in spring

Chapter 280 Old Ladies
This time I really want to go, and no one will stop me.The next day, the second old lady brought her daughter-in-law, Chunying Qiuyan and a group of big girls, plus a lot of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and drove to Hou's mansion in a mighty car.

They walked slowly, and the news arrived at the Hou's mansion first. The old lady heard that the girl came to report, saying that the sister-in-law came here wearing big clothes. In such a hot day, is there something important?He didn't dare to be negligent at the moment, so he asked someone to change his clothes for meeting guests, and sat upright in the upper seat. After waiting for a while, he didn't see anyone, so he sent someone to see where the second old lady and her party had gone.

At this time, the Dongfu group was stopped by a farce.

The second young mistress, Liang Shi, is making trouble for the wife to torture the concubine again, but this time, she is beating and scolding Cui Manru in front of the mother-in-law, Anshi, even though she keeps saying that Manru "lost his wife." face", she wanted to teach Diao Nu a lesson instead of her mother-in-law, but the vigor of pointing at Sang and scolding Huai made An's eyes black with anger.

An Shi said sharply: "Even if Manru is bad in every way, she is also a man I rewarded you. If you hit her, you are stepping on my face! Who has such a daughter-in-law?! How dare you do it in front of your mother-in-law? Disrespectful! I want to tell others to judge, the so-called tutor in the Grand Master's Mansion is like this! I dare not have a daughter-in-law like you who doesn't understand the rules!"

Mrs. Liang has stayed in the Hou's Mansion for a long time, and she also knows something about the situation of this family. She knows that this mother-in-law is only superficial, but she is not upright in her own body, and there are many irregularities. Quan, now only has the name of "assistant" housework, but still thinks he is great. The so-called prestige of being the head of the house has long since disappeared, so he is not afraid of her, so he sneered: "Since the mother-in-law has this Thinking, why not talk to Lord Hou? As long as your Li family gives me a letter of divorce, I will leave immediately without saying a word! It’s just that you used the Holy Majesty’s gift of marriage as an excuse to carry me into the house, and no Majesty said anything. , I want to divorce my wife, I must sue the imperial court! If the Holy Majesty refuses to make decisions for me, I will ask the Empress Dowager! Let’s see who doesn’t understand the rules!"

Hearing what she said, An Shi felt like shrinking back.She naturally knew that when the marriage was given back then, the emperor meant to let the Houfu "share the worries for the emperor". As long as Grand Master Liang's lineage does not fail for a day, the Houfu will not be able to abandon this daughter-in-law.It took me a lot of effort to regain control of the housework. If I quarreled with this daughter-in-law because of a trivial matter, and annoyed my mother-in-law and husband, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Seeing this, Liang sneered, his eyes full of disdain.Seeing that she was annoyed and couldn't get angry again, An Shi caught a glimpse of Manru kneeling aside, and thought that it was because of her that she put herself in this embarrassing situation today, so she simply vented her anger on her: "Why do you always call People don't worry?! How many times has this happened? You won't be more careful, behave, and serve your young masters and mistresses well?! A common room girl, who has not even earned her aunt, has learned to compete with the main house grandma ?!" What's even more annoying is that she didn't win the fight, and all her hard work was wasted!

Manru knelt on the ground, full of grievances.Let alone competing for favor now, as long as she can live a peaceful life one day, it is already a great blessing.Ever since she was beaten by the Second Young Master that time, her face was bruised and she was ill again. Naturally, she couldn't serve men, so she asked a few new girls to steal her favor. But he came here to torture her, as long as they met each other, either beating or scolding, the injuries on her body never disappeared.After finally waiting for his wife to take over the housework again, she will come to ask An to take care of her every day, and she can still enjoy a moment of peace.Who knew that walking on the road with his wife would also meet the second young lady?She didn't say anything, she didn't do anything, it's just that the wife wanted to teach the second young lady a lesson, so she became a target for others to vent their anger on, she was really wronged!With such beauty and talent, she is so docile and caring, how many girls in the whole house can compare to her?Why is she so miserable? !

Listening to An Shi's scolding, she gradually became numb, but resentment surged in her heart uncontrollably.In the final analysis, my misfortune today is all thanks to my wife and the third young master, otherwise she might have become the third young master's concubine by now. The hateful thing is that they are dissatisfied because I didn't find out much. He even refused to come forward to defend her, even though she was bullied!Even the maids and women who followed the wife used to follow her to flatter her, but now they just pretended not to see her.If she succeeds in the future...

An's mouth was dry when she scolded, and when she saw Liang's sarcastically squinting eyes, she felt angry again: "What kind of eyes do you have?!" Liang smiled contemptuously: "Grandma, don't rush to curse, I can You're not as soft-tempered as sister-in-law, if you want to find me bad luck, you should have a decent name." An Shi was so angry that she wanted to beat someone, and the girls saw that the situation was not good, so they rushed forward to persuade her In order to persuade her, Shao Yao in the middle suddenly saw the second old lady and her party standing not far away, they all looked over with gloomy faces, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said to An Shi: "Madam, the second old lady and the second wife are watching!"

An's immediately stopped, turned around, and sure enough, even the second old lady and sister-in-law Zhuo were there, and a large group of maids and women saw it, they couldn't help blushing, quickly straightened their loose hair, squeezed out With a smile, he walked over to greet the second old lady.

The second old lady and the second wife Zhuo Shi had been standing there just now, and had been watching for a while. The latter remained calm, did not mention the matter just now, and ignored An Shi's eyes, just looked down at her with eyes and nose, nose and heart. underground.The former kept staring at An's, until she got hairy, then withdrew his gaze, and said indifferently: "Why are you so disrespectful? As a mother-in-law, you actually allow your daughter-in-law to contradict you like this. If others find out, they may think it's a joke." Woolen cloth!"

Anshi gritted her teeth: "Auntie, it's because the juniors don't understand the rules, you're laughing at me! Are you here to visit our old lady?" The second old lady didn't answer, but just stared at Mrs. Liang.Mrs. Liang recognized who she was, and although she was annoyed, she still came up to see her according to the etiquette.

Zhuo saw that her mother-in-law was silent, and An's expression was very awkward, so she answered on her behalf: "It's always boring, just care about the daily life." Chunying gently tugged on the sleeves of the second old lady beside her, and the latter noticed it and retracted it. He looked away and said: "The people in the house have made mistakes. If you are the grandma of the main house, you can just teach me a lesson in your own yard. Why bother to make a scene in front of everyone and tell people to laugh!" After finishing speaking, he continued to walk to the destination.Mrs. Liang was not convinced, and wanted to argue again, but who knew that people from the East Mansion passed by in a file, and no one answered her, making her face flushed with anger.

Anshi hurriedly brought people to follow, Manru knelt on the ground crying, suddenly found that everyone had left, Liangshi was looking at them with unkind eyes, got up in a hurry and chased after them.

When we arrived at the old lady's house in the Hou's Mansion, the old lady got impatient and greeted each other. After sitting down and exchanging greetings, she hurriedly asked: "What happened just now? I knew you were coming into the mansion a long time ago. Why did you delay until this time? Someone told me that it seems that I saw the second daughter-in-law with you?"

Before the Dongfu mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could say anything, Anshi cried: "Old lady, please make up your own mind for your daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law has been bullied by the second daughter-in-law!" He also said all the remarks about "divorcing his wife" one by one.

The old lady was trembling with anger: "She really said that?!" Her poor second grandson!I have never been wronged like this since I was a child, so what do you mean by forcibly carrying her in? !She thought that the Qing Guohou Mansion would be happy to marry a daughter-in-law like her? !At such a young age, she was arrogant, dared to seduce the emperor, and was the daughter of a treacherous official. The Qingguo Houfu forced her to come in because of the emperor's plan!
An's was still adding fuel to the scene: "My aunt and younger siblings were all present, and many people heard it. Mother, it's not that the daughter-in-law doesn't want to be considerate of the children, it's really... the words and deeds of Brother Chang and his wife make people sad!"

"Okay, okay!" As soon as the old lady heard her words, she knew what she was going to say. She was very tired, but when she turned her head to look at the old sister-in-law, she felt hot on her face: "Let the younger brothers and sisters look at it." It's a joke, this is really... misfortune for the family!"

The second old lady said very calmly: "The children are ignorant, just teach them. Why should the nephew and daughter-in-law be sad? The daughter-in-law will help your sister-in-law go back to the house to rest, and let me explain a bit more. I will talk to your aunt."

Zhuo agreed knowingly, and pulled An away with a smile. Chunying received the wink from the second old lady and sent most of the people who came with her to the courtyard, only Qiuyan and her stayed.

Seeing this posture, the old lady knew that the sister-in-law was going to talk about something serious, and hurriedly sent out all the maids around her, such as beating their legs, pouring tea, and handing over handkerchiefs, leaving only the agate and amber behind, and then ordered Nuanyu to guard the door .

After everyone took their seats, she smiled at the second old lady and asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"

The second old lady nodded: "Did you know that there was a rumor recently that your brother You and the daughter of the Fan family were in love? Now it's getting more and more mysterious. People in the back streets know about it, and even people outside know about it." .My daughter-in-law was a guest at another house, and I heard other female family members discussing this matter."

The old lady was taken aback: "Is this true?! I didn't see any trace!" Then she was a little bit regretful, "Xi Ru is very likable, but in our family's situation, I am afraid that the younger brother and sister's natal nephew is more suitable."

The second old lady's face was a little cold: "Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. Shu'er's marriage, her father has already made up his mind, and he dare not go to Qing Guohou's mansion. It's just that this rumor is not true, it's true, Brother You I didn't like the daughter of the Fan family!"

She briefly explained the ins and outs of what she knew, but she didn't point out that An's was the mastermind behind it. She only said that many of the people who talked about it were people close to An's: "Maybe it's because my nephew and daughter-in-law are not cautious on weekdays. Leaked the word, asked others to listen, and mistakenly thought that Brother You had a relationship with the daughter of the Fan family. Girl, when you come to our house, there will be a scandal that damages your reputation. Brother You was naughty when he was a child, and his reputation in Beijing is not good. If you want to learn more and strive for a good reputation, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch the eyes of those educated people! If the clan knows, I don't know what to say."

The old lady is also an old man for many years, how could she not understand the subtext in her words?Immediately, his face turned dark, and after a long silence, he finally said: "So...Brother You, his mother...have you taken a fancy to Xiru?"

"Who knows?" The second old lady sighed, "Didn't the daughter of the Fan family say that she wanted to be engaged to the palace? She was afraid that if this matter broke out, it would ruin her marriage. The two families are in-laws. I know my sister-in-law has I love the former daughter-in-law so much, I can't say anything. It would be a pity if the two families were separated. In fact, I saw that the child was fine, and it would be a good thing if he could marry Brother You. Don't mention me again. The grand-nephew's daughter, Shu'er is a bit older, and her appearance is not outstanding, but filial piety is rare, if you can't bear to leave your parents and brothers behind, you may have to find someone else in your hometown."

The old lady closed her mouth, and Manao, who was in a daze next to her, suddenly thought of something, but she didn't know whether to say it, and her face showed embarrassment. When the former found out, she frowned: "Speak if you have something to say!" Manao hurriedly said: "A few nights ago... the old lady asked the servant to take a letter to the second door. The servant met the wife there. When the servant gave instructions to the man, the wife gave the servant a look."

As soon as the old lady heard it, she knew that her daughter-in-law found out that she had sent out the horoscopes of her grandson and daughter of the Hai family, and she felt extremely sour.Could it be that his eagerness caused things to happen?

After thinking about it, she slowly said: "This matter... Zhang's daughter-in-law was negligent, and I will teach her a lesson, but how to deal with the matter, what rules do younger siblings have?" She was half probing and half asking Looking at the sister-in-law.

The second old lady knew that she was suspicious of her intentions, and she smiled lightly: "What rules can I have? After all, this matter is my sister-in-law's family business, but my daughter-in-law was in charge of the house before, and she can hardly absolve herself of the blame for this kind of thing." , plus the fact that the news spread will hinder my grandchildren's marriage, so I just meddle in other's affairs. Naturally, it's my sister-in-law's decision on how to deal with it."

Hearing what she said, the old lady felt embarrassed, and quickly changed the topic: "Actually, I am also very worried. In the final analysis, this matter is Zhang's daughter-in-law's fault. If she hadn't been reckless, how could there be so many troubles?" trouble?"

The second old lady said sternly: "Although that is the case, it is just right to stop the rumors as soon as possible because it is not the time to pursue responsibility. Otherwise, the marriage of the daughter of the Fan family will be hindered. The children in the mansion don't know how much trouble they will suffer! I'm afraid that if Princess Jing finds out, she will feel even more uncomfortable."

The old lady nodded quickly: "My brother and sister are right." Then she called Amber: "Go and invite your wife here."

When An Shi came back, her eyes were still red, Zhuo Shi saw the ceremony, and retreated behind her mother-in-law, leaving her standing alone in the hall, seeing her mother-in-law, elder sister-in-law sitting upright, expressionless Looking at himself, there are only four big girls left in the room, and two girls are guarding the door. No one from outside is allowed to approach, obviously something big has happened.Feeling apprehensive in her heart, she asked with a dry smile, "Mother, what are your orders?"

(Revised today? I almost didn't log in...)
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