Chapter 17: The Enemy Comes
This is to kill a boatload of people with a stick, the Tao family is her slave to marry, if they are all thrown out, but they will break her arm. Ji hurriedly said: "But the others are not at fault, Tao Jin and they have all served me for one or two decades, followed me to marry and came to the Hua family, and helped me take care of family affairs for so many years, without merit and hard work." ”
"I'm for your good, it's because it's the people around you that you should be dealt with strictly, otherwise the servants in the house think that as long as they rely on you, the eldest lady, they can do whatever they want, so isn't there no rules in the Hua family?" The old lady pursed her lips, and a circle of slender wrinkles crawled on the side of her mouth, showing a little impatience.
Ji still wanted to intercede, but he heard that Hua Jintang had already spoken, "Just send all the people of the Tao family to Zhuangzi to do things, which can be regarded as an example and wake up the people below." He said to Ji again: "Shuning, you are also too lenient to your subordinates, but you have connived at them." "He hasn't forgotten anything about Liao Pozi and Gu Yu.
Ji knew that he was powerless, and he hated the old lady in his heart, but he said: "It's all my negligence, and I will definitely discipline my subordinates strictly in the future." ”
She twisted her handkerchief and cried, "But the Tao Jin family has served me for many years, and when she goes, I don't even have a caring person by my side." I begged the old man and the old lady to intercede, could you keep her with me?"
Hua Jintang couldn't bear it, and muttered: "The person who is used to it really can't be thrown away for a while, forget it, she will stay." ”
Ji was overjoyed and thanked him endlessly. I thought about leaving Tao Jin's daughter-in-law first, and then slowly trying to get Tao Jin back later.
Wanniang's matter is over, and the Tao family, except for Tao Jin's family, all rushed to Zhuangzi.
Hua Jinye is strictly forbidden to order, no one is allowed to mention anything related to Pudu Temple last night, otherwise once it is found out who is talkative, he will be severely punished.
In the evening, as soon as Jiao Niang had dinner, a little maid came to report that her uncle asked her to go.
She changed her clothes and went straight to the front yard.
Named after the snow plum and pine trees in the precincts, the rest of the house is a bleak scene at this time, and the trees are bare, but the scenery here is accompanied by red plums and green pines, which color the winter day.
Hua Jintang was sitting in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, when he heard footsteps, he raised his head to see that it was Jiao Niang, and called her to sit down beside him with a smile.
Jiao Niang said: "I don't know what my father called me for?" She looked at him with a different look, as if she was much haggard, and she couldn't help but worry.
Hua Jintang sighed lowly, "Just now I discussed Wanniang's marriage with your mother, in the past, your mother loved her and was reluctant to let her marry early, but now she is not young, and this kind of thing has happened again, we think it is better to marry her out as soon as possible." Originally, I fell in love with a person, and I wanted to keep it for you. But now your mother has fallen in love with ......"
He felt more and more guilty about Jiao Niang in his heart, and shook his head, "Father should have decided on this family business a long time ago, and he mistook you." ”
Unexpectedly, she played a trick last night, but broke off her marriage, and Jiao Niang couldn't help but smile bitterly.
But she didn't care, in the previous life, for her family business, her father could be described as laborious. first promised to record her in the name of the Ji family, and had the name of a concubine, and then doubled the dowry, which made the man's family reluctantly accept her. It's just that then something ugly happened to her......
But this was a humble marriage from the beginning, and even if she got married, she wouldn't have a good time in the future.
Jiao Niang pursed her lips and smiled, and quipped: "I didn't know that my father still had such thoughts, I still have three sisters Yun Ying above me who are not married, why is it my turn so soon, are you thinking that Jiao Niang is not good, so you are in a hurry to marry me out?"
She pretended to be angry and pouted.
Hua Jintang coaxed: "How can it? Father is because you are too good, thinking that he will quickly order a family affair for you, and the good ones will be snatched away." Besides, your aunt always said this when she was alive, and when she decided your matter, she was also at ease below. ”
Jiao Niang leaned on his shoulder, "But I want to stay with my father for a few more years." ”
"When girls grow up, they all want to get married. ”
"Then you marry Wanniang and the others first, and then it's my turn. ”
"You kid, why don't you listen to me?"
"If you don't listen to me, if you're in a hurry to marry me, you just don't like me. ”
In front of Hua Jintang, Jiao Niang showed her childishness.
He was helpless and touched the top of Jiao Niang's head, "Father is for your good." ”
"I know that my father is for my good, but father, can make my mother take a fancy to someone, do you think that family can take a fancy to me?"
Hua Jintang was silent for a moment, and said in a low tone: "It's all my fault, if I can find your aunt earlier, or wait, you won't be a concubine." ”
Jiao Niang smiled bitterly, and felt in her heart, how can there be so many ifs in this world.
The two fathers and daughters talked for a long time, but in the end, they couldn't help Hua Jintang compromise with Jiao Niang, and keep her for two more years.
In fact, Jiao Niang does not have any expectations for marriage, or men.
Just like his father, although he loves his aunt, didn't he also get Ji pregnant after being with his aunt, and the second aunt gave birth to Liniang Rouniang?
She watched those big families stay restless all day long, and sometimes she thought that it was better to marry a reckless man and live a peaceful life.
Although Ji said that she wanted Wan Niang to marry, but where did Wan Niang do it, all she thought about was Chang'an Hou, and she kept making trouble in the house, Ji was afraid that she would touch the old lady's mold again, and she didn't even let her go to the old lady when she returned to her parents' house on the second day of the new year.
As soon as Hua Meiniang came back, she went to the old lady to say goodbye, she was used to playing tricks, and she got some points from the old lady, and she was married to Lord Rui, and she looked at it even more.
As soon as the lady came in, she saw the old lady pulling her and talking affectionately.
"Why didn't you bring Sister Yu back?"
"Sister Yu is too young, and His Royal Highness is afraid that he will toss again and again, so he will stay at home and let the nurse take it. I'll bring her to my grandmother when I'm older. ”
Hua Meiniang is not as dignified as Ji's, her eyebrows are curved willow leaves, her lips are like cinnabar, her eyes are slightly upturned, and there is a black mole at the end of her eyes, which adds a bit of charm to her. Because it has just come out of confinement, the body has not yet returned to before, and it is slightly plump.
She wore a green bandeau embroidered with gold and butterflies and flowers, and a flat needle gold embroidered rose flower Shu brocade orange robe, under the same color drag skirt, the pearl jade on the waist circled, between the words, the morning sun bun swayed left and right, embellished with spars refracted with luminous light, bright and beautiful, all showing that she was favored.
She is now the only woman who has given birth to a child in Lord Rui, although she is a girl, but it also makes her status almost shoulder to shoulder with the unfavored princess, and now she has the right to associate the back house, and she is even more proud.
Jiao Niang looked at her, and the monstrous hatred swept over like a flood, and the anger in her eyes surged towards her.