The old lady nodded: "Originally, with Sister Rong'er's background, it was not my consideration, but ......" The old lady paused and looked at Mother Du, "You said that in the rumor of being obsessed with King Su, did Sister Rong do it unintentionally or deliberately?"

Mother Du knew that the old lady was talking about the performance of the fifth lady Gu Zhirong in the matter of the recent uproar with King Su, she frowned and carefully considered the words: "Old lady, Sister Rong has always been honest and responsible, and it is really difficult for her to keep filial piety for her mother in Xuanji Temple for three years at a young age." In the past year since I returned home, I have been getting along well with the sisters in each room, and there is no festival, but the slave maid can hear some rumors below, saying that the sisters in other rooms are bullying Sister Rong without a father and mother, and it is inevitable that the words are ......." The implication is quite a little pity for the fifth lady Gu Zhirong.

The old lady snorted coldly and said coldly: "If you can't stand in this mansion, you are not worthy of being my granddaughter, and my old woman doesn't have so much pity!"

Mother Du knew that the old lady had always been cold-hearted and hard-hearted, and regarded the sisters in the house as chess pieces that could bring benefits to the Gu Mansion, and if they were useful, they would be spoiled to the sky, and if they were useless, they would be thrown away. As for the family affection of grandchildren, it is not in the old lady's consideration. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, sighing for Miss Seven.

The old lady picked up the teacup of the white porcelain teapot with a green cigarette bottom, flicked the green and crystal tea leaves floating on it with the tea lid, and took a sip of tea. In the rising tea mist, her gaze was a little confused: "This Sister Rong is a little incomprehensible......"

Speaking of this, the old lady paused and smiled, "However, with such a smart mother, being a daughter must not be far behind." ”

Mother Du's eyes showed confusion: "The old lady refers to the third lady?"

Everyone in the house knows that the third lady of the third room is a soft character, since the death of the third master, knowing that he was seriously ill and would not live long, he entrusted all the rich dowry he brought to the old lady, and let the old lady handle it with full authority. As for his daughter, he did not leave half of the property, and the people below said that the third lady was really stupid to go home, so a large amount of rich dowry property, if all of it was left to the daughter, it would not be a problem to add a son-in-law to come in.

The old lady glanced at Du's mother and said, "What's wrong with the third daughter-in-law?" I know that the people in the house are talking about it, saying that the third daughter-in-law is stupid, and she has entrusted all her land and property to me, and she will not leave it for her own daughter. I don't know, this is what she is most shrewd. ”

Seeing that Du's mother still didn't understand, the old lady continued: "The third daughter-in-law is a smart person, the only daughter of the richest man in Jiangnan, and the mind of this businessman has continued her father Su Yihu's. She knew that as soon as she went, she would be left with an orphan girl, and there were two rooms next to her, who could she rely on? Put it here for me, at least I, an old woman, will not dare to mess around. ”

Mother Du suddenly realized, no wonder the third lady looked so peaceful when she went, it turned out that everything was arranged.

The old lady said again: "The third child had no children before his death, so he gave birth to such a lone seedling as Sister Rong, and Sister Rong will marry sooner or later." She has a daughter's family, and if she has a good-looking dowry, is it possible that she can't take all her mother's dowry away for the sake of me, an old woman, who has raised her for so many years?"

Mother Du looked at the old lady, and finally understood that the real reason why the old lady should help Sanfang take care of Tian Dao turned out to be this. Think about it, if Sister Rong marries a Houmen or something, the dowry will be much more, and if she marries someone who can see it, the dowry will be much less. According to the old lady's thoughts, Sister Rong should not be allowed to marry into a noble family like King Su. If you marry the crown prince, then it is another matter, after all, the crown princess can bring too many benefits to the Gu Mansion, but in the identity of Sister Rong

Mother Du shook her head secretly, feeling that the old lady was just talking. If the prince really likes Sister Rong, I'm afraid that the queen mother will not be there.

The old lady sighed faintly and said, "Now the big room and the second room are fighting infighting, in the final analysis, it's not for their respective brothers. After a few days, it is the day of the township examination, if Brother Chun and Brother Li can enter the township test, the spring will be the beginning of the year, and there will be more places to make money after that. Next is the marriage of the two brothers, which is a big event, and there is no large amount of money to deal with. ”

Mother Du was puzzled: "A few days ago, didn't the old lady take these into account and give them two of the two excellent terrain Zhuangzi that the old lady purchased when she was there?"

The old lady snorted coldly, "Greed is not enough to swallow an elephant, is there too much silver?"

Du's mother was silent. Thinking that Sister Rong, who is not out of the gate and does not step out of the second door, actually flew to her head, she couldn't help but sigh.

The old lady suddenly asked, "Didn't Sister Xin write to say that it was getting hot this day and that she wanted to go back to the house to stay for a while to escape the heat?"

Cui's mother thought for a while and said, "The slave maid remembers that Sister Xin is a letter from the eighth day of the first month, counting the days, there is still a month to go to the summer, and it is almost over." ”

The old lady said again: "Sister Xin'er is not pregnant yet?"

Cui's mother shook her head: "I've been married for more than a year, and now my stomach is not improving, presumably Sister Lan's life in Changguo's Mansion is not easy." ”

The old lady pondered for a moment, and said: "This is not a big deal, Sister Xin is pampered in the house, and she can't stand a little grievance." Now that she is married to someone else's family, she has to serve her in-laws, she has to look at her sister-in-law's face, and she has to guard against a large number of aunts and concubines in the house, which is enough for her. How can this mood be good? If you are in a bad mood, you will naturally not be able to conceive. She went back to her house this time to escape the summer, even if she came back to relax, you can make someone clean up the Lotus Pavilion where she used to live, and when she comes back, she will still live there, she will be more comfortable. ”

Mother Du smiled: "The old lady really feels sorry for Sister Xin. ”

This Sister Xin is Gu Yuanxin, the eldest lady of the Gu Mansion, from the eldest lady, who married into the Changguo Mansion at the end of the year before last, and the dowry of thirty doors is very beautiful.

However, as for how Sister Xin married the amorous second son of Changguo Mansion, there is still a special reason. If Gu Yuanxin hadn't married, the eldest lord's embezzlement would not have been so easy to cover up, and it would have been widely implicated. Therefore, even how Sister Xin cried and begged in front of the old lady, the old lady was still ruthless and persuaded her to get into the sedan chair.