"...Look at the friendship between us, please help me tell grandma, and my eldest brother and I will remember your affection." ? Huo Ran? Wen?.?r a?n?wena`"
The young woman stood in the corridor, holding a well-dressed housekeeper's daughter-in-law and whispering.
The daughter-in-law said in a low voice: "Don't worry, the second grandma is busy these days. Otherwise, even if you don't mention it, she will remember it. Just think about it, over the years, when did the second grandma fall behind in her studies?"
More than my eldest brother."
Although the middle-aged woman was well-dressed, with silk and silk all over her body, her expression was very shivering, and she murmured a few words after hearing the words.
After the two separated, the daughter-in-law turned around and stepped out of the courtyard. The other daughter-in-law beside her hurriedly followed her, muttering: "Cuichan, you are so kind. I can't tell you this. Mistress will doubt you."
what to do?"
Cuichan sighed softly: "Forget it, we are the same age after all, and it is not easy for her now."
"Humph, what's not easy for her? Don't think about standing out in the first place. Now she's not more respectable than us?"
Cui Chan shook her head and said, "This is not something we should discuss. You should just go and do the work." The daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Okay, then what I entrusted you with..." Cui Chan smiled and said, "I won't forget it.
"The wife thanked her profusely and left with a smile on her face.
After watching the daughter-in-law leave, Cuichan continued to walk towards the main house. The maids and women she met along the way hurriedly put down their work, nodded and bent down to say hello to her.
As soon as Cuichan stepped into the main room, she heard voices in the room. After careful identification, she realized that it was her mistress and the Second Grandma Wu from the Sheng family's main room talking. She immediately stopped and held her breath and stopped by the door.
"...Cousin, please help me, my children left me right after they were born." Second Grandma Wu cried softly intermittently.
"Don't cry all the time. Over the years, I have tried to persuade you all the time. You have gone in one ear and out the other, thinking that I am trying to scare people. Well, now I have finally made the aunt in the lobby get angry. This matter
, On a more serious level, that is a matter behind closed doors for your eldest mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Not to mention that I am just a married woman, and even my brothers cannot interfere. On a more serious level, a grandmother wants to educate her grandchildren by herself.
, who can be picky?!"
Second Grandma Wu was not a fool, she understood all the truth, but she still cried sadly: "Mom is angry with me, but, what can I do? After all, she is my biological mother, cousin..."
"Yes, my cousin is filial and cares about her biological mother. My biological mother is still alone in the temple in my hometown." The second grandmother suddenly interrupted coldly.
Grandma Wu Er knew she had made a mistake and said quickly: "Don't blame me, cousin, I can't speak, it's just me who is stupid! My aunt has always loved me, but my mother is so tired that she is like this. I, I really don't know how to apologize." As she spoke,
, cried again, "My mother has sinned so much, how could I not know it, but that time I went to see the Shen Jie Department to see her, she was so overworked that she couldn't stand it anymore, she kept crying to me, she kept crying, as a child,
How can I continue to watch..."
"I told you not to go and see it. You have to go."
Grandma Wu Er cried: "Since my grandmother passed away, my uncle and aunt no longer want to take care of my mother. My brother has been detained by his sister-in-law. Besides me, who else...?"
"It turns out that Brother Changwu has been promoted to an official position, which makes it easier for you to go to Shenjie Division to visit your mother!" Second Grandma sneered, and then changed her voice and said: "Speaking of uncles and aunts, I heard that recently the Wang family has a new cousin.
What's your height? To say that my aunt has good eyesight, the second wife's grandma who was brought in is really prosperous."
Grandma Wu was startled. She looked up and saw her cousin's meaningful gaze, and said in a panic: "Cousin, cousin..."
"You should be satisfied. My eldest uncle and aunt are very kind to you. Although they are angry in their hearts, they have never expressed their anger towards you. Think about Yuan'er, her parents-in-law are still our biological uncles and aunts! It's better for you to push your limits.
, one moment you go to visit your mother, and the next you pester Lao Yuanyou - it's rare for Lao Yuanyou to return to Beijing, so you kneel at the door of Shou'an Hall during the Chinese New Year, crying and begging, all for bringing bad luck!"
"Now that I'm well, I've sent word to my aunt to come back. Everyone is rich and prosperous, and the family is happy. Not to mention, that's my mother..." Grandma Wu was about to continue, but was immediately interrupted again.
"I know that's your mother, everyone knows that that's your mother!" Second Grandma's voice was full of sarcasm, "I don't want to talk about that old lawsuit anymore, it's nothing. That was her great fortune. My aunt had evil intentions, but it was
It's a sure thing. Our two brothers in the Sheng family have been in love for many years. It's better than ordinary brothers who live apart. This relationship will continue in the future. My uncle and aunt will never create a rift between the two of us because of you.
! Please be clearer. No matter how much truth you have, you can only choose one side. Don’t think that everyone will understand you and accommodate you! You are smart and know what to do!"
After saying this long paragraph, the Second Grandma seemed to be tired of it and started to say goodbye. The Second Grandma Wu had no choice but to hold back her tears and sobbed as she walked out the door. Cui Chan quickly took a few steps away and stood at the door of the main room, holding up one hand.
Curtain, while curtsying.
After seeing Mistress Wu away, Cui Chan slowly entered the back room and saw her mistress sitting on the kang with a bad look on her face. When she saw her, she said, "Why did you come back?! You made me wait for a long time."
Cuichan knew the maternal nature of the mistress, and stood in front of the Kang with a smile, and said: "Hey, my second grandma, the mistresses are talking inside, but I can still rush in and talk back. It's a pity that I ran for a long time, and I still can't.
You have to wait outside."
The second grandma was amused by how good she was in both singing and acting, and her face brightened a little.
Cuichan observed the words and said with a smile: "If you ask me, Second Grandma is kind-hearted. That's why Second Grandma Wu came to her door again and again to cry and complain. If it had been anyone else, she would have just turned her back and scolded her.
Already."
The second grandma has a cheerful personality, and her temper comes and goes quickly. When she heard this, she smiled and sighed: "I just pity my cousin Yuner. Over the years, she has taken pity on the old and weak, donated rice and porridge, and has done many good deeds.
Alas... a white phoenix flew out of the black crow's nest, what's going on..."
Cuichan said carefully: "This time...what happened to Second Grandma Wu...?"
The second grandma snorted: "The cousin of the Kang family was bothering her, so she said, 'If you want to release someone from the Shenjie Division, you have to go to the Marquis of the Gu family. Why don't I go and beg Mrs. Gu Marquis?' The cousin took it seriously."
He unexpectedly pricked his finger and wrote a letter in blood to send to Shu. Fortunately, the stewardess whom the eldest aunt stayed in the capital was clever enough to stop him. The news was sent back to Youyang’s hometown, which frightened his uncle to death. This letter
If you really give it away, Sixth Sister will just pay it back, and your brother-in-law will think this is Brother Changwu’s intention!"
Cui Chan was also startled: "Second Grandma Wu is so bold."
"Hmph!" The second grandma said with a face full of hatred, "When the accident first happened, I advised her to be more clear-minded and don't gamble with the whole second house. No one in the big house would keep her for four years.
The former aunt detained her in her hometown for a whole year. After she came back, I tried to persuade her not to cry endlessly. The eldest aunt was already angry. Last year, she went to the door of Shou'an Hall and knelt indiscriminately, and the eldest aunt became angry.
, two months later, I brought a good concubine from a good family into the house. Alas, I am too lazy to talk nonsense."
Seeing that her mistress was so angry that her mouth was dry, Cuichan silently poured a bowl of warm tea and handed it to her.
"Actually, I have known about this for a long time." Second Grandma drank the tea and calmed her breath before slowly saying, "My eldest aunt's original intention was to call my cousin back to her hometown and never let her back.
The good concubine became an equal wife and came forward to help brother Wu. Finally, brother Wu missed his love and persuaded the eldest aunt that "this matter is not appropriate", and finally saved his cousin."
Cuichan sat on the kang, gently beat Second Grandma's legs, and said warmly: "Grandma, don't be angry. According to me, the cousin's shouting to call Second Grandma Wu's children back may not be all for punishment.
Not to mention the kindness we always have towards Dafang, after all, the cousin is a merchant family, and only one Wu Erye is an official, or a military attaché. But what about our family, how many military personnel are there? In this generation, we have two families.
We are still as close as a family, but if we continue to ask Mrs. Wu to continue like this, she will take her children to the Shenjie Department from time to time to meet the Kang family's grandmother who is suffering, and teach her through words and deeds. When my brothers and sisters grow up, why not secretly hate her!"
The second grandma slapped her legs and said, "What you said has touched my heart! I am also worried about this. Fortunately, my uncle and aunt understood it and took the children back to educate themselves while they were still young. But just this time, Chang Wu
My brother has promised my aunt, saying that if the next time happens, he will drive his daughter-in-law back to his hometown and give his wife another equal."
She sighed and added: "A vicious person like my aunt will never come out. I heard that she even cursed our whole family inside. Alas, speaking of it, Yun'er's marriage is still the old one. I don't know.
Does she miss the old kindness?"
After talking for a long time, the second grandmother saw that Cuichan was silent for a long time, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "What's wrong with you? You suddenly became mute."
Cuichan endured it again and again, and finally said it out: "I heard grandma talk about her conscience, and I don't know if I should pass on a message to someone."
The second grandma thought for a moment, then her face gradually darkened: "Yoon'er is still soft-hearted, and you are also soft-hearted. What did she ask you to tell me again?"
Cuichan smiled bitterly and said: "Aunt Song said that my eldest brother is getting older and it seems that he is not good at studying, but he likes to wield swords and guns. How can our father have such skills? Can you ask grandma to find a knife and stick master?"
"
The second mistress snorted coldly: "She has a lot of appetite, and she dares to say anything."
Cui Chan stood aside quietly, saying nothing.
Although she is now the most useful person for Second Mistress, originally, Aunt Song was Second Mistress’s personal maid since she was a child. The other grandmother may be willing to provide her husband with a personal maid, but Second Mistress is her own maid.
Seeing how domineering Aunt Lin was, I didn't believe in the idea of harmony between wives and concubines. Therefore, no matter how anxious and angry the second mistress was, she didn't take any chances with them.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Song saw that her second mistress was injured when she gave birth to the eldest daughter, and she had another idea - since there would be no direct descendants, then the concubine must be the most valuable, and she took the initiative to "share the worries of the mistress"... That time
Afterwards, although the second mistress said nothing and everything went as usual, Cui Chan knew that she was sad.
The original idea of the Second Mistress was to find a second-class maid who had her parents and brothers in her hands. After all, she was going to give birth to the Second Master, so it was difficult to get close to her. If she was good, everyone would be happy.
Well, if you have someone to rely on to support you, if you have to break up, it won't hurt your childhood feelings.
Cui Chan often thought that even she could see what the second grandma was thinking, wouldn't Aunt Song know? But she still kept saying, "Other people don't worry. If grandma and I don't care, the brother I gave birth to will come out of grandma's belly."
It's no different'.
When the eldest brother was born, the second mistress was certainly relieved, and Aunt Song seemed to be content with her ambitions. Who knew that fate was not as good as fate, but later the second mistress took good care of her health and gave birth to her first sons one after another, and the couple
Even more and more affectionate.
As a result, the presence of the concubine became embarrassing; Aunt Song became more and more uneasy.
After a while, the second grandmother said quietly: "To be honest, have I treated their mother badly in these years?"
Cuichan whispered: "The conscience of heaven and earth is that it was Aunt Song who broke grandma's heart first, and grandma is worthy of her. They are all concubines raised by the girl. Look at the food and clothing of our Aunt Xiang and the Sixth Master...
…It’s time for them to be content.”
There seemed to be tears in the eyes of the second mistress, but they disappeared quickly. She held her hand and choked out: "Fortunately, I always gave you to me before I got married. During the most difficult period, you encouraged me and comforted me every day.
Got through it.”
Cuichan said sincerely: "As I said a long time ago, grandma is kind and warm-hearted. You can't go wrong by following grandma."
The master and servant talked and laughed for a while, and Cui Chan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, grandma hasn't asked me how my errand went."
The second grandma stroked her forehead and bit her lip, laughing and scolding: "It's all you, I've asked you to mess with me, and I don't know where you've gone. Come on, come on, didn't I ask you to deliver ginseng this morning, Fourth Sister?
How's it going? Have you given birth?"
Cuichan said with a smile: "After a whole morning of hard work, my fourth aunt gave birth to another girl."
The second grandmother was surprised: "Why is it a girl again? There are already four of them!"
Cuichan also sighed secretly, four questions in a row, this really made Tiantian silent.
Fortunately, the fourth aunt had some real information about her biological mother. Even though her mother-in-law didn't want to see her, she was still able to seduce her husband. She only hoped that Aunt Lin's skills would be reliable so that the fourth aunt could continue to seduce her husband to have children.
The second grandma sighed for a while and said feebly, "What's this? The sixth sister gave birth to babies one after another, but the fourth sister gave birth to a girl with one leg, and a girl with one leg."
Cuichan said softly: "I heard that the fourth aunt lost her first child, but he is a brother."
The second grandma curled her lips and said regretfully: "Not only that, she gave birth to a male fetus two years ago, and it was a fully formed male fetus." Mo Lan's fertility is actually very strong, but her disadvantage is that all the babies she lost were babies.
All the children were born were daughters.
"After so many years, I have no resentment at all now. I just hope that the fourth sister will understand something, stop fighting with the concubines, take good care of herself, and give birth to a child next time." The second grandmother couldn't help but sigh.
Cui Chan had a smile in her eyes. Over the years, the Second Mistress had become more and more kind-hearted. Even the grudges she had with Aunt Lin in the early years were gone. She was dedicated to doing good and wanted to accumulate more merit for her children.
"It's better for the fifth aunt, one girl and one brother, spaced out from time to time, making the sixth aunt the envy of her."
"That one is also careless. The sixth sister envies her, and she even envies the sixth sister."
The second grandma spat softly: "The sixth brother-in-law regarded the sixth sister as an eyeball. He held it in his mouth for fear of melting, and held it in his hands for fear of falling. He refused to separate her for a moment, but the fifth brother-in-law had to beat it from time to time. The fifth brother-in-law's was in the front row.
Shangfeng gave me a concubine as a gift, and the fifth sister made a lot of noise, and now I don’t know what to do.”
Cuichan listened and also smiled: "My fifth aunt is not intolerant, but my uncle always has to ask her to nod before he takes a concubine. The first two are very good, honest and responsible."
.”
"She is trying to get along with Sixth Sister!" Second Grandma said, "How can she compare with Sixth Brother-in-law? He has suffered so much in his previous life and is very stubborn. He hates outsiders interfering in his housework."
I remember that year the King of Shu gave two beauties as a gift, and the sixth brother-in-law gave them to his servants who could not find wives. Later, he also gave four dancing girls as a gift, and the sixth brother-in-law kept them with good food and drink.
During the banquet, they were invited to sing and dance, and half of the dignitaries in the Shu region had seen it, and they all praised the King of Shu for his ability to train people, and for their excellent skills in various forms.
Thinking of the person named Fengxian from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, the Second Mistress smiled secretly and shook her head.
Later, the King of Shu became angry and tried hard to trip him up, but he asked Gu Tingye to read a copy first. His younger brother Changfeng once vividly explained the main idea of the book:
Emperor, I gave away the woman sent by the King of Shu, which angered the King of Shu. I realized that I was wrong. Even a toilet given by the royal family, how can I change hands casually! So the second time the King of Shu sent me
I kept the woman and used it frequently. The guests at the banquet all said they liked it, but the King of Shu was unhappy again and said that I did not understand the correct way to use the woman he gave me. Your Majesty, now the King of Shu
If you want to control how your ministers handle the women at home, will you care about how your ministers handle the troops under their command in the future?
Your Majesty, I really don’t want to take a concubine. In my early years, I suffered from the unrest in my family and my family was ruined. You all know this. If I don’t want to take a concubine, the King of Shu has to force me to take a concubine. What does having a concubine have to do with the King of Shu?
What a benefit! I do my best to run errands for the emperor, and I don’t even have the time to teach children homework. If this continues, I will have to send him to the capital again. He will stay with the emperor like his eldest and second brothers. There are royal teachers watching over him. Don’t worry, your Majesty.
Look... why don't you charge one more?
The emperor's imperial approval to Gu Tingye: The number of imperial companions is full, and your family only occupies two places. Many old comrades have expressed their dissatisfaction. You can keep the rest for yourself. PS: Your family is good-sized, young and mature,
He handles things well and is highly valued by me and the emperor. The second child doesn't like to talk, which makes the teachers very tired. When your uncle Sheng Changbai returns to the court next month and becomes a capital official, you will return it to him. He deserves to be trained well.]
This is what the emperor was waiting for, and he immediately issued an order to severely reprimand the king of Shu - even the emperor should not interact with officials casually. As a vassal king, what do you want to do after you have made friends with the officials of the feudal territory several times?
The subtext is, I am the vassal king, and I defeated two vassals as soon as I took the throne. What do you think?!
In the following years, the emperor cut off two-thirds of the Shu king's bodyguards, took away the money-making and mining rights that controlled the vassal territory, and also granted several "Prince's Palace Chief Histories" to the Shu Prince's Palace.
Every time she thought of the letters from Sixth Sister from far away, the Second Grandma wanted to laugh, and her heart felt so comfortable and warm.
Cui Chan looked sideways and saw that the second mistress had a smile on her lips, as if she had thought of something interesting. She had completely forgotten the unhappiness just now. She breathed a sigh of relief. Every time she mentioned her sixth aunt, she always made her mistress happier.
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Seeing this situation, Cuichan worked harder and said with a smile: "When I returned home just now, I saw old Ge Tou unloading goods at the side door. He said that our master had brought something back from abroad. Among them was a wild fox fur with beautiful patterns. I
My eyes are dazzled just looking at it, it's so beautiful. Old Ge Tou said that our father beat and peeled it himself, and found a good master to make it. He plans to make a new windbag for my second mistress during the Chinese New Year this year."
The second grandma's heart was filled with sweetness and her cheeks were slightly red: "We are an old married couple, and we have become grandparents. Why are we still making trouble? It's a joke. It's true that others came back quickly years ago, and everyone else
It doesn’t matter.”
Cui Chan saw her mistress smiling and felt relieved.
The second grandma counted the days with her fingers, and said: "Speaking of it, a lot of things happened a year ago. It's time for me to seriously find a husband. Even if I don't want to be as good as Mr. Zhuang, I can't go with him."
After spending a few days at home, I have to talk to Changbai's wife. It's time for me to be enlightened. Aunt Song wants to hire a sword and stick master, so she will make the martial arts field bigger. Maybe in the future, some children will
There are also those who love martial arts, but I don’t think these guys are good at studying..."
After thinking for a long time, the second mistress suddenly thought of something and told Cuichan: "By the way, don't forget to give a piece of each of those skins to sister-in-law and sister-in-law. You have to give them openly so that they look good. Give another piece to Aunt Zhang."
, don’t be conspicuous, things should be practical and useful. Huh? Why is there no sound at all today?”
Although since the old man took away the housekeeping rights from the old wife and asked the daughter-in-law not to go to greet her every day, the opportunities for face-to-face communication between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been greatly reduced. But in the past, when things were delivered orally, the mother-in-law was like a hunting dog sniffing out the scent.
, secretly sent someone to inquire about the contents, and kept restlessly wanting to come over and check, for fear that my daughter-in-law would keep it to herself.
In fact, the mother-in-law originally cried out and asked her son to bring the things directly to her so that she could distribute them to the daughters-in-law in each house. The old man pointed at her and scolded her, so she gave up the idea.
Cuichan pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered in the ear of the second mistress: "Last night, I had another argument with Aunt Zhang. During the scuffle, I scratched the master's face, and he slapped me in the mouth with his backhand. Now he fell on the bed in anger.
Woolen cloth."
The second grandmother had no feelings for her mother-in-law. After hearing this, she asked in a low voice: "How long will you stay in bed this time?"
Cui Chan hesitated for a moment: "How about I go find out how heavy the slap mark is?" You have to wait for the mark to disappear.
The second mistress gently poked her forehead and said with a teasing smile: "Mother Fang said you were naughty at first, and she was absolutely right."