Beautiful step by step

Chapter 80

The night was as cold as water, and the Qian family's back house was as deadly silent.

Old Mrs. Qian still sits high at the top, and Mrs. Qian sits at the bottom holding her sallow and emaciated son.Ah Luo is standing to her left, holding the amulet sent by Wei Wei in his hand.

Qian Tongzhi stood between Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qian, scratching his thinning hair, and couldn't stop turning around.

"Father, you're making me dizzy."

Stopping and turning around, Qian Tongzhi looked at his wife and then at his mother.His eyes went back and forth between the two, and finally his eyes fixed on his wife.

"Ma'am, this...you don't think Mother did it on purpose."

After coaxing her son to sleep, Madam Qian dodged the hand extended by Mama Sun, and handed him over to her confidant: "Take brother back to sleep, move gently, and be careful not to disturb him. It's late, and Ah Luo will come back too." house."

Rao, even if Ah Luo has been through his guts to the end, he also knows that the current situation is not right.

"Mom, I'm with you."

When the mother was poisoned, everyone thought she was a little ignorant.But at that time, the house was in a mess, and the nanny who served her didn't know where to go. She woke up from a nap and ran to the door of the bedroom to hear everything clearly.

At that time, she didn't understand what happened, but she only knew that her mother had vomited a lot of blood, and the bloody water was very scary.Now that I have grown up, the vague fragments in my memory gradually connect into a terrible guess.However, the guess that she could not accept no matter what in the past was completely confirmed after Mrs. Yan sent the inspection results of the medicine dregs in the afternoon.

"Ah Luo is obedient, this is the business of adults."

The father was facing the grandmother, and A Luo looked at the grandmother who was sitting on the top as stable as a mountain from the corner of her eyes, and then saw that the mother was alone, with firm eyes.

"Mom, I'm with you."

Qian Tongzhi frowned, and said in a harsh voice, "Ah Luo, go back to the room first."

Ah Luo stiffened his neck and touched the whip around his waist: "I don't want to go back to the room, you will bully my mother when I leave."

Qian Tongzhi's breath was a little uneven: "If Luo doesn't understand, don't talk nonsense."

Ah Luo's eyes were full of disappointment, his back straightened, and he retorted: "I'm not talking nonsense, it was my grandmother who made my younger brother drink poison. I saw it all, and she let my mother drink it when I was young. Dad, didn't you say that grandma is very I like my younger brother, and said that she is getting old and lacks energy, so she has to cheer up to take care of him. So what is she like now?"

Qian Tongzhi glared at Madam Qian: "You told her all about it?"

"Father, don't mess with people. I saw it. I also know that grandma wants my father to marry Mrs. Tongpan. Mrs. Tongpan looks like that, so my mother is no better. Why do you treat my mother like this?"

This time even Madam Qian was surprised: "Who did you listen to, Luo?"

Luo lowered his eyelids: "I don't need to listen to anyone, as long as I walk in Liangzhou City, someone will tell me how wonderful my father is. I don't like to stay for two weeks because I hate those people repeating jokes over and over again."

"A joke?" Qian Tongzhi was a little shocked.

Ah Luo raised a contemptuous smile on his lips, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked silently: Isn't it a joke?
Madam Qian was shocked, her A Luo was obviously a very cheerful girl, when did she become like this?Thinking about it carefully, she was pregnant and took care of her sick and weak son in the past two years, and she had indeed neglected her daughter a lot.

Last year, Ah Luo ran out of the house once, and it took several days before he came back.At that time, she didn't pay much attention to the pregnancy, and only reprimanded her a few times.Now that I think about it, although Ah Luo loved to wield knives and guns since he was a child, he was extremely filial to her, and even cooked for her uncharacteristically after she became pregnant.If she hadn't been wronged, how could she run out of the house impulsively.

And the clothes on Ah Luo's body, which were bought last year; none of the jewelry used by Ah Luo was added this year...

People are afraid to think about it, but when she thinks about it so deeply, Madam Qian suddenly feels that she owes her daughter a lot.The son was only born last year, and in the previous 14 years, Ah Luo had been by her side all the time.Seeing that she was going to get married next year, which was the most important time in her life, she actually ignored it.

Feeling more and more guilty, Madam Qian put her arm around Ah Luo's shoulder, looked at Qian Tongzhi with a half-smile, "Isn't it a joke?"

Qian Tongzhi was stunned: "Madam, you..."

What happened to Ah Luo was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing Madam Qian's anger after she learned that her son had used strong drugs.Facing her husband-in-law and mother-in-law again, she lost all enthusiasm.

"What's wrong with me? Yes, Mr. Tongzhi is rich, and he looks down on my little dowry money 25 years ago. Old woman, your son is rich, and you also look down on my daughter-in-law who was born in a village. But don't forget, yes Whoever emptied the dowry money for Master Tongzhi to come out in Liangzhou, and whoever took care of the seriously ill old lady was so exhausted that she had a miscarriage and was infertile for many years."

"Ma'am, how can you talk to your mother like that?"

"What did I do to her? Did I starve her or freeze her?"

Ah Luo's eyes widened, the mother in his memory was kind, always gentle and gentle.Even if sometimes she felt that her father had gone too far, her mother would press her down and make things right quietly.It was the first time she saw such tit-for-tat confrontation, even the time when she bled to death, Mother never did it like this.

"Hey, I'm not hungry or cold, it's just not filial."

The old lady Qian coughed, glanced sharply at Mrs. Qian and Ah Luo, and finally landed on Qian Tongzhi's head with satisfaction.

Madam Qian laughed angrily: "I'm not filial?"

Qian Tongzhi and Xini said: "Ma'am, mother is old and weak, so you should say a few words less."

"My lord, in order to keep my brother, I lay on the bed for more than half a year. After giving birth to my brother, I rested for nearly a year. Now the wind blows and my whole body is cold. The old lady's face is ruddy, and her voice is like a bell. Which of the two of us is weak? I have no complaints about suffering for my brother, but how did she treat my brother? She kept saying that she had experience in raising her brother, and asked the living Buddha to get the prescription. In fact, the prescription is for adults It’s too powerful for my brother. Drinking a bowl of tiger and wolf medicine is like a life-threatening talisman.”

After weeping and complaining, Madam Qian regained her composure: "Master Tongzhi, even if you treat me like a grass, don't you still care about the only seedling of the Qian family?"

Qian Tongzhi was silent.

He has not had a son for many years, and he is not in a hurry when he sees that he is about to die.It's just that my mother was too impatient and used the wrong method. Ten years ago, he saw that he was going to be promoted, so he had been running around.My mother heard from nowhere that there was a girl in Shangfeng's family, because her ugliness could not win her husband's heart, her husband died on the belly of the concubine within half a year after marriage, after the funeral, she returned to her mother's house with a dowry, and now she is Anxious to make a kiss.

The mother wanted to marry him so as to help him in his official career, so she forced his wife to vacate her position.When the wife refused, the mother forcibly fed the drug.The rumors spread wildly. Seeing that he had no hope of promotion, and even lost his job, it was Madam who came up with such a solution after waking up.

The madam ordered people to spread rumors, saying that their husband and wife were deeply in love, and these things were all caused by the mother; that even if the mother was so excessive, they would continue to be filial regardless of the past; and that he made an oath that even if there was only one girl, they would Take care of your wife and live a good life.

At first he didn't like this rumor very much, mother also wanted him to have a future, so that he could go further in his official career.But after the message spread, the effect was surprisingly good.He became a model official of filial piety to his mother and respect for his wife, and he was even promoted to a high position of Tongzhi that he had never imagined before.

The high-ranking officials and rich salary comforted him, and the rumor effect was perfect.But since then, he can never touch other women again.They can only live in peace with their wives, so that they can love their only daughter A Luo.He is not stupid, and he also understands that these two points are the most fundamental wishes of his wife.

"Ten years," Master Tongzhi sighed, "Ma'am, ten years have passed, and the resentment in your heart has not disappeared?"

Madam Qian suddenly felt so powerless, she tried her best to let herself look away and forget about those things so that she could live a better life.Unexpectedly, her ten years of forbearance was nothing to the mother and son.Not only that, they even beat her up, thinking that they had been putting up with her all these years.

The truth is for people, what should she do if she can't understand people's words?
Madam Qian suddenly didn't want to speak.

"mother."

Ah Luo held Madam Qian's hand, his innocent eyes in the past were extremely complicated at this moment.There is sadness, expectation, and more trust.

"Ah Luo, if mother and father don't live together, who will you live with?"

Although born with a tendon, Ah Luo's perception is more sensitive than anyone else.Most of the official girls in Liangzhou City envy her. She is the only child in the family, and all the pampering of her parents has been given to her.But they didn't know how painful it was for her to look at this disagreeable couple day after day and pretend to be happy.

That's why she loves riding a horse and whipping a whip. When a horse gallops in the wind, the whip is thrown on the ground crisply. Only when she hears the sound can the depression in her heart dissipate.

Two years ago, she mustered up the courage to speak out, but her mother suddenly became pregnant.After waiting for another two years, I finally waited until my mother wanted to open it.Hearing Mother ask this, she didn't even have to think about it.

"Of course it's mother."

Madam Qian raised a satisfied smile on her lips.

"What a big joke!"

An old voice like a crow's cry came, and Mrs. Qian got off her chair leaning on her cane.Walking up to Madam Qian, she said contemptuously.

"Ten years ago, if you were self-aware, you would have saved my bowl of medicine. At that time, you ruined my reputation as a mother, and now you want to marry and divorce to ruin my son's reputation? Now is a good time for my son, Want to reconcile? There is no door! If you dare to yell, not only you, but also your mother’s family will not be able to get along. Aren’t they farming in the village? During spring plowing, they plant once and I destroy once, so that they can’t even eat .”

"mother!"

It was not Madam Qian who sighed, but Tongzhi Qian who had always looked embarrassed.

"Ma'am, hurry up and apologize to your mother."

Holding Ah Luo's hand, with her daughter's support, Madam Qian seemed to be holding a needle of stability.

Looking sideways at Qian Tongzhi, she smiled contemptuously as if she heard something funny, "Apologize? Did I say we want to reconcile?"

After saying a word, Qian Tongzhi and Ah Luo were all stunned.Mrs. Qian tapped the dragon's crutches.

"It's okay if you don't want to get divorced. My brother is here to raise me. You are not allowed to see him in the future. Don't worry about my son. Mother has a better prescription. It took your wife a year to find out the inappropriate prescription. , I can't raise my brother well if I leave it to her."

Qian Tongzhi was stunned: "Mom, did you know that the prescription couldn't be used? You..."

"Son, I still don't believe in mother. For an old woman like me, it would be nice if I could find a prescription. Your daughter-in-law is in the prime of life, so shouldn't she be the one to deal with the aftermath?"

Thinking what Mother said was reasonable, Qian Tongzhi nodded and looked at Mrs. Qian condemningly.

He also believes this?Madam Qian felt more and more blind that she had followed such a man for 25 years.Looking at her daughter with concern, seeing her eagerness, Madam Qian rubbed her hand reassuringly.

"Who said that the old lady's medicine, which she had worked so hard to obtain, would hurt her heart if she checked it. I have been stopped several times to stop me from checking it. Your mother and son sang together and ruined my son's body. Now you turn around and blame me? Who gave your face!
As for the reputation, who made the Qian family's reputation almost ruined ten years ago.But what the old lady said is right, the reputation of Mr. Tongju cannot be ruined, otherwise what will happen to Ah Luo and his two children in the future? "

Madam Qian's face was very gloomy: "My son can see clearly, this is the essence of your daughter-in-law."

Seeing Qian's common knowledge and hatred, Mrs. Qian's complexion gradually turned bright.No matter how powerful the daughter-in-law is, what can she do? All her children are named Luo.As long as these two children are caught, the daughter-in-law will not be able to jump out of her Wuzhi Mountain.

Just as Qian Tongzhi was about to say something, he raised his head and saw Madam Qian's face.The round face was no longer as gentle as before, and the eyes that always smiled were full of coldness for the first time.In 25 years of marriage, this is the first time he has seen such a daughter-in-law.

The unusual change made Qian Tongzhi panic. He was keenly aware that some things were out of his control.

Sensing his fear, Madam Qian responded with a cold face.

"The old lady is right. This is my nature. I only plan for the most important people. Unlike you, I always keep my word. If I don't get along, I won't get along."

Ah Luo anxiously said, "Mother."

"Don't be afraid, Ah Luo, Mother is already ready."

Under the indifferent eyes of Mrs. Qian and the panicked eyes of Qian Tongzhi, Mrs. Luo no longer hesitated: "Over the years, Mr. Tongzhi has been envious of his colleagues' beautiful wives and beautiful concubines. I figured it out. A twisted melon is not sweet. I will find it tomorrow." People spread rumors, saying that I was too weak to take care of you after giving birth, so I personally chose a few beautiful concubines for you. Of course, I just said that on the face of it, I don’t have time to give you concubines, you can take whichever you like.”

"It's almost there."

Mrs. Qian said coldly, Qian Tongzhi felt hit by a pie falling from the sky.

"but……"

After a long pause, while the two were anxiously waiting, Mrs. Qian showed a comfortable smile: "It's up to you if you want to raise a concubine, you only need to use your salary. The concubine will give you a full house of children and grandchildren. I don’t stop them either. But those kids have nothing to do with me. I don’t want to touch any of the money I earned from running the business. By the way, the mansion is huge, and I plan to build a wall in the third entrance. .The first two enter the largest courtyard for you to live in, and the last three enter I will live with Ah Luo and his siblings."

Ah Luo's eyes lit up, and the faces of the remaining two were full of disbelief.

Mrs. Qian stepped forward and grabbed her daughter-in-law's arm: "You are a naughty woman, you actually embezzled my son's family property."

"I am greedy for his family's wealth? Tongzhi's monthly salary is only a few silver, and the old lady eats porridge and wears hang silk on weekdays, thanks to me. I couldn't think about it before, and I worked hard as a cow and a horse. From now on, you don't want to get money from me." One child."

After speaking, Madam Qian shouted outside: "Come here."

Hulala, a row of Qian's nursing homes rushed in, and the housekeeper walked in the front: "What are your orders, madam?"

"Please trouble the housekeeper to lead someone to guard the third door. Without my permission in the future, these two unrelated people are not allowed to enter."

Pointing at the mother-in-law and husband-in-law, and pulling her daughter, Madam Qian showed a relaxed expression: "That's all for now, I hope that without me being an eyesore, Master Tongzhi and the old madam will be able to go smoothly in the future."

After she finished speaking, she stepped over the threshold, followed by the old lady who cursed her country.

I've gotten used to listening to it over the years, and Madam Qian didn't take it to heart at all.She has made this determination for many years, and after several years of gathering forces in the mansion, she has not taken action for a long time.She thought she would persist until she was brought into the coffin, but it was finally resolved, and she only felt relaxed all over her body.

Holding Ah Luo's hand, the only thing she worried about was what to do with her business without Qian Tongzhi's support.Maybe, she should go to Mrs. Yan who was a merchant?

(End of this chapter)