married daughter

Chapter 202
It was too late for Ruan Yunting's matter to go back to the old lady by herself, and the third wife went back to talk as soon as possible.Now the second mistress said she was ill and couldn't handle the family, and the old lady said that she was too old to do what she wanted, so she delegated the power of housekeeping to the filial third wife.

As soon as Ruan Yunting returned to Jingsi Garden to change clothes, the news from the third wife had already been sent to the old lady's Pine Age Hall.

"...Miss Ruan still has the slap marks on her cheeks. I don't know what happened outside and she was beaten up. Don't be jealous because of the bad things. She is engaged. How about going over there, Miss Ruan is not a child anymore, could it be that the teaching in the academy is in vain, the girl's ignorant behavior, and she started fighting with others." The third wife had a worried look on her face, But there was an unconcealable gloating in her tone, her third wife was very safe.She didn't dare to move the second room and the long room. There were three fires when the new official took office, and she had to pick the weakest fire to burn.Like Ruan Yunting, who else would be burned if she wasn't burned?
The old lady was tending the potted plants, and said without raising her eyebrows: "Ting'er is very polite, and it's not her fault for any of our girls to make mistakes. Maybe she was bullied outside." The word bullying is a little bit heavy. , obviously alluding to the last time the third wife abused Ruan Yunting at Jun's house, and cut off a yellow leaf, "You are also Ting'er's third aunt after all, and now you are in charge of the house again, so don't favor one over the other."

The third wife curled her lips behind the old lady, the last time is over, why does the old lady still remember?But now that the old lady has delegated power to her, she is more or less grateful and happy, disdain to discuss right and wrong on this matter, and respectfully replied: "Daughter-in-law knows."

Not long after, Huamei came into the room to report: "Old lady, Miss Ruan is here."

"Really." The old lady put down the flower scissors, as if she had expected that Ruan Yunting would come, and said, "Go and order the small kitchen to bring up the simmering multi-rice porridge, as well as the vegetables left over for dinner."

"Yes."

The third wife helped the old lady to the back room and sat down on the Luohan bed, feeling sour in her heart.Xu Ningxia came to pay her respects to the old lady after school, and she didn't see her ordering someone to prepare food for her.

Not long after, Ruan Yunting came in wearing a cyan satin double-breasted round neck beanie that she usually wears at home, and entered the door with a smile, "Tinger pays respects to the ancestor and the third wife."

As soon as she stood up straight, the third wife said exaggeratedly: "Oh, what happened to Ting'er's face?" She took Ruan Yunting's hand with concern, carefully looked at the slap marks on her face, and saw the severity of the injury. It must be a slap in the face to make people faint.The third wife secretly applauded.

When Ruan Yunting first entered the gate, she saw the little girl next to the third wife poking her head behind the rockery, and knew that she had probably already sued the old lady.He didn't hide anything, and immediately told what happened tonight.

"I just went to Uncle Shui's place. I didn't want to encounter this incident. Thanks to the prince's presence at the time, Lu Wenshan didn't dare to do anything wrong."

After Ruan Yunting finished speaking, the old lady's face sank.He never thought that Lu Wenshan would provoke Ruan Yunting at such a sensitive time.

Now the struggle between Concubine Lu Gui and Concubine Renxian in the palace has reached a fierce stage, and Master Xu Er and the Supervisor of the Lu family are also competing on the battlefield.At this juncture, a small incident may cause a big change.And the changes that are no longer under control are not allowed to happen by the family members who are walking on thin ice.

Didn't Lu Guogong teach Lu Wenshan to be more careful?

Thinking back to the way that Lu Guogong brought people to Xu's house to "ransack" that day, the old lady sneered. It is expected that a son like Lu Guogong would be reckless and ignorant.

"Who else has seen this?" The old lady twisted the emerald beads and squinted her eyes.

Ruan Yunting shook her head: "At that time, only me, Prince Yu, Jun Lanzhou, and Lu Wenshan and his entourage were present." Speaking of this, Ruan Yunting choked up with grievances, and tears also fell: "Old ancestor, this It was a catastrophe from the heavens, so I had to go on my way and met that person by chance. Lu Wenshan has a grudge against me. Normally, I try to live as reclusive as possible to reduce the chances of meeting him, and I don’t let myself have the chance to offend him. , but he almost suffocated me today..."

Ruan Yunting still had lingering fears, but the lingering fears were not enough to make her cry.But she cried more and more pitifully, obviously frightened.

What she wants is to make the old lady feel bad, not to hold her accountable, and stop talking about "The Analects of Women" like Prince Yu.

The old lady took Ruan Yunting's hand and let her sit beside her, and said: "I have wronged you today, and dinner is ready, so you can have dinner at grandma's."

"Yes. Thank you, ancestor."

Huamei directed the two rough girls to move to the dining table, and Ruan Yunting sat down generously and started to eat.In fact, I was still waiting for the old lady's decision.

But after waiting for a while, the old lady either discussed flowers and plants with her, or chatted with her about the academy, or asked her if the dinner was delicious, but she didn't say a word about Lu Wenshan's abruptness.

Although Ruan Yunting spoke in accordance with the old lady's topic, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.It turned out that for the benefit of the family, being sacrificed at will may be an honor in the eyes of the old lady. Her granddaughter was almost belittled by the disciples. In the face of the overall interests, the old lady didn't even have a word of comfort or explanation.

Ruan Yunting analyzed while eating.In fact, the reason why the old lady kept silent is not difficult to understand. Now the Xu family and the Lu family have reached a delicate balance. People, it is quite possible to break the deadlock as it seems.

The emperor is a master at playing power. What he is good at and expects is to check and balance the ministers of various factions in the court.Now that the Xu family and the Lu family check and balance each other, and the court is stable, if the incident about Lu Wenshan is revealed, the Lu family will definitely be punished, and the balance of Xu Luliang's family will be broken.At the other end of the balance, the Lu family's morale is low and they will sink, while the Xu family has military power and military exploits, and they will rise.If you hit the top bird, one side dominates, and the next thing is to be suppressed.The two check and balance each other, and the emperor can rest assured that they can be safe.

You know, how can you allow others to sleep peacefully in front of the couch?The emperor would not allow someone with high meritorious deeds to appear in the world.Besides, this person was always feared by the emperor.With the military power in the hands of the second master, can the emperor rest assured after the war?
Mrs. Xu knows this very well, and she will definitely understand the spirit, and will not let the accident happen under her nose.

So Ruan Yunting's matter was drowned out under the red tide of family interests.

After dinner, it was getting late, Ruan Yunting and the third wife bowed and left together.

Leaving Pine Age Hall, Ruan Yunting walked northwards to her meditation garden.And the third wife is going east.

On weekdays, the third wife would travel by sedan chair or small oil truck, but today she was not in a hurry to leave, but stopped Ruan Yunting.

"Ting'er, as your aunt, and also as the mistress of our Xu family, I have to warn you a few words." The third wife is quite dignified and arrogant.

Ruan Yunting was actually very irritable in her heart, but the third wife is in the limelight now, it is not wise to go against her, so she could only smile patiently: "Whatever Madam orders."

Still acquainted.The third wife snorted and said: "You are also engaged now. No matter how much you rely on your beauty, you should not have too many contacts with men. If the Dai family finds out, it will ruin your marriage at that time It's a small thing to have a good future, but it's a big thing to hurt our Xu family's dignity. If this day really comes, don't blame me, the mistress of the house, for not being merciful to you and kicking you out directly."

How about pushing her out of her mind?Ruan Yunting smiled bitterly and said: "What the third wife said is true, Ting'er will remember it in her heart." The last time Lu Guogong came to "speculators", when the old lady went to the palace to meet the saint, the third wife had already pushed her and brother Lan away once.It's just that due to the situation at that time, because the Lu family was an enemy outside, and their siblings had no one to rely on, they endured it.What Ruan Yunting is thinking now is different from what she was thinking at the beginning.

She hoped that the third wife would speak out to drive them away, but she was afraid that the third wife would not dare.With the Dai family's relationship there, even the Lu family is afraid, let alone them.If the third wife wants to drive her away, the old lady will be the first to punish the third wife for not caring about the overall situation. Could it be that the third wife can conjure another Ruan Yunting when the Lu family comes to ask for someone?Now no matter what he said, it was just a mouthful.

Ruan Yunting's face went back and rubbed it with boiled eggs, and the swelling was gone.Seeing Ruan Yunting's unhappy expression, Hongdou and Chanjuan didn't dare to talk too much.Ruan Yunting naturally didn't know whether Lu Wenshan talked about this with Lu Guogong when he returned home.

In the early morning of the next day, Ruan Yunting went to pay her respects to the old lady after breakfast, and just when she was about to leave the Pine Age Hall, a servant suddenly rushed in from outside and shouted: "Old lady, old lady, good news at the border! Second master The battle has been won!"

"What?!" The old lady stood up excitedly, the second wife and the third wife helped her to the door, and the eldest lady lifted the curtain and asked, "What are you talking about?"

The young man knelt in the middle of the ground and said excitedly: "Great victory at the border, the second master has defeated the remnants of Southern Chu, retreated thousands of miles, recovered two cities, and the remnants of Southern Chu will not dare to harass again in a short time."

"Great!" Several women showed joy on their faces.

Ruan Yunting also smiled in response to the occasion, but her smile, like the old lady's, didn't reach her eyes.Because they also remembered the story of the flower cat.

"But..." The boy hesitated for a moment.

"But what? But the second master was injured?" The old lady was very worried.

The servant shook his head: "Second master was not injured, and it was Lu Jianjun who had the accident. Although the news from the border gate was good news, Lu Jianjun died suddenly and strangely in the army."

"What!" The old lady's face was gloomy upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)