Mrs. Zhou stared at Lian's bracelet with her eyes, it was not very precious, but the jade was transparent and moist, as thin as mutton fat, and it was extremely nourishing. She saw that Lian's mind was a little active, so she did not persuade her, but instead commanded her: "However, there are many people in Beijing who want to tie up the Chang family, according to Miss Yuehua's conditions, it is enough to pick and choose, and find an official eunuch and a rich family in Beijing. ”

After saying that, he stood up and looked at Lian's Fufu body: "Mrs., you are busy, so my mother-in-law will not delay your efforts." ”

Lian Shi still sat on the Taishi chair and did not get up, and when Mrs. Zhou stepped out of the door of the main hall with one foot in a hurry, she said unhurriedly: "If the Hou Ye is not at ease, I will ask you, do you know how to reply?" ”

Mrs. Zhou squinted her eyes, turned around, and shook the handkerchief in her hand, with a heavy fat powder: "Today's words, what did you say, it came out of the mother-in-law's mouth and into the ears of the lady, and there was no time to talk about it anymore." ”

Lian stood up at this time, walked to Mrs. Zhou, and took her hand very enthusiastically, and the mutton fat white jade bracelet on her wrist slid down her slippery hand to Mrs. Zhou's slightly dry wrist: "My Hou Ye feels sorry for his niece, and he always has to ask for advice on other people's intentions, and Mother Zhou is waiting for my reply with peace of mind, such a rare good family, if it can be achieved, it is also the blessing of my sister Yuehua, do you say yes?" ”

Mrs. Zhou felt the heavy bracelet with Lian's body temperature, smiled so much that her face was not flat, and her answer was crisp, like a tender cucumber with dew hanging in the morning: "I know that Mrs. is a happy person, this Hou Ye's Mansion is your home after all, whether it succeeds or not, it is a matter of your words, and the matchmaker gift of the mother-in-law will be accepted first." ”

Lian shook his hand three times, which meant a word, and then let go of his hand, and the two whispered a few words, and Mrs. Zhou shook the handkerchief and went upside down, with wind under her feet, and her thin waist was almost twisted into noodles.

At the lunch table, Lian mentioned the matter of today's matchmaker to Chang Lehou, Chang Lehou was obviously a little unhappy, lest Yuehua marry far away, and if she is not happy in the future, she will not even have a supportive mother's family.

Lian's rare gentle drizzle, personally gave him cloth vegetables and soup, meticulous and considerate: "Master Hou, this is unfounded, right?" What kind of powerful people in Baoding Mansion don't have it, why do you have to go to the capital to find relatives, it is not thinking about returning to Beijing after the expiration of the term, looking for someone who can talk to the emperor and the queen mother, so they will stay in Beijing and take up their posts, and they don't need to go out again. Otherwise, according to other people's conditions, how can they look at Yuehua? To put it mildly, it sounds like a girl married out of our Hou Mansion, but to be honest, it is a helpless orphan girl. ”

Chang Lingyan, who was sitting on the side, listened to Lian's praise of the man's family, and his heart was sour, and he pouted: "She is a wild girl with no background and no father, how can she climb to such a family, and she doesn't rely on our Hou Mansion?" What's not to be satisfied with? ”

Chang Lehou was rarely angry at Chang Lingyan, and scolded angrily: "If you are really spoiled, not only do you have no good thoughts in your heart now, but you can't even speak." If you really enter the palace, won't you cause trouble for my Chang family? ”

Chang Lingyan listened to his father's reprimand, and immediately turned red, threw the chopsticks in his hand, took out a handkerchief to cover his face, and shrank behind Lian Shi and sobbed quietly, as if he was full of grievances.

Lian immediately looked like a hen that had seen an eagle, pricked up the feathers all over her body, and burst out angrily: "What Ling Yan said was originally the truth, if it weren't for my Hou Mansion to take her in and borrow the name of my Hou Mansion, don't say that the official eunuchs, ordinary businessmen are not willing to hire a girl who killed their father and mother to enter the house, which will ruin their own luck." I took the trouble to pick the best people, Master Hou, you still have a nose that is not a nose, and a face that is not a face. Who are you angry about? If it's not pleasing to the eyes of our mother, let's go! ”

is the so-called "three treasures of a woman, one crying, two troubles and three hangings", now that Hou Ye is being pinched to death by the Lian family, why cry and cry, a horizontal eyebrows, even if Hou Ye is full of anger, he suddenly died down.

He put down his body, accompanied by a smiling face, and coaxed in a low voice: "Look at you, I can never say a good word to Yuehua, but if you don't go your way, you will seek death and life." Ling Yan here, I also told you about the reason why the Empress Dowager is picky, Ling Yan always didn't do a good job, and she was not kind enough to her sisters, so she hindered her old man's eyes. You, as a mother, want to teach the child to correct, you can't blindly protect her like this, that is to kill her. ”

When Lian Shi heard his explanation, he immediately accepted it when he saw it, borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and sighed: "Aren't I wronged? Over the years, I have seen what Yuehua Ling Xi is, you have seen it in your eyes, don't say that you don't treat everyone equally, compared to Ling Yanlai, it is more than enough, and yesterday I was squeezed by the Li family and the Ding family singing and harmonizing, and Yuehua also deliberately pretended to be poor and pitiful in front of them. It is said that it is difficult to be a stepmother, and my mother-in-law is also aggrieved, he is really tired and unflattering, and he is kind enough to let the dog eat it! ”

Hou Ye lost his temper more and more, and coaxed with a smile in a low voice: "Everything depends on you, you are in charge, it's always good that I don't intervene anymore, right?" ”

Only then did Lian break into tears and laugh: "Master Hou can't say this, you are the head of the family, and you must have the final say, so as not to complain that my aunt is blind in the future." ”

Hou Ye was relieved, and bowed his head again and again: "Okay, good!" That's what I do. ”

Lian Shi happily calculated: "The man's house is far away from here, and we can't rush to propose marriage." After I asked Yuehua's wishes, I asked Mrs. Zhou to make a hard trip, and informed the man's family to come to the capital, and immediately proposed to hire Yuehua all the way, so as not to toss back and forth in the boat. ”

Where did Chang Lehou dare to interject half a sentence, and only accompanied the smiling face diligently: "Whether it is successful or not, the dowry of this Yuehua girl must be prepared in advance, so as not to be in a hurry." When the fourth sister left, although the general's mansion was not very rich, there were a lot of shops in the field, and the silver taels accumulated over the years were enough for the Yuehua girl to get married, which could be regarded as fulfilling the wish of the fourth sister. ”

Lian Shipi stared at the Marquis of Zhenyuan with a smile: "Is this dowry, I will naturally not treat her badly as an uncle, but if the Hou Ye settles the account, we will calculate the food expenses of the Yuehua girl this year, you really don't know the price of firewood and rice, do you think that just that bit of silver is enough to spend?" What's more, over the years, the business has deteriorated, not to mention the hard support, many shops are running at a loss, you are always wearing clothes to reach out for food to open your mouth......"

The Lian family counted endlessly, and Chang Lehou was completely defeated, and almost escaped from the main house in disgrace, without even having enough to eat.

As soon as he got out of the courtyard, Hou Ye was meeting Chang Lingxi who came out of Yuehua's courtyard. Ling Xi saw his father, but he was not affectionate, he only saluted coldly, then turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Hou Ye.

Chang Lehou looked at the direction she came from, and asked with a pleasant face, "You just came out of Yuehua?" ”

Ling Xi nodded: "I heard the girls say yesterday that Yuehua was not feeling well, so I went to see her and sat with her and talked for a while." ”

"And she's better now?"

When Chang Lehou asked, his face was full of eagerness and worry, like a kind and kind father. But Ling Xi didn't appreciate it at all, what did he think was the use? What else could he do but sigh in front of him? Dare to clean up the arrogant and vicious Lian clan and be the master of this Hou Mansion?

"It's not comfortable in the first place, and if you put on a bad heart, does my father think she can be okay?"

Ling Xi has a soft temperament, but he is only a little willful in front of Chang Lehou, and he hides needles in his speech.

"Nonsense, men should get married, women should get married, this is a happy event."

Ling Xi sneered, remembering that Shicai Yuehua's face was light and light, but she deliberately distorted and exaggerated her words: "She cried so much that her eyes were swollen, and she almost lost her breath several times. It's not because her father wants to marry her off, but because she can't help herself, she can't do her own life's events, and she can't do it, so her mother can send her to her own family casually, and she doesn't know her temperament. ”

She is speaking for Yuehua, and she is accusing herself! She was so indignant that she counted Yuehua Haosheng down, and wiped her tears worriedly, as if she was the piece of fish on the chopping board to be sold.

In the end, it was Yuehua who comforted her in turn, smoothing out her hair little by little, smiling, calm, and smiling like the warm sun steaming in the autumn breeze outside the window, melting, not as hot as summer, nor as reluctant as the winter sun.

Chang Lehou really just sighed: "Your mother really put her heart into the family she picked for Yuehua this time, I heard that the family background and character are good, I will send someone to inquire about the matchmaker in the afternoon, and I will always be cautious." ”

Ling Xi sneered when he heard this, full of disdain: "Is the matchmaker's mouth also credible?" Is this how dad hangs the happiness of his daughters' lives on someone else's clever mouth? Didn't even think to ask around in person? But don't be like a child, almost promised a short-lived ghost. ”

Chang Lingxi's words made Chang Lehou stunned in place, and he was speechless when he was refuted.

This is the gap between the two!