The pavilion was open, and when Hua Zhi followed Zheng here, the people in the pavilion could see them from afar.
There were quite a few people sitting there. The host family's old lady Wu came with her two granddaughters, and old lady Yang also came with her granddaughter. The people from the Feng, Liang, and Cheng families who came were all daughters-in-law, either with their legitimate daughters, or with their nieces if they didn't have legitimate daughters.
Today's target is Hua Zhi, so naturally we are talking about her.
When Old Lady Yang thought of the grievances her eldest son had suffered, she wanted to tear Hua Zhi apart. Naturally, she was not in a good mood at this moment. "I thought she was a genius, but she is nothing more than this."
The Feng and Hua families have always been at odds with each other. Wang, the daughter-in-law of the Feng family, covered her mouth and laughed when she heard this. "What you said is true. A person with three heads and six arms is a god. How can she be compared with him?"
This pleased Old Lady Yang, who sneered, "That's true. She's just a girl who can't get married. If she didn't have a good appearance, how could she have such a great reputation? It's just that the Hua family is well-off. If it were another family, we'd see if they could withstand her torment."
"That's right. I get angry when I talk about this. My boy actually told me that he wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Hua family. I was so angry." The Liang family and the Wu family are in-laws and have always had a close relationship. If the old lady had not been unwell, the one who came today would not be the eldest daughter-in-law, Zhao.
She had no ill feelings towards Hua Zhi at first, and even thought that she had a hard life. But when she heard her son's idea, and someone whispered in her ear, she really thought that the Hua family was planning to help the Hua family by marrying off their daughter. Otherwise, why did Hua Zhi make such a big name for herself? Wasn't it just to raise her own status, and the highest bidder would win
Once they had a prejudice in their hearts, they naturally thought bad things of her. When they heard that she had expelled people from the Hua family after Hua Jing's death, they felt that she was cold and heartless. The Liang family could not afford to offend such a person.
When Hua Zhi entered the pavilion, all eyes were on her. They had to admit that Hua Zhi did have a good appearance, especially since she was wearing mourning clothes which made her look even better.
But her outfit first offended Old Lady Wu. Although a person in mourning should wear plain clothes, who would really wear mourning clothes? Plain clothes are not the only choice!
She tried to hold it back, but couldn't help saying, "This girl's outfit is really eye-catching."
Hua Zhi pretended not to understand and bowed to them, saying, "I am in deep mourning, please forgive me, old lady."
Forgive me! Of course she would forgive me! She was the one who invited him here, so what if she didn’t forgive me? The old lady felt so uncomfortable in her heart that she lowered her eyes to drink tea and no longer looked at her. She seemed to have forgotten all the etiquette.
Hua Zhi would never let herself down. Seeing that no one invited her, she sat down by herself, and then took the initiative to bring up the topic, "Mrs. Wu said it was a tea party. I wonder what you want to talk about. Don't be afraid of being laughed at by you. I seldom go out on weekdays, so I don't understand these things."
"Speaking of this, I'm a little curious and would like to ask Sister Hua to enlighten me." The Wu girl blinked coquettishly, her round face looking very cute and naive.
If she didn't see the calculation in her eyes, Hua Zhi would also be happy with such a face, "I don't dare to call Miss Wu sister, please speak."
"Sister is already an adult, why have you been able to resist going out for so many years? I have been living in the capital for a long time, but this is the first time I have seen her! I have met the other two sisters of the Hua family."
"Isn't it strange? Some people like noise while others like quiet. Some people prefer vegetarian food while others prefer meat. Some people like to make friends while others prefer to stick to their own little world. I can't just show myself to others for them to see just because they are curious about me."
Good... That makes sense. The Wu girl opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond.
Zheng immediately smiled and came to her daughter's rescue, "You are such a kind-hearted girl, no wonder you are loved by the old lady of the Hua family. Even Hua Jing couldn't get any advantage from you."
Wang sighed, "Speaking of Hua Jing, she was the apple of the Hua family's eye. Who would have thought that she would end up like this?"
Hua Zhi raised her eyebrows, "Could it be that the theme of today's tea party is Hua Jing? I'm sorry, if that's the case, I'll have to excuse myself."
"It's just what we said. Since the eldest girl doesn't like it, let's change the subject." Old Mrs. Wu changed the subject lightly, raised her eyelids, and glanced at the mother and daughter, Jiang, the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, who had been silent.
Jiang pretended not to see him. If she knew that they were here to attack Hua Zhi, she would not have come.
Although the Cheng family and the Hua family are not of the same kind, they have no hatred or enmity with each other, so there is no need to be so impatient to step on others. Now that she sees Hua Zhi, she likes this girl very much. This is almost equivalent to several families joining forces to deal with her, but she is not afraid. If her daughter can learn half of it, she will not suffer any loss no matter which family she marries in the future.
After chatting about a few topics, Wang got to the point after receiving a look from Old Lady Yang. "It's not right for outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the Hua family, but it's not right for a married woman to always live in her parents' home. I wonder if the eldest lady has anything to say about this?"
"What's this?" Hua Zhi looked at Wang with a sincere expression. "What's this?"
"… "
Old Madam Yang took over the conversation, "It's about my Yang family's daughter-in-law Hua Xian. Could it be that the eldest lady forgot that there is such a person in the Hua family?"
"My aunt?" Hua Zhi smiled. "What are you talking about, old lady? My aunt is no longer the daughter-in-law of the Yang family. The eldest master of the Yang family wrote the divorce letter himself. Could it be that he didn't tell you when he went back?"
Unexpectedly! He actually admitted it just like that
Old Madam Yang was furious. "So you really arrested my son and beat him up, and forced him to write a divorce agreement?"
"Old lady, you said I was beaten severely, but do you have any evidence? Or did Master Yang have any injuries? Even the court can't make a judgment by just talking. If you want to convict me, please show me the evidence."
"Quibbling, my son couldn't have taken the initiative to write a divorce letter and handed it to you!"
Hua Zhi smiled calmly, "Why not? He betrayed my aunt first, and then bullied her. Now he has repented and knows that he owes my aunt, so he set her free. The whole Hua family is grateful to him."
If some people were skeptical about what Old Lady Yang said before, they knew it was just as Old Lady Yang said when Hua Zhi said this. Who would believe such an exaggerated reason? She almost said directly that she did it!
“You, you, you…” Old lady Yang’s fingers were shaking as she pointed at her. She kept saying “you” for a long time but couldn’t utter anything. She stood up and rushed towards Hua Zhi, her hands raised high as if she was going to hit someone.
Everyone exclaimed, but no one stepped forward to stop it.
Nian Qiu and Nanny Su stepped forward to protect their master, but were pushed back by Hua Zhi. She did not stand up, but grabbed the hand as it fell, raised her head slightly, and met the old lady's resentful eyes, "You can't take advantage of your age with me, old lady, I am not Hua Xian who can be manipulated by you, you see clearly."
PS: I have finally updated twice a day. So far, my son has had a low fever today and has not had a high fever anymore. The situation tonight is still unknown. I hope he will not have a high fever anymore. Also, each chapter has at least 2,000 words. I usually have a lot more, and not including PS. If it is less than 2,000 words, it cannot be published. There is a setting in the background.