Chapter 019: The Frog and the Scorpion
Cui Ping saw Aunt Zhang's crying and crying appearance, she sneered in her heart, she glanced at Aunt Zhang, "Madame only agrees to Jiang Gongzi's marriage proposal if she treats the second miss as her own child, you must know that Jiang Gongzi is Madame's nephew, and his family background is prominent. You should be content. ”
In her opinion, Cao Xiuling can marry in the past, which is already Gao Pan.
Aunt Zhang said: "We Mingren don't say secret words, what kind of person is Jiang Gongzi, presumably Mrs. knows very well in her heart that his previous wife was abused to death by him." Xiu Ling married in the past, and it was a sheep into the mouth of a tiger. Xiu Ling has also grown up with Mrs. watching, you can't do this to her. ”
Mrs. Hou was a little surprised, "It seems that I still underestimate you, and I have found out the details of Jiang Ke in such a short time, but since you already know what kind of person he is, you should also know why I let him come to the door to propose." ”
She just wanted to take revenge on Zhang's mother and daughter.
Aunt Zhang said: "I know that Madame hates me, and Madame can punish me as much as she wants, but please don't hurt Xiuling." I only have one child, her. ”
She only has such a daughter, she doesn't ask her to provide for her in old age, she only asks her to be safe and happy for the rest of her life.
Mrs. Hou said: "I know that you only have her, a child, so I want to torture her." That's how you'll be miserable. I just want you to live in pain forever. You must know that the reason why I did this to your daughter, and the reason why your daughter suffered like this, is because of you. If you had been a maid in peace and had not had the ambition to be an aunt, there would not have been what you are doing now. So, don't blame me for being ruthless. ”
Aunt Zhang said: "All the mistakes are my fault, please let Xiuling go!" Aunt Zhang burst into tears.
Cui Ping said: "Xiuling cried so sadly before she got married, if she married, wouldn't you cry to death?" It's okay to cry to death, so that my wife and I don't have to worry about seeing each other. ”
Mrs. Hou also said: "The more you cry, the happier my heart becomes, marry Xiuling to Jiang Ke, your daughter will not have a good life in this life, you will naturally be in pain for a lifetime, and I will be happy for a lifetime!" ”
The more she wanted her to let Cao Xiuling go, the more they wouldn't let go. Anyway, there were no outsiders present, so they didn't need her to be hypocritical, so they simply tore their faces.
Aunt Zhang begged for a long time, but in exchange for only humiliation.
Cao Xiuling anxiously waited for Aunt Zhang's return, hoping that she could bring the news she wanted. After seeing Aunt Zhang coming, Cao Xiuling immediately asked, "How is it?" ”
Li Siyu was dejected when she saw Aunt Zhang coming in, and she didn't have any energy, so she knew that this matter was different from the result they wanted.
Sure enough, Aunt Zhang gave the answer she expected. Mrs. Hou had already agreed to Jiang Ke's marriage proposal and wanted to marry Cao Xiuling to him.
When Cao Xiuling heard that Mrs. Hou had agreed to Jiang Ke's proposal, she immediately cried bitterly. Aunt Zhang was helpless, thinking that she had harmed her daughter, and she also cried.
Li Siyu looked at the two women who were hugging their heads and crying, and only felt that their heads were big. She said, "I have no objection to crying, but you shouldn't cry here." Cry behind closed doors, who can see your grievances? If you want to cry, you have to open the door to cry, so that everyone can see your grievances. ”
Aunt Zhang was the first to stop crying, and she said, "What do you mean by this?" She seemed to understand something, but not very clearly.
Li Siyu said: "Since Mrs. Hou wants the second lady to marry someone like Jiang Ke, then you can go to the Hou Ye to cry and let the Hou Ye make the decision for you." If Master Hou doesn't care, then go to the gate and cry, so that the entire Luoyang City will know that Mrs. Hou is going to marry the second lady to a rotten person. ”
Aunt Zhang looked at Li Siyu dumbfounded, "Is this okay?" "It's just too bold.
Li Siyu said: "Of course you can." If the people in the entire Luoyang City knew that Mrs. Hou was going to marry the second lady to a bad person, then they would definitely criticize Mrs. Hou, and under the pressure of public opinion, Mrs. Hou and Master Hou might withdraw from this marriage. ”
If you are wronged, you have to say it, and you are stuffy in your heart, who knows if you are wronged?
No matter what Hou Ye said, he is also a figure with a head and a face, and he must attach great importance to face, and in order not to be criticized, he will definitely withdraw from this marriage. Although in that case, Aunt Zhang and Cao Xiuling may be pulled into his blacklist by Hou Ye, but this is also better than letting Cao Xiuling marry Jiang Ke.
Cao Xiuling heard that Li Siyu's method might make Hou Ye withdraw from her marriage to Jiang Ke, and immediately stopped crying, "Xiaoyu, are you telling the truth?" ”
Nothing is more important to her now than to get out of this marriage. To achieve this, she is willing to do anything.
Li Siyu said: "Do what I say, I think most of this marriage will be withdrawn." "Unless Hou Ye is a shameless person, or he is a person who doesn't care about the opinions of the world. However, judging from the deeds she heard about Hou Ye, Hou Ye is a person who values face very much.
So this method should work.
That night, Aunt Zhang took Cao Xiuling to beg Hou Ye and told Hou Ye of Jiang Ke's character. Cao Hou frowned after hearing this, "Mrs. Jiang Ke has already told me about it, and Jiang Ke has also promised Ben Hou that Xiu Ling will definitely treat her well after she marries." So, rest assured. ”
Lord Hou is busy with court affairs all day long, and he rarely asks about the affairs of the backyard, and leaves them to Mrs. Hou to deal with. Seeing Zhang's mother and daughter crying in front of him, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Mrs. Hou said: "The concubine once heard a story about a frog meeting a scorpion, and the frog begged the scorpion not to kill it. The scorpion said that as long as the frog carried it across the river, it would not harm the frog. The frog said, 'How do I know if you will stab me when I carry you on my back?' The scorpion said, 'If I stab you, we will both die in the river.' The frog felt justified and agreed. Halfway through, the scorpion pricked the frog's back. When they both sank, the frog asked, 'Why are you stabbing me?' Now we're both going to die. With its last breath, the scorpion said, 'Because it is in my nature.' 'Jiang Ke's nature is like this, could it be that Hou Ye expects him to treat Xiu Ling well? ”
Cao Hou was slightly stunned, he was surprised that Aunt Zhang could say such a thing. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Aunt Zhang said was very reasonable. The country is easy to change, and its nature is difficult to change. However, if Jiang Ke's proposal is refused, it will inevitably damage the face of the Jiang family, which will cause unhappiness with the Jiang family. For the sake of a concubine, it is really not a cost-effective thing to make the Jiang family unhappy.