Chapter 40: A Capable Daughter-in-law
As soon as she said this, Mrs. Wang's face was unhappy, and she opened her mouth to speak, but her daughter-in-law quietly dragged her hand. Mrs. Wang glanced at her daughter-in-law with disgust, but saw Bai Yuying quietly glance at Mrs. Wang, meaning to let Mrs. Wang take a look at Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Wang then remembered that although her father-in-law was gone, her mother-in-law was still there, and the three sisters were still here, one of whom was a representative sent by the Queen Mother. I really don't have a part to speak. Although her daughter is also the queen's mother, you see, as soon as Chen Wenfeng heard that the queen mother sent Mama Yu here, she simply didn't even send her, saying that this was the Chen family's family matter, and her own married daughter would not participate.
Mrs. Wang was unwilling to stabilize and did not say a word. Bai Yuying breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Yuanfeng was very unhappy, he said: "Second brother, what do you mean by this, do you disapprove of the separation?" So who will be in charge of this home in the future? ”
Chen Yuanluan said: "Although my father is gone, isn't my mother still there? Don't we brothers have to honor our mothers? Naturally, he is still living as before, and he must not let his mother be wronged. ”
Chen Yuanluan used his mother, Mrs. Li, as a shield everywhere, which made Chen Yuanfeng angry for a while, but he couldn't say that the second brother was not here, did he want to say that he didn't respect his mother?
After being angry for a long time, Chen Yuanru spoke: "Big brother, second brother, you are all for filial piety to your mother and for the good of our Chen family." The eldest brother is talking about the rules of the family. The second brother is talking about brothers. It all makes sense. However, separate families. It's not that we can't work together. Moreover, although the mother is still there, after all, she is a female dependent, and all the outside things, the father used to come forward, and in the future, I am afraid that the eldest brother will come forward. Could it be that the two brothers came forward together? ”
Mrs. Linhai Chen Yuanru actually has a general relationship with her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, but she has been very close to her third brother and daughter-in-law in recent years. However, she served as a noblewoman in the capital. Naturally, he is very clear about the situation in the capital. Although Mrs. Li in the second room is powerful in the Chen family's mansion, she is nothing when she leaves the Chen family. But. The big room is different. There is now a queen mother in the big house. In the future, there will be the eldest son of the queen born to the queen's mother. and the very shrewd Chen Wenqi. But what about the second room? Chen Wenjin is already a person who has been separated from him. The remarried people are people from the other side of the clan, and they have no foundation and status.
Two concubines, although they became imperial concubines. is even a concubine, but now she is also the first emperor who has not died, and she has become a Taoist aunt. There is one left, Chen Wenhao, with mediocre qualifications, and no future development prospects, how can he compare with the big house?
Therefore, Mrs. Linhaibo naturally chose the side of the big house.
Chen Yuanru's words made Mrs. Li very unhappy. Originally, Mrs. Li has always doted on her second son, and after listening to her second son's words, she was also very happy, and felt that the second son's opinion was also very correct. As an old man, who doesn't like a house full of children and grandchildren? However, when I heard what my daughter said, I felt that it made sense. If Mrs. Wang had said this, she would have been dissatisfied a long time ago. But from her daughter's mouth, she naturally began to think about it.
Although her daughter Chen Yuanru is the second daughter, because the eldest daughter is in the palace all the year round, she can't take care of her mother's affairs. Therefore, Chen Yuanru became the eldest daughter. In addition, Chen Yuanru is very capable, he has been Mrs. Linhai for many years, and he has been the head of the ladies team in the circle of noblewomen in the capital for many years, and he has dealt with many things, so he naturally considers the problem much better than the ordinary women in the house. Mrs. Li likes to discuss things with Chen Yuanru. Hearing Chen Yuanru's words at this moment, he naturally felt very reasonable.
Mrs. Li is not an ordinary woman who dotes on her second son. She is the daughter of a family, the cousin of the former queen mother, and the mother of the Chen family, and she still has a lot of political vision. So she will also consider the overall situation, and many times, for the sake of the overall situation, she can suppress her preferences.
When Mrs. Li saw that her mother-in-law did not refute Chen Yuanru's words, she immediately became anxious, hating Chen Yuanru in her heart and angry with her mother-in-law on the other, but she did not show it on her face, but said in a slow voice: "What the second aunt said is very true. However, now, the situation in the capital is so complicated, the emperor is working hard to liquidate corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the situation in the palace is also complicated, and the queen needs a strong backing from her mother's family. Just the eldest brother and sister-in-law, we are afraid that they will not be able to cope with it. ”
Mrs. Li deliberately emphasized the word sister-in-law. Suddenly, everyone present understood. Mrs. Li's subtext is that the eldest brother is not bad. But the sister-in-law is about to discuss. Mrs. Wang's inability, lack of brain-talking, poor social skills, and other shortcomings are well known to everyone. Such a person represents the Chen family as a housewife, so in the future, the Chen family will not only not be able to provide assistance to the queen, but it is possible to drag the queen's mother.
Besides, for so many years, why Mrs. Li, who has always been in the second room, is taking care of the housework, on the one hand, Mrs. Li loves her niece and dotes on her second son, and on the other hand, it is also because Mrs. Wang is really incapable. Otherwise, no matter how much you dot on your second son, there is no reason to say that you don't like your own eldest son.
After Mrs. Li said this, everyone thought at the same time that the boss Chen Yuanfeng could barely cope with the things outside, although it must not be as good as Chen Zhaonan's, but there should be no big mistakes. But the matter of the inner house, if it is handed over to Mrs. Wang, it will be over.
Mrs. Wang herself understood what Mrs. Li meant. Her face flushed with annoyance, and she finally couldn't help but say, "What do you mean by this, brother and sister?" Can't I take care of this home? ”
Mrs. Li did not say anything, her eyes looked at her nose, and her nose looked at her heart. However, everyone present shook their heads, Mrs. Wang really couldn't manage this family.
Chen Yuanru was silent, this is a real problem.
At this time, there was no sound, and the third room who was watching on the wall spoke: "My sister-in-law is not in good health as an adult, and she can't take care of the house, so if she suddenly takes over, it will naturally be difficult to manage." "The person who spoke was none other than Bai. When Bai opened his mouth at this time, not only was everyone taken aback, but even Chen Yuanheng showed a look of surprise. However, after being surprised, he immediately sided with his wife, and was the first to nod.
Mrs. Wang is not in good health, regardless of housework, handing over the housework to Mrs. Li is the Chen family's excuse to the outside world, in fact, Mrs. Wang has nothing to do.
Mrs. Wang was immediately furious, and she wanted to speak, Bai Yuying was also a little strange, didn't the Bai family in the third room not deal with Mrs. Li in the second room? Why do you still have to help the second lady Mrs. Li speak at this time?
Mrs. Li was very surprised, she didn't expect that at this time, it was her sworn enemy Bai who helped her. I couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
The Bai clan didn't allow Mrs. Wang to speak, so he continued: "However, who doesn't come here from the beginning? Who hasn't taken care of the housework? It's just that I haven't taken care of the housework as big as our mansion. ”
Everyone present said in their hearts that no one else had managed such a big housework, but who doesn't know that your three-room property is more than ten times more than that of the Chen family's mansion, how did you manage it?
Bai continued: "So, I think I can let my eldest nephew and daughter-in-law help my sister-in-law take care of the housework. The second nephew and daughter-in-law, the third nephew and daughter-in-law are assistants, and besides, there is a mother sitting in the house, pointing out, there should be no problem. ”
As soon as he said this, except for Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang, all of them looked at the three daughters-in-law behind Mrs. Wang. The two concubines and daughters-in-law are fine, and Bai Yuying is everyone's weather, very shrewd, this is known to everyone.
Including Mrs. Li, they all nodded.
When Mrs. Li saw it, she was immediately anxious, and she guessed that the Bai family would not be so kind to help her. After Bai said this, his reason could not stand.
Mrs. Wang also understood what Bai meant and cast a grateful look at Bai. Chen Yuanfeng also nodded secretly. In fact, he himself has no confidence in letting his wife, Mrs. Wang, support this family, but if it is handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law, it will be no problem. Although the eldest daughter-in-law is young, can the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law who have not seen the third room survive overseas for a day? The daughter-in-law of his own family is much stronger than the two in the third room, and she is also older. Just manage the Chen family's mansion, there should be no problem.
Mrs. Li is unwilling to let things be like this, she still wants her daughter to return to the capital. If she will return, she will be the daughter of the Chen family, and she will naturally be infinitely beautiful, but if she is the daughter of the Chen family's branch, it will be far behind.
Mrs. Li said: "Although the nephews and daughters-in-law are capable, they are younger after all. ”
Bai didn't let it go at all, she said: "Our grades are getting older day by day, and we all have daughters-in-law. It's just that you should let go. Look at our three rooms. Our two daughters-in-law are still the youngest. However, I let go early, I was lazy, and I didn't have the energy to take care of those things overseas, so I left them to do it. You see, aren't the two of them doing a good job? Of course, it doesn't work at first. However, I slowly got started. I'm much more relaxed now. My sisters-in-law should also study like me, and be lazy. ”
As soon as he said this, everyone laughed.
But behind the smile, everyone knows that the Bai family is shrewd and capable. Bai's two daughters-in-law are indeed capable daughters-in-law in the entire Great Chu, not only can manage internal affairs, but also handle external affairs in an orderly manner.
For example, Wan Meizhen, Chen Wenjun is in the Wa Kingdom all the year round, and the affairs of the entire Yizhou Island are handled by Wan Meizhen, where is this done by a woman in the house? This is the work of a feudal official. Wan Meizhen is actually better than a feudal official. How many women can do this?
Hearing her mother-in-law's praise, Wan Meizhen and Mei Ying both smiled slightly. (To be continued......)