They pinched the Ren Zhong point, tried to calm the qi, and went to call a doctor. After a while, He woke up slowly, drank two sips of hot tea and calmed down. Looking at the frightened little girl beside her, she comforted Mingyu with a few words, asked Luo and Mingyu to go out first, and left Miao in the room.
When Luo and Mingyu walked to the gate of the courtyard, Luo suddenly laughed and said, "I always thought that my sister-in-law was a child, but I didn't expect that she is very smart. I underestimated her."
Mingyu looked at Luo blankly, "Ah?" It seemed that she had no idea what Luo was saying.
Mrs. Luo felt angry when she saw Mingyu's stupid look. No matter whether Mingyu was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, she felt disgusted when she looked at this sister-in-law. "The Marquis's Mansion is a place with rules, not like your original family." Mrs. Luo was too lazy to talk to her. She was tired of acting like a gentle and virtuous elder sister-in-law. "Be honest in the future and don't talk nonsense. Don't skip words, understand
"I understand." Mingyu answered respectfully.
In fact, Mingyu could understand Luo's feelings very well. Both Miao and Luo, as daughters-in-law of the Sima family, were noble ladies from high-ranking families in the capital. The sudden addition of Mingyu was like forcing a poor student into a top class, which even lowered the average score on the exams and lowered her own standards. Luo was naturally unhappy, but with Mingyu, a last-place student, around, Luo felt that she was superior to others.
Lixiang looked at Luo and the maidservant walking away with some uneasiness, and asked Mingyu secretly, "What happened in the old lady's room just now? I heard a lot of noise."
Mingyu smiled, revealing a pair of cute dimples on her fair face, and her bright black eyes curved into crescents. "Well, we don't have to worry about this. Zhuxiang probably won't dare to ask you to wash her clothes in the future."
Luo and Mingyu left, but Miao, who was left behind by the old lady, was not so lucky. The old lady was furious and started to scold, "You raised such a good son! Do you have any shame to run to the main wife's grandmother's yard and have an affair with your concubine?"
Miao's face turned red after being scolded, but she couldn't say a word. She secretly hated the old woman in her heart. It was all because of this damn old woman that she insisted on letting Baoger marry such a silly girl. It was so embarrassing to hear such words. She even dared to ask about it. After all, she was not a daughter of a wealthy family. She had no manners!
Miao's face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. After a long while, she said, "Bao Ge'er is still young, only sixteen years old. He will be more reasonable when he grows up."
"What do you mean small? When Yang Ge'er was his age, he had already come to Beijing to serve as a companion to the prince. Even the imperial tutor praised him for his good studies!" The old lady was not satisfied with Miao's statement.
Miao gritted her teeth. The old lady always compared the two children. Yang Ge'er, who she brought up, was excellent and good in every way, while Bao Ge'er, who she brought up, was a playboy and a spendthrift. Miao tried to hold back for a few times, but couldn't hold back any longer and argued, "Bao Ge'er doesn't have the talent for studying, but he is very good at martial arts, riding and shooting. The master in the training ground also praised him..."
The old lady patted the table on the kang majestically, and Miao was so scared that she dared not say a word. She looked down on her mother-in-law who came from a humble background, but that didn't mean she had the courage to talk back to her mother-in-law.
"What's the use of being good at martial arts now?! Besides, people see him as the second young master of the Marquis's Mansion, so even if he is only 30% good, they will praise him to be 100%!" said the old lady.
The Great Chu State has been established for forty years with no wars all year round and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Gradually, it has evolved from the equal emphasis on civil and military affairs during the Taizu period to the current emphasis on civil over military affairs. A sixth-rank civil official county magistrate dares to override a fourth-rank military general and can point at a military general's nose and call him a reckless man. No matter how high the rank of a military general is, he is still one level lower than a civil official.
Her beloved second grandson, after learning martial arts, only fought cockfights and behaved like a dandy, getting into quarrels all the time. It would be better if he didn't learn it.
In the old lady's opinion, martial arts can be used to strengthen the body, but it cannot be used as a livelihood. Studying and becoming an official is the orthodox way. Moreover, Bao Ge'er is the second son and cannot inherit the title. Even if he is promoted to an official position in the future, with his temperament, he will never be able to be an official.
Miao knew that her mother-in-law was right, so she had nothing to refute. She sighed and said, "You are right. I have spoiled Bao Ge'er."
Seeing her daughter-in-law give in, He Shi stopped being arrogant and ordered, "Have a good talk with Bao Ge'er, don't be so ridiculous anymore. If you don't work hard when you are young, you will regret it when you are old!"
"Yes." Miao replied respectfully.
"And that concubine Zhu!" He thought for a long time before she remembered her name. "Get that vixen out of here for me, before she dirtys the Sima family's land and seduces good men!" Even if he wants to take a concubine, he must take a woman with a clean background, who is virtuous and upright. He must not let someone like Zhuxiang lead the young master astray.
"This... Zhuxiang was promoted by my daughter-in-law because she saw that there were not enough people to serve Baoger." Miao was not very happy. She was the one who gave Zhuxiang a break a few days ago, and now she wanted to kick her out. Wouldn't that be a slap in her face
"Why, you're not happy?" He snorted. "You sympathize with the fact that there are not enough people to serve your son. He already has a wife and three concubines. Why don't you sympathize with the fact that there are not enough people to serve the master? Why don't you promote two concubines for the master?"
Sima Qing had only one concubine, who was not young anymore, and lived a miserable life taking care of a little concubine.
Sima Chang was born in a poor family. Even when he became rich later, he was not in a hurry to take a concubine like the nouveau riche. He had only one wife, He, and she gave birth to only one son, Sima Qing.
Sima Qing was taught by Sima Chang to have a very honest character. Over the years, he has only had one wife, Miao, and an older concubine, who had served him since she was a maid. Out of affection, he kept her and made her his concubine. Now he lives with a little concubine and is very obedient. Knowing that Miao doesn't like her, she has been hiding in the yard, claiming to be sick and not coming out.
He and Sima Chang were a young couple who had been through a lot of hardships. A woman of humble origin could not be expected to speak elegantly, but her words were true. Miao was blocked by her shrewish mother-in-law and could not say a word. She was so angry that she assured her superiors that she would complete the task, then bowed and left.
When she returned to her yard, Miao saw that her eldest daughter-in-law, Luo, was already waiting for her.
Luo went over to help Miao sit inside the house and asked, "Madam, what did the old lady say?"
Miao was furious when she thought about it. She snorted and said, "Tell me to drive that Zhuxiang away."
"This is not what the little girl wants!" Luo said dissatisfiedly. Miao couldn't see it, but she could see it, this little girl is very smart!
"What does she mean?" Mrs. Luo asked, feeling a little headache. "Don't mention that little girl. It makes me annoyed. Bao Ge'er can find any wife, but the old lady insisted on marrying him a little girl who knows nothing. It's OK that she's young, but she's also stupid. My Bao Ge'er is really wronged!"
The key problem is that you can't dismiss someone once he's here! During Mingyu's illness, Miao secretly got up in the middle of the night countless times to pray to the Buddha to take Mingyu in quickly. She was willing to offer a tablet for Mingyu in the most popular temple and perform the best rituals for Mingyu so that Mingyu would be reborn into a good family in the next life. This was kind and sincere enough, but Mingyu still came all the way, which disappointed her.
This topic easily resonated with the eldest daughter-in-law, and Luo immediately agreed: "That's right! My cousin is such a handsome man, and this little girl got the advantage!"
"Don't be so blatant in looking down on her. If it gets out, people will gossip about this eldest sister-in-law being unvirtuous or something like that." Miao admonished, "Just like when we were in the old lady's room, you said she was sleeping too much and wasted time, but the old lady found out the truth when she asked. You took her around everywhere, who do you think is shameless?"
Speaking of this, Luo was very aggrieved, "I was telling the truth. She didn't get up when I went there. I just pointed out a few courtyards on the way and told her the names. I didn't have time to take her to Furong Garden. This girl made it up!"
Miao was stunned. "This girl is young, but she is very cunning."
Luo curled her lips, "She's very cunning, you've all been deceived by her."
After thinking about it, Miao decided to put Mingyu's mind aside for now. Every girl has her own little thoughts and cleverness. As long as she is her daughter-in-law, she won't be able to cause any big trouble. The more important thing is another question.
Miao said, "Lingxiu, when you have nothing to do, go sit with the old lady more often, say more nice things to her, and keep her company. Look how much she likes Mingyu today!"
Luo Lingxiu was very unhappy and hugged Miao's arm and said, "I won't go. The old lady doesn't like me at all. She always has a cold face when she sees me. I won't go."
Miao nodded Luo Lingxiu's head in disappointment, "You! The old lady is the one who has the most influence in this mansion. If you try to please her more, she will pay more attention to you. That's for sure."
"I am the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis's Mansion. No matter whether I try to please her or not, she should respect me!" Luo Lingxiu said angrily.
"Oh, forget it, if you don't want to go, then don't go." Miao compromised. She had no daughter and had always treated her niece as her own daughter. Naturally, she didn't want her to suffer any grievances.
Luo Lingxiu asked again: "How should we deal with Aunt Zhu?"
If Luo Lingxiu had not mentioned the matter of "Furong Garden", Miao would have definitely sold the person far away as He said. But now she has been prepared. Mingyu is a cunning girl, so she has to hold back. "Lock her up for two months first, and release her when she behaves well." Miao said.
"And you." Miao sighed again, "It's been a year since I got married, and there's still no sign of pregnancy. What should I do?"
Luo Lingxiu's eyes were red, and she complained, "What can I do? He doesn't come home once a year. How can I give birth to a child by myself?!"
"Hush!" Miao glared at her. "That's because Yang Ge'er is diligent and motivated. As his wife, you should only be happy. How can you complain?"
Luo Lingxiu felt very aggrieved. Once Miao's biological son was involved, she became an outsider.
"Don't feel aggrieved. When autumn comes, I will ask someone to send you to the capital to take care of Yang Ge'er." Miao made up her mind.
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