Chapter 247: He's My Cousin
Mrs. Luo's face was red and white when she scolded her.
"And ......," Mrs. Shao continued, "since you said that everyone is a mother, let me understand you." Then let me ask you, if you have a daughter, a man who is engaged to someone else goes to the border, and her life and death are uncertain. At this time, his family helped him quit his marriage, and let your daughter get engaged to him immediately, what would you do? ”
Mrs. Luo opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak for a long time.
"Hmph, you can't tell, can you? I've never seen anyone as selfish as you. Your son is a son, and someone else's daughter is not a daughter? You are now forcing Sister Jin to engage to your son, if your son can't come back, have you thought about how Sister Jin should live in this life? ”
As soon as Mrs. Luo heard the words "can't come back", as if she had been pricked with a needle, she interrupted Mrs. Shao's words emotionally and shouted loudly: "He won't come back, he won't come back." My brother Qian has martial arts, and there will be no danger wherever he goes, and he will definitely not be able to come back. ”
With a "bang", Mrs. Shao slammed the table, and her voice was louder than that of Mrs. Luo: "Shut up for me!" ”
Mrs. Luo was so frightened that she stopped shouting.
"Don't shout or cry in front of us." Old Madam Shao pointed at Old Madam Xuanping and Xiao Shi, her eyes were cold, "You are not qualified yet!" ”
Mrs. Luo's heart, grief and worry were like a balloon being punctured, and she was instantly deflated.
She didn't know about Old Madam Shao, but in front of Old Madam Xuanping and Xiao Shi, she was really unqualified. Their husbands, sons, and grandsons will go to the border whenever there is an emergency. What danger, life and death, for them is a common thing. Now Luo Qian just went to the border. You don't necessarily have the opportunity to go to war. Compared with the men of the Cen family, what is this?
But Old Madam Shao still refused to let her go: "The people of Cen Mansion don't need me to say more, I'll just talk about myself, even if our Shao family has been exiled to Beihan for decades, but in the past few decades, we have fought sixteen battles with the Tartars in the north, my son and grandson." All of them have been on the battlefield. But we didn't want to live or die. I had to cry and shout to call people back from the border. Not to mention that when the child is fighting at the border, he will betrothed the child shamelessly, so that the girl may become a widow! My sister didn't recruit you to provoke you. also saved the lives of your mother and son, not only did you not repay her, but you also insisted on forcing her to the point of a dilemma. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? ”
Mrs. Luo's face was flushed by what she said. I can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
"Where's the jade pendant?" Old Madam Shao turned her head and asked Shu.
Shu Shi hurriedly took out the jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Mrs. Shao. Old Madam Shao took it. His eyes stared at Mrs. Luo: "Now this jade pendant, what do you say?" ”
Mrs. Luo saw that Mrs. Xuanping waited for the old lady and Xiao Shi to sit still and did not speak, and had no intention of helping her play a round at all, so she had to bite the bullet. stepped forward to give a blessing to Mrs. Shao and Mrs. Shu respectively: "I, I didn't think it well in the morning, and I apologize to the old lady and the third lady here." This jade pendant, I take it back. ”
As he spoke, he stepped forward and took the jade pendant from Mrs. Shao's hand.
Old Madam Shao waited for her to hold the jade pendant in her hand. He took two steps back before looking at her. "Oh, there's one more thing I have to tell you. ”
Seeing Mrs. Shao like this, Mrs. Luo "chuckled" in her heart. This old lady is powerful, she has seen it. Now that the old man has such an expression on his face, he may have to say something bad again.
Sure enough, the next moment, she heard Mrs. Shao say: "The head of the Zheng family, the one who is now the secretary of the ministry, is my aunt's son and my own cousin. ”
"......" Mrs. Luo looked sluggish.
Stealing chickens and rice is not a recipe for rice, and she has completely offended both of them.
At this moment, she wanted to die.
If she had agreed to Luo Qian's marriage with Xia Jin at the beginning, her son would not have run away, and the Shao family would definitely be grateful to her for not disliking Xia Jin's lowly status and willing to marry her as a daughter-in-law. At that time, not only the Shao family, but also the Zheng family can become the help of his son. And maybe she'll be able to hold her grandson at this time......
The sky was full of remorse, and it instantly overwhelmed her.
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world.
"Speaking of which, I'd like to ask you, when are you going to go to the Zheng Mansion?" It was only at this time that the old lady Xuan Pinghou interrupted and led the topic in the direction of the Zheng family, "If you come back to live in my house, you won't say anything about whether you live in Zheng's house, and you won't go back for a few days, your cousin, I'm afraid you won't follow." ”
"In a few days." Mrs. Shao said, "I have to rest for two days and move back to my house before I can meet relatives and friends." As she spoke, she looked melancholy, "Alas, I haven't been back for decades, and many people haven't seen each other anymore." ”
"Isn't it?" Old lady Xuanping also sighed.
Mrs. Luo, who was standing there, saw that the two were gossiping, so she ignored her at all, and hurriedly lowered her head and retreated.
After all, she was a guest of the Cen Mansion, and Xiao, as the head of the house, was not too cold, so she hurriedly chased out, said a few words of comfort, and ordered her subordinates to wait for her life, and then returned to the hall.
In the hall, the two old ladies chatted a few more words, and the old lady Xuan Pinghou smiled and said, "Okay, let's not be sad." It's a great joy for you to come back. If nothing else, even the children can be regarded as having a future. You've all just arrived today, and you've had a tiring journey, so let's go and rest. There will be time in the future, how much can we not say? ”
After all, Mrs. Shao is old, this way around, just arrived in the capital and went to see the emperor again, when she arrived at Cen Mansion, she was excited with Mrs. Xuanping Hou, and it was a big surprise in Xia Mansion, and under repeated stimulation, her spirit was exhausted to the extreme.
But this is not the time to rest.
She said to Mrs. Xuanping Hou and Xiao Shi: "I am now asking the two of you as Brother Qi's own grandmother. The three girls of your mansion are virtuous and virtuous, and our Shao family wants to marry my eighth grandson Xia Qi. ”
Shu Shi also took out the gift list in a timely manner and handed it over.
This family affair was originally discussed by the two families, and this time it was just a formality. But Xuanping Houfu really didn't expect that "in the blink of an eye, the old hen will become a duck", Xia Qi's kung fu in the blink of an eye changed from the son of Xiaocheng Langzhong to the grandson of General Shao's Mansion, which is really amazing.
Xiao Shi took the gift list, glanced at his mother-in-law, and sighed in his heart about the great blessing of his daughter, and said a few words to Mrs. Shao and Shu.
Only then did Mrs. Shao stand up and say goodbye.
Out of the courtyard, she said to Shu's family: "You also arrived in the capital this morning, go back and rest, don't think about coming over to serve." I'll go back now, do nothing, take a bath and rest, and don't want anyone to serve, and your two sisters-in-law will also rest. In the evening of tomorrow, the Shao Mansion will be settled, and we will move over and get together as a family. ”
"How's that going to work? I've been married for more than ten years, and I haven't served your old man......" Shu naturally couldn't agree immediately, and he always had to express his attitude. Besides, Mrs. Shao is much better than Mrs. Xia. At the beginning, Mrs. Xia gritted her teeth and waited for her, and she didn't feel anything about serving Mrs. Shao more this time.
"Obedient!" Old Madam Shao didn't bother to talk nonsense with her, so she directly lowered her face and ordered.
Shu had to answer "yes" honestly, not daring to say more.
Seeing that the third daughter-in-law agreed submissively, Mrs. Shao showed a smile and waved her hand gently: "Okay, you guys go back quickly." ”
Shu Shi naturally refused, and insisted on sending Mrs. Shao to the courtyard where she lived, so she took Xia Jin away, met her husband and son at the gate, and returned to Xia's house together.
"Mother, do we really want to move back to live with my grandmother?" On the carriage, Xia Jin asked Shu.
She's a lazy person and hates trouble the most. Thinking about the large group of relatives in Shao Mansion, even if the first impression was good, she felt very troublesome.
"If you don't want to live, I'll advise your daddy." Shu Shi pulled a lock of hair on Xia Jin's cheek to the back of his head and said softly.
Xia Jin took her hand and put his head on her shoulder, enjoying the warmth and tranquility of his mother.
At the beginning of the crossing, she hated being touched the most. But Shu's water-like gentleness and thoughtfulness slowly melted her heart. family has also become the person she cares about the most.
"But Daddy would love to live with my grandfather and grandmother." She sighed.
Shu gently stroked her hair with the palm of his hand and did not speak.
Xia Zhengqian is a gentleman who is sincere and filial. Separated from his parents for decades, he must be willing to live with his parents and brothers.
But he didn't want to after dinner, Xia Zhengqian made it clear: "Sister Jin, don't worry, I will explain your special situation to your grandfather and grandmother, and strive for us to live here alone." Even if they insist that we go back to Shaofu, I will fight for you to have the right to come and go naturally, and not let them lock you up at home like an ordinary girl. ”
Xia Jin was moved: "Thank you, Daddy." ”
Xia Zhengqian shook his head: "Without you, how can my father know his life experience and recognize his ancestors?" Daddy wants to thank you. ”
"Alright." Shu Shi smiled on the side, "Father and daughter, what are you doing so politely?" ”
The whole family laughed.
"Father, mother, I still want to open a restaurant and a dim sum shop in the capital." Xia Jin said.
"Let's go." Xia Zhengqian said, and then gestured to Shu's family.
Shu Shi took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and handed them to Xia Jin: "This is your recent earnings from trading, a total of five thousand taels of silver." The land you get is sold for less than 10 percent, otherwise it will be more. ”
"If you don't have enough money to make a restaurant and a dim sum shop, your mother still has some silver taels. How much, you ask her if she wants. Xia Zhengqian said. (To be continued)