Chapter 264: The Abandoned Son
Lang Xue didn't dare to delay, she knew that her sister-in-law was a neat person, and she hated those who were not happy the most, so she could only accept it and say, "Then thank you sister-in-law." I didn't eat breakfast either. Let's eat at my sister-in-law's place. I don't have to pick and choose a place anymore. My Fanghuayuan is very big, where can we live in a few master and servants, it just so happens that no one has lived in the wing room next to it, so I will clean up and be a director's place, and it is closer. ”
Chen Wenhui thought for a while and said, "Whatever you want, as long as you feel convenient." Let's go, let's have breakfast. ”
After breakfast, Chen Wenhui and Lang Xue went to Yiranju to deal with the affairs of the house. Chen Wenhui carefully taught Rong Xue. Rong Xue was very familiar with the society in the Qinglou before, and it was not the usual ladies who did not go out of the door, and in addition, in the days of the Liu family, Mingzhu taught a lot, so he got started with housework quickly. Chen Wenhui was very pleased, and said bluntly that he didn't have to wait for a month, about three or five days, and he could take over this stall with snow.
When they were all dealt with, Zhao Chongyi also came back, he had already eaten, and he came back to take Chen Wenhui back to the Zhongyi Mansion together. Lang Xue watched him and Chen Wenhui get into the carriage and set off for the Zhongyi Mansion. She took the maid back to the mansion, and today, she wants to take a good look at the mansion.
Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi arrived at the Zhongyi Mansion, and the Zhongyi family in the main room had already arrived.
Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi bowed down to the old Zhongyi and his wife together.
Zhao Yufei found that Chen Wenhui was really a person who could dress up, and saw that she was wearing a rose-red shirt, and her sleeves gradually widened from her arms. When it reached the cuffs, it was two feet wide, tied with two layers of beautiful arabesques, and decorated with a circle of small pearls, which looked pearlescent. This kind of rose-red shirt is already very eye-catching, she is still covered with a snow-blue makeup sleeveless armor, and below is a rose-red flower-sprinkled skirt, with a wide skirt, also tied with two circles of lace of the same color, and also embellished with a circle of pearls. Snow teal and rose red. It is even more gorgeous with a kind of elegance.
Zhao Yufei looked jealous in her heart, and thought, everything must be decorated with pearls, and you have to let people know that you have pearls from the South Seas. It's vulgar.
Zhao Yufei took a look at Chen Wenhui's headdress again. Saw. Chen Wenhui's head was not full of pearls and emeralds on the day of marriage, but she was refreshingly holding a flying cloud bun and distracted with a red gold rose pattern. There is also a red silk flower, decorated with a small step underneath, delicate and beautiful.
Zhao Yufei glanced at Chen Wenhui jealously, and thought to herself, hmph, later, her mother will definitely want her to look good, and when the time comes, it will be her time to concoct Chen Wenhui.
The old loyal and righteous man asked Chen Wenhui and his wife to sit down. The old loyal and righteous man said: "I am already a retired person, it is not good to stay in the capital for a long time, in two days, I will go back to the farm with your mother." Now I have called you here to talk about the separation. The big mansion of the loyal and righteous prince in the capital has been set for the Chongli couple. They also inherited the title of Duke of Zhongyi. Now, I want to take out my private house and buy a family business for Chongyi and Chongxin, and now that Chongyi is married, and has moved out of the mansion and lives in the county lord's mansion, then I can give him the family business. As for Chongxin, he is still young, and for the time being, he still lives with me and your mother in the farm, and sometimes, he will go back to the house to live for a while, and wait for next year's imperial examination. No matter what the result of the imperial examination is, he will be married the year after tomorrow, and when the time comes, he will also move out of this house and live in his own house. When that time comes, he will be put in charge of these family businesses. ”
Everyone didn't say anything, they were all quietly listening to the instructions of the old loyal and righteous father.
Lao Zhongyi Gong continued: "There is another one who has not started a family is Yu Fei. However, her family affairs have already been decided, and she will get married the year after. The dowry has long been prepared, needless to say. The eldest daughter-in-law, you have to teach Yu Fei in the past two years, she is really ignorant, such a temperament, she can't do anything, what will she do when she comes to her in-law's house in the future? So, be strict and teach her more. ”
Han hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Zhao Yufei was angry, why didn't the fire burn the second brother and second sister-in-law, but burned her?
Mrs. Zhao's instinct was to refute the old loyalty, but after thinking about it, what her husband said was also right, Yu Fei was going to teach her well, such a brutal character, she didn't understand the world, and when she came to her mother-in-law's house in the future, wouldn't her mother-in-law try to torture her? Therefore, she couldn't help but think in her heart, not only did she want her eldest daughter-in-law to teach Zhao Yufei well, and when she had time, she also had to teach Yufei more. Although Han is good, after all, he is only a sister-in-law, and he is not easy to discipline, so it should be his mother.
Lao Zhongyi ignored everyone's reactions, and directly said the content of the separation that he had said before, and asked the housekeeper to take the contract, divide it, and give Chongyi a share and Chongxin a copy.
Lao Zhongyi said to Chen Wenhui: "County Lord, I heard that you were not in good health before? Now it's cool? ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "It's much better." Father doesn't have to worry. ”
Old Zhongyi nodded and said, "Do you have any doubts about me separating my family like this?" ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "Thank you father for your love, in fact, Chongyi and I both have official positions, we don't have to give us things, and our property can live very well." It's better to give it all to Chongxin. He is still young, he has not yet become a monk, he has not yet married, and he is in need of money. ”
Lao Zhongyi was very satisfied and said with a smile: "I know that these things are not in your eyes, but Chongxin has a share of Chongxin." In the future, your mother will naturally give her things to Chongxin. So, you don't have to worry about him. He won't go hungry. If you have the heart, it would be good to promote your younger brother more in the future, and you don't need to give him money. ”
Chen Wenhui couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at her father-in-law, and secretly screamed in her heart, old fox. However, he still said with a smile on his face: "My own brother, naturally I want to help." Since our father loved us and rewarded us with things, we accepted them with shame. ”
As she spoke, the maid beside her, Shuilian, took the share belonging to Zhao Chongyi from the housekeeper.
Put these things first, according to what Zhao Chongyi said, slowly sell them, and if there are those that can't be sold, when Chongxin gets married, he will give him the house and the field, so that Chongxin can also have a bigger house and more land. Live a little richer.
To be honest, these things really didn't look in Chen Wenhui's eyes. Not to mention Chen Wenhui, it is now Zhao Chongyi, because Chen Wenhui helps him run a lot of businesses, and his annual income in Nanyang is many times this, and he will not take these things seriously.
Lao Zhongyi nodded and said: "There is also a Concubine De Niangniang, she is now practicing, although she has the royal fortune and the two thousand taels of silver rewarded by the emperor, but after all, she is a member of our family." The eldest daughter-in-law, you remember, give her a hundred taels of silver in the Taoist temple every month. ”
Han was overjoyed. The biggest expense of the family is to supply the concubine in the palace. It's a bottomless pit. On average, every year on Concubine De, it costs at least about 10,000 taels of silver. Now, after Concubine De became a monk, she is much better, but it costs almost five hundred taels of silver every month, which is still a big expense. Now my father-in-law must have discovered this problem. is unwilling to let Concubine De drag down the Zhao family. That's why I asked this question on purpose.
This is to worship Concubine De on the surface, but in fact cut off most of Concubine De's supply. In this way, the family threw off a big burden, the two uncles were separated again, and the sister-in-law's dowry had already been prepared, so that it was interesting for her to belong to the family. Han was happy.
Mrs. Zhao frowned, she has been a director of the family for so many years, can she still not know how much money her second daughter Concubine De spends the family every year? However, at that time, she was the imperial concubine and brought glory to the family, and Mrs. Zhao thought that it was worth spending more. But now, Concubine De is already a Taoist aunt, what else can she do for the family? Moreover, she was not polite to herself at all when she visited her these times, and Mrs. Zhao had already complained about this daughter, so after listening to her husband's instructions, although she was a little reluctant in her heart, she still couldn't help but say nothing.
Chen Wenhui was like a mirror in her heart, and when she heard this, she knew that the useless Concubine De had become an abandoned son of the Zhao family. Think about it, the Zhao family has already paid a lot for Concubine De, and it is already good to be able to save Concubine De's life, and it can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to her.
Chen Wenhui was also a little happy in her heart, originally, she still had some concerns about accepting Concubine De, but now she can consider accepting it, but she still has to learn from Concubine De for a while. When Concubine De finds herself struggling and her family has given up on her, at that time, Concubine De will completely obey her words, and at that time, it is time for her to use Concubine De. Now, just look at it.
Chen Wenhui smiled at the corner of her mouth and did not say a word.
Zhao Chongyi was a little anxious, his sister Zhao Defei was already very pitiful, and the family had to give up on her, even his mother didn't feel sorry for his biological daughter, he had the heart to argue with his father and fight for something for Concubine De, but when he saw his wife Chen Wenhui smiling at the corner of her mouth, her heart moved, maybe her wife had a clever plan, and she still didn't act rashly, so as not to spoil his wife's arrangement. Anyway, in case, there will really be no one to care about Concubine De at that time, it's a big deal that he will take over, and it will be no problem for him to support Concubine De.
This matter was settled. Lao Zhongyi Gong originally had something to say to his second daughter-in-law, but considering that people had just entered this house, they couldn't be in a hurry, so he held back and said: "Since this is the case, it has been decided, Chongli, Chongxin, Chongyi follow me to the front study." ”
As he spoke, he strode away with his sons.
Mrs. Zhao looked at Chen Wenhui with a smile left, and Chen Wenhui thought to herself, oh no, it looks like her mother-in-law is going to do something to her. (To be continued......)