Fast Travel: Endangered Pup Rescue Project

Chapter 188: The aunt who no longer forces her eldest son to make progress
Liu Fangniang stood behind Song Xia and served her. From time to time, she had to serve soup, dishes and other things to Song Xia, which made her feel extremely embarrassed.

Although she is a concubine, she is Yonglang's beloved concubine. How can she let a group of country people laugh at her?

But at this moment, an aunt was still critical: "My eldest nephew, your concubine's attitude does not seem to be very respectful. We belong to a century-old Zhou family, and you are also the Minister of Rites. Why haven't you learned the rules of this concubine?"

Another aunt said to Song Xia again: "You are too tolerant. It seems that this concubine has not done much of this work on weekdays. When the old lady was here, how could the concubines in the mansion have such a relaxed life. "

After saying that, she glanced at Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu stopped eating with her chopsticks, her face darkened, as if she was thinking of the past.

She had just entered the house at that time, and she would always remember the way Zhou looked at her with an indifferent expression, as if she were looking at a weed. Later, it would have been extremely difficult to conceive Yongli. Even then, she doubted whether she could give birth to Yongli.

God's favor allowed Zhou's eldest son to die, thus completely defeating Zhou's family and preventing her from having to live those days of fear again.

Song Xia smiled lightly: "There are no outsiders in the house today, so there is no need to pay so much attention."

"Niece-in-law, you have the wrong idea. If you are too tolerant on weekdays, some people will forget their identity and cause big trouble."

"That's right. Rules are habits that are gradually formed in daily life. You must not ignore them because you are soft-hearted."

Everyone was talking to each other, as if Mrs. Liu and Liu Fangniang were being roasted on the fire rack.

One was his mother and the other was his concubine. Zhou Yongli couldn't stand this anger and was about to stand up for them. Song Xia glanced over lightly.

"Mr. Lang, the elders of the clan have come all the way here. On the day of your birthday, you are afraid that you will have to ask for leave from the Ministry of Rites. In the mansion that has good relations with our Zhou family, I heard that the clan elders are planning to hold a birthday for the old lady. They have already started to do so. I've been sending people to bring gifts."

Zhou Yongli could only hold back his anger in his heart. Although he could not understand these clan elders, in the eyes of outsiders, it was the Zhou clan who valued the deceased old lady and went all the way to Beijing. If he now treats the clan elders If any of our disrespectful behavior is known to outsiders, then it is very likely that I, the Minister of Rites, will be included in the book again.

Therefore, Liu Fangniang could only withdraw her eyes in despair, and Mrs. Liu could only bow to these aunts with great reluctance after the meal.

She is a concubine. Even if her son inherits the Zhou family now, her status will still be lower than those of the three aunts and six wives who have entered the family seriously.

Even Song Xia had been respectful in front of her for so many years. What qualifications did these country people have to show off?
She was hating her deeply, but she didn't expect someone to catch her omission in this regard: "Why do you only salute us and not the county lord? A concubine is not a serious mother-in-law."

Song Xia looked puzzled: "My aunt is joking. After all, she is Yonglang's biological mother. She has never saluted before."

"What about the biological mother? She is always a concubine. It is not her who needs to serve the county master with filial piety. She must perform this ceremony today and let outsiders see it. It cannot be said that our Zhou family has no rules and has not done it before, let alone Correct the rules."

Mrs. Liu's face turned red with anger: "Why should I listen to you?"

"You dare to talk back? If you were not Yongli's biological mother, I would have to slap you in the face now, Zhou Yongli, don't you think so? She is a concubine, should she salute the county master?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yongli, while Zhou Yongli glared at Song Xia.

The aunt said again: "What do you think the county master is doing? Isn't it because you suppress the county master every day that he can't correct the rules in this mansion? Zhou Yongli, you have to remember that you are the minister of the Ministry of Rites. You represent the Zhou clan, and the clan cannot let you do whatever you want, otherwise the county master will not be able to govern, so we have the power to bring the Liu clan back to the clan for discipline."

Mrs. Liu was so angry that her whole body started to tremble, but it was useless for her to be angry anymore, that was the clan's rules.

Of course, the clan has no control over a serious master, but concubines are no different from slaves. If Zhou Yongli does things unfairly, the clan is qualified to intervene. "Forget it, forget it." Song Xia waved her hand again, "Why bother Mr. Lang?"

"Zhou Yongli!" The person who spoke this time was the clan leader of the Zhou clan. He and the deceased old man Zhou were still cousins, not other Tang clan clan members who came to fight against the autumn wind.

"If you don't abide by this etiquette, after Ji's birthday, Ms. Liu can go back with us to keep vigil for your father and mother."

Mrs. Liu's eyes trembled. Returning to her hometown to keep a vigil?So does she still have a good life to live?She looked at her son pleadingly, and Zhou Yongli was in a dilemma.

No way, in order to continue to stay in the capital, Mrs. Liu had to kneel down to Song Xia: "Greetings to the county master."

"Please get up quickly, how can we do this?" Song Xia looked panicked and quickly asked the maid to help her up.

Zhou Yongli said that he still had some excerpts to write and left with a puff of his sleeves, but Mrs. Liu and Liu Fangniang could not.

After dinner, the three aunts and six wives insisted on dragging Song Xiada to do the housework, and the two of them kept waiting on the side. At least Mrs. Liu still had a seat, but Liu Fangniang could only stand the whole time.

Seeing her mother working so hard, Zhou Ying couldn't help but blush.

"Sister Ying, what's going on?"

Just as she was about to choke, Liu Fangniang glared at her and said in a low voice, "I'm just a little sleepy."

Song Xia waved her hand: "If you feel sleepy, take Sister Ying back to sleep."

Zhou Ying stood up and saluted, hesitating: "Mother, can I ask my mother to accompany me?"

"Insolent!" This is the patriarch's wife. She is also the daughter of a wealthy family who married into the Zhou family. After becoming the patriarch's wife, she pays more attention to the rules. From the moment she stepped into the Zhou mansion today, she found many mistakes. Someone had come forward before. , she had endured it, and now she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Whose mother are you calling? A concubine is also qualified to be the mother of a sister in the mansion? You have to call her aunt, Mrs. Liu, do you know that you are wrong?"

Aunt Liu hurriedly knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong, but I didn't teach Sister Ying well."

"County Master, you are a member of the royal family. I can't say much about the affairs of your house. But since you are married into the Zhou family and you are the mistress of this house, you still have to manage the rules in this house. After all, It represents the face of my entire Zhou clan."

Song Xia lowered her eyebrows and nodded: "Auntie taught me a lesson."

Seeing that she had been reprimanded, Liu Fangniang had to kneel down because of this sound. Zhou Ying dared to ask for anything, so she had to admit her mistake in humiliation.

"I heard that the county master also specially invited the nuns from the palace to teach the rules. This is a good thing, but since he has been invited, the county master should not be too tolerant. The rules still have to be learned."

Song Xia nodded again: "That's what my aunt said."

After that, Zhou Ying's life never got easier, and she paid a heavy price for her previous impulsiveness and rudeness.

(End of this chapter)