Something went wrong in the Jiang family's long-established gathering of sisters-in-law. Before Qiu Yilan and the three of them arrived at the main room, Mrs. Tao got the news first. She was not anxious but overjoyed: "Sure enough, there has been a fuss! I was worried that they would go too far. Stay calm and wait until this time has passed!"
Mother Hu smiled apologetically and said, "When did you ever calm down over there?"
"That's right, after being used to Chao Hai for so many years, even if you can keep your composure, you will inevitably get carried away!" Mrs. Tao sneered - the day after Qiu Yilan served tea, she told Qin Guogong that the big house had wanted to leave. That crested hairpin: "At that time, I happened to catch the Zheng'er descending, and we had just agreed on the wedding date of nineteen. I am getting older, and I was so busy that I forgot to tell you... but you gave it to ten today." Ninth daughter-in-law, the eldest brother must have thought that he didn’t give it to them on purpose, and he will really hate us!”
After Qin Guogong was stunned, he smoothed things over for Dafang as usual: "What are you talking about? Isn't it just a hairpin? Zhi'er's husband has not been decided yet, and there is still some time... Just find a better one and send it over. Dafang You are so stingy and you still hate us?"
Mrs. Tao told him at that time: "I think so too. I'm afraid that the eldest son will be angry with the 19th daughter-in-law because of this. The child doesn't know anything. If he is bullied by the eldest son for this reason, it would be too unfair." "
"How can there be such a thing!" Qin Guogong said angrily at that time, "Our family chooses wives based on virtuousness. After so many years, among the younger generations of wives, only Mr. Zhuang is not sensible, and none of the others are not respectful. Elders, do you pity your nephew? I know that when you first came here, your eldest nephew played some tricks with you, but now that all these years have passed, she is not as contemptuous of you as before... Can you be more generous? "
Mrs. Tao only smiled: "If you don't believe it, I can't help it. But I raised Shijiu, and Xiaoba and Shiliu are not up to par. They have been pointing at him since the fourth house. How old is he? He has just joined the officialdom now. , there are so many things to worry about and learn, and I don’t want him to worry about his wife being bullied at home while running around outside... If the eldest son really angers the 19th daughter-in-law, I will seek justice for the 19th couple! "
At that time, Duke Qin frowned and opened the official document - this meant that he was impatient to talk to the old lady anymore.
... Recalling the scene that day, Mrs. Tao couldn't help but sneered again: "I heard that the nineteen-year-old daughter-in-law went out wearing that crested hairpin this morning? What a good girl, she knows my thoughts so well!" Even if the big house had no plans. If you get angry so quickly, you will definitely not be able to bear it when you see that hairpin!
If it weren't for the fear that Duke Qin would find out in the future, Mrs. Tao would have sent someone to have Qiu Yilan wear it for her sister-in-law's party! In the end, she didn't say hello. Qiu Yilan did it herself. How could the old lady not be happy
When Qiu Yilan and the others entered the door, they cried and bowed before her: "Grandma, you have to make the decision for us—"
Mrs. Tao, however, was not as eager to show her kindness as usual. Instead, she narrowed her eyes and asked: "Let's go and see, will Little Dou and the others... come?"
"I saw my granddaughter-in-law on the way, but they didn't come." Sheng Shishui said hurriedly.
"Then don't cry anymore - Mother Hu, please take people to guard the door. If anyone comes, stop them for now!" Mrs. Tao finished her instructions slowly, turned to the three granddaughter-in-laws, and said straight to the point, "Qianbin is my grandniece. Sixteen was raised by Qianbin, and Nineteen was simply raised by me... There are so many people in the Jiang family, and I, as a grandmother, only think that the fourth one is one of my own, so there is no need to think about those cries and wordings. Come on, just tell me what happened, so I can teach you how to get back to your grandfather!"
Everyone, including Mr. Tao, was stunned for a moment - Mrs. Tao was happy when she saw this: "Fairness in front of others is a matter of publicity, but there are so many people in the family, how can I ignore the distance and distance?! Come on, come on, come on, over there I am also thinking about how to deal with you! Don’t you want to win?”
"The thing is like this..." The old lady said so. Qiu Yilan and others had no choice but to wipe their faces, stood up, and explained the whole story, "Please ask grandma to teach me!"
After listening, Mrs. Tao asked Qiu Yilan with great interest: "How did you make Little Dou hurt you instead of hurting you?"
"She didn't seem to be left-handed before. When she pretended to be drunk and approached my granddaughter-in-law, she held the cup with her left hand... Her right hand was tucked into her sleeve. My granddaughter-in-law felt that she must be uneasy!" Qiu Yilan answered truthfully, "That's why she faced her granddaughter-in-law. When she fell, grandson's daughter-in-law quickly grabbed her wrist, turned the thing she had shrunk in her right sleeve towards herself, and then held her down to prevent her from moving... and then... "
She felt that little Dou's flaw here was so big that it was difficult for her to pretend not to see it - but little Tao and Sheng Shishui both looked surprised: "But there were so many people just now, and my brothers and sisters also drank so much wine, is this okay? "
"I can still drink." Qiu Yilan smiled modestly.
"I understand!" Mrs. Tao muttered, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Qiu Yilan thought for a while: "When the sister-in-law saw Fengshuanchai, her face was like wanting to eat her grandson's daughter-in-law! But then they didn't mention the hairpin, but talked about Wan'er. At that time, she was fourteen Although my sister-in-law went along with the grandson-in-law's words and smoothed over the matter, saying that she and the eighth sister-in-law were just here to fulfill their filial piety that day, the eldest brother might be trying to prove that it was the grandson-in-law who started the matter... I don't know. Won’t it implicate the Eighth Brother?”
"Don't worry about this." Mrs. Tao said casually, "We have long been used to Dan'er causing trouble! We have always punished him once, otherwise we will pester him two or three times for the same thing. As elders, Is there anything else you can do? And Dafang will never go out of his way to trouble him. You may not be very clear about this just now. You will know after I ask your eighth sister-in-law to tell you more."
Little Tao showed a wry smile and nodded slightly towards Qiu Yilan, indicating that there was indeed no possibility of Jiang Yadan being dragged down by this incident.
The co-author caused trouble to the point of completely disappointing his family, and there was also the advantage that Jiang Yadan was not afraid of being punished, but the elders were already punishing him!
"But when you mentioned the child Shui Jin, I suddenly remembered that this child has always been the most clever. Now that she is here, how can she bring the situation to this level?" Mrs. Tao suddenly asked, "Could it be that she wasn't there at the beginning? , came here later?”
Sure enough, the target was aimed at He Shuijin!
Qiu Yilan was confused in her heart: "Just now the old lady showed her cards and said that she only regards the fourth house as her own, but before she came out of the cabinet, she and she got along as harmoniously as if they were our own grandparents, yet she married the third house - I pretended to be worried about Jiang As soon as Yadan mentioned her, the old lady immediately began to express her determination... It seems that the old lady really values the fourth room. "
This is good news, but along with the good news comes bad news—
"Grandma is talking about the fourteenth younger sister?" Little Mrs. Tao has a weak character. How come she has been a daughter-in-law for so many years, but she still can't understand the meaning of the old lady's words? He was surprised and said, "But she has been close to us since she was a child. How could she deliberately plot against us?"
"If she hadn't deliberately allowed the situation to develop to this point, with her all-round skills, unless Xiao Dou and the others had made it clear that the carriages and horses were going to fight when they came up, otherwise, she would have been able to handle a situation that was more troublesome than it is today. If the mediation continues, why can't it happen today?" Mrs. Tao looked at her and asked calmly, "I'm afraid she has been causing discord in the past, but because she has always been close to us, you have noticed her. I don't want to doubt it... You kid has been too soft-hearted in this life!"
Little Tao bit her lower lip: "She also has her difficulties."
Sheng Shishui was confused by these words, but Qiu Yilan knew what Xiao Tao meant, referring to what she and Shuijin told them on the way back that day - an innocent Wan'er had been killed beside her, and there was a There are two reasons: it is impossible to guard against it. In order to avoid such a situation from happening again, He Shuijin hopes to recruit a few more helpers to deal with Dafang... using some means. Xiao Tao thinks it is understandable.
But Mrs. Tao didn't think so. She said calmly: "Who doesn't have difficulties in life?"
This was originally a considerate word, but the old lady said it coldly.
Because, "Now that Yilan has beaten Miao with her own hands, Shui Jin is relieved to see it! But no matter how we elders handle this matter, the feud between Nineteenth and Xiao Er is settled! You are considerate of Shui Jin, but Shui Jin When Jin was plotting against your family, did he ever think about how Yilan would get through this time? This child attacked his sister-in-law as soon as he entered the house. People who knew it said that she felt sorry for her biological sister-in-law; those who didn't know it thought she was so domineering. A well-behaved person... If you don't handle her well, how can she go out and walk around in the future? Will her life be easy? "
Little Mrs. Tao was speechless and glanced at Qiu Yilan guiltily - Qiu Yilan couldn't laugh or cry: Sister-in-law, how dare you not be so easy to coax? It would be very scary to be criticized for having no rules, but the Jiang family... Our mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhuang, had a reputation for being domineering and shrewd. I had heard about it before I came in, okay? Madam Zhuang, isn't she still living freely in Northern Xinjiang, keeping an eye on the dignified General of the Northern Territory so that his backyard is clean
With her mother-in-law as an example and her husband promising to deal with the aftermath, Qiu Yilan doesn't worry about her own fate!
Sure enough, after scaring little Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Tao turned to Qiu Yilan and said: "To be fair, the first responsibility for this matter lies with the domineering first house; the second responsibility is for sitting in the third house and watching the fight between tigers and even fanning the flames! The third responsibility is for You kid is so impulsive and you don’t know how to cover up your actions! It’s hard to clear your mind now!”
Qiu Yilan hurriedly promised: "My granddaughter-in-law knows she was wrong, and she will definitely..." next time.
"Why do you still want to fight the Miao family?" Mrs. Tao laughed, interrupted her, and said in a deep voice, "If there is a situation like this in the future, remember to send more servants! Don't just go into battle yourself, you will lose your identity. It’s embarrassing for us again!”
"My granddaughter-in-law will follow my grandmother's teachings!" Qiu Yilan replied obediently.
"Oh, I asked you to send more servants. I asked you to send people over in time to tell me so that I can smooth things over for you..." Mrs. Tao narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't send servants so stupidly. Go up and take action! If you break the rules in our house carefully, you may be beaten to death! You, the master, will inevitably be scolded. It's not like I didn't warn you!"
Qiu Yilan thought to herself, by saying this, didn't you just hint that I would let my servants come in in the future
If the one who does it is a servant, it will be the servant who will be unlucky at that time - as for himself, he only needs to be scolded! This is what the old lady really wants to express!
But although she agreed respectfully this time, she had no intention of listening - just like He Shuijin felt sorry for Wan'er, Qiu Yilan also felt that even if the relationship between master and servant was not considered, would it be easy for her to cultivate a few confidants at her age? How can it be used as consumables!
"It's a good thing that Miao made the first move this time, and it was you, the eighth sister-in-law, who suffered the first blow - otherwise your grandfather would have regretted giving you this crested hairpin!" Mrs. Tao squinted her eyes and said, "Okay, now I'll go one by one. Let me tell you, how are you going to tell the outside world about this matter... And when your grandfather asks you what you said, remember that all the servants who go to Zhang's side today must also be taught, don't forget. Watch out!”
Xiao Tao, Sheng Shishui, and Qiu Yilan all responded respectfully: "Yes!"