Prime Minister Zhou Chen came straight from the court and ordered the kitchen to cook a large table of delicious food. During the meal, he coaxed Shen Lingling to drink some wine. Looking at the pretty red face, Prime Minister Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel moved.
Picked up Shen Lingling and threw her on the bed.
Shen Lingling said softly: "Master, please cover yourself with the quilt first. It's not too cold even in the winter~~"
"Hmm~~ It's not cold." Zhou Chenxiang really didn't feel cold. His heart was filled with heat, as if he was back in his twenties, full of passion and energy.
After some intimacy, Shen Lingling said softly, "Master, I miss home!"
Zhou Chenxiang closed his eyes and said, "That's not right. Isn't the master's home your home? What else do you want?"
Shen Lingling hurriedly changed her words: "The master is right, then Lingling misses her parents~~"
"Are Xiao Shiyi's parents still in the country?" Zhou Chenxiang asked casually, feeling a little tired.
"Isn't that right? Lingling's parents are still in the countryside, digging for food in the fields with their backs to the earth." Shen Lingling said sadly.
Seeing that Prime Minister Zhou didn't answer, she stood up and looked at Prime Minister Zhou and said coquettishly: "Master~~ Lingling entrusted you with your blessings, clothing and food. However, there was a locust plague in the countryside and food was in short supply. Lingling's parents and younger brother were in short supply. I have little food and clothing, and I am starving in the countryside."
How much can she eat and wear by herself? What she wants is that the whole family can enjoy prosperity and wealth, and she must make more money while the master is new to her.
She relied on her natal family, and when her natal family was stubborn, she could straighten her back in the house.
There are so many aunts in the house, and Zhou Cheng is very knowledgeable about women's little things.
He patted Shen Lingling's hand and said lazily: "Growing potatoes everywhere, why go hungry? It's okay, don't worry." Wanting him to be responsible for an aunt's family? He doesn't have that kind of family background.
"No, sir, Lingling doesn't care. My parents gave birth to me and raised me. I want them to eat meat too~~" Shen Lingling pouted dissatisfiedly, pushed Zhou Chenxiang away, turned away and ignored him. he.
Zhou Chen couldn't resist, so he had no choice but to give in.
"Okay, okay, I will give you five thousand taels of silver. You can bring your family to the capital, buy a house, a reputation, and let them do some small business, so that you can have meat every day.
"Well~~ Lingling, thank you sir." Shen Lingling smiled happily and got into Zhou Chenxiang's arms, "Master is so kind to me, you must serve the good master with all your heart.
Outside Linghua Pavilion, Aunt Jiang came here after not seeing the master for several days.
Relying on her master's favor, she went straight to the door of the house regardless of Nanny Su's obstruction, and was about to push the door open. When she heard the flirting and scolding sounds inside, her face suddenly became extremely ugly.
She stood at the door and waited for a long time before saying outside: "Master, today's Ice Lantern Festival, Niuniu wants me to take her out to watch the lanterns."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a tired voice inside: "If she wants to go, let her go with the madam. What are you doing to pester me?" Aunts are not qualified to go out and show their faces, so Aunt Jiang came in the name of her daughter. Find the master.
Aunt Jiang's face darkened, but she still whispered softly: "Master, Niuniu is your little cotton-padded jacket, you promised her a long time ago.
"If you keep talking nonsense, just leave Niuniu to my wife to raise. If you are so free, why not go out and sell tofu?"
Aunt Jiang's face changed drastically after hearing this. She didn't dare to lose her temper anymore and left with a gloomy face.
Her natal family was a tofu maker in the capital. Once, she followed her mother to deliver tofu to Prime Minister Zhou's mansion. She was so good-looking that she was noticed by Prime Minister Zhou and took her into the mansion as his aunt.
She gave birth to a daughter named Niu Niu. She was eloquent at a young age and used to please Zhou Chen.
Aunt Jiang is eighteen or nineteen years old. She is no worse born than Shen Lingling. Although her status is not as good as that of our ladies, she is naturally nobler than Shen Lingling as a maid. Now that Shen Lingling has robbed their mother and daughter of their favor, she naturally hates her. Teeth itchy.
But what else could she do besides being angry? The master protected her like that.
Look at how brave the master was just now. If Aunt Shen gives birth to a son, how can there be room for mother and daughter in the house?
The more Aunt Jiang thought about it, the more panicked she became. She couldn't deal with Shen Lingling, a vixen, but Madam could!
With this in mind, he returned to Lanhua Pavilion and took his daughter Niuniu to Bingyue Pavilion.
In Bingyue Pavilion, Mrs. Zhou was asking Nanny Sun to pick out some clothes for her so that she could dress brightly and go out to watch the lantern festival. At this time, Aunt Jiang was outside asking to see her.
"Let her wait in the courtyard." Mrs. Zhou deliberately ignored her and refused to let her into the house.
Grandma Sun came over with a crimson cloak and laughed softly: "How proud you were when you were favored by the master before? Oh~~and today~~What do you think of this, Madam?" She gestured with the colors as she spoke.
"It's still a little dark." Mrs. Zhou looked at the mirror and raised her eyebrows. She asked the master to send Zhou Qian to her as a bodyguard, wearing bright clothes so that the old prime minister could have a good look at her.
"Then change it to another one." Grandma Sun took the cloak and hung it up, then brought over a purple-red one.
"Look at her extremely angry look. I'm afraid she was completely defeated by the one from Linghua Pavilion." The maid Chunlan glanced through the crack in the door and came over with a smile.
While indicating the colors for Mrs. Zhou, Grandma Sun said proudly: "My aunt is my aunt. No matter how favored I am, I have to come to my lady's place to be cold and left out. Let her wait outside for a while and feel the feeling of being left out."
After trying on more than a dozen pieces in a row, Mrs. Zhou finally said: "The purple-red one from before is the most beautiful, so let's go with that one."
"Yes, madam." Grandma Sun took out the purple-red cloak again and put it on Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou looked in the mirror with satisfaction, took the hand stove handed over by Chunlan, and walked out of the house.
"Hey? Aunt Jiang hasn't left yet?" She looked surprised. Seeing that the little girl in Aunt Jiang's hand had a red nose from the cold, she stepped forward and said, "Look how cold Miss Seven is? Why didn't you go out with the master? Do you want to watch the ice lanterns?"
A few days ago, Aunt Jiang was showing off proudly, saying that the master would take Miss Seven out of the house to watch the ice lanterns.
Seeing that the master was huddled in Aunt Shen's bed and refused to come out, Mrs. Zhou was also secretly amused.
Aunt Jiang laughed twice and said in a good voice: "The master is in Linghua Pavilion and can't spare any time~~ He told me to bring Miss Seven to Madam's place. Madam, please take Miss Seven out of the house to play.
"Well, then leave Miss Seven to me." Mrs. Zhou winked at Grandma Sun, and Grandma Sun stepped forward and took Miss Seven's hand.
"Thank you, Madam." Aunt Jiang paused, then suddenly smiled and talked about the matter of Withering Hua Pavilion.
"Just now I went to Linghua Pavilion, and there was so much commotion in the house~~ I'm afraid that if I work so hard, I still want to have a baby. Alas~~ I have no hope, I will be content with having a daughter~~ Look, what am I doing by saying all this? It’s to displease Madam.
As he spoke, he knelt down in front of his daughter and gathered her cloak: "Niuniu, you have to listen to Madam. Madam is the biggest and most respectable, do you hear me?"
After hearing these words, Mrs. Zhou somewhat dispelled her hostility towards Aunt Jiang and said to her, "Okay, Miss Seven is still young, so you can go out with me to watch the ice lanterns."
Aunt Jiang was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked her respectfully, and followed Mrs. Zhou out of the Ice Moon Pavilion.