Chapter 61: Unhappy Retribution
Sometimes Su Yirong really didn't know what her mother was thinking. She thought that Ninth Sister was a blessing in disguise. She really thought that she went to the nunnery to pray for blessings and got a good marriage. Therefore, she felt that she had a share of credit, but she didn't think about the reputation of Second Young Master Zhao. Ninth Sister
Can you live a good life if you marry someone with such a reputation now? At this time, people from Yuanping's house still want to take advantage of it. If it were her, she wouldn't look good on others. Some of them are even discussing in private. If the Zhao family and his son
After returning home in triumph, there are many noble ladies from wealthy families vying to get married. If they break off the engagement, the reasons are readily available, saying that they didn't inquire carefully at the time and didn't know about Ninth Sister's affairs.
In short, it's a mess now, and even she doesn't know what to do.
Looking at the Yang family, Su Yirong had to say that it is really important for a high-ranking family to choose a daughter-in-law, especially when a clan wife manages a large family. For example, the Jiang family chosen by the third family is very good. The family is in a mess, so choosing a daughter-in-law cannot be done.
Looking at the appearance, you must choose someone who is capable of supporting the family and has a good temperament. The three-bedroom conditions are there. If you want to raise yourself well, you have to look for someone with a very low family background.
As long as the daughter-in-law has enough brains, even if she has never learned how to be a director in the family before, if she is taught slowly, will she still be afraid that she will not be able to take charge of her own affairs in three to five years?
The Yang family chosen for the big house was from a good family background and was the daughter of a minister, but her appearance was not that good. She wanted a wife to be virtuous, and her mother took a fancy to Yang's gentleness. What was the result? Only after entering the house did she discover this daughter-in-law.
There is more to meekness than shrewdness.
Her mother asked her to make good friends with her ninth sister. If she wants to make good friends with others, she should not only be good at talking, but also good at observing people's words and picking up what people like to hear. Yang's talkativeness is good and she is good at making excuses. However, she seems to be lacking in observing people's words. This is also a big family.
It is a common problem for the eldest daughter who is pampered by others. She has been favored by others since she was a child. She is the only one who looks at others' faces.
Su Yirong really didn't know what to do with Yang's current situation. He told her to dress up more nicely, but for fear of accidentally offending her brother's eyes, he told her not to trouble Sister Ninth. She passed the test of being a mother again.
No.
There are some things that you have to solve by yourself, figure out your own solutions, and act according to circumstances. Others really can't teach her word for word.
After Su Yirong left.
The more Ms. Yang thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved. She didn't know what to do. She just shed tears, but she didn't dare to cry out and let others hear her gossip.
It happened that Su Jinfeng came back to change clothes for something. Seeing Yang's eyelids red and swollen, he casually asked, what's wrong?
Yang's eyes hurriedly said that she was confused by the sand.
Su Jinfeng frowned, stopped asking, changed some clothes and went out.
Jin Zhen saw it from the side and asked anxiously: "Young madam, why don't you tell the eldest son about your grievances or difficulties?"
Ms. Yang lowered her head and said, "My husband is busy at the Yamen. Why bother him with such a trivial matter."
Jin Zhen is really worried for Mrs. Yang. A wife can't bear everything by herself. She has to tell her husband, just like in her own family. There are many fathers and brothers, and they are very loyal. When brothers come to borrow money, they always agree. Ask mother later.
, I never count myself.
As a result, a good family fortune was slowly ruined. When my father realized that there was nothing in the family, he woke up. At that time, my grandmother was ill.
She and her sister sold it.
Fortunately, she was sold to the Shangshu Mansion and worked as a maid. The house where her sister sold her was in trouble, and she didn't know where she was resold.
If the mother had informed the father of the family's difficulties from the beginning and asked him not to be so generous with money, the couple might have blushed, but they would have been able to live on. However, in order to please the father and gain a virtuous reputation from the neighbors, the mother forced herself to
Endured it.
My father was wrong in this matter, and my mother was also wrong. If there were too many mistakes, it would become a tragedy.
If the young lady tells the matter to the eldest young master, although the eldest young master may think that the young lady is not virtuous and can't do anything, at least he can understand the young lady's difficulties and maybe he can help with some ideas?
As a bystander, Jinzhen thought clearly, but she couldn't directly remind the young lady and teach her what to do, otherwise if something happened, she, a little maid, couldn't bear the responsibility of stirring up trouble. Her parents had already raised all the money for her ransom.
, and asked for the grace of the young lady to release her to reunite with her family next month.
It's not that she is selfish, it's that she, a little maid, really can't stand any changes.
After Su Yiqing came back, she greeted Mrs. Cen several times. Mrs. Cen looked much older and seemed even less willing to see her.
It's just that you still have to say hello to those who should be greeted, and you can only stop for one stop and then leave.
That day, when I was about to pay my respects to Madam Tai, I was stopped by Grandma Jin in the yard.
"Miss Ninth, Mrs. Tai has guests today, please come back."
Su Yiqing nodded and was about to leave when she heard crying coming from Mrs. Cen's room. Then the maid in the room called Aunt Jin. Aunt Jin ignored Su Yiqing and hurried in.
Su Yiqing didn't want to be troublesome, but it seemed that something had happened to Mrs. Cen, so she left like this. After a moment of hesitation, she followed in.
After entering, I was stunned. The person sitting in front of Mrs. Cen, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, was Cen Hengyuan's mother, Mrs. Cen Yue. I had met Mrs. Cen several times before, but every time Mrs. Cen looked at the goods.
He looked at her with eyes that made her completely absent.
Mrs. Cen seemed to be very angry and gasping for air. The maid-in-law took the medicinal wine to wipe her forehead and rub her chest.
Mrs. Cen was about to speak when she regained her breath.
Aunt Jin hurriedly reminded: "Madam, Miss Ninth is here."
Su Yiqing stepped forward and saluted: "Hello, grandma, and hello, cousin."
When Mrs. Yue saw Su Yiqing, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She quickly covered her face with a handkerchief, but where she could not hide it, she became more and more embarrassed.
It was Mrs. Cen who said calmly: "Xiao Jiu is here. Grandma has something to say with your cousin. You should go back first."
"Yes." Su Yiqing bowed gently again, and then slowly left.
As soon as Su Yiqing left, Mrs. Cen immediately turned coldly to Mrs. Yue and said, "Did you see that Xiaojiu has a certain degree of advance and retreat? After all, she is a legitimate daughter, and she is no better than a concubine."
Mrs. Yue wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and cried: "Aunt, I know I was wrong. Brother Heng is your grand-nephew. You also feel sorry for him and cannot let him be harmed by that poisonous woman."
"Xiaojiu is still my granddaughter? She even called you cousin aunt. Why didn't you feel sorry for her at first?" Mrs. Cen sneered: "Others don't know what happened to the first cousin, so how can your Cen family do it?
Don't you know? I bumped into him without any idea, with my big belly, and I knelt down and begged. Who can blame me if the child fell out? The melon is not sweet, you Cen family look down on Xiaojiu, think of me as an old wife.
I accept the one who divorced you. I changed it to Xiaoba according to your wishes. I will repay the kindness of my parents' family. How long has it passed and I said that I want to divorce my wife? Is it easy to bully the uncle Yuanping's house? "
"But, Su Yixiang is so shameless, aunt, you don't know..."
"Stop talking about it. No matter what Su Yixiang has done, it is impossible to divorce his wife. There are still unmarried girls in the Su family. If you, the Cen family, feel dissatisfied, you can list her crimes one by one and we can argue with her.
Tell me about what happened before." Mrs. Cen said with a straight face, "The Su family doesn't care, they can also clear Xiaojiu's original stigma."
What else did Yue want to say.
Mrs. Cen shouted sternly: "I have made it very clear. I did not pursue Xiaojiu's matter at the beginning. This was the last repayment I, a married woman, gave to the Cen family. You are also a mother. If there is no accident, you should do it now.
Now that you have a grandson, if it were you, would you sacrifice your own granddaughter for your natal grandnephew?"
Mrs. Yue was stunned and didn't know how to answer. She was the daughter-in-law of the Cen family. If she said she would, Mrs. Cen, the daughter of the Cen family, would scold her bloody. If she said she wouldn't, let alone her.
Mrs. Cen finally said: "I am already old and don't care about things. The Su family and the Cen family are still in-laws. For my sake, the Su family will not do anything to the Cen family. But if the Cen family is blocking
If we go to the Su family, many things will be hard to say."
These few words sounded like a warning, so Mrs. Cen had no choice but to leave it at that.
As soon as Mrs. Cen left the courtyard, a maid from the Cen family hurriedly came to look for her, saying that something had happened at home. Mrs. Cen was startled and left in a hurry.
A few days later, Xin'er told Su Yiqing that the Cen family had been sued.
It was Youcao's parents who sued him.
It turned out that Youcao died of illness, and her parents took the body home for burial. Her family was a stranger. Recently, she met a fellow villager who got rich. She sympathized with their situation here and gave them some money to help them return to their hometown. Youcao's parents
I didn't want to leave my daughter alone here, so I wanted to take my daughter back to my hometown.
When the bones were opened, they found that Youcao's bones were black. An experienced old man said it was caused by poisoning, so Youcao's parents filed a complaint.
According to the laws of the Da Jing Dynasty, slaves could be bought, sold and punished, but they could not be killed at will. Although the crime of killing a slave was less serious than killing a good citizen, it was still a crime.
Since someone filed a complaint, and the Cen family was not a hard-core person, the government office naturally accepted the complaint and sent people to the Cen family to investigate and collect evidence.
In fact, this kind of murder involving an internal house has been going on for a long time. As long as the Cen family takes care of it a little and gives the victim a little money, the people will not sue the officials and the officials will not pursue it. It will be over in terms of face. Who can take this kind of case seriously?
But Cen Hengyuan didn't know what happened. After knowing that Youcao had been poisoned, he kept asking the government to investigate and give Youcao justice, and the matter became a big deal.
Su Yixiang said that it must have been Cen Hengyuan's other acquaintance Wan Qing, and kept threatening to send Wan Qing to the official.
Wan Qing cried and complained about her injustice, but the Cen family thought that instead of spending money to take care of it, they might as well push out another slave and take the charge and forget about it. Under the commotion, desperate Wan Qing revealed that it turned out that Youcao had gone to Qingxin Temple before but...
It is Cen Hengyuan's sister-in-law who is the instigator. The purpose is to destroy the marriage between Cen and Su's family so that Cen Hengyuan can marry his sister-in-law's sister. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, and your support.
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