The leaves were yellow, the weather was getting colder, and soon it was the eve of the old saint's birthday.

At this time, Zhongli's third uncle accepted the knighthood, and Hua Tian rewarded the people in the mansion with a month's monthly ritual to celebrate.

The little maid with a broken mouth began to say that Hua Tian was currying favor with Third Uncle Zhongli, but it was useless to curry favor, and soon she would be deprived of her housekeeping rights.

Even Zhongli's third uncle's concubine, Aunt Jin, began to show off her might, and she came to Hua Tian's house twice, wanting to shake her majesty.

For such a concubine who didn't know what her status was, Hua Tian didn't even see her, and only sent a second-class maid to greet her.

Aunt Jin knew that she had been neglected, and she was unhappy, and she released a lot of unpleasant things about Hua Tian, and then said that Hua Tian was afraid of embarrassment, so she didn't dare to see her, and sure enough, she came from a small place, and she was too childish.

There were a few maids in the center of the mansion who sneered at this Aunt Jin, but those restless maids seemed to have found a life-saving straw, clinging to Aunt Jin, and began to speak ill of Hua Tian.

Hua Tian made a sharp move here, without even warning, and pushed out those maids with broken mouths, and then sent Sandalwood to say to Zhongli's third aunt, "After discussing with grandmother, I will return the housekeeping to the third aunt, and I will worry about the third aunt in the future." ”

When Aunt Zhongli heard Sandalwood's words, she immediately replied, "What are these words, they are all a family, and this housekeeper will not pay it back." ”

After finishing it, he immediately revealed his tone to the third uncle of Zhongli, saying that Aunt Jin went to Hua Tian's house to shake her majesty with Hua Tian, which really embarrassed their face in this room.

Third Uncle Zhongli was wary of Zhongli's third aunt, especially when he heard from Zhongli's third aunt that his concubine was not good. At that time, he answered, but secretly he didn't think so. But thinking that after all, the title was given up by Zhong Liche here and elected him, how could he not let his concubine bully Hua Tian, so he secretly asked someone to inquire in the mansion.

After this inquiry, Third Uncle Zhongli was angry, and when he went back, he slapped Aunt Jin, and then, without saying a word, took Aunt Jin to Hua Tian's house and asked her to apologize to Hua Tian and Zhong Liche.

Hua Tian and Zhong Liche naturally said that they didn't care. But Third Uncle Zhongli's attitude was very resolute. After Aunt Jin apologized, she sold the person again.

One after another, no one in the house dared to say more.

Things have come to this point, and the third aunt of Zhongli is the happiest. She had long seen Aunt Jin unpleasant. knew that Aunt Jin went to find Hua Tian. She was secretly happy in her heart. She had already seen it. Whoever faced her niece and daughter-in-law would have to fail miserably in the end.

Really. The maids who clinged to Aunt Jin were all sold, and she slightly mentioned to Zhongli's third uncle that Aunt Jin was beaten and was also sold.

"My niece and daughter-in-law usually look kind, but she can't rub sand in her eyes. It's her elder, and she won't frown if she wants to do it. Aunt Jin is simply looking for death, and she dares to provoke her. When Aunt Zhongli heard that Aunt Jin had been sold, she drank tea elegantly and said to the old lady beside her.

The old lady nodded, "Yes, the young lady looks gentle and kind on weekdays, but whoever provokes her, she will definitely repay it." ”

"That's fine, if there is any little hoof that is favored in the future, we will lead her to my nephew and daughter-in-law for a trip, and we don't have to do it ourselves." Third Aunt Zhongli said happily.

The old lady nodded in agreement. Although the county lord of Anning is a junior, in the Zhenguo Mansion, no one dares to offend. Now the ones that are being sold are all eyeless goods.

"You say, do you wait for my mother to help me get it back, or do I go and propose it to my mother myself?" Third Aunt Zhongli thought for a moment and asked hesitantly.

As the Duchess of the Kingdom, it is normal for the third aunt Zhongli to hold the housekeeping power.

"It's best to wait for the old lady to propose. Madame's suggestion will inevitably come true. The old lady pondered for a moment and whispered.

Third Aunt Zhongli frowned, "But Mother has never said anything about it these days. She was a little worried, it stands to reason that the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo should have mentioned this matter to her a long time ago, or she should have taken the housekeeping power from Hua Tian and handed it over to her.

The old lady also frowned, this matter is indeed unreasonable. But now it is unreasonable to inherit the title by the third room.

The two were worried, but the third uncle Zhongli came back.

After he came in, he said to Zhongli's third aunt, "This title was given to me by thorough understanding, and this housekeeper is still under the control of Liu Niang, so let's not take care of it." ”

Third Aunt Zhongli's brows furrowed suddenly, "How can this be?" The housekeeper has always been managed by the Duchess of the Kingdom, and if it were not for me, the Duchess of the Kingdom would not be justifiable. ”

"What do you want to be justified? This title was recommended to me by Thorough Enlightenment, so why should we fight for such a stewardship? If you want to say that the name is right, I should not ask for it. Third Uncle Zhongli said unhappily.

The third aunt of Zhongli was silent, but there was no intention of backing down on her face.

She finally sat in the position of the Duchess of the Kingdom, if she couldn't let her take care of the house, how could she accept it calmly?

"There is no need to discuss this matter again." Third Uncle Zhongli saw the expression on the face of Third Aunt Zhongli clearly, and reiterated it again.

Third Aunt Zhongli looked at Third Uncle Zhongli, restrained the expression on her face, and asked, "What if Liuniang doesn't want to take care of the house?" After all, she is now a housekeeper, and many maids under her are talking back, so she is criticized by others, she may not want to continue to be a housekeeper. ”

"Whoever dares to criticize will sell it. It's just a slave, where does it come from to have the courage to criticize the master? Third Uncle Zhongli said coldly, and at the same time looked at Third Aunt Zhongli meaningfully.

After getting along with Zhongli's third aunt for so many years, he already knew her, why didn't he know that these words were just Zhongli's third aunt's prevarication?

"If there is a broken mouth, you will directly drive people out of the mansion, for fear that it will hurt the reputation of the Guogong Mansion. After all, we are often clingy, and the world will inevitably think that we are not thinking about the family. And this matter started because of the young lady, and the reputation of the young lady will also be hurt. The old lady said.

She said this much wiser than Aunt Zhongli, and spoke from the position of the Zhenguo Mansion and Hua Tian everywhere. Third Uncle Zhongli couldn't help but think about it.

Aunt Zhongli glanced at her old grandmother and gave her an appreciative look.

Third Uncle Zhongli hesitated for a moment, but didn't find a good way, and said, "Anyway, no matter what, Liuniang will preside over the feed." ”

"It's not in order!" Third Aunt Zhongli thought that Third Uncle Zhongli would listen to Mama's opinion, how did she know that after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't change his mind, and she was also annoyed.

"Compliant? If you want to be in order, I'll give it back to Enlightenment! Third Uncle Zhongli laughed angrily. looked at Aunt Zhongli. reprimanded, "You are also from a big family, why don't you even understand the world?" ”

Aunt Zhongli stood up suddenly, ignoring the old grandmother pulling her by her side. She exclaimed.

"It's because I'm from a big family. That's why I'm going to fight like this. This stewardship has always been in the hands of the Duchess of the Kingdom, but you want to make a difference. That's what you are. Do you only think about your brother, uncle and nephew, and ignore me? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Third Uncle Zhongli shouted, "You say this about me, do you know that you yourself are not the same?" Do you ignore my brother and nephew for the sake of your own righteousness? If it weren't for my niece, this title would not have fallen to us. ”

Third Aunt Zhongli didn't back down and sneered, "It's just a layer of ugly cloth?" The saint has long planned to let us inherit the lord, saying that the full understanding of each other is just a full face of enlightenment. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Third Uncle Zhongli stood up suddenly, trembling with anger.

The third aunt of Zhongli ignored him and continued, "The sage has always been the most taboo about the collusion between the civil servants and the military generals, and it is a taboo to realize that the marriage with the Hua family is a taboo. The saint has a taboo in his heart, how can he let the enlightenment inherit the knight? Inheritance is not a concession from others, but what we should get. They were just afraid that they would lose face, so they said that they gave it to us. ”

Smack-

Third Uncle Zhongli was furious and slapped Third Aunt Zhongli in the face.

"It's your ugly heart, I take 110,000 concubines, and I don't want to pamper you!" Third Uncle Zhongli said angrily.

Third Aunt Zhongli was stunned, she never thought that Third Uncle Zhongli would beat her. In the past 20 years, although the relationship between husband and wife is not necessarily very good, it can be said that they respect each other like guests.

"You hit me?" She was incredulous, tears sliding out of her eyes and down her cheeks.

A slap and a word, everything hurt her to the extreme.

She is not good, she can't accompany him, she can't obey him according to people, she can't ignore her affairs, but what is she for, isn't it her own children? The husband is no longer fighting, if she doesn't fight again, what else do they have in this room?

Is it an ugly heart to plan for the future of one's children?

The old lady was also taken aback, but she knew that she could not make a noise at this time, so she only looked at her mistress worriedly.

"You've disappointed me." Third Uncle Zhongli looked at Third Aunt Zhongli coldly.

Zhongli's third aunt burst into tears, "Then do you want to divorce your wife and marry another?" ”

She has worked hard all her life, is this how she gets such an evaluation?

Third Uncle Zhongli looked at his wife's expression, and a trace of remorse flashed in his heart. He didn't want to say anything like that if he could, but she was going too far.

The room fell silent, and Mama looked at Zhongli's third uncle, then at Zhongli's third aunt, and whispered to Zhongli's third aunt, "Madam, let's go clean up first." ”

"What else to pack? My face is gone, why do I need to clean it up? Aunt Zhongli cried and said.

Third Uncle Zhongli waved his hand and motioned for the old lady to take Zhongli's third aunt down to clean up.

Seeing this, the old lady coaxed in a low voice and took the third aunt Zhongli away.

Third Uncle Zhongli didn't feel good either, so he went to the study.

He and Zhong Lide are compatriots, and they have had a good relationship since childhood. When Zhong Lide married Zhong Liche's mother, he was very happy to have a sister-in-law. It's a pity that after the wedding night, Zhong Lide and his wife fell out.

Since then, for more than ten years, the couple has become stiffer and stiffer every time, and finally they don't even communicate with each other anymore.

The couple's relationship deteriorated, and the saddest thing was his nephew Zhong Liche. He has often seen his mother cry since he was a child, and since he was a child, he has seen his father take different concubines back, and then those arrogant concubines will bully his mother.

He didn't know how sad this nephew was in his heart, but he knew that this nephew would never forgive his eldest brother Zhong Lide in his life.

In his opinion, the eldest brother still has deep feelings for his sister-in-law. It's just that something went wrong, and the two are strangers.

He persuaded him, but his eldest brother told him not to worry about it, and then continued to take in one concubine after another.

Those concubines are clearly his sister-in-law's appearance. Some have a pair of eyes, some have a nose, some have two curved eyebrows, some have red lips, and some are just the curvature of the corners of the lips, but anyone who looks a little like his sister-in-law has been accepted by his eldest brother.

There are a few of the most similar, a pretty face is very similar, and the most similar one is Shi. Shi and his sister-in-law were exactly the same when they were young, and they were the most favored for this.

Shi is also smart, although she often goes to his sister-in-law for trouble, she will not go too far, nor will she be superficial. So among the many concubines, Zhong Liche hates the Shi family the most.

Once, Shi took a portrait of his sister-in-law under the pretext that the furnishings of the study in the room had changed, and the portrait in it had to be changed to a normal style. Zhong Liche slapped Shi in front of his father, Zhong Lide and his uncle, and walked away.

After that, his sister-in-law died depressed, and his eldest brother was bitter and hateful, needless to say, and then he even wanted to help Shi as his wife.

Zhong Li Che objected, but his eldest brother insisted on going his own way, and in the end, Zhong Li Che was angry and betrayed the state mansion, and joined the army as a young man to fight on the battlefield.

In the Zhenguo Mansion, his father and mother, he and his eldest brother all knew that the most unbearable thing in the Zhenguo Mansion was Zhong Liche.

It can be said that Zhong Liche has grown up hard since he was a child, and he is afraid that he has not lived a truly comfortable and happy day.

So when he knew that the saint had given Zhong Liche and Hua Liuniang a marriage, he didn't know how happy he was.

After Zhong Liche left the house, he often paid attention to his news, and naturally knew that Zhong Liche had a deep love for the little lady of the Hua family. This time, isn't it his nephew who got what he wanted?

Now that Zhongli Che is back, married beautifully, but gave him all the titles that fell on his head, how can he accept it with shame?

Third Uncle Zhongli sighed, and remembered the reality of trouble.

His eldest brother, for some reason lately, always looks depressed, and sometimes when I look at him, I think that he is already an eighty old man, like a pool of stagnant water, unmoving.

The son is good, but the father is not good.

Third Uncle Zhongli couldn't help but wonder if the Zhenguo Mansion was remembered by some evil thing, which was always not good.

On this day, he sat in his study until the evening.

After dinner in the evening, the old town duchess sent someone over, "The eldest and young lady wants to hand over the housekeeping rights, and the old lady orders the duke and the duchess to go together tomorrow to discuss." ”

Zhongli's third uncle and Zhongli's third aunt were both startled, and they both looked at each other.

Could it be that he/she is doing it? (To be continued......)