"What Mrs. Tai means is that she wants Mrs. Lu to come in so that she can manage the family affairs. The house is in a mess, and we can't just leave it in such a mess. Grandma must be a junior, and there are some things that are not convenient for her to take care of, and she can't handle them." Yu Yu Taking Shao Jing's hint, grandma felt uneasy and whispered.
"Mrs. Lu?" Shao Wanru raised his eyebrows.
"She is the rich daughter of a royal censor. She has been with the Marquis for so many years. What Mrs. Tai means is that there is hard work without credit, and there is also a young lady. We cannot let the young lady of the Hou Mansion live in the house without knowing anything. Outside." Aunt Yu explained a few words.
Is Mrs. Lu the mother-in-law Lu? Shao Wanru sneered in her heart, Shao Jing and Shao Yanru really couldn't hold their anger anymore. The Jiang family was just stopping the coffin in the front, and they were about to let this Empress in the door later. She didn't know if the Jiang family knew someone under the spring and would climb out of the coffin in anger. Come out and find her children to settle accounts with Shao Jing in the middle of the night.
"She is just a concubine. She cannot be the equal wife of the Marquis. Besides, Mrs. Jiang's body is not yet cold. How can she let a newcomer come in?" A clan elder said displeased.
The others nodded repeatedly, and it was obvious that they felt bad.
At this time, it is inappropriate to even enter an aunt, let alone an ordinary wife. The so-called lady is certainly not an aunt and a concubine.
Jiang must die.
"Lu's status is unusual, and she has been with her for so long. Mrs. Wenxiang thinks highly of her. When she was at Huaguang Temple a few days ago, she even saved Mrs. Wenxiang's life. Now the Xingguo Marquis Mansion is like this... , it’s my fault, I feel ashamed of the Shao family, if this continues, there will no longer be a foothold for our Shao family in Beijing in a few years." Shao Jing sighed.
This means that taking the future of the Shao family as an example, it seems that if E Niang is not allowed in, the Shao family will have no hope. Shao Wanru's eyes swept over Shao Hua'an. Since he entered the door, he has been quietly Sitting here with his head lowered and unable to see clearly the expression on his face, he didn't react at all to what Shao Jing said.
Saved Mrs. Wen Xiang’s life? The eyes of several clan elders lit up, and each of them took a look, and immediately understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
Many aristocratic families know about this matter. The people of the Shaw clan all know that the two prime ministers, Wen Xiang and Zhang Xiang, are important ministers in the court. It would be a great thing to be able to get involved with these two prime ministers.
The decline of the Xingguo Marquis Mansion has become inevitable. The most important thing for the Shao clan is the Xingguo Marquis Mansion. It is related to the survival of the Shao clan. Even if the clan elders are unwilling, they can't say anything.
Everyone nodded and reluctantly agreed, but they also repeatedly pointed out that even if the Zhao family entered the mansion as a common wife, nothing could be done at this time. The most they could do was call a few clan members. When you have a meal with yourself, no outsider can yell at you. When such words are spread, it will always be easy to say or not.
Let others think that it is better to enter a concubine's house, and it will make others think that it is better to marry an equal wife in a big way.
When the time comes, just open the family tree quietly and record the Lu family's mother and daughter in the family tree. As for what happens next, Shao Jing won't say anything, and neither will the clan elders.
Now that this matter has been agreed upon, the clan elders saw that the time was almost up and planned to leave. Originally, these clan elders did not intend to come. The Jiang family had a bad reputation, and it was their own fault that they ended up in such a fate. No one would want to get together at this time, if Shao Jing hadn't specially ordered them to
Please come here, they are not willing to pay homage to Chiang.
There was a slight smile on the lady's crooked face, and she seemed to be in a good mood.
The third lady suddenly stood up holding the hand of a maid, staggered a few steps, and knelt down in front of the good wife: "Madam, my second sister-in-law's body is not cold yet, and the house wants to marry a new person. I don't accept it. A Why should a foreign concubine enter our Xingguo Hou Mansion and claim to be the daughter of the former censor? Who knows if she is a fake."
The third lady was very angry.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mr. Shao didn't expect this to happen. After being stunned for a moment, he became furious and stood up to grab the third wife. This matter was the second brother's business and had nothing to do with their third wife.
"Madam, if you are bent on favoring this despicable woman who doesn't know where she came from, and want her to enter the house, then we, the third wife, will go out of the house and live alone if we like." The third lady said with difficulty.
One look at her face showed that she was sickly red, and she was out of breath, not sure whether she was angry or tired.
Third Master Shao didn't dare to touch her. There was no way he could touch her like this. He just rubbed his hands anxiously and whispered: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is my second brother's business. What does it have to do with us?" , you are not in good health, you should go to rest early."
The third lady turned to Mr. Shao and smiled miserably: "It has nothing to do with us? If such a woman enters the house, what will happen to our daughters in the future? They are not married yet? How can they get married! The bones of the second sister-in-law are not cold yet, the second sister-in-law's bones are not cold yet, My uncle is going to take this woman into his house. I heard that it was because of this woman that the second aunt asked for death. At this time, aren't you afraid that the second sister-in-law will jump out of the coffin?"
Shao Jing's two daughters, whether Shao Yanru or Shao Jie'er, are at least married now. Next are Shao Caihuan and Shao Cailing. Thinking that the two daughters have not had a suitable and good marriage recently, Mr. Shao is also very upset. .
"Second uncle, can't you marry a decent woman into the house?" The third lady looked angry. There was also the marriage of the two daughters. Originally, the third master Shao had nothing to do with it. At this time, he couldn't help but said angrily.
The lady on the couch patted the edge of the bed vigorously. If she could move at this time, she would have given the third lady two slaps and asked her to kneel outside. When did the affairs in the house also involve a little third lady like her? Madam is in charge!
"Third brother, what are you talking about!" Shao Jing said sternly with a straight face.
"No, second brother, I didn't mean..." Third Master Shao was always afraid of his brother, so his voice immediately dropped when Shao Jing scolded him.
"Master Marquis, our third wife wants to separate our families." The third lady insisted through gritted teeth. Unlike Mr. Shao, she was afraid of Shao Jing before, but now she is no longer afraid.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense..." Mr. Shao looked at her, then at Shao Jing, whose face was as heavy as the sea, and stamped his feet anxiously.
"Third Master, our third room has always been redundant in the Hou Mansion. If anything happens, they will not discuss it with us. Most of them will just inform us. If it weren't for the clan elders being here today, I'm afraid our two companies would I didn’t even know that woman came in! Haven’t the two daughters suffered enough injustices in the past? Now they are asked to salute such a woman? If this is really the case, I will kill my daughter Take it away, if I die, you
You can also bring women from outside into the house while my body is still cold! "
The third lady burst into tears, but her meaning was very clear. She would separate the family no matter what today.
The clan elders looked at me and I looked at you. They were speechless for a moment. They did not expect that things would reach such a level.
This was the first time that Shao Jing was slapped in the face by this useless sister-in-law, a woman from outside. His face turned blue with anger, he slapped his hand heavily on the table, and looked at Mr. Shao with a gloomy look: "Three Brother, what do you say?"
Mr. Shao is a generous person, and he never cared about the words of the third lady in the past, but now he sees the appearance of the third lady, and sees her thin and almost bone-less hands tightly pinching the handkerchief in her hand. There was a touch of blood in his eyes, and then he thought about the incident of an outsider entering the house, and for a moment he didn't know where the courage came from.
"Second...Second brother, let's separate the families!"
This life is really unbearable. His wife is about to die of illness, and his daughters have not even been married yet. The worse the reputation of the house is, the worse it will be for their marriages. Over the years, the third wife has been in Xingguo. The Hou Mansion was just a decoration. Mr. Shao didn't care before, but now he felt a little aggrieved.
The second brother attracts all kinds of women to the house, whether they are fragrant or smelly. He does this for the sake of his daughter who is raised outside, but he also has daughters, and there are two daughters.
"Third brother, do you know what you are talking about?" Shao Jing was furious, with veins popping out on his forehead. His brother, who had always been obedient to him in the past, actually stabbed him like this at this time. With this tone, he really I couldn't bear it any longer, "Without the protection of the Hou Mansion from now on, how can the marriage between my two nieces be successful!"
"This..." Mr. Shao hesitated again. He had indeed taken a big part in the marriage of his two daughters. Seeing his second brother being so angry, he felt guilty and couldn't help but look back at the third wife.
"Thank you, second uncle. If... if possible, please ask the second uncle to separate us. Our daughters do not want to marry rich and powerful people. They can only marry innocently. We cannot let them be married before they are married. After being scolded and poked in the spine, how will they be allowed to meet people in the future? Even if they get married, how will they be able to hold their heads high in their husband's family in the future?"
The Third Madam said with difficulty. Although her voice was low, every word was very powerful. After speaking, she kowtowed to the Madam again, "Please do it, Madam!"
It looks like she is determined to separate the family!
Although Mrs. Tai couldn't move her mouth or hands, she knew it in her heart. She was angry and resentful, but she could only make strange noises and slap her hands and feet. She glared at the third lady angrily, with saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth. Grandma took two steps forward, wiped it off with the lady's handkerchief, and then carefully stepped aside.
"I don't agree!" Shao Jing said angrily, glaring at the third lady fiercely.
"I agree!" A cold voice sounded almost at the same time. It penetrated Shao Jing's voice and appeared in everyone's ears. It was Shao Wanru's voice!
This sentence attracted everyone's attention, and even Shao Hua'an, who had been silent, raised his face and looked at Shao Wanru's tight little face, with an unclear expression in his eyes.
"What does Princess Chen mean?" Shao Jing's face became increasingly ugly.