Chapter thirty-six accumulating grievances(1/2)
"...Be careful? You should just say that you want to kiss her again, right?"
"Sister-in-law Mingjian, that's exactly what we mean."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of the tea bowl falling to the ground.
The maids and maids in Mrs. Cheng's yard rushed out in a hurry, and soon only their personal maids were left in the yard, standing guarding the door with their heads bowed and holding their breath in silence.
Looking at the tea bowl lying on the floor, there was a silence in the room.
"The marriage has been decided, how can we break our promise?" Mr. Cheng said in a deep voice.
"Actually, as long as the sedan has not entered the door, the marriage is not finalized." Second Mrs. Cheng said, looking at Mr. Cheng and smiling, "Brother, you also want our daughter to marry a good family, right?"
"How come a promise of a thousand pieces of gold is not a deal? What kind of behavior is it to go back on your promise to a good family?" Mr. Cheng said, looking at Mr. Cheng Er with a bit of displeasure, "Erlang, this is what you mean.
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Mr. Cheng Er lowered his gaze.
"You still have to be cautious when it comes to marriage..." he said.
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Cheng slapped the table next to him. He was obviously very angry, and the black rosewood table fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
Everyone in the room trembled with fear.
"You must be true to your words, and you must be resolute in your deeds. You are such a villain!" Mr. Cheng raised his eyebrows and yelled, "Cheng Dong, you know what you are doing!"
This was probably the first time in his life that Mr. Cheng Er saw his eldest brother so angry. He couldn't help but panic. His first reaction was to salute and admit his mistake. Mrs. Cheng Er stretched out her hand to stop him.
"Brother, Erlang certainly knows what he is doing." She said, with a look on the verge of tears, "This is not outside, this is a domestic matter. He is doing it for his daughter and his children. Isn't it human nature?"
Mr. Cheng Er sat up straight, then leaned over and saluted.
"Yes, brother, I have to do this for my dear mother." He said.
Mrs. Cheng laughed when she heard this.
"For his daughter?" she said, smiling as if she had heard a funny joke, but also with annoyance that could no longer be concealed, "What if it was for his daughter that we had to wait until today? For what reason, in your own heart
It’s clear, and others also know it in their hearts.”
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this? You need to make it clear." Mrs. Cheng Er burst into tears immediately and said, "I can't afford to be a stepmother!"
At the same time, he reached out and pulled Mr. Cheng's sleeve.
"Erlang, I can't interfere with your wife's marriage. I am an outsider, so there is no place for me to speak."
"Why is there no place for you to talk? You are her stepmother and mother." Mr. Cheng Er sat up straight and said, "Brother, what's wrong with me marrying a good family for my daughter?"
"Erlang, why do you want my daughter to marry a good family? Don't I think the Wang family is a good family?" Mrs. Cheng shouted with a livid face.
"Compared with the Qin family in Shuzhou, it certainly doesn't matter." Mrs. Cheng Er snorted, slowly wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
That’s it! It turns out that yesterday I went out not to buy any clothing materials, but to sell my daughter!
Mrs. Cheng looked at Mrs. Cheng with a sneer.
"Although our Wang family is not as good as the Qin family, we can't be bullied." She said, "The engagement has been concluded. I want to see if the Qin family dares to bear the reputation of being married to a bad person!"
Mr. Cheng also had a serious expression on his face. He glanced at Mrs. Cheng and then looked at Mr. Cheng.
"Have you lost your mind when you only saw the word Qin family? You also know that the Qin family is a good family. How could such a good family marry us? Don't you just think about what's wrong with this?
"He shouted, "After hearing a few slanderous words from a woman, did you panic and do such a frivolous thing?"
Master Cheng Er looked slightly hesitant.
Yes, there is something wrong.
"Brother, do you think so..." He nodded and said hurriedly. Just as he spoke, Mrs. Cheng suddenly burst into tears, covered her face and fell to the ground.
"I can't live anymore, I am a woman who slandered me, Erlang, divorce me, divorce me." She cried, beating her chest.
This was the first time for the three Cheng family members to see him falling to the ground and crying like this. They were all stunned and at a loss for a moment.
"You, what are you doing?" Mrs. Cheng shouted.
"What a decent person you are! What a decent person you are!" Mr. Cheng's face turned green, he rolled his sleeves and shouted, "You come from a family of poets and writers, look at what you look like!"
Mrs. Cheng Er just rolled on the ground crying.
"I have been slandered by a woman like Daji. How can I talk about poetry and writing? Erlang, you divorce me, divorce me. I have no shame here." She cried, "I, I have no shame."
I went back, I..."
She cried and stood up again, looking around.
"Forget it if I die, I won't have to tarnish your Cheng family."
He yelled, got up and hit the doorpost.
Mrs. Cheng saw clearly and quickly hugged her, feeling anxious, angry and ashamed.
"Why are you crazy!" she yelled, raising her hand and slapped Mrs. Cheng Er.
The crisp slap made the room quiet.
Mrs. Cheng's second wife, with her clothes disheveled and her hair messed up, covered her face and looked at Mrs. Cheng in disbelief.
Mrs. Cheng also looked dazed, looking at her hands.
She had slapped such a slap countless times in her heart and dreams, but this time it actually came true...
"You, what are you like!" She came back to her senses and said with strength.
If you ruin this fool's marriage, you will ruin their future, and you will ruin Qiniang's future marriage. If someone wants to ruin Qiniang's marriage, I will fight her to the death!
This is the woman who has been pretending to be a gentle and dignified eldest sister, enjoying the benefits that should belong to their second wife, and accepting her respect with peace of mind, and all she gets is just a little bit of fur from her when she is in a good mood.
When giving alms, you must also express your gratitude in a flattering manner, otherwise you will be considered ignorant and dishonest!
She will live like this for the rest of her life! She will always be a vassal for the rest of her life!
Why! Why!
"Wang Shiniang, who do you think you are and dare to hit me!"
Mrs. Cheng Er raised her hand and hit him hard.
Mrs. Cheng quickly turned her head to avoid it, but was hit on the temples, and her hairpin fell away.
There were screams in the house, and the servants and girls outside the door could no longer ignore it. They rushed in and shouted to persuade the two ladies who were fighting together in a panic to separate.
This scene made the two men of the Cheng family dumbfounded. They were squeezed around in the chaos, kicked over several times, the tea bowl was stepped on, and the room was filled with cries, shouts and screams.
Why did it suddenly happen like this? What on earth is going on?
In Mrs. Cheng's yard, Mrs. Fu came out of the house and saw several servants whispering in front of the courtyard door. She coughed heavily and watched as the servants stood away in shock.
"What are you doing so sneakily?" Madam Fu said in a low voice with a serious face.
Several servants looked at each other with uneasy expressions.
"Ms. Fu." One finally stood up and said, but hesitated to speak.
"Say." Madam Fu said with a frown.
"The eldest lady and the second lady seem to be fighting..." the woman whispered.
A fight started?
Madam Fu stared in shock.
Are you kidding me?
"Really, there's a lot of noise there... Do you think you should tell the old lady?" the woman said.
Before Madam Fu could speak, someone spoke behind her.
"Tell me what?"
The women looked over in surprise and saw an old woman standing out from the corridor at some point, holding a bowl in her hand.
She is over sixty years old, with white hair, wearing crow-green clothes, with a thin face and a gloomy expression. While looking at the people in the courtyard, she raised her hand and took a sip of the soup in the bowl.
Madam Fu and others hurriedly took a few steps forward.
"No..." Mrs. Fu opened her mouth to say, but she was interrupted by Mrs. Cheng after she uttered a word.
"Say!" Mrs. Cheng raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily.
"The first lady and the second lady are fighting." Madam Fu opened her mouth and said without hesitation.
Mrs. Cheng's eyes widened.
"What..." she yelled, and then she stopped after uttering a word. The soup bowl in her hand fell to the ground, and she held her neck with both hands. Her eyes widened, she opened her mouth and made an ahh sound, and the person fell backwards.
"Old lady!"
"Come quickly! Call the doctor!"
"Old lady, old lady!"
There was a bang and chaos in the yard.
To be continued...