Sheng Chong Concubine

Chapter 23
"Si Yatou's tea art is becoming more and more exquisite."

Qiu Mingzhu handed her a cup of tea, and said gracefully: "It's Mingzhu's honor that grandma loves it." She paused, and said with a smile: "When it comes to tea art, who would dare to compete with Fifth Sister?"

The old lady took a sip of her tea, smiling.

"Hehehe, that's true. I don't know where the girl put so much thought into it all day long. Even a good flower can make her fragrant and delicious tea."

Qiu Mingzhu also laughed and said, "That's the Fifth Younger Sister's ingenuity and ingenuity. I'm very envious."

The old lady was obviously in a good mood, "Why are you envious? She has her good points, and you have your good points. The garden is full of flowers, each with its own fragrance. She is the lonely snow plum, and you are the one who doesn't compete with the flowers. How ever stood a daisy in the north wind." The old lady held her hand, her eyes full of kindness.

"Mingzhu, you are 13 years old this year too. In two years, you should get married."

"Grandmother..." Qiu Mingzhu blushed and called out coquettishly, her voice as low as a gnat.

"Why did you get involved in this?" She looked away in embarrassment.

Seeing her like this, the old lady smiled.

"What's the matter? A girl's family is going to get married sooner or later. Don't tell me you can't stay at home forever?"

Qiu Mingzhu lowered her head and did not speak.

The old matriarch sighed, "Speaking of which, you and that girl Mingyue are of the same age, you are two months older than her. Mingyue... Sigh!"

Qiu Mingzhu turned her head and looked at the old lady suspiciously.

"Grandma, why are you sighing?"

The old lady shook her head and took another sip of tea.

"Why are you here at this time today? I haven't seen you in the past."

Qiu Mingzhu said: "Grandmother blames Mingzhu for not coming here?" She sighed, a little helplessly said: "I also want to be by my grandmother's side to serve from time to time, but Wumei's tea art is so good, I feel ashamed. I'm afraid Grandma After drinking Wumei's tea, and then drinking mine, I feel dull."

The old lady laughed and scolded: "Could it be that I'm still greedy for a sip of tea?"

Qiu Mingzhu smiled and took the old matriarch's hand, "Grandmother, speaking of it, I saw something interesting today."

"Oh?" The old lady became interested and said, "What's interesting?"

"Hehehe...Grandma, listen to me tell you a story first, and then I will tell you what is interesting."

"You girl, when did you become so eccentric?" The old lady rebuked with feigned anger, but there was no shortage of smiles in her eyes.

Qiu Mingzhu blinked, "Grandma, why don't you just pretend to be your granddaughter."

"Well, well, let's talk about it." The old lady leaned back with a lazy expression.

Qiu Mingzhu pursed her lips and smiled, and began to speak.

"Once upon a time, there was a scholar. He was born in poverty. His parents died when he was young. Thanks to the help of his neighbors, he survived. The scholar is poor and ambitious, even if his family is poor, he does not forget to read at night by lamp. All the young people in that village All the girls like him, even the village flower. However, the village flower's father is the village chief. The village chief dislikes the poor and loves the rich, so he prevents them from interacting. But the woman has a strong temper and vows not to marry unless she is the king. He even severed ties with the family, resolutely ran away from home, and married a penniless scholar. The scholar was very moved and took good care of her. Soon, the village flower gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. Three years later, the scholar He wanted to go to Beijing to rush for the exam, but he had no money to pay. Under all kinds of entanglements, his wife begged to go to her mother's house and knelt in the rain for three days and three nights, only to be pityed by her family and give him money. The scholar didn't know about it."

Her voice was gentle and gentle, and the old lady was unconsciously fascinated by it.

"and after?"

Qiu Mingzhu smiled faintly, but there was a bit of sadness in the smile.

"The road to Beijing was long and thieves ran rampant. The scholar had no strength to restrain a chicken, and all the money was robbed. Then there was a heavy rain, and he was infected with the wind and cold. Fortunately, there was a noble person to help him, so he left his life. Only later did he know that, It turned out that the person who rescued him was from a powerful family, and he was favored by the emperor, and he was worshiped by the prime minister. The prime minister has a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower, talented, and can talk about poetry and prose at his fingertips." Qiu Mingzhu sighed at this point , "Young talent, a fair lady, how can you not be indifferent over time? Not long after, the woman became pregnant. The prime minister cared about the family tradition and betrothed his daughter to a scholar. In order to marry a noble daughter, the scholar concealed that he had He has a wife and children. But he didn't expect that half a year later, when there was a flood in his hometown, his wife brought their children to Beijing to look for him. For the sake of a bright future and family style, he cruelly demoted his original wife into a concubine, but with that high-ranking The noble girl is loving and harmonious, and the wind is blooming and snowing."

The old lady pursed her lips, her eyes were deep.

A gleam of white mist appeared in Qiu Mingzhu's eyes, "A girl from the countryside, who was born in a poor family and gave birth to children for her husband, how can the main family of a noble girl from a noble family tolerate it? So the gentle and virtuous lady of the family changed in an instant. She became a narrow-minded, mean, vicious, and vicious woman. At that time, the scholar had already worshiped as a second-rank official. Due to the power of his wife's natal family, he was also greedy for glory and wealth, and turned a blind eye to the suffering of his wife. Also extremely indifferent. Day after day, year after year, the poor woman was physically and mentally exhausted, and she could not bear to suffer the abuse and revenge from the royal family, and finally passed away. And her pair of sons and daughters also died in that noble daughter's life. hands. The cold night, the solitary grave is desolate."

The last sigh fell, and the room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.After a long time, the old lady spoke.

"Mingzhu, what do you want to say?" The old lady is naturally not an idiot. Although the story Qiu Mingzhu told is common, it is very suitable for the current society.Of course, Qiu Mingzhu did not tell this story on a whim.Nuo is a big capital, and the most indispensable thing is the family of the Gao clan.Isn't the twists and turns in the big mansion just a drama surrounding the rivalry between the main wife and the concubine?Qiufu is no exception.What surprised the old lady was that Qiu Mingzhu had always been calm and quiet, and got along most harmoniously with all the sisters.Usually, no matter how those young masters and young ladies fight and ridicule each other behind their backs, she always stands in the corner and does nothing.Who is it that made her recede and show her sharpness amidst the filth and smoke of gunpowder in the garden?

Qiu Mingzhu pursed her lips and smiled calmly, knowing that although her grandmother seemed gentle on weekdays, she was actually extremely shrewd.With my little thoughts, how could I hide it from her.She simply said: "Wait a while, I'm afraid Aunt Shen and Fifth Sister will suffer."

The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly, "What did you see?"

Qiu Mingzhu stood up and went to help the old matriarch, she stopped playing charades and spoke in a very peaceful tone.

"The third sister and the fifth sister had a dispute. The third sister asked the maid to teach the fifth sister a lesson. The fifth sister refused. The third sister left angrily. The seventh sister and the third sister took the injured maid to the aunt's yard." She smiled slightly, " I just walked over here, and it has been about half an hour now. I think Aunt Shen is kneeling in the aunt's room right now. I am afraid that the fifth sister will also be subject to family law after a while, after all, the third sister is crying and running away in a mess To my aunt's."

(End of this chapter)