Beautiful step by step

Chapter 8

Nothing to do with you……

These four words are like scriptures recited by the eminent monk of Baoen Temple, each word hit Chu Lian's face and heart.Like a magic spell, every time it sounded, it made him feel uncomfortable all over his body.

It wasn't until now that he realized that Hong Ling's status in his heart was far from that of the little girl who hoped that she would stay by his side when he took over the room.For more than ten years, she has always been by her side for saying hello every morning and taking a bath every ten days.Day after day, year after year, until now when he heard that she really wanted to belong to someone else, and this person was not the servant of the Hou's mansion whom he could order around at will, his heart suddenly became empty.

"How much money, I will pay double to redeem Hong Ling. In addition, if you save her once, the Zhenbeihou Mansion owes you a favor."

Wei Wei looked at Yan Heng, this was the kindness from the Hou Fu.The honorable homes of the entire Great Qi Dynasty, excluding the royal family and the few public houses that can be counted with two palms, followed by the Hou's House.

Glancing at Yan Yun who obediently followed Yan Heng, she walked between the two confronting each other.

"You can't miss this opportunity, Ah Heng, you better think about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Heng put away his lying knife hand and waved it in mid-air: "I appreciate your kindness, but I didn't save Ah Mao for the sake of repaying it. I just couldn't bear her falling into the hands of the old bustard, and then pressed the button again." In order to honor my wife, I will give it to an old widower in the deep mountains and old forests who has abused his wife, and died of humiliation and torture.”

Wei's mother gasped from behind.The complacency in Chu Lian's eyes suddenly turned into astonishment.

"Hong Ling, is she really treating you this way?"

Wei Wei dodged his outstretched arm: "At that time, the procuress made this proposal, and the toothmaid Dao Shizi's wife would definitely agree. But the lady has always been virtuous and virtuous, born in the general family and well-read poetry and books. Her thoughts are not black like us. If a darling can guess, maybe the servant misrepresented her meaning."

Chu Lian originally thought that since Hong Ling was aggressive today, she would definitely vomit bitterness.Unexpectedly, not only did she not add fuel and vinegar at all, but in the end she spoke for Mrs. Wu.

"I will find out about this matter and send that screwdriver slave away."

Just as he finished speaking with anger, a servant stumbled outside the door and ran in.Seeing Mother Wei, the desperate servant seemed to have found his backbone in an instant.He ran over in three steps at a time and knelt down at her feet, out of breath.

"Officers and soldiers... Phew...the officers and soldiers surrounded the store and arrested the shopkeeper and everyone else in the store. I heard that they were going to check the courtyard house in the east of the city. I was sent out to deliver the goods, and when I saw it from a distance, I hurriedly hid. Mother Wei, you can save us."

Seeing that the prince's face changed from cloudy to cloudy in an instant, Wei Wei thought to himself, this person came a little too timely, could it be arranged by Wei's mother?But after thinking about it, she rejected this guess. Even with the old lady's relationship, Mother Wei can mobilize officers and soldiers to cooperate with her in a play, but what is she planning?After thinking about it, the only person who can do this is probably the wife of Shizi.

Not only Wei Wei, but Chu Lian also thought of this.Hong Ling was sold out of the capital and disappeared. At this moment, Mother Wei should be in a state of disorientation.At this time, officers and soldiers were dispatched to investigate her private property, which was exactly the bottom line.And if he hadn't accidentally found the handwriting written by Hong Ling when he was young, he wouldn't have been unable to restrain himself from looking for it.If they didn't have themselves, their mother and daughter would be isolated and helpless outside the house at this moment, and could only be slaughtered by others.And the old matriarch in the mansion is not much better. First, Hong Ling, who was raised by half of her granddaughter, harbored evil intentions, and then it was the most respectable mother Wei who embezzled the private property of the Hou Mansion.Unfavorable incidents followed one after another, and the old lady's prestige was bound to drop to the bottom.In the future, even if he is in charge of the family in name, he will be under the control of others secretly.

The same thing, if you think about it from another angle, the result is completely different.But at this moment, he found that some things on weekdays did not seem to be what they seemed on the surface.Going deeper, since Mrs. Wu hates Hong Ling so much, why did she strongly advocate that he take over the house before?Could it be that since then, she has secretly thought up this series of plans?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, a feeling of coolness rose from the soles of his feet, his face was as pale as paper: "I was being played around by Mrs. Wu."

Wei Wei didn't want to get entangled with him at first, but now she is still unable to contend with Mrs. Shizi, and she wanted to avoid the edge temporarily, but the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind continued.In this way, she doesn't have to give in blindly anymore. Although with her own power, Mrs. Shizi can take care of it with a flick of a finger, but she can use Shizi to restrain her.

Contain, not crush.She didn't want to involve herself in the endless house fights in the backyard of the Hou Mansion just for revenge.

"Hey, it's good that the prince can figure it out."

Hearing her sigh, Chu Lian felt mixed feelings.There was loss, but more regret: "Blame me for making Hong Ling suffer so much."

"It would be too hypocritical for me to say that I am not wronged at this meeting. My son, the past is a foregone conclusion, but the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper are still in prison at this meeting. Let them be implicated by me and suffer for nothing, I feel very sorry .”

"That's true," Chu Lian took out the name card and handed it to her: "Send someone to take this over, and the yamen will let them go."

Wei Wei took it, and handed it to the boy: "Hurry up, be careful not to tear it apart."

Watching the young man cross the threshold on all hands and feet, Wei Wei turned his head and smiled and said, "I thank you son on behalf of the shopkeeper and the guys. If you don't have your name card, they will have to spend some time in prison."

Seeing the familiar sweet smile for the first time after entering the door, Chu Lian's depression dissipated three points: "This matter started because of me, so what is a famous post? I can only hate Mrs. Wu, who made you feel so angry. Don't worry about suffering so much..."

Wei Wei hurriedly stopped him: "I heard that General Wu came back from victory, and the limelight was in full swing. Even the old matriarch had to temporarily avoid Mrs. Wu's attention. Besides, Mrs. Wu is pregnant now, and this is the first child of the prince. Don't look at the monk. Looking at the face of the Buddha, let her rest in peace no matter what. However, some words may not be appropriate to say now."

"There's nothing inappropriate, just to put it bluntly."

"Madam is too thoughtful, I'm afraid it's not suitable for raising children. Although the old lady understands righteousness, but General Wu is now in the emperor's heart, she may have to swallow this loss. In the future, she will not only be unable to handle the affairs of the Hou's mansion, but I'm afraid it's easier to touch the scene and get hurt. Madam always has to be housekeeper, but the affairs of the mansion are so complicated, so it's hard to avoid taking care of the child. It's better to put the child in the old lady's room, she will have grandchildren, and Madam will take care of the mansion Internal affairs, each takes what he needs, and the two are happy."

Swallow it down?Chu Lian felt quite uncomfortable.But he is not stupid after all, and many things suddenly became clear when he turned the corner.The Wu family is now cooking with fire, and it is indeed not that the Hou family can easily head-on.But a woman like Wu's may have raised her child in a wrong way.

"As it should be."

Seeing that his face was no longer as pale as before, and even faintly rosy, Wei Wei suddenly didn't know what to say.Does he really not understand women's thoughts, or is he deliberately embarrassing Mrs. Shizi?Wei Wei didn't know that Mrs. Hou left early, and Chu Lian grew up with the old lady since she was a child.He felt in his heart that it would be 1 reassuring for the old lady to take care of his children.

So after a few years, Wu woke up from the exhaustion after giving birth, and heard Jin Yi say that the eldest son was in charge when his elder brother was raised by the old matriarch.No matter whether she cried like a pear blossom with rain, or asked her mother's family to make side comments, the prince was always reticent, and even kept talking in her ears about the benefits of the old matriarch in raising children.Even in the end, when she made a curve to save the country and invited An Lai to the old lady's house, she would always be distracted by the big and small affairs of the mansion.And the old lady is "understanding" and strictly ordered her to ask for peace once every ten days.In this way, the husband and the grandmother, one unintentional and the other intentional, were both so angry that one Buddha came out of her body and the other ascended to heaven.

Of course, this is something for another time. After talking about Mrs. Wu, the topic involves whether to stay or not.

Yan Heng looked at her, his unsmiling facial features were rarely peaceful, and a fleeting tenderness flashed in his eyes: "Ah Yun and I have never treated Ah Mao as a maid, you can go wherever you want."

"I've always treated Hong Ling, no, Ah Mao is my younger sister. You have lived in the Hou Mansion since you were a child, so you can't get used to eating and clothing outside. Don't worry, I will do everything according to you when I go back this time. And Wu's right, I won't do it in the future." Dare to be harsh on you. Ah Mao, come home with me."

After defending, Chu Lian stretched out his hand, his bookish face was full of pleading.

Wei Wei had already made up his mind, and now it was Mother Wei who was worried.Holding her hand, the mother and daughter leaned together, and she asked, "What does mom think?"

"I'm old, and I hope you are happy and healthy. You already have an idea in your heart, so you don't have to worry about me."

Clenching her slightly rough fingers tightly, Wei Wei's nose ached.Wei's mother's last sentence has actually vaguely expressed her meaning.After relocating, she wanted to stay in the capital, a place she had been familiar with for most of her life.

But it's not so easy to stay. Since her rebirth, she has been passive. She is tired of the days when the knife hangs above her head, whether she falls or not depends on other people's moods, and she is completely unable to control herself.The love triangle is a knot, and she is the weakest party. Staying in the capital is to deliver food to the Wu family.

Just as they were counting, a small hand grabbed her thumb, and Ah Yun raised his face and opened his two pitiful big eyes and asked: "Sister Ah Mao, you are leaving, won't you teach me how to read?"

"Teach me, Sister Ah Mao always keeps her word."

Wei Wei accepted him, and looked at Chu Lian with a faint smile: "My lord, I am redundant in the Hou Mansion, so I won't go back."

(End of this chapter)