When the housekeeper walked into Nan Cheng's side, he obviously felt something was different.
Although it has long been different, look at the new house that has changed every day, and look at the people running back and forth talking and laughing.
But the difference today is that there are more people here, and there are also some good carriages. They are crowded in the narrow alley, and it feels like the cars are flowing like water and horses are like dragons.
Shouldn't this feeling be felt only in front of their Beicheng Gate?
"There are quite a few people."
A woman's voice said from behind.
The housekeeper hurriedly turned around and looked at Mrs. Wang who was walking behind her. The servants and women were hugging each other. The carriage stopped in the distance made the place even more bustling and lively.
"Madam, do you really want to go?" The housekeeper couldn't help but ask again, "Why don't you go home first, and wait until Madam calls Mrs. Cheng to come see you."
Mrs. Wang looked at him with a faint smile.
"I'm afraid it's inconvenient," she said.
These words made the housekeeper feel guilty for a while.
Whether to call or not is another matter, and whether to call or not is another matter.
Mrs. Wang smiled and walked past him.
It turned out that such a big thing had happened. No wonder the old lady in the family got sick first, and then the old man got sick. If she hadn't come back on the 17th and said that she saw Cheng Jiaoniang, she felt strange and asked people to inquire about her, so she wouldn't have known about it.
"What a cruel method!" Mr. Wang clapped his legs in admiration after hearing the inquiring news. He even forgot that it was his sisters and relatives who suffered from such cruel methods.
"It's quite a bit like how my grandfather set fire to seven ships."
Mr. Wang sighed, with a bit of reminiscence.
"Seven ships, all the wealth, no ordinary person would give it up, but if you don't give it up, you won't get it."
Mrs. Wang has also heard about the cruelty of the Wang family's grandfather back then, but now is not the time to recall the past.
"Then what should we do now? Didn't Seventeen offend her?" she said.
When the son came back, he excitedly said that the wife of the Cheng family had voluntarily agreed to cancel the engagement. Mrs. Wang naturally knew her son's tricks. After asking the servants, she got a rough idea after a few guesses.
This bastard boy is so bold and dares to threaten that lady.
"However, it can also be seen that the lady has a soft spot for our seventeenth, and she actually agreed." She said.
Mr. Wang sneered.
"What kind of soft spot is it? It's obviously just self-indulgence. In the eyes of that lady, it's just things and no one." He said, "Such a person has a big world in his heart. If others come, he will come, and if he doesn't, he will go.
Will do what is forced."
Mrs. Wang curled her lips, "The world is so big. What kind of world does a woman's family need to have? It's not just a husband and a child."
"Then let's cancel this marriage?" she asked.
Mr. Wang sighed with regret on his face.
"Now we have no choice but to give up." He said, "Seventeen is not that lucky."
"The Cheng family has been in such a state of turmoil that it's hard to bear this blessing," said Mrs. Wang.
"That's because they offended her first." Mr. Wang said with a snort. "My brother-in-law is a little conceited. He didn't get any information clearly. He just thought he was right. Even a louse can kill a ferocious beast. What's more, this is not a louse.
, but a lion."
He said that he did not find out the information clearly, but the Wang family also had some connections. They deliberately concealed the matter in the capital because they wanted this marriage selfishly, otherwise Mr. Cheng would not have ignored it so far.
Mrs. Wang felt a little guilty.
"So even if the marriage doesn't work out, we still have to do it with care and respect." Mr. Wang said, "Go there in person to see if the lady is back and express your apology to her."
A burst of excitement interrupted Mrs. Wang's wandering thoughts. It turned out that several women came out over there.
Mrs. Wang couldn't help but look a little surprised, while the housekeeper was startled.
"Isn't this a member of the Qin family of the Princess Palace in Beijing?" he murmured.
Why are they here too? Are they here with Mrs. Cheng Er?
The women did not get into the car, but stood in front of the car, followed by the Zhou family's entourage.
"…. Afraid that it will snow and the roads will be difficult to walk in the coming New Year, my wife asked me to send New Year’s goods in advance…"
"...I know that the lady is not lacking anything, it's more or less a wish..."
"...This is a special gift from my thirteenth son. Please take it and play with it..."
Seeing the large bags and small boxes being unloaded from the car over there, as well as the occasional jokes, the housekeeper and Mrs. Wang both stopped and froze.
Her wife...couldn't that be Mrs. Qin?
It was Mrs. Qin who personally asked this lady to give her a New Year gift?
Mrs. Wang and others spoke with an emphasis on Mrs. Qin and herself as they spoke in their hearts.
If it is for the sake of the Zhou family, then there is absolutely no need to go this way, unless it is just for the sake of the wife of the Cheng family...
The housekeeper couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his nose.
Mrs. Wang on the side nodded with some understanding. She originally felt that she was a little reluctant when she came, but at this moment she felt that her master was indeed wise.
For such a person, even if we can't get married, we must not enmity.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang passed by the housekeeper of the Cheng family and walked over first.
"I wonder if it's convenient for your wife?"
Facing the Zhou family's entourage here, the Wang family's maid handed over her name card and asked respectfully.
Name card! He actually handed me a name card. That is not the attitude of an elder when meeting a junior!
The housekeeper of the Cheng family standing behind opened his eyes wide again.
At this time, Mrs. Cheng Er, who had been sitting in the room for a while, was also surprised, looking at the pile of posts pushed back by Cheng Jiaoniang.
"My dear lady, this is the Qin family, the Qin family of the princess's residence, not the family of cats and dogs," she said hurriedly.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"It's precisely because of the Qin family that we don't need to talk about it." She said, "Just say it directly. The Qin family knows what I mean."
The Qin family...know?
Could it be that he really interacted with the Qin family in the capital?
Mrs. Cheng Er thought of the respectful words and attitudes of the servants of the Qin family just now, as well as the annual rituals mentioned. This could not be achieved just because of the Zhou family.
"Well, the Qin family can't do it, these other families..." she added hurriedly.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"I don't want to talk about kissing for now, let's talk about it later," she said.
Talk about it later?
"My dear lady, you can't marry someone from the Wang family..." Mrs. Cheng Er said hurriedly.
"I know." Cheng Jiaoniang interrupted her, bowed her head and saluted, "Thank you madam for thinking about me, but there is no need to talk about these things for the time being."
Mrs. Cheng Er wanted to say something else. Ban Qin stood up by the door and spoke.
"Madam, please go back first. My wife just came back last night and hasn't had a good rest yet," she said.
Seeing this girl talking, Mrs. Cheng swallowed back her words. She didn't want to be thrown out again, and this fool even dared to sue Mr. Cheng. It was not rude in her eyes to chase the girl away.
"Then you have a good rest. If you have anything to do, just come and tell me. If your father is not at home, I will be the one to make the decision." She said with a busy smile, "Our family works together, no one is afraid."
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded and gave a slight salute and stood up.
"You should have a rest and don't send me away." Mrs. Cheng Er said with a busy smile and walked out.
"Madam, Mrs. Wang is here." The attendant in the yard said.
The second wife of the Wang family, Mrs. Cheng, was startled. She raised her eyes and looked outside, and sure enough she saw Mrs. Wang's wife standing.
"Please come in." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"My dear..." Mrs. Cheng Er felt a little uneasy and hurriedly turned around to come back.
Banqin stepped forward to block it.
"Please, madam." She stretched out her hand and said.
Mrs. Cheng Er didn't dare to quarrel with this girl. She was not afraid of talking, but she was afraid of those rough people who would not speak but only use their hands. She had to lift her feet and go out. When she saw the housekeeper outside the door, she could no longer move her feet.
"Be careful, don't damage things." She pointed at the servants who were carrying gift boxes from the car and said, licking her temples.
The women of the Qin family and the followers of the Zhou family glanced at her, and then they were busy without saying anything.
The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and called the second lady with a salute.
Mrs. Cheng Er didn't even look at him.
"Are you ready for the return gift?" she asked the Zhou family's entourage.
Although no one answered, Mrs. Cheng Er didn't mind.
"Don't be careless in returning gifts, but the Qin family of the princess's residence is here."
She stroked her hands and gave instructions to her maid beside her.
"You have to think about it carefully."
The servants and women nodded in unison, and a few wanted to step forward to help move, but they were stared at by the Zhou family's entourage and timidly stopped.
As they were talking, Mrs. Wang, who had just gone in, came out.
So fast?
Was it really rejected?
Mrs. Cheng Er hurriedly looked over and saw that Mrs. Wang was relaxed and a little happy.
"...Why don't you give us one as a new year's gift..." She whispered to the maid beside her.
New Year's gift? She also wants to give New Year's gift?
Being so happy like this is like picking up a big bargain, and it doesn't look like you are as angry as you should be after being rejected. But if the marriage is still going on, how can you give a New Year's gift to the younger generation!
Could it be that the Wang family actually didn't want this marriage? They just agreed because of Mrs. Cheng's last resort?
"Mrs. Wang." She simply shouted.
Mrs. Wang stopped and looked at her, her joy and smile disappeared, replaced by alienation.
"Come on, hurry up and go home early, I'm very busy." She said, and walked away without waiting for Mrs. Cheng to speak.
Mrs. Cheng Er made an angry cry, flicked her sleeves, and hurried away with her maid.
Only here did the housekeeper have the opportunity to come forward and tell him his purpose. Banqin looked a little unhappy.
"Sure enough, I won't be clean when I come back..." She muttered and went in to reply, and came back not long after.
"My wife said that if she came here for dowry, there's no need to tell her. We'll wait until the government finds out," she said.
"Girl, girl." The housekeeper said hurriedly, looked around and lowered his voice, "My master said that since the lady cares so much about the dowry, then just give it to the lady."
Banqin shook his head.
"How can it happen? It seems that because my wife is making trouble unreasonably, the master has no choice but to give it away. Isn't it unfair?" she said, "Let the government decide."
What do you mean, it seems like your wife is making trouble unreasonably!
"Girl, girl, you can't speak so harshly...we are a family after all..." the housekeeper said anxiously.
Banqin turned around and interrupted him.
"My wife said that you have to say what you say to avoid breaking the rules. Otherwise, it would be a mess if you go back on your word." She said, giving a slight salute to the housekeeper, "Butler, please come back, there is no need to talk about this matter.
My wife has long said that it is not for the dowry, but for the fame."
No dowry? Just a name?
Isn’t this just talk?
The housekeeper looked at the girl in astonishment.
"Do you know the story about the passing immortals in the capital?" Banqin asked with a slight smile.
The housekeeper shook his head in confusion.
Once upon a time, there was a man who saw someone else eating a passerby. He learned it and took it as his own. Then he got rich and felt that the passerby was his. So when he saw the person who had eaten the passerby, he did not thank him but
She was vigilant and wanted to threaten that person, but in the end, that person said that the passing fairy was not hers, so she didn't want the money even if he gave her.
"What happened next?" the housekeeper asked in confusion.
"Later, the streets were full of free passer-by gods." Banqin said, then smiled and turned around and went in.
The streets are full of free passersby fairies? What do you mean?
The housekeeper became more and more confused. (To be continued)
