Chapter 11: Disputes
"She's the one who has taken a fancy to my hairpin!" Yuan Huan raised his head to say something.
"Did the master ask you?" Mother Song flew over with an eye knife and told Yuan Huan to shut up. Mother Song listened to Ting He talk about the morning at the noon banquet, she was already a little angry, knowing that Ting He had already dealt with it, and she wanted to come back and beat Yuan Huan in private, but she didn't want to see such a scene in front of her, but she felt that she had made a wrong move, no matter who caused today's incident, this Yuan Huan acted like this in front of the master and really didn't know how to raise it.
Yuchen also frightened Song's mother's cold face, Song's mother didn't have much time to go to Youlan Courtyard, although she was not enthusiastic on weekdays, she was kind and not as strict as she was today, Yuchen saw this and said to Yan Meng
"After the girl left at noon, I went to the small kitchen to clean up, and after eating, I thought that the girl was going to come back for a nap, and I went to clean up the girl's house, so I didn't go back to the side room, but who would have thought that Yuan Huan pointed to my nose and scolded me just now, saying that I stole her hairpin! I've never seen her hairpin! ”
"Did she steal your hairpin?"
This time, Yan Meng said it to Yuan Huan.
"The hairpin was bought by the slave's mother for the slave, and the slave is reluctant to bring it on weekdays..."
"Let me ask again, did she steal your hairpin?" Although the tone was flat, people couldn't see the emotion, but it made Yuan Huan mumble in his heart.
Yuan Huan hesitated, "Yes..."
"I'll take a look at the hairpin..."
Tinghe took the hairpin handed over and gave it to Yan Meng. It is a silver hosta, the appearance of a butterfly around the city with silver filament, decorated with two grains of rice-sized jade, at first glance it is indeed different from the ordinary hairpin brought by the ordinary little maids, but it is not enough to see the rain and dust that is specially combed for Yan Meng on weekdays.
Yan Meng's eyes lit up when he saw the hairpin: "This hairpin is so beautiful." "Bow your head and play with the hairpin in your hand." Such a beautiful hairpin wants me to hide it well, so that others will not see it. ”
"Yes, so the slave hasn't been shown since she got it back last night." Yuan Huan saw that Yan Meng liked to play so much, and immediately forgot the timidity just now, and just shared his treasures, not knowing what he said.
"Then how did Yuchen find out that you had this beautiful hairpin and stole it?" Hearing He's sudden cold question, Yuan Huan suddenly stayed in place. "Slave... Slaves... Maybe she saw me and watched it in private..."
"Bold slave!" Mother Song snorted coldly, she knew what happened in the morning Seeing Yuan Huan's posture, she had already restored the matter to ten times ten in her heart, and the anger in her heart was even worse, and even her voice was a little cold, Yuan Huan sat on the ground with weak legs for a while.
"What's wrong?" Yan Meng didn't know what was going on. I figured out what I was thinking about again, and I seemed to turn to Yuan Huan, "You liar!" ”
"Miss, leave it to the old slave here." Mother Song suppressed the anger in her heart and said to Yan Meng as calmly as possible.
"Huh? No, Mother Song, you believe me, Yuchen won't do anything wrong! It's Yuan Huan who deceives people! Yan Meng looked at Mother Song with some stubbornness.
"Yes, I didn't steal!" Yuchen pursed her lips, tears flashed in her eyes, just now she only felt angry, but now the girl who saw her believed her like this, which made her feel even more wronged.
"The old slave must give Yuchen justice, it's not too early, Miss should go back to rest." Mother Song glanced at Tinghe, and Tinghe also said, "Yes, the girl should hand it over to Mother Song here." ”
"Okay, Mother Song, I believe in you." Yan Meng's eyes were clear, and he whispered softly with expectation in his eyes.
"It will live up to Miss's expectations."
Everyone saw Yan Meng enter the house, and saw Mother Song carrying Yuan Huan to the backyard, and after a while, a sobbing sound mixed with begging for mercy penetrated everyone's ears, but there was no sound after a while, only the dull beating sound made the hair of everyone in the yard stand on end.
Yan Meng entered the room and whispered a few words to Tinghe, then stopped, and then Tinghe and the two went back to the side room.
"The girl should have personally disposed of Yuan Huan, why is she so arrogant?" In the partial room, he listened to the two of them, and Yuchen opened his mouth viciously.
"Isn't it time to cry just now?" Tinghe squinted at Yuchen, "I told you not to entangle with Yuan Huan when I went out in the morning, but you just didn't listen"
"It's that hooves are so difficult, seeing that I don't want to be brutal, I called the whole yard to come and see, can't I argue a few words?" Saying that, her eyes turned red again, she was already strong, how could Yuan Huan slander her in front of everyone, how could she calm down.
"Okay, I know that you are wronged, but you have to remember that you can't be reckless anymore, where is that clever energy on weekdays" Tinghe knew that Yuchen had been wronged, and his voice softened. "Okay, you can rest, I'll go out, Mother Song asked and said that I went to the warehouse to give Miss some warm things."
"Okay."
The return of the eldest lady of the Yan Mansion made the Yan Mansion, which originally seemed calm, a little uncalm, but this was only noticed by some people in the Yan Mansion, and in the eyes of outsiders, the Yan Mansion was still a famous family of that generation.
In Rongkang Hall, Mrs. Yan sat on the Arhat bed, with her eyes closed and a string of Buddhist beads in her hands, as if she was asleep. Mother Zhang lifted the curtain and entered the house, and when she saw Mrs. Yan's appearance, she stepped forward and woke up Mrs. Yan softly.
"How?" Mrs. Yan twisted the Buddha beads, not showing joy and anger.
Mother Zhang walked to Mrs. Yan's side, leaned over, and whispered, "The eldest lady ordered someone to report to the official, and took Master Kong away, and she didn't have anything to do with him." ”
"Hmm." Old Madam Yan replied lightly and didn't say much.
"Old lady, today's events should be a coincidence." Mother Zhang thought for a moment, knowing what Old Madam Yan was thinking, and hesitated for a moment to speak.
"Coincidence?" Old Madam Yan opened her eyes and looked at the beads turning in her hand, "Look for someone to see if the Kang family can have dealings with the Zhao Mansion recently." "She hoped it was a coincidence, she had just beaten Zhao today, but Zhao's posture...
"Yes."
"Well, I'll go to the warehouse and get an old ginseng for Sister Shu'er later, and ask Dr. Hou if he can take medicine." After speaking, he closed his eyes and sat on the Luohan bed and entered a state of false sleep.
"Yes." After Zhang's mother answered, she also stood aside with her head down and did not speak, accompanying Mrs. Yan as if she was waiting for something. But after a while, the maid reported that the eldest lady was coming, and was waiting at the door.
"Let her in."
After a while, Zhao took small steps and walked into Rongkang Hall lightly.
"Mother." Zhao lowered his head and saluted Old Madam Yan.
"Get up." As if he had just really fallen asleep, he opened his eyes lazily, and Zhao poured a cup of tea and sent it forward. Fu opened his mouth again, "The daughter-in-law sent someone to escort Chef Kang to the official mansion, and Sister Shu'er's daughter-in-law was afraid that Aunt Jiang would not have enough manpower, so she also sent someone to take care of it." ”
Mrs. Yan took the tea and took a sip, pulling the corners of her mouth slightly, "You have a heart." ”
"That's what a daughter-in-law should do." Zhao lowered his head and seemed to be a little frightened.
"Well, you've been tired for a long time, go back and rest, and I'll ask Mother Zhang to send you the key to the warehouse in the afternoon."
Zhao lowered his eyebrows and was slightly happy in his heart, but he made a hesitant expression on his face: "Mother... Daughter-in-law..."
"It's supposed to be yours, just remember that you are the head of the family, don't do something unclear." Old Madam Yan's tone was light, but it made Zhao's heart sink when she heard it, and she suppressed her careful thoughts: "Thank you mother for your advice, my daughter-in-law is stupid and let my mother worry about it." ”
"Go back, it's almost noon, and I should rest." Mrs. Yan put down the tea cup in her hand, and Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to help, waited for Mrs. Yan to get on the bed, and went back to the courtyard after tidying up.
Zhao took the maids and daughters-in-law all the way to the courtyard slowly, looking at the scenery of Yanfu along the way, she only felt very light, she stayed in Zhuangzi for one hundred and fifty-three days, since she married into Yanfu has spent more than ten years in the mansion, she has never been disposed of so seriously, she and her daughter are so disgusted, however, she is back, she is still the head of this Yan Mansion!
When Zhao returned to the courtyard, she saw that Yan Jingyuan had been waiting in her house for a long time, Yan Jingyuan saw Zhao enter the courtyard and hurriedly greeted her, her pace slightly chaotic.
"Walk steadily!" Zhao saw Yan Jingyuan coming over with an anxious face, frowning and warning him.
"Yes." Yan Jingyuan stood still, her steps were stable, but the anxiety on her face was not half a minute, "Grandmother... Embarrassed mother? ”
Zhao sighed, and felt that this child was caring about himself, so he stopped dwelling on the issue of etiquette, smiled and stroked the broken hair around Yan Jingyuan's ear, and led Yan Jingyuan into the house, "No, Sister Yuan is too worried." ”
"But when you came back today, your eyes were red..."
"Sister Yuan, that's your grandmother, you can't have this kind of thought." Zhao pulled Yan Jingyuan to sit on the Luohan bed, and waved his hand to signal the maid to bring pastries and tea. "Didn't you just eat enough?" Zhao twisted a piece of Yan Jingshu's favorite pastry and handed it over.
Yan Jingshu took the pastry, took a bite and stopped eating more. "No, I'm just worried about my mother. Thinking that grandmother would...", he raised his eyes to look at Zhao again, "What did grandmother say to my mother?" ”
Zhao Shi only felt a slight warmth in his heart, "I didn't say anything, but I asked about our daily life in Zhuangzi, you guys went to the front hall with our front feet, and we followed with our back feet, didn't we?" ”
"Hmm... If my mother has something, she must tell me, don't be like last time..."Yan Jingyuan was talking about the time when Zhao was sent to Zhuangzi, and she was told that her mother was sent to Zhuangzi before she could know what was going on. I heard that her mother was a concubine, but she didn't believe it at all, so she went to Mrs. Yan to argue and was sent to Zhuangzi together. In her opinion, Mrs. Yan didn't know the truth, and Yan Jingyuan, who had been pampered since birth, naturally couldn't stand such treatment, and she had some complaints about Mrs. Yan in her heart.
"Okay." Seeing that the youngest daughter was so caring, Zhao's heart seemed to melt, because she was the youngest daughter, she gave her the best on weekdays, and she was reluctant to endure a little hardship, not wanting her to accompany her to Zhuangzi for several months.
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and the Zhao family ordered someone to send Yan Jingyuan back, watching Yan Jingyuan's back disappear at the end, Zhao's motherly expression just now suddenly disappeared without a trace
"What did my brother say?" Zhao sat down, thought for a while and asked Li's mother, Li's mother is Zhao's nurse, she has taken care of Zhao since she was a child, and Zhao's marriage followed.
Mother Li stepped forward to loosen her muscles for the Zhao family, "The master said that it has been taken care of, and the eldest lady does not need to worry too much." ”
"Well, let my brother be careful of the old lady's side, the old lady's attitude today should be suspicious." As he spoke, Zhao raised his brows and pressed it lightly.
In order to take today's move, she thought about it too many times, although there was some deviation in the end, but the purpose was achieved, only in the afternoon Zhang's mother brought the treasury key and the housekeeper's seal, this thing was really done.