The old lady raised her eyes and looked at her four daughters-in-law, and said slowly: "I know that the four of you, except for the fourth, are all worried about the key to the matter. ”

Except for the four wives, everyone else couldn't help but be shocked.

What will the old lady decide? Is it necessary to announce who will be in charge today?

The eldest wife and the third wife couldn't help but be nervous, and the second wife felt that she had little chance of winning, so she was much more relaxed.

The old lady said: "If each of you has any opinion about this key, you might as well say it, and I will listen to it, so that I can make a decision." ”

A few wives, you look at me, I look at you, staring at each other, the fourth wife opened her mouth first: "Mother, Fengya is not capable of being competent to be in charge of the key, so Fengya has no opinion on who the mother will hand over the key to the master." ”

The old lady smiled and bowed: "Whether you have this ability or not, I know in my heart, and you don't have to be too humble." ”

Everyone knows the four daughters-in-law, the old lady's favorite is the fourth wife, married to the An family for more than ten years, and has not come out, if she is any woman, the old lady has to jump her feet, right?

Bisheng is the fourth wife, and the old lady still pities her situation.

This time, An Xiangyi was able to stay as an official in Beijing, and it must be the old lady who took the relationship.

The other wives thought so.

Seeing that the fourth wife took the initiative to withdraw, the third wife was satisfied, and said with a smile on her face: "The fourth brother and sister have the ability, but the fourth brother is now a Beijing official, and the fourth brother and sister's next priority is to open up the branches and leaves for the An family. ”

The old lady rarely praised the third lady: "The third lady is right. ”

The third lady saw that the old lady affirmed herself for the first time, and she was a little carried away with excitement, and continued: "Mother, the ancients have set a precedent for self-recommendation, so I will not avoid suspicion, my sister-in-law's body is not happy, I am very willing to share the worries and work for my sister-in-law, if my mother hands over the key to me, I will definitely live up to my mother's trust." ”

The eldest lady said anxiously: "The third brother and sister are too worried, my body is fine......

The third lady walked up to the eldest lady. took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on her forehead, still smiling and groaning: "Sister-in-law, don't brace it, you only stood for a long time before you sweated on your forehead, and your physique is still very weak." If you want me to say, you still have to keep it. ”

The eldest lady pushed away the third lady's hand in disgust and said to the old lady, "Old lady, my body is really fine......

"If there is any obstacle, the doctor will know." The old lady remained silent, as if she couldn't understand the open and secret battles of her daughters-in-law at all, "Last night, my mother-in-law complained to me in Jiahe Garden that your illness was because of hard work, and Peiyu has been in charge of the key for some years......"

The eldest lady was annoyed, what did her mother say to the old lady?

Seeing that the old lady said this, the third lady thought that the key to the matter belonged to her, and she felt ecstatic in her heart.

Unexpectedly, the old lady said: "The key to the matter will be kept by the second child for the time being." ”

Everyone in the room was incredulous, thinking they had listened to the errand.

The third lady howled in pain: "Old lady. Are you saying that you want to hand over the key to the second sister-in-law? ”

The old lady smiled lightly: "Exactly." ”

Then, he turned to the second wife: "Second child, what are you still doing in a daze, come up and get the key!" ”

The second wife thought that she was having auditory hallucinations or dreaming, until the fourth wife reminded her softly: "Second sister-in-law! ”

She just woke up from a dream.

The old lady said to the others, "I have a lot to say to the second child, so the rest of you should go down first." ”

The third lady did not give up, and was reluctant to leave, didn't her uncle send a handwritten letter to the old lady? How could the old lady ......

This key to the matter can't be the turn of the second wife anyway! She is inferior to herself and her eldest wife in terms of family background, and she is also very mediocre in terms of ability. Regarding the old lady's preferences, she definitely can't get into the eyes of the old lady, why is it?

The third wife has never regarded the second wife as her competitor, but why did she take away the key to her own affairs?

Seeing that the second lady had happily taken the key to the old lady. The third lady was bleeding in her heart.

The eldest lady passed by the third wife, glanced at the third lady contemptuously, and said mockingly: "Why don't the third brothers and sisters leave?" Do you want to snatch the key to the second sibling? ”

The third lady's face turned red and she left angrily.

The eldest lady looked back at the second lady holding the key to the palm of her hand and looked radiant, and her expression darkened.

The fourth wife held her and said, "Sister-in-law, what's uncomfortable?" ”

The eldest lady did have a heartache, but she didn't want others to sympathize with her.

She forced a smile. pushed away the fourth wife: "I'm fine, the old lady still has something to explain to the second brother and sister, let's all disperse." ”

The posture of speaking is still the appearance of the person in charge of the Guogong Mansion.

If the third wife was only afraid of making sarcastic remarks about the eldest wife, but the fourth wife was good-tempered and did not be unhappy, and withdrew calmly with a calm face.

The old lady had already taken the second wife's hand and began to speak: "Second lady, don't let me live up to my trust in you......"

Vaguely, the old lady also took her hand and said the same thing to her, and the scene of her determination in high spirits seemed to be just yesterday, but now things are wrong, and the key to the matter has changed hands.

The eldest lady couldn't listen to it anymore and withdrew from Jiahe Garden.

As soon as she walked to the gate of Jiahe Garden, the eldest lady felt that her chest was burning, and she coughed a few times, and the maid caught a pool of blood with a handkerchief.

The maid had already screamed, and the eldest lady shouted, "Don't make a sound, you can't die!" ”

The maid had no choice but to silence and help the eldest lady to go back.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Jiahe Garden didn't know that after this incident, the eldest wife's illness was completely sinking, and they just started a series of conversations around the key to the house.

The second wife is not a fool, and asked bluntly: "It's just an old lady, why me?" ”

"Because you respect me."

The old lady's words made the second lady confused.

The eldest lady invited the prime minister's wife for the key to the matter, and the third wife invited Dongzhenghou's handwritten letter, but the second wife and the fourth wife did not ask their mother's family for help.

The fourth wife is in charge of the key unintentionally, indifferent to fame and fortune, but the second wife feels that she has no chance of winning at all, and her mother's family does not have the power and scenery of the two concubines' mother's family, and she fought for nothing.

She had a heart, but she had to give up, but in the eyes of the old lady, it was respect for her husband's family.

How can the affairs of the inner house be allowed to interfere with the affairs of the house?

What is the face of her country's mansion?

The old lady spoke her opinion, and the second lady immediately knelt on the ground. Kowtow to the old lady: "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely live up to my mother's trust in me." ”

"Go ahead, starting tomorrow. The burden of a thousand things is on you. ”

The second lady withdrew, but the old lady's loving smile suddenly turned cold, and said, "You have such determination, but I'm afraid that your ability is limited......"

Mother Luo on the side was so strange, "Since the old lady doesn't trust the second wife. Why did you entrust her with such a task? ”

The old lady smiled faintly, her expression unfathomable: "It's just throwing stones to lead the way, throwing bricks and jade." ”

Luo's mother doesn't seem to understand.

Not long after the second wife left, she heard the mother-in-law guarding the door outside report: "The third lady is crying at the door to see the old lady." ”

The old lady smiled: "I know that she is not a calm person." ”

Then let the mother-in-law invite the third wife in.

The third wife cried so much that her makeup was spent, and she was very wolf.

The old lady hated her and said, "Look at you like this, you have a cloak of hair, and you are not afraid to make your subordinates see the joke." ”

The third lady cried and sobbed: "What am I afraid of?" I don't have the face to go back to see my mother's family anymore, am I still afraid of being laughed at by my mother-in-law's family? ”

The old lady said unhappily: "After you have been married to the An family for so many years, are you still more important than your mother-in-law's family?" ”

The third lady was choked, but she could endure it for the sake of the key. Now that the key to the second room has been given, she doesn't need to give the old lady face anymore.

The old lady didn't hurt her anyway.

Among the four daughters-in-law, the old lady has always hated her the most.

"Why should I value my in-laws? How did the old lady ever value me? My uncle gave the old lady a handwritten letter, but the old lady didn't give him any face, so how can I go back to see him in the future? My uncle had never missed a fortune in the past, and he couldn't even fight for a string of keys for me, so he naturally didn't dare to blame the old lady, he would only blame me for my incompetence......"

The third lady cried a handful of snot and tears: "If the old lady returns the key to the eldest sister-in-law, it will be fine, but if it is handed over to the second sister-in-law, I will not accept it!" ”

"Give it to the second. You have a chance! ”

The old lady's words made the third lady stop crying suddenly, and she looked at the old lady in confusion with a pair of teary eyes.

The old lady said, "In vain, you have always claimed to be smart, but you are so stupid that you don't understand my painstaking efforts." ”

What painstaking can an old lady have? Will the old lady still arrange painstaking work for her?

The third lady couldn't believe it.

The old lady sighed and said, "Your uncle has come to write a letter by handwriting. But I don't dare to say it bluntly in the letter, let me give you the key to the house, because he knows that this is the housework of the Anfu Inner House, and he is in charge of such idle affairs, and if it is spread out, he is afraid of making people laugh! ”

The third lady sobbed violently. It's a response to the old lady's words.

The old lady continued: "Your uncle has sent an ominous letter, but your sister-in-law's maiden family has come in person. The Prime Minister's wife is in the Guogong Mansion at the moment, you don't know it, right? ”

"There is a way to meet three loves, the prime minister's wife is here in person, can I brush her face and give you the key to the palm of the matter, instead of returning it to your sister-in-law?"

"Third child, I just said that I just let your second sister-in-law keep the key to the matter temporarily, don't you know what qualifications your second sister-in-law has? Give her the dragon chair, will she be able to be the emperor? ”

"I temporarily handed over the key to your second sister-in-law for safekeeping, just to block the mouth of the prime minister's wife and let her know that the affairs of our Guogong Mansion are not managed by whoever is strong in the mother's house. Even ordinary second children have a chance, whoever wants to be in charge of the key has to rely on real skills! ”

"Your second sister-in-law can temporarily keep the key to the office, then you can also keep the third child temporarily, and the fourth child can also keep it temporarily, so, third, what are you anxious about? What are you crying about? ”

The old lady slapped the table, and the third lady immediately wiped the tears on her face and smiled: "When the old lady says this, the daughter-in-law understands." A qiē is up to the old lady to decide. ”

The third lady went, and Luo's mother said with a puzzled face: "The old lady is doing this for the third wife?" ”

For her sake, the old lady sneered unconsciously, got up and said to Mother Luo, "Accompany me to Fengyayuan." (To be continued.) )