After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 350 Advice

Haitang could clearly see how ugly Mrs. Gui's face looked at that moment, and she was a little shocked.

Did Mrs. Chengen Hou Shizi’s words mean something? Who is she referring to in her words, “the truly callous snobbery”?

However, Mrs. Gui didn't say much. She just excused herself to see her daughter's injury and quickly left the water pavilion.

When Mrs. Cheng'en Hou Shizi saw her leaving, she immediately showed a happy expression and said with a smile: "This woman is unreasonable and has no idea where she got the confidence to ridicule our Zhou family. Our family is just too kind. , I felt that her situation was pitiful, and even though she thought her words and deeds were dishonest, I didn’t say anything more, but I didn’t expect that it only fueled her arrogance!”

She turned to look at Zhou Wenjun: "You will spend a lot of time with her mother and daughter in the future, but don't be fooled by her words. She will only lead her to the ditch. There is no right in our family. Instead of living in the Wu family and returning home, she actually owes us a lot. If she hadn't been causing trouble, the Queen Mother and us wouldn't have had such a difficult time in Beijing these years. If she thinks that the Zhou family is not good enough to her mother and daughter, then Let her have a taste of what a real cold shoulder is! Our Zhou family doesn’t mind helping our relatives, but there’s no reason to feed a white-eyed wolf in vain!”

Zhou Wenjun responded quickly.

Seeing her daughter Zhou Wanjun's hesitant expression, Mrs. Cheng'enhou Shizi said, "Girl, do you want to persuade me to be more considerate of the Gui family and not argue with her? I didn't do that before. I argued with her, but she never knew what was good or bad? Instead, she regarded me as a soft persimmon that was easy to bully. If she only came for me, I could still see the Queen Mother, the Marquis, the Madam, and the old lady. On the face of it, I tolerate her a little. But she even dares to attack your brother, and she despises and ridicules you in every possible way. If I can endure it, I will no longer be your mother!"

Fortunately, the three of them, mother and son, will leave Chang'an soon. They may see Wu Ke again in the future, who is going to Beijing to take the exam, but there is a possibility that they will never see Gui's mother and daughter again in their lifetime. Mrs. Cheng'en Hou Shizi felt that her suffering had finally come to an end. Even if her daughter had her own little thoughts, she could not take it to heart. Anyway, when they return to the capital, their daughter's little thoughts will naturally disappear.

A smile appeared on her face again: "Don't lose your interest because of trivial matters. Today is the Flower Festival, and the wintersweets in the garden are in bloom, so you can rest assured and play. Later I will also call Huajun Xuejun Come back, you sisters can get together more often. I don’t know when we will get together again after we leave Chang’an in a few days. You must cherish the days you spend with your sisters.”

The girls all bowed in response, and Mrs. Chengen Hou Shizi left with the other girls and women, leaving the water pavilion to the girls.

The adults left, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Wenjun was still a little puzzled: "Why did Xuejun and Huajun invite the aunts over? When Mrs. Gui saw Wu Qiong was injured, she was just acting weird and didn't make a big fuss?"

She turned to look at Zhou Wanjun again: "I didn't have the nerve to ask in front of Wu Qiong just now. How did she fall? According to Madam Gui, it was either the servant's negligence that caused her to trip over the gravel, or Who said something unpleasant and frightened her. But I think we sisters are very particular people and have always been polite to Wu Qiong. No matter how annoying she was, we never blushed at her. Why did Mrs. Gui say that to her? Woolen cloth?"

Zhou Wanjun looked hesitant to speak again, and hesitated for a while before saying: "It was really the Wu sister who accidentally fell. We didn't bully her." But she refused to say more. Haitang leaned into Zhou Wenjun's ear and whispered to her the whole story. Zhou Wenjun suddenly realized, but felt bored: "Zhou Yijun has done this, Wu Qiong should also know it. Even if her mother has ideas, can't she have some ideas of her own? If it comes to this point, she will continue If she keeps pestering her, don't blame us for looking down on her. The fourth aunt is about to be separated from her son for thousands of miles, but she doesn't care about them. They should be grateful. There is nothing to make trouble about every day. Are you really treating our Zhou family as weak persimmons? If it weren’t for the fact that Wu Ke and Wu Qiong are both flesh and blood of the old lady, who would care to talk to them?!"

Zhou Wanjun advised: "Forget it. They are just miserable people, why bother with them?"

Zhou Yijun countered Zhou Wanjun: "Sister Wanjun, what you said is wrong. They usually get angry because our Zhou family has a good temper and is kind to others. If we just tolerate it, we will only let others suffer. They get worse. When the day comes that our family can no longer bear it, we will kick them out. At that day, we will no longer care about any real family ties. They have nothing, mother and daughter, without us. How can the Zhou family live a good life in Chang'an? Once something happens, people outside who don't know about it will blame us, the Zhou family, for not taking good care of our relatives.

"In order to prevent this kind of lose-lose situation from happening, from the beginning, we should let them know how to get along with relatives. Since they have to rely on our Zhou family to live, they should learn the etiquette they should have and should not say anything. I can't say anything anymore. The Wu family has long been in decline, and they fled to Chang'an to live because they were afraid of death. Don't say anything snobbish or not, since they want to ask for help, they should behave like asking for help. , rather than relying on their benefactor’s good temper to act recklessly. Our Zhou family treats them thoughtfully and politely, which is because our Zhou family acts generously. But this is not because they are arrogant and rude. Even if they really want to boss them around, they have to wait until their family really Let’s talk about making a comeback!”

Zhou Wenjun smiled and clasped his hands together: "Yijun said that well! You should have the attitude of asking for help. I don't believe it. When they were in the palace, were they also so open-minded and confident? Mrs. Ruogui was like that at that time. With today's behavior, Concubine Sun failed to discover her and allowed her to leave the palace safely and survive to this day. This method is not considered extraordinary."

Zhou Wanjun was speechless and could only say with a smile: "I just said something casually, but it made you refute my opinion. Yes, yes, you are right. Why don't I know in my heart that Mrs. Gui is rude? But she She is not a sensible person, and there is no point in arguing with her. If you are harmonious and muddy, your ears will be purer."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. At this time, Zhou Huajun and Zhou Xuejun also came back. The sisters gathered together and asked how they went to complain to their elders. This time he learned a lot and finally no longer suffered the injustice from Mrs. Gui and was punished for "bullying my cousin".

Zhou Huajun and Zhou Xuejun both thanked Haitang for this. If she hadn't reminded them to file a complaint, I'm afraid Madam Gui wouldn't have been able to calm down like this.

Haitang smiled and waved her hands. While others were gathering around the two little girls to inquire about the complaint, she quietly pulled Zhou Wenjun's sleeves. The two of them left the water pavilion and came to the railing at the back.

Haitang asked in a low voice: "What do Mrs. Cheng'en Hou Shizi's words mean? After Mrs. Gui heard it, her face turned so ugly and she didn't say anything to dismiss it."

Zhou Wenjun really knew the answer: "This is what my cousin told us privately. She said that when the Queen Mother sent people to Guijia to pick up Mrs. Gui, her daughter and Wu Ke, Guijia had already decided to send Wu Ke to the Sun family. Some people even planned to send Wu Qiong as well in exchange for the Sun family's favor to Gui Jia. Although this did not happen, Mrs. Gui said it was her father who objected, but who knows if it was because the Queen Mother's people arrived in time. What was the reason for arriving? Gui Jia also betrayed his old friends to the Sun family, but he was still demoted. The Chengen Hou Mansion had already found out clearly. In the past few years, Mrs. Gui had been begging the Queen Mother and her uncle to help her family return to the capital. Even my uncle didn't agree, that's why..."

(End of this chapter)