Chapter 5 (II) You Love Me (V) (II)
And Mrs. Tang, who has always been an afterthought, was particularly vigilant this time, and was keenly aware that when her son was not in the Tang Gate, that concubine was actually making a big move, not to mention the people who took down Luoyang Baicaotang, but also in several other places. She thought it was too despicable. She can't let it go, otherwise her son will be too late to come back. Accompanied by the mother-in-law who gave her a message, she broke into the outer study.
She thought that what she would see was that the people of Tang Zhuang were all flattering the wild seed, waiting for him to give orders. But when she came in, it was unusually quiet, and Jingwei stood at the door, but because she was the wife of the Tang family, no one stopped her, and when she went inside, she saw only the girl of the Bai family sitting behind the huge desk looking at a few pieces of paper in her hand, and the two big tents and several stewards of the Tang family's Baicao Hall were sitting quietly on the chairs around them, and although they were a little surprised to see Mrs. Tang come in, they didn't speak but stood up and saluted respectfully. And standing at the desk stood a man in black, with an indifferent attitude, when he saw Mrs. Tang come in, he just bowed his head slightly and saluted, glanced at her again, and looked at the table silently, this indifferent man Mrs. Tang Li is very afraid of seeing him in ordinary days, he is Ge Bin, the head of Jingwei of the Baicaotang General Hall. Li Shi always felt that seeing him was like seeing a killing god. After marrying into the Tang family all these years, she dislikes these rough people who fight and kill, especially this Ge Bin. And these people used to have a little respect for the bride, for the sake of the master, and after years of arrogance and ignorance, these guards were bored with this mother, who was not so bright-minded and always created problems, and stayed away from her, and over time the two conveniences were even more estranged.
And the livelihood of the Tang family is not only a pharmacy, but also a variety of inn freight, in and out of the way, except for those who sit in the hall and look elegant, everyone else is rough or inferior in the eyes of the Li family, how can she be worthy of a glance at the young lady from the Hou Mansion. When she got married, her father repeatedly told her that the strength of the Tang Sect was not only those generals in the army, but also Tang Lan's official rank in the imperial court. The pivotal position of the Tang family in the rivers and lakes is also the most important reason why my father values the Tang family, and he did not let her marry into a meritorious family in Beijing, but must come to the Tang Gate. It's a pity that for more than 20 years, she has not liked it, she can't fit in, and she can only pin her hopes on her son.
In the past few years, Xintian and Xinye's status in the family business is obvious to all, and my father can see it very clearly, and sigh that she has finally completed what she has not done. Everything developed according to her father's plan, and she also felt that she was more and more comfortable in the Tang family because of her sons. Who knew that the wild seed would do so much shortly after he came back. Several shopkeepers and stewards in Luoyang begged for her, and they all told her not to make a move, and when Xintian came back, it would all be over. And at this time, seeing that the people of Baicaotang were so deferential to that orphan girl, she felt that a fire was burning. It was a bit surprising to see Mrs. Tang come in Lian'er, For so many years, because Li Shi didn't like it, he hardly set foot in Tangmen's business, and did not interfere in the affairs of Baicaotang. She assisted the old lady in taking care of the Baicaotang, and Mrs. Tang didn't say anything. But at this moment, Li Shi's expression was obviously extremely unhappy that she appeared here. Although she is not afraid of what people say, but in the past few years, she has indeed relied on the protection of the Tang Sect, she does not want to cause trouble, mainly because of the unhappiness between the old lady and her daughter-in-law. Although she has long known that this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law only maintain superficial skills and don't like each other, she will try to avoid it if she can avoid causing trouble.
At this moment, she lowered her attitude and respectfully saluted Li Shi.
Mrs. Tang walked over arrogantly, Lian'er turned slightly sideways to let her go, and she sat down on the main seat. Ge Bin couldn't help frowning slightly. The affairs of the past few days are very urgent, his own people are still busy outside, and the slightest carelessness will worry about their lives, They are all subordinates who have followed him for many years, and his care about these people is far higher than that of this second-class master. He didn't care whether the Li family had already occupied the main position and let people serve tea, he ignored it directly, and said to Lian'er: "If the white girl has nothing else to mention, I will arrange it according to what we just discussed." Steward Zhou and Steward Li should set off with me now. ”
Hearing this, the two stewards of Baicaotang who were standing on the side also followed Ge Bin's example, and bent down slightly with Li Shi, and after a simple salute, they hurriedly turned around and walked to the door with Ge Bin. Although the Li family is not familiar with the people, they also know that the people on the Luoyang side are all under the command of Steward Li, and this trip is naturally related to the Luoyang side, so they have made up their minds, how can they speak.
"Commander Ge, where are you going? What are you going to do with the two stewards? When you see me, you don't make it clear and leave, do you still have me as a mistress in your eyes? ”
"Madam, there are priorities, I don't have time to explain to my wife slowly, the housework on the Zhuangzi is enough for Mrs. to be busy, if you have time to be interested in this outside affairs, you can go back to the old lady, and let her old man appoint someone to explain it to you slowly." These words choked Li Shi almost out of breath.
"How do you speak, In ordinary days, these things are in the hands of our eldest young master, and now that the eldest young master is in the capital, it is almost free, and it is common sense for our wife to help ask. It stands to reason that if the eldest young master is not here, you should follow your wife's advice, and not say that you are usual..." Although the Tang family is in charge of everything by the old lady, the county officials are not as good as the county management, this housekeeper is Mrs. Tang, and the daily revolving around them in the back house are all servant women who are in charge of affairs everywhere, and everyone has to give her some face.
Li Shi himself ignored foreign affairs, and his mother-in-law was even more unable to intervene. Earlier, I saw that those daughters-in-law and girls who had men or fathers and brothers who were in charge of foreign affairs were very embarrassed in front of the old lady, and I heard that the Tang family gave preferential treatment to capable subordinates, and the dividends at the end of the year that followed the gentlemen to manage the business were even more than the ordinary merchants in Xianyang City earned more in a year, which made them envious of the companions from the Earl's Court. It's easy to get through until the eldest young master is in charge, and they beg the eldest young master to arrange for their children to go out. It is also considered that the eldest young master takes care of them and gives face to his wife, they are all places that are not far from home, do not endure hardships, and have good income, this Luoyang is a place, so there are several children of their families in Luoyang, from the shopkeeper to the manager, they have become more and more interested over the years. In the past few days, I don't know what kind of momentum the third young master has gained, but he actually took Luoyang's side to open the knife, isn't this obviously slapping them in the face? Although after the accident, the situation of the children of their families is still unclear, they have not seen anyone, and they have not seen the letter back, but it is certain that they have taken the people from Luoyang in the past few days. Although they didn't hear the details, but their families must be the third young master's person who wants to be the eldest young master, and hit his wife's face, then their sons and nephews will definitely be included in it, so this Wang family can't wait for the Li family to make a move. Some time ago, because the third young master saved the Li family, he seemed to have a better heart for the third young master, but when this happened, they immediately came to tell his wife that the third young master saved her just for show, and the essence was to take the position of the eldest young master. Li Shi is a person who has no fixed number, and he has already listened to it in his heart, or he would not have come to this study. Now that they have already made a move, they have discussed it, and they have to do it even more, so that the third young master will never have a chance to flip around with his wife, and when the old lady returns to the west, this Tang family is not the wife who has the final say, and then clean up the third young master, that is the world of the few of them. So today, she took the initiative to follow Li Shi to the study, and she even wanted to help her wife make a scene, so that the eldest young master would remember her family's merits more when he came back. She was slipping through thinking about how to scold more weightily so that her wife could remember it more clearly, but there was a pain in her face, and then she felt that her whole head and face were aching.
"The external affairs of Baicaotang are not yet the turn of a mother-in-law from the inner courtyard to intervene." At this time, Mrs. Wang saw that there was a dark gray tights standing in front of her, which was the regular clothes of Baicaotang Jingwei. After saying this, the other party did not stop, and followed Ge Bin out. It seems to be Ge Bin's guard.
This time not only was Mrs. Wang shocked, but also made Li Shi angry. The Jingwei of the Tang family didn't take her as the housemother in his eyes, and a Jingwei dared to do anything to the people around her. Is it true that her son is not there, and these people don't have her in their eyes? This wild seed is really a white-eyed wolf that can't be raised, and it actually provokes people to do it to the people around her.
"Where's the third child?" Mrs. Tang felt a tingling pain in her lungs, and she gasped a little when she spoke: "Didn't you talk about the affairs of the Third Young Master Baicaotang?" Where are you lazy in broad daylight? ”
"Madam, the third young master has important business, I don't know what the third young master is looking for?" Lian'er had to speak at this time.
Originally, the wild seed was in charge, even if it was temporary, she felt pain, but at this moment, this orphan girl who couldn't get on the stage just now sat shamelessly on the main seat and explained things to the chief manager of Tangzhuang. This kind of power in charge of the family has been hoped for since she joined the Tang Sect, but Mrs. Tang has been pretending to be confused, and after more than ten or twenty years, not only has it not been controlled, but it has been won by that wild girl. Thinking of the respectful attitude of those subordinates of Baicaotang towards this woman just now, Mrs. Tang Li felt that this girl of the Bai family was very disgusted by her breezy appearance now. What's more, she is now wholeheartedly helping that wild seed. Li really regretted why he didn't make her a concubine for Xintian, and now it's easy to pinch her to death.
Before she could speak, another mother-in-law beside her had already jumped out: "What important business can the third young master have, isn't it going to the bed of a flower girl again, and then let the white girl give him a post." Even his kind of promiscuous person is also equipped with serious things..."