Mrs. Gu put down the book, and her delicate brows furrowed: "My aunt said that she was an acquaintance who came to visit the house, but I didn't expect it to be a matchmaker." ”

"Big lady, you have to be careful." Zhen Qiao lowered his voice: "If I hadn't gone home to my uncle's house today, I wouldn't have known that there was a matchmaker in our house, it stands to reason that the eldest lady made a family appointment early, and the second lady is now married to no avail, and the matchmaker should have called the second lady over, how could she even call the eldest lady together, and why did the aunt hide it and not let people know." ”

Lady Gu was even more suspicious when she heard this: "I don't know what my aunt is thinking." ”

"Big lady, can you put that Geng post away?" Zhen Qiao remembered something and asked.

As soon as she said this, Mrs. Gu suddenly woke up: "Aunt Qian'er called me to go, saying that she was going to the Xu family to exchange for Geng Ti, and asked me to take it to her, so I gave it to her." ”

"This ......" Zhen Qiao broke out in a cold sweat: "Big lady, my aunt took your Geng post, will it be, will it ......?"

"What will happen?" Mrs. Gu was a little puzzled.

"Will you change the Geng post between you and the second lady?" The more Zhen Qiao thought about his aunt's wife, the more suspicious she felt: "I went to the second lady's room a few days ago to deliver needlework and thread, and after listening to it, Xia Taozheng in the second lady's house said to the second lady that your family affairs are good, and said that the master of the Xu family was afraid that he would be promoted again, and also said that Xu Dalang was studying in the academy, and even the husband praised him for being good, saying that he had spirituality, and asked him to participate in the next township test." ”

"Xia Tao's girl is the most broken-mouthed, she said hers, what does it have to do with me." Mrs. Gu lowered her head and didn't seem to take these things to heart.

Zhen Qiao, who was in a hurry, stomped his feet: "My eldest lady, you don't know who the second lady is, in the past, if you had it, the second lady must also have it, the golden hairpin sent by the Xu family last year was called by the second lady to see, how the second lady tossed You also forgot, Xia Tao said these words in front of the second lady, it is hard to guarantee that the second lady will not have any ideas, she has to have an idea, maybe what will happen to the aunt, according to me, this matter of changing the Geng post is done by the aunt and wife." ”

Although Mrs. Gu had a little worry and a little anger on her face, she finally turned into a sigh: "So what? Now that the whole family is in front of her, and Brother Ying was born to her, what should she do, what else can I do with my boudoir daughter's family? Is it difficult to ask me to shout on the street, if nothing else, my father's face is gone, if I really do it, the Xu family is afraid that I will not want a daughter-in-law like me. ”

Zhen Qiao is also in a hurry, she can only feel sad that her girl has no mother since she was a child, this aunt is a mean and unkind lord, and the second lady is also a powerful character, and the girl who is upside down is now like this, as if she is not a person in this family. 、

"Big lady, you tell the master, doesn't the master care about you."

It took a long time for Zhen Qiao to come up with a way.

Mrs. Gu forced a laugh: "How does Dad have to take care of her, Dad said a few words to her, she cried and hanged herself, and the second sister also helped, the two of them only talked about Brother Ying'er, and Dad couldn't care about her for the sake of Brother Ying'er's face." ”

"Then the girl is at her mercy? If you really change the Geng post, the girl will be finished, and you will be willing to marry into the Li family? ”

Zhen Qiao was so anxious that she shed tears.

Mrs. Gu pulled her over and patted her hand: "Good girl, don't cry, it's all fate." ”

"However, the Li family is a fool." Zhen Qiao stomped her feet: "Big lady, how can a good person like you marry a fool." ”

In Zhen Qiao's feelings, the fools are all crooked and crooked, and they are demented and drooling all day long, and there is a bad temper, who beats and scolds his bride all day long, if he really marries such a person, it is really worse than death.

Her words made Mrs. Gu like a lightning strike, and she was stunned on the spot: "Stupid, stupid? Qiao'er, tell me, what a fool, is she shameless, my second sister and I are all official girls, neither of us can marry a fool. ”

Zhen Qiao's eyes were red, she only felt very sour in her heart, she rubbed her eyes: "I heard my cousin say, that one of the sisters of the Li family has entered the palace, and now she is the imperial concubine, and the other sister is also a powerful person, all relying on the strength of one person to support the Li family, and she is the most shrewd master who can catch money, girl, think about it, Li Dalang is a fool, but his sister is the imperial concubine, whoever marries him can only survive for the rest of his life, even if he suffers and suffers again, he can't be separated, and there is a powerful person like the lady of the Li family, married in the past, Which one must not suffer the loss of the sister-in-law. ”

Zhen Qiao didn't say that it was okay, the more she said that Mrs. Gu's body was colder, and the weather was already a little hot when summer was about to begin, but she still felt cold, and couldn't help but hug her shoulders: "How can this be, how can it be so?" ”

I couldn't help it, Mrs. Gu lay on the table and cried, and her heart was also sad that her mother went early, leaving her alone to suffer and suffer.

She only remembers that when she was a child, she saw her second sister eating egg custard, she also cried to eat, her father was not at home, as a result, she was beaten by her aunt, and when her father came back, her aunt cleverly said that she ate all the delicious food with her.

With good fabrics, my aunt kept her coat as an outerwear, but she used all the good materials at home for the second sister from the inside out, so that she looked the same as the second sister on the outside, but the clothes inside were all rough materials.

Later, I got Brother Ying'er, and my aunt became more and more serious, and when she went out to meet guests, she only took her second sister and left her at home, telling her father that she was soft and didn't like to go out to socialize, so her father took it seriously, and never asked her to go out in the future, and her aunt also poured dirty water on her, saying that she didn't like Brother Ying'er, and secretly beat Brother Ying'er, making her father hate her even more.

Since then, she can only be silent and indisputable, so that she can live to this day, otherwise, if she is as strong as her second sister, her aunt may not know how to treat her.

But even so, my aunt still guarded against her.

When she was ten years old, she said that she wanted to learn to read, and her aunt and father said that her daughter's family was not talented and virtuous, and what to learn to read, and what should be done with needlework, and her father believed it.

It's not that she doesn't know that the reputation of the second sister outside is better than her, people talk about the Gu family, they only know Gu Erniang, never talk about Gu Lady, only say that she is cowardly and impatient, not as good as her sister, but who knows what kind of life she lives in this family.

She can bear these things, she originally thought that she would get married, and when she got to the Xu family, maybe her life would be better, who knows, who knows that her aunt is actually black-hearted, and she wants to exchange her second sister for her good marriage, and marry her to a fool.

The more she thought about it, the more sad Mrs. Gu became, and her tears couldn't stop falling.

Zhen Qiao was also inexplicably sad, and turned her back to wipe her tears.

Just when the master and servant were suffering themselves, they saw the curtain lifted, Xia Tao in Gu Erniang's house came in with a smile, and as soon as she entered the door and saw that the master and servant both shed tears, she said strangely: "What's wrong?" Why did the big lady and Qiao'er girl cry? ”

Mrs. Gu hurriedly wiped her tears, Zhen Qiaoqiang smiled and said: "It's not a big lady yet, I brought some food on a trip home, but I didn't know that it wasn't enough for the big lady to eat, and the big lady scolded me for being stingy." ”

"It turns out that your master and servant are arguing over food." Xia Tao smiled and shook her handkerchief: "According to me, it's also Qiao'er's sister, I don't know if there is anything delicious to bring more, so we can taste it." ”

Zhen Qiao just smiled and didn't answer.

Xia Tao was disdainful in her heart, and only said that Mrs. Gu was still an official lady, but she was like a mother-in-law who had never eaten in the countryside, and it was really embarrassing to cry when she ate something, and besides, she had been in for so long, she didn't even say a word, which was far worse than the second lady.

"Big lady, the master is back, and he is resting in the aunt's room, and he called the slave to come and call the big lady over." Xia Tao dropped a sentence and threw up her sleeves and left.

The straightforward Zhen Qiao squirted at her back: "Dogs fight human power." ”

Mrs. Gu got up: "Qiao'er, you and I have a basin of water, I quickly washed my face and went over to see my father." ”

Zhen Qiao went out in response, and after a while, she came in with a basin of water, and Mrs. Gu washed her face and evened out her face, and then took Zhen Qiao to Aunt Fu's house.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Aunt Fu holding the account book and sitting and talking to Gu Cheng, Aunt Gu hurriedly went over to greet her, and Aunt Fu also stood up and didn't dare to accept the full salute, only half of the salute.

Gu Chengyi waved his hand: "Here, sit down." ”

Mrs. Gu sat down in the lower position, bowed her head and did not speak.

Gu Cheng saw the eldest daughter like this, and his heart was even more troubled, Aunt Fu made a look at this time, and pulled Gu Cheng's sleeve again, Gu Cheng couldn't, coughed and said: "Wan'er, my father asked you to come and talk to you about something, what about your aunt, I told you about a marriage, she is the maiden brother of the virtuous concubine, and the aunt's family who happened to marry you to Jiangnan is a neighbor, according to your aunt, that family is an excellent family, not to mention the wealth, the family population is also simple, and the people are also kind, but you married in the past but it is excellent." ”

Mrs. Gu couldn't believe that this was her father's words, she raised her head sharply, and stared at Gu Cheng with a pair of eyes: "Father, what do you mean by talking to me, haven't I been engaged to the Xu family since I was a child." ”

Aunt Fu stopped doing it when she heard it, and said loudly: "What do you mean that you are engaged, when the master and the master of the Xu family talked about it, they didn't say that it was you, they only said that it was the children's family, but they didn't say which one it was, and they didn't change the Geng post, how did it become you, our family is two daughters, besides, your second sister is not a little stronger than you, and the eldest man of the Xu family looks at your second sister, how can you have anything." ”

"Yes, the child of the Xu family is studying in the same academy as Brother Ying, and he is usually good friends, and he came to our house some time ago as a guest and took a fancy to your second sister, naturally, this family affair is your second sister's."

Gu Cheng also stroked his beard to help him, and his words made Mrs. Gu cool from the top of her head to the soles of her feet. RS