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

Chapter 312 Calm down

The four girls were stunned on the spot with their eyes wide open.

Don't blame them for not being calm, they have never experienced this kind of thing!

Haitang was older and was the first to react: "Let's find a place to sit down and talk. Standing on the street is very eye-catching."

Zhou Wenjun said hurriedly: "Then go to the dim sum shop over there."

The dim sum shop next to the study shop has a small facade, and the second floor is considered a private dining room. At this time, breakfast has already passed and lunch time is still far away. There are not many customers in the store, and even the proprietress has just started kneading dough. When she saw several official ladies coming in, she panicked and didn't know what to entertain the distinguished guests.

Zhou Wenjun didn't come here just for food and drink, so he said, "When we are tired from walking around, find a place to sit down and talk. If you have hot tea, bring a pot upstairs. No need for anything else."

The proprietress hurriedly responded and sent the person up to the second floor diligently, then went downstairs to pick up the teapot and even sent a brazier up. As for the accompanying girls and healthy women, they all stayed downstairs and each had their own tea.

Zhou Wenjun waited for everyone to leave, and when only the four of them were left on the second floor, he spoke: "Why do I think this thing is so weird? It didn't take long for Tang Hui and Jin Shan to arrive, not more than two-quarters of an hour." Right? It was just a coincidence that the fourth aunt and cousins ​​​​were there. The second aunt rushed over from home before she could receive the letter. Why did the eldest wife of the Jin family and Mrs. Tang arrive? Where did they receive the news? The teahouse Did anyone here tip them off?"

Zhou Yijun thinks it is very possible: "They are both famous in Chang'an City, right? Especially Jin Shan, he is a great talent known to many people..."

But Peng Yuqi said: "Although Jin Shan has some reputation in the city, it is not that if he goes to sit in a teahouse for a while, someone will inform his family. There is no need for my aunt to be anxious just because she heard that her son has gone to the teahouse." Come here. In the past, when Jin Shan went to a brothel to meet prostitutes, his aunt didn't take it seriously. What's more, this is just a teahouse? Besides, we just stood at the door of the teahouse for a while, and we could see clearly that there were not many guests inside. Most of them come here to relax and sit around, drinking tea and listening to the piano."

Haitang raised her eyebrows: "Then Mrs. Jin rushed over in such a hurry and brought Mrs. Tang with her... Could it be that she knew that the person her son was going to meet today was the eldest daughter of the Tang family, and wanted to bring this matter to the attention of the Tang family? ?"

Peng Yuqi pursed her lips: "In the Jin family, my grandmother and uncles all hope that I can marry Jin Shan, but my eldest aunt is very dissatisfied with me. If there is a daughter-in-law with a better family background than mine, she will definitely There is no reason to let go." Previously, she had intentionally revealed Tang Hui's friendship with Jin Shan to the Jin family. She was also sure that the Jin family's uncle and his wife would regard Tang Hui as a better candidate for marriage, and then choose to give up on her. The unwilling niece. But she really didn't expect that Mrs. Jin would act so recklessly and lead Mrs. Tang directly to the teahouse!

If the Jin family really chooses to make things worse in order to cling to the Tang family, Tang Huike will really suffer.

Zhou Wenjun whispered: "Mrs. Tang is not Tang Hui's biological mother... Her biological mother has died long ago. Now this Mrs. Tang is the stepmother and has given birth to two sons and two daughters. She is very strong. Although she has always been She claims to have raised Tang Hui as if she were her own daughter, but just looking at the Tang family’s marriage arrangements for Tang Hui and Tang Ruo, we know that this claim is not credible.”

Not to mention Tang Lan, the sisters Tang Hui and Tang Ruo were only one year apart in age, and their appearance and stature were only between the brothers. They had been carefully raised by the nuns invited from the capital, and they would become tools for family marriage in the future. But the Tang family wanted Tang Ruo to marry into a wealthy family in the capital, and they didn't want to alienate the Zhou family, so they pushed Tang Hui to the Zhou family, and even made a joke about one girl marrying two. His family just wanted Tang Hui to marry into the Zhou family - whether it was the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion or the Cheng'enhou Mansion - and then use her marriage as a springboard to help Tang Ruo marry into the capital. Therefore, no matter what Mrs. Zhenguo said, the Tang family never let Tang Ruo marry. If they wanted to marry into the Marquis of Cheng'en, they would only consider Tang Hui.

Zhou Wenjun told his clan sisters and best friends about the latest news he had learned from home yesterday. Only then did everyone understand the origin of the Tang family's joke about "one girl marrying two people" at the New Year's Eve banquet, and they couldn't help but sigh. Peng Yuqi felt sympathy for Tang Hui and hesitated in her heart: "Shouldn't I reveal her inner thoughts? She is already so miserable..."

Zhou Wenjun said disapprovingly: "Don't think of her as a pitiful creature. Do you think she doesn't know the plans of the stepmother and sisters? She allowed Tang Lan to fool around in front of outsiders, and her reputation was ruined, but she went everywhere to apologize and earned a lot of money. She has a good reputation as a filial brother, but she is not a generous, kind-hearted person without any scheming. General Tang still loves her very much, and her maternal family is also powerful. If she is not willing to marry into the Zhou family, who can force her to do so? The children of the Zhou family She is outstanding and has a bright future. She is married close to her natal family and can be taken care of. It is much better than marrying far away. It is easier to deal with the Zhou family than to deal with the unfamiliar wealthy families in the capital. She was tricked by her stepmother. That’s true, but I’m not a pathetic little person who can be manipulated by others. You really don’t need to sympathize with her.”

Peng Yuqi lost her mother herself, so she somewhat understood Tang Hui's thoughts. But Zhou Wenjun obviously didn't like the Tang family, so she didn't say anything more. She only said: "I'm worried that Mrs. Tang will not protect Tang Hui. If Tang Hui cannot marry into a good family, it may affect Tang Ruo's marriage. Mrs. Tang Is there any reason not to be angry if the plan fails? This time Tang Hui is in the wrong, I am afraid she will suffer a lot. But if she really marries Jin Shan... I can't tell whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. The Jin family will definitely By providing for her, she got her wish, but Jin Shan's temperament is really not a good match..."

Zhou Yijun sighed: "Why does Sister Peng think so much? Mrs. Jin will bring Mrs. Tang to disrupt the situation. Does Jin Shan really not know about it? I'm afraid it was negotiated. Once the Tang family lets Sister Tang Hui know Jin Shan's With her true face, how could she agree to marry into the Jin family? When she thought Jin Shan was good at everything, she never considered this marriage!"

Haitang said: "It's useless for us to discuss it here for a long time. Why don't we send someone to the teahouse to see if there's a fuss? Will Mrs. Tuesday be able to arrive in time?"

Zhou Wenjun thought about it too. She had left a strong woman at the other end of the teahouse, and she didn't know what she saw, so she planned to send another person over to bring him back for questioning.

Peng Yuqi was a little worried: "If someone recognizes you as someone close to you, the Tang family may misunderstand you, and I don't know how they will complain in front of the old lady. We can just stay away and watch the fun, or don't Get involved and avoid getting into trouble."

Haitang said: "My girl is probably a stranger to them, so it's no problem." She went downstairs and called Putao. After giving these instructions, Putao quickly went out.

Not long after, both Grape and Jianfu came back in a hurry. The latter reported to Zhou Wenjun: "Miss, the Tang family has left, and the Jin family has also left not long ago. I am afraid that the fourth lady and the Crown Prince will see me, so I came to revive the eldest lady first."

Putao also told Haitang: "Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Shizi haven't come out of the private room! I don't know if they heard the noise next door. The guys in the teahouse talked and said that Mrs. Jin just wanted to make a big fuss. , Mrs. Tang quickly pulled Miss Tang away, and threatened Mrs. Jin and Mr. Jin to shut up, but Mrs. Jin did not dare to speak loudly... There was chaos at the door of the private room on the second floor for a while, the teahouse owner and the waiters, A few tea patrons near the stairs saw it, but it probably didn’t alert anyone else..."

From this point of view, Mrs. Tang still had some sense. She handled the matter quickly and suppressed the Jin mother and son without making the matter a big deal. But the teahouse is a public place after all, so this matter may not be kept secret for long...

(End of this chapter)