Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Delaying Tactic
Mrs. Liu was too anxious and took it for granted. Second Master Liu is less than forty years old, and it is not impossible to have a biological child. As for everyone's belief in their hearts, Second Master Liu will not have a biological son, because he resolutely refuses to accept concubines, and Second Mrs. Liu is also nearly forty years old, and since giving birth to Liu Ruoxi, there has been no movement.
Liu Ruoxi is now only talking about the second master Liu, and does not mention the second wife Liu.
Mrs. Liu was stunned at first, as if she was startled by Liu Ruoxi's sudden interjection, and then she was furious.
"Why don't you go back and ask you/mother? If you/your mother can give birth, you still have to wait until now! Old Lady Liu's face turned red with anger. She is not a person with a city government, and words like this should not have been said in front of Liu Ruoxi.
"My mother gave birth to me, why can't I give birth. The time has not yet come. Liu Ruoxi simply didn't care so much, and glared at Mrs. Liu and said.
Seeing that Mrs. Liu's face was getting more and more ugly, Liu Ruoxi felt a little happy in her heart. She is holding grievances for Mrs. Liu. Second Mrs. Liu is not yet forty years old, but a few years ago, Old Mrs. Liu has begun to ask Second Master Liu to take a concubine and pass on. On the issue of succession, Mrs. Liu also insisted on succeeding Liu Yujiang. Mrs. Liu didn't think about Mrs. Liu at all, and trampled on Mrs. Liu's dignity as a woman and wife again and again.
If Liu Ruoxi doesn't speak for Mrs. Liu, who else can speak for Mrs. Liu.
It's to anger Mrs. Liu, so what! Always compromising will not solve the problem. angered Mrs. Liu, so that today's conversation could not continue, and then slowly thought about it. However, this does not solve the problem completely. Therefore, after Liu Ruoxi said this, she forcibly suppressed her anger and swallowed back more-for-tat words.
After all, annoying Old Lady Liu is not her ultimate goal.
Liu Ruoxi stopped talking for a while, but she didn't expect that although Mrs. Liu's face was extremely bad, she didn't scold again.
"He'er, don't apologize to the old lady soon." Second Master Liu hurriedly glanced at Liu Ruoxi, and persuaded Mrs. Liu, "Old lady, Auntie is young and ignorant, and she is also a pure filial piety. ”
"Old lady, I apologize to you. Don't be like me, I was in a hurry just now. Seeing that the second master Liu said this, Liu Ruoxi hurriedly stepped forward to salute Mrs. Liu, "I know, the old lady is also thinking about my father and mother." ”
Old Mrs. Liu didn't know what she was thinking, her eyes swirled on Liu Ruoxi's face, and with a snort, she stopped looking at Liu Ruoxi, and turned to look at Second Master Liu.
"Second master, I've said everything, you can also give me a word." Old lady Liu asked Second Master Liu.
"The kindness of the old lady, how could my father not understand. It's just that the succession is a big deal. The old lady is in good health, and my father and mother are also in their prime, so there is no need to rush it. Liu Ruoxi said hurriedly.
Old Lady Liu's face became even more gloomy, and she was about to have another seizure.
Liu Ruoxi had an idea.
"Old lady, in my father's mother's heart, there are better candidates for heirs." Liu Ruoxi said busily.
Liu Ruoxi's voice landed, not only Mrs. Liu, but also Second Master Liu was surprised.
"Who do you want to succeed? Who else is more suitable than Dalang? Mrs. Liu asked Second Master Liu.
Second Master Liu couldn't answer.
"Who else can there be, it's Brother Huai'er of the third uncle's family." Liu Ruoxi said amazingly.
"Brother Huai?" Mrs. Liu.
"Brother Huai?" Second Master Liu.
Liu Ruoxi hurriedly turned her head and secretly glanced at the second master Liu.
"It's Brother Huai," Liu Ruoxi said with a smile, "...... said that Brother Huai'er looks good, very much like the third uncle. is smart, can already endorse, and is a seedling of reading. In the future, I will come to my father's knees, and my father will personally teach me to read, and when I am older, I will send it to Zongxue, and in the future, I will pay for my ancestors and glorify my ancestors, and then I will earn a phoenix crown for the old lady......"
Old Lady Liu and Second Master Liu both groaned.
It stands to reason that the second master of Liu wants to succeed from among the nephews, and Liu Yuhuai, the youngest son of the third master of Liu, is indeed the best candidate. First of all, Liu Yuhuai is only seven years old this year, and although the child has been governor, he is still young after all, and he can slowly cultivate deep feelings.
And Liu Yujiang is already an adult, and his children are on the line, and at this point, he can't compare to Liu Yuhuai in any way.
Moreover, Liu Yuhuai is a descendant, which is also incomparable to Liu Yujiang.
For the sake of the second master and the second wife of Liu, of course, it is to succeed Liu Yuhuai.
"Old lady, didn't the person sent by the third uncle to deliver the letter also praise Brother Huai'er. said that Brother Huai'er was filial, and he talked to the old lady every day at home, and wanted to kowtow to the old lady. Liu Ruoxi smiled again, "I'm young and don't understand a lot of things. I only hear people talk about the succession, they all want children to be raised by their side since childhood. The eldest brother has no choice, but the eldest brother is already an adult, and the eldest sister is so old, and the eldest brother serves under the knee of the eldest uncle, and is the arm of the eldest uncle. It's not good to be a son to a father. ”
"Do you really want to go to Jishiro?" Mrs. Liu was silent for a while, and then asked Second Master Liu.
Liu Yuhuai is the fourth among the Liu brothers, so Mrs. Liu calls him Shiro.
"My mother didn't know, it was my father who told me just now, saying that he wanted to discuss it with the old lady." Liu Ruoxi said busily, while secretly giving Liu Er Master a look, and her fingers made a gesture of the word "drag".
"Oh...... Be...... is this idea," Second Master Liu said, "I have to ask the old lady, and then discuss it with the third brother." ”
When it happened suddenly, Mrs. Liu was completely unprepared, and for a while, she hesitated and didn't know what to do.
"Old lady, do you think Brother Huai'er is not good and can't be a son to his father?" Liu Ruoxi asked.
"Which one said that Brother Huai is not good!" Mrs. Liu immediately retorted that although she loved Liu Yujiang, although she had never raised the younger son of her old son, she loved the house and Wu, and it was impossible to get tired of it. “…… I'm just afraid of ......, have you told your third brother? ”
"No, I was waiting for the third brother to come back, and then I would discuss it with the third brother." Second Master Liu said.
"I'm only afraid...... Mrs. Liu said that she was afraid, but she didn't say what she was afraid of.
"Old lady, either, just wait for the third uncle to come back, and then discuss this matter. After a few days, when she saw Brother Huai, the old lady must have an idea. Liu Ruoxi said.
"It's time to wait for the third brother to come back and discuss." Second Master Liu said.
"This ...... Well, there's no rush in the next few days, just wait for your third brother to come back. Mrs. Liu thought for a while, and finally nodded, and then she leaned on the pillow and closed her eyes.
"I'm going to rest for a while, and you guys go back. You don't have to come at night. Old Lady Liu waved her hand and asked Second Master Liu and Liu Ruoxi to step down.
Liu Ruoxi followed Second Master Liu to salute Mrs. Liu, and then slowly came out of Mrs. Liu's house.
Second Mrs. Liu was in the house, and when she saw that Second Master Liu and Liu Ruoxi were back, she hurriedly greeted her.
"Why did you go for so long, what happened?" Obviously, Mrs. Liu has been worried.
"Hey......" Second Master Liu sighed.
Liu Ruoxi talked about what happened in Mrs. Liu's house on 1510, and only skipped the words of Mrs. Liu's dissatisfaction with Mrs. Liu. Second Master Liu obviously noticed Liu Ruoxi's evasion, and nodded secretly, feeling that although his daughter was sometimes willful, she was sensible and proper on key issues.
"Do you want to pass Brother Huai'er?" Mrs. Liu was also taken aback.
"Ji'er decided." Second Master Liu spread his hands and said with a wry smile.
"This, isn't there no way, the plan to delay the army, the plan to delay the army......" Liu Ruoxi said busily.
"You just talk about it, since I said it, it can't be a joke." Second Master Liu said.
“…… I thought, if I don't have this reason, I'm afraid that today's old lady will force my father to step into the eldest brother. Liu Ruoxi explained.
Second Master Liu smiled bitterly again, what Liu Ruoxi said was right. Mrs. Liu talked about his childhood again, and said that the grave grass grows, which means that he is forced to nod. If Liu Ruoxi hadn't said Liu Yuhuai, she wouldn't have been able to end the game today.
However, when Liu Yuhuai was spoken, there was a new problem.
"Let's think about it, but the third uncle and the third aunt don't agree, so let's talk about it. It is better to pass this difficulty first and slow it down than to be reluctant now, but forced to agree. Liu Ruoxi said, "Besides, if you really want to inherit from the family, it's also appropriate for Brother Huai'er, isn't it." The mother will keep him by her side in the future, and she will also follow her mother/relatives. ”
Liu Ruoxi really thinks so, if she really wants to succeed, it must not be Liu Yujiang, but Liu Yuhuai is a better candidate. A seven-year-old child, raised by his side, Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu will definitely be able to raise him very well, and will not be like Liu Yujiang. And because of this, Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu can also avoid such a bleak ending.
"I also thought of this, and when I said it, I recognized it in front of the old lady." Second Master Liu said.
"That's ...... It's good. Mrs. Liu thought about it for a while, and then smiled, "I also thought that if I wanted to succeed, I would succeed a young one." didn't dare to mention Brother Huai'er, because he was afraid that his mother would be reluctant. I'm also embarrassed to rob other people's children. ”
Liu Ruoxi exhaled softly, it seems that after Liu Yuhuai, the second master and the second wife Liu are willing. got rid of the current crisis, and there was a good candidate for an heir, everyone was happy.
"They don't agree, we don't force it, naturally it's not a robbery." Liu Ruoxi said.
"Yes, it must be consensual." Second Master Liu and Second Mrs. Liu both said.
Seeing that the hour was not early, Mrs. Liu Er was about to order someone to set the meal, and Master Liu suddenly came with Liu Yujiang, saying that he had prepared a table of banquets in the warm pavilion of the garden, and he wanted to invite Mr. Liu to come over, and the brothers and nephews drank and talked about poetry.
Second Master Liu couldn't refuse.
Liu Ruoxi secretly looked at the faces of Master Liu and Liu Yujiang. What happened in Mrs. Liu's house just now, I think the father and son already know. Now I came to invite Second Master Liu, I didn't have the heart to give up, and I still wanted to persuade Second Master Liu.
But this time, Liu Ruoxi was not as nervous as when Mrs. Liu came to call someone.
"Dad, if the eldest uncle said to take care of the eldest brother,...... Dad's net worth and ability are there, and his nephew is also taken care of. Liu Ruoxi stole the air, and said to the second master Liu.
Second Master Liu glanced at Liu Ruoxi, thoughtful.
After sending off the second master Liu, Liu Ruoxi accompanied the second wife Liu to dinner, doing needlework while waiting for the second master Liu. Almost three watches, the second master Liu came back, and Liu Yujiang did not follow.
Second Master Liu was already slightly drunk, and his eyes were a little red.
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