Although he knew that this was wrong, Shang Mingjie couldn't help but think like this, "Grandmother, in your father's hearts, my aunt's family is closer, isn't it?" ”

Old Madam Shang looked at him sadly, and said with a tired face: "Of course, your aunt is my biological daughter, and I love her the most when she is at home." ”

"Then in your and your father's hearts, is the Lin family also more important than the Zhao family?"

Old Madam Shang pursed her lips and didn't speak, her mind was racing, Ming Jie would never ask about such a thing.

Who taught him to ask such things? Could it be Lin Qingwan?

Seeing that his grandmother didn't answer, Shang Mingjie looked at her stubbornly.

Old Madam Shang had a headache, she spoiled this child too much, so that he developed a pure conscience, and he would not think about the disputes in the world at all.

But now this kid is obviously enlightened, but there are some facts that are hurting, just understand it in your heart, why do you have to say it?

The Lin family and the Zhao family, emotionally speaking, are naturally closer to the Lin family, but if you want to talk about importance, when Lin Jiang is there, it is naturally the Lin family that is heavier, but now that Lin Jiang is gone, the Shang family will have to help each other with the Zhao family in the future.

Otherwise, why would she turn a blind eye to the many things that Second Mrs. Shang had done?

Shang Mingjie saw that his grandmother lowered his eyes and didn't speak, and couldn't help but withdraw his gaze in disappointment, which was different from what he had always known.

He has always thought that justice comes first, and only then does he talk about intimacy, and the interests are the last thing to consider.

Whether from the perspective of fairness or intimacy, he has to stand on the side of the Lin family, he thinks that his grandmother and father are the same as him.

But when his cousin questioned him this morning, it occurred to him that maybe it was just wishful thinking on his part, and that his grandmother and father didn't think so.

The ancestors and grandchildren were silent for a long time, and finally it was Mrs. Shang who spoke first: "Erlang, you will understand when you are older." ”

Shang Mingjie pursed his lips, "My grandson has grown up now, so it's better for my grandmother to tell me clearly, so as not to make my grandson ignorant and ruin your business." ”

Old Madam Shang lowered her face and asked, "Are you blaming Grandmother?" ”

Shang Mingjie pursed his lips and didn't speak.

Old Madam Shang's face became more and more ugly when she saw it, and she suppressed the anger that surged up in her heart and said, "Erlang, who are we doing this for?" It's not for you ......"

"It's not for me," Shang Mingjie said with tears in his face, suppressing the accusation: "I didn't think about inheriting the lord, and I never thought about relying on my uncles to achieve anything, not to mention, the Lin family is my aunt's family, grandmother, is it really for my family to lose justice and family affection?" ”

He did good things for the Shang family, but he did bad things for him alone, but no one ever asked him if he was willing to accept their so-called "good intentions".

Old Madam Shang's face turned pale.

Shang Mingjie turned to face her, stretched out his hand to hold hers, and slammed his head on the ground, "Grandmother, if the Lin family is at fault, I will admonish Aunt Lin, and if the Zhao family is at fault first, I will also admonish my uncles." Our family is related to both families, and it is not good to favor either side, so it is better to act fairly. ”

Old Madam Shang looked at him deeply, withdrew her hand and said lightly: "Since you think so, then do it." But I ask you, if your uncles do not listen to the admonition? ”

Shang Mingjie said solemnly: "We can't control the affairs of the Zhao family, but our Shang family must at least be fair." ”

Old Madam Shang sat on the mat and asked, "Then let me ask you, who does our Shang family have a bias?" When has there ever been an injustice? ”

Shang Mingjie thought about it carefully and found that there was really no, although his mother's attitude was out, but the Shang family really didn't help the Zhao family suppress the Lin family, of course, they didn't help the Lin family either.

There is quite a kind of thing that has nothing to do with himself, at most the grandmother knocked on the mother, so as to express her dissatisfaction with the Zhao family.

But this attitude is actually very hurtful, but in front of his grandmother, Shang Mingjie opened his mouth and still didn't say anything.

In my grandmother's heart, the Shang family is the most important, and my uncle is now stationed at the border and has soldiers in his hands, that is, his official position is similar to that of his father, but the weight is different.

Grandmother can use her mother to beat her uncle's house is already the limit, and no matter how much she does, she is afraid that she will be considered to stand with the Lin family.

And he, Shang Mingjie smiled bitterly, what can he do as a teenager who is still in school and has to wait for him when he goes in and out?

And how much voice do you have?

Didn't he persuade his mother and uncle?

However, not to mention the second uncle, even his mother has never listened to his opinion, and in the final analysis, he is not convincing.

Or rather, he doesn't have the power to be convincing.

Shang Mingjie lowered his eyes, and when he raised his head again, his gaze was much firmer, "Grandmother, I am the master of washing inkstones and serving ink, and their rewards and punishments are determined by me, if I do something wrong, you can punish me." ”

Old Madam Shang was now worried about the Lin family, seeing that her grandson was like something, and she didn't want to worsen the relationship between her grandparents and grandchildren for this matter, so she nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you, the two of them are at your disposal." ”

Shang Mingjie breathed a sigh of relief, knelt on the futon and looked up at the ancestral tablet above.

Nanchun held the old lady, glanced back at the ancestral hall, and asked in a low voice, "Old lady, ...... second master"

Old Madam Shang sighed, shook her head slightly, and said, "He is injured, let him go back to recuperate first, and then come to be punished when he is well." ”

She paused and said: "You personally go and send the inkstone and the ink back, and let them serve Erlang carefully, if there is a mistake again, I don't care who he is, I will take care of it." ”

Nan Chun was taken aback, the old lady is planning not to punish the two little guys?

She had been in the courtyard just now and hadn't heard the words inside, but she knew how abnormal it was.

Before the second master was found, the old lady couldn't wait to tear the inkstone and the ink, how could she let it go lightly at this time?

And it's definitely not easy for the second wife to explain there.

Seeing Nanchun's embarrassment, the old lady snorted coldly, pulled out her hand and said, "If the second daughter-in-law has any opinions, just let her come to me." ”

Nan Chun hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that the second wife will have a gap with the second grandfather, mother and son because of this." ”

Mrs. Shang said meaningfully: "They are their own mother and son, how can they have an overnight feud." If she is not happy, she will beat her son. ”

She didn't want the Shang family to be alienated from the Zhao family, but she didn't want her grandson to be too close to the Zhao family. Erlang is too affectionate, and it's good to be like this now.

Mrs. Shang sent Nanchun away, and immediately asked the stewards to come, and first asked the steward who brought people to the Lin family's courtyard this morning, who came forward to entertain them, and it can be seen that Aunt Lin or Miss Cousin?

What did the people of the Lin family say......

The steward went back one by one, and now not only the old lady was silent, but also the chief steward was silent.

The half-ringing chief steward said thoughtfully: "Old lady, I'm just afraid that the Lin family has some misunderstanding with us, why don't you send someone to go again?" ”

The steward took someone there, not to mention that he didn't see Lin Qingwan, he was sent back without even seeing Lin Yubin's face, obviously because he had a gap with the Shang family.

You must know that this steward was sent by Mrs. Shang, she is Lin Yubin's grandmother, even if it is just a third-class servant, she should see it.

Mrs. Shang was a little sad, her grandson had just quarreled with her, and even her granddaughter was separated from her?

She waved her hand tiredly and said, "Select some medicinal materials from the treasury and send them out, they have just repelled the mob, there must be a lot of injured people in the house, and it is the time when the medicinal materials are needed." ”

The chief steward should go to the warehouse to choose things in person, and even personally send them to the Lin family's courtyard.

Now the Lin family is still the largest clan in the south of the Yangtze River, and the hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff, so they shouldn't make the relationship so stiff.

Mrs. Shang was angry that the old lady had let go of the washing inkstone and the ink service, and when she heard it, she didn't know about it, and she was worried about her son's injury.

Shang Danzhu saw that the family was finally quiet, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said to Shang Danlan Shang Danju: "Let's also pack some things and ask the chief steward to send them to Cousin Lin, I don't know if she was scared." ”

Shang Danlan nodded repeatedly, "I wrote her a letter, do you want to add a few words as well?" ”

The two sisters said, "Very well, bring me the letter, and we will add a few words together." ”

By the time the chief steward of the Shang family arrived at the Lin family's courtyard, the sun had already set, and the Zhuangzi was bustling.

Lin Qingwan and the others had just gotten up after a sleep, and the courtyard was noisily preparing meals.

She inspected the wounded and made sure that their injuries had not deteriorated before returning to the small mourning hall. Steward Lin had already sent people into the city to buy a coffin to collect the people, and they would only be buried tomorrow when their family came.

A lot of incense was burned in the mourning hall, and all the people from the Zhuangzi came to burn it, thanking the four for their contribution to the protection of the farm and the courtyard.

When the stunned sting walked in from outside, Lin Qingwan was bowing deeply to the mourning hall, he paused, and waited for Lin Qingwan to straighten up before he stepped forward and whispered: "The chief steward of the Shang family is here again, and this time he has sent a cart of medicinal materials." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded slightly, turned around and said, "Let's go, go and have a look." ”

Surprised, he said, "If my aunt doesn't want to see him, why don't you let Steward Lin go?" ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head slightly, and said meaningfully: "Now what the Lin family wants to do is to Taoguang and raise obscurity, the Shang family is the second family in Jiangnan, and the next few families want to cross our Lin family first." ”

Although it is very subtle, it is true, the Shang family did not deal with the Lin family, but the Zhao family pressed step by step, and the Zhou family and the Xie family have been watching from the sidelines.

But if the Shang family also makes a move, the Zhou Xie family will definitely not be able to bear it, surrounded by the four families, then the Lin family will definitely fall quickly, not to mention the position of the first in Jiangnan, even the second, and the third will not be able to keep it.

Nothing is impossible for the sake of the family.

Even if their Lin family is in-law with the Shang family and the Xie family.

After this incident, although there was something between Lin Shang's two families, Lin Qingwan still didn't want the relationship between the two families to be too rigid.

That's not good for the Lin family.

She hoped that as soon as Mrs. Shang was there, the Shang family would remain silent for a day, and the Lin family would still be the first family in Jiangnan.

And during this period, it depends on whether the Lin family can accumulate strength to keep their first place.

Lin Run obviously thought about it the same way, and when he heard that the chief steward of the Shang family was coming, he hurriedly came over to find Lin Qingwan, hoping that she would not be too impulsive and revealing, so as not to deepen the disagreement between the two families.

Like Lin Yubin, he also had some suspicions that it was the Zhao family that instigated the homeless people to attack the Lin family's courtyard.

It's just that he didn't expect Lin Qingwan to be so calm, and when he arrived, she was receiving the Shang family's chief steward with a smile.