Chapter 20 Alliances
As the sun set, the lord and his wife Chen of the General's Mansion hurriedly entered the second room "Jade Full Hall".
The girl and the mother-in-law did not follow anyone, and they were shouted back by the eldest master outside the Yumantang.
"Master", seeing that they were almost at the door of the main hall of the second room, Chen hurriedly reminded him gently.
The eldest master immediately stopped his eager steps, secretly gasped for a few breaths, and the Chen family behind him hurriedly supported the old peach tree beside him, bent down and coughed quietly.
"Why is it so useless!" The eldest man frowned, although he deliberately whispered, his tone was very harsh, Chen had bitter words in his heart, and the vermilion nails dyed by impatiens couldn't help but clasp the old bark.
"Hurry up!" He dropped the sentence and walked away.
Chen cursed You Shi again, helped the phoenix ruby hairpin between the green silk, and hurriedly followed.
The main hall of the jade hall is full of joy......
As soon as the old man of the long room stepped in, the laughter suddenly stopped, and the people inside stared at him.
Rare quiet......
The first to react was the eight-faced and delicate You Shi, "Yo, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are here!" She hurriedly got up and saluted slowly, before raising her voice slightly, "Please take a seat!" ”
Although the girls in the room were all surprised, they also hurriedly followed You Shi to see the salute.
The old man in the second room, who was leaning on the soft step of the weaving flower Su satin, moved his eyebrows and feet, lazily "hummed", and then fell asleep again.
The eldest man lifted his feet and stepped forward, and his upside-down eight-character eyebrows were even more frowned.
The smile on the corner of You Shi's mouth couldn't help but freeze, "Master, he'...... Greedy drank two more cups today, big brother...... Sister-in-law......"
The eldest master raised his hand to interrupt You Shi's defense, and sat down with Chen, "It's okay, the second brother is just fine, brother and sister, please sit down." ”
You Shi's embarrassed expression immediately froze, and the room gasped even more, even the second master who pretended to be drunk also shook his eyebrows.
This...... Shouldn't this old man scold loudly and then leave with his sleeves up?
Why, the sun is coming out of the west today?
You Shi was still uneasy in his heart, and swept his eyes at the top two with his spare eyes, and he was even more surprised, that ...... Is that big brother laughing?!
Since You Shi married into this general's mansion, the eldest brother has always had a straight face in the past, and it is rare to see him smile even during the New Year's holidays, let alone the years that the third brother has been gone.
Now, it's really ...... Laugh?
The corners of the old man's mouth twitched inadvertently, how could everyone in the room peek vigorously, and there were no rules!
He was about to slap the table as usual, thought about it, and exhaled a deep breath, "Let's all go down, you don't have to wait." ”
The tone is...... It's a rare kindness......
A room full of girls and mothers-in-law retreated in despair, and a few small ones forgot to salute.
It's really drunk......
You Shi trembled and served tea to the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and respectfully placed delicate snacks and seasonal fruits before sitting down.
The smile on the corner of Chen's mouth deepened, "My younger brother and sister are really virtuous and virtuous, I am ashamed of being a sister-in-law, no wonder my mother often praises my younger siblings." ”
You Shi was stunned in his heart, what's wrong with him today, the sister-in-law who has a knife mouth on weekdays is like smearing honey in her mouth, this is ...... Isn't this a trick for them?
You Shi vigilantly glanced at the soft step, why is the master still pretending to be asleep at this time!
"Let the eldest brother and sister-in-law see it." You Shi thought about it, and didn't know how to answer, she was so nervous, and there was nothing left of her former cleverness.
After "humming" twice in the soft step, the second master got up crookedly, You Shi was overjoyed, and hurried over to serve, and then he was busy again.
In the blink of an eye, the sun had completely sunk in the west, and it was time to hold the lamp, and the girl had an order, and she didn't dare to approach half a step outside the hall one by one.
The eldest lord looked at the room that was gradually darkening, and then looked at the second brother who was waiting for You's non-stop, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Second brother, my brother has a matter with you."
You Shi pressed the hand that rubbed his temple and stopped, and quietly pushed her husband.
The second master still closed his eyes and was silent, but he didn't hear it.
Chen's face turned pale and he looked at the eldest man beside him embarrassedly.
"Second brother, I'm afraid I can't hide the arson and death of Da Lang!"
What the?
The second master gently pushed away You Shi's rubbed hands.
The eldest lord's eyes were full of pain, and he slowed down and said: "Today, the county lord talked to me alone, saying that the human evidence and material evidence are all there, and Da Lang is afraid that he will not be able to escape!"
"Big brother, isn't the county master such a difficult person to talk to on weekdays?" You Shi saw that her husband was still closing his eyes and recuperating, and couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, it stands to reason that what is the idea of our general's mansion for eating and drinking on weekdays?" Chen pinched the handkerchief and complained, "Don't say anything else, it's the material of this Yujinfang, we have to pick up the best ones and send them over several horses every year. ”
"Say less, some don't!" The old man bluffed.
Chen hurriedly stopped, said "yes" softly, and stared at You Shi with blazing eyes, "Brother and sister, count the days, the birthday of the old lady in the county is coming, what kind of gifts are you going to give as a niece?" ”
You Shi was stunned for a moment, and the topic changed a little faster, "There have been a lot of miscellaneous things recently, but I haven't started to prepare yet, and Sister-in-law Lao is worried." ”
What she said was the truth, although the old lady of the county was indeed her aunt, but it turned out that this aunt was a concubine and married out early, and of course she did not have much contact with the daughter of her eldest son, she just knew that this aunt was the old lady of the county, except for the New Year's festival etiquette to send some food, she did not go much to show courtesy. First, these officialdom relationships have always been taken care of by the long house, and secondly, there is a difference between the dignity and inferiority of the concubines, how can she put down the shelf and befriend an aunt who is not very close? Besides, she didn't have to do any of that!
Chen was choked by You's answer and didn't know how to answer.
The eldest lord glanced at her, and hurriedly continued with a kind face: "Big brother will say it bluntly today, Da Lang is involved in such a thing, if he is really caught, not only Da Lang's life will be difficult to protect, the long house will be damaged, but the second room will also be affected."
The second master raised his eyebrows, still casually closing his eyes and recuperating.
"You know, in the eyes of outsiders, the General's Mansion is not separated!" The eldest lord paused, "Besides, several ladies in the second room have reached the age of talking about marriage!" ”
As soon as these words came out, You Shi's body suddenly stiffened! Isn't it, her fourth mother will be married next month, and she should officially talk about marriage!
"I heard that the draft will start after the Dragon Boat Festival, and this time we have two places in the General's Mansion!" The eldest lord continued silently.
Now, You Shi was pleasantly surprised! Siniang is before the Dragon Boat Festival and the basket, counting the days, just in line with the draft conditions, and the aunt who is close to the emperor is always there, so isn't Siniang going to be a concubine?
The second master, who had been pretending to be asleep for so long, also opened his eyes suddenly, and took a closer look, there was still any drunkenness in his eyes.
"If Da Lang is arrested at this time...... "Seeing that the timing is just right, the eldest man hurriedly groaned.
If Da Lang was detained by the government for arson and burning people to death at this time, then not to mention the selection of embroidered girls, even the marriage of the ladies in the mansion in the future will be implicated, and I am afraid that I will not even be able to marry a slightly matching family, not to mention that I am still delusional about the wealthy families in the imperial capital?
Her second room is a good Siniang, and she can only be delayed!
You Shi involuntarily tightened the sleeves of the second master.
The second master patted her hand soothingly, and said with a smile: "That's a pity, the good Sanniang is about to be delayed!"
At this moment, the Chen family couldn't sit still, what words, how could it be pulled to her Sanniang's head again!
The eldest lord sighed, "Second brother, put forward conditions!" ”
……
It was already dark in the room, and the faint light shone in through the corners of the carved mahogany windows, making the room even darker and quieter.
At this time, the second master's eyes were shining, especially with You Shi's eyes shining brightly, who had not yet had time to ease his mind.
"Big brother, my brother likes you to be so straightforward!"
Why did you go earlier, there was so much nonsense before and after, the second master pouted, "I heard that Yujinfang's business has been sluggish recently." He deliberately stopped again, and was satisfied to see the frozen figure of the eldest brother, and the vicious gaze of the sister-in-law, ha, it's really interesting!
"The eldest brother's health has always been bad, if you work too hard, then you are the younger brother, brother, don't you say?"
The eldest man pondered for a long time, and answered "yes" in a dumb voice.
Although on the way here, he thought that he was afraid that there would be such a situation, but it really reached the point where he was slaughtered by others, and it was really uncomfortable!
"Oh, I forgot to mention, and sister-in-law!" The second master patted You Shi's hand and motioned for her to continue.
If this Zi You is still a stuffy gourd, it will be too difficult to raise his face.
You Shi suppressed the excitement and excitement in his heart a little, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law often says that there are big and small things in the inner courtyard, and everything is cumbersome, although my sister is young and ignorant, but she has learned a lot under the careful teaching of her mother and sister-in-law, and just now my sister-in-law also said that my mother often praises me for coming, and I want to come to my sister to share my worries for my sister-in-law, and my mother is also very satisfied!"
Now, Chen's impulse to kill has been there, these years, I've seen a shameless person but I've never seen such a shameless slut, yes, it's a slut! Chen stiffly wrung the silk handkerchief in his hand, pursed his lips tightly, and didn't open his mouth for a long time.
The eldest man snorted and motioned for Chen to be sharp.
But her mouth was already full of blood, and if she had turned on the lamp, she would have seen a row of deep tooth marks on her lower lip oozing blood.
"Brother and sister...... Virtuous, is a sister-in-law...... Ill-conceived. Chen Shi said these two sentences with difficulty, and then paused again, before beckoning You Shi to come over.
You Shi walked over happily, leaned over and squatted down, Chen slowly plucked the phoenix ruby hairpin from his hair, the hairpin tail was extremely sharp, even in this dark room, it was also flashing and shining, Chen clenched the hairpin again, if he stabbed it hard like this, could this slut not be so arrogant?
"Chen, Da Lang is coming back!" The eldest lord reminded loudly.
Stunned, she heard the words, her heart ached, and her trembling hands slowly sent the hairpin into You's hair.
You know, this phoenix ruby hairpin is still the old lady who she just gave birth to Dalang, I heard that the third brother and sister just entered the house when they were filial to the old lady, what is the family background of the third brother and sister, no wonder the ruby inlaid phoenix on the hairpin spreads its wings and wants to fly, and it is even more shining and shining in the hair! Later, as she gradually took over the inner house, this phoenix hairpin became a symbol of power, but now she is forced to give it to others!
You Shi thanked him respectfully, and then returned to the side happily.
The second master couldn't help laughing out loud anymore!
It's really comfortable, for today, I don't know how many hours he has been planning, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of a girl in the third room, yes, it was that girl who allowed him to win all this so smoothly!
Now, now that the goal has been achieved, then ......
"Big brother, you still need to worry about the girl in the third room."
The old man came back to his senses, do you want to recognize that girl?
"Since you have been driven out of the General's Mansion, there is no reason to come back, do you say?"
In this way, the second room is afraid that the bones that finally got to the mouth will be snatched away, "Of course, it's just that my mother is afraid that she will be back soon." The eldest lord said.
The second master smiled, "It's okay, as long as the two of us work together, I'm afraid that we won't be able to help a little girl?" He thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "What if my mother's frame comes back later?"
"No!" The eldest lord snapped, "Mother is old and old, but she can't stand the toss, and the second brother must not mess with his mind in this regard!" ”
The second master hurriedly said yes again and again.
So, when night fell, the old lady of the long room came out of the "jade hall" with a black face, and listened to the sharp-eyed little girl say that when the eldest lady came out, there were tears in the corners of her eyes......
So, the second room was happy, and the long room was gloomy.
The eldest lord was full of anger and couldn't vent it, so he poured a jar of liquor and rushed into the Qing Leaving Courtyard, and the fifth mother in the house was discussing with Aunt Wan about the delicate and unique colors of the newly cut skirt, and was very surprised to see his father with bloodshot eyes and a strong sense of wine.
"Get out!"
Before she could get out of the courtyard, she heard a crisp sound of "tearing" in the house, followed by a woman's painful cry and a man's venting, and the ...... "popping" whipping......
Wu Niang burst into tears instantly......