Chen Jiao returned to her parents' home, and her parents' home was in Shangshu's Mansion.

Wang Shen was an honest official and never accepted bribes, but the emperor valued him and gave him a big house. Wang Shen lived alone in the main courtyard and distributed the Xiqianyuan to the Chen family. On the way back to Beijing, Chen Jiao also learned from his brother why Wang Shen was over, but he had never gotten married.

It turned out that more than ten years ago, when Wang Shen was a county magistrate in Yangzhou, he had a marriage contract, and it was almost married. As a result, Wang Shen held a murder case, and the murderer was arrested. In order to retaliate against Wang Shen, the murderer's accomplices broke into Wang Shen's home at night and killed all seven people in the woman's family, leaving no living.

No one knows what Wang Shen is feeling. Anyway, since then, Wang Shen has never met any marriage again.

After listening to this passage, Chen Jiao felt particularly uncomfortable for Wang Shen. He made a case for the people and the people were at peace, but he suffered the resentment of the evil people. He did not want to marry a wife, because he must be afraid of implicating his family again.

The carriage walked slowly, and the afternoon of the next day when the brother and sister returned to the capital.

Wang Shenren was in the Ministry of Justice, and Manager Chen and his daughter-in-law Yue Niang were waiting in the front yard early, and other servants from the Shangshu Mansion also came to see the fun.

The carriage stopped, Chen Jiao poked out the carriage and saw her father in this life at a glance. Manager Chen is six years older than Wang Shen, and is exactly forty this year. He is calm and loyal. After his wife passed away, Manager Chen never remarried. While serving as housekeeper Wang Shen, he raised a pair of children alone.

"Dad!" Chen Jiao walked over quickly, thinking of the days she spent in the cell, Chen Jiao's eyes became sore.

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's all over, Jiaojiao comes over and crosses the brazier first." Seeing her daughter look so thin, Manager Chen felt so distressed. He held his daughter's wrist and took her to the brazier he had arranged in advance to get out of luck.

Chen Jiao lifted up the hem of the skirt and strided over.

"My sister is suffering." Chen Jiao's sister-in-law and Yue Niang also walked up to care.

Yue Niang is the embroiderer whom Wang Shen came to Beijing. She only saw this sister-in-law when her brother got married, and Chen Jiao didn't know anything about it. Seeing Yue Niang's medium-sized appearance, fair skin, and looking very gentle and easy to get along with, Chen Jiao smiled and called out "Sister-in-law".

Manager Chen and his son wanted to help move Chen Jiao's dowry. Yue Niang took Chen Jiao's hand and took her to the West Cluster Courtyard first. Manager Chen lived in the upper room, and Chen Jixiao and his wife lived in the east wing. Yue Niang had already cleaned up the west wing, and there were all tables, chairs and other utensils inside, clean. Chen Jiao looked around and felt at ease to return home.

Chen Jiao didn't have much dowry, so she didn't bring back the inconvenient things. Apart from clothes, there were only two large wooden boxes.

The things were moved over, and the family of four got together and chatted for a long time.

"Thanks to the help of the adult this time, I came back in the evening. Jiaojiao would like to thank her very much." Manager Chen told his daughter that the adult went to Taiyuan to handle the case a while ago. He should have returned to Beijing directly. After receiving his letter of help, the adults took a detour to Jizhou first, which saved his daughter from suffering more in the cell.

Chen Jiao nodded and said, "Don't worry, my father, I will never forget my kindness."

Manager Chen looked at his daughter and sighed in his heart. His daughter had married into the Fang family for more than three years and had no children. Now that he is back, he is afraid that it will be difficult to find a good family. He is not afraid of raising his daughter for the rest of his life, but as a father, he still hopes that his daughter can marry a good husband and the couple will live a sweet life.

"The mansion is full of staff and there is no errand to give you. In the future, you can help your sister-in-law do needlework and threading. Let's talk about other things later." Manager Chen said again.

Chen Jiao understood that other things were about her remarriage. Chen Jiao was not very anxious, so she came over, so she should get familiar with the Shangshu Mansion first.

After recounting the past, Chen Jixiao and his wife left first, so Chen Jiao had a good rest.

Chen Jiao lay on the kang, slept for a while, and woke up in dusk.

Sister-in-law Yue Niang came over and reminded her to change her clothes and prepare to pay homage to Wang Shen.

Chen Jiao washed her face, sat in front of the dressing table, thought for a while, and combed the unmarried girl's hair bun.

Yue Niang stood beside her sister-in-law, the more she looked at the girl in the mirror, the more she became. Chen Jixiao looked very handsome, but she was just ordinary handsome. This sister was different. Her face was like a peach blossom, watery eyes, and every frown and smile were very pretty and agile, and she did not have the despair of a widowed woman returning home.

"The last time I met my sister was a year ago. Why do I feel that my sister is getting more and more tender as she grows?" Yue Niang said enviously. The two were obviously the same age, but she stood next to Chen Jiao and looked like she was a sister-in-law, old-fashioned!

"My sister-in-law will praise me." Chen Jiao said with a smile.

After dressing up, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law left the house side by side.

Manager Chen was in the main courtyard and saw his daughter talking and laughing with his daughter-in-law from afar. Manager Chen was stunned. The daughter in his memory was beautiful and not smart enough. She was taught by adults and was dignified and dignified, but she always lacked the spoiledness that a little girl should have. But the daughter in front of her had light steps and sweet smiles, which was like a different person.

Could it be that he was spoiled by his short-lived ex-son-in-law?

As long as the daughter is happy, she can accept anything like her daughter becomes, but he vaguely worried that adults will not like such a daughter.

"Dad." Chen Jiao saluted her father again.

Manager Chen smiled and pointed to a downward room in the main courtyard and said, "Sir, you can go to the house and sit in the house first."

Chen Jiao and Yue Niang agreed. Just as they were about to leave, a carriage was parked in front of the Shangshu Mansion.

"Sir, you're back." Manager Chen quickly signaled his daughter to come with him to greet him.

Chen Jiao quickly followed her father.

Outside the door, Wang Shen lowered his head and got out of the carriage. As soon as he came back from the Ministry of Justice, he was wearing a purple official robe and still wearing an official hat on his head, making him look more majestic and unable to look directly. Standing up, Wang Shen looked up and saw Chen Jiao on the left back of Manager Chen. She was wearing a white shirt, bean green long skirt, and a bun of a girl to marry. At first glance, she looked like a fifteen-year-old girl.

"Jiaojiao knelt down quickly."

When Wang Shen looked at Chen Jiao, Manager Chen whispered to remind his daughter.

Chen Jiao was shocked, and she was going to kneel down?

But she even knelt down, and it was nothing she could do to save her benefactor.

"Chen Jiao can clear up grievances all depends on the wisdom of the adults and the kindness of saving lives. Chen Jiao is willing to repay the matter with a bribe." Chen Jiao knelt on the ground and said that, she was about to kowtow to the man in front of her.

"Good politely, I watched you grow up with my own eyes. As an elder, how could I ignore you?" Wang Shen bent down and helped him.

Chen Jiao inexplicably felt that when Wang Shen called her "Giao" her voice was particularly gentle.

She stood up and smiled gratefully at Wang Shen.

In just a few days, this was the second time that Wang Shen saw her smiling. Last time she was in the cell, wearing a prison uniform, and her hair was very embarrassed. Even so, he still felt that her smile was too bright. At this time, she was wearing a simple long skirt, with neat bun, and her little face was white and red as tender as peach blossoms. She smiled and her color was so beautiful.

Wang Shen is not used to it.

He is more used to everyone being afraid and respectful to him.

Nodded with a solemn look, Wang Shen walked around the Chen family's father and daughter directly.

Chen Jiao didn't think much about it. Although Wang Shen treated their family well, there was a difference between master and servant in the end.

After thanking him, Chen Jiao had no reason to go to the main courtyard. When Wang Shen went to the Ministry of Justice, Chen Jiao would visit the garden of Shangshu Mansion. Wang Shenmu was staying at home, so Chen Jiao would never go to the garden. During the day, his sister-in-law Yue Niang would stay in the embroidery room. The huge Shangshu Mansion had only one master and not many servants. Yue Niang's errands were quite leisurely. In addition to doing the clothes of the servants every year, she only needed to help Wang Shen sew and repair them.

Yue Niang was leisurely, and Chen Jiao was even more idle. She bought materials and needles and threads herself, and was preparing to respect Manager Chen as a robe.

That morning, Chen Jiao still had dinner with her brother and sister-in-law. Chen Jixiao ate very seriously, but Chen Jiao found that Yue Niang turned her head and covered her mouth several times, as if she was vomiting.

Chen Jiao was pregnant with a child, and when she saw this, she immediately had a guess and asked Yue Niang secretly after dinner: "Sister-in-law, do you have it?"

Yue Niang blushed and she said uncertainly: "I can't explain it clearly, I want to wait."

Chen Jiao asked her when the last menstruation came. The more she asked, the more she felt it was accurate, so she just made an excuse and went out to see the doctor together. There was no female protagonist in the Shangshu Mansion, and it was up to Manager Chen to decide everything in the mansion. It would be natural for them to go out.

After seeing the doctor, Yue Niang was indeed happy.

Chen Jixiao was so happy, and Manager Chen was also smiling. When he welcomed Wang Shen into the mansion in the evening, he couldn't hide his smile.

Wang Shen looked at him a few times and said strangely: "What are the happy events?"

Manager Chen smiled even more clearly: "Jixiao's wife is pregnant."

It was indeed good news. Wang Shen smiled rarely and ordered: "Please invite another embroidery lady to help her take care of her baby."

Manager Chen was worried that his daughter had nothing to do, so he immediately said, "No, Jiaojiao's needlework is good, her sister-in-law is too busy, so let her do it."

Wang Shenke never regarded Chen Jiao as a maid and was a little hesitant.

Manager Chen saw it and sighed: "Sir, you can't spoil Jiao anymore. She has no children for three years, and the marriage will be destined to be difficult in the future. What should you do if you spoil her and raise her eyes higher?"

Wang Shen was silent.

The sun is getting warmer, and Wang Shen’s spring robe was prepared last winter, and now he needs to prepare a summer robe.

Yue Niang wanted to measure Wang Shen's size and ask Chen Jiao to accompany her.

"When I get heavy, all these jobs will be my sister. You can learn them first." Yue Niang said gently.

Chen Jiao agreed obediently.

The sunset was shining, and my sister-in-law and sister-in-law came to the main courtyard together.

Not long after Wang Shen came back, he changed into a homely robe and sat in the east room to read a book. When he learned about the purpose of his sister-in-law and sister-in-law, he nodded and signaled the servant Changfu to lead the two in.

When the sister-in-law and sister-in-law entered the house, Wang Shen was already standing in the middle of the house.

Yue Niang was a little afraid of him, so after the salute, she became busy as before, and quietly measured her size for Wang Jing.

Chen Jiao looked at her busyness, and as she looked, her attention was attracted by Wang Shen's waist. Men like to appreciate women's graceful figures. In fact, when they meet men with slender bodies, women can't help but look at them more. Chen Jiao discovered that Wang Shen's waist is narrow and thin, especially suitable for wearing a round-necked robe with a belt.

Wang Shen noticed her gaze, and he looked down, but he didn't know what Chen Jiao was looking at.

After not seeing each other for a while, Wang Shen asked with concern: "Is Gillian still used to living here?"

Chen Jiao was flattered, quickly closed her eyes, lowered her eyes and smiled: "It's pretty good, thank you for your concern."

Wang Shen nodded, thinking that there were two pieces of Shu embroidered silk in the newly given rewards from the emperor, so he would never use it, so he ordered Changfu to go to the warehouse to pick it up.

"This is what the emperor rewards me. You can use it to make two new clothes." After measuring the size, Wang Shen sat on the chair and said in the tone of an elder.

The material was obvious to me as a good thing in the palace. Of course Chen Jiao liked it, so she politely refused. Wang Shen insisted on giving it to her, and she accepted it with a smile.

Wang Shen picked up the book again.

The sister-in-law and sister-in-law took a tactful leave.

"Sir, I'm so nice to you." On the way back to the embroidery room, Yue Niang touched the Shu embroidery material, envious and happy for her sister-in-law.

Chen Jiao was in a good mood, so good that she didn't feel that Wang Shen was unable to get close to him.
Chapter completed!