Chapter 240: Three Mothers and Daughters
Although Gonggong Yang is not a bunch of people from Haohao Tangtang, there are always some rows, and the outer courtyard is full of people from all over the house, how can he hide this news?
Wu Zhi and Zheng Lingyi didn't think about the thoughts of others for the time being, they just closed the door and lived their own lives as before.
Lu Zhu happily went to the small kitchen to pass the meal, and was first stuffed with a piece of preserved apricots in Qiao Niang's mouth.
"Hmm!" This apricot sour inverted teeth, the green beads spit out and couldn't spit out, so I had to swallow, the mouth was astringent, and saliva was constantly bubbling under the root of the tongue.
"This, this is soaked in vinegar, right? It's too sour! Luzhu looked at the jar of dried apricots in Qiao Niang's hand with palpitations.
Qiao Niang was very confused, took another piece to eat, smashed her mouth and said, "I think it's quite delicious." ”
Lu Zhu covered her pantothenic cheeks, leaned on the edge of the stove and watched Mother Jin busy with work, and her eyes couldn't stop laughing.
"The young master is really, he didn't say anything earlier, and he couldn't make him a good table today, so let's be festive." Mother Kim said regretfully.
Zheng Lingyi had already ordered, saying that the people in the courtyard would add a meat dish today, which could be regarded as the meaning of having fun, but they themselves did not have any celebratory actions, just let them prepare a cup of wine.
"It's okay, the old general said, in a few days there will be a banquet in the mansion, and it will be difficult not to be lively." Luzhu smiled.
Mother Jin is a little satisfied, she has seen the big child have a future since she was a child, and she always wants everyone in the world to know, "Eh, does the young master's uncle's family know?" ”
Lu Zhu nodded and said, "Well, Madame asked someone to deliver the message." Originally, the old general wanted to hold a banquet, but the young master was a little troublesome, and the old general said that it was not like a word, and the young lady asked if he wanted to invite the Lu family. The old general agreed, and the young master relented. ”
Mother Jin smiled, put the food in the food box, and said with some concern: "In this way, I'm afraid that I will provoke some talkers again." ”
"It's just that the talkers have gone with them, and the higher our master stands, the more people can't stand by, and the cleaner they become." Lu Zhu quickly lifted the food box and said with a little confidence.
"Then I'll go first." Luzhu smiled and carried the food box to the front yard.
Zheng Lingyi could naturally think of what a few subordinates said casually, and she didn't disrupt her plans because of this sudden happy event, after lunch, she still planned to go to the county lord's mansion, but unexpectedly, Zheng Changchang came again.
She already knew about Zheng Lingyi's beating, so she first stared at Zheng Lingyi's face for a while, and saw that there was no trace left, so she was relieved.
"Daddy waited for you to send someone to deliver a message at home, but the left couldn't wait, and the right couldn't wait, so he drove me here." As soon as Zheng Changchang arrived at the quiet residence, she became comfortable and said bad things, but she was also relaxed.
"Now that he knows, what does he have to wait for news from me?" Zheng Lingyi was annoyed when he heard this father, and his brows furrowed.
"If you don't give a justifiable reason, he feels disgraced, but before I came out, my father and General Wu made an appointment to go out for tea, so I shouldn't be angry."
General Wu and Zheng Changchang took a look, and when I saw him today, I don't know if it was because people were in good spirits on happy occasions, or because Zheng Lingyi's medicinal diet was useful, Zheng Changchang always felt that General Wu's spirit looked much better.
"He was also embarrassed to be angry, and he changed his orders day and night, and he didn't believe his words." Zheng Lingyi said contemptuously.
In this matter, Zheng Changchang was also angry, naturally she would not speak for General Wu, she was kicked out by Zheng Rong'an that day, but she inquired about some fragmentary details from Aunt Cao.
I heard that my father was angry with the fifth brother, and then his voice slowly lowered. Aunt Cao only heard one sentence, saying that it was her father who roared and said that the fifth brother should take care of his wife. ”
Zheng Changchang's words aroused Zheng Lingyi's interest, she pondered for a while, and said, "What is the relationship between Wu Rouxiang and Zheng Rongan?" ”
Hearing Zheng Lingyi call him by his name, Zheng Changchang paused for a moment and changed her words.
"I don't see them many times, but Zheng Rong'an is not actually attached to his wife and concubine, I don't know how Wu Rouxiang is in private, but on the surface, it is very worry-free for Zheng Rong'an, the children are obedient, and the concubine is honest. She always held Zheng Rong'an a little, coaxed him, and followed him. ”
The corners of Zheng Lingyi's mouth hooked up a sneering arc, and said: "Your brother-in-law and uncle worked together to catch a bandit, and they were originally detained in the prison of Dali Temple. The bandit didn't know who the person behind the scenes was, but said that a mother-in-law had met with them, explained who he wanted to kill, and gave Dingyin. Your brother-in-law has come up with a picture, and I don't recognize this person, so you see. ”
Zheng Lingyi said, taking out a piece of drawing paper from his sleeve, originally planning to show it to the county lord.
Zheng Changchang stared at this wide-mouthed toad-eyed mother-in-law carefully for a while, but still shook her head and said, "I haven't seen it." ”
"It's okay, just do something, and there is always some checking." Zheng Lingyi was not so disappointed, as long as he had a little brain, he would not let a familiar person do such a thing.
What Zheng Lingyi said to Zheng Rong'an that day, Zheng Guogong already knew, and today he asked Zheng Changchang to come, more to ask her to stop Zheng Lingyi, just to have a good time, if it really makes trouble in the face of the official family, but the Zheng family, the Wu family, and the county lord's mansion will lose face.
Although Zheng Changchang didn't say it, how could Zheng Lingyi not know.
The two sisters did not pretend to be deaf and dumb to whitewash the peace, Zheng Lingyi looked at Zheng Changchang happily eating pastries, and said, "Is he angry at you?" ”
Zheng Changchang held a piece of mung bean cake, looked at Zheng Lingyi embarrassedly, and twisted: "It's not angry." Dad just said that this matter went into trouble, and it was a loss, and the implication was that I didn't want to settle down. ”
Zheng Changchang is still in Zheng's house now, and she is afraid of hurting the jade bottle, Zheng Lingyi can't ignore her sister, although the case was not handed over, but the bandits are detained in Dali Temple.
"When you go back, tell him what I just told you, it's not that I want to make a fuss, it's me who makes this scene, and it's really not hard at all."
These words sound harsh, but when Zheng Changchang relays them, they will naturally be much softer.
Zheng Guogong's sudden change of attitude must be related to Zheng Rongan, and now the evidence is insufficient, but it can't be put aside, Zheng Lingyi thinks that this matter still has to be mediated through the county lord.
She was still thinking about this, so she heard Lu Nong say that Mother Jin came to see her, and Zheng Lingyi directly asked Mother Jin to come in and talk.
Mother Jin's face was not very good, her cheeks were red, and Zheng Changchang thought that it was hot from standing on the edge of the stove all day long, so she asked Mother Jin if she wanted to drink water.
"Thank you, sister, it's not hot." Mother Jin glanced at Zheng Changchang and saw the similarity between her eyebrows and Zheng Lingyi, and knew who she was.
"It's angry!" Green thick stubble.
Zheng Lingyi could vaguely guess something, looked at Mother Jin, and motioned to her.
"Didn't Madame let us discuss the banquet with the eldest and young lady? The old general spoke first, and the menu didn't seem to be a problem, so I kept an eye on it and wanted to see the list of dishes. The boss was not happy, and in the end he couldn't resist me, so he took a few out. I didn't look at the people I was familiar with, so I said that she would set the menu, and the vegetable farmers who supplied it would use what we were used to. The young lady was not happy to get up, and threw me out. ”
Jin's mother was a child in the Lu family, and several brothers in the Lu family all called her aunt, and she entered the quiet house, although there were more rules, but she was also very respectful up and down, and today was the first time she called someone out, so angry that her old face was red.
"Mother Kim has been wronged." Zheng Lingyi knew that Mother Jin was self-conscious, and she also gave her this dignity, plus she knew that Wan Yuanyuan's frivolous temper must have been ugly.
"Madame said what to do with this, I'm worried that no one is watching there, what should I do if the young master's banquet is ruined? Didn't you say that you still have to invite those big officials to eat? Mother Jin said anxiously.
"It's not ruined, it's just that we're blocking her way to make money, and people are naturally not happy."
This time, the banquet was paid by the Zhonggong, and the price list was written as much money as it liked, and it was another number for the vegetable farmers.
It's not that Mother Jin doesn't know about this layer, but she was stunned for a while.
"Sister, then you plan to let her swallow this silver?" Zheng Changchang asked very seriously like a good student.
"Wan Yuanyuan's mother's family is not obvious, and the child that Aunt Du just gave birth to is a daughter, Qiao's eyes are fixed on the stomachs of those aunts in Lingxi Courtyard, and they will not take care of this child." Zheng Lingyi lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and said.
"It's pitiful." Zheng Changchang said softly.
Zheng Lingyi glanced at her, changed his words, and said: "What about the pity, if you collect the money, you have to do things well, but you can't just take the money and make a mess of things." ”
Zheng Changchang blinked, speechless for a while.
"Mother Kim, don't worry about this. I'll talk to Ofang. Zheng Lingyi said to Jin's mother.
Mother Jin nodded, she knew that Zheng Lingyi had an idea, and when she saw that she had taken over this matter, she was not worried.
Without further ado, after Zheng Lingyi sent Zheng Changchang away, he went directly to Wan Yuanyuan.
The maid guarding the door was instructed by Wan Yuanyuan, and wanted to repeat the old trick, so she told her to wait coldly, and Luzhu directly pushed the maid away and escorted Zheng Lingyi in.
"Okay, looking at my hospital, there is no one in the courtyard, so I am humiliated." Wan Yuanyuan glanced at Zheng Lingyi and said coldly.
She was sitting at the tea table, with a cradle at hand, and Aunt Du was also sitting on the small table in this room, looking at Zheng Lingyi timidly, she was holding a doll dress in her hand and sewing.
There is an indescribable sense of peace in this scene.
"Who has this idle time to bully you, speaking of which, in the past two years, when did you not provoke me first, and how did I take the initiative to deal with you? Now that this courtyard is full of cold tea, cold rice, cold pots and cold stoves, your anger is still very full. ”
Zheng Lingyi sat down by himself, and glanced at the child in the cradle, who slept soundly and peacefully.