The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 271: 2 Return to Beijing

Fu Nanjun stood up suddenly: "What happened to the Second Madam? Did the Second Madam return to Beijing?"

"We're back in Beijing! We'll be at the mansion gate soon!" Ziyuan lifted the curtain and came in, saying breathlessly.

Fu Nanjun was surprised and happy. He walked outside quickly and asked anxiously, "Are there any other people returning to Beijing? Where is Ling Yun? Where is the second master?"

Ziyuan panted and trotted after him: "We only received news that the Second Madam had returned to the capital. The messenger did not mention anyone else."

Shi Yao hurriedly stood up and followed, wondering anxiously what kind of person this second aunt was and what kind of changes her return to Beijing would bring to the Duke's Mansion.

Fu Nanjun left the Handan Courtyard and suddenly remembered Shi Yao. Turning back, he saw Shi Yao chasing after him. He smiled and stretched out his hand to her:

"Look at me. I was so happy to hear that my second aunt had returned to Beijing that I forgot about anything else and even forgot about you. Second sister, come with me to pick up my second aunt.

Ziyuan, go to other courtyards and spread the news. The Second Madam has not returned to Beijing for many years. The Old Madam, the Third Master, the Fifth Master and others must miss her very much."

Aster responded and left.

Fu Nanjun shook Shi Yao's hand, and said with a puff of air, "I guessed that the second master and the second mistress would come back a few days ago, so I helped them clean up the yard. I never thought that they would actually come back to Beijing.

This is the first time that the second sister meets the second aunt. Don’t be afraid, the second aunt has a very straightforward personality.

When your eldest brother and I got married, she came back to Beijing to congratulate us. When your third and fifth brothers got married, she also came back to Beijing. I met her three times in total and was deeply impressed. You will know when you see her. "

Shi Yao smiled and said, "With these words from my sister-in-law, I have nothing to be afraid of."

She understood that Fu Nanjun told her not to be afraid because he was actually worried that the Second Wife, Shen, would find out that the two brothers from the Third House had become merchants, partly because their plot against her had failed.

The strong are unreasonable and only care about fists and power. They can plot against her, but she cannot retaliate.

Her revenge shows that she is narrow-minded and disregards the overall situation and her family.

Shi Yao has come to this point today, and there is no one in the entire Zhenguo Mansion that she is truly afraid of.

Anyway, I have three rebirth points in my hands, so I don't have to panic. The worst that can happen is that both of us will perish together.

Fu Nanjun patted her hand gently: "Don't be afraid, the sisters-in-law will support you."

As for the obvious difficulties, the sisters-in-law can help Shi Yao to deal with them.

When it comes to marriage matters, they have little say.

Fu Nanjun was worried. The joy of Shen's return to Beijing and Shi's family's support disappeared completely.

The aunt and sister-in-law walked all the way to the front door. Soon, the younger generations who were able to get up came one after another. The third wife, Mrs. Rong, stood in the front wearing a cloak.

The person was picked up at the gate. Shi Yao had been back in Beijing for half a year and the only person she had seen receiving such treatment was the imperial edict.

On her first day in Beijing, the old ladies and others just sat in Ganlu Hall waiting for her.

This shows how much importance the Shi family attaches to the second wife.

Everyone was looking forward to it, and near noon, the sound of horse hooves finally came from the entrance of the alley.

A group of more than twenty people came riding on horseback.

Leading the group was a middle-aged woman with firm eyes and a solemn expression. She was wearing silver armor and a bright red cloak. One hand was holding the reins and the other was on the sword at her waist. She looked heroic and full of spirit.

Behind the middle-aged woman, on two horses following closely were two young girls, also dressed as men and dressed as soldiers.

Behind him, riding alone in a row, was a handsome young general of about eighteen or nineteen years old. His armor was obviously different from that of the ordinary soldiers behind him, and he had a precious jade pendant with a coiled dragon pattern tied around his waist, which showed that he was of a special status.

Shi Yao widened her eyes slightly.

When they reached the gate of the Duke's Mansion, the woman tightened the reins and the horse stopped as if obeying a command. Without waiting for the gatekeeper to bring the dismounting stone, the woman jumped off the horse and threw the reins to the gatekeeper.

The younger generations all bowed in surprise: "Meet the Second Madam/Mother!"

Third Madam Rong hurried over and said with a tearful smile, "Second sister-in-law, you are finally back! Recently, too many things have happened in the mansion, which has caused a lot of trouble for you and second brother."

Second wife Shen swept her eyes over everyone with a smile, taking special care to look at Shi Yao, the third child Shi Mingzhen, and the fifth child Shi Mingying.

The two brothers hung their heads in shame.

The more he looked at her, the uglier her expression became. When she was about to look away, Shen turned her gaze back and looked at the eighth old man, Shi Minghui, who had a leg splinted.

She shook Rong's hand and smiled coldly: "If you are talking about trouble, it is these two useless things I gave birth to who have caused trouble for you. Well, let's go in first, this is not the place to talk. This girl with a strange face, is she Yao girl?"

Shi Yao bowed again, smiled sweetly and said, "Shi Yao greets Second Aunt."

Rong smiled with satisfaction and said, "She is exactly Yao girl. Aunt Ji has brought her up very well."

Shen smiled and said, "You do look a bit like your father. Why do you keep looking at me? Is there something wrong with my face?"

Shi Yao waved her hands hurriedly: "It's just that Second Aunt is different from what I imagined, but she is exactly like the female general I imagined."

Upon hearing this, Shen's eyes curved, she let go of Rong's hand, held Shi Yao's hand, and said with a smile: "You little girl, you have a generous and sweet personality, which really pleases me."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "I am always sweet to the amiable and respectable elders. Thank you for the compliment, Second Aunt."

Shen laughed and stepped into the Duke's Mansion with Shi Yao.

Rong was mixed with joy and worry, and hurried to catch up, walking side by side with Shen and Shi Yao.

Le An Ning looked at her sisters-in-law and smiled bitterly. This second sister was very good at pleasing the elders. She even managed to coax the second wife into praising her the first time they met.

In the final analysis, Shi Yao was good at observing people's expressions and her word "female general" touched the heart of the Second Wife.

Making them worry about her in vain.

Fu Nanjun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly sent someone to greet the people who were returning to Beijing with Shen.

One of the girls in military uniforms said, "We are the maids serving the Second Madam. You don't have to be polite, Grandma. This is Deputy Captain Tang. This time when we return to the capital, it is Master Tang who will escort the Second Madam."

Fu Nanjun hurriedly saluted the young man pointed out by the maid, who was the handsome young general who rode alone in a row: "Thank you for escorting my second aunt all the way back to the capital. Please come in, have a cup of tea, and rest your feet."

Deputy Captain Tang smiled shyly, clasped his fists in return, and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too polite. It is my duty to escort the general's wife back to the capital, so I don't deserve your thanks.

Brother Mingwu and I call each other brothers in the military camp. Lingyun calls me uncle, and my sister-in-law can just call me by my name, 'Tang Zhan.'"

Fu Nanjun's eyes flickered slightly, and he had a thousand words to ask, but since it was not the time to talk, he forced himself to hold it back and invited them into the mansion to rest again.

The maid said again: "Grandma, there is a carriage behind to escort the luggage."

Fu Nanjun nodded to indicate that he understood, and sent a servant out of the house to fetch the carriage.

On this side, when Shen returned home, she would go back to the courtyard to wash up first, and then go to Ganlu Hall to pay her respects to her mother-in-law and the lady dowager.

Shi Yao and others went to Ganlu Hall first and waited with the lady.

Half an hour later, Shen washed off her dusty clothes and came to pay a visit to the lady. At this time, the carriage carrying the luggage also arrived, and Shen distributed gifts one by one.

There were two gifts given to Shi Yao, one of which was a meeting gift.