Foster son and husband

Chapter 75

Ru Lan looked at Meiniang anxiously: "This, what should I do?"

Mei Niang said: "Don't be afraid, she is the first to choose the matter, if she dares to make trouble in front of the old lady, I will accompany her!"

She patted Ru Lan's hand, looked at Fang and said, "Hurry up and chase her, you two, please persuade her, and it's okay to help her scold me, it's okay. Go, go, she is a serious daughter-in-law , don’t follow her but stay by my side, don’t let her scold you tomorrow and give you bitter fruit!”

Rulan hesitated and wanted to say something, Meiniang pushed her with one hand and Fang Shi with the other: "I'm not confused, Ding is Ding, Mao is Mao, I will never have a quarrel with you because of my mother-in-law, let's go!"

The two left, and Gan was left beside her. Mama Wang and Cuixi Cuisi still stopped outside the hall and did not approach. Mei Niang said:
"I've had enough of them in the past, but I can't help it today. It's okay if the second wife wants to make a scene. If they want to ask you anything, just tell the truth!"

Mrs. Gan lowered her head: "Don't worry, Grandma, Fourth Master and I have always been taught by our mother: Grandpa is our backbone, our dear brother! Grandma and I are on the same side."

Meiniang is speechless: Cooperating with the Xu family, they are reunited in harmony, but secretly they have already divided into factions?Aunt Lin taught her son to be loyal to his elder brother Xu Junying, except that she was originally Xu Junying's mother's personal maid, and her thinking is also simple. The second wife's sentence "your decent sister-in-law" may not be wrong.well!Since ancient times, there has been a difference between closeness and estrangement. When the blood relationship is always weak and estranged, the longest and most intimate relationship is only the relationship between parents and children, brothers and sisters who are close to each other. Beyond family affection, that is friendship!
Humans are strange animals. Sometimes their family members are not pleasing to the eye, but they can keep their faith with their friends and give everything at all!
Meiniang and Gan's parted ways, and went back to each courtyard to rest to gather energy for tomorrow's ancestor worship. Meiniang took a bath, washed, changed clothes and combed her hair until she tucked herself into the quilt. Bear with it again, Mama Wang didn't know how to read like this before, since she went back to her mother's house, she was instructed by Mrs. Qin, she dared to control herself vigorously and comprehensively, which showed that she also made up her mind and would not give in easily. Well, let her read it, if she falls asleep, she won't be able to hear it.

The next day, she got up before dawn and rushed to the ancestral hall for another grand ancestor worship activity. Meiniang was soon told that the second wife had fallen ill, and the second grandmother couldn't get out of bed, so she didn't come.

Mei Niang asked Cui Si in a low voice: "Is there any shortage of second-bedroom men?"

Cui Si replied: "There is no shortage of men."

Mei Niang nodded: "Go down!"

If the men don't move, the old lady and Xu Junying don't know anything, and won't come to find fault with them.

But she was wrong. The high-level officials in the Xu Mansion just ignored her for the sake of the first day of the new year. Before they got up in the morning of the second day of the new year, Mother Ji, who was in front of the old lady, came to Tsinghua University and asked her to go to Jinhua University. The hall serves the old lady's breakfast.

It's not a good feeling. I have always asked An to wait on me. I have to go there. How could my mother come to invite me during the labor season?However, I was mentally prepared. Fortunately, after I quarreled with the second wife that day, I remembered to let Cuixi and Wang Mama go down to find out the situation, and to know something about the situation.
In the Jinhua Hall, there were no men, so Mei Niang was secretly relieved.The old lady sat upright, the eldest lady sat at the bottom, and the daughters-in-law and girls were not there, but Zhuang Yulan could actually sit on the side, her snow-white and delicate face showed no gloating expression, but she looked at Mei Niang with a hint of disdain .

Little hooves!Meiniang imitated Cuisi's tone and cursed in her heart. She had never seen Zhuang Yulan respect her before, and the old lady was too bullying. Move a little, let alone give up a seat, and I haven't seen the old lady teach her nephew and granddaughter some etiquette.

Qin Meiniang was furious, so she was a little sloppy when she saluted the old lady and the wife, and the old lady patted her short and lit her:
"Look at what you have done! Jingyu is not healthy, but she insisted on running with you, and she fainted from exhaustion. I know you have worked hard, but as the eldest daughter-in-law, you have to take care of everything! You Auntie is just telling you, what are you yelling about? Even the ancestors of the Gui Mansion pulled it out for you! Where have you learned the rules? If it spreads out, it may be how they arrange it for us to wait. Mansion, Marquis is your husband, you can’t have more children for him, just spread the branches and leaves, no matter what, you will be called unvirtuous and unfilial, and you will lose all his face, how can you go out to meet people! Now two My wife got mad at you, and Jing Yu made you fall on the bed, and your mother-in-law is here, so tell me what to do!"

Mei Niang lowered her head and remained silent. Mrs. Zheng glanced at her and said flatly, "It's New Year's Eve, make the old lady so angry, why don't you kneel down!"

Ruixue hurriedly took a cushion and placed it on the ground in front of Meiniang. Meiniang gritted her teeth and knelt down.

Mrs. Zheng said again: "I have taught you a lot on weekdays, why are you so thoughtless in doing things? At the end of the year, you are so tired that you are out of shape after running around all day long, why don't you just secretly find a corner to rest? Go and bump into your aunt! You don’t know why she feels uncomfortable these days, Jingyu fainted from exhaustion and she was anxious, why don’t I feel sorry for you? You are also sick and weak, and you have been stiff these days , if you faint, who do I go to? You must remember the old lady's teachings. No matter how virtuous and filial you are, if you offend your elders once, even if it is unintentional, you will be convicted of being unvirtuous and unfilial. Come on. You are Mrs. Hou who was conferred by the imperial decree, grandson of Mr. Xu, and mother of Heng'er. You have the honor you deserve and the filial piety you deserve. Who was by your side yesterday? Yes The fourth daughter-in-law Gan's? She is a no-brainer, so I don't know how to dissuade you. I have a few good supplements that Junying just gave you, you take two copies, bring Gan's, and kowtow to your aunt to apologize. Don’t be disrespectful to your aunt anymore. Go and see Jing Yu’s place too, I heard that there was some commotion in Fangyuan yesterday, it seems that Jun Lang and Jing Yu had an argument..."

Mei Niang bowed her head and knelt, her brows gradually relaxed: Mrs. Zheng made it clear that she was protecting her in this call, so that's fine, as long as she can manage the house for two or three months, there will be a solution!

I won't let you decide anymore, dare to provoke me, and you will kill me with your tongue!What kind of virtuous, filial, and kind, go to hell, it would be good to divorce this girl, but I have to return my son, what's the point of being a prince in such a marquis mansion?Xu Junying is only 24 and five years old. He won't die in the war at the age of 14. It is estimated that he will live for a long time. He will have a son in the future. That vixen Zhuang Yulan may not be able to beat Mrs. Zheng. She gave birth to a son, not for herself It's no wonder that his own flesh and blood plan to plot!
If you can't keep your son's position as the eldest son, it's better to take him away from the place of right and wrong, so as not to be accidentally killed by black-hearted people.Wouldn't it be a bad life if you don't be the son of the eldest son and don't inherit the title of Marquis?Looking at Xu Junying's current life, it's not necessarily happy, let alone happy. Except for holding a lot of power, being favored by the emperor, and having a little freedom, it seems to be similar to her pretending Mrs. Hou - each occupying one side of the courtyard, day and night. Eat three meals, ask for a night, that's all.

The old lady glanced shrewdly at Mrs. Zheng, then looked at Meiniang, and said, "Get up! Do as your mother-in-law said, and go now, and sincerely apologize to your aunt!"

Mei Niang kowtowed respectfully again, then got up, and said with low eyes and pleasing eyes: "My daughter-in-law knows I'm wrong, I won't be like this in the future!"

The old lady said with a straight face: "Can there be a future? If there is any more, you are not talking here, you should go to the ancestral hall! Go, first apologize to your aunt, and see if she accepts it. If you don't calm down, you will be much less Go there a few times, only until she is willing to accept your gift!"

Mei Niang responded, and she was so angry that she wanted to curse again: The dead old lady just let go of her words to support the second wife, and ran to her second room a few more times, trying to torture me to death?
Sure enough, the second wife refused to see Meiniang, and she didn't even let her into the room. Meiniang was no longer angry, but found it funny. It's unreasonable. Such an elder would be stupid to compete with her.She stood in the yard, looked around the second wife's Fenghua Courtyard with a smile, and couldn't figure out how this ordinary courtyard house deserved the name Fenghua Courtyard.There was an old branch of a pear tree protruding from the side yard, but it attracted her attention. There were no leaves on it yet, but a few white flowers bloomed early. It was clear that it was flowers, not snow. It won't snow anymore.

Mei Niang asked Mother Zhao who was accompanying her: "That night came in a hurry, Miss Xiangrui lived in the small side yard over there, right? How is she? How is my little brother?"

Mother Zhao replied with a smile on her face: "Okay, okay! Thank you, Grandma, for remembering. Both Xiangrui and Brother Wei are well-raised and fat!"

Mei Niang said: "That's good. The second master is really blessed. Miss Xiangrui gave birth to brother Wei, and now Miss Xiangxue has a body again. As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Miss Xiangxue must be born with a brother. Second master This time it's fun!"

Mother Zhao was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Mei Niang smiled and said: "Since the second wife is not awake, I will come back tomorrow. I will go to see the second grandma. Well, the second grandma doesn't need to be like that. Xiangrui Xiangxue is her own person. She gave birth to a son and grew up. Isn’t it your own? You really don’t have to do that, but when you get dizzy, it’s… oh!”

Ignoring the expression on Zhao's mother's face, she took Cuixi Cuisi, turned around and left on her own.

Mother Zhao watched her go out of the courtyard, and hurriedly ran back to the upper room.

On the soft couch in the upper room, the second wife was neatly dressed, leaning on the cotton pile and staring wide-eyed, she asked Mother Zhao, "Is what she said true? Xiangxue also has it? Jingyu she..."

"It's probably true! I'm still surprised. My wife asked me to deliver things. I went to Huifang Garden a few times, but I didn't see Xiangxue. I passed by Aunt Tang's yard yesterday, but I saw Xiangxue flashing at the door and went in again." ...Second Mistress can't tolerate a girl who is connected to the room being pregnant. Chun'er is like that, and Xiangrui is almost unable to keep it. Now it is Xiangxue, and Second Master must protect it. Go live with Aunt Tang first?"

The second wife put the teacup in her hand on the table, and said angrily: "My good son! Don't discuss with me if you have anything to do, and I will protect Xiangrui for him. How can I not care about Xiangxue? Run away Pray for the shameless!"

Mother Zhao hurriedly wiped the tea off her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "My wife is tired these days for Brother Wei, and the second master should be sympathetic to your hard work. He put Xiangxue in Aunt Tang's courtyard. From the point of view of the girls, the second wife also knows that the third and fourth girls have been loved by the second master since they were young."

"Oh, this child can't say anything about it." The second wife sighed helplessly: "Master has such a temperament, he doesn't like girls, but he just loves girls. Look at him, he never treats sister Lian." I'm willing to let her feel a little bit wronged! Daughter and boy, no matter how much, he will still be in pain."

Mother Zhao said with a smile: "Second Master is like the Eldest Master in this respect. The Eldest Master and our Master are close brothers. The Eldest Master loves the girl very much. When the Eldest Girl was born, he wanted to hug her every day. Yes, the eldest wife gradually gained the favor of the elder just because she gave birth to an eldest daughter..."

The second wife snorted: "She just thinks she is so great. Junying's mother-in-law was chosen by the old man himself, and she looks like... Hey, let's not talk about her! Put on my shoes, let's go to Tang Corps right away." Take a look over there and bring Xiangxue back, Jingyu won't be able to make a fuss with me here. She can't give birth by herself, so why don't you let my son bloom?"

While putting on the shoes for the second wife, Mother Zhao said: "Look at this situation, there has been a quarrel. Look at the second grandma lying there, with the bruises on her forehead... That night, my wife went to cry in front of the old lady. I I tried to persuade her, but my wife didn't listen, and now the eldest grandma knows about it, so what if she doesn't give in?"

The second wife was about to get up, but she slowed down a bit: "Which talkative person spread the word? Huifangyuan needs to be rectified, and those who can't keep their words will be sent away! Now I can't control so much, tomorrow she Let’s talk when we come, let’s go see Xiangxue first.”

Outside the gate of Huifang Courtyard, Meiniang told Cuisi: "Go in, say something nice, and give the things to the people in her room, and you'll be fine!"

Cuixi said: "It's all here, let the eldest grandma go in and see the second grandma, it's all the courtesy!"

Mei Niang glanced at her: "Do you think your grandma is not polite enough? I didn't make her faint, so why should Baba run away to make fun of herself? Believe it or not? She is just like the second wife, she won't see you." Mine, I'm too lazy to see her, anyway, I didn't give the gift, so it's not bad to deliver it to her door, and it's not bad to give it to her for nothing!"

Cuixi had nothing to say, and as soon as Cuisi came out, the three masters and servants walked back to Tsinghua University.

In a large room in Tang's courtyard, three or four trays of silver frost charcoal were burning vigorously, and the room was as warm as spring. Xu Junlang and the second wife were sitting on the couch drinking tea, Xiangxue stood aside with her head bowed, and the second wife watched She glanced at Xu Junlang and said:
"Let's go back to Fenghua Courtyard. The place where your father lived since he was a child has been told by fortune tellers that Fengshui is good there. You see, I gave birth to you and Junya, and they are all promising, right? Wei'er was born there, and she was fat for nothing. Fat and healthy."

Xu Junlang said: "It's not good for all of my people to live in the mother's courtyard. Weier is about to be full moon, and Xiangxue is pregnant. Why don't I lift my aunt together with Xiangrui? Jingyu can't tolerate people, although Huifangyuan It is spacious, but Xiangrui and Xiangxue brought their children to live in, but I was not at ease. I discussed with my father and the girls. The Yinxiangyuan where the third and fourth girls lived happened to be two suites at the front and back, so Xiangrui and Xiangxue lived there. Go back to the old lady and let the old lady tell Mei Niang to arrange another better courtyard for the two younger sisters. I think the Qinfang courtyard in the south is very good. The courtyard is large, with rockery pools, pavilions, and Chaoyang used to be where the eldest girl lived, so it would be best for Xiao Wan and Xiao Min to live there."

The second wife said lightly: "Girls are fine, they will get married within a year or two. The most important thing is to arrange Xiangrui Xiangxue. The Yinxiangyuan is very good. There is no pool in it, and there is an open space. From now on, the children can run freely. Well, let's do it!"

Seeing that Xiangxue on the side breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Junlang smiled slightly, remembered something, frowned and said to the second wife:
"My mother is too impatient. It's not her fault to blame my sister-in-law in front of the old lady. Now..."

The second wife was furious, and slapped the table: "Are you blaming me? What did you say at the time? They said that they fainted from exhaustion after coming back from the annual banquet. If I don't blame Mei Niang, who else can I ask?" ?”

Seeing his mother getting angry, Xu Junlang stood up and saluted helplessly: "Mother calm down, it's the child's fault... If sister-in-law comes to make amends, mother must see her and say a few comforting words, lest elder brother ask questions, and there will be a rift between brothers in the future , it will be bad!"

The master was afraid that the family would become a side branch, and the son was afraid that there would be a rift between the brothers. The second wife remembered that she accidentally said a word that night, and was grabbed by Mei Niang.

(End of this chapter)