Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wu Clan
Everyone looked at Wu.
Xiao Zhihe was so angry that he was about to explode, and when he saw that Wu was still pursing his lips and didn't know what to think, he hurriedly said: "Oh, mother, what are you thinking!" It's just Xiao Zhiqiu, are we still afraid of her? After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for her marriage to withdraw, and now is the time to cure her, do you still have to look at the end? What is she afraid of! ”
Hearing this, Wu took a sip of tea slowly, then looked at Xiao Zhihe, and snorted coldly, "What am I afraid of?" It's just that if you want to cure her, you have to find a reason! This dead girl is a little clever, and deliberately argues with Fanhua at the door, I'm afraid that this matter will reach your father's ears! I was just thinking about how to make sense of this! ”
Xiao Zhihe heard the word "father", his expression changed slightly, and then frowned.
Because of Xiao Qingyu's father, it is always a little scary to mention it.
He is different from other people's fathers, he can be coquettish and compete for favor, Xiao Zhihe has never seen him laugh since he was a child, and even the number of times he talks to him is only a handful, not to mention that Xiao Qingyu will spend time caring and loving himself, in addition to the court, he is in the study all day long with people to study and talk about current affairs in the court, but he does not ask about family affairs, for a few children, meeting is just a casual question about academic matters, and then he waved away.
Because of this, the Wu family dared to have a lukewarm attitude towards Xiao Zhiqiu, the original concubine, if Xiao Qingyu was a person who cared about family affairs, the Wu family was afraid that he would still be pretentious, and he would care about Xiao Zhiqiu in the face, why didn't Xiao Zhiqiu even see the face of the Liu Shizi?
But there are two sides to the matter, in addition to the attitude, the Wu family did not dare to do anything bad to Xiao Zhiqiu, just because of Xiao Qingyu, this trick is ineffective, if the Wu family harms Xiao Zhiqiu, the matter spreads, even if Xiao Qingyu does not like to take care of family affairs, for the sake of face, he can't ask people outside to make irresponsible remarks.
"Father may not be able to take care of this!" Xiao Zhihe was also a little unsure, but Xiao Zhiqiu always wanted to give her a few colors to see, "At most, I need to ask a word or two, Xiao Zhiqiu dares to show his face as soon as he enters the house, can't a mother educate her children?" ”
When Wu heard this, he smiled, squinted his eyes and said: "The mistake is the mistake, she is not my own child, if I regain my hand, I will hurt myself!" Therefore, it is necessary to be careful, so as not to be preached by those who have a heart! She sighed, stood up, looked at a few concubines, and said, "You guys, I have always been hurt by my own life, and I don't think I will have no conscience and deliberately stumble on me!" Don't worry, in the future, I will choose your relatives well, and I will definitely find a good family! ”
When several concubines heard this, they all had their own thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces, and hurriedly said: "Mother loves, we all know it, remember my mother's kindness!" ”
"Well, Zhihe is alone, if there is some dispute with Xiao Zhiqiu, you remember to stand on a front, in this way, even if Xiao Zhiqiu is reasonable, where is the enemy? That is, when it comes to your father, there are so many of you, and it is difficult for the master to believe Xiao Zhiqiu. ”
One of the concubines listened to this thoughtfully, raised his head and smiled: "But what about those cousins?" Sounds like an easy one! ”
Hearing this, Wu looked at the concubine and said with a smile: "Zhiran, the cousin is the cousin after all, and the house is all our people, what means can't you use?" There are so many of you, and you can't deal with a few foreigners? After that, he raised his feet and left, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the old lady's courtyard and meet these cousins." ”
Xiao Zhihe looked proud, looked at Xiao Zhiran and smiled: "I'm just afraid that it's not lively enough!" Since there are a few cousins together, let's deal with them together, if it is good, even my father and grandmother are disgusted with the people of the Fan family, and they just cut off Xiao Zhiqiu's dependence, wouldn't it be better? ”
Xiao Zhiran listened, took her hand and said, "Let's all listen to the third sister's orders." After that, a few people laughed and followed the Wu family to the Zhiyuan Courtyard.
In the Zhiyuan Courtyard, as soon as everyone entered, they saw the mother Yuan beside the old lady standing under the corridor and watching the little girl ring feed the finch.
Seeing Xiao Zhiqiu, Mother Yuan smiled with relief, although the old lady didn't say it some time ago, she always asked about the date, knowing that Xiao Zhiqiu arrived at the house today, the old lady also had a little smile on her face, but she had always kept her face tight, and it was not easy to show it. She knew that when Xiao Zhiqiu arrived at the house, she would come over to visit the old lady first, so she deliberately waited under this corridor.
smiled and said to the little girl on the side: "Prepare the pot of chrysanthemums that the master gave yesterday, and send them to the second girl's courtyard later." Then he walked a few steps down the steps, saluted Xiao Zhiqiu and said: "The old slave has saluted the second girl and a few cousins, and the old lady is in the room, knowing that a few girls are coming to the house today, and even waiting for the girls to eat lunch together." ”
Xiao Zhiqiu listened, and hurriedly reached out to help her, Mother Yuan was the most loyal old man beside her grandmother, and she didn't dare to hold her up.
But she is also a little flattered, her grandmother, has never liked to be in shape, over the years, although she will come back to her every time she returns to the house to greet her as soon as possible, but it is just the respect for the identity of the grandmother in her heart, but it is not because of the proximity to the grandmother, but the grandmother is not smiling every time, and the number of times she has been left to eat in the past three years is not a few times, why today, Yuan's mother said that the grandmother is waiting for them to have lunch?
Although he was puzzled, Xiao Zhiqiu still smiled and said, "Mother Yuan, how is my grandmother's health lately?" ”
The three sisters of Fan Caiqing all looked at this mother, seeing that her demeanor had the style of the family, and she also had a little respect in her heart, so she didn't dare to speak easily, but she just listened with a smile on her face, and she didn't dare to make a mistake easily, for fear of provoking people to look down on her.