Chapter 396: Envy
According to Meng Si, she was young at the time, but she didn't have any eyes, she purely thought it was very interesting to read and write, and Mama taught her well, she was sensible from the beginning, named Miss Meng Jiashu, in fact, she was a maid, no, worse than a maid, at least Mi's would not scold the maid at every turn, and she couldn't see what she did, she didn't have any entertainment activities, so she took literacy as entertainment.
But later Mi found out and scolded several times, saying that she was just like her mother, she was a maid, and she couldn't become a master, and she dared to study, so she didn't let her study, and Meng Yurou was not that material at all, and then her family situation slowly deteriorated, and her grandmother couldn't afford to invite her, and Meng Yurou didn't study anymore.
She can't learn it secretly, but she is afraid of forgetting it, so she secretly hides a broken three-character scripture of her brothers, and she doesn't dare to practice at home anymore.
A girl who grew up in the countryside, it's very good to have this kind of heart, what is commendable is that she seems to have a good heart, that Meng Nian and she are not a mother's sister, but she treats Meng Nian as a sister, what is delicious is tightly Meng Nian, Ping Mother set Meng Nian's words.
Meng Nian said that she was often beaten by her mother, but most of the boards fell on her sister, and her sister blocked it for her, and the girl who could protect her sister was not bad.
Mrs. Meng thinks that this Meng family is also a little interesting, all of them are good seedlings, if this Meng Si is not a little unlucky, no one has been carefully educated, and has been living in the countryside, it seems that it is only a little worse, if it is living in a high-ranking family, even if no one cares, it will naturally be able to learn something.
Adversity makes it easier for a person to grow, and since Month is a good seedling, she also regards it as a good deed. Ask a grandmother to teach it well, of course, you can't just teach Meng Si and Meng Nian, Meng Yurou and Meng Yuegui also invite a grandmother, as for whether they will learn seriously, it depends on the individual, anyway, she gave the opportunity, and it depends on them whether they can grasp it.
Afterwards. Meng Yan is back.
Mrs. Monte was delighted. While instructing the kitchen to prepare her daughter's favorite dishes, she pulled her daughter to talk about homely things.
Asked why her daughter came back suddenly, Meng Yan said that a teacher from Xianggong's hometown had passed away. This teacher has a very good relationship with her father-in-law, they are about to go back to their hometown to mourn, and before leaving, they came to say goodbye to their mother, and her father-in-law is now saying goodbye to a few friends he knew in Yancheng. She took the time to go back to her parents' house.
It is estimated that it will take two or three months to come back, and they got married in Yancheng. When you return to your hometown, you will inevitably see your elders, relatives and friends, as well as worship your ancestors and so on.
Thinking of separating from her daughter for two or three months, Mrs. Meng was suddenly reluctant, but this was also a helpless thing. Heaven and earth are the princes, and the teacher is sometimes more important than the father, and the scholars are a little more polite. Yes, it should be.
Mrs. Meng once again told her daughter to be deferential to her elders, especially the scholarly family of the Zhou family. But the official position of the Zhou family is not obvious, she is obviously a low-married situation, and she must be more deferential, and she can't show the arrogance of the daughter of the general.
Of course, there are many people in the Zhou family, and the in-laws are in this situation, and they can't be too soft and deceitful, in the face of some rude requests, no matter how difficult they are, they can't agree, there are one, there are two, one promised, and then there will be a second and a third, promise the first, don't agree to the second and third, and then refuse to offend people.
Mrs. Meng had already told her daughter before, but just in case, she still told her again and again.
Meng Yan listened humbly, in the past year or so, her temperament has changed a lot and she has become calm.
It's just that in the end, she hesitated and asked, "Mother, how should I call the two mothers-in-law of the Zhou family this week?"
Before the Yang family came to attend the wedding, it was with Master Zhou, and when the tea was served, it was also given to the two old people, and some details that I didn't understand could be vague in the past, but now that I want to return to the Zhou family's hometown, many pairs of eyes are staring, and I can't be vague anymore.
Mrs. Meng said: "What is there to ask about this, how do you call your father-in-law, you can also follow, he is called Niang, you are also called, he is not called, you are also vague." β
Meng Yan bit her lip, "But what if the elders in the clan let her call her mother?"
Mrs. Meng thought about it, this was a problem, and after a while, she said: "If you can be vague, you can only be vague, and you can only call it if you can't avoid it, I will discuss it with your husband in advance, I think he is a scholar, and he has a gentle temperament, so he will not resist too much...... But Yan'er, didn't you discuss these things with your husband in advance?"
Meng Yan shook his head: "I asked twice, and each time Xianggong's face was not very good, although the tone was also gentle, but it was just ...... I could see that he was also very taboo, and the atmosphere changed after asking, so I didn't dare to ask. β
Mrs. Meng frowned, "This is not good, Yan'er, you must ask what you should ask, your mother told you before, don't carry anything alone, the embarrassing things made by his Zhou family, you shouldn't have carried it alone, just discuss with him, don't discuss when you should discuss, the contradiction will be even greater in the future." β
Meng Yan nodded, she also knew, but she hadn't returned to her hometown, and these questions would not be put in front of her all at once, so she thought about not asking them first.
Mrs. Meng said again: " But no matter what your father-in-law's attitude towards the Yang family is, you must be respectful, in any case, this Yang family is also the official daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, your elders, just show a respectful attitude towards the elders, don't be disrespectful to the Yang family because of your father-instigated or someone else's instigation, in case something happens, make trouble, it's always you who suffer, they are a family in the end, and they have been in peace for so many years, and when you go back, you will make trouble, and then others will say that your new daughter-in-law will not be a person, and if you marry in, it will make the family uneasyγ β
Meng Yan thought so: "This Ping's mother has also taught her daughter, but there is one thing, her daughter is a little undecided, and she wants to ask her mother's opinion...... is Xianggong's sister, Zhou Caier's family affair, Ping's mother inquired about it, saying that Yang's mother-in-law was a little annoyed about this family affair. β
"This is normal, who can be happy when they encounter such a thing?" Mrs. Meng pondered for a moment and said, "After you go back, if you get along well with the Yang family, she will definitely ask you about the Quan family, mainly about Quan Yaobei's character and knowledge." You just said bluntly, I have been studying in the boudoir before, and the Quan family has another ethnicity, and the girls are studying in the clan, you are not in the same place, you don't have much contact, and you don't know much about the brothers of the Quan family. So how is Kwon Yao North. You don't know, but you've heard that he's learned. β
"But if you say that you are not familiar with the cousins of the Quan family, does it seem that the relationship with your relatives is indifferent? Bad popularity?" Meng Yan has her own concerns.
Mrs. Meng said, "You can just say that most of the weekdays are correspondence, or you have seen a few cousins of your fourth aunt's family. There are so many sisters in the Quan family, how can they all be familiar with them, and just talk about a few other rooms. This small talk is improvised, remember. Speak in a thinner and slower voice, and say a sentence in several sentences to give you more time to think. You have to be clever about this, and your mother can't teach you word by word. β
Meng Yan hesitated for a long time, as if she had something to say but didn't dare to say.
Madame Meng was immediately displeased. With a straight face, he said: "Look at the way you are now, if you want to say anything, just say it." Either you should cover it up better, or if you don't say it, it will look sneaky. β
"Yes, Mother. After Meng Yan got married, she was more cautious, and she didn't have the casualness of being by her mother's side in the past, maybe she wanted to manage this marriage too much, so she was very nervous.
Seeing Mrs. Meng couldn't help but sigh secretly, her proud and confident daughter in the past, in just over a year, she has become another person, if she can, she really hopes that her daughter can always live proudly, but unfortunately the reality tells her that people are still gentle and humble in order to live well, and now her daughter's temperament is what she expects, but she feels sad.
Meng Yan reined in his heart and said: "Mother, you said that it is best to be kind to others in everything, my daughter thinks that the family affairs of the right family are really inappropriate, and this Cai'er is the sister-in-law of the father-in-law, and the meat is not separated from the skin, if Cai'er marries and has a miserable life, how can we be at ease? Since the Yang mother-in-law also intends to withdraw from the family, if she mentions it, why not be a favor, or ask her father to come forward, or trouble the second sister, in short, this family affair will be cut off, you think it is good?"
"My silly boy. Mrs. Meng sighed, "Your idea is good, but have you ever thought about what to do after you leave your family? Find a good family again? Who will look for it? Can you find it? Even if you can really get your wish, can you guarantee that your in-laws will not have another disaster in the short term in the future, and your sister-in-law will definitely be able to love you until she gets old when she marries in the past? β
"Ahh......h Could it be that he just watched Cai'er marry the Quan family like this. Meng Yan also made a difficulty, "It doesn't matter, Cai'er is bad, others will complain, after all, the Quan family is the daughter's foreign family, and this family affair is not very decent...... In addition, the idea of the Quan family wanting to beat our girl before leaked out in the future, the Zhou family will also complain that they didn't remind them in advance, how can this matter be pushed clean, besides, it's all a family, the Quan family is like this now, in the future, Cai'er will have a bad time, and she will have to come to trouble her mother's family every once in a while, the Zhou family is not in Yancheng, all she can find is my sister-in-law, can I ignore her?"
This is also true, Mrs. Meng can't help but hate the third old lady Quan again, and the Quan family doesn't have other noble relatives, why do they focus on their family?
There is no way to have both sides of this matter, and in the end, Mrs. Meng can only say: "You can also judge for yourself when you go to the Zhou family, whether it is your father or your second sister, they will be willing to help, but some consequences we cannot predict and cannot stop." β
Meng Yan bit her lip and said: "Mother, I never thought that I would be able to manage Zhou Cai'er for a lifetime, as long as I pass the current hurdle and I gain a firm foothold in the Zhou family, it will be okay to do the future, I can't just marry because I brought such a thing to the Zhou family." β
Mrs. Meng thought about it, pondered for a long time, and said: "You can look at this, have more contact with Zhou Caier, and look at the behavior of their mother and daughter, if you really want to get by, just help, if it really doesn't work, don't worry about it, but remember, even if you want to manage, you can't agree so happily, it's easy to say that it's difficult, you have to reluctantly agree, and you can't let people complain afterwards." β
"My daughter got it. Meng Yan actually already had an idea in her heart, but she just wanted to ask her mother again to make sure.
Mrs. Meng was a little relieved after figuring out her daughter's careful thoughts, no matter what, it is better to have a heart than no heart.
After that, Mrs. Meng asked Meng Yan to go to Dingwangfu before leaving, and said goodbye to the second sister.
This relative is getting closer and closer, and if you don't see each other for a long time, no matter how heavy the feelings are, they will be worn out.
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Su Yiqing saw Meng Yan in the small pavilion in the courtyard, recently she likes to stay outside for a while, not so boring, after all, it is spring, and it is much more comfortable to stay outside than in the house.
Because she was newly married, Meng Yan, who was used to wearing a red satin dress when she went out, couldn't help but feel envious when she saw Su Yiqing, who was wearing a long skirt embroidered with red plums on a white background, just a hosta to pull up her hair, no other jewelry, and no powder on her face.
Before going out, I picked out the clothes and jewelry for half an hour, plus makeup, rouge, etc. for more than an hour before going out, and looked in the mirror again and again before going out to ensure that I was meticulous, I was afraid that I would be rude when I came to the Dingwang Mansion, so that the next person saw the joke.
However, at the moment when she saw the second sister at first glance, she only felt that she had been busy all morning, and it was really redundant to dress up ceremoniously in front of the second sister who was dressed up leisurely, and it might be better to know that it might be more casual.
Eh, no wonder others pay attention to the right person, not only about marriage, but also about interpersonal communication, it is difficult for people with too many differences to become friends from time to time, the identity is different, and it is not suitable for the party with a relatively low status to do anything, she also wondered why she had always felt twisted before, and she didn't want to come to the palace, why didn't her mother persuade her more, and her mother had already known that there would be such a difference, probably because she was afraid that she would be uncomfortable so she was not forced to come.
"Sister Yan, sit down. Su Yiqing smiled slightly and beckoned Meng Yan to sit.
Meng Yan knew that she was almost shaken, so she gathered her mind for a while, saluted her second sister, and then sat down gently.
"Second sister, how are you doing?" Meng Yan didn't know why, in front of this second sister, she was always a little nervous, and she couldn't find a good topic to make an opening statement.
"I'm fine, but I'm a little tired when I'm old. Su Yiqing said and subconsciously stroked her stomach, but the smile on her face deepened.
Meng Yan saw it in her eyes, and she was even more envious, the second sister is called blessing, this is probably what others say is bitter first and then sweet, unlike herself, she wanted to marry a simpler family, but she still had to face a bunch of trivial things. (To be continued)