"The princess of Qiyu, the little one is here to spread the word on the order of the grandfather of the country. Grandpa Guo is about to go to Zou Mansion tomorrow to propose marriage, so let you contact the iceman immediately to prepare the dowry. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the masters and servants of the Clothesless Courtyard changed in unison.

Zhihua was the first to react and replied kindly: "Concubine Ben knows, so she will do it immediately." ”

With a glance, Mother Han understood, and hurriedly took out the reward purse that she always had in her sleeve, and personally sent the messenger out.

After the people came away, Mama Dou exclaimed incredibly: "Why did Grandpa Guo agree to this family business so easily?" The old slave thought he had to drag it out. ”

Not only was she surprised, but Zhihua didn't expect the guild to do this.

Shen Pei and Zou Mingqing had a scandal, and it was reasonable for them to settle this family affair. Don't look at the ending, it can't be changed, but with the current situation, whether this family affair is delayed or not, the difference is big.

Why? Just because of Shen Pei and Shen Hao, they are now in the period of filial piety to their mothers. According to custom, if you want to talk about marriage during the period of filial piety, you can only do it 100 days ago. At the beginning, Shen Bin married Xiao Fei's family in accordance with this custom. Now that half of the 100-day period after Xiao Fei's burial has passed, and the six ceremonies of marriage are very cumbersome, Shen Binda can use the excuse that he is unwilling to grieve the woman to prepare more ceremoniously, so that the time is naturally insufficient, and this marriage can only be temporarily decided at most, and the date of marriage will be logically delayed for three years. Three years is enough for Shen Ze to return triumphantly, and Zhihua can also gain a firm foothold in the Weiguo Mansion, without fear of any means by Zou Mingqing, who has a strong family background.

Judging from Shen Bin's various maintenance of Shen Ze, the master and servant unanimously thought that he would use procrastination tricks in this family affair to disrupt Shen Pei's calculations. But now he immediately prepared the dowry without any delay, and judging from this situation, it was obvious that he was not prepared to stop it.

Thinking about it, Zhihua couldn't guess her father-in-law's intentions, and was a little disheartened for a while when she was a little disheartened when she was connected to her attitude of resistance as always after he came back.

"That's it, since my father-in-law has already ordered it, what else can I, as a daughter-in-law, do I do? Mama Dou, you can do this, you must do your best, and don't let people find the slightest mistake. ”

Mama Dou also felt powerless for her master, sighed, and took the order.

Perhaps feeling her mother's suddenly low mood, Xi'er in her belly suddenly squirmed uneasily, kicked down heavily, Zhihua's belly tightened instantly, and a fist-sized bag bulged out on her stomach clearly through her clothes.

Her attention was suddenly attracted by the child, her frowns stretched lightly, and she lovingly stroked the bulge in her abdomen, gently soothing the flesh and bone in her abdomen: "Good child, don't worry about your mother." As long as you grow up peacefully, no matter how powerful the enemy is, your mother will not be afraid. ”

***

On the other hand, Zou Mingqing returned home a little earlier than Shen Pei, but the treatment was much better than him.

As soon as she entered the door, the housekeeper beside her mother was already waiting there, and judging from her serious expression when she saluted, Zou Mingqing suddenly guessed in her heart that her mother had received the news.

"Madame has an order, please go and see her as soon as she returns home."

Sooner or later, Zou Ming had already made full preparations on the way back, his face did not change when he heard the words, he bowed his head lightly, and walked straight home. And the personal maid who served her was unexpectedly stayed, and the fate can be imagined.

Today, this maid is indeed at fault, how can Zou Mingqing, who is now too busy to take care of herself, have the kung fu to protect her, and she walked to her mother's courtyard with a full heart, and just walked into the house and ushered in a sharp shout: "You still have the face to come back!" ”

Mrs. Zou has been in charge of internal affairs for many years, and her face has a majesty, she clenched her teeth, and a deep nasolabial fold on both sides of her nose stood out, looking not much younger than her mother-in-law who eats fasting and recites Buddha all day long in the Buddhist hall and ignores housework.

As soon as she saw her mother's expression, Zou Mingqing knew that she was really angry, and hurriedly knelt down obediently to admit her mistake: "My daughter knows her mistake." ”

The servants who were waiting in the house immediately bowed their heads and withdrew. With no outsiders present, Mrs. Zou's anger grew louder and louder: "How do I teach you on weekdays? Go out and make incense and you will make this kind of thing for me, and when your grandfather comes back, I will see how you explain it to him! ”

Zou Mingqing didn't have much fear in his heart, but he still had to do superficial work. She stepped forward quickly, grabbed her mother's calf, and shed a few lines of tears on her delicate face: "Mother, this is really an accident!" My daughter was painting in the woods, but suddenly it started raining, and in a hurry, she had to take refuge in a small pavilion nearby. Who knew that there were already people in that pavilion. At that time, his daughter's clothes were wet, and the son of the Shen family treated him politely from beginning to end, except for taking off a vest to give his daughter to protect himself from the cold. There is a clean slate between me and him, not what you heard. ”

As a mother, no matter how angry she is, she subconsciously always doesn't want to think badly about her children. Mrs. Zou believed her daughter's words at once, but her anger did not decrease by half a point, and she still gritted her teeth and said: "If that kid is really a humble gentleman, he should leave immediately after giving you clothes!" All the concubines in the world have wolf ambitions, I think he is clearly premeditated, in vain trying to climb our Zou family! ”

Zou Mingqing's eyes rolled, trying to clear up for Shen Pei: "Mother, it's not like this. At that time, he proposed to say goodbye, and his daughter thought that everything should be paid attention to the first come, first come, first come, originally the daughter herself disturbed others to take shelter from the rain, how could she still occupy the pavilion by herself and force others to go out in the rain? In addition, the pavilion is rarely passed by on weekdays, and my daughter relented for a while, so she was confused......"

"You ......" Mrs. Zou was so angry that she pointed at her forehead, hating that iron is not steel. You, you, why are you so confused! Is the name of the daughter's family to be taken lightly? You've already suffered a loss, why haven't you learned your lesson? Now that this matter is probably spread all over the world, I don't think anyone will ......."

Before Mrs. Zou could finish her words, she was interrupted by the cautious voice of a maid outside the door.

"Madam, the old lady has come back from the next court, please and Miss go to see him immediately."

Mrs. Zou's summons came too quickly, and Zou Mingqing didn't have time to tactfully enlist her mother's help. She took the lead in answering the girl's words, and after sending someone to retreat, she immediately seized the time to plead with her mother: "Mother, grandpa is looking for us, and he must be talking about his daughter's family." What kind of virtues are the people he chose, don't you know? How can you bear to watch your daughter's life ruined like this? Mother, you can help me! ”

Her family affairs have long become a heart problem in Mrs. Zou's heart, and what mother is willing to watch her daughter jump into the fire pit. Soft and hard, Mrs. Zou tried them all, but her father-in-law, who was the head of the family, refused to let go, and in the end she even put down her words, and she let her son divorce his wife if she continued to make trouble. Mrs. Zou is not afraid of being divorced, but she has to take care of her son, there is a cousin as a mother, where does the son have a future.

So, in the face of her daughter's bitter pleading, she looked embarrassed: "How can you help you as a mother?" I've tried everything that works before......"

Zou Mingqing interrupted her eagerly: "Mother, it's different now. Since God has rained down and involved her daughter with the son of the Shen family, it shows that everything is providential. If you have to choose someone to marry, your daughter will choose him. Ask your mother to be fulfilled! ”

Mrs. Zou didn't expect her daughter to propose to marry a concubine, so she looked at her fixedly for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and agreed: "Okay, my mother will help you!" (To be continued.) )