Chapter 54: Disappointment
"What are you talking about?!" Xiao Huang looked at the two mothers-in-law from the Xue family in front of him with a stunned expression, "How is this possible?!"
The younger mother-in-law said, "Second grandmother, what's impossible about this kind of thing? This old sister of mine is a person who has seen the queen's mother, can she not know the queen's mother's appearance? She has seen her cousin with her own eyes, and said that at first glance, there are indeed three points of similarity, but if you look at it twice, you can find that the difference between the two is very far. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info second grandmother must be exaggerating, right? Such a beauty is not uncommon in the world. To tell you the truth, there are a few girls in our Xue family who are no worse than their cousins. I'm afraid that even if the cousin girl is really blessed to enter the palace, it will be difficult to get ahead. ”
Xiao Huang was full of expectations that Huang Yiqiu Xiao would bring huge benefits to him because of the fact that he was like Queen Qin, but now that his expectations were disappointed, the whole person was at a loss, and some did not dare to accept this reality: "Impossible, how can it not be like it? I heard the eldest nephew of the sixth room say that Yongjiahou will intentionally help her because Sister Qiu was born like the queen's mother, and persuade Huang Jincheng to find a good family for her!"
The previous woman pouted: "That's right, the cousin girl does look a little like the queen's mother, but it's just a little like it." Second grandma, don't think I don't like what I say, there are some things that people like us can't think about, so you should dismiss your mind. You are now the second grandmother in charge of the Qin family's clan, and you have been prosperous and rich all your life, so you don't have to worry about anything at all, why bother making so many things that you don't have?"
She asked the two mothers-in-law: "Could it be that when the mothers saw Sister Qiu, they were far away, or maybe the house was dim and there was no light, so they didn't see clearly?" Maybe it was when Sister Qiu was dressed too simply, plain-faced, and her beauty was naturally not as good as being carefully dressed up." ”
The gray-haired mother-in-law was a little unhappy when she heard this, and said with a straight face: "Second grandmother, this is to suspect that our old eyes are dizzy? It's a pity to disappoint you, we saw my cousin in the house today, the windows are open, and the room is very bright." My cousin is three or four feet away from us, and we can see it clearly! Although my wife is also fifty years old, her eyes are still very good, and it is impossible to be mistaken!"
Her companion also smiled and said: "Yes, the cousin girl has also carefully dressed up today, Lord Huang bought gorgeous clothes and jewelry for her, and specially called the best combing lady in Jinling City to comb her hair." My cousin is very beautiful now, but I'm afraid that the second grandmother may not be able to recognize her when she sees it!"
Xiao Huang was stunned: "Could it be that there is a problem with the makeup?
The gray-haired mother-in-law sneered: "What can be wrong with the cousin's makeup? I only know that she is dressed up today, and her appearance and bearing are very different, and she is the daughter of a famous family! She uses the most fashionable makeup nowadays, and slightly trims her eyebrows to make it thin and curved, and there is no major change in addition, it is just an ordinary lipstick with fat powder, but it can add a lot of beauty to the cousin." ”
Her companion also nodded: "Yes, I have seen my cousin in the past, I never thought that she would look like today, she is really no worse than the daughters of the big families in Jinling City." Her makeup is good, her hair is well combed, and everything can highlight the beauty of her cousin. Even if Lord Huang treats us very politely, we have to say in all fairness that Lord Huang treats her cousin really impeccably. Even my own uncle may not be able to do this. ”
Xiao Huang's heart was extremely depressed. The more these two mothers-in-law denied the similarity between Huang Yiqiu and Empress Qin, the more her heart hurt. I was originally ambitious to do a big thing, but before things started, I soaked in the soup first.
Could it be that she really misunderstood? Yongjiahou would really take special care of Huang Yiqiu for the sake of those two or three similar faces?
Xiao Huang looked up at the two mothers-in-law, so depressed that he didn't want to say anything.
Who knew that if she didn't say it, the two mothers-in-law might not be willing to stop there. The gray-haired mother-in-law sneered, "Doesn't the second grandmother believe us?"
Xiao Huang smiled reluctantly: "How is it possible? Mother served by Mrs. Xue's side in her early years, and she has seen the queen mother a few times, how can she not recognize the appearance of the queen mother? I am just ...... It's just a pity. ”
This gray-haired woman is no ordinary servant. She was the eldest girl when Mrs. Xue was alive, when the Xue family and the Yongjia Hou Mansion discussed marriage, Mrs. Xue once took this big girl to the Hou Mansion to see Mrs. Ye, and naturally she also saw Queen Qin, who was with her stepmother for a while. At that time, Queen Qin had not yet left the cabinet, and was learning from her stepmother about the middle feed, as well as the exchange of courtesies. When the Xue family married into the Yongjiahou Mansion, Mrs. Xue also sent a confidant to send something to her daughter.
When this mother-in-law was young, she had seen Queen Qin five or six times, and she had also received an embroidered purse from her, which contained two very delicate gold bills. Later, the Qin family suffered, and the Xue family was afraid of getting into trouble, so they hurriedly picked up their daughter Xue. She, a girl born in the Xue family, was also scared in her heart, so in order to prevent trouble, she directly burned the purse and took the gold coin to make jewelry. When the Qin family is rehabilitated, she will not mention how much she regrets it in her heart. If you don't burn the purse, you can use it as an heirloom to show off. It was given to her by the queen herself!
Xiao Huang knew the identity of this mother-in-law, and also knew that she was quite respected in the Xue family, so she didn't dare to say anything, for fear of really offending people, so she had to give a few rulers and two purses, with some silver bills inside, and rewarded the two mothers-in-law, so they went back to the Xue family to resume their lives.
After sending away the two mothers-in-law, Xiao Huang began to be troubled.
Huang Yiqiu's appearance is not so much like Queen Qin, and the Xue family will refuse to help when they see it like this. Even if she wants to send her niece to the palace again, she has no way, and she can't be sure whether her niece can really win the emperor's favor. Will they be disappointed in her when she talks so much in front of her mother's family, but things fall out halfway? Will they be disappointed in her? Will they ...... Since then, I will never easily listen to her words?
Xiao Huang was thinking about it, and he felt uncomfortable, and he was struggling, but when he saw Mei Xiang coming to him, he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to say something, but he never spoke.
Xiao Huang wondered: "What's the matter?
Mei Xiang nodded, leaned closer to her and whispered: "There seem to be some bad rumors in the clan, it is about the second grandmother and your ......" In this way, she told Xiao Huang the news that Qin Hanzhen had learned from the sisters of the clan before, and said, "The third girl in the sixth room is not stupid, she told Mrs. Yongjiahou about it when she returned home." Mrs. Yongjiahou told Yongjiahou again. When the slave maid entered the door, she seemed to see Yongjiahou enter the second gate and look for our master. ”
Xiao Huang was so angry that he trembled: "How dare they slander me like this? I'm too busy just to be busy with my own business, who has time to take care of things for them?! It's not my fault that the caretaker is careless and the porter is careless. Aren't these all the people who should be used in each house?! I have been punished for what should have been punished, and I have been punished for what should have been punished, and I have tried to find what I can get back. I have a clear conscience, and I ask myself that I have done my best, and they are still trying to make rumors about me, what are they trying to do?!" As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head and began to cry.
Mei Xiang hurriedly comforted her and said: "Second grandmother, don't be sad, this is because they don't know the truth, so they will spread the truth." Plus...... In the past few years, I did lose several precious pieces of furniture and furnishings, and the old and second masters had strictly forbidden them, but they couldn't stop those shameless people from reaching out at all. It's not that the old men in the clan don't know this, but they just see that you are losing power for a while and want to take the opportunity to fall into the well. ”
Xiao Huang choked up and said: "The few pieces of furniture that were lost, some of them were really broken, and some of them were really stolen, but they have nothing to do with me." That year, I invited the troupe to come, full of thoughts to make the New Year more lively for the clansmen, who knew that the troupe was fishing in troubled waters, and quietly stole things, and before I knew it, I ran away with the things, and I couldn't chase them back. The New Year's Day is not good to alarm the government, so as not to ruin everyone's interest. Besides, the government also sealed the pen in those days, and no one cared about it when he went to the government. I have already made this matter clear to my wife, and my wife also believes that this matter has nothing to do with me, why did those clansmen bring it up again? Could it be that they think that with Yongjiahou here, someone will support them?"
Mei Xiang has been waiting by Xiao Huang's side for a few years, and she knows the matter of this hostess best. It's true that the troupe steals furniture, but the Xiao Huang clan is not completely irresponsible, because it is the grass stage team she found that she has found that does not know the origin, not the troupe that the Qin clan is used to inviting every year. The reason why she changed people was precisely because the grass stage team was cheaper, which made it easier for her to quietly carry some of the money used by the public middle school to invite the troupe into her pocket. Xiao Huang's own heart is weak, and there is no loss of personal interests, so he will drag and refuse to report to the official.
In addition, even if the case of theft every year, Xiao Huang's family said that it had nothing to do with him, but the clansmen could see it clearly and knew that she must have filled a lot of money in her own pocket, otherwise when the Huang family moved from Yangzhou, even the house they lived in was rented with the help of their daughter and son-in-law, how could it be that in just one year, they had a house and a field, and the family lived a prosperous life? The Huang family's rapidly expanding family property is the reason why Xiao Huang's family has always been suspected.
Mei Xiang couldn't tell Xiao Huang these words, so she could only continue to comfort her: "Yongjiahou is clear-sighted, and he will definitely be able to return the second grandmother's innocence." What the second grandmother hasn't done, naturally I can't recognize it!"
Xiao Huang said gloomily: "I just offended Liufang, even if it is innocent, people will not believe it." Maybe they'll wish I was unlucky. I'm really wronged!" I cried for a while, thought about it, and decided to go to my mother-in-law to confess, find a way to control public opinion in the clan, and ruin my own reputation if I can't make people say a few words.