The concubine is addicted to the world

Chapter 162, Carrying out of the house
Mrs. Changyanghou is not easy to mess with. Back then, Mrs. Chu took a fancy to Mrs. Changyanghou's temperament. She was straightforward and straightforward.

Mrs. Changyang Hou has not disappointed Mrs. Chu over the years. Not only is she well-managed, her husband and wife are loving, and even her sons and daughters are well-bred.

Concubine Meng looked down on Mrs. Changyanghou, her attitude was always arrogant, and she didn't even take Changyanghou's mansion seriously at all.

Concubine Meng snorted coldly, "Is it true that my nephew and daughter-in-law are too lenient? The Chu family's suspension means that the sky is the limit, and the county prince's mansion also takes care of it. Since the child has done something wrong, then he must be punished. The nephew and daughter-in-law are housekeepers." You won’t even understand the truth for many years.”

Mrs. Changyang Hou glanced at Concubine Meng with a smirk, "What the concubine taught me is that one size counts for one size. I think my sister-in-law grew up with a lot of love and affection at home. Ever since she married into the county prince's mansion, she has never been so beautiful." Don't dare to relax."

"I told my mother last time that the prince of the county finally thought about it and sent that aunt Yi away. My sister finally made it through. The marriage was given by the queen mother and she was divorced rashly. The county prince's mansion is honorable, I also want to sue the imperial court and ask the emperor to judge, if the child made a mistake, the queen mother will also punish her, is the princess dissatisfied with the queen mother?"

With a hat of contempt for the Empress Dowager buttoned down, Concubine Meng's complexion changed slightly, and she glanced at Madam Changyang Hou, her chest rose and fell with anger, her face turned blue and red and turned ugly.

"This meal can be eaten indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. I have no intention of despising the Queen Mother. Don't talk nonsense."

"Then what exactly did my sister-in-law do wrong? Why don't you listen to it? Also, when can the family law of the county prince's mansion fall to the princess of the county at will?"

Mrs. Changyang Hou was not afraid of Concubine Meng at all, with a smile on her lips and a slight stern look.

"There are so many maids and women watching. Mrs. Chu disobeyed her old body in public and committed seven crimes. Shouldn't she be divorced?"

Concubine Meng is full of confidence, not being filial is enough to get rid of the Chu family, but Mrs. Changyanghou is a difficult one, and her words are sharper and sharper. If the Chu family is replaced, Concubine Meng will be pissed to death sooner or later.

Madam Changyang Marquis asked again, "Then dare to ask the concubine, why?"

"Could it be that with Mrs. Changyang Marquis, you can be justified by contradicting?" Concubine Meng asked back, "I didn't blame the Chu family for their lack of strict upbringing, it was because of the relationship between the in-laws over the years. As a result of being spoiled and spoiled, the county prince's mansion is affected by others, if Changyang Marquis is not afraid of being stabbed in the back."

Concubine Meng glanced at Mrs. Chu, who had an ugly face, as if drinking a bowl of iced juice in the dog days, she felt completely refreshed.

There is no other reason, Mrs. Chu and Empress Dowager Qi have a good relationship.

"The Prince's Mansion has never treated them badly," Concubine Meng mused slightly, "How about this, you and my family each take a step back, and you take them away. As for Qianxu, he is the heir of the Prince's Mansion, so you have given up on this idea." Well, even if you report it to the Emperor and Empress Dowager, I will accompany you!"

Mrs. Changyang Hou glanced at Mrs. Chu. Mrs. Chu slowly opened her eyes to close her eyes, and turned to look at Mrs. Chu.

"what do you say?"

Chu nodded, "Mother, my daughter is willing."

Meng Lianyan was shocked. It was all because of her that her mother was divorced. If it wasn't for herself, her mother wouldn't have to be so humbled to be pinched by Concubine Meng.

Mrs. Chu nodded her head and glanced at Mrs. Changyang Hou, who understood, "Since my sister-in-law has no objections, it's okay, then please ask the county prince to write a letter of severance. In the future, Meng Lianyan will no longer be the Meng family. Girl, you can marry freely, don't interfere, and save unnecessary trouble in the future."

Lianjun Wang looked at Concubine Meng, Concubine Meng hesitated and then nodded, Meng Lianyan was no better than before, and would only bring endless shame to the Meng family, so why not give it to the Chu family.

King Lian had no choice but to write a renunciation letter in his own hand and hand it over to Mrs. Changyanghou. Mrs. Changyanghou took it and nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, since my sister-in-law has been divorced, we have to get back my sister-in-law's dowry in full. The county prince's family has a big business, so they won't occupy a daughter-in-law's dowry. Come on, let's settle it all at once today." Bar."

Without waiting for Concubine Meng to open her mouth, Prince Lian directly agreed that the Chu family's dowry would naturally go to the Chu family, and he would not be greedy for a woman's dowry.

"It's natural. The Chu family's dowry will be returned to the county palace in full."

"Okay! Since the prince of the county is so happy, the Chu family will not cause trouble to the prince's mansion." Mrs. Changyang Hou took out from her bosom the dowry list that the Chu family married at the time. It was dozens of pages long and a long article.

Concubine Meng's eyelids twitched suddenly, she felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell, the Chu family came prepared.

"It's a coincidence that we are here today, and there are just enough people." Mrs. Changyang Hou smiled, "I'll trouble you to send someone to lead the way."

Prince Lian was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he had been subjected to Madam Changyang Hou’s method of provoking generals. Prince Lian’s mansion was not favored, and Prince Lian was a concubine who didn’t care. No one knows better than Concubine Meng.

Concubine Meng got annoyed at Prince Lian, fell into Madam Changyanghou's tricks, and had to stand up, "When it comes to dowry, Qian Xu is also the son of the Chu family, the eldest son of Prince Lian's mansion, and he will not retire at old age. I just have to wait for Qian Xu to come back, but there is his little half in there, this old master can't do it."

After much deliberation, Concubine Meng had to find an excuse to delay Mrs. Changyanghou first. The Chu family has been subsidizing a lot these years, and many rare treasures have been given by the county king to take care of the subordinates. Can't figure it out.

Mrs. Changyang Hou seemed to have expected Concubine Meng to say this, and hooked her lips, "It's also simple. The distribution of the dowry depends on how the sister-in-law distributes it. The two children are divided into two, and the sister-in-law's share will be taken first. Let's go, make a registration, and when the son comes back, the Chu family will naturally give him another list, which is absolutely fair, and the other half will be handed over to the county palace for safekeeping."

Mrs. Changyanghou meant to take half of it no matter what, and wait for Meng Qianxu to come back to discuss the rest.

Concubine Meng choked, she had already said it so clearly, Mrs. Changyang Hou was still aggressive and did not retreat an inch, but she couldn't find a single word to refute her.

The Chu family just waited quietly. Concubine Meng's face turned red, and no one stepped forward to help her. Even the king of the county wanted to speak, but when he met Shang Changyang Hou's sinister eyes, he immediately swallowed the words that came to his mouth. go down.

"Concubine, if you think it's wrong, we can also ask the Governor of Kyoto to come over to be a witness." Mrs. Changyang Hou added indifferently.

The Chu family suddenly felt relieved. The depression over the years dissipated a lot at once. No wonder the sister-in-law lived such a prosperous life. She gave in again and again for those unwarranted titles, and finally gave herself back irrevocably. .

Chu's eyes were moist. For so many years, as long as she spoke, the Chu family would never turn back. It seemed that a warm current flowed through Chu's heart.

Old Mrs. Chu has not spoken, even without her speaking, a Mrs. Changyanghou is enough.

Concubine Meng gritted her teeth fiercely, if the governor of Jingdu was invited, then the face of Lianjun Palace would be completely lost.

After weighing left and right, Concubine Meng had to grit her teeth and agree, isn't it half of it.

"Okay, come here, take it here." Concubine Meng let go.

"Mother Yun, follow along, be careful not to touch it, I remember that there are still many treasures in my sister-in-law's dowry."

Mrs. Changyang Hou turned her head to ask Mother Yun, and Concubine Meng was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe, she glared at Mrs. Changyang Hou, she is simply a cunning woman!
Mrs. Changyanghou didn't trust Concubine Meng at all, so she sent her confidant to go.

About an hour later, the dowry was ordered, and there were fifty boxes full of them. Concubine Meng was very distressed when she saw it. The first one was the phoenix crown bestowed by the queen mother, and a huge night pearl, shining with luster.

Concubine Meng has been thinking about this luminous pearl for a long time, and reminded her several times overtly and secretly that every time the Chu family pretends to be stupid, she refuses to give it to her. But don't worry about it.

"This night pearl..." Concubine Meng couldn't help but speak.

"This is a wedding gift from the Empress Dowager to the two of you, so it is natural to return it to the Empress Dowager." Mrs. Changyang Hou's soft words directly blocked Meng Taifei's mouth.

Concubine Meng's face was embarrassing, she closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, turned around and carried them back. These fifty boxes were forced together, and there were countless treasures in them. Mrs. Chu only had one daughter, and she had prepared a lot of dowry. Concubine Meng suddenly felt a little regretful now. up.

If I knew it earlier, I should have demoted the Chu family to a concubine. In this way, the dowry would not have to be paid back. The more Concubine Meng thought about it, the more angry she became.

"Ma'am, it's all done. There are three sculptures missing, and the rest is a painting by Lin Enci, and a string of suet jade beads..." Madam Yun finished speaking, and Mrs. Changyanghou glanced at Mrs. Meng instinctively. The concubine was holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, and she was smiling but not smiling.　
Turning his head and scolding in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense, those sister-in-laws may have brought them out to honor her mother-in-law, how could it be that the concubine took them by force."

Concubine Meng opened her mouth, her face turned red, and said angrily, "Come on, the rest will be turned into cash for the old man, the county palace can't afford to lose that man!"

The Marquis of Changyang glanced at Mama Yun, who opened her mouth and said, "It's 550 seven taels in cash."

This time, before Mrs. Changyanghou could speak, Concubine Meng immediately said, "Where's the housekeeper? Go get it!"

Mrs. Changyanghou pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't give in to people like Meng Taifei, otherwise Meng Taifei would eat you to death.

Even if you give her everything, she may not think you are good.

The housekeeper hurriedly handed over the bank note, and Mrs. Changyang Hou glanced at Mama Yun, who accepted it without even saying a word of refusal.

Concubine Meng held her breath, and snorted, "The upbringing in the house really opened my eyes. Such a daughter-in-law would be beaten to death if I were old."

Mrs. Chu met Princess Meng's angry eyes and smiled, "Whether the Chu family's upbringing is good or not, Princess Meng can understand even if she doesn't understand the demeanor of our noble girls in the capital. The girls from the scholarly family are better than Xiaomen Girls raised by small households are always different."

The words of a small family completely ignited the anger of Concubine Meng. She was not born high. Compared with Mrs. Chu's famous family, she is not worth mentioning at all. Mrs. Chu trampled Concubine Meng to death with one sentence. It is said that the Chu family's education is not good, and even the county king's reputation for spoiling his concubines and destroying his wives is thunderous, so don't mention anyone in half a catty.

"You!" Concubine Meng clutched her chest, her face changed drastically. What she hated most in her life was when others mentioned her birth, and was exposed by Mrs. Chu in public. Concubine Meng couldn't hold back and threw the Buddhist beads in her hand.

"Mother be careful!" Mrs. Changyanghou hurriedly pulled Mrs. Chu aside.

"Crack! Crack!" The beads fell to the ground and scattered all over the place. Mrs. Chu's complexion changed slightly, but Concubine Meng felt relieved.

After Mrs. Chu stood firm, she stared at the Buddhist beads on the ground in a daze for a moment, "Buddha bless you, Buddha is not to be blamed, this disciple didn't intend to disturb Buddha, but some people are not sincere, and what they say is not what they say, so don't blame Buddha."

Mrs. Chu clasped her hands together and muttered a few words, and Concubine Meng's complexion also changed.

"Ah, isn't this the string of suet jade beads? Mother, daughter-in-law remember that this string of beads was consecrated by the presiding master himself during the ninety-nine and eighty-one days in the Jokhang Temple. This is really a crime."

Mrs. Changyang Hou pretended to be surprised. Concubine Meng turned pale with anger, and looked at the beads on the ground with some regret. She had held that string of beads for decades. The tentacles were warm and delicate, and Buddha statues were carved on them every moment. After Madam Changyang Hou said this, Concubine Meng felt a little uneasy.

Concubine Meng suddenly clutched her chest and shook, Prince Lian hurriedly supported Concubine Meng, "Mother, how are you? Butler, please call the imperial physician."

Mrs. Changyang Hou walked up to Mrs. Chu, and said in a gentle voice, "Mom, it's almost here, and it's getting late, shouldn't we go back?"

Mrs. Chu glanced contemptuously at Concubine Meng, she didn't know how to pretend, if the Buddha knew, he should kill such a person.He quickly turned his gaze back to Chu, nodded, "Let's go back."

"Wait a minute." The Chu family suddenly stopped Mrs. Chu, and Mrs. Chu stopped, feeling a little puzzled.

Chu raised her hand weakly, with firm eyes, pulled off a phoenix hairpin and the headdress that symbolized the princess of the county from her head, and swung them to the ground.

King Lian was stunned for a moment, the phoenix hairpin looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

Mrs. Changyang Hou personally supported the Chu family. Seeing her in such a miserable state, she sighed endlessly. It was not easy after so many years.

"I feel sorry for my sister."

The Chu family shook her head, "Sister-in-law, I am already very satisfied to be able to go back to the Chu family, how can I bring the Chu family down again."

Mrs. Changyang Hou suddenly stopped talking. There are still many girls in the Chu family who have not left the court. Don't think about the children at home, after all, people's words are scary.

There were two stretchers outside the door, Meng Lianyan was stunned for a moment, Chu Shi took the lead to lie on them, and slightly closed her eyes, Meng Lianyan also reacted and lay down on them.

The blood on the two of them was mottled, especially the Chu family, who hardly had a good spot all over their bodies.

"Go!" Mrs. Chu shouted tremblingly.

Just outside the mansion, carrying the dowry along the way, there were two other people who quickly attracted the attention of many people.Quite a few people talked and followed along curiously and gossip.

"Isn't that Princess Lianjun? Why was she beaten like this? Also, is that Miss Meng? The one from Cuihua Building?"

"This is the Chu family, and they are still carrying the dowry. Could it be that they were divorced by the county prince's mansion?"

"Miss Meng did such a shameless thing, even the county palace will not tolerate her, and even the princess of the county will be punished accordingly. However, the county palace is really ruthless, I don't know if it is still angry."

While everyone was discussing and doubting, someone suddenly spoke up.

"You don't know, Princess Lianjun asked herself to come down, she felt guilty that she didn't take care of her daughter, and saw that there were no tears on Miss Meng's neck, Miss Meng hanged herself and was rescued by a maid, you don't know, the Chu family Family education has always been strict, especially Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu made a mistake a few years ago, Mr. Chu almost beat Mr. Chu to death!"

"Look, there are juniors from the Chu family who have been to this romantic place? In my opinion, Princess Lianjun has been well-educated since she was a child. Naturally, Miss Meng will not be far behind. Maybe she was really wronged."

"Tsk tsk, it makes sense to say so. Miss Meng's family doesn't look like such a dissolute person. In the past, she was very reserved and noble. Xu Zhen was tricked by Yi Feng."

"I've heard that Yifeng recruited everything during the interrogation by the Yamen of the Criminal Ministry. He pretended to be a servant and sneaked into Miss Meng's boudoir. He directed and acted such a play by himself. The Yi family was involved in treason, and the whole family was waiting. His Majesty must have been pushed into a hurry."

"Yes, yes, Mrs. Yi has been making trouble in the government office all morning, arguing and clamoring to go in, and she just said some nasty things, insulting the Meng family."

"Think about it, if Miss Meng really plotted, Miss Meng can marry Yi Feng just because of her status, why bother to wipe her neck and hang herself?"　
(End of this chapter)