Chapter 232: Ruthless
While thinking about it, Ji glanced at Xu Yuanniang, who was standing aside with her hands down and her eyebrows. In the past few days, she can see clearly that this Xu is not easy to handle. I thought that a merchant girl would marry into the Hou Mansion, no matter how shrewd and neat she was, she would be cowardly because of the difference in family status, and she didn't dare to talk more, let alone rebel.
I don't want to, this Xu Yuanniang is cunning, and when she is fine, she looks obedient, as long as she mentions the silver, she will immediately be slippery and sharp, but she can still be dumbfounded. She really wondered, how could a businesswoman be so familiar with the rules of the official family and even all kinds of "uncovered" rules, and still use them freely? That day, Qiu Yanran had an argument with Xu Yuanniang, and even she had to admit that Xu Yuanniang looked more like a lady from a family than Qiu Yanran, and everyone could stand up to every word, and she was not afraid of being passed on, but Qiu Yanran, although her momentum was not weak, she could easily become a laughing stock if she scolded her.
Hmph, a merchant is a merchant, his eyelids are shallow, and a little dowry is tight! married into the Hou Mansion but full of selfishness, where is he worthy of being the daughter-in-law of their Qiu family?
She really didn't believe it, she couldn't fight a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl? She had only heard that it was difficult for a daughter-in-law to be a daughter-in-law, how could a mother-in-law be helpless?
Xu Yuanniang, who had her eyes down, sensitively felt the gaze that Ji Shi cast on her, and she didn't need to raise her eyes to look, she could be sure of the hatred and contempt in that gaze.
But so what? Since she had already figured it out before she got married, what else was there to worry about? In fact, her dowry was all negotiated with her parents, and it was not all on the surface, because she was worried that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law would be jealous and calculating.
The Hou Mansion was even more difficult than she imagined, and it was impossible for her not to take out a little silver. At least help Hou Fu to stand up first, and help Hou Ye Shun to find an imperial errand. Anyway, she is now the mistress of the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Hou Ye, Hou Ye and the Hou Mansion are good, and she and her future children can be good.
It's just that it's one thing for her to be willing to take it out, and it's another thing for her to be calculated by Ji's mother and daughter. She wants everyone in the Hou Mansion to see what about the origin of the merchant's daughter? She is the only second-grade lady in this mansion, and no one can pinch her or calculate her at will. She's willing to give. But also for her own husband and children. Instead of being asked for, being a stupid money bag, and being looked down upon.
This time, Qiu Yanran proposed to let her accompany her to visit Meizhuang, and her first reaction was unwilling. She wasn't as shallow as these people. staring at Yin Zhiruo's dowry all day long. There are more rich people in the world. Why don't they keep an eye on it? Don't they just think that other people's orphans and orphans are easy to bully? And whether Yin Zhiruo is good or not, after going through so many things and suffering so many losses, the reputation of the Hou Mansion has fallen again and again. They haven't even realized it, and they are still defeated and defeated, and they are still unsatisfied?
About the inside story of Yin Zhiruo and Li, Xu Yuanniang learned a lot one after another, she was not sure if she was in Yin Zhiruo's position, whether she would have the courage to leave, dare to set up a female household alone, and live with her younger brothers and sisters? After all, this world treats women harshly, and women are with a lot of money and property, which is not easy and dangerous.
But Yin Zhiruo, a daughter of an official family who is said to be weak and naïve, not only resolutely reconciled, but also quickly sought the protection of Lin Zhifu and King Jing, and started a business of "dim sum".
Before she went out, her father told her not to deliberately offend Yin Zhiruo. First, the identities of the two are too sensitive, which is easy to attract criticism and harm others and themselves. Second, General Yin Zhao and Lord Qianxin have a high reputation in both the army and the people, and they have not been wiped out because of the so-called suspicion of rebellion, especially after Yin Zhiruo found out what kind of "soldier's house". The people in the officialdom are very discerning, and they act according to the direction of the wind above, and King Jing and Lin Zhifu can cover Meizhuang, naturally not just because of Tie Muyuan, or silver.
Of course, she herself doesn't feel any need to provoke Yin Zhiruo, that is a woman she admires, they are destined not to be friends in this life, but there is no need to make enemies, right?
If it weren't for the curiosity about Yin Zhiruo and Mei Zhuang that finally prevailed, she wouldn't have put on a helpless appearance of succumbing to the arrogant sister-in-law. If she wants to refuse Qiu Yanran, she has a way. Hehe, she has been in the Hou Mansion for a few days, and Qiu Yanran, who does not stop every day, has never gotten a hairpin from her.
At this moment, when she heard Ji's words of "if you don't see it, you won't see it", she was a little worried, worried that Qiu Yanran would really give up. On the one hand, Yin Zhiruo's practice of accepting the worship post but directly postponing it back for two days made her more and more curious about Yin Zhiruo; on the other hand, Meizhuang had never taken the initiative to contact the Qiu family, and now that she had accepted the worship post, the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion gave up again, didn't she seem to be a childish person? Who doesn't know that the dim sum business is good? Yin Zhiruo is busy reading the account books.
If it was Qiu Yanran in the past, she would definitely listen to her mother's words and put on a shelf and "disappear", but now she has a heart that her mother doesn't know, how can she give up?
"I want to see," Qiu Yanran categorically raised her chin proudly, "Of course I want to see! It's just two days, I'm fine, I can't say it at this time, isn't it that I have fallen behind, as if I am stingy?"
"That's right," Ji suddenly came to his senses, and then his face swelled with pride and relief, "I'm all confused, or my Yan'er is smart and calm." But Yan'er, don't you always like to hear us mention Yin Zhiruo? Why did you suddenly think of going to see her? and you want your sister-in-law to follow, people don't know and think that we are going to bake her Meizhuang, and the new lady has to go to see her when she enters the door. ”
Qiu Yanran sneered coldly: "Why don't you think so? We have a high profile, we have never had a clear conscience, and we have never been unable to get along with her Yin Zhiruo, if there is any entanglement, it is also her Yin Zhiruo who can't let go." In our eyes, she is still the daughter of a world friend, and she must always be taken care of. No, my eldest brother is married, and it is inconvenient to invite a few Yin Zhiruo sisters and brothers who are still keeping filial piety, so I can only come to the door to greet them. ”
Ji's eyes lit up, but the words were all in people's mouths, and it was really true that her Yan'er said this.
A gleam flashed in Xu Yuanniang's half-drooping eyes, this Qiu Yanran is not stupid! It's just that the tone of her voice reveals a ruthlessness that shouldn't belong to her age, as if she really has a deep hatred with Yin Zhiruo? Just because the Hou Mansion has repeatedly calculated that Yin Zhiruo is unsuccessful? (To be continued......