Chapter 4 The Big Knife Test
There were quite a few people sitting in Xiaoyaju, both men and women. The chairs on both sides were full, and they all looked at her up and down with ruler-like eyes. Shi Niang's eyes were only directed at the second person sitting above her.
The woman who is fourteen or five years old looks a little bitter, but she is still average-looking.
"Mom, this is my sister." Mrs. Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, "Sister, this is my mother, why don't you greet me quickly."
Fang Xian's step-brother, Mrs. Li, was the matchmaker of the empress. Li was a branch of the empress's natal family. From the time they got engaged at the age of sixteen, things kept happening. Either their own family had a lot of filial piety, or the other's family had another filial piety. It was a drag.
When she was 23 years old, she actually asked to go to a nunnery to take care of her hair and practice cultivation. Her mother-in-law really loved children, so she entrusted her to the queen.
The queen was also in a dilemma. It was difficult to marry into any family. So she lined up the ministers or ministers' sons whose wives had died, and Fang Xian entered the finals. The advantage was that the family had a simple population (just one legitimate son and legitimate daughter).
Even though an old aunt had given birth to a lot of children, she was not afraid of the difference between the legitimate children. Compared with other families, the Fang family was considered a saint's family. So, the Li family married Mrs. Li.
come over.
If the Li family had known Shi Niang at that time, she would have definitely suggested, 'Don't read the ads, just look at the results.' She also didn't want to think about why neither of the two legitimate wives lived long, and the family had been run by an old aunt for more than ten years.
Call the shots? Raise a bunch of children, all born to the same aunt, so if one person has a bad brain, it is one person's responsibility, but if the whole family has a bad brain, there is nothing to say. The main thing is, that person
Is the Queen stupid? Or does she have a grudge against the Li family? On purpose!
"Madam, greeting." Shi Niang bowed to Mrs. Li Yingying. Logically speaking, she should call Mrs. Li 'mother'. However, Mrs. Li is only two years older than the eldest son of the Fang family, Fang Yun. She is happy to do so.
I'm afraid no one would be happy to hear it. Besides, she couldn't even call her 'Father', let alone this cheap lady. It was more reliable to call her Madam honestly.
"Shi Niang looks really neat." Mrs. Li really didn't feel anything about these children from the front house. When she saw Shi Niang bowing down, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to support her. She went to Fang's house to find a safe place, and she went to Fang's house.
I didn't feel anything from top to bottom, including my husband.
Of course, recently she specifically called the Xiao family back, and she really didn't comply with the rules. It's good for me to provide for you in old age, but I can't be abused by you. After all, I am also a matchmaker, and the marriage granted by the Queen has been robbed by you.
, What I lost was not my people, but the Queen's people.
However, if he seizes power as soon as he comes up, he is afraid that if the news spreads, it will not be heard well, so he took advantage of the second girl's return to Beijing to launch his own plan. I don't want the Fang family, but I can't give it to you either. So just now
Waiting here. The second girl is her key to renovating the inner house.
However, when I saw Shi Niang's face clearly, I sighed a little. For a beauty with such a mark, you can imagine how beautiful Qian Lu Niang is. I subconsciously thought, is that man blind? Such a beautiful wife and daughter,
Throw it away in your hometown and keep it with you?
"Thank you, madam." Shi Niang didn't think about what Mrs. Li thought, so she was blessed again.
"This is Aunt Huang." Mrs. Xiao hurriedly took Shi Niang to the second place.
On the lower left side, there is a beautiful middle-aged woman of about thirty-four or five years old. Judging from the dress, she is on par with Mrs. Li. From her clothes and the position where she sits, it can be seen that she is in the Fang family.
status.
She smiled softly at Shi Niang, but did not move. She probably had been in the Fang family for more than 20 years, and during the more than ten years of absence of Madam Lu and the absence of the Li family, she really took charge of the family and had children.
Women, they feel that they are different from other concubines.
Shi Niang didn't move, she just glanced at her sister-in-law and said nothing.
Mrs. Xiao was also embarrassed. She looked at Aunt Huang, who was motionless, and then at the second girl who had just arrived. She really felt that she was in a difficult position. She could only bite the bullet and said, "Aunt Huang has been with my father for many years, and there are quite a lot of people in the house."
Somewhat decent.”
"Is it possible that my sister-in-law wants me to act like an elder to a maid and concubine like those people who have no rules?" Shi Niang faked a smile and glanced at the woman, "Even if my mother is not in good health, I should tell you how to deal with it.
, asking for a good concubine to manage the family's finances and educate the children is the way to go. I promote a slave. I know it is for the sake of my mother, and I am afraid that someone with a big heart will be difficult to take care of in the future. If I don't know, I am afraid that I will say that the Fang family has no family.
The rules are bringing down the family."
"Second Miss, this is..." Aunt Huang quickly stood up with a sad look on her face. She looked like she was fainting.
"Someone, please come and invite me. I'm not the one who cares about women. Besides, how old are you? You are an old woman who can be a grandmother. Who can you pretend to be a white lotus? You dare to act, I
I really don’t dare to look at it." Shi Niang sneered, pointed to a girl standing next to her and said. Seeing the girl running out with a smile, she looked at Huang's dull face with a sneer, "What is your identity? I don't know.
?In my wife’s room, I dress in gold and silver and still dare to sit down. I really don’t know whether it’s because my wife is a good-natured woman or because no one has followed the rules in the house. If word spreads, it’s really ruining the Fang family’s reputation in vain.
It’s nothing if you bring down the Fang family’s reputation, but if you bring down my reputation, my mothers can’t rely on you.”
"You have such a sharp mouth, but you really don't respect your concubine the moment you come back..." The girl who was sitting rushed over and looked at Shi Niang with stern eyes.
"No, I only heard that disrespecting your aunt is a crime, but I didn't hear that a master must respect his slave." Shi Niang sneered and looked at the woman who rushed up. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, but she was shorter than herself.
One head, probably Fang Xue, the third concubine of the Fang family, said, "This girl, everyone's beauty is not about who has more pink on her face and more jewelry on her body, but about her own cultivation. You were born by a maid, but you are not
Maid, please don’t sell the official salt as private salt. It will disgrace the Fang family. You don’t want to be named Fang. Please, my surname is still Fang!”
"What's wrong with the second girl? As soon as she entered the house, she made the house restless. If she didn't turn around, she would say that the second girl was delayed by her own mother who was a merchant." A young woman dressed as a woman covered her mouth and smiled.
Mrs. Xiao frowned, "Second younger brother and sister."
"Aren't I afraid that it will harm the second girl's reputation? Even though she is a direct descendant, but..." She covered her mouth and giggled again.
"Alas! So background really can't deceive people. The Lu family is an imperial merchant. When the country was founded, they met Taizu in the grass. They spent all their wealth to support Taizu in conquering the world. The Lu family has been imperial merchants for generations, and they have the rank of seventh rank.
The imperial merchant qualification was awarded to the Lu family by Taizu, saying, "As long as the Lu family is in our dynasty, they will not go hungry." And the Lu family has lived up to the divine grace and has produced talents from generation to generation, including three ministers.
Shuling, four ministers. My youngest uncle is serving as governor in the south. Now the eldest son of the second wife, my cousin Lu Yangqiu, has been appointed as Tanhualang, and now he is appointed as the sixth-rank court councilor." Shi Niang twitched the corners of her lips and said, "I dare to ask your house.
how?"
------Digression-----
I was planning to write an article early this morning, but the various groups were abuzz with excitement. Some were discussing housing prices in Bay Area, and some were discussing how to govern it. The author group was more reliable. They said they were going to fight, so why write an article? Another said,
Fortunately, I just finished the article. I said, I just started the article yesterday... There is another thing. I told the editor that I want to change my pen name. When I go to a meeting, people are sure to skip me and read someone else's name.
, for fear of mispronunciation, which was very painful... Then the editor-in-chief knocked on me and said, "You are going to change your pen name, haha, everyone is celebrating! It has been withdrawn." She was afraid that I would complain to her, but she had to express her joy...
I am now, Guo Furong: The world is so wonderful, but I am so irritable! Overwhelming!
Chapter completed!