Chapter 66: Inside and Out
Cao Tang's words were extremely sharp, and every sentence was to the bone, and it was said in front of Cui Wanqing, a guest.
So, Cao Ming was tragic, he who had just put his brother and sister on the top and couldn't speak, and he instantly had a role reversal.
At this time, Cao Ming became the dumbfounded person, his face turned pale immediately, and he wanted to fight back with his neck, but he couldn't make a sound.
After all, what Cao Tang said was true, and not a single word was false, even if he wanted to argue, he couldn't talk about it.
Cao Ming's words and deeds are inconsistent because his mother has always doted on her children, and she believes that her own children must be the best dogma.
No matter what the requirements of her own children are, Second Mrs. Cao will find a way to meet them, so that Cao Ming will be raised more noble than Cao Yun, the son of the world.
When Cao Ming grew up and had his own thoughts, his living habits were already deep-rooted.
He also wanted to change, but it was easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it was difficult to go from luxury to thrift, after all, he was a child, and he didn't insist on it for a few days, and he was softened by the soft words and coquettish voices around him.
He knew in his heart that his life was obviously not in agreement with his thoughts, which was wrong, but after several struggles, he still couldn't be tough, and he couldn't give up the luxurious enjoyment of comfort, which was a thorn in his heart.
This will be what Cao Tang said, but it is not in Cao Ming's heart, he is weak-hearted, no matter how good his eloquence is, he will go out.
Cui Wanqing sat obediently on the brocade pestle, quietly watching the dispute between her cousins and sisters.
Although Cao Ying had been holding the handkerchief in her hand tightly and staring at herself with watery and pitiful eyes, Cui Wanqing was still sitting steadily, holding a small piece of red bean milk halva in her hand, taking small sips of sweetness.
"Want to pretend to be pitiful and let me come out to be a peacemaker? I think it's good, but it's a pity that the second cousin and the third cousin caused this to happen because of me, and I will help the fourth cousin say good things again? Isn't this dismantling your own people's platform? Do you really think I have to be so stupid? "Cui Wanqing has already changed her opinion of Cao Ying after the last painting boat incident.
The heart of this cousin Sakura is definitely not as harmless as her weak appearance, if she will still be moved by her, then she is really stupid, she is not a man, and she doesn't have to think confused about beautiful women.
The most important thing is that Cui Wanqing is not interested in people like Cao Ming at all, that is, she will not feel that he has opinions, nor ideas, let alone that he is different.
In her previous life, she had seen too many people like this with one thing on her lips and one thing in her heart.
This has been going on for nearly a hundred years, and the struggle between the old rules and the new rites has never stopped.
In fact, for Cui Wanqing, she appreciates Xinli's respect, fairness and pursuit.
And those who always want to restore the ancient rites, on the face of one is more polite than the other, but in private, one or two are lustful, saying that a woman should be virtuous if she is talentless, and she should be a good husband and child at home, and she should not show her face.
But secretly, he treats women as inappropriate, and takes the maids and concubines around him as playthings, and even some of them, they don't even put their wives in their eyes, and the ladies in the outer room can kick their noses and faces, which makes people disgusting!
Cui Wanqing won't stand up for such a person, she can't live for her own sin, Cousin Ming had better learn a lesson, this will be in her own home, and it will just look bad on her face, if she is outside, it will be a shame to be thrown into her grandmother's house!
And Cao Yun was also furious by Cao Ming's ignorance, and he was not happy, so he simply twisted his face and ignored it.
He secretly felt that what the sixth sister was talking about was happy, obviously she was a hypocrite, a real villain, but she still had to pretend to be an atmospheric posture, it was really disgusting!
The originally lively situation, because of the dispute between the two cousins and sisters, the needlepoint and Mai Mang, inevitably cooled down.
Cao Xiu glanced at the eldest sister who was playing with a string of colorful sachets, but Cao Rong obviously didn't see it, and was unwilling to persuade peace at all.
Cao Xiu's temperament is kind, but he is not a temperamental, not to mention that Cao Ming obviously didn't take the guests in his eyes just now, and he didn't care about other people's thoughts at all, so he was so anxious to look different.
Since everyone is unwilling to play this round, then simply leave it alone.
He walked up to Cui Wanqing with a smile and asked gently: "Cousin Qing came last time, there were many people in the garden, there were guests everywhere, and I definitely didn't have a good time, this will be early before noon, let's go to the garden for a walk, while the lotus can still be seen, it's good to take a few more looks." ”
Cao Tang was relieved just now, and he couldn't sit still, so he quickly clapped his hands and praised it, eager to fly to the garden immediately, and leave the place that made people upset.
She said with a smile: "Tell someone to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and I will ask the third brother to paint me a picture of ink lotus." ”
After speaking, he pulled Cui Wanqing and whispered in her ear: "The third brother's ink lotus is a must in Pengfei Academy, if you like it later, I will also ask him to draw you a picture." ”
Cui Wanqing nodded with a smile, but remembering the thrill of the last time, she still couldn't help but advise: "Let's just take a look at the scenery by the lake, don't go on a boat again, I am dizzy when I see the water now, and I can't be nervous." ”
Cao Tang hugged her arm and giggled. "You're cowardly, besides, although it was thrilling last time, it didn't happen big, did it? I know your sister very well, don't worry, let's go, let's play in the garden. ”
Cao Rong is most annoyed by Cao Ming's man who is full of respect, she is a high-spirited, future in-law, and the eldest of the grandchildren of Linyuan Hou, and she will also be Mrs. Hou in the future.
The most respected person in his life is the Empress Dowager Zhenxian, who has always regarded this strange woman as the benchmark of her life.
It's just that because of his identity, he didn't want to have a dispute with his younger brother in front of people, and he had an unvirtuous reputation.
On weekdays, her attitude towards Cao Ming is as far away as she can, but today there is no way, she can only be patient.
This third brother of his own family wanted to go to the garden, but the timing was really right, Cao Tang and Cui Wanqing were muttering in a bunch, she had already got up with a smile, and helped the maid to report to Mrs. Cao Laohou and Mrs. Ming'anhou.
Although the elders are far away, it can be seen from their expressions that the juniors have a dispute, and the center of the incident is Cao Ming, an alternative.
Mrs. Cao Laohou saw Cui Wanqing and Cao Tang, and they rarely got along well, and Cao Yun and Cao Xiu, the two grandsons, also had a good impression of Cui Wanqing.
She is still quite satisfied in her heart, this person, I don't have to say that everyone likes you, there is always someone who doesn't fall in love.
In addition, Cao Ming is the son of the concubine, this identity is embarrassing, if he asks, what he says lightly is the same as not saying it, and if he says it heavily, it will inevitably make people say that he does not treat the children of the concubine equally.
So I just pretended not to know, and I didn't see Second Mrs. Cao, and her embarrassed face was better.
The old man waved his hand and said with a smile: "You can go if you want, I will let Mother Xie and Amethyst, Topaz accompany you to go to naughty, remember, don't play with the boat again, last time I heard that you almost capsized, your soul is about to be bluffed, if you come again, your grandmother can't live!" ”
Cao Rong agreed repeatedly, walked up to Cui Wanqing and them and said with a smile: "Grandmother has already agreed, let's go now, it's weird and stuffy in the house, it's okay to go out for a walk, it's rare for us to take a day off, and Cousin Qing is here to be a companion again, and it's time to play a good game." ”
Everyone said goodbye to their elders and took a sedan chair outside the gate of Qingheyuan, Cao Yun and Cao Xiu would rather walk than sit in a sedan chair, and the two brothers followed the sedan chair slowly.
When I got to the garden, I didn't see Cao Ming's people for a long time, and even Cao Ying came after a while, her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had cried.
The children of the big families in the high family are all early, Cui Wanqing glanced around, but when she saw her cousin and cousin, they were all like no one, they should say what they should say, and they didn't seem to take Cao Ming and Cao Ying's awkwardness to heart.
She is also learning from Cao Rong and Cao Tang.
Thinking about it, it is not difficult to know that the second master Cao is a concubine, although this Cao Ming and Cao Ying are concubines, but their father is a concubine, and the situation is also quite embarrassing.
Originally, the Cao family also had a Cao Si master, who was also a concubine, but not long after they got married, they got sick and went to a sudden illness, and they didn't even leave a single root and seedling.
At that time, Mrs. Cao Laohou also gave ten dowries decently, and she was praised for her generosity.
At this time, Cui Wanqing has a number in her heart, it seems that the family is valued by Ming Anhou and Mrs. Cao Laohou, that is, Cao Rong, Cao Tang, Cao Yun and Cao Xiu and Cao Rui.
Next, it is not difficult to figure out who to befriend and who to distance yourself from.
Because Cao Tang shouted just now to let Cao Xiu paint, when they walked to the viewing corridor by the lake, in the Heju Pavilion, the painting case had already been arranged, and the silver gilt double-layer incense burner on the desk, the cigarette smoke was rising, the taste was light and elegant, and the smell was very good.
Take a closer look, on this case, there are all kinds of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and even the pen wash of the pastel betta fish is also filled with water. Very thoughtful.
On the right side of the painting case, there is a table of eight immortals with red sandalwood grass pattern, with a big red coral velvet tabletop, and eight mahogany carved flower drum embroidered piers around it, and a dark red cloud brocade thin cushion tied to it, and four tassels of the same color hanging down, which feels soft when you look at it.
There are all kinds of snacks on the table, dried fruits, new fruits, there are too many types, and they are full of them, which dazzles people and sighs that they don't know which one to use first.
The qiē in front of him, in Cui Wanqing's eyes, is really a bit of a scenery is still the same, people are different, thinking that I haven't seen Liuli's face at all today, Cui Wanqing knows that this slave who betrays her master will definitely not end well.
No one mentioned Liuli anymore, as if this pretty and bright maid had never existed, and even Cao Tang, who couldn't hide his words, didn't talk about the follow-up of the last trip to the lake. R1152