Shi Fuxin was punished by Mrs. Shi and was copying the Diamond Sutra in the Buddhist hall. The news spread like wildfire throughout the houses of Shifu.
"It's really rare that my grandmother is willing to punish the sixth sister."
In Shi Fulin's yard, Shi Fuzhi, Shi Furan, and other sisters of the Shi family were all there.
Hearing that Shi Fuxin was punished, Shi Furan looked happy, the other sisters in the Shi family looked surprised, and Shi Fuzhi lowered her eyes and drank tea, unable to see her expression clearly.
Shi Furan gloated: "Shi Fuxin has contradicted her elders in public not once or twice. Grandma should have punished her long ago."
Shi Fuzhi glared at Shi Furan and signaled her not to speak.
Now that they are separated from the sisters in the uncle's house, they can no longer express their opinions as they please.
Sometimes Fuxin was punished, which was because her grandmother was teaching her, and it was not something to be happy about.
None of the sisters in the Shi family agreed with Shi Furan, and Shi Furan, the fifth girl in the seventh room, even asked: "Sister Fu Zhi, although the Duke of Qing has a title, it has a bad reputation. How did you think of putting the three of them together?"
Did my sister give it to their family, or the third bedroom of a concubine?"
Shi Fuzhi frowned and looked at Shi Fuzhen and others: "Do you also think that my mother's matchmaking for Shi Fuyin was unkind?"
Shi Fuzhen didn't answer, as if he was acquiescing.
Others would not take the initiative to look for trouble, and would just look away and say nothing.
Because Shi Fulin had been close to Shi Zhengkun's family in the past, she didn't want the situation to be too embarrassing, so she took the initiative to smooth things over: "We didn't mean it, we were just curious. Aunt Zeng had never had any dealings with the Qingguo Duke's government before, so why did she think of matchmaking?"
Already?"
Shi Fuyin's eyes flashed, and she could also feel in her heart that there was something wrong with the matchmaking this time. Her mother knew that if the Qingguo Duke's family really had a good match, she would not be able to tell it to Shi Fuyin.
But as a daughter, she can only defend her mother's position.
"You all saw Shi Fuyin's performance on the day of the special recruitment assessment for the State Women's Prison. She is so outstanding. It is normal for her to be chosen by the eldest son of the third eldest son of the Duke of Qing."
This explanation is passable, but it doesn't answer the question directly.
Shi Fuzhen looked at Shi Fuzhi: "Sister Fuzhi, the sixth sister was indeed a little rude today. She shouldn't have treated Aunt Zeng like that, but I think what she said was actually not wrong."
Before Shi Fuzhi responded, Shi Furan stopped: "Fifth sister, what do you mean? Are you saying that our family is meddling in other people's business?"
Shi Fuzhen: "Yes, that's what I think."
Shi Furan didn't expect Shi Furan to admit it so straightforwardly, and her eyes suddenly widened: "You..."
After all, they grew up together. Shi Furan knew Shi Furan's character and had no brains, so he looked directly at the silent Shi Fuzhi: "Sister Fuzhi, I don't mean to favor anyone by saying this."
"Perhaps Aunt Zeng has good intentions, or maybe your family wants to repair the relationship with the fourth uncle's family, but the person you chose to marry is really unwise. Not to mention the fourth uncle's family, even outsiders like us find it inappropriate.
OK."
Shi Fuzhi sneered: "I admit that Shi Fuyin was admitted to the National Women's Prison. She is very good, but these cannot cover up the fact that she grew up in the border and was uneducated."
"When a wealthy family chooses a daughter-in-law, it's not about their martial arts skills, but their housekeeper's communication skills. Based on these aspects, do you think Shi Fuyin can catch the eye of each wife?"
"Although the third wife of the Duke of Qing is a concubine, she is still a son of the Duke. If a girl from the Duke's house marries into the Duke's house, isn't this a high-profile marriage?"
Shi Fuzhen felt that the smile on Shi Fuzhi's face was dazzling, and her words that she secretly looked down on Shi Fuyin were irritating. He frowned and said, "This is just your idea. Have you ever thought that the Fourth Uncle's family has never
Have you ever thought about climbing high?”
Shi Fuzhi was silent: "My mother just wanted to do her best. She didn't think about that much."
Shi Fuyan frowned tightly: "So I say Sixth Sister is right. You don't know what others want, and it does make people feel nosy."
These words were indeed a bit rude, even if Shi Fuzhi restrained her emotions, she could not help but become sullen.
But the strange thing is that this time, Shi Fulin didn't come out to smooth things over.
Just now, Fuzhi looked down on Shi Fuyin's words, which made her very uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was under the influence of Mrs. Shi's words of advice, or perhaps because the Special Investigation Department's arrest of the Yan Party some time ago made her better understand the principle that a family will suffer both prosperity and loss. At this moment, she instinctively wanted to protect Shi Fuyin.
There was some silence in the room. Shi Furan winked at Shi Fulin, hoping that she would ease the atmosphere. It was obvious that Shi Fulin ignored her and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
Shi Fuzhi secretly took a deep breath. Sure enough, the relationship between her family and the uncle's house was inevitably cracked.
Thinking about it now, she really admired Shi Zhenghe and his family.
Grandma is right. Although they grew up in the border areas and have little knowledge and vision, their calculation skills are not inferior to those who have received a good education since childhood.
Before returning to the uncle's house, their family had planned everything. First, they threatened not to return to the uncle's house and asked them to move out of the uncle's house.
As soon as they moved out of the uncle's house, from then on, their family and the uncle's house became two families.
Even though the relationship between their family and the uncle's house was deeper at first, as time went by, because they didn't live together for a long time, and the benefits that that family brought to the uncle's house were greater, the relationship between their family and the uncle's house became weaker.
Slowly faded.
Look now, everything is moving towards that family's plan. The uncle's family no longer regards them as family.
Shi Fulin looked at the sisters who were all silent and felt very tired.
Recently, she has found more and more that Sister Fuzhi and Furan have become more and more reserved in their interactions with them. Many things they say are unclear, and they always leave one sentence behind, which is very tiring.
Maybe my sister-in-law is right. She should invite less sisters Fuzhi and Furan to gatherings between sisters in the future.
...
The small Buddhist hall in the backyard of Yixiang Hall.
Shi Fuxin knelt down in front of the Buddha statue, looked at the rising cigarette, and thought about Mrs. Shi's punishment for herself. After thinking about it, she still didn't feel that she had done anything wrong.
That she was reckless and unable to keep her temper?
Maybe so.
She could wait until Mrs. Zeng left before talking to Mrs. Shi, but why should she wait?
Zeng made her unhappy, why couldn't she vent her anger in person?
Why do you have to watch Ms. Zeng act like a well-meaning person while making purchases from the Shi family while doing things that harm her sister's interests?
She just wanted to slap Mrs. Zeng in the face in public. She was just happy. Why could she leave happily?
Seeing Aunt An and her maids carrying the desk and putting down the pen, ink, paper, inkstones and the Diamond Sutra to be copied, Shi Fuxin became depressed. She was made to stand by the principal not long ago, and now she was made to copy the homework. It was too difficult for her.
.
In the corner, Grandma An wanted to laugh when she saw Shi Fuxin reluctantly sitting behind the desk, picking up a pen, curling her lips, and starting to copy the Diamond Sutra with an unhappy look on her face.
Miss Six is a little stubborn, a little fierce, and a little outspoken, but she is still an obedient and good child.
"Ten times, how long will it take to copy this?"
"Forget it, let's just practice calligraphy."
Shi Fuxin slowly calmed down and concentrated on copying the Diamond Sutra.
Soon, it got dark, and Shi Fuyin came to the temple carrying a food box.
When Grandma An saw it, she stepped out with great discernment.
The old lady only punished the sixth girl to copy the Diamond Sutra, but she did not say that she would not be allowed to eat it.
"Sister, you finally came to bring me food. I'm going to starve to death."
Seeing Shi Fuyin coming over with a food box, Shi Fuxin was overjoyed and quickly started clearing the table.
Shi Fuyin walked over with the food box, took out the contents of the food box one by one, watched Shi Fuxin eat for a while, and then said: "Sister, I know that you are so depressed because you care about me.
Don't be angry, don't do this again."
Shi Fuxin kept holding the chopsticks in her hand: "Why not? I'm unhappy and I want to vent it out."
Shi Fuyin looked at her sister: "You were not like this when you first returned to the uncle's house."
Shi Fuxin: "Now and then, we had no value before, and getting angry rashly would only make people annoying; now we have shown our value to the uncle, and being appropriately angry is to protect our own interests and tell everyone
, cannot touch our bottom line."
Shi Fuyin was silent for a moment: "I was also very angry when Mrs. Zeng acted as a matchmaker for the Duke of Qing, but my family didn't know that the Duke of Qing might be involved with the regent."
Shi Fuxin nodded: "It's not important. I'm angry today not entirely because of the Duke of Qing, but mainly because the Li family wants to get involved in your marriage, and the others don't object."
With that said, he put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"I know what the people in the mansion think. Shi Zhengkun has been educated in the mansion for decades, and the Zeng family is a good family. This is not something that can be abandoned just by giving up. Therefore, everyone in the mansion wants to
Our family can live in harmony with their family."
"But, is this possible?"
"From the day our family appeared, there has been an irreconcilable conflict between our family and Shi Zhengkun's family."
"Leave aside the pain caused by the Li family to my father, to him, Shi Zhengkun was the thief who stole his parents, relatives, and his life for more than thirty years."
"And for Shi Zhengkun, his father's existence is also a stain on his life, a stain that turned him from the son of an uncle into a son of a military family."
"These contradictions cannot be concealed or reconciled by outsiders no matter how hard they try."
"Sister, although dad didn't say anything, do you think he would be indifferent every time he saw his grandparents, uncle, and Shi Zhengkun getting close to each other, or would he be worried and sad?"
Shi Fuyin remained silent and didn't speak. Of course her father cared about it, and he cared about it very much.
After my father was promoted to deputy commander of the Military and Horse Division, he still desperately wanted to make meritorious deeds. Why? Didn't he just want to prove to the Shi family that he was not inferior to Shi Zhengkun?
Shi Fuxin picked up the chopsticks again: "Sometimes, I really feel that my grandparents are quite confused. They want our family to get along with Shi Zhengkun's family like a family."
"We judge others by ourselves. Do we really want to see Shi Zhengkun's family get better and better, and then step on us?"
"Of course not."
"Then on the other hand, Shi Zhengkun's family definitely doesn't want to see our family living better than them. As long as you think about this, you will know that it is impossible for Mr. Zeng to introduce any good family to you."
"It's a pity that no one in the house sees this. I just want to repair the relationship between our family and Shi Zhengkun's family. I feel that since the Zeng family has taken the initiative, we should continue, even at the expense of our interests."
"But why?"
"Huh, this guy shouldn't be too greedy. Many troubles in life are caused by himself."
"The best way for us to get along with Shi Zhengkun's family is that we don't interfere with each other and let each of us live our own lives."
"Once we get mixed up, there will be conflicts if there are no conflicts. At that time, other people will use the attitude of bystanders to persuade us to make peace, and let us be generous. They are not the ones who are emotionally aggrieved."
Shi Fuyin looked at Shi Fuxin with emotion: "I found that you are getting better and better at talking now, one thing after another."
Shi Fuxin raised her chin: "Sister, just tell me whether what I said makes sense."
Shi Fuyin glanced at her with a smile: "You are right." After a pause, "Although you are right, you still have to pay attention to methods. Look, you were punished today."
Shi Fuxin laughed: "Sister, your sister and I are such a flexible person. I have always dealt with different people and different things."
Shi Fuyin was speechless: "You are so embarrassed to admit it." Seeing Shi Fuxin smiling proudly, she stretched out her hand and tapped her forehead, "You, bully the weak and be afraid of the strong."
Shi Fuxin said confidently: "Everyone wants to take the initiative when they are alive. If I am weak and he is strong, I will tolerate it. But I am obviously stronger, so why should I endure it?"
Shi Fuyin couldn't laugh or cry when she heard this. My sister is a typical villain who succeeds, but you still can't find a reason to refute her.
Forget it, it is indeed difficult for their family to have too much involvement with the Li family, so Zeng scolded them.
...
Yixiang Hall.
Mrs. Shi knew that Shi Fuyin had brought food to Shi Fuxin, so she said "hmm" and continued to eat with Mr. Shi.
The old man Shi glanced at his old wife and asked with a smile: "Are you really going to punish Sixth Girl?"
Mrs. Shi: "Sister Xin, this girl... I used to think that she grew up in the border area and had a loose temper, so she would be more forthright and impulsive. Once she learned etiquette, she would be slow to do this."
Change slowly."
"But after this year of contact, I found that this girl is a bit lawless and fearless in her bones. Her body is too angular and must be polished."
Mr. Shi was stunned for a moment: "That's not the case. I see that Liu Yatou is quite sensible."
Mrs. Shi looked at her wife: "That girl is always good at pretending, and you don't often come into contact with her, so naturally you can't see her true colors. I was almost deceived by her."
The old man stopped talking. It was the old wife's job to educate her granddaughter. He just had to take good care of his grandson.
"By the way, what do you think of the marriage to the Duke of Qing that Zeng mentioned?"
Mrs. Shi thought for a moment: "The Qingguo Duke's Palace will definitely not do it, but I have to think carefully about how to reject it. There is no need to offend anyone even if we say we can't get married."
As he said this, he shook his head with a headache.
Does she want her second son's family to live in harmony with her adopted son's family?
Of course I did.
But this time Zeng's matchmaker was playing the piano randomly, and she deserved to be scolded by Sister Xin.
But thinking of Sister Xin's undisguised anger, Mrs. Shi narrowed her eyes again.
Although the reputation of the Qingguo Duke's Mansion is not very good, it is still the Duke's Mansion. Even if it is not happy, it shouldn't be so angry? Does that girl know something about the internal situation?
"Why......"
Hearing Mrs. Shi sigh, Mrs. Shi looked over and asked, "Why are you still sighing?"
Mrs. Shi said: "I found that I am really old. I can't even see through a little girl." There are so many grandchildren in the house. She doesn't say that she fully understands their temperaments, but she can have a general idea.
But for Sister Xin, sometimes she really can't figure it out.
If they were together for a short period of time, she couldn't understand them, but for Wulang, Jiulang, and Sister Yin, she could infer their methods of doing things through their temperaments. Only Sister Xin was difficult for her to control.
You can say that she doesn't know how to behave, but when it comes to cowarding people outside, she is quick to do so.
It can be said that she cares about the overall situation, but she can often do things to contradict her elders in public.
This girl has a ruler in her heart, but that ruler is not set according to the world's standards, but according to her standards.