Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 17

Pei Xuan and the others just sat for a while, paid homage to Mrs. Liu's birthday, completed the etiquette, and stopped staying any longer. Xie Fan and Mrs. Gu also followed. Pei Xuan is Gu's natal family, so Gu's main The main task is to greet this cousin, Liu's gratitude to Prince Gong's mansion for such kindness, when Pei Xuan went out, she got up and gave two steps.

The matter of the birthday ceremony was not mentioned earlier, until noon, when the guests all went to the front hall to listen to the play and eat, Xie Shi and Yan Zhaohua were called into the inner room by Liu Shi.

Nanny Gui waited for Mrs. Liu to sit down. She is Mrs. Liu's dowry maid, she was widowed when she was young, Mrs. Liu couldn't bear it, so she called her back to serve her. This service lasted for 20 years, and the relationship between master and servant is different. Yes, usually when dealing with housework, Nanny Gui is allowed to stay and wait on her without avoiding her.

"Tell me, what's going on here? Although I'm a bit older, but I haven't reached the time when my eyesight is dim. Under my nose, who are you fooling?"

After Mrs. Liu sat down, because there were no other outsiders, there were only four people in the inner room, so she asked directly without saying other greetings.

Xie's face turned pale, as if she had already made a decision in her heart, she only heard her say: "Mother, calm down, let me explain this matter in detail. Since I married into Changning Marquis Mansion at the age of 15, I have treated Sister Hua and Brother Qian as two He is like his own child. From childhood to adulthood, he has been doted on in every possible way. He has never said a word of harshness. He treats sister Hua much better than sister Ning. If there is anything in the house, we should be close to sister Hua first. ..."

Mrs. Xie said so many words, every sentence was sincere, but Mrs. Liu was a little impatient and said:
"Okay, don't talk about these things, I'm asking you, just say it."

Mrs. Liu has always been a well-rounded and straightforward person. In front of others, she can be kind and filial, and benevolent to everyone, but the queen is not so weak and easy to fool. At the beginning, she was asked to be sister Wei's stepmother because she was honest and honest when she was young. In fact, with a dutiful appearance, it is always inconspicuous and low-key in the crowd of people. It is expected that such a person will not dare to do anything to the children left by Sister Wei when he marries into the Marquis of Changning. In recent years, she has indeed stared at her. Even though Mrs. Xie sometimes plays tricks, it is still reasonable in general, and Sister Hua is also very obedient to her, so Mrs. Liu has only let her go these years. , but judging from today's events, this Mrs. Xie is no longer the Mrs. Xie of the past. I am afraid that letting her be Mrs. Hou for so many years has raised her courage.

Mrs. Xie was afraid of Mrs. Liu as the aunt in her heart. With her prestige since she was a child, and Mrs. Liu's ability, even her biological mother, Aunt Gong, advised her to be more cautious in making a living under Mrs. Liu's hands, but In the eyes of Mrs. Xie, it was when she had no one to rely on and could only cling to Mrs. Liu. Now she has gained a firm foothold in the Marquis of Changning. It's not fish on a chopping board, and it's at the mercy of others. I don't believe that Liu Shi really dared to do anything to her because of such a small matter, so he was even more fearless when he spoke.

"Yes, I didn't mean to evade anything by saying this, but I just wanted to tell my mother that I have loved Sister Hua from the bottom of my heart all these years, but I never imagined that my behavior like this would raise a white-eyed wolf who will repay her kindness. Mother knows that the birthday present presented by Sister Ning today was originally exchanged by me for something worth tens of thousands of taels for Sister Hua. Sister Ning was sincere to her mother and wanted to give her a few pieces of embroidery by herself as a birthday gift, but Sister Hua I don't know where I got the news, I embroidered so many things secretly, and I wanted to compete with Sister Ning, but my mother also knew that Sister Hua's embroidery was learned from the mother in the palace. Yes, I cultivated her intentionally when she was young. Sister Ning has never done anything, and what she embroiders is just some children's playful things. How can she compare with an embroiderer like Sister Hua? Thinking, if Sister Ning and Sister Hua presented embroidery to you as a birthday present at the same time, the people around would not know what was going on in the backyard of the Marquis of Changning, and they would think that the two sisters were at odds or something, which would add to the rumors, I think Since Sister Ning has this heart, it doesn't matter if I fulfill it, so I went to Sister Hua to discuss and asked her if she could give the embroidery to Sister Ning. Anyway, the two sisters often send some handkerchiefs and purses. Well, Sister Hua knows how to embroider, so I can embroider another one later, but you know what Sister Hua said, she said she asked me to buy it with 1 taels of silver..."

Yan Zhaohua looked at this shameless Mrs. Xie, heard her confounding black and white, making up some things that didn't exist, and felt so angry that he actually laughed.

Mrs. Xie didn't give Yan Zhaohua a chance to refute, and continued:

"I know that I did something wrong by asking Sister Hua to give the embroidery to Sister Ning. After all, the things were embroidered by Sister Hua. At the time, I was just stunned. Although I felt that Sister Hua was a little heartless, I didn't say anything. I just wanted to analyze the truth to her when I had a chance in the future. She asked for 1 taels, so I gave it to her. Sister Hua also accepted her treasure of the same value, but I didn't expect this girl to be so sinister in her heart. She accepted my things in the open, but secretly, someone secretly changed the embroidery, and put it She hid it by her side, and waited until today to present it in front of her mother, I don't know what she has in mind, is she willing to give up only if she makes the sisters feel at odds and the family has no peace?"

After Mrs. Xie's words were finished, Mrs. Liu did not listen or believe, she turned to Yan Zhaohua and said, "What do you say about this? Are the things your wife said the truth?"

Mrs. Liu knew that Mrs. Xie's words were very tricky, so she knew it, but she didn't expose Mrs. Xie right away, wanting to see what Yan Zhaohua's reaction would be.She felt guilty for allowing someone like Mrs. Xie to be domineering around the two children left by Sister Wei all these years.For Sister Hua, the Liu family will not stand idly by, but in the final analysis, she is just a grandmother, and there is no reason to interfere with the affairs of the Marquis of Changning, so one has to look at the child's original aptitude. If she is weak and can be bullied, then no matter how much she praises her, it will be in vain.

In Liu's view, a capable child should be nurtured for her so that she is able to take on more responsibilities in the future, while an incompetent child should just protect her from harm. There are two methods, two This kind of treatment depends entirely on how Sister Hua responds this time.

Yan Zhaohua didn't know what Liu was thinking. After taking a deep breath, he replied calmly, "I'm a junior, so I shouldn't have said these things. It's just that if I don't explain some things clearly, my conscience will be disturbed."

This sentence is a fact, no matter what, Mrs. Xie is Yan Zhaohua's stepmother in name. If she is arrogant and her words are too aggressive, she is likely to be caught by Mrs. Xie in the end, so she simply puts the villain first. Gentleman, let’s be clear first, so as not to dwell on this issue for a while.

"Let's just say it, I'm the one asking questions today, and what I want to know is the truth." Liu secretly expressed appreciation for Yan Zhaohua's prudence in her heart, and it's always good to be able to think more deeply about everything.

Mrs. Xie stood aside and stared at Yan Zhaohua, only to see Yan Zhaohua walked up to her without looking away, and said, "Madam said that I want something worth a thousand gold from you, do you have proof? The embroidery I gave to my grandmother This product is something I have been embroidering day and night for several months. This is my grandma's heart. Sister Ning just came to see me and wanted to keep it for herself. She is young, and I don't have the same knowledge as her, but you are so old, why can't you tell the truth? My things are mine, and I will not change them no matter how many things are given by others. This is one thing, and That is, you said that you gave me things to exchange embroidery with me, and I secretly hid the real ones, shoddy them as good ones, then I would like to ask you, why did I do this? Hiding the real thing, is it just to make you angry and sue me in front of grandma?"

What Yan Zhaohua said was well-founded and well-organized. Naturally, Mrs. Liu had already made up her mind, but she still wanted to see what else Yan Zhaohua could say.

"Since I can remember, I have regarded my wife as my mother. I have never said or acted disobediently. I can't say what my wife says. I have never refused what my wife wants. My mother's dowry is also I am also under the control of my wife. How much income and income each year, have I ever cared about half of it with my wife? You let me start learning needlework when I was three years old, and I always feel that you are doing it for my own good. Chang, you seldom bring me with you to other banquets, maybe I am not good enough, and I don’t blame you, but you have been eccentric again and again, so that now you are blatantly grabbing my things and giving them to Sister Ning Son, then in the future, do you still want to grab Brother Qian’s things and give them to Brother Yan?”

Yan Zhaohua's words were really serious.And it also made Mrs. Xie speechless, because she said just now that she thought it was very common for Ning to take embroidery from Hua's, but she didn't expect this girl to be really cute. , not only said these things, but also led to a more complicated situation. It can be said that Sister Ning's snatching her things is a small matter in the back house. Brother Qian's things, this is far-reaching. Is there anything on Brother Qian that Brother Yan wants to grab?Isn't it the title of honor.Although everyone doesn't want to see Brother Qian, but he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Changning after all. According to the rules of establishing a son and establishing a son, as long as he doesn't make any serious mistakes, this title should be his, and no one else can covet it.

Therefore, Mrs. Xie immediately stood up, pointed at Yan Zhaohua and shouted:

"You girl, what nonsense are you talking about? When am I going to steal Brother Qian's things? Don't confuse the public in front of your grandmother. We are talking about embroidery now, so why are we talking about other things? I used to I don't know, you actually have such a vicious mouth and a vicious heart, and you want to kill me with ulterior motives."

(End of this chapter)