Returning to Jintong Courtyard, Chief Wei Ying suppressed the brisk smile he had with his mother-in-law when he told his mother-in-law that they were passing by the second uncle's house today, and then waved away, leaving only Huang to discuss, and said attentively: "Aunt Huang saw what the second uncle said. Is it true?"
Huang squinted her eyes and said: "Although the second master is not as indulgent and doting on his children as the second wife, he still loves his children very much, especially Wei Changjuan, the legitimate daughter. When the maid was there, it seemed that she had been in love with her since she was a child. He must be pampered by his second wife."
"Does this mean the Liu family is really the fifth one?" Wei Changying said in a deep voice, "Wei Changjuan was in trouble with me before, and was mostly taken advantage of by Liu Ruoye without knowing it. Wei Changjuan is young and stupid, and has always seen this. Not coming out, but the second uncle is not sure. Is it possible that the second uncle is angry at Liu Ruoye's use of Wei Changjuan and wants to save his daughter today, so he simply kills two birds with one stone? "
Huang said: "Young lady, remember, when the second master said this, he seemed to have mentioned intentionally or unintentionally that the fifth wife of the Liu family, Miss Liu Shi's stepmother Zhang, and the second wife of Zhibentang, Zhang, are half-brothers." "My biological sister?"
Wei Changying pondered: "Zhang Shaoqiu and Zhang Shaoguang? Judging by their names, they are close."
"At the beginning of last year, the second aunt colluded with Zhi Bentang and reported the young lady's martial arts practice to the madam in a garbled way, which made her unhappy. When the second aunt's madam led her cousin and the male cousin over to congratulate her, she deliberately praised Zhi Bentang. Wei Lingyue of our hall also gave her the agarwood bracelet that she often wears," Huang said slowly, "Later, Mrs. Er Gu wrote a letter back to Fengzhou to inform the old lady, and explained to her tactfully that the young lady did not have any problems. She was disrespectful to the young master, but she wanted to put his preference first. When the lady found out, she felt relieved and sent the pair of Yiqi and Lizhi blood jade hairpins to Fengzhou to make up for the previous misunderstanding. "
Wei Changying frowned and said: "Yes, at that time, my mother told me about this several times." She then muttered, "What does aunt want to say? Zhang Shaoguang... Liu Ruoye also had rumors of coveting her husband - Of course, she said it was a rumor. As for whether she really has not coveted my husband, I am afraid only she knows it in her heart. If the two sides don't take the rumor seriously, then wouldn't it mean that both of them have coveted my husband? ?”
Huang smiled and said: "Young madam, you were not in the imperial capital at that time. I am afraid that many of the news may have changed after hearing it in a roundabout way. In fact, when the madam gave Wei Lingyue the agarwood bracelet, no one in the imperial capital expected it. When it comes to our young master, we all think of the fifth young master of the Shen family."
"Hidden secret?" Wei Changying was startled and said, "Could it be that Zhang Shaoqiu and Zhang Shaoguang's idea was for the two families to marry the Shen family together?"
Huang said: "Who says it's not the case? At that time, even our Second Aunt and his wife thought so. If my cousin hadn't happened to hear the Fourth Miss discussing this matter with someone, the Second Aunt and his wife would not have thought of that scene at all. Madam, if you go there, you won’t be able to send a letter to Fengzhou.”
Wei Changying bit his lip and said with a sneer: "They are really sisters. They even chose the same family to choose husbands for their daughters. In addition, the hatred between Zhibentang and Ruiyutang and the infighting of Ranlitang have joined forces. It’s not surprising... It’s strange that I am far away in Fengzhou, and the slanderous comments and slanders against me in the imperial capital are actually more prosperous than in Fengzhou! It’s just that when they do something, they don’t succeed, so they just throw it away, thinking that this will be the case. Yet?"
"Zhang Shaoguang, of course, wants to use the young master to suppress Liu Xixun, and also uses our young master's status in the clan to help Liu Ruowo gain power. Not only that, in terms of being a husband, our young master is also a first-class candidate. . If this marriage could be disturbed at that time, it would be a good thing for both mother and daughter." Huang said, "On Zhang Shaoqiu's side, the maid just thought about it on the way back. This is the second lady of Zhiben Hall. , before leaving the cabinet, she and Madam were said to be close friends, just like the Fourth Young Lady is now like the Third Young Lady and the Fourth Young Lady of the Su family. That’s why Madam believed her words before and deliberately compared her daughter to her... In fact, the maid. I speculate that if it hadn’t been for the birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess Linchuan, the young lady had shown her hostility towards Zhibentang, she might have really planned to let the fifth young master marry Wei Lingyue.”
Otherwise, if Mrs. Su believed her best friend's words, there would be no need to drag her best friend's daughter into the trap. As Huang said, I am afraid that according to Mrs. Su's own wishes, she had already planned to marry Zhang Shaoqiu. Regardless of their personal relationship, Wei Lingyue's background was similar to that of Shen Cangji, and she was a quiet and virtuous person who was rumored to be in the imperial capital. , from Mrs. Su’s point of view, she is indeed a good daughter-in-law candidate.
However, both Shen Xuan and Shen Zhou attach great importance to family harmony. Since Wei Zhangying, the third daughter-in-law who came through the family first, was at odds with the clan sisters of Zhibentang, if Wei Lingyue were to be married into the family, she might end up with a sister-in-law who was at odds with her.
How can the discord between the sisters-in-law not instigate their respective husbands against each other? Shen Xuan's group may be able to suppress them when they are alive, but once they pass away, who knows whether the next generation will immediately fall apart and find it difficult to work together? Therefore, no matter how good Wei Lingyue is, since he has hated a married woman before he even hired her, Shen Xuan will definitely disapprove of proposing marriage to Zhibentang again - Shen Cangji doesn't have to marry Wei Lingyue!
Under such circumstances, Mrs. Su could only assume that she had given Wei Lingyue an agarwood bracelet and had no other meaning. Chief Wei Ying said: "This is a blessing passed down from my father-in-law. Wei Lingyue doesn't seem to be as impulsive as her cousin Wei Lingzi. I have seen her these two times and observed her behavior. She has always behaved in a demure manner. Such an elegant lady has really become my sister-in-law. For the sake of my fifth brother, I really can’t do anything to her in secret. Although I’m not afraid of her, she’s always around. It’s really annoying.”
Huang nodded and said: "The lord is far-sighted and unusual. The reason why our lord betrothed the young lady to the young master back then was, firstly, because he was young and extraordinary in spirit; secondly, he liked him. In view of the courage and talent of the clan leader, he believed that the two generations of the Shen family would be prosperous, so he took the initiative to propose the marriage. "
How capable is Shen Xuan, the father-in-law? Wei Changying didn't want to discuss it at the moment, and said: "According to aunt's opinion, what the second uncle said can be trusted?"
Mrs. Huang pondered for a long time, then Fang nodded solemnly: "According to my servant's subsequent visit, and comparing it with what the second master said this time, there is a high probability of it."
"That shouldn't be wrong." Wei Changying sneered, turned the jade bracelet on his wrist, and said slowly, "Auntie said, what should we do now?"
...The thing is like this, in the Wei Mansion earlier, Wei Changying refused to stop, so Wei Shengyi could only let An continue to fight. Wei Changjuan was a pampered child who had never even received a slap in the face when she was a child. How could she endure such a beating from her family? It wasn't long before the shouts died down.
Although Wei Shengyi still tried his best to support, he refused to fall short. However, people outside looked at him, but some people were afraid of being held responsible afterwards, so they quietly ran to the back and told Duanmu. When Mrs. Duanmu heard that her daughter seemed to have been beaten, she was so frightened that she didn't care about anything and ran directly to the front to shout to stop.
Not only that, Duanmu saw that after An stopped, Wei Changjuan was lying on the ground unable to get up, but she fainted from the pain one step ahead of schedule. She was so furious that she ignored the obstruction of her confidant, Wei Shengyi, who ordered her to stand down. , pointed at Wei Changying and started yelling.
In this way, the matter will of course add fuel to the fire and make things worse.
The captain of the guard, Ying, came to the door today, claiming to beg for punishment but actually asking for guilt. He was full of anger. Wei Shengyi was perfunctory, she was already very impatient, Duanmu still wanted to come up and insult her, Wei Changying was too lazy to be wordy, caught Duanmu and accidentally mentioned Mrs. Song, stepped forward and grabbed her She was slapped on the front and back of her clothes - two of Duanmu's teeth were knocked out!
In the middle, Wei Shengyi stepped forward to stop him, but was held tightly by Mr. He, shouting repeatedly, "The second master and second wife are going to beat our young lady together"... At that time, the hall was in a commotion, and it was boiling with chaos. The same goes for porridge.
In the end, brothers Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui, who had been told to avoid it, rushed over after receiving the news and forcibly separated everyone. Duanmu's face was so swollen that he could not see, and Wei Shengyi was scratched and scratched by He. I have to get a face full of flowers.
On the other hand, Wei Changying came here prepared and chose strong and healthy servants. Wei Changying himself was good at martial arts, but he adjusted his clothes a little and calmly returned to being a dignified lady. .
Their parents suffered such a big loss. Even if Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui were afraid of Mrs. Song behind Wei Changying, they would certainly hold their cousin accountable. And I also felt that this was a reason to catch Wei Changying - beating his uncle and aunt in public, this is a serious crime of disobedience!
However, Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui did not expect that Wei Changying was not stupid. He insisted on Duanmu and insulted Mrs. Song in front of him. He was deeply raised and taught by his grandmother. How could he sit back and watch his grandmother being humiliated as an unfilial daughter-in-law? And indifferent
In this way, both sides held their own opinions and were unable to argue, but Huang came out to speak. Huang said this: "Two days ago, Duanmu Wuse, who was originally married to Sikong's legitimate second son, was abandoned and returned home. The Duanmu family privately begged the Song family again and again. However, Duanmu Wuse's unethical behavior made people miserable. Everyone knows that everyone in the Song family was furious, but they still insisted on divorcing her and going back. "
Listen to the words, Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui are not stupid, and their expressions changed a little after hearing these words.
Sure enough, Mrs. Huang continued: "Now that this matter is revealed, our young lady will at most be accused of being too anxious to protect our elders - after all, Second Madam - I will still call you Second Madam for the time being. As Second Madam, you are my daughter-in-law. Insulting your mother-in-law in front of your juniors and your husband is an act of renunciation in your husband's family. Second Madam, if you do this first, if the old madam is here, we, the young madam, will send you home without us having to do anything! If the young lady beats you like this, what kind of disobedience is considered to be disobedient to the elders? How can you be regarded as an elder to us, young lady?"
He also said, "What's more, Duanmu Wuse is in front, Second Madam, you are behind. The Duanmu family has two divorced daughters. With Jinxiu Duanmu's name, what will we do in the future? Second Madam is not afraid that our Wei family will pursue you." If you insult your elders, aren't you afraid that your family will hold you accountable for insulting your family tradition?"
Wei Changyun had always felt guilty towards his parents because he was young and ignorant, causing harm to his family. At this moment, listening to Huang's humiliation and threats to his mother, he felt angry and couldn't help but retorted: "Huang Qianxiu, don't If you want to take advantage of the situation, why have you divorced your wife
"Second Young Master, what you said is really going to make things worse." Huang said calmly, almost with kindness and gentleness, "Although Second Master is not the old lady's biological son, why don't you call me me?" Did she say "mother"? Or did the second master never think that the old lady was a mother? How could a son say nothing when his wife openly insulted his mother? Do you mean that the second lady insulted the old husband? It turns out that this is a common occurrence, everyone from the second master to the second young master is used to it, so don’t take it seriously? "
Wei Changyun's face was ashen and speechless!
The shrewd Wei Shengyi pretended to be weak and fainted when Huang mentioned Duanmu Wuse's abandonment, and fell down on the case to avoid Huang's questioning. (To be continued)