The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Yao then took Ge Qiuheng's arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, sister. Today, I have met Sister Yu and Sister Miaomiao, who I have been friends with since I was in Jinling, and I have also gained a caring and warm friend like Sister Ge. It can be considered a great achievement.

Oh, by the way, I also helped my second brother and his family, as well as my second sister-in-law, to clear their names, so I achieved three goals at once - the third goal was that I received many gifts and birthday wishes."

I'm afraid the only thing Shi Yao cares about is the birthday gift? What a vulgar person, she keeps talking about money. Shi Mingzhu despised her for a while, and then she heard her talk about the past again, and every word was heartbreaking, and she couldn't help but feel stuffy in her chest.

"That's great. My second sister finally has some friends in the capital who she can chat with. I can rest assured while recuperating. Have all the guests left now?"

Shi Yao replied: "They all dispersed. Judging from their expressions, they seemed very satisfied."

After watching the lively Shi family for a whole day, the sisters-in-law all had wonderful looks on their faces, satisfying their gossipy hearts. How could they not be satisfied?

Shi Mingzhu had heard about the scandal that happened in her second brother's room that morning. Upon hearing this, she knew that Shi Yao's words were full of sarcasm and she could hardly keep the smile on her face.

Ge Qiuheng heard the sisters' conversation full of witty remarks. She didn't want to offend her old friend Shi Mingzhu, nor could she give up her new friend Shi Yao, so she simply stood up and said with a smile:

"Look at how worried Sister Zhuzhu is. It's me who disturbed you while you were recovering. It's getting late. I came here alone today. The elders at home are still thinking about me going back early. I'll take my leave now and come to visit you another day.

I see that sister always has a worried look on her face, I think it's because she's not in good health, this is also the reason. Listen to your sister's advice, sister Zhuzhu should relax, health is the most important thing. "

Shi Mingzhu felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have said something to Shi Yao that she came from the countryside and had no friends in Beijing. She tried to keep her, but when she saw that Ge Qiuheng insisted, she let her go.

Shi Yao didn't want to stay with Shi Mingzhu any longer, so she took the opportunity to send Ge Qiuheng away and slipped away.

Shi Mingzhu lay back down, feeling empty inside.

Shi Yao was like this in her previous life. She showed off everywhere that she was a concubine's daughter and was not as favored as her in the Duke's Mansion. She implied that her elders and brothers were partial to her in order to win sympathy and pity from others.

Because she was good at sweet talk, she made many friends. Some of them deliberately wanted to embarrass the Duke's Mansion, some of them truly sympathized with her, and some of them truly admired her "talent" after "Shi Yao" plagiarized her poems.

It would be fine if it was other people, most of the guests invited today were from low-class families, or concubines of high-class families with the same status as Shi Yao, but Ge Qiuheng was the legitimate daughter of the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, and had always been on good terms with her, and would become her eighth sister-in-law in the future.

Shi Mingzhu felt very uncomfortable.

In her previous life, Ge Qiuheng sympathized with Shi Yao at first and felt pity for her. They were good friends for a while. But after she got married and saw through Shi Yao's true face, she gradually became cold-hearted and distanced herself from her.

She hated Shi Yao for her habit of disguising herself to deceive others, but she also felt sorry for Ge Qiuheng who would see through Shi Yao and be sad again.

Shi Mingzhu was already worried. A few days ago, her eighth brother Shi Minghui was beaten with a stick to intimidate her. This morning, she heard that her second brother and sister-in-law had hanged themselves and were in a coma. Now, she saw Ge Qiuheng getting along well with Shi Yao again. The depression in her chest piled up layer by layer and rushed to her head. She was about to feel hot again.

Fortunately, Shi Mingzhen came over soon after, holding a bound collection of poems in his hand. He smiled and said to her, "My second brother has woken up. You can relax and recover. I know you are worried about him. I will come to tell you as soon as he wakes up."

Shi Mingzhu felt a little relieved, but couldn't help smiling bitterly.

With hatred from previous life and resentment in this life, how can I completely relax?

She sat up, hugged the quilt, and held a hot water bottle in her arms.

Lian Qiao hurriedly took the warm mink coat from the screen rack and put it on her.

Shi Mingzhen stretched out his hand to block the attack and pointed at the maid who followed behind him: "I found an embroidery workshop outside a few days ago and made a coat for you. It is filled with the lightest and softest goose feathers. It is warm and breathable. Try it on."

Shi Mingzhu was reluctant to wear clothes she bought outside, not knowing whether they were clean after being touched by some dirty hands. She tried them out of reluctance for her third brother's sake and asked:

"Why don't you ask the sewing room at home to do it?"

Shi Mingzhen explained: "The embroiderers at home don't know how to take care of it, so the goose feathers they produce always have a smell. I don't know what method the people in the south used to make this, it doesn't have any goose smell at all, it's very clean."

When Shi Mingzhu put it on, she felt as light as a feather. She didn't feel heavy like a fur coat. She didn't feel tired at all, and there was no peculiar smell. She immediately broke through the clouds of worry and smiled like a blooming flower.

"It is indeed comfortable to wear. I would like to thank Third Brother for his trouble. I wonder if Third Sister-in-law has it? Does Second Sister have it?"

When Shi Mingzhen saw that she was dressed, he sat on the round stool in front of the bed, holding the poetry collection in his hand.

"I just got this one. It's very popular. If you get it later, you won't be able to get it anymore."

Shi Mingzhu's smile became more charming, and she teased, "I wonder if my sister-in-law is jealous and twisting your ears?"

"A woman should regard her husband as her God. How dare she!" Shi Mingzhen glared at her.

Shi Mingzhu covered her lips and laughed so hard that her body shook: "Tomorrow, learn from your sister-in-law and see if she beats you or not!"

The brother and sister joked for a while, and Shi Mingzhen took out the poetry collection and asked excitedly: "Where did you get these poems? Every word is a gem, every sentence is a masterpiece!

What a pity that I was running around with my uncle a few days ago and didn't have time to look through it. I only took it out when I had some free time these two days. It's so late that I can read it! Sister, tell me quickly, which poetry collection did you copy it from? "

Shi Mingzhu thought that Shi Mingzhen could tell at a glance that these poems could not have been written by the same person. She also wondered how stupid "Shi Yao" must have been in her previous life to have the audacity to say that these poems with completely different styles were written by her.

Those who follow "Shi Yao" are also extremely foolish.

"Brother, this is really embarrassing for me. I have read so many books and so many rare ancient books before, how can I remember which books I read them from? It is already my ability to remember these.

I only vaguely remember that I read it from a dozen poetry collections, and there are other good poems and lyrics, but these are all I can remember. I was just about to ask my brother if he had read it and help me find the original, but my brother asked me instead. "

Shi Mingzhen sighed: "When I have time someday, I will go to my grandfather's and my great uncle's study and look carefully. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find a few copies."

Shi Mingzhu smiled and said, "I was just thinking, wouldn't it be a pity if such a wonderful poem was buried, like a pearl covered in dust? Slap, I actually mentioned myself! I just memorized it and gave it to my brother to appreciate. I have a way to find the original quickly."

"Hurry up and tell me!" Shi Mingzhen cheered up.

The Shi family is a centuries-old family that has prospered since the previous dynasty, and its reputation has reached its peak today.

Books have been accumulated for generations, so the library of the Duke's Mansion is filled with books. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack to find a few unknown poetry collections in the vast sea of ​​books. It may not be found even if you search for a year or two.

If it was easy to find, Zhuzhu wouldn't have asked him to find the original.