Linglong

Chapter 83

"Sister-in-law is very well-bred." Qiao Sirou laughed back angrily, "You are slanderous, and you are slandering the reputation of a little girl from a relative's family. She really deserves to be a good daughter of the Su family and a good daughter-in-law of the Heqinghou Mansion! Sister-in-law, you not only slander You even dared to criticize His Royal Highness King Zhou, saying that he is greedy for beauty and intends to take a young girl from a good family by force..."

Seeing Qiao Sirou's face change, Mrs. Su felt very relieved, "Qiao Sirou, you have today too! What's wrong with your son's fighting spirit? You can't let it go. You have relatives like the Yu family. If your relatives don't give you shame, you will be ashamed in front of me." Stop it!" She happened to be sitting in her spare time, looking at Qiao Sirou with a smile, ready to appreciate her rage, unscrupulous, outraged, and lack of demeanor, but Qiao Sirou's anger turned back to anger, but it was not random anger, let alone Nonsense, on the contrary, the words are sharp and sharp, and every sentence is cruel.Mrs. Su couldn't help panicking, "Since when did I criticize His Royal Highness King Zhou? Brother and sister, these words are not in vain."

Mrs. Su and Qiao Sirou had turned their faces, and they were naturally not angry with Qiao Sirou's relatives.She did hear such rumors in the city that she only cared about beating Qiao Sirou and disgusting Qiao Sirou. She said these dirty words, but she didn't expect that Qiao Sirou was very sensitive and didn't care about other things with her. He insisted that she "criticized King Zhou".What is the identity of King Zhou?Is it someone she can criticize?Mrs. Su was stared at coldly by Qiao Sirou, she couldn't sit still, she hurriedly stood up and talked to Qiao Sirou, "Sister and sister, you should distinguish the seriousness of what you say, don't carelessly bite."

Qiao Sirou's eyes were sharp, "Am I wrong? You keep saying that His Royal Highness King Zhou admires Linglong and has good eyes for Linglong, and that he will be brought into the palace after waiting. Are you slandering His Royal Highness Zhou who is greedy for beauty and obsessed with young girls from good families?" Do you still dare to deny it? Sister-in-law, His Royal Highness Zhou Wang came to Yu's house and didn't know about you, how do you know that he is for Linglong? How dare you make wild guesses like this?"

Qiao Sirou's series of questions were very imposing, like overwhelming mountains and seas. Mrs. Su was caught off guard, and she was speechless when she asked, "Sister and sister, I... I don't mean anything malicious, it's all rumors in the city..."

"Rumors only stop with the wise!" Qiao Sirou said sharply: "You are Mrs. Heqinghou, a first-class wife, not an ignorant and foolish woman in the countryside! Do you believe the rumors?"

Mrs. Su was repeatedly reprimanded by Qiao Sirou, she became angry from embarrassment, and said: "I am your sister-in-law! Qiao, are you showing respect to a sister-in-law?" Qiao Sirou sneered again and again, "If you treat me with courtesy, I will naturally respect you as a sister-in-law ;If you slander my relatives at will, and criticize the princes and ministers in the court at will like an ignorant woman, do I still respect you as a sister-in-law? Are you worthy?" Without saving Madam Su's face, the question went straight to her face.

Mrs. Su was stern, "Mr. Qiao, you wait for me! I will report to Mrs. Mingtai..."

"Go quickly." Qiao Sirou interrupted her contemptuously, "I also want to talk to my second master and Lord Hou. I want to ask Lord Hou, how can he slander my relatives and criticize the prince and ministers like this? What exactly is the intention?"

Mrs. Su was dizzy with anger, she sat back on the chair, panting heavily.

Qiao Sirou snorted and walked away.

Mrs. Su took a breath, and went to complain to Mrs. Tai, "...There are such rumors in the city. I kindly reminded my younger siblings, and she was annoyed. Mother, you said I was wronged or not." Mrs. Tai has no idea. The old man was very at a loss, "His Royal Highness Zhou went to the Yu family to see the little girl from the Yu family? Will she be included in the palace in the future? Then, isn't the second daughter-in-law going to be a relative with the Zhou palace?" Confused, he hurriedly said: "Mother, the Yu family doesn't even have a small official of the eighth or ninth rank. Even if the daughter of the Yu family enters the palace, how can she be honored? At most, she is a side concubine, maybe If you are unlucky, you can only be a wife or a concubine. My siblings want to be relatives with His Royal Highness King Zhou, but I'm afraid they can't."

"That's it." Mrs. Tai nodded amiably, but her expression was still very confused.

Sisters Song Changqing and Song Changqin were not to be outdone, they stood on tiptoe behind the screen, stretched their necks, and tried desperately to see the expressions of Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Su through the diamond-shaped hole in the screen.Of course, they even raised their ears to hear clearly what Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Su were saying.

Although the two sisters are not from the same mother, they both grew up beside Mrs. Tai, and their temperaments are quite similar.Mrs. Tai is kind to others, but she doesn't care much about things. The two sisters have known since childhood that their grandmother is unreliable, and they have to do what they want. Therefore, they never wait, rely on, or ask for anything, and they always go forward bravely.

Qiao Sirou came out of Mrs. Su in a huff. Mrs. Su came to see Mrs. Tai not long after, and even dismissed the maidservant. Of course, she wanted to have private conversations with Mrs. Tai and sue Qiao Sirou.How could Song Changqing and Song Changqin not care about such a lively matter?All inquire about the news.

Seeing Mrs. Tai's good-tempered nodding, Song Changqing couldn't help curling his lips.You also nodded when she said this, your ears are too soft.What do you mean by "brothers and sisters want to be relatives with His Royal Highness King Zhou, but I'm afraid they can't", the elder brother wants to marry the daughter of the Xu family, is she already related to King Zhou, okay?However, the relatives today are quite different from the relatives Yu Linglong would have had if she really entered the Zhou Palace.

Mrs. Su has been emphasizing that she just listened to the rumors and told Qiao Sirou kindly out of the love between her sister-in-law and there was no malice.Mrs. Tai agreed, "That's right, everyone is talking, so you can just talk about it casually. If the little girl from the Yu family can't enter the Zhou Palace, you are not in charge."

Song Changqing frowned when he heard Mrs. Tai's non-painful or itchy words.

Song Changqin rolled his eyes and smiled maliciously.Is the annoying Linglong of the Yu family going to be a concubine in Prince Zhou's mansion?deserve it.Amitabha, I wish the king of Zhou would marry a powerful concubine, then I would be even happier!She is not very old, and her temperament is very poor. Since she was happy in her heart, she couldn't help dancing, and accidentally touched the wind chime hanging behind, making a hurried sound. "Who?" Madam Su frowned and shouted in a low voice.

Song Changqing's reaction was extremely quick, and when the wind chimes rang, she had already moved quietly and walked away lightly.Song Changqin was stunned for a while, seeing Mrs. Su's long and solemn face appearing in front of her eyes, she smiled flatteringly, "Auntie, I came here with my eldest sister just now, and I want to play cards with grandma..." In Mrs. Su's eyes, A look of disgust flashed across, "Eavesdropping on adults, who taught you this? It's even more disgusting to lie and deceive people."

Only then did Song Changqin realize that Song Changqing had already left her and slipped away.

"You are really my good sister!" Song Changqin scolded Song Changqing several times in her heart, very resentful.

"Auntie, just now the elder sister really came with me..." Song Changqin tried hard to explain.

Mrs. Su was already angry, but now that Song Changqin was found eavesdropping, she was even more displeased and reprimanded her with a stern face.Song Changqin listened aggrievedly, with two bags of tears in his eyes, looking very pitiful.Mrs. Su was upset, "People who don't know think I bullied her. I'm used to pretending at a young age, so I hate it."

"How did your mother teach you to make you like this." Mrs. Su said annoyedly.

Put all the responsibility on Qiao Sirou.

Song Changqin lowered her head and fiddled with her belt, looking pitiful and silent.

"Go back to your room and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. Don't come out without my order." Mrs. Su ordered impatiently.

Song Changqin raised his head and quickly glanced at Madam Su, his eyes were full of resentment.She quickly lowered her head, with a meek and obedient look again, "Yes, auntie." She bent her knees respectfully, took a few steps back, and left the room.

Mrs. Su returned to the room and forced a smile, "Mother, it's okay, it's sister Qin who is naughty." Mrs. Tai laughed, "Qin'er is still young, so it's inevitable to be naughty, just say a few words to her, don't worry too much about it." Strict." Mrs. Su knew her temperament, so she agreed indiscriminately, but didn't take it to heart.

"Mother, I just heard a few rumors, and my siblings charged me with a bunch of crimes, saying that I criticized the princes and ministers of the court." Mrs. Su continued to sue.

Mrs. Tai frowned, "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law are arguing, how did it get involved in the government? Don't dare to confuse these words."

Mrs. Su was overjoyed, "Yes, what you said is absolutely right, don't dare to fool around with that! Mom, my younger siblings listen to you. When she comes later, you have to talk about her."

"I'll persuade her." Mrs. Tai smiled hesitantly.

Mrs. Su really hates iron for being weak at the moment.You are mother-in-law, the person with the highest seniority in this mansion, if your daughter-in-law does something wrong, you should discipline her, why are you so polite?

Qiao Sirou came out from Mrs. Su's place, and told the maid, "When the second master comes back, ask him to come over, I have something to say." The maid agreed, and made a special trip to the west corner gate where Song Yong used to pass by to wait. Song Yong got off the horse, and the maid hurried over , Blessed, and said with a smile: "Second Madam, please come over if you have something urgent." Song Yong's eyes flashed with surprise, "Okay, I'll go over now!"

He had been neglected by Qiao Sirou for a long time, when he heard his wife invited him to go, he was overjoyed, handed the horse over to the servant, took two steps at a time, and hurried in.

Song Yong was full of joy, but when Qiao Sirou saw him, he had a cold face, "...slandering my relatives, that's all, who made me unpopular in Heqinghou Mansion? I'm worthless , implicating the younger sister, the younger sister's daughter, I am the elder sister, I am sorry sister..."

"I can't, I can't." Song Yong cried out for Qiao Sirou, "Why are you so unwelcoming? It's her fault for sister-in-law to bully you like this!"

He only cares about flattery, Qiao Sirou just ignores him, and continues to say, "...She is very arrogant as Madam Hou, she insults me, insults my niece, so I have to let her go. Your Highness, what is it for? The ancestors of the Song family were the founding fathers of the country, but no matter how great their contributions are, they were still courtiers. Did they dare to talk about His Majesty's beloved son behind their backs for no reason? This is clearly bringing trouble to the Song family."

Song Yong, who has always been mediocre and incompetent, was furious when he heard Qiao Sirou's serious words, "How could sister-in-law be like this, bullying you and talking about King Zhou at the same time! Who is she, what is His Royal Highness King Zhou's identity, she just forgot What is my last name!"

Xiong Jiu is so angry that he wants to reason with his elder brother and sister-in-law.

"Your eloquence is not good, I will go with you." Qiao Sirou said calmly.

Song Yong was overjoyed, "Yes, yes, my eloquence is not good. Ma'am, it's all up to you."

Qiao Sirou glanced at him with a half-smile, "Don't you want to turn against me in front of your eldest brother and sister-in-law, and bully me with them." Song Yong was ashamed, "How can I? If I don't advance and retreat with you, Dalang Erlang will follow you." I?"

Qiao Sirou smiled softly, "It's good that you know."

Mrs. Tai sat at the top, and looked at the eldest son and daughter-in-law with a smile for a while, and looked at the younger son and daughter-in-law with a smile for a while, "They are all family members, close brothers, if you have something to say, don't be angry, don't be angry." Angry."

Song Yong said in a high voice, "Sister-in-law has worked so hard, I am very grateful, but when sister-in-law bullies the Yu family, isn't she bullying the Qiao family? Isn't she bullying our husband and wife? Sister-in-law, this is your fault."

He Qinghou was a little annoyed, "Your sister-in-law just kindly reminded her, so why is she bullying the Yu family? Second brother, if the little girl of the Yu family behaves well, she won't be afraid of gossip."

Song Yong was really not good at eloquence. When He Qinghou said this, although he felt that something was wrong, but when he was asked to argue with He Qinghou, he scratched his head and couldn't tell.

Mrs. Su stood beside He Qinghou, showing a smug smile.

Qiao Sirou smiled faintly, "It turns out that as long as a little girl walks upright, she is not afraid of gossip. Brothers and sisters-in-law are really people who have never raised daughters, so they can say such unsalty words."

Both He Qinghou and Madam Su blushed.

Qiao Sirou was a slap in the face, mocking them for having no children.

Song Yong wanted to please Qiao Sirou, so he spared no effort to help her, "That is, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law were the biological parents of the little girl, would they still have the heart to say such sarcastic remarks? If my daughter is being gossiped like this, I don't know how angry I will be."

"You know I don't have a daughter!" He Qinghou was annoyed, wishing he could roar at Song Yong.

Having no children is a deep pain in his heart. It is really uncomfortable that this matter is brought up.

"Big brother and sister-in-law don't have a daughter. A girl's reputation is important to her. You won't realize it even if I tell you, so I'll save my tongue and not tell you these things." Qiao Sirou's face was ruthless, "But big brother is Heqing Hou, my sister-in-law is Mrs. Hou, have you ever thought that His Royal Highness Zhou Wang just went to Yu's house, and you make random guesses, and even assert that he admires Linglong, will it make His Royal Highness Zhou unhappy? Reckless, is it disrespectful to His Royal Highness King Zhou?"

Song Yong and Qiao Sirou stood together, looking at his elder brother and sister-in-law angrily.

He has always been supported by his elder brother, and he listens to his words very much, but his elder brother is so confused that he endangers the Song family without knowing it, so it's okay!As a younger brother, you can't watch him get confused, you have to make him understand!
When Qiao Sirou said something, Song Yong nodded, expressing his strong agreement, and completely on Qiao Sirou's side.

Qiao Sirou's words were so high-sounding that He Qinghou and Mrs. Su couldn't help it, and said in a somewhat embarrassed way: "It's just what my family said in private, who will spread it? Second brother, younger brother and sister, you are the Song family. Abducting is definitely not allowed."

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world." Qiao Sirou refused to give in at all, "Rather than letting us not spread these presumptuous words, it is better for the elder brother and sister-in-law not to say them at all."

"Yes." Song Yong strongly agreed.

He Qinghou was even more embarrassed, Mrs. Su stared at Qiao Sirou with gloomy eyes.

Qiao Sirou looked back coldly, without flinching.

Mrs. Tai was at a loss, looking at the big ones and the small ones, not knowing which one to help.

After a long time, Marquis Heqing said in embarrassment: "What my brother and sister say is reasonable, if you overdo it, it's better not to say it at all."

A triumphant smile slowly bloomed on Qiao Sirou's face, Madam Su's face was ashen, and she lowered her head like a defeated rooster.

Madam Tai breathed a long sigh of relief.

Qiao Sirou calmly took out a bright red slip, "This is the dowry gift slip that my sister-in-law gave me. I looked at it, and the total is about 1 taels of silver. Logically speaking, I should be satisfied if the public can offer such a dowry gift, but The Xu family revealed to me in private that Changqing’s daughter-in-law’s dowry has been reduced and reduced, and there must be at least 5 taels of silver..."

"5 taels!" Madam Su exclaimed.

If the woman's family has a dowry of 5 taels, the man's family's dowry must be increased, right?But these betrothal gifts are gone if they go out, and they will all become the private property of the second room in the future!Mrs. Su's heart ached when she thought about the vain money.

He Qinghou pondered for a moment, and said: "Since the Xu family's dowry is so rich, we can't lose face and add the dowry."

Mrs. Tai frowned, "This marriage is really... Miss Xu's family is too delicate..."

Song Yong was not happy, "Mother, who would not be envious of Changqing marrying such a daughter-in-law? You can't pay more dowry because of it, that's it."

Mrs. Tai hurriedly said: "It's not that I'm not happy, how can I not be happy? Second child, I just think that Dalang has received so many dowry gifts, what should we do when Erlang and Sanlang come? Just marrying a daughter-in-law, our family's fortune It just empties out."

Qiao Sirou said lightly: "Da Lang is the eldest son, how can my younger brother compare with him? Mother, don't worry, when it comes to Er Lang's marriage, there is absolutely no way to compare with Da Lang."

No mention of Song Changlin.

Mrs. Tai laughed twice, "Yes, Da Lang is the eldest grandson, and he is different from his younger brother, different."

Mrs. Su lost face and lost a large sum of money, her face turned yellow with anger, and she complained of illness in the room.

Song Changqing came to visit her and broke a beautiful peony flower for her, and put it in a wide-mouthed plum vase on the window sill.

"Sister Qing has a heart." Mrs. Su showed a slight smile on her face.

Song Changqing accompanied Mrs. Su to chat a few gossips, and slowly brought up the rumors in the city, "...Auntie, according to my niece, this rumorer is very vicious."

Mrs. Su frowned, "How do you say that?"

Song Changqing smiled, "Auntie, think about it. Although the Yu family is not an official family, it is a scholarly family. All the men in the family study. This scholar family values ​​the most reputation and integrity. If it is rumored that the girls of his family want to be concubines for the powerful , what will the parents of the Yu family do?"

Mrs. Su's heart moved, "Could it be that they insist on fighting with King Zhou and marry this girl?"

Song Changqing's eyes were wide open, and he looked at Mrs. Su with adoring eyes, "Auntie, you are really astute, and you see things so clearly! Isn't it true? If this rumor spreads, the parents of the Yu family will also do it for integrity. We can only make a marriage arrangement for Yu Linglong as soon as possible, so that we can show our resolve!"

(End of this chapter)