After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 302 Gossip

poor person must have something mean.

This thought came to Haitang's mind as she watched Zhou Xuejun comfort the sad Wu Ke with a few words and send him away.

Zhou Xuejun let out a long breath: "It's all because my brother was negligent and didn't take good care of him. He asked me, my sister, to deal with the aftermath for him... Really, I will have to make amends to me later!"

She looked back at Haitang and tilted her head: "Sister Hai, what are you thinking about?"

Haitang said: "I'm thinking, according to Wu Ke, Mrs. Gui was very uneasy, so she was anxious to find a good marriage for her daughter. Does this mean that she doesn't trust the Zhou family or Zhenguo in her heart? What about the palace? Why is this? Since the Wu family’s incident, hasn’t it been the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Marquis of Chengen who have been protecting them? The Empress Dowager Zhou even sealed the palace for them. She sent them out of the palace and left the capital in the middle, also for them. For the sake of their safety, they were afraid that if the Sun family discovered their whereabouts, they would be harmed. This is not to kick them around like a ball, right?

"Also, the so-called Guijia gave up Mrs. Gui and her daughter. Guijia was forced to go out by the Sun family at that time. The Empress Dowager Zhou took Mrs. Gui, her daughter and her daughter into the palace. Of course it was impossible for Guijia to take them away against the order. . Is this also called being abandoned by one's mother's family? Is it considered a kind and righteous thing to do if Gui's family disobeys the order, or even resigns from the official position, and takes the risk of taking their mother and daughter back to their hometown to live? Is there something wrong with Gui's wife's idea? Does she really think that without the Empress Dowager Zhou and Marquis Chengen, their mother and daughter could have survived safely all these years? Why does she think that the Zhou family’s protection for more than ten years is not as reliable as a newly concluded in-law relationship?!”

Zhou Xuejun blinked, lowered his head and thought for a while: "I feel very uncomfortable when Sister Hai said this. Although Mrs. Gui is very pitiful, and Brother Wu and Sister Wu are also very pitiful, but whether it is the Queen Mother or my great-uncle, they are still very pitiful. As a family, we sincerely want to help them and hope that they can be safe and sound. In order to protect them these years, our Zhou family has also taken risks! We don’t expect them to be grateful, but at least... don’t Let’s be the bad guys!”

Although the Wu family is the blood descendant of Duke Zhen Guo and Mrs. Wu Zhou, the eldest sister of Queen Mother Zhou, they are just relatives who have a good relationship but have been separated for many years. The Zhou family has already achieved this, what else does Mrs. Gui want? If the Zhou family really wants to kick them around like a ball and manipulate them at will, even if Wu Qiong marries a direct descendant of the Zhou family, what difference will it make? !

The more Zhou Xuejun thought about it, the unhappy he became. She wasted a lot of time talking to Wu Ke. Now all the servants outside General Wednesday's courtyard had gone in, and the banquet had begun. She didn't want to go back to the banquet, so she said to Haitang, "I'm sorry, Haitang." Sister, I don’t want to talk to my aunt anymore. How about we say goodbye here? I’ll come back to you when I have some free time."

Haitang said softly: "Of course I will follow your wishes. I would like to thank you very much for guiding me today. Those words I just said were all casual, so don't take it to heart. What does Mrs. Gui think about her daily life? Marquis Chengen The Crown Prince’s wife must have known about it, and she would have told the Duke and Mrs. Zhen Guo. No one would argue with her as a miserable person. What everyone really hopes for is that there will be a successor to the Wu family, and that Mrs. Wu’s descendants can live a safe and smooth life. "

The focus is on Wu Ke and Wu Qiong, and Mrs. Gui is just incidental.

Zhou Xuejun understood what Haitang meant and smiled sweetly at her: "I understand, Sister Hai."

The two parted in front of the courtyard gate. After watching the latter disappear at the end of the aisle, Haitang walked into the courtyard and happened to pass by the servant women who had just finished serving the dishes.

Returning to her seat, Grandma Ma said angrily: "It's been a while now, the banquet has already started, what are you doing here? Just stay with Miss Wenjun and talk, so as not to let people find you running around." ." After being angry, she had to take some time to respond to the joking looks of acquaintances around her, complaining that her granddaughter was running around when she went to other people's houses for a banquet. The friendship between the ladies of the Zhou family implies that the granddaughter is not really running around, but is just looked at differently by the ladies of the Zhou family.

Haitang said a few words casually, and then began to eat vegetables. She ate a lot of melon at Zhou Wenjun's place, and it took a lot of effort to digest it. She was already hungry now. If she had no time to bother her grandmother chatting with others, she might as well focus on today's delicious food.

It turns out that this is a tail-burning feast modeled after the Tang Dynasty! It certainly lives up to its reputation!

This braised veal is very soft. The taste of this onion and vinegar chicken is quite special.

Is this called "Yu Yu Xiu Wan"? Why does it taste a bit like a lion's head?

Is this "Tonghua Soft Beef Intestine"? What materials are used? Sheep bone marrow? Beef intestines? I’ve never eaten it, I’ve never eaten it…

Haitang ate with her head down until she was 80% full, then she stopped using her chopsticks and started to taste some exquisite pasta snacks. She had only seen these things in books, but had never tasted them in person, and had never seen them in the palace. Today was really an eye-opener...

After everyone had eaten and drank enough, they had the leisure and energy to socialize around again. The card table in the yard was once again crowded with people, and some people ran to the stage in front to listen to the play. Although there is only one stage, there are passages and private seats on the second floor separated from the male seats, where female guests can go and have tea and enjoy the scene. At the main banquet where the Duke of Zhen Guo's wife was sitting, the daughter-in-law and Lady Pipa were also invited to perform. If other guests at the side seats in the courtyard want to watch the show, the maids and servants in the courtyard can lead the way.

Ma continued to gossip with several acquaintances. Different from the interesting things they talked about about the Jin family when their granddaughter Haitang left the banquet, this time they talked about the news they had just heard from elsewhere - General Tuesday's wife had a dispute with General Thursday's wife the day before yesterday and yesterday. The former It's shameful for the latter in front of outsiders!

Most of the female guests sitting in the courtyard were the officials and subordinates of General Thursday and the family members of his wife's relatives and friends. Naturally, they were more attracted to General Thursday and his wife. General Tuesday has been stationed in the border town for many years. No one has a deep memory of him, and they don't intend to speak ill of the general stationed on the border. However, his wife always caused some troubles when she went to Chang'an several times to visit relatives. He was not a popular person. Lord. Everyone said privately that they all thought she went too far.

Even if there are rumors outside that the position of commander of the Chang'an vanguard belongs to General Zhou Zhou and that her brother is just working in vain, that is just a rumor. How could the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family not trust her parents-in-law and relatives, but instead listen to rumors from outside? Who would let go of being a second-grade commander and become a third-grade guard commander? I don’t know who made up this rumor and what was the intention behind it. After hearing it on Tuesday, Mrs. Zhou became vigilant and immediately ordered someone to investigate the origin of the rumor. Instead, she looked at her sister-in-law’s face. Isn’t that too unreasonable? !

It's not wrong for a woman to value her mother's family, but treating her husband's brother-in-law and sister-in-law as enemies just for a little rumor is not what a Zhou family's daughter-in-law should do!

Some lamented that the Tang family failed to educate their daughter well, while others regretted that General Tuesday was an honest man but did not marry the right wife. Some were very curious about the rumors and wondered if they were deliberately released by another candidate for the position of commander of the Chang'an Vanguard. It was very lively and chattering, and everyone had their own opinions.

While chatting, someone came over and reported a message to Ma: "I heard that the Crown Prince's wife of Cheng'enhou Mansion came back yesterday with her children. Not only did she bring back the boy from the Du family, but she also gave the orphan of the Wu family to her. Brought back. Have you heard about it? That is the grandson and daughter of the old lady! She has always been protected by the Queen Mother and lives in the palace. This is the first time we have heard of it!"

Ma actually heard about it yesterday, but now she pretended to be hearing it for the first time: "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

"I just heard it from someone, but the daughter-in-law of the Wu family has a really unpleasant temperament..."

(End of this chapter)