Chapter 35: The Tiger's Den

"Mother, what do you mean by the second brother and daughter-in-law?"

The old lady closed her eyes slightly, leaned on the Huanghuali circle chair with one hand, and wrapped the rosary in the other. On the table, the gilded lotus-shaped Boshan stove lit Suhexiang, and the smoke rose in a curling manner, making it a little comfortable.

Yuan, who was sitting under her, was anxious at the moment, and only waited for the old lady to answer.

What's this called?

Since that day, the Jin family promised to let Aunt Zhao enter the door, and the big guys were ready to watch the Jin family make a big fuss, so that Zhao Yanhong knew the difficulty and retreated, and the Jin family did give them an excellent start, so that they all thought that the show was about to start, and chose to carry the concubine into the door during the flower viewing banquet, so that no one cared about her as soon as she entered the door It is indeed like the Jin family's style, but, then?

Yuan sighed, this Jin, she is getting more and more incomprehensible. After welcoming Aunt Zhao into the door, she placed her in the Tingxue Pavilion, and she didn't care anymore. When the concubine entered the door, she had to send a cup of tea to the wife of the main house, and the Jin family was good, and she was sick the next day, so she didn't need Aunt Zhao to come to her to ask for peace, and she closed the courtyard door tightly, not allowing anyone in the courtyard to walk around at will.

People are welcome to enter the door, but the people who are waiting beside her are either the old lady's people or the people of the big house, and when they ask about the Jin family, the Jin family only said that one qiē food and clothing degree is in accordance with the rules, and the three rooms are paid. Rules, rules are a fart, Aunt Zhao still has a big belly. Yuan's worries all day long, for fear that she won't be able to take care of the one in her stomach, and the old lady blames her, so she can only eat and drink well, not to mention bird's nest and ginseng, just say that the snacks on weekdays are also money, if it is according to the aunt's food and clothing, where is the money enough?

It's really good now, I added a bodhisattva to myself, and the Jin family has become a hands-off shopkeeper!

Yuan's really had a hard time, and said in a mournful voice: "Mother, it's not that my daughter-in-law feels sorry for those money, it's really ...... If others don't know, they still think that this aunt is for my master! ”

The old lady opened her eyes slightly, "How is Aunt Zhao?" ”

Yuan said: "She ......" Yuan remembered her soft and weak face when he saw her for the first time, Jin carried it into the door and didn't drink her cup of tea, she was probably uncomfortable, pinching the handkerchief and slowly wiping her tears, Yuan was stunned when she looked up, and only said, no wonder Song Shengming can like it, it is that face, she can feel distressed for a while when she sees it.

"It's kind of peaceful. Although the second brother and sister said that they were sick and did not see her, she still went to stand outside the courtyard of the second brother and sister for an hour every morning, and was politely persuaded to go back to the house by the mother next to the second brother and sister. On weekdays, I don't say a word, but I only do some female celebrity in the house...... Mother, the second brother and sister are stubborn, you have to persuade her, since everyone has entered the door, don't hold it anymore, if you want to do this, why did you take the initiative to let her enter the house in the first place? ”

"She's angry with the second child." The old lady sighed slightly.

That day's flower viewing banquet, Song Shengming disappeared for a while for no reason, making the Jin family lose face in front of everyone, and she also felt ashamed at that time, she wanted to train Song Shengming well, so that he would know the priorities, and then I knew that Aunt Zhao felt unwell not long after entering the door, and it was Song Shengming who hurried over, but later, after the doctor finished reading Aunt Zhao, did Song Shengming do anything else, that is really only he knows. said that Aunt Zhao was as pure and immaculate as a white lotus, who would believe it, at such a critical moment, wasn't she a scheming?

Yuan Shi also said a little helplessly: "The second brother must have a bottom line to spoil her." People in our house have always invited Dr. Lin Yuanxiu when they are sick, but Aunt Zhao is different, so I have to invite Lin Yuanxiu. When his daughter-in-law saw him that day, her face was very bright, she was young, what kind of famous doctor could she be, and it was ridiculous that people outside were boasting, saying that Lin Yuanxiu's medical skills were far superior to Lin Yuanxiu'......"

The old lady sat impassively, obviously a little tired. Yuan was anxious, and hurriedly said: "I heard that the second brother has been staying in Aunt Zhao's room for the past few days, and the second brother and sister always put him next to Aunt Zhao. The daughter-in-law doesn't want to be nosy, the daughter-in-law just wants that the second brother is famous after all, although he has no official position now, but not necessarily in the future. ”

The old lady's eyes sank, and she waved her hand and said, "When you go to the house of the second child's house, you will tell her that if you are cured, you should cheer up, and you don't have to leave the affairs of the house because you are angry with an aunt." ”

Yuan's face was overjoyed, as if he had Shang Fang's sword, and he said worriedly: "Then Aunt Zhao? ”

"It's a matter of the second room, can we help for a while, can we help for a lifetime? When you turn around, you will say to the second family, she wants to accept people, and it is up to her how to discipline them! Besides, Mother Zhang and Jinque are both in front of them, what other moths can come out? ”

"Okay, daughter-in-law will go!" A big stone finally fell in Yuan's heart, and then he flickered and remembered another big event, "Mother, that day's Hundred Flowers Banquet, which son do you think is suitable for our family?" ”

"What do you mean?" The old lady straightened up.

Yuan Shi groaned for a moment, hesitated and tentatively said: "I look at Young Master Tao is also suitable, it is rare that he is modest and dignified at a young age, calm and atmospheric, and he will definitely be able to become a talent in the future." ”

The old lady said: "The Tao family is high, I don't know what Mrs. Tao thinks...... Besides, the Tao family is a famous family, and Tao Moyan is the eldest grandson of the long house, and the Tao family will be cautious about his marriage, and the old lady Tao must nod, and it is Lord Tao and Mrs. Tao who have the final say. ”

"I think Mrs. Tao likes us Huan'er a lot," Yuan said happily, "Didn't she praise us Huan'er that day?" And gave such a valuable gift! ”

When leaving that day, Mrs. Tao gave some gifts to the children of the Song family, Song Heqing is a Qingzhou purple gold stone inkstone, several girls are the same, it is a set of silver nine rings, Song Huanzhu is different, more than other girls have a piece of silk inlaid with treasure beads golden phoenix hairpin, because it is too precious, Yuan refused to accept it, Mrs. Tao only said that it was to add makeup to Song Huanzhu, which caused Song Huanzhu to run away with a red face on the spot.

The old lady hesitated: "It would be best if it could be natural, but I can't figure out Mrs. Tao's attitude...... What about that Zhao Rong? ”

"Young Master Zhao is naturally good, his character is valuable, and his literary style is graceful, but he is younger in the end, and he is not as calm as Young Master Tao." Yuan replied.

The old lady paused and said: "Xi'er is Zhao Rong's aunt after all, and she knows everything, she wrote a few days ago, and she will come back later, and I will ask her when the time comes." ”

"But ......" Tao Moyan has reached the age of saying kiss, such an excellent person, how many people covet it, I am afraid that he will become the son-in-law of others if he is one step later, Yuan is anxious, and thinks that the old lady has always listened to Song Xizhi, this will say that she will wait, it must be iron-hearted, so she has to shut up.

Thinking about it, he was unwilling, so he had to knock on the side and said: "In a blink of an eye, the research girl has also reached the age of Jilu, and when Huan'er's family affairs are decided, she should also look for a candidate for her...... Do you remember my sister, she married into the Rong family last year, and she came to see me a few days ago, and only then did she tell me that she thought the research girl was very good, and Tongrong was also on the right ......"

The old lady half-squinted her eyes and looked at Yuan's family, and couldn't help sneering: "If I'm not mistaken, the third family just mentioned a few days ago that her nephew always likes to linger in the Qinglou of the painting boat on weekdays, how can such a person be on the right board with the research girl?" ”

Yuan Shi choked up and argued: "How come! My younger brother and sister haven't been back to their parents' house for a long time, but my sister is serving in the house! Rong Zheng is young and ignorant, but he has just passed once or twice! It's those who love to chew the root of their tongue outside, and they ruin his reputation! His old lady has also seen him, with a good face and a motivated child......"

"Motivated to lose your temper in front of everyone?" The old lady couldn't help but mock, "How many pairs of eyes looked at that day, even I have heard of it!" A pair of eyes are roaming around, and none of them are stable! ”

Yuan's face turned white, and he defended: "Rong Zheng later told me that he would lose his temper like that after eating the pastries of the research girl that day!" ”

"Enough!" The old lady finally got angry and said: "What kind of person Rong is, the third family knows better than you!" He was not the only one who ate the Yanya pastry that day, why was he the only one? I am old, but I am neither deaf nor faint! The third family is Rongzheng's aunt, she doesn't mention him for half a sentence, how did you come here, but everything is so that you can't wait to hold the good son of the sky? If it's really that good, why don't you keep it for Huan'er? ”

Yuan's was robbed for a while, and he couldn't speak for a while, the old lady eased her anger and said coldly: "My own child hurts at home, the mother of the girl is still there, and Rongzheng's aunt is also there, so you don't need to worry about being an aunt." It's better to discipline and discipline Xi'er well, don't let her be open-mouthed regardless of the occasion, and target her sister everywhere, when did she become so mean? ”

“……”

After a long time, Yuan whispered "yes", and slowly retreated, twisting the handkerchief in his hand, eager to screw it, and a little distressed: her sister wanted to protect the silver jewelry sent by the matchmaker, it seems that she didn't have the life to accept it! How could someone who has never been in the eyes of an old lady on weekdays suddenly fall in love with the old lady?

The next day, Yuan really went to Jin's room, and after a short time, Jin politely sent her away. Back in the house, Jin opened the door of the blue yarn cupboard, and saw Song Yanzhu nesting on the couch in the blue yarn cupboard, his face was red from the heat in the bed, like natural rouge, which was very good-looking. Song Yanzhu still didn't know it, still playing with the nine rings, and after a while, he dismantled all the nine rings, maybe he didn't think it was difficult, after dismantling, Song Yanzhu pouted and put the rings back one by one, and fiddled with them for a while without success, so he simply put those rings on his ten fingers, as if he was wearing nine silver rings.

Jin was stunned from the sidelines, "I have also played nine links in the past, but unfortunately I can't solve any of them, how can it be so simple in your hands?" ”

Song Yanzhu pouted: I was bored in the boudoir in my previous life, and how many times I played with the Nine Consecutive Rings - but unfortunately I didn't solve it after playing it many times, but in the end, it was Zhao Silian who taught her the method, and after she learned it a few times, practice makes perfect.

"Mother, I heard what Aunt Fang said, what are you going to do?" Song Yanzhu decided to change the subject.

Sure enough, the Jin family forgot about the Nine Links for a moment, and replied after a moment of silence: "Your eldest aunt is a calculating person, let her raise Aunt Zhao for us plainly, I expect that she will not either." I didn't want her to raise it for long, and after drying for so many days, that little fox should be unbearable. ”

"Even if she can endure it, her stomach can't wait," Song Yanzhu said: "Lin Yuanxiu once said that although that medicine can make people happy, but if you take it for a long time, not to mention the injury, your stomach will stagnate in the month, and it can't be bigger." If she doesn't do it again, she will be exposed. ”

"Isn't it just trying to slander me when you have such a belly? Dare to go deep into the tiger's den with a fake belly, and she is bold enough, just let her come! Jin sneered and looked out the window, "I see that tomorrow's life is good, let's get out tomorrow!" ”