There were footsteps approaching slowly from outside. Each step was taken very calmly without any panic, indicating that the person who came was in a very calm mood. It could not be any of the masters of the Lu family, most likely an unsuspecting servant.
Arriving here unexpectedly, Lu Jianxin took his anger out on the visitor: "Things with no eyes..."
"My daughter-in-law has come to plead guilty and beg father-in-law to forgive me." Lin Jinrong interrupted him at the right time and knelt down in front of the door calmly, kneeling gracefully and without any panic. She knelt down to him because he was the elder and he was Lu Mian.
The nominal father is her father-in-law and Yilang's grandfather. What's more, she did something wrong in this matter - in order to achieve her goal, she ignored Lu Jianxin's dignity as the head of the family. So she must
She was convinced, but that was all - no one knew better than her how Lu Jianxin secretly took all her dowry.
Lu Jianxin saw clearly that Lin Jinrong was the culprit, and the anger and resentment that had been accumulated for a long time erupted layer by layer: "Who let you in?"
What are you doing here at this time? Lu Yan also gave Lin Jinrong a disapproving look.
Lin Jinrong raised the corner of her lips invisibly towards Lu Yan and said softly: "Dad, please calm down. My daughter-in-law knows that what you are most angry about is that she did not tell you beforehand and made her own opinion. It was your daughter-in-law who did the matter, not Erlang.
The matter with Yilang. If you want to punish your daughter-in-law to kneel in the ancestral hall, your daughter-in-law will kneel down. If you want your daughter-in-law to apologize, your daughter-in-law will apologize. No matter how you punish her, I just hope that your father-in-law will calm down and forgive your daughter-in-law's mistakes. Don't take Yilang away from your daughter-in-law.
take away."
Now I know that I feel sorry for my son? A little daughter-in-law, relying on how much money she has, dares to challenge his authority again and again, treating him as nothing? Lu Jianxin sneered secretly and said: "You have no respect for your elders, first of all, you are disrespectful
I'm here, but you want to call me your lord? Lin, I just want to ask you, do you know what filial piety is? What is etiquette?"
Lin Jinrong said calmly: "Returning to my father-in-law, although my daughter-in-law is not talented, she has learned etiquette, justice, benevolence, filial piety, virtue, appearance, speech and merit. She also knows that she should not speak out against the law and do not do what is right. She has no choice in words and deeds in her body. Words spread all over the world.
No fault of words, no resentment in the world. However, it is one thing to understand the truth, and it is another thing to really do it well, otherwise people will not make mistakes. Now my daughter-in-law is thinking about the mistakes she made.
I apologize to my father-in-law." As for the rest, she didn't want to explain. She just did it and she should bear what she deserves.
Lu Jianxin was silent for a moment, but instead of asking her for her fault, he said calmly: "You are eager for quick success, and you are seeking great righteousness and doing great things. If I stop you, I will be a villain. I'm afraid everyone will say it."
I can't bear to part with your money, and I can't afford this reputation." This statement sounded quite irritated.
Lin Jinrong didn't know what Lu Mian said to Lu Jianxin just now. Although he knew that he was really reluctant to part with that large sum of money, he could only say: "My father-in-law didn't do it for this, it was because my daughter-in-law mishandled it. The daughter-in-law is willing
Accepting the punishment, I just want to ask my father-in-law to take back his life and not to let Yilang leave Erlang and me."
Lu Jianxin has been patient since the beginning of the rent reduction incident. Now that he has reached this point, how can he be willing to stop easily? In addition to punishing Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan based on filial piety and disrespect, he can no longer speak clearly.
And the meaning is expressed. But what? Can't you still use this to control them? You must reject it outright at the moment.
But Lu Yan took a few steps back, walked to Lin Jinrong, knelt down, and whispered: "Father, please, my son has a few words to say." Without waiting for Lu Jianxin to say yes, he said in a gentle tone: "Father, son.
What I am most grateful to you for over the years is that, in addition to raising my son, I am also grateful that you have never controlled your son or said or done anything that did not allow your son to honor his third aunt and third uncle. I still remember that year, when my son first arrived.
When you are around your parents, even though you know your parents are loving, you are still scared and helpless. Yilang, he..."
Lu Jianxin seemed to understand why Lu Yan had such a violent reaction before. But he didn't want to listen to Lu Yan anymore, so he interrupted Lu Yan: "Don't tell me this, I only know that my son and daughter-in-law are here
I don’t know what is happening outside. My son and daughter-in-law don’t even see me in their eyes or in their hearts!” He is the head of the family, and he can be the master. He can not only be his own master, but also be the master of others. Including
Lu Yan, including Lin Jinrong, including Yi Lang. This time he wants Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan to fully understand this truth.
Lu Yan looked at Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong also looked at Lu Yan. Lu Jianxin had been dissatisfied with her for a long time. She always knew what he wanted, but she couldn't do it. What he wanted was for her to tell him every detail.
Please ask for instructions, and then hand over the disposal power of her large assets to him, let him interfere as he pleases, and obey his will. Regardless of this for the moment, the next thing she has to do is probably shocking-if Lu
Her family refused to believe her, so she had no choice but to send Yi Lang away in advance. What would she do then? The conflict would definitely be more intense than this.
Lu Jianxin could clearly see their expressions and didn't say much, just waiting calmly. He knew very well how much the couple loved Yi Lang, so the one who was anxious now was not him, but them.
, it doesn’t matter if they can’t figure it out, he gives them enough time to figure it out.
There were footsteps at the door, but it was Mrs. Tao and Lin Yuzhen who came hand in hand. The old lady did not appear, and only Aunt Sha followed.
Aunt Sha bowed to Lu Jianxin with dignity and said softly: "The old lady is lonely and misses the Fourth Young Master. She wants to carry the Fourth Young Master over to stay for a few days."
The old lady has been having ulterior motives recently, and her thoughts have become more and more bizarre. Judging from the way she dealt with it, she was clearly targeting Lin Jinrong and Lu Jinrong. Lu Jianxin was unhappy, but because he wanted to set an example for Lu Jinrong and Lin Jinrong and teach them what filial piety is.
, so he didn't dare to disobey, he just felt angry in his heart and gave Zhu Jianfu a hard look outside.
Aunt Sha had watched Lu Jianxin grow up since she was a child. She knew what kind of temperament he had, so she didn't say much. She bowed and asked Mrs. Tao with a smile: "I am going to pick up the Fourth Young Master to Rongjing Residence.
My wife, would you like to go with us to see the Fourth Young Master?"
Mrs. Tao knew that Aunt Sha had good intentions. Lin Jinrong was already married anyway and was a member of the Lu family. She, her natal family, should not interfere too much. Otherwise, if Lu Jianxin did not give her face, everyone would be embarrassed. But this kind of
At that time, if she didn't speak, no one would really speak for Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong. Tao coughed lightly, walked to Lu Jianxin and blessed him: "In-laws."
After all, she is Lin Yuzhen’s natal family, as well as her in-laws, and an outsider cannot be allowed to take advantage of him. Lu Jianxin also prides himself on being the most polite. No matter how unhappy he was, he stood up, turned away slightly, and said calmly:
"Why is my wife free to come here today?"
Mrs. Tao glanced at Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong, who were still kneeling at the door, and said: "It's not because of these two stupid children that they did stupid things. Although they did a good thing, they were too stupid. Could it be that they had to live with their in-laws first?
Say, will the in-laws not allow it? Who doesn’t know how many good things the in-laws have done for the clan by practicing religious studies, sending fields for sacrifices, etc? Such disrespectful people make their own decisions. I support my in-laws in severely punishing both of them!
Don't be merciful."
Compared with the money Lin Jinrong gave away today, the money for cultivating religious studies and giving away fields for sacrifices is just a drop in the bucket. What's more, the people who are cheaper to take care of religious studies and send fields for sacrifices are all the Lu family. How can it be compared with this? In fact, the people in the house
Everyone understood that if Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong had told Lu Jianxin in advance, they would definitely not get permission. But when Tao said this, it seemed that it was just such a simple thing, and Lu Jianxin rarely looked at him.
She smiled a little: "My wife is a sensible person."
Mrs. Tao winked at Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong and said, "Then I'll go see Yi Lang first." After saying that, he said hello to Lin Yuzhen and turned back three times.
As darkness fell, the light in the room became darker and darker. No one dared to come in to hold a lamp. Half of the four members of the family were buried in the shadows, and their expressions could not be seen clearly. The two couples, aunt and nephew, uncle and nephew, each had their own thoughts and thoughts.
Lin Yuzhen moved slightly. According to her temper, she should have added fuel to the fire, but before she came, she had been praised by Mrs. Tao, persuaded by Aunt Fang, nudged by Aunt Sha, and frightened by Zhu Jianfu.
So although she was still angry in her heart, she could barely hold it back and said calmly: "Didn't your father punish you to kneel down in the ancestral hall? Why don't you go? What are you doing here?"
Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong kowtowed silently, stood up and retreated.
Lu Jianxin leaned back in his chair, sighed heavily, and whispered: "How much did she donate?"
Lin Yuzhen said softly: "I don't know the exact number, but I heard it's more than half."
Lin Jinrong was famous for her generous dowry back then, not to mention her business over the years, how much did it cost? Lu Jianxin blamed Lin Yuzhen: "My son and daughter-in-law have been with you all these years, and you have indulged them like this! I don't know you.
How does this mother-in-law work? You don’t know how much dowry your daughter-in-law has, let alone go with her. You don’t even know how much she donated. That charity village is a bottomless pit. It’s a troubled time now, and you have to use it everywhere.
Money. Didn’t Erlang and I spend money to get back together? She’s going through so much trouble! What if Mei Baoqing still needs money to take care of things?”
Lin Yuzhen said unhappily: "It was me who indulged? It was the old man who indulged! Discipline? You have been disciplined at home in the past two years. Have you been disciplined well?" After a pause, she couldn't help but sneer: "Don't think you want to do something else.
People don’t know about giving birth to a son.”
Lu Jianxin became angry and threw away his sleeves: "What nonsense are you talking about! Where did you go?" He walked angrily into the garden, but saw Lu Jianzhong walking alone in the garden. When he saw him coming, he came over to salute him with a smile:
"Have you had dinner, brother? I just heard Sanlang's wife talking about today's events. I really envy my brother and sister-in-law for having such a generous and caring daughter-in-law. How come I just saw them kneeling in the ancestral hall?"
Lu Jianxin calmly stroked his beard and said calmly: "After doing two good deeds, I thought I was doing something wrong and forgot the rules, so I punished them to kneel in the ancestral hall!" After saying this, Shi Shi left.
——*—a word for money—*——
As for the ancients setting up a charity village, marriage in the Song Dynasty was about wealth. It was difficult for poor girls to get married, and it was a big social problem for women who resented their wives at home and left their husbands outside. Many celebrities, such as Fan Zhongyan and others, set up similar charity villages to help poor girls.
In addition, there are many ordinary people who are also trying their best to do such things, helping hundreds of orphans and poor girls to marry. Lin Jinrong is not unconventional, but because she is a woman, a little daughter-in-law, with no power or power.
, so she stands out. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (To be continued)