Chapter 242: Who's the One Sitting on It?
Since the death of the baby's grandson Wu Tianbao, Mrs. Ma has been overly sad and her complexion has not been very good, she was supported by Murong Qingwei and entered the Jiyang Hou Mansion.
More than ten years ago, when the old lady of Murong Kong was still alive, she was a frequent visitor to the Jiyang Hou Mansion, she was good friends with the Kong family, and she was very familiar with the Jiyang Hou Mansion, but after the Kong family passed away, especially when Murong He inherited the Jiyang Hou, she never came to the Jiyang Hou Mansion again.
Mrs. Ma is fate, Murong He's own mother Zhao has not been caught until now, Zhao's face immediately became ugly, she didn't forget, when Kong was alive, she was commensurate with this old lady Ma's sisters, she also served tea and water to Mrs. Ma, and even knelt down, Zhao began to fidget, and scolded his son Murong He in his heart, and obeyed the words of Murong Qingran, a little girl, didn't he know that his own mother had been humiliated by Mrs. Ma, this unfilial son!
"Old Madam Ma, please take a seat." In front of Mrs. Ma, the Wang family didn't dare to stand up.
Mrs. Ma swept through everyone, and the ladies present were a little familiar and a little unfamiliar, but they were all her juniors, and she was enough to rely on the old and sell the old here.
"Forgive the old man for being clumsy, Mrs. Jiyang Hou, who is the one sitting on it?"
Pointing at Zhao, Mrs. Ma asked knowingly.
Wang said embarrassedly, "This is our Hou Ye's mother-in-law, and the old lady of our Jiyang Hou Mansion." ”
"Confused, who is qualified to sit there in that seat except for the old marquis's original wife!" Mrs. Ma scolded the Wang family in front of her head, "Pity my old sister who died early, your daughter-in-law can't recognize her mother-in-law!" ”
The Wang family was scolded facelessly, but he couldn't refute it, who taught this to be the truth, even if the Zhao family is the mother of the Hou Ye, in terms of name, she is just the aunt of the old Hou Ye, and the real mother of the Hou Ye is the Kong family, and it will never be the turn of the Zhao family.
Zhao was trembling with anger, but he pretended to be magnanimous and said, "The person who comes is a guest, Lan Ying, please take a seat." ”
"No wonder this Jiyang Marquis Mansion is becoming more and more smoky, there is no distinction between respect and inferiority, and even a lowly concubine has sat on the throne." Old Madam Ma sneered and said, "Mrs. Jiyang Hou, you can be regarded as having received the edict of the imperial court, you are not an ordinary woman, how can you not understand the truth of this lord and noble servant." ”
Mrs. Ma's words are very clear, the Zhao family is a concubine and a servant, sitting on the top, it is not in line with the etiquette, and letting her sit next to the Zhao family is to lower her status.
Murong Qingting and Murong Qingping watched the excitement from the sidelines, although the Zhao family was their grandmother, but the Zhao family loved Murong Qingluan and Murong Zhen, and they were not close to them at all.
Murong Qingting didn't mind falling into the well, "Mother, what Old Madam Ma said is extremely true. ”
"Mother, so many people are watching, for the sake of the face of our Hou Mansion, please ask your grandmother to stay away for a while." Murong Qingping also whispered.
The Wang family was embarrassed, but she scolded Murong Qingting and Murong Qingping in her heart, and it was she who offended the Zhao family emotionally.
"Alas, old sister, your second daughter-in-law is really not as good as the eldest daughter-in-law. It's a pity that God doesn't have long eyes, and he has taken away your beautiful children and beautiful women in a good manner. Mrs. Ma picked up her crutches, "Mrs. Jiyanghou, since you don't dare, then let the old man come." The old body is going to clean the door for the dead old sister today, and he is just the door of the Jiyang Hou Mansion! After speaking, he called Zhao who was sitting above.
"Come on, stop her!" Zhao's face turned pale with fright.
The full house of guests came to dissuade them, and someone said loudly, "Old Madam Ma, your old man is angry for the time being, why do you want to see a lowly woman like you." "They are also descendants of famous families, and several ladies of the family naturally stood on Mrs. Ma's side after learning the identity of the Zhao family.
"Mother, the anger is difficult, for the sake of the Hou Ye, please bear with me first." The identity of the Zhao family really can't be put on the table, otherwise, with the identity of the Hou Ye, how can his own mother not even be able to seal the last order, the Wang family helped the Zhao family with a panicked face, and said cautiously.
The Zhao family is unwilling, she has survived for decades, and finally survived until the Kong family died, the Kong family's son died, and her son Murong He became the Hou Ye, but why is she not the old lady of the Hou Mansion!
However, the contemptuous eyes of the guests present made the Zhao family still ashamed and indignant, even if she licked her face and continued to sit on the seat, but her son Murong He's reputation was ruined.
"I'm dizzy sitting here, Lan Ying, help me sit there for a while." The Zhao family had to compromise, Murong Qingting and Murong Qingping covered their mouths and snickered, and Murong Qingwei shook his head.
"Old lady, please take a seat." As the concubine of Mrs. Ma's grandson, it is Murong Qingwei's duty to serve Mrs. Ma.
Old Madam Ma glanced at her, "Qingwei, don't lie to me. "Coming to see the late old sister's granddaughter Murong Qingran is the purpose of Mrs. Ma's trip, but there is a more important one, that is, the murderer of her grandson Wu Tianbao may be hiding in the Jiyang Hou Mansion, and she wants Murong He to hand over Wei Hu to avenge her grandson.
"Qingwei doesn't dare." Murong Qingwei lowered her head weakly. This method was taught to her by the fifth sister Murong Qingran, and even when she spoke, she was careful not to make Mrs. Ma suspicious, as for whether Wei Hu was in the Jiyang Hou Mansion, only the fifth sister Murong Qingran knew it.
What are you proud of, sooner or later I will let my son shovel your Dingyuan Bofu! Zhao sat in a remote seat, his eyes were on fire, and he couldn't wait to tear up Mrs. Ma, why, this is her son's Hou Mansion, that is, her mansion, this Old Madam dared to humiliate her here, this account, she must let her son get it back for her.
When Murong He arrived, Zhao had confidence when he saw his son.
But Murong He is no better than the Zhao family, he has been Jiyang Hou for ten years, there are some things he knows how to advance and retreat, the face of Jiyang Houfu is more important than anything else, and there is no way to wronged his own mother at this time.
"Mrs. Ma came from afar to add to the little girl, and Ben Hou is very grateful." On the scene, Murong He said it soundingly, even if the Jiyang Hou Mansion and the Dingyuan Bofu have been mortal enemies over the years, and he and Dingyuan Bo Ma Rong are even more incompatible, but since the old lady Ma is here, he doesn't dare to do anything to her on the face.
"This girl is your mother's own granddaughter, you have the heart to hold a ceremony for her, and the old body might as well add icing on the cake to her." Old Madam Ma looked down on Murong He, she was very similar to her son Dingyuan Bo Ma Rong, she looked down on Murong He's background, and his reputation for inheriting the position of marquis was not right.
Murong He smiled dryly, "I think that when my mother was alive, my Jiyang Hou Mansion and Dingyuan Bo Mansion were very close, and this Qizhou area, except for my Jiyang Hou Mansion, belonged to Dingyuan Bo Mansion. Mrs. Ma, if there were some misunderstandings in the past, today, we will also solve the misunderstandings, in Jiyang Hou Mansion and Dingyuan Bo Mansion, they are all good. ”
"Jiyang Hou said this, the old body is not welcome, my grandson Wu Tianbao died at the hands of your evil slave in Jiyang Houfu, this matter?" Old Madam Ma said simply in front of everyone.
The dispute between Dingyuan Bofu and Jiyang Hou Mansion has been continuous over the years, and the recent killing of Wu Tianbao of Dingyuan Bofu has pushed the contradiction between the two governments to the top.
Old Madam Ma asked this question, it was to use everyone to put pressure on Murong He, Murong He had no intention of protecting Wei Hu, but he was forced to ask by Old Madam Ma, he was not happy in his heart, but he was also a marquis, and his title was one level higher than that of Dingyuan Bo, no matter how virtuous Mrs. Ma was, she was not qualified to interrogate him, "This matter has been ordered by the Zheng Governor to investigate again, and if there is a result, Benhou will definitely send someone to inform Mrs. Ma." "Detouring and procrastinating is what Murong He is best at, and the government's handling of cases has always been ten days and a half months, if you encounter this kind of case, you can't finish it for a year and a half.
Mrs. Ma sneered, "There are so many officials in Pingyin County who witnessed the brother of Aunt Wei of your mansion killing my grandson Wu Tianbao, and there are human and material evidence, and the Hou Ye even told the old man that he would continue to investigate, why, when the old man is old and can be bullied, or when I am Dingyuan Bofu, I can be bullied!" ”
"Wei Hu is on the run, Master Hou has sent someone to hunt him down, please wait a few days for the old lady." Governor Zheng hurriedly spoke out to explain Murong He.
After chasing for so long, she didn't even see a figure, let her wait until when, Old Madam Ma said in her heart, originally she would be suspicious of Murong Qingwei's words, but after listening to the quibbles of Governor Zheng and Murong He, she no longer doubted Murong Qingwei, perhaps, Murong Qingwei knew Wei Hu's whereabouts.
Mrs. Ma and Jiyang Hou exchanged words back and forth, seemingly peaceful, but they were competing against each other, and the guests present did not see clearly, it seems that this Dingyuan Bofu and Jiyang Hou Mansion are not in harmony, which is far more terrible than the rumors.
"Master Hou, all the guests have arrived." Steward Chang held the roster in his hand, walked over, and said to Murong He.
Murong He said, "Then let's start." Miss Five, please. ”
Old Madam Ma suppressed the anger in her heart, today it is the granddaughter of the old sister Kong, and she is not in a hurry to ask the Hou Mansion of Jiyang, so she should give the old sister Kong a face.
The full house of guests was seated, and the Wang family and his wife picked a conspicuous seat, and next to the Han family were Mrs. Zheng and Miss Zheng. Murong Qingting and Murong Qingping, with their own identities, Lady Shi and Concubine Niangniang, all crossed everyone and sat in front. Zhao was squeezed into a corner, so angry that he vomited blood.
"Miss Five, please!" Chang Mao shouted.
Immediately afterwards, the little maids guarding the door of the main hall passed the word one by one, "Miss Five, please!" ”
The sound of ceremonial music sounded, and the red silk was spread all the way to the main hall.
Everyone is looking forward to what the fifth lady of Jiyang Houfu looks like, what kind of conduct, and what kind of bearing?
In the past ten years, the Jiyang Hou Mansion has never held such a grand ceremony for the ladies of the house, and the concubines like Murong Qingting and Murong Qingping only accepted the jewelry given to them by Murong He in the year of the ceremony, and added silk and satin, so it was a hasty matter. At this moment, these two people are jealous in their eyes, once they are past their age, how can they make up for it and say that they will not have it in this life.
In the distance, a girl dressed in a dark curly dress came slowly.