Chapter 18: The Girl of the Xu Family
As a baby who has been able to blow bubbles, nibble on his fingers, and even nibble on his feet for a long time, being able to walk is a big deal. "It's epoch-making!" While walking happily, he thought happily.
She walked and swayed very unsteadily, which made people's hearts hang at a glance. Lin Youhui looked at her intently, and encouraged with a smile, "It's good that we can walk!" Zhilu said her kindness, and raised her head diligently in her busy schedule and gave her a big smile.
After laughing, he leaned down and rushed forward with an excited face!
Second Master Pei was startled, hurriedly put down the scroll, got up and got off the bed. , good daughter, why do you walk diagonally? It's not smooth, it's going to fall!
Pei Erye walked a few steps and held her before she was about to fall.
happily threw herself into his arms, raised her little face and grinned at him, revealing a few snow-white teeth, and her small appearance was very cute. Second Master Pei's heart was soft and soft, and he reproached softly: "How can you walk leaning over? Good daughter, you have to be stable so that you don't fall. ”
He smiled and nodded, "I know it." Of course, I know that I need to walk steadily, but I am still young at this time, and my body functions are not coordinated.
Easier said than done, easier said than done.
Lin Youhui also walked over, squatting beside her husband with a smile, "Sometimes we walk very well, sometimes we are swaying, like a duckling." ”
Like a duckling? Embarrassment, I don't even have a road, I don't have a face to see people.
embarrassedly stretched out two small hands and covered their faces.
Her face is very small, not as big as her father Pei Erye's palm. Her palms were smaller, and she covered her palms hard together, but she didn't cover her face tightly.
"My family is shy!" "Look at my daughter's busy!" When her father and mother saw the appearance of their precious daughter, they were full of tenderness and laughed softly.
A little girl who is only one year old, with milky white skin and big black and round eyes, she doesn't have to speak or act is cute enough, not to mention that she is shy and embarrassed at this time?
Pei Erye and Lin Youhui's hearts are about to melt-
When the results of the palace examination came, everyone in the Pei family was happy from top to bottom. Pei Taishou brushed up her beard with relief, Mrs. Fang's eyebrows curled when she smiled, Gu Shi was the happiest, and she shed tears of joy.
"Little baby, what you said is half a point is not bad, too accurate!" Gu picked up the little one, and praised and praised with a dazzled smile.
Very proud, looking up to the sky and giggling. Miss Pei Jiajiu, an unpredictable prophet, a god operator!
The Pei family was happy everywhere, everyone was smiling, and even Pei Wei, who had always been old, was naughty. He came to the front and asked diligently, "My sister has such an accurate vision, why don't you also take a look for the eldest brother, and see when the eldest brother can win the gold list, what is his ranking?" ”——
You didn't even get into Xiucai, let me show you which year you can get into the Jinshi? Do you still want to see the ranking? I'm a god. glanced at him and twitched his little nose in disgust.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Uncle Pei won this success, and there was an endless stream of relatives and friends who came to congratulate him. In her previous life, she was an out-and-out otaku girl, but in this life, she has become a sociable child. She likes to follow Lin Youhui to meet with visitors, and when Lin Youhui talks with the guests in a gentle and polite conversation, she is watching and listening with relish.
The more she watched and listened, the more she learned about the customs of this era.
This era requires women to be docile and virtuous, but some people can do it, and some people can't; Some people are willing to do it, and some people are not willing to do it. It's funny to see all kinds of people and hear all kinds of speech.
On this day, I met Lin Wu, who came to congratulate and thank him. Lin Youhui politely entertained her and called her "Mrs. Wu".
Mrs. Wu looks like she is in her thirties, with good facial features and looks gentle and amiable. This is the plaintiff in the case that Pei Taishou and Pei Erye talked about.
The Wu family couldn't withstand the pressure of the clan, her mother's family, and her son, so she withdrew. Because she sued her husband, the people of her husband's family were very angry, "Foolish and ignorant woman! I only know that I am jealous, and I don't know the general situation at all! ”
Not only did her husband scold her, but even her mother's father didn't think so, and persuaded her bitterly, "No matter how bad he is, he is also your husband and the father of three children!" Sue him, what should you do, what should you do with the three children? ”
The sons were angry with their father's ruthlessness at first, but after the Wu family handed over the letter to the Yamen, they began to look at their father again, "He also has no way to have a son, he was forced by the Jin family." I don't blame my father for this, I blame the Jin family for being bad. ”
Lin and Jin saw that Wu was not easy to bully, so they also changed their words: Wu is the daughter-in-law of the big house and the sister-in-law; The Jin family is the daughter-in-law of the second room, and she is a younger brother and sister.
I didn't dare to be as arrogant as before, and I didn't dare to mention that the Wu family was inferior to the Jin family, and called the Jin family "sister-in-law".
With these words, Wu's anger calmed down a little.
Lin still has an old mother in the hall, and Lin's mother has a withdrawn temperament, and she has been embarrassed by Wu over the years. Since Wu is the daughter-in-law of the big house, she will no longer serve the mother-in-law, and in the future, this difficult mother-in-law will be honored by the Jin family.
The clan and the mother's family came and went, and it was finally decided: the property of the two houses was divided into three shares, and the Wu family and his three sons got two shares, accounting for the majority.
The industry can be divided more, the difficult mother-in-law can also be pushed out, and she doesn't have to be a brother-in-law, Wu weighed it carefully and nodded. She didn't really want to fall out with her husband, after all, her three sons were still young and they were still raised by the Lin family.
If you really want to force her husband to divorce the Kim family, how can Jin not hold a grudge? The husband's career is hopeless, and the three sons have no official father.
Wu's father, Wu's mother, and Lin's mother both claimed that "when they proposed marriage, they were both concubines, and Lin Wu's family was young and ignorant at that time, and they didn't know what to do." Wu lowered his head and was speechless, and acquiesced-
As Pei Taishou said, Wu couldn't give up his mind and changed his words.
However, the Wu family did not sue in vain, she won back a little bit of fame (it is a sister-in-law, not a brother-in-law), a lot of family business (more than sixty percent of the family property), and she also sent out a big trouble (difficult mother-in-law).
Wu may no longer have affection for her husband, but she still has a nominal husband. She and Lin are still husband and wife, and when they go out, they will still be called "Mrs. Lin".
Wu came with his youngest son, Lin Mingtang, who was three years old. Different from Wu's gentleness, Lin Mingtang, who has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes and is young, pursed his lips tightly and looked stubborn.
Although he was still his father's son, his father followed a young and beautiful woman and went to the capital, leaving him and his mother and brothers behind. Of course, this kind of thing has an impact on children, and it has a great impact.
"O unhappy child." Look at him sympathetically.
Wu said with a humble expression, "...... If it weren't for Pei Taishou to uphold justice, there would be no ...... I have today" Lin and Jin were very arrogant at first, until Pei Taishou clearly told them that "divorce can be judged", they panicked and kept making concessions. Wu can change from "brother and daughter-in-law" to "sister-in-law", get rid of his mother-in-law and divide more industries.
Lin Youhui bowed slightly, and said politely: "Where, the family is just acting in court. "No matter who the plaintiff is or who the defendant is, the father-in-law will deal with it. What kind of Jin chief who is related to the nobles in the palace, his old man will not take it seriously.
Lin Mingtang listened to his mother's humble thanks, and a trace of embarrassment and anger flashed in his eyes.
He bowed his head sadly.
If it weren't for his father's change of heart, if it weren't for the hateful Jin family, how could my mother be like this?
When Lin Mingtang raised his head again, what caught his eyes was a little girl smiling like a flower. The little girl was about a little over a year old, with a small face carved in pink, and she was smiling sweetly.
What to be happy about! Lin Mingtang was very dissatisfied with the little girl.
People who are going unlucky, people who are laughing, people who are proud, always feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
However, the little girl's eyes were dark and smart, flashing with a happy light, which made it hard to hate. Lin Mingtang glanced at her quietly a few times, and had to admit that this was a very likable little girl.
Lin Youhui politely entertained the Wu family, and spoke to her gently and modestly for a long time, but did not leave her for a banquet. As for the congratulatory gift she sent, she also tactfully asked her to take it back, "My father is not allowed to accept it, please be considerate." ”
Wu Shi said in a whisper, "Just a small courtesy, talk about your heart", Lin Youhui smiled, "I got my mind." "I still refuse to accept the gift.
Lin Mingtang's face flushed.
Although there was so much embarrassment, when Lin Mingtang left the back house with his mother Wu, he still had a sense of reluctance in his heart. What is it that is reluctant to give up? A clean hall, a courteous host, delicious refreshments, or a bright spring in the house?
Unknown.
Lin Youhui later inevitably mentioned the Wu family to the concubines, "After this, she has a husband and no husband, it's pitiful." Lin and Jin have set off to return to Beijing, and Wu's "sister-in-law" will definitely be beaten into the cold palace in the future and ignored.
Gu was kind-hearted and sighed for Wu, "When you meet someone who is not ladylike, you are unlucky." Xu smiled, "This Wu family can't count, it's bad." actually only had two family properties, so he gently let go of Lin and Jin, a pair of men and women. ”
No matter what, Director Jin is also a five-grade official of the Ministry of Officials, if Jin is sentenced to divorce from Lin, where will Director Jin's face go? Wu didn't take advantage of this opportunity to knock on Jin's more, it's really stupid. You must know that the Jin family was originally a foreign daughter, and it was difficult to marry, if she divorced again, her life would be over.
Xu expressed disdain for Wu's approach.
Lin will not completely ignore his sons in the future, but it will definitely be much worse than before. The children are no longer fathers, don't you want to make more money for them and fight for more interests? Whoever is polite to you at this time, stupid.
Looking at the disdainful expression of the third aunt Xu, he didn't feel it.
The third aunt is very interesting. The Xu family of the Duke of Wei has had interesting women in the past.
As we all know, Emperor Taizong of this dynasty, the throne was snatched from his nephew Emperor Jianwen. When Emperor Taizong's troops approached the city and were about to attack the palace, Emperor Jianwen was panicked and wanted to escape.
Emperor Taizong's empress surname was Xu, from the Duke of Wei, and she had a sister named Xu Miaojin. Xu Miaojin did not support her brother-in-law, Emperor Taizong, she supported the person who originally sat on the throne, Emperor Jianwen.
Xu Miaojin told Emperor Jianwen, "You just sit on the Golden Palace and don't move, see what your uncle can do to you." ”
It's an interesting and useful idea.
It's a pity that Emperor Jianwen didn't listen to her, and still ran away secretly.
After Emperor Taizong learned about this matter, he admired Xu Miaojin's talent, and after the death of Empress Xu, who was known for her virtuousness, he proposed to Xu Miaojin five times, wanting his sister-in-law to become his successor.
Xu Miaojin refused, the queen, and others refused to do it.
After the end, Xu Miaojin became a nun at home. I would rather be a nun than marry Emperor Taizong.
"The girl of the Xu family is interesting." I really want to sigh like this, but unfortunately, she can only think about it in her heart and can't say it.
She doesn't know how to say anything yet.