Madam Hou

Chapter 22

Kang Guogong Mansion.

Aunt Tang sat in front of the dressing table, took a paintbrush and carefully traced her eyebrows.As soon as one eyebrow was painted, Aunt Tang's personal maid, Ping'er, ran in from outside in a panic, shouting as she ran, "It's not good, it's not good, Auntie..."

Aunt Tang frowned, and scolded Ping'er who ran in: "You little hoof, what are you doing in a hurry, there are no rules."

Aunt Tang is the daughter of a woodcutter. When the son of Kang Guogong took his servants to the mountain to hunt, he took a bow and arrow and aimed at a rabbit hiding in the grass, but the rabbit missed and ran away. Turn it over, and you will find a frightened and trembling beauty.The prince of Kang Guogong showed great compassion for the fragrance and jade, and gently helped the beauty up. When the beauty saw this noble man in brocade clothes and leading a group of servants, the girl's yearning heart was surging like a mighty river, so the two looked at each other. After going back and forth once or twice, they can see the other party's intentions clearly, and it is natural to face the world, and they have sex in this mountain forest.

Aunt Tang was born as a good citizen, and she was considered a good concubine when she entered the Duke of Kang’s mansion, but Aunt Tang was born as a poor peasant with a low status. He often makes jokes, and for this reason, he is often ridiculed behind his back by the maids and mother-in-law in the mansion.Fortunately, she would flatter the prince of Kang Guogong, and later gave birth to the eldest son and a daughter for the prince of Kang Guogong, so it was better to be in the mansion.For this reason, Aunt Tang has always attached great importance to rules. Although her superficial definition of the word "rules" is to walk in small steps and eat quietly, etc., what she hates the most is being said that there are no rules, so she requires The maids who serve by her side also have to be well-behaved.

Ping'er didn't care about being sad because of being scolded by her master, she panted and said: "Auntie, it's not good, the fourth lady was called by the madam."

"What?" Aunt Tang stood up in shock, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't she go to the Second Young Master's house?"

"Yes, but come back now."

"It's over, it's over, she must know about the fact that Shizi took us into the palace today to find the empress."

As she said that, she was about to go out the door, but Ping'er hurriedly grabbed her: "Auntie, why are you going?"

"Of course I'm going to save my sister Xiu, the old witch will never let my sister Xiu go, don't stop me, I have to go quickly, otherwise I don't know how the old witch tortured me Where is my sister?"

Ping'er said anxiously: "Auntie, she is the mistress of the house, even if you go there now, it is useless!" What a normal and reasonable thing for a aunt to discipline a concubine, what use will your aunt be in the past.

When Aunt Tang was reminded by Pinger, she also reacted, and asked Pinger anxiously: "Then, what should I do?"

"Of course the most urgent thing is to find the Shi Ziye and ask the Shi Ziye to tell his wife."

"You're right, you're right, my husband is born in the early days, no matter how old she is, she has to listen to the son of the world."

The main courtyard of Kang Guogong's mansion.

Mrs. Ying sat on a square chair covered with hibiscus brocade cushions, her legs crossed, she bent over and pinched the chin of the concubine who was kneeling on the ground in front of her, and raised her face to look carefully at her. , After looking at it for a while, he touched the concubine's cheek inch by inch with his fingers with long nails.

Fourth Miss Jiang Yixiu knelt on the ground, but her body was shaking all the time, especially the finger that was always wandering on her face. She was really afraid that it would scratch her face hard, and her youthful and beautiful face would be scratched like this. Gone.

Ying put down Jiang Yixiu's face, straightened her body, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Miss Xiu is 15 years old, I think you will be old next month?"

Jiang Yixiu replied with trembling voice: "Go back, go back to mother, yes."

"Sister Xiu has grown up, and she's getting more and more outstanding. It's time to find a husband for Sister Xiu." Jiang Yixiu didn't dare to say anything, Ying continued: "I took a look for you a few days ago. , I think the second son of Bai Shilang's family is a good match for you. The servant is a third grade. Although he is a little lower than our family, but the second young master Bai is the son of the concubine and you are the daughter of the concubine. Your aunt is also from a poor peasant. It's better than you, so it's not like treating you lightly. I think Mrs. Bai also intends to get married, and I will finalize your marriage in a few days."

Jiang Yixiu kowtowed heavily, and said as she kowtowed: "Mother, you forgive me, I don't dare anymore, please forgive me..." Everyone in the capital knew that Second Young Master Bai had his brain burnt out when he was a child, Now she is a fool who can only smirk when she sees everyone. Marrying her in the past is basically harming her. She is not that stupid.

Ying slammed the bowl down on the table, and said loudly, "Your parents ordered you to marry me, but you have to marry if you don't."

"Mom, you also said what the matchmaker ordered from your parents. If my father doesn't agree to this marriage, you can't marry me either."

"Oh, you even talked back to me. Do you know what crime it is to disobey your elders? Even if I beat you to death now, no one will say that I am unkind."

Jiang Yixiu glanced at a pair of blue boots approaching outside the door, and her heart was mostly relieved, but her voice became louder and more aggrieved, and tears flowed from her eyes, crying and saying: "Mother, daughter! I don't dare to disobey my mother, but the second young master Bai is a fool. No matter how low my mother is, I am also the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, representing the face of the Duke's Mansion. How can I marry a fool and let others dirty the face of the Duke's Mansion? I beg mother, don't let your daughter marry Second Young Master Bai, your daughter will definitely repay you by being a cow and a horse in the future, although your daughter was not born by you, but for the sake of father, please forgive me..."

As soon as Kang Guogong's son stepped into the door of the main room, what he saw was such a scene where the vicious aunt forced the concubine daughter to marry a fool. He entered the door angrily, pointed at Ying Shi and said angrily: "You are not virtuous and unkind! Woman, how dare you force my daughter to marry a fool!" After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and helped his concubine daughter up, and said while supporting her: "Sister Xiu, don't worry, Daddy will make the decision for you."

Jiang Yixiu held Kang Guogong's hand, stood up and leaned against Kang Guogong's son aggrievedly and said: "Daddy, save your daughter, she doesn't want to marry a fool."

Prince Kang patted his daughter's hand and said, "Don't worry, Daddy will make the decision for you. You go back and wash up first, and I'll talk to your mother."

Mrs. Ying was too lazy to watch a scene of filial piety between a father and a daughter, seeing her concubine look timidly being bullied and turning her head back to look at her father, and let her go out without bothering.

When Jiang Yixiu went out, the son of Lord Kang pointed to his wife and said, "Why do you think you want to marry sister Xiu to that idiot of the Bai family?"

Ying said without anger or haste: "Master Bai is the servant of the third grade, the Bai family is well-off, and the second master Bai is the son of a son, more than enough to match your concubine daughter."

"That second boy of the Bai family is a fool!"

"What's the matter with a fool? A fool is better. It's easy to handle. After sister Xiu gave birth to a son and gained a firm foothold, she will be separated from the government in the future. The inside and outside of the family is not what sister Xiu decides. Such a good marriage is in the name of There are no lanterns to be found."

To put it nicely, the second boy of the Bai family is a fool, how could he live in a single household like the second son of other families in the future, Mrs. Bai dotes on this stupid son very much, and will definitely let the eldest son keep him in the mansion for the elders Son takes care of his.

Kang Guogong's son sighed, sat down on the other side of Ying's family, and put on a posture that he wanted to have a heart-to-heart conversation with his wife: "I know you resent me for sending sister Xiu to the palace, for fear of hindering her in the future." To the empress, but the empress cannot give birth, we always have to plan for the family, we always have to let the mother of the future prince come out of our house in order to preserve the glory and wealth of the Duke's mansion, besides, how can outsiders have their own sisters to be reliable, sister Xiu Entering the palace to help the empress give birth to a son to consolidate her position is also for the good of the empress."

Mrs. Ying snorted, and said disdainfully: "Speaking is better than singing, I think you want to flatter that vixen of yours and her little hooves, my daughter is fine in the palace, there is no need for your daughter to come Help her to be pampered."

Kang Guogong's son stood up angrily, and said angrily: "Master Ying, don't go too far. I did this for the sake of the family. I told you the other day to let sister Wen enter the palace to help the empress, but you didn't want to. If that's the case, Sister Xiu should be allowed to enter the palace. Even the empress, she also grew up eating the rice and vegetables from the Duke’s Mansion, so it’s right to let her make a little sacrifice for the Duke’s Mansion now.”

"Fuck..." Ying Shi also stood up, spat on the Duke of Kang's son, and said angrily: "Only a disgusting person like you can come up with the disgusting idea of ​​having two sisters serve one husband, let me tell you, there is I'm here, you don't even want to touch the palace gate with your little bastard."

After speaking, Ying walked out the door of the main room. She didn't want to see this disgusting man again.Kang Guogong's son was furious and said to Ying Shi who ignored him and left behind: "My husband is born in the sky, this family is my decision, you have to agree if you don't agree."

Jiang Yixiu leaned against the corner of the main courtyard and waited until the conversation inside was over, and then reluctantly went back to the place where she and her aunt lived.Aunt Tang was already waiting for her in the room, and when she saw her daughter coming in, she hurried up to greet her: "Sister Xiu, how are you doing, have you been bullied by that old hag?"

Jiang Yixiu leaned her head on Aunt Tang's shoulder, and said aggrievedly: "Auntie, Madam said she wanted to marry me to that idiot from the Bai family."

"What?" Aunt Tang scolded, "That old temptress has such a vicious heart, a daughter who deserves to be born can't give birth to a son."

After scolding, he said to his daughter: "Sister Xiu, don't worry, no matter how powerful she is, she can still cover the sky with her hands, and she can still surpass the emperor."

"Auntie, you mean..."

"Hmph, when the uncooked rice is cooked and the emperor asks, how dare she refuse? When the time comes when you give birth to a prince, even the empress can't stand you!"

When it was night, Ying's close friend asked Ying worriedly: "Ma'am, do you think this plan will work?"

"Don't worry, those two little hoofs have big hearts, as long as they are properly guided, they will go in the direction we calculated."

"The servant girl said, what if the emperor really likes her?"

"Hmph, with her beauty, it's okay to fascinate those young masters who have never seen the world. The emperor has never seen such a beauty, not to mention that the emperor is mixing oil with the concubine Chen in the palace. Besides, Do you think that the emperor really doesn’t shy away from relatives, he won’t let women from the Duke’s mansion enter the harem again.” After speaking, he continued to say to the woman beside him: “Remember, I’ll post a message to Mrs. Sang tomorrow, the Jiangnan family The legitimate son of the second wife of the Sang family, such a family is worthy of her, I don't want outsiders to think that I treat the concubine daughter poorly."

(End of this chapter)