Although a large group of people came, Old Madam Ge's eyes kept falling on the eldest grandson, Gu Zhengrong. Before he could kneel down to say goodbye, the right-hand man Pearl beside Mrs. Ge had already helped him up.

Mrs. Ge even took his hand and asked him if he was eating well, sleeping well, and whether he was tired from schoolwork.

This is my own grandson!

In this comparison, Gu Chongyang's family is just an irrelevant outsider.

The room was so lively that no one seemed to see her mother kneeling in the bright room.

Gu Chongyang's heart was as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

The drama of Zuci Sun Xiao sang straight for a long time before the curtain ended, and when the crowd of people asking for peace dispersed, Gu Chongyang Fang came out and called softly: "Old lady." ”

Old Madam Ge raised her eyebrows, looked Gu Chongyang up and down, and then said, "I taught your mother how to behave in a person's life, and you should also listen to it." Your mother is a lowly merchant, and her actions and deeds cannot escape the breath of the small people. You are different, you are everyone's lady, you are the lady of the Hou Mansion, you must not learn from your mother, lest you go out and lose the face of our Hou Mansion. ”

Gu Chongyang's heart couldn't help but tremble.

She felt like she was back in her previous life, and in this way, she had heard too much in her previous life. The old lady said it, her stepmother Ge Bilian said it, and those famous ladies who were critical of her said it, and even when people mentioned her, they would say with contempt: "In the end, it is the daughter of a merchant, and in her bones she is different from everyone's young lady......"

In the past, when she heard such words, she would be furious and argue loudly with others, in exchange for Ge Bilian's ridicule and other people's contempt. It didn't do her any good for herself, but instead let her stepmother get her wish.

She knew that she couldn't be impulsive, and now wasn't the time to be impulsive.

Gu Chongyang took a deep breath, suppressed the resentment in his heart, and blessed the old lady Ge, and then said, "Yes, what the old lady said is true." Who in the capital does not know that the old lady is kind and kind and will educate her children and grandchildren? Chongyang is the granddaughter of the old lady, and her mother is the daughter-in-law of the old lady. Those who have nothing to do with you are not qualified to listen to your teachings. ”

She paused, and then said in a soft voice: "The matter between Hongyi and Cuiwei is indeed inappropriate for my mother. However, fortunately, it was the mother who met the old lady who loved her daughter-in-law, and if she met such a wicked mother-in-law who deliberately made things difficult for her daughter-in-law, the mother's life would be sad. ”

"My mother was sick in Botou Town before, and the old lady specially wrote to her mother not to rush home, and it was important to take care of her health. It can be seen that the old lady really loves us. My mother's illness has a lot of mental malaise, and there are many things that I can't think of. Please forgive your mother for this. ”

She is not slow and eloquent, but every sentence is on the point.

When Old Madam Ge heard this, her eyes stared at her for a long time, and she snorted coldly in her heart.

Unexpectedly, Shen gave birth to a filial and sensible daughter. When she said this, if she didn't let Shen get up, wouldn't she admit that she was a wicked mother-in-law who deliberately made things difficult for her daughter-in-law? If the Shen family kneels out, it will also damage his reputation.

There is no need to kneel out, as long as Shen pretends to be dizzy at the moment, it will not sound good when this thing gets out.

The coming day is long, and this matter is not in a hurry, and there is still more than half a month before his birthday.

Besides, her real purpose is to deal with the fourth, not to rub the Shen family.

Old Madam Ge pinched the Buddha beads in her hand vigorously, and said with a slight smile: "The four girls are reasonable, they are worthy of being people from our Gu family, and they are different from those who are from merchants." Today I am just a small punishment and a big commandment, so that your mother will remember the humility of the upper and lower levels, and since you have spoken, this matter will be revealed. ”

Then she turned to Mama Su and said, "Go and help the fourth lady get up." ”

Gu Chongyang listened, and before Mama Su could react, she had already taken the lead and ran outside to help her mother, and the concern in her tone could not be concealed: "The old lady said that she is not to blame for the past, mother get up quickly." ”

When Mrs. Ge saw it, her eyes couldn't help narrowing.

In the end, he is a child, although he pretends to be calm, but his thoughts are written on his face, and he is not a city government.

Mother has been kneeling for a long time, her knees hurt, and her legs are numb, if it weren't for Gu Chongyang's support, she almost fell.

She was supported by Gu Chongyang, walked to Mrs. Ge's side, and said softly, "Old Mrs. Xie teaches." ”

"If only you knew you were wrong." Old Madam Ge said: "If you dare to act on yourself in the future, I will punish you severely, but remember?" ”

"Yes." The mother replied: "Daughter-in-law remember the words of the old lady. ”

"Go down."

Unexpectedly, the mother said: "It's going to be lunch soon, and the daughter-in-law will go back after serving the old lady here." ”

Old Madam Ge snorted coldly in her heart, she is quite good at pretending! She wanted the Shen family to make rules, but unfortunately, as soon as she thought that the Shen family was the daughter-in-law of that cheap woman, she had a thorn in her heart, and she didn't even have an appetite for food.

"No need." Mrs. Ge said: "If you want to be filial, not at this moment, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

"Yes." The mother said, "The daughter-in-law is gone." ”

The Shen family left with their daughter Gu Chongyang, and Old Madam Ge stared at their departing backs for a long time.

She has been fighting eagles all year round, but she was pecked by eagles.

The fourth has always been submissive in front of him, pretending to be weak and useless. Unexpectedly, he studied hard behind his back, and walked out of his own way on the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.

Six years ago, he was on the list of Chunfu and was a second-class jinshi.

If it weren't for the old Qingyang Marquis Gu Hongdong who happened to die of illness, he would have to go to participate in the Shuji Shi Pavilion.

The Great Qi Dynasty has always had a saying that "non-Jinshi does not enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin does not enter the cabinet", if the fourth child is really elected to the Shujishi, then he will ascend to the sky in one step and directly enter the Hanlin Academy, and the soaring Huang Tengda is just around the corner.

She could only watch the slut's son rise to prominence.

Fortunately, the old marquis died, and he was worried at home, even if he signed up, he couldn't go to the Shujishi exam.

Three years later, two or three hundred new scholars will come out, and who will remember him?

But he never expected that at the end of the three-year Ding worry, as soon as he got rid of his service, he immediately went to visit the teacher, made friends with him in the same year, and won over his former classmates.

She didn't pay attention to it at the time, she just felt that he couldn't make any big waves.

Who knows, while using the name of the Marquis of Qingyang, he bribed important people with Shen's dowry, opened the joints step by step, and finally got the documents for the release of Guichi County in the Ministry of Officials.

Thinking of the arrogant face he had when he left three years ago, Old Madam Ge was so angry that her heart trembled.

Knowing this, she would never let Shen, a lowly merchant girl, enter the door no matter what.

She thought that Shen was just a lowly merchant girl, and she would definitely not be able to give the fourth child any help. Unexpectedly, her mother's family is wealthy, and her business has become bigger and bigger in the past two years. The fourth child sits on the golden mountain, and it is much easier to climb it.

The fourth concubine is rising step by step, An Rong is rich and noble, and although her eldest son Gu Zhanpeng has become the Marquis of Qingyang, because he is the commander of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, he has to fight the border Hami all the year round, not to mention being separated from her flesh and blood, and he has to endure the bitter cold and loneliness of the border pass.

What an injustice!

She could not tolerate that slut's son having a brilliant future, and would never allow it.

Although the fourth child made a good hand to his boss in the south and did not hesitate to take heavy bribes, he had a smooth life in the past three years in Guichi, and saw that he took the exam at the end of his three-year term, if he could be rated as a class, he would naturally be promoted.

How could she watch that climb up?

Fortunately, the supervisor of this year's Nanzhili examination selection is the brother-in-law of the eldest lady Hao's younger brother, and with this relationship, she finally made the selection result of the fourth child inferior. Not to mention that his promotion is an extravagant hope, even if he wants to be re-elected, it is impossible.

He thought that he would be promoted without worrying if he bribed Shangfeng, but he didn't expect that he would cut off his beard halfway.

By the time he found out, it was too late to remedy it.

As soon as she thought of the people in the fourth room going away with their toes high and returning with a disgraced face, Old Madam Ge's heart was a little more happy.

Fourth, this is just the beginning.

I will let you be in the ministry for a lifetime, but you will never be an official!

Gu Chongyang returned to Rongdong Courtyard with his mother, his father was anxiously pacing back and forth at the gate of the courtyard, and when he saw the two of them coming back, his father hurriedly greeted him: "Why did it take so long to come back?" Madame, the old lady didn't make things difficult......"

"Sir!" Mother interrupted my father and said softly, "Let's go in and talk about it." ”

The father looked to the left and right, and saw a few maids sweeping on the side of the road, and knew that this was not the place to talk, so he stopped talking.

The three of them entered the inner room, and the father learned that his mother was punished by the old lady to kneel, and his face was full of guilt: "Madam, I can't stand you, follow me, and let you be wronged." ”

"Master, why should the family say anything about you and me." The mother was wronged, but her face was not sad at all. On the contrary, because of her father's distress and respect, she felt very satisfied: "As long as we are together as a family, this idea is nothing." I haven't been able to get pregnant for so many years, haven't you always been taking care of me and don't want to take a concubine? ”

"Oops! Madam, in front of the children, what do you say this? The father waved his hand a little confused: "Mama Wu, you quickly bring the ointment, I'll see how Madame's leg is." ”

Seeing his father and mother complaining to each other, Gu Chongyang quietly withdrew.