Chapter 22: The Woman

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Although it is only a small Hanlin Academy, He Shuming's current life can be said to be better than that of a fairy. The people next to the pillow are thousands of times better than Xueqin in terms of appearance and talent, and Tang Jianrou's maiden family has a very respected status in Confucianism, which is by no means comparable to the Mei family. Thinking that he had abandoned his fiancée, who had made a vow, He Shuming's guilt flashed, however, another thought quickly prevailed. People don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, when they were embarrassed, who of those people was looking at themselves, and Fan Hengwen only agreed to match the marriage after his bitter begging?

"Only by constantly climbing up can you win your own position!" He Shuming muttered to himself, he has this self-confidence, as long as someone supports him, he will never lose to those noble children in the capital, and when he will enter the picture in the future, it will not be too late to shine on the lintel of the He family. Now, it is better for him to be his own Uncle Zhang with peace of mind, and there is still a long way to go.

Tang Jianrou looked at her husband's back with a complicated face, but her heart was dark. Whether it is his majestic man's appearance or his talent, he once admired and admired, but the truth is so cruel. The first time she met him was the result of her mother's painstaking arrangement, which she couldn't accept anyway. On the day she returned to Ning after the wedding, her mother told her everything indifferently, and the reason why she agreed to Zhang Shuming's proposal was just because she valued his talent and ambition, or because of the huge connections of the Zhang family, and she, the daughter of the first talented woman in the capital, was just a link between the Tang family and the Zhang family, nothing more.

"Miss, let's have some tea." Haoyue, the personal maid, persuaded worriedly, since the young lady married her uncle, the familiar smiling face was no longer visible, and she looked in a daze all day long. I didn't even have interest in my favorite calligraphy and painting in the past, but I was bored in the house alone, and after a long time, what could I do?

"No, you can step aside." Tang Jianrou commanded lightly, "I want to stay alone for a while." ”

Haoyue was about to object, but she met the master's resolute eyes, so she had to leave in a huff, and she had scolded her uncle thousands of times in her heart. She didn't know anything, she just thought that Zhang Shuming had bullied her own miss. Helplessly, there is a difference between master and servant, she has no way at all, so she can only hope that Mrs. Yu can persuade Miss.

The wood is already in the boat, how can it be recovered? Tang Jianrou hated her cowardice extremely much at this time, Mei Xueqin, who was far away in Henan, was not as unbearable as her husband said, and she felt dizzy when she thought that it was her marriage that caused others so much pain. Why did the mother tell herself this, she could have kept herself in the dark, just like she hid it from her father, why did she suffer so much pain and suffering herself? Tang Jianrou cursed God's arrangement over and over again, if she had known that the beloved in her heart was such a negative man, it would be better to be clean by wringing her head and becoming a sister-in-law.

However, she didn't dare to disobey her mother, the woman she had feared since she was a child, and even her father, who talked eloquently in front of the Hanlin, was shrunk in front of her mother, and she didn't even dare to take a concubine. Everyone in the Tang family knows who is the real master in this mansion, and all the slaves and servants must be respectful and bow down in front of their mothers. Even those talents and calligraphy and painting that they are proud of have been forced to learn by their mothers since childhood. Including the name of the first talented woman in the capital, it took her mother a lot of thought to snatch it from several famous ladies.

His fate has actually been decided since he was born, Tang Jianrou only understands this now, in fact, in the final analysis, what is the difference between himself and those Qinglou women who lean on the fence and laugh? The only difference is that he is not fishing for a golden beetle, but for his mother to catch a favorite person. Father would rather never dare to take a concubine, it can be seen that the mother's authority in this family is very great, maybe the mother is still counting on Zhang Shuming to inherit the door of the Tang family, she thought with a wry smile.

"Xiaorou, what are you thinking?" A familiar and unfamiliar voice came from behind him, "Haoyue told me that you were alone in the room in a daze, and you looked angry, as if I had bullied you." How is this possible, being able to marry you in this life and this life is already my Zhang Shuming's greatest blessing, how dare I wronged a beautiful woman? ”

Tang Jianrou trembled, if it had been before, such sweet words would definitely be able to coax him to smile, but now he sounded terrified. However, her mother's advice finally prevailed, and she slowly turned her head and said with a forced smile: "It's nothing, it's just that the spirit is not good, don't worry about it." ”

"Xiaorou, didn't I say it, you don't have to be so angry here." Zhang Shuming stretched out his hand and gently took his wife in his arms, "I said that only those etiquettes need to be observed in front of outsiders, and when there are only the two of us, we just need to be happy." He didn't feel the delicate body in his arms getting stiffer and stiffer, but continued proudly, "All in all, in front of father-in-law, mother-in-law and father, we are the best couple. Don't worry, I won't be in the Hanlin Courtyard forever, and one day, I will take a first-class lady for you. ”

It is really a lover with "ambitions", Tang Jianrou thought sadly. Although she hates that kind of caress very much now, she has to be perfunctory. "Shuming, thank you." She spit out a few words with difficulty, but her heart sank into the bottomless abyss, when will this dark day come to an end?

"Madam, there's a letter from Miss." Mrs. Tang's personal maid Du Shi'er held a letter in her hand and respectfully presented it to her master.

Although he has passed the age of confusion, he is very well maintained, and although his face is only lightly powdered, he is still full of the charm of a young woman. A few just right headdresses shine in the hair, and it sets off a cloud-like hair, compared to her daughter's gentle and intelligent, her face is more noble, and the arrogance between her eyebrows shows that this is a very assertive woman. She quietly took the letter from Jin'er's hand, and frowned after reading a few lines, "This Haoyue, can she worry about the master's affairs?" It's so daring, I thought something big was wrong! ”

Jin'er had served this lady for many years, and knew that Du Shi hated his subordinates to make their own decisions, so he was so frightened that he didn't say a word, and his body also cowered and stepped back.

"Haoyue's girl, I used to look fine, but now I don't know anything, Miss is newly married, and it's normal to be upset. Sending a letter home in such a hurry, what kind of system would my uncle see? Du Shi was dissatisfied, and after speaking, he realized that it was not a place, Jin'er was just a maid, what was the use of telling her? At that moment, Du Shi waved his hand to rebuke the trembling Jin'er, and thought about it himself.

Tang Zengyuan had just entered the courtyard when he saw his wife Tie Qing sitting on the stone bench with a blue face, and he felt a sigh in his heart, and even had the urge to turn around and leave. Fortunately, he saw Du Shi's dissatisfied gaze, and he simply stepped back on his turning leg. "Why doesn't Madame go into the house to rest, it's not clean here, be careful of dust." He pondered his wife's face and spoke cautiously.

"What is clean or not, the left and right are just a stool, and you can sit on it." Du Shi slowly got up and said, "If I don't wait here for the master, maybe you will sneak out again to know what to write, won't you find no one again?" ”

Tang Zengyuan only felt sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly defended: "Madame is joking, how dare I make excuses, it's just to see you here, just ask more." Madame, is there something wrong with me? ”

"It's all your pampered daughter who is willful!" Du Shi split his head is a sentence, "I showed my son-in-law the color after only a few days of marriage, and I was sad all day long, even her maid Haoyue was also troublesome, and she actually sent a letter back, so that I could be a mother's persuasion and persuasion, isn't this a joke?" ”

Hearing this, Tang Zengyuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was quite satisfied with his son-in-law, after all, he was a member of the Hanlin Academy, and he knew the roots, but he didn't expect him to recognize his friend Zhang Yan as his father. "It's also a common thing for the little couple to have awkward troubles, don't worry about it, I thought it was a big deal."

"Not a big deal?" Du Shi sneered, "You said it lightly, Shu Ming is now just a revision from the sixth grade, and Rou'er didn't even have a top-notch edict to show off when she married in the past, where did you put her face as the first talented woman in the capital?" Other fathers-in-law know how to help their sons-in-law, so you have to do something, right? Otherwise, my daughter will become the laughing stock of the noble lady in Beijing, and I won't be able to spare you! ”

Listening to his wife's unreasonable rhetoric, Tang Zengyuan's head suddenly ached faintly, how can he do this promotion? He Shuming has recently entered the department, do you still want to be the prime minister! The best fate, that is what officials have earned for decades, how many can there be in the world? But he didn't dare to say these words, his wife's majesty in this family was far better than him, not to mention that the Yue family was originally a duke, if it wasn't for his luck enough and that incident, how could he marry such a noble girl, so he has always obeyed his words. "Madame means that you want me to help Shu Ming find a good shortage? I'm just the head of a Hanlin Academy, where did I get such skills? ”

"If you don't have what it takes, go find your students." Du Shi said a cruel sentence, "Whether it is you or Old Man Zhang, they are all protégés all over the world, no matter what, you must try to plan for your son-in-law, how much can a small revision be?" ”

"Madame has an order, how dare I disobey it?" Tang Zengyuan said helplessly, "I'm going to find Lao Zhang to get an idea, it's all done, right?" ”

Du Shi looked coldly at the back of her husband leaving, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, He Shuming, no, it should be called Zhang Shuming, I hope I didn't mistake your temperament. Even if it doesn't work now, you will definitely be the best chess piece in the future. As long as you are used by me, your future will be bright, and nothing can stop you.