On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 253 Mo Chou 2
Aunt Mo asked seriously: "Since you are going to Wu Ning Health Center, why are you in such a hurry to cancel the Chen family's marriage?"

"Didn't you say that Miss Chen is not going to die soon?"

Of course, she really didn't want her son to marry Miss Chen, but at this time, it was not a good thing for her son to offend his wife.

If Madam holds a grudge and randomly marries him to a timid and cowardly girl, or one of those petty girls who were raised by her legitimate mother, it will be too late to regret it.

"You might as well wait until Miss Chen dies of illness. Then the Chen family will know that they are in the wrong, and my wife will be embarrassed to find you a girl who is not worthy of the spotlight."

That is to say, the Chen family thought they had concealed it well, thought the Li family was careless, and thought no one outside knew that Chen Wanrou had tuberculosis.

In fact, how can someone who can lead troops in war be really careless?

It's just a matter of not paying attention, or not being wary of relatives.

But Aunt Mo suspected that Miss Chen had shortcomings when Madam mentioned the marriage, otherwise Madam would never have had such an idea.

It turns out that she was right too.

Li Yan touched his nose guiltily again and whispered: "Mom, I have a girl I want to marry."

When mother and son met yesterday, they were just concerned about each other's health, and they really didn't have time to talk about this.

And Li Yan was embarrassed to say it.

But now he is not going to hide it anymore. How he explained it to his father will be explained to his mother now.

A wise child is better than his mother.

After hearing this, Aunt Mo knew that there was something in her son's words, which made her a little sad: her son lied to her for the sake of other women.

When I think about that girl's family background, my heart goes cold.

Even if she knew that because of her son's status as a concubine, it would be difficult for her son to marry a girl who was raised in a rich and wealthy family.

But I never thought about letting my son marry an ordinary, no more ordinary girl from an ordinary family?
How to support your husband and raise your children? I don’t know how to socialize.

Not only will it not be able to help your son, it will actually drag him down.

Aunt Mo also wanted to object, but she was a smart person. When her son looked at her anxiously, she was afraid that she would object, so she couldn't say any words of persuasion.

In the end, I could only sigh: "Mom, I hope you can get what you want, and I hope you have a good vision. However, you still have to consider the important matter of marriage carefully and not act on impulse, lest you regret it later."

"Mom, don't worry." He pretended not to hear the persuasion in her words and said with a smile: "Xiao Xiao is really a very smart girl. Even if she is lacking in rules and etiquette, mom, please give her some guidance. She’ll learn it quickly.”

Although Aunt Mo was born as a maid, she has been serving the old lady since she was a child. She is very smart and has been exposed to it for more than ten years, so she knows a lot of rules and etiquette.

The mother and son talked for a while, and then a maid came to invite Li Yan: "My eldest son, the general asked you to go to the front yard to talk."

After saying that, Fu Jifu walked out in a polite manner.

Li Yan stood up and said goodbye: "Mom, please take care of yourself. My son will leave later. I will come back next year to wish you a happy New Year."

"You must be careful." Aunt Mo personally saw him off. Seeing his back as he strode away, she was stunned for a while, then turned back to her room and sat there without saying a word.

When Guixiang saw it, she put the stove into Aunt Mo's hand and asked worriedly: "What's wrong with Aunt Mo?"

"It's okay!" Aunt Mo came back to her senses and asked her: "Open my body box."

Over the years, most of the money my son had has been given to her.

She felt that her son's expenses were also high, and he might not have much money saved.

That girl Xiao is from an ordinary family, so don't expect her to get any dowry. If her son insists on having his own way, then all she can do is to collect the money and let him quietly buy some visible dowry for the woman.

Otherwise, this will make people laugh at their son for the rest of his life.

Guixiang, who was in charge of the accounts, knew it well: "Auntie, the total is one thousand six hundred and twenty-three taels of silver."

Although Aunt Mo didn't care about her, she still knew how she had behaved over the years.

Their aunt's monthly silver was only five taels of silver, but when she had to reward servants and ask people to buy some things to bring in, sometimes the monthly silver was not enough.

However, the general would give her two hundred taels of silver or some jewelry in private every year.

Among them, eight hundred taels were given to him by his son over the years.

She still had an impression of her jewelry. After some calculations, she felt that if she made do with it, she could get a decent dowry, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I have nothing to do today, so I will take out all the jewelry and have a look."

After all, I felt at ease after seeing it with my own eyes.

After working for more than an hour, Aunt Mo watched Guixiang lock the box and then said lazily: "You asked Yulan to find out if the general has returned to the backyard?"

It wasn't that she wanted to 'accidentally meet' the general.

But he knew that if his son left, the general would be able to go back to the backyard to eat.

Guixiang responded, then went out and then came back, saluting: "Meet the general."

Aunt Mo also quickly stood up, stepped forward and bowed to salute: "General, greeting."

General Li helped her up and said in a gentle tone, "I originally wanted Yan'er to stay with you for the New Year, but unexpectedly, the prince sent her out again."

Aunt Mo said with a smile: "Being able to share the Lord's worries and being valued by the eldest son is also a blessing for the eldest son."

She never complained in front of him that her son could not be in the house.

I also know that men all want to build a successful career and look forward to one day having a wife and a son.

Besides, even if it’s just complaining, what’s the use?
General Li also liked Mochou very much.

Who asked his wife to talk to him, but she would irritate him whenever she disagreed with him. She would also often complain to him that the aunts were disobedient, the concubines were naughty, and there were too many trivial matters in the house that annoyed her.

He still had to think hard about what to say to satisfy her.

Aunt Zhu is the madam's maid. She is too cautious. She doesn't look happy when she sees him. On the contrary, she is deeply afraid that she will be obsessed with her and dote on her alone. When she sees him, she looks like a wooden beauty.

Aunt Yang was younger and too lively. She kept asking questions when she saw him, and her chattering made his head hurt.

On the other hand, Aunt Mo, whom I have known since childhood, is gentle, considerate, and able to serve others. She never loses her temper and is never jealous.

Sometimes he even thought in his heart that if Madam and Aunt Mo could change, he would be much more relaxed.

However, he understood better the importance of cultivating one's moral character and managing one's family, not to mention spoiling one's concubine and destroying one's wife.

Therefore, on the surface, he did not favor anyone.

It's nothing more than being perfunctory when it comes to people you don't like, and regretting the short life of someone you miss.

"Well said!" General Li pulled her to sit down together and sighed: "We Yaner, who has good looks, can lead troops in battle, and stand alone, will definitely be better than me as a father in the future."

Then he sighed again: "Only this time, I have found a girl with an ordinary family background, as if I have been possessed by a ghost. I must marry her!"

"I originally didn't want to agree, but I couldn't bear to refuse."