Chapter 157, another source of disaster
Qingyue came back and respectfully handed the paper in her hand to Yu Xijiao.
When Yu Xijiao saw the words on it, the corners of her lips showed a hint of coldness, and as she guessed, she looked up at Qingyue: "You said that you said that you made those sets of clothes for the eldest girl recently?" ”
"The slave maid said that the few sets of clothes made for the eldest girl recently were a little wrong in size, and the slave maid wanted to see if they remembered wrongly." Qing Yueyu reported.
Yu Xijiao nodded, and stretched out the note in her hand in front of Yu Ruiwen, "Father, please take a look." ”
Yu Ruiwen stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it, and asked, "What about people?" ”
"Master Hou, the slave was afraid that our girl would ask, so she brought someone over, and many of her clothes passed through her hands." Qingyue Road.
Although Mama Wang is the manager of the sewing room, she doesn't do much work, but because she is Qian's henchman, she is not even as good as some ordinary people in the needlework room in terms of craftsmanship.
The person was brought in, and it was also a mother-in-law, looking very capable, and after entering the door, she saw Mama Wang who was being held aside, and was stunned for a moment, she was brought over by Qingyue, and asked about the note, and I didn't know what happened here.
"The slave maid has seen the Hou Ye, the eldest girl, the third girl, and Aunt Zhou." The mother-in-law entered the door and saluted in a proper manner.
"Who gave you this note?" Yu Xijiao looked at this mother-in-law and asked.
"The note was given to the slaves by Mama Wang, and she was about to prepare clothes for the eldest girl, and the materials were brought over, and she had to be cut first, and Mama Wang said that it was made according to this size." The mother-in-law did not hesitate, 1510 Dao.
"In previous years, when I made clothes, I took the size like this?" Yu Xijiao continued to ask.
"In previous years, it was the same." The mother-in-law nodded.
"Didn't you go to tailor the big girl?"
"The slave didn't ...... Whether Mama Wang is going or not, the slaves and maids don't know. The mother-in-law continued.
"In previous years, it was only after the eldest sister left the capital that clothes were made?"
"Basis...... It's all in the book. The mother-in-law said honestly.
"Father, look." Yu Xijiao looked at Yu Ruiwen.
Yu Ruiwen's gaze lifted from the note, and he said in a deep voice, "Pull it over." ”
The two mothers-in-law who were holding Mama Wang hurriedly pushed Mama Wang over and knelt down.
"Tell me, who are these garments for? Who are these sizes for? Yu Ruiwen's face was full of joy and anger.
Now where does Mama Wang dare to hide it, there is no longer the previous arrogance and anger, and her voice trembled: "It's all ...... It's all for the second girl...... Do, it's the second girl's. ”
The note clearly notes the size of the second girl, which can't be relied upon, there is the latest date on it, and it will even be adjusted from time to time according to the time, and the adjusted size is still remembered, and the time of the last adjustment, Yu Zhuqing must not have come back at that time.
Yu Zhuqing was delayed outside for a long time, and Qian was worried that Yu Yuxi would grow up, and when Yu Zhuqing was almost back, he would re-measure and update the final size.
It's basically the same, but occasionally there will be small adjustments, and the needlework room also knows it, this matter is not said on the surface, everyone doesn't care, it was just an adopted daughter, it is difficult to really rob the resources of the Hou Mansion's daughters, they are ordered to act.
"Why?" Yu Ruiwen said in a deep voice.
"This ...... It is the meaning of the lady. Mama Wang fell to the ground in a panic, and wanted to plead, but was interrupted by Yu Ruiwen: "Come on, pull this dog slave down and take twenty rods." ”
Hou Ye spoke, and the two mothers-in-law pulled Mama Wang down, directly outside the courtyard gate, and pressed it to hit.
Mama Xi, who had just come to see the excitement not far away, saw this scene from afar, stopped, her brows furrowed, and her face changed slightly, how dare Aunt Zhou do such a thing?
She originally came to check, and she was very well prepared to deal with Aunt Zhou's wife, but she was just a concubine, and she really thought that she could fight against Mrs. Xi, but the scene in front of her made Madam Xi cautious, how could Aunt Zhou have such courage to deal with Mrs. Zhou's people on the spot?
Isn't there something wrong?
Raising her eyes and looking at the people outside the hall, Mama Xi suddenly saw a little girl, her face changed greatly, this is the little guy next to Hou Ye, after carefully checking it several times, it was confirmed that it was the little guy next to Hou Ye, Mama Xi turned around and left, this matter has changed, and she has to report to Mrs. early.
What happened outside the courtyard gate, I didn't know about it in the hall.
"Zhuqing, in the future, let Aunt Zhou help sew your clothes." Yu Ruiwen glanced at Yu Zhuqing and ordered, this matter really disliked him, and he also understood that it was Qian's action, but it was just a matter of a few clothes, and Yu Ruiwen didn't think it was a big deal.
Seeing that the youngest daughter cares, then let people beat the Qian family.
"Father......" Listening to Yu Ruiwen's understatement, Yu Zhuqing bit her lip, her eyes were slightly red, and she opened her mouth to explain herself, but when she saw Yu Ruiwen's turned gaze, she didn't know how to speak for a while, she was an adopted daughter, and she never dared to sue in front of Yu Ruiwen.
Yu Xijiao didn't have so many scruples, as soon as she saw her father's appearance, she knew that her father felt that this was a trivial matter, so she stepped forward and asked straight to the point: "Father, do you know what the reputation of the eldest sister is outside?" ”
Yu Ruiwen was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Yu Xijiao, and didn't understand the meaning of her words.
What does a few simple clothes have to do with reputation, Yu Ruiwen really doesn't know what Yu Zhuqing's reputation is.
"Father, everyone is saying that the eldest sister is not interesting, but she is just the adopted daughter of the Xuanping Houfu, she is so arrogant, with beautiful clothes, but if she is a little unsatisfactory, she will throw it aside, it is still the second girl of the Hou Mansion, even if it is the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she is willing to ask for clothes that the eldest girl is not willing to wear."
Yu Xijiao looked at Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou nodded, and asked the maid ring behind her to take a tray over, which Yu Xijiao asked her to bring over, and it was covered with a covercloth.
"Father, look." Yu Xijiao lifted the cover cloth above, revealing several sets of gorgeous clothes below, these clothes are alone, it makes people feel extremely exquisite, the embroidery thread on it, handmade, and the pearls precocced before, all of them are treasures, even if Yu Ruiwen is not a woman, he didn't pay attention carefully, but he can also see that a piece of clothing is expensive.
With so many clothes stacked in one place, it looks even more gorgeous and exquisite, with skirts fluttering, a corner of the cuffs sliding down, and the embroidered thorns on them are flying like colorful butterflies.
Looking at such a large number of exquisite clothes, even Yu Ruiwen didn't care about it originally, his face changed slightly at this time.
"Father, what you saw was just once, in previous years, when the eldest sister came back from outside, there were always a lot of ill-fitting clothes sent to her, saying that they were specially made for her, but in fact, the eldest sister couldn't wear them at all, and everyone outside knew that the eldest sister was arrogant and extravagant, and regarded money as a floating cloud, but the money was not hers."
Yu Xijiao said slowly.
Yu Zhuqing lowered her head, pursed the corners of her lips vigorously, her smile was extremely bitter, and this time she was no longer timid, "Father, my daughter doesn't know why people outside say this, and the clothes that my daughter usually wears are minimalist." ”
Her clothes are indeed very simple, and she usually doesn't like to go out to banquets, Yu Ruiwen has also asked Qian to take Yu Zhuqing out in the past, Qian said that Yu Zhuqing is a quiet character, and does not like to socialize more, saying that someone maliciously mentioned the identity of her adopted daughter, which made her feel uncomfortable.
Thinking of the early death of Yu Zhuqing's biological father and biological mother, and she was afraid that people would talk about the past, Yu Ruiwen did not force it, and slowly stopped asking the Qian family to take Yu Zhuqing out, and rarely met Yu Zhuqing in the house.
"Father, do you remember the disaster of the former Chaoyun and the princess?" Yu Xijiao asked.
The former Chaoyun and the princess are the queen's concubines, who love gorgeous clothes and beautiful clothes, and have to change several sets of clothes a day, each of which is gorgeous and exquisite, and extremely luxurious, but such clothes, she usually wears them a few times and throws them away, and then she will make new clothes and beautiful clothes, and if the money is not enough, she will sell a large number of officials and lords, just to ask for beautiful clothes.
The destruction of the previous dynasty was because of this Yunhe princess at first, and the first to revolt was the people in the fiefdom of this Yunhe princess.
Yu Ruiwen has always been clear about these historical facts, his face was sharp, his eyes looked at the folded gorgeous clothes, his brows were twisted unconsciously, and the green tendons on his forehead jumped, and he could see that he was angry.
"Father......" Yu Zhuqing thought that he was going to reprimand Yu Xijiao, but he couldn't care about his timidity, stepped forward and blocked Yu Xijiao's face, and lowered his head, "Father, this matter started because of me, please punish my father." ”
Yu Xijiao looked at her, reached out and pulled her sleeve, and whispered to comfort her: "Eldest sister, this matter is what I mean, the eldest sister has been spreading such a reputation for so many years, even if I just entered Beijing, I heard about it, at first I thought it was another Yunhe princess, but the eldest sister is just a daughter of the Hou Mansion." ”
How can such a thing be said casually?
Mohu said. Yu Ruiwen glared at his little daughter and reprimanded.
"Third sister, don't say it." Yu Zhuqing grabbed Yu Xijiao's hand in a panic.
Yu Xijiao took her hand, shook it gently, and then looked at Yu Ruiwen: "Father! ”
"The steward of the sewing room is not clear, since it has been replaced, Aunt Zhou, you will deal with it first, as for the past matters, I will ask Mrs. for clarification." Hearing his daughter mention Princess Yunhe several times, Yu Ruiwen said categorically, with his temperament, it is rare for him to be so decisive, Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then nodded hurriedly.
"Zhuqing, if there is such a thing in the future, just come to your father's report, you are the daughter of the Hou Mansion, that is, the daughter of the father, and the other girls in the mansion are the same." Yu Ruiwen said in a deep voice.
"Thank you...... Father. Yu Zhuqing's nose was sour, this was almost to correct her name, and since then, no one dared to say that she was just an adopted daughter, and her name was not right.
"Jiao'er, you and Zhuqing are here to help Aunt Zhou with things, and there are still things for your father." Yu Ruiwen said, saying that he strode away with an angry face, he was actually the last to know about such a big thing, how much the Qian family hid from him, and it was actually the source of the disaster.