from widow to dame

Chapter 97

Speaking of which, the relationship between their family and the Yongping Hou Mansion is really a mess.Obviously there is no separation, but Yan Hongzhen lives alone.There are all elders in the family, but none of them came when Yan Hongzhen got married. Obviously he is Yan Haoran's only heir. However, the title was taken away by others.Of course, all of these are not all the fault of the Yongping Hou Mansion. Yan Hongzhen's stubborn temper and bad reputation when he was young also have to bear part of the evil consequences.It is impossible to tell who is right and who is wrong, who is right and who is wrong, but just like the ugliest person is willing to cover his face with a cloth, the relationship between the two governments has eased.

First, because the title of title has been determined, the most conflicting relationship between the two has disappeared.

Secondly, it is Yan Hongzhen who is in the limelight now, and the Marquis of Yongping intends to restore the old good.

As far as Yan Hongzhen is concerned, establishing a good image to the outside world will help his official career. After all, he is often working in front of the imperial court. Can be trusted by the emperor.

Therefore, there is today's trip to the Hou Mansion.

With Yan Hongzhen's support, Su Huiniang got off the horse. She lowered her head and looked at the child in her arms. Xiao Yuanyuan was pouting and sleeping soundly.The Yongping Hou Mansion opened the main entrance to welcome them today, and at the entrance, the new Yongping Hou Ye Yan Hongbo was standing there with a smile on his face.This is the first time Su Huiniang saw him in person and couldn't help but take a closer look. Yan Hongbo should be in his early thirties this year, but he looks much older than his actual age. He is very thin and has high cheekbones. Ting, there is light swelling under the eyes, a feeling of being drained by wine.

"Haha, true brother, but it's been a long time, I want to be a brother!" Yan Hongbo greeted him enthusiastically.

"Master Hou, it's been a long time!" Yan Hongzhen said with a half-smile.

The two of them leaned together "intimately" and talked for a while, looking at the looks of the two of them, it was absolutely unexpected that not long ago, the two of them wanted to see each other die!
"This is my brother and sister!" Yan Hongbo set his eyes on Su Huiniang behind him, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he praised without sincerity: "My brother and sister are so good-looking, I can't blame our wild horse-like real brother. It's so tame."

Are you praising me for being a good trainer?Or is it because Yan Hong is really afraid of guilt?Su Huiniang looked at his fake smiling face, and felt that he had no good intentions.

So, she didn't speak, just smiled quietly.

Yan Hongbo led them into the mansion, but it was not Madam Qi who came back twice last time, but went directly to the "Fu Shou Tang". As soon as they entered the house, a wave of heat wave rushed towards them. It was a lot of people sitting.

Sitting on the long couch covered with big red bat-embroidered mattresses is an old woman with silver hair, holding a three or four-year-old boy in her arms, and whispering to him lovingly. Even if Su Huiniang and the others came in, none of them looked straight at them.On both sides of the old lady are Qi and Yu, and three chairs are set up below. The one on the left is Yan Hongbo's wife Wen, and the one in the middle is a middle-aged woman who has never seen her before. She looks thick and dark. He looked a little more, but his face was a bit simple and honest, only there seemed to be a worry in the eyebrows, it should be Erfang Yancheng's wife Zhu Shi.Apart from the few people who were sitting, some young and pretty women were also standing at a later place, they should be first-class aunts with some status in the mansion.

"Grandson Yan Hongzhen has seen the old lady, the mother, and the two aunts!" Yan Hongzhen smiled loudly, bowed his head and saluted.

Mo's surprise quickly flashed across Qi's eyes, and she glanced at Su Huiniang standing next to her, Mo's face flashed thoughtfully.

The old lady raised her head and gave an indifferent "hmm".

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, Yu Shi over there raised his handkerchief, made a foolish smile, and said loudly: "This is Hongzhen's wife, tsk tsk tsk, look, it's really a sign, hurry up, take the child Hug it here, let us all be rare."

Su Huiniang smiled slightly, and sure enough, she took a few steps forward and carried the child to the old lady, but didn't hand it to her, she just lowered her body and showed it to her.He simply didn't intend to hug him, he just moved up and down twice, and asked lightly: "Have you chosen a name?"

"It's called Ruyuan, Yan Ruyuan." Su Hui replied politely.

"Well, the name is not bad." The old lady nodded as a compliment.

"Grandmother, Brother Yi wants to hug her, can you?" Suddenly, a childish voice came.It turned out that Yan Tingyi saw that the baby in the big red package was too cute, so he felt close to him, tugged on the old lady's clothes, and only wanted to hug her.

"You are Brother Yi, right?" Without waiting for the old lady to say anything else, Su Huiniang said with a light smile, "This is your sister, Sister Yuan. Brother Yi likes my sister and wants to hug her, right?"

Yan Tingyi excitedly nodded his head.

"But look, my sister is sleeping. If you hug her, she might wake up." Su Huiniang said softly, "She will cry if she is woken up without enough sleep."

Thinking appeared on Yan Tingyi's face, and after a while, he said childishly: "Then I won't hug, let my sister sleep!"

"Our brother Yi is really a good and sensible boy." Su Huiniang smiled and said admiringly: "He is also a good brother!"

Yan Tingyi shyly rubbed against the old lady's arms again.

Probably because of such an interruption, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously more relaxed than before. Su Huiniang asked Nanny Duan and Mu Xiang to take Sister Yuan down to rest, and Yan Hongzhen followed Yan Hongbo to the outer study. Shi Shi glanced at Su Huiniang, until the other party nodded almost unnoticed, as if you were relieved, and then walked out with his head held high.In this way, only the female family members are left in the house.Su Huiniang is not a talkative person. No matter what someone said, she always responded with a smile. If you say praise, I will bow my head in a shy manner. .Anyway, they don't live under the same roof. Today, they step over this threshold, and they don't know when they will come in!
"Brother Zhen is now on duty in front of the emperor, and a king is like a tiger. You must not make a mistake!" The old lady said sternly: "Otherwise, not only will you suffer a disaster, but your family will also be affected."

Su Huiniang thought to herself, the second half of your sentence is the key point.

"What the old lady said is true!" She said calmly, "However, my husband is different from before. His temper is much calmer, and he knows that he has made progress. You can rest assured." After listening to Su Huiniang's words, here The most uncomfortable one is probably the Qi family. I thought that after Yan Hongzhen was "thrown out" of the mansion like this, he would definitely live in poverty and disappear from the public. At that time, without the protection of the Hou Mansion, those who used to The sons of the rich and powerful who have been dealt with by him will definitely not let him go. If he doesn't waste his efforts, he can get rid of this white-eyed wolf.However, what people never expected was that instead of "disappearing" as she wished, the other party rose to the top step by step and became proud.He owns the whole Pushan, and now the capital is full, who doesn't know, it's a gold mine waiting for money to drop from the sky!And the more "worried" thing came, Yan Hongzhen actually got face in front of the emperor because of this, and was made a viscount because of his meritorious deeds.This is a real slap in the face of Qi Shi. You see, when he was in the Hou Mansion, he was a playboy, causing trouble everywhere.But what about after leaving the Hou Mansion?People are sensible, motivated, and promising.There are countless versions of the things that can be explained, such as stepmother, son-in-law, flattery, hehe... So the more prosperous Yan Hongzhen is, the more stormy Qi's heart will be.Obviously, Mrs. Yu on the side also saw her rival's displeasure, and very friendly began to "make up the knife."

"Mother is just worrying too much." The man said happily: "When our family's sister Yuan was washed for the third time, the emperor gave me everything! What a blessing this is, it shows that the emperor values ​​Hong Kong in his heart." Really. Maybe our family will still have his glory in the future... Huiniang, if my aunt asks you for something in the future, I can't answer it!"

Su Huiniang pursed her lips and lowered her head "shyly".

After hearing this, Qi's heart became even more angry and hated like a needle prick, she pinched the handkerchief in her cuff tightly, pretending not to care and said in a low voice: "Speaking of it, you and Zhen'er I haven't even had a cup of daughter-in-law tea since we got married!"

"It's not easy, let's just take advantage of this place and complete the etiquette!" At this time, a young woman standing in the pile of concubines said with a charming smile.

The old lady raised her head and glanced at Su Huiniang, her expression was calm and she didn't make a sound.

Fangfo seemed to have prepared it a long time ago, a maid quickly put a futon in front of Qi, and stood aside with a mahogany tray.

Su Huiniang looked at the teacup with celadon patterns on it, and stood up leisurely.

"What mother said is very true, the daughter-in-law should serve you tea first." Su Huiniang said unhurriedly, "It's just that there is something wrong..."

Everyone looked at her.

"The Husband's biological mother, Huo Shi, is the concubine wife of the First Marquis. Although she passed away many years ago, the etiquette is undeniable. Let's wait for the daughter-in-law to worship her tablet in the ancestral hall. Come and have tea with your mother!"

As soon as these words fell, Qi's face suddenly changed, and she almost looked at Su Huiniang with cannibalistic eyes.

Su Huiniang actually had a good idea of ​​what the Qi family was planning.Perhaps she would not dare to poison or something, but taking the opportunity to show Su Huiniang some seriousness, it was predictable.Is there any more reasonable timing than the mother-in-law's "discipline" when the daughter-in-law is serving tea?Is it just that Su Huiniang will give her this chance?

The answer is of course: no!
If the Qi family had been sincere to Xiao Qi, so what if Su Huiniang offered a cup of tea at this time.Just looking at her past, she was nothing more than a kind face and a malicious heart. She clearly only used Xiao Qi as a tool to use.It's not his life at all.With a person like this, how could Su Huiniang make her "satisfactory." Don't you want to drink daughter-in-law tea?It's ok, wait until I respect the original wife first.

Su Huiniang's words could be said to have pierced Qi's heart directly.What she is most proud of in her heart is Yan Haoran's "single-mindedness" and "devotion" to her.Now Su Huiniang categorically stated that she was just a stepwife, a "second-hand" one.This makes the heart proud and arrogant, how can Qi, who has a cleanliness obsession with relationships, stand it.

She clenched her fist tightly and looked at Su Huiniang below with cold eyes.

Seeing this, everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.And this scene fell in the eyes of Yu Shi, who was on the side, but he was so happy that he could only listen to him pretending to say: "It's hard for Hongzhen's daughter-in-law to have this kind of heart. But I'm afraid you don't know, the spirits of younger brothers and sisters have not entered our house so far. As for the ancestral hall, you just want to worship..."

"That's enough!" The old lady who had been silent all this time frowned suddenly before Shi finished speaking. She had always had an affair with Qi and didn't like this daughter-in-law very much, but she didn't like Huo Xinting even more. And in front of an "outsider", wouldn't it be a joke to expose one's family scandal like this.Sure enough, as soon as she yelled at her here, Yu Shi on the other side immediately closed her mouth, with a trembling expression on her face, which also shows that in the Yongping Hou Mansion, who is the person who can really be a family .

"It's from my brother's family, Mrs. Qi is so good that she is your mother, you have to be respectful and filial, how can you be so contradictory." He reprimanded the old lady, but he didn't mention any respect after all. The tea thing.

Su Huiniang respectfully and politely "into the left ear, out of the right ear".

In the afternoon, the whole family had a meal together, and Yuanyuan also woke up. Su Huiniang asked sister-in-law Duan, and she was relieved after getting the answer that the child had already had milk.In the middle of the banquet, Mrs. Zhu from the second room retreated first. It is said that her youngest son has been unwell recently. Su Huiniang asked a few questions with concern. During the conversation, she found that Mrs. Zhu's words were plain, which reminded her of Wang Jia'ao's The third aunt and the others, because of this, a little bit of goodwill arose.

The old lady didn't keep them any longer, after dinner, Yan Hongzhen and Su Huiniang left.

"The old lady rewarded two lake-green fine radish, the mother gave a golden longevity lock, the second room's Aunt Zhu gave a small bag of silver fish, and the eldest aunt gave— —A glass necklace inlaid with red gold and rubies." Su Huiniang raised her eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "I'm afraid it's not less than seven or eight hundred taels of silver!"

Although the excuses were all a gift for Sister Yuan, Su Huiniang would not believe it naively.

"Hahaha... a bunch of cowards!" Yan Hongzhen snorted in relief and disdain: "It's just that Yuanyuan can't make up his mind to see the emperor rewarding things during the three-hour laundry."

Su Huiniang believed this.

(End of this chapter)