( )213 Zhang’s good plan and the ladder over the wall
Xiao Shen's information was extremely accurate. It had only been two days. In the morning, Minglan had dealt out the right cards and was teasing the fat dumpling to learn how to bow when Luzhi rushed in and Mrs. Daotai came. (Download)
Cui's mother's arms holding her brother obviously tightened, and she looked at Minglan with a sullen face. Minglan slowly stood up and said: "Mom, please give me to the nurse. Xiaotao will serve me on the couch, Luzhi,
...Go and ask the eldest lady."
The last five words seemed to have a strange tone, and the green branches responded loudly, and they were the first to go out.
After a while, Mr. Shao hurried over with a panic expression. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw the maids around Minglan coming in and out, either boiling water to stew medicine, or standing warily in the courtyard, especially a few big maids.
He looked like he was facing a formidable enemy.
When Mr. Shao walked into the room, he saw Ming Lan curled up on the couch and crying softly. Mother Cui and Xiao Tao were sitting by the bed and kept whispering persuasion. Mr. Shao was shocked and said hurriedly: "Oh my god, what's going on?"
Already?"
With a sad face on her face, Cui's mother stood up and said back to her: "I was having a good time this morning, but as soon as my wife heard that Mrs. Tai was coming, she was so frightened that she refused to see anyone."
Shao was stunned, then quickly walked a few steps to the bedside, held Minglan's hand, and said softly: "Good sister, tell me where you feel unwell, and don't shock the child in your belly."
Minglan slowly raised her head from the quilt, her face turned pale, she was frightened and wary, she said in a trembling voice: "Sister-in-law, I'm afraid... I don't want to see her."
Shao was stunned. She was looking at the flowers in the room. When she heard that the Madam was coming, she got up and dressed up, thinking that she might have to go out to salute. Unexpectedly, Luzhi came with a panic to inform Minglan that she was invited.
, but she never imagined that it would be like this.
She hurriedly advised: "How can this happen? My dear sister, if you are not feeling well, it will be the same if you ask the madam to come and see you."
Minglan sat up straight, her eyes wide open, with a strange look, almost as ferocious as a she-wolf pregnant with cubs, "I won't see her...she wants to harm me again, I will never see her."
she!"
After saying this, she hugged her belly, lay down, trembled, and cried softly.
Shao was about to grab her, and no matter how hard she tried to persuade her, Cui's mother stopped her and pulled her up. Cui's mother said, "You saw, Madam was scared last time. She was still standing upright."
It's normal that the Marquis is not around. The Madam is the elder, so the Madam can only take care of her. I just ask the Eldest Madam to remember the past friendship and go outside to greet the Madam."
Mr. Shao froze there. Before he could think of what to say, he was pushed and pushed by everyone to the front hall. He found that Mrs. Tai was already sitting at the front seat drinking tea. When she saw Mr. Shao alone coming out, she frowned.
Wrinkle: "Where is the second daughter-in-law? The family is separated. Am I no longer her elder? She is so noble and can't even be seen."
Shao hurriedly bowed and said: "Brother and sister...she, she...is not feeling well. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you..."
The madam was startled for a moment and sneered: "Okay, okay, I'm here, she's sick. If you can't come out to see me, then I'll go see her!" After saying that, she raised her feet and was about to rush in. Who knows who is the leader of Liao Yong's family?
A strong woman stood in the way. The madam was furious and cursed: "How dare you block my way, a slave with no eyesight!"
After hearing this, Mr. Shao was slightly surprised. In his memory, the Mrs. Tai was always gentle and gentle, and she acted with ease. Although she had a strong say in the house and had great authority, she never spoke harshly - why is she so fierce and fiery today?
She shrank aside and took a peek, and saw that the Madam was wearing jewelry as elegant and noble as ever, but her complexion was not good, her face was yellow, her body was obviously much thinner, and her expression was indescribably anxious.
Liao Yong's family was calm and said respectfully: "The rules set by the Marquis before going out are not allowed without Madam's nod. No matter who he is, he cannot break in at will." She glanced at the Madam and added with a smile.
One sentence: "Madam is very heavy. It would be bad if something happens to her."
The madam staggered in anger, pointing at Liao Yong's house and was speechless for a long time. She stamped her foot, turned towards Shao, and said sternly: "Okay! Your place is now the Jinluan Palace. I can't break in, for fear of bumping into the immortal inside! You
Now go in and tell her that I have something to discuss, and either she comes out or I go in! Otherwise, I won’t leave right now!”
Mr. Shao had never spoken back to Mrs. Tai in his life, so how could he dare to disobey him? After hearing the words, he turned around and left, rushing all the way to the Jiaxi Curie House. Without taking a breath, he hurriedly told Minglan what Mrs. Tai had said.
, who knew that Minglan was afraid of the pear blossoms and cried out: "What can be seen?! Could it be that she should be asked to set a fire and burn me to death!"
Shao was speechless. Without a word of advice, she asked Cui's mother to push her mother-in-law out. When the maid next to her urged her to go ahead and beat Mrs. Fatai, she felt her scalp numb. She was too delicate to be disturbed.
The younger sister-in-law, with her dignified mother-in-law on one side, couldn't afford to offend either side, and couldn't cope with either side. The Shaw family was like ants on a hot pot, stuck between a rock and a hard place.
After standing there stunned for a while, Mr. Shao still couldn't figure out what to do, so he slipped back to his courtyard in confusion and walked into the back room.
Sister Xian was lying on the kang table writing when she saw her mother come in in despair and asked: "Mom, what's wrong? Didn't you say that the Madam is here? Why are you back? The Madam wants to see me? I should have changed my clothes already.
Yes, you can go here."
After hearing this calm tone, Mrs. Shao seemed to have suddenly found a backbone. She grabbed her daughter's little hand and told her urgently. With great difficulty, she finally managed to explain everything about what had just happened. She said anxiously: "My son,
Why did mother get involved in this matter?! This is fine, what does it have to do with me, how could it be...?"
After being anxious for a long time, she suddenly remembered something and whispered: "Tell me... is your second aunt pretending to be ill?"
Sister Xian listened quietly, put down the small pen with a jade tube and a green mane in her hand, "It doesn't matter whether she's pretending or not. The second aunt's meaning is very clear. She doesn't want to see the madam, and she doesn't even want to meet her.
, I want my mother to show this face."
Shao was so anxious that he almost cried. He covered his handkerchief and said anxiously: "You, you, you... how can this be good..."
Sister Xian said, "Mom, just go and talk to Mrs. Tai."
Shao pulled off the handkerchief covering his face, slapped it on the table, and said angrily: "Damn girl, you have been studying for two days. What are you talking about?! That's the madam! I, I... how dare I...
presumptuous!"
"Mom, what are you afraid of?" Sister Xian took out her handkerchief to wipe her mother's tears and said with a smile, "Now that we are all separated, can the madam still beat and scold us?"
Shaw lowered his head and wiped his tears without saying a word. ()
Sister Xian sighed softly: "Mom, I know you are afraid of offending Mrs. Madam. My second uncle is currently fighting at the front, and Brother Tuan is still young. If there is anything, I am afraid that she will embarrass us in the future."
Shao felt filled with misery, hugged her daughter's small body, and cried: "My good boy, it's hard for you to understand the truth at such a young age... Without your father, how can we and my mother live together?" Did you accidentally hit it?"
Sister Xian curled up in her mother's arms and said quietly: "If it's because of this, I would like to advise you not to worry about it. In fact, if you don't go out to deal with the madam, we would have already offended you."
Mr. Shao was surprised and said, "Where did you start talking about this? Ever since my mother came in, I have never been disrespectful to Mrs. Tai."
Sister Xian sighed: "Mom, don't you understand what dad did for us back then? He refused to adopt the third uncle's son as his heir, returned the land and silver his grandfather gave to the second uncle, and wrote a note in his own hand The Clan Mansion, please appoint your second uncle to inherit the title. Before he died, he even listed the property of the Qinghou Mansion in person, and even told the clan members that the two great uncles had separated their families long ago."
Mr. Shao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why his daughter suddenly mentioned this.
"I didn't understand it half-heartedly when I was a child, but as I got older in the past few years and learned the principles from Mr. , to keep the title of Marquis; in fact..." There were two lines of tears left on her young face. "Daddy is doing it all for my mother and me!"
Thinking of her late husband's various plans before his death, and only caring about his mother and son, Shaw couldn't bear it anymore and cried bitterly while covering her handkerchief.
Sister Xian lowered her head to wipe away the water stains on her face, and said firmly: "Dad did it one by one before he died, how can it not offend anyone? Daddy is doing it with the fourth uncle, the fifth uncle, and the wife. What a change of honor and wealth my mother and I will have in the future! Even I can see this, not to mention the madam? At this moment, do you expect me not to hate my father? Oh, mother, my father has already chosen it for us. No matter where you go, mother, what else do you have to worry about?"
Shao sobbed: "Since your father has been so wronged, why does your second aunt still insist on me showing up like this! I...I, I am afraid when I see the madam..."
Sister Xian patted her mother's back sensibly and said softly: "Mom, my second uncle agreed to daddy to take care of us, but how he takes care of us and how well he takes care of us all depends on my second aunt's will. Mom, what do you say?" , how has Second Aunt treated us in the past few years?"
Mr. Shao raised his face, wiped his face, and said hesitantly: "... To be honest, your second aunt is very kind and kind."
Sister Xian raised her head and thought, "Among the sisters who went to school, there was a niece of Zheng Si. Her father was a scholar, but he failed in many examinations, so he had to become a master to his brother who was an official in the clan, and then went to work in other places. In this way, the eldest lady who heads the family often enjoys their mother and daughter's share. Clothes, food and supplies are either too late or in short supply."
She turned to look at her mother and said in a good voice: "Mom, if my second aunt was like that, she would save me a lot of clothes just by being filial. But not only is my second aunt not like that, she also treats me in various ways. Fur and fur jewelry, every time I go out, people say that I have never seen a little girl wearing a mourning dress dress up so exquisitely and elegantly, which shows that the family pays great attention to it. My mother also worships Buddha, burns incense, and donates sesame oil every day. How could the second aunt ask us to pay for it ourselves? Is there any money left? It’s called stealing from the public accounts.”
Mr. Shao was also moved when he heard this, and said sincerely: "Your second aunt, you really have nothing to say about us." After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said: "You are right, just to repay this favor, I should also go out for her."
All this strength."
She was an adult, so she thought more about it. In the future, Sister Xian and her son would discuss marriage. She was a widow, and her mother's family was not very powerful. How many people could she find? She wanted to find a suitable person, but she was afraid that she would have to find out when the time came.
Lan made an effort.
"But... what should I tell the madam?" When she thought of her powerful and capable ex-mother-in-law, she became confused again.
Sister Xian tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Didn't the second aunt say that she was 'afraid of seeing her' or 'afraid of setting another fire'? Why don't you just say it directly? Anyway, I was just passing on a message." After a pause, her little
There was a childish sarcasm on his face, and he muttered, "Anyway, it's not that unfair."
After hearing the first few sentences, Ms. Shao almost jumped up and was about to scold her sharply. When she heard the last half of the sentence, she suddenly stopped and sighed feebly. Then she called the maid outside to come in to serve her. She hurriedly washed herself and looked in the mirror.
After getting dressed, I stood at the door, took a few deep breaths, stamped my feet, and went out.
When I saw Mrs. Tai again, I saw that she was extremely impatient with the waiting. When she saw Mr. Shao, she immediately sneered: "I haven't seen you for so many days, and you are so expensive? But it took me so long to send a message before I came back!"
Mr. Shao was still very afraid of her and almost wanted to turn around and run away. Thinking of his daughter's future, he could only muster up the courage to stammer and exaggerate Minglan's "frightened illness". When it came to "arson"
At this moment, the madam's face was full of anger, and her eyes were so fierce that no one dared to look directly at her.
Shao was exhausted before finishing his words, and finally said: "My sister-in-law said, she...she, she doesn't dare to see you no matter what...if you push her, she will go to her parents' house, and the Shen family and the Zheng family to move in for reinforcements."
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She took a breath. She almost used up all the courage in her life. She didn't even dare to look at the Madam, and said tremblingly: "... Anyway, you can't break in... Why don't you... just go back..."
The madam's face was ashen and frightening, like a bronze mask. She was so frightened that Mr. Shao almost knelt down. She just sneered a few times and looked at Mr. Shao and the maid in the hall. "Okay, I remember."
Down!"
After saying this, she turned around and left, never looking back.
Shaw collapsed on the ground. It was not until the maid helped her out of the hall that she noticed the cold sweat on her vest when the cold wind blew.
Liao Yong's family was very attentive and saw that Mr. Shao was covered in cold sweat. He turned around and asked his mother-in-law to cook ginger soup. He also sent some calming medicine and then hurried to Minglan's place.
After hearing the reply, Minglan sat on the kang with an indifferent expression, slowly ate the fish head soup stewed with Sichuan Qiong Angelica, and whispered: "Am I too cruel?" She touched her belly lightly, feeling that it was beneficial to regularity.
Fetal movement - she would never, ever let that old witch see her child again.
Cui's mother said calmly: "Last time there was a fire in the house, the eldest lady didn't even ask anyone to bring out a bucket of water. It's time for her to understand better. She can't just look at the mountain from one mountain to another. Simply cut off this end, so as not to
I'm afraid that Mrs. Mrs. will find her a source of trouble." He then said, "Sister Xian is a good child. It's not in vain that Mrs. Xian loves her."
Minglan nodded, "Mom, do you remember? Last year when I was giving my first birthday, my grandmother met Sister Xian and said that she was very blessed."
Cui's mother looked at the hourglass in the corner of the room, turned around and said, "I think Dr. Lin is coming soon. Madam, you'd better lie down quickly."
Minglan shook her head and smiled bitterly. The whole show must be done in order to be effective. Xiaotao helped her lie down, and while rubbing her feet, she asked doubtfully: "What should I do if Dr. Lin sees that Madam is fine?"
Minglan was about to lie down and stretch her limbs when she burst into laughter. Cui's mother rubbed Xiaotao's head and said helplessly: "Silly boy, a smart and obedient doctor like Dr. Lin can still say that the lady is not there when he sees her lying down and humming. The disease cannot be cured."
Even ordinary doctors, when they see a patient moaning without pain, will tactfully express partial agreement and pay him a fortune, let alone a top talent with both virtue and art like Dr. Lin?
In the next two days, the imperial doctor was invited again, and the aroma of stewed medicine filled the yard. The illness became very serious. Doctor Lin was running a medical clinic at his own house. Minglan simply paid a visit to his house and made a business. By the way, it was reported that The news came that Mrs. Guhou was frightened and fell ill.
At the same time, Mrs. Guhou's arrogant and mean remarks also spread across the capital like wings. According to rumors, the stepmother-in-law of Ningyuan Houfu rarely came to her house to ask for something, but she was kicked out without even meeting her.
After the Chinese New Year, there was a wedding going on in Beijing, and this incident made the idle ladies talk excitedly.
Some people said that the fire that happened when Mrs. Gu Hou was about to give birth was so strange. Now that Gu Hou is not here, it is no wonder that Mrs. Gu seemed to be scared. After seeing it, the officials should be called to investigate the unfilial piety of the couple. Some people who vaguely knew the inside story said that there was not only a fire, but also concubinage and adoption, etc. The more they talked about it, the more excited everyone became.
In fact, these two pieces of news are true. Mrs. Tai was really rejected; Minglan was really "sickened" by what happened last time. As for the inside story, it depends on others who believe it.
The madam is full of firepower, but unfortunately, these days, few people act bravely, and it is the mainstream to stick to the sleeves and suppress the evil.
What's more - 'unfilial'? Minglan sneered several times.
The considerate old man Sheng heard that his daughter was 'sick from fear', so he immediately sent Mrs. Liu to visit her and convey her authoritative advice - like Xiao Qin, who has children and grandchildren, and a large amount of family property to live separately. , I also want to sue my stepson and step-in-law for being unfilial, which is very difficult. Unless the emperor intends to punish the person, there will be a censor to co-star.
Cui's mother was an honest person, and she was moved and said: "After all, he is his biological father, and he is thinking about his daughter."
Minglan twitched her lips - Father Sheng was afraid that his golden son-in-law would change his mind and fall in love with his new father-in-law.
Because he asked people to go outside to check the direction of the wind for several days in a row, there was unexpected news. That day, Gu Quan suddenly came to report a strange incident: "...I didn't realize it before, but I asked people to stare at the door for many days, then... Mrs. Yu went there twice in just five or six days. I asked around and found out that since last year, Mrs. Yu has been frequently running to Mrs. Tai..."
"Who?" Cui's mother heard vaguely. Gu Quan glanced at Minglan's face and remained silent.
Minglan glanced at him and said softly: "She is the mother of sister Yanxiu of the Yu family." Gu Quan nodded in agreement.
Cui's mother was shocked: "Why is it her? Wasn't she divorced by the Yu family? Why did they run away together again?!"