Seeing her proud grandson, the old lady's sharp eyebrows softened immediately, she raised her hand and said, "Sit down and chat with me, we will talk about those bad things when your mother comes."
Yu Pinyan pulled his lips and smiled, and sat opposite the old lady to make tea for her.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Lin arrived late, without any pearls on her hair, only a white velvet flower pinned to her temple, her eyes were red and swollen, she seemed to have cried again.
The old lady drank tea by herself, without raising her head, said, "Junjie has been gone for ten years, you are still wearing filial piety, who is showing it? It is just a bad luck for the house!" To this daughter-in-law, the old lady is I don't like it in any way. When the son was around, the son was not allowed to take concubines, which made the Hou family withered and unable to support themselves. The son died and escaped from reality, leaving behind a pair of children and a huge family business, just crying and wiping away tears.
Fortunately, she is still healthy and able to take care of the housework, and fortunately her grandson is able to stand up to the lintel, otherwise the Yongle Hou Mansion would have been divided up by those gangs of wolves, and she would have no place to cry!
Thinking of this, the old lady showed a bit of hatred on her face, and slammed the teacup on the table again.
Lin shivered, and hurriedly leaned forward to salute.
Yu Pinyan took out a handkerchief, and wiped the hot tea that had accidentally spilled on the back of his hand for his grandmother, with a slight smile on his lips, as if he hadn't seen his mother's frequent looks of asking for help. For him, on the day his father died, his mother died at the same time. Today's mother is just a ghost temporarily staying in the world, and sooner or later she will go down to reunite with her father. Although these words were not pleasant to listen to, since he was five years old, he had heard them from his mother countless times, and gradually, he lost all expectations of her.
Except for her dead husband, she couldn't tolerate anyone in her heart, and even that cold memorial tablet was more important than the flesh and blood she gave birth to in October. Oh no, it can't be said that now, his sister who lives outside can still be compared with the tablet.
The smile on the corner of Yu Pinyan's mouth deepened, but the color of his eyes became darker and darker.
The old lady patted the back of her grandson's hand in relief, and said lightly, "Sit down and talk."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Lin nodded, sat down on the old lady's hands, opened her mouth and asked, "Pin Yan, did you find your sister?"
Xiang'er was carried back to the house dripping with blood, her legs were crippled just like that, she didn't look at her, and didn't ask a question. If the accident happened to her, how would she react? Maybe shed a tear for myself
Thinking of this, Yu Pinyan suddenly felt bored, picked up the teacup and played carefully, and said casually, "You only knew their surname was Shen, they had a Lingnan accent, they were traders, and they didn't know anything about them. The world is so big, I'm afraid you won't be able to find them in a short time. Mother, please wait patiently. Besides, my sister's orchid birthmark is on her wrist, so it's not easy for outsiders to see it, and it's even more difficult to find it."
"Then how long will we have to wait?" Mrs. Lin was anxious, staring at her son eagerly, "I can wait, but your sister can't wait! She is a dignified daughter of the Hou family, but she was taken to a low-level merchant's house. What a miserable life. Pin Yan, she is your biological younger sister, so you can have some snacks!"
Yu Pinyan raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Son, save it."
"Save it, save it, you should look for it quickly! The Shen family is all black-hearted. After giving birth to a dead star, they secretly changed to ours. They killed your father and your sister. If you find them They, I will make their life worse than death!" Lin gritted her teeth and said, "And that mourner star, why did you bring her back? Send her away quickly! If she didn't hit you with evil spirits, How did you meet the bandits! Send them away as soon as possible, so that our family can be at peace!"
A few years ago, the Lin family invited a wandering monk to tell Yu Xiang's fortune. The monk straightly said that Yu Xiang punished his six relatives, killed seven times in his year, and was sealed in the place of death. Mrs. Lin was convinced of this, and since then she has avoided seeing Yu Xiang, and even made many demon-suppressing charms out of peach wood and hung them in Yu Xiang's room.
The old lady is a Buddhist believer and was also influenced by the monks, so she doesn't like to see her granddaughter. But after all, she is from a big family, and the rules are the most important, and she can't do anything to treat her granddaughter harshly.
At this time, after listening to Mrs. Lin's words, the old lady didn't say much, picked up the prayer beads on the case table, and silently recited the scriptures.
Yu Pinyan also picked up a string of Buddhist beads, played with them casually, and said slowly, "If Xiang'er hadn't blocked two stabs for me, I would either die or be injured now. Besides, Xiang'er has been in my house for ten years, and my Yu Mansion has gradually come out of decline , flourishing day by day, how could I ever suffer any disaster? Let me tell you, Xianger is not a disaster star, but my lucky star. She treats me like a real brother and sacrifices her life to save me, and I also treat her as a real sister, so I can protect her Even if my sister finds her back in the future, I won't send her away, mother don't force me to be that ungrateful villain."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lin's beautiful face twisted for a while, and just as she was about to refute, the old lady said, "Yan'er is right, and one must not forget one's roots. Saving Yan'er by Yu Xiang is also equivalent to saving the Hou's mansion. Let's live like this." For her, even if she can't find her husband's family in the future, we will take care of her for the rest of her life. Yongle Hou's mansion does not lack a pair of chopsticks for eating. Besides, it is your nanny's fault that you hold the wrong child. No wonder the Shen family, they also You have raised my daughter for ten years in the Yongle Hou Mansion, so it will be fine to seal the situation with some money at that time, and no more troubles will arise."
The old lady had a lot of prestige, Lin did not dare to refute, so she gritted her teeth and nodded.
Yu Pinyan put down the beads, and said with a half-smile, "By the way, my son has something to bother my mother. The eldest sister overheard the conversation between mother and grandmother three days ago. She already knew Xiang'er's life experience and informed the servants. Those servants The son has already been locked up, and the mother is asked to deal with it, and the eldest sister also needs to beat it."
Lin sneered nonchalantly, "What's the matter if the servants know? She is a bastard in the first place, and she is not allowed to say that she can't do it? She took my daughter's position, and now she should return it! You let them all go, Don't bother me with little things." After saying that, he got up to leave.
The old lady couldn't bear it anymore, she slapped the table hard, and scolded, "Stupid woman, why did I fall in love with a stupid woman like you, I was so blind! If you want to spread the news of your daughter living and dying outside the capital; If you want everyone to know that your daughter was raised by a low-ranking business family; if you want people to ridicule your daughter as a phoenix falling into the grass and a pheasant flying on a phoenix tree, she will not be able to stand on the stage; If you can’t find a good family, you’ll be miserable for the rest of your life, you just go back and hold your memorial tablet! Nanny Ma, go, let everyone go!”
The old woman in a green waistcoat agreed and walked out.
Only then did Lin realize the seriousness of the problem, and quickly stopped Mama Ma, and begged the old lady for mercy, "Mother, I was wrong! I'll go and deal with him right now, and I won't reveal anything! Don't worry. "
The old lady closed her eyes and said a few words of Buddha to herself, then she suppressed her anger and said, "The Hou family has twin daughters, one of whom is weak and sent to foster care in an ancient temple with deep blessings. Come back. Both of them crawled out of your belly, they are not wild species, remember!"
Lin was not reconciled, but for the sake of her daughter's reputation, she nodded with tears in her eyes. Seeing the old lady waving, she hurried out.
Ten years after his father died, this was the first time that my mother managed government affairs, and it was the first time that she cared about someone other than her father. The little sister who was living outside became her spiritual sustenance for living. What about yourself? What are you? At most, it is only one step better than Xiang'er.
Yu Pinyan raised his teacup to hide the cold smile on his lips.
Yu Siyu was lying on the soft couch by the window, a little girl was applying medicine for her, and she glanced out of the window from time to time.
It is midsummer at this time, the golden sun makes people dizzy, and there is a loud cicada singing among the dense branches and leaves, which makes people feel very irritable.
Yu Siyu turned over, closed her eyes and asked, "Have Zhu Yun and the others come back?"
The little girl glanced out of the window again, shook her head, "Go back to Miss, I haven't seen anyone yet." After she finished speaking, she was about to go out to wash her hands, but she saw her wife leading a group of people coming in a mighty manner, so she couldn't help rubbing her eyes.
The wife stays in the house all day thinking about Lord Hou, and hardly goes anywhere except the main courtyard of the old lady. How could she come to the West Wing today? Could it be that you read it wrong
The little girl rubbed her eyes again, and saw that instead of disappearing, the wife was getting closer and closer, her expression was so gloomy that water dripped out, and she didn't care about the ointment in her hand, she hurriedly leaned over to shake the sleeping master on the couch, "Dear Miss, get up, my wife is here!"
Don't look at the wife's beautiful appearance and gentle temperament, but she is actually a fierce one. She suppresses her husband and doesn't allow her to take concubines. Once her husband dies, she will immediately send her concubine's room far away to the countryside. She doesn't even bother to find a decent reason. Although she didn't see each other very often, Yu Siyu was very scared of this mistress, so she jumped off the bed to tidy up her clothes, and knelt by the door early to wait.
Mrs. Lin didn't ask her to get up, and went straight to the chair, and ordered Nanny Fang and Zhu Yun to be pushed forward, and said in a deep voice, "The Yu Mansion can't tolerate these girls and women's tongue-in-cheek. Do you have any objection to selling it after being filled with dumb drugs?"
The few people were gagged and tied their hands and feet. They could only stare at the master and shake their heads frantically because they were in distress.
Yu Siyu bit the bullet and pleaded, "Dare to ask mother, what kind of tongue did they commit, so they are so poisonous? My girls and women are all first-class honest people, and I will never spread rumors for nothing. Mother, please learn from me."
Spread rumors? As soon as this was mentioned, Lin's anger that had just subsided began to burn again. If these people are allowed to spread the word, how will her daughter live when she comes back? How to gain a foothold in the circle of ladies? How to get married? Wouldn't it be ruined for a lifetime? ! The instigator actually has the face to ask questions!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth with even more hatred, picked up the teacup in hand and slammed it on the ground, and said sharply, "A first-class honest man? What a first-class honest man! Even Miss Di made a Yes! Yu Siyu, let me tell you, you’d better forget about what you heard in the main courtyard that day. If I hear a little bit of rumors outside, even if you are of the blood of the Yu family, you will still be dumb and sent to Zhuangzi! You This year is already twelve, right? If you want to marry into a rich family or a poor family, you better think about it!" After saying that, he waved to the two women behind him.
The two women took out a few small bottles from their skirts, unscrewed the stoppers and poured the brown potion into the mouths of Zhu Yun and the others. Several people rolled all over the ground in pain, but they opened their mouths and couldn't make a sound, only making a broken breath sound, which looked extremely horrifying.
Yu Siyu had never seen such a battle before, she hugged her head and shrank in the corner, her body trembling constantly.
They vomited blood, were dying, and were dragged out like dogs by a few women. Only then did Lin feel satisfied, and left with a group of people.
There were only a few maids in the courtyard who survived the disaster. Seeing his wife had left, they stood by the window and shrank their heads to watch, but they dared not step into the blood-stained room.
Yu Siyu was deeply in fear and couldn't extricate herself, she just held her head and kept muttering, "Why, she is obviously a bastard, where did I say it wrong..."
Mother obviously hated her to the bone, but why did she defend her so much? Yu Siyu couldn't figure it out anyway.