Chapter 7
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In fact, compared to the East Courtyard, the West Courtyard's location was more remote. Even the amount of sunlight was less than half that of the East Courtyard. There was really nothing worth praising about it. Only Shen Xin was cheerful all day, feeling that he had picked up a great bargain after obtaining that piece of empty land. Shen Xin and Shen Furen were from a military family and their vision was also simple. The white walls and black tiles were extremely simple. It could not compare to the exquisite and graceful renovation of the East Courtyard.
Shen Miao was very dissatisfied with the Western courtyard that her family occupied and envied the elegance and cuteness of the Eastern courtyard. Because of this, she blamed Shen Xin in her heart. But now, it seemed that he was laughing at his own ignorance.
Although his own courtyard was simple, it was not shabby. Every part of it displayed an open-minded state of mind. How could it be compared to the evil spirits of the East Courtyard, which only had a golden exterior but a shabby interior?
After walking through a long corridor and passing through an exquisitely manicured garden, he finally reached the entrance of Rong Jing Tang.
Rong Jing Tang's decorations were extremely elegant, most likely in order to show the scholarly atmosphere. There was a plaque with Zhu Xin Ya Yi's name hanging on the door, and the copper handle made of crane and pine trees was exquisite and nimble.
"Fifth Young Lady is here." Xi-er who was by Old Shen Furen's side said.
Shen Miao stepped into Rong Jing Tang.
Rong Jing Tang was a joyous and harmonious scene. Almost everyone was present. The Shen family's Second Furen Ren Wan Yun and the Shen family's Third Furen Chen Rou Qiu stood below Old Furen. Shen Qing took a plate of snacks and sat beside Old Furen and on the other side sat the younger brother of the Shen family's Second household, Shen Yuan Bo. Shen Yuan Bo was only five years old and randomly grabbed some snacks to stuff into Old Furen's mouth, making Old Shen Furen convulse with laughter.
It seemed that no one noticed Shen Miao's appearance until Shen Yue smiled and said, "Why is Fifth Younger Sister only here now? Seventh Younger Brother had almost finished eating the sugar steamed cheese."
Shen Miao nodded her head, "Most likely my body is not fully recovered and felt dizzy after two steps. I rested for a while on the way so I came late."
The people in Rong Jing Tang were all silent.
If Shen Yue wanted to say that she came late, she would not be afraid to point out that Old Shen Furen took advantage of her seniority and did not care about her granddaughter's health to send someone over to pay respects.
After a moment, Ren Wan Yun said with a smile, "I see that Little Five's body is really weak. These few days the physician had been invited twice but it is fortunate that he is fine now."
"Are you feeling better?" A hoarse and stern voice rang out, carrying with it a trace of impatience.
Shen Miao raised her head to look at Old Shen Furen.
The smile on Old Shen Furen's face had disappeared and she slightly raised her head with some arrogance. She was clearly seventy years of age, yet she was wearing a pink, thin, and tightly buttoned dress. Her collar was inlaid with green jade buttons, and she was wearing a forehead cloth embroidered with white orchids. Her silver hair was coiled into a bun decorated with some jade beads.
She was a female who was extremely particular about appearance. In the last lifetime, when Shen Miao was still in the boudoir, she had always felt that Old Shen Furen was the noblest female, and that kind of elegant and beautiful temperament in her later years made her unable to help but be fascinated, but now she felt that it was somewhat ridiculous.
Old General Shen's first wife, Shen Xin's mother was born in a prestigious family and was a true lady from a respectable family. It was a pity that she died of illness in her middle age. Later on, when Old General Shen's army passed by a place, he saved a songstress from the hands of a local ruffian. The songstress had nowhere to go and begged to be his concubine. She gave birth to Shen Gui and Shen Wan for Old General Shen and was later promoted to the official position.
The songstress made a name for herself and became Shen Furen and later became Old Shen Furen. Her reputation and status had changed, but deep down in her bones, she was a lowly person who came from the streets. Shen Miao still remembered that in the last lifetime, Old Shen Furen forced her to marry the lame Prince of Yu Zhou, just to pave the way for Shen Qing.
She looked at the female in front of her. When Old Shen Furen was young, she was very beautiful with a sharp face and big and watery eyes. When she was old, it was like a dry triangular drum with two eyes protruding from it. But she was not resigned to her fate and insisted on applying bright coloured lipstick.
It was really … Not dignified at all. Shen Miao had the eyesight of an Empress in her previous lifetime as she casually evaluated in her heart and humbly said, "After drinking the medicine, it is much better. Thanking Grandmother for the concern."
In the next second, one could hear Old Shen Furen shouting from above, "Unfilial daughter. Still not kneeling down!"
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