Gao Ying looked at the woman jumping up and down in front of her and felt ridiculous.
What is ridiculous is not the Aunt Chen in front of her, but herself.
At first, her grandmother, mother, and several aunts and aunts came to persuade her, telling her that her stubbornness was not sweet, and that if she was not in the right family, she would have a hard time in the future.
At that time, she always felt that the elders were too snobbish and looked down on Chen Liu's humble background.
She believed that she was the only one who knew heroes with her sharp eyes, and knew that Chen Liu was not a creature in the pool, and more importantly, he was the person she liked.
As long as she likes it, even if she comes from a poor family, even if she comes from a ravine, so what?
Only today did she know the true meaning of this difference in family status.
It turns out that this gap will not necessarily appear between her and Chen Liu, but will appear between her and people related to Chen Liu.
For example, the mother-in-law in front of her.
Before she married into the Chen family, she never thought that one day she would have to face such a person, let alone that all her trivial matters would become the talk of strangers outside.
I never thought that there would be people who would ignore the shame and family ugliness and insist on spreading ashes in front of outsiders.
This is the real gap, and this is the worry that the elders had for her before.
She suddenly felt very ridiculous.
She had gone through so much trouble to get such a marriage, and not to mention that Chen Liu had no affection for her at all as a couple. Just saying that such a trivial life was enough to prove her ignorance.
The maid blushed and wanted to argue with Aunt Chen but she couldn't argue. Although she was a maid, she had been studying and literacy with the girl since she was a child, so scolding shrews in the streets was not what she was good at.
At this moment, seeing Aunt Chen actually trying to snatch away their luggage, she immediately became anxious and immediately protected her girl.
Seeing her protecting her, Aunt Chen felt more and more that there was something behind the two bags, and she wanted to snatch them away, "You didn't steal my things, so what are you hiding from? There is clearly something evil in your heart!"
I tell you, you'd better hand it over to me obediently and let me search it, otherwise I will report it to the government immediately and have the government put you in jail. You are stealing something."
The alley in front of Gao Ying's eyes became a little hazy. She had never suffered such humiliation since she was a child. Being framed as a thief was simply unimaginable.
Seeing Mrs. Chen calling on the gangsters in the alley to besiege her maid, even the maid's hair was torn apart, she didn't know where she got the courage to unpack her bags and go into the chaotic crowd over there.
Throw it away, and then use the loudest voice in her life to say: "Search it!"
Her sudden move startled everyone. When they reacted, they saw a pile of things scattered on the ground, including clothes, shoes and socks.
The maid was also startled and said quickly: "Girl! Why are you doing this!"
Aunt Chen didn't think this was something that had to be done. She squatted down very seriously and checked the scattered things.
She checked very carefully and didn't miss anything, but to her disappointment, she didn't find the banknote she was sure she would have.
On the contrary, the men over there looked at the bellybands of obscene clothes scattered on the ground and smiled maliciously, and then whispered something to their companions next to them.
Aunt Chen didn't notice at all. She even pinched the clothes again, fearing that there would be some layers inside.
A one-thousand-tael silver note is not very big when rolled up. What if it is sewn into the clothes?
But no, she didn't find a single banknote.
The maid was so angry that she shivered, but she didn't dare to cry because she was afraid that if she cried, her own girl would also be sad.
After a long time, someone finally couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Aunt Chen, have you found the banknote? If you have found it, we are here to help you today, and you have to treat us all to a meal."
Express your feelings, right?"
Aunt Chen was angry and never expected that she didn't find a banknote. Then she glared at the woman angrily and said angrily: "Where did you hide the money?"
Gao Ying ignored her, but squatted down, picked up the scattered clothes one by one, folded them and put them into the baggage, tied the knot of the baggage again, and stood up.
She finally looked at Aunt Chen, her expression and tone were very calm, "You've finished reading, can I go?"
However, Aunt Chen couldn't figure out why she couldn't find any money.
Now that so many people were watching around her, Aunt Chen felt more and more unable to get off the stage, so she said immediately: "Maybe you are hiding it on your body."
Although Gao Ying had already adjusted her emotions, she was also shocked by the other party's words. She opened her eyes wide, stared at the woman in front of her, and asked word by word: "So, you
Do you want to search me?"
Aunt Chen was a little panicked when she saw her, but she quickly came to her senses and shouted at the top of her lungs, "What? Isn't it possible? I just said that if you want to take away my family's money, it's 10,000 yuan."
Absolutely impossible."
Because of the word search, the eyes of the men over there lit up.
Along this alley, the wife of the Chen family is the prettiest. It’s not just about her good looks, but also her temperament. How could a girl from an ordinary family have such a temperament?
Therefore, many young men who had seen her secretly regarded her as the object of their lust. The discovery of those few clothes just now was enough to shake their minds.
The old woman really searched her in public...
Gao Ying used more strength to suppress the anger in his heart, then looked at the people in front of him and said: "Report to the official!"
Aunt Chen seemed to have not heard what she said clearly, "What did you say?"
"Report to the official!" Gao Ying repeated his words again, "Since you suspect that I took away your things, then report to the official and ask the government to send someone to search my body. But what I want to tell you is,
Once reported to the official, the matter of my reconciliation with Chen Liu will be made public immediately.
He was a second-ranked Jinshi. Originally, it was considered a good thing to be named on the gold medal and win a noble daughter from a high family. But now that something happened to my family, he immediately made peace with me and refused to allow me to take away even a penny from the family.
You should think carefully about what consequences such a thing will have on his reputation if word spreads about it."
Aunt Chen was startled. She thought about what her son had told her in the past, and when she looked at the people around her, she couldn't help but feel guilty.
But she was unconvinced and felt pain in her heart. Now that her son no longer had an official position, how could he let this woman take away the money again?
So she immediately looked stern and said inwardly: "Reputation? Can fame be used as food? Do you think I am afraid of you? Go and report to the official!"
Gao Ying sneered lightly, "It seems that you really don't want your son to have the possibility of becoming an official anymore! If word of this spreads out, even if he is appreciated by nobles one day and can re-enter the officialdom, he will be asked to do it someday.
At this time, we are criticizing the situation, how can a person who has not cultivated his personal ethics cultivate the Great Way? At that time, you can see whether your son will hate you for everything you have done today."
She kept her eyes fixed on Aunt Chen, and her loud words hit Aunt Chen's heart, making her feel frightened and uneasy.
In fact, since she came to the capital, her son has been restraining her and telling her not to talk nonsense or make random friends with others.
If she hadn't begged hard, her son would never have let her stay in the capital.
But her son finally got the honors and achieved such fame. As the mother of a top scholar, how could she still live in a small place like those country women?
So she swore an oath and begged her son to let her stay.
But now...
She glanced at the people around her and felt a lot of regret in her heart.
Is what we did today wrong?
Gao Ying's voice sounded once again, "Are you going to the government office?"