Here Tang arranged for other female guests and took Zhen Kemin to the "Plum Pavilion" where Shuyao and others rested.

Zhen Dagui, the second master of the Zhen Mansion, runs an embroidery workshop "Long Yue Fang" in the capital. The embroidery workshop is not big, but because of its exquisite embroidery skills and emphasis on integrity, the business is not bad.

At that time, Zhen Dagui's family was forced out. Zhen Dagui was honest, Tang was kind and weak, and met the selfish Zhen Dafu and the shrewd Lin. In addition, Mrs. Zhen, who favored her eldest son and two legitimate grandchildren, had a second bedroom in the Zhen Mansion.

It's just like a doormat.

However, the Tang family had nothing to do after giving birth to their daughter Zhen Kemin, which made Mrs. Zhen even more disgusted with her. Although Zhen Dagui later took in an aunt under pressure and gave birth to a son, Zhen Keyu, who was raised in the Tang family's name, the Tang family still remained in the Zhen Mansion.

Not being treated well, even Zhen Kemin and Zhen Keyu were always bullied by the Zhen Kebao brothers.

Although Zhen Dagui was filial, he loved his wife and children. After Mr. Zhen died of illness, he categorically proposed to separate the family. It happened that a cousin of the Tang family wanted to start a business in an embroidery workshop in Beijing. Zhen Dagui was good at business and Tang was good at embroidery. The two of them combined

, decided to invest in that embroidery workshop, and the family moved to Beijing to live.

At that time, the business of Delicious House was booming, and Zhen Dafu and Mrs. Lin were eager for the second house to leave, so they helped persuade the old lady and actively promoted it. They followed the official family separation rule of "respecting the eldest son and the first line" and gave the second house a sum of money to let the second house leave.

They split up and went out to find other ways to make a living, and both Zhen Mansion and Delicious House went to the main house.

Zhen Dagui and his wife are also the best to Zhen Zirou in the Zhen family, and they really regard Zhen Zirou as a relative. Unfortunately, they can't talk to each other. The most "brave" thing Zhen Dagui did was when Zhen Zirou passed away, he ignored the attitudes of his parents and brothers in the Zhen family.

. He ran to Murong Mansion to pick up Zhen Zirou from the house. For this reason, he was called back to Damingfu City and received a few crutches from Mr. Zhen. These were all Shuyao saw from Zhen Zirou’s diary.

However, Shuyao had no contact with Zhen Dagui's family in her previous life. She rarely went out in the Murong Mansion until she got married at the age of fourteen. The Murong Mansion did not want her to have contact with the outside world and always used various so-called "ladies" precepts.

She was constrained by rules. As she learned later, she didn't even know that her eldest brother Shujie had come to visit her many times, and she didn't get any information.

Later, when Xue Minglang was in high school and she came to Beijing again, Zhen Dagui's family had already been framed and defrauded by the son-in-law who hired her. "Longyuefang" had changed hands. In order to avenge her sister and her family, Zhen Keyu killed the son-in-law who came to her and was also sentenced.

Behead.

Shu Yao only heard about Zhen Dagui's family in bits and pieces later. She didn't know much about the specific situation. She only knew that the source of the tragedy for the second wife of the Zhen family was Zhen Kemin's first engagement. Zhen Kemin and her previous fiancé died of illness.

, Zhen Dagui and his wife refused to let Zhen Kemin marry him and stay a widow for the rest of his life. As a result, the family maliciously spread rumors that Zhen Kemin had killed his fiancé and ruined Zhen Kemin's reputation...

I heard that the family later bought a girl from a poor family to be the wife of their dead son.

Later, when Shuyao lived in Weiyuan Hou Mansion, she overheard several ladies talking about the marriage of the youngest son of that family. An insider broke the news. The eldest son of that family was sick when he was born, and the doctor had already

It is said that he will not survive until the age of sixteen or seventeen.

…

When Zhen Kemin was nineteen or twenty years old, Zhen Dagui hired an "honest and reliable" man as her son-in-law, but within a few years his evil deeds were revealed...

Shuyao looked at the soft-spoken Tang and the smiling Zhen Kemin in front of her, and sighed in her heart: They are also poor people!

While several people were talking, Mrs. Lin rushed over to Mrs. Tang with a smile on her face: "Brothers and sisters, hurry up. Mrs. You is here and wants to see Sister Min again. Let's go over quickly. Mr. You has been promoted by his uncle.

She is going to be a Beijing official in the Ministry of Etiquette of the capital, and she is in the sixth rank. When our sister Min gets married, she will be the young lady of a high-ranking official's family. Come on, come on, I have to work hard to get Mrs. You to take notice of Sister Min.

When your family becomes prosperous in the future, you must not be ungrateful."

Tang hesitated for a moment: "Sister-in-law, I always feel that something is wrong. The You family comes from a scholarly family, and now you are an official in the capital. How can you fall in love with a small merchant like us?"

"Isn't this what I said?" Mrs. Lin curled her lips impatiently, "Besides, although your second house is not good, our eldest house is still a famous and wealthy family in Damingfu City, right? Renyou's family is still

Isn’t it just for the sake of our eldest brother? I’m telling you, sister-in-law, I’ve let you take advantage of all the good things, so don’t be hypocritical?”

The You family? Shuyao, who was sitting on the grass with his head lowered and "concentrating" on weaving grass strips, was shocked. Wasn't he the fiancé who died early? It turns out that Zhen Kemin was not engaged yet. If he could stop it, it would be too late.

Should she take care of this? How can she stop it?

Although Shuyao had little contact with her second uncle's family in her past life, she herself had suffered the pain of being deceived in her marriage. She really couldn't bear to see her cousin who was smiling sweetly and talking to her in a soft voice repeating the words of her previous life.

Tragic fate.

Tang Shi and Zhen Kemin were taken away, and Shuyao looked at their backs in a daze.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Liu's mother waved her finger in front of Shuyao's eyes. This child rarely looked so dazed.

"Oh, haha," Shuyao, who came back to her senses, gave Liu's mother a bright smile, "I think auntie's smile is so scary. It's exactly the same as Huohuo's smile every time after teasing Xiaoguai."

Shuwen, who was sitting in the Mei Pavilion not far away playing chess with Shujie, heard this and laughed. He turned his head and winked at Shuyao mischievously.

"You are such a little person!" Mother Liu chuckled and tapped Shuyao's forehead lovingly. The child's sense of kindness and malice is really keen.

Although Mother Liu didn't know the specifics, based on the few conversations between Lin and Tang, she had already smelled a conspiracy.

In fact, it is no wonder that Tang is confused. Although the status of merchants in the Great Zhou Dynasty is not as low as before, after all, it cannot be compared with official families and scholarly families. Except for a very few backgrounds, powerful royal merchants or the richest man, etc. Talk about marriage.

When marrying, the first thing to consider is that you are a good match, unless there are other special reasons, such as when Donnie Yen entered the Murong Mansion out of luck.

Mother Liu pinned a few plum blossoms on Shuyao's straw braid, and it suddenly became a beautiful hanging ornament.

Shuyao and Erniu were holding up the string and talking happily about hanging it on the carriage. They also named it Meihua Lu, when a small purple figure suddenly rushed over to snatch the string from Er Niu's hand. It was Zhen Keling.

Erniu instinctively stopped her hand and turned sideways to avoid it. Zhen Keling lost her strength and was caught by the felt blanket spread on the grass. She fell forward and cried loudly. Shuyao turned over

I rolled my eyes, this is on the grass and there is such a thick felt blanket. Is it that painful?

Zhen Keling cried like she had broken her arms and legs. Erniu's little face turned red and she looked at Shuyao with some fear.

Shu Yao said to the two maids who came with Zhen Ke Ling: "You girls fell, why don't you call for a doctor? Didn't you break your leg and become a lame? That's so ugly!"

Zhen Keling jumped up: "You are the lame! You are the ugly! Who said I broke my leg? You broke my leg."

Shuyao sneered secretly, Zhen Keling has been like this since she was a child. She is most afraid of the word "ugly"!

"You didn't break your leg, why are you crying like that? You're crying until your eyes, nose, and mouth are all pressed together, and you still say you're not ugly?" Shuwen, who came over to protect Shuyao, sneered mercilessly.

"You..." Zhen Ke was very energetic and didn't know how to refute. He pointed at Shu Yao and shouted: "Bring me that plum blossom! And that cloak on your body, and more. I want the one on my neck too."

Shuyao seemed not to have heard, holding Liu's mother's hand and saying: "Mom, Erniu, let's go over there and have a look. Wen'er, have you finished playing chess with your elder brother? Didn't you run away when you were about to lose?"

"What?" Shuwen cried out aggrievedly, "I was afraid that you would be bullied, so I hurried over here."

"That's true," Shujie's gentle voice sounded, "but... he is indeed about to lose."

"Hahahaha" Shuyao pointed at the book and laughed. With a proud look of "I knew it", Liu's mother and Erniu also looked at the three siblings with joy.

"Brother---" Shuwen took hold of Shujie's arm and mumbled sheepishly, almost hiding under Shujie's arm.

Zhen Keling saw that Shuyao and others ignored her and walked away, not to mention taking off the cloak and collar to give to her. She was so angry that she shouted: "You little bitch, I asked my grandmother and me to

Mother peeled off your skin."

Although Zhen Keling was small, her voice was very loud. All nearby guests looked over and shook their heads one by one. One lady even said disdainfully: "The Zhen family's upbringing is really... such a girl."

Who dares to marry me in the future?"

Just then Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Tang and others came over to invite everyone to sit down. When they heard these unceremonious words, their faces turned as red as red cloth.

Zhen Keling didn't have any bad feelings at all. When she saw her mother coming, she became excited: "Mom, take off that little bitch's cloak and give it to me, as well as her collar. It's very beautiful. I want it too."

Mrs. Lin waved to Shuyao: "Yao'er, my sister is still young. You are the elder sister. You have to let her be. Your sisters' fights are making people laugh."

Shuyao opened her eyes "innocently": "Auntie, I'm so far away from my cousin. I'm talking to my eldest brother and Wen'er, so how can I make trouble with her?" Her daughter made a fool of herself, and she still wanted to pull her away.

dream!

"..." Mrs. Lin cursed in embarrassment, this sharp-tongued girl! She is really unethical! "You are older and she is younger. If she wants the cloak, just give it to her. When you come back, my aunt will get you a new one."

"That big cloak is worth a lot of money at first glance, Ling'er is really discerning!

Mother Liu snorted: "Mrs. Zhen, our girl's big cloak was a gift from the Queen Mother."

"So what?" Ms. Lin asked back. She didn't like it even if it wasn't valuable. The Queen Mother rewarded it! Her Ling'er would be so proud to wear it.

The lady next to me who had endured it for a long time, who had just returned from Beijing years ago, curled her lips and said: "How can others take the things that are given as rewards in the palace? They might be beheaded."

"Kill...decapitate?" Mrs. Lin opened her mouth wide. It's just a cloak. Does it need to be so serious? Well, then it's better not to do it.

…

Shuyao didn't know how Lin managed to deal with the coquettish and playful Zhen Keling, and she didn't care.

But at the dinner table, she still plucked out her long ears, because Mrs. Lin was still lobbying Mrs. Tang vigorously for the marriage. Ms. Tang seemed to still have doubts and did not nod: "Look at Mr. You, look at Miss Bi's house

They still looked weak and looked bad, and seemed to be about to faint just now. They were so frightened that they didn't even eat, so they went back in such a hurry."

Mrs. Lin glared and said: "I am a scholar from a scholarly family, not a martial arts practitioner, nor a mountain boy. How can I be so strong? And Mrs. You also said that Young Master You has suffered a lot recently.

It's windy and cold, and you don't look good. You still insisted on seeing me in person. I took the child out out of politeness. Now that I'm feeling cold and uncomfortable, I don't blame you."

Old Mrs. Zhen also acted like her mother-in-law: "We are a small family and we are petty. A young master from an official family is not worthy of your daughter from a small embroidery workshop. If it weren't for the face of your eldest brother and sister-in-law, how could such a good marriage be possible?

Does it fall on your sister Min? The matter is settled like this, and the tokens will be formally exchanged in ten days."

After her mother-in-law finalized the decision, Mrs. Lin glanced at Mrs. Tang proudly. Mrs. You’s natal family is in the shipping business, and the goods shipped back from other countries are very popular. As long as they exchange Gengtie tokens, they can get the goods at preferential prices in the future.

.Hmph, as for what kind of illness Young Master Youda has, what does it matter? The one she married was not her daughter.

Mrs. Tang was anxious: "Mom, I just think it's wrong to not be a good family, and the You family is in a hurry to get engaged. This..."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk" Old Mrs. Zhen tapped the table with the end of her chopsticks, "You are still not convinced when I say you are pretentious and can't get on the big stage! When people are chasing you, just take Qiao, right? When they get tired of it and give up, you will regret it again.

My intestines are green."

Shuyao looked at Lin Yu, who was sitting next to her and kept pestering her, asking her how to make Xia's tofu, and suddenly had an idea.

Lin Yu is the daughter of the eldest brother of the Lin family. She is very loved by the Lin family. Shuyao just heard them say that Lin Yu is three months older than Zhen Kemin.

"Sister Lin Yu, are you engaged?" Shuyao suddenly asked.
To be continued...