Chapter 587 The face is her greatest ability (2 more)
That's her greatest ability
Because of Xu's passing, it can be said that the Shen Mansion does not have any New Year atmosphere at all this year.
During the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, Shen Tianshu told what happened today when he met Li Zian, and specifically told Shen Zhonglei about Li Zian's praise.
After arriving at Wuchang Mansion, Shen Zhonglei has been working hard to rectify the situation in the government office. The time before the year was too short and he did not have time to do much.
Now that I heard that Li Zian praised him for building a shack in the west of the city, he was very happy, feeling relieved that his efforts were seen and recognized.
"People used to say that it was difficult to be the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture. There were two mothers-in-law at the top, the imperial court in the distance, and the prince's palace nearby.
"Now it seems that the rumors are still not credible after all, the prince is obviously very easy to get along with.
"I used to hear that Prince Rui loves his people like his son, but now it seems to be true, otherwise the prince would not be so outstanding. A tiger father has no dog son!"
Old Mrs. Shen didn't like to hear this. Although Shen Zhonglei had already come to Wuchang Mansion to take up his post, she was still upset.
No matter how good the relationship with Prince Rui's Mansion is, what's the point? If you are in trouble, you can only be the prefect of Wuchang Mansion. What development can you do in the future?
So when she heard the father and daughter talk about this, she immediately lost her appetite, put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm full."
The other three people at the table were stunned when they heard this.
Shen Zhonglei's place is not crowded at all, and there are only four people at the New Year's Eve dinner table. The dinner has just started, and they haven't even taken a few bites of food. Why are they putting down their chopsticks?
Mrs. Shen is the eldest member of the family, so she usually doesn't care. On occasions like New Year's Eve, even if she has finished eating, she will not get off the table immediately. She will take another bite from time to time, lest others cannot continue eating after she puts down her chopsticks. .
Shen Zhonglei had just drank a glass of wine and hadn't even taken two bites of the food. When he saw Old Mrs. Shen put down her chopsticks, her hands that were about to pick up the food stopped in mid-air.
Mrs. Shen stood up and said, "I'm tired. I'm going back to my room first. You three can eat slowly."
Shen Zhonglei had no choice but to put down his chopsticks quickly, stepped forward to support Mrs. Shen, and sent her back to the room.
"mother……"
Mrs. Shen raised her hand to stop her son's words, and said with a tired look on her face: "I'm used to being lively during the Chinese New Year in my hometown. Seeing your place being so deserted makes me feel upset. It's better to be out of sight and out of mind!"
Hearing what she said, Shen Zhonglei couldn't ask any more questions and could only say with a little embarrassment: "After the New Year, Ping Niang and Han Qiao's children are born, and the family will be more lively."
"Yes!" Old Mrs. Shen nodded and said to him, "Hurry up and go back to eat. The two children must be waiting for you!"
Shen Zhonglei had no choice but to say goodbye and go out.
Aunt Jiang then stepped forward to help Old Mrs. Shen take off her headdress and comb her hair carefully.
"Old lady, why are you here? It's the Chinese New Year. If you act like this, I will definitely feel uncomfortable."
Seeing that Mrs. Shen was silent, Grandma Jiang immediately did not dare to say anything. She silently helped her comb her hair thoroughly, then took out a jade comb with wide-toothed round heads and began to massage her scalp.
Old Mrs. Shen closed her eyes comfortably, and suddenly said after a while: "Now if we want to break the situation, we will probably fall on Tianshu."
Aunt Jiang's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She knew that Chunlan had already focused her future on Shen Tianshu. Naturally, she couldn't help but help her daughter pay attention to what Mrs. Shen thought of Shen Tianshu.
"The old slave is stupid and doesn't understand what the old lady means. Does the elder girl have any ability to influence the master's career?"
Mrs. Shen opened her eyes, looked at Aunt Jiang through the mirror in front of her, and said with an unpredictable expression: "Her face is her greatest skill!"
After Shen Zhonglei came back, he finished the New Year's Eve dinner in a somewhat dull atmosphere.
Both aunts were pregnant and could not stay up late, so Shen Zhonglei and his two daughters were left staring at each other.
Shen Yunhui suggested: "Dad, eldest sister, how about the three of us draw flower cards?"
Shen Tianshu shook his head and said: "The two of us are still observing filial piety for our mother, so it's not appropriate to touch flower cards or anything like that."
Facing his two young daughters, Shen Zhonglei really couldn't muster any interest. He didn't even have anyone to accompany him to drink. After thinking for a while, he simply said: "Everyone just go back to your room. If you want to stay up late, stay up late. If you don't want to stay up late, just go to bed early." In each room, one person should stay in each room at night to look at the lamps. Don't extinguish them, and don't drain the water, you know?"
Shen Tianshu was naturally happy to be able to go back and rest. After all, Shen Yunhui was young. It was the first time he encountered such a boring year and he was slightly disappointed.
However, I felt balanced when I thought that I was still observing filial piety and that I really couldn't play anything. It would be better to go back to sleep just sitting there.
Shen Tianshu finally returned to his room, changed his clothes and got into the warm quilt. He let out a long breath of comfort and said, "How wonderful it would be if we could be so pure every New Year!"
"Bah, bah, bah!" Mingyu hurriedly sighed three times after hearing this, patted Shen Tianshu on the arm and said, "What you say has no intention, and what you say is unbridled!"
Shen Tianshu also realized that what he said was inappropriate.
The reason why the Shen family is so clean this year is because Mrs. Xu was newly mourned.
She now said that it would be fine if it stayed like this every year, as if she was expecting someone in the Shen family to die every year.
There are only a few people in the family, and one person cannot survive for more than a few years.
However, Shen Tianshu could only think about this in his mind and never dared to say it out loud, otherwise he would be slapped a few more times by Mingyu.
After Shen Tianshu lay down, he took out the booklet he had been reading repeatedly in the past few days from his pillow.
The small copy of the book was almost torn by her, but she still read it over and over again, not knowing that there was anything worth pondering over and over again.
Mingyu stepped forward and plucked the candle wick for her and said, "Girl, if you don't stay up late, you should rest early. Reading at night will hurt your eyes."
"I didn't read it, I was thinking about something!" Shen Tianshu did not read the pamphlet. She had already memorized the contents in it. The reason why she liked holding it was just a habitual action when thinking.
Her eyes were divergent at this moment. Her eyes did not fall on the booklet in her hand, but she was deducing a prescription in her mind.
"A sneeze - a sneeze - a sneeze!"
Just when she was concentrating on thinking, she didn't know what happened, and suddenly sneezed several times in succession.
Mingyu hurriedly came in from the outside, grabbed the booklet in her hand, stuffed her into the bed without any explanation, tucked the corners of the quilt and said: "Girl, please go to bed quickly. It has been snowing and cold these two days. If you are pregnant during the New Year, It’s so nice to be in the cold weather.”
"You are such a housekeeper!"
Shen Tianshu muttered softly, but being in the soft and warm quilt, the things he was thinking about soon couldn't match the charm of Zhou Gong, and he soon fell asleep.