Past Lives (3)
"My sister is gone, my nieces and nephews are still young, and now I am the only girl in the family." Wei Mengying met Old Madam Cao's suspicious gaze and said in a deep voice, "If I am allowed to be a concubine for the son of the second brother's boss, at most I can help the second brother alone, and the other four brothers want to be motivated in the future, but what should I do?" Is it hard to wait until the nieces grow up? ”
She lowered her eyelashes lightly and said in an almost demagogic tone, "It's better to take a risk and find someone who can promote the five brothers!" In this way, when the nieces grow up in the future, they can marry better, wouldn't it be more beneficial for our Wei family to prosper? ”
Old Madam Cao muttered: "Why don't I know this truth you said? However, the lintel of our house is here, and we can't know the real high-ranking family at all...... Even if I want to tell you this now, it is because your second brother's boss heard that our family is prosperous, and you were born well, thinking that your family has died two grandchildren in a row, if you are admitted to the door, you can get some popularity of our family. ”
So, it must be that the second brother has repeatedly recommended himself to his boss?
is to say kiss seriously, and the mother's family is enough to lose the girl's face if she does this, let alone being a concubine?
If I really should deal with this matter, I'm afraid that people haven't passed the door yet, and they already know that the new aunt and grandmother are in a hurry to make a little bit. Goods!
Wei Mengying was furious in her heart, but she said quietly: "Mother, my family has worked hard to support me for many years, and I am a girl's family, except for getting married, there is nothing else to help the family!" This husband's family, how can you not think about it well, don't be able to help the family when the time comes, and live up to your cultivation grace over the years! ”
Seeing that Old Madam Cao heard this, her expression softened, and she hurriedly said, "However, the second brother is just a seventh-grade petty official, and in the imperial capital, it is inferior to sesame!" His boss is not a serious magnate, even if his son wins the Jinshi this time, but it is estimated that the ranking is not very high, right? If it's high, why don't you tell us about the specific ranking? It can be seen that most of him can't even enter the Hanlin Academy. If you will become an official in the future, it will most likely be a hard qualification. If not, it can't be said to be a lifetime that is not salty or light - I may not be able to be very proud, let alone help our family? ”
She gritted her teeth, "The reason why I said Song Zhuangyuan is because ...... Because I've seen him before! ”
"Have you seen him?" Old Madam Cao was taken aback, first happy, and then frowned, "Then why didn't you tell me?!" ”
"Then how did I know he could be the champion?" Wei Mengying hurriedly explained, "I saw that he was dressed plainly, and I thought he was just an ordinary son!" Ignore him, of course! ”
"So, he spoke to you?" Old Madam Cao seemed to smile, "Even if you don't know his identity, if you encounter this kind of thing, you should explain it to my mother when you come back, right?" What the hell is going on? Don't get dizzy again! ”
The last sentence refers to the part where Wei Mengying and her cousin had a private affair with Hongyan.
"I went out to buy things last year." Wei Mengying thought about it and made it up, "I almost hit it at the turn, he apologized to me and said a few words, I don't want to entangle with the living in front of everyone, so I nodded indiscriminately and left." ”
Speaking of this, he said, "If my mother doesn't believe me, you can ask Jie'er, she went out with me that day." ”
"Jie'er has something at home, so I'll go back this morning." Old Madam Cao looked at her thoughtfully, "I'll ask her when I get back, if you don't talk nonsense, my mother naturally wishes you could soar, and let our Wei family be able to touch your light!" ”
Wei Mengying nodded gently: "Does that mother have any other instructions?" ”
Seeing that Mrs. Cao waved her hand, she was blessed and retired, and when she returned to her boudoir, Fang Jue felt cold sweat soaked through her heavy clothes, her body was cold, and her heart was also cold for a while.
"When will Jie'er come back from her leave?" She didn't care about bathing and changing clothes, so she hurriedly called the maid Xin'er who was with her today, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know?" ”
Xin'er nodded and said, "She only took one day off, and she will be back tomorrow morning." ”
"In this way, I will freshen up myself tomorrow morning, I don't need you to serve, you go to the corner door for me in advance and wait for Jie'er!" Wei Mengying pondered for a moment and said, "After seeing her, find a way to let her lie to me!" ”
As for what kind of lie Yuan, naturally she just told Mrs. Cao that she had seen Song Yuan.
At that time, Mrs. Cao didn't let her subordinates be on the side, and when Xin'er heard Wei Mengying tell her the ins and outs, she couldn't help but be startled, and said in panic: "But Miss ......"
Knowing that she was afraid of Mrs. Cao-in fact, Wei Mengying, her biological daughter, why didn't she be afraid of her biological mother?
If it weren't for her own life, Wei Mengying wouldn't have dared to tell such a lie.
Seeing Xin'er hesitating at this moment, she couldn't help but sneer, poked her head hard, and shouted softly: "You can think about it!" You are a maid who serves me, and when I leave the cabinet in the future, you will definitely follow me! If I marry someone else and be a child, you will be the concubine's dowry, don't say what future there will be when the time comes, there will be a powerful housewife in charge, and one of our masters and servants is not good, I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life - you forgot that my sister also brought someone through the door back then? Later, my sister is gone, who will see her dowry again?! ”
Xin'er couldn't help but be awe-struck when she heard this, she was the same age as Wei Mengying, and she was bought by the Wei family to serve her daughter when she was five or six years old.
Speaking of the people around Wei Mengyue, Xin'er is naturally no stranger - Wei Mengyue has a gentle temperament, and the maids around her are also very kind people. Xin'er still remembered that before Wei Mengyue left the pavilion, the maid next to the eldest lady had brought pastries for herself to eat.
Later, when the news of Wei Mengyue's death came, no one mentioned the two dowries, and the power was never the same.
Xin'er was worried about them for a while, but she just thought that she was just a maid and couldn't do anything, so she gradually let go.
Now that she was told by her master, she suddenly realized that those two sisters might be her future - she couldn't help but turn white!
"But Second Miss, you haven't actually seen Song Zhuangyuan......" But Old Madam Cao is very powerful in the backyard of Wei Mansion, Xin'er is a little hesitant, "Even if you let Jie'er help to collude and fool the old lady." 'M afraid...... I'm afraid that I can only be deceived for a while? ”
"That's better than embroidering a dowry without any resistance now!" Wei Mengying pursed her lips and thought for a moment, her eyes flashed ruthlessly, and she said in a deep voice, "Do you think that if I don't raise Song Zhuangyuan, who has nothing to do with me, my mother will listen to me?" ”
Xin'er was silent.
Wei Mengying was afraid that she would not listen to her, so after thinking about it, she comforted again: "Besides, what I told my mother is that I and Song Zhuangyuan are only one-sided-not that Song Zhuangyuan has a crush on me, even if I can't get acquainted with Song Zhuangyuan when I turn around, it's not that I don't have nothing to answer my mother!" ”
At this time, Wei Mengying really couldn't believe that she could catch up with Song Yuan, let alone be married by Song Yuan and be the mistress of the Song family.
She will talk about this person, firstly, she had just seen Song Yuan in the daytime, followed to Mrs. Cao to talk back, and said him by the way; Second, because she didn't know many foreign men, she couldn't find a target that would make Mrs. Cao's heart flutter temporarily, so she could only choose Song Yuan.
In the final analysis, like the cousin she wrote to before, Song Yuan at this moment is just a cover and a shield in her eyes.
In fact, she even coaxed Xin'er to help, and when Jie'er replied to Mrs. Cao the next day, after she lied for her, Mrs. Cao was not optimistic about her suggestion: "I almost bumped into it, and people just apologized to you, and they didn't mean to take advantage of the situation to get to know you, so it can be seen that it was just an accident." You probably don't know that the champion of this section is not an ordinary family's son, their Jiangnan Song clan is a famous family of many dynasties, and the background of today's royal family is not as deep as theirs! It is said that such a family did not marry outsiders at all in the past, and only a few other families could enter their eyes. Even if you are a concubine, I'm afraid that our family has no hope! ”
Because, "The Song family is such an only son, and they don't even have a sister, they are really loved by thousands of people!" Now he is still a high school champion, and he is both talented and beautiful, and there are not too many people who are in a hurry to give his daughter to him! Even if it is a concubine, there are many people who are rushing to fight and are willing to let their daughters serve him! According to me, there is really no trace of this, but it is not as good as the son of your second brother's boss, I have inquired, although he is a little shorter, he is white and clean, and he is also a very decent Jinshi master! ”
"If my mother doesn't let me try, how do I know if it doesn't work?" Wei Mengying was terrified and sad in her heart, and only pleaded with the last hope, "Once you fail, you can just go to someone else's house." Anyway, my mother also said, I am good-looking, and people take concubines instead of marrying wives, so I will be very concerned about the fact that I have climbed the champion and become a wife? Speaking of which, how many women on the street threw handkerchiefs and flowers to Zhuang Yuanlang yesterday! If it succeeds, won't the whole family be able to get wiped out? ”
Old Madam Cao was still groaning, Wei Mengying saw this situation, gritted her teeth, went to find the four sisters-in-law other than the second sister-in-law, threw away the girl's face, and told them: "The five brothers in the family have always been very good to me. However, now my mother wants to promise me to the son of the second brother's boss, but the brothers' messengers are not together, so I get married, can't I only help the second brother, can't help the eldest brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, and the fifth brother? ”
Her four sisters-in-law naturally felt not very happy when they heard it, and the eldest sister-in-law Mu was better, after all, Wei Mengyue was paving the way for the big house.
However, the three-bedroom, four-bedroom, and five-bedroom feel aggrieved, the Wei family has a total of two daughters, the eldest daughter took her life to earn benefits for the big house, and the second daughter is now going to pave the way for the second room, what should they do next? Waiting for the daughter of the big house to grow up? The eldest daughter of the big house is only five years old!
What's more, it is natural for Wei Mengyue and Wei Mengying sisters to pave the way for their brothers, the daughter of the big house is only a niece with three bedrooms, four bedrooms and five bedrooms, even if she marries well in the future, what good will she not be close to her parents, why should she give it to her uncle and aunt?!
At that time, even if the three-bedroom, four-bedroom, and five-bedroom can take advantage of the cheap, it will inevitably be the rest of the big house.
Wei Mengying said at this time, "I intend to seek benefits for my five elder brothers, but my mother feels that she is not very reliable, so she has refused to agree." In fact, wouldn't it be a contradiction for me to say that since our family is motivated, we still strive to be stable in our work? It's better to let me take a risk, and it will be good for everyone, and if I fail, it's a big deal to make a show at home and kick me out of the house - my mother is reluctant to let me go, and delay my brothers in vain! ”
Several sisters-in-law felt that it was very reasonable when they heard this, except for the eldest sister-in-law Mu Shi, who was a little reluctant to go, and said a few words: "In fact, as long as my sister is doing well, your brothers are not angry, and it is not a way to always expect you to be a sister's sacrifice." ”
But he was caught by the third sister-in-law and said: "Sister-in-law, what you said is also boring, and the eldest sister is not the same as losing her life for your big house!" You have taken advantage of the advantages and taken the benefits, but when you look back and say these cheap things, it seems that we have no conscience. If you are really a kind-hearted person who is reluctant to let your sisters be wronged, you were not deaf and blind when your eldest sister came out of the cabinet, why didn't you intercede with your father and mother and eldest brother, and stop people - how can the eldest sister be so young and fragrant?! ”
Muhammad was silent.
After the daughters-in-law swarmed up to persuade her, Mrs. Cao really relented and agreed to temporarily delay her daughter's family affairs and give her time to get to know Song Yuan.
There is a limit to this time, half a year.
It's only half a year - if within half a year, Wei Mengying can't let Song Yuan look at her differently, and let the Wei family see the hope of catching up with the Song family, Old Madam Cao said: "Then you are still dead, don't have such unrealistic fantasies, follow the path I arranged for you!" ”
Wei Mengying responded respectfully on her face, but in private, she tried her best to go to a few pharmacies to get enough of a bag of arsenic. Frost.
If fate still can't turn around within half a year...... She thought maliciously: Then let's die together!