"I really didn't expect Deng Juntang to be like this." Mrs. Pei sat on the chair and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

"Mrs. Tai," Mother Wu said, "The slave maid thinks it's a good thing, before Mrs. Tai also said that let people inquire about Deng Qiye, if it is really unbearable, even if it is ashamed of the old marquis, you can't marry the young lady." ”

Mrs. Pei nodded.

The two families have made a marriage, according to the number of etiquette, even if the man is not married, the woman must still marry and be widowed, this is the rule, the ancestor of the Sun family has a daughter who is a widow, and she persuaded the old marquis when she was engaged to the two children in the family in the past, but the old marquis refused to listen.

"The old marquis is a bad temper, and Ming Zhao followed the old marquis," Mrs. Pei said, "I don't have to marry this family business, now the marriage date has not been decided, I want to slowly find an opportunity, the old marquis died, Ming Zhao only inherited the knighthood, there are not many military merits on the body, our family is not a single step, I want to save a pair of children and want to glorify this family, you see what the loyal and righteous marquis family has become now, there are more and more down-and-out nobles, I also know that there is no long-lasting truth in the world, But in the end, we still have a title, everyone in the clan covets this title, no one in the Pei family has ever given up their lives for this title, speaking of reason, the Pei family has a lot of people who are reasonable. ”

"Ming Zhao will be criticized if he is not careful in speaking and doing things, I look at Ming Zhao's hard work inside and out at a young age, how can I not think about it, Ming Hui is sick like this for marriage, am I not uncomfortable? Who understands my mind as a mother, if you can give them my life. If they have a safe life, I won't hesitate at all, I'm really scared. didn't take care of this family for Ming Zhao. ”

"Don't worry," Mother Wu brought the tea to Mrs. Pei, "Today is Deng Qiye's wrong, Hou Ye immediately decided to destroy this family, Deng Qiye's behavior, if the Sun family picks us first, we will explain the matter." It doesn't make sense for the Sun family to pick it. ”

If only it were so simple.

Which family affair does not involve interests, let's say that the Sun family has three generations of officials. There has never been a defeat in officialdom, the Sun family has a good way to teach their daughters, and her daughter almost contracted smallpox when she was a child in order to take care of her sick brother, and the old marquis took a fancy to this. I went to ask for this kiss. With such a person to preside over the feed, she will be relieved.

Who knows that it is really a good thing, first the old marquis died, and then the old lady of the Sun family mourned, and now because the Deng family is stirring up in it, the Pei family and the Sun family are so far apart that they cannot communicate with each other, and there will inevitably be misunderstandings.

Wu's mother said: "The Sun family only has this one daughter, which is inevitably precious." ”

"People are not as good as heaven." Mrs. Pei said, "I heard that Deng Juntang came to Beijing. I'm really afraid that Ming Zhao and Ming Hui will do something, if we don't take advantage of it, it's all over, but fortunately...... Deng Juntang was a moral failure, and he was arrested by Ming Zhao, and admitted that he said those words on the spot. ”

"Anyway, we have the upper hand."

Mrs. Pei's frown loosened a little.

It was the Deng family and Deng Juntang who lost face.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Pei really sighed, "Last time he scared Minghui in the garden, I held my stomach and had nowhere to release it, although I felt that Mingzhao's words were too direct, but I didn't open my mouth to interrupt, just to let Deng Juntang know that our Pei family is not easy to bully." ”

Deng Juntang said so many words, he must have felt that the Pei family did not dare to withdraw from the Deng family.

Now that I've been kicked out suddenly, I can imagine how uncomfortable it will be.

Mrs. Pei said: "No wonder the edict is clear, the clay figure still has three points of earthiness......"

Mother Wu suddenly laughed, "Mrs. Tai also said that Hou Ye is like the old Hou Ye, you are not like this, and you know in your heart that you shouldn't withdraw from your relatives like this, but you can't hold back your temper." ”

As soon as Mother Wu's voice fell, she only heard Shen'er say, "Mrs. Tai, the second lady is here." ”

Minghui is here.

Mrs. Pei was a little surprised.

Minghui is already bedridden, how can she come here.

Mrs. Pei looked at Mother Wu, Mother Wu hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain, and Pei Minghui, who was wearing a silver-red robe, walked in.

The silver-red clothes were the clothes that Mrs. Pei asked her to make for Pei Minghui to wear during the New Year, when the Deng family wrote that the wedding date was agreed to be next year, Mrs. Pei thought that she would have a lively New Year.

Seeing her daughter's somewhat emaciated cheeks, Mrs. Pei couldn't help but feel sour in her heart.

"Minghui, how is your body?" Mrs. Pei stood up to pull her daughter.

Pei Minghui bent down and knelt on the ground, "Mother, my daughter is not filial, and my daughter is ...... Not so sick...... The daughter wants her mother to withdraw the marriage of the Deng family before pretending to be like that, these days the daughter is lying in bed and thinking a lot, if the Sun family dislikes our family and loses the number of rudeness, the mother will let her daughter go to the family nunnery, the daughter is willing to green light ancient Buddha for a lifetime, the mother said to the Deng family, the daughter has realized the Buddha, she will definitely want to become a monk, after the monk is an outsider, please Pei family and the Sun family to a monk, be more tolerant, the daughter has hidden scissors under the pillow, and she can break her hair at once, and wait until Deng Juntang comes to our house for a banquet, So I ran to the feast and swore a vow in front of the guests. ”

"What are you talking about," Mrs. Pei's forehead fluttered, "how dare you do this." ”

"Mother listened to her daughter," Pei Minghui's eyes were filled with tears, "Last time, my mother invited Miss Yao Qi over, and Miss Yao Qi saw the scissors under her daughter's pillow, and somehow Miss Yao Qi guessed her daughter's calculations, so that her daughter broke off her thoughts as soon as possible." ”

"Miss Yao Qi said that her daughter is forcing her mother, being angry with her mother, and hurting her mother by hurting herself, it is not a reasonable choice, her daughter is doing this, not only will she harm herself for a lifetime, but it will also make her mother sleep and eat for the rest of her life, and her brother will not marry Miss Sun again, and the Pei family will be sad and bleak when she mentions these things in the future, so her daughter let go of this idea."

At that time, she was smiling and eating snacks, and I don't know when Miss Yao Qi took out the scissors under her pillow.

Miss Yao Qi persuaded her a few words, and then helped her find a way.

Otherwise, she would really be a sister-in-law in a fit of anger.

Pei Minghui took a few steps to Mrs. Pei's feet, and leaned her head on Mrs. Pei's knee, "Mother, my daughter will never think like this again, there is only one life, she must be good, she can't practice it casually, her daughter will have a good family business, and her brother and sister can have a good future in the future, and we brothers and sisters will honor our mother together." ”

Mrs. Pei's tears suddenly fell.

Her children have grown up, and Mrs. Pei put her hand on Pei Minghui's head.

And all the people in the house withdrew.

Pei Minghui said in a low voice: "Mother, my daughter only knows now why Miss Yao Qi came to Beijing from Taixing, why did she make such a big disturbance in Beijing, why did a young lady in the boudoir go to make a purple clay pot and buy any fields, her daughter will feel tired when she is a female celebrity at home, how can Miss Yao Qi have such a spirit." ”

Mrs. Pei asked in a low voice, "Why?" ”

"Because she wants to live a good life, her good life, not to be locked up in the embroidery building, not to be crowned with a reputation of disrespect and unfilial piety, but to stand up straight and live well with her head up."

"Mother and father have gone away, we have to live well."

Mrs. Pei lifted the handkerchief to wipe her tears, and forcibly endured the sourness that rushed to her nose, but she still didn't hold back, her shoulders were heavy and choked, and she saw her son standing at the door in the hazy eyes of tears.

is no longer a small appearance, it has stood up to the sky, so tall.

"Mingzhao, Minghui, you two are right, it's your mother who is wrong."

……

Pei Mingzhao didn't expect his sister to plan like this.

cut his hair in front of all the guests, if it weren't for Miss Yao Qi, he would definitely not have noticed that his sister had such thoughts, and he would not have pushed off his marriage with the Deng family at this time.

"Master Hou," the staff member said in a low voice, "After all, you have some prestige outside, and such arbitrariness will inevitably cause the Deng family to retaliate...... This matter really should be well arranged in order to have the best of both worlds. ”

The staff meant that he was too arbitrary today.

Pei Mingzhao raised his head, remembering Miss Yao Qi's unhurried and impatient expression, when Miss Yao Qi came to Pei's house a few days ago, he glanced at Miss Yao Qi from a distance in the garden.

Miss Yao Qi didn't show the slightest abnormality, and at that time, Miss Yao Qi already knew that Minghui was going to become a monk.

The thirteen-year-old girl was able to solve the crisis of the Pei family quietly.

What would have happened if Miss Yao Qi hadn't intervened?

A thought flashed, Pei Mingzhao frowned, his sister will break her hair, everyone in the capital knows that his mother is angry and will not be able to afford to be sick, and what he has to face is not the calm and calm he is now.

When he met Miss Yao Qi in Taixing, he knew that Miss Yao Qi was a good housekeeper, with intelligence that others did not have, and he did things neatly.

"Master Hou, you can't be careless on the Sun family's side, in case the family really can't be done......"

"Then just like the Deng family, let's withdraw from the marriage."

The staff couldn't help but be stunned, they didn't expect Pei Mingzhao to say this.

"Lord Hou doesn't want to go to Fujian to do anything...... Sooner or later, I will look up and see the Deng family without looking down, and the affairs of Fujian cannot be accomplished by relying only on a few subordinates of the old marquis, and Fujian will not be able to go, and it is impossible to talk about shipbuilding and anti-Japanese warfare. ”

"Mrs. Tai's worries are not unreasonable, the old marquis is good at water warfare, and the books and sketches of shipbuilding left behind must be used on the coast."

"Don't be in a hurry at this moment, Deng Sichang can do whatever he wants like this, and it won't last long." Pei Mingzhao waved his sleeves and asked the staff to retreat.

The study was quiet, Pei Mingzhao put on a cloak and walked to Pei Minghui's courtyard.

Pei Minghui's long-lost laughter came from the room.

"Brother."

Welcoming Pei Mingzhao into the house, Pei Mingzhao looked at the bits and pieces of the kang, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Brother came at the right time," Pei Minghui said with a smile, "Help me see what you want to take Xie Wanning." ”

(To be continued......)