Chapter 55: Violated the bottom line
Old Madam Bai couldn't stop nodding, feeling that what Bai Mujian said was reasonable, after all, the reputation of her daughter's family is the most important, and whether she can have a good marriage in the future is the key. After all, Bai Yunxi is still young, and in two years, the impact of this incident will be smaller.
"What Jin'er said is very true, and she is also thoughtful, Xi'er followed the Lu family, but she was taught to have no rules, if you can cultivate yourself in the family temple, it will be very good!" This sentence made Bai Yunxi not be able to go home for a year and a half, even if Bai Shizu came back, I am afraid that there would be no room for turnaround.
Bai Mujin smiled gently and said: "Everything is still the credit of grandmother, you love us the most and think about us everywhere, but I am afraid that my mother and father will feel sorry for my sister and refuse to do it!" ”
"Refusal? I can't help but they don't want toss, this family has to be tossed by the Lu family, I'm afraid that sooner or later one day she will be upset, hey...... Over the years, it has become more and more worry-free! Your father doesn't have anyone around him who knows how hot and cold to help, and blindly listening to Lu's words makes me really worried! Old Madam Bai sighed, seemingly annoyed.
Bai Muhibiscus looked at Old Madam Bai, and glanced at Mu Xinping inadvertently, seeing that she lowered her head and didn't speak, as if she hadn't heard them speak.
The corners of Bai Mujian's mouth showed a slight smile, and he didn't answer, and drank tea quietly, after all, her father's affairs didn't allow her to be a daughter, and what Mrs. Bai said was just testing her mind, but she must not reveal the slightest.
Old Madam Bai looked at Bai Hibiscus and furrowed her brows slightly, she couldn't figure out this granddaughter's mind more and more, and when it came to this part, shouldn't she push Mu Xinping to the forefront?
However, Bai Hibiscus was always indifferent, drank two sips of tea, and said slowly: "Grandmother, now that the weather is gradually getting cooler, mint tea should not be drunk more, I will send you some oolong tea another day, brewing it with red dates, it is excellent for the body!" ”
Old Madam Bai saw that she diverted the topic, although she was a little dissatisfied, but in the end, Bai Mujian was a girl in her teens, and she couldn't talk too white, so let's wait for Shizu to come back, and then see what he meant!
In the early years, she wanted to match her niece to Bai Shizu as his wife, but she didn't expect that Bai Shizu accidentally saw Lu Chengxiang's daughter-in-law, that is, Lu Wanqin, and fell in love at first sight, and asked to marry.
Although the Lu family does not have a title, Prime Minister Lu Cheng is highly respected, and the Lu family is a century-old family, so Lu Wanqin's status is indeed very high, even if she is matched with a prince, it is more than enough, but Lu Xiang did not want to cling to the royal family, so he finally chose the Ningguo Mansion to marry.
Although she failed to hire her niece as a daughter-in-law as she wished, Lu Wanqin was considered famous before she left the cabinet, and she was born well, and Lu was also helpful to Bai Shizu's career, so she was optimistic. It's a pity that Lu Wanqin gave birth to a daughter in her first child, and there was no movement for two years, which made her really dissatisfied, and then something like that happened, so Lu Ningxiang became Bai Shizu's stepfamily.
In the early years, Lu Ningxiang was respectful and obedient to her, and gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and she was quite satisfied with the Lu family, although the Lu family quietly sent Bai Shizu's several concubine rooms in private, she also turned a blind eye. But now it's not good, the Lu family doesn't take her seriously anymore, thinking that she has gained a firm foothold in the Ningguo Mansion, so she dares to openly confront her, if she can't find someone to divide her power, how can she control the overall situation of the entire Guogong Mansion?
So I took this distant niece over, she has a soft temperament, born and graceful, she will definitely be able to please her son, if she can give birth to a son and a half daughter, she will be able to gain a firm foothold in the house, and then she will be able to guide behind her back, and sooner or later the power in this house will have to return to her hands, so this move is imperative!
Old Madam Bai had many thoughts in her heart for a while, her eyes kept going back and forth between Bai Mujian and Mu Xinping, this granddaughter has an idea, but she must rely on herself now to avoid the Lu family's open guns and arrows, so there is no need to worry, she will have to be her help in the future, and Mu Xinping was raised by herself after all, she is not afraid that she will become the second Lu Ningxiang.
Thinking like this, the corner of Old Madam Bai's mouth showed a satisfied smile, and she replied after a long time: "Well, oolong tea is indeed good, the weather has changed, the tea should also be changed, and the things that are out of place should be thrown aside!" ”
Bai Mujin nodded obediently, knowing that Old Madam Bai was out of the strings, but pretending not to know, this grandmother was too strong in control, and no one was allowed to disobey her wishes, and the mistake of the Lu family was that she was too anxious to gather power, which violated Old Madam Bai's bottom line.
Mu Xinping saw such a casual but meaningful conversation between the two of them, and there was a slight indescribable feeling in her heart, if she was involved in the infighting in the Ningguo Mansion, would she be able to survive in this group of people?
Bai Mujian is not as gentle and supple as it seems on the surface, and his aunt is also a person with extremely high wrists, not to mention the Lu family, who is ruthless, and he is lonely, should he listen to his aunt's words and stay in the Ningguo Mansion?
But looking at the emerald green jade bracelet on her wrist, it was a very ordinary thing in the box that Bai Hibiscus gave her, she had never worn such a good bracelet in her life, and these were just the most ordinary for Ning Guogong, if she chose to leave, how could she enjoy the glory and wealth here?
Unconsciously stroked the bracelet on his wrist, he had already made a plan in his heart, as long as he could please his aunt, everything he wanted to come here would be his own one day, and if another son came out, it might not be possible for the Lu family to sit firmly in the main room, so ...... One day in the future, my aunt will die, and Bai Mu Hibiscus will get married, and she will become the final winner of this Ningguo Mansion!
The light in her eyes flickered in this short moment, Mu Xinping had already made a decision, she didn't know what the consequences of her decision were, if she could predict the future, I don't know if she would regret her decision at this moment.
The three women in the Tang Pear Garden have their own thoughts, and on the surface they are still talking about inconsequential topics in a friendly manner, the autumn wind rises, the fallen leaves are scattered, and some people's fate is like the falling leaves in the wind, just drifting with the tide, but some people want to be the hand that controls the changes of the wind and clouds, and they want to control the fate of others in their own hands.
As for who is the real controller, no one knows now, thinking that he is a chess player, but he does not know that he has also become a piece of the overall situation in another game.
Ziyu's voice outside the house broke the silence of the room, and everyone with thoughts looked up, and before Ziyu could report, Bai Shizu appeared in front of the door of the flower hall, with a look of forbearance and anger.
He walked in, and before he could salute, he glared at Bai Hibiscus fiercely, and then bowed to Old Madam Bai: "Son greets mother!" ”
Although it was the same greeting as before, but with a little displeasure, Mrs. Bai listened, but her face did not see much fluctuation, just lightly bowed, and said: "Excuse me, sit down, didn't you say that you can only come back in two days, why did you finish the errand so quickly?" ”
Bai Shizu had already thought about his rhetoric, sat down and said: "Well, things are relatively smooth, so I came back early, I am not here for a few days, I heard that there are a lot of things going on at home, what is going on?" ”
These words already had a somewhat questioning tone, which made Old Madam Bai's face stiffen slightly, and before she could reply, Bai Muhibiscus stood up first and brought a cup of tea, and offered it to Bai Shizu obediently, and said respectfully: "Father, you rushed back from the dust, you must have worked hard all the way, let's take a sip of tea first, and speak slowly!" ”
Bai Shizu was slightly stunned, and said in his heart that he had just glared at her, she wouldn't not know her intentions, right? Why is she still so calm, but came up to greet him first, if it was usual, she should hide in the corner, and she didn't even dare to look at him, right?
Bai Shizu didn't answer, but looked at his eldest daughter carefully, when did this daughter become so elusive?
Seeing that he ignored him, he didn't take the teacup, and he wasn't annoyed, he still held the teacup and stood there quietly, with a soft smile on his eyebrows.
Bai Shizu said after a while: "Let it go, I'm not thirsty, you are becoming more and more sensible, you can even calculate your mother and sister, but in the past, I underestimated your daughter!" ”
Bai Mujin glanced at him inexplicably, and then glanced at Old Madam Bai with a little grievance, the smile on his face turned into stiff bitterness in an instant, and after putting the teacup away, he said, "Father, did you misunderstand something?" ”
"Misunderstanding? Then tell me, where is Xi'er now? Why is your mother sick in bed? Bai Shizu snorted coldly, if he hadn't taken into account that his mother was still there, I'm afraid he would have started beating people.
Bai Mujian closed his mouth, as if he was suffering, and the old lady Bai was also annoyed when she saw her son so indiscriminate, and said in a calm tone: "Grandpa hurried back, just to question his mother, to seek justice for his wife and children?" ”
Although Bai Shizu was in awe of his mother, he felt that the old lady had done something wrong this time, so he didn't think that there was anything wrong with him asking for questioning, did he want him to watch his wife and daughter suffer?
But he couldn't blame his mother, but he could deal with his daughter, so he sprinkled all his anger on Bai Mujian's head, and said in a cold tone: "Mother, I already know about this matter, don't be too partial to Jin'er, listen to her everything, Xi'er is also your own granddaughter!" ”
When Mrs. Bai heard this, she almost lost her anger, if it weren't for Mama Sun helping her in the back, I was afraid that she would have to turn her back on her anger, which was obviously accusing Bai Mujian of sowing discord, but listening to it was saying that she listened to and believed partially, regardless of right and wrong, and disposed of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter indiscriminately.
Old Madam Bai's hands were rearranged on the table, even the teacup shook, and she suppressed her voice and said, "Are you saying this to your mother as a son?" You say I listen to Jin'er for everything, but what about you? If you hadn't listened to Lu's words, you would have come to Tang Liyuan to question me as soon as you got home? What kind of behavior are you, and I am still your mother? ”
Bai Shizu saw that Mrs. Bai was really angry, and his heart was a little worried, but when he thought of coming back and seeing Lu's pale face and weak body, and thinking of her being beaten by such a harsh family law, his heart couldn't help but hurt, although his arrogance was not as arrogant as just now, but he still said with dissatisfaction: "My son doesn't dare, my son just hopes that his mother can be more sympathetic to Lu's, since she married me, she has also served you with all her heart, and has taken good care of my children, without merit and hard work, How can you use family law on her at will! ”