Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 25 Visiting
Shen Xi was still standing on the porch talking to Aunt Pei, and he couldn't help being stunned when she saw her rushing back with red eyes.

Pearl wiped her tears and said: "This is too bullying, in the past, what the third wife was going to do, our master and wife never said anything else.

"It's said that you can't write two heavy characters with one stroke, and even the relatives who come to seek refuge are not so carefree. If I knew it, we might as well stay in Xing'ergou and be at ease!"

Aunt Pei reprimanded her lightly: "What nonsense are you talking about? If the girl doesn't come back to the house, won't she be stuck in that ravine for the rest of her life?"

After she finished speaking, she frowned and looked at Shen Xi, then locked her eyebrows worriedly.

How can you not let people sigh with this appearance?
Outsiders only said that although there were only weak girls and young children left in the second household of the Shen family, at least they were from official households, and they were decent when they went out, but how could they know that there was only empty reputation left now.

"Why don't we go and look for Aunt Sun?" Pearl calmed down and said again.

Shen Xi shook his head without thinking.

It's not that she looked down on Aunt Sun, but yesterday in the old man's study, it could be seen that Shen Xin and Aunt Sun had a good relationship, no matter how powerful she was, she was just an aunt, and she only gave birth to one daughter, so how could she compare with Huang's Shen Xin in terms of status?
Now it's too late for her to curry favor with them, knowing that the second wife is not favored, how can she speak for them and endure the discomfort of the second wife?

Even if he went to find her, he would definitely hit a snag.

"Then I'd better call Shang Yuanbei and Liu Nanny, and let's take my time." Pearl wiped away the remaining tears.

This is not the way either.

Although the yard is not big, it would be quite a hassle to clean it up.

Shen Xi glanced at her, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't we still have ten taels of silver on hand? You can take some money now, and ask someone under the second door to go out and buy two boxes of better dim sum."

Pearl didn't ask her what she was doing with the snacks, but she was puzzled: "How can I entrust the servants? Can't the servants go by themselves?"

Shen Xi paused when he heard this, and then suddenly remembered.

Great Qin's etiquette is very strict, and the Tuoba people lived in the north for generations, and they advocated force, so the etiquette rules were not so strict.

Even in Daqin, in most Tuoba official residences, the control over women was relatively relaxed, so women usually did not restrict their freedom when they went out.

Pearl took the money and went out, and Aunt Pei accompanied Shen Xi back to the room.

"If it can't be done, then forget it. It's not impossible for me and Brother Liang to live in the back. Why bother so much?"

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Shen Xi looked at his strange self in the mirror, and said, "It's not that you think the hut is nice, so I don't need to clean up my yard.

"Right now, I may not be able to move back to Minxiangyuan, but no matter where I live, I have to live a vigorous life. If people want to bury us, should we really let them bury us?"

Aunt Pei was speechless, but looking at her who was full of confidence and firmness, she vaguely felt that her spirit was getting better.

"Girl, in the past two days, she has really changed so much that I almost can't recognize her!"

She couldn't help but stepped forward to take the rhino horn comb and combed her hair for her.

Shen Xi stroked his eyebrows, eyes and facial features, sighed slightly, but didn't make a sound.

To them, the self under her skin was unfamiliar, but to herself, seeing this description now, it was even stranger.

The body she had used for 16 years had turned into ashes, and the face in the mirror was no longer her original self.

It took only half a stick of incense here, and Pearl came back with three boxes of snacks.

Shen Xi looked at her appreciatively.

The dim sum was bought at the time-honored shop "Chang Yu Xing" in the capital, and it was also the signature pastry there. She used to like it very much, but now that the dynasty has changed, this store is still there like Ruifeng Bank.

"The girl said last time that she hasn't eaten dim sum from this restaurant for a long time, and this servant will remember it in her heart." Pearl was praised, and her cheeks turned red.

Shen Xi repacked the snacks, and motioned for her and Yuan Bei to go out with her with the snacks.

There are two courtyards in the east and west of Shen's residence, and it used to be the busiest courtyard in the west where the Minxiang courtyard is located.

But since the second room had an accident, the West Kua Courtyard has also become deserted. On the contrary, the Dongkua Courtyard where the third room and the long room are together is very lively.

When he went out to the inner courtyard of the second gate, Shen Xi purposely looked at the Minxiang Courtyard on the southwest corner.

Looking through the corridors and verandas, the courtyard has been locked. Although it looks new and clean, it still exudes a sense of vicissitudes and loneliness.

She still doesn't know why Shen Chongxin and his wife died, why did Shen Ruopu disregard blood and family ties, and bear to see their siblings live a life that even the servants dare to show embarrassment to?
Take a ten thousand step back and say, no matter how unworthy the second room is, everyone is dead, and it's time for it.

What's more, if there is really an act of deceiving the clan and destroying the ancestors, why didn't he, Shen Ruopu, drive their siblings out of the clan?

When he arrived at Xiexiangyuan, Shen Xi looked at the words on the plaque and stepped into the door.

A servant girl here has seen them a long time ago and walked over hesitantly.

"I'm here to pay my respects to my third aunt, please go and inform me."

She winked at Zhenzhu, who was stunned for a moment and immediately understood, took a piece of silver left over from buying snacks from her purse and handed it over.

Of course the former Shen Xi never asked her to do this, if she knew how to do this, she would be able to avoid a lot of suffering.

But she, who never knew how to do this kind of thing, had such a look and expression, she was born to do it like a cloud and flowing water, she was not restrained, but also made people feel a sense of openness and cleanliness.

The servant girl had never seen this stunned second girl handing over money for convenience, so she was stunned.

"Is Third Aunt here?"

Shen Xi raised her lips to add another word, and she quickly took back the broken silver, said "wait a minute, girl", and walked in quickly.

(End of this chapter)