Chapter 303: Fighting Back
Chapter 303
After the truth was revealed, the Anguo Mansion simply became a street rat that everyone shouted and beaten. 【Fengyun Reading Network. Not to mention what kind of connections are related to An Guogong's old friends, that is, the noblewomen who used to sympathize with the old lady and the widows, now they can't wait to have never talked to her before.
Even some people who had lived because of Zhang Ji and received Zhang Ji's favor, as well as those small traders who returned from fighting the frontier, would go to the door of the Anguo Mansion every day to spit and spit at the door, and the stone lions in front of the door were all thrown rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs. To tell the truth, that is, Lin Baozhu is not in front of him, otherwise he must have sighed, I have only heard in the Red Mansion that the Jiafu is dirty and smelly, and the pair of stone lions in front of the door are still clean. But I didn't expect to see a mansion that even stone lions stink.
Of course, those things have little to do with Lin Baozhu and his party. Now, they are bent on completely trampling the Anguo Mansion to death before returning to seclusion.
It's not that Lin Baozhu is ruthless and deliberately bullies the orphans and widows of Anguo Mansion, it's really that the old witch did it not be human. is different from the beautiful thing at the beginning, the Anguo Mansion made trouble by ruining Jinruo's reputation, which is definitely the bottom line of Lin Baozhu and Zhang Manchu.
Therefore, for several days, Zhang Manchu asked for resignation at the gate of the palace, all of which were righteous and righteous reprimands for the Anguo Mansion. From a small self-esteem, it was very high, and later it was upgraded to ignore the excessive bullying of the monarch and despise the imperial power. Coupled with the word of mouth of those who watched the excitement, the poisonous scorpion heart of the Anguo Mansion directly rose to the point where it was intolerable to the national law.
At the beginning, the old lady of Anguo Mansion was still sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, thinking that when everyone sympathized with Anguo Mansion, she would enter the palace and cry again, and talk about the merits and glory of Anguo Gongyi in front of the emperor, as well as the tragedy of the Great Zhou Ma Ge Wrapping. But as the wind changed, she found that the sympathy she expected did not appear, but became a villain circulating among the market. When she heard the rumors outside clearly, as well as the arrangement of Xiǎo Jiě and the young master in Fuzhong, she was so angry and annoyed that she almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood.
It's a pity that this seems to be just the beginning, just when the Anguo Mansion was being spurned and insulted every day, there were several edicts in the palace. From the Empress Dowager to the current queen, she was ordered to restrain her grandchildren in the palace and not to do any more unrighteous things. Who else dares to propose to the house in the future? A woman who has been defined by the palace and has a loss of virtue is afraid that if she doesn't become a sister-in-law, she won't be able to get a good marriage.
However, God seems to think that it is too easy to let her go like this. Just when she was able to hold on to the throne without fainting, the Duchess of the Protector was dressed in the court clothes of the Lady of the Decree, and beat the Dengwen drum all the way to sue the Duke of Anguo in front of the emperor.
Now, things can't be any better. The old lady of An Guo is holding the shelf again, and she also knows that the big thing is not good. After a confrontation, the emperor directly reduced the title of the old Duke of Anguo to the Marquis of Anguo, and he can no longer be hereditarily replaced
Seeing that the old lady of An Guo was no longer proud, Lin Baozhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She has a good heart, and that's just because of the education in her previous life, so she can't help but treat people as people. But she is kind to everyone, let alone an old demon woman who tries to bully her daughter.
At the same time, because Old Man Zhao returned to everyone's field of vision after a few decades, even though he lost the arrogance of the Zhao family when it was prosperous, he still didn't dare to be despised by people. Especially today, he was personally summoned and gave many ancient books to show his value, so even if Old Man Zhao did not re-enter the court as an official, it also let people know that the Zhao family still has a deep heritage.
And the first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to bring the Duchess of Huguo to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. Since then, the inheritance of several generations of the Zhao family has been directly handed over to Jinruo by him. As for why she is not the Duchess of the Protector Lin Baozhu, it is naturally because compared to the relationship between blood relatives, Jin Ruo is his student, and it is even more distressing and pitying.
In fact, these days, Jin Ruo has been holding on to be happy, she comforts her mother, takes care of her younger brother, and still takes care of Zhang Ji's business, not daring to let herself stop at all. But she knew in her own heart that the sourness and sadness were about to tear her apart.
But she can't let her father and mother worry about it anymore, especially her mother, who is already unstable and can't be angry anymore. So, no matter how bitter his heart is, Jin Ruo is busy working in the house every day with a smile.
Jinruo, who was originally lively and a little delicate, seems to have grown up in an instant. But this sudden growth was accompanied by unspeakable pain. Even every time she thought about it, her heart was torn into several pieces, and she could barely hold back her tears.
The changes in the daughter can be seen most clearly when the mother is the mother. But for this, Lin Baozhu didn't know what to say in addition to loving her more and feeling sorry for her. How can the once generous and cheerful daughter get out of the haze?
In fact, she knows that her daughter doesn't like the capital, just like her. Therefore, just after his man's palace returned from asking for resignation, Lin Baozhu had a long trouble with him with red eyes.
"If you didn't have to make a contribution, how could Jinruo encounter so many setbacks?" When Lin Baozhu saw his man, he suddenly became angry, and directly pulled the soft pillow behind him and threw it over. She felt sorry for her own Jinruo, and when she thought that Jinruo at a young age had not lived a good life for a few days, she was so despised and lewd, and her heart throbbed.
Zhang Manchu saw that his daughter-in-law was angry, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but tremble, and suddenly panicked. As for the soft pillow that had just been smashed over, he didn't pay attention to it at all.
"Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, I have already taught the old demon woman of An Guogong a lesson, and I will continue to resign, let's leave this place of right and wrong."
As long as the daughter-in-law can relieve her anger, it is easy to say anything, Zhang Manchu hurriedly stepped forward, holding the daughter-in-law's waist without a head with one hand, and holding her hand with the other, for fear that the daughter-in-law would fall short if her waist was unstable.
Now seeing his daughter-in-law's red and swollen eyes and pale face, Zhang Manchu wished that the arrow had been shot at the old widow's head.
Seeing the old man patiently comforting the lady who had been irritable all day, Xiangming and Dongmei were a little relieved. Don't look at Madame's seemingly big-hearted heart and don't care about anything, but when something really happens, Madame is the most soft-hearted. Especially this time, even a few of their subordinates were distressed.
Especially since the rumors spread, it seems that he is indifferent and doesn't care, and he still talks and laughs. But the subtleties are still distressing, just like her forced smile to comfort her wife, like a moment of sluggishness from time to time
It's also thanks to the fact that Jingzhao Mansion has a bit of ability, and then there is the protection of the lady and the master, as well as the help of Mr. Zhao, otherwise I am afraid that the days of the big xiǎo jiě will be difficult.
A few people didn't bother the two of them to talk, just packed up their things and retreated. Only one in the room was left to make Heng angry, and the other was softly appeased.
In the end, when things eased up and Jin Ruo's mood recovered a little under everyone's relief, he saw Liu Manwen coming in a hurry. When he saw Lin Baozhu, he knelt down and kowtowed without saying a word, and then took out a pile of silver tickets and land deeds in his arms, and said solemnly: "Aunt Baozhu, I want to ask to marry Jinruo." ”
Originally, the people of Peachtree Bay were also called Mrs. Lin Baozhu from the outside, and they were called Jinruo Daxiǎo Jiě. It's just that the two of them are quite unaccustomed to it, and in the end, they simply follow the name of Peachtree Bay. Therefore, Liu Manwen did not grovel or be neither humble nor arrogant, just like an ordinary farmer's house descendant who fell in love with a woman, and sincerely courted for marriage.
A few days ago, he went to Jizhou, and by the time he heard the news of the capital, it was already many days after the incident. At that time, he wanted to come to ask for a kiss, and he wanted to inquire about something else, so until now, he didn't know that Jinruo's matter had already been solved for the most part.
"This is the family money I have saved in the past few years, there are land deeds and silver tickets, all of them are here, as long as my aunt is willing to marry Jinruo to me, I promise to be good to her for a lifetime." As he spoke, Liu Manwen kowtowed to Lin Baozhu firmly.
Seeing this, Lin Baozhu simply asked Xiangming to call Jinruo to come, and then waved his hand to let everyone who was waiting retreat. She can't do things vigorously, but she doesn't want the two children to miss anything because of twisting or thin-skinned.
"Jinruo, this child Manwen grew up with you, he knows the roots, and he is a good boy. Are you willing to marry him? Lin Baozhu pursed his lips, pulled Jin Ruo to his side and asked in a low voice.
Jin Ruo's face turned red at first, revealing a little shyness of her daughter's family. But I didn't know what I thought, but I was pale, and there was more hesitation and apprehension in my eyes, and I looked at my mother like a helper.
Seeing this, Lin Baozhu still doesn't know what her daughter thinks? She sighed, patted her daughter's hand, looked up and asked coldly, "Manwen, do you know those rumors outside?" ”
"Auntie, I'm here for that, no matter what, I have decided that Jinruo will not treat her wrong because of other people's gossip." Liu Manwen didn't say anything fancy, not even many nice clever words, but he was loud.
Lin Baozhu glanced at his daughter, and saw Liu Manwen's eyes full of expectations and sincerity, so he couldn't help sighing and said, "Then your mother"
"Auntie, don't worry, when I went home to get the title deed before I came, I had already told my mother, and my mother agreed." Liu Manwen opened his mouth with satisfaction, but when he straightened his waist, his back throbbed, which made him take a breath of cold air, but he was also content to think that he could marry Jinruo after being beaten.
It's not that Mei Ying's sister-in-law beat her son because of those gossips, and it's not that Jin Ruoxu is unhappy that she is a virgin. She really thought that her son was a toad and wanted to eat swan meat, so she beat her ruthlessly. As a result, he almost knocked his son unconscious, and his son gritted his teeth and didn't let go.
There is no one who doesn't hurt her children when she is a mother, even if she is worried that her son will be happy, but Mei Ying's sister-in-law can't really beat her son to death. In the end, he simply followed his wishes, picked up all the silver and land deeds he had accumulated in the past three years, and even took out the old books of the family and the couple, just to let Baozhu see the family's importance to Jinruo.
If it weren't for Liu Manwen's unwillingness to delay time, I am afraid that Mei Ying's sister-in-law would have to give her son the gold and silver jewelry at home, as well as the jewelry and fabrics given by Princess Chenyue and the palace during the last Chinese New Year.
"This matter is always a lifelong matter, you go to the guest room to rest first, and when your Uncle Man comes back, I will discuss it with him." Lin Baozhu knew in his heart that there were some things that had to be said to Mei Ying's sister-in-law in person. As for whether Mei Ying's sister-in-law can accept it sincerely, it depends on the creation of the two children.
And Zhang Manchu, who was still kneeling in the palace and begging for resignation, finally got his wish today, and after the Great Dynasty Meeting, after throwing down a sentence that the general of the auxiliary country would take over the Gyeonggi Guard in the hands of the Protector, he brushed his sleeves away, as if he was quite dissatisfied with the behavior of the Protector.
However, it is not a big deal for Zhang Manchu, and he will be satisfied if he can resign and return to his hometown. As for whether the emperor is happy or not, what does it matter? In contrast, the daughter-in-law is happy, and that is the most important thing.
The protector who was in a good mood, no, it should be Zhang Manchu who was thinking about how to invite credit to his daughter-in-law, and then said goodbye to the six sons and Zhu Neng and others who wanted to pull him to talk and drink, and returned home happily.
It's just that his good mood lasted for only half an hour, and when he heard that Liu Manwen asked to marry his daughter, he directly began to blow his beard and stare again. Obediently, how did you get the idea of beating his daughters one by two, his own daughters are the best, who said that he could ask for marriage?
Lin Baozhu saw that his man was about to start a cannon battle, and couldn't help but say angrily: "If you ruin your daughter's business, I'm not done with you, Jin Ruo finally got out of the haze, and there is such a person in his heart, you don't dare to practice anymore." ”
"But daughter-in-law, is it difficult to marry Jin Ruoxu like that?" Zhang Manchu frowned and asked in an unhappy mood.
"This matter has to wait until I go back to Peachtree Bay, and I will discuss it with Mei Ying's sister-in-law in person." Seeing that his man finally didn't let go of the cold air, Lin Baozhu nodded with satisfaction, pointed to his somewhat swollen leg and motioned him to come over and pinch it.
Since six months of fighting, the daughter-in-law's body began to be uncomfortable, in order to be able to serve more thoughtfully, Zhang Manchu has worked hard to learn the technique from Mama Liu. Even in order to learn that, he didn't even go to practice martial arts in the morning and evening.
"Your resignation has been decided?"
"Well, the emperor is gracious today, and after a handover with the auxiliary general, I will become a mountain village man with nothing again." As for the emperor's anger, he didn't take it to heart, so naturally he didn't mention it.
In fact, where would he be nothing, the so-called shā rén set fire to the gold belt. In particular, Zhang Manchu directly destroyed the Xiongnu Imperial Court, repelled the Mobei army in Mobei, and captured the Tu Emperor Xishan King alive. It's just that compared to others, Zhang Man hoarded the property and jewelry as soon as he got it, and handed it over to his daughter-in-law.
He always remembers that when he was not yet in the beginning, every time he paid money, he could make his daughter-in-law happy for a long time, and even when he put it in the money box, he had to count and listen to the sound.