"Deng grabbed the parrot and pointed out to Zang Ning the beauty of the parrot's feathers. Not long after he pointed it out, he suddenly 'missed' and broke the parrot's neck!" Wei Zhengyin took a sip of tea and said calmly.
Wei Changying was startled when he heard this and said: "What?"
Wei Zhengyin was very calm and continued: "Now Zang Ning was also dumbfounded. She and Deng looked at each other and didn't know how to explain to Yu Wu! Deng cried and said that Qian didn't like her in the first place because The legitimate daughter she gave birth to died before she was one year old. She has told your eldest cousin several times that her heirs are not blessed. Now she may be taking this matter to divorce her and return to her parents' home. How can she have the face to live in this way? In the world? Zang Ning was troubled by her seeking death, so he agreed to help her take care of the matter. "
"But there's no need to send this person to the kitchen..." Wei Changying asked doubtfully. Now everyone in the Su family and the Shen family did not say anything, but in their hearts they thought that Shen Zangning was acting too inappropriately. If they knew that her original intention was to pluck out two tail feathers and killed the parrot because of a mistake, they would not blame her like this. .
Wei Zhengyin said: "There is a reason for this. You have never seen that parrot. It is bigger than the ordinary parrots that learn to speak. Deng was sick when she was young, so like you, the family hired a tutor to teach her some tricks. He was exercising, so he was able to break the parrot's neck. How did Zang Ning get such strength from being so spoiled? Yu Wu was a careful person, and his precious parrot was very tight. If he told him what Zang Ning accidentally killed, he would definitely do it. We can see the clues! In order to cover up the cause of the parrot’s death, Zang Ning sent it to the kitchen!”
She said, "The kitchen steward is Qian's dowry, but a servant in the kitchen who is responsible for butchering poultry was bribed by Deng. Even though the parrot was sent dead, he didn't tell the steward, and disemboweled it without telling the steward." I'll report it as a living parrot when I'm clean... But how can such a servant be able to take on the responsibility? So Qian's dowry was kicked out anyway!"
"... Zang Ning is really kind-hearted, but this makes my mother very sad." Wei Changying said speechlessly. She had always thought that Shen Zang Ning was cunning and willful, so why did she now hear that this sister-in-law had such a good heart? It's so good that it's almost silly.
Wei Zhengyin said: "The little girl's family, except for a few with evil intentions, always has a bit of innocence and good intentions. Besides, it's not that Zang Ning doesn't know that Deng is using her, it's just that she feels she can shoulder the responsibility. , not to mention that Deng is really pitiful."
Wei Changying asked: "My eldest aunt is so strict, so my eldest cousin will inevitably be wronged. But I don't know what kind of grievance caused my eldest cousin to not hesitate to use Zang Ning to do this, and even take advantage of my cousin's parrot?"
Wei Zhengyin sneered and said: "Speaking of it, Mrs. Qian did not go too far! Mrs. Deng's daughter was only four months old. Because the wet nurse was not careful, she caught wind and cold. The doctor said at that time, it is a pity that she saw it early. It would be troublesome once it turned into typhoid fever. Qian took advantage of these words, suspecting that the little girl really had typhoid fever, and forced Deng to take her daughter out of the city under the guise of considering the family. Zhuangzi goes up and is not allowed to come back until he is well!"
Speaking of this, Wei Zhengyin also sighed a little, "How can such a small child withstand the bumps? Not to mention that he was still sick, and he died within two days of going to the village outside the city. When Mrs. Qian found out, she was lucky to call them Get out, otherwise the whole family will be harmed by them. Until your eldest cousin couldn't bear it anymore, he knelt in front of your eldest uncle and insisted on asking Dr. Ji to perform an autopsy on your daughter. It was confirmed that it was Fenghan, and your eldest uncle reprimanded her. Mr. Qian, Mr. Qian stopped talking. "
Wei Changying was heartbroken when he heard this, and said: "Is there no one taking care of this matter? Where is grandma?"
Mrs. Deng looks very kind, and Deng is still her grandniece! How could you not help Deng make this decision
Wei Zhengyin muttered: "When Mrs. Qian sent Mrs. Deng to take her daughter to Zhuangzi outside the city to take shelter, she didn't let others know that Deng's people were watched and couldn't report the news. They were forced into the car. After all, Qian is in charge of the family. When your grandmother finds out, Deng and her daughter will be in Zhuangzi. Can't they call them back immediately? That would be more dangerous for the children! As for the relationship between Deng and your grandmother, this It’s Deng’s own fault. It was your grandmother who agreed to marry her. After the marriage, your grandmother naturally turned to her. As a result, she suffered losses under Qian’s hands. She even talked to your grandmother at first. , your grandmother was kind-hearted, and although she warned Qian not to be too harsh on her daughter-in-law, Qian had a good idea of your grandmother's temperament, and things became more and more secretive.
"In the end, Ms. Deng couldn't express her grievances. She was afraid of being bullied, so she simply listened to Mr. Qian in order to seek stability. Gradually, she became alienated from your grandmother. In the meantime, she was instigated by Ms. Qian and did a few things. It’s something that makes your grandmother sad. Your grandmother has a good temper and doesn’t care about her, but from now on she just treats her as an ordinary granddaughter.”
Having said this, he taught his niece, "Ms. Deng is actually wrong here again. Although she hurt your grandmother's heart, firstly, your grandmother is kind-hearted, and secondly, they are still the daughters of the Deng family and their own flesh and blood. If she wakes up, After that, she went to apologize to your grandmother and begged her so hard. How could your grandmother have the heart to really ignore her? After she realized it, she was ashamed, but she was too embarrassed to tell your grandmother clearly. Just like this, Qian didn't let her go. Are you taking it seriously? That's why we drove the mother and daughter to the village outside the city because of the cold weather! So if you make a mistake once, it doesn't matter. If you make a mistake again, you will end up losing your way!"
Wei Changying sighed: "What my aunt said is true. My cousin-in-law was really confused in doing these things before." In fact, Qian was harsh on Deng at first, not necessarily because he didn't like Deng, but because Qian didn't like common people. Just the eldest son Su Ruoqian. Later, Mrs. Deng complained, and Mrs. Deng was too kind and too majestic to suppress her daughter-in-law. Instead, Mrs. Qian grew to hate Mrs. Deng. Mrs. Deng was no match for her mother-in-law. She also had a weak temperament, so she felt that since she My aunt can't protect herself, so she should just obey Qian!
But a mother-in-law like Qian could force her sister-in-law's niece, her own cousin, and the Xiliang Shen family's daughter-in-law, who was born the same as Su in Qingzhou, to nearly kill herself in her husband's mourning hall. How can she be blindly obedient? Can you live a stable life just by obeying her
If Deng makes another mistake here, not only will she completely become Qian's puppet, but Qian will also look down on her even more, so she dares to do something that indirectly forces her daughter to death!
If Mrs. Deng had a vigorous and promising temperament, even if she was not very smart, how could Mr. Qian dare to put her granddaughter, who had been suffering from the cold for only four months, into a carriage and drive her to a village outside the city? After all, Mrs. Deng has a gentle temperament and is not very able to suppress her daughters-in-law. Su Pingzhan will not allow his daughter-in-law to be so presumptuous!
Wei Changying thought that the reason why this matter was kept secret must be because now that it had happened, the Su family would lose face if it was publicized. And because the person who went was only a great-granddaughter, and Su Ruoqian and Deng were both still young, and there could be other heirs in the future, Su Pingzhan ordered it to be suppressed.
If Mr. Deng is a powerful person and Mr. Qian treats her badly, and she gets into trouble every three days - Mrs. Deng is still here, how dare Mrs. Qian propose to divorce her and go home even if she wants to? She couldn't go home, and she couldn't be persuaded. With Shen Zangzhu's previous example, everyone wouldn't just talk about Deng's disobedience and unfilial piety, but they would also think that Qian was harsh on his wife again. It is estimated that Qian will take the initiative to let Su Ruoqian go out and take Deng away from his eyes, out of sight.
By then, you will be free.
Let's just say that Deng lost her daughter... She didn't dare to make a fuss. If she really wanted to make a fuss, even if Su Pingzhan hated his grandson's daughter-in-law for being ignorant, he would have to give her an explanation. At least Qian's reputation as unkind will make it difficult for him to take advantage of his concubine and his concubine's daughter-in-law. Of course, Wei Changying was not very clear about the situation of the Su family. Deng was a daughter of an aristocratic family, and her natal family was not as powerful as her husband's family, so there were many worries in her behavior and speech.
After all, although the Deng family still has a concubine in the palace, the only sixth prince born by the concubine died in infancy, and the concubine herself is also mediocre in terms of imperial favor, which is far worse than when Queen Mother Deng was here.
"Isn't it?" Wei Zhengyin held up the flower hairpin on her temples and whispered, "Later, your grandmother was also very sad for this great-granddaughter. She lost her temper and took away the stewardship of the Qian family. It's just that Deng was sad about her daughter's death, and Qian had been in charge of the family for many years, so when your grandmother said this, Qian handed over the power in name, but in fact Deng didn't rely on her at all. She couldn't control the situation! Later, your grandmother had no choice but to ask the second roommate Gu to help her, so as to prevent Deng from completely becoming Qian's puppet. This time, Deng suddenly became angry, and she was extremely angry!
When Wei Changying thought about the parrot, he couldn't help but feel that even if Deng was taking revenge on his mother-in-law, he had gone too far by dragging an innocent person into the water, so he said, "What a pity for my cousin's parrot!"
Regarding this parrot, which was rumored to be extremely precious and of great significance to Su Yuwu, Wei Zhengyin did not feel distressed at all. Instead, he said with satisfaction: "There is nothing pity about the parrot! Your grandfather mentioned it before, let Yu Wu Don't get frustrated with things. I've been thinking about it, except for Yu Wu who drove away several maids who had been serving him for many years because of the parrot last year. What else could the eldest family accuse him of? When he was still young, he was not studying. , it’s okay to keep it for fun. Now that he’s old, it’s okay if the parrot is dead. He can make Yu Wu focus on serious things and not be distracted by a plaything!”
... Wei Dao Wei Zheng Yin talked about the whole incident calmly, because she had been hoping that the parrot would die, right? Was it just that Su Yuwu had been protecting her before
Wei Changying couldn't help but feel dumbfounded, and said: "Before, my two sisters-in-law were still discussing how to compensate my cousin for having a similar parrot! They were also talking about whether we could get another one from the Southern Wilderness."
Wei Zhengyin said hurriedly: "Don't! I finally got this opportunity to get rid of that thing. I don't want another one to take up Yu Wu's time to study and concentrate on business! They will mention it next time. If I am not there, Please find a way to reply to me!"
"Yes." Wei Changying agreed, and then said, "Didn't anyone see the fourth sister in the upper room today?"
"I'm afraid I'll be taken back and beaten by you!" Wei Zhengyin said with a smile, "I just didn't get up this morning. Before you guys came, I asked Yu Fei to take leave and said he had a headache. I guess no one can cure it. Yes, it will only work out if you leave or if your mother-in-law says not to beat her."
The captain of the guard said with a smile on his face: "What my mother said is just powerful. Just by looking at the marriage that my mother mentioned to my aunt this time, I know how much my mother loves her. Just like my aunt said, if it wasn't for her, how could my mother let Yaoye do this today? Did he take a leave of absence to accompany me? He was still worried about changes in his marriage and was anxious to ask me to come visit my aunt!"
Wei Zhengyin said: "I'm thinking of sleeping non-stop today. Your mother-in-law values your husband as much as I value Yu Wu. How could she ask your husband to take leave just because his wife is visiting her aunt? It involves her biological daughter. It's a life-long event, so she can't be in a hurry. What's more, she came back to stay for a few days, and it is said that something happened in Taifu Chenguang's house, and it is being dealt with in the past few days."
Although Wei Zhengyin was his aunt, thinking of Wei Zhenghong's instructions, Wei Changying still replied cautiously: "There are some things, but I haven't been out of the moon before, so I have been guarding the courtyard gate and haven't gone out. Most of the servants are I brought him here as a dowry, but I couldn’t get any information.”
Wei Zhengyin didn't mean to use her to find out what happened to the Shen family these days, but he asked casually. Now that his niece said this, he nodded and said: "You just came in, that's what you should do. Those who wander around the house to inquire, that’s how they’ve lost their identity and ruined the style of the daughter of the Wei family!”
Wei Changying pursed his lips and smiled: "Yes!"
Wei Zhengyin added: "There are few servants of the Shen family in your yard now, so don't feel inconvenient. Even if it is your dowry, now that you have entered the door of the Shen family, are you afraid that you won't be able to get acquainted with the Shen family next year? ? Do you know why there are so few servants in your yard?" (To be continued)