She was dressed very noble today, a cloud satin dress embroidered with patterns of hundreds of sons and thousands of bats with gold and silver threads, and a string of round and lustrous southern pearls hung around her neck. This string of southern pearls was rounder and larger than those of the Queen Mother in the palace. She
The position of Mrs. Tai Lao boasts that she is not inferior to the Queen Mother Su.
Her sitting posture was still dignified and noble, with a very straight waist, shoulders drawn back, and a slender neck. She placed her hands on the armrests of the chair, looking dignifiedly at the dim door with a blank look in her eyes.
As for Chu Shoufu, his hands were in his sleeve pockets, as if he was an old man squatting on the street watching people playing chess. His back was slightly hunched, his shoulders were bent, and his eyebrows were drooped, but the light in his eyes was bright, and he was looking forward to it.
He looked outside, but under that gaze, no matter what evil spirits or monsters were outside, he couldn't hide them.
"Why do you treat your mother like this? I raised you and made you successful, why are you so unfilial?"
In the end, it was the old lady who spoke first, full of resentment.
"Unfilial?" Chu Shoufu looked sideways at her, "Aren't my sons filial enough in these years? What does the mother say and what does the son do? In the past few years, you have been able to get wind and rain. There are no fewer than ten people coming and going under your door every day.
Your honor, your wealth, what is missing from you?"
The old lady sneered, "But these are not given by you."
"If you didn't give it to your son, who gave it to you? Do you think that people outside and in the house respect you as a senior?" Chu Shoufu said calmly.
"You are taking revenge on your mother. There is no son like you." The old lady got angry.
Chu Shoufu shook his head, "I won't wait until now to get my revenge on you."
"Then why are you doing this?" The old lady looked at him and shook her head in disappointment, "Do you know that if you do this, our Chu family will completely lose its respected position. How is it different from other aristocratic families? It may not even be as good as others.
, you have destroyed the foundation of my Chu family."
"Foundation? Regardless of whether it is a foundation or not, let me ask my mother, is it the foundation that is more important, or the lives of everyone in the house?" Chu Shoufu asked.
Seeing that he was willing to speak from the bottom of her heart, the old lady corrected her attitude and said seriously: "The foundation is important, and life is also important, but there is no conflict between the two. Once you stabilize the foundation, no one can touch our Chu family.
If you do this today, there is no guarantee that our Chu family will be bullied."
"Do you really think of yourself as a local emperor?" Chu Shoufu sighed softly, "You have smelled the fragrance of the coffin, and you are still so stubborn. People in this world are not named Chu. How many people have the Chu family offended in these years? Even the emperor
If you can tolerate it, if I stretch out my legs in the future, how many heads will the Chu family have to lose before we can pay it back?"
Mrs. Tailao said anxiously: "That's why I asked you to promote more people in the clan. As long as your influence is deep enough, even if I die or you die, the Chu family will not have no successors."
"Promote?" Chu Shoufu's voice was full of ridicule, "Are you talking about your grandsons and great-grandsons? The Chu family has indeed produced many talents, but they are definitely not those under your knees. You have allowed them to be lawless and only know how to mess around all day long.
Is there a person who is responsible enough to entrust this important task to me? I am the chief minister of the current dynasty. I have seen a lot of the ups and downs in this officialdom. I have also witnessed the rise and fall of this family. If the Chu family does not know how to seek good fortune, avoid misfortune, and restrain themselves,
Sooner or later, the edge will be uprooted. Everything in the world will decline when it reaches its peak. Nothing lasts forever. If you are at your age and cannot understand this, you have spent all these years in Yuemei Temple in vain.
So many Buddhist scriptures.”
After he finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Go to rest early."
The old lady immediately stood up and said sternly: "You say so many high-sounding words, but you can't hide your true purpose. You are just because of that maid. You are all old, what else can you not let go of? If you continue to be stubborn,
I will order her head to be taken."
Chu Shoufu had already taken two steps forward. When he heard this, he suddenly turned around and glared at her fiercely.
The old lady had never seen him look so cruel and cold-blooded. She was so frightened that she fell back on her chair and screamed, "You...what do you want to do? Do you still want to kill your mother?"
Chu Shoufu's whole body was filled with a cold aura, like an evil ghost from hell, "If you dare to touch a hair on her head, I will wipe out the entire Tong family!"
The Tong family is Mrs. Tai’s natal family.
The old lady was so frightened by this tone that her heart trembled, "You...you are so brave, how dare you?"
"Mom, just give it a try!" He turned around slowly, and the wind from outside blew in, causing the candlelight to flicker and flicker. His expression was also uncertain, "You are already old, just enjoy your old age peacefully, and your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
, you have nothing to worry about. My son will send you back to Yuemei Temple tomorrow. If nothing happens, there is no need to come back."
"You have no conscience!" the old lady roared sadly, the flesh on her face trembled, she was so angry that she almost fell to the ground.
Chu Shoufu strode out amidst curses.
Early the next morning, as soon as it got dark, someone packed her things and the carriage was ready to take her back to Yuemei Temple.
The old lady was supported by Grandma Tong and walked out step by step.
She is still wearing the same clothes as last night. She is a distinguished princess.
However, his entire face was already haggard, and even his steps were unsteady.
She was cursing and her heart was filled with resentment.
At the door, she saw the unfilial son.
All the anger in her heart turned into strength. She slapped him and said angrily: "I see you died under the Nine Springs. How can you meet your ancestors?"
Chu Shoufu's expression did not change, he only smiled coldly, "As a son, my mother has enjoyed a lifetime of honor. Why can't I meet my ancestors?"
"You have ulterior motives. You have always hated me. You have obeyed my instructions all these years. You have done whatever I asked you to do. You have never disobeyed me in the slightest. You have ulterior motives!" She cursed at the top of her lungs.
"That's right!" Chu Shoufu looked at her coldly, "Because you are not dead yet, and you still have people who can move you. I can't be by her side. If I want to protect her, I have to obey what you arrange.
There is no need for it today, because from today on, I will stand by her side to see who dares to touch her."
"You...you..." The old lady twisted her mouth a few times and was speechless.
Aunt Tong supported her and cried: "Please stop saying a few words. Let's go back, Princess."
Chu Shoufu took the horse and ordered the people below, "Send the old lady back to Yuemei Temple."
He got on his horse and rode away. The haze that had been darkening his heart for a long time seemed to be dispelled all of a sudden.
Yes, from today on, he will stand beside her to see who dares to touch a hair of hers.
As if she was dead, the old lady was helped into the carriage. She had been holding back tears. When the curtain of the carriage moved, she covered her face with her hands, "I have spent my whole life thinking about him, why would he do this to me?"
Aunt Tong sighed softly, "Princess, you have worked hard for him, but the boss has never been happy for a day. He has never lived a happy life. He has endured for most of his life and worked hard for most of his life, and not a single day has he spent for himself."
A pass."
The old lady leaned her head back heavily, "But why? That's just a cheap maid, she's not worthy of him."
"That's what he likes, the person who can make him laugh happily." Nanny Tong swept her chest for her, thoughtfully, "Some people may not be able to meet that person in their lifetime, but he did.
, what he can’t get, he doesn’t like.”
"I don't understand, I don't understand..."
She murmured, and the carriage clattered slowly away from the Chu Mansion, away from all the splendor and bustle here.