Chapter 258: Bargaining

Tian Chu's face changed: "What does my father-in-law mean?" ”

"Hahaha..." Gonggong Li laughed in a series of voices, neither male nor female, just a few blows have goosebumps all over his body. Squinted at Xia Fengyi on the side.

Xia Fengyi's face was pale, she stood up and said to Meng Tianchu, "Husband, I'll go back and rest first." ”

Meng Tianchu nodded, and after Xia Fengyi left, he said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, please say anything clearly." ”

"Master Meng is a person who understands, why should he say something foolish. Hehe, some things are explained, and there is no taste. ”

"I'm sorry, this matter is too important, Meng doesn't dare to speculate, so I ask my father-in-law to say it clearly."

"Well, when I came, Gong Wen said on behalf of our family that the gentle girl is Gong Wen's favorite niece, she has confiscated any grievances since she was a child, and I believe that marrying an adult will not let her be wronged. Isn't it, my lord? ”

Meng Tianchu snorted: "There is something I am afraid to make clear to Gonggong Li, this gentleness is lawless in my family, not only sneering at me, but even trying to hurt me by throwing darts, fortunately I hid quickly, but I also injured me by mistake... My personal scrivener, she has already violated the royal law, so I have detained her in the backyard, and after I have reported to Lord Wen, I will definitely bring her to justice! ”

Gonggong Li was a little embarrassed: "This... Hehe, our family already knows, this is indeed Miss Wen's fault, she is rude and willful, and this Lord Wen also knows, so, hehe, in the future, after the door, Lord Meng will discipline her as necessary, and that is also the place where it should be. After all. The husband is the wife, that is, the relatives of the emperor and the country, which cannot be changed. As for the prosecution of this... Hehe, in the future, they will all be a family, and it hurts to beat themselves, so let's open the net and let her suffer a little. ”

"Hmm!" Meng Tianchu nodded, what she was worried about now was the incident that Gonggong Li had just mentioned, back to that topic. asked, "Gonggong Li." I take meekness as a concubine. What's wrong with that? ”

"Master Meng, the words are all on this point, why don't you understand? Isn't it a little, hehehe...

Meng Tianchu's heart sank even more, staring at Li Gonggong and said: "Meng already has a wife, is it possible that Lord Wen wants to let Meng divorce his wife?" ”

"Hehe..." Gonggong Li just shook his head with a dry smile and didn't speak.

Meng Tianchu was taken aback when he saw Gonggong Li's yin smile, stood up, his face was frosty, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that you want me to drive away the three wives and concubines?" Alone married gentle? ”

"Hehe, where did Master Meng go?" Gonggong Li waved his hand again and again. smiled and said: "Lord Wen is the kind of person who scatters wives and daughters!" Lord Wen knows that you already have a three-room wife and concubine, Mrs. Xia, who is the daughter of Lord Xia, a member of the Ministry of Labor. The two concubines, although Feiyan is righted by the maid, Lord Meng regards it as a pearl in the palm of his hand, and loves him very much, like the meat in his heart, he must not be able to give it up; The other Zuo clan is even more amazing, he is a Chaotian master, he can directly enter the palace and face the holy land, and even Lord Wen has to respect her for three points, so Lord Wen will not and cannot let you divorce the three of them in order to marry a gentle girl. ”

Meng Tianchu's face softened slightly, smiled, sat down slowly, lifted his robe and racked his legs: "What does Gonggong Wen mean, Meng really can't guess." Please don't go around ***, let's talk about it quickly. ”

Gonggong Li stretched out his beardless head, and the male duck rattled in his throat: "What Gonggong Wen means - let Master Meng Mingmei marry Wen Rou as his wife!" ”

Meng Tianchu stared at Gonggong Li expressionlessly, and after a long while, he asked without a smile: "Father-in-law, you didn't have any illness when you came, right?" ”

Gonggong Li didn't know why Meng Tianchu asked this, thought about it, and shook his head: "Thank you Lord Meng for your concern, our family is still healthy." ”

"Then my father-in-law didn't eat anything, did he?"

"Nope!"

"Then it is recommended that my father-in-law eat a little bit!"

Only then did Gonggong Li know that he had been ridiculed by Meng Tianchu, and said with some displeasure: "Master Meng, did our family say something wrong?" ”

"You first said that Lord Wen wouldn't let me divorce my three wives and concubines, and now you say that let Wen Rou be my wife, aren't you talking nonsense with a fever in your head?" Meng Tianchu was not angry, and he was not polite when he spoke.

"Why did Lord Meng say that?"

"Don't you know? The Great Ming Law clearly stipulates: 'If there is a wife who marries another wife, he will also be given a 90th rod and divorced.' 'I already have a wife, Xia, and then marry Gentle, will you take this board for me? - Even if you are hit by the board, you still have to forcibly divorce, and in the end, isn't it a bamboo basket for nothing? ”

Gonggong Li smiled meaningfully: "It turns out that the adults are worried about this matter." Hehe, Lord Meng, let's ask your Excellency this year? It's not even forty, right? ”

"Forty? Hehe, am I that old? I'm not even thirty yet! ”

"Shine! Let's dare to ask the adults again, before marrying two concubines Zuo and Feiyan, have you ever been beaten by eighty boards? ”

Meng Tianchu was stunned: "What does Gonggong Li mean by this?" ”

"Hehe, the Da Ming Law also stipulates that 'those who are over forty years old and have no children will be allowed to marry concubines.' Violators shall be punished with forty lashes. 'It stands to reason that Lord Meng should also be punished? Hehehe, look at those big families, how many of them are over forty years old and take concubines? ”

Unexpectedly, the eunuchs in this palace knew very well about the regulations of the Great Ming Law on marrying wives and concubines, Meng Tianchu reacted a little and said, "What do you mean... Both of them are wives? ”

"Exactly! and a wife, there have been since ancient times, I want to be in the Tang Gaozong period..."

"Alright, don't drop your bookbag!" When Meng Tianchu heard this idea, he was very impatient, "Gonggong Li, if Lord Wen has any instructions other than this wife's trick, you can tell them together." ”

Seeing that Meng Tianchu's face was warm, Gonggong Li hurriedly restrained his smile, didn't dare to play tricks anymore, and said in a low voice: "What Lord Wen means,

And the grandson, gentleness is great, Xia is second..."

Meng Tianchu raised his head and stared at Gonggong Li. There was already a flash of fire in his eyes. Gonggong Li was taken aback, laughed dryly, and saw that Meng Tianchu was not angry, so he continued stubbornly: "Lord Wen said that the gentle girl is the pearl of his palm, according to his ideas, it was originally intended to let Lord Meng's thousands of favors be gathered in the gentle girl, but considering that Lord Meng has one wife and two concubines. And Lord Xia and Lord Wen have always been good friends. Miss Zuo is the emperor's favored celestial master. So forget about it, it's just that I hope that after Lord Meng marries Miss Wen, it will end here, and don't take a concubine again..."

Meng Tianchu stood up suddenly, his face pale: "Father-in-law, does Lord Wen have any other instructions?" ”

"No... No more..."

"That's good. Please tell Lord Wen that Meng can accept Wen Wen as a concubine, but she can only be listed as a fourth concubine according to the rules, if you want her to be a wife, or even the first lady, Meng will not obey! In addition, 'jealousy' is one of the seven outs, and the husband is not allowed to take a concubine. Violation of the norms of ethics. It is even more unacceptable, not to mention that Meng has already said that he wants to accept Murong Zhenxue, a personal scribe, as a concubine. Meng didn't want to be a trustworthy person, so Meng couldn't comply with Lord Wen's request! ”

Meng Tianchu hated Rourou very much, forced by the power of the hot spring, and threatened with Zuo Jiayin, he had to reluctantly agree to accept Gentle as a concubine, which was against his wishes, and now the hot spring even asked him to list Gentle as the first lady, and did not let him take a concubine again, he couldn't help but be furious and categorically refused.

Meng Tianchu did this after consideration, the hot spring was originally a trick to marry him, this is to change to a Ming Dynasty official, he will definitely have no mouth to agree, I didn't expect to meet Meng Tianchu in modern times, but he didn't want to be stubborn with his tail between his legs as a grandson, plus Meng Tianchu has recognized that the hot springs rely on his heroin, and he has already regarded himself as a confidant, it is impossible to sort his wife for this point and whether to take a concubine is really embarrassed or even turn his face, it is contrary to the original intention, so, Meng Tianchu recognized that the hot springs were just testing himself, and it was not a mandatory order, so there should still be room for negotiation.

Seeing that Meng Tianchu was furious, Gonggong Li lost his temper with great momentum, and hurriedly laughed: "Lord Meng, this... Please think long-term! ”

"No need! That's all Meng said, farewell! With that, he flicked his robe and turned out of the room.

As soon as I arrived outside the door, I saw Xia Fengyi standing under a tree, staring at herself. At this moment, it was already dark.

Meng Tianchu walked over and asked, "You heard it all." ”

"Well, the concubine body has embarrassed her husband..."Xia Fengyi's eyes were a little moist, and she raised her head and smiled at Meng Tianchu, "Husband, if you do this, if you annoy Lord Wen..."

"Don't care! I have my own sense of proportion, let's go, go and see Miss Murong's injury. ”

The two came to the small courtyard where Murong Zhenxue lived, Zuo Jiayin and Feiyan were taking care of Murong Zhenxue in the back room, and when they saw Meng Tianchu and the two coming in, Feiyan raised her index finger and made a silent movement, stepped forward and whispered, "She just fell asleep." ”

Meng Tianchu glanced at it, beckoned to Zuo Jiayin, and whispered, "Let's talk outside." ”

A few people came to the outer living room and sat down separately, Meng Tianchu asked Murong Zhenxue about his injury, and learned that there was no major problem, and he was able to get out of bed and walk slowly on crutches in the evening, so he was relieved. It seems that Zuo Jiayin's technique of healing injuries and pulling out poison is still very clever.

Zuo Jiayin observed his words and looks, found that Meng Tianchu's expression was wrong, and asked what happened, and Meng Tianchu simply told him what had happened.

Feiyan was the most anxious, and first cried out: "Does that shrew really think she is a treasure?" Dare to grab the big *** position, and don't let the young master take Miss Murong as a concubine, do you really think she is God! ”

Zuo Jiayin hurriedly sighed, glanced at the inner room, and saw that Murong Zhenxue was still asleep, so he whispered: "Be quiet!" ”

Feiyan nodded and asked Meng Tianchu, "Young Master, what should we do then?" Are you really planning to turn your face with Lord Wen? ”

"If you don't turn your face, you can't turn over! Anyway, Lao Tzu is out this time! ”

When Feiyan and Xia Fengyi heard this, their faces were worried.

Zuo Jiayin listened to Meng Tianchu's reluctance to agree to accept Wen Rou as a concubine for herself, and she was very grateful, she did not pretentiously say that she let herself enter the palace to accompany the emperor to alchemy so as not to marry this shrew, because she knew that Meng Tianchu would never agree to send herself to the palace, not to mention that she was already pregnant with the child of the Meng family, and what Meng Tianchu decided was impossible to change. She knew that Hot Springs relied on Meng Tianchu's heroin, and regarded Meng Tianchu as a confidant, this trump card was enough to protect herself, and it could be used to bargain, after all, Hot Spring's purpose in doing this was to entrap Meng Tianchu, not anything else. If it backfires, it affects the relationship between the two parties, but it goes against his original intention.

Therefore, Zuo Jiayin was not very worried about this matter, thought about it, and said: "Let's wait and see, since we have agreed to marry Gentle, whether it is a wife or a concubine, anyway, it is a matter of foregone conclusion, then let's take advantage of the previous efforts to have a good relationship with this gentleness, after all, we will live under one roof in the future." ”

Meng Tianchu snorted: "What do you have to do with her!" If she dares to mess around, treat her well! As long as you don't kill and cripple, Master Wen won't care, which Gonggong Li also said. So, we don't have to look at her face in the future. What's more, even if she enters the door, she is also ranked fourth, and when she sees the three of you, she has to behave properly, dare to say half a word, Lao Tzu - just kill and bury it! In the end, he also sang a joke often said by the ringing horse who went up the mountain to be the king.

Zuo Jiayin heard that although he was angry, he sang a play at the end, knowing that he was confident, but Xia Fengyi and Feiyan didn't know Meng Tianchu's hole cards, but they still had a sad face, for fear that this incident would bring danger to the Meng family.