Chapter 697: Back to the door
Steward Zhou is the confidant of Hou Ye He, and He Ling understood when he heard what he said, his grandfather would not be on his side.
He Ling didn't expect that she would calculate and calculate, but the dowry was not as good as He Lan's concubine. Thinking that he would have to be short of He Lan when he went out to socialize in the future, he couldn't help but feel sad, covered his face and cried.
Steward Zhou saw He Ling crying sadly, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Who can be blamed for this? If the third lady had let her wife arrange the dowry in a proper manner, where would there be so many things?
Seeing that all the words that should have been brought were brought, Steward Zhou saluted He Ling and left. After going back, Steward Zhou went to report to Mrs. He.
When Mrs. He heard He Ling's reaction, she snorted coldly, and said with a little pride on her face: "Thinking that if you marry into the Guogong Mansion, you will be able to step on the head of your mother's family?"
Steward Zhou heard that the old lady seemed to have a grudge against the third lady, so he lowered his head and said respectfully: "Old lady, tomorrow is the day when the third lady returns to the door, do you see if the house should send a carriage to pick up the ...... earlier?"
It is a very important day for the married girl to return to the door, how to receive the mother's family, there are many places that can be said, Steward Zhou wants to test the attitude of the old lady, lest the time is not done, it is not in line with the old lady's wishes, and the people below them are angry.
Old Madam He didn't think about it, so she sneered: "What to pick up! The Anguo Mansion has a big business, where are those carriages missing? Just let her come back by herself, there is no need to send a carriage to pick it up." The carriage of our Hou Mansion may not be looked down upon by the future Mrs. Guogong. ”
Steward Zhou understood what Mrs. He meant, although he felt that this not only made the third girl lose face, but also slapped the face of the Anguo Mansion, which was really a bit too much. But he was humble and light-hearted, and the Hou Ye was unwilling to take care of the troublesome things in the inner courtyard, and the lady must not dare to disobey the old lady's wishes, so he could only respond to it head-on.
He Ling has been crying since Steward Zhou left, Zhuang Maoming has always been pitiful and cherished, and when he saw his new daughter-in-law crying and her eyes were swollen, she patiently coaxed for a while, but He Ling's crying never stopped.
He Ling's purpose in crying was actually to let Zhuang Maoming take the initiative to help her get justice, but unfortunately Zhuang Maoming didn't understand He Ling's twists and turns. After coaxing for a while, the little maid came over and said that it was time for him to go to the study to study, the maid had already polished the ink and smoked the incense and was waiting, Zhuang Maoming's eyes lit up, patted his ass and left.
He Ling looked at Zhuang Maoming's unrelenting back, hiccuped, and was dumbfounded.
He Ling was so angry that she smashed the handkerchief in her hand, but on the day she got married, Zhuang Pingting sent her grandmother to explain some of the rules of the Guogong Mansion, the most important of which was that she should never go to the study to disturb Zhuang Maoming's study. Therefore, He Ling was angry, and could only wait for Zhuang Maoming to come back in the house, planning to mention the dowry to him again when the time came.
But Zhuang Maoming worked hard until midnight to return to the room, and when he entered the house, He Ling couldn't hold back and fell asleep.
On the second day, when she was going back to the door, He Ling got up early in the morning to wait for Zhuang Maoming to dress and wash, while openly and secretly praising Zhuang Maoming to meet her grandfather and father later, she must mention her dowry, and use the power of the Guogong Mansion to force the He family to make up for her dowry.
Zhuang Maoming sat on the stool with two big dark circles under his eyes, combing his hair by the maid, dozing off while listening to He Ling's muttering in his left ear and out of his right ear.
He Ling said for a long time and saw that he didn't react, so she pushed him anxiously, "Did you hear what I said?"
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Maoming fell down as soon as he pushed it, fell to the ground with a stool, and woke up after a cry of "ouch".
The maids who were waiting for Zhuang Maoming in the house screamed in surprise and surrounded them one after another.
"Master, what's wrong with you?
"Oops, the young master seems to have broken his wrist!"
"Go get a doctor!"
"Let's go get some ice in the ice cellar first!"
The maids surrounded Zhuang Maoming and asked for warmth. Zhuang Maoming just broke his wrist, although it hurt a lot, but when he saw that the maids were crying urgently, he still comforted them with a smile.
"It's okay, what is this little injury! As soon as you cry, your heart hurts a lot more than this hand. ”
The maids burst into tears and laughed, and helped Zhuang Maoming to sit on the couch, serving tea and pinching legs......
He Ling, who was squeezed aside by the maids, was worried about Zhuang Maoming's hand at first, but when he saw him being surrounded by the maids in the middle, laughing and flirting in front of her, the newlywed wife, he was stunned for a long time.
After reacting, He Ling's face sank. Just as she was about to have a seizure, the housekeeper in the courtyard heard the news and came in. She first anxiously asked about Zhuang Maoming's injury, and was slightly relieved to see that the bones were not injured but only slightly red and swollen. When he turned his head and saw He Ling, his face immediately fell.
"Young lady, how can you do something to the young master?
He Ling wanted to argue, but Mama didn't want to hear it, so she said with a cold face: "Today's matter will be reported to the princess truthfully." ”
He Ling was a little afraid of her noble sister-in-law, who was not smiling, and she didn't care about getting angry with Zhuang Maoming, so she looked at him for help.
Zhuang Maoming came into contact with her line of sight and was about to speak, but the maid exclaimed, "Ah, why is the young master's hand swollen compared to just now! ”
Zhuang Maoming was pulled away by the combined efforts of several maids, so only He Ling was left in the room to face the stern grandmother alone.
Next, He Ling was lectured by Mama for half an hour. He Ling was taught such a lesson by a subordinate, and she felt very aggrieved, but this grandmother was sent back by Princess Rui, and I heard that she had been in the palace before, He Ling didn't dare to show her face, so she could only endure it.
When Mama finished teaching He Ling and left, it was already early, He Ling was afraid of delaying the return to the door, so she endured the grievances and asked people to go outside to ask if the He family's carriage had come, but was told that the He family did not send someone to let He Ling return to the door by herself.
He Ling heard the laughter of several maids outside and suspected that they were laughing at him. I couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry, and hid in the house and cried.
He Ling cried for a long time, and no one paid attention, Zhuang Maoming didn't know where he was dragged by the maids. She thought in a fit of rage, and simply didn't go back to the door. But after calming down, she thought that if she didn't go back today, she wouldn't look good on her face if it was spread out, and the people in the Gongfu would also treat her as a person without a mother's family and bully her arbitrarily.
He Ling had no choice but to send the maid back to He's house, ask her to find her mother Yu, and ask her to find a way to send a carriage with the emblem of the Hou Mansion to pick her up. But Yu hurt He Ajiao last time, and was grounded by Mrs. He, and the maid couldn't see Yu, so she could only go to Aunt Tong's yard to find He Guanghui, but she didn't want to be stopped by Aunt Tong's maid.
Aunt Tong's maid said with an embarrassed face: "The old lady said that she would not let the mansion send a carriage to pick up the third girl from the Guogong Mansion, you should let the girl think for herself, otherwise the old lady will be blamed, and the fourth master will also be punished." The third girl has always been filial, and she probably doesn't want to see the fourth master caught between her and the elders. ”
He Ling's original personal maid was sold, and the one who married was bought into the mansion later, and she had no connections in the Hou Mansion, and she was not clever enough. I heard that it was the old lady's meaning, so I could only go back to restore He Ling's life.
He Ling cried again when she found out, and in the end she could only ask the maid to rent a few carriages outside and come back, as if they were sent by the He family. After arranging it, she asked the maid to find Zhuang Maoming back and asked him to accompany her back.
Zhuang Maoming is in the courtyard of the Duchess of Anguo. Duchess An Guo heard early in the morning that He Ling had injured her baby grandson, and while hugging Zhuang Maoming, she was distressed, and angry that He Ling had no rules. Immediately afterwards, I heard that the He family didn't even send a carriage over, and He Ling and her grandson went to the Hou Mansion to return the rented carriage outside, and the old lady felt that her precious grandson had been greatly wronged, and immediately became angry.
"Let He go back by himself!" Just say that Ming'er hurt her hand and can't go out with her!"
He Ling listened to the report of the subordinates, and was so anxious that she hurriedly came to the old lady's courtyard. She thought about admitting her mistake first, and begged the old lady to let Zhuang Maoming accompany her back to her parents' house. The He family didn't send someone to pick her up, which had already made her lose face, if even the newlywed husband didn't go to her mother's door, how would she gain a foothold in the Guogong Mansion in the future?
But the old lady was determined to refuse to let her baby grandson be wronged, and when she heard that He Ling was coming, she didn't let her enter the courtyard gate, and she was indifferent when she heard that she was kneeling outside the courtyard.
He Ling knelt for a long time, and the maids and mothers-in-law who came and went couldn't help but secretly look at her when they passed by. He Ling really couldn't stand it, so she could only get up and leave.
In the end, He Ling still endured the grievances and grievances and returned to the He family, and when she sat alone in the carriage, He Ling's tears never stopped.
He Ling went back to He's house by herself, saying that Zhuang Maoming accidentally injured his hand this morning, and the doctor said that he would stay in bed to recuperate. He Hou Ye was also very unhappy when he found out, he didn't show his face, and asked He Guanghui to go out with him to socialize. Mrs. He didn't show up, and asked people to tell He Ling, saying that there was no need to go to greet her. The Yu family was grounded, and He Ling couldn't see it, so he could only go to the Wei family.
Wei's attitude towards He Ling was the same as always, neither enthusiastic nor deliberately cold, and asked Mama Wang to instruct the kitchen to arrange a banquet for He Ling, and she would entertain her as she wanted. However, she didn't ask He Linwan to accompany He Ling, and He Ling didn't want He Linwan to see her embarrassment today, so she was so happy that she didn't show up.
He Ling didn't stay at the He family for long after eating, and resigned from Wei.
Wei didn't say a word about He Ling not bringing back the door gift, but asked people to prepare a rich return gift for her to take back, and asked Mama Wang to instruct the porter to send a carriage to send He Ling back to the mansion.
After He Ling heard this, her eyes turned red, and she honestly kowtowed to Wei before leaving.
Duchess An Guo learned that He Ling came back in the carriage of the Hou Mansion, and brought a rich return gift, and learned that it was ordered by the Wei family, and her face finally looked better after a day, and said to the people who were waiting on the left and right: "There are still people in this He family who understand." ”