Chapter 22: Fire
"What kind of life am I living, if it weren't for these children, where would I be able to survive?" Mrs. Cheng wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "I know that it is that cheap maid who is a ghost, and I can't get this justice for Ah Jin, it's useless for me to be a mother!" ”
"Madame, don't say that! Now that Sister Jin is better, it will always get better and better in the future, Brother Zhi has entered Rende Academy, Brother Yuan is becoming more and more well-behaved and sensible day by day, Sister Jin is competitive again, and she is top-notch in the Beijing Ladies Show, and this good day is still to come. Mama Hu hurriedly persuaded.
Thinking of her four children, Mrs. Cheng's face was a little relieved, but her anger still lingered between her eyebrows, "No matter how angry the children are, they can't stop the unruly nonsense of being elders, spoiling concubines and killing wives, and it's a shame for him to do it!" If I hadn't watched it closely, Ah Chan and the others wouldn't have been eaten alive by that fox! ”
Mama Hu also sighed, Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Enhou are now not so much husband and wife, but enemies, as long as they think of Cheng Enhou, Mrs. Cheng is angry, especially in the past year, she has not concealed her hatred for Cheng Enhou and Aunt Liu, that is, in front of Cheng Enhou, she often has seizures, so if the husband and wife continue to be more detached, Cheng Enhou will be more biased towards Aunt Liu.
"You are the lady of the Hou Mansion, Aunt Liu is born as a thin horse, and the queen mother in the palace also dislikes her, even if the Hou Ye loves her now, but only the favor of men, it is just a rootless wanderer, where can you get past you, you just treat her as a thing, don't worry about her, talk to Hou Ye well, don't let Hou Ye be too partial."
"Where is she a rootless wanderer, don't forget that she has a son." Mrs. Cheng said hatefully, "Although I hate Cheng Mingqi, I also know that Ah Zhi and Ah Yuan are not as good as him, not to mention that this concubine is stronger than Ah Zhi and Ah Yuan, that is, Hou Ye and their brothers are more than him, maybe he will really be able to take the test in the future and come back and earn a life for that cheap maid!" Why, you say? Why should my Ah Jin suffer like that, but she and her son can be beautiful? ”
Mama Hu looked at Mrs. Cheng unable to control the resentment on her face, and was also secretly frightened, although Mrs. Cheng was a strong girl when she was a girl, she was also a dignified and generous lady, after marrying into the Cheng family, although everything was unsatisfactory, but she was also open-minded and steady, although she was angry with Aunt Liu and gave birth prematurely, it was difficult for Aunt Liu's mother and son, but she was still affectionate to Cheng Enhou, and the husband and wife could still maintain the respect on their faces, I don't know when Mrs. Cheng's temper became worse and worse, It seems that there is no room for Cheng Enhou and Aunt Liu.
These days, Cheng Enhou and Aunt Liu are elegantly looking for Taoist temples outside, looking like they want to become monks, although Mrs. Cheng is cursing, in fact, her heart is a lot more relaxed, if the two of them are at home, I am afraid that they will quarrel every day.
"Ma'am, don't get into the horns." Mama Hu poured a cup of medicinal tea for Mrs. Cheng, "It's not so easy to earn, even if there is a queen mother and her old man in the palace, the second and third masters of our family have not been able to earn a life for the second and third wives, and they still make people call "Mrs." Even if Brother Qi can get fame, the official is not so easy to do, and it is even more difficult to make an order, why are you in a hurry to get angry for that shadowless thing? Besides, Brother Yuan and Brother Qi go to school together, the two go in and out together, in the end, they are brothers, the relationship is very good, and they will have to help each other in the future. ”
"Brother Yuan is a fool," mentioning Cheng Mingyuan, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but sigh for a long time, "I don't look at the name his father gave him, the name of the serious sister-in-law is 'Yuan', but the lowly concubine is named 'Period', his heart is biased to this point, and he is so close to Cheng Mingqi!" ”
"Although there is a difference between the concubines, but it is a brother who breaks the bones and tendons, and our family has no title to inherit, the brothers in the first room will have to watch and help each other in the future, their brothers are harmonious, it is always a good thing, for the sake of the distant brother, let's swallow this breath."
"If the Hou Mansion really has a son, with the eccentric nature of the Hou Mansion, maybe it will fall on Cheng Mingqi's head," Mrs. Cheng said angrily, "If it really comes to that time, I and that cheap mother and son will definitely die to you!" ”
"My good lady, don't talk angry, no matter how partial the Hou Ye is, there is still the Queen Mother in the palace, the Queen Mother is the most disciplined person, can she tolerate Aunt Liu's presumptuousness? Now that Sister Jin is better, it's obviously a good thing, don't say such unlucky words. ”
"Sister Jin, this is naturally a good thing! But look at how he did it? I had a letter delivered to him early in the morning, but what about him? Not to mention that he is back, he doesn't even reply to a letter, this is still his father, it's really chilling! And that Song family, full of nonsense, tarnished my Ah Jin's reputation, is this what an elder should look like? Forget it, it's not a day or two since she and I don't deal with her, let's not mention her for the time being, let's just say that the old lady in our family, in other words, other people's families go to the temple to thank the Bodhisattva to donate incense money, and when she arrives, she will call the opera troupe to come in and sing in the hall, in the name of Sister Jin, how old is Sister Jin, and her good reputation can withstand her tossing? How can we hold our heads up in the future? Sister Zhan is about to say goodbye, this child is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the female celebrity is also one of the best in the Beijing's ladies, her knowledge is either I boast, or let her go to the national prison, I think they can all be tested, what a good child, but he has been tired of fame, and there is no decent family coming to the door until now! The more Mrs. Cheng thought about it, the more angry she became, and threw the handkerchief in her hand on the dressing table.
Up and down the house, pile by pile, except for Cheng Jin's illness, there is no worry.
Mama Hu knew that since she married Cheng Ping, she had not had a day of comfort, and her temper had become more and more irritable over the years, and she had to have a good temper in the room every day.
"Madam, no matter what the house is like, your body is the most important thing, and it's not worth being angry with those people!" Mama Hu didn't know how to persuade her, and she was so sad that she almost burst into tears.
"Ahu, only you know the bitterness in my heart, let me be angry." After Mrs. Cheng lost her temper for a while, she finally felt better, and the fire in her heart was not so strong, "These days, I always feel that there is an evil fire burning in my heart, and this temper in my stomach will not be comfortable if it doesn't come out." ”