Chapter 56: Thankless
When he arrived in Ziming Hall, Wen Qingzhu told Uncle Wen about his grandmother's invitation to him word for word.
After listening to her words, Uncle Wen put down the xuan pen and looked at Wen Qingzhu who lowered his head.
For a long time, Wen Qingzhu didn't hear him speak.
After a while, Uncle Wen finally spoke faintly: "Zhu'er, do you want a mother?" ”
Wen Qingzhu's heart jumped, Wen Shuquan was definitely not the one who would ask her.
He must have had his purpose in asking.
After thinking about it again, Wen Qingzhu decided to throw this question back: "It doesn't matter if a daughter has a mother or not, it depends on whether the father wants a wife." ”
"Really?" Uncle Wen chuckled.
Wen Qingzhu didn't dare to raise her head, she couldn't see his emotions, and she couldn't determine Wen Shuquan's intentions. 、
"Let's go, I'll go with you to my mother."
Wen Shuquan finally decided to meet his mother-in-law, Liu.
Half an hour later, they arrived at Fushoutang.
When Wen Qingzhu arrived, Mrs. Wan and the eldest lady's mother and daughter were no longer in Fushoutang.
Instead, Wen Guanbin sat next to the old lady Liu.
Wen Shuquan and Wen Qingzhu saluted Wen Guanbin and his wife one after another.
"Quan'er, you're welcome." Old Madam Wen herself got up and helped him up.
Wen Guanbin frowned and said unhappily: "The third child is not a child anymore. ”
Old Madam Wen wanted to speak and stopped, but finally let go of Uncle Wen's hand.
After the two sat down, Wen Qingzhu glanced inside the room.
There are only Wen Guanbin and his wife, and their father and daughter.
Even the pine smoke and purple smoke who were waiting beside the old lady were not there, there was only one Du Mama.
The scene was unusually silent for a while.
It wasn't until Grandma Sun came back that she said something in the ear of the old lady Liu.
"Quan'er, you can't always be a widower...... "The old lady Liu and Uncle Wen have always been intimate, and they are a little polite when they say anything.
"Children have their own plans." Uncle Wen didn't answer her at all.
Wen Guanbin's face became more and more unhappy, and as soon as Liu wanted to say something, he spoke in advance: "Your second uncle has a concubine with good conduct, and your mother and I look good, and I plan to give you a top." ”
As soon as these words came out, Uncle Wen immediately frowned deeply.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and held his breath, trying to reduce his sense of presence.
Their father and son discussed the matter of continuation, why did they pull her?
The old lady Liu knew that she couldn't force Wen Shuquan, so she immediately played a round in the middle and said: "After all, it is a wife, although it is a continuation of the string, but you have to take a look at it." ”
Wen Guanbin didn't speak, and the old lady Liu looked at Uncle Wen and said, "Quan'er, what do you think?" ”
Uncle Wen still said the same thing: "The child has his own plans." ”
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but sweat.
She always thought that the relationship between Wen Shuquan and Wen Guanbin and his wife should be able to maintain a superficial harmony.
But now it seems that Uncle Wen did not leave on the spot, and he is already considered filial piety.
"Humph!" Wen Guanbin slapped the table hard.
Wen Qingzhu closed her eyes, she couldn't stay any longer.
The old lady obviously asked her to bear Wen Guanbin's anger.
Just as she was about to speak, the old lady looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Seventh girl, you should also talk about marriage in two years, you can't do it without the housemother, your identity is different from the other two, they just send it away." ”
On the surface, this is for her sake, but in fact, she just wants to take the opportunity to make Uncle Wen compromise.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and learned that Uncle Wen did not answer positively: "The marriage is all up to the parents. ”
It's all up to his parents, he doesn't have a mother, but he still has a father.
Hearing this, the old lady turned blue with anger and almost cursed.
Fortunately, Mama Du beside her hurriedly said, "Old lady, you should drink some tea to moisten your throat." ”
Only then did the old lady breathe down and stared at the top of Wen Qingzhu's head.
This damn girl, like her dead mother, has no temperament.
Things went on like this, no matter what Wen Guanbin and Liu said, Wen Shuquan always answered that sentence.
Even if Wen Guanbin couldn't get angry in the end, he came over and slapped Uncle Wen.
Uncle Wen still replied lightly.
It was getting dark very quickly, and tonight was the Wen family's dinner.
Couples with large and four-room couples with their children have arrived one after another.
Wen Bogui and Wan arrived first, and when they came in, the atmosphere in the room was weird.
Wen Bogui glanced at it and almost retracted his feet.
Wan Shi hurriedly pushed him, and the two walked in together.
"Father, mother." Wen Bogui and his wife saluted Wen Guanbin and his wife.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and raised his eyes, only finding three pairs of feet.
Behind them, Wen Mingyu came, but Wen Qingfang did not.
Seeing this, the corners of Wen Qingzhu's mouth curled.
Wen Qingfang didn't come, so he thought that Wan Ze had made a lot of noise.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Wen Jihua and Yang came in with Wen Mingliang and Wen Qingxin.
After the salute, they sat down on the side and remained silent.
In the eyes of the old lady Liu, the second room is not their family at all, so she specially ordered the second room not to come.
But Wen Guanbin glanced at the house and found that the second room had not come, so he asked in a deep voice, "What about the Zhong Cong family?" ”
The old lady's face froze, and she tried to keep calm and said, "If they have something, I'll let them not come." ”
"Is there something wrong with their family?" Wen Guanbin was in a bad mood, and his eyes were not good when he squinted at Liu.
The old lady Liu rarely disobeyed Wen Guanbin's words, she could only order in a calm voice: "Go and invite someone from the second room to come over." ”
Mama Du seemed to want to say something, but finally took the order and retreated silently.
After being silent for a while, Wen Mingxuan hurried over.
After saluting, Wen Guanbin looked at Wen Shuquan and asked, "What about Aunt Wu?" ”
The old lady could only patiently tell Grandma Sun to invite someone.
Two quarters of an hour later, the three of Aunt Wu and Aunt Yue's mother and daughter arrived one after another.
Wen Guanbin pointed his finger at the desktop next to him, and did not wait for someone to come to the second room for a long time.
He was already a little impatient.
At this time, Mama Du rushed back, but she was the only one.
"What about them?" Wen Guanbin's tone had already revealed a bit irritable.
Mama Du bowed her head and replied: "Back to the master, the second master, they heard that Aunt Ding was sick this afternoon, and after asking the old lady, they went to Zhuangzi's side." ”
Wen Guanbin felt that something was wrong and glanced at Liu, but in the end he didn't say anything.
The corners of the old lady's mouth curled slightly.
Visiting his biological mother, this reason really made Wen Guanbin have nothing to say.
But Mama Du's expression was a little anxious.
Wen Qingzhu raised his neck, just in time to see this scene.
Immediately afterwards, Mama Du walked up to the old lady and coughed softly: "Old lady, there is still something going on at the banquet, please help take a look." ”
The old lady knew that Mama Du had something to say, so she asked Wen Guanbin for instructions, and then followed Mama Du away.
Wen Guanbin glanced at everyone in the room and said coldly, "What about Xiaoliu?" ”
Wan Shi hurriedly got up and said, "Fang'er will come over immediately." ”
As soon as the words fell, Wen Qingfang walked in step by step with the support of the maid.
Wen Qingzhu and the others looked at the door at the same time, and found that Wen Qingfang's steps seemed to be a little unsteady.
Could it be that Wan Ze did something to Wen Qingfang?
No, the drug only had a short-lived ecstasy effect, and nothing else at all.
Thinking about it in his heart, Wen Guanbin had already gotten up and spoke: "Since we have arrived, let's go and take a seat." ”
Wen Guanbin walked in the front, starting from the big room, followed by the third room, and the fourth room last, and walked to the next door and sat down.
After a while, the old lady also returned.
But her face was clearly very bad.
The mouthwash tea was put on the table one by one, and after everyone rinsed their mouths, the maids came in and put on all kinds of delicacies.
The room was filled with all kinds of appetizing scents.
But no one has an appetite.
Because of Wan Ze's matter, Dafang was very dissatisfied.
Because of the continuation of the string, Sanfang didn't want to eat at all.
Because he didn't get the fifth prince, the thoughts of the fourth room have drifted away.
Wen Guanbin and Liu had their own thoughts, and their faces were not very good-looking.
Starting with Wen Guanbin, the others moved the chopsticks one after another.
It's just that everyone has no appetite, and after less than a quarter of an hour of eating, the dining room is silent.
Wen Qingzhu was guessing what Wan Ze had done to Wen Qingfang, when there was a sudden change around him.
squinted, it turned out to be Aunt Wu who got up.
Her movement was extremely conspicuous, and everyone's eyes fell on her.
saw Aunt Wu take out a box from Mother You behind her, and slowly walked to the old lady Liu.
"Old lady, although Lan'er gave a gift today, the concubine thought, that gift is nothing, so I will prepare another one for you."
After Aunt Wu finished speaking, she opened the box in front of Liu.
I only saw that inside was a rare piece of purple jade, which was engraved with auspicious words of longevity.
The old lady's eyes lit up: "It turned out to be purple jade?" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Aunt Wu's box.
But her box was a little deep, and no one saw it except the old lady.
The old lady, who originally had a gloomy face, looked a little better after seeing Ziyu.
"You've got a heart." Liu nodded, and Mama Du beside her immediately accepted it.
The gifts were gone, but Aunt Wu had no plans to leave.
She looked at Wen Guanbin and said, "Master, the concubine has another gift for you." ”
"Give it to me?" Wen Guanbin turned his head to look at Aunt Wu and found that there was nothing else in her hand at all.
Aunt Wu was slightly blessed, and said with a shallow smile: "In half a month, my brother will be promoted, and the matter of my lord's promotion can also be decided." ”
As soon as these words came out, Wen Guanbin immediately stood up: "Your brother has been promoted?!" ”
How can it be!
At this time, Wu Shan was promoted so easily?
"Yes, the concubine's brother came today and told the concubine in person that this purple jade is the birthday gift that my brother gave to the old lady." Aunt Wu looked at the old lady.
White jade, red jade, and green jade are all common, but purple jade is rare.
If it weren't for the Imperial Palace, a famous family, it would be really rare to see it in other places.
Everyone looked at Aunt Wu's gaze, and their eyes became more and more gloomy.
Especially the Wan family and the Yang family, as the daughters-in-law of the Wen family, they have never been as prominent as Aunt Wu.
Aunt Wu's brother was actually promoted at this time, and he was able to help Master Wen get promoted.
Wen Qingzhu didn't think it was strange, but what she wondered was, how could Wu Shan be willing to help Wen Guanbin be promoted?
It's a thankless task.