Mei Ying returned home, said goodbye to her stepmother and returned to her room. Mrs. Mei glanced at the bracelet on Mei Ying's hand again, and inadvertently swept over the hand of the painting, only to find that there was actually a red gold bracelet on the hand of the painting. In her own home, Mrs. Mei was not embarrassed, and immediately called out to her stepdaughter who was about to go back to the room, and said, "Wait, the red gold bracelet in your hand must have been rewarded by Mrs. Xiao Chen, but where did this one come from?" ”

Mei Ying realized her stepmother's greedy eyes, and couldn't help but say disdainfully: "This is also given by Mrs. Xiao Chen." ”

Next, Mrs. Mei did something that made Mei Ying very despised, Mrs. Mei actually reached out and grabbed the hands of the painting, and took off the pair of red gold shrimp bracelets that were already on the hands of the painting. I took it in my hand and looked at it carefully, and said while looking at it: "Oh, this is still solid, heavy, how can there be one or two heavy, and you see this workmanship, it should be the product of Jinyutang, hey, really, isn't this place the seal of Jinyutang?" The jewelry of Jin Yutang is like that of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is marked with its own seal. I haven't bought it, but I've seen a lady with such jewelry, and that's how it got a seal. Such a good thing, actually used to reward the maid, Xiao Chen's family is really rich, but also, you look at Mrs. Xiao Chen, what she wears, uses, wears, which one is not a priceless thing, this kind of small red gold bracelet can also give her a reward maid. Hey, why is their family so rich? It looks like their family's money will not be spent in a few lifetimes. ”

Mei Ying's face has sunk, Zhang Huang with a painted face, she is a maid, she doesn't even have freedom, where is the property right? If Mrs. May had taken a fancy to this pair of bracelets. snatched it, she didn't have anything to say, this was her first red gold jewelry. She's going to die in a hurry, where is there such a housewife? He also coveted the rewards of his subordinates.

At this time, Mrs. May's daughter, Mei Ying's sister, Mei Fen suddenly ran out. I gathered by my mother's side. "This bracelet is really beautiful, look at the dense flowers on it, each one has a different shape. I actually carved a poem, it's really hard for them to do it, mother, is this the jewelry you gave me? Give me a try. ”

Mrs. May has always been arrogant with her daughter. When I heard that my daughter liked it, I hurriedly put the bracelet on my daughter's hand. I was shocked when I entered the painting, if this was in the hands of the second girl, where could I come back? Mei Ying couldn't bear it anymore and was about to reprimand her stepmother. At this time, a man suddenly came out of the room, and this man said angrily, "What kind of words?" Still not to return the painting? Do you look at you, like a lady? Like a housewife? And Maffen. The eyelids are so shallow, a maid's things can also be seen, is it a shame to be ashamed? This person is Mei Hanlin, because Mrs. Mei went to the banquet, Mei Hanlin returned home, and casually crooked on the bed in the inner room, hearing the sound outside, he couldn't bear it, so he could only come out and reprimand.

Mrs. May's face immediately turned red, and Mayfen's eyes widened blankly. Mrs. Mei saw that her husband had an eldest daughter, and the maid's face said such heavy words, she couldn't get off the stage, she said angrily: "You still talk about me? At the feast for a few days, those ladies wore gold and silver, their clothes were the latest styles, and the jewelry they wore were priceless treasures. Speaking of a lady, look at what I am wearing, I have a hollow red gold bracelet, which has not been rewarded to the maid yet. Look at the one on the eldest girl's hand, it was worn by Mrs. Xiao Chen, such a big one, solid, this bracelet can't be five or six taels of gold? Not to mention, you look at these five rubies, not only big, but also as red and translucent as pigeon blood, such a gem, even if it is not inlay, can also buy ten acres of land on the edge of the capital, not to mention how many are this, five, because the eldest girl served it, it was rewarded to the eldest girl. Do you think I want to be shallow-eyed? Do you think I want someone else's stuff? If our family were as rich as Xiao Chen's family, I would not look down on these gold and silver jewelry, and I would reward others with jewelry. Why bother, belittle me so much, I went to your Mei family, gave birth to children, and took care of housework, but what did I change? Do I have any decent clothes? Do I have decent jewelry? All I have is a woman in the backyard and gets angry with me every day, why am I so miserable? ”

The more Mrs. May spoke, the more sad she became, and she sat down and cried loudly.

Mei Hanlin's face couldn't hang up, he couldn't sit, he didn't stand, his hands were shaking, Mei Ying saw this, so he gave the painting a look, and the painting was busy taking the pair of bracelets back from his wife's hand, and put them back on, Mei Ying said to his father: "Father, I have some things to discuss with my father here, please go to the study in front of me." The daughter cut a cup of tea and went over. ”

Mei Hanlin thought that her daughter was going to give herself a step, so she hurriedly flicked her sleeves and said, "I don't know what to say." ”

staggered to the study in the front yard. Mei Ying got up and went back to the room with the painting, changed her clothes, arrived at the tea, found a tea tray to hold on, and when she walked to the front yard, she heard the voice of Mrs. Mei crying in the main room. Mei Ying couldn't help but think of Bai's beautiful and elegant, generous and free appearance, and compared with Mrs. Mei, she couldn't help but shake her head.

Mei Ying went to the study and offered tea to her father, Mei Hanlin was still a little embarrassed, and she didn't know what to say to her eldest daughter. This eldest daughter, looks and temperamentally very similar to her mother, beautiful and kind, generous and intelligent, the affairs of the family have always been in charge of the eldest daughter, the eldest daughter keeps the house in order, that is, the aunts in the backyard are a lot of peace, but this month, since he was soft-hearted and handed over the housework to his wife, the family has been in chaos. Mei Hanlin regretted it incomparably.

At this moment, Mei Ying looked at her embarrassed father and called into the painting to bring the things. A small box was immediately presented into the painting.

Mei Hanlin didn't expect his daughter to really have something to say to him, and at this moment he looked at the small box with a puzzled face. Mei Ying unhurriedly told the matter of this box, and also said Bai's words. Mei Hanlin hurriedly opened the small box, only to see that there was a stack of silver bills inside, all of which were produced by the bank, and they were very easy to redeem. There are three pieces of paper, one is the deed, the place Mei Hanlin still has an impression, there are a lot of trees in that place, although it is a two-entry house, but there are five wide rooms, there are wings on both sides, there is a podium for the next person to live in, there is also a horse room in the back, the podium for the next person to live, and a small garden, it is really a sparrow although it is small, this small house, someone has introduced it before, he appreciates the quiet inside, and there are scattered, but he does not have so much money, at that time the Chinese said to 15,000 taels of silver, He didn't even have a fraction of it, he could only look at it. Unexpectedly, it has been sold now, and it was bought by the in-laws, and it was given to his daughter to prepare for the dowry.

Mei Hanlin looked at the two lists again, and saw that they were full of valuable things, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "No wonder people say that the Xiao Chen family is richer than the big Chen family." What a fortune. Our family is really high, not only is the power incomparable to others, but even the money is much worse. Originally, after the marriage decree came down, I was very worried. The situation in our family is like this, I originally planned to match you with an ordinary reading seed and live a small life. Relying on the fact that I still have an official position of the sixth grade, I can also be a backer for you. However, this will of marriage, there is such a big difference between our family and Xiao Chen's family, how can I rest assured, if you come to a high-ranking family in the future, you will be wronged, and we can't, and we don't have the ability to stand up for you. Pity you for losing your mother since childhood, and when you grow up, you have to live in the mansion, where can you be comfortable in this life? ”

Mei Ying didn't expect her father to plan so much for her, and she couldn't help but be a little moved.

Mei Hanlin continued: "However, when I looked at the silver and things prepared by Mrs. Chen, the house, I suddenly relieved my heart, maybe this is your blessing." It seems that it is really like what the outside world said, there are many people who take a fancy to Chen Wenlin, but Mrs. Xiao Chen is very picky, she must find someone with outstanding ability, she has taken a fancy to your character and ability, so she doesn't care about our family's low official position and no money. ”

Mei Ying couldn't help blushing a little.

Mei Hanlin thought for a while and said, "Actually, I have heard of this Xiao Chen family for a long time, and the family rules are very strange. is so powerful, so rich, and there are many servants in the house, but there is not a single concubine. The outside world said that Mrs. Xiao Chen was a jealous woman, not only did she not allow Xiao Chen to take concubines, but even her sons were not allowed to take concubines. Her eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a girl for the first time, and she did not give a concubine. It's weird. ”

Mei Ying remembered what the Bai family said, and said happily: "Isn't it good not to take a concubine?" Mrs. Chen told me that I was not allowed to mention the matter of concubines, and I was also allowed to control the maids in the family, and I was not allowed to think about the master, otherwise, there was only one dead word, and the family rules of the Chen family were very strict. ”

Speaking of this, Mei Ying suddenly felt that it was a good thing to go to the Chen family, there would never be a yard full of women, and there would never be any more concubines fighting.

Mei Hanlin said: "Since their family doesn't give concubines, isn't your blessing coming?" Although I have a lot of concubines, they are all acting on the spot, and what I really like is your mother. If your mother could come back to life and call me a concubine, I would be willing. ”

Mei Ying had never heard her father say such things, she only thought that her father had a stepmother and a yard of concubines, and she had already left her biological mother behind, where did she think that her mother had such a high status in her father's heart.

Mei Hanlin suddenly lost his thoughts on his deceased wife. Mei Ying couldn't help but think of her dead mother, and she felt sad for a while. (To be continued)