Guan Suyi came out of the main courtyard, followed by the ecstatic Ming Fang and the unwilling stepdaughter. Because the sun was full and the temperature rose, many bright yellow spring flowers bloomed in the yard one after another. The group walked and admired them, and walked back to the main room.
Spreading out the account book, Guan Suyi pointed to the incoming and outgoing items, and asked Zhao Chunxi to help settle the accounts, while she picked up a book and flipped through it at will. Thinking that it was because he was uncomfortable but didn't dare to show it on the face, Zhao Chunxi plucked the abacus beads and made a chaotic sound, which sounded very annoying.
Minglan pouted in disgust, secretly slandering this duplicitous eldest lady.
Endured and endured, Zhao Chunxi finally couldn't hold back, and asked in a calm voice, "Mother, you want to take a concubine for my father, why don't you ask his opinion?"
"Then your grandmother put Ye Fan in, did you ask me for my opinion? Your father went directly to the old lady, did you ask me a question?" Guan Suyi didn't even bother to lift her eyelids, so she asked loudly.
Zhao Chunxi had nothing to say, and was bored for a while before saying, "Even if you want to take a concubine for him, can't you wait a while? You have to pick it on the day my aunt came over? How uncomfortable should my aunt be?"
"Don't do what you don't want to others. Your Ye family wants to put Ye Fan in, but when you can't, you have to pick it up soon after my wedding with Lord Hou? Have you ever thought about how uncomfortable I will be?" Guan Su Clothes closed the book, and her voice slowly became cold, "I am now the mistress of Hou's residence, and Liu's forcibly forcing Hou Ye to take a concubine is slapping me in the face in public. The sage said: repaying grievance with virtue, why repay virtue? It should be Repay resentment with resentment, repay kindness with kindness. If others are sincere to me, I will naturally deliver them with sincerity. If others want to plot against me, I am sorry, and I will make him break his teeth and swallow his blood."
When it came to the last sentence, Zhao Chunxi always felt that her stepmother's eyes were very sharp, as if she had already understood her careful thoughts, and even her mother's plans were clear. But how is it possible? Even though she thought so, she couldn't stop panicking in her heart, just because she had to knock down her teeth and swallow blood, just as the other party said.
Guan Suyi slapped her knuckles on the table, and Chong Mingfang said, "You can go to the government office with Butler Zhao now, and he will help you eliminate slave status and become a good citizen. What is the reason for me to lift you up to this point, presumably You are very clear in your heart that you will serve the Lord Hou well in the future, and don't let me down. If I can support you, I can naturally suppress you."
"Madam's great kindness and great virtue, the servants will never forget. As long as you send a message in the future, the servants will definitely go through fire and water for you." Mingfang knew that the young lady raised herself to suppress Ye Fan, so she quickly knelt down and expressed her loyalty.
Seeing this man's gesture, Guan Suyi laughed inwardly. In the previous life, she also saw through Mingfang's thoughts, but she was afraid that the master-servant friendship had not been fulfilled, so Ye Fan used her promotion as a concubine to win people over. Therefore, Guan Suyi made countless tricks in the open and secret, and was almost sunk in the pond in the end. Now, she simply took the initiative to pick up Mingfang. She was also a concubine, and they went through the door on the same day. In order to compete for Zhao Luli's favor, the two were afraid that they would kill the red eye.
A dog bites a man is a tragedy, a man bites a dog is a farce, and a dog bites a dog is a good show. Guan Suyi just sat in the high hall, waiting to see this good show. Sending away the grateful Ming Fang, she caught a glimpse of Zhao Chunxi's extremely ugly face, she said slowly, "Mother has thousands of ways to suppress concubines, the worst one is to do it yourself. Ye Fan is your aunt now, how close are you to her? It doesn't matter, but you are your father's concubine when you enter the Hou Mansion, so it's better for you and her to walk less, so as not to lose the reputation of being a 'little woman'."
The little woman was a lowly concubine, and being raised by a lowly concubine was a very shameful and extremely shameful thing at the time. Guan Suyi's last sentence was vicious and made Zhao Chunxi almost faint. At this moment, Zhao Luli walked in and said furiously, "When I was away, that's how you humiliated Xi'er? What my mother-in-law said was right. , No matter how good-looking you are, you will never really consider Xi'er. I am too gullible! Guan Suyi, you are ready, I want to accept Ye Fan in January, and you have to agree if you disagree. Without her to look after her in the backyard, I'm really afraid that Xi'er and Wang Shu will be hurt by you." If he hadn't heard and seen with his own eyes, he wouldn't know how his daughter would cry when she returned.
He was originally locked in the study and sullen, but it took half an hour to realize that he still had to give an explanation to his new wife, so he walked back to the upper room and planned to discuss and persuade him in a good voice, but he didn't expect to hear these words, and his anger was immediately swept away. ignite.
Zhao Chunxi was overjoyed, but there were many tears in his eyes, and he fell into his father's arms and sobbed. Although he didn't say anything, the appearance of silently enduring everything was heartbreaking enough.
Seeing that Zhao Luli was furious and was about to go wild, Guan Suyi said calmly, "I have a straight temper and I have something to say. I have told you this long ago. If you think I am wrong, okay, wait. When Ye Fan passed the door, Xier and Wangshu moved in to be raised by her, I let go and don't care about everything, so you are satisfied?"
Zhao Luli was dumb, and Zhao Chunxi was dumb too. The father and daughter looked at each other, and it was difficult to ride a tiger. No matter how close Ye Fan is by blood and relationship, she will still be a concubine when she passes by. Where can there be a son or daughter who is not raised under the mistress's knees, but sent to the concubine's room instead? If the news spreads, let alone let Zhao Chunxi marry a good family in the future, let Zhao Wangshu enter the imperial examination, even if the two step out of the door, they will feel embarrassed.
The consequence of being too close to Ye Fan is just as Guan Suyi said - being raised by a little woman. She did speak directly, making it uncomfortable to listen to, but she never missed a half-word.
Zhao Luli's anger was extinguished in an instant, secretly blaming himself for pouring the anger from his mother onto his wife's head.
Ye Fan is only the daughter-in-law of the concubine, so how can her foundation be compared with Guan Suyi? If Guan Suyi was really angry and threw herself and her younger brother to Ye Fan for education, how would she live in the future? He didn't have the blood of an aristocratic family in the first place, and his father was disgusted by the emperor. By then, those handkerchiefs will not die of laughter? The more Zhao Chunxi thought about it, the more anxious he became.
Her mouth was bitter, her knees were weak, and she wanted to kneel down to her stepmother, but she was supported by her strong self-esteem and refused to admit defeat easily.
Guan Suyi didn't care about the Zhao family's father and daughter's apology, and said in a low voice, "I sincerely think about the Hou Mansion, but you have never treated me as your own family, otherwise it will not be when my wedding is less than half a month old. Concubine, I forgot to let me know. Anyway, I'll just be a hands-off shopkeeper, but you have to listen to me. On the day Ye Fan came to the door in January, Mingfang had to follow him, and the Hou Ye had to agree if he disagreed. , otherwise I will go home and let my parents talk to you. Looking at Yanjing, only the merchants' families who came from humble backgrounds and do not know the etiquette will take concubines at the same time as they marry. Don't stop it, you can do what you love, whoever you love."
"Madam, I..." Only then did Zhao Luli realize that taking a concubine was not only his business, but also a family business. If Guan Suyi was not pregnant in three or five years, no one would stop him from taking a concubine, but now he has hurriedly brought in the concubine of the Ye family within half a month of the newly married. It's no wonder that Guan Suyi is so angry.
He regretted it too much, and was about to explain it well, but he saw the other person speak coldly, "Since you don't treat me as a family, I won't rush to post it. That's how I am, I'll repay it with virtue. Virtue, repay your grievances with your sincerity, and exchange your sincerity for your sincerity. You don’t need to ask me what you want to do in the future. I don’t care about anything except the Central Feedback. Now please go out!”
Minglan immediately stepped forward to shove people, caught a glimpse of the feather duster inserted in the vase, and wished she could pick it up and smoke the father and daughter.
Zhao Lu felt anxious, but didn't know how to smooth things out, so he had to retreat in embarrassment, back to the door and bowed deeply, and said in remorse, "Madam, calm down, don't have a relationship with me. I agree with Mingfang. You have the final say, and no one can shake your status. This time it is still my fault, and I will never do it again. Before I get angry, I will let myself think calmly, and then I will discuss with you Haosheng, what do you think? ?"
Zhao Chunxi said with tears in her eyes, "Mother, I know I'm wrong, don't ignore me. I lost my mother when I was young, and it was my aunt who watched me grow up, so I got closer to her and forgot your feelings. In the future, I will listen to your words..."
Guan Suyi waved her hands coldly, "No need to say more, let's go."
Minglan continued to drive people away, "Master Hou, Miss, you go first, Miss is feeling sad at the moment, you let her lick her wounds alone. Her words are indeed not very pleasant, but you think about it in private, Is it really that Li'er?" As he spoke, he pushed the person out and closed the courtyard door.
"It's finally quiet." Guan Suyi tapped the table with his knuckles, and said in a deep voice, "It's time to come, it's time to leave, and the good show should start."
"Miss, it's Mingfang who should go, but where did the concubine of the Ye family come from? If it wasn't for her, there would never be such a bad thing right now." Minglan rolled her eyes in anger.
"She's here, this house is lively." Guan Suyi smiled very lightly.
"What's the fun, there must be a lot of moths. Miss, do you really plan to let her raise the eldest young lady and the eldest young master? That's great, these two people are really difficult to serve, the eldest young master likes to beat and scold people, the eldest young lady looks like It looks very kind, but occasionally shows a particularly gloomy look, which is really scary." Ming Lan patted her chest, looking like she couldn't avoid it.
Guan Suyi shook her head, "I think so, but Zhao Luli will never agree, let's see." She originally planned to gather these people together and let them play by themselves, but now is not a good time. She was waiting, waiting for the Zhao family to continue tossing, and then she "disheartened and left sadly". At that time, let's see if the Hou Mansion can play the drum and qin, and the sheng and chime sound in unison, and whether it can make a flower bloom in the already "extremely happy" life.