Chapter 170: The Attitude of the Zhenguo Mansion
The next day, Ma sent Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma to the Zhenguo Mansion to ask for peace, and by the way, on behalf of their granddaughter, they greeted Miss Zhou Wenjun's injury.
Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma naturally couldn't meet the main mother of the Zhenguo Mansion, Mrs. Zhenguo, but they met Mrs. Wednesday, the wife of General Wednesday.
Mrs. Wednesday often goes to Suzhou, and she is also familiar with the Hai family, so she recognized Aunt Cui at a glance. But Aunt Ma next to her was also an acquaintance, so she couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you here too?" But the fifth aunt sent you? ”
Aunt Ma smiled embarrassedly: "Back to the third lady, the old slave is now working in the Hai family." The wife gave the old slave family to her aunt to summon her. ”
Mrs. Wednesday immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Hai has just returned to Chang'an, and the family is short of manpower, so the fifth aunt is worried about her sister and shares her worries." In this way, it is better for your family to go to the Hai family to do things than to stay in the village and farm all the time. ”
The three-room mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fight the law, and the mother-in-law forced the daughter-in-law's henchman to accompany the house to Zhuangzi, which is not news in the circle of the Zhou family's female dependents. Aunt Ma has been a confidant by Zhou Ma's side for decades, and the ladies of the Zhou family have long been familiar with her face and know her fate, who doesn't sigh a few words? Now that she has a new place to go, Mrs. Wednesday is also glad for her.
However, Mrs. Wednesday was more familiar with the Hai family, so she quickly turned her head to look at Aunt Cui.
Aunt Cui greeted Mrs. Wednesday, mentioning that her wife had always wanted to come to the door to greet her, but because the old man of Zhenguo Gong had always had rules, he did not allow new officials who had taken office in Chang'an to visit him at home, and his wife did not dare to disobey the order of Zhenguo Gong, so she never handed over a post to Zhenguo Gong's mansion. Today, I heard that Miss Wenjun of the Zhou family is back, and the young lady at home repeatedly urged his wife to come to greet Miss Wenjun, and his wife thought that so many days had passed, and it should not be considered a violation of the rules, so she sent the two of them to come to the door to ask for peace, and wanted to greet Miss Wenjun for the young lady, I don't know if Miss Wenjun's injury is safe? When will the third lady be free? My wife came to visit.
The Zhenguo Mansion does have a rule of not receiving foreign officials to visit, that is because in the early years, when the Zhenguo Duke had just retired from the frontier, it was when the Zhou family was at its most powerful, and he was in the limelight in Chang'an for a while. Not only are foreign officials bound to come to visit after entering the city, but even military attaches on leave or on business must come to greet the town and state when they enter Chang'an City. The Zhenguo Mansion is like a cloud of guests every day, and when someone sees it, they complain to the court, which arouses the emperor's suspicion and feels that the Zhenguo Gong Zhou Shiding has made a high contribution. Zhenguo Gong was impatient and went to the capital to defend himself at every turn, and simply set the rules, whether it was a civil official or a military general, he was not allowed to come to him when he arrived in Chang'an, and the Zhenguo Mansion would only receive his relatives and friends, which could be regarded as a stop.
The Hai family has been in Chang'an for more than ten years, and naturally knows the rules of the Zhenguo Mansion, so this time they returned to Chang'an, it has been almost ten days, and Haixi Cliff has not come to Zhou's family. He just greeted General Thursday in the Yamen of the Dusi Division, and handed over the gifts and letters entrusted to him by General Wednesday to the other party for forwarding, and it was over. On the Ma side, he is preparing to wait for a period of time for her husband to settle down in Chang'an, and he is no longer a "newly appointed official", and then hand over the post to Mrs. Wednesday. Today, in the name of Zhou Wenjun, I completed this matter a few days in advance.
Mrs. Wednesday also knew her concerns, took the post with a smile, and said, "There was a lot of chaos in the house a few years ago, and I am afraid that I will not be able to entertain familiar relatives and friends." In the first month, I will post to your wife and invite her to come to the house for New Year's wine. When the time comes, let her call all the children in the house, and there is no need to go outside. Your family is not an outsider, not to mention the friendship between our two families for decades, just from the fifth aunt, we are relatives. Our generals never treated the sea experience as an ordinary comrade in the army. ”
Speaking of Zhou Wenjun's injury, she was sure that her eldest niece's feet were completely fine, yesterday she was jumping into the main courtyard gate, she could run and jump strongly, and she went to the school field with her sisters early this morning, and discussed that she would invite her sisters and close friends to the courtyard to enjoy the snow barbecue in a few days.
Mrs. Wednesday smiled and said, "Go back and ask Wenjun to give your sister Tang a post as well, and let her play with her." ”
These can only be taken as kind words. Although on the way back to Chang'an, Haitang and Zhou Wenjun got along very well, but they were not sure that they had become good friends of others. This kind of occasion for Miss Zhou to gather with relatives and friends may not have her place.
Aunt Cui also knew this very well, so she only casually said a few words and changed the topic. The most important purpose of her coming here today was to inquire about the Zhenguo Mansion and the Zhou family's view of the Zhou family's three rooms. Will my wife be taboo when she goes to visit the patient?
Madame Wednesday was unimpressed: "I heard about that the day before yesterday. The third uncle and grandmother are indeed old and confused, and the fifth uncle is too stupid and filial. The old man was a little angry, but he wasn't so angry that he hadn't done it yet. The third uncle, grandmother, and fifth uncle just had such an idea, and they instigated the craftsmen in the glass workshop. Now that the news has leaked, it is impossible for them to do this again. As long as you sincerely repent and don't repeat the offense in the future, who can still deal with the elders? As for the criticism of the officers and men in the army, we can't help it, after all, the mouth grows on others. Fortunately, the good news is only circulating in the front and back streets for the time being, and outsiders do not know about it for a while. The third uncle, grandmother and fifth uncle don't walk around in front of people for the time being, and after a few days, things will fade away, and gradually no one will mention it. ”
This is the current attitude of the Zhenguo Mansion towards the matter of the three rooms. As long as the three rooms are interesting, in fact, no one cares about them. But if the third room is stubborn and unrepentant, that's a different matter. Mrs. Wednesday knew it, but there was no need to mention it in front of the Hai family.
She turned to talk about Ma's desire to visit the patient: "It's okay for your wife to go to the third room to sit." The whole thing is that the fifth aunt has suffered some grievances, and now she is sick again. Your wife is her only maiden sister, and she speaks better than we do at this time. Let your wife comfort the fifth aunt a few words and tell her not to be sad. Our Ah family understands her grievances in our hearts and will definitely make decisions for her. She just has to follow the rules and don't fall into the wrong hands. If anyone bullies her unreasonably, let her come to our house, and our family, as a patriarch, will definitely uphold justice for her. ”
Aunt Ma couldn't help but show joy on her face, and she was secretly happy for her old master. Seeing Aunt Cui bowing down, she also hurriedly bowed.
Later, Mrs. Wednesday ordered someone to bring a message to Zhou Wenjun and told her about Haitang sending someone to greet her. Zhou Wenjun rushed over when he heard the news, and when he saw Aunt Cui, he asked her to say hello to Begonia, and said: "Since the fight in Baoji, Yuqi has been thinking about Sister Begonia all the way. I told her that I would definitely post to Sister Begonia when I was the host in a few days. Mama told Sister Begonia for me not to go out of the city these days, and to come to the other courtyard to play with us. I've got something for her! ”
Aunt Cui hurriedly smiled and answered for Begonia.
Zhou Wenjun heard that Zhou Ma's fifth uncle and grandmother in Sanfang were sick, and she was a little surprised, she had just returned home, and she hadn't heard about the turmoil in Sanfang the day before yesterday: "How can this be good?" It's almost the New Year, and it's too unfortunate to get sick at this time. I heard that Sister Yijun is going home for the New Year this year. Third aunt, can you let Sister Yijun come to live with me at home? She went back to the third room, and no one could take care of her. ”
Mrs. Wednesday gave her a disgusted look. Although the Hai family also knows that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhou family are not in harmony, they are all members of the Zhou family, and in front of the guests, they still have to cover up the shame of the third room.
Zhou Wenjun smiled, but he didn't care very much: "When Yijun comes back, I will ask her to go in person." ”
(End of chapter)