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Chapter 220 The Disposal of Lord Hou

Everyone hurriedly stopped the boards and fell to their knees.An's heart skipped a beat when she heard her husband's roar in the room, and hurriedly helped the girl out, forced a smile and said, "Why is Lord Hou here? Didn't you say there is a guest ahead?"

"You know there's a guest in front of you?!" Master Hou said angrily, "Beating people to howl like ghosts and wolves, for fear that others will not know! You think our family's reputation is too good, so you insist on making something wrong, okay? Ask Yushitai to join me, right?!" Looking around at the tortured girls, seeing Manru crying the loudest nearby, she said in disgust, "Why are you crying?! Hurry up and pull me down!"

Shao Yao immediately ordered the mothers-in-law to help her up and take her out, and asked her to collect boards, benches and other things.Although An was not reconciled, but her husband had spoken, she had no choice but to comply, and immediately welcomed Lord Hou into the house, and ordered tea to be poured.

Hou Ye sat on the right seat, looked at his wife, and felt bored in his heart: "What's wrong with you?! The girl is not good, just give it to the housekeeper and kick her out! The old lady is not happy, Yesterday, I told Old Chen to give some silver rice to the big temples in the capital to pray for the old lady, and if you beat people to the point of crying and howling today, what if you bumped into the old lady?!" An's dumb Speechless, he sat down on the opposite side in an embarrassing manner, carefully sitting on only half of the chair.

Shao Yao served the tea, Master Hou waved his hands, held up the tea bowl, and asked impatiently, "What's going on?!"

Not to mention how An's words turned out to be reasonable, outside the door, Chunying supported the pillars under the porch and tried to stand up straight, but still felt severe pain in her buttocks. Fortunately, she could barely walk, but her posture was not very good-looking.She rubbed her buttocks, appraised the severity of the injury, and looked in the direction of the upper room, but she couldn't see any movement. She thought to herself, Master Hou should be able to stop his wife's order by coming here, right?
First, the wife conspired against the Huo family’s property, and it’s not good to say it; second, the old lady had ordered her to be released from the house, and what the wife did was clearly ignoring the old lady’s wishes; third, the incident started because of Manru’s gossip, and the waiter caught fire The truth is revealed, Mrs. Hou must be very angry, right?Both himself and Shi'er have made meritorious service.Thinking about it this way, he and Shi'er would probably be able to escape, right?After only a few boards, she can bear it!
Chunying turned her head and saw Shi'er grinning in pain, calling a woman "Third Aunt" and coquettishly shouting pain, so she couldn't help laughing.

The women who were in charge were there just now, and they didn't force them away. Chunying knew it was thanks to Shao Yao's face, but she still wanted to say thank you, so she blessed them: "Thank you moms Chunying will never forget this kindness." Hearing this, Shi'er hurriedly thanked the women, and her third aunt had already stuffed a few pieces of silver in the past.The mothers-in-law showed a hint of smile on their faces, quietly hugged Xie Yin, and waved their hands to say that you are welcome.

In the midst of harmony and harmony, there was a sobbing sound from the side. Everyone looked, it turned out that it was Man Ru who was half-pouting her buttocks, hugging the pillars of the colonnade to support her body, crying, and the light green skirt on her lower body was stained There were a few bloodstains.Chunying knew at a glance that the wives didn't keep their hands on her just now, and they might have aggravated their strength a little bit, so just three or four boards hurt more than others.In her heart, she hated Man Rujin for slandering and framing her, so she smiled coldly, then turned her head and talked to the wives in person.The women also curled their lips with disdain.

There was also a daughter-in-law who was watching the play and said coldly: "If the girl wants to cry, go home and cry! Master Hou is in the house, what are you crying for?! It seems that Master Hou doesn't know you!" Others said She smiled and said: "Sister-in-law doesn't know, she just wants to let Lord Hou know? Maybe at some point, she will climb Gao Zhi'er, we can't offend her."

Manru immediately stopped crying, wiped away tears aggrievedly, raised her eyes to look in a certain direction, Chunying glanced over, and found that she was looking at the daughter-in-law who wanted to gag her earlier.The latter's eyes flickered, he looked left and right, and hid in the crowd. Manru looked disbelieving when he saw this.

A well-dressed daughter-in-law stood up and said solemnly: "Okay, go back, don't get in the way here, my wife will deal with you!"

Everyone dispersed, Chunying and Shi'er supported each other and went out. On the way, they thanked the third aunt, who waved her hand: "I am also the daughter of the Wang family. Thanks to the girl's kindness, I will remember it in my heart." Chunying was stunned. After being startled, he understood, smiled slightly, and immediately supported his waist in pain again.

Hou Ye was expressionless after listening to his wife's story.An Shi peeked at his face anxiously, and whispered: "I'm also annoyed that these girls are restless, I'm afraid they will spoil Brother You..."

"If you don't meddle, you won't worry about Brother You being led astray!" Master Hou glared at An Shi, only thinking that he was really confused back then, how could he believe the matchmaker's rhetoric and marry this woman into the house? !Compared with her first wife, Fan Shi, she is really far behind. Her only credit is that she gave birth to a good son!
"Who do you think I am? Do you think you can hide it from me with a few good words?! It's not a day or two since you've been thinking about your sister's brother-in-law's family property! I saw you in the past just playing around, not ruining the relationship between relatives and family For the sake of my son, I turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. Now you are lucky, knowing that the whole capital is talking about the rumors that our family embezzled the niece’s property, and you have to ask the girl who waits on the niece in front of so many people. You tipped off the news?! Doesn’t this mean that our family really planned the Huo family’s property?! Do you think everyone is a fool, or do you think they are all dumb? Won’t you spread the word to the outside?! You are shameless It doesn't matter, don't hurt our family's reputation!"

Anshi was ashamed and angry, although the husband and wife were talking in the room, but several big girls who usually rely on them were waiting outside the door, and they could hear every word clearly.She has been Mrs. Marquis for so many years, pampered and in charge of housework. Apart from her mother-in-law and husband, there is no one more noble than herself in the whole house. Now she is reprimanded by her husband in front of others. Really Lost all face!

It's just that she didn't dare not to respond: "Things won't go to that point... everyone in this courtyard is my confidant..."

"Even if you are a confidant, you may not have a different heart!" Hou Ye remembered that he had met Ping'an and his wife just now, and threw the tea bowl back on the table. Understand?! What kind of family are you in charge of?! Even if you are the mistress of the house, she may not be willing to give you heart and soul! Loyal servants are rare, but you are better..." Thinking of the Chen family's father and son who were married by the An family, I hated He patted the table again in hatred.

An's face was flushed red, and she wanted to argue a few words, but she didn't dare to make a fuss, her heart was full of grievances, and she was very ashamed, her eyes involuntarily glanced at the door, and found that there was no one outside the door, and the maids didn't know what to do. When I retreated, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and asked angrily: "Since Lord Hou said so, how should those girls be punished?! I don't dare to let them serve Brother You anymore, and I don't know what to do in my heart." What, she is still eloquent, and she is in the same place, that Manru is even more hateful! I didn't know she was coaxing me!"

"Speaking of Manru, she is the pretty girl in the water-red jacket and green skirt just now, isn't she?" Lord Hou frowned, "You said she was the attendant on the night of the wedding banquet, because Lazily sneaked out, and let the tea stove boil dry water, so the fire started?!"

An Shi was tired of her husband's praise of Manru's beauty, so she felt a little depressed: "The other two girls said so. I don't know if it's true or not, but judging by Manru's expression, it's probably true."

Hou Ye didn't care about her expression, but only got a little annoyed on his face. He sat for a while with a straight face, and then said firmly: "You look good on this girl! Don't let her go out of the house, and don't let her see you." Outsiders, even family members are not allowed to see! You personally choose a reliable girl, tidy up the house, send her in, and guard her, and don’t say a word except for food and water! To the outside world, only say that she is hurt. It’s not suitable to move if it’s heavy, rest it!”

An Shi became more and more angry, and asked strangely, "Master Hou is trying to flatter her?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Lord Hou glared at her, "We are in a lawsuit with the Liang family in front of the imperial court! We were careless before and insisted that the Liang family set the fire, but now we say that our girl was negligent and called People know, how can I get off the stage?!"

Only then did Anshi wake up: "This... I forgot... Then tell her not to recognize it?"

"Others don't know that she is a waiter, how do you recognize her?! You just need to take good care of her, don't let the second daughter-in-law and her subordinates know, and the matter will be over after the Holy Majesty makes a ruling. How to deal with that girl afterwards , it’s up to you to decide!” After a pause, “Choose a few loyal and reliable witnesses, not to mention seeing the young boy of the Liang family setting fire, but just saying that he was indeed seen appearing near the teahouse that day, that’s enough. There are too many, which makes people suspicious. Anyway, the Holy Majesty is on our side. After a few days, I asked the Holy Majesty for grace, saying that I don't care about this matter, and the Liang family can only accept it! "

An's hurriedly responded, but hesitated: "Then... the other two girls..."

Hou Ye was impatient: "What's the important thing?! It's not like you made a big mistake! The old lady has already said something, so you just do it! It's just that the two of them are also insiders now, if they talk about it outside, it will be bad." You simply send people to Zhuangzi to hide for a few days, and when the matter is over, you can do whatever you want! You don’t want them to come back to take care of your son, so you can transfer them to another place!” After saying that, he glared at his wife again: “What an idiot! Confused! Even though my niece is married and left Beijing again, her natal family is still here! If Aunt Qing sends someone to pay her respects, ask about the girl who served her, and let her know that once the niece leaves, you will use the girl as a raft. , What do people think?! I'm afraid the old lady will be angry! How temperamental are you? You just want to be happy, and don't care about it?! The Huo family, the Fan family and the Hai family are all serious in-laws of ours, you should accept me as soon as possible From that point of thought, it is reasonable to have a good relationship with your relatives! They can't compare with you to settle down!"

An's blushed, and answered aggrievedly.Lord Hou called for tea again, and asked her if she had invited a doctor for her mother today, what did the doctor say, what medicine she took, and whether her appetite was good.An Shi answered one by one, and finally asked cautiously: "Didn't you have a guest before? Why suddenly..."

When Hou Ye heard this, his face turned ugly again, thinking of the news his son brought from the Prince Jing's mansion, the warning from the boy surnamed Hu, the unwilling expression of his brother-in-law, and the unpredictable thoughts of the Holy One... He stood up abruptly, Walking away, Anshi yelled twice from behind, but he ignored it.

Shao Yao came over with tea, and asked carefully: "Madam?" An stood there with a gloomy face, and after a long while, she pulled the tea bowl and dropped it heavily on the ground.

(End of this chapter)