Several ladies looked at each other in dismay. They lived in the capital all the year round, and they were well informed. This incident was particularly troublesome. These ladies had heard about it for a long time. , Retired from the eldest girl, and changed to the second girl.
Xue Ye acquaintance, life-saving grace, divorce, sisters remarried, so many gossips are concentrated on a marriage, the matter of the Cheng family's eldest girl and Jingyong Hou has been spread crazy by the ladies these days. The wives and the wives discussed it in private, but now they suddenly met the real person, and they were all surprised.
Is this the eldest lady of the Cheng family? The appearance is one of the best, the etiquette is excellent, and the family background is reasonable, so why did the Huo family break off the marriage
Since ancient times, gentlemen have paid great attention to promises, and everyone has taken contracts very seriously, especially when a marriage contract is a contract between two families, it is even less playful. Annihilation must be done with caution, there is really no way out.
If the eldest girl of the Cheng family is ugly, disabled, or has a perverse personality, and is not filial or tiring, then everyone in the Huo family can understand the divorce. However, the eldest lady of the Cheng family needs people, talents, and family backgrounds. How many people are such a girl without shortcomings an ideal candidate for a daughter-in-law. What kind of medicine did Huo Xue take to break off the marriage
The wives with daughters-in-law at home cast suspicious glances at Huo Xue. There are hundreds of women in a family asking for it, and women can marry high, but men can marry low, so when these ladies look at their wives, they have to lower their requirements more or less, grab the big ones, and endure the small ones. If you want your daughter-in-law to be beautiful, you have to lower the standard, and sometimes you can't even have a good temperament. Marrying a woman can affect three generations. For someone like Cheng Yujin, who is so provocative and sensible, after making the decision, he just goes home and has fun, but Huo Xue's family is still not satisfied.
Anyway, these ladies couldn't understand it. They thought that maybe the second Miss Cheng family was very outstanding, and her ability was far superior to her sister's, so Huo Xue's just threw the good one for a better one.
Otherwise, they really can't think of why.
Ruan didn't expect Cheng Yujin to stand up and deny it herself. Ruan thought that Huo Chang Yuan was young and promising and had a promising future, and it was a great honor to be engaged to him. Cheng Yujin's marriage was changed to Mo'er. Cheng Yujin must have become angry and secretly worried. If she had a chance, she would like to let everyone misunderstand it. How could she take the initiative to clarify that she was not Huo Changyuan's fiancée
Not only Ruan was stunned, but Huo Xue was also surprised. Cheng Yujin explained too quickly, as if he could not avoid it, which made Huo Xue feel an absurd feeling that his son was rejected. Huo Xue was displeased. She had suffered losses from dealing with Cheng Yujin before. Now that she saw this person again, Huo Xue became more and more sure that she did not like Cheng Yujin.
Huo Xue said coldly: "Miss Cheng didn't say it last time, it doesn't matter after breaking off the marriage. From now on, the bridge will return to the bridge road. Why are you here again today?"
Cheng Yujin's smile remained unchanged, and she said, "The Hof people may think too much. My grandmother is resting inside. I just sent the guests out for my grandmother. Now I'm back to return to my life."
Huo Xue's face froze, and Ruan hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I have something else to say to the Hof people. When the adults are talking, don't interrupt your junior."
"Yes, Second Aunt." Cheng Yujin smiled lightly, bowed to a few people, and turned around lightly. After she went out, she stood by the window and whispered, "Bring tea to a few ladies. The guests are here, but you are so neglectful. What's the etiquette?"
A little maid who was passing by said, "But, this servant is going to wash melons and fruits."
Another maid said: "There are no incense candles in the front yard, and the slaves are going to send new ones."
Cheng Yujin was in a hurry and said, "You are running the hall in the back hall, but you went to the front yard to deliver incense candles, and another girl from the front yard went to the kitchen to wash the fruits and vegetables, running around like this, everyone seemed to be very busy. , but how much time wasted on the road? If the guests come, the melons and fruits must be washed immediately, the tea will not arrive for a long time, and there is something to ask, even a maid who is running the hall can't see it, what kind of etiquette is this? Everyone should do their part. Those who serve tea should only serve tea, not incense candles. Those who wash vegetables should only do dishes and not entertain guests. Those in the front yard should only take care of the front yard, and those in the back yard should not run outside, so you don’t have to run around one by one. Running, but nothing can be done, who is busy to see?"
Several maids bowed their heads to listen to the training, Nuonuo said yes. Cheng Yujin casually asked what they did in the past, and then assigned other tasks to several people. They spread out and concentrated on doing the work in their own hands, which was much faster than before.
Cheng Yujin was standing on the corridor of the chao hands when she was teaching her words. She didn't speak in a high voice, and she couldn't see it directly from the room. But no one spoke in the room at this time, and Cheng Yujin's words just came to the ladies' ears without a word.
The expressions on the faces of the ladies who came with the Huo Xue family were more subtle. The eldest lady of the Cheng family not only looked good, had good manners, but was also very good at running the house. Look at her lectures just now, well-organized and well-organized, and her performance is better than that of a daughter-in-law in her twenties.
Isn’t there a ready-made example? Ruan’s family has already given birth to three children. In the same situation, Ruan’s family will just sit here silently, but Cheng Yujin, a little girl, can find the problem. In other words, the maids are all docile and obedient, and are forbidden by orders.
The ladies silently glanced at Huo Xue, and raised their eyebrows without saying a word. Huo Xue's face was not very good. The former daughter-in-law demolished the stage in front of everyone, and now she was showing her ability in front of everyone. Huo Xue suspected that Cheng Yujin was doing it on purpose.
In fact, Cheng Yujin really did it on purpose. It only took her a cup of tea to straighten out the messy inner courtyard, but it could add to the trouble for Huo Xue's family. Why not do this kind of cost-effective business
She left the resting courtyard in a happy mood and continued to entertain the female relatives in the mourning hall. Not long after Cheng Yujin left, Cheng Yumo came.
When Mrs Ruan learned that Mrs Huo Xue was coming, she whispered to Cheng Yumo and asked her to come and sell it in front of her future mother-in-law. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yujin showed off and left, and Cheng Yumo, the party involved, was long in coming. Ruan felt that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry. She understood the hardships of being a daughter-in-law and planned for her daughter everywhere, but Cheng Yumo was not in a hurry, even walking like this.
Nguyen sighed indescribably in his heart.
The ladies first saw Cheng Yujin and thought that Huo Xue would not like such a person. Maybe the second Miss Cheng family is a fairy. Because the expectations in their hearts were too high, after Cheng Yumo came, the ladies were greatly disappointed to see the real person, and their scores were even lower than normal.
Huo Xue's attitude is so high, and he blows himself so powerfully. In fact, is this kind of vision
Several ladies were disdainful. If they just broke off the marriage, they wouldn't say anything, but they ordered a far worse one, which would make people laugh. The ladies thought so in their hearts, and they couldn't help but bring it out more or less in their demeanor. Huo Xue has been a widow for many years and is most sensitive to other people's evaluations. She quickly noticed that these ladies were laughing at her. Huo Xue didn't want to do anything to herself, but thought bitterly, she blamed Cheng Yumo, who couldn't take the stage, and lost her face.
Ruan came to speak with Huo Xue on purpose. She didn't know what was wrong, and Huo Xue's face became more and more ugly. Ruan didn't know why, she thought about it, and thought that maybe Huo Xue was in a hurry to hug her grandson, and she was dissatisfied with Cheng Yumo's filial piety for a year, so her face became worse and worse.
The more Ruan thought about it, the more she felt that her guess was right. She covered her lips and coughed a few times. The other ladies saw it and asked, "Mrs. Cheng Er, what's wrong with you?"
Nguyen Thi said: "It's an old problem, and I have to cough for a period of time every year. Last time, the Hof people left me some medicine, which was very useful. But the maid below was confused and even forgot the medicinal herbs. Could you please bother the Hof people to help me? Take a look?"
Mrs Huo Xue understood as soon as she heard it, Mrs Ruan had something to tell her alone. Huo Xue's nest was full of evil fire, and just took advantage of the situation to go out to breathe, so he nodded in agreement. Seeing that Ruan and Huo Xue were about to leave, Cheng Yumo still had the eyesight, so he followed.
After they left, the other ladies sat in the pantry, gossiping one after another: "Huo Xue looks shrewd and strong, and she is very strong even after being a widow. I don't know how much effort she has put into her son over the years. She cares about her son so much, how can she provoke her daughter-in-law, but lose the watermelon and choose sesame?"
The obedient ladies shook their heads, one of them chuckled lightly, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "There is a way to break off the marriage of the Huo family. I'm afraid this second lady is not as innocent as we see it. Harmful."
"What?" The other lady didn't believe it. "I've been practicing for so many years, and I think I've got my eyes on me, but I'm wrong?"
The lady who spoke moved her eyebrows and smiled meaningfully: "Dragon has nine sons, and the nine sons are different, so the twin sisters may not be exactly the same. The eldest girl has opened the door to housekeeping, and the younger sister can't open other aspects. ?"
"How to say?"
"Have you not heard of it? It is said that the Jingyong Hou's family proposed a kiss with the Cheng family and then quit the relationship. It was not Huo Xue's idea, but Huo Xiaohou's idea. According to Mrs. Zhou, Huo Xue's family came to meet the two When the girl proposed to marry, she was shamed on the spot by Miss Cheng, and the Huo family didn't even dare to let out the air, and a few days later, they sent gifts to make amends."
Hearing that it was Mrs. Zhou, the other ladies immediately believed it. Mrs. Zhou used to like to be a matchmaker for others. When Mrs. Huo Xue came to propose marriage, she indeed invited Mrs. Zhou to accompany her.
Seeing that other people didn't know, the lady who spoke became more and more excited, and shared the gossip that Mrs. Zhou whispered: "I heard Mrs. Zhou say that it was indeed the eldest lady of the Cheng family who discovered Lord Huo Hou, and asked the servant to take Huo Hou. Master saved him. He never thought that he would be in the villa of the Lord of Qingfu, but Lord Huo Hou took a fancy to his sister who came to visit. He thought that Miss Cheng was too dignified and boring, so he asked the family to replace the eldest girl with the second girl. ."
"Ah, there is such a thing!" The other ladies were extremely surprised when they heard this. The words of their parents' life matchmakers, which juniors can let them like it and change it if they say it? They are all people with sons and husbands, and they know what kind of virtue a man is. However, even if he takes 10,000 steps back, Huo Changyuan dislikes his elder sister to be like a bodhisattva, and he is not alive enough. What is this called.
The lady who shared the gossip shook her head and sighed: "Isn't it right? No wonder Miss Cheng met Huo Xue's coldness today, but Huo Xue's face-pulling elder didn't dare to say a word. Dare, they I'm ashamed of Miss Cheng! It's just pity that the eldest daughter of the Cheng family is a good girl, but she was involved in the affairs of the Huo family. She was robbed of her fiance by her sister, and she was divorced herself, and her marriage in the future is hard to say. What a good girl, she looks good, the girl is popular, and the temperament is good. Although she is too dignified, she is the one who runs the house! Marrying a wife is not a concubine. What? Alas, what a pity."
Other ladies felt the same way. The madam sees women from a completely different angle from young gentlemen. The gentlemen like the lively, slender, crying and coquettish, while the mother-in-law likes the dignified atmosphere and can teach their husbands and husbands to be upwards. Cheng Yujin is perfect like this.
Several ladies whispered gossip. Cheng Yujin's appearance and temperament fit the eyes of the wives, and now she has become a complete victim among the female relatives. And Huo Chang Yuan had done all the things that the ladies were afraid of their son, and naturally became the target of all the crusades.
Behind every man who has changed his mind is a shameless vixen. The ladies can't say whether the second lady of the Cheng family is not, so they all say Huo Chang Yuan.
"Marquis Jingyong looks at the tall and heroic, and he has his own opinions and strategies. How can he clean up this kind of thing?"
"Who knows, knowing people and faces but not hearts. Alas, a man takes care of himself, but he suffers the female relatives who are implicated by him. What a good girl, Miss Cheng, what can I do in the future."
The news from the ladies' mouths is getting farther and farther from the truth. Every time they pass a hand, they add fuel to the wind. Up to now, Cheng Yujin has become a virtuous but incomprehensible poor woman. She is very immersive. After the ladies have spread the gossip, they look at Cheng Yujin with love and love in their eyes.
If Huo Chang Yuan heard these words, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood. Cheng Yujin is still innocent and pitiful? When she waved her hand to hit someone, she hit her directly in the face, and she couldn't see the innocence and pity at all.
The ladies are all people who hang out in the house, and there are maids guarding them when they talk, and Mrs. Ruan doesn't know what others said after they left. Ruan and Huo Xue raised the idea of Re Xiao getting married, Huo Xue thought for a while and then agreed.
They were her husband's family anyway, and Cheng Yumo was in a hurry to marry, so of course Huo Xue's family would not object.
After Ruan and Huo Xue discussed it properly, they went to the back to find Mrs. Cheng. Cheng Laohou passed away, and Cheng Min, an out-married daughter, rushed back to her parents' home early in the morning to help. When Ruan and Huo Xue came in, Cheng Min was sitting in the room comforting Mrs. Cheng. She is an aunt, so there is no reason to avoid her. Cheng Min also heard Ruan's suggestion.
This is her family's business, and Cheng Min is not good to interfere. But in her heart, she sighed and shook her head.
Women are the most taboo to rush, and Cheng Yumo can't get married, so what are you doing in such a hurry? Originally, when a woman married to her husband's family, she would have children and take care of housework, but now she is in a hurry, and she may not be able to make her husband's family look down on her.
But Ruan's mother is willing, and Madam Cheng agrees. What is Cheng Min's aunt jumping out against? Cheng Min pursed his lips lightly, but didn't say anything.
She didn't know why, but she remembered an idea that she had shelved earlier. In fact, she thought about it for a long time after she went back. Later, she heard that Cheng Yujin had embroidered a pair of double-sided embroidery for Hou's mansion, and even won the praise of the emperor himself, so Cheng Min stopped thinking about it. Cheng Min himself knew what level her son was, and Cheng Yujin was too talented to be supported by their family.
But today, the idea has resurfaced. In any big family, women and women are married in the order of elder and younger. Men may be able to change, but women cannot surpass elders and youngers in any way. If the younger sister is married, but the elder sister is still at home, how will others think of Cheng Yujin? Those who know understand that the Huo family is too pitiful, it is Cheng Yujin who wants to keep filial piety, and it is the Ruan family and the Huo Xue family who are too impatient.
They will not understand Cheng Yujin's difficulties, they will only think that Cheng Yujin has some hidden illness, so she can't marry.
Cheng Min sighed, she saw Ruan Shi and Mrs. Cheng have something to say, and she no longer kept as a scolding sister-in-law, and took the initiative to leave. As soon as he walked outside, Cheng Min immediately asked, "Where's the second young master?"
"Second Master is helping entertain guests in the outer courtyard."
The Cheng family members are not prosperous, and the third generation is even more yin and yang. The two sons of the second room, Cheng Enci and Cheng Enbei, are both half-aged teenagers. Cheng Enbao, the grandson of the eldest house, is still a child. It is impossible for Cheng Yuanxian to come forward to entertain young male guests, so Xu Zhixian also hurried back to his grandfather's house early. Help entertain guests.
Cheng Min immediately set off to find Xu Zhixian. Xu Zhixian was busy outside when he suddenly heard the maid say that his mother was looking for him. Xu Zhixian rushed close to the house, pushed open the door and asked, "Mother, what are you looking for from me?"
Cheng Min was startled by him, and glared at Xu Zhixian angrily: "You kid, why didn't you go up or down."
"Mother, why did you ask me to come here? I'm still busy outside. Tell me if you have something to say."
Xu Zhixian is simple-minded, and Cheng Min knows his son's behavior, so he doesn't care about his little offense. Cheng Min pulled Xu Zhixian to sit down, and looked at his son carefully from top to bottom. Xu Zhixian was stunned by such eyes, he couldn't help rubbing his arms and asked, "Mother, what are you talking about?"
Cheng Min smiled and asked, "Zhixian, tell the truth to your mother, what do you think of your cousin Yujin?"
"Sister Jin? Of course she's fine."
This is the truth. Xu Zhixian grew up in the shadow of Cheng Yujin, and was used to Cheng Yujin's better rules, better homework, and more diligent calligraphy... She even knew the content of the men's imperial examination, but Xu Zhixian didn't know . As long as there are projects that Cheng Yujin participates in, don't think, Cheng Yujin must be the first. Over time, Xu Zhixian got used to it.
Because that's Cheng Yujin.
Xu Zhixian thought that her mother would use Cheng Yujin to educate herself again, but Cheng Min's next sentence was: "Then what do you think, let Yujin be your wife?"