Mrs. Wan's words are obviously uneasy and kind.

The family that Mrs. Xu's daughter married also has a head and face in Beiping, and there is no foundation, how can Mrs. Xu agree to marry her daughter? Her son-in-law was one of the best young talents in Beiping City a few years ago, and when he was just married, the relationship between the husband and wife was really good. Later, because of Mrs. Xu's instigation, the son-in-law's family was involved in the army, and the case came out, which caused their family to lose several officials, and the son-in-law was also dismissed.

Mrs. Xu was angry that King Yan was ruthless, and persuaded her daughter to have a son earlier, as long as she had a son, she would have a firm foothold in her husband's family, even if her in-laws were dissatisfied, she was also in a stable position. Mrs. Xu's daughter listened to her, but she has not been pregnant again, but her husband is worried about recovering from it, and seeing that she is only working her inner life, she has become more and more indifferent to her, and the attitude of her husband's relatives and friends is no longer as affectionate as before.

If Mrs. Xu's son-in-law's family heard about the Zhou family, and it was really a misunderstanding that Mrs. Xu would send their girls to be used as an outer room, it would not only be a matter of small dissatisfaction.

This kind of local family has always regarded itself very highly, except for the Yanwang Mansion, which is in charge of the local military and government, they don't even pay much attention to the officials of the three divisions, the governor, the political envoy, and the inspection envoy. Because the officials of the flowing water sit on the ground with iron, they don't make trouble, and the officials transferred from other places can't do anything about them. On the contrary, the officials of the three divisions rely on local big households, so their status is quite transcendent. Even if they really offend any official, they will endure it for two or three years, and when the person's term of office is over, they will be sent away directly. If the officials go too far, and the three years are not over, they are not without a way to blow people away halfway.

General Yuan Xiao is certainly a big hero and deserves to be the son-in-law of a big family like them, but if he wants his daughter to be an outer room, it is a fantasy! If you are not a noble person of the level of Emperor Lao'er or King Yan, where is she qualified to be a concubine of the daughter of the family? Not to mention making an outer room! Even if the emperor takes a fancy to the daughter of a famous family like them, and he is not officially canonized, he has a serious reputation, it is also a bully!

The ladies listened to Mrs. Wan's suggestion, remembered what she had always done, and knew that she had bad intentions and was going to Mrs. Xu's in-laws to sow discord. This provocation, if Mrs. Xu's daughter and son-in-law can't be completely separated, and then disliked by her in-laws, I'm afraid it won't be finished. Everyone secretly sighed that Mrs. Wan was narrow-minded and ruthless, but it was because Mrs. Xu spoke for the shopkeeper she didn't like, and she fell into her face, so she remembered her revenge. But they thought of Mrs. Xu's domineering behavior all along, and no one had anything good to say for her, so they didn't say anything.

Only Wen was kind and said euphemistically: "It's just something else, although Mrs. Xu is the culprit in this matter, but the Zhou family is a little wronged." Once the matter gets out, no matter whether others know the inside story or not, most of them will gossip about his family. But the Zhou family only has the second room, but the other three rooms are still sensible, and the third master is a strong gentleman. It would be too aggrieved to let them bear the stigma together. Mr. Zhou's bones are not cold, how can he be damaged after his death? Mrs. Zhou became very ill again because of this matter...... I think it's still too late, and these gossips should only be circulating on our street, so don't talk about it anymore, right? It's just to save face for Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou. ”

If the news is only circulating on this street, those who know about it are all related people of the political envoy Si Yamen, and they can indeed save a little bit of the Zhou family's face.

Mrs. Wan raised her eyebrows, she was very disapproving, and she opened her mouth to refuse, but asked Senator Liu's wife to take the lead: "Mrs. Xie is right." How can Mr. Zhou also be the old domain of our political envoy, there is a scandal in his family that makes people talk about it, and the people of our political envoy and the yamen are also disgraced. Besides, this kind of thing in the Zhou family stall can also be called a disaster. His family looks at his relatives and treats Mrs. Xu better, where did he think that someone would be calculated? ”

Wen and Senator Liu's wife, the two highest-ranking edicts, both spoke, and the other wives naturally had no reason to object. Although Mrs. Wan had objections, she also knew that now was not the time to go against everyone, so she secretly made up her mind that she must let Mrs. Xu's son-in-law's family know about it, but she didn't mention it, but said with a smile: "Others just know about it, but if they know about it, it's just an anecdote, and the joke will be gone." It's only the Yuan family, it's better for us to send a letter. ”

Senator Liu glanced at her impatiently.

Mrs. Wan continued to smile and said, "I'm also just in case. Today, the Zhou family is unwilling to pull down their faces to agree to Mrs. Xu's invitation, but do you know that Mrs. Xu will not find someone else? General Yuan Xiao has made such a great contribution, and he is such an outstanding young talent, and he is so compatible with the county lord of Yanwangfu, and he has a good life, who is he recruiting? Let's give the two ladies of the Yuan family a reminder, and save General Yuan from being calculated in the future! ”

That's right. Although Mrs. Liu disagreed with Mrs. Wan, it did not mean anything. The Wen family originally wanted to ask his son-in-law Xiao Rui to deliver a message to General Yuan Xiao in private, but now that General Yuan Xiao has left Beiping, he has told the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law instead, so he has no objection. So everyone else voted in favor.

Wen began to discuss with everyone again, should we pick a time for everyone to visit Zhou's house and say hello to Mrs. Zhou? They don't want to disturb the patient, or they are neighbors, and they have always been familiar with each other, and everyone is always blind to what is going on in the Zhou family.

Everyone said yes, and they discussed it immediately, except for the family members of officials with relatively low official positions, those above the fifth grade had to follow the Wen family to go to the house to greet them, and at least inquire about the severity of Mrs. Zhou's illness. If there is really something wrong, everyone also knows in their hearts, and what should be prepared will be prepared, don't wait for one day, the Zhou family suddenly hung a white flag out, and everyone hurriedly went to mourn and worship.

Everyone discussed a charter, and it was not too early to see that it was too early, and they agreed to visit Zhou's house early tomorrow morning, so they went home first.

On this day, there has been no special movement from the Zhou family. Old Madam Zhou's condition seemed to stabilize the rejuvenation of the Yan Wangfu doctor's skillful hand.

In the evening, Xie Pu came back a little late from the yamen, and sat opposite his wife Wen for a belated dinner, and the children had already settled the dinner in their respective houses, and they were not in front of them, so the couple chatted about trivial family matters.

At this time, Wednesday came to the door. Xie Pu was puzzled, as soon as he put on his coat and went to the flower hall in the front yard to meet the guests, he was startled by the intention of the third master.

He actually came to ask Xie Pu to go to Zhou's house tomorrow to witness the separation ceremony!