The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 252 Shi Yao's Fourth Blind Date

Shi Yao is neither good nor bad.

In the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, how could she dare to hope to buy the loyalty of the servants.

In the past, she had rewarded them a lot. On birthdays, she even prepared banquets and had fun with them. However, when they betrayed her, no one remembered their loyalty.

Therefore, Shi Yao called everyone over, briefly explained the rules, and let everyone go.

Early the next morning, Shi Yaoxian learned how to manage the household from her eldest sister-in-law Fu Nanjun. While having breakfast, she said that Shi Mingying might have revealed the abnormal behavior of her fifth sister-in-law Qi Wan.

Fu Nanjun said, "Your fifth sister-in-law reminded me that it will be inevitable sooner or later. Just wait and see. Don't worry too much. When the enemy comes, we will fight with our troops. When the water comes, we will block it with earth. I heard that you have been close to that little guy Fan Ge'er in the past two days?"

Shi Yao smiled and replied, "I just feel pity for him. This child is really unlucky. I have watched with cold eyes. Now that the fourth brother is bedridden, the third master and the third wife are probably worried that the sixth and seventh brothers are not up to the task, so they pay more attention to Brother Fan.

The lives of the two brothers Fan and Er should be much better from now on than in their previous life. Fourth brother will have more time to teach them than in his previous life, and the father-son relationship can be mended."

The main thing is that Shi Mingkui no longer has to revolve around Shi Mingzhu, so he has more time and energy to focus on the Shi Yunfan brothers.

Fu Nanjun patted Shi Yao's hand gently and said with a smile, "You are so mischievous that you are making fun of your fourth brother."

Shi Yao smiled shyly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "After thinking about it, there is one thing I can only ask my sister-in-law for help with."

Fu Nanjun curled her lips slightly: "Between us, there is no need for the word 'beg'. If you have anything to say, just say it. If I can help, I will do my best to help."

Shi Yao then told me about Shi Jianan and Rong's plan to arrange a marriage for her: "...It turned out to be just as my eldest sister-in-law had expected. The third wife wanted me to marry, saying that it would be mutually beneficial with my sixth and seventh brothers, and she mentioned my aunt.

I would like to ask my sister-in-law if she could send someone reliable to the old house in Jinling to see if my aunt is okay. "

When mentioning Ji's family, Shi Yao's eyes turned red and she couldn't help but wet her eyes.

Fu Nanjun patted her hands again and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, second sister. If they want to use you, they will definitely not hurt Aunt Ji. I will call my brother in today and ask him to go to Jinling in person and take the opportunity to check on the spring plowing of the sacrificial fields to visit Aunt Ji."

Shi Yao bowed deeply: "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."

At this moment, she decided to forgive Fu Nanjun for all the plots against her when she first entered the mansion.

Ji is the only relative she cares about in this world. If anything happens to Ji, the Shi family will be destroyed.

After finishing her morning studies, Shi Yao went to Ganlu Hall to visit the old man and the old woman.

I thought the old man and woman were so angry that they were bedridden, but when I walked to the door, I heard laughter coming from inside.

Shi Yao asked the maid who was holding the curtain, "Sister Mu Jin, are there any guests coming today? How is the old lady?"

It's strange. At this critical moment, everyone in the capital is avoiding the Shi family. Who would go against the wind and come to visit the old lady?

Mu Jin's face showed joy, with a hint of ambiguity: "It's the Jiang family who came to visit the old lady. The eldest master, the eldest mistress, and the third master of the Jiang family are all inside. Go in and pay your respects, young lady."

Shi Yao thought about it for a moment.

The Jiang family is the old lady's maternal family. The eldest master and the eldest lady of the Jiang family are the old lady's eldest nephew and his wife, and they are her eldest cousin. The third master Jiang is named Jiang Miao. He is the third son of the eldest master Jiang. He is nineteen years old and has already become a candidate for the imperial examination. It is said that he will take part in the imperial examination in two or three years.

The Jiang family was originally a family of scholars and officials. When the old lady married into the Shi family, her father still held a low-ranking title, but his descendants were not ambitious and fell into decline generation after generation. In the current generation, only Master Jiang was granted a sixth-rank official position through imperial favor. The old lady's nephews were either commoners or military men who served as minor officials of the eighth or ninth rank.

The eldest son of Master Jiang went to the border and joined the army of the second master of the Shi family. There has been no war at the border in recent years and no major achievements have been made.

The second and third sons took the imperial examinations. The second son had mediocre qualifications and had not even passed the examination to become a scholar. Fortunately, Jiang Sanlang was a good student.

According to what Aunt Liu Hua secretly revealed, Master Jiang placed all his hopes for the family's revival on Jiang Sanlang.

This is easy to understand. In troubled times, it is easier for military generals to achieve success. When the dynasty is stable, the country is peaceful, and the barbarians dare not invade, there are few places for military generals to use their talents. The aristocratic families cannot rise through military merit, so they gradually turn to literature and take the path of civil servants.

Shi Yao had also met the Jiang family before. During the Chinese New Year, the Jiang family came to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady. She had met this eldest cousin and eldest cousin aunt, and had also met the Jiang family cousins ​​a few times, but they had never interacted well with each other. Apart from the spider relationship diagrams that Aunt Liu Hua taught her to recite, she knew nothing else.

Shi Yao glanced at Mu Jin, who was smiling at her ambiguously, and shuddered suddenly.

No way?

The old lady has taken a fancy to Jiang Sanlang, her nephew's grandson, as her grandson-in-law?

Shi Yao's foot that had stepped across the threshold slowly retracted: "I... I..."

For the first time, she was speechless and had the urge to run away.

Instead of marrying Jiang Sanlang, it would be better to follow the marriage arranged by the third house.

Outrageous!

Leaving a big spectrum!

Mu Jin smiled and urged, "Second Miss, please go in quickly. The little girl saw you outside the courtyard gate a long time ago. I have just informed the old lady, and she is waiting for you inside."

Aunt Liu Hua also smiled and urged: "Young lady, it is not appropriate to let the elders wait. Young lady, you must always remember that you are a lady from a noble family."

Shi Yao's scalp tingled. She knocked her head, then quickly stepped over the threshold with both feet as if she was going to sacrifice herself heroically, not giving herself a chance to regret.

The laughter in the hall stopped.

The eldest cousin of the Jiang family was the first to laugh out loud. She said "ouch", stood up enthusiastically, walked forward, took Shi Yao's hand, and said with a smile: "My cousin has become more and more beautiful. It must be the good feng shui of the Duke's Mansion. Do you still remember me?"

Shi Yao gritted her teeth and walked all the way to the old lady. She lowered her head slightly and said shyly, "I greeted my eldest cousin on my grandfather's birthday a few days ago. How could I forget?"

After saying that, she took a step back, took her hand out from Mrs. Jiang's, and bowed gracefully, "Meet grandma, meet my eldest cousin, meet my eldest cousin's aunt, meet my third cousin."

Mrs. Jiang nodded with satisfaction.

Master Jiang sat with his horse and sword in his arms, stroking his beard with satisfaction.

Jiang Miao was not in a hurry. He stood up and returned the greeting to Shi Yao, saying, "Hello, second cousin." He was very polite and concise, with his eyelids drooped, as if he was afraid of offending his younger cousin.

The old lady reached out her hand, and Shi Yao quickly handed it over. The old lady then pulled her to sit next to her, and asked with a smile, "When did you meet your third cousin?"

Shi Yao said slowly, "Sister Mu Jin told me outside just now. I've never seen it before."

He stood up again and thanked Mrs. Jiang, "Thank you, auntie, for coming to visit grandma. I see that grandma looks much better today than in the past few days. I think it's all thanks to auntie."