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Chapter 283 Admonition

Li Chang looked at Chunying in surprise, as if he didn't expect his uncle's girl to talk to him like this.Although the maids serving the elders have always been respectable, it is rare to scold the young master face to face. The big girls around his grandmother, including Liuli in the past and agate now, always use very gentle words when they want to admonish themselves. tone.

Chunying also knew that the tone of this sentence was a little heavy, but she quickly covered it up: "Your grandmother is still sick, and because of the matter of your husband and wife, she is so angry that her head hurts and her chest hurts, and she can't speak well. Even That's right, she is still thinking about your grandson, so she specially sent Sister Ma Nao and me over here. Fortunately, you quarreled with the second young lady and left a word of divorce, so you don't care, even the old lady is angry Ask yourself, can you be worthy of the old lady? She loved you since she was a child, and this is how you repay her? Even if we are girls, we can't stand it anymore!"

Her expression matched her tone, showing full of heartbreak and earnestness. The second young master quickly put aside that displeasure and blushed.He naturally knows how much his grandmother loves him, but this kind of love is also limited. When he was suffering outside, his grandmother kept silent. He had resentment in his heart, but he couldn't express it. Now he is in this family. The only one who can rely on him is his grandmother. His father has always treated him worse than his younger brother, and he might be kicked out of the house at any time.Thinking of this, he became a little annoyed again, and scolded: "What do you know?! Is it because I don't respect my grandmother and her elderly? It's Mrs. Liang who is rude and rude, making the elders angry all the time. I will divorce this wife and marry another one." A virtuous person is honoring grandma!"

There was a loud "bang" in the room, and something fell down. Liang sneered and said, "Okay! Just go and try it, and see who else in the capital is willing to marry their daughter to you! You are so virtuous! You There are no rules in the family, and the head of the house is mean and shameless. Who in the whole capital knows about the property and money of relatives all day long?! The daughters of high-ranking officials are better than them! A concubine is not like a concubine, and a concubine is not like a concubine. The servants are either trying to dig out the master’s money, or let their daughters hook up with the young masters! They always flaunt themselves as relatives of the emperor, with eyes on the top of their heads Come on! In fact, who doesn’t know? It’s just hugging the emperor’s thigh and using money for face! Even if a daughter who becomes a princess is born, so what? In the whole capital, there are families with princesses everywhere! My sister is also a princess, I almost became a concubine!"

Li Chang tilted his face in anger, picked up a teapot and threw it vigorously. There were screams, cries of pain, and the sound of the teapot falling to the ground. Go ahead and do it!"

Manao hurriedly grabbed him and said: "Second young master, stop making trouble. If you really divorce your wife, the old lady will be the first to spare you! Would it be nice to hear this kind of thing? Our ancestors of the Qingguo Houfu, There has never been a precedent for abandoning a husband and a wife!"

Li Chang shook his hand: "I don't want to divorce my wife, but I can't afford this kind of wife who wants to enter the palace and become a concubine!"

Chunying frowned and listened to Liang's scolding words, and raised her voice: "Second Young Mistress, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can say it, but don't talk about being an imperial concubine again. A married woman throws her husband away. Marry, let alone the Li family, I am afraid that your Liang family may not be able to save face, let alone enter the palace?! The marriage between you and the second young master was bestowed by the emperor. If you can become the imperial concubine, You have been appointed a long time ago, and the Holy Majesty will not marry you into the Palace of the Duke of Qing, if you say such things now, it is nothing but a joke!"

Mrs. Liang opened the embroidered curtain and came out from the inside. Her hair was combed high in a messy bun, her hairpin was tilted to and fro, her eyes were red and swollen like walnuts, but the expression on her face greatly weakened her lovely and pitiful demeanor. .With her hips on her hips and no manners at all, she tried to open her eyes wide and glared at Chunying: "Which onion are you?! How dare you say such things to me?! What do you mean I can't be a concubine?! Back then I was about to enter the palace , it was your second young master who got me into this situation!"

Chunying smiled: "Second Young Mistress, you are also a smart person, why lie to yourself like this? Second Young Master just kindly saved you once, if the Emperor is really interested, why would you care about such a trivial matter? Originally, this is Second Young Mistress you What I think in my heart, we girls don't know and don't want to know, but if you really want to make trouble in the palace, I'd like to remind you: we are here today because of your disrespect for your mother-in-law, The two old ladies want to lecture. No matter where this kind of thing goes, it is a good reason to divorce your wife, but you can't say it in front of the emperor and queen mother, because you are going to be an imperial concubine, so you don't have to respect your current parents-in-law? "

Liang's face was contorted in anger, her hands were trembling, and a girl came out of it, covering her forehead with one hand, with blood oozing between her fingers, her face was green and her lips were pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Nonsense... Our lady has always been polite to Lord Hou. Thorough... Who said our lady disrespected her in-laws?!"

Chunying turned her head and called for someone: "Is the doctor who came to see Miss Cui here? If so, please come here, someone here is also injured!" When she heard someone answering, she turned her head and said lightly: "As you So, does it mean that as a daughter-in-law, you only need to respect your father-in-law? You don’t need to respect your mother-in-law? I’m afraid that if you say this in front of the queen mother, the queen mother herself will not be happy!" After saying that, she ignored their master and servant and went straight to Li Chang stepped forward and said seriously: "Second young master, our old lady doesn't go out very often, she only comes here to talk to the old lady when she is free, even if it is so, almost every time I meet the second young lady to teach the people in the house. Well, this is the internal affairs of your courtyard, and our old lady doesn't have the heart to take care of it. It's just that I don't like the juniors being rude in front of the elders. The two families are close relatives. You have heard the old lady's words. Our old lady still has a few words here, please also listen to the second young master."

Li Chang heard that it was an elder's lecture, although he guessed that it was a cliché, he reluctantly stood up straight, put away a few slacks, saw that he was in a mess, brushed his hand a few times, and stood upright with his hands down.
Chunying said: "Any decent family pays attention to the order of seniority and order, and the etiquette cannot be broken. The eldest wife is the second young master's aunt, so etiquette is absolutely indispensable. The second young lady is a new daughter-in-law, so there are some who don't know the rules. Please also remind the second young master more."

She was about to continue talking, but she suddenly heard Mrs. Liang interject: "He doesn't respect his aunt, gossips about his wife behind his back all day long, if I'm too polite, he'll scold me for turning my arms out! "

Li Chang quickly threw a stern glance at him: "Shut up! I've taken my uncle's advice, what does it have to do with you?!" Liang sneered and turned his head away.

Chunying didn't take it seriously, and continued: "The eldest old lady is not good, and she still misses the second young master. The second young master really shouldn't make her angry. Even if there is a quarrel between husband and wife, it should be resolved calmly. How can the old lady feel at ease after such a big fight, and almost killed someone? You are already a famous Jinshi master, and self-cultivation and family management are also homework that a good official should do. Let the Shangguan know that you take good care of your family Now, I will rest assured that I will entrust the serious errands to you, won't I?"

She added the next few sentences, but looking at Li Chang's muttering, it was obvious that he did not exceed his tolerance limit, so it was fine when she saw it, and then turned to Liang Shi: "Second Young Mistress, no matter what you were like when you were at your mother's house, you are still the same now. You are the daughter-in-law of the Li family. If you indulge your temper too much, it won't do you any good. The servant girl boldly said that you now feel that you have a reason to make trouble, but... if it really becomes known to everyone, don't others think that Are you a good and virtuous daughter-in-law? What if your natal family's reputation is affected by this?"

Liang's complexion changed, and he gave her a hard look: "You don't need to worry about that!"

Chunying smiled and stopped mentioning it.Although this woman is a little pitiful, but a poor person must have something to hate. She just thinks that the second young master, three wives and four concubines make her unbearable, but if she really enters the palace...could she be able to bear it?Maybe when the time comes, you won't even have the right to complain!

She took a few steps back and looked at Manao, who sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, Second Young Master, Second Young Mistress, you all..." After saying that, there was already a commotion in the yard outside, and the little girls He ran in and said, "The old lady and the second old lady are here!" Chunying and Manao rushed to meet them.

As expected, the two old lords from the East and West Mansions arrived. Among them, the old lady from the Hou Mansion was pale, so she entered and sat down. After everyone saw the ceremony, she asked Li Chang out of breath: "What's going on?! How can I hear that?" Said that someone in your house hanged himself?!"

Li Chang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It's just a girl in the grandson's room who was playful and dangled something scary. Who knew it would be real? She has been rescued now." Chunying stood behind the second old lady and looked at it quickly. He glanced at Agate, who shook his head lightly.

The old lady stared at her grandson, and closed her eyes weakly: "Is that so? Where is he?" "It's in her room, and the doctor has already been invited to see it." Li Chang answered smoothly, who knew that there was a woman outside at this time Back and forth: "The doctor has arrived, please show me, the old lady, will you let someone into the second door?"

The old lady waved her hand: "Let it go... tell the maids to avoid it." The old woman followed the order and left, the former looked at his grandson, Li Chang's face was hot.Agate pressed against the old lady's ear and briefly introduced the matter.She was relieved when she heard that, and she looked at Chunying with a bit of gratitude, but she didn't praise Chunying, but turned her head to thank the second old lady: "Your brother and sister have a good girl. I'm really going to kill someone!" The second old lady smiled and said: "How can she have such great ability? It's because my sister-in-law is so lucky that even King Yama dare not easily seduce the souls of the family members." Chunying bowed her head and looked cute, He said softly: "Actually, it's also thanks to Sister Manao's calmness, otherwise the servants would definitely panic."

The old lady gave a "hmm", looked at the agate, nodded, but said nothing.Manao smiled slightly at Chunying.

The old lady stared at her grandson and grandson's daughter-in-law, and taught her a lesson earnestly. When she got excited, she coughed non-stop, scaring the girls into a fuss, and the second old lady was also very concerned.Li Chang and Liang Shi knew they were wrong, so they stood there obediently and listened to the two elders' lectures. As for whether they remembered it in their hearts, only they themselves knew.

After a while, someone from outside came to report that the doctor had already seen the doctor, and there was no serious problem, but his speech would be affected a little, so he could give birth for ten and a half months, and he was fine.Only then did the old lady breathe a sigh of relief, and ordered someone to give a reward, sent someone to send the doctor away, and asked Man Ru to come and see him.

The two women came from the wing with Cui Manru on their arms.There was a deep red strangle mark on Cui Manru's neck, which was shocking to see.As soon as she came in, she knelt down, tears streaming down her cheeks, and she cried in a hoarse voice: "Old lady, please show mercy! Although this slave is a girl, she is also the daughter of a good family. If the second young lady wants to sell the slave to a brothel Here, slaves would rather die than go!"

The old lady's face turned dark: "Who said such a thing?! Who wants to betray you?!"

Naturally, Li Chang would not confess that it was him. Seeing that Manru was acquainted, he was happy to blame his wife: "Just now my grandson and granddaughter-in-law quarreled, and she was also angry for a while..." Liang sneered heavily at the side, and he He glanced at her embarrassingly.

What else does the old lady not understand?Rubbing the forehead, looking at Manru again, she looked away, and said: "Masters quarreled, and when they got angry for a while, naturally there would be no good things to say. Just like this, you are crying and looking for death and life. Those who know understand you You have been wronged, and if you don’t know, you think you are threatening the master with your own life! Give me some peace in the future, and of course I won’t lose you! If you really can’t stand it, go home and recuperate for a while.”

Manru turned pale with shock, and hurriedly crouched down: "I dare not! I..." The old lady didn't bother to listen to her anymore, she turned her head and said to the second old lady in shame, "It's rare that you come here once, but I told you to watch it." It's a joke, it's hard for you not to care, and help me teach the younger generation."

The second old lady smiled: "It's good that my sister-in-law doesn't think I'm troublesome. I also saw that my sister-in-law didn't seem to be very straightforward, so I took care of it with the cheek. In fact, I didn't expect the matter to become so troublesome." She slightly Stretched out her hand, let Chunying hold her arm, and stood up: "It's getting late, Brother Dun must be back soon, and I should go back too. Chang'er waits for your grandmother to go back to the yard, no more No more nonsense! Family and everything are prosperous, noisy all day long, you can’t even read a book, what’s the future?”

The second old lady walked out, Chunying hurriedly steadied herself, and when she passed by Manru, she glanced at her, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, and felt sorry for her.She probably thought that if she made a big fuss and got in front of the old lady or the lady, Mrs. Liang would suffer a lot, right?Maybe things will develop like this in the hands of the wife, but the old lady is not confused yet.

In the courtyard outside, Chunying saw that face again in the corner of the corridor.

Chen'er was almost the person in her memory, she never thought that she had stayed in this courtyard for so long, did Manru's tragic situation have her contribution?
Chen'er squinted at her from a distance and smiled, twisted her waist and went into the room.Chunying withdrew her gaze, helped the second old lady out of the courtyard gate of Yingyue Hall.

Back then Manru harmed Chen'er, today Chen'er harmed Manru, I don't know if this is retribution?
(End of this chapter)