At noon, the sky should have been clear, but the sky began to turn cloudy. When it was time to eat, snow fell to the ground outside.

Orchid Courtyard, upper room, the atmosphere is so quiet that it is frightening.

Although Hengsheng was already laughing, and the two of them played tangram on the kang with Tianyou, the red and swollen little face was particularly dazzling.

Cao Yin sat on the edge of the kang, his brows furrowed into the word "Sichuan". Cao Hao's face is getting more and more ugly.

It's talking nonsense again, it's beating the child again, what does Zhao Jiashi want to do?

Even if she is old, relying on the old and selling the old, Cao Hao can not care about her, but she will not let the children be wronged.

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Hao's expression slowly regained his calmness, turned around, and said to Cao Yin: "Father, the son is the eldest son of the long house, and the second uncle is not early, and the son should take care of his younger brother more carefully." The second child is older, not to mention him, the third child is a few small ones, and where the son can pull in the future, he will also pull. Speaking of this, he paused and said: "Although it is said that 'home and everything is prosperous', some people are better away, but when they are closer, they are easy to complain, or ...... Let's split up......"

Cao Yin couldn't help nodding when he heard the previous sentence, but when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned.

Li and Chu Yu were originally decorating the dinner table with the maids, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard Cao Hao's words.

Seeing that the father and son were about to speak seriously, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law glanced at each other, hugged Tianyou and Hengsheng, and took the maid and mother-in-law down.

Cao Yin woke up, his face was already a little annoyed, and said, "What is this called?" After all, she is your own aunt, although she shouldn't have beaten Hengsheng today, if she makes a mistake, she is also your own brother in the end! ”

Cao Hao raised his head, his face showed a little tiredness, and said, "Father, a few days ago, someone just added arsenic to Daoxiang Village. The dim sum shop over there happens to be on Qianmen Street, and it sells thousands of catties of dim sum every day. If it is really successful, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, poisoning dozens or hundreds of people, my father and I, even if the Lord is protecting, can there still be this peace? ”

When Cao Yin heard this, he couldn't help but be moved, and said, "Arsenic? Can you find out whose killer it is? ”

Cao Hao shook his head: "My son can't think of it, but fortunately, the Han Jiang clan has already taken the lead and has not caused a big disaster." ”

Cao Yin let out a long breath and said, "You should have told me about this earlier, but this is the same as your second aunt......"

Cao Hao rubbed his forehead and said, "Father, I'm tired, the open guns and hidden arrows outside have already made people's hearts haggard, and I can't make mistakes for half a point; When you return to the house, do you want your son to bother with the second wife's seizure? The son didn't ask for anything, only for peace in the family. With the temper of the second wife, the father looks at it very well. Cao Song is the son of the second wife, and with the grace of her birth and upbringing, it is nothing to suffer from these. The son doesn't have to be funny, I did what I should do, and I am worthy of the second uncle underground. ”

Cao Hao didn't speak much, but his tone was very firm.

Cao Yin still wanted to say something, remembering that his son went to the capital at fifteen or six, and he had suffered a lot over the years, and he felt a little unbearable in his heart.

He sighed, pondered for a long time, and said, "Let me think about it......"

In the east room, Li sat on the edge of the kang, hesitated, and asked, "Is this a long-standing idea, or is it just born today?" In your heart, isn't it...... Happy to split up ......"

When Chu Yu heard this, he raised his head and replied: "Mother, the uncle is respected by the elders of the second wife in his heart, because the second brother talked back to the second wife, and the uncle was still annoyed. It's just that something like this isn't the first time. Although I didn't hit a child in the past, there were a lot of unpleasant words. The husband sings and the wife follows, the uncle decides what to do, and the daughter-in-law only obeys. Otherwise, the next time the second wife is not polite in her words, the daughter-in-law is afraid that she will not be able to bear it. ”

Li Shi sighed and said, "The second wife is not bad, but she is bad in that mouth, and she has never let people do it." ”

Chu Yu lowered his head and said no more.

At this time, a maid came to report that it was the master who asked him to set the meal.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up and went back to the West House.

Seeing that the dinner table was set, Cao Hao invited his parents to sit down and went back to Wutong Garden by himself. Li Shi waved his hand at Chu Yu and said, "You don't need to keep people here, you can go back first!" ”

Chu Yu listened, leaned over the second elder, and followed Cao Hao back.

There was egg custard on the dinner table, and Cao Yin served it to Tianyou and Hengsheng for each of them, and let the two little ones eat it.

Seeing Cao Yin's straight face, Li was afraid that he would blame his son, and said, "My brother and sister are a little too much." I asked my daughter-in-law, before we entered Beijing, this kind of quarrel was not a one-time encounter. Looking at Hao'er, it can be regarded as bothering for her cousins, but she can't fall behind in front of her younger siblings, and she can't complain that the children are discouraged. ”

Cao Yin shook his head and said, "Even if there is no more, it depends on the face of a few nephews and nieces, and a few of the younger ones are still young." ”

Li Shi thought for a while and said, "Master, don't say anything else, it's just that my younger brothers and sisters come to the door today to ask for a shop, and it is indispensable to designate it in the future." It's not that I love my sons and grandchildren, but now the house over there is also rich, and there are also items for food, clothing and chewing. If it is still mixed together like this, it is true that the old man feels sorry for his nephews, but there is no reason to make his son and daughter-in-law angry. ”

Cao Yin listened to Li's words and words, all towards his son, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Could it be that he is not qualified to be a father, let his son support the door and not say anything, and he doesn't know how to sympathize with his son, he can't help but be silent...... Until he returned to Wutong Garden, Cao Hao was still angry, went to the clothes outside, and said to Chu Yu: "In the future, don't be too respectful to her." If there is another such thing, you will be better. Don't worry about your mother's side, your mother is reasonable. ”

Chu Yu served Cao Hao to change his clothes, and said with a little shame: "It's still mine, no, I listened to the two wives talking, and I didn't see the children quarreling." ”

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "They are all little boys, together, how can there be no fight!" It's just that Tianyou's physique looks very strong, but he is still not as strong as Hengsheng, he is nearly a year older than Hengsheng, but he can't beat his younger brother. ”

When Chu Yu heard the mention of his son, he also nodded and said, "Yes, Tianyou is a little squeamish." When the weather warms up in the spring next year, it is better to let the children play in the yard more. ”

"Multiple little brothers are also a blessing from God." Cao Hao said.

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment and asked, "E, do you really want to split up, what did the master say?" ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Points!" If you don't have such an ancestor on your head, it's okay for you and me to suffer some grievances, children, the Tian family will be dragged down, but how can it be good? The old man said to think about it, no matter what, I will persuade my father this time. After all, the second and third children are married, and they have to give the second child a chance to support the portal. If you live on such a wall on the left and right, and you are separated, isn't it my brother? It's just that the mouth of the person is blocked, so that I don't have to add a block to this side all the time......"

Zhao Jia's seizure made everyone in Xifu feel blocked, but she herself was endless.

She only felt that she had lost face in front of her daughter-in-law, and she felt that Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relied on their identity and did not give themselves face. Therefore, after returning to Dongfu, he was still indignant and only felt aggrieved.

If her husband is still alive, if her son is angry, why do you have to look down on people's faces.

Thinking of Hengshenglai, she was also suspicious in her heart.

adopted as an adopted son, and also passed the Eight Banners to settle Hengsheng. If this little cub is really an orphan as they say, why make such a big fuss?

The child was born in August last year, and the child was conceived between October and November of the previous year.

For Cao Hao, he was still in the period of filial piety at that time.

In a trance, Zhao Jiashi remembered something. I vaguely remember that after the eldest son went to Beijing the winter before last, it seems that Cao Hao also went to Beijing.

At that time, it was Chu Yu who was confined...... Thinking of this, Zhao Jia's eyes couldn't help but widen, could it be that Hengsheng didn't pick it up, but Cao Hao's private child? Under the pretext that he was an orphan, he brought it back and raised it in his own name?

Chu Yu wants to pretend to be virtuous in front of her husband, so she will treat it as her own, right? For Cao Yin and Li, no matter who gave birth to them, both of them are grandchildren, and it is normal for people to be painful.

The more Zhao Jiashi pondered about it, the more indignant he became. How can you expect a nephew to be filial? She doesn't even keep her uncle's filial piety, let alone her as a widow and aunt?

It's Cao Yin and Li, and they also say it well, what happens to them, and they don't love their sons and daughters-in-law?

The more Zhao Jiashi thought about it, the more panicked his heart became, and he hurriedly ordered Lu Ju to fill the cigarette.

Jing Hui stood beside him, originally to come forward to serve, but when he saw the green chrysanthemum, he stopped.

Looking at Jinghui's appearance of looking at her nose and nose, Zhao Jia's was also upset, waved her hand, and said, "The in-laws who came to eat and drink are almost gone, and your lord should come back, go back and wait!" ”

Jinghui answered softly, leaned over, and retreated.

Zhao Jiashi waited for Jinghui to go out, and muttered: "Looking at it is Fubo, it seems that you have to find a Taoist priest to take a look, don't go to anyone else!" ”

Lu Ju listened to it, and smiled bitterly in her heart, she really didn't know what kind of daughter-in-law her wife was looking for.

Looking at the demeanor of the second grandmother, she is picking a bone in the egg, and it is not easy to say what is wrong, but the wife still pinched her eyes and couldn't look at it.

If it weren't for the second grandmother's rich dowry, her mother's side seemed to be very helpful, and I don't know how my wife would have a seizure.

Just as she was thinking about it, Lu Ju saw the curtain open, and Zilan was waving to her.

Lu Ju saw Zhao Jia's crooked on the kang, eating a cigarette with his eyes closed, so he tiptoed out.

After leaving the house and walking to the side room, Lu Ju asked with a smile: "What's the matter, so mysterious?" ”

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Zilan replied in a low voice: "It's a big deal, I'm just about to ask you to get an idea, see if it's Mrs. Zhizhi." ”

In the morning, Zhao Jia's family was afraid that the third grandmother and bride would be shy, and the person who came to marry had just arrived in the house, and he was afraid that there would be people around him who were not well taken care of, so let the big girl around him take care of it.

Originally, he wanted to send Lu Ju over, but after Zhao Jia's said that he wanted to match her with the third master, Lu Ju avoided that side, so Zhao Jia's sent Zilan over.

After listening to Zilan's words, Lu Ju knew in her heart that what she was talking about was the cave house in the West Courtyard.

"What's the matter? I watched my grandmother go back just now, but everything was fine, and there was no discoloration. Midori asked.

Zilan whispered back: "What's all right, not long after the eldest grandmother left, the third grandmother drove the third master out." The third master also seemed to be angry, so that people sent their luggage to the study. ”

Green Ju listened and bluffed.

Since ancient times, I have heard that the bride is shy, where has there ever been a marriage and the husband was blasted out?

I heard Zilan say again: "I don't know why, listening to the meaning of the third grandmother, it seems that she is also angry with her wife." I don't know if I should go back to my wife, and if I say the wrong thing and make the masters suspicious, then I am not a big sin! If I don't go back, my wife will know about it later, and I will be full of shame when I investigate it. I'm going to be the top tank for you, and you're going to have to help me come up with an idea. ”

These things are to make it difficult for them to be slaves and maids.

Even if it is to tell the truth, if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law really have any suspicions, maybe the anger will be sprinkled on them, and Zilan will be embarrassed.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Ju said: "If you make such a big incident, you can't hide it, and you have to go back." It's just vague, just say it in this sense, and the details are omitted. The left and right wives know, and they also have to find the third master and the third grandmother to ask each other, and let the masters reason by themselves. ”

Zilan listened, nodded again and again, and said, "It's still you smart, I've been out for a long time, and I haven't figured it out." Well, do as you say. ”

While talking, the two returned to the upper room.

It just so happened that Zhao Jiashi took a few puffs of cigarettes, felt a little dry mouth, and asked for water. Green Ju gave Zilan a look and asked her to bring the water forward.

Zhao Jiashi took the teacup, ate two bites, and casually ordered: "Tell the kitchen to set the meal, I don't know how the wild duck is stewed." ”

"Yes, ma'am, the slave will make people talk!" Zilan replied.

Zhao Jia's family was still a green chrysanthemum, but when he heard Zilan's voice, he raised his head and said, "You're back, how is the third grandmother?" But what do you want to eat for dinner? In the morning, do you ask the chicken soup with red dates stewed in the kitchen to be delivered? ”

Zilan sent the teacup back to the Eight Immortals table on the ground, with a little hesitation on her face, and said, "Madam, the third master went to the study!" ”

"Study?" When Zhao Jiashi heard this, he was a little puzzled, and said: "What is this called, the good groom is not in the new house, why did he go to the study?"

Zilan lowered her eyebrows and said, "The slave doesn't know either, but I heard that the third master ordered someone to send a charcoal basin to the study, saying that he wanted to read." ”

Zhao Jiashi couldn't cry and laughed, and said: "This stupid boy, even if he is in a hurry to read, it is not bad for this day or two." This snubbed the bride, but how can it be good? When he said this, he shook his head and said, "Let someone call him to me." I have to let the old lady worry about this, this stupid son. In the end, it was self-talking.

Zilan went out in response to the call and ordered someone to go, and Lu Ju looked at Zhao Jia's cigarette closely, and saw that she had almost eaten, and asked, "Does Mrs. want to eat another pot?" ”

Zhao Jiashi sent the cigarette bag and pot to Lu Ju's hand, and said, "Don't eat it, take it, you won't be able to eat for a while." ”

* East House, Front Yard, Study.

In Xifu, he sent off his in-laws' guests and returned here with his two younger brothers, Cao Song listened to the housekeeper, and Cao Shuo came to the study.

Cao Song felt that something was wrong, so he sent the two little ones back and went to the study by himself.

Cao Shuo took the book "Analects" and sat at the desk in a daze, even when Cao Song came in, he didn't even realize it.

Cao Song saw the big red bedding in the warm pavilion of the study, stepped forward, and saw clearly that it was the dragon and phoenix futon, and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Third child, what's going on?" ”

Cao Shuo came to his senses and stood up.

Seeing his brother standing in front of the warm pavilion and looking at his luggage bed, his face was flushed, and he didn't know how to respond.

After all, it is not a glorious thing to be kicked out by your daughter-in-law after the second day of marriage.

"What are you asking?" Cao Song waited impatiently and said, "Didn't you ask your daughter-in-law to come out?" ”

Cao Shuo's face was full of shame, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, and nodded slowly.

Seeing that this was the case, Cao Song remembered the temper of his cousin and sister-in-law, and felt a little sympathy for his younger brother.

However, his mouth was full of blame, and he said, "Look at your unproductive appearance, tell you to come out, and you will come out?" A seven-foot-tall man, can he still call a little girl to be controlled? is a daughter-in-law, where can she be like a girl, and let her surname be reckless? Can't you get used to your daughter-in-law's problem? ”

Cao Shuo heard this and whispered back, "Isn't she in bad health?" My uncle and aunt also told my brother a few times before, and asked my brother to let her ......."

"Even if you want to let it, there is no reason to let it go like this, isn't this a joke? Even from your mother, you have to suffer. Besides, it is unlucky for these two to separate rooms as soon as they get married......," Cao Song frowned.

As the brothers were saying this, they heard someone outside the door: "Is the third master there?" The wife asked the third master to come over and speak. ”

The one who came to spread the word was the little maid in Zhaojia's room, whose name was Button.

Cao Shuo listened, looked at his brother, his eyes showed a little pleading, and said, "Brother, I ......"

"Alright, let's go, I'll go with you to my mother's side." Cao Song thought of his younger brother's family affairs, and he also contributed to the troubles, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.

I have long known that Ruhui is a hot temper and is not easy to get along with, so in order to marry Jinghui, I also instigated my mother to tell Ruhui to my younger brother. Now it seems that he is so selfish, he is really not worthy of being a brother.

If the younger brother and Ruhui can be reconciled with Meimei, it would be better, otherwise, wouldn't this be a sin of their own making?

Cao Shuo followed his brother to the inner courtyard, and he also felt that his scalp was numb. Tian Xiang's matter, I still thought about telling my mother later, it seems that if I investigate it today, I may not be able to hide it.

The two brothers, with calm faces and different thoughts, entered the main room of the inner courtyard.

Zhao Jiashi smoked a bag of cigarettes, had calmed down, and asked Cao Xiang and Cao Fu who were the two people who came to drink and drink, and whether the banquet was lively or not.

Cao Xiang and Cao Fu lowered their hands and answered, but some were clear, and some didn't pay attention.

Wait for the second son and niece to "return to the door" tomorrow, and the wedding shed can be demolished here, and the happy event will be completed.

Thinking about the past 20 days, countless guests, and a steady stream of congratulatory gifts, Zhaojia's family is a little unsatisfied.

She glanced at two small ones, one turned fifteen and one turned fourteen, and in two years, it was also the age of happy events.

If she talks about two proper family affairs, then she will recite Amitabha.

While speaking, seeing Cao Song and Cao Shuo coming in, Zhao Jiashi deliberately made a straight face, frowned and said to Cao Shuo: "It's all this adult, do you still want to mention you in everything?" Even if you are in a hurry to study, you don't have to work hard here. Don't go back to the new house quickly to accompany your daughter-in-law. Tomorrow you have to 'go back to the door', wronged the bride, be careful that your uncle does not give you wine to eat. ”

Cao Shuo saw that his mother only mentioned that he would go back to the new house, and did not mention anything else, his mind was a little unable to turn for a while, and his face couldn't help but show a look of confusion.

Even if you love your niece, you don't dare to let her be like this, right? Why didn't you have a word of blame over there? Or did he order himself to back down in order to appease the other side because he was in front of him?

Seeing Cao Shuo like this, Zhao Jiashi scolded with a smile: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Is it true that you still read it as a nerd? I am looking forward to your good life and studying, and I will shine on the lintel in the future, but I also hope that you will add me a big fat grandson as soon as possible. ”

Cao Shuo blushed, lowered his head and said nothing.

During the Chinese New Year, Cao Song didn't want to make jokes at home.

Besides, as his mother said, his younger brothers and sisters will return to the door tomorrow, so he said to Cao Shuo: "Since your mother told me, you should pack up your study and go back to your own yard." As he spoke, he winked at Cao Shuo.

Cao Shuo responded, withdrew from Zhaojia's house, hesitated in the courtyard for a while, and went back to the study to pack his luggage.

One time less, Cao Shuo carried his luggage to the West Cross Courtyard.

In the upper room of the west courtyard, Ruhui was tired of crying, washed her face again, and was crooked outside. Mama Tao sat on the side of the kang and persuaded her for a long time, but her mouth was dry, and she didn't see the girl say soft words.

Thinking about tomorrow's "return to the door", Mama Tao sighed and said: "Girl, even if you don't plan for your own future, you have to think about Ming'er, if the old lady knows that the girl and the aunt will have a quarrel as soon as they get married, I don't know how to worry about it." In order to prepare for the girl's family affairs, the wife's hair is gray, so the girl can't bear to let the wife worry? ”

Ruhui has made a fire, and she has gone to a lot of heart.

Hearing the mention of her own parents, she felt a little relieved, and said, "Mama, if Ming'er and Eniang ask, let's not say that it's useless?" ”

Mama Tao frowned and said, "Good girl, Mrs. is from here, is the girl and uncle good, can't Mrs. see it?" Why do you need to ask the old slave? ”

Hearing this, Ruhui sat up straight, with a little uneasiness on her face, grabbed the handkerchief in her hand vigorously, and muttered in a low voice: "Mama, what should I do?" Can't I go and ask him back? ”

"The girl finally knows what's wrong!" Mama Tao glanced at her with disgust and said, "Good girl, don't be like this in the future, you must always leave some face and room for your uncle." The little two are fighting at the head of the bed, and the end of the bed is closed, and the diaphragm is nothing. The old slave gave up this old face and went over to ask his uncle to come back. So saying, he stood up.

Ruhui couldn't pull her face, thinking of Tian Xiang who lived in the wing, she panicked, turned sideways, and said: "Don't go, Mama, it seems that we are in a loss, obviously he is young, and his personal morality is inappropriate." ”

Mama Tao listened to Ruhui's condescending tone and persuaded: "Girl, although you and your aunt are cousins and brothers-in-law, after all, now that you are husband and wife, it is better for the girl to speak softly." ”

Although she knew that Mama Tao was kind, after listening to the nagging for a long time, Ruhui also had some calluses in her ears. She lay down on the kang, blindfolded her eyes with her sleeves, and said, "This is what I look like, and his family doesn't know!" If you think I'm talking hard, isn't the wing room still so gentle? ”

Looking at her girl's ignorant child's surname, Mama Tao was really suspenseful.

If this makes trouble for Mrs. Gu, it won't be good. It's just that now is not the time to think about this, so I should invite my uncle back first, deal with Ming'er's "return to the door", and then talk about anything else.

She was just about to pick up the curtain and go out, when she heard the little maid under the porch say, "Third master! ”

As he spoke, he heard someone enter the outhouse.

Mama Tao's face showed joy, Ruhui was on the kang, and she also heard it, so she removed her sleeves from her eyes and looked at the door in a daze.

It was Cao Shuo who came in, still holding the luggage in his hand.

He paused outside, didn't look at Ruhui on the kang, hugged the quilt, and went directly into the inner bedroom.

Seeing that Ruhui was still lying down and couldn't get up, Mama Tao was in a hurry, walked quickly to the side of the kang, and whispered: "Girl, can't you let the old slave nag in vain, what did you say just now?" For Ming'er ......"

Ruhui bit her lip, her expression was a little complicated, she glanced at Mama Tao, got up and went into the back room...... Mama Tao was still a little uneasy, and listened to the movement in the back room, for fear that the little couple would not agree and have another quarrel.

Thankfully, there was no movement other than the thud of the bed......

(To be continued)