Chapter 29 Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law make a move
Mei Yixuan got up from the bed, came to the door of the hall, and quietly watched the scene in the courtyard. www.biquge.info She also wanted to know how the eldest lady could use her clever words to make a high-sounding excuse for punishing Aunt Tong.
From the eldest lady's well-organized and righteous narrative, Mei Yixuan knew that the reason why Aunt Tong was punished was that in addition to the mistakes made by the fifth young master, she was also the culprit.
It turned out that after asking for peace from the old lady every morning, Mei Yixuan had to go to the eldest lady every day to say goodbye. Mei Yixuan came here in a hurry, how could he remember it so clearly, and naturally forgot about it.
The fifth young master, Mei Shengjie, didn't eat breakfast for no reason, threw away all the food, and threw all the pen, ink, paper, and inkstones in the house, making the house a mess. That's it, he actually smashed an inkstone that the lord of the house gave him with a stick.
Is this still worth it? If such a fifth young master doesn't care about teaching, he may not be able to look like him. Therefore, the eldest lady will punish Aunt Tong, and it is also the thirty boards that Aunt Tong thinks she has, she did not deliberately cause harm.
"Oh, you're really well-informed. The old lady sat on the chair where the eldest lady sat before, with a hint of sarcasm on her face, "I seem to have heard that you came out of me and came here directly." The eldest lady forgot to ask for peace, how did you know about the fifth young master? Could it be that the fifth young master's little servant went to you early in the morning to complain?"
"No, no, yes・・・・・・ it's the little Guizi that the daughter-in-law met on the road, and I only found out after some inquiry・・・・・・," the eldest lady said with a little weakness.
Xiao Guizi is naturally the fifth young master Mei Shengjie's servant, and he is also the person installed by the eldest lady.
The old lady raised her eyelids and glanced at the eldest lady, smiled slightly and said, "That's it, anyway, I will be beaten, and I will be punished." It's just that from today onwards, Aunt Tong will be punished instead of the fifth young master. How can she, a slave maid, have the qualifications to be punished on behalf of the young lady and young master in the house? Even if today's incident is revealed, it will not be an example in the future!"
"Yes!" the daughter-in-law obeys her mother's teachings!," replied the eldest lady with a bowed brow and a pleasing eyebrow.
"Well, eldest daughter-in-law, you are the eldest lady in the house, and you are naturally more broad-minded than ordinary people. What I don't know today is that you punish your subordinates according to the family rules, and those who know the inside story may wonder if you are dissatisfied with my punishment of the second young lady, and vent your anger on a slave maid・・・・・・"
"How could it be? Mother Mingjian! Even if she borrowed a few courages from her daughter-in-law, she would not dare to be dissatisfied with her mother! The daughter-in-law knew that her mother was the fairest・・・・・・
"Yes, I don't think you will be so confused, just let the second miss copy the scriptures in the Buddhist hall for a few days, if you are not satisfied with such a punishment, why don't you let the second miss go to the ancestral hall to kneel for a few days? Or do you want the second miss to make the good deeds known to everyone? Let her good name spread all over Kyoto? ・・・・・・"
"Mother is angry! Mother is angry! The daughter-in-law doesn't dare anymore!・・・・・・" When the eldest lady heard that the head was wrong, she knew that the old lady was really angry, and hurriedly knelt on the ground with a "poof", trembling with fright.
The old lady threw the teacup in her hand on the ground with a "snap", and with the sound, the teacup shattered to the ground.
Frightened, all the servants who stood aside knelt down with a "plop", and did not dare to raise their heads.
The old lady's face was full of anger, and she scolded loudly: "I don't know what to do! A good concubine has made you so instigated, and you have been thinking about this little thing in the mansion all day long, and what will be the future of you? Do you think that you can cover the sky with one hand in the mansion now? Who do you want to punish for a lot of reasons, and who else do you have in your eyes? Is it that one day, you will find an excuse to punish me, an old woman, who you will find an excuse to punish you if you don't like it?"
"Mother is angry, mother is angry, daughter-in-law is wrong・・・・・・" The eldest lady fell to the ground, her body trembled, and her mouth kept begging for mercy.
The old lady was still angry, and continued to scold: "Meifu is also a century-old scholarly family, and it pays attention to etiquette heirlooms, you look at the Meifu you manage, where are there still a little rules? Hmph, you don't know your little bit of caution? It's just that you can't vent when you see that I punished the second lady, but you can't vent it, so you just find an excuse to send Aunt Tong down." Hmph, don't you want to think about it, what kind of good thing did your good daughter do? If it gets out, who wants such a daughter-in-law who has lost all her morals, is narrow-minded, vicious and filthy, and doesn't think about brotherhood? I'll cover it up for you and you still don't appreciate it, so well, then open an ancestral hall and calculate that the second lady has violated that family rule?"
The eldest lady of ・・・・・・ was frightened by the anger of the old lady, and could no longer say anything, only knowing that she kept kowtowing on the ground, but she was remorseful in her heart.
She was also too careless, patronizing Aunt Tong to vent her anger in her heart, but she didn't think of the old lady's face. Didn't he slap the old lady in the face? Moreover, he learned about the second lady being punished by the old lady for copying scriptures on the way, and he didn't go back to Shi'an Pavilion in a fit of anger, let alone think about it, and went straight to the Moon Mansion.
What kind of person is the old lady, she knows that she has bought people by her side after a little thought. Where is she doing justice for Aunt Tong today? It is obvious that she is taking the opportunity to give herself a disgrace and warn herself.
The maids, servants, and Sun Langzhong next to him couldn't wait to shrink into the cracks in the ground, and witnessed the confrontation and tricks of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, no one felt honored, they all wished that they were deaf and blind, and the more things between the masters and sons, the faster they died, everyone knew this truth, but they couldn't help themselves, and they could only silently dilute their sense of existence on the side.
At this time, Mama Gu hurriedly walked into the courtyard, as if she didn't see the eldest lady kneeling on the ground and the slave in the ground, and bowed down to the old lady and said, "Old lady, the slave maid has brought ginseng." ”
After venting, the old lady's face softened a lot, and she said lightly: "Okay, you guys get up." ”
The eldest lady replied respectfully and staggered to her feet.
The other maids and servants also got up one after another, and stood quietly aside, waiting to be dispatched.
The old lady looked up at Sun Langzhong, who was quite uncomfortable on the side, and said with a self-deprecating smile, "Let Sun Langzhong laugh, anyway, I can't hide this little thing from you in the house." Alas, it was the old body that was not upright and the management was lax, which made the people below mess up the rules. In this way, the ginseng is here, and the old body will no longer delay your medical treatment here, and the old body will go back first. Aunt Tong still has to worry about Sun Langzhong a lot, and she has to work hard. ”
Sun Langzhong bowed and said, "Don't worry, old lady, Sun will definitely go all out." ”
"Let's go. As the old lady spoke, she stood up, Xia Meng and Xia Rong hurriedly stepped forward to help the old lady, and Mama Gu handed over the ginseng to Sun Langzhong, and followed closely behind.
The eldest lady followed closely with the maid and servant, and everyone walked towards the outside of the courtyard.
Mei Yixuan couldn't pretend to be blind anymore, so she hurriedly chased out, caught up with everyone at the gate of the courtyard, watched them get on the sedan chair, and then bowed down and said, "Granddaughter sends grandmother! Daughter sends mother!"
When the group turned the corner and couldn't see, Mei Yixuan straightened up. She glanced at all the maids and servants around her who had not come out except for Chuncui, and said with a calm face: "Mama Chang, hurry up and send someone to buy medicine for Aunt Tong, go and come back quickly, the injuries on my aunt's body can't be delayed!"