Chapter 169: Tough
"You, you will be punished for doing this, I won't finish ...... with you" Ye Qinshi jumped up and scolded, this hateful granddaughter-in-law, she shouldn't have let her in the first place.
She rushed to Lin Long's face, wanting to teach Lin Long a lesson as an elder, how could this really be reasonable? She still has her as an elder in her eyes?
Lin Long suddenly freed up a hand to grab her hand before she could wave it, and said in a cold tone: "Old lady, it's time to stop in moderation, if you rely on your identity to make trouble again, then don't blame me for being rude, I'm doing this for your own good." β
Finally, he unceremoniously shook off the old woman's hand and watched her sit down in the chair with a look of embarrassment and disbelief.
The people in the outer courtyard who were still shouting grievances before they had time to be pulled away saw this scene, although they didn't hear what Lin Long said too clearly, but when they saw the old lady like a defeated rooster, they knew that the general trend had gone, and their shouting of grievances gradually sank.
The courtyard became quiet, including the house, and for a long time, Ye Manzi was the first to laugh, it was her sister-in-law who was so good that she cured this annoying grandmother enough.
No one around her grandmother has always been able to move, and her mother-in-law also came to this trick for her back then, but she was blocked by her grandmother, and in the end, it was a filial piety hat that pressed her mother-in-law to continue to serve her grandmother.
This laughter was a mockery of Ye Qin's family, and her eyes turned to glare at this granddaughter who didn't know how to be polite.
Lin Long also glanced at Ye Manzi, Ye Manzi touched his nose and stopped laughing, okay, at this time, mocking Ye Qin's family in person will be slandered, she better restrain a little.
Lin Long shook his head, this sister-in-law is sometimes too casual, and the four sons and daughters born to Ye Zhong's family are all different, and they are very different. She looked back at Ye Qin's family, "Grandmother, my mother-in-law is still sick, so I won't disturb my grandmother, and the housekeeper will bring a newcomer to serve my grandmother later......"
"You get out of here-" Ye Qin shouted, so fake, she felt sick to her stomach when she saw it.
Lin Long was unmoved, anyway, this grandmother was a grasshopper after the autumn, and she couldn't jump for many days. She hugged her son tightly and gave Ye Manzi a look, and Shi Shiran turned around and left.
Ye Manzi got up with a smile and followed behind Lin Long, the eldest sister-in-law, without looking back at the grandmother who relied on her most in the past.
As soon as he got out of this courtyard, Ye Manzi looked at the door, "Sister-in-law, should we send someone to come to the door?" Otherwise, I'm afraid she'll go to her grandfather and complain......"
Now except for her grandfather and brother, there are almost no people who can suppress this eldest sister-in-law, not even her father Ye Mingsui.
Lin Long coaxed the child in his arms and looked back at the door before getting on the mule cart, "No." β
She is not afraid that Ye Qin's family will sue, under the news of Ye Manjun's fiancΓ©'s death, the whole house is filled with a sad atmosphere, if Ye Qin's family wants to make trouble again, it is that she doesn't know the general situation, and she doesn't care about the happiness of her granddaughter, and her old lady's face will be lost.
Ye Manzi was still a little worried, but since the sister-in-law said no, she was not good at overstepping the line, and her mother had temporarily handed over the housekeeping to the sister-in-law, so naturally the sister-in-law had the final say.
Not long after the mule cart drove out, someone came to report that the old lady had left the yard and went straight to the old marquis's residence.
Lin Long waved his hand, indicating that he understood, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, she really overestimated this Ye Qin clan, forget it, since she was looking for death, why did she stop it?
"Sister-in-law, grandmother really went to my grandfather to complain......" Ye Manzi was a little worried.
Lin Long patted Ye Manzi's shoulder, "Sister Zi'er can rest assured, she can't play any tricks, believe me." β
Ye Manzi glanced at Lin Long's calm expression, and finally shrugged, I hope so.
Lin Long lowered his head to tease his son, it had only been a month, and the little guy had sunk a lot, and his round eyes were spinning and turning, as if he was so curious, that Lin Long couldn't wait to take out one and give it to him.
"Big nephew, I'm the little aunt......" Ye Manzi patted his palm to attract the nephew's attention, and sure enough, the child turned his head to look at her with an effort, and a string of saliva flowed out of his mouth with a smile.
Ye Manzi was not too dirty, took out the fine silk embroidered handkerchief and carefully wiped the saliva off the little guy, grabbed his little hand and played with it, making the little guy laugh more and more happily, and his mouth made an ah-ah sound, and it could be seen that he was very immersed in the game with the little aunt.
Lin Long watched the interaction, and also screamed a few times with the child, which made him even more amused, his eyes looked at his mother for a while, and then looked at the little aunt Ye Manzi, very curious.
When they returned to the main courtyard where Ye Zhong's family lived with Ye Yaoting in their arms, Ye Qin's family had already arrived at the old marquis's courtyard, deliberately ripped his hair, and cried as soon as he entered the door, shouting in his mouth, "Old marquis, old marquis, you have to make decisions for me-"
Old Marquis Ye was discussing Ye Manjun's affairs with Ye Xuyao, and the atmosphere between the two was very tense, after all, this matter was related to Ye Manjun's happiness, so he couldn't be sloppy. Old Marquis Ye is patriarchal, but Ye Manjun is different, this is his eldest granddaughter, and she is married by the emperor's order, so he doesn't want this marriage to be complicated, and the result is still disappointing to him.
At this time, when I heard the old wife's call, I was immediately angry, especially when I saw the old wife's appearance, the anger rose sharply, "What's wrong with you?" Who is it looking like? Do you know what time it is? β
Ye Xuyao looked at this unreliable grandmother coldly, and did not get up to salute her, when his eldest sister suffered misfortune, this old lady was still in the mood to make trouble, did she know how to write shameful words?
Ye Qin was stunned, but she was used to her husband's attitude, so she cried and shouted: "They all bullied me and disrespected me, a grandmother......
"Who bullied you and disrespected you?"
"Who else? Whose world is in this house? My old bones still have a place to talk......"
When she asked and answered with her husband, her eyes glanced at Ye Xuyao, and it was clear that this matter was related to this eldest grandson.
Ye Xuyao was unmoved, "Grandmother will speak directly if she has something to say, don't beat around the bush." β
"Well, you asked me to say it directly, your daughter-in-law dared to point at me and scold the people around me, she is very unfilial, you can't deny it......"
Ye Qin seized the opportunity to add fuel to her husband and tell her husband about it, anyway, it was right to see her great-grandson, what was wrong was Lin Long's aggressiveness, and it was her husband's habit, which was dismissive of what he said yesterday.
When the matter came to Lin Long's body, Ye Xuyao's expression became even colder, "Did grandmother miss something and didn't say anything?" β
"What could I have missed?" Ye Qin's family almost jumped to his feet.
Ye Xuyao sneered: "Grandmother, are you really here to meet Brother Ting?" Then why don't you take Brother Hui with you, he is not your great-grandson? Or are you going to raise my son like a little sister and teach him to be a gentleman? β
Ye Qin's face changed slightly when this grandson said the central matter, but he quickly adjusted, "You are talking nonsense, there is no matter, I am old, and I saw two grandsons at a time and my energy was not good, so I only hugged Brother Ting'er to ......"
"Isn't this over, my lady is also doing this to take care of your grandmother, saving you from being tired, and those people not only persuade you to help the abuse, what's the use of staying?" Ye Xuyao's few short words made Ye Qin's mouth dumb, and he couldn't find words to refute.
Old Marquis Ye was already in a bad mood, and he didn't know much about this wife, but he just kept saving face for her, so he slapped the table and roared angrily: "Are you still finished?" Brother Ting will be the son of our Xiangyang Marquis Mansion in the future, how can you make a waste? It's better if you let his mother take it, what are you meddling in? The granddaughter-in-law also arranged it for your own good......"
"Grandfather, don't move, your body matters." Ye Xuyao persuaded Old Marquis Ye.
Old Marquis Ye's angry face was only then accepted, but he was still staring at his dumbfounded wife, and after a while, he turned his head to look at his grandson, "I'm fine, now Sister Jun'er's matter is more important......"
Ye Qin's face was dusty and dirty by her husband, but when she heard the words Sister Jun, she still raised her head and asked curiously, "What's wrong with her?" β
"What else could have happened?" As soon as he heard his wife's voice, Old Marquis Ye was furious again, "The prince of the Ruyang Mansion died before he got married, and now the mansion is anxious about the affairs of Sister Jun'er, do you still want to give me trouble?" It's a shame that you're for your grandmother. β
Ye Qin's family didn't receive any news, in fact, when she knew that Ye Zhong's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurriedly entered the palace in the morning, she faintly realized that something was wrong, but she didn't care, she just blindly thought about taking the opportunity to bring the child here, how did she know that such a terrible thing would happen to Ye Manjun.
"How so?" Her eyes widened in disbelief, no wonder Lin Long's posture was so high this time, and she took advantage of it at the wrong time.
"How not? Am I still lying to you? Now that you know, give me some peace, don't have nothing to do. Old Marquis Ye waved his hand impatiently, the older this wife gets, the more confused she becomes.
Ye Qin's family didn't get half a good deal here, and left in a gloomy manner.
This news was soon reported to the main courtyard, and as Lin Long expected, Ye Manzi shouted that it was true, but Ye Zhong glanced at his daughter-in-law, "You did a good job this time, you want to teach her a lesson, otherwise she doesn't know how powerful?" Hmph, I still want to raise my grandson, no way. β
She lowered her head and carefully tucked Ye Yaoting's swaddling clothes, looking at the two brothers sleeping together, you look at me, I look at you, the two of them are one ahh
"By the way, the subordinates sent to her will all use our people, and I will keep an eye on her in the future, so as not to let her cause trouble again." She commanded again, uneasily.
Lin Long nodded lightly, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I have already arranged it, those few housekeepers are picking people, and they can be stationed in the old lady's courtyard in the evening, so they won't miss her employment." β
The word "employing people", she bites very tightly, indicating that she is making Ye Qin's family unusable, and she can't command people, she is a toothless tiger, how else can she be mischievous?
Ye Zhong nodded knowingly, now looking at how this daughter-in-law looks pleasing to the eye, but when she thinks of her eldest daughter, she feels sad in her heart.
While everyone was talking, someone from outside came to report that Mrs. Five's family had come to the door.
"It seems that I came here for the Peng family." Ye Zhong's heart knew very well that how could this Peng family be willing to go to live in the nunnery like this, and they would definitely ask his mother's family for help.
"Mother-in-law recuperates well, and the Peng family keeps me to deal with it." Lin Long said busily.
Ye Zhongshi frowned, "They are not good, can you handle it?" β
"Mother-in-law, don't worry, since I advocated sending the fifth aunt to the nunnery, they have to find me if they want to come to theorize." Lin Long said, she didn't want Ye Zhong's to be upset anymore, thinking of the imperial doctor's diagnosis, Ye Zhong's best not to work hard recently, but for Ye Manjun's sake, this is almost impossible, all she can do is to reduce Ye Zhong's worries.
Ye Zhong glanced at Lin Long, and finally nodded, but still admonished.
After Lin Long nodded, he led people out of the inner room to meet guests.
In the main hall of the Ye family, the lord of the Peng family and his wife Peng Ding sat together to enjoy tea, as well as a son and a daughter from the Ye Peng family, and the daughter Ye Manling was crying so much that her eyes were red, and she was desperately rolling up her veil at this time.
Peng Ding's face was expressionless, she didn't want to run this trip, this aunt was sent to the nunnery to fall into her arms, who told her to take care of that hateful outer room girl? She has always been worried about this matter, but because of her husband, she had to reluctantly run this trip.
It's just been sitting here for a long time, why hasn't the principal of the Ye family arrived yet?
Ye Xupeng sat up straight, his expression had been tense since he knew about it last night until today, the cousin-in-law had done too much about it, and his hands were clenched into fists.
"Go and urge, why hasn't your housewife arrived yet?" Lord Peng couldn't sit still, and he felt like he was being left out, so he urged with a bad face.
The man said: "If you go back to the lord, you have already told your wife and grandmother." β
Peng Ding's reached out and grabbed her husband, so as not to let him do anything out of the ordinary in anger, so that he would have a bad relationship with the Xiangyang Hou Mansion, and it was not worth it for a Ye Peng's family.
Lord Peng turned his head angrily and sat down, his sister was too, he provoked such a thing for him, he felt that his anger rose again just thinking about it, and it was completely useless to negotiate with his brother-in-law, and the hateful brother-in-law said that this was a decision of the house, and he had no right to interfere.
The younger sister cried into tears, saying that she was oppressed by the big house, and knelt down at him and asked him to save her, but she didn't want to go to the nunnery.
Now that this matter is still dragging on, he has to go to this Xiangyang Hou Mansion, how did he know that he would be so neglected?
After a while, Lin Long walked in surrounded by a large number of maids and grandmothers, and saw her say heartily: "Let Lord Peng and Mrs. Peng wait for a long time, but I'm too late." β
When the four people sitting heard this, they immediately got up and looked at Lin Long, watching the woman who was under twenty slowly come over and calmly sit on the first seat in front of them.
Although Lord Peng and Peng Ding were older than Lin Long, they were several levels worse in terms of identity, so they both bowed down and bowed, but Ye Manling and Ye Xupeng sisters and brothers made a big salute.
When he really faced Lin Long, the Marquis and the county lord, Lord Peng restrained the anger on his face, but his expression was still stern: "Mrs. Hou, our two families are in-laws, my sister has been married into your Hou Mansion for more than ten years, she has always kept her duty, your Hou Mansion wants to send her to the nunnery to eat a long fast, this is against reason, and it is also against human ethics......
Lin Long took the fragrant tea handed over by Ruyan, and seemed to carelessly dial the tower to figure out the tea leaves in the bowl, and after listening to this seemingly generous words of Lord Peng, he raised his head and said, "I think Lord Peng didn't figure out what vicious things she did?" She intends to disadvantage my children and put them to death, you say, I can be magnanimous and act as if it didn't happen? β
When Lord Peng heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly, and this is the most difficult thing to do.
Ye Manling looked at Lin Long with red eyes, "Sister-in-law Yao, my mother was used by the Gui family, she has no heart, sister-in-law Yao, Manling is begging you here, just raise your noble hand and let my mother go." β
After speaking, she got up and knelt in front of Lin Long.
Ye Xupeng's young face was also cloudy, and he got up and knelt beside his sister, "Sister-in-law Yao, I apologize to you on behalf of my mother, as long as you let my mother go, our sister and brother will be grateful to you for the rest of our ......lives."
Lin Long looked at the two of them kneeling in front of him, his expression paused slightly, and then sighed, "Why are you doing this?" It's not that I don't refuse your request, but if it's something else, what if I do? But it's not going to work, it's about my two sons, and I can't retreat, because I don't deserve to be a mother, you know? β
Ye Manling and Ye Xupeng's sisters and brothers' faces turned pale instantly, Lin Long's refusal was like a whip on their hearts, they both lived by their mother's side, where could they really bear to watch her step into the nunnery?
Peng Ding looked at the scene, and couldn't say a word, so he stepped forward and said: "Mrs. Hou, let's give our family a face, so that my aunt and grandmother have a chance to reform themselves......
Lin Long looked directly at Peng Ding's family, "Mrs. Peng, it is precisely for the sake of the face of the two families that they are in-laws, so I will deal with this matter in this way, and I didn't make a big deal about it, such a bad nature, it is more than enough to report to the government to deal with it according to the law, but in this way, it is the two of us who are embarrassed, and we will do the matter absolutely without it, so I did not report it to the official to deal with it." Her eyes lowered slightly to look at Ye Manling's sister and brother, "Do you understand?" It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you, it's that this matter is really ruthless. β
If you want to blame Ye Peng's thinking too much and doing too much, otherwise how could he end up like this?
Ye Manling and Ye Xupeng's faces were pale, they both turned to their father for help last night and this morning, but their father didn't care at all, the Aunt Peng in the house was sneering, and also announced in public that she was pregnant, which made her so angry that her whole body trembled.
The father was so happy that he asked him to wait carefully for the aunt's daily life, and then he couldn't wait to drive his mother to the nunnery, after all, his father was now even guarding against his mother.
Lord Peng and his wife glanced at each other, and for a long time, Lord Peng said: "Thank you Mrs. Hou for your mercy, but my sister is really deceived in this matter, she was just innocently dragged into the water, Mrs. Hou has to find ......out."
Lin Long looked at Lord Peng with a cold face, "Since you think so, then I will report this matter to the government, and the government will interrogate and punish according to the law, but in this way, our Hou Mansion doesn't matter, but it is not easy for the girls of your Peng family to talk about marriage." β
Lin Long said this sentence lightly, but Peng Ding's was shocked into a cold sweat, she still has her daughter who has not left the cabinet, how can she be affected by this aunt? So she hurriedly gave her husband a look, asking him to stop fighting, no matter how important this aunt is, can she compare with her own daughter?
Lord Peng sat there with his fists clenched, this stinky girl who didn't even grow her hair was really difficult, give it a step down, everyone is happy, isn't it? I believe that my sister will not do such a stupid thing in the future.
Lin Long's gaze swept over Lord Peng's clenched fist, his expression did not change, but the words he said were even colder than just now, "There is another way to go, I just don't know if Lord Peng is willing?" β
Ye Manling's sister and brother's eyes suddenly lit up, is there any other way to go?
Lord Peng hurriedly asked, "What is the road?" β
Lin Long said unhurriedly: "That is, you bring back the fifth aunt, as long as she returns to her parents' house and is no longer a member of the Ye family, our Ye family will naturally not be embarrassed for her." β
Isn't this a divorce? Sort of another way.
The eyes of the other four people were dimmed, and the Peng Ding family naturally didn't want this aunt to be taken home, which would affect the marriage of the Peng family's daughter.
Lin Long saw that the four of them were silent, obviously they did not approve of the latter plan, "Since this is the case, then according to the original punishment, the fifth aunt should go to the nunnery to eat a long fast to wash her soul." β
Such a pickled and dirty heart should be washed well, otherwise it will stink.
After speaking, regardless of the reaction of the four of them, she stood up, "There is still something to do at home, so I won't accompany you, come and send off guests." β
Lord Peng and his wife glanced at each other, they all saw Lin Long's strong posture, Peng Ding secretly shook his head at his husband, he couldn't be an enemy of the Ye family, and the Ye family was in charge of this matter, even if they made trouble in front of the Son of Heaven, they couldn't turn the case over for Ye Peng's family.
Lord Peng glanced at Lin Long's tough posture, this matter really has no turn, "Mrs. Hou, this matter ...... It's up to you......"
"Uncle?" Ye Manling called out, but her uncle, who had placed a lot of hopes on her, admitted defeat so easily, and in addition to being disappointed, she had a faint resentment in her heart.
Peng Ding stepped forward and helped Ye Manling to get up, "Sister Ling, it's not that we don't help you, but we don't have a position to help, your mother has done too much in this matter." β
Ye Manling's face was as pale as paper.
Lin Long still remembered Ye Manjun's affairs in his heart, and he really didn't want to deal with them, so he raised his feet and was about to walk out of this main hall.
Ye Xupeng moved quickly and knelt in front of her, "Sister-in-law Yao, just forgive my mother......"
Lin Long half-bent down and looked directly at Ye Xupeng, "It's about the heir, I can't be magnanimous, Brother Peng, even if you hate me, I still act like this today." After a pause, "When you grow up and have children in the future, you will understand what Sister-in-law Yao said today." β
After that, she bypassed Ye Xupeng and walked out, no longer distracted by this troubled matter, at this moment, this is just a trivial matter.
She had just been gone for a while, and someone came to report that it was Lord Peng and his wife who had left with their brother and sister in the fifth room, and she waved her hand to indicate that she knew, and finally solved the matter.
As for the other party, the Gui family, there is no need to mind at all, the Gui family has no title and official position is not high, and the Gui family is the initiator, so he will definitely not come to the door, and will only take the Gui family back in disgrace.
It's just that later, the Gui family failed to give birth to the eldest grandson of the second room, and after being sent back to her parents' house, Ye Wang's family sent supplements to this former daughter-in-law from time to time, which was on the one hand, and on the other hand, she began to look for a new daughter-in-law.
This move was known by the Gui family, and she was angry for a while, and she also planned to give birth to a son who could atone for her sins and return to the Ye family. At the same time, she didn't get along well with her sisters-in-law, and often had quarrels, and finally was secretly tripped by one of her sisters-in-law, who was disturbed by a raccoon cat, and had a miscarriage on the same day.
Ye Wangshi knew that she couldn't even save the fetus, so he personally came to the door and scolded her, completely breaking her desire to go back to the Ye family.
In the end, she was calculated by several sisters-in-law, and allowed a widower in his forties to fill the house, Zhenri and the children born to this husband's ex-wife fought to the death, and she would also think about her marriage with Ye Xuyan in her dire life.
Ruyang City.
Where can Ye Manjun hide the news of his illness? Just as the news of her fiancΓ©'s death began to spread among the upper class society in the capital, her every move was very concerned by the people in the Ruyang Palace.
In the courtyard with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, the people in the house put away the latest secret report they received, and then gently put it on the desk, and the woman who was a little old but still looked charming leaned over and asked, "What's wrong?" But the bad news? β
"The prince will arrive in Ruyang City in a few days." A man about twenty years old said in a deep voice, not waiting for his mother to react, and hurriedly said, "What happened to the Ye family's daughter-in-law?" β
These two people are the side concubine Rong of Ruyang King Zhu Yi and his concubine Zhu Ziran.
"I heard that I fell ill because of the soil and water." Concubine Rong said with a high level of proficiency, "By the way, what did the prince say in the letter, now that the prince is dead, in the absence of a son-in-law, Ran'er, you are also a strong contender for this throne." β
She has been fighting all her life, just to fight for this breath, there is the princess Zhu Chen and the favorite concubine Teng in the way, and there are younger concubines on the throne, if she loses, what will happen to her son?
Throne?
Zhu Ziran got up and paced to the window with his hands behind his back, the contours of his face that were somewhat similar to Zhu Ziqi were deeper, what he had never hoped for was the throne? The ancestors were forced to accept the throne, and their Ruyang King should have been the emperor.
The eldest brother's sister-in-law just wanted to sit back and enjoy his success, and it was impossible for him to let such a person be the leader of the Ruyang Wang's lineage, so when the Ninth Prince found him, he did not hesitate to cooperate with him and secretly killed Zhu Zijie, and the timing was just right.
As for the second brother Zhu Ziqi, who is also a concubine, he can't see through this person, but it doesn't mean that he is willing to give him the results, his father's favoritism has long made him hate him, he is also a concubine, why does his father only see him in his eyes?
Immediately, his hands clenched violently, pursed his lips and turned to look at his mother facing the light, "I plan to meet this Ye family's concubine." β