Chapter Seventy-Four: Reprimand
Not long after Meng Xilan left on her front foot, the Feng family sent someone to the West Courtyard to call Meng Xiyue over to talk.
Meng Xiyue deliberately changed her outfit to see her, the clothes were given to her by Meng Xilan, and she was dressed well, but her waist was slightly thin, and her breathing was a little tight.
When Meng Xiyue entered the house, Feng leaned on the bed by the east window and closed his eyes to recuperate, and on the kang table opposite there were thick account books and silver ingots of different sizes, and the big girl Cuiyu was crackling and making calculations, and from time to time she reported a number to Feng.
"The daughter greets her mother." Meng Xiyue slowly stepped forward and saluted.
Unlike Meng Xilan, she always called Feng "mother" one by one.
Hearing this, Feng's eyes opened a thin slit slightly, and he glanced at her, "You're here, sit down." ”
Meng Xiyue was born to stand out, and when she dresses up like this, she shows a little bit of beauty.
There was a little maid who showed her a seat, and her face was full of smiles.
Meng Xiyue nodded at her, and as soon as she sat down, Feng Shi opened her mouth: "Yesterday, for your business, your sister Lan came to me on purpose, do you know?" ”
When Meng Xiyue heard this, her heart moved, but she shook her head and said, "My daughter doesn't know...... What did my sister say? ”
Feng Shi opened his eyes, glanced at Meng Xiyue, and said lightly: "Are you still pretending to be confused with me?" ”
Meng Xiyue saw that her expression was a little wrong, so she lowered her head and said, "My daughter really doesn't know." ”
The corners of Feng's lips slowly pulled out a slight arc, and suddenly changed the topic, and instructed Cuiyu: "Go and take out all the new materials and shoe patterns sent by Tailor Zhang two days ago." ”
Cuiyu got up and agreed, and hurriedly took the things and put them on the table in front of Meng Xiyue: "Girl, please look." ”
Green sparkling satin, silver silk with silk edges, and all kinds of new shoe patterns.
Meng Xiyue was slightly stunned, showing a slightly embarrassed expression: "Mother, what does this mean?" ”
Feng raised his eyebrows high, and said in a tone that was not light or serious: "You can pick whatever you like here, if you don't think it's enough, I'll let you send it to you again." ”
Meng Xiyue heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly got up and said, "My daughter doesn't dare to ......"
What the hell is going on?
Feng Shi smiled softly when he heard this, and asked Cuiyu to go to a jewelry box and open it in front of her.
The boxes are full of hairpins, some with pearls, some with broken jade, and some with sterling silver carved into patterns, all of which are delicate and beautiful.
This is a congratulatory gift from others, according to the old lady's wishes, it has been kept, and it will be rewarded to the children at home during the New Year's Festival. Today, I've made an exception and let you pick first. ”
The family rules of the Meng family do not like luxury and waste, and the gifts sent by the usual human relations will not be rewarded immediately, but will be rewarded when it is the New Year's holiday.
Meng Xiyue's face froze, and the more she listened, the more wrong she became, and she hurriedly shook her head: "My daughter really doesn't dare to ......."
Feng's face was faintly ugly. "Why don't you dare? There are so many good things, let you pick and choose, if you don't dare, you can take whatever you want. ”
“…… The daughter is the identity of the concubine, so she can't choose before the sisters. Meng Xiyue's mind turned, and she felt that the Feng family was unhappy and didn't dare to act rashly.
When Feng Shi heard this, he immediately glared at her: "You still know that you are a concubine." There is a difference between the descendants and the concubines, this is the rule of the ancestors, even if you have any thoughts in your heart, you can't lose the weight. Your sister Xi Lan, although she is still a child of our Meng family, already has royal glory on her head. It's rare for her to come back, and her body is not very refreshing, you don't have the heart and liver, and you go to her forehead to cry for such trivial things like sesame mung beans, it's really confused! The more she spoke, the angrier she became, reaching out and grabbing a few pieces of silver from the table and hitting her calf. How old are you, just like eating and wearing. I have been married into the Meng family for all these years, and I think I have never treated you badly, so you can go to your sister to chew the root of your tongue? ”
In fact, what Feng was most angry about was not that Meng Xiyue wanted things, but that she didn't look for herself, she had to go to Meng Xilan, so that she, who was the steproom, would lose face.
When Meng Xiyue heard this, her face was red and white, not color, and she suddenly felt that she was being put on a table by Meng Xilan, what did she say to Feng?
"The mother must have misunderstood, when did her daughter ever have the heart of comparison? Did Sister Lan misunderstand me and say something? ”
Feng Shi suddenly "snorted", and his eyes became colder: "Your sister thinks about you everywhere, and she can still say bad things about you." ”
I really don't know what to do, and the pain is also in vain.
Feng's impression of Meng Xiyue is mediocre, although she has a sweet mouth and outstanding appearance, but because of her status, no matter how likable she is, it is difficult for people to take it to heart.
Feng's health is not good, and he has no children of his own, so he has only been using his mind on his husband, and most of the things in the yard are handed over to the people below to do, and he just takes the idea and manages the money.
Meng Xiyue was reprimanded by Feng, feeling both aggrieved and annoyed, and couldn't help but raise her head and say; "My sister loves me, which is naturally my blessing. However, Yue'er doesn't know what she did wrong? ”
She went to ask Meng Xilan, but it wasn't for any clothes and jewelry, she asked for clarity...... The words came to her mouth, but she swallowed them hard again.
Seeing that she was still not convinced, Feng Shi put down the teacup he had just picked up in his hand and said, "What?" Do you still feel wronged? Your portion has always been provided according to the rules of the house, who has been less than half a cent short of you? Also, Lan'er is Lan'er, you are you, and compared to her, you are not worth mentioning at all. ”
Meng Xiyue's biological mother was just a maid in the past, and she carried her master on her back, climbed into the master's bed, and behaved in a bad manner, which inevitably made people look down on her.
Meng Xiyue clenched her sleeves tightly and gritted her teeth to justify: "Yue'er has never asked my sister for anything that she shouldn't want. It's my sister who takes pity on me, so she will be kind enough to Zhang Luo for me, saying that she wants to take me out to see the world. ”
At this moment, Meng Xiyue's heart finally understood that Feng really took advantage of the topic.
She is also stingy enough, obviously Meng Xilan has already agreed, why can't she be generous? I had to poke her sore spot like this and embarrass her.
"See the world?"
Feng didn't expect her to dare to reply: "What world can you see when you go out?" I don't know what to do, with an eldest sister like Lan'er in front of her, who would expect her to go out and fight for the Meng family? What a joke! ”
These words were like a heavy slap in the face, hitting Meng Xiyue's face, making her heart hurt hotly.
Her hands clenched her sleeves, her teeth creaking, but she couldn't say anything to refute it.