Hua Zhi smiled, "Do you think you will feel no pressure to enter the Feng family in this way? Hua Yan, should I believe you and say that you are naive, or should I tell you that I am not that easy to fool?"
"I didn't lie to you!"
"The Hua family is not as wealthy as it used to be, but since I took over the family, I believe I have never treated any of you unfairly. You have everything that the girls from the first branch have. You said you just wanted to find a place to live... Did the Hua family make it impossible for you to live?"
Hua Yan pursed her lips and said, "I want to get married and have my own bloodline. Even if the way I come here is not honorable, as long as I catch Feng Changyu, I can be his concubine, so what?"
Hua Zhi didn't know where she got the confidence to hold a man who was known for lying on this woman's belly and that woman's belly. She didn't want to argue with her about this, so she just asked, "Do you know that the Feng family is the political enemy of the Hua family?"
This matter was no secret in the capital, and how could Hua Yan not know about it when everyone outside knew it? She lowered her head, and kept silent.
That means I know. Hua Zhi asked again, "Before you acted, did you ever think that this action would bring shame to the Hua family? Would it tarnish the reputation of the girls of the Hua family?"
Hua Yan knew that she even had malicious intentions to destroy that so-called reputation. Naturally, she would not say such words and still kept her head down and said nothing.
"Has the Hua family looked down upon you?"
"Has the Hua family ever been ashamed of you?"
"Did the Hua family force you to do anything you didn't like?"
Hua Zhi stopped talking and looked at her quietly, waiting for her answer.
Huakai couldn't stand this silent pressure, so she could only raise her head and whispered two words, "Never."
Just as she was about to face Hua Zhi's scolding, she heard the other party say: "In this case, the Hua family has a clear conscience. If you are willing to be a concubine, then go ahead."
Hua Yan heard the words she wanted to hear the most, but for some reason she always felt uneasy. Hua Zhi was too easy to talk to today, which was unlike her.
"Stretch out your right hand."
Hua Yan didn't understand why, but she still stretched out her hand obediently.
Baoxia stepped forward and lifted up her sleeves, and the toad's blood was still there.
Hua Zhi nodded, turned around and instructed, "Go and notify the Feng family to come and carry the body."
"yes."
Hua Yan was overjoyed and grabbed Hua Zhi's hand, "Cousin, you said before that all the married daughters of the Hua family...are..."
Hua Yan blushed and was too embarrassed to continue.
Hua Zhi didn't know what she was up to after hearing this. She thought that if she could kick this bad apple out of the Hua family for a sum of money, it would be worth it. But she couldn't help but ask, "I can give you this money to live on, but if the consequence is that you have to cut off contact with the Hua family in the future and are not allowed to visit the Hua family again no matter what happens, do you agree?"
The blush on Hua Yan's face gradually faded, her hands trembled, and her lips were tightly bitten.
If I lose my mother's home... If I lose my mother's home...
But what can the Hua family do to help her now? Nothing at all. Just like Hua Qin, not only can her parents not help her at all, but she also brings things back from her husband's house every day. It's fine for a short time, but how can Hua Qin gain a foothold in her husband's house in the long run
When you think about it this way, what difference does it make whether she has a family behind her or not
She twisted her handkerchief and lowered her eyes. "I agree."
"Very good, prepare paper and pen."
Liu Xiang went out for a while and soon came back with a complete set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone. He held up his sleeves and walked forward to pour water and grind ink.
Hua Zhi picked up the pen, thought for a moment, and then finished it in one go. She read it from beginning to end and pushed it in front of Hua Yan one by one.
Hua Yan looked pale after seeing this, "Cousin, are you going to kick me out of the house?"
"The Hua family has no regrets about you, so there is no reason for us to be dragged down by you anymore. Since our family has been passed down till now, there has never been a girl who has been a concubine, so we naturally cannot break this rule in my hands."
Hua Zhi smiled coldly, stood up and walked to the door and looked back at her, "Hua Yan, you take care of yourself."
Everyone in the Hua family was in the yard. The door was not closed, so they could hear the conversation inside clearly. Hua Yan's mother was crying so hard that she could not stop and had to be supported by her sisters-in-law before she could stand.
The old lady forced a smile and said, "The eldest lady did the right thing. From now on, all her honor and disgrace will have nothing to do with the Hua family."
Hua Zhi helped her walk out, "Before you came, I had someone invite my grandmother and Li Ma Ma. Girls from the Hua family are clean even if they become concubines. The Hua family will not accept any dirty water."
Nanny Li was quite famous in the capital. She was an old lady who was released from the Empress Dowager's side. Since she had no one to rely on in her natal family, she simply settled down in the capital after she was released. Noble families liked to invite people of this status to come into the mansion to educate their daughters. Nanny Li was very popular and was invited by the Zhu family to stay there for three years.
She has saved a lot of money over the years and now no longer takes on any work. In order to clean up the dirty water, Hua Zhi asked her grandmother to invite someone to come.
In some ways, these maids have a lot of say, and among them, Matron Li has the most say. Firstly, because she had served the empress dowager for several years and received generous gifts when she left the palace. Secondly, because of her personality, she knows all the dirty tricks in the inner court and the harem, but she teaches the girls how to resolve them. She takes the path of being upright. Only the words of such people carry weight.
Seeing that she had just returned yesterday and had already made all the preparations today, it was obvious that there was no delay at all. The old lady couldn't help but sigh again. The Hua family was lucky to have such a daring person.
As soon as they entered the flower hall, Liu Xiang rushed over and handed over the thin piece of paper. Hua Yan had already signed her name and put her fingerprints on it. Hua Zhi smiled when she calculated the time. She really didn't hesitate at all. In Hua Yan's eyes, the Hua family was probably a burden.
He gestured to Liu Xiang to pass it to the people in the fourth room. They looked at it one by one. The sadder ones became even sadder, and the angrier ones became even angrier.
Because of this shameful incident, people from the fourth room were a little ashamed to hold their heads up. Hua Zhi spoke of the events at Yinshan Pass as if she felt nothing. Compared to these people, Hua Yan was nothing, but the atmosphere improved after a while.
Mrs. Wu lowered her head to drink tea, hiding the corners of her mouth that were curled up.
After a while, the doorman came to report that Old Madam Zhu had arrived. Hua Zhi was the first to go out to greet her and bowed from a distance.
The old lady pulled the person up and poked her forehead, pretending to be angry and said, "You little girl, you came back instead of seeing me and ordered me around."
"The more capable you are, the more work you should do!" Hua Zhi looked at the person behind her grandmother. She knew who she was just by looking at her posture, so she leaned forward and said, "Thank you, Madam Li."
Nanny Li returned the greeting and when she looked up she took a few more glances at this girl who had a rather unusual reputation in the capital. If nothing else, her eyes were clear and upright.
At this time, the old lady from the fourth room also came over to pay her respects, and they entered the flower hall after mutual courtesy.
Hua Zhi looked back, Bao Xia understood, and turned to take Hua Yan. Her young lady was such a decisive person that if something could be done today, she would never put it off until tomorrow, especially if it was such a disgusting thing.
PS: Three updates in a row. The book reviews are making me angry. They are my spiritual food.