Wang Shiren has been in a high position for a long time and is a serious and taciturn person. Even though he felt guilty for his daughter who had reunited after an absence, he showed no emotions or words or deeds when they saw each other again. He was just more talkative than usual and asked his daughter about her experiences in these years.
Aunt Cui did not elaborate, but she still made the old lady burst into tears. She held her daughter's hand tightly and said: "How can it be easy for orphans and widowed mothers to make a living outside? You don't know how many disasters you have concealed. My
Son, mother is sorry for you, it was mother who made you suffer."
Aunt Cui quickly coaxed her, and Wang Junshen lowered his head in shame: "Mom, it's all my son's fault. If you want to punish me, just punish your son."
The old lady became really fierce and hit him several times with a cane. Wang Junshen remained silent and allowed her to be beaten and scolded. Others could not persuade the old lady, but it was Wang Shiren who stopped her before she was willing to stop.
The old lady was also resentful of Wang Shiren, but she couldn't beat him, so she could only let her son take care of him.
Wang Shiren knew it well. He was indeed speechless in front of his daughter and didn't know what to say. He could only focus on his grandson.
As Cui Weizhen rose to prominence and became famous, more and more news about him gradually became available. Wang Shiren also heard about him in Taiyuan, and from then on he had people collect news about him one by one. He knew this grandson fairly well, and he probably guessed that the emperor valued him.
intention.
After a lifetime of ups and downs, his ideas have changed. At this time, he did not hesitate to speak: "Your Majesty uses you because of your status as a noble family. You must also know it well, otherwise with your temperament
I won't go back to the Cui family. It's just that the Cui family may not be willing to rely on you if your uncle is here. Fortunately, you still have a maternal family. No matter what you do in the future, our Wang family will support you."
Wang Junshen was shocked. He obviously did not expect that his father would say such a thing. Although he had previously wanted to win over Cui Weizhen to be used by the Wang family, he had no intention of supporting Cui Weizhen unconditionally. Before leaving Beijing, he had even set up camps everywhere.
The prince who paid attention had the same thoughts as Cui Shihong.
The doubts and dissatisfaction in his heart can only be suppressed in the bottom of his heart. Although he is the leader of the sect now, he cannot resist what his father decides.
Wang Shiren's sincerity also surprised Cui Weizhen, but after thinking about it, he immediately understood that his grandfather's support was the same as Wang Junshen's plan. His choice of him was equivalent to placing a bet on King Wei.
Only when it was mentioned in this situation, it was a little more tender and affectionate, making people who didn't know it seem like they were trying to make up for their guilt towards their daughter. Although there were factors, it was definitely not the main factor.
He is indeed an old fox who is good at calculation.
But Cui Weizhen did not suffer. With the support of the Wang family and half of the Cui family, other aristocratic families would be easier to solve, and it would be much smoother for him to implement reforms in the future.
So he solemnly thanked him, and the two foxes exchanged tacit glances, appearing to be tender and happy.
The old lady was obviously fooled and her face improved. She said to Cui Weizhen in a serious voice: "Just listen to your grandfather. You are still young. Without the support of the family, you will only be bullied in the officialdom. Although the Wang family has no children.
You are a high official in the court, but you don't have many connections. For the sake of our Wang family, they don't dare to make things difficult for you."
As the emperor's favorite, Cui Weizhen actually had not suffered any difficulties, but he still solemnly thanked the old lady for her kindness and finally made her laugh.
The mood of the two old ladies improved, and the atmosphere in the hall became obviously lively.
Yesterday, the Wang family received news that the Cui family's mother and son were in Guining. At the request of the old man and the old lady, several members of the direct branch of the family came. They had just kept silent because they couldn't talk, but now the atmosphere was relaxed, so they started chirping.
Start talking.
As an old daughter-in-law who came back to her grandfather's house for the first time, Ye Zhenzhen met people under Cui Weizhen's guidance. She recognized a lot of uncles, aunts, and cousins, and received a lot of greeting gifts. Of course, her efforts were not cheap.
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The Cui family's meeting gift was Guose's rouge and gouache, but that obviously wouldn't work in the Wang family. Not to mention that the visit to the Wang family was not part of the plan and no gift was prepared at all, but the relationship between the Wang family's Man Tingfang and Guose was inappropriate.
Take out this set of rouge gouache.
Ye Zhenzhen's eyes wandered around Man Tingfang's shareholders without leaving a trace, and thought to herself that they were quite able to hold their breath, but she didn't know if they could hold it in forever.
Before the person with ulterior motives could speak, the old lady couldn't help but feel distressed: "Silly boy, it has not been easy for you to live outside these years. How can you get so much money to be a free boy? This is your first time to see your grandfather.
Family, we should give you a meeting gift, why are you preparing these? Even if you don't give them, who dares to say that yours is not good?"
The old lady's majestic gaze swept across the hall, and everyone present quickly expressed their opinions that they should not receive such expensive gifts. Some even wanted to give them back, which made Ye Zhenzhen laugh and cry. How could she get back the gifts she had given out?
The truth?
This extra-budgeted meeting gift was a temporary preparation. It was not considered a rarity, but it cost a lot of money. Although it was not a blessing, it was valuable, so there was nothing rude about using it as a meeting gift.
She quickly pushed the gift back and smiled slightly: "I know my grandma cares about me, but it's not rude to come back and forth. I don't bring gifts, just because I'm afraid you'll think I'm greedy for your good things, so I won't let you give them to me next time."
I'm here."
The old lady was amused by her and said to her beloved daughter: "Why did you marry such an eccentric daughter-in-law? Have you ever been bullied?"
Ye Zhenzhen responded with an aggrieved look: "Grandma, you have wronged my grandson's daughter-in-law. I am usually very well-behaved, but my mother loves me so much."
Aunt Cui was also very pregnant. She had not learned Ye Zhenzhen's cheeky act of coquettishness, but she still stayed close to her mother and spoke in a very soft tone: "Mom, you see, this little girl is used to being coquettish.
I wasn’t bullied, but I was deceived a lot by her.”
Ye Zhenzhen pursed her lips and snickered. Seeing that her daughter was speaking sincerely, the old lady understood that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a good relationship. The grandson-in-law liked her daughter very much. She must have been a filial person, otherwise her daughter would not have so many smiles on her face.
The old lady originally loved Wujiwu because of her grandson, but now she had an extra layer of love. She looked at Ye Zhenzhen with even more joy. In her eyes, this grandson's daughter-in-law was as lovable as a fairy child.
She held her daughter's hand with her left hand, and held Ye Zhenzhen's hand with her right hand. Her hands seemed to hold the whole world. Her face was smiling, and even the old wrinkles showed kindness and peace: "Good boy,
I’ll visit my grandma more often in the future. It doesn’t matter if I come in empty-handed. Grandma doesn’t mind. I heard that you like painting as much as Brother Zhen. I have collections from everyone in the past in my private vault. I’ll have them delivered to you later, so you can play with them as you like.