Because of Qiao Yingxuan's invitation, Qiao Yingze, Gong Zhuoliang and others went to visit the old lady after the news spread from the East Mansion, asking if there was anything that could be of help, and offered to teach Qiao Yuanyin , the old lady agreed with great satisfaction.
With the old lady and Mrs. Qiao in charge, Qiao Yingxuan and Qiao Yuanyin's marriage was well arranged in major aspects. In terms of details, Qiao Yingxuan was carefully prepared by Mrs. Qiao, but Qiao Yuanyin seemed a little neglected. Her mother was used to it. She is cautious, and dare not say anything to complain about Mrs. Qiao. Qiao Yuanyin, a girl who is about to marry, is not easy to ask how to prepare the dowry. Shoddy but not one or two.
You must know that Qiao Yuanyin's dowry money is held in the hands of Mrs. Qiao, the aunt. If she can get such a fat job to buy a dowry, she is naturally favored by Mrs. Qiao. She is about to go out, Qiao Yuanyin and her daughter The two of them didn't want to cause trouble at this time, so they could only bear to wipe their tears in private, and pretended not to know, one pretended to be happy and the other shy.
Gong Zhuoliang, who still came to look for Qiao Yuanyin and talked a few times, found that something was wrong, and asked Qiao Yuanyin in private to find out the truth.
"Ruolan, look at this set."
Putting the gold hairpin and a pair of gold earrings back into the box, Gong Zhuoliang handed the set of head and face jewelry to Ruo Lan who was beside him, and he used the movement of drinking tea to cover up the trace of impatience on his face ... I am used to living a free life outside. I have only come to the East Mansion a few more times these days. I am really impatient with the parents in the inner house. I want to take off this women's clothing and burn it. How did you survive the past two years
"The weight is a bit insufficient, and the color and workmanship are also slightly inferior. Although it looks good, it is the style of the previous two years."
Ruolan has been with Mrs. Gong since she was a child, and she is very good at appreciating these golden and jade objects, so she just took a look at this set of jewelry, and knew that someone took the backlog of second-hand goods to pass off as second-hand Woolen cloth.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. Why do you still bear to wrong yourself so much? It's nothing more than a small girl from a small family. You are the eldest lady of the magistrate's family. What do your in-laws think of you when you go out with these things? Even if they They are all kind, how can those relatives and servants look down on you? How will you manage the family in the future?"
Looking at Qiao Yuanyin, whose head was so low that her neck was about to be broken, Gong Zhuoliang sighed softly with a headache. She really lost her temper after being tortured by this little girl. Now that he came here as a 'sister-in-law', he had to Continue to pretend to be a woman's tone of advice, and once again patiently analyze the truth for her.
Speaking of this young lady of the Qiao family, she is really not the kind of little white girl who is just a stupid virgin. On the contrary, she is a sensible person who knows the way of "stepping back to the sea and the sky", but the problem is that she sees too clearly. When things happen, you only want to stay out of it and avoid it, but you don't know how to deal with it. That is to say that it is too much to go too far, and you have become a real weakness and can be bullied.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, the family is busy with Yuanyin and her second brother's marriage. Yuanyin will leave for Beijing in half a month. How can she make grandma and mother unhappy at this time? That's true." It's unfilial... Besides, it's not always like this, sister-in-law looks at this, isn't it the best...?"
Qiao Yuanyin had always envied and respected this sister-in-law, so even though he had been training her like a mouse after seeing a cat these few days, she still couldn't help but want to get closer to him.
In the past, because of her mother's position, Qiao Yuanyin didn't even dare to say a word to her sister-in-law, for fear of offending her mother-in-law and making her mother suffer, but now she is able to learn the rules from her sister-in-law because of her grandmother's love. So it was rare to explain a few sentences, but under the pressure of Gong Zhuoliang's aura, his voice became smaller and smaller.
"This is because grandma sent someone to call you to add insult to injury. She was afraid that your dowry would be so light that your in-law's family would lose face. If you are really filial, you should show the style of Miss Qiao's family, so that grandma can feel at ease. After you get married, you don't need to always think about you in the future, did you get bullied at your in-law's house?"
Gong Zhuoliang felt that his words were 'gentle' and 'tactful' enough, but Qiao Yuanyin's eyes were already red, she pursed her small mouth and shed tears with slight sadness and slight injury on her face, and the veins on Gong Zhuoliang's head were straight jump.
Qiao Yuanyin is an authentic Jiangnan beauty. Although she is not the most beautiful, she is delicate, charming, soft and gentle. In her previous life, Gong Zhuoliang would probably feel pity for her male instinct when she saw her. Ren's pain got worse.
"Yuanyin also knows about it, but Yuanyin really doesn't dare... In fact, Yuanyin has also decided in her heart. After she gets married, she will learn how to manage the house like her sister-in-law. It will never be like this again..."
Qiao Yuanyin saw that Gong Zhuoliang's complexion was even worse, and she didn't want him to really look down on her, so she told him her thoughts in a whimper.
Thinking of the years she spent in this mansion, to put it bluntly, she really thought that it would be good to leave one day earlier, so even now, she just comforted herself by starting again when she arrived at her in-law's house, Then he continued to swallow his anger, not daring to make his aunt unhappy, for fear that something might happen, and all the expectations in front of him became a daydream.
"If you think about it this way, the painstaking efforts of your grandmother and your second brother are not in vain. You don't have to worry about the dowry. You can be your bride happily and think about how to live in the future when you have time."
Asking Ruo Lan to hold the set of jewelry and the other two problematic items, Gong Zhuoliang got up and was about to leave after finishing speaking.
You have to know that you have to walk the road by yourself, and you can't support it for a while. Gong Zhuoliang can be considered to understand Qiao Yuanyin's mood of swallowing her anger. Right now, he will help this girl and let her marry off in a good manner. As for her in the future How she lives in her husband's house depends on her own luck.
"Sister-in-law wait a minute."
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang was about to leave, Qiao Yuanyin hurriedly wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, got up and followed him two steps to his side, with a shy and embarrassed look on her face, she glanced at Ruolan who was standing aside holding the box.
"Ruolan, go outside and find someone to tell my husband, and invite my second uncle to come to the garden to have a conversation."
Seeing that Qiao Yuanyin seemed to have something private to say, Gong Zhuoliang asked Ruolan to go out first, although she was a little embarrassed... When she came to teach Qiao Yuanyin during this period, there would always be more than two maids in the room to serve her. It was because of the dowry that Ruolan was left alone.
Gong Zhuoliang is taking precautions to prevent his wife from being jealous.
"Sister-in-law... I heard that the eldest brother and sister-in-law are familiar with Boss Ping. Yuanyin has learned the piano with Boss Ping for a few days. Although she has never been a teacher, in Yuanyin's heart, she respects Boss Ping very much. Fearing that it will be difficult to meet again in the future, I copied a piano score by hand and asked my sister-in-law to forward it on my behalf, which also counts as the master-student relationship between Yuanyin and Boss Ping."
Qiao Yuanyin took a deep breath silently, trying to put on a natural smile on her face, but the tightly twisted handkerchief in her hand revealed her panic. Seeing Gong Zhuoliang's expression became serious, Qiao Yuanyin's heart trembled, and she hurriedly Avoiding his gaze by holding the sheet music, he lowered his head and raised his hands to pass the sheet music over.
"The marriage that the second uncle found for my sister-in-law is really a good match, and my sister-in-law should cherish the blessing."
Gong Zhuoliang was taken aback when he heard the name boss at first, and then realized that in ancient times, this word was a respectful name for actors and actresses, and what Qiao Yuanyin said about Boss Ping should be Ping Xi. Gong Zhuoliang couldn't help being a little funny. It turned out that the eldest lady of the Qiao family was always a fan of Pingxi, who didn't show her beauty on weekdays. Seeing her nervous appearance, she probably had a crush on her for a long time. Unfortunately, this is not the era of free love... Even if it is, I'm afraid this guy can't compete with the handsome guy Shi Kang.
Although Gong Zhuoliang himself doesn't look down on these people, but from his standpoint as a "sister-in-law", there are some things that must be said, and he really doesn't want Qiao Yuanyin to really put Pingxi in his heart, otherwise this The times are harsh to women, and 99.9% of what awaits her is a tragedy.
"Sister-in-law Yuanyin understands what sister-in-law means. Yuanyin will serve her husband wholeheartedly in the future. This piano score is really just a commemoration."
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang didn't answer, Qiao Yuanyin could only hold back her shame and make her words more explicit. She was not such an impulsive and reckless person, but she thought that after marrying far away, she might never have the chance to see Pingxi again. I want to ask Gong Zhuo, a trusted sister-in-law, to give it as a gift.
"I will convey it on my behalf."
Gong Zhuoliang saw that the little girl really didn't look like a deeply rooted person, so he took the piano score from her hand and went to the garden to find brother Qiao Yingze.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "These gangsters dare to covet even the eldest sister's dowry money. It's really unreasonable."
Sweeping away the jewelry box on the stone table with one arm, Qiao Yingxuan rarely lost his temper in front of Qiao Yingze and his wife. His handsome face, which was always sunny and refreshing, was obviously full of anger at this time.
It's no wonder that Qiao Yingxuan was so angry. When the news was made early last month, he sent his servants to decorate the house in Beijing, while he happily prepared to send Qiao Yuanyin to Beijing to marry, because It was the first time to send a wedding, and Qiao Yingxuan's careful attention to the marriage had long surpassed his own. But now the elder sister's dowry is beautiful on the surface, but there are many such fake things in it. If his sister-in-law hadn't discovered it, he would Sending these things to Beijing along the way, what face is there to speak of, and they can all think that their Qiao Mansion is a vain shell of waste!
"Second Uncle doesn't deserve to be angry with these people. Fortunately, it's not too late to find out. It's too late to make up for these missing things. It's just that the servants involved are all needed by my mother-in-law. How does Second Uncle want to deal with them? But you have to think carefully, and you have to take care of the majesty of the mother-in-law."
Asking Ruolan to tidy up all the things scattered on the ground, Gong Zhuoliang looked at Qiao Yingxuan reassuringly.
Because this crime is actually used by Mrs. Qiao, if Gong Zhuoliang sues the old lady, it will be that Mrs. Qiao's big tail is stuffed into the old lady's hands. With this mother-in-law fighting method, the old lady It is very possible to drive out those servants.
Gong Zhuoliang didn't care about slapping Mrs. Qiao's face, but he thought that Qiao Yingxuan asked him to help because he was close to the couple. If he showed these to the old lady, it would be purely to sow discord. Zhuo Liang didn't have such a lower limit, while calling Qiao Yingxuan brothers and sisters, at the same time using his trust to design his mother.
So Gong Zhuoliang just gave the things to Qiao Yingxuan, thinking that he would have a private discussion with Mrs. Qiao to resolve the matter in a civilized manner.
"Of course they are all kicked out, so we can't get used to these slaves who bully their masters, who dare to covet their master's dowry silver. How can we believe that such a person is loyal, and how dare we keep such a filthy person by our side .”
Qiao Yingxuan angrily turned around and sat down again. He looked at Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang with a bit of frustration, feeling that his enthusiasm had been extinguished all of a sudden.
"Right now is the time for many happy events. Whether it's driving people out or punishing them, it's too bad. The eldest sister will get married next month, and then one of the two in the grandmother's yard will give birth, and then you will get married. Then comes the Chinese New Year, a child's 100 days, and soon another child will be born, so by next summer, the mansion will not be able to drive people out and punish them, on the contrary, they will be rewarded greatly."
Seeing his younger brother getting angry, Qiao Yingze couldn't help shaking his head and chuckling to comfort him, but even though the words were shocking, there was no embarrassment in his expression, but he felt like he was confident.
"Then we can't just treat them as nothing like this and let them go lightly... Brother, my good brother, don't pretend to be a fool, just tell my brother what to do."
Qiao Yingxuan hadn't finished his angry words. Seeing Qiao Yingze's smiling and silent face, he knew that his brother was teasing him. He quickly pretended to be tender and leaned over to sit next to Qiao Yingze on the railing, and hugged him coquettishly.
"Cough... To put it bluntly, it's not okay to expel people, because the boss is happy to let them go, and once they have issued their deeds of sale, and sent someone to supervise them to pack up and leave, who can find your fault?"
Seeing that Qiao Yingxuan, who was much stronger and stronger than Qiao Yingze, was leaning on him, Gong Zhuoliang couldn't see it, so he walked up to Qiao Yingze with tea while talking, seeing that Qiao Yingxuan was really embarrassed to pester his brother in front of him .
Just when Qiao Yingxuan sat down with a good distance, Gong Zhuoliang sat next to Qiao Yingze, not giving Qiao Yingxuan any chance to get closer.
Qiao Yingxuan: ...
Qiao Yingze: ^_^
"That's right, I'm really stupid. I didn't turn this corner. My brother and sister-in-law are smarter!"
As soon as Qiao Yingxuan heard that the candle on his head was lit, he immediately wished to go to Mrs. Qiao to implement the matter. Thinking that he could take the opportunity to drive out more slaves who were spoiled by the elders, Qiao Yingxuan was full of energy again. After chatting with Qiao Yingze and his wife for a while, they happily took the jewelry and went to Mrs. Qiao's courtyard.
"Sanggong, you don't seem very happy, what's the matter?"
Watching Qiao Yingxuan's figure go away, Gong Zhuo looked at Qiao Yingze beside him with a smile, only to find that his brows were slightly frowned, and his mood seemed to be depressed suddenly.
"It's nothing, it's just that there are too many happy events here in the East Mansion, and suddenly there is a feeling that when it blooms, it will be full of flowers, but when it fails, the garden will be full of bleakness... Thank you for your consideration for Ying Xuan, no harm." The love between their mother and child."
As Qiao Yingze spoke, his heart trembled, and somehow he seemed to have a bad premonition, so he hurriedly suppressed his sudden melancholy, and brought up the topic.
Qiao Yingze was very happy when Gong Zhuoliang chose to hand over the matter to Qiao Yingxuan instead of directly stabbing the old lady. After all, with Gong Zhuoliang's not-to-be-disadvantaged personality, he gave up such an opportunity to beat his mother to help his second brother. In the final analysis, it was him, Qiao Yingze.
"Thank you or something, just say it out of your mouth?"
Gong Zhuoliang squinted at Qiao Yingze, and raised his chin in his direction. It was full of meaning to ask for credit. If it wasn't for the various eyeliners in the East Mansion, Gong Zhuoliang would have just gnawed on it to earn interest for himself.
"... Zhuo Zhuo."
Qiao Yingze was very speechless to Gong Zhuoliang's sloppy ruffian, and thought to himself that you are wearing women's clothes now, so you really need to pay attention to your image!
"Oh, by the way, we still have to go to Pingxi's place."
Now that he can see but can't eat, Gong Zhuoliang is not so interested in teasing Qiao Yingze. Remembering Qiao Yuanyin's request, he went to Pingxi's place with Qiao Yingze and handed over the piano score on his behalf. Seeing that Ping Xi turned his hands clean in front of them, then lit a pot of fire and burned everything completely, it seemed that he remembered everything with a photographic photograph.
Knowing that Pingxi's actions were to protect Qiao Yuanyin's reputation, both Gong Zhuoliang and Qiao Yingze admired him for his actions, and they became closer to him in their hearts. However, the good mood between the two did not last long. An inexplicable blow happened, it turned out to be their guard Shi Kangshi who left a book and left...