Chapter 17: The Jiang Family (II)
Not only the big room, but also the third and fourth rooms Zhuo Zhaojie didn't go much, first, Ban has been calling her to take her, and secondly, only You Can in the second room is close to her temperament and age, unless there is something in the other rooms.
"It's not a question of whether you have passed or not." Ben shook his head, "Do you remember the incident you thought you were sick from?" ”
Zhuo Zhaojie's face turned red again - Ban continued: "Didn't I ask the kitchen to boil some ginger soup at that time, but I waited for a long time? ”
"Later, the servant woman said that she had overturned on the road she had stayed up on." Zhuo Zhaojie answered.
"It's not from the cold winter, and the person who carries the ginger soup is not a newcomer to the house, so why did it turn over?" Ban snorted, "It was the little guy in the purple jade courtyard who made the mistake and pushed your fourth cousin over and knocked him over!" ”
Zhuo Zhaojie suddenly, that day, You Shuo said that Qixiang was looking for the theory of purple jade, and the two fought, and said that it was a dispute between the concubines in the backyard...... The problem is that Qixiang entered the door early, she is already old and decrepit, You Fei ignored her in the early years, but how can she compete with Ziyu, who is only two or three years older than You Mian?
"When your eldest aunt was there before, the intrigue between the concubines was still a little measured, and they didn't dare to make a big fuss, but now that your eldest aunt is gone, your eldest cousin and sister-in-law are juniors, and they can't take care of the affairs of the public house! This thing dares to openly bully the descendants of my You family! Ban sneered and said, "Originally, I had already decided to take that purple jade out, and I didn't want that fragrant ......."
"Grandmother." Zhuo Zhaojie thought for a while, and felt that it was not right, so he asked suspiciously, "It is said that this Ziyu only entered the door a year ago, but Qixiang became the concubine of the eldest uncle more than ten years ago, in the early years, I heard that the eldest uncle didn't care much about Qixiang, I think the eldest uncle is not very concerned about the fourth cousin, why does Ziyu still ask someone to bully the fourth cousin like this?" ”
After all, there is You Shuo's eldest son in the big house, and no matter how many concubines there are, it is impossible to shake You Shuo's status, You Mian's concubine and his biological mother are not very proud, and they can't get in the way of Ziyu at all, not to mention that before Ziyu enters the door, Qixiang will fall out of favor, where can she dare to embarrass her? The two are naturally innocent.
Ban squinted his eyes and said faintly: "You can think of this, it can be seen that you have listened carefully to what you have been told over the years - although your eldest uncle only wants a son who can read and shine on the lintel, your eldest aunt has experienced the pain of losing her son twice before leaving your eldest cousin as an only son, even if your eldest cousin is not successful in studying, but his biological mother ...... How can you not think about him? ”
Seeing that Zhuo Zhaojie was still confused, Ban raised his hand and nodded at her forehead, and said softly, "Ziyu's birth, your eldest aunt knew it before she died, but it was not clear whether it was a man or a woman at the time, and it was only recently that I knew - this Ziyu is different from Qixiang, she is a good concubine, not only is her mother's family in the local area, but she is also from a good family, your confused uncle...... When your eldest aunt saw that it was not successful, she promised Ziyu that if she gave birth to a son, she would have to study, so she corrected her as a continuation of the string...... Hey! That foolish thing, drunk, dare to say anything! Taking a concubine as a wife...... If hell I'm dead with your grandfather! ”
Zhuo Zhaojie couldn't help but feel that the grievances came from the Jiang family - the Jiang family married You Fei for decades, and took care of the housework, and she was really conscientious and well-known, but as a result, she endured the pain of losing her child twice and endured the pressure of being childless for many years before You Shuo grew up safely, and actually killed a Ziyu pregnant ...... But her own body didn't make it first!
If Ziyu really straightens You Hail, even if the step-sister-in-law is not as good as the original concubine, but if the son of Ziyu is a person who can read, then what is You Shuo in front of You Hail?!
Even if a family like the You family is unlikely to allow You Hail to do the foolish thing of taking a concubine as his wife, but the world is impermanent-does the Ban family like the concubine Youzi very much? But there is no blatant suppression of the mother and son of Youzi and Ren Shen, why? It's just because Ren Shenzhi's book is well read, and it is very likely that he will become the arm of the descendants of the You family in the future!
In case the child born to Ziyu has a higher reading qualification than Ren Shenzhi - this is not an impossible thing, You Jia's grandson and second grandson have no talent for reading, but they are better than the other - At that time, You Ruoheng and Ban also have the idea of loving talents, in order to give their outstanding grandson a good future, maybe they will help with their hands......
Zhuo Zhaojie pursed his lips: "Grandmother, aunt...... What was done? ”
"What else can be done?" Ban sneered, "It's nothing more than bribing the little guy in Ziyu's courtyard, and forcing Qixiang to drag Ziyu into the water with Mianlang's life...... Otherwise, no matter how confused Ziyu is, how dare the people in her yard openly do something to Lang Jun of the big house?! ”
Zhuo Zhaojie bit his lip - first, the little guy in the Ziyu courtyard pushed You Mian in public and knocked over the ginger soup that Ban wanted, and that night You Mian's biological mother Qixiang went to find the Ziyu theory confidently, and the two fought...... It was rare to attract everyone to watch, and Qixiang shouted out Ziyu in front of everyone to curse the Jiang family with the technique of disgust with victory...... The rough envoy of the big house immediately went to tell You Shuo......
Then, the matter quickly spread throughout the whole house, and the You family couldn't suppress it if they wanted to!
Even if You Fei still wanted to try his best to keep Ziyu - or rather, to keep the son in her belly who had pinned his last bit of hope, but the Jiang family came forward justifiably, and You Ruoheng and the Ban family could only pretend not to know Ziyu's pregnancy at all for the sake of this in-law......
"That puppet ......" Zhuo Zhaojie was slightly agitated and said softly, "Could it be ...... Was it buried by the eldest aunt? ”
Ban glanced at her approvingly: "Otherwise, why is your aunt obviously running out of oil and running out of lamps, and she should not have a comfortable place in her body when she is dying, but she can't stop yelling and having a headache?" It's just to dig out the puppet and correspond to the needle stuck in the puppet's head! ”
Seeing that Zhuo Zhaojie's face was a little unsightly, she sighed and said gently, "Compared with the Minping Hou Mansion, our family can be described as a small family...... Zhaojie, don't complain that your grandmother always tells you to watch these dirty and calculating things! Zhuo Jia...... Alas, the so-called Hou Men is a little deeper, although you are the granddaughter of the Marquis of Minping, but first, your biological grandmother is gone, and second, your stepgrandmother...... He also has children and daughters, and he is a wealthy family...... I have to guard against it! ”
"Where did my grandmother say that?" Although Zhuo Zhaojie was surprised by the twists and turns behind the so-called concubine cursing the master's mother in the big house, he was not a fool, and immediately said, "If my grandmother didn't hurt me in my heart, I am a person with a foreign surname, and I shouldn't even ask half a word about these things!" ”
Ban touched her sideburns with relief: "Good boy, I'll take your test...... Guess what's next, your aunt still has a hand? ”
"I guess the eldest cousin, the eldest cousin, and even the eldest cousin and the second cousin......" Zhuo Zhaojie curled the corners of his mouth, "I will treat the fourth cousin very well." ”
"Not bad!" Ban Shi approvingly, "In this way, I have made a full commitment to Qixiang in private, and I have taken advantage of it on the surface!" Your two cousins are still secondary, but your eldest cousin doesn't care about the reputation of his brother who feels sorry for his brother...... But I got it! Even though it is difficult for him to gain fame, but with such a reputation, in the future, your uncle will want to continue the strings, and then have a brother, even if he is outstanding...... If you want to shake his status as the eldest son of the Yuan Match, it is not so easy! ”
"It's just that, you also have to see - your aunt's plan is not without loopholes! But do you know why I have to follow her calculations to help her consolidate your eldest cousin's position even though I have seen through it? Ban asked again.
Zhuo Zhaojie pursed his lips and said, "Because of the Jiang family." ”
The Liyang clan has always been united, don't look at Jiang Chutian and Jiang Fuguang, they don't care about a letter from the Jiang family in Chang'an.
Although You Ruoheng was the prime minister in the court, he was the senior brother, and the in-law of Minping Hou, but You Fei's generation did not come out of a single jinshi, You Chi, You Huan, and Ren Shenzhi can read, but they are too young! When they come out, even if You Ruoheng's generation is almost the same, how can they dare to grudge easily? Besides, Ziyu, a concubine and a concubine who didn't land, God knows what will happen, the weight in the hearts of You Ruoheng and Ban is really not enough compared to You Shuo, the eldest grandson who has already married a family!
Otherwise, the Zhuo family fostered Zhuo Zhaojie in Youjia's house, and even Ren Shenzhi, the cousin, had to avoid the garden to live when he was seven years old, how could he agree to the famous Jiang Fufeng to borrow it? Especially in the case of looking out of Jiang Fufeng's intentions?
"Not bad." Ban's expression was complicated, "It's a pity, your eldest aunt went early, otherwise, I wouldn't have to worry about it at all in the big room...... All he can do now is try his best to turn the circle for their father and son. ”
Zhuo Zhaojie saw that she was in a low mood, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "The eldest aunt is naturally good, but I just heard from the second aunt that this little uncle of the Jiang family has a ...... reputation He now lives in the second room, and his third cousin ......"
This reminded Ban, she clapped her hands, called Coral in, and instructed her: "Go to the second room and ask Canniang to move to Binwei Courtyard!" ”
Coral was stunned: "Is the old lady talking about now?" I'm afraid that Sanniang is going to get ready to sleep! ”
"When you fall asleep, you get up again." Ban said, "Little mother's family, is it too old for me to move?" That Jiang Qilang is young in the end, and he has never married a wife, although he is an elder, but he is also turning a corner, Canniang is already engaged, how can he not avoid suspicion! ”
said to Zhuo Zhaojie, "Your idea is very good, if Jiang Qiqi is a smart person, he will be embarrassed to stay for a long time when he sees Canniang moving away to avoid him?" Our family can't do things to blatantly drive people out, so we can only hope that he will be more interesting. ”