Chapter 11: The Sorrowful Concubine of Cuifu (9)
Aunt Yun's house was clean and tidy, without the gorgeous and delicate furnishings in the main house, and most of the objects were a little shabby, looking similar to the conditions in Cui Yuzhen's house.
It's just that Cui Yuzhen's place is so deserted that she is not popular, and Aunt Yun smells of a mixture of honey locusts and dried flowers here, which is very lively.
Yu'er was quick with her hands and feet, and she worked with Ning Lu, and quickly brought a pot of hot tea and two cups. The tea set is simple and damaged, and the tea leaves are more tea foam, but Meng Hui and Aunt Yun didn't care, and each of them held a cup in their hands and took a sip.
"Auntie heard them arguing?" Meng Hui said in his heart, no wonder Master Cui had such a big temper this morning, she hadn't done anything yet, she got the name of a starving ghost, it turned out to be the fire accumulated the night before.
However, Aunt Li is so shrewd that she will take the initiative to mention the marriage of her children?
"Isn't it! As soon as I came back yesterday, Aunt Li sent someone to invite me over, and I said that I was sick and didn't go. But I was worried about you, and I couldn't sleep, so I simply set up a bench to cool off under the tree in the yard. β
Aunt Yun flicked her hand out, Meng Hui followed a glance, and saw a tall and lush tree, which happened to grow next to the wall of this courtyard and Aunt Li's small courtyard. There was also a deck chair under the tree, on which a few fallen leaves had fallen, and it looked like it had been confiscated overnight.
"I didn't lie there for long, and I heard the old man enter her small courtyard," Aunt Yun pursed her mouth, and she couldn't tell whether she was disdainful or unhappy, "The more I thought about it, the more bored I felt, and I wanted to go back to the house to sleep, but as soon as I stood up, I heard a loud sound from there, like lifting the table." β
As Aunt Yun spoke, her expression became gossipy. "As soon as I heard it, it was worth it! Aunt Li actually made the old man angry? I leaned under the wall, cough, and listened to the corner for a while. β
Aunt Yun's delicate face flew two flushes, her eyes were shining, her tone was lowered, and she looked quite excited.
"It's a pity that they are arguing in the house, and I don't hear much outside. I only vaguely heard the old man say 'you are just for marriage' and 'you are such a big dog', and it was not long before he rushed out of the house to leave. β
Meng Hui listened carefully, wondering what Aunt Li said to make Master Cui so angry?
Aunt Yun took a sip of hot tea, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "The master just walked into the yard, and I heard Aunt Li chase after me again, crying and crying, 'The master doesn't think about it, but also thinks about the eldest son', but the master heard this and was so angry that he moved." β
Meng Hui frowned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out whether this dispute was related to the case or a small mess between Master Cui, his aunt, and his mother and son.
Aunt Yun spoke energetically, put down the tea bowl and described it vividly: "Tut-tut, that slap, slap-smack, ouch, I feel a pain in my face when I hear it!" Although she felt that her relationship with Aunt Li was not bad, out of a certain subtle psychology, she was still very willing to see Aunt Li deflated.
"Then I heard Aunt Li fall to the ground with a bang, crying so miserablyβ"
Meng Hui saw that she was only focused on Aunt Li's tragic situation, and hurriedly asked, "Apart from these, did Auntie hear anything?" β
"Hmm......" Aunt Yun heard her daughter's inquiry, and quickly came back to her senses from the little stealing joy, and pondered for a moment. The old man walked out of the courtyard and said 'bad luck', Aunt Li has served the old man for many years, and she still has a lot of face, and I don't know what she did this time......"
Meng Hui nodded thoughtfully, took a sip of tea, and thought in his heart what excuse he wanted to find before he could go to Aunt Li's courtyard to sit down.
Aunt Yun quickly put aside the matter of listening to the root of the wall and asked about Meng Hui's plans for marriage. She didn't want her daughter to marry someone older than Master Cui, and she panicked when she thought about it.
"Girl, you have to think carefully, this marriage is absolutely impossible! Not to mention anything else, that person has a lot of children, how can you be a stepmother to a group of people who are young at your young age? To put it mildly, one day Lord Zheng kicked his leg away, what should you do? β
"Our master, as well as your eldest brother, you all know, if you have something wrong, can you still count on them to support you? Not to mention Madame, hmph, I knew she was such a person, I just hugged you and hit the pillar back then, I shouldn't have let her carry you! β
Aunt Yun once hoped that her daughter would be able to get a better life if she had the status of a concubine, and by the time she knew that the Wang family did not mean well, it was already too late.
Of course, Meng Hui knew that this marriage was unacceptable, even if it was to let Cui Yuying throw away everything in the world and reincarnate with peace of mind, she had to arrange Cui Yuzhen's affairs clearly.
It's just that the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and things have to be done one by one, as long as the real culprit is identified, the marriage problem will naturally be solved.
The Cui family made a fuss about the murder of the eldest daughter, and the girls in the family could no longer be taken by Master Cui to climb the high branches, after all, the high branches were not stupid. In this way, Cui Yuzhen's chances of marrying an ordinary person and living an ordinary life are much greater.
For girls who don't have much scheming, it is much safer to marry low than to marry high, and there is no drama of fighting for family property and concubine infighting, Cui Yuzhen can live for at least sixty or seventy episodes.
"Auntie, don't worry, take your time, I'm not ready yet, I'm still far from getting married."
Hearing Meng Hui's words, Aunt Yun became even more anxious. "Oops! Silly girl! Once Lord Zheng comes to the mansion and makes a decision, there will be no room for this matter to turn around! No, I'll go and beg the old lady! β
Meng Hui's eyes were firm, he stretched out his hand to press her in place, and said, "Auntie, don't worry, even if he makes a decision, he will have to take it back sooner or later!" β
Aunt Yun was confused by her self-confidence, and although she was a little skeptical, she finally decided to listen to her. "Well, if you have a place to find your aunt, you can speak. My aunt just gave up this life, and she couldn't let you marry an old widower for money! β
Aunt Yun no longer has a delicate posture at the moment, and there is a bit of gnashing of teeth, Meng Hui feels that this may be the appearance of her mother protecting her calf.
After chatting in the room for a while, Meng Huicai once again turned the topic to Aunt Li. "Does my aunt remember her birthday? It is said that the master specially asked the eldest prince and Cui Yuwei to come over for a drink? β
"Why don't you remember? I'm going to sit down for a while! Aunt Yun said, her eyes suddenly darkened.
"But who would have thought that the next day, there would be an incident with the eldest girl...... The lord and the eldest son were called to the fish pond early in the morning, and Aunt Li and I were also at the gate of the courtyard to watch. I saw that her face was white, and she covered her mouth and whispered to me about bad luck. β
"I see, she is very taboo about the death of the eldest girl and her birthday, and her hands are shaking with anger."