CHAPTER XXVII

Today's birthday of the Duchess of the Kingdom, the front yard is full of guests, and the servants and maids in the backyard do not have to alarm the master's family if something happens, and the housekeeper disposes of it privately, but this time, the nature is more complicated, the cause is that the second housekeeper caught the adulterer on the spot, if it is other people in the house, forget it, but the identity of the adulterer is very special, it is Mr. Xixi of Changning Houfu, and he followed the housekeeper to eat noodles in the Guogong Mansion. After the old lady's birthday, it would be good to return to deal with it, but the two stewards loved their wives and became crazy, and they originally married a little wife who wanted him, and he was spoiled like something, and there was nothing in the house that he didn't know, that was to hold it in his hand for fear of falling, and he was afraid of melting in his mouth, usually even if he was scolded by Feng'er for a few words, he was not angry, and he was spoiled to the edge of the world like a fairy daughter, but he didn't think about it, this is still an unfamiliar fairy, so good to her, she actually has an outside heart, no, outsiders casually promised her a little promise, gave a little sesame skin big sweetness, she actually fart the letter, and couldn't wait to put on her body, such a woman who doesn't love herself, how can the second steward swallow this breath, after seeing it with her own eyes in the firewood room, she took a firewood knife and slashed at the adulterer who hooked up with someone's wife, that is, Sun Chong.

After the second steward cut people, he knew that the adulterer's identity was different, and he was still a foreigner, Changning Houfu is the in-law mansion, and it is said that this adulterer is still the eldest son of Changning Houfu, what kind of bullshit Mr. is this, the books are read in the dog's stomach, and he actually deceived the women of the good family, the second steward is an honest man, and he can endure anything, but only the hatred of the wife can't bear it! The most important thing is that Sun Chong was slashed by the second steward, but instead of escaping with his tail, he actually got on the bar with the second shopkeeper, because according to his previous experience, when this kind of thing happened, the bitter master generally did not dare to speak out, for fear that others would know the joke, thinking that the second steward was also trying to get back a little face, but he didn't expect the boat to capsize in the gutter and plant. The second steward not only did not forbear, but dragged him to the Xie family's steward, Sun Chong was afraid, you know, he was caught by other men, raped in bed, if the crime is convicted, but he will be punished for adultery, he understands the law, but his mind is dizzy, so he can talk badly, and even proposed to pay some silver for two things, the Xie family's housekeeper and the second steward are not private, the steward has no friendship with Sun Chong, after knowing this, he went back to the steward of the old lady and the steward of the wife of the prince, Now the Guogong Mansion is still headed by the old lady and the assistant of the prince's wife, so both sides must be notified.

After a while, the housekeeper in the old lady's yard and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law in the yard of the prince each came out to listen to the matter, and the second steward took someone to arrest and rape, so the evidence was conclusive, Sun Chong couldn't argue, only gritted his teeth to see Mrs. Xie of Changninghou, Mrs. Gu and Liu were already sitting together, it was time to start the meal, and most of the guests went to the front yard to eat, just to free up time for them to deal with things.

Xie Xinrou, Xie Xinyuan, Yan Zhaohua and Yan Zhaoning knew that something was going on in the Guogong Mansion, so they stayed, but they only dared to hide in the West Wing and listen to the maid's words back and forth, and did not dare to let the Liu family and the Gu family know.

Because it was related to Changning Houfu, Xie and Yan Xiu were both called to the backyard, but this kind of messy thing would not let the master come forward to try it in person, but just ordered the grandmothers to try it.

Xie Shi and Yan Xiu's faces were a little pale, after all, it was the people brought by their own mansion who made such a shameless thing, no matter what the truth was, they were all equally embarrassed.

Liu sat on the main seat, and Gu stood beside her to serve, looking at Xie with his eyes from time to time, as if he was a little curious.

Mama Zhao opened the cotton curtain and came in to report to the Liu family: "Old lady, that gentleman denied it, saying that the second steward had wronged him, and he was not willing to confess for a while." ”

Before Liu could speak, Gu stepped forward and said, "Didn't you say that you caught him in person, why did you design to wronged him?" Which gentleman is this, it sounds like a scholar, but how can he do such an ugly thing that does not distinguish between right and wrong, such a person still teaches and is a gentleman? Don't be misguided. ”

Gu's voice is gentle, and he speaks in a dignified tone, he has been assisting in big and small things in the house for so many years, he has never been on a business trip, he is smart and capable, but what he said at this moment was like a knife and stick on Xie's face, and the painful facial features were about to go out of position, Yan Xiu put down the teacup heavily, he was rightly angry, this Sun Chong was Xie Shi who went back to the house to be a gentleman for Brother Qian, and now there is such a big movement, no matter what, Xie is to blame.

Xie Shi was a little nervous, licked his lips, and asked the grandmother stubbornly: "I still can't believe that Mr. Sun would do such a thing, didn't he himself admit it, you go and ask again, maybe there are some hidden secrets behind this matter." ”

Said so on the lips, but Xie Shi had already affirmed in his heart that Sun Chong had relapsed into his old state, his lustful nature would not repent even if the coffin was placed in front of him, when Xie Shi listened to Zhang Ping's introduction, he felt that he should be such a person who was sanctimonious on the surface and rotten in his bones to teach Yan Ruiqian, and brought Yan Ruiqian, the eldest son, from the root, and then he would not worry about not having a pigtail for her to catch, so many years, although Sun Chong has also done a little evil, but only dared to make a mistake in Changning Houfu, although she has cleaned up a lot of trouble for him over the years, But in the end, there was no such a big thing as today, so that Xie was a little negligent in his conduct, and what Xie didn't expect was that he actually made trouble when she was just punished by the old lady today, at this moment, Xie Shi bit Sun Chong's heart, but this matter is not in Changning Houfu, she can erase it for him in private, and now what she can do is to protect it, and it would be better if she could clear the charges on him, at least she couldn't let Yan Xiu suspect that she was deliberately looking for Sun Chong to teach Yan Ruiqian.

The mama who talked to Xie's was personally adjusted and taught by Mama Gui, where would she be fooled by Xie's words, and said directly:

"Mrs. Hou, forgive me, although Mr. Sun didn't admit it, but the second steward personally took several people to the firewood room, and everyone else saw it, the gentleman just didn't admit it himself, he actually lay on the ground and sprinkled it, and said a lot of bastard words, it's not that the slave is exaggerating, this gentleman in your mansion is no different from the ruffian hooligan on the street, and it's really a shame to play a scoundrel."

When Xie Shi heard this, he was really angry in his heart, and he didn't dare to be angry with others, so he said angrily to the grandmother:

"Okay, okay, who asked you this."

Xie Shi also has nothing to say, Sun Chong was personally arrested by her husband and raped in bed, in front of everyone's eyes, he actually thought about spitting and arguing, how much Xie hoped that this matter would be settled, even if they killed Sun Chong directly, or the second steward directly hacked Sun Chong to death, but he still left him alive and dragged her down here. Xie raised his eyes and looked at Gu, hoping that Gu would be able to open up a little when he received her pleading gaze, but Gu didn't even give Xie a chance to make eye contact, and stood aside and waited for Liu to speak.

Xie Shi glared at her, hating in his heart, he only felt that today was too evil, first she was punished by Liu's for beating the board, and she hadn't caught her breath, and then this happened again, I really wonder if God was joking with her, and he actually killed her in one day, and he had nothing to say.

Mama Zhao glanced at the Xie family, took a step forward in the direction of the Liu family, and said:

"Old lady, that gentleman is such a bastard! He not only sprinkled, but also said unashamedly, let the slaves and maids come to ask Mrs. Hou, saying that Mrs. Hou would not sit idly by and ignore him, and would avenge him or something, this matter, the slaves and maids outside are waiting, and they don't know what the old lady's charter is, and the slaves and maids can go down and deal with it. ”

When Xie Shi heard this, he immediately jumped up, pointed at Mama Zhao and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" What do you mean that I will definitely avenge him? What does this have to do with me, now I have said in front of the old lady, whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me, if the old lady sentences him to death, if I ask for a word for him, I will not die well. ”

Xie's temper is actually very big, but she has been suppressed all the year round and is not exposed on the outside, so there are only a few people who know her temper, including Liu and Yan Xiu, who have not noticed it before, it turns out that Xie has such a big temper.

Yan Xiu slapped the table and said angrily: "Enough! Listen to what you say, and what is the difference between you and that market shrew? Things happen when they happen, what are you doing so nervously, for fear that others won't know about the good things you did? Stand down for me. ”

Yan Xiu is Chang Ninghou, and has the responsibility of discipline for the Xie family, Xie dared to be ruthless to Mama Zhao, but he didn't dare to do anything to Yan Xiu, and he had to hold his breath when he was scolded, Yan Xiu came to the Liu family and arched his hand and said:

"Mother-in-law is above, this matter is not good for me to supervise, so that the dog thing that is not long-eyed has made a scandal, I don't know that Mr. is such a character, I thought he was good at learning, and his character must be good, but he looked away, mother-in-law rest assured, no matter how to deal with it, we have no objection, the second steward of the house, I will also send someone to apologize."

The Liu family didn't speak just now, in fact, he was waiting for Yan Xiu, after all, it was the gentleman of Changning Houfu who made the mistake, and he, Changning Hou, did not speak, and he always had some scruples.

Liu Shi had no intention of embarrassing his words, and after getting his permission, he nodded and said to Mama Zhao, who was waiting for the order:

"Let the second steward go to Shuntianfu to beat the drum, what kind of crime is this adultery with someone's wife, let's not decide in private, let Shuntianfu try the first trial, the matter will be clear, how to judge it then, come back and sue me."

Mama Zhao nodded yes, and then asked, "What should Feng'er do?" ”

After Mama Zhao asked, she glanced at the Gu family, and the Gu family remembered that Feng'er was the maid in the flower room in her yard, stepped off the pedal, and said to the Liu family: "The people in my yard, I will go and see it myself." ”

Liu waved his hand, and Gu led Mama Zhao out. In the huge hall, there were only four people left: Yan Xiu, Xie, Liu and Gui.

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In the west wing, several girls listened attentively to the slave's report, and when Yan Zhaoning heard that Xie was scolded by Yan Xiu, he immediately jumped up and asked, "How is my mother?" Is she okay? ”

After all, Yan Zhaoning is still young and doesn't understand the key to this, but he only knows that the Xie family seems to have suffered a little bit again, just because the people from Changning Houfu have done something bad, his father scolded his mother, and his heart was really not very happy, and he glared at Yan Zhaohua who was sitting on the side drinking tea, and the anger in his heart was getting higher and higher.

"Girl, don't worry, Mrs. Hou is fine, today is considered a disaster, where did I think that the gentleman who is a teacher is actually a beast with evil intentions, fortunately, he has been caught now, otherwise I don't know how many girls will be harmed."

The one who came to pass the word was a daughter-in-law, and she was a little off the stage when she spoke, Xie Xinrou stopped: "Okay, okay, let's go and stare at it again, there is no need to serve here." ”

After the man left, Xie Xinrou originally wanted to say a few words of comfort to Yan Zhaoning, but seeing Yan Zhaoning's angry appearance, she lost interest, sat next to Yan Zhaohua, and said:

"I don't know how this happened suddenly, it's too much of a coincidence." Xie Xinrou said this, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, and added: "Oh, I mean, that gentleman is strange enough, he chose to choose today, and how could the second manager, who was supposed to be busy reconciling accounts in the account room, suddenly appear in the firewood room, it is really a coincidence." ”

Yan Zhaohua handed her a glass of water and said, "This is called the wicked to have their own heavens, otherwise how could it be so coincidental." ”

Her voice is steady, so that people can't hear any emotional fluctuations, soft and sweet, so that people can't help but want to be quiet when they hear it.

Xie Xinrou took the teacup, and after thinking about it, she nodded, expressing her agreement with Yan Zhaohua's words, Yan Zhaoning couldn't think of what impact this matter would have on her mother for the time being, she only felt that Mr. was extremely embarrassed, she was not happy today, and she was humiliated like Yan Zhaohua in vain, so that everyone saw her jokes for a while, and now that something happened, Yan Zhaohua was not worried at all, and drank tea leisurely, that demure posture was really annoying.

walked over and said to Yan Zhaohua: "How can the eldest sister be so calm, something happened to the people in the house, don't you have the slightest sense of embarrassment?" It's a shame that you're still the eldest daughter, how can you be so ignorant. ”

Yan Zhaohua smiled at the corner of his mouth and didn't speak, but Xie Xinyuan on the side couldn't help but say, "Sister Ning, how can you talk to your eldest cousin with this attitude?" The young and the old are orderly, how can you forget jì? ”

Xie Xinrou has now completely seen Yan Zhaoning's face, she didn't encounter anything before, after everyone took a look, she smiled and said a few festive greetings, but once something happened, she could see more clearly how a person's nature was, Yan Zhaoning's quality was not as good as what she showed in front of people, she was rude and willful, especially for Yan Zhaohua, that kind of hatred and hatred could not be covered at all, and she was ten years old this year, it is conceivable that she must be the only one in Changning Houfu, So that Yan Zhaohua can't say a wrong word or do a wrong thing, it can be seen that she has become accustomed to pointing fingers at her sister in front of everyone, which shows that she has not recognized her sister from the bottom of her bones, but she didn't expect to be deceived by her for so many years.

Xie Xinyuan pulled Yan Zhaoning to sit down, although Yan Zhaoning's face was still not good, he didn't dare to be rude to Yan Zhaohua outside again and again, and only made up his mind in his heart that after returning to Changning Houfu, he must tell his mother that Yan Zhaohua and outsiders bullied her today, so that her mother could teach her a good lesson.

Hmph, Yan Zhaohua, don't be complacent!

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I don't know what happened in the west wing, but in the main hall of Qingcang Courtyard, the atmosphere at the moment is also very solemn, just because of a question from the Liu family.

"Sun Chongqi, it is said that you are the gentleman who specially invited Brother Qian to welcome him back to the mansion thousands of miles away?"

On this question, the Xie family didn't even dare to sit, and stood directly in front of the Liu family with his head bowed, and replied tremblingly: "This, Sun Chong is indeed famous, I don't know that he is such a person, the same thing has not happened in the mansion over the years, if I know that he is like this, where will I be, where will I be a gentleman to Brother Qian, my mother's question, it really hurts my heart, if it sounds to Hou Ye, I don't know how to doubt me." ”

Xie Shi pushed all the qiē clean, Sun Chong couldn't save him, so let him die, as long as he didn't affect her. Xie really didn't dare to look at Yan Xiu's face at this moment, for fear of seeing an angry and suspicious face.

"I'm not trying to make people doubt you, it's just that your behavior does make people suspicious. You have been Mrs. Changning Hou for many years, and the Hou Mansion is really well organized, but only for Sister Hua and Brother Qian, it seems that there is always something missing, let me ask you, Sister Hua began to learn female workers at the age of three, this is what you arranged? You didn't start teaching until you were eight or nine years old, and you arranged it? ”

Xie Shi was shocked, his face was unmoved, and he replied like a stream: "Yes, my daughter has grown up since she was a child, and my aunt is also a female worker who let me learn first, so I don't think there is anything wrong with letting Sister Hua become a female worker since elementary school, as for the enlightenment at the age of eight or nine, that is what Sister Hua herself requested, when she was five or six years old, I invited her husband, but Sister Hua didn't want to learn, she was only willing to embroider every day, and I couldn't do it, after all, I wasn't born in my own belly, I couldn't beat or scold, how difficult it was for my stepmother to do, Hou Ye also saw it in his eyes, Mother don't say these words to sting me. ”

Liu patted the chair and said, "Hmph, you can quibble, Sister Hua is the eldest daughter of Changning Houfu, and her identity is comparable to that of a concubine of yours?" The responsibility on the shoulders of the eldest daughter is too heavy, you don't cultivate it from a young age, but you still let it go, whether you are true or false, it is not right for you to do this! ”

Xie Shi blushed, I didn't expect that the Liu family would not give himself face in front of Yan Xiu like this, and directly talk about her identity as a concubine, she was so angry, but Liu is a mother-in-law, she has made a lot of mistakes today, if she talks back to the Liu family, I am afraid that there will be one more charge of 'disrespecting the mother-in-law', Xie is exhausted, and was crushed by Liu's words, so he simply lowered his head and stopped talking.

Liu Shi got up from his seat, brushed the sleeves of his shirt that were not dirty, and said as if unintentionally:

"I also heard that Sister Wei'er's dowry is now in your hands?"