Xia Chunchao comforted Changchun for a while, seeing that it was not early, and when it was time to eat, he was about to go back, and said: "You wait with a relaxed heart, I will talk about the lady there." It was getting late, so I went back to my room. Here is called honeysuckle first, you don't go to the front and touch your wife's mold. Then he got up and went away.

Changchun sent her to the door, and when she was far away, he turned back to the house, and sat on the kang with a sullen head. At this moment, Honeysuckle came in from outside and asked, "Sister, what did Grandma tell you?" Changchun shook his head, didn't answer, and only asked, "Why are you here?" Don't you want to be served there, wife? Honeysuckle said: "Mrs. has something to say to the young master, don't ask people to stand in front of her." Changchun nodded, not saying much.

said that Lu Chengyong followed the Liu family into the inner room, and saw his mother sitting under the west window, looking at the wind and crying. He felt helpless, so he stepped forward and whispered, "Mother." ”

Liu wiped his tears and reprimanded: "You still know that I am your mother!" If you lose your conscience and have no humanity, you will forget your mother when you marry your daughter-in-law! In front of outsiders, this kind of squeeze against your mother. I was pregnant for ten months, and I worked hard to give birth to you two brothers and sisters. It's easy to survive until you are all older, and you have married a daughter-in-law, and you think you can enjoy the blessings. I never thought that you would help someone with a foreign surname to bully your mother now! ”

Lu Chengyong had already heard the calluses in her ears before she left home, but now when she read it again, she couldn't help but be bored, and opened her mouth to say: "Mother knows that those are outsiders, why does she help outsiders to bully her daughter-in-law?" Don't talk about the others, but only about today's events. The Spring Dynasty dealt with it fairly and clearly, and Changchun's house was also searched, and there was no thief. For the sake of two outsiders, we made our own house upset and made our family laugh at it! What else, is it necessary to catch a thief in our house? I don't think that Zhang's cousin is a good woman who keeps to herself, since she is a relative, why does she have to give birth to right and wrong every time she comes? Shicai Chunchao's words were also understood by his mother. She even dared to lie to her sister, was she afraid of anything else? ”

Today's matter, Liu's heart is sick, and when Lu Chengyong asked him face to face, he felt slightly embarrassed, and said: "No matter what, that is also your aunt and cousin, a relative who has been beaten constantly, and a girl who is not married, how can you say this about her?" Lu Chengyong nodded and said: "Since she is an unmarried girl, she should cherish her reputation." Who is like her, crazy and hot, has nothing to do in a relative's house, and is afraid that people will not know what she can do! I've also heard that she's sworn to be alive. Since this is the case, it is time to observe the festival for the rest of the life, why don't you mention these things now, and look for relatives all over the land? It turns out that the reputation has been earned, and this woman can be inappropriate. Originally, this was also her own business, and others couldn't say anything. However, such a two-faced and backslashed person, his mother still has to be a relative to raise and accept, and he is not afraid of causing trouble in the future? ”

As soon as he spoke, Liu was dumbfounded and speechless.

Lu Chengyong said again: "I heard that my mother is going to give me a concubine? The one who chose this chapter is the cousin? As he spoke, he paused, and said in a deep voice: "I persuaded my mother to give birth to less right and wrong, and it has only been a few years since the Spring Dynasty came to our house?" What's more, I haven't been at home for many years, and it's not her fault that I don't have children. Besides, she and I are still young, and it's not that we can't have children, so why rush for a while? Our family can have today, mostly thanks to the Spring Dynasty. Now that I am developed and honored, I will immediately take concubines and concubines, won't people accuse our family of crossing the river and tearing down bridges and forgetting their promises? The affairs of the court have no wind and will set off three waves. This matter made the speaker listen to it, and he participated in the impeachment. Mother, is this harming me? Don't you see the uncle of the Zhang family who got his official position and dismissed for these bad things? ”

After hearing this, Liu came back to his senses. Listening to her son talk about impeachment and dismissal, how can she, an uninformed woman in the house, understand? It's just that he was unwilling, and forced himself to defend: "This is ridiculous, those wealthy mansions, are there still few concubines?" Why can we do it, but we can't? You are also a third-grade member now, so you will accept a concubine, who can say that the emperor will not be able to go with him! At this point, she changed her mind and asked, "You just came back, who told you all these things?" Presumably it was the hooves who instigated it. In order to prevent you from taking a concubine, she can say anything, and you can also see how to spoil your cousin today. But don't be fooled, let her instigate and stir up! ”

Lu Chengyong saw that his mother was confused to such a field, which was unreasonable. He was originally a man of flesh and blood, and he couldn't stand the pestering of such mothers-in-law, so he became angry for a while, and immediately said: "Since the mother is so disobedient, the son has nothing to say." Just one word of advice to my mother, don't fight such an idea. I'm not going to let my cousin in. With that, he said goodbye and went straight out.

Seeing his son contradicting himself like this, Liu was full of anger, and felt unbearable, so he counted all the accounts on Xia Chunchao's head, and sat in the house crying and grabbing the ground. At that time, Changchun was not in front of her, Honeysuckle did not dare to come, no one persuaded her, but let her cry for most of the hour.

Xia Chunchao walked out of the door of the upper room and took the girl to the backyard.

Zhu'er followed and said, "Today, my wife is so unreasonable!" Thinking that Changchun has been with her for the past few years, there is no credit and hard work. Why did you want to kick her out when you heard that the cousin, an outsider, had a few random words of slander today? Isn't it chilling for my wife to do this, and I can't complain that no one in the family is willing to listen to her! Xia Chunchao smiled faintly and said, "Mrs. has always had a temperament, and you don't know it. I just don't know what she's doing today. If it is purely to vent for Zhang Xueyan, it is not like it. ”

As the master and servant spoke, they turned to the back. Xia Chunchao was about to go back to the room, thought about it and said, "I'll go to the girl's place to take a look, you go back to the room first, tell Sù Bao'er, make a pot of almond juice, and wait for me to come back and drink it." "Zhu'er has been shopping for this day, and she has already had a sore back and weak legs, and she wants to go back to the room to rest. Hearing this, he hurriedly responded. When they reached the corner gate, the two of them dispersed. Zhu'er returned to the room, and Xia Chunchao went to find Sister Lu Hong.

When she walked to the backyard, the little girl Baolian was kicking the shuttlecock under the porch, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly stopped, and came up to ask her: "Grandma is coming here to see the old lady?" Unfortunately, the old lady was not happy all day today, and now she fell asleep again. Xia Chunchao didn't answer at first, but said: "You are kicking the shuttlecock here again, and you hit your wife carefully and hate you." Fang Cai said: "I'm here to see the girl, I don't know if it's convenient?" Baolian said with a smile: "Mrs. is not here now, and the old lady does not want to see her." But the girl is still here laughing with us, and I'll take a look. With that, he jumped to Sister Lu Hong's residence.

Xia Chunchao stood on the porch, looking at the row of pomegranate potted plants under the steps, all of which were bone-beaten and about to bloom.

After a while, Sister Lu Hong greeted her in person, and said with a smile in front of her: "Sister-in-law is here, just come in by yourself." Why ask again? It's as if our sister-in-law is divided. Xia Chunchao also smiled: "You are also older, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." So saying, he went in hand with her.

Walking to the back room, Sister Lu Hong asked Xia Chunchao to sit down, and at the same time called Xing'er to pour tea.

Xia Chunchao came to her house and took a look when she came in. I saw that this room is also a suite inside and outside, the hall is spacious and bright, and the furniture is also very elegant, the eight immortal tables with sour branches and wood inlaid with stone surfaces, the wenge wood crutch square stool, connected with the Bogu frame, the dresser, and the dressing mirror, are the most fashionable styles in Beijing. Thinking that the renovation and expansion of the old house had been completed at that time, Lu Jiashi took her to live in this backyard, and all the furniture and furnishings were newly made by the carpenter.

At this time, Xing'er poured tea up, and two bucket colored porcelain tea cups rested in front of the two sisters-in-law.

Sister Lu Hong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is free today, why did you think of coming to me?" Xia Chunchao didn't answer first, looked at Xing'er a few times, and saw that she was not tall enough, and her words and deeds were immature, so he said: "Even I forgot, Xing'er is twelve years old this year?" Sister Lu Hong said: "After July, it will be twelve." It's hard for her to beat the cherry to death, and she is the only one in this house. She is small, and there are always places that you can't imagine. Xia Chunchao nodded and said, "I was about to tell you this, there is not enough manpower in your room, I always said that I want to add to you, but I always ignore it." Now give you the Changchun in your wife's room, are you willing? ”

Sister Lu Hong was full of suspicion and asked, "Changchun is the eldest girl in front of my wife, how can I want it?" Xia Chunchao saw that she didn't know, so he asked: "Today, my aunt brought her cousin over and came to the house to make a fuss, don't you know?" Sister Lu Hong shook her head and said: "I accompanied the old lady to talk in this house during the day, and I heard them coming, but I didn't go over, and I didn't hear what happened." After that, he asked again and again. Xia Chunchao told Zhang Xueyan how to lie and said: "You also know the character of my wife, Changchun is afraid that he can't stay in that house." There are not enough people in your house, so I said that Changchun should be transferred. She's full of willingness, I don't know what you think. ”

When Sister Lu Hong heard this, she immediately exploded her chest and scolded: "This pair of shameless mothers and daughters, they have all done everything shameless in the world!" It's just a guest to come to other people's homes, how can you just wronged someone's family when you talk about it?! Mrs. is also confused, that's your personal girl, and people wronged her just don't give you face. You don't say that you will protect it, but you will punish it first! Say it and laugh off the world's big teeth! This kind of bastard thing is also in our house, how can you make such a joke in someone else's house! She tried her best to scold once, and felt a little calm, so she said to Xia Chunchao: "Sister-in-law, just let Changchun come over, since my wife can't tolerate her, ask her to come with me." Changchun is the old man of our family, and they know each other's personalities and tempers, which is better than getting people in from outside. ”

Xia Chunchao smiled: "It's good if you agree, Changchun is a good place to go with you." ”

The two talked again, and after seeing that there was nothing going on, Xia Chunchao got up and went back to the room, and agreed to call the tailor to come to the door the next day and tailor clothes with the two of them.

When I returned to the room, I stepped into the door and saw Lu Chengyong sitting at the table, rummaging through some embroidered albums in his hands.

Xia Chunchao walked into the room, and Bao'er hurriedly came up to change clothes with her. She smiled at Lu Chengyong and said, "I'm back, what did my mother say?" Lu Chengyong's face was pale, he only answered, closed the book, but said to her: "You will be respectful when you talk to your mother in the future." ”。