Madam Hou

Chapter 119

"I'm pissed off, I'm pissed off..." Mrs. He got out of the carriage and hurried into her yard angrily. Slightly scattered.

The maid who was hiding at the door stretched out her head to take a look, and then hurried back to Grandma He's room, Ma Shi was sitting on the couch holding her son who was just a few months old, teasing gently.

The little servant girl walked to Ma Shi's side, and whispered: "Grandma, Madam is back, Madam seems to be angry."

Mashi wiped the bubbles around his son's mouth with his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Come back when you come back, she won't be angry when she comes back from my sister-in-law."

The little maid asked again: "Grandma, would you like to go over and say hello?"

When the mother-in-law came back from being angry outside, the daughter-in-law should go over to say goodbye out of emotion and reason, and serve a tea to calm the mother-in-law down. This is filial piety.But Mrs. Ma was not happy and said: "Grandma's temper is just like sister-in-law's. When she is angry, she is as violent as carbon. Whoever comes forward will make a mess, and whoever is willing to join in the fun will go. I will not go."

The little maid stood beside her with her head bowed and didn't interrupt, Ma continued: "The mother-in-law is also true, which family's daughter-in-law has not been a mother-in-law for many years, only the little sister-in-law Jingui, who always calls her grievances and her mother's family. Let's see what kind of family the Yongning Hou Mansion is. We can't afford to provoke him. If we annoy him and move his fingers casually, we can't bear to walk around. Even if we spoil our daughter, we should have a limit. The little girl's film is even more precious than the masters."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Ma couldn't help thinking of Mrs. He's dowry. She is the eldest daughter-in-law, and she usually helps Mrs. He with housekeeping. She knows how much money the family has. Mrs. He couldn't help complaining: "Speaking of this, I get angry. The total wealth of the family is only 10,000+, and there are three brothers in the family. When the sister-in-law left the cabinet, she actually accompanied the dowry of more than 3 silver. It’s okay, she doesn’t feel bad at all.” Madam Ma recalled that when she helped her mother-in-law buy a dowry for her sister-in-law, the furniture, jewelry, gold and silver utensils, silk and satin fabrics, everything was good, and the fields and shops were very prosperous. The strokes of the pen were drawn out, and she felt a pain in her heart when she saw it.

Although she felt sorry for Yin Zi at the beginning, she thought that the young lady was married to a high-ranking man, and she would not be able to help her natal family and help her natal brothers find official positions. Therefore, apart from complaining a few words in front of her husband-in-law, in Mrs. He didn't say anything in front of her.As a result, now, she doesn't even have a fart, and she can float tens of thousands of taels of silver by throwing it into the water, but she doesn't even make a sound.Not to mention helping her natal brothers, she has offended her husband, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law all over the place, so if she doesn't hurt her own family, she will have to burn incense and thank God.The mother-in-law is even more useless, it's fine if she doesn't rush to mend the relationship with the Yongning Hou Mansion, but in the end she also helps to make up the knife.

"It's just a concubine's daughter-in-law, who dared to fight with the first-in-law's daughter-in-law. Before entering the door, she wanted to overwhelm her in everything. What happened? As soon as she entered the door, she was given a blow by others, and she was locked up in the yard in the wrong place." I can't go out for many months. I have a spoiled and arrogant temper, and I don't know how to please my husband. Now I am separated from my husband. Thinking about her next life, I feel sorry for her."

The little maid said silently in her heart: You are not feeling sorry for her, you are simply gloating, okay?

Mrs. Ma imagined the scene of her sister-in-law being tortured by her husband's family, and her mood suddenly brightened.In fact, I really don't blame her for taking pleasure in other people's misfortune. When Mrs. He was at home, she was spoiled by Mrs. He as a savage and self-willed woman. A little bit of dissatisfaction would turn the house upside down, and her sister-in-law's face was even more embarrassing.Mrs. Ma's sisters-in-law dare not speak out because she has Mrs. He's support, but this does not prevent them from hating her in their hearts.

The son in his arms yawned as if wanting to sleep, Ma Shi gently rocked the son until he closed his eyes and fell asleep, then carried the son to the next room, and told the nanny to take good care of him .As for himself, he lightly brushed back his hair, straightened his clothes, and said to the servant girl next to him, "Let's go, my mother-in-law's anger should have almost subsided, let's go over and ask for peace."

Mrs. He vented her anger at the maid next to her, and she finally calmed down a bit, but it was far from being exhausted.When Mrs. Ma came in, what she saw was Mrs. He was beating her chest lightly with her hand, and the three servant girls beside her were standing side by side tremblingly. Seeing Mrs. Ma coming in, it was like seeing a life-saving straw.

Mrs. Ma came forward with a smile and said, "Grandma, who is making you unhappy, but these little maids are not happy with the service?" After finishing speaking, his face tightened, and he turned his head to the three little maids and said angrily: "Are you How did you serve me? Even a good-natured person like my mother-in-law is offended, and she still doesn't go down to receive the punishment."

The three maids quickly saluted and ran out.

Mrs. Ma turned her head and asked Mrs. He again, "Mother-in-law, you went to see your sister, how is she?"

When Mrs. He heard Mrs. Ma talking about her daughter, the anger that had just been suppressed surged into her heart again, she slapped her hands heavily on the table, and said angrily: "That widow who killed a thousand knives is so old and still loves power, what do you think?" Mrs. Chen is pregnant and doesn't want to be a housekeeper. My son is the second daughter-in-law. What's wrong with taking over, but she clings to power so that my son can't even touch it. Forget it, the widow still let my son I come to serve her every day, bring tea, serve water, squeeze shoulders and beat backs. These maids can do it, but she wants to grind me. Pity my daughter who was raised by gold and jade. I don’t even have a finger since I was a child. I'm willing to move, but she made it into this appearance, none of the ten fingers is good, and all of them have calluses."

Mrs. He thought of her daughter's haggard face, crying on her lap, she couldn't help but shed tears, and wiped her face with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Ma doesn't sympathize with her at all. It's a thankless task for a concubine's daughter-in-law to compete with others for the right to preside over the middle class, and she deserves to be tortured.For the sake of being a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ma wanted to remind her, and said, "Mother-in-law, I didn't say that, my sister is a concubine's daughter-in-law after all, which family's aunt is willing to let a concubine's daughter-in-law be in charge of the house, and my sister's situation in the Hou Mansion is not good. It’s serious to please my aunt and Mrs. Tai first, and I don’t care if I’m rewarded or not.”

"What do you know?" Mrs. He waved her handkerchief and said angrily, "Although my uncle is a concubine, he was born by the same father. Why can't sister Zhu preside over the middle school? Besides, my uncle was not born of Mrs. Lin after all. Yes, sister Zhu won't take advantage of the opportunity to win the middle prize, and then find out how much money the Marquis has, and when the family is separated, sister Zhu will not suffer a big loss from having a house."

As expected, it was true words that were harsh to the ear, and she tried to tell people the truth, but no one listened to her in the end.

Although it is the same father, the one born by the first wife and the one who crawled out of the concubine's belly can be the same. The concubine in the whole capital city dare to pat their chests and say that my status is the same as that of the concubine.

Besides, Old Master Lin is dead, and now the Yongning Hou Mansion has long been dominated by Dafang and Mrs. Lin Tai, and Lin Houye is still promising to be a general. Being at a disadvantage is not a matter of pinching your fingers, even if you win the middle prize, you can find out what is the use of other people's wealth.Anyone who is a little bit smarter knows that what my sister-in-law should do now is to put down her figure to please Mrs. Lin Tai and Mrs. Linhou, and please them. Maybe they can open their fingers and leak something.

Madam Ma looked at her mother-in-law, curled her lips, and said with disdain in her heart: A merchant girl is a merchant girl, and she doesn't even have this knowledge.

Mrs. He continued: "The same goes for my uncle. Sister Zhu didn't do so much for the sake of their family, but he helped outsiders to bully Sister Zhu. Just like last time, the reward that the Lin family got was not given by the Hou family." If the family is separated, the reward should go to the public house, but the uncle even offered to return it to the private house of the big house, which made Sister Zhu very angry. It was a few hundred thousand taels, not tens of thousands of taels, just like this Back to the big room."

Those rewards were originally earned by the first wife, so what does it have to do with your second wife? It is generous of him to be willing to return to the public office, but there is nothing to blame for his unwillingness.Mrs. Ma looked at Mrs. He, who was heartbroken, and said in her heart: I am afraid that the mother-in-law does not know that the concubine has other rules. Even if she did not know before, she has been an official wife for so many years, no matter how stupid she is, she can come from other people's house Got it.It's just that the brocade silk touches people's hearts, she just pretends not to know it, it's just that such a greedy face is too ugly, could it be that if you pretend you don't know it, they will be able to share the wealth equally among you and the concubine.

Shaking his head, Mrs. Ma said casually: "The situation is stronger than others, why don't mother-in-law persuade my younger sister to bow her head first."

Mrs. He said: "Don't think about it, you will be bullied like this if you don't bow your head now. If you bow your head, you won't be stepped into the mud." She shed tears again, and said in a sobbing voice: "I was wrong at the beginning. , I shouldn’t let Sister Zhu marry because of the high family status of the Hou Mansion, if she is married to another family, she won’t be treated so harshly.”

Mrs. Ma thought to herself, with Mrs. He's temperament, no matter which family she married into, her life would not be any better.

"And the sisters of the Chen family are also vixens," Mrs. He scolded again: "The big Chen family took advantage of living in the Hou's mansion, first seduced the uncle and then the emperor, but she climbed a high branch and entered the palace, but was tired My son-in-law never forgets her, which makes my son work hard but not get my husband's heart."

When Mrs. He talked about Chen Yanniang, Mrs. Ma didn't realize it at first, but later realized when she heard the words "climbing high branches" and "entering the palace", that Mrs. Lin Hou's eldest sister Chen's eldest sister happened to be Chen Jingfei, who gave birth to a pair of princesses and princes for the emperor. .

Wanting to confirm, Mrs. Ma asked: "Mother-in-law, the Chen Yanniang you are talking about is the imperial concubine in the palace?"

Mrs. He wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said: "No, it's the imperial concubine, but I have never seen such a shameless person who seduced my aunt everywhere when she was living in the Hou's mansion. The man gave and received in private, and even embroidered a purse for my son-in-law. Later, she seduced the emperor and entered the palace, but my son-in-law never forgot about her, and even carried her purse with her every day. Fortunately, our sister Zhu was smart enough to discover that Purse, otherwise I don't know how long I was deceived by them..."

Give and receive privately, purse, Lin Erye, Chen Jingfei.

Mrs. Ma quickly learned one thing from this information: Concubine Chen Jing had an affair with Second Lord Lin before entering the palace!

Ma felt that it was like a thunder on the ground, and suddenly he seemed to have discovered a shocking secret.

Mrs. He continued to scold: "...Hmph, don't annoy me, otherwise, be careful, I will tell the emperor about their private affairs, and see if the emperor doesn't put the big Chen family in limbo, when the time comes, the little Chen family will be alone." Back up, let's see what she's doing in front of our sister Zhu."

Mrs. Ma was startled, and quickly stopped Madam He and said, "Mother-in-law, please don't, think about it, who is this person who has an affair with Concubine Jing, it's our son-in-law, and it's okay for the emperor to be angry with Concubine Jing , Our son-in-law will also suffer, maybe he will be beheaded. The younger sister's future and wealth are all tied to the son-in-law. If the son-in-law is killed, what good will the younger sister get, she will become a widow."

Mrs. He closed her mouth and did not speak, but in her heart she agreed with what Mrs. Ma said was reasonable.

Madam Ma saw that Mrs. He listened, and continued: "Mother-in-law, this is a big secret, you must cover your mouth tightly and don't let it out, otherwise you may harm your sister."

Mrs. He was silent for a while, and then said impatiently: "I see, I see. Am I such a worthless person?"

Ma said silently in his heart: I have never had confidence in your "success".

But Ma Shi himself is not a strict-mouthed person, and one of his greatest pleasures is to gossip about other people's families.Since harboring such a big secret, Mrs. Ma has always felt uncomfortable and unable to vomit.Several times he hesitated to talk to my husband, but then thought about such a big secret, and it would be safer for one less person to know, so he continued to cover it.

It is said that the secret has been hidden in the heart for too long, and it will always burst out.When Mrs. Ma returned to her natal home one time, she accidentally slipped the tongue with her mother. Although she quickly realized that the topic had been diverted, Mrs. Ma was more gossip than her daughter, and she gave full play to her spirit of inquiry to question her. .

Mrs. Ma thought that it was her own mother, she would never harm her own daughter, and it was too uncomfortable for her to hide this big secret, so she couldn't help revealing the secret under her mother's repeated questioning.After Ma Shi finished speaking, he felt as if he had finally let go of a stone in his heart, and his whole body felt comfortable.But then she regretted it again, she knows who her mother is best, she won't tell this matter, right?
Ma Shiqian urged Wan to tell his mother not to tell this matter. Mrs. Ma knew the seriousness of the matter, so she agreed very readily, and even swore to her daughter that she would never tell the matter.

There are many things in the world that cannot be stopped, among them is the speed at which gossip spreads.

Who is this Mrs. Ma? She was originally the eldest daughter of Lord Bian, Minister of Rites. When the Bian family came out of the cabinet, Lord Bian had not yet become Minister of Rites, so she only married a fifth-rank Guozijian Jijiu.After Master Bian became prosperous, he married his eldest granddaughter to Ningguo Duke's mansion and became the second young lady of Xue.

To be honest, the relationship between Mrs. Ma and her natal family is not very good, and she is even less familiar with the niece who married into Ningguo Duke's mansion. The reason for this is not that Mrs. Ma doesn't want to get close to her natal family, but the people of Bian Mansion. I don't think much of this aunt who can only be ordered from the fifth rank.

Although Mrs. Ma knows that her natal family doesn't like her, but for the sake of her son's future, she often puts down her face and goes back to her natal family to please her aunt and sister-in-law.This time, when she was flattering her natal sister-in-law, she accidentally let it go. Mrs. Ma stopped the car in time when she thought of her daughter's advice, and left in a hurry for fear of being forced to question her, but this was not the case. It prevents Mrs. Bian from guessing the general idea through the one or two words that Mrs. Ma missed.

Mrs. Bian told her eldest daughter about this incident, Second Young Mistress Xue took this incident to claim credit from her mother-in-law Mrs. Ning Guogong, and the Xue family did something to Concubine Jing based on this incident. Calculating, this is all for the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)