Mrs. Cheng soon received a report from her servant.
"Does she want to see the master?" she asked, looking at the sky. It was only dark now, and it had only been half a day since the woman entered the house.
"I don't think she wants to see the master." The maid whispered, "It's the Zhou family who wants to see him."
"I don't know how the Zhou family taught her, but she just came back and is eager to talk." Mrs. Cheng said, brushing her sleeves.
"It's not just the Zhou family that is in a hurry, the second lady just held her in conversation for a long time," the servant woman said.
"I want to see what they want to do?" Mrs. Cheng said, waving her hand to the maid, "Go and tell them that the eldest master has gone out and is not at home today. If you have anything to say, tell me."
The servant girl went out in response and hurried in a short time later, leaving nothing behind her.
"What?" Mrs. Cheng asked with some confusion.
"She said." The servant woman said. She looked at Mrs. Cheng with some hesitation and lowered her head as if it was difficult to speak. "She said that since the eldest master is not here, she should come back another day."
You don't even see yourself?
Mrs. Cheng looked surprised and then became angry. What do you mean? She is so arrogant!
"Madam, madam, the old lady has sent someone here."
When Mrs. Cheng was so angry that her liver ached, a servant came in hurriedly, followed by an old woman.
This is the lady next to Mrs. Cheng. When she sees Mrs. Cheng, she only gives half a courtesy.
"Madam, the old lady said she wants to go out to live." The woman said straight to the point.
Huh? What's going on?
Mrs. Cheng stood up in panic.
"Ms. Fu, what's going on?" she asked anxiously.
"Madam, why did you just let that child in?" the woman shook her head and said dissatisfied.
The old lady hates this fool the most...
I forgot about this.
"No, Mrs. Fu, she came back suddenly..." Mrs. Cheng said hurriedly.
"Sudden? No matter how sudden it is, Madam, this half day is enough for you to say something." The woman shook her head and said, "No, I have been sulky for half a day. She said she wanted to go out to find a temple to live in and worship Buddha. Anyway, it is the same wherever she chants Buddha's name.
, it’s better to be closer to Buddha.”
"Yes, yes, I was negligent. I really didn't want to kick her out, so I forgot to tell the old lady." Mrs. Cheng sighed and said, "You also know that my mother's side wants to talk to her.
When discussing marriage, I thought, if you want to go out, you can’t go out from outside..."
"In that case, madam, go and talk to the old lady quickly." The woman's face improved slightly and she urged.
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Cheng quickly raised her feet and followed her, reaching out and pressing her waist hard.
"What's wrong, madam?" The woman finally noticed her action and asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay, I just got up and lost my breath." Mrs. Cheng said, putting down her hand.
"Be careful, madam, there are many things at home," the woman said.
There is nothing to be afraid of if there are many things at home. After being a housewife all my life, who would be afraid of being the head of the house? It’s just that the head of the house is not tired of doing things. What he is afraid of is constant trouble and idleness.
What a mistake. If I had known earlier, I should have sent someone to pick her up halfway. When Seventeen Lang picked her up, this fool would have sent her directly to the Taoist temple. After the marriage was settled, he would pick her up and send her out. It would be better now, let her be in front of the door.
After entering the door in front of everyone, I'm afraid it's not easy to drive out. It's really a wrong step and a wrong step.
Mrs. Cheng regretted it deeply in her heart. Of course, she could not say this to the old lady. She could only insist on the explanation of the marriage and walked quickly towards Mrs. Cheng's yard in the gradually falling night.
At this time, Cheng Jiaoniang and Banqin were also following Mrs. Cheng along the road.
"The eldest master will be back tomorrow, and your father will be back too. If you don't see him today, then you won't see him." Mrs. Cheng Er said.
She was actually a little surprised, thinking that even if the eldest master was not around, he would meet the eldest lady, but she didn't expect that the young lady turned around and left.
I don’t know how the Zhou family taught her...
Mrs. Cheng Er couldn't help but look at Ban Qin.
Banqin walked beside Cheng Jiaoniang, her eyebrows lowered and her eyes widened.
This girl is also arranged by the Zhou family, and she is always reminded and taught what to do and what to say?
"My dear lady, what I just said to you is all true." Mrs. Cheng Er considered it for a while and then said, "You are a daughter's family after all. It is impossible for a daughter's family to go out without a dowry. However, this matter is not urgent. Wait.
When your father comes back, we will discuss it."
"It's not urgent." Cheng Jiaoniang said and nodded.
As he spoke, he walked into the courtyard.
"I don't want it, I don't want it, I want to live in my house..."
Qiniang covered her face and cried loudly.
Mrs. Cheng Er was angry and anxious, so she grabbed her hand and hit her twice.
This time it stung the ant's nest even more. Cheng Qiniang cried so hard that she was out of breath and almost fainted.
"Now that my house over there is tidied up, I'll go live there," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"We can live here," Mrs. Cheng Er said, reaching out to push Cheng Qiniang, who was still crying, "You live with your sister, and she lives with me."
Cheng Qiniang burst into tears.
"No need." Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and stood up and said, "I don't like making noise."
Mrs. Cheng Er was very embarrassed. She raised her hand and hit Cheng Qiniang twice before getting up.
"You just came back. She is unfamiliar with you. Don't be angry." She said apologetically.
Cheng Jiaoniang gave a brief salute.
"How could that be?" she said, declining Mrs. Cheng's offer to see her off.
Mrs. Cheng Er was polite a few times and asked the maid to send it over properly.
When Mrs. Cheng Er walked out of the yard, Banqin looked back and saw Mrs. Cheng Er holding Cheng Qiniang to comfort her. The room where the lights were lit was warm and bright. She looked back and looked forward. Cheng Jiaoniang in a cloak was there.
As it swayed in the night wind, the lanterns in front and behind seemed far away.
The yard in the lotus pond has been tidied up, and the household items that Cheng Jiaoniang brought on the carriage have been put in. The earth dragon has been burnt in the house, which is very warm. In addition to a few servants and girls, there is another person waiting in front of the door.
With.
"Chunlan has met my lady." Chunlan kowtowed in the corridor and said.
"Chunlan." Banqin greeted happily.
"Sister Banqin, Brother Jin is grateful to you for taking care of me." Chunlan kowtowed to Banqin again and said.
"No, I still want him to take care of me." Banqin smiled, "He was the one who accompanied my wife all the way, but I stayed behind."
Chunlan still kowtows.
"I, I don't have anything else to do, I just came to say thank you to the lady." She said, raising her head slightly to glance at Cheng Jiaoniang sitting in the hall, and then lowered her head quickly, "The lady is well now, and I am very happy.
"
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her, smiled slightly, and pushed the tray in front of her.
"Let's have some snacks," she said.
dessert?
Chunlan was stunned for a moment and looked up at the women under the lamps on both sides of the hall smiling at her, bright and dazzling.
Banqin personally sent Chunlan out, who was dizzy and holding a bag of snacks. She stood in front of the courtyard gate and watched the girl leave who expressed her gratitude repeatedly.
My wife is getting better, my wife is getting better.
But among the whole family, this girl was the only one who was really happy to see my wife doing well. Others either couldn't see it, or couldn't care less about being happy when they saw it.
The lady said that other people's malice is the norm in this world, so you have to get used to it, so the lady will repay kindness with a drop of water and a spring of kindness.
"Close the door and lock it." Banqin said, turned around and went in.
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In Tingzhou, the lights were bright in the Wang family courtyard. Mrs. Wang, who hurried in and didn't even bother to eat, went straight to Wang Shiliang's house.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you sick?" she asked anxiously, lifting her skirt and walking to the door.
The room of Wang Shiliang was tightly closed, and the girls and maidservants standing in the corridor were all wiping away their tears and crying.
"Why are you crying?" Mrs. Wang shouted.
The girl and the maid suddenly stopped talking.
Mrs. Wang quickly walked into the room and saw Lang Wang on the couch with his head covered by a quilt.
"What's going on? Are you tired?" she asked urgently, sitting down on her knees and reaching out to pull the quilt, "Let mother take a look."
Seventeenth Lang Wang grabbed the quilt and refused to let go, but Mrs. Wang did not pull it open and patted the quilt anxiously.
"Come on, tell me, your grandmother has already fainted in a hurry, why do you have to make your mother faint in a hurry?" she said, wiping her tears.
"Mother, my child is unfilial and cannot support you until the end of your life. My child has taken a step forward..."
Wang Shiqilang's muffled voice came from the quilt.
As soon as these words came out, all the girls and beauties sitting on their knees in the corridor burst into tears.
"Master, Master, you can't leave Xiaolan..."
"Young Master, Su Niang will go with you..."
"Everyone, get out of here!"
Mrs. Wang, who was dizzy from crying, yelled and cursed.
It's quiet outside.
"Seventeen, don't worry, if you really want to be good, my mother will take one step before you." Mrs. Wang sat by the bed and wiped her tears and said.
"Mother." Wang Shiqilang poked his head half out of the quilt and said weakly, "You have to save me."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly held his hand, crying and being happy at the same time.
"Of course I want to save you, even if I risk my life, I will save you. Whatever you say, mother will do it for you," she said.
"I want to break off the engagement." Wang Shiqilang said as he watched her sobbing.
Break off the engagement?
"Why cancel the engagement? You haven't even gotten married yet..." Mrs. Wang said, and then she suddenly realized, "You mean that lady from the Cheng family..."
His expression was even more surprised.
Cancel the engagement? Did she hear it wrong? It means getting married, right?
"So that's why." She smiled and said, "Don't worry, didn't mother promise you that this marriage will definitely come true for you? I've seen it, and my son has good taste. I will let you get married before the Chinese New Year. No,
This month, how about this month?"
Wang Qishilang wailed and fell back on the couch.
"Mother." Wang Shiqilang shouted, "If I marry her, I will die."
Mrs. Wang was startled.
"Are you unwilling?" she asked.
"Don't you want to or don't want to." Wang Shiqilang shook his head rapidly while lying on the pillow, sobbing again, "If I marry her, the child will die..."
As the saying goes, you don't know people's hearts if you don't know each other. This lady from the Cheng family looks pretty good. Could it be that she is really bad?
It’s not surprising. After all, I have been a fool since I was a child. Even if I have a good appearance, in the end I am still...
"Forget it if you don't want to!" Mrs. Wang smiled and reached out to pat Mr. Wang.
"Really?" Wang Shiqilang suddenly sat up, with a look of joy on his face.
Seeing her son like this, Mrs. Wang burst into laughter, feeling angry and happy at the same time.
"You deserve this!" She smiled, reaching out and patting her son's face, "This is such a big deal!"
At the same time, the old servant also knelt down in front of Mr. Wang.
"This matter is not a simple matter." He said with a solemn expression.
"What's not simple about this? Isn't it just a marriage?" Mr. Wang said angrily, reaching out and pressing his head.
As soon as his son came home, he made a fuss and said he was going to die, causing chaos in the house. The mother was also frightened and fainted. When asked about it, it turned out that it was just because of a marriage.
It was just nonsense, wouldn't it be better if it didn't work out?
"Master, please listen to what I have to say about Madam Cheng before you make any further decisions." The old servant said with a solemn expression. (To be continued)
