"Presumptuous, do you want to disobey your elders?" Old Man Zhao's face was even darker, although he expected that this woman would not agree easily, but he didn't expect her to be so direct, and he didn't know how to be tactful.

Ruixue's face remained unchanged, as if she didn't see the old man's angry appearance, and said, "Father is angry, the two children are weaker than other children because they have passed the cold poison in their mother's womb. If the father misses the two children, the daughter-in-law can bring them over to greet the father more often. ”

Old man Zhao was gagged by the word "cold poison", after all, the eldest son was outcast, tortured by cold poison, and he also had most of his responsibility, and now he was suffering from his grandchildren, he inevitably felt a trace of guilt in his heart, so he endured it and endured it, and said, "Since the child is not in good health, this matter will not be mentioned for the time being, but after the New Year, the weather is getting warmer, no matter how you shirk it, you have to send the child, and the descendants of my Zhao family cannot be destroyed in your hands." ”

Rui Xue half-hung her head, tried her best to endure the resentment in her heart, and replied in a low voice, "Yes, father, as long as the head of the family approves, the daughter-in-law will never object." ”

"Hmph, don't think that if you bring out the head of the family, I will change my mind, he is my son, will he still be disobedient and unfilial for you?" Old Man Zhao's face was full of disdain, and he finally spoke, "Go down, remember to keep your duty as a woman." ”

"Yes, sir." Rui Xue responded, turned around and stepped out of the door, the clenched fists in her sleeves were trembling, and from this moment on, she no longer regarded this old man as a father, he was just the master of the Zhao family, and he was no longer worthy of being called "father".

Xiao Cui'er heard it clearly at the door of the house, and as soon as she took over the master, she didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only walk away cautiously.

Master Zhao looked at Rui Xue's back and snorted coldly, Master? This finally remembered her identity, and her father was also what she could call?

Ruixue walked all the way back to the garden, her heart was depressed as if she was about to burst, she waved away Xiao Cui'er casually, and turned around to the pavilion, the cold wind howled, hit her face, blew through her clothes, and was as cold as ice, she felt that the anger in her heart was slightly eased, and she scolded in a low voice.

"Zhao Fengnian, wait for you to come back, see how I torture you, if it weren't for you, how could I suffer this grievance, really when I fell in love with your Zhao family, I have a way to make money, which can ensure that I have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime, I really can't look down on your Zhao family's broken family background, I'm in a hurry, I'll leave with the child, I don't care what family you are, what daddy, all get out of the way..."

She is really angry, not to mention that she was a factory director in her previous life, and she is used to being the master on weekdays, even after the crossing, most of the Zhao family's major affairs and small affairs are also her final say, when was she looked down on like this, scolded like this, and she was so angry that she wanted to explode, and she couldn't scold back, this is simply like being cheap, in addition to being able to scold Zhao Fengnian a few words to get angry, what else can you do?

As soon as the two heard that the old man was going to rob the little master, they immediately glared, it was the most calm sword dance on weekdays, and they both said, "It's better to persuade Mrs. to go back to the inn first, and wait for Mr. to come back and make plans." ”

Qin Xin directly stretched out his arms, protected the two children, and said angrily, "It's better to go home directly, this Zhao family really doesn't have a good person!" Whoever wants to rob the little master, I will stab him with a sword. ”

Jian Wu glared, "What nonsense, that's Mr.'s father, if you can rectify it casually, do you think Madame will suffer this grievance." You take care of the little master first, and I'll go to Mama to persuade Madame together. ”

Jian Wu went out of the door and turned to the West Chamber. The old mother was feeding Niuniu ginger syrup, Niuniu didn't know whether she understood that she had grown into a big girl, or if she had drunk the hot soup, her face was red, and when she saw Jian Wu coming in, she hurriedly twisted her head inside.

The old lady was funny, handed the blue and white bowl to Caiyun, looked up and saw that Jian Wu's face was not good, her eyebrows wrinkled, she turned around and told Niu Niu a few words, and then pulled Jian Wu into the hall, and when she heard her say something, she also stomped her feet with hatred, and scolded in a low voice, "This old immortal, how filial our young lady is to him, he actually hit this idea, this is not clear to take advantage of Mr. is not there, bullying our young lady?" ”

Jian Wu opened a crack in the door, looked at the figure blowing in the gazebo, and said angrily, "Mama, do you want to persuade the young lady to move back to the inn first, otherwise this old man will not be able to rob the little master, and it will be time to make trouble for the lady." ”

The old lady thought about it carefully, but shook her head and sighed, "If the young lady leaves like this, it will not be reasonable for the gentleman, and no matter how you say it, you have to wait for the gentleman to come back." That's it, I'll go and persuade Miss down first, and then we'll help Miss think of a deal if there's something. ”

Rui Xue scolded for a long time, and felt a little breath, seeing from a distance that the old mother was about to climb the steps, she quickly got up and walked down, stepped forward to help her, and said, "Mama, the wind is so cold, what are you doing when you come up?" ”

The old lady took her hand and rubbed it in her mouth, "Miss also knows that it's cold, so she's still sitting here." ”

Rui Xue smiled faintly, "Let Mama worry, I'm fine." ”

"If Miss is uncomfortable, let's ignore it and go back to the Houfu directly..."

Rui Xue sighed in a low voice, "Mama, I don't like to be wronged either, but as soon as I think of it, that person treats me very well on weekdays, and never plays the prestige of the husband, even when I was frightened, he also went to ask for Baijia rice for me in a low voice, and at this time, he was running around in order to return to Lingfeng City with me, I thought, I have to endure more for him..."

"Miss, my poor miss," the old lady wiped her tears, "why don't we tell the Zhao family our identity?" ”

Rui Xue shook her head, "That person is too proud, always thinking that this is his realm, no matter what my background is, he can protect me, if I show my identity, the Zhao family will definitely treat me well, but doesn't that mean that the Zhao family is all people who tend to be inflammatory, he will feel that I don't believe him, and he can't raise his head in front of me." I don't want to do that..."

The old lady was even more distressed when she heard this, and she stomped her feet for a long time, but she still didn't know who to blame...

The master and servant returned to the main room, doing needlework as usual, reading, taking care of the two children, and waiting for the old man to make trouble at any time.

It's a pity that the old man didn't know if he suddenly found out his conscience, or he didn't want to see Ruixue's face again, so he actually sent someone to pass the word, and he didn't even have to go over to serve dinner, everyone was puzzled, but he was also happy that the master didn't have to be used as a maid anymore.

Although the same dishes as in the past were sent from the big kitchen, Caiyun Caiyue still boiled a small pot of rice porridge in the small stove room, fried two light side dishes, Rui Xue ate a few bites, went to see Niuniu again, and talked to her for a while, and then went back to the room to sleep.

The night was thick, and the cold wind blew the frozen dust in the corner of the yard, and finally returned in vain, whimpering and swinging away.

In the concierge of the Zhao family, a few small guys did not shout and gamble on dice as in the past, but smiled and grinned in front of a big girl in blue, this poured tea, that one took snacks, attentive and careless, one of them was quite handsome, squeezed in the front, and said, "Sister Orchid, on this cold day, if there is anything to send someone to order, why do you still run in person?" ”

"That's it, that's it, Sister Orchid is also the chief steward of the inner courtyard..."Another long-faced little guy next to him also echoed, but was interrupted by Orchid waving his hand, "I'm here to pick up a few old ladies into the mansion to discuss matters, remember to take care of your mouths, if anyone goes out to talk nonsense, be careful that the old lady moves the family law." ”

"Yes, yes." Several of the little guys had a look of surprise in their eyes, but they all responded one after another.

Orchid had to speak again, someone outside the door was already patting the door knocker, everyone immediately went out, a few small guys opened the small door on the left, put the sedan chair in, Orchid immediately stepped forward, led into the backyard, a few small guys gathered together in one place to mumble a few words and dispersed.

Since Mr. Zhao had a wheelchair, it was much more convenient to move around, and when he heard the movement in the yard, he turned his wheel to the door, and personally welcomed the old men in.

Master Zhao was the first to speak, "On such a cold night, a few elders came to the door, but what's the urgency?" ”

As soon as his words fell, the third master also spoke, "That's it, I don't know what the second brother is doing, I didn't open my mouth when I asked him before, but now that I'm here to the old master, it's time to talk about it." ”

Master Zhao glanced at the fourth and fifth masters, and then he realized that in addition to the second master, the other old men also didn't know the inside story.

The second old man stroked his gray beard, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I won't be too long-winded, I found everyone to come to the old mansion tonight, there is an important matter to discuss, this matter is related to the development of my Zhao family in the next few decades, and even the future of my children and grandchildren is also of great help." ”

"Hey, is that a good thing?" The third old man who was in a hurry urged, "Second brother, tell me quickly, what is the good thing?" ”

The fifth master's eyes were also shining, "Second brother said, let's discuss it." ”

Only the fourth master frowned slightly, waiting to see what happened.

The second master said, "Last night, the eldest lord of the Wu family in the east of the city, that is, Lord Wu, the head of the household department, visited my door and discussed with me about the family affairs of our two families. Lord Wu still likes the head of the family more and wants to change the marriage contract back. ”

Everyone was stunned, and then asked, "Lord Wu came from Wudu?" ”

The second master nodded, "I just arrived yesterday afternoon, and I went to my house in the evening, which can be described as very sincere, and my words are also very polite." ”

The fourth old man raised his eyebrows and sneered, "I'm afraid he is more sincere to my Zhao family's family wealth, if it is the second nephew who is now the successor of the family, the Wu family will definitely not think about changing the marriage contract." ”

The fifth old man's eyes rolled and said, "The Wu family has changed the marriage contract three times and twice, so they haven't thought of compensating my Zhao family?" ”

"That's natural," the second master remembered the promise made by the Wu family, his cloudy eyes began to shine, and he said with a smile, "A few days ago, I was implicated in an incident, and the three imperial merchants were raided, everyone knows about it, right?" Now that the successor of the imperial merchant has not yet been decided, Lord Wu promised that if the marriage between our two families is completed, he will ensure that my Zhao family occupies a place. ”