Shu Chengye's face was also a little unsightly, and when he thought that the Xu family might do something unfavorable to Man Yao again, he hated it in his heart. Man Yao is just a daughter's family, what's in her way? Does she have to put Man Yao to death?

The old lady also saw the look on his face, and paused for a while before saying, "You are not young anymore, our Shu family, now we have an heir, it is too thin." ”

Seeing that Shu Chengye's face changed, the old lady just didn't notice it: "Originally, you didn't want to take a concubine, and I didn't force you, but you also have to think about Man Yao." Women, they rely on three things for a lifetime, one is their mother's family, the second is their heirs, and the third is the dowry, now Zheming is not very close to Man Yao, can you live to be sixty or seventy years old to Man Yao? ”

"At that time, Man Yao will have a child...... Shu Chengye said with some struggle, for all women who are not Man Yao's mother, in fact, he is unwilling to get close.

It's just that the heirs of the Shu family are too thin, his father is a single seedling, he is a single seedling, so his mother is very anxious. Man Yao's mother passed away a year ago, and immediately hired Xu to enter the door.

Xu's stomach is indeed competitive, and he has Man Jin and Man Yu just a month after entering the door. At that time, Xu was still a soft-hearted and kind-hearted good woman, and he thought that he couldn't live with Manyao's mother anymore, and he couldn't live with an innocent woman anymore, and he was also interested in Xu.

But who knows, Xu gave birth to two daughters, but he was broken. Although the old lady's mother's family is not a high-ranking family, it is also a family, and the Shu family is also a good match, and Man Yao's mother herself has a rich dowry.

And the Xu family, because it was a continuation of the string, the old lady was afraid that she would wronged Man Yao, so she chose the daughter of a seven-grade county official, and the dowry was a little bit, and even sixteen boxes were barely enough.

However, Xu gave birth to two more daughters. Even if the old lady and Shu Chengye prepare a dowry, it doesn't add up much, and most of the Shu family's property is to be left to his son.

After coming and going, she coveted the things left by Man Yao's mother. Shu Chengye is a big man, where will he watch the movement in the backyard anytime and anywhere? In addition, Shu Manyao was young at that time, and she didn't speak very clearly, and she couldn't even complain, and the maid and woman beside Manyao were either bought by the Xu family, or sent out by the Xu family.

The old lady lives far away, and every day when she sees her granddaughter being hugged to say goodbye, her face is ruddy, although she likes to cry, but aren't children like that? Where would you think of what is dirty in private?

It wasn't until Man Yao fell down from the rockery that the old lady felt that something was wrong, this good haode child, only two or three years old, stumbled when he walked, how could he climb the rockery? How can you fall off the rockery? So, the old lady secretly checked the matter and took Man Yao to her yard.

After the mother and son figured it out, they were angry, and they thought about disposing of the Xu family and giving the person a leave of absence. But who would have thought that things were so coincidental, and the Xu family happened to have a body.

Later, the old lady and Shu Chengye were worried that after changing the housewife of the family, Shu Manjin, Shu Manyu and Shu Zheming, they would meet some vicious stepmother, so it was better to keep Xu's. Coupled with Xu's good attitude of admitting his mistakes, he never approached Man Yao again, and things slowly faded away.

But at this moment, the Xu family actually had this kind of thought again, and the old lady immediately couldn't bear it: "Over the years, you have rarely gone to Xu's house, and there is no one around you to serve, I have never said anything when I saw you busy in the past." ”

The old lady is also open-minded, she is looking forward to her children, but she never reluctantly wants her children and grandchildren.

Shu Chengye felt a little guilty on his face, he knew that his mother's heart was sick, and if the Shu family continued to be so thin, I was afraid that even the family would not be counted.

In his grandfather's life, he still had a knighthood. When it came to his father, with the help of his in-laws and friends, he finally got mixed into the position of a second-class master. But in his life, seeing that he had passed the age of establishment, he was still only a magistrate, and he didn't even mix up the three grades.

The scarcity of people in the family means that there are few connections, fewer paths, fewer relationships that can be used, and fewer helpers who can be trusted unconditionally. In officialdom, there are fewer of these things, which means that the family is coming to an end.

"Mother, you're right." After thinking about it for a long time, Shu Chengye nodded slightly: "It's because I think it's bad, Man Yao doesn't have a brother, and it will be really difficult to walk in the future." ”

The old lady didn't expect Shu Chengye to respond immediately, and was stunned for a while before asking, "You agreed?" ”

"I agreed, but, mother, I don't want a maid." Shu Chengye frowned slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "I don't want my son to be a servant." ”

The old lady nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, I know, I will definitely ask someone to find it for you tomorrow." ”

Shu Chengye was still a little hesitant: "Mother, Zheming is the eldest son of our family......"

The old lady glared at him: "Do you think your mother and I are the kind of person who pampers your concubine and kills his wife?" If the Xu family is a haode, even if she doesn't care about Man Yao, as long as she does it on face, you don't accept concubines for the rest of your life, and I won't say a word more. ”

The old lady sighed in disappointment: "I have given Xu too many opportunities, and in the past ten years, she has not grown at all." If I don't teach her a lesson this time, I'm afraid she will be even more fearless in the future. Moreover, I thought about it, it was also because your backyard was too quiet and she had nothing to do, so I thought about harming Manyao. ”

The corners of Shu Chengye's mouth twitched, and the old lady picked the corners of her mouth and smiled: "I'm also looking for something for her to do, you, just rest assured, Zheming is not too young, and he knows right from wrong, the fact that he is the eldest son of our family, no one can change it, and I will never allow anyone to shake his status." Xu's place, as long as she is Mrs. Shu for one day, I will not give her a face in front of outsiders. ”

All the premise is that Xu can't do anything crooked, Shu Chengye understands, so he nodded happily.

The mother and son talked for a while before Shu Chengye got up and said goodbye. When the Xu family came to ask for peace the next morning, the old lady sent her away with another word of discomfort, and the Xu family was not in a hurry, anyway, as long as there was Zheming, the Shu family could not do anything to themselves.

Besides, what can the old woman do with her without evidence? She has been a housekeeper for several years, and she can't say that the entire Shu family is under her control, and there are at least eight points in her hands.

An old woman without power is just an old dog without a toothless mouth, what use can she be?

Originally, she didn't want to be disrespectful to the old lady, after all, she was also the master's mother and Zheming's grandmother. If you want to blame the dead girl, isn't it good to honestly give birth to her illness in the yard? Can't you follow the path she arranged in a proper manner?

I have to jump out to prove that I am still alive, I have to dig a trap for Manyu's child, I have to sneer at Manjin, I have to rob my daughter of the dowry, I will be so sorry for myself if I don't kill her!

Xu gritted his teeth for a while, then turned his head and ordered, "Master went to Ronghua Garden last night?" ”

Xiangqin hurriedly handed over the tea, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the old lady sent a maid to the front yard to guard, and as soon as the old man came back, he was invited to Ronghua Garden." The old man stayed in Ronghua Garden for an hour, and after coming out, he returned to the study. ”

After a pause, Xiangqin had some trepidation on her face: "The old lady let everyone go down, and there was no one to hide around, so I didn't hear what the old lady said to the old man." ”

Xu sneered: "What else can there be?" Isn't that just speaking ill of me? Anyway, I'm old, Zheming is ten years old, and the lord can't come to me a few times a year, just say it, the big deal is that the lord won't come again. ”

Originally, she was still very worried, afraid that Shu Chengye would take a concubine or something, and then make a concubine to rob Zheming's things. But more than ten years have passed, and Shu Chengye didn't even accept a concubine, so she let go of this worry. As for the maid who climbed the bed or something, before Shu Chengye could speak, the old lady sent it away, all these years in the house, but there is not even a maid with this kind of thought.

Thinking about it, the smile on Xu's face became even colder, is the little slut's dead mother so good? It is worth his more than ten years of pure heart and few desires!

Xiangqin pinched Xu's shoulder a little anxiously: "Madam, you can't think so, although the young master has grown up, but he hasn't married yet, think about it, if the old man is disgusted...... If the old man and the old lady are of the same mind, in the future, I will give the young master a daughter-in-law you don't like......"

Xu's face turned pale, and he actually forgot about it! However, the old lady is not too young, so she shouldn't live to that time, right? Even if you live, can you still have the energy to take care of things?

"Madam, the slave maid saw the golden bottle beside the old lady go out." Cai Lan lifted the curtain and entered the door, and reported the news to Xu's family: "There is still no movement on the eldest girl's side, the breakfast is brought in by Jinhuan personally, or the material, it is the maid next to the eldest girl, and only Xia Xi and Jingqiu are waiting over there." ”

"The Golden Bottle is out?" Xu Shi frowned and asked, Cai Lan nodded: "Well, she didn't have anything on her, and she didn't call a taxi." ”

"Also, the old lady wrote a post to Mrs. Wang." Cai Lan said again, and Xu sneered: "I'm afraid that Mrs. Xiexie Wang protected her sweetheart yesterday, right?" ”

Cai Lan didn't dare to make a sound, Xu Shi waved his hand: "Go and stare at the golden bottle, see what the golden bottle is doing, and come back and talk to me later." Parsley, you go and talk to the ink fragrance in the study, if the master comes back, send a letter, I will go to see the master in person. ”

Just like Xiangqin said, Zheming is not married yet, and she can't ignore Shu Chengye's meaning too much.