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Chapter 281 Admonition

The old lady stared at her daughter-in-law and asked in a bad tone: "You have done a good thing, you still have the face to ask me?!" After finishing speaking, she coughed excitedly.Agate and Amber rushed forward and patted their backs, serving tea.An Shi stepped forward to touch her chest with a worried face, and persuaded softly: "If there is anything wrong with the daughter-in-law, just let the mother teach it, don't get angry." Then he turned to the second elder The wife apologized: "I made my aunt laugh, but my mother is not in good health. If my aunt knows why her old man is angry, please tell my niece and daughter-in-law."

The second old lady sat still, glanced at her indifferently, and then turned to the old lady: "Is sister-in-law okay? Speak slowly if you have something to say, don't worry. Although this matter is important, it is related to the reputation of the Li family. Since it is a good question to ask clearly, it is useless to deal with it clearly.”

The old lady didn't know whether it was because of a severe cough or other reasons. She blushed and slowly calmed down, then sat upright again, and smiled apologetically: "I am old and in poor health, and I choke when I am short of breath. Come on, brothers and sisters, don’t make jokes.”

Naturally, her younger siblings couldn't make jokes, so the interrogation finally got down to business.Chunying stood behind the second old lady, with her head slightly lowered, her ears could hear clearly, and out of the corner of her eyes, she could still catch a glimpse of the expressions of everyone in the room.She noticed that when the old lady was telling the crimes of her daughter-in-law, her expression was a little complicated, and she secretly glanced at the second old lady.Chunying couldn't help but suspect that the old lady in the Hou's mansion might not be very happy, right?If the daughter-in-law did something wrong, if only her family members were present, she would definitely ignore the three sevens and 21, and give him a hard lesson, but in front of the old grandmother, her feelings were complicated.This kind of fact is a bit embarrassing, and what's even more embarrassing is that it happened under her own nose. The daughter-in-law took over the housework again, and she nodded in agreement. As if he was incompetent.

Chunying quietly glanced at the second old lady again, then glanced at the second wife, and found that the expressions of the two were similar. They lowered their eyes and looked down quietly. They didn't say a word what the old lady and An Shi said.

An's face was full of tears, and she knelt down on the ground and sobbed: "Daughter-in-law is wronged! How could my daughter-in-law do such a thing? That child Xiru is cute and lovable, and my daughter-in-law can't even like her, how could she do that?" Hurt her? Mother, don't misunderstand the slander, that daughter-in-law really has nowhere to sue!" He also blamed Zhuo: "Why didn't my siblings defend me? Don't my siblings know what kind of person I am? Why did you turn against me? Believe someone else's slander? I know that I made you angry that day when I asked my younger siblings to hand over the key to the accounting room. My sister-in-law will apologize to you, and I will ask someone to send the key to you..."

Zhuo sneered in his heart, knowing that she was accusing him of ulterior motives, and did not respond.With her mother-in-law here, why should she stand out?As a daughter-in-law, you must always know how to be low-key and small, so that your mother-in-law can have a chance to show off her prestige.

Sure enough, the second old lady spoke for her daughter-in-law first: "My nephew and daughter-in-law are confused, how can our daughter-in-law be angry about this kind of thing? She still has a lot of things to take care of in her own house, how can she have time to hold the keys for the house?" ?!"

The old lady gave An Shi a hard look, and said to her sister-in-law distressedly: "Sister-in-law, look at her! You have explained the matter so clearly, but she still refuses to admit it, it's really annoying!"

The second old lady said with a half-smile: "If you don't want to admit it, then don't admit it. The most urgent thing now is to suppress the matter, and don't let the rumors spread more and more, and finally make trouble out of control. Zhang's daughter-in-law, I don't have time to listen to you." Speaking of grievances, you are now the head of the family, and you must know who is gossiping in the house, so tell them to shut up! At the other end of the Fan family, you should also be kind and appease. Those who have heard of it , I asked your younger siblings to clarify, but the root cause is still brother You's marriage. I think he is not too young, so it is better to choose a virtuous lady from a famous family early, and someone will take care of his daily life so that you don't have to do anything. Elders, sick, busy, but also worry about him; secondly... Zhang daughter-in-law, although you are in charge of housework again, after all, you have recuperated for so long, and your health is not as good as before. It is always good to have help Sister Yijun can't help you for a long time, they are almost at the age of marriage, and it's time to start preparing some things." She turned to look at the old lady: "What do you think, sister-in-law?"

Chunying applauded in her heart.What the second old lady said, it seems that An Shi is no longer held accountable on the surface, but in fact, it is almost certain that she did it.All subsequent arrangements are based on this premise.The old lady, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sang the oboe, trying to confuse the matter, but the second old lady didn't want to argue with them, so she simply went straight to the point - the people from the East Mansion came here not to teach An Shi, but to dispel the rumors!

The old lady was silent for a moment, then nodded lightly: "Your brother and sister are right, let's do it this way, it's just... your grandniece..."

An's eyes widened, and she was about to speak, but the second old lady's next words blocked her mouth: "Shu'er is already looking at her, her father has his own ideas, I'm afraid she has nothing to do with Brother You , I think it’s fine.”

An shi heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a dry smile: "Auntie's grand-nephew is actually pretty good, she is prudent and courteous, and she comes from a scholarly family. Even if she can't marry into our Qing Guohou's mansion, she can still marry a good family."

The second old lady didn't even move her eyelids, so she pretended not to hear.The old lady couldn't hold back her old face, and reprimanded: "You still have the nerve to criticize others?! It's all your fault! Listen to the wind is the rain, and now Brother You is implicated by you, and I don't know how bad his reputation will be. I have never seen it. You are such a mother! In the future, I will decide the marriage of Brother You, so just shut up!"

An's face turned pale in shock: "What does mother mean by this? How could Brother You's reputation be ruined? He is studying poetry and books every day now! Master Hou also said before that he has made great progress and will end next year. In all likelihood, he will be able to pass the provincial examination. My daughter-in-law is planning to choose a well-known lady for him as his wife, and when he wins the exam, she will get married immediately..."

The old lady stared at her resentfully: "Ask your aunt and your younger siblings how far you have affected your son's reputation! If it wasn't for the children's reputation, why would they make this trip?! "

An turned her head to look at the second old lady, who glanced at her daughter-in-law, and Zhuo stepped forward to speak for her mother-in-law: "Speaking of which, my aunt and sister-in-law will definitely be angry, but this matter is not trivial. My ex-son is in Zhang Shangshu's house. I heard from his wife that people in Beijing have been discussing that Brother You loved beauties when he was a child, and now he meets a beautiful cousin who lives in the same house and sees her every day, how can he be indifferent? Children have no concentration I'm afraid I'm not thinking about the textbooks. Aunt, sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang and I are friends, so speak politely. Think about those families who are at odds with our two houses. I don't know how to arrange Brother You! "

An Shi was in a hurry: "This is amazing! I want to tell them clearly!" The old lady yelled: "Shut up!" before she was frightened.The more the old lady thought about it, the angrier she became. It was the first time she had heard of this, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her grandson: "Poor Brother You is still working hard, he has become thinner recently." Then she scolded An: "You are a mother! Yes, it’s not good to want to make up for him, but you want to make such a monster, you are also worthy to be his mother?!"

Anshi cried and knelt down, and argued: "Daughter-in-law really didn't mean it, she was just negligent for a while...Daughter-in-law... I heard that my mother was going to hire the daughter of the Hai family to Brother You, so I was in a hurry. It's not that the daughter-in-law detested the daughter of the Hai family. , it’s because her family background is too low. Brother You will become famous in the future. If he can get a good father-in-law, he will naturally save a lot of effort... Originally, the daughter-in-law also wanted to find daughters from other families, but she just met those who have daughters. The family, either means that they have already made an appointment, or they are already optimistic that they are about to make an appointment, and the daughter-in-law can't help it... Fan's family is a famous family after all, and besides... don't mother and Lord Hou like her family's tutor? Want to come Also satisfied..."

She was so aggrieved by crying, but the old lady was speechless, and even Chunying stood aside, also speechless.With so many families in the capital, how could it be such a coincidence that the daughters of every family are engaged?It must be because of the Huo family's property, An's reputation was bad, so they don't want to marry their daughter?

Sure enough, the old lady also said: "Since you have encountered such a thing, why didn't you tell me? I'm going to see him, I'm afraid it's all settled now!"

An's stopped crying, and suddenly realized that she couldn't help being furious, but she couldn't get angry in front of her elders, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Daughter-in-law... thinking that I didn't choose the wives of the eldest and the second. How angry I am, this time my own son marries a wife, anyway..."

The old lady was discouraged and rubbed her forehead with a headache. This daughter-in-law is really hopeless, why did she take a fancy to Haishu?It is because Haishu is steady and courteous, knows where to advance and retreat, and is good at housekeeping. She can take over the housework as soon as she walks through the door. Fan Xiru... has a good tutor, but I have never known how good she is as a housekeeper, and there are rumors... Qing Today, the Marquis' Mansion no longer needs to marry wealthy families to increase its wealth. It is the most important thing to have a good daughter-in-law who can control the overall situation and protect the family business.It's a pity that the daughter-in-law doesn't understand this truth.

An's was still there crying: "Brother Chang's daughter-in-law is of high birth, relying on her natal family's prominence every day, she doesn't pay attention to me as a mother-in-law. Mother just asks auntie, when she just came, Brother Chang's daughter-in-law was still on the road. I'm pointing at Sang and scolding Huai! If she really married a daughter-in-law from an ordinary family, I'm afraid she will be even more proud..."

The second old lady couldn't bear to hear her continue to cry, so she said to her sister-in-law: "Brother Chang's daughter-in-law is indeed too much. Depending on what her natal family is, if she marries into our Li family, she is the daughter-in-law of the Li family. She didn't contradict her openly." Mother-in-law's reasoning. My sister-in-law is not in good health, so I don't think I have time to teach her? Why don't you let Brother Chang persuade his wife?"

The old lady said weakly: "I would like to ask him to go, but he is also very embarrassed now, his father-in-law found him a job in the Ministry of Industry, but his father refused, and ordered him to stay at home to study and not to go out. He locked himself in the small study and couldn't come out. His father and son had a temper tantrum, what can I do, as long as I close my eyes tomorrow, I will be out of sight."

Mrs. Zhuo frowned when she heard this. She helped her husband in Beijing and knew more about the affairs of the court. The Ministry of Industry is the sphere of influence of Grand Master Liang and King Ke. There are rumors that they hold several sums of money to build water conservancy projects. He secretly swallowed a lot of money, but the emperor had no choice but to do nothing because there was no evidence. If Li Chang entered their territory, if he was involved in those big cases, he might be the ghost of the dead.She was secretly startled, even if she decided to turn around and ask her son to send a secret letter to Lord Hou, she must not let Li Chang enter the Ministry of Industry.

Mrs. Zhuo was still thinking there, the second old lady had already approached her sister-in-law personally, and seeing that she was depressed, she said: "What should be taught should be taught. If my sister-in-law is not energetic, I can borrow a decent girl on weekdays to help her." Me, I sent someone to tell them."

The old lady gave a wry smile, and called Manao: "You go, Brother Chang treats you more politely, if your second young mistress is willing to listen, you can come back to me, if she is still like that, don't tell me, lest I get angry. "Agate hastily agreed.

The second old lady then called Chunying: "Among you, you are the most courageous. You go there with Manao, find the second young master and the second young mistress, and tell them the truth of being a child, so that they are not allowed to be cruel to their aunt in the future. present."

Seeing that her mother-in-law and aunt are going to stand up for her, An couldn't help being overjoyed: "They are girls, what do they know? Why don't I teach them myself?"

The old lady shouted angrily: "Calm down!" An Shi was dumbfounded, and stammered in response: "Yes..." She didn't dare to speak again.

Chunying never expected that such a thing would happen to her, so she hesitated.But the second old lady said: "Don't worry, there is me, Brother Chang is not bold enough to ignore his grandmother and me." Chunying glanced at Manao quietly, seeing that there was no fear on her face, she felt relieved: "Yes, the servant obeys."

The old lady weakly ordered Amber to bring the ruler and asked Agate to take it with her. Chunying stared at the old wooden ruler, then walked out the door with Agate, and walked towards Yingyue Hall.

On the way, Chunying looked back at the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law following behind, and asked Ma Nao in a low voice: "Sister, this is the first time I have done such a thing, what should I say?"

Manao smiled slightly: "Don't be afraid, you just need to say some important principles, but use tactful words. In fact, the second young master made a lot of mistakes. When he was young, sister Liuli did not take the place of the old lady to scold him. He bullied the fourth young master. The second old lady also sent someone to teach them a lesson. We are speaking for the two old ladies, they are juniors, and they only have to be obedient and obedient." Lowering his voice again, he pointed to the long cloth bag in his arms, "This ruler represents the old lady. If they are rude, I can still hit them. Of course, I just touch them lightly, and I dare not really hit them."

Chunying probably understood, she felt much more at ease, with a smile on her face.Now she is very favored by the second old lady, and she is following orders, so she just needs to follow Manao later, so she doesn't have to be afraid of that perverted second young master!
Her calm mood was destroyed just after entering Yingyue Hall.The Yingyue hall was in chaos, the second young master and the second young mistress were throwing things at each other and shouting loudly at each other, the maids and women were scrambling to avoid it, the whole yard was crying and screaming, even the agate saw it, and threw aside its original calmness: "Second Young Master, Second Young Mistress, what are you doing?! Stop!"

Suddenly there was a scream from the east wing, and then a little girl ran out and cried, "Miss Cui has hanged herself!"

(End of this chapter)