Chapter 97: The gains outweigh the losses
Gu Qingyi sat in the room for more than an hour, and Mama Xu was not at ease, so she secretly came in and took a look, and saw that her eyes were slightly red and her tears were shallow, and she actually cried again. She was distressed, and couldn't help but put the letter box back, and let the little maid fetch hot water in, personally served her to wash her face, and persuaded, "Girl, you are a double body now, you can't hurt your mind anymore, it's not good for Xiao Shizi." ”
"I'm fine, crying is much smoother."
Gu Qingyi didn't lie, there were a lot of things that had been pressed in his heart these days, he had an unhappiness with King Qin last night, and his heart was depressed, and now he cried with affection, but he was unprecedentedly happy.
However, she didn't like to cry much before, and I don't know who influenced her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but stroke her lower abdomen, which had not yet seen ups and downs, and said with a smile, "I love to cry so much, maybe it's a squeamish bag." ”
Mama Xu sneered, "Don't say it, girl, the little prince can hear it, let him grow up, it will be terrible to really grow into a squeamish bag." ”
"I look like a little princess." Gu Qingyi's eyes were soft, "When the time comes, I will be spoiled, and I will not be afraid of squeamishness, and it is a blessing for my daughter's family to be squeamish." ”
Only when people are pampered can they have the right to be squeamish.
Mama Xu wanted her girl to have a male heir to stabilize her position, but looking at her expectant look, she finally agreed, "What the girl said is that her daughter is her mother's intimate little padded jacket, and it will hurt people in the future." ”
Gu Qingyi couldn't help but smile and squint.
The main house of the Gu Mansion, the residence of the Zhang family.
Even if Gu Kangwen has been in a high position for many years, the layout and interior furnishings of the house are very literati, sparse and open, simple and sophisticated, just like the lobby of the main house, it is mostly elegant, not the magnificent furnishings, but mostly literati calligraphy and paintings and simple utensils, but the owner has an elegant character.
It's just that it's just in vain.
Mrs. Zhou took another sip of tea, only to see a long-faced grandmother come out of Dongnuan Pavilion, surnamed Ming, it is said to be Zhang's newly mentioned grandmother, with an approachable smile on her face, and her temperament seems to be good, even when she saw Mrs. Zhou, she did not bow humbly or arrogantly, and her voice was gentle, "Let Mrs. Zhou wait for a long time, our wife is unwell, unfortunately she drank the medicine and fell asleep, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hand over to you for a while." ”
Mrs. Zhou was entrusted to prepare a dowry for Gu Qingyi, and it was inevitable that part of the head of the family would buy and supplement things, as well as the treasury account books and keys, which would be supplemented according to the book, etc., all of which needed to be handed over by the Zhang family, but the Zhang family pushed the boat down the river and did not see it, which was deliberately difficult.
Next month is the big wedding, and the time to prepare the dowry is already stretched, and if the Zhang family deliberately delays it, it will only be Mrs. Zhou, Gu Qingyi and others who are anxious.
When the dowry is cold, it is not the Zhang family who is ashamed, but the assistant Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou was not surprised, she was mentally prepared after learning about Zhang's personality, and just smiled faintly when she heard this, "It's okay, I'll wait a minute." ”
After speaking, he actually took a sip of tea slowly, closed his eyes and recuperated, but he didn't plan to leave.
Mama Ming's eyes flashed, and she walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion quickly, Zhang was leaning on the bed and drinking medicine, she was really sick, but the cause was depression, and I don't know if it was for Mama Zhao and others, or because she was slapped in the face.
Seeing Mama Ming coming in, she looked over, "What's the matter, have you left?" ”
Mama Ming shook her head and said with some hesitation, "Madam, Mrs. Zhou is waiting outside." ”
"Yo, I didn't know that Mrs. Zhou was so good-natured, that cheap woman was just a lucky person who flew on the branches, and she actually came to hold her stinky feet regardless of her face." A snarky smile appeared on Zhang's face, "Let her wait!" I'm going to see how long she can wait! Today I have to strain her majesty. ”
After all, Mrs. Zhou is the lady of Dingyuan Marquis who is super first-class, one grade higher than Zhang's, and she is not humble, it stands to reason that when the Venerable comes to visit, even if the humble person wants to lose his breath at the next moment, he should get up and salute him.
Mama Ming felt that it was inappropriate, but Zhang's mind had been decided, she was just a new mama in charge, and she was not familiar with Zhang's, so she didn't dare to persuade her, so she had to flatter her, and said, "Madame is wise, Mrs. Zhou is an outsider after all, and it is unreasonable for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest." ”
Coaxed the Zhang family to be happy, Mama Ming secretly thought in her heart, and later she would have to warn the slaves and maids who were waiting, and today's affairs must not be leaked out of half a word, after all, Gu Fu is still untenable.
Waiting until noon, Gu Qingyi sent Han Dong to inquire, and Mrs. Zhou woke up from her closed eyes and said to the maid who was talking, "I'm not free yet, let her go back and wait for her own girl to eat." ”
The messenger smacked her tongue secretly, couldn't help but glance at Mama Ming, and seeing her ugly face, she hurriedly lowered her head and ran away.
Mrs. Dingyuan, who made people dignified, wait all morning, and the slaves and maids who were waiting in the house were all panicked, but Mrs. avoided in the warm pavilion, without the slightest sense of greeting, and the maid couldn't pay attention to it, so she walked to Mama Ming tremblingly and asked, "Mama, isn't Madam awake yet?" This lunch ......"
Mama Ming glared at her, but she had to go into the house to ask, and soon there was a violent coughing sound from inside, and Mama Ming's voice came from inside, "Pass the meal." ”
Mrs. Zhou raised her eyebrows, got up and walked to the warm pavilion, "Mrs. Gu is awake?" ”
There was a whisper inside, and it took a long time to see Mama Ming walk out, looking embarrassed, "Mrs. Zhou, my wife is seriously ill and in poor spirits, so I really can't see you." ”
Mrs. Zhou didn't see anger, but laughed, "Oh? In this case, it is inconvenient for me to disturb Mrs. Gu......" Mama Ming's eyes lit up, and her approachable face showed a little cunning, but what kind of master has what kind of slave, Mrs. Zhou was disdainful in her heart, but her face did not leak a bit, and continued, "King Qin entrusted me to assist Yi'er in the dowry, and I must not disturb Mrs. Gu in the next month, since Mrs. Gu is seriously ill, her spirit is not good, and she has no time to entrust power, so it is okay, so as not to make her sick." Gu Fu is reluctant to pay a dowry, and Zuo Yi'er is also my daughter, so I can afford this dowry, so I won't bother. ”
After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and left, leaving the slaves and maids in the room to look at each other and be dumbfounded.
It took a long time for Mama Ming to find her voice, and asked in a dumb voice, "Mrs. Zhou...... What does that mean? ”
There was a little maid interface, "Mama, what Mrs. Zhou means, it sounds like she wants to prepare a dowry for the eldest lady in person, and we don't need to take care of the house." ”
Mama Ming was dumbfounded, and finally understood the reason why Mrs. Zhou was good-natured and waited in the lobby all morning.
If she threw off her sleeves and left at the beginning, she would be completely pinched by Zhang's grasp, and she would have to be stumbled in the future, and she would not be able to say anything about her suffering. Now she condescended to wait for the morning, and the Zhang family was obviously awake, and even no one wanted to see each other, which was already obviously difficult and sinister, and she couldn't find fault with anything she did in the future.
It is conceivable that Zhang's reputation, which was not very glorious in the first place, was completely discredited after this incident.
Zhang thought that Mrs. Zhou would compromise her for Gu Qingyi's dowry, and took advantage of the first day to give her a dismissal, but they not only took it, but also slapped her backhand, and then the entire Gu Mansion's face was swollen.
Marrying a daughter and giving a dowry is an ancient gift, and the Gu family is a family of poetry, and the head of the family is a dignified secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
This trick really put Gu Fu in danger.
Who would have thought that Mrs. Zhou would be so generous and willing to bear the dowry of the righteous daughter she just recognized.
Zhang also heard it well in the warm pavilion, and ran out quickly in anger, stomping his feet and saying hatefully, "Quick, stop someone and invite her back!" ”
Mama Ming didn't even say yes, but she didn't care about calling the maid, and ran to stop people in person, she knew in her heart that if Mrs. Zhou was allowed to walk out of the gate of Gu's mansion, Gu's reputation would be completely over.
However, what disappointed her was that although Mrs. Zhou was old, her footsteps were not slow, and when she hurriedly ran to the gate, she only saw the back of the carriage of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion in the distance, and suddenly became weak, and sat on the ground with a pale face.
Finished.
After waiting for two quarters of an hour, Zhang saw Mama Ming walking in from outside with a worried face, and there was no one behind her.
Zhang only felt that the sky was spinning, and he didn't fall down thanks to Mama Ming's support, and even then he lost the strength of his whole body, as long as he thought of Gu Kangwen's anger in the future, he was frightened and regretted, how could she have to take this breath.
"Madam, don't panic, let's think of ways to remedy it." Mama Ming saw Zhang's uneasy face, and felt a little uncomfortable, why bother in the first place, she hadn't suffered enough for a while, and she regretted it until something happened.
The six gods of the Zhang family had no master, and they didn't notice Mama Ming's complaint at all, and asked rhetorically, "What way?" ”
"To put it bluntly, this matter is caused by the eldest lady, and it is enough to let the eldest lady persuade her." Mama Ming said firmly, "The Gu Mansion is one, and it is not good for her reputation to spread this matter." The royal family is the most disciplined and famous, and her mother's family is ugly, and she is unstable, so she should be in a hurry. ”
Zhang felt very reasonable, although he didn't want to ask the cheap girl, but now, he still had to bring this matter back, and when Mrs. Zhou returned to the mansion to prepare the dowry, she had a way to let out a bad breath again.
Thinking of this, the anger in her heart was a little smoother, and she patted Mama Ming's hand and said, "You are still loyal." ”
Mama Ming didn't dare to say anything, but she was proud in her heart, and took the initiative to say, "Madam, do you want to call the eldest lady over now?" ”
"Call, I'll eat first, and someone will come and let her wait outside."
"Yes."