After hearing the news that Mannia had been sent away, Minglan silently kissed her son's little face. Aunt Chang sat aside and happily took the child over, coaxing and teasing her. The worries and depression of the past few days were swept away.
, with a smile on her face, Sister Rong stood beside her, silent, neither crying nor laughing, dumbfounded, her brows furrowed in sorrow, she has been like this for the past two days. ~
That day, Mannia saw that there was no way to save her life, and she screamed for a moment to see her daughter. Gu Tingye agreed with a sneer, and Grandma Chang who hurried over personally brought Sister Rong over. After several years of separation, mother and daughter met again, but the situation was just that.
It can be expressed in two words: "weird": on one side, it is full of strength, with snot and tears to express the depth of mother's love, and the necessity of the original love, but on the other side, it is a dull and ignorant feeling.
As expected by Aunt Chang, after chanting and beating her, Mannia cried and asked her daughter to plead with her father, and then pulled out her son and asked her to meet her. If the sister and brother could hold each other and cry bitterly, plus one
A heartbroken mother is even more sensational.
It's a pity that Sister Rong was only four or five years old when she was sent to the Marquis' Mansion, and Brother Chang was even younger. The elder sister looked at her younger brother and felt strange and didn't know what to say, while the younger brother couldn't recognize her at all. The scene was so cold and ridiculous that it was completely inciting.
Can't get up.
"Come and see your brother."
Grandma Chang smiled and held the baby over. Sister Rong stretched her neck to look at the baby. The baby made a squeaking sound, and its big round eyes were black and white. The little girl smiled, with a sad look on her face. Minglan Xin
She couldn't bear it, and said softly, "You are tired today, go back and have a rest. Sister Xian has been here, and Mr. Xian'er wants to check your homework, so you can go and study."
Sister Rong responded in a low voice and stepped out lightly. When she turned around, she didn't even move the corner of her skirt. Only the thin emerald brocade sash tied around her waist slightly moved in a graceful arc - she was no longer the stubborn and unruly girl she used to be.
A wild girl with no manners.
Minglan looked at Sister Rong's back and sighed softly as she went out. Grandma Chang looked at her and comforted her: "Madam, don't worry, Sister Rong's books have not been read in vain in the past two years. She knows right from wrong and good from wrong."
When mother and daughter met, Sister Rong kept her head down and said nothing. Mannia went from crying pitifully, to sullen, to pulling her daughter hard. Grandma Chang thought that if someone hadn't been watching, she would probably pinch her.
After a few seconds, seeing that her plan failed, Mannia could only ask Gu Tingye in despair, could she bear to separate the three of them?
At this time, Sister Rong suddenly spoke. She said, if Mother is willing, she will leave the Hou Mansion immediately and go to the mountain village with her mother and younger brother. These words hit the target. No matter how agile Rao Manniang was, she could not speak for a moment.
Can't respond.
After a while, Mannia explained sadly that it was for the sake of Sister Rong's future that she asked her to stay in the Hou Mansion, and repeatedly told Sister Rong not to forget herself and Brother Chang.
Who would have thought that after hearing this, Sister Rong asked in confusion: "What about my brother's future? Why did you refuse in the first place?" Mannia couldn't answer. Sister Rong's expression was dull: "Just leave me here.
Here, do you want to trouble Madam?" This was the only thing she said after meeting her biological mother.
Mannia was about to pounce on her and beat her, but Grandma Chang hugged Sister Rong and escaped. The women on both sides quickly restrained Mannia and dragged her away. She was unwilling to do anything and cursed madly, "He has no conscience."
'Ungrateful' and so on.
Minglan couldn't believe it: "She really said that?"
Grandma Chang coaxed the child softly, turned to Minglan and smiled: "That spider spirit only has so much ability! I told her when I led her over. Her heartless mother is looking for her.
, there are only two things, either ask her to help plead for mercy, or ask her...how to say that..." She frowned and thought for a while, "Oh, I ask Ronger to be in the Cao camp and my heart is in the Han Dynasty."
That is to say, Sister Rong must always remember her poor mother while receiving all kinds of care and concern from Minglan, and she must mention them more in front of Gu Tingye. If she can give Minglan some more trouble, then
Better.
Aunt Chang has rich experience in raising children, and her skills are even more skillful. The baby, who had only been coaxed and rocked twice, and was very lively just now, was already swaying and drowsy. Aunt Chang gently handed the baby over,
Mother Cui carried her to the cubicle.
She watched the maids go out, then turned to Minglan and said with a smile: "I haven't congratulated Madam yet. My brother is really good-looking, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is strong and vigorous. Look at the way he sucked milk just now, and he swallowed
Swallow again! It’s good if you can eat and sleep!”
Minglan smiled bitterly and shook her head. She didn't have enough in stock, and the little guy ran out of food after just a few bites, so she had to ask for help from outside.
"Madam." Nanny Chang looked at Minglan's startled face and said cautiously, "Don't think about that bitch anymore. Her hometown is in a remote area of Mianzhou, with high mountains and far rivers, and no waterways. She is going back now.
, I don’t think I will come back again.”
Minglan was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Mom, I'm thinking wrong. I'm not thinking about this. It's just..." She sighed slightly, "How did the Marquis meet her in the first place?" Until now,
If she doesn't ask again, it will appear hypocritical.
Speaking of this woman, Grandma Chang was really filled with emotion. Even now, she has nothing bad to say. She raised her hand to smooth her hair, thought about it, and then said: "That was the second year my family went to Beijing. Since I learned about Gu Bai
After the ins and outs of why the two families got married, Brother Ye and the old Marquis became increasingly at odds."
If Gu Tingye was just sulking with half inferiority and half self-abasement before, then after learning the truth, he must have been filled with grief and anger. It was obviously the marriage that Gu's superiors had been asking for, but everyone looked at him with disgust.
It was obviously the Bai family who saved the Gu family from danger, but the self-proclaimed Gu family talked about their late mother with contempt.
Grandma Chang was very sad: "Brother Ye has nowhere to express his grievances, so he can only continue to beat people and do things as usual; that year, he had an affair with a bad boy, and was involved in a handsome drama. Seeing that the brother and sister in the drama
They were about to be in trouble, but Brother Ye couldn't bear it, so he took action to save them."
Minglan asked lightly: "The opera singer is Mannia's brother?"
Grandma Chang nodded helplessly: "At that time, our family lived in the countryside on the outskirts of Beijing. When my brother came to sue me, he had already taken in the brother and sister. I told my brother that after all, the drama was low-level, so don't do too much.
Zhan, so as not to make people gossip, just give them some money and tell them to leave. Although Brother Ye was a little agitated, he was not confused and agreed immediately. Who knows..."
Her tone was full of disgust, and she gritted her teeth and said, "In that scene, I left my sister behind, took the money and ran away!"
"Really?" Minglan was surprised that there was such a cruel brother in the world!
"Fake!" Grandma Chang rolled her slack eyelids upward, "Later Brother Ye found out that it was a good show put on by that bitch, asking her brother to take the silver and go out to do business so that she could stay.
Persisting with my brother."
Minglan was a little dazed. This woman really dared to think and do.
"In this way, a lonely and weak girl has no relatives, no one to rely on, and no one knows what to do, so she has to be placed in a house first. Brother Ye also suggested that his wife take her in as a daughter-in-law.
, but I don’t want to. But I don’t know why, I just don’t like this girl.” Grandma Chang pondered and recalled, “My wife always feels that her eyes are not honest and responsible.”
For an aspiring elderly woman who was unwilling to sell herself into slavery even when her family was in the most difficult financial situation, her ideal was to walk steadily on the path of a good citizen and then stride forward towards a higher goal. How could she accept a drama sister?
Be a foster daughter.
Minglan smiled and said, "The old man has a sharp eye."
Aunt Chang just smiled bitterly and shook her head: "If I had known what would happen next, it would be better for me to take her in to save my brother from suffering." She felt quite regretful, "That bitch is very cunning, causing troubles all the time, and pretending to be sick all the time.
, suddenly said that the evil young man was looking for someone again, which led Brother Ye to visit her often. Alas, the brother was only ten years old at the time, and the young man was a vigorous young man, and the bitch was used to being charming and flattering, so he kept coming back and forth.
"..." She glanced at Minglan with embarrassment, and her next words were very difficult to say.
Who would have thought that Minglan actually looked very understanding and advised: "Don't worry, mama, it happened so many years ago, I won't be petty." What's so strange about this? It's probably because a certain singing girl hooked up with a certain Mr. Belle.
A remake of the scene. The depressed Duke of Hou, with no one to complain about his grievances, met a considerate and good-looking girl, drank a little wine, held a little pipa in his arms, and sang a little tune, and then when the wine was intoxicating, his ears were warm.
, the curtain is drawn, the oil lamp is extinguished... omit some discordant words here, and the matter is done.
Aunt Chang's face was extremely ugly, as if she had been poured a jar of soy sauce down her throat: "I advise Brother Ye, you can't do this. ~ Not to mention that he hasn't married yet, with Mannia's background alone, it's hard for her to enter the Hou Mansion.
It's better to give her some money and ask her to marry someone else. My brother didn't really like that bitch that much, so he had no reluctance to part with it, so he agreed immediately. This time, my wife went with him to persuade the bitch. Who knows?
That bitch actually wanted to die! She threw herself into a well and banged her head for a long time. Finally, she held a hairpin to her throat and knelt on the ground to beg. She said, she said... "The old man has a poor memory and can't think of anything at the moment.
stand up.
Minglan kindly continued: "She must have said first, what kind of person does grandma think of her! Do you think she is a woman who can be bought with gold and silver? After seeking life and death, she confessed again, saying that she was not
I'm asking for fame, not money, nothing. I just hope that the Marquis will take pity on her and remember her..." After thinking about it, Minglan added in a wicked way, "Just treat her like a kitten or puppy.
Just put it aside and ignore it. Just talk to me when you want to see me. Is that all?"
Aunt Chang said with a stern look on her face: "Madam, you're right." She couldn't remember the specific words, but the general meaning was that.
Minglan almost rolled her eyes; why are the lines the same?!
"With such a commotion, my wife didn't dare to push too hard for fear of getting killed. After much deliberation, I couldn't find a suitable solution, so it dragged on day by day." Grandma Chang's voice became lower and lower as she spoke, "What's more,
I thought that instead of asking my brother to get into trouble outside, it would be better to talk to that bitch to relieve some of the depression. I also thought that when my brother marries a virtuous and generous wife, I might be able to tolerate her.
Now that I think about it, my wife was really wrong!" Her graying head hung low. The more she talked about the past, the more she felt that she couldn't face Minglan. What kind of young lady from a good family would be willing to be so 'virtuous and generous'.
"But before I could change my mind, something big happened. That bitch is pregnant."
Grandma Chang gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "This time, my wife realized that something serious was going on! I am young, and even after going through this, I was panicked for a moment." She unconsciously raised her voice, "That bitch is dead or alive."
She refused to have an abortion, and I had no choice. After a few months of panic, she gave birth to a daughter. To be honest, my wife was really relieved!"
It turned out that Sister Rong was born under such circumstances, Minglan sighed softly.
"It didn't take long for the Hou Mansion to know about this matter. For a while, it became a big fuss. She had to live outside the house and give birth to a child. In addition to the evil-hearted incitement to stir up trouble, the old Marquis hung Brother Ye up and used him in his house.
I can't beat him." Grandma Chang couldn't help but choked up. "Madam knows my brother's nature. He is really stubborn and has a bad temper. He is angry with the old marquis. Lao Yue asked him to deal with Mannia quickly, so he just
The more he refuses, the more he needs to properly arrange for that bitch. Mr. Hou is so angry that he almost sends me to the clan mansion!"
There are two most troublesome groups of people in the world: menopausal men and women, and rebellious teenagers and girls. Minglan could imagine the mood of the old marquis at that time, and felt inexplicably sympathetic.
Grandma Chang wiped the corners of her eyes and said helplessly: "Brother was very stubborn at that time, and no one could persuade me, and that bitch looked pitiful, so the matter had to be left to this stalemate. I told my brother, it's only a matter of time to get angry.
You can't ignore the future. This time, I'm lucky, I gave birth to a girl, and the dowry will be gone by then. If it's a son... Then what kind of good marriage can Brother Ye find? Brother Ye doesn't think it's appropriate either.
But he is a young man, and that bitch knows how to flirt. If I can't control it... So I personally went to find a soup medicine woman and put him in the house just in case."
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth especially hard, "Who knew, the storm in the Zongren Mansion had finally passed, and Brother Ye only visited that bitch two or three times, and she was pregnant again!"
This matter is very serious and serious, but Minglan just wants to laugh. Mannia is so powerful and efficient.
"I rushed to question her, but Mannia just cried and said that she took the medicine honestly, and the woman also said that she delivered the medicine according to the rules." Such a big mistake happened, and Grandma Chang almost fainted from anger at that time, "For a while
After an investigation, we found that the woman often liked to drink, so everyone had to think that she was drunk, bought medicinal materials at will, or cut corners when brewing medicine."
"This matter will be settled again. But I have always been suspicious. Although the woman likes to drink, she is never ambiguous in her affairs." But at that time, Gu Tingye trusted Mannia very much, and she had no evidence.
Grandma Chang stood up and closed the two side doors, leaving a little room for ventilation through the window. She bit her cheek and said, "At that time, I knelt down for my brother and left my face to cry. It was about
That Mannia is in such good health that ordinary decoctions and medicines won’t work on her, so I can only ask my brother to stop being confused, but I can’t have any more children!”
Minglan gasped and almost laughed. Aunt Chang was also a wonderful person, and she actually tripped Mannia up like this.
"The eldest lady is the only one of his own flesh and blood. If he never achieves anything in his life, wouldn't he be a joke to that evil hearted person?! Even if my wife goes underground, she won't have the face to see the eldest lady. If I don't agree, my wife will also seek death."
!”
This was Grandma Chang's favorite work. She said it very cheerfully, "Brother really listened. In the next few years, although Brother Ye often went to see her, he only talked and looked at the children.
, but I don’t get close to her anymore. That bitch is used to playing nice, and it’s hard to refute her. She just said it was the fault of the Tang Yao Po, so I said, what if it wasn’t the Po who was negligent?"
Minglan Da Le, this move is really damaging. If Mannia always acts like she understands her righteousness and uses her understanding of Gu Tingye and her support for Gu Tingye as a selling point, she can't let him take risks in this matter, can she?! Regardless of that
In the past few years, whether Gu Tingye had maintained a pure male-female relationship with Mannia, it must have been at least many times, and Mannia never gave birth to a third child.
Grandma Chang's move was considered a success.
"Actually, that bitch is not charming. There are many girls in Brother Ye's house who have better children than her! She really thinks that she is a fairy, and men can't move when they see her?! Just her!
That bit of beauty and charm are not enough! She just relied on her clever mouth to take advantage of my brother's depression, bent on flattering her, and pretended to be pitiful, so that I couldn't bear to abandon her!"
Grandma Chang hated Mannia so much that she became more and more mean-spirited.
Minglan smiled. In fact, she could tell that Chang Nanny wanted to clear up the past for Gu Tingye, so she tried her best to downplay the relationship between Gu Tingye and Mannia, but she didn't need to worry, she was not a person who liked to talk about others.
.At the beginning, the reason why she and He Hongwen were fighting over cousin Cao was because this cousin was not only in the present tense, but also in the future tense, which was very annoying.
But what about Mannia? No matter how her relationship with Gu Tingye was in the past, or even whether Gu Tingye had true feelings for her, what does it matter? The important thing is that she is in the past tense. Real life is the most important thing.
Well, let's just have a good time and pursue those things that are there and not. This is the most important thing she has learned in this life.
Let's be realistic. As long as the so-called true love does not cause changes in reality, it doesn't really matter whether it is true love or not. If today Gu Tingye plans to divide half of the family property, or gives the title to Brother Chang, etc., then of course Minglan will
Not satisfied. But now, Gu Tingye has left all the family property in her hands, determined to let her son inherit the title, sleeps on her bed every night, and sticks to her whenever he has time. So who does he really love?
, is there any need to pursue it?
Let's be more realistic. Like in the play, for some reason, either for the sake of the country, or for the sake of ambition and power, a man has to marry another person and leave her. That is his true love, and there is
What is it for?
Well, she is a selfish modern person. After ten years of vocational training, she only pretends to be gentle and virtuous, but she has no traditional virtues of ancient women in her bones.
"Look at what mama said, I thought Mannia's two children were deliberately wanted by the Marquis?" Minglan said half-jokingly.
Grandma Chang's heart tightened and she sighed: "Madam, it's really... Oh, what can I say? Madam, think about it, the Marquis is not stupid. Which family with clear understanding would be anxious before getting married?"
I’m thinking about having children!”
This argument was very convincing, and Minglan nodded.
"After Brother Chang was born, another three or two years passed. Brother Ye finally decided to get married with the Yu family. Who would have thought that halfway through, someone changed." Aunt Chang said angrily, "
It's not that I like to speak ill of dead people, Mrs. Yanhong is just too..." She smacked her lower lips, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then continued, "It's better not to marry her! Before marrying her, Brother Ye could still get away with it.
, but after marrying her, I was restless; the quarrels and scoldings every day never stopped. ~Not long after, my brother had a fierce quarrel with the old Marquis, and he went out to make a living alone."
Speaking of this, Grandma Chang's eyes became wet again, and she cried: "My poor brother Ye, he has been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child, and he has to be served even for a cup of tea, but he eats and sleeps out in the open, and he has suffered so much.
!”
Minglan sat up from the bed, stretched out her hand to pat Aunt Chang, and whispered softly: "Mom, don't cry. It is said that jade cannot be used until it is polished. After all, God has eyes, and it is not right to ask Mr. Hou to make a difference." Aunt Chang
He raised his head, put his hands together and bowed a few times, chanted Buddha's name and said: "The eldest lady has a spirit in heaven, and she has not caused trouble for my whole life."
The two of them talked for a few more words, and suddenly someone outside shouted loudly: "Master Hou is back."
Grandma Chang wiped the corners of her eyes and stood up. She saw the side door curtain lifted and Gu Tingye came in with his baby in his arms, followed by Mother Cui with a frown on her face. He smiled and said, "But I looked at him sleeping soundly and took a few more glances.
I woke up when I was little."
"Stop talking nonsense, you must have woken him up." Minglan complained with a smile.
Gu Tingye was still wearing a bright red court dress. He had not even changed his clothes when he came to court, so he was eager to see the baby. He held it in his hand and refused to let go. After Cui's mother's training, his posture was quite standard. He looked at the baby and said to himself
Guan Zi smiled and said: "It only took a few days and it looks much better. When it was first born, it was red and wrinkled, just like a red-skinned cub."
Minglan frowned and said, "Then you kept praising him for looking good then!"
Gu Tingye smiled and said back: "Even the red wrinkles are more beautiful than the red wrinkles of the kid next to me!"
Everyone laughed when they said this. Grandma Chang stretched her head over to take a look. She saw that the baby was already awake, neither crying nor fussing. The outline of his facial features became clearer. She looked around with half-drowsed eyes, and there seemed to be some
Feel sleepy.
"The redder you are when you are born, the paler and fatter you will be when you grow up! I wonder if you have chosen a name?"
Gu Tingye smiled bitterly: "I'm really busy right now. I'll wait until Mr. Gongsun comes back and ask him to help me." He had no confidence in his own cultural level, and he loved the child very much, so he didn't want to name it casually.
Aunt Chang said: "We might as well choose a good name slowly, let's start with a nickname that is catchy and auspicious." Gu Tingye felt that it made sense, turned around and asked Minglan: "What should I call it?"
Minglan joked: "I heard Xiao Tao say that the most common barks in her hometown are things like dog leftover, dog egg, and puppy."
Gu Tingye laughed and glared at Minglan: "It's a mess! There are also dog-legged puppies, are you willing to call them like that?"
Aunt Chang smiled and said: "Master Hou, I don't know. The more cheap the name, the healthier the child will be. Even in a wealthy family, if a child is in poor health, he will ask people to write down the name and post it everywhere for people to call him.
It’s here.”
"Really?" Gu Tingye looked suspicious.
Minglan raised her head and glanced at the meat dumpling. She felt that he was white, plump and cute, as soft as a glutinous rice dumpling. "Why don't we just call him Brother Tuan."
When Gu Tingye heard this, he was delighted and said: "It's the reunion of reunion? This is a very good word!"
After hearing this, everyone in the room felt that it was a good sign. It was a good omen, and it was not out of line with other people's customs. It was also catchy when shouting, so it was settled.
After chatting for a while, Grandma Chang stood up and said goodbye. After Gu Tingye called Brother Tuan to Cui's mother, he went to wash up and change into regular clothes before returning to the house. He must have been very tired from the court affairs, so he sat down.
Beside the bed, while pinching the bridge of his nose tiredly, he said to Minglan: "Go inside and sleep a little. I can take a rest before eating."
Minglan sat with Grandma Chang for a long time, and she also felt her back was sore. She was about to lie down and have a rest, when she heard this and said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't I find another room for you? There are soft couches outside, why are you here with me?"
"
Gu Tingye was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. He picked up Minglan himself and put her and the thin blanket firmly inside. Then he lay down next to her. He breathed a long sigh of relief: "Finally, we have settled the matter between Lianghuai and Huaihe."
I have made it clear to the emperor that he is impatient after all. He has been suffering from illness for many years. How can he be cured in one day? Just take your time."
Hearing the tiredness in his voice, Minglan stretched out her hand to rub his temples. Gu Tingye grabbed her hand with his backhand, put it on his cheek, turned his head, looked straight at her and said, "I'm sorry for you.
, couldn’t come back earlier.”
Minglan thought for a while and then said: "Mother Cui said that my birth was actually quite smooth. If there were no troubles in the front and arson in the back, it doesn't matter if you don't come." Gu Tingye lay on his side and buried his head in the bright light.
In Lan's arms, she whispered: "It will never happen again." Minglan stroked his thick thick hair: "Ms. Chang said so too."
"What did you all say?" Gu Tingye closed his eyes and breathed steadily.
"I told you about Mannia." Minglan waited quietly for the man's reaction.
Sure enough, Gu Tingye's eyelashes fluttered, he slowly opened his eyes and said quietly: "Where did you talk about it?"
"When you are alone, you run away from the house."
Gu Tingye slowly turned around and lay side by side with Minglan, head to head: "Then let me continue."
Minglan also lay down flat and listened attentively.
"Actually, I am a little unhappy about Mannia going to Yufu. But, as always, she can always tell the story well, and I still believe her." Gu Tingye clasped his hands flatly on his lower abdomen and spoke in a very calm voice.
At that time, the Ningyuan House was a nightmare, with an old father who didn't understand him, a conceited wife, uncles and brothers who enjoyed Bai Jiayin but despised him. Even when he returned to his own house, he was full of pretty maids and servants with ulterior motives.
. He was frustrated everywhere and always felt aggrieved. Only Mannia could be comforted by some soft words. There was a time when he really trusted Mannia.
People are habitual animals. Once they trust someone, many of their actions will automatically become reasonable.
"Until that day at Guangji Temple, your words made sense."
No one may believe it, but Minglan was the only girl he had a good conversation with besides Manniang. That little girl frowned, squinted, and was full of dissatisfaction, but she never used empty words to express her dissatisfaction.
He cursed nonsense, but seriously talked about logic and presented facts. After he went back, he thought about it over and over again. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Minglan's words were correct.
If Mannia really just wants to be a concubine, there is really no reason to go to Yu Mansion to cause trouble.
People will be deceived, but in fact they just don’t think about it. If it were really investigated, many people and many things would not be able to withstand the investigation.
"Manniang had a girl who had served her for many years. Later, Mannia paid a dowry and married someone far away. I spent a lot of effort to find her, and after a lot of intimidation, coercion and inducement, she finally spoke."
Few women who have left their husbands and children can be faithful to the end.
"What that girl said is incredible. First it was Mannia's brother. He didn't abandon his sister and run away at all. It was Mannia who persuaded his brother to leave. It wasn't until Mannia gave birth to two children that her brother pretended to be remorseful.
After Mannia begged her hard, the brother and sister made a good show and asked me to forgive her brother, but I still thought she was kind-hearted."
Minglan didn't speak, just stared at the top of the bed beam.
"Then it's my child. Mother Chang was right. It was Mannia who asked someone to lure the medicine woman to drink wine and tampered with the medicinal materials." Gu Tingye's tone was solemn, as if he was narrating an absurd drama, "But
I still didn't believe it, so I went back to Beijing and arrested the people in Mannia's house for questioning. This question turned out to be related to something else."
"What did she do again?" Minglan also began to feel fed up.
Gu Tingye went to hold her hand, held it firmly, and then said: "She found out about the tavern that Yanhong's roommate and her family frequented, and asked someone to reveal her residence. She also said some words that were too ostentatious, and Yanhong listened to the message.
, naturally she knocked on the door angrily. She had arranged everything, just waiting for me to 'rush in time to save' their mother, and then turn against Yan Hong."
Minglan sighed deeply, moved over, hugged the man's arm sideways, and pressed her face against it.
"After learning this, I was stunned for a moment." Gu Tingye turned over and hugged Minglan, his palms cold, "I went to confront her, but she couldn't defend herself, so she told the truth. She always wanted to be the first wife.
Madam, all the perfunctory things you did before were all to coax me."
That day, in front of the two children, he grabbed Mannia's hair and dragged her out. He questioned her and scolded her. Seeing that Mannia couldn't hide, she spoke frankly. He was so angry that he was so angry that he felt heavy in his heart.
After being slapped several times, her cheeks were purple and swollen, but she still cried and smiled. He clearly remembered that the sunset was dim that day, and Mannia was lying on the ground, holding his legs with both hands, looking up pitifully and begging, and...
She confessed like a play, saying that she was sincere and hoped that you would take pity on her and cherish her.
Little does he know, his heart has become cold. Everyone has lied to him and deceived him, even the person he has always trusted, so who else is trustworthy? Is there anyone else in this world who can be trusted?
"That night, I went home and had another quarrel with the master. The more I spoke, the more outrageous I became. He was so angry that he vomited blood. He scolded me for being a self-degenerate and hopeless person. He was really a bitch.
"Zhong', I didn't want to stay here anymore, so I left that night, and when I got to the south, I sent a letter to Grandma Chang to report that I was safe."
Minglan felt sad, and sighed softly against his chest.
"After I left, the master kept looking for me. He finally found me, and the first letter he sent me was to tell me to return home quickly, saying that Yan Hong was pregnant." Gu Tingye said.
"Ah?!" Minglan was shocked, "How come no one has ever mentioned this matter?"
Gu Tingye showed a strange smile, as if he was mocking: "Because this is a big scandal, no one can sue heaven and earth, and no one can sue your relatives."
Minglan had already guessed a little bit, but she didn't dare to say anything nonsense.
"The master was very happy. He took my hand and told me that he would be a father in the future. He should be sensible, be a good person, and stop causing trouble. But I told him that the child in Yanhong's belly was probably also named Gu, but
not mine."
The old Marquis was shocked and angry at the time, and repeatedly scolded himself for unjustly accusing others. He had been away from home for more than a month, and his wife was more than two months pregnant. Isn't it just right? Gu Tingye replied indifferently, since they had a falling out with Yan Hong because of Mannia.
I never had sex again.
Gu Tingye will never forget the look on his father's face at that time. The anger, the panic, the deep-seated guilt and guilt are really beyond words. But at that time, he only cared about his own mood and fiercely
They ridiculed everyone in the Gu family, calling the Gu family a filthy quagmire and few people were clean.
As for who cuckolded him, he was neither interested nor bothered to ask. Anyway, no one in the Hou family was good.
"Then, how did Sister Yanran's sister die?" Minglan said gloomily.
Gu Tingye said sadly: "The abortion was not successful and he died of hemorrhage. When the news came, the master was arguing with Mr. Yu. Although Yan Hong was wrong, I also had something inappropriate. I never thought of asking her to pay for it with her life. But we
When we rushed to another hospital, she had already passed away."
Minglan felt chilled, this way of death was really retributive.
"Everyone thought that Yan Hong died of an abortion in a hurry. In order to cover up their ugliness, the Gu family told the outside world that she died of illness. Mr. Yu did not dare to say anything more, so the matter was settled." Gu Tingye suddenly frowned, "I am the only one,
I felt something was wrong." After all, Yu Yanhong was not a fool when it came to the relationship between husband and wife. Knowing that she would be exposed, why didn't she have an abortion early and let the Gu family call her back?
"What's going on?" Ming Lan asked curiously.
"I have a long-term follower named Pinggui. Mannia was very fond of him. He often said good things to Mannia. I didn't take it seriously at the time. I haven't seen him for a long time since I left Beijing." Gu Tingye smiled with a smile.
Full of anger, "Unexpectedly, when I left, the gatekeeper of the other courtyard said that just half a day ago, Pinggui came and said he was delivering a message for me. But I never asked anyone to say anything!"
Minglan asked in surprise: "Is it Mannia again?"
The most amazing thing about Mannia is that every time Gu Tingye just wanted to ask for some sesame seeds, he always got watermelon in the end. Gu Tingye said solemnly: "I caught Pinggui and tortured him, and he just spit it out."
Since Gu Tingye left the capital, there has been no news. Mannia was like an ant on a hot pot. Aunt Chang refused to say anything, so she had to ask people to keep an eye on the Ningyuan Houfu, especially Yanhong's family members. Soon she
There was a harvest. One day, Yan Hong made an excuse to go back to her parents' home. The carriage changed course halfway, and Yan Hong wore a curtain hat and secretly went to see a doctor.
Mannia then went to find the doctor. She didn’t know who the client was, but for Yin’s sake, the doctor did not hesitate to tell her that the masked lady was two months pregnant. Mannia was overjoyed and immediately made plans.
Get up; if you want Gu Tingye to come back quickly, you can't ask Yan Hong to hide it and solve the problem secretly.
Pinggui's younger sister was working as a maid in Gu's house. Everyone in the house knew that Mrs. Ye couldn't eat lotus roots, so she took the opportunity to throw some lotus root powder into Yan Hong's food. The amount was very light, which only made Yu Yanhong blush a little.
Rash. But the virtuous Madam didn't want the old Marquis to think that she was neglecting his wife as soon as Tingye left. She insisted on finding a doctor to see her, and she couldn't hide it anymore.
After the incident, Yan Hong huddled in the other courtyard in shock and fear, waiting for what would be done to her. At this time, Pinggui came and said that Gu Tingye did not want to publicize the scandal, as long as she degenerated the evil seed, she would be fine.
After everything calmed down, he made peace with her.
This bait is too tempting. Gu Tingye has a bad reputation, and now he has abandoned his family. If the two of them reconcile, everyone in the capital will think that Gu Tingye is not good, and she can escape unscathed and stay for a few years.
, just let your doting parents find another marriage. Pinggui also emphasized that it must be done quickly, otherwise things will change and it will be bad.
How could Yan Hong disobey her? She immediately sent someone to get the Tiger Wolf Medicine. Fearing that the medicine would not be very effective, she took two pills at once. The fetus was aborted, but she also lost her life.
Minglan felt her whole body go cold when she heard that, and she was speechless: "...You already got your share, why would Mannia return...?"
"Manniang said that she just wanted to make Yan Hong suffer some pain and vent her anger." Gu Tingye sneered, "Who would have thought that I would see the clues, so I laid my cards on the table with her that night, made it clear, and we were done with it.
"
After this incident, the old Marquis was in trouble both internally and externally. He was angry and sick, and soon died of illness. Gu Tingye was unable to see his father for the last time.
Minglan understood the cause and effect, but was speechless. The two of them were speechless for a long time. After a while, Gu Tingye suddenly turned over and lay next to Minglan, his eyes full of apology: "Do you blame me? I didn't deal with it.
It’s Mannia.”
Minglan was stunned, then laughed and said: "How to deal with it?"
"Are you going to take her life?" She sat up slowly, and Gu Tingye also stood up and sat across from her, "To be honest, if Mr. Hou takes her life, I am determined not to ask Sister Rong to stay here anymore.
Those around me must be sent away from afar. No matter how Ronger understands the truth, mother and daughter are connected. I dare not bet on this luck."
"But if you really kill her, you will be punished." Minglan has already thought about this several times. Yanhong's death, Mannia can only count it as intimidation and fraud, and the person who bumped into her
Once, it is an attempt, and neither of these two crimes is enough to impose the death penalty.
"Then there will be a punishment, but how should it be punished?" Minglan said with a bitter smile, "To be honest, with Mannia's nature, if I beat her, scold her, or even torture her, she will never regret it." She said.
It’s not like Aunt Kang. At least Aunt Kang loves her child and can catch her if she has a weakness. But it seems that even the safety of the child cannot deter Mannia. In fact, for this kind of potentially harmful mental illness,
The best punishment is life imprisonment, but she can't say that.
Minglan spread her hands and said with a smile: "Master Marquis sent her away far away, which is a good idea."
Gu Tingye was stunned. He really didn't expect that at this moment, Minglan could analyze so rationally and calmly, speaking clearly and logically without any emotion. Suddenly, he felt a hundred kinds of feelings in his heart.
"Above the court and outside the mansion, the sooner this matter is settled, the better." He couldn't help but argue.
"This matter is not easy to cause trouble in the first place." Minglan immediately agreed and said, "Manniang is not your concubine, and she is not a slave in the house. She is a decent citizen, why should we beat or kill her?
If a good citizen makes a mistake, he should not be lynched. He should be interrogated and then convicted. When the time comes, if there is a commotion in the court, we will lose our face. The night is long and the dream is too much. If the delay is too long, ask your enemy to catch it.
, it will be endless.”
If she were Gu Tingye's political opponent, she would definitely use this matter as a criticism and make the matter worse. If she really let people get involved in personal ethics and not cultivate their personal ethics, then Gu Tingye might have to think about it at home like Uncle Shen Guo.
The two confidants thought about it together, and the emperor was getting worried.
Gu Tingye looked at Minglan steadily, with a complicated expression on his face. After a long silence, he said: "In Mianzhou, I bought a hundred acres of land for Brother Chang, and asked people to watch it. I only hope that she will take care of her for my son's sake."
Let's stop here." As he said that, his expression suddenly changed and he said sternly, "If you dare to do evil again, I won't care anymore and will take her life immediately."
Minglan nodded, then waved her hand and shouted: "Oh, actually this is not a barrier! What matters is which one, have you figured out a way out?" Her face was full of fear, "I don't dare to do it anymore.
Lived with her."
The nominal elders cannot be beaten or scolded. They are really constrained in every way.
Seeing that she looked calm and composed, but in the blink of an eye she looked like a frightened little rabbit. Gu Tingye couldn't help but smile, "Don't worry. Even if you dare to live with her, I don't dare either. I have already arranged it.
Let’s break up the family!”
The author has something to say: The discussion in the comment area is in full swing, and a certain level is embarrassed to be silent. Here are a few things to clarify.
First of all, many readers think that Mannia is too happy. She has hurt so many people and can still enjoy her fortune as a rich man with her money bag.
How is this possible? What is the reality?
A hometown where drama can be performed must be barren, otherwise they would not leave their hometown to do drama; then, the profit rate of ancient fields was about 3% (poor land) to 10% (unless it is very, very fertile land)
), that is to say, if one acre of land is ten taels of silver, then one hundred acres is one thousand taels of silver. Let me make a compromise, based on a profit of 5%. In other words, Man Niang’s mother’s annual income is
About fifty taels of silver.
I would like to ask, with fifty-two years of living expenses, how can Mannia live a luxurious and comfortable life.
On the other hand, after all, we live in modern times and may not have much idea of real remote areas.
When I was writing about the days when cousin Cao was in exile, a very lovely reader made a detailed analysis of the conditions of exile in ancient times. Really, remote areas in ancient times were no joke.
The biggest inconvenience for modern people living in small cities and small places is probably that they cannot watch IMAX movies or when shopping on Taobao, sellers will ask for additional postage. But in ancient times, the quality of life in remote rural areas was completely different.
For example, in the northwest region, fruits and vegetables are scarce, and everyone's face is covered with a layer of soil. The water tastes either salty or alkaline. You can only eat grain and meat. It's easy to get sick. And because it's a barren place, you can't even eat it.
Many doctors are not available; as for schooling, the child can only go to a nearby town or study with other wealthy families.
The readers were very angry, and Gu Er said that he would ask the local magistrate to take care of it.
But in ancient times, when a man could set up a household, a single woman, a child, and a lot of property, why didn't those unscrupulous people in the poor and remote areas eat their mother alive?! It's not really about letting Mannyang's mother run rampant.
La.
A small place, remote, isolated, with no entertainment, no theater troupes, not even a shop. You need to go to the market every month or every six months to get entertainment products or a hairpin.
Apart from watching the sun rise and set every day, and listening to the fight between chickens and dogs, Mannia's life was indeed over, which is why she was so desperate.
For Gu Er, this is tantamount to exile. Keeping the unstable factors far away is tantamount to giving up. Of course, his personal emotional factors are also there.
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Many of the discussions among readers are reasonable, because Gu Er did make a fatal mistake in this matter (we will talk about this later), but it is not a 'problem of etiquette' or a 'problem of rules' as some readers keep saying!
For these readers, I specially wrote an extra paragraph in a certain level. I originally thought that everyone understood it, so I skipped it. I didn’t expect that some girls actually classified Gu Erbu’s harsh treatment of Mannia as etiquette and so on.
The issue of principle arises.
Please, Mannia is a good citizen, okay? She got rid of her lowly status eight hundred years ago. Does a good citizen deserve to be lynched for committing a crime? If Gu Er is lynched, those political opponents will definitely jump for joy!
So, can Mannia go to court and be tried? Then she will be punished according to the crime. Please, Gu Tingye's face will be completely lost, and those political opponents will be happy to make trouble about this matter, so that Gu Er will be unlucky for a while.
Therefore, Gu Er carefully considered the issue of dealing with Mannia, and there were indeed emotional factors involved, but it was not like some readers thought, how his affection for Mannia was unforgettable, and how the thunder was loud and the rain was small.
, how to make Mannia happy, and then deduce how unkind he is to Minglan.
This is too ridiculous.
But Gu Er is indeed wrong in this matter. This mistake is very profound and will lead to the last turmoil of this article. The author is the heroine's biological mother. I will not let Gu Er go. Don't worry.
So, please, please, the angry people, please stop being filled with indignation and don’t force me to give spoilers!!!
Unconditional love at first sight usually exists in adolescence when hormones are strong. I can understand how people like the heroine, but it makes a man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, especially after suffering the pain of Mannia, to trust another person unconditionally.
It makes no sense for people to love another woman without reservation. Even the heroine shouldn't be so gold-fingered.
I won’t say it anymore, I won’t say it any more, it will be a spoiler again.
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Finally, let me say a few words.
The No. 1 person who has left a deep mark on readers of a certain era is the beloved Banda. Her writing is as true as a poppy. Even though I know I will be abused after reading it, I still want to read it. Only good writing can leave a deep impression on people. To this day
memorable.
The biggest realization that Guan Guan and his best friends had at that time was that sometimes true love can be used as a substitute?!
True love cannot withstand the helplessness of power (Spring Festival Gala), nor can it stop ambition (Bi Zong Chen), nor can it stop the flames of revenge (Fu Rong). Even rumors and misunderstandings can easily kill true love (Yu Sui),
So when true love cannot withstand death, it calms down at certain points (good times).
Of course, "The Seven Faints and Eight Elements of Abuse" is really a classic heart-abusing novel. There are very few such good heart-abusing novels nowadays.
Because the injury was too serious, the root of the problem was found in a certain level. From now on, you have to check whether it is a HE ending, otherwise you will definitely not watch it.
Jingwan is indeed Xiaoliu's true love. He will remember her forever, but there is a purpose for it! I dare to ask all readers, do you want this kind of true love?
My friend Bajie said that she would rather be Mrs. Cheng who has no true love. At least she will be respected and wealthy, with children and grandchildren living to her seventies and eighties. She can wear fresh clothes, choose jewelry, and have power. What's wrong with that.
In Xiaoliu's world, Jingwan is just a floating cloud, passing by in the blink of an eye, and no one will remember it a few years later; but Mrs. Cheng is a strong and indelible comment. As long as the Mu family continues, her descendants will be
Sit on the throne forever.
Of course, if you have a choice, don't do either and just live a normal and honest life.
I know, a certain level is too tacky, I will criticize it myself: too tacky, too tacky, too tacky, too tacky, too tacky...
PS: I don’t mean to criticize the story at all, it’s just a story based on the story, everyone understands.
She is a caring master. Her writing style, her layout, and her grasp of the emotions of the characters are all peaks that are difficult to reach in tragic novels.