Chapter 389: Entering the Mansion (2)
Ignoring the gossip of the people behind him, Zhao Fengnian led Rui Xue and a group of maids to slowly step on the red felt, pass through the corridor and transfer the house, and from time to time point to the houses with carved beams and paintings on both sides, or the exquisitely designed flowing water rockery, explain a few words for Rui Xue and others, and soon arrived in front of the main courtyard.
The old mother and the sword dance qin heart have seen the world, and it is just a novelty to see it, but the eyes of a few little girls seem to be insufficient, and they dare not breathe when they unconsciously press their own atmosphere, the most worthy of praise is Niuniu, although it is also interesting to watch all the way, but there is no half panic on her face, and she muttered at the end, "It's so big, it's tiring to walk, it's better for our family." ”
Rui Xue smiled and patted her sister, and instructed the three little girls to stay outside the courtyard with Niuniu, walk around, and then only hold the old grandmother's hand, and take the child's sword dance and Qin Xin in.
Everyone in the Zhao family had already gotten the gift, and when the young couple entered the courtyard gate, everyone's eyes were fixed on Rui Xue, and they had to carefully study why she was lost in the posture of the head of the family?
Rui Xue half-lowered her eyes, trying to ignore these gazes, trying to walk as dignified and elegant as possible, as if there was only Zhao Fengnian's royal blue robe in front of her, until she entered the hall door, the corner of her eyes looked at the many men on both sides without a trace...
Zhao Fengnian raised his head and chest, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, took his wife and children all the way into the door, stood still in the hall, and said loudly to his father who was sitting on the upper left and several old men on both sides, "Father, elders, my wife Chen, eldest son Zhao Mao, and second daughter Yiran have been picked up, and I also ask my father and elders to accept the ceremony." ”
As he spoke, he turned sideways and motioned for Rui Xue to step forward, led his right hand, and said with a smile, "Chen, this is your father, in the future, you will abide by filial piety with me and take care of your father wholeheartedly." ”
Rui Xue slowly bent her knees, knelt on the ground, kowtowed respectfully, and said softly, "Daughter-in-law Chen's frost moon to visit my father, I wish my father good health and a long life of a hundred years." ”
Old man Zhao looked at the woman in front of him, in all fairness, although he didn't get along often, but he was born from the heart, just looking at the three points of heroism between the woman's eyebrows and eyes, and seven points of dignified, you can guess that she must be a knowledgeable and reasonable, and her temperament is excellent, otherwise her eyes are above the top, and she will not value it in every way, and try her best to maintain it.
It's just a pity that the identity is still lower in the end, and the housewife of the Zhao family is not only the face of the Zhao family, but also has to help her husband take care of the family business and make the family business go to a higher level. And this woman, not to mention such thoughts, but also hooked her son to live in seclusion in the mountain village, this alone made him unable to have the slightest love in his heart...
Zhao Fengnian saw his father in a daze, and thought that he was lamenting that his son was marrying a wife and starting a family, so he turned his head and motioned to the orchid standing behind the chair to pour a cup of tea, the orchid half hung his head, his fingers were a little trembling, and he stepped forward, when the tea was handed to Rui Xue, I don't know if it was nervous or his hand slipped, before Rui Xue's hand was steady, she let go, and saw that the tea was about to spill, Rui Xue held it up, and did not look at the orchid more, and held it firmly with both hands again, raised it to his forehead, and said, "Father, please drink tea." ”
A complicated color flashed in Orchid's eyes, and then she seemed to be extremely frightened, got up and retreated behind the old man, Jian Wu and the old lady glanced at each other, and they all sneered in their hearts, complaining that the young lady was unwilling to enter this mansion, and it was only half an hour before she entered the threshold, and there were slaves and maids who dared to stumble in front of her.
It's a pity that what they are worried about is still a trivial matter after all, and it is not just slaves and maids who should be beaten in this mansion.
Old Man Zhao glanced at the old men who were also frowning around him, coughed in a low voice and said, "I was drinking tea with the elders just now, so let's put down this bowl first and drink it later." ”
The smile on Zhao Fengnian's face quickly faded, and he looked straight at his father, as if he couldn't believe it, and said, "Father just take a sip and moisten his throat." ”
Master Zhao didn't seem to hear the urging in his son's words, shook his head slowly, and said, "No need, let's talk about it later." ”
Zhao Fengnian's face was even worse, his hands hanging by his side were clenched tightly, and for a moment in his mind, he was suddenly a little dazed, obviously his father promised him to take his wife and children into the house, why did he embarrass Ruixue in front of many clansmen?
Rui Xue also raised her head, looked at Master Zhao calmly with her eyes, smiled slightly, turned around and handed the tea cup to the old lady, and then got up and said, "Father has just recovered from his illness, and I'm afraid it's not appropriate to drink too much tea, so let's come to the tea tomorrow morning." ”
Zhao Fengnian still looked at his father and refused to speak, Rui Xue was helpless, so he had to give Jian Wu a look, Jian Wu understood, endured the distress, and pinched Brother Xiao'er's little buttocks with a slight force, Brother Xiao was in pain, so he woke up from his sleep, opened his mouth aggrievedly and cried, his voice was crisp and loud, as if he had used full strength, whoever listened to it had to praise it, this is a strong child!
The originally condensed and depressing atmosphere in the hall was stirred by Brother Xiao'er's cry, like throwing a pebble on the calm water, and it instantly came alive, and the anger in the heart of Old Man Zhao because of his son's refusal to compromise quickly disappeared, and he said excitedly, "But my grandson? Quick, bring it to me. ”
Rui Xue turned around and took the child from Jian Wu's arms, handed it to the old man's arms, and said with a smile, "Father, this child's milk name is called Brother Xiao'er, and I hope he will grow up to be a filial child." ”
"Okay, good," the old man hugged his eldest grandson, looked at his little fist clutching the gold collar around his neck, cried so that his little face was red, his little body was full of flesh, his hair was thick and black, and his facial features were like very large.
The second old man beside him looked hot, and said, "I will hug the old man too, this is the eldest son of the head of the family." ”
Master Zhao hasn't been close enough, but the second master is a generation older than him, and it's not easy to refuse, so he handed it over carefully, his eyes were dead, for fear that the second master wouldn't hold it well, and his grandson would have a mistake.
Rui Xue breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, quietly glared at the child's father, turned around and handed Yiran into Master Zhao's arms, and said, "Father, this is Yiran, who was born half an hour later than Brother Xiao'er." ”
Master Zhao was originally a little patriarchal, thinking about his grandson, and he didn't care about his granddaughter, but he took it in his hand and only glanced at it, but he couldn't take his eyes off it anymore, and the face of the beloved woman in his memory swept over the world, causing him to instantly redden, and muttered in a low voice, "Yu'er, this is Yu'er..."
Everyone in the hall was originally curious, got up and looked into the arms of the second master, wanting to see what the eldest son of the head of the family looked like, but suddenly heard the sad voice of the old master, and they were all shocked.
Zhao Fengnian knew the things of the year best, seeing his father's old tears, his heart was also sour, and he forgot the unhappiness just now, and stepped forward to comfort, "Dad, don't be too sad, this is a gift from God, and in the future, your old man will love Brother Xiao and Yiran more." ”
"Yes, yes, make it up to them." Old Man Zhao wiped his tears, stretched out his thin fingers with all the cherishment, and stroked his little granddaughter's ruddy little face, his eyes full of pampering. Yiran was woken up, rubbed his eyes with his pink little hands, and then looked at the strange old man in front of him, wrinkled his little nose, as if he was a little puzzled, and then reached out and grabbed the fingers on his face, and played, which made the old man even more happy, and said straightly, "Okay, good, this girl is a person who doesn't recognize life." ”
Zhao Fengnian saw that their ancestors and grandchildren got along well, and he was even more happy in his heart, and led Ruixue to greet several old ladies, and then wanted to lead her to sit on the throne.
The eyes of the five old men have not left their husband and wife, and they are a little anxious when they see this, you must know that once they sit on the main seat, they will be the head of the Zhao family in the future.
This is not counting, just in charge of the backyard, it can also be said that the power is in hand, many clansmen distribute monthly money, all kinds of material distribution, and even the subsidy silver for weddings and funerals, all of which are in charge of the main mother, and almost hold the entire Zhao family in hand.
How could he watch this lowly woman from a humble background sit in that position, spread it out and lose the face of the Zhao family, and their family couldn't get any benefits?
Thinking of this, he didn't care about the anger of the head of the family, and said loudly, "I'm afraid the two children should be hungry, let their mother take care of them." ”
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, and then they saw that the head of the family and his wife had already stood in front of the main seat, and their eyes were shocked, and they all looked at Master Zhao, who also frowned, and said, "What the fifth uncle said is that there are many people in the hall, so Chen will take the child down." ”
Zhao Fengnian's face turned completely blue, he brought his beloved wife into the door, his father didn't take the tea bowl at first, he was already angry, but fortunately, his wife acted harmoniously and eased the scene, I thought that there were children in front of him, and his wife was so knowledgeable, his father would not be embarrassed again, but he didn't expect to open his mouth again to stop at this time, this is clearly not wanting his wife to be the housewife of the Zhao family, so why did he respond in the first place, is it to trample on the dignity of his wife in front of many clansmen?
Although Rui Xue didn't know how important this throne was, she was not so dull that she couldn't see that the Zhao family didn't like her, and she was also aggrieved and angry in her heart, but after years of experience, she finally suppressed her anger, after all, she couldn't look at the Zhao family's father and son because she turned against her.
She slowly took two steps back and whispered, "What my father said is that my daughter-in-law will take the child to retreat." ”
Seeing Rui Xue so knowledgeable, several old men looked good, but Zhao Fengnian felt extremely distressed, and he stepped forward to take his wife's hand, which looked like he was strongly forcing everyone to admit it, but Rui Xue flashed away, shook her head at him slightly, and then turned around and took the old lady out of the hall.
Feng Qi, who was guarding the door, hurriedly greeted them and led them to the Garden of Happiness.
Zhao Fengnian only felt that the stuffiness in his chest seemed to explode, he sat on the main seat, drank two cups of tea in one go, turned his head to look at the people who looked a little embarrassed, and sneered, "The elders are afraid that they have forgotten what I sent a few days ago, and I am in charge of my own family affairs, and I don't have to worry about the elders." Chen is my wife, as long as I am the head of the family for one day, she will be the head of the Zhao family, today's matter is temporarily stopped, if it is still the case next time, the elders don't blame me for being disrespectful. ”
This is not a serious statement, it is almost a threat and reprimand, and everyone in the hall has a bad face, especially a few old ladies, whose faces are as black as ink, and Master Zhao is naturally annoyed, so he scolded first, "Shut up, is this your courtesy to your elders?" Although the woman looks good, she has a humble status, I am the first in Tongcheng in Zhao's family, how can I want a maid to be the housewife? ”