All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 32
Mrs. Cui is not tall, with a pointed chin, drooping eyebrows, and hanging eyes. Although she is smiling brightly, her expression is hard to hide.

Shen Lingxi had heard of the second wife of the Hou Mansion.

Mrs. Cui's father was originally a general under the old Xuan Pinghou's command, but later died in battle and left his only daughter to the Shen family.

The ancestor took Mrs. Cui to his side and taught her for three years, and then decided to marry her to the second master Shen Liang.

One is the second son of a direct relative, and the other is the daughter-in-law who was raised by himself.

It is conceivable that the second room received preferential treatment in front of the ancestors.

After the old Xuan Pinghou passed away, the gift in the Hou's mansion was originally handed over to Shen Lingxi's biological mother, Da'an.

But later, Da'an died of illness, and the ancestors handed over Zhongfei to Cui to take care of it for a few years.

Later, Xiao An came in as the stepmother and was not welcomed by the ancestors. Although she was given some power, the treasury and accounting were still firmly in the hands of the ancestors and the Cui family.

That's why, Mrs. An never takes the lead when she encounters a problem, she secretly encourages Shen Ji to come forward.

It's because although she, Mrs. Hou, has the right to be a housekeeper, she has nothing in her pockets. In fact, she is far less beautiful than she appears on the surface.

At this moment, after Mrs. Cui opened her mouth, Mrs. An didn't dare to keep her ancestors waiting, so she hurriedly welcomed the two sisters Shen Lingxi and Shen Yuyao in.

Mu Huai'an was supposed to say goodbye and leave, but he was worried that Shen Lingxi would be treated poorly again, "Grandmother heard that Shen's grandmother is ill, and told me to pay her respects.", followed in step by step.

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Songzhuyuan is the courtyard of the ancestors of the Shen family.

As soon as Shen Lingxi entered the yard, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, which filled the yard.

She is sensitive to smells, and can vaguely tell that they are all decoctions of ginseng and aconite.

I heard that my ancestors were not in good health, but I didn't know it was like this.

It's no wonder that the second master Shen would be so painful to kill and commit a murder, presumably he had a plan.

I just don't know what he was planning.

What's the significance of that embroidered handkerchief to the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

There were quite a few maids and servants standing in the yard, all of them came out to greet them.

There was also the dead soul of a magpie that I hadn't seen for a few days, standing on the porch, looking at her with a half-smile.

"The old ancestor really cared about you, and let An Shi and Cui Shi go out to meet you in person, but it's a pity that she is already at the end of her strength, and when she returns to the west, there will be no place for you in this Marquis Mansion. Be a man with your tail up, if you continue to toss around, it will only do you harm, not good." The magpie sneered.

Shen Lingxi had finally been quiet for a few days, and when she met her again, she stared at the sky speechlessly.

Finally, I understand why the ancestors named her "Magpie", she is really noisy, and her ghost will linger even after she dies.

When entering the door, she silently moved a few steps to the right, trying to stay away from the magpie's soul.

But such actions unconsciously brought the distance between her and Mu Huai'an closer.

Mrs. Wang was sickly lying on the couch, and saw a pair of talented men and women walking in from the door as if they were cuddling.

After days of sluggishness, he finally raised his spirits a little bit.

Everyone came forward to meet the ceremony, Mrs. Wang asked Shen Lingxi to come forward, took her hand kindly, looked at her carefully, with tears in her eyes, "Your eyes are the most similar to Yueqing, Yueqing is a person with a heart. Good, you too. Grandma has heard about all the things you did to people outside. It is a good job. Grandma is proud of you. Shen Fugui taught you very well. I will go to the underworld to meet him in the future. Grandmother would also like to say thank you to him."

Shen Fugui is the name of the late A Weng of Shen Lingxi.

"The old ancestor knew Ah Weng?" Shen Lingxi asked curiously.

"I know, why don't I know." The old ancestor patted her hand, thinking of the past, his face was a bit sad, "If he didn't want to leave with Ah Ying back then, maybe among the honorable men of Dazhou, There will also be a place for him, good luck tricks people, I didn't expect him to pick you up. I didn't expect the two of them to leave before me..."

Shen Lingxi didn't expect that Ah Weng, who was always laughing and joking in his family, who was not serious and only knew about urging marriages, had such a background, he just found it inconceivable.

Seeing the sad look on the old ancestor's face, he said something to comfort him, "Ah Weng was born free and easy. When he was about to die, he told me not to feel sad for him. He said that if he missed him, he would go to the grave and invite him to drink. The grave is his. The one I chose personally, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and he even planted an apricot tree beside the grave, when you feel better, I will take you to see him."

"He and Ah Ying like apricot trees the most." Mrs. Wang laughed, "I also asked someone to plant an apricot tree in your yard, do you like it?"

Only then did Shen Lingxi understand that the exquisite and quiet Jingsiyuan was arranged by her ancestors, her heart warmed, and she felt a little closer to Mrs. Wang, "Thank you grandma, my granddaughter likes it very much."

Mrs. Wang's eyes were very relieved, and then she turned her head to exchange greetings with Mu Huai'an who was sitting beside her.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang treated Shen Lingxi sincerely, Mu Huai'an looked much more relaxed. He was handsome, cheerful and courteous, and his ancestors liked him very much.

The more Mrs. Wang looked at Mu Huai'an and Shen Lingxi, the more she felt that they were a perfect match, and she became more determined in her heart to make the two into a couple.

On the other hand, Shen Yuyao, who has been tossing around in Wangxian Village for so long, can be regarded as "returning with honor".

Shen Yuyao clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and a little bit of unwillingness gradually appeared in her eyes.

Not only her, but even Mrs. An felt very bad in his heart.

After Mu Huai'an left, Mrs. An and Shen Yuyao also found an excuse to leave, but Shen Lingxi and the second wife, Mrs. Cui, were left behind by Mrs. Wang.

After talking for a long time, Mrs. Wang's spirit was a little bit weak, and she stopped making rounds, and said straight to the point: "I've heard about the magpie. I'm sick these days. The first housekeeper and the second house each take half of the housekeeper. The secret rivalry gave the magpie an opportunity."

She raised her eyes to look at Shen Lingxi, "Fifth girl, I heard that you are helping that boy Huai'an to investigate the case. You must be very familiar with Magpie's case. I can't last long with this body. Before I die, this The affairs in the mansion need to be properly divided and sorted out, would you like to help me?"

If it was an ordinary time, Shen Lingxi would definitely not pick up such a hot potato.

What she wanted to investigate, she didn't need anyone's help, Liu Si was enough, there was no need to force herself to be a target.

But Mrs. Wang and A Weng are obviously old acquaintances, and this is the situation again.

Shen Lingxi finally softened her heart, and nodded in response, "How can grandma want me to help you?"

Mrs. Wang's expression was slightly relaxed, and she said decisively: "From today on, all the keys and accounts of the whole house's warehouse will be handed over to you, and your second aunt will help me to find out how much the house has been tampered with during the past few days since I was sick. Hands and feet, as long as you find out who is behind the tricks, send them to the officials!"

(End of this chapter)