CHAPTER XXXIV
Early the next morning, the three sisters of the You family finished freshening up, and first went to the old lady You in the upper room to ask for peace. At that time, the Chen family was holding Brother Bao and gossiping with Mrs. You. Mrs. You refused to be a nurse because of the pioneer Chen's refusal, and on the grounds that she was old and low in energy, she was not allowed to hold Brother Bao by her side, and she was not happy. Whenever I want to make trouble with words, I can't help but think of the day when everyone in the Chen family came to congratulate him, Mrs. Chen had a cold and hot attitude in front of the two families, for fear that she would cause her in-laws to be dissatisfied with her son and affect You Ziyu's career, so Mrs. You did not dare to act recklessly. Even if it is difficult to calm down, it is just a sour outing.
Chen listened to it and didn't care. only held his son and sat down upright, asking for tea for a while and snacks for a while, and turning around the group of girls who were waiting in the room. At the end, he smiled and said to Mrs. You: "Old lady, don't blame me for being troublesome. You also know how hard it is to conceive a baby in October. What's more, if I want to feed Brother Bao now, I have to ensure that the milk is sufficient, so I can't eat and drink too casually - this is also for the incense of your You family, isn't it? โ
When Mrs. You heard this, she smiled and said, "Since the daughter-in-law thinks that feeding Brother Bao is hard, it is better to ask the nurses to feed Brother Bao'er." Why bother asking for hardship? โ
When Chen heard this, he also burst into laughter. In his mouth, he said: "The old lady doesn't have to say this. Didn't we already make it clear? My brother Bao is different from other people's children, but he is the only son of the old man who is nearly half a hundred years old. Since it is a single line, it is naturally more precious. How can those cheap embryos who know people and faces but don't know their hearts be worthy of feeding our brothers? What's more, the old man's body and bones, the old lady, you also know. Originally, even if he couldn't get strong, the imperial doctor of the East Palace invited by his brother also said that after Brother Bao was born, he had to take care of it even more. As the saying goes, illness comes from the mouth, and disaster comes out of the mouth. Those nurses look honest on the outside, but we don't know if they are cheating and tricky inside. What's more, the nurse feeds her brother, and it is even more taboo in terms of eating and eating. I am Brother Bao'er's mother-in-law, for the good of Brother Bao, even if there are all kinds of taboos, I have no complaints. Anzhi is the same for those nurses? If you hide treachery in your face and hide treachery in your heart, and eat and drink secretly behind our backs, we don't know, won't we hurt Brother Bao in the future? Old lady, how do you keep ...... Don't you know my heart? โ
Old Mrs. You listened to Chen's words, and her heart was even more uncomfortable. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, he saw the three sisters of the You family in his eyes, and said to the sisters with a smile: "Look, your wife is too eloquent. I just felt sorry for her, so I invited a few nurses to come to her house. In her mouth, it was like an old lady I don't know how to sympathize with her grandson. Really...... I have been wronged by this piece of my heart! โ
The three sisters of the You family listened, but they didn't say anything. For a while, Aunt Lan also brought the four girls over to say goodbye. Old Mrs. You was having a nameless voice, and when she saw Aunt Lan's mother and daughter, who were late, she sneered unconsciously and said, "Everyone is here, you are here." Now it is obvious that our family is too lenient, and all cats and dogs are kicking their noses and faces. What is it up there outside? Why don't you skip lunch and come back? โ
Aunt Lan's mother and daughter were reprimanded, and their faces were flushed. The four girls were smiling and thin-faced, and they cried out loud. Aunt Lan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and explained to the old lady, "It was my fault. It's just that the four girls slept late last night, so I didn't wake her up this morning. That's why I'm late. Please also ask the old lady to punish her. โ
When Mrs. You heard this, she didn't speak, but she only heard Chen, who was holding Brother Bao'er on the side, smile and said: "Under the New Year's Festival, what are you crying about, it's not unlucky." The old lady just looked at me and Brother Bao'er's faces, don't be angry with the four girls. She is still young, and she is the age of playfulness and sleep, which is not as good as her sisters. What's more, not only the four girls last night, but all of us, didn't go to bed early. It's just that adults have something in their hearts, even if they go to bed late, they can get up early. Now is the time for these four girls to grow their bodies, tell her to eat and sleep more, so that she can grow faster, which is also a good thing. โ
When Aunt Lan heard this, she hurriedly said loudly, "What Mrs. said is true." It was the slave and the maid who did not wake up the four girls in time, and it was the slave's fault. โ
The four girls saw that their own aunt was kowtowing for herself to make amends, her face was full of humility, and she was aggrieved and ashamed for a while, so she had to cry louder. Seeing this, Old Lady You became more and more irritable in her heart, and she lowered her face and reprimanded a few words.
It happened that You Ziyu sent away the lower peak who came to pay New Year's greetings in the front yard, and was enjoying the snow while turning back to the inner house. When I went to the upper room of the inner courtyard and lifted the curtain to enter the door, I saw Mrs. You reprimanding Aunt Lan and the four girls, and the scene where Chen hugged Brother Bao to intercede, and he frowned secretly, but asked with a smile on his face: "But the four girls made their mother angry?" Mother should not be angry, but also need to spare herself for maintenance. โ
After that, he pretended to look at the fourth girl angrily and asked, "Say, why did you make your grandmother angry, why don't you make amends to your grandmother quickly." โ
didn't say a word, only heard Chen's mouth smile and said: "Master, don't wronged the four girls." This matter is not the fault of the four girls, but Aunt Lan has never looked at the time to wake up the four girls. If you want to punish Aunt Lan, it has nothing to do with the four girls. โ
When the fourth girl heard this, she became more and more panicked, and she hurriedly kowtowed and cried: "Don't punish my aunt." It was I who snooze last night and didn't get up this morning, so I mistakenly asked my grandmother to say goodbye. The old lady only punished me. Don't punish my aunt. โ
You Ziyu was stunned when she heard this, and she never thought that the old lady You was scolding and scolding so much that she couldn't help but look at the Chen family just for such a small thing like sesame mung beans. I saw Chen said with a smile: "I didn't raise the four girls on the factor day, I didn't know that the fourth girl was also a pure filial girl." Since the four girls pleaded with Aunt Lan - and it was not suitable to touch the head during the New Year's Festival, I begged the lord for a favor, and begged the lord to ask the old lady for a favor, spare Aunt Lan and the four girls this time, don't be punished? โ
As soon as this remark came out, although Chen did not say it explicitly, he decided on the side that Mrs. You was unkind to make a big deal for such a trivial matter. You Ziyu glanced at Mrs. You with some unpleasant taste, even though she couldn't say anything in her mouth, she had to smile and beg: "Since that's the case, can the old lady spare the four girls once?" โ
Old Mrs. You was a little confused. She knew that You Ziyu must have misunderstood, but she didn't want to admit in front of You Ziyu that she didn't look down on the Chen family, so she scolded Huai in order to point at Sang, so she reprimanded the four girls with words. Only with a smile reluctantly stretched out his hand to beckon the four girls who were kneeling on the ground, took her hand and smiled at You Ziyu: "You don't need to say this. The fourth girl is also my own granddaughter, will I not love her? It's just that I'm afraid that she will become more and more lazy by Aunt Lan's โกโก, and she won't be able to change it in the future. โ
Although Mrs. You's explanation was far-fetched, it was a shame for His Holiness, and You Ziyu didn't have any questions as a son of man, so he had to laugh and say yes.
Only Aunt Lan climbed up the pole, listened to Mrs. You's words, knelt on the ground and met her head, and begged: "The concubine knows that she is from a humble background and has a poor knowledge, so she is not up to the responsibility of raising a girl. Please also ask my wife to continue to raise the four girls for the sake of the fact that the four girls are also the flesh and blood of the master. The concubine kowtowed to her wife. โ
Aunt Lan's abacus was very good, but she was a little discouraged when she saw Chen's strength. Because she looked at it coldly, since the Chen family married into the You family, not only did the imperial husband have skills, but also quickly grasped the power of the You family's house with the help of the third sister You, and gave birth to the eldest son for You Ziyu.
Although Aunt Lan is a frivolous person who likes to show off, she is also very self-aware. Since watching Chen's various actions of beating the You family's relatives, he knows that in terms of means alone, he will not want to win against Chen head-on in his life.
As for such a small trick as playing a conspiracy to assassinate the Chen family, Aunt Lan had neither the courage nor the disdain to do it. It's just because her own family knows her own family affairs - she understands that although she was born in a family of eunuchs, she is the daughter of a criminal minister, and she was carried into the You family as You Ziyu's concubine.
This dynasty has an ancestral system, and no concubine can be set up as a wife.
You Ziyu, as the head of the six grades of the imperial court, and has the heart of career progress, naturally will not do the matter of spoiling a concubine to kill his wife and fill his wife with a concubine, and give him the opportunity to impeach him for not cultivating his internal affairs.
What's more, the You family and son were greedy for vanity, and when they married the widow and widow of the Chen family, they valued the power and wealth of the Chen family, and wanted to win the help of the Chen family through marriage, so as to form a trend of watching and helping each other in the court. How can you tolerate the destruction of your career by a lowly aunt in the inner house?
So Aunt Lan saw it very clearly. Knowing that the Chen family has the respect of her husband, the support of her father and brother, and her contribution to giving birth to a child for the You family, this wife is already as stable as a rock. If she really can't think of making a move against the Chen family, not to mention that there is no chance now, even if she succeeds, everyone in the Chen family is not vegetarian, and they will not let her go. Even if there is really a case to let it go, it will only be You Ziyu who will keep filial piety for a year, and then marry his stepfamily. When she enters the steproom again, I am afraid that she will not be able to tolerate her, a "favorite concubine" who gives birth to children for her master.
Since the gains outweigh the losses and the thankless effort, Aunt Lan will not be stupid.
What's more, although Chen has a fierce temperament, and he has severely punished her by copying Buddhist scriptures, but since Aunt Lan was soft and honest, Chen has never resorted to conspiracy to harm her behind her back. Even if she is still tired and disliked, she just ignores her and treats her coldly, and there is no one in the house.
Chen's character has been good for a long time, and after thinking about it, he finally prepared to hug Chen's thighs with shame for the sake of his daughter's future. That's why the four girls asked Mrs. You to get up late today-
Aunt Lan originally planned that no matter how Old Lady You and the Chen family spoke, she would think of following these words and proposing that she wanted the Chen family to raise the four girls. Even if the Chen family does not allow it at this time, Aunt Lan will still confess her allegiance to the Chen family in the future, and only ask for the Chen family's understanding. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Aunt Lan believes that a person who does not forget to take her daughter with her after remarriage will always have a loving mother's heart.
It's just that Aunt Lan didn't expect that she would break into the fighting between Old Lady You and the Chen family. Now Mrs. You failed to beat Chen by attacking the four girls, but was hit by You Ziyu. It gave Chen the opportunity to pretend to be virtuous and generous.
Sure enough, the Chen family gave the old lady eye medicine on the one hand, and pleaded for You Ziyu on behalf of the two of them. Aunt Lan simply took this opportunity to throw out the things she was thinking about in her face-
She didn't believe that the Chen family could do the stupid thing of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge after being virtuous and halfway through!