Chapter 161: The Dispute Between Wives and Concubines

I don't know where Aunt Gao offended Aunt Cui, usually the two of them can breathe out in one nostril, but now in front of everyone, Aunt Cui said unceremoniously: "Even if you are promoted to the fourth level, it is only the fourth grade, and there is still a third grade and six orders behind the first grade!" The three girls were still angry, and quietly took off the crown of Prince Rong's concubine, Prince Rong is the prince of the queen mother and the first emperor's relatives, which is a first-class honor in our Great Zhou Dynasty. You say yes, right? Three girls ......"

Aunt Cui threw this hydrangea to Wanying in front of everyone, and Wanying was a little cramped for a while, put down the spoon in her hand, and buried her head in her chest.

It was Aunt Zhao who opened her mouth to relieve Wanying's predicament and said, "Where is the girl on an errand in the palace?" Do you usually write some poems and songs in your spare time? The poems written by the girl from childhood to adulthood can be copied to the slave family, and this chapter in the palace cannot be missed. ”

Wanying hurriedly grabbed the life-saving straw and said: "I was on an errand in Rongshou Palace, and the aunt in charge was very generous, so she only asked me to poke the lotus heart for the concubine every day, knock walnuts, collect some snow water and make some tea or something. ”

"My son, very good, very good. With the noble concubine, you can also see some of the world, the Li family is a relative of two generations of emperors, and the family style is very pure. When the slave family was still in the boudoir, the father of the family invited the Li family's teachers and grandmothers to tell the slave family and sisters about the rules, every word and deed, gestures, it is really everyone's demeanor, and it is still unforgettable. In other words, the Li family and his wife's maiden family are still world friends, which is really an enviable good portal. Unlike our family, who was born as an imperial businessman, and is separated by ten miles, they are afraid that others will say the words "copper smell" and "snobbery". ”

Aunt Zhao looked at Wanying at first, then turned to Mrs., and finally said this sentence completely to Mrs. These vain self-effacing words of self-humility were said to be watertight, seamless, and impeccable, and secretly slapped Aunt Cui's snobbish face.

After hearing this, the wife finally opened her mouth and said: "Don't talk about yourself like this, your mother's business is now in Siam, and the Siamese fresh fruits sent by your uncle a few years ago, my lord gave some to several lords of the world, and they all said that they were very delicious." That's what you're all about! ”

Mrs. said it lightly, but the word 'uncle' that she said in person sat down and everyone heard it clearly.

Aunt Gao looked lonely and took a piece of green bamboo shoots, put it into her mouth silently, and then swallowed it quietly. Wanying looked at it lightly: Aunt Gao swallowed not only the green bamboo shoots, but also the helplessness of not being able to speak for her brother.

When Aunt Cui heard the Siamese fresh fruit, she had an uncomfortable expression on her delicate little face, shook her head and said: "The slave family ate the fresh fruit called 'Liu Lian' or 'Yang Lian', and it was smoked far away before they opened their mouths. ”

Aunt Zhao was not in a hurry when she heard this, and said calmly: "That fruit is called 'durian', which is a unique fruit in Siam, and it is said that there are also tributes to the palace every year, but the distance is far away and the number is not much, so I don't know it outside." This fruit has an evil smell, and those who love to eat it can salivate just by smelling it, and those who don't like to eat it will hide far away when they see it from afar. About Sister Cui is a person who doesn't like to eat. ”

Master Shi didn't eat the green bamboo shoots on the plate, so he used chopsticks to pick up a few mountain ferns, put them on his wife's plate, and then looked up and asked the housekeeper: "Zhongyuan remembers that Mrs. likes mountain ferns when she eats porridge, what kind of porridge has been prepared in the kitchen today?" ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he took out the menu of today's banquet from his arms, browsed it back and forth, and shouted in his voice: "Back to the master, today is the fifteenth day of the first month, and the rice balls and lantern festivals on the stove are pinched a little more, and the porridge is slightly less, only six products." The four sweet porridges include red dates and snow clam porridge, lily barley porridge, Ejiao eight-treasure porridge, and angelica Yimu porridge. The two salty porridges are bacon trough egg porridge and river fresh japonica rice porridge.

Mrs. and Master have been a superficial husband and wife for a lifetime, and at first glance, when I saw Master Shi serving vegetables to herself, I couldn't believe it, until the housekeeper shouted in a high voice, and Mrs. didn't believe that the scene in front of her was true.

"None of this is good, let the kitchen make a bowl of golden silk blood swallow porridge." Master Shi's voice also raised a pitch and said to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper understood, shouted and said to the little girl listening outside: "Hurry up and let the kitchen make two bowls of golden silk blood swallow porridge for my wife." "The master said one bowl, and the housekeeper reported two bowls outside.

Aunt Cui saw that the master was in a good mood today, and said coquettishly: "The master even knows that his wife often uses the golden silk blood swallow, the slave family is unlucky, and after coming to our master's mansion for so many years, the golden silk blood swallow has only heard of it, but I haven't seen it, master, you can't be too partial." ……”

Aunt Cui snorted in front of the family, not to mention that there was already a look of displeasure on the wife's face, and even the faces of the three aunts of Zhao Gaoli were squeezed with a lot of disgust.

Aunt Gao first scolded in a low voice: "It's really shameless to be frivolous and profligate, in front of the family." ”

This sentence was said very low, but Wanying, who was farthest away from Aunt Gao, heard it clearly.

Aunt Zhao also took a mountain fern, put it in her own plate, and said with a smile: "The blood swallows in the house are all over the year, and there are only a little bit of them, and the old lady is not in good health, so it can only be used by the old lady first." ”

Aunt Li took over and said, "Sister, we are aunts, where is the blood swallow in our example?" ”

Aunt Cui originally wanted to be coquettish in front of the teacher in front of the family, in order to show her difference and deep grace. Unexpectedly, a few aunts and wives fought with each other, and the invitation to pets turned out to be ugly, and Aunt Cui's pink forehead was furrowed again and again.

In addition to Aunt Lin, the four wives and concubines were against Aunt Cui alone, and Aunt Cui was outnumbered, so she could only temporarily restrain her edge and stop talking. Instead, he made his own spoon and 'jingled' it in the bowl.

In this way, Aunt Li did not let go, and said in a downland: "Sister Cui's grandfather is a doctor of the Five Classics, although the official position of Zheng Bapin is smaller, the master is very important, only to say that our aunts are all from the Xingwu family, not as good as Sister Cui's ancestors are Hongru." ”

Aunt Gao asked incomprehensibly, "Why did Sister Li suddenly say such a thing?" ”

Aunt Li took a sip of the soup in the spoon, and said with a smile: "Even if you are a scholar, you are still a Confucian, you should know etiquette, righteousness and shame." ”

Before she finished speaking, Aunt Gao laughed out loud, if it weren't for the silk handkerchief in her hand to cover her mouth, she was afraid that she would squirt out the food in her mouth and make a fool of herself.

Aunt Li said like this, still unsatisfied: "Have a meal, and keep 'clanging' on the plate." We know your sister, you will not be misunderstood, if the lord takes you out, you are also so noisy, doesn't it make people laugh at my sister like a 'call flower'? ”

Aunt Gao also pretended to choke Aunt Li, but in fact, she teased Aunt Cui and said: "Sister Li is envious of the old man who always takes Sister Cui out, so she said such jealous words?" ”

Aunt Li smiled lightly and said, "Sister Gao still knows my heart, and I'm not jealous." ”

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, ignoring Aunt Cui's already angry mouth.

Master Shi glanced at Aunt Lin, who bowed her head and was silent, and then met her eyes with a lonely expression, and said sharply: "So many dishes can't stop your mouth." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wanping suddenly cried loudly at the second table: "Wow...... Mother......"

Aunt Cui was angry, when she heard Wanping crying, she scolded angrily: "Your mother is not dead, who are you mourning?" ”

This sentence made Wanying's body shake, and almost scared the spoon in her hand to the ground.

Wanping rubbed her little flower face and said, "Mother, the third brother beat me and stabbed me in the face with chopsticks." ”

When Aunt Li heard this, she quickly bounced up from her seat, walked to the second seat of the young master and the young lady, grabbed Shao Yang's jacket, and asked sharply: "What is covered with lard, she is your own sister, you don't take care of her, and you still abuse her in public." ”

Shao Yang was arrested by Aunt Cui, and she also cried with the evil fire in her stomach and said: "I guessed the lantern riddle with the second brother, and she always told the second brother about my lantern riddle, which caused me to always lose." I told her to shut up, and she scolded me. ”

Aunt Gao took a mouthful of green bamboo shoots, put them in her mouth proudly, and whispered: "This is the water that washed the Dragon King Temple, and my own family beat my own family." ”

Aunt Cui saw her two children fighting in the nest, and she was very angry, so she let go of Shao Yang and slapped Wanping's little face. Wan Ping was crying, but she was even more aggrieved by Aunt Cui's slap, and she cried at the top of her throat.

Aunt Cui beat Wanping, and scolded distressed and angry: "The frozen cat with the fire burned hair, where is the hot kang you go to." You also have a clear look at what a high table is, what a brother is, helping others bully your brother, how did I give birth to such a money-losing slut as you. ”

"Mother...... The third brother lied, it was the third brother who lost the riddle, and he couldn't win the second brother, so he was angry with me. ”

It was about Shaobai, Aunt Li also hurriedly dropped her chopsticks, hurriedly pounced, patted Shaobai on the shoulder and said, "You too, the third brother is still a child, where do you let him take you away?" A good Lantern Festival family banquet has made you reconcile. ”

Aunt Li said that the children were crying, which swept away the interest of the teacher. I didn't expect Aunt Cui to be so careful, and I thought that Aunt Li was really targeting herself. Deng Shi's face raised, and he asked: "You are cheap and good, why do you say that we are stirring up the family banquet!" I don't know who it is, a fire in the open, a knife in the secret, you can squeeze me, you squeeze my children, don't think! ”

Aunt Li didn't squeeze Aunt Cui originally, but she was so vented by Aunt Cui, and she had a hundred grievances in her heart, pulling her face and saying loudly: "I squeeze you, you don't take a mirror to look at your own virtues, all day long demons and demons, you give me shoes, I don't deserve it!" Don't look at me I don't know your details, let's save some face! ”

Aunt Cui was originally angry, but suddenly her face changed greatly, and she cried again and coquettishly threw herself in front of the teacher, put her head on the teacher, and cried loudly: "Master, they can't tolerate me anymore, our mothers and sons have no way to live, master, you don't care about them." ”

Master Shi looked angry and said loudly: "If you don't want to eat, let me go, when I closed my eyes early, I can see if you can make trouble in the Yama Palace." ”

There was silence in the main hall, and a room full of people didn't even dare to breathe. Wanying suddenly clearly saw Aunt Cui breathe a long sigh of relief, and her face showed a hint of relief.

Mrs. shook her head at Aunt Li and winked. Aunt Li let go of Shao Bai, sat in her seat with interest, and glanced at Aunt Cui with a strange expression. Aunt Cui's eyes were a little flustered, and then Aunt Li gave her a disgusted look.

The cook hurriedly brought two bowls of bird's nest and rushed to the main hall sweating profusely, and the butler took the plate, stepped to the side of the master, and put one bowl in front of the master, and the other bowl in front of the wife.

Master Shi picked up the golden bird's nest in front of him and put it in Wanying's hand across Aunt Lin. Then he said to everyone: "Third girl, come over and kowtow to your wife, from now on, you will be the lady in the big house." ”