Chapter 297: Stealing Chickens Doesn't Make Rice
Where can Zhao Meizhi stand this? Immediately, whether it was to save face or have another purpose, in short, he was screwed up in this matter of kissing, frowned, and persuaded Tong Yimeng bitterly, "Oops! Yimeng, you don't like to listen to your aunt's words, your mother died early, but your aunt treats you as her own son, you say that you are not small, you should worry about this marriage......"
Zhao Meizhi was chattering to herself, not noticing Tong Yimeng's darkening and darkening face at all, as well as General Tong's sudden change in face when she mentioned his deceased wife, the third aunt gloated when she saw this, and at the same time pulled the second aunt in her ear and began to mumble, the second aunt's face also changed and changed, looking at Zhao Meizhi's eyes with a fine light.
Tong Xinrou was also keenly aware of the somewhat stiff atmosphere in the room, and found General Tong and Tong Yimeng with dark faces, Only then did she remember the taboo of General Tong's wife in the house, and almost no one dared to mention it in front of General Tong, that was to find themselves unhappy.
Because when Tao died, General Tong didn't even see the last face, and he lost his only child, that is, Tao Li'er, and the guilt in his heart can be imagined.
Let's just say it, I dressed up carefully but I had an exaggerated and contrived performance of "I'm for your good", Tong Xinrou felt cautious when she saw it, not to mention General Tong and Tong Yimeng, Tong Xinrou quickly reached out and pulled Zhao Meizhi's sleeve, signaling her not to say any more.
But Zhao Meizhi was talking about "emotion", where did she say that she could receive it, at this time, the third aunt hurried and coughed without a trace, the second aunt glanced at her, stepped forward and said: "It's rare for my sister to be so hearty, but I don't know if my sister has a favorite candidate?" ”
Zhao Meizhi saw that someone was talking, and she could be regarded as having a step, although she also wondered why her rival would make a sound to build a ladder, but the opportunity could not be lost, she didn't think so much, and hurriedly said: "There are many ladies in this capital like stars, but I picked and chose one for a long time, Yimeng, the eldest daughter of the Shangshu family of this official is both talented and beautiful, you have military merits now, and the Tong family and the Liang family are also considered to be right, you see ......"
"Okay, auntie, I won't bother you about my business." Tong Yimeng directly refused, with a decisive attitude, Zhao Meizhi was a little anxious when she saw that he obviously didn't eat oil and salt.
She's already made a package ticket for this, if it doesn't work out...... Zhao Meizhi subconsciously touched the red hosta on her head, and Tong Xinrou took in Zhao Meizhi's movements.
The atmosphere was a little cold, in the corner, the third aunt pushed the second aunt's shoulder, the second aunt glanced at her, and then stepped forward firmly and said: "Yo, today my sister suddenly mentioned the daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials, I'm afraid it's because of what Granny Dong came to ask for a few days ago." ”
General Tong didn't say a word, but when he heard the second aunt suddenly mention an irrelevant person, it made people feel a little awkward when they heard it, and immediately swept his eyebrows coldly and looked directly at the second aunt, "Who is Granny Dong?" ”
The second aunt was a little unconfident by General Tong's eyes, and when she wanted to retreat, she put a hand on her back, and when she looked back, she saw the third aunt with a confident look on her face, and thought of the benefits she promised herself, so she immediately shook her teeth and said firmly: "Granny Dong is a famous matchmaker in the capital, I accidentally bumped into my sister talking with Granny Dong two days ago, and I saw Granny Dong bring a big gift, I thought it was my sister who came to find Xinrou's mother-in-law's house, I thought about asking us Xiaomei if there was a suitable person, but unfortunately Granny Dong was in a hurry and didn't see anyone. When I looked at it today, I didn't expect it to be sent by the Liang Mansion to tell Yimeng about the matchmaker. ”
After speaking, the second aunt also glanced at Zhao Meizhi meaningfully, General Tong frowned, impatience flashed in his eyes, and Zhao Meizhi's face became extremely ugly.
He hates pretending to be the most coquettish, although officialdom is like this, he also tries to make some tentative compromises, but what is Zhao Meizhi, a woman in the backyard, meddling indiscriminately? After receiving the benefits of others, he looked affectionate for his son, and General Tong was angry when he saw it.
Originally, he neglected his children in his early years because he was busy with the border war, but now he suddenly figured it out, and when he saw Zhao Meizhi daring to practice his son so pretending in front of him, he was even more angry while feeling mixed feelings.
"How many gifts you have received from others, return them to me in their original form! Is our Tongfu so depressed that we want to sell our son? See, what do you call this? Shame on you! ”
Zhao Meizhi didn't expect General Tong to suddenly go away like this, and he was a little dumbfounded for a while, if he looked at these things, he wouldn't have asked, why did it change now? Now that he has regained his foothold in the court, shouldn't he focus on the court, why should he hold on to these small places instead?
Zhao Meizhi didn't know that the reason why General Tong was like this was because the official Shangshu had been co-opted by King Lan earlier, and now he was on King Lan's side in the court forces.
Tongfu and Liwangfu have in-laws, and Moli has also begun to be active in the court in the past two years, and he single-handedly promoted Taishi Huaiqing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and half of the Taishi family has been included in the bag, obviously having the intention to fight for this throne.
In addition, the emperor is partial to him, most of the people in the court, whether they are neutral or wait-and-see, have a faint intention to stand on his side, and Mo Li is not hasty, he has dealt with a lot of things in the court in the past two years, and the flood disaster problem in the two states last year was solved by Mo Li from beginning to end, and he handled it meticulously, so that people could not make mistakes, and obviously he had some ability.
Now in the eyes of General Tong, Zhao Meizhi is simply a typical example of not having enough success and more than failing, so he pointed at Zhao Meizhi and scolded, "Do you dare to go behind my back to receive gifts?" Aren't you small? Let me tell you, if you go behind my back and contact the people of the Liang Mansion again, be careful that I am not polite to you! You don't have to worry about the boss's marriage in the future! I already have a plan in mind. ”
When General Tong said this, Zhao Meizhi looked defeated, the second aunt and the third aunt looked happy, Tong Yimeng only looked up at him when General Tong mentioned the marriage, and then lowered his head and pondered.
The scolded dog was bloody, Zhao Meizhi didn't have the face to stay any longer, but turned around and left in a hurry with Tong Xinrou, with a stupid face, Tong Xinrou also felt ashamed, more of a contempt for her own mother, can this be done? Can that be said? It's not about scolding.