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Chapter 9, Solitary Confinement
"Madam Zhou, my Ninth Lady is a rude girl. I think my aunt is angry. You have to help me explain more to my aunt."

When Nanny Zhou was seeing off Old Madam Hua and her group, Old Madam Hua held Nanny Zhou's hand and kept apologizing.

Madam Zhou laughed and said, "You are too suspicious. She is just a young lady. How can she be worthy of the Madam's anger?"

Neither Old Madam Hua nor the three sisters-in-law of the Yao family took this seriously.

If Madam Zhou was really not angry, she should have invited them to have lunch now that it was noon. But now she didn't even say a polite word.

As they were talking, the group arrived at the back door.

Nanny Zhou smiled and pulled her hand back from Old Madam Hua: "Okay, I'll take you here." After a pause, she said to Old Madam Hua.

"I know your family is very busy, but if you have some free time and you think highly of our house, then you can bring a few more ladies over to walk around."

Mrs. Hua's face changed, and she quickly smiled and said, "What Madam Zhou said is not true. We have been looking forward to it day and night, just looking forward to coming to pay our respects to Aunt."

Nanny Zhou smiled and nodded: "I know what you mean, but if you have the intention, you have to take action, right?" Without waiting for Mrs. Hua to say anything, she waved her hand.

"Go slowly, please."

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Hua had no choice but to leave with her daughter-in-law and granddaughters.

After turning the alley and getting on the carriage waiting on the street, Old Mrs. Hua's face suddenly darkened and she stared at Hua Changxi with flaming eyes.

The old lady Hua's gritting her teeth and angrily looked so fierce that everyone else in the carriage was terrified.

Hua Changxi frowned, didn't look at her, and turned his head away.

Did she do something wrong?
She didn't feel it.

If she really faced the great grandmother's picky gaze and bent down to squat at her feet, she would despise herself. Her dignity as a human being would not allow her to do so.

Along the way, no one in the carriage dared to speak, and they returned to the Hua family in silence.

As soon as she entered the house, Old Lady Hua exploded: "Yao, lock Hua Jiuniang up in the side room and don't let her eat for the next few days."

Hua Changxi broke free from his mother's hold and asked loudly, "Why do you want me to be in trouble?"

Old Madam Hua became more and more angry and pointed at Hua Changxi: "How dare you ask? We are here to visit others today, but you offended the host. You are really capable."

"I'm telling you, if you delay Wu Niang's visit, I'll show you how I'll punish you!"

Hua Changxi smiled sarcastically: "Grandmother, I advise you not to have too high expectations of the clan. I think today's so-called face-to-face meeting is most likely not a good thing."

Madam Zhou seemed to be examining their manners, but in fact she was selecting the kind of young lady who could be humble and pleasing to others.

Is this a serious lady?
And several families watched it together.

Who would believe that there is no trick here?

Seeing that she dared to talk back, Old Mrs. Hua looked around, then walked to the eaves in two steps, picked up a broom and threw it at Hua Changxi.

"Hua Jiuniang, you are really outrageous!"

Hua Changxi dodged quickly.

"What's all the fuss about?"

Old Man Hua walked out of the main hall with a sullen face. The clan members suddenly came to his house, and he was unsure. He did not go out today and waited at home to get the news as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, my wife started to get angry as soon as she came back.

"What are you making a fuss about?"

Old Madam Hua quickly told what happened in the old family home today, and pointed at Hua Changxi: "We can't just ignore this girl."

When Mr. Hua heard that Hua Changxi had offended the great family, he immediately became furious. He looked at Yao and said angrily, "Why, your mother-in-law can't order you around anymore? Is there any daughter-in-law like you?"

When Hua Changxi saw the old man getting angry at her mother, she wanted to argue with him immediately. However, as soon as she opened her mouth, Yao covered her mouth with her hands.

"My daughter-in-law will take Jiu Niang to the annex right away."

Having said that, he pulled Hua Changxi towards the ear room without further ado.

Hua Changxi knew that if she didn't cooperate, the old man and the old lady would definitely vent their anger on Yao, so she obediently entered the ear room and watched the old lady come over with the lock and lock it.

"Grandmother, just wait and see. Those who show kindness to each other for no reason are either treacherous or thieves. The clan members who suddenly came to see Fifth Sister definitely have bad intentions."

"You and your grandfather tried so hard to make friends with the clan, but the clan only treated you as pawns."

Mrs. Hua had almost vented the anger in her chest. After hearing what Hua Changxi said, she responded indifferently: "What do you know, little lady?"

"You think you know everything after reading a little bit of books. You even want to use us as pawns. Let me tell you, if the clan really treats us as pawns, then it would be a blessing for us."

After saying that, he threw the keys and left.

Hua Changxi was furious, but he didn't dwell on it too much. He knew it was a problem of concept, so he turned around and sat on the only cushion in the room.

She was not unfamiliar with this ear room at all. She could not remember how many times she had been locked up here.

There are many people in the Hua family, and there are not enough rooms for each person in the two-story house. However, even so, this ear room was left empty for the purpose of punishing their descendants by putting them in solitary confinement.

Hua Changxi sat on the cushion, calmed himself down for a while, then closed his eyes and began to practice the bird breathing method.

Under the eaves of the upper house, Second Aunt Hua, Fourth Aunt Hua, as well as Fifth Mother Hua, Seventh Mother Hua, Twelve Mother Hua, and Fourteenth Mother Hua watched with their own eyes as Hua Changxi was locked up in the ear room.

Hua Twelve Niang smiled and said, "Thank God, luckily Uncle is not here today, otherwise Jiu Niang would definitely not be put in solitary confinement." Hua Second Aunt: "Even if your uncle is here today, Jiu Niang will be put in solitary confinement because she offended the old lady of the big family. Your uncle knows much more about how much your grandfather values ​​the family than you do."

Hua Qiniang was a little confused: "Nineth Lady didn't do anything excessive."

Second Aunt Hua glanced at Fourth Aunt Hua and said, "Today the old lady of the big clan is going to see the young lady of the clan. With what Ninth Lady did, the old lady of the big clan will definitely not have a good impression of our young lady. It might even delay your fifth sister's visit to someone else."

Aunt Hua did not refute this.

It was impossible for Fourth Aunt Hua and Fifth Aunt Hua to say that they had no resentment at all about what Hua Changxi had done in the family's old home.

Seeing that her mother and sister looked unhappy, Hua Qinnan didn't dare to speak.

"Let's go back to the room."

Seeing Fourth Aunt Hua taking Fifth Mother Hua, Seventh Mother Hua, and Fourteenth Mother Hua away, Second Aunt Hua felt somewhat gloating.

Among the three daughters-in-law of the Hua family, the fourth brother's wife usually prefers to stay with the eldest sister-in-law and isolates herself. Now, the ninth sister is really going to delay the fifth sister's marriage. Let's see how they will continue to get along in the future.

In the main hall, Mr. Hua kept looking at his pipe and looked at Mrs. Hua with dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with you? Why didn't you keep an eye on Jiu Niang when you went to the big family's hometown?"

Old Madam Hua was unhappy: "How can I keep an eye on her? Jiu Niang is such a rebellious person, she dares not even listen to you, let alone me."

Mr. Hua's face darkened: "We have to teach that girl a lesson this time. You watch over the side room and don't allow people from the main room to bring food to Jiu Niang."

As he spoke, Mr. Hua stood up and began to walk back and forth in the room.

"I have to go to the old house of a large clan and apologize to my aunt in person."

Mrs. Hua hesitated: "I have already accompanied you, right? There is no need for you to go there again, right? I see that Auntie likes Wu Niang very much, and she should be able to help find one."

Mr. Hua shook his head: "Wu Niang's matter is secondary. I am worried about Da Lang and the others."

"Although Minghe and the other two are working in the government, their positions are too low. Now that their grandchildren have grown up, what good future can they find without the help of the clan?"

"Our family and the clan are already estranged from each other, and we cannot let this create any more rifts between us."

Old Mrs. Hua: "Then when are you going? I can also prepare some apology."

Mr. Hua glanced at the sky and said, "Tomorrow."

The hometown of a large family.

Hua Tai, the eldest son of the clan elder, was thinking about the wedding of the young lady in the clan today. As soon as he got off work in the afternoon, he went directly to Madam Zhou's room and asked, "Mother, how was the result of the wedding today?"

Hua Tai's wife, Mrs. Zhong, was there at the time and said, "Mother, you've worked really hard today. You were so tired that you didn't even have two bites of lunch."

Madam Zhou waved her hand: "I'm not tired, I just don't have much appetite."

Hua Tai said quickly, "Mother, please take good care of yourself. I still have some medicinal herbs given by the Bo's Mansion. I will have the maid bring them to you later. Your health is what your son is most concerned about."

Mrs. Zhou was very pleased to see that her eldest son cared so much about her.

Mrs. Zhong smiled and brought a cup of freshly brewed tea: "If you ask me, it's because my mother is too kind to the people of the tribe that she was irritated by a young lady."

Hua Tai's expression suddenly changed: "Who dares to anger my mother?"

Madam Zhou glanced at Mrs. Zhong calmly and shook her head: "She is just a young lady, how can she make me angry?"

"It's just that when I saw those young ladies today, I felt bad seeing that they were all as pretty as flowers and about to blossom, but were to be sent away to be concubines."

When Hua Tai heard this, he quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Madam Zhou: "I'm sorry to have made you worry about your son."

Madam Zhou sighed, "Forget it. This evil thing of selecting young ladies from the clan to be concubines is something that an old woman like me has to do. If the clan members want to scold me in the future, they can scold me, an old woman."

Hua Tai and Zhong looked at each other and said quickly, "How can this be considered a sin? Being chosen by my mother to become a concubine in a noble family is a blessing for the young ladies in the clan."

Mrs. Zhou remained silent.

Hua Tai asked tentatively, "Which young lady did you like, Niang?"

Mrs. Zhou looked at her son and said, "What do you mean I like her? I just chose her according to the criteria you set."

"She has to be good at bearing children, good-looking, and obedient, and not jealous of the first wife. After choosing and choosing, there are only one or two who are suitable."

Seeing her son looking at her with burning eyes, Mrs. Zhou said who she favored: "Wu Niang from Hua Bin's family is the most suitable, and she is old enough."

When Hua Tai heard this, he thought about Hua Bin's family situation and knew that Hua Bin always knew how to handle things. He immediately smiled and said, "As expected, when my mother takes action, nothing is impossible."

Madam Zhou looked at her son and said, "After all, they gave up a young lady. Don't be too stingy on your part."

Hua Tai smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. There are so many tribesmen watching us. Your son will not lose sight of the greater good and disappoint the tribesmen. Hua Bin has many grandchildren. Nowadays, there is no son who doesn't want to practice martial arts. I will give them a martial arts academy admission card."

"They are not losing out by using a young lady to exchange for a young man to enter the martial arts academy to practice martial arts!"

Madam Zhou nodded and said, "Be more polite. Hua Bin's family still has some backbone." When she said this, she couldn't help but think of Hua Jiuniang who dared to look her in the eye.

Madam Zhou suddenly smiled: "Speaking of which, the young ladies in Hua Bin's family are all quite good-looking. When they grow up in two years, they will definitely be top-notch beauties."

When Hua Tai heard this, he smiled and said, "Those young ladies are lucky to be favored by Grandma. When they reach the age of marriage, Grandma will help them choose the right family."

The mother and son looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.

(End of this chapter)