Xiahou Mei took her son out of the Yue Kingdom's mansion angrily. It wasn't until the carriage drove for a while that she realized that she had been too impulsive just now.
In the past few years, she and Zhong Yuqing have been friends. Although they are as close as sisters on the surface, they know each other's thoughts. However, Zhong Yuqing is a person who likes to hide her heart and hates leaving behind people. She will not hurt others' faces easily. She
Then, he pretended not to understand Zhong Yuqing's thoughts, overtly tried to win over her, and secretly gained some benefits through friendship. Now it seems that Zhong Yuqing is still the same hard-hearted person as before.
What she hates the most is Zhong Yuqing's thorough and considerate attitude! It seems like she, the eldest aunt, is so ignorant!
Xia Houmei recalled a period of her past and realized that during the years when she and Zhong Yuqing were fighting openly and covertly, she had not actually received any benefits. Instead, she had made her parents and brothers dislike her. If Zhong Yuqing had not ignored the past and helped Zhong Yuqing later,
She and her husband were out of trouble, and it was possible that the Rong'an Marquis' mansion had been ransacked long ago, and she didn't know how she was going to spend the rest of her life.
People's hearts are made of flesh, Zhong Yuqing is tolerant and generous, and she is not a ungrateful person. Especially after Xia Houhui died, she was more able to understand Zhong Yuqing's sadness and difficulty, and comforted her many times. Therefore, Zhong Yuqing was in Rong.
The Anhou Mansion has never been stingy with money and power when it comes to major and minor affairs. If she really had a falling out with Zhong Yuqing because of her children's marriage, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for her to do things under the banner of the Yue Kingdom Government in the future.
Already.
Fortunately, her children are all grown up, and her two first daughters and her eldest son now have powerful marriage partners, so they don't have to worry about borrowing help.
She still had to make preparations for her youngest son's marriage.
Thinking of this, Xia Houmei couldn't help but glare at his youngest son who was sitting cautiously next to him, and scolded: "You said you are such a big man, and you are usually eloquent at home, but why is that girl Xia Hoshu so speechless every time I see her?
Coming?"
Xu Ruoqian was still thinking about what his mother had just said to his aunt, and was wondering if he should find a chance to go back and apologize. It wasn't that he wanted to cling to anything, he just felt that we were all relatives, so he would not worry about it in the future.
It was an awkward meeting. Moreover, he truly admired his uncle and aunt's character.
Suddenly hearing his mother blaming him, Xu Ruoqian felt a little unhappy and said gloomily: "My mother keeps asking me to marry Shu'er, but she never asks me if I am happy with her. How can I teach my son to be willing? What is Shu'er?
It’s not like you don’t know her temper. She doesn’t even look down on her cousins in Prince Gong’s palace. If I dare to embarrass her by telling half a lie, will she still have to suffer for me in the future?”
After hearing this, Xiahou Mei looked like he hated iron and said angrily: "Most of the couples in the world have blind marriages. How many of them are happy with each other from the beginning? When they really become husband and wife and have children,
The feelings gradually developed. No matter how powerful that girl Shu'er is, can she surpass her father and mother? What are you afraid of her for? You have known her for many years, has she ever really been rough with you? It can be seen that she still has feelings in her heart.
With you, you can't understand such a simple truth, how can I expect you to prosper in the future?"
Xu Ruoqian thought that today was embarrassing enough, but he was scolded all over again. He was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he said loudly: "Mother only cares about showing off her authority, but has she ever cared about her son's face? Just now
In Songyatang, couldn't mother see that my eldest aunt was not willing to marry Shu'er into our family?"
He took a deep breath and added: "My mother is a woman after all, so how can she not understand Shu'er's thoughts? She is polite to me just because we are relatives, and I never go to her to provoke her.
I'm so mean-spirited, do you really think she is interested in me?"
Xiahou Mei couldn't hear the rejection behind Zhong Yuqing and Xia Houshu's words. She just pretended not to understand. At this moment, being exposed by her son in this way, she felt panicked and replied: "You follow me
What are you yelling at? Why didn't you speak in front of your aunt and cousin just now? If you dare to speak to them in the same tone as you speak to me now, I will admire you! "
Xu Ruoqian didn't want to have such a meaningless argument with his mother, so he turned his face away.
Xiahou Mei became even angrier after seeing this, and continued: "You blame me for showing off my authority and making you lose face. How much is your face worth? If I don't stand up, do you dare to stand up? If it's on your own, I don't think you'll ever do it again."
I want to marry a happy wife!"
Xu Ruoqian is a scholar. He was taught by his mother to be respectful and filial since he was a child. On weekdays at home, when his mother wants to be arrogant, he closes the door, ignores what is happening outside the window, and only reads the books of sages. People say
A woman takes her husband as her guideline, but her father can't even take advantage of her mother verbally, let alone his son?
But this matter was different today. It was a matter of principle, and he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Xu Ruoqian tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest and asked seriously: "When my mother asked me to marry a wife, do I want to marry someone who is satisfied with you or someone who is satisfied with me?"
Xiahou Mei was stunned for a moment, realizing that her son dared to refute her, an unknown fire arose in her heart, and she said angrily: "What do you mean by satisfaction? What do I mean by what I am satisfied with? How many years have you lived?
Do you know what satisfaction means? The most important thing when marrying a wife is to be from the right family. If you are from the wrong family, no matter how good your appearance is or how honest your character is, it will not be a good match. Although Shu'er's character is not very lovable, he is not gentle either.
But she is the only daughter of the Duke of Yue, and her mother's family belongs to Prince Gong's palace. Based on this alone, she is better than many people. Your brothers and sisters have such good marriages. If you marry someone whose status is not as good as yours, you will be in trouble in the future.
Why do you raise your head in front of them? I am your biological mother, is it possible that I will harm you?"
Xu Ruoqian burst out laughing when he mentioned the marriage of a well-matched couple and his brother and sister. His mother had always emphasized that the marriage of her children was a well-matched match, but she had never paid attention to whether such a marriage would be a happy one for the children. She even selectively ignored the misfortune of the children.
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His sister-in-law, the Qian family, has a strong mother's family. She grew up in such a family and has a strong character. However, she met her mother-in-law Xia Houmei, who was equally strong. Therefore, the eldest brother Xu Ruoyu could only live with his tail between his wife and mother.
He was scolded by both sides accidentally, and his mind was full of lawsuits and he had nowhere to talk about it. He would often take him to drink and cry.
There is also her second sister Xu Ruolan. Everyone envies her for marrying King Zhao's legitimate son and becoming a royal family member. But Duguxian, like his father King Zhao, has a lazy and lazy temperament and has made no progress in his official career.
His wife's wife and concubine were well-supported. Xu Ruolan was struggling just to provide for their food and clothing. She often went back to her parents' house to ask for money to supplement their income, and she was just trying to maintain her dignity outside.
The husband of the eldest sister Xu Ruoshui, Zhao Shenghai, has a family background that is not as prominent as the other two families. He was originally a small leader of the Red Feather Army, and later transferred to the Ministry of War on the recommendation of Xia Houyuan. However, they have been married for many years and have three children. Zhao Shenghai is very interested in Xu.
Ruoshui doesn't like Ruoshui, and he even has no feelings at all. He goes out early and comes back late every day. Even if the yamen is not busy, he doesn't go home until dark. Even when he goes home, he likes to stay in the study and is not allowed to do so.
He didn’t care about whether his wife and children were happy or in good health; nor did he worry about household affairs or human relationships. Even for his father-in-law Xu Shangyu’s fifteenth birthday, he still “forgot” despite Xu Ruoshui’s numerous instructions.
I just asked the boy to come and apologize symbolically.
Thinking of his brother and sister's unsatisfactory marriage, and looking at his mother's eyes full of expectations, blame, and annoyance, Xu Ruoqian couldn't help but feel sad and said in disappointment: "After all, my mother just can't bear to part with the glory and wealth of the Yue Kingdom.
But under the guise of being good for me, she insists on letting me marry Shuer. Since my mother has such disdain for the Rong'an Marquis Mansion, why should she stay in the house all day long to see our father and son angry? It would be better for me to beg my uncle.
Let you return to the Duke of Yue and continue to live a good life!"
Xia Houmei choked. She was said to be greedy for the glory and wealth of the Yue Kingdom? What a joke! Does she need to be greedy? She was married from the Yue Kingdom. Her grandfather was the Yue Kingdom and her father was the Yue Kingdom.
Duke, my brother is also the Duke of Yue, so she has a share of the glory and wealth!
If she hadn't married Xu Shangyu, an unsatisfactory and heartless man, would she have been working so hard, licking her face and making excuses for her children's marriage?
Do you really think that she doesn't care about her face?
Xiahou Mei was touched by his son's words and was so angry that he lost his mind. He picked up a porcelain plate with pastries on the small table and smashed it over, cursing: "You treacherous son! Where have you read all the books of saints and sages?"
You dare to arrange your parents?"
The porcelain plate first hit Xu Ruoqian's body, and then fell into pieces in the carriage. Another fragment hit Xu Ruoqian's forehead. His smooth, white and tender forehead instantly had a cut, and blood flowed out all of a sudden.
The outline of his face flowed into his eye sockets, and dripped onto his chest through his eyelashes. The crow-green and apricot-white scribe's robe instantly looked like a red plum blooming, dazzling.
Xu Ruoqian screamed and moved his hand to his forehead involuntarily.
"Where is the injury?" Xiahou Mei panicked and rushed over to check his son's wound. Then he took out a handkerchief from his arms to hold the wound, "I was careless. How do you feel now?"
Xu Ruoqian didn't want to pay attention to his mother at all. He wiped his eyes with his hand, and the bright and viscous liquid smeared on his hands, and the fishy smell spread in the air.
Crazy! Crazy! His mother is really crazy!
Xu Ruoqian screamed in his heart and opened his mother's hand in disgust. If he could, he wanted to disappear in front of his mother right now!
Xiahou Mei was unprepared. The moment she was pushed away by her son, the blood-stained handkerchief fell on Xu Ruoqian's leg, staining her trouser legs. She quickly picked it up again and said sadly: "My son, mother was just too anxious."
No, I didn’t mean to hurt you. Let mother see if the injury is serious?"
Xu Ruoqian only felt that his mother was hypocritical and couldn't help but move back.
Xiahou Mei didn't feel dissatisfied, so he moved forward and saw that his son was still hiding from him. He gritted his teeth and simply put his hands together to fix his son's head, and then looked at the opening, his eyes like an eagle.
The cut was caused by broken porcelain. The wound was long and slender, and because it was bleeding, the depth could not be seen clearly. However, it was too close to the eye. If it was more unlucky, it might be the eye that was injured.
If a good son loses one eye...
Xiahou Mei's mind suddenly went blank and he couldn't care about anything. He hurriedly shouted to the driver outside: "Quick! The young master is injured. Find a hospital nearby! Hurry!"