Splendid concubine

Chapter 78

When they arrived at the front hall, sure enough, the two daughters of the Zhang family had no good intentions and had already filed a complaint first. However, the old lady knew about it a long time ago.

In fact, no one's old lady and young lady can get along very well.

Similarly, the old lady of the Liu family didn't get along very well with the eldest lady.

Although there is no tension, it is just passable on the surface.

As soon as the old lady brought a few aunts and granddaughters into the front hall, she met the big lady's cold face: "What's the matter with you guys? You are asked to take the distinguished guests to the garden, why did you throw away the distinguished guests?" Just run away by yourself?"

I don't know what the two daughters of the Zhang family said, but the eldest lady bit her back. Seeing that the old lady was about to speak, the eldest lady interrupted: "Mother doesn't need to intercede for them, and you don't need to say anything more. You are so negligent. Honorable guest, you have no education at all, it is time to learn the rules and go to the ancestral hall to receive the punishment."

The lady's complexion was very bad, and she spoke very bluntly.

The old lady was already very angry that the daughter of the Zhang family humiliated her granddaughter, but now seeing the eldest lady like this, new and old hatreds came together, she paused on her crutches, and said angrily: "What's going on, let's talk about it carefully. Said, why did you hear that my granddaughter was going to be punished as soon as I came in? Also, what did you say, I just brought my granddaughter in and said what happened to you guys? Dare my daughter-in-law is very powerful, relying on the power of her mother's family , I even taught my mother-in-law a lesson.”

Although the eldest lady had a bad complexion, she did not dare to neglect the old lady.

He quickly squeezed a stiff smile on his face, and when he came over, he was about to help the old woman in, "Mother, listen to me, it's like this, didn't you let Ruyi and the other three girls take their cousin to the garden for a stroll, In the end, these little girls were lucky, they ran away and left their cousin there. Fortunately, other people in the garden saw them and brought them back, am I not angry?"

"Are you angry? I'm still angry."

The old lady said loudly, "You didn't ask clearly, and you planned to punish the crime? You are the emperor? When the emperor deals with a prisoner, he has to ask clearly first, is the prisoner wronged?"

The eldest lady's complexion is not good-looking anymore, she originally wanted to show off her prestige in front of her younger sister, and made her feel that she has absolute authority in the mansion.

As a result, something like this happened.

"There is no explanation for this. It must be that the girls in our mansion are shameless. The two daughters of the Zhang family are well-bred. None of the three girls was raised by me. Now I have not become a third girl. Such a big mistake, a good education will make it happen."

It's okay if the eldest lady doesn't say this, but when she mentions it, the old lady becomes angry, "What's wrong with the third girl? Let me tell you, Zhao Huichun, don't think about your natal family and dare to bully my Liu family. What's the matter with you? I am very clear in my heart, do you have to expose everyone's embarrassment? Sanya was not raised by you, if it wasn't for punishing Sanya, do you think you can spare your Zhao family?"

Facing him, the eldest lady's face was very ugly, but Mrs. Zhang was still smiling and drinking tea with her two daughters, as if the noise in the front hall had nothing to do with her.

"Ruyi, come here, what do you say?" The old lady beckoned to Liu Ruyi.

Liu Ruyi took a step forward, and greeted the eldest lady first.

The eldest lady was immediately dismissed by the old woman, "You are only talking about the child, you are such a big man, just now our mothers, you got angry at the child as soon as you came in, did you deliberately want not to greet me, and you are outside Do you still want to stand up in front of people? Show me your face? Let me tell you, if you don’t want to think about it, go back to your mother’s house. Our Liu family is small, and we can’t command all the literati in the world. Without your Zhao family, we can’t afford to support you. Big Buddha."

Hearing this, the eldest lady quickly explained: "Mother, of course this is not the case."

After all, if the reputation of being unfilial spreads, even if she is dismissed and returned to her natal family, she will not dare to make trouble.

What's more, all the literati in the world also attach great importance to filial piety, and they will be criticized by them every day for big and small matters. If they know that they are not keeping filial piety by relying on Mr. Zhao's reputation, wouldn't they be drowned in spit ?
This court does not taboo remarriage, but I am already in my thirties, if I remarry, can I marry someone who is more powerful than the prime minister?Of course it can't, let's not talk about the decline of my Zhao family, even if I don't, I'm not a big girl, it's not the first time I'm married, how can I marry well.

Besides, remarriage is not taboo, but I have not seen a few remarriages.

No, the younger sister lost her husband, and it was difficult to raise the child alone, so she didn't remarry.

"How dare I show embarrassment to my mother? It's not, isn't it because I was stunned? Mother forgives my daughter-in-law this time." The eldest lady quickly said soft words.

Seeing this, the old woman took a sip, "When I don't know what you are thinking? Make trouble later? Or torture my granddaughters? My granddaughters, these are raised by my side, Do you dare to say that those raised in front of me are not as good as those raised by you?"

A girl who has not been out of the court is raised under her grandmother's knees, and generally has a good reputation. Naturally, the eldest lady dare not say that there is anything wrong with the child raised by the old lady.

But it was barely considered to be raised by the old lady's side, only Liu Jiaren, the old lady didn't dare to refute, so she could only laugh along with her.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was about to lose the wind, Mrs. Zhang stood up suddenly and said: "It turns out that a few children of the younger generation are playing around, and it can't be taken seriously. Why do you want to break the relationship between your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law because of me? Old Madam If you do this again, you will drive me away.”

This is very shameless. The old lady didn't want to see her because of what happened just now. After hearing this, she snorted coldly, but Mrs. Zhang was cheeky and didn't care, as if nothing happened. The old lady helped her to the upper seat and then tugged at her sister's sleeve to make her sister follow, and went to the old lady's lower seat.

Then he smiled and said: "Just now I heard that there is a maid in the house saying that there is a big happy event in the house. The little maid is stupid and didn't explain what it is. Does the old lady know? Our mothers are good too. Be happy. If the old lady doesn't dislike me as a widow..."

The old lady snorted coldly, "You have said that, what else can I say?"

The eldest lady immediately became embarrassed. If the old lady didn't give her sister face, she wouldn't give her face. It was obvious that the anger just now hadn't dissipated.

But this time, the eldest lady really thought too much. The old lady thought that Mrs. Zhang was very displeased because of what happened just now and what happened before. There is a widow living in the house. It is a taboo to say that widows are unlucky.Besides, even if there is a widow who comes to live in the house, it is reasonable to say that they should be relatives from the Liu mansion. If the Zhao family is still there, the relatives from the daughter-in-law's side will run over and live in the Liu mansion. "

In order to alleviate Mrs. Zhang's embarrassment, the eldest lady hurriedly said: "Look at my mother, the little girls and my aunt, they are all dressed in glamorous clothes, but what is the happy event? I thought before that there is a happy event, maybe it is our master or something The happy event, the little girl sent by the mother to pass the message, can't say clearly. What is the happy event, the mother said?"

After hearing Liu Ruyi's plan, the old lady understood what Liu Ruyi was going to do, and she wanted to make her look ugly, so she deliberately said: "The Ren'an officials have done this, can they go to Gaoli again? It's just our family My girl has a happy event, my old sister told me in advance, didn't I just know?"

Sure enough, seeing the excited expression of the eldest lady, she must have thought that the eldest lady had a happy event.

Looking at her appearance, Liu Ruyi guessed that the eldest lady must have thought that the eldest lady had turned around and was named the crown princess, so she couldn't close her mouth from smiling.

"Since that's the case, I'll hurry up and get dressed." The eldest lady hurried out upon hearing this.

Because Mrs. Zhang is a guest, and she has not yet passed the filial piety period, it is not easy to dress up colorfully, so she just looked at the old lady with a smile and said, "Oh, congratulations, there are really outstanding people in the house, and the children are also very good." That's right, my eldest sister raised her daughter well."

After saying a lot of compliments, the old lady just nodded with a smile, but said nothing, and waited until the lady came back after changing her clothes.

She was even more beaming, wearing a rose red dress, a bit out of tune with the eldest lady's age, and she also had gold hairpins on her head.

It wasn't long before the eldest lady came in, and she had been busy giving some smug glances to the young ladies and aunts, when she heard the little eunuch outside tell that the imperial decree had arrived, so she had to prepare well.

Liu Ren'an also hurried back, without taking off his official uniform, he set up an incense table to greet him.

When kneeling on the ground, the eldest lady and Liu Ren'an knelt side by side in front, the eldest lady pulled Liu Ren'an's sleeve quietly, and said in a low voice: "We will be regarded as the uncle of the country from now on." The beauty almost laughed out loud.

The eunuch who was waiting to deliver the decree also glanced at the eldest lady with a half-smile. Liu Ren'an felt the gaze of the eldest eunuch, shook off the hand of the eldest lady and scolded in a low voice: "In front of people, don't you think about it?"

"Aren't I happy? Besides, I'm telling the truth." The eldest lady was so happy that she couldn't help herself.

But I also know that this is considered to be an arbitrarily discussed state affairs, and it would be a serious crime if the Holy Majesty pursued it.

Immediately shut up.

I only heard the voice of the great eunuch's male duck sounding, "By heaven's blessing, the emperor said, Liu's family is wishful, virtuous and virtuous, and won my heart. I recognized her as a goddaughter before, but I haven't announced it to the world. Now, it is named Ping'an County. Lord, eat soup and bathe five hundred households, and reward guards, mothers, and maids as a show of favor. Liu's family is wan, Liu's beauty, because of Liu's wishful words, the noble concubine yearns for her, and specially ordered Liu's Bring Ruyi into the palace, play with the imperial concubine and empress to relieve boredom, each will reward a pair of jade Ruyi, with a pair of heads and faces, this is it."

Today's holy majesty is ill-informed and not very knowledgeable, so the imperial decree speaks nonsense, no matter what, the result is achieved anyway.

Seeing the astonished face of Da Furen, and the grateful eyes of Aunt Wan and Aunt Jia's mother and daughter, Liu Ruyi couldn't express her dissatisfaction in her heart.

(End of this chapter)