Chapter 185: It's all together

Cai Niangzi smiled with a guilty face: "Miss forgive your sins." We husband and wife didn't know that he would do such a foolish thing, and when I went back, I would definitely ask our head of the house to teach him a good lesson! The maid ring next to the young lady is more noble than the girls of ordinary people outside, not to mention the appearance and temperament, just the talent and style, how can those small families compare? He has been dealing with the natives of Nanyang all the year round, and has forgotten the rules of his country. In the future, he will get an official position, and there is no capable virtuous helper to help him, where can he succeed? ”

Aunt Qing smiled when she heard this: "You are a knowledgeable person, it's not me who boasts, our girl ......"

"Auntie!" Huo Yi interrupted Aunt Qing's words, "There is no need to say those words, no matter what reason Cai Lao 2 did such a thing, I will not give him the girl next to me!" Let him find his own wife! Pass on my words, my family members, etc., all the sons of my Huo family, they are not allowed to give their daughters to him as wives! ”

Huo Yi rarely had such a strict time, and even made it clear that he did not allow his family to marry his daughter to Steward Cai, obviously there was no room for change. Cai Niangzi quietly wiped her sweat and racked her brains to come up with a few good things to repay Huo Yi. It made her face gradually look better, and she thought that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so she had to sigh secretly and retire from the opportunity.

After she left, Aunt Qing quietly glanced at Huo Yi and asked carefully: "Actually...... Miss doesn't have to be too angry...... Steward Cai originally wanted to marry a wife when he entered Beijing, so he naturally wanted to send a matchmaker to find a suitable person, but he didn't deliberately lose the face of the master's family......"

Huo Yi frowned, and sighed helplessly: "Auntie, don't you understand? Since he has been optimistic about his family affairs for a long time, why did he suddenly ask for my girl? Originally, we only said that we would give Nanqi to Steward Zhou, and Cai Lao 2 participated by himself. Since he opened his mouth, he should have pushed that end, but not only did he not push, but as soon as he returned from here, he asked the matchmaker to go to that house to do the ceremony, does he have me in his eyes? Can there be a Huo family?! ”

Aunt Qing smiled dryly and stopped, Huo Yi didn't stop, picked up a letter on the table again, and said, "Auntie, let's see who he was looking for before?" The daughter of a petty official in the six departments and seven or eight grades, the young lady of a hundred households in the army, and the squire and wealthy family in the suburbs of the capital at the least, if it was in the past, where would he dare to think about this? Since he has the idea of climbing high, how can he look down on my girl? I'm afraid that I have saved the idea of marrying a wife outside and taking my girl as a concubine! ”

Aunt Qing coughed lightly: "Miss, these words ......" paused. Seeing that Huo Yi threw away the letter, he reluctantly smiled and persuaded: "Steward Cai must have seen the world in the past few years, and he has experienced some things, and his heart is big, but his brother and sister-in-law's family are still in our house, so they won't really do something to forget their roots." The young lady ordered someone to scold him, and he naturally knew what to do. Even if we let him out of the house, it doesn't mean that he can leave the Huo family and climb to the rich, we reward him with a daughter-in-law, it is to promote him, he still dares to dislike it? ! ”

"That's it." Huo Yi sneered, "Originally, I heard you talk about this, so I didn't agree, although Chunying is not the top in my room, she is much better than others, with Cai Lao 2's talent, she is really not worthy of her!" Both the aunt and the housekeeper said that they would point to a big girl to him, so as to restrain him not to forget the grace of the Huo family, and Chunying's Laozi is a steward, and marrying it is a match. And being a girl can be the wife of the official family, it is a great blessing, Chunying will definitely agree. She glanced at Aunt Qing, who lowered her head in a daze, and then she continued, "What can I say now? If it's like this, do you still have to be wronged by Chunying? What's more, Chunying was unwilling, and if she really wanted to force the two of them to become husband and wife, it was not grace, but harmful! Chunying has served me for a few years, and there is no merit and hard work, so don't mess with your aunt! ”

The red glow on Aunt Qing's face spread to her ears, and she whispered, "I didn't expect it to be like this...... I thought that Chunying's parents were familiar with me, and if I told them about this family matter, his family would be close to each other, and it would not be in vain for me to get acquainted with them. Although Steward Cai is older, he is very capable, Chunying categorically refused when he saw him, because she was young and ignorant and didn't know the benefits of this family affair......" Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered that those "benefits" had been overturned by her own young lady just now, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and only said after a while: "That's it, Chunying refuses, and Steward Cai doesn't do enough to do this thing, so she just erases it......"

"Naturally, it's wiped!" Huo Yi put down the tea bowl heavily, "Tell the people below to talk less about this matter, and the relatives of Steward Zhou and Nanqi, let the two of them take care of themselves." Wait for the rumor to pass, and then call Nanqi home to get married! Steward Cai, don't pay attention to it! One less of him, our Huo family will not fall! ”

When Aunt Qing heard this, her eyes couldn't help but redden: "Miss Wronged, if the old lady was still there in the past, how could the people below dare to have such thoughts?" It's all because I didn't take care of ......."

Huo Yi sighed and took her hand: "Auntie, don't blame you, I'm really too ignorant, now my younger brother is still young, I am a daughter's family, and I live in a relative's house, I rarely live at home, the family has a large population, it is inevitable that some other thoughts will be born, this is human nature." I only think that now when my parents are here, I just need to reward more, and the people below will do what I am told. If Chun Ying hadn't reminded me earlier, I wouldn't have thought that my brother would need to meet and talk to the housekeepers more so that they would know who the proper master was. This is my dereliction of duty, and it has nothing to do with my aunt. ”

Aunt Qing cried and grabbed her hand: "My good young lady, do you really want to change your mind?" If you stay in Beijing. Don't say one Cai Steward, it's ten him, and we're not afraid! The old lady and the Hou Ye love you so much, the third young master's character is not bad, the two families are close to each other, and they know the roots, and the little young master will have something to rely on in the future, why do you have to ......"

The expression on Huo Yi's face disappeared, she sat in place and asked lightly, "Didn't you say it all?" Why did my aunt bring this up again? ”

Aunt Qing choked in a low voice: "I really can't bear to watch Miss suffer...... The wife first arranged such a marriage for the sake of the young lady. The Gu family didn't even have a token. Young Master Gu is just a lifter, if the young lady forcibly asks and annoys the old lady and the Hou Ye, I am afraid that not only will the young lady's heart not be able to do what she wants, but even the young master will be implicated! ”

Huo Yi broke away from her hand and stood up, biting her lip, before she said: "There is a rumor in the palace, saying that this year, because the queen gave birth to the second prince safely, and it coincided with the queen mother's 40th birthday, the court wants to open Enke, and the brother of the Gu family has the heart to give it a try, but it may not be impossible." It's not too late to talk about it then! Seeing what Aunt Qing was going to say, she accentuated her tone: "Auntie! Aunt Qing held her mouth with tears, and then she slowly walked into the room, groggy, and fell on the bed, only to feel that her chest was stuffy, and she couldn't breathe, but after a while, her cheeks were wet.

Aunt Qing sat outside, wiped away her tears, and thought about it left and right, but she felt that it was not appropriate. Steward Cai's elder brother is the housekeeper of Huo Mansion, and his power is not weak, plus he is capable, and he is appreciated by the angels sent by the emperor, and he is about to be crowned official, if he falls out with him, there will be troubles in the future. But Chunying refused to marry, and it was useless to force her, but it hurt the old sister's heart.

She suddenly remembered that Steward Cai also had a brother who died at an early age, leaving behind an only son, who was only eighteen years old this year, and had just entered Jinyiwei, and he could be regarded as a talent. He was raised by Steward Cai, and he has always been filial to this uncle, as long as Steward Cai speaks, he has nothing to do. Chunying refused to marry Steward Cai, presumably because he was old and ugly, if it was this little brother Cai, he must be willing, if this marriage was completed, then what Steward Cai wanted to do, his nephew watched.

Aunt Qing thought about it carefully, so she took advantage of her free time in the evening to summon Chunying over and whispered. Chunying only thought it was funny and ridiculous, so naturally she refused again.

Aunt Qing was puzzled: "This little brother Cai's appearance is much stronger than his uncle's, and he is young and promising, and he is a good match for you, why do you still refuse?" She said bitterly: "I was wrong before, but this time, I really think about you." I've always treated you as my own daughter, can I still hurt you? ”

Chunying thought to herself, wasn't it the same thing that hurt her before? But he said: "No matter what the other party's conditions are, I will not agree!" After a pause, he slowed down his tone and said: "Even Steward Cai has not yet become an official, and he wants to marry a wife with a good background, the one you are talking about is young and promising, he must have his own ideas, right?" No mistakes, not a lot of words"

"Don't be afraid of this, his uncle will definitely listen."

"It's boring to barely do it." Chunying resisted the urge to roll her eyes, "It's not like I can't get married, so don't worry about my marriage." My father and mother know it, and they will arrange it. I didn't plan to marry the young master as a concubine, nor did I want to marry the housekeeper and the housekeeper, I just wanted to serve the young lady quietly and get married. My parents will make up their minds about the rest, so you can save some effort! In the end, I couldn't help but reveal a trace of dissatisfaction.

Aunt Qing was very puzzled, she really wanted to find a good home for Chunying this time, why did Chunying still refuse? What kind of family does she want to marry?

However, Chunying mentioned the matter of the young lady's marriage, but Aunt Qing didn't dare to say too much, so she had to let her go for the time being.

Chunying talked about this matter with Shi'er in private, and sighed: "When the master wants to manipulate the lives of his slaves, he thinks it is grace. If Miss has always been high, it's not surprising to have such an idea, but Aunt Qing has obviously been a girl, so she should be able to understand us, right? Why is her obsession deeper than Miss?! ”

Shi'er was a little confused when she heard it, but she still roughly understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "Isn't this how it should be?" If it weren't for the bad candidate this time, I might have agreed a long time ago! What's in the heart of the steward? Let's sum it up well, how to inquire about Miss's wishes, if she is really not the third young grandmother, we have to find a chance to get out. ”

Not to mention how these two secretly avoided people in private, after a few days, the peace of the Hou Mansion was broken by a sudden news: the second young master finally returned.

He came back suddenly. Originally, Mrs. An said to Hou Ye that since the court wanted to open Enke, let the second son study more quietly, and wait for Enke's news to be confirmed before taking him back, so that he would not return to the mansion and be tempted and have no intention of studying. Hou Ye felt that his wife's words were reasonable, so he complied. Seeing that the imperial court's decree had not yet been issued, the second son Li Chang was wearing ordinary cloth clothes, only bringing two servants, riding a thin donkey, and suddenly appeared at the door of the house, startling the whole family.

After Li Chang had said goodbye to his grandmother and parents, and before everyone could sit down and ask him about the reason for his sudden return, the servants in the outer courtyard rushed to report: "Old lady, Hou Ye, Mrs., the Fan family has arrived at the dock and sent someone to report that Uncle and Miss Biao are about to enter the city!" ”

There was another uproar among the people, and the old lady hurriedly called her son: "Go quickly!" Ask someone to pick it up! Hou Ye showed joy on his face and went immediately, leaving everyone with different expressions.

Chunying followed behind Huo Yi and saw her, quietly glanced at everyone, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: Why did they all rush together? It's really lively.

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