The time for the new daughter-in-law to give tea to her in-laws is generally arranged before breakfast, and the earlier the better, the sooner it means that the new daughter-in-law is more diligent, which means that she can work hard to keep the house in the future.

But now it's clearly a long time gone......

In a hurry, Xiang Wanqing casually put on a rose-red cheongsam, wore a set of yellow coral jewelry, put on a pair of black leather shoes, washed her face indiscriminately, pulled down her hair, and ran towards the hall of the Huo family without having time to put on makeup.

The little finch followed closely behind.

And the second young master, Huo Yujin, is still lying on the bed and sleeping sweetly.

The Huo family hall is the place where the Huo family handles the ritual process and major events, such as the wedding banquet, birthday banquet or other important banquets, the family meeting to discuss important matters, etc., will be carried out here, the location is in the middle of the Huo family's mansion, and the distance from each other courtyard in the house is equal.

When Xiang Wanqing ran to the door of the hall panting, her eyes were still tired, and her hair was a little loose.

But I don't know how grim the "situation" in the hall is at this time.

I saw that all the masters of the Huo family were all present, including Mrs. Huo, Aunt Mei, Ning Jinxiu, Huo Yujue, Ning Jinxiu's seven-year-old son, the Huo family's young master Tianyou, and the old lady specially invited the ninth prince to watch the ceremony.

The old lady and the ninth prince sat on the first seat, and the others sat on the second seat of the lower head in order of identity.

In addition, Uncle Li, Wu Ma, Xin Ming and other subordinates stood in line according to their positions.

All of them had solemn expressions and did not smile, waiting for the arrival of the bride.

The silence in the huge hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.

At this time, I only heard the sound of hurried leather shoes touching the blue brick floor from far and near, and then the door "squeaked", and a plain, unusual, neither humble nor arrogant "Sorry, I'm late." Xiang Wanqing walked in calmly, calmly, and calmly.

Her eyes wandered through the hall for a moment, and when she saw Huo Yujue, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart, full of sarcasm and disappointment, as well as insults.

And Huo Yujue lowered his head in shame, a little unbearable to look at Xiang Wanqing.

Xiang Wanqing walked straight towards Mrs. Huo, although in the face of the old lady, her heart was even more upside down, full of innocent questions and complaints, it seemed that she was the source of this marriage.

But Xiang Wanqing knew that everything was now a foregone conclusion and could not be changed, especially when she thought of her younger brothers and sisters, she knew that she had no choice but to accept it.

She walked up to the old lady and knelt down calmly, and then calmly picked up the teapot from the teatray held by the little maid beside her and poured tea into the teacup.

During the whole process, although her expression was a little indifferent, her posture was generous, elegant and steady.

She picked up the teacup and prepared to give the old lady tea, everything seemed to be proceeding in an orderly manner, but unexpectedly, a voice suddenly sounded: "Wait! ”

Except for the old lady, everyone's eyes looked at the person who spoke up, but they saw Ning Jinxiu looking at the old lady with an uneasy and unwilling look and said, "Mom, the second young grandmother is so late for so long, and so many people wait for her for no reason, shouldn't she be punished?" ”

Old Madam Huo did not speak.

Ning Jinxiu looked at the Ninth Taigong again and said, "Won't the Ninth Taigong say a word?" Does this Huo family still have rules and regulations? ”

While brushing his goatee, the Ninth Taigong nodded and said, "Hmm...... It's a bit late. ”

Ning Jinxiu hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and continued to complain: "Moreover, everyone looks at her like that, unkempt is disrespectful to everyone here, and her black shoes ...... It's even more against the ancestral rules! ”

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on Xiang Wanqing, and then moved from her head to her feet, and some details of her body that no one had noticed before, especially the black leather shoes she was wearing on her feet, were extremely blinking at this time.

I only heard Ning Jinxiu continue to say aggressively: "I still remember that our ancestors have had an unwritten rule since ancient times, saying that the bride cannot wear colors other than red within three days of marriage, why is the second young grandmother so young but she doesn't know?" Is it because the brain is not good? Or is it deliberate? ”

"Ahem......" the old lady coughed.

The Ninth Taigong still stroked his goatee and nodded, "Hmm...... Grandma Da Young is right, the ancestors do have this rule. ”

Ning Jinxiu relied on the fact that she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family, and she had been widowed for many years alone with her son Tianyou after her husband Huo Yumin's early death, so she felt that her status in the family was unbeatable.

And the old lady thought that she had added a grandson to the Huo family, and even made her the deputy housekeeper of the Huo family early, and she usually spoiled her more. The people in the clan thought that she was capable, and they would generally humble her, and even the Ninth Prince would sell her some face. Therefore, Ning Jinxiu has always been domineering and arrogant in the Huo family.

At this time, seeing that Old Madam Huo was silent, and the words of the Ninth Taigong were even more towards her, she became more and more arrogant.

She continued to make things difficult and said to Wanqing: "Besides, the tea ceremony of the new daughter-in-law is all the husband and wife, why is you the only one left here when you get to the second young grandmother?" Dare to ask the second young grandmother, where is your new husband Yujin? ”

After Ning Jinxiu finished speaking, everyone looked at Wanqing again, waiting for her answer.

Some of them secretly sweated for her, some were completely gloating and watching the excitement, and some of them took a look of scrutiny and wait-and-see, wanting to see if this new second young grandmother had the ability to compete with the powerful young grandmother.

But seeing that Xiang Wanqing was still unflustered, not sad or happy, she slowly exhaled, remembering everything that happened last night, the corners of her mouth showed a smile that was indifferent to almost sad when she saw through the world, and then said indifferently:

"It is indeed my negligence that I am late today and that I am wearing black shoes, and I apologize to you here," she said, "as for why I am the only one who came to serve the tea, it is because when I came, Yujin ...... He was still sleeping, and I saw that he was sleeping soundly, and I couldn't bear to wake him up. ”

At this time, she looked up at Ning Jinxiu and asked calmly, "My answer is finished, I don't know if you are satisfied with the young grandmother?" ”

"You ......" Ning Jinxiu was speechless for a while, Xiang Wanqing's calmness and calmness were something she didn't expect, and Xiang Wanqing's city government and knowledge of advance and retreat were even more unexpected by her.

She thought that Xiang Wanqing, who had experienced all kinds of yesterday, would either be heartbroken and seek death, or she would fight back and ignore it, but she didn't expect her to react like this, as if nothing had happened.

And what made Ning Jinxiu most dissatisfied was the words "big young grandmother" that Xiang Wanqing deliberately emphasized in her last sentence, which was obviously reminding the people present that she was embarrassing her today, and she deliberately couldn't get along with her.

Therefore, Ning Jinxiu's fire not only did not go away, but burned the ground more vigorously, she stood up and shouted at Wanqing:

"Huh! What a 'negligence'! What an 'apology'! Do you think a 'negligence' and an 'apology' are all it takes? Is this an attitude of admitting mistakes? I think you're a strong word! Let me tell you that this is not the field in your countryside, this is the Huo family, the Huo family with strict rules!

"Today you are late for no reason, disheveled, disrespectful, ignoring the ancestral family rules, coming-" She turned her head and shouted outside: "Implement family law for the second young grandmother, and tie up to show the public!" ”

Immediately, two little servants came in from outside with ropes and walked straight towards Wanqing.

Xiaoque was so anxious that she was about to cry, Aunt Mei covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and did not speak, Mother Wu wanted to intercede for Xiang Wanqing, but because of her low status, she still didn't open her mouth in the end.

The people present all held their breath, their eyes widened, and they looked at Xiang Wanqing, who was still kneeling on the ground and about to be subjected to family law, with various eyes and psychology.

And among all of them, Huo Yujue's mood was the most anxious and uneasy, because in the face of Xiang Wanqing, he had already decided that he was a sinner, and he not only harmed her, but also harmed her twice.

At this time, seeing that she was repeatedly harassed by Ning Jinxiu, and even had to use family methods, the self-blame, guilt and anger that he had been holding back were like a volcano waiting to erupt, his hand holding the armrest of the seat was clenched tighter and tighter, and his bones turned white from exertion.

Seeing that the little guy was getting closer and closer to Xiang Wanqing, at the moment when Huo Yujue was about to shoot the case, he said that it was too late and that it was too fast, but he saw Xiang Wanqing suddenly stand up from the ground, turned around to face the two little guys, but his voice was said to everyone: "Who dares to tie me up?" ”

The two little guys were frightened by Xiang Wanqing's reaction, and were stunned for a while.

Huo Yujue's hand relaxed slightly, and he exhaled slowly, but his heart was tighter than before.

"Bold! Do you dare to disobey? I saw Ning Jinxiu shouting at Xiang Wanqing again.

"Disobedience? Whose life is it against? So far, I have not heard any orders from the two elders. Xiang Wanqing smiled slightly, and her tone was still neither humble nor arrogant.

But her calm and change made Ning Jinxiu even more angry, and she saw that Ning Jinxiu's hand pointing at her was trembling:

"You...... You...... You are a countryman from a small family, you really don't know the rules and have no education! Then I'll teach you the rules now! As the deputy housekeeper of the Huo family, I order you to kneel down immediately and accept the family law! ”

But Xiang Wanqing not only did not kneel, but sneered and said:

"Huh! Small doors? Countryman? Don't know the rules? Uneducated? Then I dare to ask Grandma, are you from the city? Can you understand the rules and be educated? How could the young grandmother who knew the rules and was educated give orders in front of the two elders? Or is your power big enough that you don't take the old lady and the ninth princess into account at all? ”

Ning Jinxiu was choked in an instant, she looked at the old lady and the ninth princess, and then looked at everyone, she felt extremely embarrassed and embarrassed, and her face had turned into a pig's liver color in her jaw-dropping.