Ruqing didn't know how to comfort the old lady, so she had to step forward and snuggle up to the old lady and said, "Grandma, it's good to be a guest, you don't have to worry about everything, you have to eat and drink." You don't have to greet guests like a host, you have to be thorough in everything, for fear that there will be something slacking. ”

The old lady glanced at her lovingly, "You heartless thing, you come to your brother and sister-in-law, just to be a coquettish guest who eats and opens your mouth?" How can there be such a thick-skinned person as you in the world, and you are not ashamed? ”

Ruqing stuck out her tongue, "As the saying goes, if you have thick skin, you should eat meat." This man still has thick-skinned skin to eat meat. Besides, if there is no me, how can my sister-in-law show her virtuous side? This is kind to the uncle and sister-in-law, but it is a necessary course for a daughter-in-law. ”

The old lady was so amused by her high-sounding reason that she almost fell from the kang and pointed at Ruqing's nose and scolded with a smile: "What a faceless and skinless person, I dare to open a dyeing workshop if I give you three points of color." ”

He also covered his lips and smiled, seeing that the old lady was finally in a good mood, he couldn't help but give Ruqing a glance of appreciation, and then changed the topic and said: "Old lady, recently my daughter-in-law often feels a little powerless, there are too many social interactions in the capital, and my husband and I are already overwhelmed, but we are humble and light, and we dare not refuse openly. I heard my husband say that when the old lady was in charge of the house, she was full of etiquette and righteousness, and she was able to advance and retreat appropriately, and she should be close and far away, but I was an elm head, and I couldn't see through the doorway. Then I thought about asking the old lady to give her granddaughter-in-law some ideas. ”

Ruqing looked at He Shi in a little surprise, it turned out that he didn't talk about it without a draft, he had seen it for a long time!

The old lady glanced at He Shi with a strange expression, "But for Aunt Zhili's business?" ”

He didn't speak, but he just lowered his head and said in a slow voice, "It's not easy for my aunt to be a daughter-in-law." ”

Although he clearly spoke for Fang Jingxuan's exculpation, the old lady's essence-like character, how could she not hear it, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her tone was stern, "So, this is also the main reason why you and Zhili let me enter Beijing?" ”

He Shi calmed down and said slowly: "The granddaughter-in-law is incompetent, she offended her aunt and made the old lady laugh." After looking at the old lady's face, and seeing that the old lady did not show any signs of anger, he said: "Actually, it was the husband's idea to let the old lady enter Beijing." The husband said, my aunt is our junior, and we are juniors, so we must respect and endure. However, there are some truths that have to be said, but it is not easy to explain them openly. It's about the reputation and face of the husband, so I can only ask the old lady to come out. We are juniors, and some things are not easy to say, and if you make them clear, it will be too shameless. But the old lady is different, your aunt is your daughter, the husband said, the old lady has always understood the righteousness, and the reason, let the old lady come forward, I believe that you will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Ruqing looked at He Shi silently, silently noting how people spoke and acted, especially the facial expressions of people when they spoke, it was really sincere and sincere, there was no falsehood, and it was indeed the feeling of being forced into a corner to ask the old lady to come forward.

I studied, and I want to study well.

The old lady stared at He Shi for a long time, and suddenly scolded: "It's really worry-free." Xuan'er doesn't know what's going on, is it possible that the two of you will follow her? Although she is an elder, she also has to speak a reason, so I don't believe that you and Zhili's gourd-like mouth can do nothing about her. and let me pick her up with a high sound, even if the two of you want to lift me, it's not this kind of lifting method. ”

Ruqing covered her lips and coughed, it was a serious time, and she couldn't smile.

He looked apologetic, and with a little bit of cheekiness, "I still let the old lady guess it." She considered the language and said, "Actually, there are other reasons for letting you enter Beijing, old lady. But that's for later. For the sake of today's plan, let's sort out the affairs of my aunt's family first. After all, they are all their own relatives, and these are relatives who have bones and tendons, and they are relatives who have walked for a long time, so they can't be born because of things on the side, and they have a separation. What's more, for the sake of my uncle's family, my grandfather and father also offended many people and gained a lot of reputation. It took a lot of effort but I still ended up complaining, not to mention my mother's family, just me, but I will be chilled. But when I told my aunt these words, my aunt said that our family refused to help, didn't do our best, and just blindly let my uncle's family fend for itself, if that's all, I just put up with it, and ---- it" and then paused and didn't say anything, with an angry face.

The old lady sighed in her heart and shouted, "What else did your aunt say, just say it in one breath." ”

He Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My mother's family really did their best. The new emperor ascended the throne, although the foundation was unstable, but he was not a master who bluffed at will. Soon after he ascended the throne, he promoted confidants, alienated the old ministers of the former court, and dismissed many officials who had previously supported the five princes. Although my mother's family did not participate in the dispute for the prince, they were also old ministers of the former dynasty and held a high position, which was the most taboo for the new emperor. For this reason, my grandfather did the strategy of cultivating the golden mean, and did not dare to stretch his hand too long, and only blindly practiced the golden mean. and kept a distance from many senior officials in the DPRK and China, at this time, it is wise to protect oneself. But my aunt begged our family for her father-in-law's affairs, and my grandfather and father made it clear to me that the Zhao family's affairs were not unwilling to help, but that they did not dare to help. In particular, Mr. Zhao was dismissed due to partisan disputes. If my grandfather had helped him openly, wouldn't the new emperor be annoyed by our family? He said in a heavy tone, "Although my mother's family has been hairpins for generations, protégés are everywhere, and the power is leaning for a while, and a hundred calls are made, but these honors and favors are all given by the court, once the sacred heart is lost---- outsiders think that my He family has unlimited scenery and want to come to get a piece of the pie, but they definitely didn't expect that in order to maintain these faces, our family has also paid a great price." Since ancient times, being in the upper position, has always been walking on thin ice, a little wind and grass will be crushed, especially the new emperor ascended the throne, this dynasty is a courtier, as an old minister of the He family, not to exclude the dissent has been to please the new emperor, but also to judge the world, in order to keep peace. Old lady, my granddaughter-in-law can only talk to you about these words. Tell my aunt, but she never listens, she just blindly says that our family will not be saved when we see death, fall into the well, step on the low and climb the high----"

The old lady frowned, "Did she really say that?" ”

He smiled bitterly, "Although I didn't say it explicitly, it's almost there." She looked up at the old lady with an impatient look on her face, "Didn't the old lady find out about my aunt's behavior this morning?" ”

The old lady's face sank and she said no more.