Chapter Forty-Eight: The Gray Head
When the Xue family came to Songfeng Hall, the wife of Chengenhou, Xu Shi, was chatting and talking with a group of concubines. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Recently, the weather is getting warmer, people will inevitably get sleepy in the afternoon, Xu has something to do in the afternoon, afraid that he will not be able to get up after a long nap, and delay time, so he pulls a group of concubines to talk and laugh with him. Because of lack of energy, I don't play cards anymore. She really just wanted to listen to people and have fun, so as not to fall asleep. However, a group of concubines were afraid of her majesty, and they were so sleepy that their eyelids fell down, but they still had to fight their spirits and make a flattering appearance. Xu saw it clearly, but he didn't say that he wanted to release him.
But as soon as Xue entered the door, Xu saw that she had bad intentions. At this time, don't let this group of women be present to get in the way, and Xu will release them directly. The concubines couldn't help but show a surprised expression, and hurriedly smiled and said a few words, and then retreated respectfully.
Xue Shi watched this group of warblers and Yanyan leave, and he was a little happy in his heart. What if the Xu family is the wife of Hou? What if there is a husband, children, and daughters, and a house full of children and grandchildren? The Hou master has made this group of fox spirits at home, and the Xu family can only break the front teeth and swallow blood, and no matter how unhappy he is, he has to pretend to be a deputy generous and virtuous, where can he compare his life with ease?
Xue snorted lightly, glanced at Xu, and deliberately stabbed: "Madame, it's really a blessing, there are so many people around to serve, and when you have nothing to do, you can make up two or three tables of cards, it's really lively." Compared to my wife, I am not so blessed. ”
Xu smiled slightly: "The second brother and sister don't have to envy me, it's just a few concubines." When the Qin family was prosperous, they naturally wanted to curry favor with me, if the Qin family was in trouble, who else would they recognize? In contrast, a loyal person like Aunt Zhang was rare. If there is one of these aunts in our hospital who can match Aunt Zhang's half a point, I will be considered to have an arm. ”
Xue's face tilted, and the smile on his face was a little unmaintainable. Aunt Zhang was Qin Huai's eldest girl back then, and she took over the house after marriage. Since she married Qin Huai, she has always looked at Aunt Zhang unpleasantly, and she has been embarrassed. But the Qin family was in trouble, the men were exiled, and the female dependents were repatriated to their hometowns, and she asked her relatives to help her relatives because she was afraid of suffering and sinning, and forged a letter of divorce and abandoned herself to her husband's family. If it weren't for the fact that her parents were afraid of hurting her body, maybe they would have drunk a bowl of medicine directly like Qin Songyuan with Ma's, and the child in her womb would be lost. Aunt Zhang has been following the daughters of the Qin family, survived the raid, sat in prison, exiled and returned to her hometown, and suffered for several years in the strange eyes of her clansmen and neighbors, lived in poverty, and gave birth to Qin Huai's widow Qin Youzhen. In the harem, in front of relatives and friends, a concubine was actually more respected than her, the original wife! Everyone praised her for her loyalty, but they despised the Xue family, the real original wife.
If it weren't for the fact that she Xue gave birth to Qin Bofu and was Qin Huai's only heir, maybe the queen wouldn't have recognized her as the second sister-in-law. It is said that there are still people in the Qin family who have mentioned that they want to straighten Aunt Zhang right! Fortunately, the Xue family has wealth and connections, and they managed to take care of one or two, and sent her to Beijing to take over the Hou Mansion first, and let the queen mother see Qin Bofu and get the mercy of the queen mother, otherwise the noble second wife of Qin might have to be replaced.
The most unbearable thing in Xue's life is the existence of Aunt Zhang, and she really wants to kill the other party as soon as possible, but the deceased husband's biological mother, Aunt Fu, protects Aunt Zhang everywhere, and even the nobles in the palace are also very kind to Aunt Zhang. The Xue family, who was already weak-hearted, didn't dare to go too far, so they could only treat Aunt Zhang as if they didn't exist and avoid it. Today, the Xu family actually mentioned her directly, as if he had put a needle in Xue's heart, which made her feel distressed.
Xue took a few deep breaths, and finally suppressed his anger, barely squeezed out a smile, and changed the topic: "I heard that the three girls in the third room moved to Mingyuewu today, and the second girl set up a small banquet to warm her home, and our sister Yi and Sister Chun also followed, and the sisters played together." Sister Yi saw that the third girl's house was gorgeously cleaned up, and when she came back, she inadvertently told me, and I learned that the second nephew and daughter-in-law had actually opened the family's treasury and sent all the good things given by the emperor to the Qingfeng Pavilion. The third brother and his family are also spoiled children, and they even throw precious antiques to children to play with, and they are not afraid of spoiling things. I think the second nephew and daughter-in-law are too confused, right? This is not a New Year's Day and not a festival, how can they send things to the Qingfeng Pavilion? What they sent was actually a gift from the emperor, and they did not hesitate to open the treasury! In the end, they are young and ignorant of things, how can they be like this? Madam, do you say that?"
Xue thought that Xu would have to defend herself when she heard her say this, but she didn't expect Xu to answer lightly: "Oh, I asked Zhonghai's daughter-in-law to open the treasury and send the things in the third room over." It's just a matter of returning things to their original owners. As for how the third brother and the third brother and sister should dispose of their own things, why do I have a lot of mouths as a sister-in-law?"
Xue couldn't help but sneer: "The things in the third room? Madame really took me for a fool! Where is there anything in the third room? They just came back from the northwest, and the luggage they brought was only a few cars of tatters, I don't know when they had such valuable things!"
Xu Shi lowered his head and stroked the folds on his sleeves: "Naturally, it is an old thing used by the third brother in the past, and it has been kept in the C-shaped warehouse in the house." Then there is still the old lady's dowry in the treasury, who else can I give it to besides the third brother?"
Xue Shi choked for a moment, and his eyes flashed slightly: "The old lady's former dowry, was it originally in the C-shaped library? But how did I hear that there are many royal gifts in the C-shaped library? If it is really the old things that the third brother used when he was a child, and the old lady's dowry, the lady wants to return it to the third brother, and I don't want to say anything, but the things given by the emperor are ......."
"The emperor specially said that it was given to the third brother, besides to the third brother, who else could he give it to?" Xu interrupted her, "There are seals on the top of the boxes, and they are clearly written with goose yellow skewers." Fortunately, the third brother and the family came back to the capital, otherwise we don't know how long we have to help keep those things. If in another ten or eight years, the third brother's heirs return to Beijing to ask for it, maybe everything will be rotten. We'll return the things when the time comes, and we won't have any glory on our faces. The distress in the hearts of our husband and wife, the second brother and sister must be able to understand it, right?"
Xue's eyes widened like dragon's eyes, and he was a little incredulous: "When those imperial gifts were sent out of the palace, it was written that they were for the third brother?!"
Xu sighed: "Otherwise, how could our husband and wife not even dare to open the box? The saints are all watching, who dares to be greedy? I and Zhonghai's daughter-in-law take care of the middle feed, and when we count the treasury every year, we just look at the list booklet." If it weren't for the third brother's return to Beijing this time, I asked Zhonghai's daughter-in-law to send the box, and he opened the box and took some things for the third girl to play with, I don't know what the contents of the box look like. ”
Xue Shi was speechless, and only after a while did he say: "The Holy Lord treats the third brother too much. It's been thirty years, and I haven't heard the third brother mentioned by the saint, and I also said that he was angry that the third brother refused to return to Beijing, causing the queen to die with regret......"
Xu's expression was a little gloomy: "The sacred heart is unpredictable, and what Xu Shengshang thinks is not what we guessed......" She remembered her past, and suddenly felt a little sad in her heart. It can only be said that their Xu family misunderstood the saint and misestimated the situation. However, it was too late. The Xu family was able to make amends, keep the vitality of the family, and be able to make a comeback, which is already a great luck. A little regret is nothing, at best, it's just her own life. Thirty years have passed in a hurry, and there is no point in talking about it now.
Xue glanced at Xu, secretly guessing her thoughts in his heart, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Madame doesn't seem to be in a good mood? But I think of the past? That's right, what does the saint think, how can we know? If we had known that the saint was eloquent and unreachable, those princes who were once in the limelight were just chickens and dogs, and many people would not have made the wrong bet and lost their lives in vain." Today's third brother and sister may not be a spicy woman in the countryside, but ......" She paused deliberately, intending to stab Xu.
Xu Shi didn't answer her words, but sat up straight, and persuaded her: "Second brother and sister, don't gossip." Actually, why you are here today, I also understand in my heart. Your second room is not prosperous, and life is difficult, so it is inevitable that you will be careful. Our long-term family has a big business, but we have spare energy, and it is just a small matter to help our relatives more. They are all a family, and they can't write two Qin characters in one stroke, so how can there be so much to worry about? Even if there are occasional quarrels, it is just a trivial matter. It's just that Sister Yi'er is getting older, and in another year or two, it's time to say goodbye. This age is the most important. No matter how much the second brother and sister have in their hearts, they shouldn't delay the child. In a family like ours, girls are all pampered with dignity and dignity, who would blush others for the sake of floating wealth for ideas? In front of their own family, they are afraid of forming habits and changing their temperament, and the same is true in front of outsiders. At that time, even if Sister Yi behaves virtuously and elegantly in front of people, what is the use? Sooner or later, people will see their true nature, so how can they say kiss?"
Xue's face suddenly lengthened: "What does Madame mean by this? Why did I teach bad children? Why did our sister Yi have a bad nature? She just casually talked about what she saw and heard at the third girl, and I couldn't figure it out myself, so I came to ask you." Madame is talking badly about children for no reason, you are also called elders?!"
Xu smiled slightly: "I had good intentions, but I was afraid that Sister Yi would change her temperament, so I persuaded her." If the second brother and sister don't appreciate it, I won't say much. Just one more reminder, don't underestimate others with your second brother and sister, there are too many people in the capital who are deaf and clear-sighted. If it weren't for the real virtuous and virtuous daughter, people would eventually see the flaws. To teach children, it is better to be attentive. ”
Xue's face was red and white for a while, remembering that the second room was far inferior to the long room in terms of personal communication, Qin Jinyi really wanted to marry into a high-ranking family, and he had to rely on the title of the long room to support him. Although the second room didn't think that Changfang would kindly tell Qin Jinyi a decent family matter, but if she annoyed the Xu family, she only needed to say a word or two in front of others, and Qin Jinyi's reputation and future would be greatly reduced. The second room can't mess with the Xu family, and she can't afford to mess with the Xue family. If you really want to provoke, you have to risk ruining your granddaughter's future.
Xue Shi took a few deep breaths, and couldn't squeeze out a smile on his face for a long time, so he could only keep a straight face and leave in a gloomy manner. (To be continued.) )