Chapter 218: Slap in the face
Teng Shasha is no stranger to this noble girl in the capital, even if it is the first time they meet, she also curtsy and bows thoughtfully, "Teng's daughter has seen Miss Ye." β
As soon as she opened her mouth, she reported to her family and told Ye Manjun that she was the niece of Concubine Teng, and the two were about to serve a husband together. Moreover, she saluted thoughtfully, expressing her respect for Ye Manjun, the future hostess, and naturally hoped that Ye Manjun could see that she was the niece of Concubine Teng, so as to look up to her.
Thinking about this carefully, both Ye Manjun and Lin Long can see that it is obvious that the other party's appearance in the Jade Skin Workshop is not accidental, and the purpose is naturally to hope to meet Ye Manjun "accidentally".
When it comes to taking concubines, Lin Long still has a fire in his heart, a man's attitude towards a concubine is never as reacting as a woman, and that day she clearly told Concubine Teng that she was extremely disapproving of her future aunt's concubine as a mother's family, and she also made her position clear to her husband, Ye Xuyao just said that he would solve it. She also used this to comfort Ye Manjun's sister-in-law at that time, but she knew that the result of the men's consultation was that the matter of wives and concubines at the same time would not happen, but after Ye Manjun married Zhu Zi for half a year, she had to accept the women of those families as concubines.
In the final analysis, this is just a change of soup without changing the medicine, of course, from the standpoint of Zhu Yi, the king of Ruyang, he has already made concessions, and at least gave half a year to cultivate feelings for the young couple, and it is also clear that Ye Manjun will conceive a sister-in-law first, eliminating the possibility of the eldest son. A man will not completely resist the matter of taking a concubine, Ye Xuyao himself does not accept a concubine, it does not mean that he is against the concubine, but he has a wife and a son in his heart, and the woman next to him naturally has no such thoughts.
King Ruyang took a step back, and he no longer insisted on not allowing Zhu Ziqi to take a concubine, but also to take a step back, otherwise this marriage would be difficult to handle, as soon as he knew the result that day, Lin Long said with a dark face that she did not approve.
Ye Manjun's face turned pale, indicating that she knew.
Ye Xuyao only said one sentence at that time, "Eldest sister, there is not much that my brother can fight for you about the marriage, after all, this marriage is pointed out by the saint, and we don't have much room for opposition, but this half-year period is very important, and you remember, if a man's heart is all enveloped by you, what are those women afraid of?" β
What he meant, what kind of concubine, in the final analysis, is just a thing under the wife's hands, and rubbing it round and pinching it is not to see whether the wife is happy or not? As for the example of Zhu Chen's failure, there is no need to mention it at all, and it is quite a failure for his wife to treat her as her.
Brother's words, Ye Manjun also understood, that is, on this issue, she had to completely grasp Zhu Ziqi first, in order to solve those women one by one, thinking of this, she and her brother had the same opinion, and they couldn't be as knowledgeable as those women who were bent on being concubines, anyway, no matter how these women jumped, it was impossible to ride on her head as a prestige.
Ye Manjun is still quite confident in Zhu Ziqi's personality, this is the beloved person she personally selected, if you don't believe him, wouldn't you not believe in your own vision? At least, she's not a blind person.
Moreover, her sister-in-law is a successful example, before getting married, her eldest brother probably didn't really want to live alone with her sister-in-law, as for not taking a concubine, firstly, it is to give face to his wife, and secondly, the eldest brother himself has a habit of cleanliness, but later the relationship between the husband and wife is better, and who is not interested in this matter of concubine?
Therefore, when she saw Teng Shasha bent on her knees in front of her, she did not have a hysterical seizure, but said lightly: "Get up." β
Lin Long only glanced at Teng Shasha's face, this appearance is not as good as Ye Manjun in terms of heart, men are so beautiful, there is no doubt about it, but there will be an exception to everything, now seeing that Ye Manjun did not overreact, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and had to praise Ye Manjun for being a lady.
The two sisters-in-law held each other and continued to talk, not taking Teng Shasha to heart at all, but putting her aside intentionally or unintentionally.
Teng Shasha was completely stunned, this noble girl in the capital really didn't care about herself? Originally, she thought that Ye Manjun would sneer at her for a few words, but she didn't know that it was just a fluttering "get up", which sent her away?
This is completely inconsistent with what she imagined, this Ye Manjun and Zhu Chen are not the same nobles in the capital, why is there so much difference? She saw with her own eyes Zhu Chen's suppression and ridicule of her aunt, and the fight between the two had long been an open secret of the palace.
Seeing that the two sisters-in-law were about to lift the curtain and enter the back of the store, she hurriedly said: "Miss Ye, my sister has something to say to Miss Ye." β
The word "sister" is quite attractive, Lin Long's pretty face sank, and Ye Manjun's face was not good-looking, these two people have not yet married and served a husband, and even the word sister has popped out, do the nobles of Ruyang City still have faces?
Lin Long turned his head slightly and glanced at Teng Shasha's cheekiness, and mocked: "Miss Teng, right?" This sister can't call herself indiscriminately, I don't have a sister-in-law like you. β
The implication is that Teng Shasha is not Ye Manjun's sister.
Teng Shasha's face suddenly turned red, and she felt the eyes of the people around her, she felt a chill on her back, this Mrs. Xiangyang Hou is a good mouth, no wonder as soon as she entered the city, she tossed Teng Yuanyuan and Anxin Ru to death first.
It's a pity that she didn't plan to retreat and leave, so she stepped forward and said cheekily again: "Miss Ye, please give it to my sister...... Little girl a little time. β
Ye Manjun and Lin Long glanced at each other, and finally nodded slightly, just listen to what she was going to say, and said, "Then you come in with me." β
Teng Shasha gratefully followed behind her sister-in-law and entered the back of the store.
In the small living room, the maids rushed into the ground to serve tea one by one, and then silently retreated.
Teng Shasha only glanced at it a few times, afraid that people would say that she didn't know etiquette, so she didn't dare to look casually, but sat upright. "My sister is here to ...... this time"
"If my memory is correct, not long ago my sister-in-law just said that she didn't have your sister-in-law, and Miss Teng's birthday was a month or two older than mine, so why did my sister say it? Don't claim to be indiscriminate, save people from laughing and belittling yourself. Ye Manjun said with a cold expression.
Teng Shasha's face turned red again, and she spoke again, no longer messing around, "Miss Ye, the little woman knows that you don't like me, but what can be done, the little woman will also agree to be a concubine for family considerations, otherwise who doesn't want to be a wife?" Who wants the children of the future to be inferior......"
"So you're the only daughter in your house?" Lin Long interrupted her self-described words, didn't this sound like pretending to be pitiful and sympathetic? wants to impress Ye Manjun with empathy, this Teng girl is much smarter than the one who intended to poison before.
"No, the little girl is still ...... sister"
"Then it will be over, if you don't want to, who will force you? Don't think about being a watch and setting up a chastity archway, which makes people look down on you even more. β
Lin Long pierced her little abacus on the spot, and Teng Shasha suddenly felt uncomfortable. It took a long time for her to find a voice, "Mrs. Hou's words are wrong, the younger sisters are still young, and they can't bear the same fate as the little girl." Miss Ye, this is all fate playing tricks on us, the little girl doesn't want to compete with Miss Ye, she just wants Miss Ye to accommodate the little girl, so that the little girl can have a place to live in the backyard......"
This is said humbly, but she is the niece of Concubine Teng, with her own aunt as the backing, she can naturally be invincible in the battle in the backyard, and at the same time, she is also euphemistically telling Ye Manjun that it is best for the two to coexist peacefully, otherwise if they really fight, she is not afraid of her wife.
Ye Manjun interrupted her, "Miss Teng is thinking too long, how can we know what will happen in half a year?" Miss Teng should go back first. β
Teng Shasha didn't expect Ye Manjun to not enter, originally she found her with the intention of wooing her first, she wanted to fight for a place in Zhu Ziqi's heart, and she had to need Ye Manjun to become a springboard, who knew that the other party didn't look at her at all, she repeatedly lowered her posture, but the other party had this attitude, and her face couldn't hold it at this time, and her face was a little gloomy and said: "Miss Ye, you are not in a hurry to deny my words first, I know you don't like me, but I respect Miss Ye, Other people may not respect Miss Ye as much as I do, Miss Ye should not treat a good person as a thief and let others see the joke. β
"I don't know if other people see jokes, but I do know that if you talk nonsense here regardless of your status, you will let me see jokes." Lin Long looked at her with a sneering expression, "Let's not say that you are not our aunt's concubine, even if it is, there is a place for you to sit in front of the master?" What's more, you also said a lot of nonsense, in my opinion, you can slap your mouth and remember it for a long time. β
Teng Shasha knew that her sister Teng Yuanyuan was beaten by the good-looking Mrs. Hou in front of her, at this moment her face was a little frightened, she felt that her buttocks and face were slightly painful, her pupils shrank and she immediately got up, and then she felt that she was very faceless to be pinched by the other party.
Just as Lin Long was looking at Teng Shasha with a smile, Rumei outside said, "Grandma, big girl, the prince of Ruyang asks to see you." β
When the three women in the room heard that Zhu Zi was coming, they had different expressions on their faces.
Lin Long felt that this Zhu Zi period was really wonderful, and the time was quite accurate, which just let her see how he would express his position. Ye Manjun was slightly happy with her eyebrows, although she and Zhu Ziqi were married, but the two got together less and left more, the people who could see him this time were naturally happy, and it happened that Teng Shasha was also there, so she naturally had the same careful thoughts as her sister-in-law.
Only Teng Shasha's eyes were panicked, and her cousin's words that warned her that day were still in her ears, this man didn't like her, so naturally he wouldn't stand on her side, and in a blink of an eye, she thought that Jade Skin Fang was a place to open her door to do business, and she gradually settled down again.
"Please Zhu Shizi come in." Lin Long raised his voice and commanded.
Like an eyebrow, after a while, Zhu Ziqi opened the curtain and came in, although there was no expression on his face, he could still see that his mood was a little happy, and when he saw Teng Shasha in a blink of an eye, he frowned, "What are you doing?" β
This expression reacted in the eyes of the two sisters-in-law, naturally they were extremely satisfied, Lin Long also squeezed his eyes at Ye Manjun, this uncle is not a fool, it will be easy to do in the future, she thought.
"I ...... I heard that the rouge gouache in Miss Ye's store is quite good, so I came to the door to buy a few things to try. Teng Shasha got up to salute, and had already thought of a speech.
"Go back, this is not for you to come." Zhu Ziqi shouted.
His eyes looked at Ye Manjun quickly, he didn't want her to misunderstand, but fortunately, his sweetheart just had a cold expression, but he didn't misunderstand anything, he settled down a little, and sure enough, if he cared, he was chaotic, and more than half a year ago, he wouldn't have messed up with any woman at all.
"Cousin......" Teng Shasha called eagerly, reminding him that he was still her cousin, and he didn't save half of her face in front of outsiders like this, that is, he didn't give Concubine Teng face.
"I'll let you go back, and you're going to say me a second time?" Zhu Ziqi's face was colder, and his voice was even colder.
If it weren't for the fact that she was his mother's niece, he would have called someone in and lifted her collar and threw it out, don't be embarrassed.
Teng Shasha shuddered, where was she inferior to Ye Manjun? Why did he have to be so cold to her, thinking of this, she was extremely unwilling, bit her lower lip, the opposite skin was already thick, and the dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, "Cousin, don't be like this, I really didn't have any ill will towards Miss Ye here, but my aunt has already made the decision to give me to my cousin, so it is reasonable, my cousin wants to have a good relationship with Miss Ye, and will not cause trouble for my cousin in the future...... Ahh......hh
Before she finished speaking, Zhu Ziqi couldn't bear it, and she didn't even give orders, she stepped forward and lifted the back collar of Teng Shasha, regardless of her protests and struggles, lifted the door curtain, and in front of everyone, threw the Teng girl unceremoniously onto the road outside the Jade Skin Workshop.
Although Teng Shasha is thick-skinned, she has never tried to be treated like this, and now she is thrown out in front of everyone, this face can't be hung up immediately, not to mention that the person who threw her is still her future lover, what kind of face does this give her to marry him?
Faced with this dizzy and pitiful face, Zhu Ziqi had no sympathy, just wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and then threw the handkerchief to the ground, indicating that he looked dirty, which made Teng Shasha's face lose all the blood immediately, and he ...... How could he insult her like this?
"Don't step into the Jade Skin Workshop in the future, this is not a place where you can come, Teng Shasha, I have already made it clear to you last time, you still want to rush to humiliate me, this is your problem, don't blame me for not reminding you when I am a cousin in the future, if people humiliate themselves, they will be humiliated by others."
Except for the last time, this is the second time that Zhu Ziqi has said such a long string of words to Teng Shasha, this is his position, he has never lied to her, if Teng Shasha still wants to marry him as a concubine, then he will bear the consequences.
Teng Shasha, who was sitting on the ground, couldn't react at all for a while, so she could only look at him stupidly, she couldn't get into his eyes like that?
In the backlight of the shop, Lin Long and Ye Manjun watched this scene together, and then the two glanced at each other, didn't look any further, and entered the inner room together, this Teng Shasha was completely unnecessary to put in his eyes.
Sitting down to drink tea again, Lin Long nodded and said, "Only today do I feel that my future brother-in-law is a great man, and he will not lose to your brother." β
Ye Manjun smiled and lifted the teapot to refill the tea for his sister-in-law, "How many people in this world can compare with my brother?" But if he's not good, I won't take a fancy to him. β
After saying that, she smiled shyly, this is the most outrageous sentence she has ever said, after all, she has not officially married, and the reputation of her daughter's family is very important.
Zhu Ziqi, who had finished processing Teng Shasha outside the curtain and was about to lift the curtain to come in, couldn't help but smirk when he heard his fiancΓ©e's words, knowing that she was pleased with herself, but it was still different when she heard it with her own ears.
"Look at your beauty?" Lin Long couldn't help but joke about his sister-in-law.
"As my sister-in-law said, what our daughter's family asks for in her life, don't you just ask for a good person?"
Ye Manjun's smile couldn't hide it, not to mention that she didn't want to hide it, after all, Zhu Ziqi's appearance of standing up for her today still made her quite satisfied. She doesn't care whether Teng Shasha is ugly or not, so she can only care about Zhu Ziqi.
Lin Long was about to answer, but he saw the pair of soap boots belonging to Zhu Ziqi under the door curtain, and suddenly smiled: "Zhu Shizi, you have been listening to the corner for some time outside, why haven't you come in yet?" β
Ye Manjun noticed that Zhu Ziqi was not far behind her, and when she thought of her bold words just now, her face was as red as the morning glow, and she was charming.
Zhu Ziqi was not embarrassed to be recognized, but generously lifted the curtain and went in and bowed his hand to Lin Long, "I've seen Mrs. Hou." β
"Zhu Shizi is polite." Lin Long smiled and raised his head to signal him to sit down.
Zhu Ziqi glanced at Ye Manjun, and then picked a chair close to her and sat down, "It's not that I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I just happened to finish handling chores and overheard it." β
"Are you satisfied?" Lin Long ignored Ye Manjun's blushing face and asked himself.
Zhu Ziqi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this future sister-in-law who was much younger than him to speak so directly, and then he came back to his senses, "Ziqi has lived up to Miss Ye's expectations all his life." β
This time, he looked at Ye Manjun with a completely undisguised deep look in his eyes, and the blush on Ye Manjun's face slowly receded, but he could look at him calmly.
This kind of answer obviously made Lin Long very satisfied, she thought that if she had a daughter in the future, her son-in-law would be able to feel a lot more at ease when she said such a sentence, at least there was a man who promised and took responsibility, "Then Zhu Shizi must always remember the words promised today, and don't hurt my sister-in-law's heart one day in the future, don't blame me, who is the eldest sister-in-law, for not giving you face, anyway, I am still the righteous daughter of the queen's mother." β
Zhu Ziqi got up and gave Lin Long a solemn salute, not because he was threatened by the other party's words, but out of sincere gratitude to the other party for his maintenance of Ye Manjun, for this love, Lin Long deserves his respect.
Lin Long looked at the solemnity on the man's face, and felt something about her husband's words, as long as Zhu Ziqi was unintentional, those concubines were not worth discussing at all, "Since this is the case, I will merge my sister-in-law to Zhu Shizi." There are still a lot of things to deal with when this store is newly opened, so I'll go out first. β
This was said in a meaningful way, and after saying that, she also got up and didn't plan to be the candle between the two.
"Sister-in-law......" Ye Manjun's face was blushing, and he also wanted to get up.
Lin Long stretched out his hand and sat Ye Manjun down, "Just leave the affairs of the store to me." With that, he winked at her.
She is a person who has come over, and she can't wait to be together after knowing that the two are happy, but because of etiquette and secular affairs, Ye Manjun and Zhu Ziqi don't have much time to meet, so it's not easy to see each other, let's give them a space to say a few whispers, in this regard, she is still very ventilated.
Ye Manjun looked at Lin Long gratefully, and watched her lift the curtain and go out, and a group of maids were also taken out by her, leaving her in a quiet room with her sweetheart.
Zhu Ziqi sat down again, looked at Ye Manjun and said, "You have a good sister-in-law." β
"Of course." Ye Manjun still responded proudly, not tossing, not suspicious of each other, not infighting, she admired Lin Long's sister-in-law.
Zhu Ziqi saw that there was no one, and stretched out his hand to hold Ye Manjun's soft hand, "My mother's approach does not represent me, and I hope you don't hold a grudge against her, she is from a family in Ruyang City, and this thought can't be turned around, and I will argue with her again when I go back......."
"My heart is not so narrow-minded, she is the mother who gave birth to you and raised you, I still know this."
"That's good." Zhu Ziqi would take time out of his busy schedule to find Ye Manjun, also because his mother sent the so-called concubine painting to Ye Manjun, he was afraid that she would have a pimple in her heart, "As for women like Teng Shasha, I will solve them one by one, I didn't want them in the first place, there are too many women in the back house who are too noisy, which is not a good thing." β
"But can the magnates of Ruyang City agree?" This is not the first time that such a promise has been heard, but this is the first time that Ye Manjun has raised objections, and Zhu Yi, the king of Ruyang, has not relented in this matter, so it can be known that he still adheres to the tradition, at least the starting point is the same as that of Concubine Teng.
"If you don't break it, you can't stand it, and there is no need for such anachronistic rules to exist." Zhu Ziqi said coldly, "Miss Ye, you only know one thing, you don't know the other, this is also one of the means used to contain the King of Ruyang, it is the balance of their so-called families who can't get on the stage, it is no less than covering their ears and stealing the bell to deceive themselves, and want to tie the King of Ruyang to their ship forever." β
He doesn't want those concubines, in addition to Ye Manjun's reasons, it is more out of this consideration, this group of so-called powerful frogs at the bottom of the well, it's time to open their eyes and look at the world, their so-called abiding by the rules is not to always guard their own interests.
And he Zhu Ziqi, how can he let them be at the mercy of so easily?
Zhu Ziqi has never spoken directly to Ye Manjun about these words, and now he takes them out to say it, obviously for the sake of Ye Manjun's heart, and it is also a matter of course, and he wants to take out some things and tell her.
Ye Manjun reached out and stroked his eyebrows and eyes with emotion, knowing that it was not easy for him to do this, and finally she reached out and held his big palm, "Second Master Zhu, you are not alone, Manjun will always stand with you." β
When Zhu Ziqi heard this, the lines on his face became softer and softer, if there was no Ye Manjun in this world, where would he find another one to make up for his semicircle?
Teng Shasha suffered such a great humiliation, and the first thing that came to mind was her aunt Teng Fangfei.