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Outside the Fayuan Hall at this moment, all the ladies of the rich mansions in the capital are gathered, and the matter of many inner mansions is naturally not unfamiliar.
Seeing that the kneeling woman was already not young, and she was dressed as a woman, but she called herself a servant, she had some guesses about the identity of this woman.
Seeing that she was crying and begging for the five girls from the Ding'an Hou Mansion, she suddenly understood what was going on.
Some time ago, the female dependents of the Ding'an Hou Mansion were ruthlessly famous in the capital, and they were beaten into a pig's head by the concubine of King Xin's side on the street, and they lost all their face, and became the laughing stock of the capital.
Everyone thought that there would be no family talk in this Ding'an Hou Mansion in a year or two, but unexpectedly, it didn't take long for a concubine in the third room of this Hou Mansion to climb into a good family business. Although the Chi family is not considered a noble and high-ranking official's mansion, it is also quite famous in the capital.
First, because the old lady of the Chi family was eclectic, after Zhishi, he disregarded the eyes of the world, and lowered his identity to run to the businessman to make profits, and many of the industries of the Chi family in the capital are the places where the noble Zhu family is used to visiting, such as the Chu Yi Pavilion, which one of the people in the capital who regards their identity has not made clothes in it?
is even more of a cross between the Chi family and the official family, Chi Jingyi is young and handsome, and he is quite famous.
In addition, there is no shortage of smart and transparent people in the capital, and there are not a few who can see the plans of the old lady Chi, and many people know that although Chi Jingyi is not in the office, his son will definitely be cultivated by the Chi family, and he will be a blockbuster.
In this case, Chi Jingyi's wife will not be an ordinary person, and must be carefully chosen. You must know that an unclear mother can ruin three generations of the family, and many people are concerned about the new generation of the Chi family's housewife.
I didn't expect Chi Jingyi to hire this girl from the Ding'an Hou Mansion after the daughter of the Ding'an Hou Mansion became a laughing stock, and she hired it, and the one who set the marriage was not the eldest daughter of the long house, but a little-known concubine in the third room, and I heard that this concubine was still from the outer room.
This time I almost didn't startle people's eyes, and there were originally many ladies who were a little curious about this Su Wu girl.
At this moment, there was such a commotion in front of the Fayuan Palace, and everyone's eyes fell on Yingluo's body, and there was really any kind of gaze.
Master Ci'an's lectures are divided into several days, and for convenience, the Great Country Temple also entertains male and female donors separately.
Therefore, the people who listened to the lecture in the Fayuan Hall today were all the ladies of the official eunuchs, and naturally they didn't need to wear hats to cover their faces.
Therefore, when everyone looked at it, what they saw was Su Wu, who was beautiful and beautiful.
But I saw that she was really beautiful, her eyebrows and facial features were like the delicate in the painting, but her posture was natural, and she was full of grace with a smile and a smile, but she was not vulgar, but had a general demeanor in the painting.
Obviously it is a peach and a plum, with a bewitching appearance of a brilliant color, but his eyes are clear, his demeanor is generous, and his demeanor is dignified.
Look at her plain and pure, adding a beautiful temperament, she is still able to hold calm under such a public eye, and she has never shown a flustered state, and at a glance it only makes people think that she is the daughter of a noble mansion, and her style cannot be ignored, and she is beautiful, and everyone unconsciously sighs.
It's just that this woman can climb the Chi family.
And Yingluo also guessed her identity from the woman's dress in front of her, as well as her self-title.
had just been married, and before he got married, he was knocked on the door by the concubine's room on the husband's side, which was undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face in public. If the average lady is beautiful, I am afraid that no matter how calm she is, she will be completely panicked at the moment, or she will cry and die of shame when she is overwhelmed, or she will be angry and her ugliness will be revealed.
Ran Yingluo is not a real ancient lady in the end, although her face was inevitably blue and white for a moment, but after everyone looked over, she also calmed down, and there was no clue on her face, leaving only just the right amount of surprise and contemplation.
And the woman kneeling on the ground saw Yingluo take two steps back, but she didn't answer her words, nor did she cry and get angry, she just looked at herself quietly, and she was stunned for a moment, and then she was busy kowtowing again, and cried loudly: "Five girls, the maid's name is Qingtong, she was originally the personal maid next to the eldest young master of the Chi family, and the maid was rewarded to the young master by our wife at the age of fifteen, and now it has been eight years, but the young master and the fifth girl are engaged but want to send the maid away." The maid was sold into Chi's Mansion by Yazi in the first year of Tianxi, and she had no family for a long time, and now she was sent away, where should the maid go alone. Ask the five girls for mercy, give the maid a way out, and let the maid return to Chi's house. The maid knows that the young master sent the maid because of the five girls, the young master and the five girls are in love, and the maid is like dust to the five girls, and the maid does not dare to compete with the five girls, and does not ask to be able to return to the young master, as long as she can stay in the Chi family, it is good to be a rough maid. I beg the five girls to fulfill the maids, and I beg the five girls. β
The green tong said that the tears rolled down again, and he kowtowed again.
Yingluo was speechless for a while, but the old lady's already angry face suddenly turned purple and red, her body was shaky, and she was about to roll her eyes and faint when she saw it.
Yingluo has determined at this moment that Qingtong must have been fueled by someone to come to the door at this moment, calculating herself, and regardless of whether this matter was done by the eldest lady or not, Yingluo had a thought in her mind at the moment.
Today's opportunity is rare, if you don't take advantage of one or two, you really can't help yourself.
Thinking about it, she made a decision immediately, and for a while she didn't even care about the Qingtong, but hurriedly stepped forward and firmly held the old lady's arm, and said with an anxious and concerned face: "Grandmother? Grandmother, how are you? β
Her call, Xiao Liu and Bai also reacted, hurriedly surrounded Ma and asked in a panic, Ma's face slowed down before turning a little, looking at the noble ladies who were pointing around, today Ding'an Hou Mansion is very famous again, after all, within half a day, this disgrace will be spread all over the capital, Ma Shi did not feel that his face was red, but he felt that his whole body was like pins and needles, and he hated to disappear in front of him immediately.
At this moment, she is really disgusted with Yingluo who has caused trouble, and Yingluo is still close, and she has a fake concern in front of the old lady, Ma already hates this granddaughter, and she has no tolerance for Su Yingying, Su Yingying is in trouble, Ma saw that Su Yingying was innocently beaten and could not be punished because of pity, but Yingluo was in trouble, Ma's first reaction was to push Yingluo away fiercely!
The disgust and resentment on her face were undoubtedly revealed, and for a moment the love in her heart was so intense that she couldn't even scruple to see the stares of everyone.
So everyone saw the filial granddaughter who was considerate and caring for her grandmother for the first time, and was pushed by a mean and resentful old grandmother to stagger out two or three steps before she could stand still, with a look of disbelief and sadness.
Such an unkind grandmother is really an eye-opener.
Everyone stared in disbelief, and Yingluo had already vaguely heard the words "so unkind" coming from the crowd.
The old lady is disgusted with Yingluo, Yingluo is naturally very tired of a group of people in Ding'an Houfu, so many things have happened, it is impossible for her and Su Jinghua to get along with the people of Sufu anymore, sooner or later there will be trouble, but in ancient times, the world was ruled by filial piety.
If a person is filial piety, everyone in the world will accuse, and just spitting on the stars can drown people, let alone building a world, so Yingluo doesn't mind taking this opportunity to give the old lady an unkind name first! Let the world first take a look at the faces of the women of the Ding'an Hou Mansion, so as to pave the way for future things.
Seeing that the goal was achieved at this moment, Yingluo quickly put away the sadness on her face, and said with a calm face: "Auntie, grandmother is still sick these days, today I came to listen to the scriptures, and I want to ask Master Ci'an to see a doctor for my grandmother." The grandmother's body can't stand the stimulation of such filth, so the eldest aunt will help the grandmother into the main hall to rest, and the niece will arrange it here. It was the niece's fault that she had humiliated her grandmother because of her. β
Yingluo said that she was blessed, and her face was ashamed.
The old lady Ma naturally heard the chatter around her, and she had already withdrawn the disgust and hatred on her face, but it was already too late at this moment, she had the intention to stay and support Yingluo, otherwise she would really confirm the fact that she was unkind.
But today's incident was originally done by Su Yingying and the eldest lady, how could the eldest lady let the old lady support Yingluo at this moment, the eldest lady was eager to take the old lady and everyone away, leaving Yingluo alone to lose her talents.
Therefore, Yingluo's words are simply straight to the eldest lady's heart, she immediately looked concerned about the old lady, and worried, and said in a hurry: "Yes, yes, mother is still sick, if you don't come to ask Master Ci'an to see a doctor today, you can't go out, mother and quickly follow her daughter-in-law into the Fayuan Hall to rest, and the daughter-in-law sent her mother over and came back to settle the five girls." β
The eldest lady said and shouted at the maids, and said, "What are you still stunned for, quickly help the old lady in!" β
While speaking, the eldest lady dragged the old lady away with the maid, and the old lady originally wanted to stay and save herself from the unkind situation, but she was ashamed and indignant in the eyes of everyone, and was pushed by the eldest lady and the maids to pretend to be dizzy, and she softened her body and was put into the Fayuan Hall by someone.
Seeing this, the remaining Xiao Liu and Su Yingyu sisters hesitated, after all, they didn't want their daughters to be pointed at with Yingluo, so Xiao Liu also said anxiously: "It's not good, my mother fainted, five girls, you wait, my aunt took your sisters to serve the old lady and settle down." β
As she spoke, she also dragged the two girls away left and right, so that only Yingluo and Su Yingzi were left with Rose and Brother Miao in front of everyone.
The people who hula la here are gone, and they look even more lonely and pitiful. Seeing that she was abandoned by her family and thrown here like this, everyone was a little dumbfounded.
It is hard to believe that the ladies of the Ding'an Hou Mansion would act like this, and they all secretly said, no wonder the Ding'an Hou Mansion has been declining over the years, and it is about to completely decline and withdraw from the Beijing-China social circle.
The elders are so selfish and unkind, and they are still the same for their own juniors, let alone others.
Everyone was disdainful in their hearts, but Yingluo, who did not change their color on the other side, but showed sadness in their eyes, had two more points of sympathy and pity, and saw that she quickly straightened her back, and her face was calm and calm, and for a while, everyone had two more points of appreciation and favor for her.
is also more curious, how this Su Wu girl is going to face the situation in front of her.
Yingluo turned to face the kneeling Qingtong, and did not ask the maid to help her up, but only raised her voice: "Miss Qingtong, I wonder if I can ask you a few questions?" β
Qingtong was already shocked by Yingluo's reaction, she was cold by Yingluo for a long time, and she really couldn't cry at the moment, seeing Yingluo's indifferent expression and calmly asked, she had a bad feeling in her heart, but she couldn't retreat in front of everyone's eyes, so she clenched her fists and sobbed in response: "The fifth girl is the future housemother of the Chi family, and if the girl wants to ask, the maid naturally knows everything." The fifth girl is so polite, it's too tormenting. β
Yingluo frowned, raised her hand and pressed it, stopped Qingtong's words, and said: "Miss Qingtong left the Chi family, didn't the eldest son of the Chi family return the girl's deed of sale?" β
Qingtong didn't want Yingluo to ask about this in a hurry, so she was stunned, bit her lip and said: "The son returned the maid's deed of sale, but the maid has no relatives, and now there is really nowhere to go, no relatives to rely on!" Ask the five girls to have mercy ......"
Yingluo didn't give Qingtong a chance to continue crying, but said lightly: "Since the eldest son of the Chi family has returned the girl's deed of sale, the girl is now a good citizen, how can she call herself a servant again?" And I'm just an ordinary folk girl, I don't have any rank on my body, I really can't bear the girl's kneeling, can the girl get up and say something again, otherwise the folk girl will be accused of bullying others, or arrogant, and I have to kneel down and talk to the girl. β
If Yingluo comes up and asks Brother Miao to pull Qingtong up, Qingtong will definitely be unwilling, but I am afraid that she will cry even more, and it will only make Yingluo more embarrassed, and the scene will be even more tearing apart.
But now that Yingluo is saying this, Qingtong has no reason to kneel and cry anymore, if she still can't afford to kneel, it will be too much, it will only disgust the visitors, and it will be difficult to stand in a weak position.
Therefore, Qingtong had to get up, and said timidly: "It's a servant...... No, I didn't think it through, and I didn't mean to embarrass the five girls. β
Yingluo smiled, said she didn't mind, and asked, "Just now I vaguely heard Miss Qingtong say that I and the eldest son of the Chi family are in love, I don't know who sued Miss SΓΉ about this?" I think the girl probably misunderstood, I and Chi Gongzi only have a two-sided relationship, the first time was on the boat back to Beijing, it was in front of the wife of General Zhenwei's mansion, and the second time was in front of my old lady on the day of the expedition, in addition, I have no intersection with Chi Gongzi. The marriage contract is to follow the orders of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker are facilitated by the wife of General Zhenwei's mansion, but I don't know where the Qingtong girl heard about these two feelings of pleasure? β
Qingtong came to the door and cried, which really made everyone have some thoughts in their hearts.
This woman can't openly commit jealousy, and before she has passed the door, the man who persecuted her will send away the maid who has served her for many years, and she can't even tolerate such a room, so she will inevitably be discussed for being jealous and unvirtuous.
What's more, listening to this Qingtong, she was still rewarded by the grandmother of the eldest son of the Chi family, and such a room is a little face-stricken, waiting for her daughter-in-law to carry the concubine's room after passing the door. After serving for so many years, he is a stranger at this moment, and he is really unkind and unkind.
With this idea, I heard Qingtong say that Chi Jingyi was in love with Yingluo, so she had to send her away for Yingluo, and everyone was more shameful towards Yingluo.
How can anyone be in love with a man before marriage, and hook a man to send a maid from her elders for her, this is really not true.
Some people are already thinking, no wonder this Su Mansion girl can marry the Chi family, it turns out that she seduced the eldest young master of the Chi family, although the eldest young master of the Chi family has extraordinary ability and supports the family business, but in the end she is young and can't withstand the temptation of beauty, this Su Wu girl was born too well, and it must be because of this that she got married.
But at this moment, listening to Yingluo's words, everyone saw her face and beautiful scenery, and they muttered again.
People have seen both sides of the eldest son of Chi, and they are both in front of the elders, so there is no possibility of private teaching and receiving in the middle. I also think that the Mrs. Zhenwei of the General's Mansion and the Mrs. of the Chi family are sisters-in-law, if the girl of the Su family is loved by the Mrs. of the General's Mansion, and Mrs. Tai is fully involved in it, it is also possible for a concubine to give Chi Dagongzi as a wife.
Thinking about it like this, six or seven points believed Yingluo's words.
And Su Yingzi also stepped forward and said to Qingtong: "This sister, you said that my fifth sister and the eldest son of the Chi family are in love, but what evidence do you have?" If you don't have a certificate, it will ruin my fifth sister's reputation! β
Where would Qingtong have any evidence, in fact, she didn't expect to be questioned like this, according to her thoughts, she should cry by herself, Yingluo was in a mess, and she was ashamed, or asked the elders to drive her away, or she responded to herself for the sake of the virtuous name.
But now......
Qingtong said angrily after half a loud urn: "I'm just ...... guess that the son and the fifth girl must be happy with each other, otherwise the son will not ...... Nor will it ......"
Qingtong's words immediately caused various condemnations of disagreement around him.
"Isn't that ruining people's reputations?"
"How can you be so untrustworthy, I think this room is a traitor inside, such a cheap hoof should be sent away early."
"In the end, it was given by the elders, and after serving for many years, the family is alone, so it is not fatal to send people away, and this woman is also forced to come."
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Everyone was discussing, Qingtong's face was a little unpleasant, but before she could come up with any countermeasures, Yingluo had already replied: "Miss Qingtong left the Chi family and dared to ask the eldest prince Chi if he had given him any gifts?" β
Qingtong sighed in her heart when she heard this, she felt that she couldn't tell the truth, her eyes rolled and she was about to say something untrue, but Yingluo said again: "Today, Miss Qingtong's words must be transmitted to the ears of Master Chi, if the source of what the girl said is too big, I am afraid that it will be easy for Prince Chi to misunderstand the girl, so the girl should think twice and answer." Let me ask you, did the eldest prince Chi ever give the girl's house and grange shop? How many mansions, how many granges, and how many shops have you given away? β
Qingtong's face was completely difficult to look at, she didn't expect Yingluo to ask so carefully, she wanted to say something vague, but now she can't, so she had to answer for a while: "There is a house, there is a ...... There are three ...... Grange, there are two Granges, shops...... There are also shops......"
As soon as Qingtong said a word, there was a gasping sound all around. Ordinary people let go of the house and leave, and most of them want to give some dowry to prepare for life and remarriage after the family leaves, but no matter how generous the family is, at most they will give some gold and silver, and it will be good to give a small house.
Like this Qingtong, it is for the house and the grange shop, which is really unprecedented. What's more, there is more than one grange shop given by the Chi family, which is simply more lucrative than the dowry of ordinary eunuchs.
But this woman is still treated poorly, and she looks like she can't survive without leaving the Chi family, which is too much.
Yingluo was not surprised to hear Qingtong say this, she still knows a little about Chi Jingyi's temperament, since this Qingtong has been with him, presumably he will not treat her badly. The Chi family is wealthy, and it is not surprising that Yingluo will give the shops in the Grange.
If a Houfu concubine like her marries, if Su Dingwen does not make up for it privately, the public middle school will not give the dowry grange and shops, and Chi Jingyi's dowry to Qingtong is very decent, and it is no wonder that there is a sound of gasping around.
What's more, since there are even grange shops, there must be no shortage of gold and silver, and the rewards that this girl has received in the Chi family for many years are not good, so she must have allowed her to take them away. Looking at it this way, this Qingtong's net worth is really extraordinary. has so much wealth, but keeps saying that he can't live, what else is there to say.
For a while, no one spoke for Qingtong anymore, and all kinds of contemptuous sneers and denunciations rang out everywhere.
"This room is too arrogant, and my heart is too bad, and it's disgusting to cry and pretend to be like this."
"The main family treats him so kindly, but he takes a bite out of the main family, it's really despicable, I don't know how unkind and unfilial the eldest son of the Chi family is."
"I've only heard of the housemother embarrassing the concubine's room, but I haven't heard that this sent room can still embarrass the serious housemother, this woman is really greedy and insufficient."
"Such a shameless one, no wonder he was sent away early by Prince Chi, otherwise he would not have become the source of trouble?"
"Yes, I haven't heard of it, just because I was sent away, the old master's marriage that was going to be mixed up couldn't be completed, so I should be beaten to death with a board!"
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The people who come here today are all serious ladies, originally biased towards Qingtong, but it is only because Qingtong is the weak party, and it is given by the elders to serve for many years, and it is inevitable that people will feel that Yingluo is not virtuous and does not tolerate people.
It's not good to figure out this Qingtong at this moment, where will the ladies of the main room still speak for her, only the same hatred, and I hate to tear a slut like Qingtong to pieces.
There were even a few maids who couldn't help but spit on Qingtong, and naturally there were two more sympathies and maintenance for Yingluo, and their eyes at Yingluo became more and more approving.
Seeing the shape, Qingtong turned sharply, couldn't help but puff and knelt on the ground again, crying: "No, it's because the dowry given by the son is too heavy, and I can't keep an orphan girl at all, and I was almost killed for money before I left the Chi family for a long time, so I asked for the girl." β
At this moment, Qingtong said such things, how could everyone believe it, only to be more and more ashamed of her crying and troublesome appearance.
"Hmph, there's no man here, crying like this, but I don't know who it's for!"
"That's right, I've only heard of the dowry given by the master's family, but I've never heard of the fact that the master's family is too generous and can't live because the dowry is too much."
"In this way, there is no distinction between five and six, and the gains and losses of those who have a big heart and hide traitors will be sent away early."
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Qingtong was already covered in cold sweat at this time, knowing that he was completely finished today, and he really cried when he sat on the ground for a while.
Yingluo didn't press her anymore, and only said: "Miss Qingtong, I didn't know about the girl's existence before today, and the actions of the eldest prince Chi are not something that I, a boudoir woman, can criticize, and I have no position or qualification to interfere in the affairs of the Chi family." Now that the girl has begged for me, I can't let it go. Brother Miao, you go to find two subordinates from the Hou Mansion to send this Qingtong girl back to Chi Dagongzi, and say that she is willing to rush back to Chi's house to be a rough maid, just say that I have no opinion here, so that Chi Dagongzi doesn't need to think of me. β
As soon as Yingluo's words came out, the bronze suddenly turned colorless and trembled. She did such a thing today, and then she was sent to her son by the fifth girl like this, and she knew that there was no way to live without thinking about it.
She originally thought that in front of everyone, she would make such a fuss, and Yingluo would most likely fulfill her for the sake of fame. And with her love for serving Childe for many years, Childe can always forgive her. Otherwise, in order not to lose her vicious reputation, Yingluo should not be embarrassed by her and drive her away.
She was reluctant to leave the Chi family and leave Gongzi, but Gongzi obviously had no room for reversal, so she turned her mind to Yingluo. Thinking that there is a possibility of half of the success, there is a need to try, even if the son is disgusted with himself because of this matter, with his friendship with the son for many years, as long as he can return to the son, when Yingluo marries in the past, after the period of the newlywed love, he can always find an opportunity to slowly redeem the son.
But now she realized that she was really blinded by lard, and her thoughts were too beautiful and simple. Since Childe liked Miss Su Wu, she should have thought that Miss Su Wu would not be a soft persimmon that was easy to deal with, but now that she is like this, she has no chance to regret it.
Qingtong knew that he would definitely not end well if he was sent back, and the ladies and girls who were watching the excitement here naturally understood this, but they didn't feel that Di Yingluo was acting too viciously at this moment, and they would only applaud their hands.
This bronze is obviously a belly full of bad water, such an immeasurable thing hits the door, if you let it go gently, it will be too cowardly and hypocritical. You must know that to be everyone's housewife, you must not only be virtuous and virtuous, generous and benevolent, but more importantly, you must be soft when you should be soft, and you must not be soft when you should be hard. When it's time to harden your heart, you must not let a slave go to the top and face together, and the rewards and punishments must be clear.
Although this Su Wu girl is young, she is not only reasonable, but also quite calm, decisive and calm, and there is no lack of agility and adaptability, and everyone is magnanimous.
For a while, there were all kinds of admiration, and they all said that it was no wonder that Su Wu Girl could be regarded by Mrs. Zhenwei General's Mansion, Mrs. Tai had supported the door of the General's Mansion alone for many years, it was an admirable one, she could value Su Wu Girl, and there was a reason why, this Su Wu Girl was really good.
It's no wonder that a mere concubine is engaged to the eldest son of the Chi family, this is really a match made in heaven.
Yingluo listened to the admiration around her, but there was not much joy in her heart, she was also in charge of the family business in her previous life, she naturally studied crisis public relations, and she also knew how to deal with one thing, and if it was handled well, bad things could also become opportunities to become famous.
She had expected everyone's reaction, and naturally she didn't care much, although she won a big battle, but she couldn't be happy in her heart, and she only felt a burst of heart and lungs.
Don't say that it is this ancient rich and noble son who arranged concubines early in the room, this is as common as eating and drinking, it is modern, and there is no reason to talk about a boyfriend and hold on to the past.
Yingluo is not such a small family, she will be dissatisfied with Chi Jingyi because of Qingtong, on the contrary, she has long expected that Chi Jingyi is not too young, there should be a concubine room, and now that she knows that she must be close, Chi Jingyi decisively sent Qingtong, the maid who has a room, Yingluo is still moved in her heart.
Only today's appearance of Qingtong was like a thorn in her heart, which cast a shadow in front of her eyes, and she was a little breathless.