Xie asked cautiously: "Master is not satisfied with my concubine's method, what do you think?"
Master Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you care about your children's marriage, why haven't you started preparing for Zhen girl's dowry yet.
It can be seen that your so-called treating children equally is just talking and deceiving the official. From the beginning to the end in your heart, there is a difference between closeness and distance.
Yue'er and Shan'er are your own, so of course you planned for them early on.
The other children are not your own, so you think they are an eyesore, so of course you don't want to prepare dowry for them. "
Mrs. Xie was taken aback for a moment, and then yelled, "I am wronged. The master's words are poking my heart. I have been with the master for so many years, and I have given birth to children for the master. Hard work. When I am old, I am punished by the master. What is the meaning of living as a concubine, it is better to die."
"That's enough! You don't get tired of doing this every time, even I get tired of it."
Xie's tears came out, but being reprimanded by Mr. Gu, the tears did not fall, but hung in the corners of his eyes.
Mrs. Xie looked at Mr. Gu in disbelief, and asked aggrievedly: "Master, what is wrong with my concubine's body? Is it okay to change my concubine's body? As soon as I enter the door, I will pick my nose and eyes, and find faults with my concubine's body everywhere. Could it be If it is true that the concubine died because I was old and lost her face, did the master start to dislike her?"
Master Gu frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, just mess around."
"I'm not messing around. I just want to get the truth, does the master really despise my old age, so everything I do is wrong?"
Mrs. Xie stared blankly at Mr. Gu, insisting on an answer.
Master Gu frowned, feeling very disgusted in his heart, and even vaguely felt disgusted.
He didn't know why it happened.
Could it be that he really disliked Mrs. Xie for being old
Lord Gu shook his head slightly, definitely not. Is he such a superficial person
um, yes. Mr. Gu is so superficial.
Mr. Gu said sharply: "Since entering Beijing, I have walked on thin ice every day, leaving early and returning late. Basically, I don't ask about the affairs of the mansion, and leave them to you.
It is because I trust you and believe that you can handle the internal affairs for me and share my worries.
But look at you, what have you done? Let's not talk about the third girl's marriage, it's embarrassing, and I don't even bother to mention her.
Where is Miss Zhen's age, she is about to become an old lady, yet you haven't even started preparing her dowry yet. Is this what being a housewife should look like
I'm working hard outside, and when I get back to the mansion, I still have to take care of the housework for you. Are you deliberately trying to exhaust me to death? If you can't manage this family well, then let someone who can manage it. "
Mr. Gu spoke harshly, and each word struck Xie's heart.
Unable to bear it, Mrs. Xie burst into tears.
"I am wronged!"
"Fart, why are you wronged? Isn't it your responsibility that Zhen girl's dowry was not prepared in advance?"
Xie's tears burst down.
If this scene were done by Xie Shi when he was young, it would definitely be extremely beautiful and lovable.
However, Mrs. Xie is now old and decrepit, and this appearance can no longer stir up the slightest turmoil in Mr. Gu's heart.
Master Gu frowned in disgust. He was so old, and cried at every turn, how decent it was.
Sure enough, if you hate a person, it is wrong for the other person to laugh, cry, speak, remain silent, and even breathe.
When a man becomes ruthless, he is always more decisive, more ruthless, and more ruthless than a woman.
"Since returning to the capital, my concubine has a clear conscience and dare not disturb the master with internal affairs. Why does the master insist on finding fault with my concubine?"
Master Gu smiled coldly, "You mean, you are wrong, can't I point it out?"
Mrs. Xie lowered her head and sneered, "Master finds various reasons to accuse me, but I refuse to accept it."
Master Gu was furious, "How dare you refuse to accept, who gave you the courage."
Mrs. Xie raised her head and faced Mr. Gu, "I am old and my face is gone, so the master hates me, why don't you just say it. If you say it directly, I will recognize it. But the master accused me of not taking care of me. Good housekeeping, openly and secretly accuse the concubine of not being worthy of being the head of the house, so the concubine is dissatisfied."
Mrs. Xie is going all out at this meeting. Her heart was broken, and she was no longer willing to be humble.
Relying on her two sons and two daughters, she died for the old lady, and she was sure that Mr. Gu would not dare to do anything to her. Therefore, it is more confident.
Snapped!
Mr. Gu patted the table, "You have gone against the sky, you dare to question my words."
Mrs. Xie straightened her back, "What the master said is wrong, why can't I question it?"
Mrs. Gu laughed out of anger, "Girl Zhen hasn't prepared her dowry yet, so you're right."
Mrs. Xie said calmly: "I did not prepare the dowry for Zhen girl in advance. It is indeed my fault. However, my concubine has already proposed a solution. Why is the master still dissatisfied? Could it be that the master has a better way? I don't know, Fuzhong There is also this unused new furniture.”
"It doesn't matter whether there are unused new-style furniture in the mansion. What matters is that you, as the aunt, treat the concubine daughter harshly, and you are wrong."
"What's wrong with my concubine?"
Mrs. Xie was extremely angry, "Needle and thread, rules, housekeeping, reading and writing, which one did Gu Zhen not learn? How can she be treated so harshly? Compared with the concubine girls in other houses, what Gu Zhen has learned is more than ten times stronger. So this Like, the master still has no conscience to say that I treated the concubine harshly, which is simply a crime that I want to impose. There is no reason to worry about it."
Master Gu pointed at Mrs. Xie, "You, you..." He was too angry to speak.
On the contrary, Mrs. Xie became more and more calm, "The master really hates the concubine. In the past, the master always praised the concubine for doing a good job, and he is a good manager. Now, because he hates me, he dislikes me everywhere. picky.
If it's really because Aunt Bai gave the master a son, does the master stop caring about our mother and son? "
Snapped!
Master Gu raised his hand and slapped Xie Shi on the face.
Mrs. Xie covered her slapped cheek and stared at Master Gu in disbelief.
Tears hung in the corners of her eyes, aggrieved and angry, "You hit me?"
After Mr. Gu finished the fight, he actually regretted it a bit.
But when he met Xie's angry gaze, Mr. Gu immediately decided that he was not wrong and Xie should be beaten.
Master Gu snapped, "You were the one who hit you. What kind of eyes do you have?"
"Haha... hahahaha..."
Xie suddenly burst out laughing, "Master fought well, and finally woke up my concubine."
boom!
Xie picked up the teacup and slammed it on the ground.
The tea splashed all over and landed on Mr. Gu's robe.
Master Gu was furious.
Xie Shi did not stop because of this.
She not only smashed the teacup, but also the teapot, the vase on the museum shelf, and cut the clothes.
She was red-eyed and angry, like a crazy lioness, staring at Master Gu, "Master, hit me, do you want to kill me? If you kill me, you can marry another beautiful wife like a flower.
I am just a concubine, and the Xie family is just an upstart. What kind of thing am I, and what is the child I gave birth to, not even a concubine.
The concubine can still get a word of care from the master, but how much care will the child born to me get from the master
Concubine and concubine are different, concubine and concubine are different, are these words just casually? Gu Zhen is a concubine's daughter, so is it possible that she must be born shoulder to shoulder
Then why not use Gu Jiu's dowry as the standard, everyone prepares 40,000 taels of dowry, and hires someone to make the furniture carefully, okay? "
Mrs. Xie went crazy, mad, and vomited out all the dissatisfaction in her heart and the resentment towards Mr. Gu.
She doesn't care about the consequences or impact.
She's had enough of these miserable days.
She wants to cry out so that everyone can hear her voice.
Master Gu gritted his teeth, "Okay, very good. You are right, you dare to smash things in front of me."
Xie laughed.
Master Gu scolded angrily, "You can do it yourself."
After speaking, he shook his sleeves and left.
Aunt Hu was hiding outside the Furong Courtyard, and she heard Mrs. Xie arguing with the master from a distance, so she didn't go in.
Seeing the master coming out of the Furong Courtyard, Aunt Hu hesitated for a moment, but went up to meet him.
"master!"
Master Gu looked at her angrily, "What's the matter?"
"Concubine, girl Zhen..."
Aunt Hu regretted that she chose the worst opportunity. Look at the anger on the master's face, now is not a good time to talk.
Master Gu said with a straight face, "Do you want to talk about Girl Zhen's dowry?"
Aunt Hu nodded repeatedly.
Mr. Gu did not get angry and prestige, "I have my own opinion on this matter, you step down."
After finishing speaking, Mr. Gu didn't care what Aunt Hu thought, and walked away.
In Furong Courtyard, Mrs. Xie was like a deflated ball, slumped on a chair with a blank expression.
The room was in a mess, with all kinds of debris everywhere, without even a place to step down.
Chunhe walked in with the little maid in fear, and ordered the little maid to clean up the house quickly.
She stepped forward and came to Xie's side.
"Miss calm down."
Xie sneered at himself, "Am I finished?"
"No. It's common for husband and wife to quarrel. This time, the wife and the master just quarreled a little bit harder."
Mrs. Xie shook her head, "I can't take back his heart. Hehe..."
Xie's heart was full of anger and shock, full of sadness.
Old and decrepit, Mr. Gu turned his back on her without hesitation.
She is a serious housewife, Master Gu refuses to give her even the minimum decency.
Could it be that in Mr. Gu's mind, after all these years, she is still the concubine she was back then, can she do whatever she wants
Too much deception.
If today's person is Su Shi, Xie Shi can be 100% sure that Lord Gu will never scold Su Shi.
Even if he is dissatisfied with the Su family, Master Gu will still be polite when speaking, leaving room for each other.
Xie Shi laughed again, his eyes full of sarcasm.
"A concubine for a day, a concubine for life. In the eyes of the master, has he ever treated me as the head of the house?"
"Is my wife confused? Of course you are the head of the house." Chun He said.
Mrs. Xie shook her head slowly, "No, in Master's mind, I'm still the concubine back then. That's why he dared to belittle me so much."
"Madam wants to be more open. There is still room for improvement. This servant will send someone to invite the Sixth Young Master."
"do not go."
Mrs. Xie didn't want her precious son to see her shameful side.
But she didn't even think about it, the Gu family had no real secrets.
The big quarrel between Mr. Gu and Mrs. Xie grew wings and quickly spread throughout the entire mansion, even reaching the ears of the next-door Hou's mansion.
The old lady Wei said: "Old husband and wife, there is something that we can't discuss properly, make a lot of noise, and make the younger generation laugh."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei was well informed and said: "I heard that the cause is Zhen girl's dowry. The Xu family hopes to get married in July, because Xu Sanlang will go to the north to change defenses after the New Year, so let's not talk about it for two or three years.
Get married early, the young couple can spend more time getting to know each other, and it would be great if they can conceive a child.
But because brother and sister Xie didn't prepare a dowry for Zhen girl in advance, and the time was so tight, the couple quarreled while talking. "
The old lady Wei frowned, "Mr. Xie is also confused. Even if Zhen is a concubine, she shouldn't ignore her. Have you discussed the dowry?"
The eldest lady Xiao Wei shook her head, "The couple were so busy arguing that nothing was settled."
The old lady Wei reprimanded in a low voice, "It's just ridiculous!"
…
Gu Fu, Gu Zhen lay on the bed and cried loudly.
Aunt Hu was heartbroken.
"For my dowry, my father and his wife quarreled. I'm afraid no one will prepare my dowry. I'm going to get married in July. What should I do? Do I want to marry to the Xu family empty-handed?"
Aunt Hu patted Gu Zhen on the back, "Don't cry, the matter has not reached that point."
"The wife and the master had a quarrel, so they must not be interested in preparing a dowry for me. My father is busy with the affairs of the yamen every day, so naturally he has no time. Auntie, who cares about my dowry? Just because I am a concubine, It deserves to be ignored, woo woo..."
Aunt Hu frowned, "Don't talk nonsense. The master won't ignore you. The master has already said that he has his own opinion on your dowry."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it." Gu Zhen only cared about being sad, and fell into deep despair, feeling that there was no love in life.
…
Mr. Gu returned to the study in the outer courtyard angrily, thinking of Xie's various evil deeds, his heart became more and more disgusted with Xie.
What's more, the Xie family and him are at odds with each other.
Sure enough, everyone who came out of Xie's family had a dark heart.
The butler Gu Quan hesitated to speak several times.
Master Gu scolded angrily, "Say what you have to say quickly."
Gu Quan boldly said: "Master Qi, the story of your quarrel with your wife has spread throughout the whole house."
"Who spread the word? Presumptuous!"
Gu Quan didn't make a sound, how could this kind of thing be hidden.
When the couple quarreled, people came and went at the gate of Furong Courtyard, and everyone preferred to take a long way and pass by the gate of Furong Courtyard. I just want to hear what's going on.
This kind of thing can stop one person, but how can it stop ten people.
Words make money, the couple has not finished arguing, and the news has already spread.
Mr. Gu was extremely angry, but at least he still had reason.
He also regrets now that he shouldn't have quarreled with Mrs. Xie.
There are no secrets in the mansion, if he had known that arguing would be embarrassing, he would have endured it.
However, at that time, it was really unbearable.
Mrs. Xie doesn't look like the mistress of the house, she is simply a crazy woman. Still an ugly lunatic.
Mr. Gu held his breath, not wanting to vomit.
The butler Gu Quan reminded again: "Master, the eldest girl's dowry has not been settled yet, what should I do?"
Mr. Gu wanted to say cold salad, but he swallowed the words again.
Seeing Master Gu's silence, Gu Quan asked, "Do you want to ask your wife to buy a dowry for the elder girl?"
Master Gu snorted coldly, "No need. I will leave this matter to you."
Gu Quan complained again and again, "Master, the young one can't do it. The young one is still busy buying the dowry for the second girl, and he has no idea about many things and is worrying. Adding the dowry of the older girl, the young one can't do anything, and he can't do anything." I can't share my worries for the master."
Master Gu patted the table, "You can't even arrange a dowry, so what do you need?"
Gu Quan felt wronged.
How can it be so easy to buy dowry, pay attention to everything, and pay attention to everything.
In order to buy a dowry for the second girl, Gu Quan felt that he would lose three years of his life, so he was too worried.
He thought of an idea, "Master, everyone says that the second girl is very capable, she is a good housekeeper and director, and she is very good at calculating accounts. Why don't you ask the second girl to come forward and buy the dowry for the eldest girl. As long as you give enough money, I think the second girl will be able to make money." Things went well."
Master Gu frowned first, "The second girl is a little girl, how can she buy a dowry for someone?"
"Master, think about it carefully. The second girl will marry into the palace to be the eldest mistress in the future. Take advantage of this opportunity and practice more. When she arrives in the palace, the second lady will be able to take care of the palace's internal affairs calmly."
Mr. Gu thought that the marriage date proposed by the prince of the palace is in July, which is four or five months earlier than the wedding date of the prince Zhao and Gu Jiu.
In this case, Gu Jiu really needs more experience.
Otherwise, when we arrive at the palace, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to move forward, and we won't even have an idea when something happens.
Master Gu nodded secretly, "Go and call the second girl."
"Little one obeys."