It's almost half a year since he came to Beijing, and Mr. Cheng Er feels that his life is living like a dream.
His future was ups and downs, and his family affairs were also ups and downs. He was once tied to the Yushitai, but was released with respect and without incident. He once saw that the property documents that made him a lot of money belonged to him, but in the blink of an eye, everything changed.
Got the name.
Just like this house.
Master Cheng raised his head and looked around. It was still a luxurious main house, but it was no longer his residence. It had been occupied by Master Cheng a few days ago.
"..The elder said he wanted to purchase these..."
"...The great master said that these should be removed. They are too luxurious."
From time to time, the voices of the servants coming in and out could be heard, and their words revealed that the owner of the house was Mr. Cheng, just like in Jiangzhou.
Just like in Jiangzhou!
Mr. Cheng Er was indignant when there was another bustle outside the door.
"Sir, shopkeeper Wu is here." Two boys shouted.
Shopkeeper Wu!
"Please."
Mr. Cheng's laughter could be heard inside, and as he spoke, shopkeeper Wu walked in swaggeringly surrounded by two people outside the door.
At the beginning of April, shopkeeper Wu came to visit to report the accounts.
Account book! Profit!
Mr. Cheng Er clenched his hand again.
Originally, it was me who was sitting in the room today.
Second Mrs. Miles of Pianyuan was lying with a towel on her head. When she heard Shopkeeper Wu coming to pay the bill, she immediately started crying again.
"Master, my money..."
"Why are you crying? If he still doesn't leave and moves the whole family to the capital, then you and I will cry." Mr. Cheng Er said angrily.
"He fell in love with that bitch, and he will definitely not let go easily." Mrs. Cheng Er said.
"Madam, Banqin is also here." A servant woman came in and said, "The elder gave her the account book directly."
Mrs. Cheng Er looked like she was right.
"He just sucked up to them."
While they were talking here, another servant woman came in hurriedly outside the door.
"Master and Madam, someone is coming from the palace." she shouted.
In the palace?
Mr. Cheng Er and Mrs. Cheng Er looked over in surprise.
"The Queen Mother is going to summon the second lady," the servant said.
Mrs. Cheng Er suddenly sat up and the towel on her head fell off.
"The Queen Mother wants to see me!"
"The Queen Mother wants to see Mrs. Cheng?"
At this time, Mr. Cheng, as the master of the Cheng family, naturally saw the servant who came to summon him. He was surprised when he heard the purpose of his visit.
"Yes, sir, please quickly ask the second lady to prepare it." The waiter said with a smile.
Mr. Cheng responded and asked the waiter to sit down, but hesitated for a moment.
"Sir, I don't know what's going on?" he asked in a low voice.
The waiter raised his eyebrows.
"How can you ask such a question? How can we, the slaves, know what is going on with the queen?" He said calmly.
Mr. Cheng hurriedly bowed and apologized, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Just as he turned around to retreat, the waiter coughed again.
"But it's a happy event." He said seemingly unintentionally, "So I asked Mrs. Cheng to dress more festively."
happy event!
Mr. Cheng's heart beat like a drum and he retreated.
Shopkeeper Wu and the maid were both there in the back hall, looking solemn.
"Does the lady know this?" Mr. Cheng asked in a low voice.
The maid shook her head.
"I don't know any news at all," she said.
"What should we do?" Mr. Cheng asked urgently in a low voice.
The Queen Mother doesn't like Cheng Jiaoniang. A happy event brought to you by a person who doesn't like you will definitely make the other person happy but not you.
"I'll go tell the lady." The maid walked quickly, turned around and stopped again, "In short, the Queen Mother doesn't like the lady, and the second lady doesn't like the lady either, so we must not let these two people who don't like the lady talk about the lady."
Watching the maid leave in a hurry, Mr. Cheng looked solemn.
Yes, that's right, the second lady must not be allowed to enter the palace.
But, how to do this?
He turned his head and looked outside. The waiter couldn't wait for long, so he turned his head and looked inside again. He seemed to have heard the happy voice of the second lady.
persuade?
When the second master came to Beijing, he persuaded him to work hard. What was the result?
Mr. Cheng was breathing rapidly.
Never let her enter the palace! Never!
"Come here!" Mr. Cheng put down his hand and whispered.
A servant girl quickly approached and bowed her head in response.
"Master, please give me your instructions."
The second master of the Pianyuan Mileage paced back and forth excitedly.
I just said that my life was like a dream! I was shocked!
"Master, what should I say when the Queen Mother sees me?"
Mrs. Cheng Er was not only excited, she almost fainted from panic.
"You don't have to think about it." Mr. Cheng Er took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "What you have to do is, what the Queen Mother says, you should do what you say."
Mrs. Cheng Er is still trembling.
When she grew up, she never thought that she would be able to see the Queen Mother one day.
"The Queen Mother must have seen you because of this idiot." Mr. Cheng Er said, the more excited he became, the more sober he became.
These days in Beijing, whether good or bad, are all related to this fool.
"This time, whether we can turn over and live a good life depends on the Queen Mother." He said with a serious expression.
Mrs. Cheng became even more nervous after hearing this.
"Think about your money!" Mr. Cheng Er raised his eyebrows and said.
My money!
The money that was defrauded by that bitch!
Mrs. Cheng Er nodded immediately and stabilized her figure.
"Someone come and change clothes," she said.
There were women coming in hurriedly outside the door, and there was a lively exchange, and there were more people coming over hurriedly.
"Oh, Second Madam, the eldest master asked me to serve you," she said.
Mr. Cheng Er and Mrs. Cheng Er looked at the woman and were stunned for a moment.
This woman was Mr. Cheng's messenger and took over the housekeeping duties from the second wife. Every day when she saw them, her nostrils turned upward.
Why are you here with a smile on your face now?
"The master asked," the woman said, looking around and lowering her voice, "Someone from the palace said that summoning the lady is a happy event."
happy event!
Mr. Cheng Er spoke with a bit of understanding and a bit of disdain.
So that’s it, so the eldest master is now eager to enjoy himself?
It's too late! My face is already torn, and there's no point trying to please me anymore.
Master Cheng Er sneered.
"Second Madam, you should dress more festively for this happy event," the woman continued.
Mrs. Cheng Er glanced at Master Cheng Er, who nodded.
"Quick, get that gold one." Mrs. Cheng Er said hurriedly.
The women and girls in the house were all busy.
The woman also wanted to help, but Mrs. Cheng Er would not give her a good look. The woman didn't care and just smiled to please her.
After putting on her clothes and looking at the simple jewelry on her body and hair, which made her whole person look shabby, Mrs. Cheng Er felt even more resentful.
Her money, her jewelry!
"Let's go," she said, turning around and taking steps full of courage.
People came out in a hurry, and the woman naturally followed. She seemed to be rushing to come forward to serve, squeezing among the people, causing chaos in front of the door.
"Oh, go away."
A woman said impatiently and angrily, and gave the woman a hard push.
The woman screamed and fell forward, bumping into Mrs. Cheng Er who was going down the steps.
With a scream, Mrs. Cheng Er was hit and fell down.
"Oh ma'am!"
Looking at Mrs. Cheng Er who fell on the ground and the servants who were in a mess trying to help her, the woman took a deep breath, narrowed her eyes, stamped her feet, raised her arms and rushed over.
A scream pierced the sky above the courtyard.
The waiter sitting in the front hall holding tea couldn't help shaking his hand, and looked up and around in surprise.
"What sound?" he asked.
The housekeeper who was waiting outside the door hurriedly came in, looking around at a loss.
"No, there's no sound," he said.
No sound?
The waiter frowned and put down the tea bowl.
"It's getting late, and the Queen Mother is still waiting. It's better to ask the Second Madam to hurry up," he said.
Before he finished speaking, the elder Cheng hurriedly came in from outside with a panic look on his face.
In the palace, the Queen Mother looked at the visitor with some disbelief.
"The second wife of the Cheng family broke her leg?"
The chamberlain nodded and wiped the sweat from his face.
"When did it break?" the imperial concubine asked with a frown.
The waiter lowered his head.
"Just, just now." He whispered.
just?
The imperial concubine was surprised and then smiled again.
"What a coincidence. It was neither too early nor too late, but the Queen Mother summoned her and she broke her leg?" she said with a smile.
The Queen Mother's face also darkened.
Yes, this is too coincidental.
"The second lady was so happy that she accidentally tripped when she went out. The servants scrambled to help her, but she fell and hit the second lady, injuring her calf." The chamberlain said.
Is that so?
It sounds reasonable and reasonable. Women who have never seen the world will naturally panic when they enter the palace to meet nobles. However, this incident still makes people feel a bit strange.
The Queen Mother frowned.
"That's just right." The imperial concubine smiled lightly, "Bring your injured leg into the palace and let the imperial doctor take a look."
The Queen Mother nodded.
"She hurt her leg, not her mouth, so she was specially given to sit on a soft couch and come into the palace." She raised her eyebrows and said.
The waiter looked up hesitantly.
"Madam, Mr. Cheng said that he was ashamed of his injured leg and did not dare to taint Madam's eyes, and uncles and aunts are like parents. Although the second lady was injured, Madam Cheng's aunt is in the capital. Since the Queen Mother wants to talk about Madam Cheng,
So I wonder if her aunt can come," he said.
aunt?
The Queen Mother frowned slightly.
Mrs. Cheng's second wife is a step-mother. If we really want to talk about marriage, she is indeed not as confident as Mrs. Cheng's aunt.
"No matter which one of them comes, it is enough for the Ai family to say what they want to say and for them to listen," the Queen Mother said.
The chamberlain hurriedly responded and quickly stepped back, leaving the imperial concubine who had no time to speak what she wanted to say.
Forget it, no matter what tricks Mrs. Cheng is playing, as long as the Queen Mother makes up her mind, the matter will be settled.
The imperial concubine took back her hands and sat upright.
Zhou family, Mrs. Zhou said in horror, shaking her head hurriedly.
"No, no, no, I won't go."
She never wanted to get involved in that stupid thing.
"You have to go even if you don't want to!" Mr. Zhou shouted with raised eyebrows.
Mrs. Zhou was timid with tears in her eyes.
"Master, the people in the palace are urging you." The attendant outside the door said hurriedly.
"Go quickly, it's not like you haven't seen the Queen Mother before, so what are you afraid of?" Mr. Zhou said again.
Is it the same before as it is now? I didn't meet the Queen Mother because of that idiot.
"If you don't want to go, are you going to let Jiao Jiao'er go? You are doing it for Jiao Jiao." Mr. Zhou said again.
Yes, it's for her. If I don't go, wouldn't I offend her?
Mrs. Zhou took a deep breath.
It’s obvious what the consequences will be if you offend that fool.
"besides."
Master Zhou stopped her again.
"You know what the Queen Mother will say when you meet her, right?"
Mrs. Zhou's body was stiff.
Because the woman from the Cheng family didn't know what to say or what she said was wrong, her legs were simply broken by Mr. Cheng before he left the house.
Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Sure enough, it was the Cheng family. She had never understood how Cheng Jiaoniang could be so vicious before, but now she finally knew that it was because of the Cheng family's flesh and blood.
How cruel!
"How cruel! Brother! You are so cruel!"
A wailing sound came from the courtyard.
The door was also banged and banged, but the solid courtyard door of a good house did not fall apart.
"Open the door! Open the door!"
Mr. Cheng Er shouted bitterly.
No one answered the door.
"Cheng Huai! How dare you hurt your younger siblings!"
Mr. Cheng Er nominated and cursed.
He was really going to be mad and stupid.
He never dreamed that Mr. Cheng would do such a thing!
Oh my God, my God, what kind of heart can do such a thing!
He was so alive that he deliberately broke his sister-in-law's legs!
"Stop shouting."
Master Cheng's voice sounded faintly outside the door.
"Cheng Huai!"
Mr. Cheng Er threw himself at the door and banged it hard.
"You are so audacious! You dare to hurt your own siblings! Are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing?"
The sound outside the door was still faint.
"Cheng Dong, don't worry about your wife now. You should pray that no one comes to you, otherwise..."
Master Cheng froze while holding the door and shuddered unconsciously. He heard the sound from outside the door drifting in through the crack in the door.
"...Otherwise, your legs will be broken..." (To be continued)
