(153) Marital conflicts
Mrs. Dongping Hou didn't want to offend this princess, but she knew that Aunt Zhou had been sent to Zhuangzi, so she said that this princess was not simple, and what she wanted to do a few years ago, the princess did it in less than a cup of tea when she entered the Hou Mansion.
She knew that she had to come forward, and her son was not capable of dealing with such a powerful princess.
So this will have to come again.
"Kunshu, what's the matter with you, why have you learned to talk nonsense? Don't hurry up and apologize to Meng Meng. Mrs. Dongpinghou said.
"Mother, if she wants to leave, she can leave, I have no opinion, this day is not too much." Zhou Kunshu said.
In fact, Zhou Kunshu never thought of leaving, Jiang Mengmeng came back yesterday afternoon and entered the palace together in the evening, he thought that the quarrel was over. Who would have thought that Jiang Mengmeng had told the princess about this trivial matter between husband and wife, so he felt that he was very faceless.
Anyway, I just got married, and I can't say that I have affection, so I can leave if I want to.
"Kunshu, what nonsense are you talking about? How can marriage be a child's play? Mrs. Dongping Hou said angrily.
"He's not talking nonsense, he should have a lot of dissatisfaction with Mengmeng, anyway, it's already like this today, Gongzi Zhou, you can just say your dissatisfaction, Mengmeng also talks about it, and it's also a kind of judgment for each other." Yun Xiangrong said.
Zhou Kunshu was silent and did not speak.
Jiang Mengmeng would never let Yun Xiangrong be cold, so she said first: "I am not dissatisfied with Aunt Zhou, although when I knew that she was pregnant before I got married. I was angry, but then I thought about it. Who in the capital doesn't have an aunt or a maid. She is a concubine no matter whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl. It doesn't matter to me. But Zhou Lang mixes with his aunt every day, listening to books, watching music, and not reading, of course I will be very angry and quarrel with him. ”
"Big lady, look at what you said, it seems that you are very broad-minded, but can't you stand me being with Aunt Zhou? Every day when he sees me, he pulls his face, it's okay if he's not gentle or considerate. I always say that I go out to drink, I don't go out, do you want me to look at your face every day? Zhou Kunshu said.
Yun Xiangrong suddenly understood one thing, the parents' view of marriage has too much influence on their children, because the second uncle is an unmotivated person, and the second aunt will treat him with a face-giving method.
Jiang Mengmeng has just gotten married, and the two don't have any emotional foundation, Jiang Mengmeng will definitely be disgusted if she makes this move.
It is said that Zhou Kunshu won the first exam, and he should not be the kind of person who is not self-motivated, he must not be the same type of person as the second uncle, Jiang Mengmeng used the wrong method. It seems that the effect will be better if you coax it.
"Kun Shu, I think what Meng Meng said is very right, you should read books in the study, take the Jinshi exam, and wander around every day? Princess, they are all children, I'll just look at it more in the future, Mengmeng is still a good daughter-in-law. Mrs. Dongping Hou said in a round.
"It seems that everyone's thoughts are not in one dimension, Gongzi Zhou, let me ask you a question, just say it directly, don't have any scruples, do you think Mengmeng urges you to read every day It's annoying, on the other hand, Aunt Zhou won't be like this?" Yun Xiangrong said.
"Yes." Zhou Kunshu said.
"I understand this, if someone urges me to do things, I will also be very annoyed, but have you thought about why Meng Meng urged you to study and take the Jinshi exam? Let's talk about a lot of things, do you think you will be able to take charge of it alone when you face the problem of separation in the future? Yun Xiangrong said.
"I didn't think about that." Zhou Kunshu said.
"But Mengmeng thinks about it, women, you can't do things outside, you can only take care of the housekeeper or something, you are the only person Mengmeng can count on, but if you keep messing around like this, when the family is separated in the future, what do you rely on to support yourself and your wife and children?" Yun Xiangrong said.
"There's no hurry, is it?" Zhou Kunshu said.
"Then let me ask you, do you still think your brain is as good as it was three years ago?" Yun Xiangrong asked.
Zhou Kunshu was speechless.
"Forget it, I understand Mengmeng's thoughts, women are most afraid of hopelessness, she can't see hope in you, so she wants to leave. Objectively speaking, peace and separation will hurt both sides very much. But I also think it's not interesting to go on, as compensation, I paid 20,000 taels of silver to go to Yangzhou to buy two thin horses, which is a gift for you. Yun Xiangrong said.
Zhou Kunshu felt that something was wrong, it was normal to say, aren't all women asking men to compensate? How can the woman compensate herself?
"Have you all found a home for Jiang Mengmeng, and you're waiting for me to sign today, right?" Zhou Kunshu said.
"I haven't looked for it yet, but I already have a goal, I heard that several Jinshi in this year's new middle school are from poor backgrounds, and they haven't decided to marry yet, I want to propose marriage in the name of Changping Houfu, the other party should have no reason to refuse, right?" Yun Xiangrong said bluntly.
"Forget the princess's compensation, I don't need it, isn't it just a divorce? I'll just sign it. Zhou Kunshu said.
"Kunshu, I can't help it, I didn't get married for a month, I got married, and I left, and the face of the Hou Mansion was lost." Mrs. Dongpinghou said.
"Madam, don't persuade him, it's because you've been helping him deal with things well, so Zhou Gongzi doesn't know the pros and cons of things at all, I suggest that you find a lady for him next time, don't look at your family background, just look at whether you look good or not, for Zhou Gongzi, the better you look, the more stable your marriage will be." Yun Xiangrong said.
"What do you mean, princess?" Zhou Kunshu asked.
"I think Mrs. Dongpinghou's mother did it, at least in the capital can be in the top three, just now Aunt Zhou's miscarriage, Mrs. knows, it means that Mrs. is a strict housekeeper, and no one can deceive her, only tell her son, not tell her daughter-in-law, that is not to participate, you husband and wife affairs, is a good mother-in-law, but unfortunately my family Mengmeng has no experience in being the eldest lady of the family, and Zhou Gongzi is even more dissatisfied with her, the two of them will just do it, everyone is uncomfortable, why bother?" Yun Xiangrong said.
"My mother-in-law is a very good mother and treats me very well." Jiang Mengmeng said.
"Mengmeng, then for the sake of my face, aren't we going to get along?" Mrs. Hou said.
Jiang Mengmeng did not speak.
"It's useless, I didn't think about this thing clearly, and next time it will break out in the same thing. Today I'm going to be the bad guy and say what everyone thinks in their hearts. Zhou Gongzi thinks that Mengmeng's family background is very ordinary, and she looks even more ordinary, your good brother Meng Weixuan is looking for Feng Lulu, the girl of the Feng family is the daughter of Yongtaibo, and she is still beautiful. Right? There's nothing to be embarrassed to admit, Jiang Mengmeng takes the initiative to say and leave, what are you embarrassed to say? . Yun Xiangrong said.
Zhou Kunshu pondered for a moment, plucked up his courage and said, "Yes." ”
"Gongzi Zhou, have you thought about it, didn't you get an Aunt Zhou back outside, did you marry Jiang Mengmeng who you don't look down on? Don't tell me, you don't know what people outside think of you, then I'll tell you, although I have only been in the capital for a few months, I heard rumors that you are no longer the same as you were a few years ago, a few years ago you were a Zhongju person, now you only have beauty in your heart, you have no intention of studying, and you have not been admitted to the Jinshi three times, and it is estimated that this life will be like this. Under this kind of rumor, how do you ask your mother to tell you about your family? Yun Xiangrong said.
"Huh?" Zhou Kunshu was surprised, obviously he didn't know what people outside thought of him.
"Although you are the second son of the Hou Mansion, it has nothing to do with you, and you have not worked hard in recent years, you said that the number one family in the capital, who can want to marry their daughter, this is what the second aunt of my family who does not have any vision can do, then again, if I wait until I am crowned princess, and then talk about marriage, I don't think the second aunt will agree to this marriage." Yun Xiangrong said.
"What does the princess mean, this marriage is still high in our Hou Mansion?" Zhou Kunshu said with a sneer.
"There is no one who climbs whom, there is a reason to be together, I have learned about the relationship between the capital of your house, that is, the relationship with Yien Houfu is the best, and the powerful relatives in the family are in the field, objectively speaking, you and Meng Meng are separated, from the family background, no one can find a better than now. However, if you don't want to forge ahead, you won't be able to use Mengmeng's advantages. Yun Xiangrong said.
"What's the advantage, is it my father-in-law who is the right man of the province?" Zhou Kunshu said.
"I don't know if it's your problem or mine, maybe I've seen a lot of princes and noble sons in the capital recently. Your sneering way of speaking always reminds me of the jealousy in the backyard of a small family, and it sounds very uncomfortable. Yun Xiangrong said.
Zhou Kunshu's problem is actually only in the past two years, Mrs. Dongping Hou knew that he had not been admitted to the Jinshi three times in a row, and she was aggrieved, so she didn't deliberately say him, but today let the princess say it so directly, and she also felt very shameless.
"Although I respect you as a princess, don't be so aggressive when you speak." Zhou Kunshu said.
"You may really stay in the backyard for too long, and you always feel that others are targeting you, and you will be seriously hurt when you speak, I came to estimate that you are very uncomfortable today, you didn't expect Jiang Mengmeng's mother's family to come directly to give her a head, I dare to come, that is to have confidence, but you don't. If the relatives and friends of the Marquis of Changping need me to talk to you here in detail, and you don't know anything about it, then I think you are really hopeless. Yun Xiangrong said.
"Changping Houfu has been in the limelight for the past two years, and has a good relationship with the royal family and various important ministers, and the daughters are also married, but what does it have to do with my eldest lady?" Zhou Kunshu said.
"I've only met Mengmeng twice, and I can stand up for her, can you say it's okay? The prosperity of the Hou Mansion is not the power of a certain person, it is the power of the family, and now that family is not recruiting wise men, it can give outsiders a chance, why don't their relatives help? Yun Xiangrong said.