Zhu Jiashi looked at Zhu Niang carefully again, and suddenly found that her daughter-in-law's eyes were completely different from before.
It was a look with determination and firmness, not willing to be manipulated by others, and vowing to fight to the end. The stubbornness in his bones made Zhu Jia quickly realize that the person in front of him was not a docile sheep, but more like a docile sheep.
She is a female wolf who will sacrifice everything to protect her cubs.
"Mom, please tell me directly. Do you want Xiao Hao to come to the palace so that he can study hard and have a bright future, or do you want him to spy on the palace for the family?"
Zhu Jia was startled by Zhu Niang's direct question.
How could Mrs. Zhu Jia expect that her daughter-in-law could actually understand this level?
Zhu Jia's voice was unusually cold: "This is not something that a woman like you should care about."
"What do you mean, mother, this is a responsibility that a child should bear? He is only eight years old and should not bear so many things, but mother wants Xiao Hao to go into the fire pit..."
Zhu Niang’s attitude was firm.
Zhu Jiashi was silent, her conspiracy was exposed, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she felt a little ashamed.
But there happened to be someone next to him who was not afraid of big troubles... Zhu Wanjian was annoyed that he could not enter the courtyard. Now that he heard that his third brother's post of Jinyiwei Baihui would be inherited by his own children, he suddenly had the idea of standing up for his mother.
He jumped in the door and shouted in a stern voice: "Your boy can do something for the family. That is his blessing in his previous life... If you don't obey, take him home immediately and lock him up and beat him every day."
His body is completely bruised and he calls for mother every day, so don’t blame the family for being ruthless!"
Zhu Wanjian was evil and extremely arrogant. When he said these words, Zhu Jia felt regret for a moment... He should have listened to his daughter-in-law just now and shut this incompetent son out instead of leaving him at the door and jumping out at the critical moment.
make trouble.
Zhu Wanjian's words are tantamount to admitting two things at the same time.
The first thing is that Zhu Hao entered the palace to spy on the Zhu family, which was equivalent to saying that the Zhu family "requested" Zhu Niang, and the Zhu Jia family instantly changed from active to passive.
Second, Zhu Hao said before that even if he returns to the Zhu family, he will not have a good life. Mother Zhu originally thought that her son was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, but now she knows that her son did not lie to her, and there is indeed no good in the family.
It will allow his mother and son to live a good life, and any talk about studying and practicing martial arts is all lies.
Zhu Niang's face was full of sadness, "Mom, my second uncle said that he would take Xiao Hao home to practice martial arts or study, but in fact he was locked up and beaten. Is this coercion to my daughter-in-law? This is not what my mother said before... Four
When my uncle came here, he said that he would help Xiao Hao with his studies well."
Or how can we say they are pig teammates?
Mrs. Zhu Jia made painstaking arrangements before and specially asked her fourth son, Zhu Wanquan, to come to see Zhu Niang and ask Zhu Niang to send the child home in order to appease Zhu Niang.
Zhu Wanjian's words are tantamount to exposing his own shortcomings and making the contradiction public.
"From the Third Family, if you agree, we can discuss the matter of your son inheriting his father's position as Jinyiwei Baihu." Zhu Jiashi began to compromise in his words.
But she was obviously showing generosity to others. Zhu Hao should have inherited the military position when he grew up, but you took it away with just one word, and now you falsely said that you can give it back. Can you pretend to be such a good person?
Zhu Niang remained unmoved.
Now she has completely seen the face of the Zhu family. Who is a woman who is hopeless and afraid of threatening her?
"Mom, you don't need to say nice things to this woman. She has never regarded herself as a member of the Zhu family. I will take people to find the guy who reported the news and report it to the palace, saying that what this woman said does not count.
We, the Zhu family, absolutely agree that the little boy will become a bookboy in the palace..."
Zhu Wanjian's words made Zhu Jiashi roll his eyes.
Now you want to chase someone?
Why didn't you react just now? Don't you be afraid that your son's inheritance of the third brother's military position will be ruined, so your mind suddenly became brighter, right?
At this time, Zhu Hao, who had been treated as nothing, walked up to Zhu Niang, grabbed his mother's sleeve, and said timidly: "Mom, am I going to the palace to be a spy? I don't understand... I don't want to go... I'm afraid...
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This is the time to test a young actor's self-cultivation.
Does the Zhu family allow me to enter the palace?
Please, I took the exam myself and was selected based on my ability. No matter how capable you Zhu family are, you didn’t let the children you selected be shortlisted, but you want to take back the initiative?
As long as I don't want to go, no matter who agrees, it's all in vain.
Want me to spy on information? I just won’t go! If I go, I won’t cooperate. What can you do to me?
Not convinced? Bite me!
Zhu Niang held her son's little head and comforted her: "Mom will not let you suffer."
"You stinky boy, you can't go if you don't go, or I'll beat you to death..." Zhu Wanjian became anxious, and immediately rolled up his sleeves to threaten Zhu Hao, but saw Zhu Jiashi staring at him with anger.
"go out!"
Zhu Jiashi shouted at the same person for the second time in an almost equally harsh tone.
Zhu Wanjian was stunned on the spot for a moment.
Again, Butler Liu did not avoid suspicion, came in and dragged Zhu Wanjian out of the door, then turned around and closed the courtyard door.
Then Mrs. Zhu Jia looked at Madam Zhu and her son with cold eyes, and said: "Those from the third family, follow me into the back room... My mother has something to say to you."
Naturally, Zhu Niang would not leave Zhu Hao behind. She had agreed in advance to discuss matters with the old lady, and Zhu Hao would stay with her mother no matter what.
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Middle courtyard, main room.
Mrs. Zhu Jia entered the house and saw her son's spiritual tablet on the table in the middle. The incense was in full bloom. Her face was filled with emotion. Although her attitude was indifferent, it was no longer as domineering as before.
His tone became softer.
"The third family, it's already dark now. Even if you send someone to report the news to Prince Xing's Mansion, you probably won't be able to see anyone from Prince Xing's Mansion. I've made it clear to you about any difficulties in the family before. You don't want your son to take risks. Do you just watch it with your own eyes?"
The destruction of my Zhu family? Is this what the third child in heaven wants to see?"
Madam Zhu was speechless.
"Let's do this. As long as you agree to send your son to the prince's palace as a companion, the monthly allowance for the family will be reduced to twenty taels... If useful information can be found out and your uncle can turn the corner in the capital, not only will you no longer need to
If you provide money, the family will help you out. I will never cause any trouble to you mother and son in the future, and I will keep my word for my mother."
Zhu Jiashi had to compromise.
Zhu Niang's attitude was firm: "Mom, Xiaohao is still young and doesn't know how to spy on information. Mom should find someone else."
Mrs. Zhu Jia slapped the table and said: "My mother has begged me like this, so you still want to fight with me? What good will it do to you if the Zhu family is destroyed? Do you want your son to inherit the position of Jinyiwei Baihu?"
Perhaps realizing that his tone was too strong, Zhu Jiashi changed the topic and said, "Xiao Hao came to Prince Xing's Mansion just to accompany the little prince to read and read. He only needed to inform the little prince of his daily life and living habits, and he didn't know how to do it.
How about...it's not up to you to decide the affairs of the Zhu family, you have to weigh the consequences..."
Coercion and inducement.
You can disagree with your son entering Prince Xing's Mansion, or I can bring him back to the Zhu family to suffer.
Zhu Hao pulled Zhu Niang's sleeve. At present, his mother's reaction was a bit extreme. It was obvious that as a mother, she was completely annoyed. When the rabbit was anxious and bit someone, Zhu Niang was bullied by the Zhu family again and again.
The matter involves her son's future and destiny, and she will not give in easily.
"Whether you agree or not, please tell me the right words."
Zhu Jia gave an ultimatum.
Zhu Niang gritted her teeth. She should have agreed to her son's words. It was better to go to Prince Xing's Mansion than to go back to Zhu's house to suffer. But now she was unwilling to blindly follow the instructions. She wanted to stand up and support her son, but found that she was so weak.
Powerless.
Zhu Hao saw that Zhu Niang was shaken and said quickly: "Mom, I'd better go to Prince Xing's Mansion... It's actually good to study with the little prince. Mom... I want to study and become the number one scholar."
Zhu Jiashi looked at Zhu Hao with a somewhat soft look: "Look, your son is more enlightened than you, why are you, the mother-in-law, always so stubborn?"
"But grandma, my mother worked too hard to support our family. She got up early every day and stayed late every day, so she didn't have much money left. I tried to find someone to teach me several times before, but now we can't even do business.
Twenty taels of silver a month...I'm afraid my mother won't be able to get it."
Zhu Hao is not a good boy.
Since you, old lady, know that being strong is useless, now is a critical moment for both parties to negotiate. If you want to achieve success, you must adopt an open and honest attitude, and you cannot have the final say in everything.
"You little kid, what do you know?"
Zhu Jiashi had previously praised her grandson for his high level of consciousness, but when he heard that Zhu Hao wanted to fight for the right to pay less or even no money for the family, he immediately changed his tone and regarded Zhu Hao as an ignorant child.
Zhu Niang said: "Mom, I want my daughter-in-law to agree to Xiao Hao's entry into the palace, unless you guarantee that he can inherit his father's position as a royal guard in the future..."
"I said we can discuss it, don't you believe me?"
Zhu Jia is not the kind of person who makes promises easily.
"But what he is doing now is not what he should do as the direct grandson of the Zhu family. If his father knew better, he would also support him in doing things for the Zhu family. Therefore, the daughter-in-law does not dare to go against her late husband's wishes, but she cannot just let him
It is unfair to inherit the responsibilities of the deceased husband but not the position of the late husband."
Zhu Niang argued hard.
Now even Zhu Hao looked at Madam Zhu with admiration.
These words were not spoken by Zhu Hao's mother. Zhu's mother is obviously no longer a weak woman who can be bullied. She knows how to fight and how to fight.
"Can."
Zhu Jiashi was silent for a long time, and finally relaxed, "My mother can promise you, you can also write a note, and we will finalize this matter at the next family meeting."
"I also ask my mother to promise that if Xiao Hao is in any danger in the palace, he will not be allowed to stay in the palace. Otherwise, even if my daughter-in-law dies in front of you, he will not be allowed to take risks!" Zhu Niang gradually took the initiative back into her hands.
Zhu Jia's face was stern.
In the past, she would never have believed that Zhu Niang was so courageous and dared to negotiate terms with her one after another?
No one in the Zhu family dared to talk to her like that!
"Xiao Hao is a descendant of the Zhu family. How can the family let him be in danger in the palace? Not only will the family not harm him, but they will also help him secretly. But... you can't push yourself too far and use chicken feathers as arrows. He will be in danger in the palace.
If not, the family will make their own judgment."
Zhu Jiashi paused and then said, "If you have any other conditions, please tell them!"
Zhu Niang said: "My daughter-in-law will hand over twenty-two taels of silver every month, a lot of money, to the family. She also asks my mother to agree that no matter whether we gain or lose in the future, we will not add any more taels of silver. The excess money will be used to buy a house."
My daughter-in-law does not own the property for herself, everything belongs to Xiao Hao's name. My daughter-in-law does all this for the Zhu family, and she has no selfish motives."