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Chapter 182 We Are All Together

Mrs. Cai apologized with a shameful smile: "Miss, forgive me, our husband and wife did not know that he would do such a foolish thing, and I will definitely ask our head to teach him a lesson when we go back! The maids around the lady are better than ordinary people outside. The girl from a small family is even more noble, not to mention her appearance and temperament, but just her talent and style. How can those from small families compare? He has dealt with the natives of Nanyang all the year round, and he has forgotten all the rules of his country. Are we as careless as those uneducated natives?! When he gets an official position in the future, how can he succeed without the help of a capable wife?"

Aunt Qing laughed when she heard the words: "You are a smart person, I'm not boasting, our girl..."

"Auntie!" Huo Yi interrupted Aunt Qing, "There is no need to say those words, no matter what the reason for Cai's second child to do such a thing, I will not allow him the girl around me! Let him find his own way." Go to the wife's room! Pass on my words, the servants of the family, whoever has a son in my Huo family, are not allowed to allow their daughters to be his wives!"

It was rare for Huo Yi to be so strict, and even outrightly stated that the family was not allowed to have a son and marry their daughter to Cai Guanshi, obviously there was no room for change.Lady Cai quietly wiped off her sweat and racked her brains to think of a few good things to report to Huo Yi, which gradually made her look a little better. She thought that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so she sighed secretly and looked for an opportunity to leave.

After she left, Aunt Qing quietly took a look at Huo Yi, and carefully asked, "Actually...you don't have to be too angry... Guanshi Cai came to Beijing to marry a wife, so naturally he has to send a matchmaker to find a suitable one. , it's not intentional to shame the master..."

Huo Yi frowned, and sighed helplessly: "Auntie, don't you understand? Since he has long been optimistic about the marriage, why did he suddenly ask for my girl? Originally, we only agreed to give Nanqi to Guanshi Zhou. Cai Lao Er joined in by himself. Since he opened his mouth, he should have pushed the other end, but not only did he not push, but he just returned from this side and asked the matchmaker to go to the house to pick up the gift. Is there me here? Is there a Huo family?!"

Aunt Qing stopped with a dry smile, Huo Yi didn't give up, picked up a letter on the table again, and said, "Auntie, let's see who he was looking for earlier? The daughter of a small official with six books and eight ranks. The lady of a hundred families in the army is at least a wealthy gentry in the outskirts of the capital. If it was in the past, how could he dare to think about this? Since he has the idea of ​​climbing high, how can he take a fancy to my girl? I'm afraid it is I have the idea of ​​marrying a regular wife outside and taking my girl as a concubine!"

Aunt Qing coughed lightly: "Miss, these words..." After a pause, seeing Huo Yi throw away the letter, she forcefully smiled and persuaded, "Guan Cai must have seen the world in the past few years and experienced some things. My heart is big, but his brother and sister-in-law's family are still in our house, so it's not like he would really forget his roots. The lady ordered someone to scold him, and he would naturally know what to do. Even if we let him go If he leaves the house, it doesn't mean he can abandon the Huo family to seek wealth, we reward him with a daughter-in-law to flatter him, yet he dares to despise him?!"

"That's all." Huo Yi sneered, "Originally, I didn't quite agree with you when I heard you talk about it. Although Chun Ying is not top-notch in my room, she is much better than others. With the talent of Cai's second child, She is really not good enough for her! Aunt Pian and the housekeeper both said that they would give him a big girl so that he could restrain him and not forget the Huo family's kindness. It is a great blessing to be the wife of an official family, and Chunying will definitely agree." She glanced at Aunt Qing, who lowered her head embarrassingly, before she continued: "What can we say now? Do you still want to wrong Chunying? What's more, Chunying didn't want to. If you really want to force the two of them into a husband and wife, it's not a grace, but a harm! Chunying has served me for several years, and there is no credit but hard work , Auntie, don’t come up with random ideas!”

The blush on Aunt Qing's face spread to her ears, and she whispered: "I didn't expect it to be like this... I thought, Chunying's parents are familiar with me, and if we negotiated this marriage for them, he would It is not in vain for me to get acquainted with them. Although Guanshi Cai is a bit older, he is very capable. Chunying refused when she saw him because she was young and ignorant. Knowing the advantages of this marriage..." At this point, she suddenly remembered that those "advantages" were overthrown by her own lady just now, and she couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and said after a while: "Forget it, Chunying refuses, and Guanshi Cai will do it too. If it’s not authentic enough, just wipe it off..."

"Of course it was wiped off!" Huo Yi put down the tea bowl heavily, "Tell the people below to talk less about this matter, the marriage between Guanshi Zhou and Nan Qi, let the two of them take care of themselves, and when the rumors pass, tell Nan Qi to go home and wait. Marry! Don’t bother with Guanshi Cai! Without him, our Huo family will not fall!"

When Aunt Qing heard this, her eyes turned red involuntarily: "Miss, I am wronged, if the old master and wife were still here, how would the people below dare to have such thoughts? I didn't take care of it..."

Huo Yi sighed, and took her hand: "Auntie, it's not your fault, it's because I'm too ignorant, now that my brother is still young, I'm my daughter's family, and I live in a relative's house, so I rarely stay at home. , there are too many people in the family, it is inevitable to have other thoughts, this is human nature. I just think that when my parents are here now, I just need to reward more things, and the people below will obey orders. If it is not for Chunying I reminded me earlier that I didn't even think that my younger brother needed to meet and talk to the housekeepers more, so that they would know who the proper master is. This is my dereliction of duty and has nothing to do with my aunt."

Aunt Qing cried and grabbed her hand: "My good lady, do you really want to change your mind? If you stay in Beijing, don't talk about one Cai Guanshi, even ten of him, we are not afraid! Old lady, Hou The master loves you so much, the third young master's character is not bad, the two families have become closer, and they know each other well, the young master will also have someone to rely on in the future, why do you insist on..."

The expression on Huo Yi's face disappeared, she sat on the spot dumbly, and asked lightly: "Isn't everything settled? Why did Auntie bring this up again?"

Aunt Qing choked up in a low voice: "I really can't bear to watch the young lady suffer... The wife originally arranged such a marriage for the young lady for the sake of the young lady. The Gu family doesn't even have a token, and Young Master Gu is just a raiser. If the young lady insists and offends the old lady and Lord Hou, I'm afraid not only the young lady will not be able to achieve what she wants, but even the young master will be implicated!"

Huo Yi broke away from her hand and stood up, bit her lip, and said: "There are rumors in the palace that this year, because the queen gave birth to the second prince safely, and it coincides with the fortieth birthday of the queen mother, the imperial court wants to open Enke, brother Gu wants to try it." Give it a try, you may not fail. It won’t be too late to discuss it then!" Seeing what Aunt Qing wanted to say, she emphasized her tone: "Aunt!" Aunt Qing stopped with tears in her eyes, and then she walked into the room slowly, fainting He fell heavily on the bed, feeling tight in his chest and unable to breathe, but after a while, his cheeks were wet.

Aunt Qing sat in the outer room, wiped away her tears, thought about it, but felt that it was not appropriate.Cai Guanshi's elder brother is the housekeeper of the Huo Mansion, he is not weak in power, plus he is capable and appreciated by the angel sent by the emperor, he is about to be dismissed as an official, if he falls out with him, there will be troubles in the future.But Chunying refused to marry, and it was useless to force her. Instead, it hurt the old sister's heart.

She suddenly remembered that Steward Cai had another brother who died early and left behind an only son. This year, he was the only son who had just joined Jinyiwei. As long as Butler Cai speaks, he will respond to everything.Chunying refuses to marry Guanshi Cai, probably because she dislikes him for being old and ugly. If this little brother Cai, he must be willing. If this marriage is successful, then what Guanshi Cai wants to do will be watched by his nephew. .

Aunt Qing thought about it carefully, so she called Chunying over when she was free in the evening, and whispered.Chunying only thought it was funny and absurd, so naturally she refused again.

Aunt Qing was puzzled: "Brother Cai's looks are much better than his uncle's, and he is young and promising, so he is a perfect match for you. Why do you still refuse?" She earnestly said: "I was wrong before, but this Once, I really think about you. I have always treated you as my own daughter, can I still harm you? "

Chunying thought to herself, didn't she just hurt her earlier?But he said: "No matter what the other party's conditions are, I will not agree!" After a pause, he slowed down and said: "Even Guanshi Cai has not become an official, he wants to marry a wife with a good family background, you The person mentioned is young and promising, so he must have his own ideas, right?"

"Don't be afraid of this. If his uncle speaks, he will definitely listen."

"It's boring if you force it." Chunying resisted the urge to roll her eyes, "It's not that I can't get married, auntie, don't worry about my marriage. My parents know it well, they will arrange it. I'm both I don't plan to marry the young master as a concubine, nor do I want to marry the housekeeper, the servant, the servant, I just want to quietly serve the lady to get married. My parents will make up their minds about other things, so save yourself some effort!" In the end, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of dissatisfaction.

Aunt Qing was very puzzled, she really wanted to find a good home for Chunying this time, why did Chunying still refuse?What kind of family does she want to marry?
But Chunying mentioned the matter of Miss's marriage, Aunt Qing didn't dare to say too much, so she had to let her go temporarily.

Chunying talked about this matter with Shi'er in private, and sighed: "Masters always want to manipulate the lives of their servants, and they think they are grace. If it is said that the young lady has always been superior, it is not surprising to have such thoughts, but Aunt Qing She has been a girl, so she should be able to understand us? Why is her obsession deeper than that of Miss?!"

Shi'er was a little confused, but still understood what she meant, and said with a smile, "Isn't this what it should be? If it weren't for the bad candidate this time, I might have agreed to it long ago! Forget it, Guan Ren thought to himself What is it? Let's figure it out carefully, how to find out what the young lady wants, if she is really not the third young mistress, we have to find a chance to get out."

Not to mention how these two avoided people in private and plotted secretly, after a few days, the peace of the Hou Mansion was broken by a sudden news: the second young master finally came back.

He came back suddenly.Originally, his wife, Mrs. An, suggested to Lord Hou that since the court wanted to open Enke, let the second son study more quietly and wait for the news of Enke to be confirmed before picking him up, lest he return to the mansion and be tempted and unintentional. study.Hou Ye felt that his wife's words were reasonable, so he complied.Seeing that the court's decree has not yet been issued, the second son Li Chang, wearing ordinary civilian clothes, with only two servants, and riding a skinny donkey, suddenly appeared at the door of the house, which shocked the whole family.

After Li Chang greeted his grandmother and parents, before everyone could sit down and inquire about the reason for his sudden return, a servant from the outer courtyard rushed to report: "Old lady, Lord Marquis, madam, the Fan family has arrived at the pier. Send someone to report that Uncle and Miss Biao are about to enter the city!"

Everyone was in an uproar again, and the old lady hurriedly called to her son: "Go quickly! Call someone to pick him up!" Hou Ye showed joy and left immediately, leaving everyone with different expressions.

Chun Ying followed Huo Yi and saw them, she took a look at everyone quietly, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: Why did they all rush together?Really lively enough.

(new record……)
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