Ling'er hurriedly walked through the corridor and walked towards the cold west side of the courtyard with her head lowered.
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It was scorching August outside, but her heart was as cold as falling into an ice cave. People said that among the royal princesses, the eldest princess Qingning was the most powerful, but in her opinion, the mother-in-law of the head of the family was the most powerful one.
It is the ability to remain calm. There are four princes and princesses in total, but my uncle is the only one who can study and has fame. If things go wrong this time, I wonder how the eldest princess of Qingchang will deal with her.
Tingcan was pacing back and forth restlessly in the room, and five lazy women in the courtyard were yawning. When everyone saw Ling'er entering the courtyard, they immediately laughed and said: "Hey, isn't this our grandma's big star? It took so long
Where have you been? Grandma is about to grind out the shadows of people on the ground inside." Others laughed.
Before Ling'er could speak, the door creaked open, and Ting Can stood coldly by the door, suppressing his anger and said: "I have something to tell Ling'er. It's hot today, so all mothers, please go down and have a rest.
"Has she ever said such kind words to a slave?
One of the women stood up slowly and put on a fake smile: "Look what grandma said, we slaves are so valuable. No matter it's hot or cold, shouldn't we work for the master? Forget it, no matter life or death, we still have to endure hardships."
Come on, otherwise grandma will make a fuss in the house again, and the servants in the house will neglect you!"
Tingcan bit his lip, wishing he could give these women a hard whip. He thought about how he had ever been bullied like this when his mother was here. Ling'er saw something was wrong and quickly stepped forward before Tingcan could speak.
He took a few steps and took out a purse from his pocket. He didn't dare to look at how many broken silver and copper plates were inside. He gave them directly to the grandma who was talking. He smiled flatteringly and said: "Mom, you are joking. Our grandma has always been straightforward and talks a lot."
It's just talk but no intention, just use this to get drinks and eat it."
The old lady weighed the purse and smiled with satisfaction: "Since Miss Ling'er is so polite, we have no choice but to obey her orders respectfully. Come on, let's go back and relax our muscles and bones."
After watching the ladies walk out of the courtyard, Ling'er hurriedly followed her master into the house and turned around to close the door.
Ting Can sat down behind the desk bitterly, slapped the tabletop, and cursed: "These black-hearted people, now that they see that bitch getting favored, they don't take me seriously! Humph, you are so flattering to this little bitch."
It's like that. That heartless person dares to call himself a scholar or a relative of the emperor. It's rude, and the princess..."
Seeing that the Lord was getting more and more unreasonable as he spoke, and was about to talk about the head mother-in-law, Ling'er coughed loudly, glanced hard at the little maid standing beside her, and said with a smile: "Grandma, you're here again. It's hot and the weather is bad.
, what do you mean? Aunt Yan is also the daughter of a good family. I heard that Mr. Yan has also won the first prize, so the princess and the master should pay more attention to it. Besides, the brother born by Aunt Yan must also be called
Do you call me mother?"
Ting Can was about to scold, "Who cares about that bastard calling me mother?" when he suddenly saw a strange look in Ling'er's eyes, and then glanced at the little maid in the corner of the room. He had to hold back his anger and said, "Ling'er, come with me into the back room."
He shouted to the little maid: "Go to the porch outside the door and watch. No one is allowed to come in, or they will look at your skin!"
Little Lotus is only twelve years old this year, but she is already very sensible. When she heard this, she quickly said yes without saying a word.
Before she left the house, Ling'er stopped her and gave her two small silver coins: "It's very hot. I wonder if there are any mung beans in the house. I'll finish talking to grandma later. You go to the kitchen."
Go up to mom and ask for an ice bowl to eat."
Little Lotus looked at Ling'er's gentle and kind face, felt moved in her heart, took the hand and hurried out.
As I walked, I thought about it. People say that grandma in the house is the hardest to take care of. It is true. She is squeamish, loves to pick on Qiao, and is inconsiderate. The few maids who came with grandma as dowry are now gone. Only the remaining
Ling'er, the next one to be used, worked as a cow and horse for the master, smiling everywhere, saying nice things, and swallowing her anger, but her grandma still kept shouting and drinking. Seeing that Ling'er's sister is nearly ten years old, it seems that her grandma has never thought of giving her anything in these years.
Looking for a marriage partner is just a waste of time.
I heard that many years ago, Manager Han's son, who was working as a shopkeeper outside, saw that Ling'er was interested in him and wanted to be his wife, but he asked his grandma to refuse. I wonder if this is the case...
Thinking of this, Little Lotus couldn't help but sigh secretly. She was glad that she had a mother and a good brother. She just had to wait for a few years to ask for grace and then go out to mate.
In the back room, Ting Can became more and more angry and sat down heavily on the kang. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly shed tears: "If mother were still here, look at my current situation. Even a little maid has to say good things. I don't know how distressed I would be."
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Ling'er poured a bowl of tea and didn't bother to wipe her own sweat. She served the tea first and persuaded the Lord: "Grandma, don't be angry. There is nothing you can do about a tiger falling flat and being bullied by a dog. In any case, I still treat you a little better."
The sentiment is that food, clothing and monthly meals are all available in all seasons, so we have to look at the bright side."
After being coaxed for a long time, Ting Can cheered up and asked: "...How about you stop talking about what you have and what you don't have? Have you gone out to see Sister-in-law Xiang?"
Ling'er wiped her forehead and whispered: "I see." Xiang's sister-in-law said that although the official surnamed Xu was not high in rank, he had a good reputation among the scholars and his words had weight. He was favored by our wife.
We must repay the favor no matter what. He is willing to hand over the discount for us, but..."
"But what?" Tingcan asked hurriedly.
Ling'er looked embarrassed: "Grandma, think about it, since you need help from others, you can imagine your family's financial situation. This is not something that can be achieved in one fell swoop. It has to go through several hurdles, and some of them need to be managed..."
Ting Can already understood. He slapped the bed and hummed, "Aren't they just some idiots! Okay, as long as you can avenge my mother, any amount of money will do!"
Ling'er felt cold in her heart: "...Grandma, you still have to think about this...if the princess finds out, what will we do?"
"What should I do?" Tingcan didn't care, "Can she still kill me?!"
Looking at her master who was always willful and ignorant, Ling'er wanted to remind her that over the years, the originally generous dowry had been reduced to nothing by the Qin family's tricks and other expenses, but the master and his subordinates
She didn't care about such mundane things, but she always felt that her money would never be used up. Thinking that this kind of behavior was tantamount to hitting an egg with an egg, Ling'er couldn't help but look sad.
Seeing her expression, Ting Can smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. This dynasty governs the world with filial piety. No matter what my mother does, she is still Gu Tingye's stepmother. He dares to ignore human relations and poison his stepmother. I will tell him to walk away without food!"
Ling'er couldn't help but said: "Grandma, at least listen to my advice. We can't just ignore everything just for revenge. Your top priority is to give birth to a legitimate child with me as soon as possible, and put the rest aside for now!"
As soon as he heard this, Tingcan stamped his feet and cursed: "Don't mention that heartless person! Look at how we treated our eldest aunt back then. It took almost ten years for our eldest brother to be born! If he really cares about me, no matter whether he has a son or not,
, everyone should treat me the same! In just a few years, he was so eager to have a son that he welcomed that bitch in without caring about my life or death. I finally saw it, that heartless guy is not even worthy of carrying my father's shoes.
!”
Every time I talk about this, I always compare myself to the late Mr. Gu, and Ling'er has nothing to say. Mr. Han got married late, so why don't you rush to have a son? Besides, I don't know how to be a wife.
, there is so much noise and anger in the sky, who is Princess Qingchang? How can she be an ordinary mother-in-law who cares about her daughter-in-law's face? She is not the old lady back then, who is helpless against Mrs. Qin's family.
"Say no more." Tingcan sobbed softly, "Now that my mother and brother are gone, they want me to die. Two years ago, the Holy Father said that the grandson of the Qin family was unworthy, and he also took away the title and ransacked the house. I
What else can I rely on? How about taking advantage of this situation to build up my prestige so that people in this house will not dare to underestimate me! Stop trying to persuade me, you are just greedy for life and afraid of death!"
Seeing that her master was so stubborn and suspicious, Ling'er quickly wanted to defend herself, but she heard the little lotus outside shout loudly: "Master, ah, you are here!" The voice spread into the room, and both the master and the servant were shocked.
Shocked, Ling'er quickly stood aside.
Han Cheng pushed open the door and strode into the back room. When he saw his wife sitting on the kang with a normal expression, he couldn't help but said angrily: "You're so good, why haven't you gone to greet your mother these days? The fourth brother and sister have just entered the door.
It's time to set the rules, but you, the sister-in-law, don't show any good manners, so you just ask me to be punished by the eldest brother and the second brother!"
When Ting Can saw her husband, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, she immediately asked for help. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she lamented: "You are so cruel. In such a hot day, you force me to bear the sun even though you know that I am always weak."
Go do this or do that! Do you want me to die?"
The ten-year-old woman made such a delicate and delicate posture, which was really dazzling. Han Cheng's veins popped out and he shouted: "You are not the only one who is hot. My second sister-in-law is still pregnant, so she also goes to accompany her mother. Besides, you are not the only one who is hot."
, there are ice basins in my mother’s house, and it will kill you from the heat! Goodness and filial piety come first. In ancient times, people would lie on the ice to pray for carps, and they would bury their children to raise their mothers. You are also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, and you don’t understand this?!"
Tingcan couldn't listen to the truth at all, so he stood up from the kang and cried loudly: "I'm sorry, you are the only one in the world who has great filial piety. You not only have a mother, but also a wife! My father is much more capable than you.
, you also know how to love my aunt, and will do anything for my wife. We have slept together for many years, and I am the one you should love and cherish the most. You only know how to be foolish and filial, and don't care about your wife's pain at all. Who are you?
man!"
Han Cheng rubbed his temples. He really didn't understand. Asking his wife to pay respects to his mother and be filial to his mother was such a legitimate principle in the world. No one had anything to say. But when it came to his own wife, it was like a chicken talking to a duck.
He also really loved Tingcan at the beginning.
He had been afraid of a powerful and powerful woman like Princess Qingchang since he was a child, and he couldn't bear the poverty and boredom of meek and swallowing women. That year, he read the poems of the seventh girl of the Gu family at the Hairpin Poetry Festival, and was very moved. He also heard that this beauty was beautiful.
Ruoxi begged her mother to propose marriage. Unfortunately, the happiness of the couple after marriage only lasted a few months. Soon, all the sweetness was replaced by endless quarrels; the wife was like a child who has not grown up.
Children constantly ask others to coax and hold them, and will cry endlessly if they are not satisfied at all.
Han Cheng was so envious of his teacher. His wife could not only sing and sing, but also manage the household. She was decorated with two beautiful concubines who were knowledgeable and interesting. What a charming and elegant day, how could she end up like this?!
Tingcan was still crying, and the more he cried, the more angry he became: "The book says, don't take concubines as wives. What kind of scholar are you? You have four concubines in the house, and you are asking for a second wife. You left the daughter-in-law of the Ming matchmaker aside and stayed there with the little girl.
The bitch keeps giving birth to children one after another. If my father is still alive, he will definitely beat your useless son-in-law to death..."
Han Cheng breathed hard, sat down by the kang, and said calmly: "Can Niang, please listen to me carefully. My mother has been unhappy with you all these years. It was my mother who brought Yan here. You don't look at the Buddha's face and look at the monks."
Now, if this continues..." He remembered what Princess Qingchang said to him a few days ago, and was shocked.
"What if this continues?" Ting Can shook off Han Cheng's hand and sneered, "Can the majestic Princess Mansion divorce his wife? No matter what, I am also the legitimate daughter of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion! You can afford to disgrace this person.
, the Gu family can’t afford to be embarrassed! You are also a man, you talk about your mother, you can’t even protect your own wife, huh, back then, my aunt was not happy for seven years, and my father..."
"That's enough!" Han Cheng couldn't bear it anymore. In these years of filial piety, he had never said anything wrong to Mr. Gu. It was hot and dry today, so he finally couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Your father met the daughter of the Qin family.
This is the bloody misfortune that has lasted eight generations! I almost had no heirs. In the end, I almost lost my family and asked your good brother to burn down my old house for decades! Even though I have no future, I don’t dare to be my father-in-law!
"
"You, you dare to criticize my father!" Tingcan was furious, picked up the inkstone on the kang table and smashed it over.
With a bang, the inkstone fell to the ground, splattering ink stains. Fortunately, Han Cheng was clever and quickly ducked out of the way. Otherwise, his head would have been ruined. Looking at his wife with disheveled sideburns and eyebrows upright, his face was full of unruly and violent aura. It would have been long gone.
The beauty of the year was so beautiful that Han Cheng said angrily: "You are unreasonable!" Then he threw up his sleeves and kicked the door and left.
Tingcan became even more angry and threw everything in sight in the room, then he fell on the desk and cried non-stop. Ling'er just silently told Little Lotus to fetch water and carefully clean up the house.
Messy.
After a long time, Ting Can slowly held back his tears, raised his head, gritted his teeth and said: "I want revenge, I must take revenge! You see that I have no father, no mother, no one to rely on, so they come to bully me! I'm not having a good time.
Don’t make it easy for them either!”
The master and the servant discussed it in a low voice, and Ling'er begged in a low voice: "Grandma, this amount of money is not small. We can't afford so much anymore. Just think about it more."
Ting Can thought for a moment and then said decisively: "You ask Sister-in-law Xiang to come see me tonight, and I will give you the order in person."
Ling'er had no choice but to agree.
That night, Ling'er bribed the concierge and begged to let him in. Seeing that it was Xiang's daughter-in-law who often came to visit her grandma, the concierge didn't doubt that she had it, so she let her in after collecting the money.
Sister-in-law Xiang is actually only in her forties, but her hair is already gray.
Seeing her old and haggard appearance, Ting Can became concerned for the first time. The tears that usually came easily could not be squeezed out at this time, so he could only cover his sleeves and cry: "Sister-in-law Xiang, you have suffered a lot in the past few years."
Sister-in-law Xiang knelt on the ground and cried: "With the mercy of the girl, life is easier, but I always think about my wife's kindness, my man who died long ago, and my mother-in-law. I, I... it's really..."
Tingcan was satisfied with what he said and said with a smile: "My mother has always been the most trustworthy to my mother. Now it seems that your family is all good. Now, I only have you and the Xiang brothers to rely on. This, in this mansion
People bully me..."
As she said this, she couldn't help crying again.
Xiang sister-in-law fell on the ground and cried loudly: "Girl, don't kill me! Our mother can never repay the kindness Madam has shown us even if she died ten thousand times. The girl is a rich and noble person. Madam, please be careful and raise me like a human being."
Han is so ignorant that he doesn't take good care of her and makes the girl suffer. It's really a killing of a thousand cuts!"
Tingcan felt comfortable in his heart. Seeing that the master had not asked anyone to get up, Ling'er said softly: "Sister-in-law, hurry up and get up first. This bluestone brick will hurt your body if you kneel for a long time."
Without waiting for Tingcan to say anything, he waved to his sister-in-law cheerfully and said: "No harm, no harm! Being able to see the girl makes my wife's heart sweeter than eating honey. Kneeling in front of the girl for a while is more comfortable than lying outside! We girls
Who is she? When the girl first landed, didn't the madam ask someone to approve her life? She said that our girl was the queen mother's fairy daughter who came down to earth to repay her kindness. Even the old marquis believed it, even if it was a little bit...
Even with all the hardships, the joys can come.”
Tingcan seemed to have returned to her unmarried days, with her doting father above, her all-powerful mother below, and surrounded by complimentary servants. She couldn't help but feel elated, arrogantly waving her sleeves gently, smiling noble and arrogantly: "Still
Get up. Ling'er, give me a seat."
Ling'er quickly took a small spoon over and sat down in a corner to Sister-in-law Xiang. Tingcan said, "Sister-in-law Xiang, are you sure about that matter...?"
Sister-in-law Xiang hurriedly said: "Originally I didn't dare to say anything about this. But recently, haven't there been reports from Shuzhong about various things wrong with Marquis Gu? Mr. Xu said, let's take advantage of this momentum and strike while the iron is hot."
Tingcan didn't understand political affairs, and had only vaguely heard that the King of Shu seemed to be very dissatisfied with Gu Tingye, so he smiled and said: "If that's true, that's great! Humph, Gu Tingye forced his stepmother to death and poisoned my nephews and nieces. It is not allowed by heaven, so I just
It’s too bad that the Han family is afraid of trouble and won’t get involved at all. When I fold a piece of paper and hand it over, I’ll see how he will be reviled by everyone in the world!”
Linger laughed bitterly in her heart when she heard this - she really didn't understand how someone as smart and capable as Madam could raise an innocent daughter like her master who didn't understand the world. How could a frontier official who was being favored by the emperor do anything for those imaginary people?
He is "reviled by the people of the world" for his unfounded crime. "People of the world" are not so free.
Tingcan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xiang's sister-in-law: "This is my personal letter. Give it to Mr. Xu, and say that after the matter is completed, I will also express my gratitude."
Sister-in-law Xiang took it with both hands, listened to many instructions, and hurried out of the house.
That night, Tingcan slept particularly sweetly. He dreamed that the grievances of his mother and brother had been vindicated. The emperor had Gu Tingye imprisoned, exiled to the army, and banned from returning to the capital forever. He also punished the Sheng family to a monastery, where he had to perform sex acts every day.
Flattering the man. She has become the noble seventh lady of the Gu family again. Her mother-in-law and husband only dare not offend her. Of course, the bitch named Yan can't even think about having an easy time. She is sold into the most despicable brothel.
Several of his cubs were sold to other places and worked as slaves...
While having a sweet dream, Tingcan suddenly woke up when she heard a loud noise outside. She saw a large group of people rushing into the house. She shrank into the back of the bed in fear. Five strong women swarmed up and grabbed her, or
Tie hands, leggings, or gag.
Tingcan struggled to raise his head and kept kicking his legs. He saw a familiar figure of a woman standing at the door. She was none other than Mother Pan, the most useful person around Princess Qingchang.
Pan's mother said coldly: "Grandma is suffering from epilepsy, so she should be sent to the quiet room in the backyard immediately, and she will be treated by the doctor later."
Tingcan shook his head desperately and tried to spit out the piece of cloth in his mouth. Just as he was about to scream, he suddenly saw Pan's mother holding an envelope in her hand. It was the letter she had just given to Xiang's sister-in-law a few hours ago?! - Tingcan
Chan was stunned.
Pan's mother looked at her and said coldly: "From now on, grandma will take good care of her health and stop writing."
Tingcan understood immediately, was stunned for a moment, and immediately screamed like crazy: "What did you do to Sister-in-law Xiang? Ling'er, where is Ling'er?! How dare you?! My father is Lord Ningyuan, and I am
The direct daughter of the Gu family!... You despicable slaves, how dare you be so rude! Ling'er, Ling'er, come quickly!..."
The women didn't care about this, and tied her up with all their hands and feet. After struggling, Tingcan became afraid and began to cry indiscriminately: "...Ms., I don't know, I don't know anything.
, that letter... you go ask Ling'er... she must have made her own decision, yes, she wanted to vent my anger, she can also write..."
Soon, Miss Gu's seventh daughter was gagged and could say nothing more.
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The doors and windows of the big room in the main courtyard were closed, and the parents and children of the Han family were sitting or standing; Princess Qingchang held a few thin pieces of letter paper in her hands, which contained Han Cheng's familiar handwriting of his wife.
"What? I've told you before that this scourge cannot be tolerated, and your son must show mercy to her. What else can you two say now?" Princess Qingchang waved the pieces of letter paper leisurely, "Fortunately, my wife is a fool.
If you are a little smarter and can really bribe a good official to get this matter out of the way, will we have any contact with Gu Hou in the future?"
Sweat dripped down Han Cheng's forehead and he couldn't say a word.
Han's consort was nearly sixty years old, but he still stood upright. He slapped his son on the face and shouted angrily: "No! You didn't listen to your mother's words several times, and now you almost caused trouble! Gu Tingye and Wang Shanzhi did it.
Those who have been ordered to enter Shu, one is to collect military power, and the other is to collect political power, money and food. Everything they do is the emperor's will. Can we offend such people at will?!"
Princess Qingchang said quietly: "There are some things that outsiders don't know. How can we know? When there was a big fire in Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, the emperor deliberately vented his anger on Gu Marquis. He wanted to punish your mother-in-law as well. But the doctor came to take revenge.
He said that your mother-in-law could only live for a few days, so Gu Hou asked the emperor for mercy to give your mother-in-law a good death... Why, when it came to your daughter-in-law's mouth, it turned out to be Gu Hou forcing your stepmother to death, huh, it's really ridiculous!"
After saying this, she laughed at herself: "Strange, why didn't I see that he was such a fool at the beginning?"
Consort Han stared at the letter and said bitterly: "There are also Gu Tingwei's two children. Wasn't this case settled a long time ago? Mr. Yu Ge personally took the abandoned wife Fang to the Yamen of Yousi, and the Fang family also recruited them, saying that it was
In order to avenge the Qin family's frame-up, they almost brought up the scandal of Gu Hou's first wife, Yu family, cheating on her husband, which frightened several adults in Dali Temple and quickly closed the case. This, this... why you
My wife will also be implicated..."
Han Cheng slowly wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead, his expression gradually calmed down, and he whispered: "It's all my fault. I can't have such a daughter-in-law. I ask my father and mother for advice on what to do in the future."
"Don't get involved in this kind of internal affairs."
The princess stretched out her well-maintained slender fingers, picked up the letter and flicked it onto the candlelight, then threw it on the ground. The flames quickly devoured the few pieces of paper, but for a moment, only a small dark paper ash remained on the ground.
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"Gu Hou said that as long as he doesn't divorce his wife and doesn't ruin the reputation of the Gu family girl, he doesn't care. Your father and I are not cruel people. After all, we married into the family in eight sedans. From now on, your wife will be
Stay in the quiet room in the backyard and don’t leave the door.”
Han Cheng couldn't help but feel unbearable when he thought of the cold and damp house like a haunted house, guarded only by a few mute women with eccentric temperaments. It was obviously a hot summer day, but he suddenly shrank like a late autumn, and there was a faint trace on the tip of his nose.
There is a strong chrysanthemum fragrance, just like the chrysanthemums blooming all over the mountains and plains that autumn. I read Tingcan's poems for the first time at the poetry meeting, and I was so ecstatic.
The princess gently pulled her son up and said softly: "My son, I have wronged you. Your marriage is not going well and you have delayed so many things. After this time, you should stop thinking about her and think more about yourself.
future."
Ju Xiang suddenly disappeared. Han Cheng nodded and said calmly: "Just follow what mother said."
Maybe it was just an illusion, maybe he married the wrong wife.
…
In the main room of the courtyard on the east side of the Han Mansion, Mrs. Yan gently caressed her sleeping baby, gently tucked her into bed, then turned and walked out of the back room. When she came to the room, she saw a dark figure standing in the corner of the room.
"Thank you for your hard work." Mrs. Yan picked up a bag of silver from the table and handed it over.
The figure took a step back and said in a low female voice: "I don't dare to ask for it. I just ask my aunt to show mercy and let me out of the house."
Mrs. Yan smiled and put down her purse. She was petite and charming, and there was a sweetness in her words, even if what she said had nothing to do with sweet things.
"You're really right. The women who went with me came back and said that your master was still yelling and blaming you for the blame before he was silenced."
The evening breeze blew slowly, and the lights in the room floated. The flickering light reflected on the face of the man, and he saw the fair face and delicate eyebrows. It was Ling'er!
Ling'er remained silent.
However, Mrs. Yan seemed to be very talkative. She looked at the roof and said quietly: "That year, the couple next to my grandma pushed me, causing me to lose my mature brother. I felt sad about something, but in the end
There is no proof. If your grandma is willing to say a few words for Shuang'er, she may be able to save her life... But grandma didn't say a word. Alas, after all, this life will be killed by the princess stick... and Min'er before.
, Liang’er… is gone.”
Ling'er still didn't speak.
Yan suddenly turned to look at her and said with a smile: "Now you can tell me, did Shuang'er take matters into his own hands to fight for your grandma's injustice, or was it your grandma's instruction?"
Ling'er's expression was cold and her voice was even colder: "Didn't my aunt already know about it a long time ago? You still asked me what I was doing. I admire my aunt for enduring so much hardship and actually getting through it one by one."
Yan Shi smiled bitterly, but her voice was as sweet as water: "What can I do? I am not as lucky as your grandma, so I have to make it on my own. Alas, I still have feelings for grandma. As long as your grandma is less noisy, it will probably be fine."
What happened to me?"
Thinking of the pain in the past, she couldn't help but feel sad. She was stunned for a while, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Ling'er: "Finally, I want to ask, don't you feel that you are sorry to the Lord and have an uneasy conscience by doing this?"
Ling'er suddenly raised her head, her eyes radiating like flames, and said word by word: "I went to work with my grandma when I was seven years old. I am now twenty-seven years old. In the whole twenty years, I have never done anything to displease the Lord.
, and I never planned to do it. Before she passed away, Sister Shuang'er told me that I was the only one left among the sisters, and all the kindness I had to repay the Lord had been repaid, and she asked me to think more about myself in the future."
Mrs. Yan was stunned when she heard this.
There was no emotion in Ling'er's voice, "These days, I have persuaded grandma countless times to step back from the cliff. Every sentence, every word, is good and comes from the heart. If any word is false, I will be struck by thunder and die."
No whole body!"
Ling'er let out a long breath, as if all the turbid energy had been exhausted over the years. Ling'er stared at the other party and said: "...Okay, don't say these things. Just give me a word to let me go."
Yan Shi looked at Ling'er for a while: "You won't bite me back as soon as you go out."
Ling'er said bitterly: "A person who betrays the Lord, will anyone believe what he says?"
…
The sky was slightly bright, and a gray-covered carriage was parked not far from the back door of the Princess's Mansion. A young man sitting on the front of the carriage anxiously looked towards the Princess' Mansion. After a while, he said in surprise: "It's coming, it's coming, it's coming.
Mom, she’s here!”
A woman with gray hair immediately popped out of the carriage, it was Sister-in-law Xiang. She took a closer look and said, "Ah, it's her!"
Ling'er, dressed in plain clothes and Jing Chai, came out of the small back door of the princess's house with a simple bundle on her arm. She walked to the carriage and cried to her sister-in-law: "Good boy, you are finally here. We have been waiting for a long time."
I'm just afraid... I'm just afraid of what might happen..."
"Okay, stop talking, get in the car, and let's go quickly." The man was beaming with joy. He quickly jumped out of the car, helped Ling'er get into the car affectionately and attentively, then whipped up his whip and drove away quickly.
In the carriage, Sister-in-law Xiang stroked the back of Ling'er's hand and said with a tearful smile: "I'm afraid they won't let you out, but God has eyes... You have suffered so much..."
"I'm afraid too." Ling'er leaned into Sister-in-law Xiang's arms and said softly: "But I told Aunt Yan that if I die in the princess's mansion, rumors will spread in the capital that Mrs. Yan framed the lady.
, all kinds of evil deeds. As a little maid, I can't hurt the huge princess's house, but it's not difficult to ruin the reputation of an aunt."
Sister-in-law Xiang clapped her hands and said with a smile: "That's right. Seeing that the lady is about to fall, and her father and brother Yan's family have all become officials, how can she not want to straighten things out? This is the time when nothing can go wrong."
After a while, she sighed again: "How long do you think the seventh girl can live?"
Ling'er looked bleak: "According to the girl's temperament, it won't be long." Such miserable and difficult days are definitely not something that a delicate flower in the greenhouse like Gu Tingcan can survive.
Sister-in-law Xiang saw that Ling'er looked bad and comforted her: "Don't take it to heart. I know the seventh girl's nature. Even if we don't help, she will do it on her own. Then it will be nothing but harm."
You are just an unjust ghost."
"I have no regrets." Ling'er shook her head and said indifferently, "Staying with grandma is just an ending. I, I still remember Miss Tingyan."
Speaking of the eldest lady of the Gu family who got married early and had no contact with her mother's family, Xiang's sister-in-law immediately got excited, clapped her legs and said: "That's right! The Qin family are not good people! I heard the old people said that Miss Tingyan was
My mother is also loyal to her master. She had already agreed on a suitable husband's family, but she didn't expect that sick Yang would harm others when she was dying! In order to disgust Mrs. Bai, and because Uncle Ting Yu had someone to take care of her, just...
Hi……"
Sister-in-law Xiang thought of Aunt Qiu who died young and became more courageous: "The Qin family crossed the river and demolished the bridge. They said everything was fine at first, but as soon as Madam passed the door, she began to dislike Miss Tingyan and her daughter. Alas, how pitiful
Miss Tingyan asked my wife to coax the old Marquis to marry so far away, I don’t know if this generation will be able to return to the capital!"
Ling'er nodded and said softly: "We slaves are just objects in the eyes of the master. Use them when they are useful, and throw them away when they are not." At this point, she suddenly remembered something and reached out.
He rubbed his sister-in-law's knee and said, "I remember that your old leg has never healed. You knelt for a long time last night. Does it hurt now? Let me rub it for you."
As soon as her hand touched her knee, Sister-in-law Xiang hissed softly and cursed in a hateful voice: "Both mother and daughter are the same thing. They never treat slaves as human beings! Our entire family has worked hard for them, but my man is still
She was beaten to death after being implicated. When my mother-in-law died, she didn’t even give our mother an explanation. She just told us to continue working as errands in a miserable way! Bah!”
"Okay, what's past is past. Let's leave the capital quickly and find a quiet place to live." Ling'er said, "With all this money, we won't have to worry about getting by."
Sister-in-law Xiang smiled and said: "That's right." Suddenly she said worriedly: "Will Princess Qingchang let us go? Will she change her mind again?"
Ling'er smiled and said, "If the princess doesn't acquiesce in this matter, do you think Aunt Yan can make her own decision?"
Sister-in-law Xiang was surprised: "Could it be that the princess wants to deal with the seventh girl?"
"If grandma is good, the princess may not be able to tolerate her." Ling'er said coldly, "But grandma kept encouraging me to disobey my mother. The princess didn't want this daughter-in-law a long time ago. But later, my wife died, because she didn't want to
It was said outside that the Princess Mansion acted according to the prevailing situation and was afraid of the power of the Gu family, so it was difficult to take action immediately, which is why it has been delayed for so many years."
"Good boy, you are really smart!" Sister-in-law Xiang was overjoyed and hugged Ling'er and said, "Let's live a good life as a family from now on."
Ling'er was the best at being a little fudi, and her face was full of gratitude: "I am two years older than my younger brother. Thanks to you for not disapproving of it, I will serve you well...serve..." She blushed like a red and was very shy.
Sister-in-law Xiang smiled and said, "What did you call me?"
If she had been a popular and popular person in the Gu family before, she would definitely have disdained Ling'er as her daughter-in-law. However, in the past few years, she had been in a desperate situation. She was deceived in business, bullied as a slave laborer, and after a period of poor food and clothing, she was shocked.
There must be a capable wife in the family.
Like Ling'er, who is both smart and capable, and also loves her son wholeheartedly. She has no relatives, no one else to rely on except her own family, and she is old. She is afraid that men will not want her, so she will double her respect for her.
Ling'er quietly looked at Sister-in-law Xiang's proud expression, smiling slightly in her heart, but her face was as shy as that of a twenty-year-old girl, and she meekly said: "I will serve my mother well in the future."
People live their lives in daily life. She has a strong and obedient husband, and a mother-in-law who is not too difficult to take care of. She doesn't believe that she will not live well.