Husband has a sweetheart

Chapter 17 Asking for a Promise

The smile on Zhang Yuqing's face faded.

The nanny shook her head, sighed and said, "Girl, I know the old lady doesn't want to see you, so why bother to make fun of it? Do you have to kill the last bit of friendship?"

Zhang Yuqing took a deep breath: "Mommy, I am also a member of the Zhang family..."

"If there hadn't been the catastrophe 13 years ago, if the Elder Master was still here, you would be just like Miss Yuying at home, a spoiled guest raised by the Zhang family's rich clothes and good food, no matter what, you wouldn't be where you are today." The nanny called Cut off Zhang Yuqing's words, and looked at her coldly, "But who told you that your life is bad?"

Zhang Yuqing exhaled a mouthful of hot resentment lightly, and the sour resentment that was almost uncontrollable rolled in her chest.

"Indeed, I'm dead, and I should have died outside." Zhang Yuqing straightened her back, her eyes were cold, "But God won't let me go, and let me continue to live and suffer in this world, and won't let me go to reunite with my parents .”

The nanny frowned and said, "Why do you have to talk like that, girl? The old lady has long since stopped caring about things at home. All matters in the house are decided by the lady. It is useless for you to come to the old lady."

Zhang Yuqing's eyes were clear and firm, "I'd like to ask Madam to check if the old lady is awake. I just ask the old lady for a small matter, and I will never make things difficult for the old lady."

Mammy looked at her hesitantly, seeing that she had no intention of leaving, she could only say, "I'll go and see again."

After a while, a little maid came over and said: "The old lady is up, come here, girl!"

Zhang Yuqing walked over and entered the old lady's room.

The old lady was sitting in the inner room separated by the bead curtain, fully dressed and kneeling on the futon to pick up Buddha beans. There was already a bowl full of them beside her, she didn't look like she just got up from a nap.

The so-called picking up Buddha beans is to burn incense and chant scriptures, pass the soybeans one by one in front of the Buddha, and then squeeze the worshiped soybeans into oil and send them to the temple to worship the ever-burning lamps, which can better reflect the sincerity of believers.

Just when Zhang Yuqing was about to lift the bead curtain and enter the inner room, she was stopped by the nanny, "Girl, if you have something to say, just stand here and talk."

"Madam." Zhang Yuqing called out.

The old lady turned her back to Zhang Yuqing and didn't turn her head back, "There are some things that other people should have told you. The lady decides all matters in the house. Why do you come to me?"

"This morning, Madam came to see me and wanted to promise me to an official over fifty years old." Zhang Yuqing said.

The old lady stopped what she was doing.

Zhang Yuqing continued: "I heard the meaning behind Madam's words. If grandma hadn't objected, Madam would have sent me there already. I have come to thank you for your kindness."

The old lady still turned her back to Zhang Yuqing, and said: "You are smart and know that it is not a good home. But don't thank me, I am more concerned about the reputation of the Zhang family."

Zhang Yuqing said frankly: "It's just that it won't work this time, there will always be a next time."

This time Mrs. Zhang's calculation is too nasty and disgusting, the old lady will object, but next time, next time?As long as Mrs. Zhang wants to abuse her and take her for benefits, she can always find someone who makes the old lady feel okay.

Maybe the other party is just over forty years old, not too old, or maybe he is a person who eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles and even has domestic violence.

Anyway, she's just a country girl, and it's a great fortune to be the wife of a Shangguan. How can she be picky about her age, personality and hobbies?

The old lady looked at the benevolent Bodhisattva in front of the incense, and murmured sadly: "You have been in Zhang's house for so many days, Miss Qianjin's life is not as comfortable as you imagined, right? It's better to live in the farmhouse for the rest of your life, be honest Marry a farmer, have children, and be full of children and grandchildren when you are old. What do you think you are doing when you come back?"

Zhang Yuqing took a deep breath, "Madam, this is the end of the matter, even if I go back to my adoptive parents' house now, I won't be able to go back."

At the beginning, it was a helpless move for her to cling to Lu Wei and let Lu Wei take her to Beijing. She was forced into a corner. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fight between trapped beasts and grasp the last straw.

She was kidnapped by Wang Dali, her adoptive father was killed by the enemy, and her elder brother who grew up together was missing. If Wang Chunniang hadn't helped her escape, she would have taken the opportunity to rely on Lu Wei. She was afraid that she would be betrayed by Wang Dali. Where there are three abuses, that is stepping into the abyss beyond redemption.

In contrast, a villain of Madam Zhang's level is already a little fresh in martial arts.

"You don't want to be manipulated by her, but she has three sons and grandchildren of the Zhang family in her hands. That is the future of the Zhang family. Although I am an old lady, I have to respect her. What do you have? You have nothing, take Why fight with her? From the moment you stepped into the door of Zhang's house, you were under her control!" The old lady sighed desolately.

Zhang Yuqing said: "I only ask for the old lady's grace."

"I'm old, and all the servants in my family listen to her. I'm just a false name, and I can't help you." The old lady shook her head, "Go away, it's useless to beg me!"

Zhang Yuqing raised her voice, "Madam, who is the person you worship in front of the Bodhisattva?"

The old lady ignored her.

"It's my father!" Zhang Yuqing gritted her teeth and asked, "The reason you picked up Buddha beans is to go to the temple to light the ever-burning lamp for my father, isn't it?"

The old lady was suddenly furious, stood up and walked to the door, cursing without hesitation: "Shut up! You don't deserve to mention my son! If it weren't for you, how could my son die so miserably! I can let you enter the house already It's extra gracious! What else do you want! A greedy thing! A villain! The lone star of the devil!"

"God has no eyes, let you, the evil lone star of the evil spirit, live, and my son is dead!" The old lady stared at Zhang Yuqing with fiery eyes, as if she was looking at the murderer who killed her own son, her teeth creaking The old man burst into tears, pointing at Zhang Yuqing and cursed viciously: "Why is it not you who died!"

Zhang Yuqing couldn't hide the pain in her heart anymore, and stepped forward, furious, "It was a barbarian who killed my father, not me! You blame me and hate me, but you dare not resent the real evildoer! My father saw him in the spirit of heaven. The daughter whose life was exchanged was neglected and trampled by his close relatives, even if you worship in front of the Buddha for a hundred years, he will never rest in peace!"

The old lady was stared at by Zhang Yuqing's cold, dark eyes, and her heart was chilled. She seemed to be staring at her like the ghost of the dead Zhang Zuoming. Bajiao held on.

"You, you!" The old lady pointed at Zhang Yuqing, feeling tight in the chest and short of breath, unable to speak.

Zhang Yuqing straightened her back and looked at her coldly.

Nanny let the old lady down, and accused Zhang Yuqing: "The girl has such a temper! The old lady is old, but she can't stand your troubles like this!"

"My father left early. Logically speaking, I should be my father's filial piety in front of the old lady. But I also know that the old lady doesn't want to see me. When she sees me, she thinks of white-haired people giving away black-haired people. It only makes people sad." Zhang Yuqing Said.

Nanny was angry, and stared at Zhang Yuqing, "You know, why are you here! You want to make the old lady unhappy!"

"Madam issued a ban earlier and forbade me to go out. I know that I am an eyesore, so I came here to ask Madam if I can let me leave Zhang's house? From then on, whether I am good or bad has nothing to do with Zhang's family!" Zhang Yuqing Said word by word.

The old lady, who was leaning against the servant girl's arms and panting, suddenly raised her head, and subconsciously looked back at the enshrined tablet of Zhang Zuoming on the incense table.

The incense of Buddha is lingering, and the tablet made of ebony is solemn and solemn.

Seeing Zhang Yuqing's cold and indifferent face, and her straight shoulders revealing an unyielding stubbornness, the old lady trembled in her heart, turned her head away, and said, "You little girl, where can you go after leaving Zhang's house?"

"Can you not be sent to be used as a plaything for the old man to warm his bed?" Zhang Yuqing said bluntly.

The old lady held back her anger, gritted her teeth and said: "You can rest assured about this, I will not agree, and neither will your uncle!"

"But..." Zhang Yuqing frowned.

The old lady interrupted her with a wave of her hand, and said coldly: "It's just talking, and I don't really want to send you there! You don't have to come to me and act like you are wronged! No matter how poor our Zhang family is, It's not like driving out the girl who took in the house again! Why did you leave the Zhang family and have nothing to do with the Zhang family? Are you here to blackmail me?"

Zhang Yuqing was furious, "My parents passed away, my grandmother didn't like it, I don't have anything to live on, and I live in other people's hands. How can I threaten you?"

"Don't mention the matter of leaving the mansion again!" The old lady threw the teacup on the table angrily, "If it spreads out, how can the Zhang family have the face to face others!"

Even if Zhang Yuqing is not the biological blood of the late grand lord of the Zhang family, but is just the adopted daughter of the Zhang family because of seeing her "face" and thinking about others, she is still a member of the Zhang family.If the Zhang family raised people for a few days and then kicked them out to fend for themselves, wouldn't it be a joke for people in the capital after dinner!
Zhang Yuqing was silent, her hands clenched into fists in her sleeves, and she exhaled for a long time before she managed to suppress the overwhelming anger that was rolling in her heart.

"Since the old lady doesn't want me to leave the Zhang family, can you give me a promise." Zhang Yuqing said.

The old lady was silent for a long time, and said, "What promise do you want?"

"For the sake of my late father, please allow me to go out freely. If I can find a good family for myself, please do so." Zhang Yuqing said.

The first thing is not difficult. Nowadays, there are not so many restrictions on women in the boudoir. Zhang Yuying always goes out and meets with handkerchiefs every now and then. Even the concubine Zhang Yushu is not restricted from going out. Only Zhang Yuqing is forbidden by his wife to go out.

As for the marriage... the old lady shook her head, "Whimsical! You find it for yourself? How do you find it? How important is the reputation of a girl's family, stop worrying about it, and don't do anything to embarrass the Zhang family!"

"I can swear by my late father's spirit in heaven that I will never do anything harmful to the Zhang family's reputation, otherwise I will leave it to my wife!" Zhang Yuqing raised her hand to the sky.

The old lady was horrified and shouted sharply: "Shut up!"

(End of this chapter)