, "He will be at the Meridian Gate at noon tomorrow. If you offer yourself a prisoner in front of me, Long Live will personally welcome you."
What Magpie didn't say was that they all knew that they had been abandoned in their early years. Seeing Shen Zhongqing's power rising, the high-ranking officials and noble families in the court were all vying to marry their biological daughter to him as his stepmother.
Shen Zhongqing was born as a military champion, and he was both civil and military. In the past five years, he had defeated the Japanese pirates, conquered the southern barbarians, and had just conquered South Vietnam. He had already been promoted from a sixth-rank captain to a second-rank general of the auxiliary country.
Although Zhen Shiniang seems to have become a different person since that time and has forgotten many things, but after all, she is the legitimate wife abandoned by Shen Zhongqing. No matter how calm she acts, Magpie does not think that she will really let go. Shen Zhongqing has never dared to mention Shen Zhongqing in front of her, especially now that he is so proud of himself. Magpie dare not talk about him in front of Zhen Shiniang. Even Ru Qiuju, who is close to her, does not know Brother Wen and Brother Wu's biological father. He turned out to be the current general of the auxiliary country.
Therefore, Zhen Shiniang has not known that the reason why she was abandoned in this isolated town was that the original owner of her body was too domineering, which broke Shen Zhongqing's heart.
Of course, no matter how domineering and arrogant she was in the past, magpies would not dare to speak out. Therefore, in the eyes of Zhen Shiniang now, the reason why she is where she is today is because Shen Zhongqing likes the new and hates the old. Although Zhulian could not see Shen Zhongqing's appearance, Zhen Shiniang could clearly see his bright red wedding dress.
If she is still alive, this guy will marry someone else. What if he doesn't like the new and dislikes the old?
Not to mention that he was just a general who served the country, even if he was an emperor, she would not be surprised if such a scumbag gave her a free gift. Zhen Shiniang shook her head in amusement.
This magpie is really worried!
After following her for five years, I still can't see through her indifferent heart. She doesn't seek glory and wealth. In this life, even if she is a commoner and a noble hairpin, as long as she can find someone who treats her wholeheartedly, and they can be together for the rest of their lives, that's all.
After visiting the ancient times, Zhen Shiniang realized that ancient times were not like what later generations thought. Men had three wives and four concubines. Just like in Wutong Town, most people were monogamous, and only those wealthy families had concubines. Chengqun believes that as long as she doesn't cling to wealth, she will definitely find someone who is willing to grow old together with her.
However, she sighed quietly.
This is easier said than done!
An abandoned woman without a divorce letter, with a pair of oil bottles, her husband's family is a powerful general - how could he allow her to remarry with his children?
"How about, Miss, just tell the uncle about Brother Wen and Brother Wu. They are always the uncle's eldest sons..." I don't know if Zhen Shiniang is worried about her future, thinking that she is unwilling to accept Shen Zhongqing's return. He advised, "I heard that in the past few years, except for the eldest aunt who gave birth to a daughter, and the third aunt's son who died three days after birth, I have nothing to do in the general's mansion. I believe that when I see Brother Wen and Brother Wu, I will immediately understand I will take you back." Since ancient times, mothers have valued their children, especially in the family of a high official, the most important thing is the heir.
Magpie really didn't understand why Zhen Shiniang refused to tell Shen Zhongqing about having a child.
With Shen Zhongqing's tolerant personality, when he heard that Zhen Shiniang made a living for his two sons, they almost died. Even if he had great resentment, he would treat Zhen Shiniang kindly and let them live in peace and prosperity for the rest of their lives.
"...I have made up my mind not to associate with him, you'd better give up this idea!" Zhen Shiniang's voice became stern, "Brother Wen and Brother Wu belong to me alone, and they all have my surname of Jian! Who will I treat in the future? You are also not allowed to mention that they are flesh and blood of the Shen family, including your man!"
Zhen Shiniang's name in her previous life was Jian You. After being abandoned here, in order to avoid trouble, she simply announced that they had rented the Shen family's ancestral home and that she was a widow whose surname was Jian who lived here.
The two children were also named Jian Wen and Jian Wu respectively.
In the past five years, the Shen family had never been here, and Zhen Shiniang was in poor health and had always lived in seclusion, so no one in the town raised any suspicion.
It's been a long time since I've seen Zhen Shiniang so stern. Magpie plopped down on her knees and said, "I don't dare anymore."
"Get up..." Zhen Shiniang sighed, "You don't know, I would rather find a mountain villager who understands pain and warmth than spend the rest of my life with him."
"Miss...Miss is..." Magpie was dumbfounded.
Doesn’t her young lady really want to remarry?
This is too rebellious!
Knowing that with a magpie's consistent mind, it would be impossible for her to accept this for a while, Zhen Shiniang stood up and said, "Let's go, it's time to make lunch."
The lips moved again and again, and Magpie wanted to ask more questions. When he saw Zhen Shiniang had walked out, he shook his head and quickly chased after her.
Except for Brother Wen and Brother Wu, who are men, there are three women in the family. There are two acres of lotus pond and half an acre of vegetable land behind the ancestral house. Magpie and Qiu Ju take care of the rough work in daily life. Among the three women, she is Zhen Shiniang. She is in poor health, so she is responsible for cooking.
Fortunately, Zhen Shiniang loved food in her previous life, and she loved to see China on the tip of her tongue. Cooking was not a difficult task for her. Instead, she enjoyed it, especially when she used the most common ingredients to make a delicious meal. , Zhen Shiniang felt a different kind of satisfaction when Jian Wu Jian Wen stretched her belly until it was round.
Let the magpie go to the lotus pond to catch a carp and steam it, make steamed pork with rice flour, and cook a pot of lotus seed porridge. Just heat up the ready-made wild vegetable dumplings and serve them with two plates of pickles. Within half an hour, a table of fragrant rice is ready. Then he brought it up.
While she was cooking, Magpie brought Qiu Ju and the two little guys back to make a few baskets of lotus pods. "...Miss's craftsmanship is getting better and better." Looking at the fragrant food on the table, Qiu Ju's mouth started to water. come out.
"...Meat! Meat!" Jian Wu and Jian Wen couldn't wait to climb onto the kang when they smelled the aroma of meat after not seeing meat for almost a month, "Mother, mother, I want to eat meat! Steamed pork with rice flour is delicious!"
"Okay, we all eat meat." Zhen Shiniang bent down to stop her, "But Brother Wen and Brother Wu need to wash their hands first."
Stretching out two muddy little hands and looking at each other, Jian Wu and Jian Wen stuck out their tongues at each other, turned around and ran out, not forgetting to say, "Mom, wait for me!" Brother Wu bumped into Qiu Ju at the door, startled. He paused and then shouted, "I'm going to wash my hands. Sister Qiu Ju is not allowed to eat meat secretly!"
Qiu Ju giggled, "...sister will take you to wash."
"I'll take them there, and you can help the young lady serve the porridge." The magpie, who had just put away the lotus pods and entered the house, saw Jian Wu and Jian Wen.
Qiu Ju responded and went to the kitchen to get a bowl.
Although Brother Wen and Brother Wu were young, they were very sensible and did not need to be fed. Zhen Shiniang divided the food into their own bowls, and the two of them lowered their heads and ate deliciously.
There were more people and less meat. She saw that the magpie refused to eat a piece of meat and only let the two children eat it. Knowing that it was useless to persuade her, Zhen Shiniang brought the fish in front of Brother Wen to the magpie and said, "Here, you are the best
My favorite steamed fish..."
There is a lotus pond at home, and Zhen Shiniang puts a lot of fish fry into the pond in spring, but the fish meat can often be eaten.
"My lady is not in good health, so she should eat more meat..." Magpie put a piece of rice noodles and meat into Zhen Shiniang's bowl, but she also took a piece of fish.
As soon as the chopsticks were brought to his mouth, the magpie vomited.
Chapter completed!