After sending Fang Jingxuan away, the old lady looked disgusted for a while, and it was not until Xia Lin's family reminded her whether she wanted to visit Mama Hua that she cheered up and asked people to prepare a carriage, ready to leave the house with Ruzhen Ruqing, and go straight to Mama Hua's residence.

In ancient times, the means of transportation of large families were generally horse-drawn carriages, but with horse-drawn carriages, they had to prepare coachmen, and they were also responsible for raising horses. However, there are many high-ranking families in Qizhou City, and most of them pay attention to face by the style of folk extravagant comparison, and the horses they are equipped with are all famous horses in a thousand miles, and some even pay tribute from Dawan to maintain the façade. The Fang family is indeed not a wealthy family, but Fang Jinglan also spent a lot of money to ask someone to go from Datong, Shanxi, to Mongolia, and buy a Mongolian horse from the whip. Compared with the famous sweat and blood horses, the famous Hua Liu, Green Ear, Thief, Qiji, Xianli, Dark Cloud Cover Snow, etc., Mongolian horses are indeed very inconspicuous. Mongolian horses are not very large in size and much shorter than other famous horse breeds. However, the body is stout, the limbs are solid and powerful, the physique is rough and strong, hardworking, not afraid of cold, can adapt to the extremely extensive feeding management, has strong vitality, and can survive under difficult and harsh conditions. This is also an important reason why Fang Jinglan chose Mongolia at a high price, which can be extensively raised without too fine artificial feed. In addition, the more important point is that the well-trained Mongolian horse, which is not frightened or deceived on the battlefield, is extremely brave, and has always been a good military horse.

But Li did not have a long-term vision in this regard, in order to fill the façade, he sent someone to buy two horses with good coat color and tall body, but soon died of illness in the stable due to improper breeding. After two months of heartache, I felt that buying a horse was really not cost-effective, so I didn't plan to buy it again.

Until now, there is only one Mongolian horse and one ordinary horse in Fangfu, and Mongolian horses are used by their masters to go out to ride on weekdays. The other horse is what Fang Jinglan rides every day when he goes out on official business.

But today, the girl who went to the stable came back and said that there were no horses in the stable, and the old lady was strange, and the little girl said that Aunt Zhang was out. The old lady snorted heavily, her eyes glaring angrily, "Hasn't the Zhang family been grounded by the old man?" How dare you go out? ”

Everyone didn't dare to reply, everyone knew that at noon today, Rushan was found by Fang Jinglan because of his pitiful use of chili water, and Fang Jinglan, who was very angry, slapped his hand plate heart twenty times, and was grounded for half a year, and also punished him for copying "Female Ring" and "Daughter Learning" 100 times, of course, the capital can't go, I don't know how much regret. Because Rushan learned such a vicious trick at a young age, Aunt Zhang couldn't get out of the relationship, and in the end, Aunt Zhang was also beaten with 30 hands, and she was also grounded for half a year, and was punished for copying "The Female Ring" 500 times.

However, at this time, Aunt Zhang let people go out in a carriage, which is a great sin.

The old lady shouted to Xia Lin's family: "Go, tell the porter that you must lock the door for me today." No one is allowed in. Especially Zhang. Otherwise, we will be severely punished. ”

Seeing the old lady's expression, Xia Lin's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly took the order to go out.

Ruzhen glanced at the back of Xia Lin's family, turned his head, and said to the old lady: "Grandmother, the carriage was used by Aunt Zhang, so how can we go to Mama Hua?" ”

The old lady sighed, "What else?" That slut knew that we were going to use a carriage today, so he came back to this one. It's hateful. ”

Ruzhen bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Could it be that Aunt Zhang holds a grudge against her aunt for exposing Rushan in front of her father, which makes her hold a grudge?" ”

The old lady stood still, but said coldly: "If this is the case, then it will be even more unbearable." ”

Ruqing rolled her eyes back and forth on the side, feeling that Aunt Zhang was really bold, but it was also quite powerful, in the case of being embattled, she actually dared to fight openly with the supreme commander of the Fang Mansion, I don't know if she was stupid or fearless.

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Because there was no carriage, I couldn't go to Mama Hua's, but the old lady still prepared a gift and asked her to send it over. Ruqing didn't know if Aunt Zhang would really be blocked out when she drove out in the carriage, but the Li family, when she heard about it, rushed to the old lady's Songhe Hall in a hurry, listed all the evidence of the Zhang family's crimes, gritted her teeth and scolded angrily, and praised the old lady for doing a good job this time, a concubine room, who was so blatant and unexpected, did have to teach a lesson. It's just that the Li family changed his words and hesitated: "However, this Zhang family is the meat of the master's heart, this, if you deal with it like this, won't the master be annoyed by his daughter-in-law?" ”

The old lady didn't raise her eyebrows and said, "What are you afraid of?" If the old man really fights for a concubine, then the old wife of the second family doesn't have to stay anymore. immediately packed up the covers and went to the capital to seek refuge with his daughter. ”

Li Shi was stunned, not sure if the old lady's words were true, her mind quickly turned around at this time, although the old lady was not Fang Jinglan's own mother, but she was extremely respected by Fang Jinglan, and she put her mother-in-law's shelf high in front of her, which made her very dissatisfied. It's just that the old lady can still hold the Zhang family, if the old lady leaves the house, then won't she fight alone? Zhang's slut pretending to be obedient and clever will make Ji disgusting, it is estimated that without the suppression of the old lady, she will definitely sit big for no reason, and won't it threaten her status as a wife when the time comes?

Thinking of this, Li panicked and hurriedly said: "Old lady, don't do it, although you are not the biological mother of the master, the master respects you very much." Won't you make it difficult for the master to be a man? ”

The old lady looked calm, "I'm also doing it for your good." If I leave the Fang Mansion, you will be the only mistress of the Fang Mansion, and you don't need to force a smile in front of me, a hateful old woman, every day, why not. She finally raised her eyes, stared at Li's slightly flustered eyes, and sneered: "Otherwise, you won't give me this trick." ”

Li Shi was shocked, "Old lady, what do you mean by this?" Daughter-in-law doesn't understand? ”

The old lady's expression became more and more sneering, "Zhang's should go to Mama Hua's, and the accompanying ones will definitely be as good." Am I right? ”

Li Shi first lived in the wood, and then came to accompany him with a smile and said: "I can't hide anything from the old lady, the old lady is really clever." The daughter-in-law really doesn't know what this Zhang family is doing when she goes out of the house, but the old lady guesses so, it should be eight or nine and ten. She paused, gritted her teeth and said: "What a mother and daughter who don't know how to respect and disobey the rules, she is not small, and she blatantly disobeys the master's orders." ”

The old lady sneered and put the tea on the table heavily, and the dull sound startled the Li family.

"Zhang's mother and son are indeed bold, but you are bold." The old lady suddenly broke off, Li's heart trembled terribly, and seeing that the old lady's eyes were about to breathe fire, she involuntarily threw her legs on the ground and knelt down, "Old lady, my daughter-in-law doesn't understand what you mean." ”

"You know best what you've done yourself." The old lady was so angry that her face turned pale, and Ruzhen hurriedly stepped forward and gently rubbed her chest, and comforted her softly: "Grandmother, dissipate your anger, don't be angry with your own body." ”

After the old lady calmed down, she sneered again and again, "Zhang's mother and daughter were grounded by the master, and the happiest thing is you, and even Rushan can't go to the capital anymore, her thoughts, we know it, I can't enter Beijing this time, I don't know how much regret." You got carried away, so you sent someone to give the Zhang family a message, so that they couldn't regret it, beat their chests and feet, and then they thought about going to Mama Hua to make amends, yes or no? ”

Li defended loudly, "Old lady, daughter-in-law is wronged." This is really not the case. This flower mama is the matter of King Jing's mother, only a few henchmen around her daughter-in-law know, and even Rumei doesn't know. How will this Zhang know? I guess it was the old man who told her ---"

The old lady's expression became more and more ridiculous, "Did you leak the news that I said that Mama Hua is the grandmother of King Jing's son?" ”

Li Shi was puzzled at first, then stuck, and finally his face turned pale, and he had nothing to say.

The old lady sighed heavily and stopped talking, but her chest trembled sharply, Ruqing was really afraid that she would be angry, so she hurriedly poured tea and beat her back, Ruzhen also helped to step forward to beat the old lady's back, and then scolded Li, "Aunt is really." Even if you want to fight Aunt Zhang, you shouldn't use your grandmother? Do you know that your trick of killing people with a knife has deeply hurt your grandmother? ”

Not to mention anything else, just talk about the plan of the Li family this time, if it is really as sunny as it is, it will also praise and admire. Zhang's mother and daughter were punished and grounded, and Rushan could not enter Beijing with the prince of King Jing. Li went to her ear and nodded one or two, Li Xiao left, but there was still his grandmother Hua Mama in Qizhou City, and Li Xiao respected this grandmother very much. I heard that Li Xiao also promised Mama Hua that when he returned to Beijing in the future, he would take Mama Hua to Beijing to play, and it would be no problem to retire in the palace. This is in despair, regret and anxiety for the Zhang family's mother, it is tantamount to dead wood in spring, charcoal in the snow, is a life-saving straw in the vast sea, even if she knows that she is grounded, the old lady wants to use the carriage, she doesn't care, first go to get through the relationship with Mama Hua, and then talk about it--- perhaps, in such an emergency, Zhang's probably can't think of Mama Hua's chess piece, it should be Li's point to her. Zhang's was drunk as a stick, so he was more moved than acted, and he couldn't think of the old lady's layer, as for the grounding, she and Fang Jinglan really loved each other, and made a sincere promise to him, plus knowing honesty and kindness is her trump card, even if Fang Jinglan was really annoyed with her afterwards, as long as she was soft, begged for a favor, and cried sincerely twice, it should just be a matter of thunder and rain.

As for the old lady, as long as Fang Jinglan passes that level, what are you afraid of?

Ruqing's understanding of the Zhang family over the years is so conjectural. Her guess was indeed accurate, that Zhang was really bent on currying favor with Mama Hua again, and then asked her to connect with Li Xiao, her purpose was clear, and she couldn't take care of the consequences of the matter.

After Fang Jinglan returned home, he learned what the Zhang family had done, and he was indeed angry. But as expected, after the other party Jinglan cried and complained, Rushan's explanation of nature and reasonableness, he didn't give up, but continued to be grounded, and the penalty was increased from half a year to one year, and during the lockdown period, the monthly salary was deducted.

Although there is no worry about food and clothing, but when there is no silver in hand, it is also necessary to live, for this, Ruqing is deeply aware of this. Not to mention the Zhang mother and daughter, who have always been used to being big-eyed.

However, Ruqing looked at the lotus flower on Zhang's head and the jasper hairpin, the green bracelet on his wrist, and the fine cotton and silk carved silk gown on his body that was plain in color but did not hide his good embroidery skills---- even if Aunt Zhang had no moon, she would have extra money.

It is estimated that the old lady also guessed it, and she didn't say anything, so she just looked at Fang Jinglan with a sneering gaze.

Fang Jinglan was really annoyed by Zhang's approach today, but he scolded and scolded, beat and beaten, and punished severely, the old lady was still dissatisfied, he was also wronged in his heart, Zhang's was indeed hateful, but he had waited for him for many years, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, what she did today alone was more than enough to divorce her, but she couldn't help but think about the children.

In order to make the old lady angry, Fang Jinglan also knelt down for a long time, burst into tears, and said it with affection and reasonableness, even Ruqing felt that he was pitiful, and it was really not easy for a filial son and a good husband to catch it.

And because of the design of Zhang's and the use of the old lady as a gun, after being recognized by the shrewd old lady, his heart was already very weak, and he didn't dare to fall into the well on the side, so he could only kneel together to let the old lady discourage, and don't be angry with her own body. Again, when Zhang's Rushan forehead was bruised and swollen, under Fang Jinglan's affectionate and reasonable crying, the old lady slowly closed her eyes and waved her hand weakly.

If Fang Jinglan received amnesty, he hurriedly ordered Zhang's mother and daughter to get down, and not to appear in front of the old lady again, and then knelt in front of the old lady step by step, her voice was full of tears, "Mother, it's all the son's fault, she didn't take care of the concubine's children well, which made the mother sad and disappointed, and the mother wanted to beat or scold her son." ”

The two sisters, who had been listening to the movement in front of them in the flower hall at the back, glanced at each other, turned around, came to the ebony table and sat down, Ruzhen looked at the whole set of lotus porcelain plates in front of them in a daze, and said to herself: "My mother and aunt are considered low-married, but this low-marriage can't prevent the husband from taking concubines and spoiling concubines, and they are disgusted and calculated by concubines and concubines everywhere." I, if I marry into the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, wouldn't there be no room to fight back? ”

Ruqing was sad when she heard this, and comforted: "No, my sister is so good, I believe that my brother-in-law will be fascinated in the future, how can I have the heart to look at other women." "Again, watching his father's wives and concubines fight all day long, I believe that I should have the experience and magic weapon to deal with the concubines. Aunt Zhang is not afraid, her only magic weapon is her husband's favor, and she has children by her side. But she was just lucky, because the old lady was not Fang Jinglan's biological mother, and she had no right or need to make that dead hand. If it was spread to other people's homes, it is estimated that Aunt Zhang would either have been divorced or beaten to death, how could she still live majesticly until now.

Ruzhen also knows these truths, but thinking about Zhang's hatefulness and his father's partiality and bias, he is really pessimistic in his heart.

Ruqing comforted her again: "Big sister don't have to worry, people like Aunt Zhang are still rare after all." It's just that his wife's combat effectiveness is weaker, so she has the advantage everywhere. If it's a big sister, just stretching out her fingers can make her die without a place to be buried. ”

Ruzhen looked disgusted, "That's true, but if I really met it, then it's another matter." ”

If you are silent, if you are really worried, it is not superfluous. Because, no matter how low-married the housewife is, the concubine will not be attached to the head and become a minister because your mother's family is powerful, on the contrary, it will also stimulate the heart of struggle. Zhang's thoughts are probably like this. If she really marries into the Pingyang Hou Mansion, whether it is good or bad in her mother-in-law's family, her mother's family has no room for beaks, and she can only fight alone.

Low marriage can not escape the fate of wives and concubines competing to serve their in-laws, and high marriage is also a bitter stomach, Ruqing suddenly felt that this ancient woman's way of survival is indeed difficult.

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