"But Jiashan still loves Shaojin wholeheartedly." Old Madam Guo didn't want to listen to Yuan's excuses anymore, so she said directly, "And in order to let Jiashan concentrate on his studies, you lied to him and said that as long as he did well in the imperial examination and got a good ranking, you would ask for Shaojin for him, right?"
That's why Jiashan pestered Shaojin after obtaining Jie Yuan...
Yuan was still hesitating and trying to excuse her behavior: "I originally wanted to ask Jiashan to marry Zhou Shaojin, but the marriage with the Min family has been going on for a long time. The Min family had been dragging it out before. Who knew that after Jiashan admitted Li Yuan, the Min family would take the initiative to visit and be so humble. I was afraid that the Min family would think that Jiashan admitted Li Yuan and become arrogant, and look down on the Min family. I offended them for no reason, so I couldn't refuse flatly for the time being. I wanted to put it aside and talk about it when I returned to the capital. I never thought that the third master of the Min family would directly find our eldest master to talk about this matter. The eldest master was busy with court affairs all day long, so he didn't know about the inner courtyard. Thinking that the two families had a tacit understanding before, he agreed immediately. I was in Jinling City, and it was too late to get the letter, so I didn't dare to tell my mother..."
Mrs. Guo slapped Yuan in the face.
"Mom!" Yuan never dreamed that she would be slapped by Madam Guo for the second time.
She covered her face and stared blankly at Mrs. Guo, tears welling in her eyes.
"A man cannot stand without integrity. Even the merchants in the market know this. You are a person who can read and understand texts." Old Madam Guo was so angry that she said, "You have read so much that you have lost your mind! You are still trying to fool me now. Do you think that others are fools and you are the only smart one? I really don't know who taught you to read! If you look down on Zhou Shaojin, just say you look down on him properly. Why do you have to lie to Jiashan? Even if he doesn't like him for a while, he is still young. If he fails in this subject, there is still the next one. You are so impatient that you use all kinds of dirty means to make your son's name on the list. Jiashan is your son, not a tool for you to achieve your goal! You keep saying that you like your son. Is this how you like him? You are a human being with seven emotions and six desires. Isn't your son a human being? He has to like whoever you tell him to like and whoever you tell him to marry? Why didn't I force you and Dalang? Now that others have the opportunity, you are still blaming Shaojin.
"How can you say such humiliating words to Shao Jin
"Do you want Shao Jin to bear the consequences of the karma you created
"You are also a woman, don't you know what consequences such words and actions will bring to that little girl
"I didn't know that Jiashan was deceived. If I knew, I should have slapped you in the face in the cave. However, I think even if I slapped you, it probably wouldn't wake you up. You still think you're not wrong..." Mrs. Guo said, revealing a tired look, and said lightly, "Don't say anything. I still say that from now on, don't interfere in Jiashan's affairs. Otherwise, I will go to Tongxiang in person and make things clear with my uncle. Although our Cheng family has never divorced a wife, there is a precedent for sending this unreasonable clan woman to the temple for reflection."
Yuan knelt down in front of Mrs. Guo with a plop.
She remembered it very clearly. It was not long after she got married. For some reason, Cheng Jing and Madam Guo had an argument, and Madam Guo asked Cheng Jing to kneel in the yard to reflect on himself. The snow fell lightly, and accumulated two inches high. Cheng Jing did not admit his fault, and Madam Guo did not say anything... Even now, when the weather changes suddenly, Cheng Jing's knees still ache.
Mrs. Guo is a person who does what she says!
Even if he was her own son, she would not be so cruel as to punish him, let alone her daughter-in-law.
"Mother, I know I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time!" She hugged Mrs. Guo's legs and begged bitterly, "I will listen to you in the future... Jiashan is already a first place winner. If he works harder, he can at least be a third place winner at his age. If he is lucky, he may even be a first place winner. No one has won the first place in the imperial examination since the founding of this dynasty. Mother, just for this one thing, let me do this one thing, I will be grateful to you all my life..."
Mrs. Guo kicked Yuan in the chest.
"Get out! Get out of here!" the old man said calmly, his hand on the coffee table bulging with veins, "Don't ever let me see you again!"
"Mom!" Yuan felt a huge pain in her chest from being kicked, but she did not dare to let go of her hand that was holding Madam Guo's thigh.
Madam Guo was furious and shouted at Madam Lu: "Drag her away!"
"Mother!" Yuan did not let go, her face full of tears, "I don't ask for anything, just this one thing..."
Old Madam Guo laughed in anger and said, "I want to give Dalang a concubine, give birth to a bastard, and raise him in my house. Do you agree?"
Yuan was stunned.
Madam Guo said loudly, "This son is yours! But I can't let the eldest branch of the family die out, so I'll let Dalang raise another son for the Cheng family. Do you agree to this?"
"No, no, no..." Yuan shook her head, her mind was in a mess, she didn't know what to say and what not to say, "You can't do this... I don't want to..."
Madam Guo's expression faded, and she said softly, "You can still look respectable if you follow Madam Lu out now. When I call the maid to drag you out, don't say I don't give you face..."
But I can't give my son to you!
He was on the verge of becoming something big.
I have worked hard to raise my son for more than ten years, I can't let him go just like that!
Yuan wanted to argue with Madam Guo, but Madam Lu helped Yuan and half-carried her out, whispering in her ear, "The old lady is angry, Madam, please stop talking. Wait until the old lady calms down before you say anything. You've been married for nearly 30 years, don't you know what the old lady's temper is like? Besides, doesn't the eldest master still have everything?"
yes!
The more you go along with the old lady, the more accommodating she will be. The more you confront her, the more stubborn she will be.
Master, only you can save her...
Yuan stumbled out of the inner room with Madam Lu.
Mrs. Guo sat alone in the silence in the room for a while and sighed helplessly.
I turned around and wanted to tuck the quilt for Cheng Xu, but found that Cheng Xu's eyes were wide open. I didn't know when he woke up.
Mrs. Guo was a little worried that her grandson might have seen her teaching her daughter-in-law a lesson, and that her daughter-in-law might lose her dignity in front of her grandson in the future.
"You're awake!" She gave Yuan Shi face and said, "I just told your mother that you will live with me for a while. Your mother still has to take care of the household affairs in the mansion..."
"I heard everything!" Cheng Xu interrupted Madam Guo and looked at her eagerly, "You don't like me marrying the eldest daughter of the Min family, right? Then please help me! I want to marry Shaojin, the person I like is Shaojin... Shaojin grew up in your house, you know her temperament best... She is not only gentle and kind, but also knowledgeable and sensible, and she is also proficient in needlework and women's sewing. Your grandson wants to marry a daughter-in-law like this... I don't want to marry a woman who always keeps an eye on my studies and my official career... Grandmother, please help me! No one can help me with this matter except you! I will definitely respect you well in the future..."
Mrs. Guo laughed.
These words are so similar to Yuan's tone just now!
This is the future patriarch of their Jiuru Lane!
This is the future support of their Cheng family!
I was so disappointed that even losing my temper was a waste of energy.
Madam Guo said gently: "Jiashan, I won't help you!"
Cheng Xu opened his eyes wide.
Mrs. Guo suddenly remembered that when he was a child, the weather was too hot and he insisted on drinking iced mung bean soup. She did not allow her wet nurse to give it to him, and he just looked at her with wide eyes.
He is still a child!
Mrs. Guo's heart softened, and she couldn't help but say, "Jiashan, Shaojin once complained to me that you often pestered her. Did you know that your mother would ask her to marry you, so you went to find her?"
Cheng Xu could feel his grandmother's attitude softening. He wanted to seize this opportunity and said hurriedly, "No. I went to find Shao Jin because I knew that mother was going to arrange a marriage for me and the eldest daughter of the Min family. I wanted to know if she liked me too. If she liked me too, I would definitely go and plead with mother to make us happy. If mother refused, I would go and ask Lao An from the fourth room, my grandmother, and Lord Zhou..."
"But now you've been beaten up by Shaojin, but you still like her or want to marry her, don't you?"
If grandmother thought that it was Zhou Shaojin who beat him, even if Zhou Shaojin married into the family one day, grandmother would not like her.
Cheng Xu didn't want Zhou Shaojin to be wronged, so she hurriedly said, "Grandma, it's not like that. I drank too much and said something I shouldn't have said. It was the people around Shaojin who beat me..."
Mrs. Guo interrupted Cheng Xu and asked again patiently, "Even if this is the case, you still want to marry Shaojin, right?"
Cheng Xu responded "yes".
Madam Guo said, "If I were you, and I liked someone so much, what would it matter whether she liked me or not? Why do you have to wait for her to agree before asking the elders? My business is enough for me alone! I will make it clear to my mother that I will never marry any other woman except Zhou Shaojin. If my mother insists on arranging this marriage for me with the Min family, I will not show up at the wedding ceremony no matter what. Then I will go to my father and tell him my determination again. If he still doesn't agree, I will go to the Zhou family in person to ask for her hand in marriage... Whether the Zhou family agrees or not, whether my mother agrees or not, I will not care at all. I must get what I like. If I do it wrong, it's my fault. If I make a fool of myself, others will only laugh at me. I just need to show my sincerity and tell that person that I like you. For you, I am willing to make every effort, even if I am ridiculed or it is inappropriate... Whether I get it or not, when I am old and think of this matter, I know that I have tried my best. Even if there are regrets, I will not regret it.
"Jiashan, did you do it
"Can you do what you are obsessed with?"
Cheng Xu's eyes sparkled with surprise, and he asked, "Grandma, do you want me to ask Lord Zhou for help?"
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)