"What's the use of being kind!" The eldest lady smiled bitterly, "After all, I didn't give birth to ...... by myself"

Mother Xu wanted to speak and stopped, but she didn't make a sound.

The two were silent for a long time, and the eldest lady sighed and cheered up: "Okay, maybe it's a false alarm for us!" Let's wait until Yanjing. By the way, he is ready for what I asked Wu Xiaoquan to prepare! ”

Mother Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "A total of 96,400 taels of silver." ”

The eldest lady's face changed slightly.

Mother Xu said anxiously: "I went to see the account book...... When the eldest lord left, he pulled out 50,000 taels of silver and kept it by his side......"

Before she could finish her words, there was a "clang", and the teacup of the three gentlemen of cloisonné enamel that was originally held in the hand of the eldest lady had been smashed to pieces.

For a while, there was silence inside and outside the main house of the Zhiyun Pavilion.

The corners of Xu's mother's eyes were slightly red, and she hurriedly lifted the curtain and instructed the people outside: "It's okay, the eldest lady missed a tea cup, you can clean it up personally." ”

The tortoiseshell walked in, wrapped her hands in a handkerchief and picked up all the debris on the ground in a small box, and then quietly retreated.

During this period, there was always silence in the main room of the Shichiyun Pavilion.

"Hey!" The eldest lady sighed lowly, "My temper is getting worse and worse. ”

"The mud bodhisattva still has three points of earthiness?" Mother Xu said with a smile, "What's more, this time the eldest master did too much." ”

The eldest lady's eyes stared straight at the tea stains that were still under her feet: "I have been married for so many years, and he doesn't care about anything." He can spend as much as I earn. I won't say this, making money is meant to be spent. But he's fine...... Raising prostitutes outside and prostituting ...... Still think I'm verbose...... What else do you say, if it weren't for my 'three years of mourning', I wouldn't have been able to tolerate me a long time ago......"

"Big madam," Mother Xu hurriedly interrupted her complaining, "husband and wife quarrel, which sentence hurts people, pick up which sentence to say." The big lord's momentary angry words, why should you take it to heart. ”

"How can I not take it to heart." Although the eldest lady's voice was low, her expression was excited, "If he teaches me a lesson because I have no way to teach my son, or because I don't govern my family strictly, I have nothing to say." But you see, what did he do, he actually took a fancy to his daughter-in-law's personal maidservant, or the two filial pieties of the national mourning and family mourning, if I agreed, where would the faces of the son and daughter-in-law go? Where are my in-laws, what kind of face do I have to meet them? He actually hit this idea, where is it still a person! ”

The tears in the corners of Xu's mother's eyes couldn't help but drip down.

Why wouldn't she be worthless for the eldest lady...... But at this time, even if there are tens of millions of grievances, you can't reveal a little bit in front of the eldest wife, so as not to add fuel to the fire!

"You have been married to the eldest master for so many years, and you still don't know the temperament of the eldest master." Mother Xu persuaded, "The eldest master is a personality who pities fragrant and cherishes jade...... But after a few quarrels with the sisters in the house, he went to the small garden in the outer courtyard to cry, and everyone could see that the little hoof was uneasy and kind. Even the eldest grandmother knew, wasn't she swollen and red-faced, so she sent the little hoof back to her parents' house that night. Big lady, who is right and wrong, everyone can understand at a glance......"

"Phew!" The eldest lady stared sharply, "Flies and mosquitoes don't stare at seamless eggs." The little hoof was crying there, why didn't he see the uncle go there to persuade him? Why don't you see the third master go there to persuade him? But he went to ......."

Mother Xu wanted to say something, but the eldest lady had already shaken her hand: "You don't have to say it again." I know it in my heart! In terms of talent, he is a two-list jinshi and a scholar in the 39th year of the establishment of the military, and in terms of talent, he has been 'excellent' in the performance evaluation of the officials for five consecutive years...... But you see, he stayed in Fujian for nine years, why couldn't he rise to the official authority before borrowing the old lady? It's because of his misconduct that he has been impeached by the imperial history many times......" As she spoke, the eldest lady took Xu's mother's hand, and tears welled up, "If he were a good thing, I would have asked him to take you in, and you wouldn't marry Xu Decheng and end up a young widow...... Why are the lives of both of us so miserable! ”

Mother Xu thought of her husband who fell off a horse and died three months after marriage, she couldn't hold back any longer, covered her mouth and sobbed quietly.

******

After the two of them cried, their moods felt a lot calmer, Mother Xu personally fetched water to serve his wife to redress, and brought hot tea to the eldest wife, talking about what she had been worried about: "You hand over the family to the fourth master, Yao's mother is in charge of the inner courtyard, and Wu Xiaoquan is in charge of the outer courtyard." We've been gone for more than half a year, and we're just afraid of ......"

The eldest lady smiled coldly: "I'm just giving them a chance to see what they can do?" ”

Mother Xu listened with a jump in her eyebrows.

The fourth master, Luo Zhensheng, is sixteen years old this year, and he was raised by the eldest wife like a frog at the bottom of a well who doesn't know how thick the sky is. ”

The eldest lady asked him to take care of the house, wouldn't she let a child play tricks on the tiger - even if he had the ability, he was afraid that he would not have the strength. One is not good, and I got involved in it. And Yao's mother, when she threatened to make Miss Eleven's holly to her nephew as a daughter-in-law no matter what, the eldest lady was already very full, and now she handed over the affairs of the inner courtyard to her, the five aunts in the family, two young ladies, she is a subordinate, saying that it is the above crime, and if it is light, I am afraid that I will not be able to suppress it...... As for Wu Xiaoquan, the eldest lady promoted him to be the chief manager, he is good, he will give as much as the eldest master wants, which is more convenient than when Niu Anli was there......

It seems that the eldest lady is going to clean up these people.

She was thinking about it, when a little maid outside trembled and said, "Big lady, Miss Eleven is here!" ”

The eldest lady and Mother Xu were slightly stunned.

"What is she doing here?" The eldest lady frowned, "Are you here to sue?" ”

"Probably not!" Mother Xu smiled, "Why don't you let her come in and talk about it?" ”

The eldest lady nodded, and smiled peacefully and kindly.

Mother Xu asked the little maid to bring Eleven Niang in.

Eleven Niang asked the eldest lady to say goodbye.

The eldest lady asked her to sit upright and asked, "But what have you forgotten?" ”

"It's not." Eleven Niang smiled, "Mom helped me see the things in the house, and my heart fell." I thought about putting away the cage, so as not to delay everyone's trip because of my slow hands and feet. So I came to ask my mother to show me which people to bring in the house. ”

The eldest lady smiled and asked her, "Then which people do you want to take with you?" ”

"My daughter just doesn't have an idea, so I want to ask my mother for advice." Eleven Niang smiled suddenly, "Although I used to live in Fujian with my father for a while, I was young at that time and I don't remember many things. This time I didn't even know what to do, not only to go far away, but also to go to Yanjing. Naturally, I want everyone around me to go. I thought again, if we were all like me, I wish everyone around me would go, how many cars and boats would it take! ”

The eldest lady smiled and nodded: "You and Wu Niang each bring two big maids, two little maids, and two rough mothers-in-law!" ”

Eleven Niang was very disappointed when she heard this, but she smiled and responded to the words of the eldest lady: "Amber was originally serving by her mother's side, so naturally she has more vision than Holly, and she is going...... Winter Youth has the longest age, and she is assertive when she encounters problems, and she is also going to go...... Then let Hamaju take care of the house at home! She has a gentle temperament and is careful, and we have been gone for more than half a year, and the bottles and cans at home have to be kept by someone......"

The eldest lady who said something laughed: "This kid has a heart." ”

"Who says it isn't!" Mother Xu flattered on the side, "Who is strong and who is weak, and who can do something, it's clear!" ”

Eleven Niang was a little embarrassed to be praised, bowed her head slightly, and got up to say goodbye: "Then I'll go back and pack the cage." ”

The eldest lady nodded and said with a smile: "Go ahead!" ”

Eleven Niang bowed and retreated.

Amber outside followed Eleven Niang back to the Green Cloud Building without saying a word.

Regardless of whether Miss Eleven begged for the eldest lady or not, things all started because of herself - if she wasn't suddenly pulled into Miss Eleven's house, why would she be embarrassed?

But she also has her own grievances - this is not something she can call the shots.

******

Binju knew that he was stayed, but he was not displeased. She just smiled and said, "When Miss comes back, don't forget to bring me that Yanjing's bowl of bean yolk and roll with that donkey." ”

Holly was afraid that the atmosphere would not be good, so she smiled and joked: "What's so good about 'donkey rolling'?" It's our 'pastry' here. ”

"How does my sister know? Have you ever been to Yanjing? Or did you steal Miss's book to read? ”

"Everyone doesn't look serious in your mouth." Holly sneered, "I heard from Miss Seven—she grew up in Yanjing since she was a child. ”

Binju asked Eleven Niang: "Miss, then you can see Miss Seven when you go to Yanjing this time?" ”

"I guess it's okay!" They have been together for more than three years, and now they are separated, and they may be gone forever, no one is reluctant, they are all forced to laugh, Eleven Niang naturally will not spoil the atmosphere, talk and laugh with them, "You can also meet the fifth and sixth masters of the third master's family." ”

Uncle Luo Zhenxing was raised at a young age, which was a shock to the rest of the Luo family. The third wife is no exception, she is very strict with her two sons. During the period of returning to his hometown to guard filial piety, he also asked his father to hire a master from Yanjing to teach his two sons to read. But after all, the two children are still young, and there are many naughty times. often sneaks into the back garden to pick flowers and catch birds, and when I come and go, I get to know Eleven Niang.

Eleven Niang neither nagged them like their mother, nor did she fuss about their behavior like the maids and mothers around them, sometimes hid in her house to play, and Eleven Niang would let people make sour plum soup or shortbread to entertain them, and then let people call the maids and mothers around them, but did not send someone to tell the third wife. Therefore, the two of them are very close to the maids and mothers-in-law in the eleventh mother's house.

Hearing Eleven Niang mention Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu, everyone laughed.

"Miss, why don't you bring some of our homemade rose sauce, so that you can make soft cakes for the sixth master!"

"Hamaju's idea is good!" Eleven Niang smiled, "It's good to bring some green plum wine." The third lady once said that it was delicious. ”

"Miss, don't forget the uncle and grandmother, as well as the third master, the third young grandmother and the seventh lady on the second wife's side!"

"Okay." Shi Niang looked excited, "Let's sum it up and see what we want to bring to Yanjing...... Things don't have to be too much, and they don't have to be valuable. The eldest lady must have been prepared, but we must not leave empty-handed. ”

Everyone nodded and came up with ideas.

For a while, I was full of laughter, and I forgot the sadness of parting for the time being.

(I can finally add more...... ）