Chapter 15 Smoke rises in the Buddha hall
"Yes, the slave woman is gone!" Mother Wen bowed and exited the room.
She is polite and polite on the surface, but she is abusive in her heart. Cheap pretentious people, what are you pretending to be a lady, I'm phew! I really thought I was a high-ranking daughter. pretending to be coquettish, he was born to seduce men.
This Wen's mother has followed Zhong Xiaoniang for more than ten years, as the so-called close to Zhu is red, close to ink is black, Zhong Xiaoniang's scathing and mean character, she has learned it to the fullest, it is simply a copy of Zhong Xiaoniang.
"Girl, your body is just a little better, and you have to kneel for several hours when you open the altar to pray for blessings, and the slave woman is worried that your body will not be able to bear it." After Mother Wen withdrew, Mother Ling still finished the unfinished words in one breath.
"Mother Ling, if you don't get in the way, pray for your father, as a daughter, there is no reason not to go. You can help me find a plain dress, and let Rushuang come in and help me freshen up. Guan Sheng said, getting up and sitting down in front of the dresser.
Ling's mother didn't say anything more, and went out to call Rushuang, and the two of them were busy for her.
In the Buddhist hall of Sima Mansion.
Zhong Xiaoniang, Sima Daiyuan, Su Xiaoniang (Su Shuyan) and her daughter Sima Daining (the third girl of Sima Fu) have all been present, leaving Sima Guansheng and the mother and daughter of Lu (Lu Yunshu) who are about to give birth have not yet arrived.
Everyone stood aside, a man with a face full of pits and abduction of Taoist priests, standing next to a desk, Buddha dust between elbows, hands together, eyes closed, mouth quickly muttering something.
On the table were copper coins, mahogany swords, charms, a pair of high candles, three incense sticks, and three plates of fruit. If you look closely, it really doesn't look like a prayer altar, but it looks a bit like a ghost-hunting formation. There is a high platform on the case, and the statue of Guanyin is enshrined on the high platform, and this case is set up temporarily.
Zhong Xiaoniang was a little impatient, turned her head slightly, and said sharply: "Mother Wen, have you made it clear to them?" Why is it delayed? ”
Mother Wen stepped forward and said, "Back to Zhong Xiaoniang, the slave woman said it clearly, clearly, and anyone with long ears can understand it." ”
After Zhong Xiaoniang heard this, Dai frowned slightly, and said nothing angrily.
Su Xiaoniang, who was standing not far away, heard these words clearly, and she saw that Zhong Xiaoniang was angry, and she was really a little happy in her heart.
She was wearing a cherry red dress, with all kinds of headdresses on her towering bun, as if she couldn't wait to wear all the gold and silver jewelry in the world, and a pair of jade bracelets on her wrists. The corners of the eyes are naturally slightly upturned, the red lips are full, and she is naturally charming.
She chuckled lightly and said in a sarcastic tone: "Second sister, it seems that not everyone obeys the words of you, the lady in charge!" Seeing that Lu Yunshu was about to give birth, the doctor gave a pulse and cut off her fetus to be a boy. The husband hopes that this child will be bitter! When the child falls to the ground, she is naturally a great hero of Sima Mansion, of course, she will have to be windy and rainy, and at that time, the title of the second sister, the lady in charge, is afraid that it will change hands. ”
Zhong Xiaoniang did not show weakness, and replied-for-tat: "Take care of yourself, it is not your turn to interfere in the affairs of Sima Mansion." ”
"You-" Su Xiaoniang was furious, but she dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, so she could only sulk.
She has a humble status, and her parents are both farmers. In order to make a living, her parents sold her to Saixian Pavilion to practice dance, which is the most upscale Chu Pavilion in the local area. She danced gracefully, looked charming, and was very pleasing, and at the age of fourteen, she became the head of the dancing queen of Saixian Pavilion.
Sima Qu is an honest person and rarely goes to that kind of place, and he had to go there to find a colleague that day, but this time, he was captured by her. Sima Qu Nian entered the door in Zhong Jiayun for several years, but she was never pregnant again (the doctor broke it, she was cold, and it was difficult to get pregnant again), and he really liked her, so he ransomed her and welcomed her into Sima's mansion as a concubine.
Of course, it wasn't so smooth at first. Zhong Jiayun strongly opposed and stopped it, and the old lady thought that Su Shuyan's status was low, and she also spoke out to stop it. But even if they have a thousand reasons, they can't resist Sima Qu's first cut and then play, since everyone has redeemed it, and everyone no longer stops too much, so Su Shuyan finally succeeded in entering the gate of Sima Mansion.
Zhong Xiaoniang was not angry, and glanced at Su Xiaoniang with disgust, "People are old and yellow, and they still learn from the little girl's tricks, thinking that if they are dressed in this big red and purple, they can still be charmed." I don't weigh whether I have this capital, it's unbearable, the dancing girl is the dancing girl, and the sparrow is always a sparrow when it flies on the branches. ”
Mother Wen didn't forget to fight with people, and said aggressively: "Zhong Xiaoniang, the old woman didn't know what Dong Shi Xiaofeng meant before, but now it's an eye-opener." ”
Su Xiaoniang's face was already black and blue with anger, her hands clasped together, clenched the crown of her teeth, and tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart.
Sima Daining, who was only thirteen years old, saw that a subordinate dared to talk to her aunt like this, she rushed up angrily and kicked Wen's mother's fart. On the stock, Wen's mother staggered forward, almost falling and eating.
She thrust her waist and said in her childish voice: "My aunt is the master, you are a servant, who gave you the courage to talk to my aunt like this." Whether it's your dog who is playing with people, or your master's discipline is not strict, when my father comes back, I have to let my father judge it. ”
Sima Daining is not very old, but she is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she is as thick as her aunt.
"You-" Mother Wen touched her fart, which was faintly painful. wanted to step forward to argue, Zhong Xiaoniang gave her a look, she puffed out her cheeks and stepped aside, no longer silent.
The people present were stunned by Sima Daining's unelegant behavior, and the room was silent. Even Su Xiaoniang was a little surprised, and she was stunned.
Zhong Xiaoniang took a deep breath to calm herself down, and said calmly: "Su Shuyan, is this how you discipline your daughter?" Dancing with her teeth and claws, like scolding a shrew on the street, which is like everyone's ladies, insulting the style of Sima's family. If it spreads, which dignitaries and nobles will dare to kiss our Sima Mansion, come, take the three girls to the ancestral hall to kneel and reflect on it, no one is allowed to approach without my order. ”
"Second sister, Dai Ning is just a child, it is inevitable to make mistakes, why do you not want to be with a child? The snow was falling, and it was cold to the bone, and I didn't feel warm when I stayed by the charcoal stove. You let Dai Ning kneel, how can she stand it? If you are angry, you will come at me. ”
When the two servants waiting at the door heard the sound, they came in and put Sima Daining's arms on their hands, wanting to drag her to the ancestral hall. She argued as she stood in front of Dai Ning to stop her.
Sima Daining didn't mean to give in, and struggled desperately to kick her legs, "Aunt Zhong, I'm not wrong, why are you punishing me indiscriminately?" You blind dogs, let me go. ”
Zhong Xiaoniang said with a heartfelt voice: "Is there anything wrong, I think your aunt knows better than anyone else, if you don't want your aunt to be punished by the master, you had better be interesting." Su Shuyan, if you really think that I am angry with her, you can go with you. Maybe you can get a name for licking calves in your husband, you think I can say this reasonably? ”