Hou Ye took a sip of tea, glanced at his son who was standing in front of him with his hands tied, and put the tea bowl 000

"Did your mother call you to intercede with me again?"

Li You was already unsettled, but when he heard this, his heart suddenly became hesitant and hesitated again and again before he said: "Father has watched my mother run this family for nearly 20 years.... Even if it's for the sake of my son........

Hou Ye snorted coldly: "Why did I treat her badly? Why don't you look at her years of housework? Where am I disregarding your face?! She made her own opinion, and her brain welfare complained a lot, she couldn't suppress the scene, but embarrassed me, and now she is pretending to be sick and hiding in the house, and she still has the face to ask you to intercede?! “

Li You stopped talking, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down: "Father is angry." Mother........ Although her mother was confused for a while, she has been married into this family for more than ten years, and she is the housewife, please ask her father to save some face for her! He kowtowed a few times.

When Hou Ye saw his only sister-in-law like this, he was a little soft-hearted. He remembered his three sons and one daughter, the daughter was the eldest daughter, she had no mother since she was a child, but she was taken care of by her grandmother, and she was favored by nobles, married into the clan, and had a son-in-law, and she will be prosperous and rich in the future; The eldest son has been exiled since he was a child, and he fell out of favor at a young age, and he is often looked down upon when he returns home, but now he is the master of the house outside, has a family and a business, has a wife and children, and has a small official title, so he must be able to live without worry; The second son has been spoiled since childhood, although he is smart, but he does not follow the right path, and now he has married a bad family, however, after all, he is already a resonant person, and will come from his creation; Only the youngest son of this step-family, when he was a child, he did not have a good life to discipline, so that he indulged in calligraphy and painting, abandoned poetry and books, in the past few years by his side, he found that he has some talent in court affairs, but people are overjoyed, but unfortunately, after all, it is not the right way, plus his mother's heart is not good, and he does not know how to be affected by this mother in the future!

So he slowed down the dark color, stepped forward to help Li You up, and saw that his son's forehead was red and swollen, and his brows couldn't help frowning: "Okay, where is it to this point!" He called people again: "Yun Shao! There was a ten-year-old boy outside, who was born steady, so the Hou Ye ordered him: "Take a box of blood ointment from the last Hei Lao Sanli Jing." Yun Shao took the order, and after a while, he took a small wooden box, and carried a jasper ear digging and a small stack of brown paper cut into the size of a palm, as well as lampstands, flints, and other things. Li You saw that he was meticulous, and looked at him a few times, but he put down his things very calmly and withdrew.

Hou Ye took matters into his own hands and put a plaster on his son, Li You, a half-old and handsome young man, had an extra piece of stinky kraft paper on his head, and he was actually playful. Seeing that his son didn't notice anything, Hou Ye couldn't help laughing, and taught with a straight face: "You have to think twice before you act." I know you are filial, but this time your mother is wrong, in order to calm down the turmoil, the power of this steward can no longer be handed over to your mother, you need to understand this truth first! ”

Li You opened his mouth and lowered his head gloomily: "But like this...... What kind of face does my mother have to gain a foothold in the house..."

Hou Ye sighed, motioned for his son to sit down, and sat back in his place before asking him: "Let me ask you, do you know what your mother did wrong this time?" ”

Li You secretly glanced at his father: "Mother is wrong....... shouldn't appoint a private person......... Privately changed the errand of the old man in the house, so that there were many complaints...."

Hou also sneered: "Wrong! He stared at his son, "She is the head of the house, I don't care about the housekeeping in this house, naturally she is in charge!" It is her right as a housemother to appoint who she wants to appoint. The slave in the family, no matter how decent he is, he can't go past the master's mother! Besides, people like us, the housekeeper of the housekeeper, like to let someone they trust to take care of things, what's not to do?! If your mother is unable to command the housekeeper and is restrained by the underground, I think she is useless! ”

Li You was puzzled: "Then why do you .......... father" paused and understood, "Is it because my mother can't choose meritocracy?" Are the appointments useless? He was a little gloomy, "Mother hates people to say this about her ........... the most"

"That's half right!" Hou also snorted coldly, "She has no vision herself, so don't make your own decisions!" In the past, she was a housekeeper, but some people said that she wasn't?! It is clear that she disobeys the rules set by Fan, and she has to change the old rules, and she is not a talented person! Look at who she's chosen! It's only been a few months, and several well-earned industries have fallen short! She didn't even know it! Maybe she had noticed it a long time ago, but she just didn't want to be gossiped about, so she just stiffened up. If it's wrong, she doesn't know how to make up for it, and she has to work hard without vision, that's her fault! ”

Li You was silent. He is not a fool, so he naturally knows what good things his mother has done.

Hou Ye took another sip of tea before saying, "He has another mistake." She wants to replace all the housekeepers with her own people, but it's okay, whose housewife doesn't do this? But her means are too bad! I only know how to stir up public resentment, but I don't know how to appease, when I am the housewife, I can ignore it?! In the past, she was also a housewife, how could she not be so nonsense! Seeing that your grandmother was seriously ill, she thought that she no longer had to be restrained and could be in power alone, so she did whatever she wanted! Your grandmother hasn't died yet! ”

Li You hurriedly knelt down again: "Mother will never dare to have such a rebellious idea, father must be aware of it!" ”

What do you see? has been a husband and wife for more than ten years, doesn't he understand? Hou Ye ordered his son to get up again, only then sighed and said, "No matter what your mother thinks, you really can't let her come nonsense in the future." Don't just listen to your mother, but persuade her more, take care of her 'illness' for a few years, and don't worry about housework. I have asked someone to send a letter to your sister-in-law, and she will go back to the house tomorrow to take care of the housework temporarily, and talk about it slowly in the future.

Seeing this, Li You had no choice but to accept this arrangement temporarily, but he was still a little worried: "My sister-in-law has always been steady and polite, and she is in charge of the house, which is naturally the most appropriate, but it is just ......... The son is afraid that the second sister-in-law will gossip, after all, the eldest brother and sister-in-law have already separated from the family, and the gadget sweep is about to be turned off, even if it is to help from the side, it is very bad! My father removed Mr. Chen and others from their positions, and if the candidate to replace him was co-opted by the second sister-in-law.........."

Hou Ye glanced at his son with a smile, and then said: "It's just that you are called your sister-in-law temporarily, and the housekeeper in the future will naturally be your daughter-in-law." As for your second sister-in-law? I'm confused to let her interfere! I have also drawn up the list of new stewards, Hei Lao San will come up to take Lao Chen's position, you don't have to worry, Ping An and others, I will stay with anyone who has real talent and hard work. I'm trying to clean up the rubbish that your mother promoted but didn't use, and I don't want to take stock of all her people! ”

Li You's face flushed, knowing that his father's careful thinking had been seen through, and he hurriedly lowered his head.

Hou Ye sighed again and said, "This time....is also a lesson." You should think more about the servants in your household in the future. Those old people who have lived for several lifetimes are deeply rooted in the house, and they are related to each other, if the population is sparse, it is difficult to get rid of the family with many children and grandchildren. Fortunately, there is no harm in them except being more selfish, and it is also reassuring to leave things to them. They know the rules, and as long as the master is more lenient, they will not be in trouble. Moreover, they and their families are at odds with each other, so if you don't let them get together, you can balance them and you can use them for your advantage. Those who are evil slaves and bully their masters, in fact, have committed this taboo, allowing one of them to dominate, or several families have the opportunity to join together, and they will be suppressed by the slaves. You don't understand these truths when you say them for a while, but you just learn them slowly. ”

Li You actually understood, and was busy respectfully, however, although it was his mother's fault first, he was suddenly taken advantage of by his subordinates, and he was really unwilling in his heart, and he knew more clearly that his mother's mistake would affect his dignity, presumably the second brother had already been secretly laughing at his mother and son, and he didn't know if he would fall into the well again. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Although it is important to win people's hearts, but this time, my father was forced by a few servants to withdraw even my mother's housekeeper power, aren't you afraid that they will gain an inch?" If the servants think that they can be the master of the master's house, the house will never be at peace. ”

Hou Ye sneered: "What are you afraid of?" They were just withdrawn to be used as a shield, in fact, it is not a climate, do you think they are really the culprits?! ”

Li You was very surprised: "Isn't it?" After thinking about it, "I tried, I heard that the son of the Mu family is very active, although he didn't show up, it is hard to guarantee that he did not participate in one!" "Fortunately, the Wang family is very obedient and has no sign of participating at all, otherwise he really can't use them anymore.

"Lao Mu has been by my side for decades, and I can trust his son, he has little selfishness, but the traitor does not dare." Hou Ye said lightly, "I have other arrangements for him, so don't interfere." Lao Zhang and the others who came forward to speak out are all bitter masters of your mother's random replacement on the surface, even if you are unhappy, you have to arrange for a good life, don't let them complain anymore. After two years, everyone forgot about the matter, and then drove people away. ”

"But aren't they ........ shields? The people behind the scenes.........."

"You don't know!" Hou Ye was a little helpless, his natural way, this time most of the families with children were involved, and it was also because his wife went too far.

Those seats were held by these families for generations, and he had thought about replacing them with his own people in the past, but after all, he still didn't succeed, so he had to redouble his favor. Anyway, these people don't have the heart of rebellion, and they turn a blind eye. If you really want to fight with them, I'm afraid that you will lose both sides in the end, right? In this family, how many secrets and wealth are in his hands when the family is always closed, although he is the head of the family, he does not dare to take risks.

Li You is young and vigorous, how can he accept this conclusion: "How can this work?!" If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll have to climb on top of us in the future! Father, why should we be afraid of them? It's a big deal to send people away! ”

Later, he also reprimanded: "Shut up! What are you thinking about in front of the world? The old man of several lifetimes will be depreciated, how will he win people's hearts in the future? ! This time they didn't show any traces on their faces, and if they dealt with it recklessly, it would only make the people below think that we were mean and unkind, and who else would be willing to die for you in the future?! Even if he was originally loyal, he had to add selfishness! Besides, the incident caused by your mother has already brought our family's reputation, and now we have to deal with the next person, whether it is a fight or a sale, as soon as there are many people, it is easy to alarm the outside, and the imperial history is not a dry meal. It's not enough for our family to hide right and wrong now, do we still want to provoke people to say that our family is right and wrong? After thinking about it, he said the words from Zhang Zi again: "This Hu Wangshan, you also know the details, his words are at least seven points true!" If the emperor is really wary of our family, we have to settle down, don't stand out in the court, and stop gossiping, otherwise wouldn't we send the handle to the emperor? There are so many industries in the Hengzhu family, and there is your big sister and brother-in-law to support you outside, our family is already extremely rich, and there is no need to ask for anything else! ”

Li You was relieved when he heard his father say this, he had long wanted to persuade him like this, but his father seemed to be power-oriented, and he didn't know how to persuade him: "What my father said is that our family is the Lord of the Times, the family is rich, and we are the royal family, why force it to go further?" If you fall into the royal taboo, the gains outweigh the losses. Suddenly I remembered again: "Brother Nian........."

Hou Ye frowned: "That kid is a thoughtful person, you can persuade more." In the past two years, if I want to overturn the case again, I am afraid that it will not work, so I can only wait for the opportunity slowly. I heard you've been busy with him these days to pick up his mother's cousin? Didn't you say that you had already found the Zhuangzi that the servants of the Zhou family took over? Send it over when people come, and don't go out casually on weekdays. Now it's not peaceful outside, if it is seen by the people of Luowangfu, I don't know what will happen! You told Brother Nian to stay at home and study as much as possible, and take care of your body, you also take the opportunity to learn more, and give it a try next year. Your second brother is famous, and your eldest brother has also donated an official, although you want to attack the knighthood, it is good to take the exam, and the province will make people laugh at you. ”

Li You was dejected by what he said: "Yes.........." This is clearly the method that his father thought of in order to prevent him from going out! He doesn't want to read dead books..........

When Hou Ye saw him like this, he felt angry, and couldn't help but add: "Okay, go quickly, you just need to listen to what your mother says in the future, if you listen to her and do something superfluous, I will send her to a clean place to recuperate!" ”

Li Yu was in a hurry, and he responded respectfully, and decided in his heart that he wanted to study hard, and he couldn't ask his father to make mistakes anymore, so as not to burden his mother.

Exiting the study, he heard Master Hou instruct Yun Shao to pass the word, asking for the third black to be the general manager, Chen Lang to assist from the side, and then there were several changes in the position of the steward of the industry, among which Mu Chen, the second eldest of the Mu family, was exceptionally promoted to the shopkeeper of the silk village. And several pro-new stewards originally appointed by his mother were all removed, and even the head of the village on Daxingzhuang was removed and replaced by Wang Da.

Li You's heart moved, and he felt that Mu Chen was hateful, but this promotion may not be a good thing, if he can only be confined to the silk shop for the rest of his life, he is not afraid of him making trouble again. And the mother suffered a loss this time, and she didn't want to make her angry again, she originally planned to call Chunying and Shi'er back, but now she had to give up, but let Shi'er's Lao Tzu get a Zhuangtou's fat shortage, which can be regarded as making up for it, and then ask the Wang family to send a little girl to fill the vacancy in the courtyard..............

Thinking so, he first went to his mother in the main courtyard to ask for peace, and then when he entered the courtyard gate, Peony greeted him with a surprised face: "Yo, what's wrong with the third young master's head?" Hurt! ”

Li You then remembered that he had a plaster on his forehead, and hurriedly removed it, and the peony was red and swollen, so he hurriedly stopped it, "Third Young Master, quickly paste it back, it's important to treat the injury!" Li You smiled and said: "It's okay, it's only been pasted for a while, and it doesn't hurt anymore, this is a good medicine from my father." After that, he looked at his forehead from afar, and suddenly remembered that he should go to his mother to take a look and let her know how difficult it was, so he entered the house with a head of medicine.

Before he could kneel down and press him, An Shi turned over and got out of bed, rushed over and grabbed his arm: "How is it?" Has your father taken back his fate? ”

Li You shook his head in embarrassment: "Father said......... Mother has worked hard, but she is still good at giving birth and recuperating ........"

"I'm not sick!" An Shi vigorously shook off his hand, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and cried, "I have been married for so many years, and I have no credit and hard work, how can your father be so ruthless!" Now those Jian people will definitely laugh at me, and the two couples will fall into the well! He grabbed his son's shoulders again: "Our mother and son can't sit still, good child, go and see the old lady and ask her to say something!" ”

Li You endured the pain and said: "Mother, grandmother is still sick..........."

"I can't care about that!" An Shi cried and sat on the edge of the bed, "How can the housewife lose the power of the housekeeper........... and let the junior press on my head.........."

Li You pursed his lips, only to feel that the pain on his forehead suddenly worsened, and his gaze at his mother became a little deeper.