Dark clouds pressed down on the sky, and the Tang family's son-in-law stood in front of the Khitan warriors on the stage, dwarfed by a head.
In a woman's mind, a short and thin person cannot defeat a strong person, so Tang Mei has no confidence in this competition. She even wants to close her eyes and not watch this competition, so as not to give herself nightmares.
I woke up from the dream because I was embarrassed.
Miss Sixth is quite good-looking. Otherwise, she would not have been chosen as the Crown Princess by her family. Her thick long eyelashes drooped slightly in front of her big, jewel-like eyes, like a natural black curtain. But just before her
When she was distracted, she heard a burst of noise from the audience. She raised the fluffy black curtain and saw that Su Ping was the only one left in the ring.
Huh? Where are the Khitan warriors?
On the ground, lying on the ground and squirming.
Seeing this, Miss Six's long eyelashes trembled suddenly, and her heart, which had fallen on the bottom of the lake, suddenly floated up to the surface of the water, rippling like duckweed.
Although dark clouds were rolling in the sky, the sixth lady's mood was clear. She was full of joy and anger, but she did not hide the smile on her face, and even looked to her side with a smile.
Tang Yun, the 8th sister who was sulking, rolled her eyes at her and turned her head to the other side. She raised her hand to hit Bamei, telling her not to be angry with her again. Bamei twisted her body and still ignored her.
I really didn't expect that this dude was actually a master of martial arts. Although martial arts skills were not the criterion for Tang Mei to choose a son-in-law, winning was a good thing after all, and it was better than being useless.
Thinking of her sarcastic remarks earlier, Miss Six felt a little guilty. And once she calmed down, she realized that the words her uncle Tang Ning just said were even more unpleasant.
There is a competitive relationship between father Tang Qiong and second uncle Tang Ning, and it covers all aspects. From Chang'an to Luoyang, almost all interests are competing. For example, the army is not entirely Tang Qiong's, but there is a part of Tang Ning. The reason why Tang Ning
To do this, one must have the ambition to compete for the position of Duke.
On the surface, it seems that the eldest son Tang Qian is the eldest son. But Tang Qian is not in good health, which provides an opportunity for the second son Tang Kun. It is worth mentioning that the Tang family is the oldest son in the family, and Tang Qian is the eldest son in the family.
Kun is Tang Ning's eldest son.
Regarding major military and political matters, Tang Mei, a woman, was not qualified to participate. However, as a girl who stayed at home, she had to help the fourth son, Tang Kuan, with the family's economic affairs.
The fourth young master is a celebrity in Luoyang City. He has many contacts with the powerful young masters of various tycoons and tycoons. He has constant banquets every day. He is very busy and often meets with businessmen from other places. Within Qinghua Fang, there is a need for someone equivalent to the role of vice president.
People come to assist him in his work.
The Fourth Young Master had previously chosen a few deputies, but those brats were either too greedy or incompetent, which disappointed the Fourth Young Master. At this time, the family decided to let Tang Mei adopt a child, which meant that the Sixth Sister was left at home.
Tang Kuan felt that Liu Mei had a tough temper, but the key was to be able to keep money, so he planned to let Tang Mei help him manage the three warehouses in Qinghuafang.
Just as the fourth young master said, my sixth sister has a sour face and a tough mouth. If she wants to go through her back door, forget it. Otherwise, the food, cloth and other goods I left in the warehouse will be sold by the family's bunch of bastards before they can be sold.
"Stolen" away.
The Fourth Young Master's words were criticized by several old ladies in the family, as they were the ones who usually went to the warehouse to "steal" things.
For example, the princess of the Duke's palace, the concubine of the side princess, the old lady Cao of the Wuding Marquis Palace (Tang Ning's mother), the marquise, the ladies of the masters' families, as well as the eldest prince's wife, the second prince's wife, the third prince's wife, etc. Of course, among them
Also included were the ladies and concubines of Tang Kuan’s family.
Although they were all members of the family, if there were no restrictions and they were allowed to keep "stealing", Tang Kuan would not be able to bear it.
In Su Ping's eyes, Tang Kuan is the president of Qinghuafang Group Company. He wants to ensure the normal operation of the company. Now the company's deficit is already very high, and the entire Qinghuafang is operating in a low-consumption mode. If Tang Kuan cannot reverse the situation,
It is estimated that his position as president will also be taken over by several directors of the family. The family directors are the gentlemen of the Tang family.
The eldest master is, of course, An Guogong Tang Qiong; the second master Tang Ning, Marquis of Wuding; the third master Tang Ren; the fourth master Tang Jiong; the fifth master Tang Li; the sixth master Tang Ding; and the seventh master Tang Xun.
But the children of Tang Jiong, Tang Li, Tang Ding, and Tang Xun's family do not participate in the ranking of young masters, because they and the first three are uncles and brothers. And the first three are the sons of the old Duke. In other words, when their next son comes,
This generation is already the third lucky relative and has lost the qualification to inherit the position of Duke.
It is worth mentioning that the concepts of "several blessings" or "several blessings" are different in different eras. There is no need to argue. In the Liang Dynasty, brothers had the same blessings, and the next generation had two blessings, and so on.
As soon as the competition ended, Tang Mei returned to Qinxiang Xiaozhu. She hadn't officially taken over the warehouse yet, but she just followed Tang Kuan's request to familiarize herself with the accounts. It seemed that the Fourth Young Master was doing things more safely, and he wanted to test the Sixth Sister first.
Tang Mei has been strong since she was a child. When she heard that her fourth brother wanted to promote her to take charge of the warehouse, she naturally had to do her best. If she could really control three large warehouses, then her status in the Tang family would be more than just a direct relative.
Those old ladies who usually regard themselves as elders will not be as sarcastic as before when they see Miss Six.
Miss Six's popularity in Qinghuafang was indeed not very good. As Tang Kuan said, she had offended many people with her sour face and tough mouth. When she was fourteen, she had a quarrel with Mrs. Tang Ning because she found that Mrs. Tang Ning often
Going to the big warehouse to get things will harm the interests of the family.
It was extremely disrespectful for a junior to quarrel with his own aunt. But with Tang Kuan protecting her and the blessing of being a princess, the family could not do anything to her.
The Fourth Young Master is quite respectable in the family. Even Tang Ning wants to give him three points. Su Ping is still not sure why this happened. Later, she learned that the Fourth Young Master's temper is really... It's hard to describe. It made him angry.
Even his biological father doesn’t recognize him.
"It's not good, the princess has fainted."
Zhen Ping'er, the maid in brocade clothes from the princess's house, came to Qinxiang Xiaozhu and said something anxiously.
Zhen Ping'er is not very old, only four years older than Tang Mei. She is a tall maid of twenty-two years old, with a pear-shaped figure, a thin waist and a fat body, which is very beautiful.
The maids in the princess's house can find some good clothes to wear and even some jewelry. Therefore, these maids are not bad in clothing and have a relatively high status. When outsiders see them, they often call them "eldest sister"
”.
Tang Mei closed the account book and said calmly: "No one can escape birth, old age, illness and death, why are you panicking?"
Tang Mei could hear some resentment in her words.
Zhen Ping'er and Wang Jin'er were not the maids of Princess Fan. They were the maidservants chosen by Tang Qiong for Tang Mei. Tang Mei started studying at the age of four and was served by two eight-year-old maids.
In fact, the names of the two scholar maids were Zhen Ping and Wang Jin, but the Duke thought they were cute and called them Ping'er Jin'er, so they started calling them Ping'er Jin'er.
The two of them were asked to leave by the princess a few months ago. Why were they asked to leave? Maybe it had something to do with the change of appointment of the princess, and these two maids knew kung fu.
Seeing that Miss Six was resentful, Zhen Ping'er smiled as if admitting her mistake: "Miss, don't blame me, we are slaves..."
"Okay, stop talking. I know what you are going to say." Tang Mei did not lose her temper with Zhen Ping'er, but asked: "Why are you here today? Where is that Wang Jin who loves to run errands?"
"It seems that the young lady doesn't know yet. Yesterday, the princess wanted to send Jin'er to the seventh master's house as a child bride, but Jin'er hanged herself."
"Ah?" Tang Mei was startled and stared like an ox. Zhen Ping'er said quickly: "Miss, don't worry, Jin'er has always had a strong physique. Hanging on the beam for half a quarter of an hour only made a bloody mark on his neck.
In fact, it was nothing serious. However, she felt that the purple patch on her neck was too ugly, so she asked Ping'er to report to the lady."
"oh……"
Tang Mei said oh, looking a little sad.
Zhen Ping'er pinched her fingers and smiled, and said with courage: "Jin'er said that he would rather serve the lady for the rest of his life than get married. In fact, Ping'er also wanted to say what she said. When we are with the lady, we can't eat or drink.
If you are worried and are not tired, then why are you still married? Is it possible that you are in need of a man? We are not that kind of people. Sooner or later, the lady will get married, so please take us away. Jin'er also said, which man does the lady serve?
, we will serve any man. The children we give birth to are all the young lady’s. The children born to others are also the young lady’s. Whoever dares to make our young lady angry, we will fight them to the death.”
"How shameless is she to say such a thing? If I see her again, see if I don't tear her mouth open!"
Tang Mei glared and cursed. Thinking of Wang Jin'er's stupid look, she smiled bitterly and sighed: "In the past, the princess asked you to leave, and I had no choice. Then I expected the prince to help me. Now I can't be the princess either."
, God has mercy on you, the princess is about to die. When she dies, I will take you back."
Obviously, Tang Mei has not yet considered living with her new son-in-law for a long time. However, from Wang Jin'er's words, it can be heard that they also think that the young lady will marry someone else sooner or later. In short, polygamy is not a good thing that has a new husband.
enjoy.
It is worth mentioning that almost no aristocratic family has only one daughter-in-law (except for the bride-in-law). There is only one wife, but the concubines are all old and young. This is the norm for aristocrats. For example, Tang Mei’s father and those uncles
,Brother, which one is not a group of wives and concubines?
As an aristocratic woman, Tang Mei already knew this. When she was planning to marry the prince, she did not expect that the prince would only have one daughter-in-law. But when it comes to the relationship between men and women, it is selfish. It is not true that a lady is willing to give her husband a concubine.
So in line with human nature.
Therefore, almost every lady and her husband had quarrels or even fights over accepting a new bride.
There was that tyrannical mother-in-law who chased her thin and carefree husband with a mallet. This happened yesterday. The one who was beaten was none other than the fifth son, Tang Jian.
What kind of lady is so domineering? Doesn’t she follow the three obediences and the four virtues? That lady’s father is a powerful prince.