Chapter 22, Tongue War
Mu Chenxue tightly pulled the hem of his father Mu Qian's clothes, and pretended to be his own defense with a crying voice. www.biquge.info She knew that she was a little dangerous and a little anxious in this step. Fortunately, the eldest lady was still in shock and did not notice the meaning of her words. But Mu Qian noticed.
He still knows a little about the affairs of his own house, and his wife pretends to be a good wife and mother, and secretly suppresses his children and aunts. But since he handed over the matter of the inner courtyard to his wife, and there was no gossip outside, he was reluctant to interfere more. But today was different, turning his head sideways to look at his wife, his face was obviously angry, and his eyes were full of resentment and blame.
The eldest lady had been paying attention to her husband, and at this time she couldn't help but panic even more, and wanted to defend herself a few words, but was interrupted by Mu Chenxue.
"Father! Father! Please don't blame Mother! "Mu Chenxue was pretending to cry at the beginning, but now she can squeeze out a few tears, which is more realistic." Mother worked day and night for everyone in the house, maybe the people below were negligent and forgot for a while! Please father, don't blame mother! ”
Mu Chenxue's words gave the eldest lady a step, after all, even if the eldest lady admitted this matter, Mu Qian would not leave the eldest lady because of this kind of thing, so Mu Chenxue couldn't force people to hate people too much, otherwise I was afraid that Aunt Cheng and Brother Jiu'er would be unlucky. Of course, the Fang clan and the Liang clan who were beside the eldest lady also stood up to help speak.
"Yes! This house is big, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no slave who deceives the master. The eldest lady presides over the middle feed of the house, which is also famous! Liang's words were to the point, and the eldest lady didn't have a good impression and closeness to this younger brother and sister, but at this time she felt a little more grateful in her heart.
Fang Clan didn't want to say anything, but he also nodded in response.
Mu Qian listened to this, but he was still angry in his heart, so it was inconvenient to send it to his wife, but instead pointed the finger at Aunt Cheng who was kneeling on the ground, "If the subordinates are negligent, you will not remind one or two as the master, and besides, the fifth sister and the ninth brother have monthly rules according to the rules of the house, are you not even greedy for the monthly rules of your sister and brother?" ”
"Father, what is the monthly case? My son has never taken a monthly order! As soon as Mu Qian's words fell, Mu Chenxue hurriedly and secretly pulled Mu Chenfeng's sleeve, and it was time for him to appear. Muchen Feng is also clever, this question is innocent, and the answer is clever. The young masters of the dignified shogunate have grown to six years old, and they haven't even seen the monthly case. Even if Mu Qian wanted to cover it up for his wife, he couldn't cover it up.
"You, what did you say?" Mu Qian pointed to his son who was kneeling on the ground, and even took a step closer to him, if it weren't for Mu Chenxue blocking there, I was afraid that he would have directly arrested his son for questioning.
"Ninth brother must not talk nonsense!" Mu Chenxue pretended to be anxious to cover up for the eldest lady, but she turned her body to the side and sideways, so that Mu Qian could see his son more carefully.
Mu Chenfeng was a little timid at first, but as soon as he said this, he calmed down, thinking about his sister's advice, and even raised his head to look directly into his father's eyes.
"I'm not talking nonsense! The fifth sister went back to the backyard when she was sick a few days ago, and how did she know this. Father! My son's clothes are really newly made by my aunt, my son has never worn such a good new clothes, I like it tight! Mu Chenxue really wanted to give a thumbs up to her younger brother, although the child's expression was not complete, but the resolute attitude and statement of facts were enough to slap the eldest lady's face.
Sure enough, the eldest lady was so angry that her face was flushed, and she even stood up from the chair, but Mu Qian and Mu Chenxue stood in front of Mu Chenfeng, making her unapproachable, and she had always been tough in the house, thinking to herself, "Master, I am the lady in the house, you will never blame me, the head of the house, because of a few words from the concubine!" But she forgot that a woman's biggest weapon is to overcome steel with softness, and at this moment she looked at her husband with an angry face, as if she had made a solid accusation against her concubine.
This trouble, Aunt Cheng was still a little frightened and at a loss, but when she saw the eldest lady get up, she began to worry about her son and daughter, and wanted to help say a few words, but she was an aunt, and she was bullied by the eldest lady on weekdays, and she didn't know how to say it even if she had a belly at this time.
And the aunts and concubines on the side are secretly happy in their hearts, they are also victims, although they have not shown any points on their faces, but their hearts have long been happy. However, seeing that the eldest lady got up, these people didn't dare to sit anymore, and they all knelt down behind Aunt Cheng, begging to let the old man dissipate his anger.
"Master, the slave knows that she is from a humble background, so she shouldn't be too talkative. But since the slave maid followed the lady to marry from the Cheng Mansion, she has helped the lady to take charge of all the things in the house over the years, and knows that this matter is definitely an omission of the inner courtyard steward, please dissipate your anger, this guest is about to enter the mansion, or change the clothes of the fifth lady and the ninth young master to feast the guests first! "The nurse next to the eldest lady is the most clear in her heart. Even if this matter is for Mrs. to shirk, they have to solve the immediate situation in advance, as long as they survive today, and wait for Master Ming'er to check again, one night is enough time for them to do something to come up with a solution.
Mu Chenxue glanced at the nurse beside the eldest lady, and this person was afraid that it would be even more difficult to deal with than the eldest lady. I'm afraid that after today, her efforts will come to naught, and they must not be given a chance to turn over.
Mu Chenxue's hair was just gently pulled up with a silk rope, and it was deliberately pulled a little loose. At this time, it was saluting again, and kneeling and begging were even more scattered. She was afraid that Mu Qian would not see it really, so she leaned closer to Brother Jiu'er, and then she spoke up, "Today is my father's birthday banquet, and it was my daughter's unfilial piety that made my father angry!" The daughter borrowed clothes from her sister and starling to change them for the ninth brother and herself, and asked her father not to hurt her body! ”
According to her and the ninth brother's size, the only people in the house can lend them clothes are the fourth sister and the starling brother, but these two are both concubines, how can they be willing to lend their clothes to their sisters and younger brothers. The fourth sister could still endure not to speak, but the starling brother was already impatient and loudly objected.
"I don't want to lend him clothes, but he is a slut in life, why should he wear the clothes of this young master! He deserves to live in a kennel, he can't eat enough and has no clothes to wear! "Children at this age mostly follow adults to learn words, the eldest lady usually hangs words like "slut" and "son" on her lips, and the starling listens a lot, this time the son is upset, and he has been pampered for a long time, so he shouts regardless of it.
As soon as he said this, Mu Chenxue almost didn't burst out laughing, and hurriedly pinched his arm with his fingernails, which forced the smile in his heart down. This starling is really helpful, she has prepared all kinds of words, and she doesn't need to say anything at this time, because the evidence is conclusive and the effect is enough.