Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 11

The scene of meeting the aunt was not as grand as Tong Wanrou imagined, but it was still thrilling enough.

The aunt, Guerjia, wore a cheongsam of degraded mistress and sat on the main seat. The high flag head seemed to symbolize her high status. There was no smile on her majestic face, and the wrinkles at the corners of her mouth showed that she The usual strictness.

Under the Guerjia family sat a woman wearing a plain cheongsam, also wearing an orthodox flag head, holding the same shelf as the Guerjia family, Tong Wanrou looked at her calmly, His eyes were attracted by the big golden ring on her earlobe, and he understood the identity of this woman. She must be another side wife of Fucha's family. Wearing a golden ring outside the pass shows that she is also full of people and can sit comfortably. In Guarjia's lower head, it shows that the two of them are in the same team.

On the other side, there are six dignified, gorgeous, young, beautiful, or coquettish women, all of whom look like they are waiting to watch a good show. It seems that they are the father-in-law's six A concubine.

Tong Wanrou was born in Tong's family, and she has long been used to this kind of scene of wives and concubines. Apart from having a regular wife, her own Ama also has several concubine rooms, and several concubines. During festivals, all the women gather together , that scene is much bigger than here.

Mrs. Li is a Han. Although the court has been emphasizing the Man-Han family since the time of Emperor Kangxi, there are very few Han women who can take the position of mistress in a Manchu family, that is, the position of side wife. , is also rare.

It can be seen that Li Shi has her own wrist and ability.

Tong Wanrou followed behind Mrs. Li, and gave Guerjia's mother-in-law gift to Mrs. Guerjia with perfect etiquette. After Mrs. Li stepped aside, Tong Wanrou greeted the remaining aunts and wives one by one, and served tea.

"The manners of the girls are different. Sister Li has got a good daughter-in-law."

Tong Wanrou served tea to a charming woman, and the nanny behind her reminded her that this was the sixth aunt. After Tong Wanrou served the tea, she blessed her again, and then quietly returned to behind Mrs. Li.

It seems that this sixth aunt should be a newcomer to her father-in-law's new residence. Even though the previous aunts looked at her as if she had something to say, they did not dare to openly speak out against Mrs. Li, but sixth aunt dared to speak out. , This shows that she has only been in the mansion for a short time, and she is still considered a newcomer to her father-in-law, so she has a provocative thought, trying to use her awkward relationship to make the Guerjia family hate Li, and then Fight and let her watch the show.

Tong Wanrou smiled in her heart, as expected, only rookies would do this kind of thing.

Not to mention that Guerjia and Li have both experienced storms, and it is not a matter of time for the two to fight each other. Such a shallow sowing of dissension is not enough for two powerful characters to see and hear.

Guerjia gave Liu Yiniang a cold look, and then waved to Tong Wanrou. Tong Wanrou asked Li Shi with her eyes, and only after she nodded, did she dare to go forward.

The Guerjia family acted like a mother-in-law, ordered someone to reward Tong Wanrou with some things, and after saying a few ordinary warnings, she put Tong Wanrou aside and started talking to Li Shi.

Tong Wanrou understands that even though the Guerjia family holds a grudge against her, they will not embarrass her in public. After all, if their private affairs really quarrel, no one will look good. Now it is the eldest lady who has to beware Make a trip in the dark.

"Your clothes are pretty good, why don't you see them on weekdays?" Da Furen asked Li Shi with a fake smile.

Last time, she slapped Li Shi a few times because she couldn't control her temper, but Li Shi went to sue the master. This Mrs. Li is not as weak as she seems, and the eldest lady also feels that there is no need to fight with her tongue, calm down and catch her mistakes.

Mrs. Li smiled, showing all kinds of amorous feelings, and said with a smile: "My lady doesn't know, this dress is made of gold yarn and cold silk that came to Tubo to pay tribute last time. The emperor gave it to my lord, and my lord will take it that night." I gave one of them to me, and ordered someone to cut this suit for me, I didn’t want it at first, but after all, it was your lord’s wish, so I accepted it.”

Li's words made all the women present raise their eyebrows. The women in the backyard are like this. Everyone has something that no one cares about, and no one cares about it.

Obviously, the Tubo gold silk material that Mrs. Li wore must be unique, so after she finished speaking, even the eldest lady's face changed.

Mrs. Li still acted naively, and asked Mrs. Guarjia: "Master, you must have this kind of material at your place, right?"

Everyone's eyes fell on the eldest lady again, Guerjia couldn't hold back for a while, and after giving Li a hard look, he said again:

"Your Excellency knows that I don't care about this kind of thing. I have never seen what kind of fabric the Guerjia family has. These foreign things are not surprising. Why would Your Excellency bring them to me? It's too petty."

When the eldest lady said this, she brought out her mother's family, the Guerjia family. Everyone knows that the ancestors of the Guerjia family were the founders of the country. During the Taizu, they ordered their ancestors to lead the four left-wing banners. Now Yu Wei is still alive. However, the imperial court's honor and favor to the Guerjia family has not diminished at all, so what the eldest lady said does not make people feel that there is something wrong, but it can demonstrate her superior background and status.

Mrs. Li was not angry when Mrs. Guerjia teased her pettiness face to face, but said again:
"The master must know that these things cannot be seen by the eldest lady, so it is easier for me. I should thank the eldest lady for that."

Li's words are unmistakable, Guarjia used her natal background to suppress her, and she retaliated with the adult's favor, Guarjia gritted her silver teeth and stared fiercely. Then, she turned her head and said to Tong Wanrou:
"By the way, there is something I forgot to say." Guerjia stared at Tong Wanrou, as if wanting to see a flower on her face, unwilling to miss any of Tong Wanrou's next expressions, proudly said:

"On the sixth day of next month, the sixth son will marry a wife, also a young lady from the Tong family."

As soon as the eldest lady's words came out, the other people present were stunned. Everyone knew that the only prostitute daughter of the Tong family was standing here. Could it be that the eldest lady wanted to ask the sixth son to marry the daughter of the concubine of the Tong family?
Tong Wanrou responded generously, blessed the Guarjia family, and said softly:

"It's such a coincidence, congratulations, Da Furen."

Guerjia stared at Tong Wanrou closely, seeing that there was no special expression on her face, she felt a little strange: "Why don't you ask who is the young lady of the Tong family?"

Tong Wanrou smiled and asked as usual: "Yes, Wanrou was negligent. May I ask the eldest lady, which young lady of the Tong family will the sixth son marry?"

Guerjia didn't expect Tong Wanrou to be so obedient, but this made her, a lady, a bit deliberate. She stopped her smile and snorted coldly. Since she had already made a deliberate move, why would she pretend to say it directly? Hitting this girl in the face is also good.

"It's the third miss of the Tong family, Tong Xianrou."

The wife at the side, Guo Na, responded immediately and asked, "Hey, this third lady is also a prostitute?"

The eldest lady smiled coldly: "Although she is not a concubine, she is a good-natured woman." Guarjia's eyes fell on Tong Wanrou as she spoke, and said to her:
"Anyway, your mother-in-law also said that the third lady is a lucky man, so I don't care if she is a concubine or not. Anyway, the sixth son is a concubine. Even if he marries a concubine, he is still a concubine. Unlike some people, even if he marries a concubine, he is still a concubine." Concubine, he will still be a concubine in this life."

Guarjia's words were directly addressed to Li Shi and Tong Wanrou. Tong Wanrou was fine, but after Li Shi heard it, his color changed and his smile faded away.

Guarjia proudly spoke a few more words to everyone, then sent people to retreat, and was supported by Mrs. Guo's side into the inner hall.

When Li Shi and Tong Wanrou passed the corridor and walked towards their yard, they were all languid all the way. Seeing her lost, Tong Wanrou couldn't help saying:
"Mother, don't take Da Furen's words to heart. What she said is just to make us sad. We just want to argue and not be sad, so we won't be expected by Da Furen."

Mrs. Li sighed, and took Tong Wanrou to a small lake with willows hanging down the embankment, then turned around and held Tong Wanrou's hand, and said sincerely:

"You and Heng'er are both good children. That's why I feel sorry for you as a mother. It's because I'm useless that Heng'er was born in a concubine and was accused of being a concubine all his life. But you are a good-looking daughter of a prostitute, but now you are also a concubine." Marrying in and being discriminated against like this..."

Tong Wanrou knew that she just cared about this, so she smiled gently: "Mother, I want to marry my husband, regardless of his identity, you have done enough for him, I don't think he will blame you for giving him this." Born."

Mrs. Li looked at the sparkling lake and didn't speak for a while, but Tong Wanrou couldn't help but said again:

"My grandfather once said that a person's origin can't determine everything. In this life, whether people look up to him or not, he has to earn it by himself. Xianggongding also thinks so."

Mrs. Li sighed again, and touched Tong Wanrou's delicate face: "Heng'er is lucky to marry you, and I will not let him live up to his luck and you."

Tong Wanrou couldn't help but laugh when she heard Li Shi's words, but in just two days, her mother-in-law made two promises to her, both of which were not to let his son bear her. It seems that she didn't care about Fu Heng Confidence is the loss of trust in a man.

However, Tong Wanrou knows that living in such a big family, the husband is surrounded by wives and concubines, and she is only a concubine. That anxiety bothers her day and night, and has already eroded her trust. up.That's why she tried her best to shape Fu Heng into a single-minded image, not only to reassure Tong Wanrou, but also to find comfort for herself.

Tong Wanrou didn't blame her, and even felt that Fu Heng was lucky to have such a mother.Just looking at the attitude of the eldest lady, in order to embarrass her and her mother-in-law, she did not hesitate to let the sixth son marry the concubine daughter of the Tong family, just to show the superiority of the concubine in front of them, so that one of them regrets and the other worries, so that they can live together. Grievances, family disharmony.

It seems that the road ahead must be full of thorns, but Tong Wanrou believes that as long as they don't forget their original intentions and don't be provoked, they will be able to walk a safe path that belongs to them on this thorny road.

(End of this chapter)