50. A good wife and a beautiful concubine
"The Jiang family doesn't mention that they want to take a concubine for their husband, but you want me to take a concubine, are you my mother?" Hu's joy when he saw his family was extinguished by Hu Zhu's words, and his heart was like falling into an ice cellar, pulling out the cold.
Hu Zhushi looked at her coldly, "If you don't crawl out of my stomach, I will kill you." Back then, when I let out this old face, my father was furious, and he tried every possible way to marry you in, but look at what your life has become. How many people have I lost with your father for you. ”
Hu Shi's scolded face was hot, hateful, and sobbed, "If you didn't tell me to marry out, don't forget my mother's brother, the family is in difficulty, let me think about it, otherwise how would I think about stealing calligraphy and painting and selling them...... How can I be disgusted by my mother-in-law. ”
What is this called? Mrs. Hu really wanted to plug her ears with her hand, and lowered her eyes and didn't dare to look at her mother-in-law's expression.
Hu Zhu's face was cloudy and rainy, and he slapped the case heavily, "Enough, what do you want to go back?" ”
Frightened, Hu Shi trembled, burped suddenly, and cautiously raised his eyes to look at Hu Zhu with a look of hope.
Hu Zhu glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law, she was old, and she still wanted her to be in charge of this family in the future, so that she knew that it was good to have a number in her heart, so she didn't drive people away. "You stayed in the mansion before, and there was still a glimmer of hope, but now that you are locked up here, the Jiang family has completely given up on you, maybe you will be killed, and you will have the heart to marry another."
Hu Shi changed color in shock, and shook his head again and again, "My husband won't, but I gave birth to a daughter for their family." ”
"The son-in-law is a kind person, your mother-in-law is not a bodhisattva, she doesn't do it, she just looks at the son-in-law and granddaughter. At the beginning, they said that they had no children and took concubines, but when they drove you here, you still don't understand, their family doesn't expect you to have a son. The better thing is to give Jiang An and a concubine, you are a decoration. Badly, maybe one day she will do it, as a mother, who doesn't want her son to have a good wife with eyebrows, and Hemeimei, and another son-in-law. ”
The Hu family has no master, his legs are like playing cotton, he keeps shaking, and he can't say a word when he opens his mouth.
Hu Zhushi was quite unbearable, and endured it, if she didn't scare her, she would be disobedient, not to mention that what she said may not be in vain, "Instead of this, why don't we bring it up and arrange for your cousin to go over, your mother-in-law will also feel virtuous when she sees you." One more thing, your cousin gave birth to a son, Jiang Anhe can't pick a good one if he wants to marry again, and your mother-in-law will be able to tolerate you. ”
Liang Ying's face appeared in front of Hu's eyes, a girl like a flower and jade, tender as if she could pinch out the water, and there was a bookish aura around her body, such a girl, Jiang Anhe should like it! Hu Shi felt breathless, she tugged at her collar, "I don't agree, I don't agree!" ”
Knowing the daughter Mo Ruomu, how could Hu Zhu's family not know what she was screwing, and said coldly, "Do you think Jiang An and Zhen have no other women, how many years have you both been separated, and he is a man with strong blood, and he can survive without it." That is, their family wants to be faced, and they said it themselves, thirty-five childless concubines, and they didn't get people on the table. You fool really don't think so. "There are so many beautiful concubines in the Jiang family, Hu Zhu refuses to believe that Jiang An and none of them have slept with him.
Hu Zhu seemed to have been struck by lightning, and Mu sat there stunned.
Hu Zhushi continued, "Instead of letting them arrange people, it's better for your cousin, your cousin's father and mother went early, she and her younger brother were raised by me, and I will never disobey you, in the future, it is not that you want her to go east to the east, and if you want to go west, go west." When she gave birth to a son and begged for mercy, the Yaojia sisters beat the side drum again, and it was not easy to get you back. ”
"It's just going back, what am I, she's young and beautiful, she has a son, what am I!" Suddenly, Hu began to cry hysterically.
"You are the wife that Jiang An and Ming Media are marrying, even if she gives birth to a son, she still dares to climb on your head, she really has to think about what she shouldn't have, and your mother-in-law can clean her up without us doing it." You're so old, and you still think you're a little girl, and you're thinking about men. "Hu Zhu's hatred of iron is not steel, and the man in his mind has not seen a man.
Hu Shi covered his face and cried, "Mother, I'm uncomfortable, I'm uncomfortable." ”
Hu Zhu sighed, and his heart was quite unpleasant, and he said bitterly, "You listen to your mother, your mother is all for your good." If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Yaojia and Hui'er, the children born to your cousin are always closer than those born to other women, or you want Jiang Anhe to marry another noble girl, which of the stepmothers in this world is good to get along with. ”
Hu Shi cried for a while, thinking of the suffering of her two daughters in the future, her heart was really tormented in oil, suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she looked up hurriedly, "When Hui'er marries the eldest son, whoever doesn't scold her, even the Jiang family won't dare to touch me." ”
Hearing this, Hu Zhu's eyes lit up, if his granddaughter really had that kind of creation, would the Hu family be able to turn over, and immediately pulled Hu to ask the whole story.
After listening to this, Hu Zhushi was both happy and disappointed, and his daughter's words could only be half believed. I heard that the eldest prince has a good impression of Hui'er, but whether this good feeling can make Hui'er marry and be a wife is not necessarily, there are too many variables, so let's implement the things in front of me first, and then say, the Hu family has to ease the relationship with the Jiang family, and it is also to earn a little more life for the Hu family, "Even if there is that day, it will take at least five or six years, will you wait until then?" ”
Hu Shi was stunned, lying on the desk and whimpering and crying, his cry was full of sadness and unwillingness.
Hu Zhu lived in Beizhuang for a few days, and then returned to the Zhenguo Mansion, saying that he wanted to be closer to his granddaughters, and the Yu family was naturally not easy to stop.
Looking for an opportunity to have no outsiders, Hu Zhu said to Yu's family, "Ah Lei mentioned to me in the letter before that she couldn't take care of her son-in-law's diet and daily life because of her cultivation, and she couldn't help it, and she wanted to find someone for her son-in-law who knew hot and cold, but she couldn't pick one she liked. She doesn't look down on the maid, and the slave child is not good in the end, and the future of the child will be delayed. wanted to find a good family, but she had no way, so the matter dragged on. When I heard this, I thought of Ah Ying's child, this child is Lao Hu Qi's Meng, and said that she is smart and a piece of jade. This time I went to Beijing, I took it with me, and when Ah Lei saw it, she said that such a girl who is familiar with poetry and books will not wronged her son-in-law, and she will accept her for her son-in-law. "If a wife wants to take a concubine for her husband, it is no longer justified.
Yu smiled slightly, "It's hard to bother her, this kind of thing should be up to her, only the rules of our family, a man is thirty-five childless to take a concubine, and there is no rule." I appreciate her kindness. ”
Hu Zhushi relieved his face, "But the son-in-law is in the prime of life, how can there be no one around." ”
"There is Yan Ruyu in the book, my son is a bookworm, and he doesn't have so many fancy intestines." Yu patted Hu Zhu's hand, "Mother-in-law, rest assured, An Hewan will not do anything to be sorry for his daughter-in-law." ”
Hu Zhu's face twitched, "I can't believe in Anhe's character, but I'm too wronged by him." "Hu Zhu's stomach is about to explode, Liang Ying is naturally beautiful, how much effort she has spent on cultivating, she wants to marry her to a good family and help the family, if it weren't for her daughter's bad situation, how could she be willing to give it to Jiang Anhe. Give a beauty for nothing to make your son merry and happy, but you still don't agree, what do you pretend to be high!
When they returned to the guest house, Mrs. Hu and Liang Ying both greeted them, and when they saw that Hu Zhu's face was not good, they were all silent and did not dare to say more.
Hu Zhushi drank a cup of tea, and his heart calmed down, and he beckoned to Liang Ying.
Liang Ying stepped forward, bent down and called softly, "Auntie." "Liang Ying's mother is Hu Zhu's cousin, her parents died in an accident when she was six years old, and her father and mother are not allowed to do so, only Hu Zhu is willing to take in her sister and brother.
Hu Zhushi raised his eyes and looked at her carefully, with willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, a small cherry mouth, skin like clotted fat, and a slender figure. sighed with emotion, "With such a beauty, how many men in the world can not be moved." Yu didn't agree, but what if her son asked for it.
Liang Ying stomped her feet and said coquettishly, "Aunt~" The face on the side was crimson, and it was full of life.
Hu Zhushi smiled, "Go back and freshen up." ”
Liang Ying's heart moved, bit her lip, and let out an inaudible hum.
After Liang Ying left, Hu Fu asked, "Did the Duchess of Guo answer?" ”
Hu Zhushi sneered, "Yizheng refused with words, saying that he wanted to take a concubine without a child for thirty-five." ”
Mrs. Hu felt a faint envy in her heart, which woman does not look forward to a lifetime and a couple, Zhenguo Gong is like this, the five sons of the Jiang family are all here, and the girl who married into this family is really a blessing from three lives, and the sister-in-law did not hesitate to be blessed and ended up like this. Take a look at her mother-in-law with a cold face, her father-in-law has guarded her mother-in-law alone in this life, but her husband has two concubines, not to mention a nameless maid.
"I don't believe there are cats in this world that don't steal." Hu Zhu sneered, and said that Hu Yong was a gentleman, and he was not a singer, if it wasn't for his father, she would have more than one sister.
In the evening, Jiang Anhe came back, first went to his parents to ask for peace, and then went to visit Hu Zhu's family.
Because they are all female dependents, Jiang Anhe stayed for a short time, planning to leave with a greeting, which was the case twice before. Helplessly, Hu Zhu's family was extremely enthusiastic today, pulling him to ask for warmth, so Jiang Anhe couldn't speak.
Halfway through speaking, a gust of fragrant wind struck, and a young girl came with a tea in her hand, and her voice was like a yellow bird, "I heard that my brother-in-law is proficient in the tea ceremony, I don't know if I can taste it, and it also opened my eyes." ”
Hu Zhushi smiled, "You should be lucky to catch your brother-in-law today." While staring at Jiang Anhe's expression, as long as he has a trace of heart, there will be a drama in this matter.
Jiang Anhe lowered his eyes, "Mother is still waiting for me to eat, so I will leave first." With that, he walked away without squinting. Jiang Anhe is simple, but he is not stupid. As a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, the two should avoid suspicion, Liang Ying is so arrogant.
Liang Ying stood in place with the tea in her hand, her face was white for a while, red for a while, and gradually even her hands trembled, and the tea cup in the tray made a crisp crashing sound.
Mrs. Hu glanced at the faces of Hu Zhu and Liang Ying, and somehow gave birth to a wave of happiness and quickly pressed down.
Hu Zhu let out a long breath, Jiang Anhe was not moved at all, this is tricky. What she wants is for Jiang Anhe to be willing to admit Liang Ying into the door, so that the benefits can be maximized. Otherwise, it is a crooked and heretical entry, and it is also a revenge!
I thought again, no wonder my daughter was so reluctant, but unfortunately she couldn't grasp it herself, who was to blame!
"All of you go down!" Hu Zhushi said lightly, she has to think about what to do next?
Liang Ying's eyes flashed with tears, she bit her lip and retreated, and when she got outside, she finally burst into tears.
"Sister, don't cry, it's not beautiful to cry."
It's okay not to persuade her, but once she persuades, Liang Ying's tears flowed even more fiercely, and she couldn't help but cry in Mrs. Hu's arms.
Mrs. Hu sighed, patted her on the back, and said in a voice in her ear that only two people could hear, "Sister listen to me, concubine, standing woman, how can you be a good person, and the child will be inferior to others in the future." To put it bluntly, I also have a daughter, and I would rather be a poor wife/wife than let her be a rich concubine. My sister looks beautiful and full of poems and books, let my father-in-law find a motivated young man for you, it's not good to be a good lady, the two of them work together, and a good life is ahead. ”
Liang Ying shuddered.
Mrs. Hu stroked her back, "Sister Bing Xue is smart, go back and think about your sister-in-law's words." ”
After speaking, Mrs. Hu let go of Liang Ying and sent her back to the house to rest.