History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 15

When Lin Lang's family of three arrived at Qingyuan Hall, they saw bright lights in the courtyard.Ordinarily, when greeting the old lady, they would sit and talk in the main room. There is actually a living room in the north of the yard, which is magnificently built and only used when distinguished guests arrive or the old lady has orders.

At this moment, the living room was lit by candles as bright as daylight. On the tiger-skin sandalwood carved chair at the top sat the old Mrs. He, and across the table was the old lady who was sitting sideways. Covered with exactly the same brocade mattress of autumn fragrance.

He Wenhan of the eldest room and the eldest wife Xu Shi had already arrived, sitting next to each other under the old man's head, and further down were He Weijie, Jiang Shi, and He Xuanji, but there was no aunt or concubine's children.On the old lady's side sat He Wentao and his second wife, Yan Shi, with three seats left in the middle, and below that were the second wife's He Weikun and his wife, An Shi.

After He Wenzhan saluted with the Qin family and the old lady, they sat on the reserved chairs, and Lin Lang sat down next to He Xuanji on the opposite side, as if a huge stone was pressed on the roof of the hall. Everyone was solemn and no one spoke.

This kind of situation rarely appeared in the mansion, and Lin Lang's heart was raised.Old Mrs. He has four sons, He Wenhan, He Wentao, and He Wenzhan are all legitimate sons, and the third one, He Wenqing, is from a concubine's room. Now his wife is in the south, leaving only the third wife Liu with a pair of children here.

After a while, the Liu family of the third room also arrived with He Shanhu.

The elders of the two generations of the He family were all present, and all the grandchildren from the first line were complete, but there was no sound. Old Mrs. He waved his hand and told the servants to close the door and go out.The hall was so quiet that it was audible. Mrs. He was a right chancellor who was always strict with his descendants, but now he was sitting at the top, with his gray beard drooping down, and majesty in his eyes.

He said, "I called everyone here today because I have something important to do." He looked at He Wentao, and said in a deep voice, "The second room goddaughter is not strict, and He Jinyu's moral conduct is flawed, and she lost her integrity at a young age." The voice stopped there, and the people below did not dare to breathe out.

The incident happened suddenly, and the eldest and third wards didn't know anything about He Jinyu's affairs. They were all surprised when they heard the old man's words suddenly, but they vaguely guessed the clue.The more such things are kept under wraps, the easier it is to spread. Others may not be able to know, but all the masters present can know. Mrs. He simply pointed it out, and said angrily: "If this kind of thing gets out, What will damage the reputation of the He family, Wen Tao..."

He Wentao and the second wife hurriedly got up and stood, only to hear Mrs. He say: "Looking at He Jinyu, he has been banned from going out for the past two years. The Yan family has no way to teach the daughter, and she has faced the wall and thought about her mistakes for the past six months, so she is not allowed to go out!" Slowly said: "This matter is made clear here today. If you go out of this door, you are not allowed to spread it. All the servants in the village are sold. If you ask me to hear a word related to this matter again, you will be beaten to death!"

Who dares to disobey such a ban.The Erfang couple, together with He Weikun and his wife, knelt on the ground to make promises, and the old master He said again: "This matter should be taken as a warning, and we must teach our children to be more attentive. When we go home, we will copy the family rules and family instructions several times and keep them in mind. There can be no more scandalous things like this!"

The rest of the people got up and agreed one after another. After Mrs. He's anger faded away, the old lady stood up and said tentatively: "Although this matter is the second wife's fault, the second girl is still a child after all..."

"You still protect her!" Old Mrs. He slapped the table angrily, and the anger that had just disappeared rushed up again, pointing at the old lady, and said: "Let you take care of the inner house to teach the children and grandchildren, what are you teaching! Everywhere is peaceful, but the second room has frequent accidents, and it's not all because of your habit!"

The old lady didn't dare to talk back, her old face couldn't hold back, and she cast her angry eyes on the eldest room.

The eldest lady had no choice but to respectfully admit her mistake, "It's my daughter-in-law who is not strict with things..."

"It's none of your business." Mrs. He waved his hand, but it was clear.The eldest lady's housekeeper is only in charge of daily expenses and various household chores. How can she take care of He Jinyu's teaching? It is obvious that the old lady wants her to take the blame.

He looked at the old lady angrily. After all, he has been a married couple for many years, and his children and grandchildren are here again. He thought about her face and didn't say much, and turned to others: "You all remember, my He family passed on the scholarly etiquette, and the virtues It's the most important thing! Whether you are a son or a girl, you must follow the family precepts, and you are not allowed to go beyond the rules. Otherwise, you will serve according to the family rules!"

Everyone bowed hurriedly, the room was quiet for a long time before Mrs. He sat down.

The old lady has also recovered now, looking at the old master He's face, she dared not touch his back, and only told: "Keep the lessons of the master in mind, and you are not allowed to go out after this incident. Mention it." Seeing that Erfang's family was still kneeling on the ground, he asked in a low voice, "Then Jinyu girl, what should I do?" Naturally, she was talking about the child in her belly.

Now that Mrs. He had finished admonishing him, he said to He Weijie, "Take them out." The grandchildren obeyed the order and got up, and walked out the door together.

(End of this chapter)