Chapter 266: Kerou Family Affairs

"What bad luck?" Wen Juan couldn't help but glance at Wen Yi, so she got closer, stopped talking, her face flushed slightly, and then she lowered her voice and said, "She is here to meet people, brother and daughter-in-law."

It turns out that this Mrs. Wan, who was originally from the Jingzhong family, her maiden name is Su, has long since declined, and she married Wan Daren when she was young, which can be regarded as Gao Pan, but she has managed her husband honestly for many years, and there is no concubine in the room, and Wan Daren has not complained outside, so the people in Beijing are secretly laughing at him for having a fear of guilt, and Mrs. Wan is even more responsible for the name of a jealous woman. However, Mrs. Wan has not only kept the home and outside in order since she entered the door of Wanjia, but also gave birth to five sons in a row in ten years, all of whom are strong and healthy, smart and smart, and the eldest son is only 16 years old. With the support of her five sons, Mrs. Wan's position in her mother-in-law's family is stable, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law regard her as a treasure.

is such a powerful Mrs. Wan, everything goes well, and there is only one thing that is not satisfactory, that is, her maiden brother. This younger brother's name is Jingrun, he was originally the only seedling of the old Su family, he lost his father and mother early, and he has been relying on his sister and brother-in-law to live. This Su Jingrun looks average, has a peaceful temperament, and has been studying since he was a child, but his talent is limited, far inferior to his nephews, and he has been admitted to the imperial examination for ten years, and he is just a showman. He had been engaged to two family affairs, but before he got married, the woman died, so he was young, and he took on the reputation of being a wife, and dragged on until twenty-five this year, and he was still alone.

In the spring of this year, Su Jingrun and a few classmates went to the suburbs, and one of them accidentally fell off his horse and his foot was lame. Su Jingrun was already unfavorable in the field, but now he was even more discouraged, knowing that even if he was admitted and had a disability, he would not have a good future, so he decided to go back to his hometown to be a teacher. The Su family's hometown is in a small town in Jingdong, which is quite rich, and the Su family itself also has two or three hundred acres of land and an old house, which is also considered rich, but it must not be compared with the ten thousand families in the capital.

In order to ensure that when he returned to his hometown, someone could take care of his life, so she decided to tell him a family affair as soon as possible, and find a wise brother and daughter-in-law to take care of the housework and take care of his brother's daily life. However, she has been pampered for a long time, and her vision is also high, and the daughters of ordinary people are all looked down upon, so she made up her mind to find a girl from everyone's background, but after a month of hard work, she has already seen all the official eunuchs in Beijing and Wanjia, which made everyone avoid her when they see her.

When the second master Gu went to the ministry to inquire about the official vacancy, he met Master Wan by chance, and Duan took the opportunity to visit Mrs. Wan, and then heard about her troubles, and soon after, he introduced his niece to Mrs. Wan. Mrs. Wan saw Duan Kerou twice and felt quite satisfied, but for the sake of prudence, she hadn't decided yet, but anyone who saw her cordial attitude towards Duan Kerou knew that this family affair had already been completed. Therefore, the official ladies present today all looked at Duan Kerou with pity.

An old talent, who failed the imperial examination, was disabled, and his family was mediocre, and he had to go back to the countryside to live with the reputation of his wife. The girl who married him really fell for eight lifetimes

Of course, Wen Juan herself doesn't think that marrying this Su Jingrun is a very unbearable thing, she even thinks that Duan Kerou can climb such a family, which is already a blessing accumulated in eight lifetimes: "The capital is far away from Kangcheng, Mrs. Wan only thinks that she is really a beautiful girl, but she is also a talented lady, and the person surnamed Su is a decent person, much better than those in the Duan family, if she is still in Pingyang, where can you find such a good relative?" That is, a kind person like a mother will think about her niece and nephew and try her best to plan for her. ”

Jiang Yao glanced at Wen Juan and said nothing, but there was a faint hint of disapproval in her eyes. I don't know when a young lady with a face stood behind her, but as if she had heard something extremely ridiculous, her eyes widened and refuted: "Miss Gu Shi, you said this lightly, if it were you, would you be willing to marry such a person?" ”

Wen Juan blushed, secretly embarrassed, and turned her head and said, "The sage has words, don't listen to indecent things, Miss Shen, how can you eavesdrop on our sisters' words?" ”

Then Miss Shen also blushed, stomped her feet and said: "Obviously you are talking loudly, I overheard it, and when I saw your ridiculous words, I couldn't help but refute it, which one overheard you?" ”

Wen Juan kept a straight face and didn't speak, so Miss Shen thought she was scared, and became more and more proud: "Don't you have anything to say?" Miss Gu Shi, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, isn't that your cousin? Why do you seem to wish she would marry that kind of person? You're lucky enough to hide from it, and don't talk about it here? ”

Wen Juan's face darkened, and she glared at her angrily, as if she was about to scold back, Wen Yi said badly, and hurriedly pulled her: "Don't say a word, today is a good day for the fifth sister." Jiang Yao stood up quickly, took Miss Shen's hand with a smile, and pulled her back to the other ladies: "Sister Jia Yi, don't worry, the tenth sister is still young, besides, there are elders in charge of this kind of thing, what can she say?" When Miss Shen heard this, she stopped caring about it.

Wen Juan became more and more angry the more she sat down, took Wen Yi's hand and walked out, avoiding the guests in the main room, turned to the verandah, and whispered: "Then Shen Jiayi is so unreasonable, which sentence did I say wrong?" Sister Duan's identity is different from ours, isn't it good for her to get such a marriage? That is, if Mrs. Wan doesn't know, she will look at Sister Duan, if she knows about the Duan family, this marriage will definitely be Huang You look at Sister Duan's courtesy to Mrs. Wan, if she really doesn't want to, she won't smile so well-behaved, it can be seen that she is also willing, why do others want to stand up for her? Sister Jiang is really, what are you talking about? I'm young, but I'm not an ignorant person."

Wen Yi was a little speechless.

To tell the truth, the fact of this marriage is not good, for the daughter of the official eunuch in the capital, marrying Su Xiucai is like burying a lifetime. Perhaps, they will even feel that the Duan family is sacrificing their niece's life to seek benefits, especially since Gu Er is about to seek an official, and Su Xiucai's brother-in-law, Master Wan, is also the Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials.

But Wen Yi recalled that Duan had always been a person, but she didn't think she would do such a thing. Although she was annoyed that Duan Kerou was restless, she still had some sincerity towards this niece. As Wen Juan said, the Duan family is not high, and they have a bad reputation, and it is not a bad thing that Duan Kerou can marry into the Su family. The Su family has a small property, and Su Jingrun has a reputation for showing talent, with Mrs. Wan's affection for her brother, even if she has a bad life in the future, she will not be defeated. Although Jingdong Town is remote, it is only a hundred miles away from Beijing, and it is much stronger than Guzhuang. The most important thing is that away from Kangcheng and Pingyang, no one in the capital knows Duan Kerou's life experience, and she can live here with peace of mind.

The problem is only that Su Jingrun has a disability and has a reputation as a wife.

Wen Yi had experienced the rumor baptism of Liu Dongxing's "concubine and disability" in his previous life, and he was skeptical of Su Xiucai's disability, since he could return to his hometown to be a teacher, that is to say, he could at least act, maybe the situation was not too bad? She didn't know the specific situation, but Duan must have inquired, and maybe told Duan Kerou, otherwise, Duan Kerou could have clearly refused, and looking at the situation she got along with Mrs. Wan, it didn't seem to be unhappy.

Wen Yi hesitated for a moment, then remembered Duan Kerou's sad eyes, but couldn't make up her mind, thought about it, and decided to do what her grandmother said. She was not qualified to meddle in this matter from beginning to end.

It was easy to persuade Wen Juan, Wen Yi pulled her back to the ear room, and saw Jiang Yao laughing with those daughters, and when she saw them come in, she gave her an inquiring look. Wen Yi smiled and nodded, Jiang Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, said hello to the daughters, and returned to the Gu family sisters.

Wen Juan was still a little annoyed, and turned her head to ignore her. Jiang Yao said softly: "Tenth sister, you can't blame me, just in that situation, if I help you speak, things will get bigger and bigger." You also know that the younger sister of the Shen family has always been straightforward and fast-talking, and when she and Sister Duan hit it off at first sight, they will naturally be upset for her. If you say a few more words, maybe it will affect the second wife. The second wife knows, how can she not be angry? You should just bear with it for the sake of the second wife. ”

Wen Juan heard her mention the Duan clan, and after being silent for a while, she slowed down her expression, and it seemed that she had given in. Wen Yi and Jiang Yao glanced at each other, they were relieved, and they were about to make a few jokes with her, but they heard a burst of laughter outside, and Mrs. Wan said: "I'm still wondering, why did you go out without saying a word, it turned out that you went to welcome your in-laws, but since your in-laws came to the door, why didn't you hear the report from the people outside?" ”

Duan's hurriedly apologized: "I was negligent, I heard the girl say that our aunt was here, so I hurriedly rushed out, and I forgot to tell my sister, don't blame my sister." It seems to be introducing to someone: "This Mrs. Wan is the wife of Wan Lang in the Ministry of Officials, and Mrs. Gu has seen it before?" ”

Wen Yi walked to the door and looked out, it turned out that Liu Gu's family was here, and there was only a girl behind him, and there were no other servants of the Liu family. She couldn't help but be a little funny, and said in her heart that this third aunt and second aunt originally lived in the Shilang Mansion, and she was coming over, how would the people in the outer courtyard know? The second aunt, Duan Shimingli, apologized to Mrs. Wan, but in fact, she passed this remark.

When Liu Gu's family came, Wen Yi naturally couldn't sit in the ear room anymore, so she was busy talking to her sisters and came out to meet her.

Liu Gu raised his eyes and glanced at her, his expression was cold, the girl behind her lowered her head and coughed lightly, her face immediately showed a trace of annoyance, she barely squeezed out a smile, and said to Wen Yi: "Coming?" How early or late is it? What about your grandmother? ”

Wen Yi caught a glimpse of several of the guests who had stopped talking, and all of them pretended to look over here as if they were unintentional, so she replied respectfully, "It's been half an hour, and grandmother is talking to my uncle and grandmother inside." How many days is the second aunt doing? I heard from my eldest sister that my aunt had an old illness a few days ago, but she was fine? ”

Liu Gu cleared his throat a little uncomfortably: "It's already better, but it's just a small problem." She turned to Duan: "Let's go see my mother." Without waiting for Duan's response, he was about to go to the inner warm pavilion, and when he passed by Wen Yi's side, he paused, "You...... You can come along. ”

Wen Yi was puzzled, but thinking that her grandmother was also there, and there were many people outside, she was not afraid of what she would do, so she responded with a smile and followed her into the warm pavilion respectfully. As soon as they stepped forward, the guests resumed their conversation, whispering, exchanging ears. Even Mrs. Wan, who was so unaware, heard them talk about the rumors that Mrs. Liu Shangshu had returned to her parents' house, and she couldn't help but knock on Duan's side with great interest. Duan looked at Jiang with a wry smile, but Jiang just lowered his head to eat tea, indifferent, as if he hadn't seen or heard anything.

For a while, no one paid attention to Duan Kerou. She looked at Wen Yi's figure disappearing behind the curtain with a faint look in her eyes, lowered her head, and her eyes were red.

Why, others have great blessings, but she has to suffer such grievances?

In terms of family background, appearance, and affection, she can't compare to Wen Hui, so she admits it, but where is Wen Xian better than her? Why can Wen Xian marry Liu Dongning, but she is guilty of even thinking about it? Even concubines like Wenjuan and Wenya can say a noble family seriously, and she ...... is obviously also the daughter of everyone, but she has to succumb to a waste, who is neither talented nor good-looking, has no family background and identity, and is still a cripple and all this is just for my uncle's official position. Her aunt ...... How forbearing?

Duan Kerou gritted her teeth secretly, full of unwillingness. Liu Dongning and Su Jingrun are simply worlds apart. She tried her best to follow her aunt to Beijing, but it was not for this result, she must not sit idly by

She turned her head to look at Shen Jiayi and the others in the ear room, her eyes lit up, and she was thoughtful.

Wen Yi arrived in the warm pavilion and greeted the elders, so he stepped aside and served.

There are no outsiders here, so Liu Gu has a little less scruples, and hastily greeted Mrs. Lu, then sat down next to Mrs. Yu and complained: "No one in the house has come to this hour, it seems that I am not at home, and the rules are all messed up."

Old Madam Yu reprimanded angrily: "Since you know, why don't you want to go back? Beware that Uncle is really annoying you, you will regret it."

Liu Gu said impatiently: "Mother said these words again, it is rare for me to come back, and my mother will let me enjoy it for a few more days, so that Liu Fu will come to pick me up in person, and I will go back, otherwise where will my face go?" Mother rest assured, he will never offend our family. ”

Old Madam Yu simply turned her head and ignored her, Liu Gu smiled dryly, and turned her head to stare at Wen Yi: "Brother Xing's daughter-in-law, I heard...... The former old 2 and Sister Su went to give gifts to your family? ”

Wen Yi smiled and nodded: "It's all the kindness of the second uncle, one is for the promotion of the seventh uncle, and the other is for the congregation of the minister." After a pause, he added, "The second uncle also asked the third brother and the eldest sister to send over all the antiques that were originally collected in their hometown." ”

Liu Gu was stunned for a moment, and his face immediately changed.

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