Chapter 42: Confrontation (8)
In the back house, although it is intricate, in the final analysis, it is only two words enough, balance. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Now that Mrs. Jiang is trying in vain to break this balance and make Old Man Jiang change his mind, it depends on whether Old Madam Jiang agrees or not.
In the eyes of Mrs. Jiang, being alone is not spring, and a man should naturally have a full back house, so that he will not be restrained and grasp the weakness in his heart. It's just that she Li wants to be a couple for the rest of her life, which is really naΓ―ve. Even if the Jiang Mansion allows children to take concubines after thirty, it is not the basis for people to use it as a basis for such delusions!
I wanted to detain the Li family like this, polished her bones, and naturally could afford to raise an idler. Since the Li family is so ignorant, it is necessary for him to help someone to help!
Old Madam Jiang secretly thought in her heart that now the Jiang Mansion is not suitable for taking any more concubines. Otherwise, the name of the hungry ghost in the color is not so good. Then, it is to choose one of the two remaining aunts in the house.
Since now, that Aunt Ru bumped into it. Let's take a look.
Old Madam Jiang put a peaceful smile on her face, "Go outside and invite people in!" It's cold now, but don't freeze. Seeing that Agarwood was about to instruct the little girl, Mrs. Jiang paused, and her posture was always sufficient: "You go and invite it yourself." β
Agarwood glanced at the old lady in surprise, why is she so elevated like an aunt? Didn't you plan to do it before? But he didn't dare to say much, so he respectfully invited Aunt Ru to enter the door.
If the aunt speculated in her heart, the old lady was afraid that she was panicked, after all, Master Jiang still had old feelings for Mrs. Jiang, and the person in this house who didn't want to see such a situation was Aunt Lian, and the second one was this old lady Jiang, since there was no way to resolve the grievances, then you would have to live and die and suppress the other party by any means!
Knowing it in his heart, his face did not move, but he only saluted respectfully and said goodbye.
Old Madam Jiang was very different from the coldness of the past, with a kind smiling face, she took the initiative to speak, "Sit down!" I tossed all night yesterday, but you are a rule-abiding, polite and sensible person, and you came to say hello early in the morning. β
The old lady sighed again, "In this mansion, it is an eventful time now, and my Rong'an Hall is becoming more and more deserted, I originally wanted to have the Li family as a companion with me, and it would not be so lonely." But it was passed down like this by the people below. β
Looking at the old lady's behavior, Aunt Ru listened obediently but didn't talk.
Old Madam Jiang could only talk to herself, "I don't have someone to talk to here, and I am still speculative with you, so I will come and talk to my old wife more when I have time, how about it?" β
Aunt Ru pursed her lips, "The old lady said with a smile, who doesn't know that Rong'an Hall is a lively place on the top of the house?" How many slaves and maids are serving here inside and outside, and the old lady still lacks someone to talk to? Don't make fun of concubines. β
Old Madam Jiang was stunned in her heart, is this a refusal? I heard Aunt Ru say again.
"It is our duty to honor the old lady, and since the old lady feels lonely, then the concubine must come to the old lady to say goodbye."
Mrs. Jiang was about to nod, as soon as Aunt Ru said this, did she intend to cooperate with herself? Caught off guard, I heard Aunt Ru say: "The concubine understands that the old lady must be worried about the heir, and the concubine must suggest to the lord that in the coming year, we can also add more sisters and sisters to our house to serve the lord and the old lady together." I just thought that such a huge Jiang Mansion would only be rewarded by these sisters and sisters at the back, which was really a pity. β
Mrs. Jiang squinted, this twist and turn of a paragraph, this is not as simple as an aunt, first it sounded like a refusal, then it seemed like cooperation, and finally she took her own army, could it be that she didn't want an heir? Don't want someone to serve? Or don't you want someone to serve Master Jiang?
Old Madam Jiang smiled: "I made a fuss for a long time yesterday, but I don't know what happened?" Today, you're here to talk to me. β
Aunt Ru covered her face and only followed the topic of Mrs. Jiang, "The old lady mourns, Aunt Mi's child has fallen." β
Old Madam Jiang was shocked, "How did this happen?" β
Aunt Ru repeated Mrs. Jiang's words with ulterior motives, "Yes! Okay, why did this happen all of a sudden? The concubine's body is not clear, Sister Mi is so sad that she almost faints, the old lady is even more sad, and the concubine body doesn't know how to get better. β
If the aunt said that she really shed tears, "It made the old lady laugh, and the concubine thought of it, and it was inevitable that the rabbit would die and the fox would die." β
Old Madam Jiang squinted, this was like an indescribable awkwardness in her aunt's words, as if she knew the mastermind behind this matter, which made people feel uneasy. He only said calmly: "No one wants to do such a thing, I'm afraid that Aunt Mi will not be able to keep this child." That's it, let's not talk about such disappointments. β
Aunt Ru bowed her head and said, "What does the old lady want to hear?" β
But she sneered in her heart, such an old lady, when she heard that a child was gone, she didn't have any sympathy, and only thought about whether it was a disappointment or a blessing. Working with such a person with the heart of a tiger and a wolf, he is really blind.
Old Madam Jiang pondered for a while, "When I was your age, I liked to listen to stories the most. Today, I'll tell you a story! β
If the aunt responded obediently, "The concubine listens attentively, but the concubine is only a shallow learner, and please don't embarrass the concubine and ask the old lady not to embarrass the concubine, and make a too difficult question." β
Old Madam Jiang smiled slightly and said, "I once heard a story about a fox, and it was quite interesting. This story is about a fox who sneaked into someone's house and stole someone's chicken, stealing it, but stealing the big rooster used by others to sacrifice their ancestors, and the result! was caught, the eldest brother said, this fox stealing chickens is nature, in order to satisfy the stomach, although it is livestock, in the end it is a life, it should be released, as a virtue. But the second brother said that what the fox stole was not his own, and he defiled such sacrificial things, which is an additional crime, so he should be punished and killed! The two parties quarreled endlessly, but it was for a fox that the brothers had a disagreement with each other, and finally they split up. Later generations talked about it, saying that if there is a third brother who comes up with an idea and says a good thing, then it is inevitable that such a thing cannot be avoided. I also think that if there is a third brother, maybe this matter will not come to this, if you are the third brother in this story, such as the aunt thinks, should this fox be released or killed? Are you following the eldest brother or the second brother? β
If the aunt groaned, who is this fox alluding to? Aunt Mi? Aunt Lian? Still is...... Madame Chiang? Or is this fox himself? She lowered her head, as if she was really stumped by this question, and only thought in a daze.
Mrs. Jiang was not in a hurry, she took a cup of tea, the tea mist curled, and for a while, she couldn't see what expression was on her face hidden behind the tea mist, and there were several plans and calculations in her eyes.