jdhmnovel Chapter 153 Deja Vu
Chapter 153 Deja Vu
Shen Mingzhu and Su's appearance astonished everyone.
Wei quickly came to Mrs. Zhang Shangshu and said with a smile:
"Mother, this is Mrs. Su from Shen Ruhai Shen Hanlin's family, and this is Lord Shen's daughter Shen Mingzhu."
Su and Shen Mingzhu walked to the front and bowed to Old Madam Zhang:
"Ms. Shen Su brought her daughter Mingzhu to pay respects to Madam Zhang."
"I wish the old lady a long life and everlasting youth."
Shen Mingzhu's cute and playful appearance amused Mrs. Zhang. She smiled and waved to Shen Mingzhu to come over.
"Mrs. Shen, please stop being so polite."
"Is this Mingzhu, the daughter of Mr. Shen? Mingzhu, you are so cute, as shining and charming as a pearl. Mingzhu, come here."
Mrs. Zhang was amazed when she saw Shen Mingzhu and her daughter. Thinking of what the old man had told her last night, she kindly called Shen Mingzhu to come over to her.
This shocked the other guests in the hall. Madam Zhang was of high birth and was a second-rank lady. She had the highest rank here.
Other ladies also brought their daughters over, but Old Madam Zhang just praised them symbolically and did not let those daughters come over.
You know, a second-rank imperial concubine like Old Madam Zhang can invite the younger generation to her side during the birthday banquet, which is really an honor for the younger generation.
How could Shen Mingzhu, a little girl from the country, receive such a great honor?
Shen Mingzhu faced the gazes of the other female relatives and came in front of Old Madam Zhang.
Each of her steps was steady, and her every gesture revealed the elegance of a lady from a wealthy family, leaving everyone in the hall stunned.
Didn't Shen Mingzhu come from the countryside? How could her manners be better than those of my own daughter?
The demeanor of Shen Mingzhu and her daughter was as noble and calm as that of princesses and queens in the imperial palace.
Did they really come from the remote mountainous area?
Is Su really just the daughter of a hunter?
Many people began to doubt, but Shen Mingzhu sneered in her heart.
These women actually look down on her mother. How short-sighted.
She just enjoys being looked at with surprise by everyone, just enjoys such envious and jealous looks.
Don't think that she didn't hear what these people were talking about before they came in.
She heard it very clearly.
These so-called wives and daughters of officials are as annoying as the gossiping old women in the vegetable market in the previous life.
They said her mother was the daughter of a hunter and a mountain person. These ignorant women didn't even know that her mother was a real lady from a noble family.
Her mother is a true lady who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and embroidery.
They didn't know that Shen Mingzhu's mother was a true business genius and a well-informed lady.
How could her mother be compared to these women who never go out of the house?
Old Madam Zhang looked at the beautiful and lovely Shen Mingzhu and liked her more and more. She took off the emerald green jade bracelet on her bracelet and gave it to Shen Mingzhu.
"Mingzhu, this is a meeting gift from Grandma Zhang, please don't despise it!"
The girl behind Madam Zhang was stunned with shock when she saw Madam Zhang give the jade bracelet to Shen Mingzhu.
She had wanted this bracelet for a long time and had asked her grandmother for it, but her grandmother refused to give it to her.
Why would my grandmother give such a nice bracelet to this country bumpkin?
Shen Mingzhu did not take the bracelet. Instead, she looked at her mother. Mrs. Zhang's smile became even kinder.
"A gift from an elder cannot be refused. Come, Mingzhu girl, take it with you to play!"
Su smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam Zhang. Zhuzhu, please accept it!"
As she spoke, Su asked Aunt Yinxiang to bring up the gifts they had prepared.
"This is a little gift I prepared for you. I wish you good fortune and a long life."
Old Madam Zhang didn't know why, but when she looked at Su's face and eyes, she felt they looked particularly familiar.
She went over the people she knew in her mind, but couldn't remember where she had seen Su's face before.
However, the old lady was sure that Su looked like someone she knew.
The moment Aunt Yinxiang brought up the gift, the old lady's gaze shifted from Su's face to Aunt Yinxiang's face, and then her heart was shocked.
She quickly calmed herself down and said to Su with a smile, "Come if you want to. What gifts have you prepared?"
Su smiled and said, "We just arrived in the capital, and we don't have any good things. I brought the old lady a 300-year-old ginseng and a headband that I embroidered myself."
Old Madam Zhang and the other ladies in the hall were a little surprised. Three hundred year old ginseng?
How could the Shen family actually find 300-year-old ginseng?
Then, everyone turned their eyes to the headband in Madam Zhang's hand, and their mouths opened in seriousness.
"Is that the long-lost double-sided embroidery?"
"No way? Hasn't double-sided embroidery been lost for many years? How did it appear here?"
"Tsk! Su is really good at boasting. Even the embroidery aunts in the palace can't do this kind of double-sided embroidery. How can she, the daughter of a hunter in the deep mountains and old forests, do it?"
When the old lady touched the pine and crane pattern embroidered on her headband, she was so shocked that she was speechless. This was a genuine double-sided embroidery, and it was so lifelike!
The old lady's hands were shaking with excitement, and she asked Su: "Did you embroider this?"
"Well, time is a bit tight, so I can only embroider a headband for you. I hope you don't mind."
The old lady was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears. How many years had it been since she had seen double-sided embroidery?
That was her old sister who had embroidered double-sided embroidery when she was young. Ever since her old sister cried and went blind because her daughter was lost, she has never seen double-sided embroidery again.
Old Madam Shen looked at Su, who had an extraordinary temperament, and gradually associated Su with her old sisters when they were young.
Old Madam Shen's hands trembled, and she almost dropped the double-sided embroidery in her hands on the ground.
Wei behind her and Zhang Guanghua's wife Li noticed that something was wrong with their mother and hurriedly supported the old lady.
The old lady came back to her senses and asked Su with a trembling voice:
"Your last name is Su?"
Su nodded: "Yes, my last name is Su."
The old lady was shocked and asked again: "What's your name?"
"My name is Su Baoer."
"What? Your name is Su Baoer? Is your real name Su Baoer?"
The old lady stood up excitedly, walked quickly forward, grabbed Su's hand, and stared at Su with hope on her face.
Su's heart was shocked, "My name is indeed Su Baoer."
Shen Mingzhu looked at the excited Madam Zhang and felt that there was something wrong with the way Madam Zhang looked at her mother.
The old lady was very excited and happy at this moment, and she also felt an indescribable feeling.
Mrs. Zhang noticed everyone's gaze and realized that she had lost her composure.
She let go of Su's hand with a smile, returned to her seat, and said:
"I'm old and I recognized the wrong person. You young people, I'm afraid you are not used to being with an old woman like me, right?"
"The eldest, the second, the third, take these guests to the front to play!"
After saying this, the old lady stood up and walked towards the back hall with unsteady steps.
Before everyone could come to their senses, Wei and Li asked everyone to go out.
Su and Shen Mingzhu walked at the end. The mother and daughter looked at each other, and Su asked Shen Mingzhu:
"Have you also noticed that something is wrong with Madam Zhang?"
Shen Mingzhu nodded.