boudoir

Chapter 95
Tingbang hurriedly bent down and bowed his hands to salute, and said: "What mother taught me is that Bang'er has not greeted mother for many days. It is Bang'er's mistake." In the school, Master Wu’s mother passed away, and Master Wu and his grandmother had a deep relationship, and there were no brothers to help, so my brothers and I went to the master’s house to help with the funeral, and we didn’t come back for a few days.”

Nie said: "The death of Master's family is his private matter. If he delays the lecture, he doesn't mention it, but instead asks you to help. How can it be reasonable?"

Tingbang said in a good-tempered manner: "That's not what you said. Every family has a few embarrassing things, we just help out, what is it? Besides, you are a teacher for one day and a father for life. If the master needs help with something, how can a student stand by and watch?" Mister also set an example and taught us to fulfill our responsibilities in filial piety."

Nie gave him a sharp look, "You're the only one capable!" After all, looking at him tall and straight, upright and generous, he couldn't help but feel affection for him. After all, he was much better than his father, at least he would repay his kindness.So I didn't get to the bottom of it with him, and said: "What good news do you have, let me hear it? Could it be that you have a crush on a girl and want to talk to her for your mother?"

Tingbang immediately blushed to the base of his neck, "Why is Mother speaking so openly? Is the son such a frivolous person? It's about Dad. The news that Dad was appointed as a member of the Ministry of Officials came down. I just went to the Ministry of Household Affairs Looking for elder brother, he told me himself. He also said that he will take up his post in two days!"

Nie's body shook, and she got off the bed: "Really?"

"Is there still time left?" Tingbang said with a smile, "I know my mother has been looking forward to this day for a long time, so I came back immediately and told him! Where is Dad right now? I'll tell him!"

When Nie asked about He Xiuyuan's whereabouts, she immediately lowered her face. "It's in the back!" He sat down on the couch again.Thinking about running around for his affairs, his hair turned gray in a hurry, but he was fine, he could not come out of the Mincui room all day long, and the anger in his heart inevitably blocked his chest again.Tingbang knew his mother's crux, so he couldn't help sighing at the moment, and persuaded: "Mother, don't worry about these things too much, father is finally good, he has never messed up outside, if he is like uncle - mother, don't blame me for not being able to speak properly. Listen, sometimes you should hold back your temper, men have a good face, so you have to give Dad a step."

Nie felt sad: "How else should I give him a step? He didn't even look at me for more than ten days... Thinking about it, my life is also miserable. Look at your elder brother, who has been a Yuanwailang for several years in his 20s. It's been a year, and your father was in his thirties before he became a Yuanwailang, and he didn't care about everything. He let me, a woman, jump up and down to find a way. No wonder everyone thinks that our fourth wife can't afford it!"

Tingbang was very speechless, "Mother is too extreme. The eldest brother is naturally talented and stable. He has walked between Youcheng's Mansion and Shangshu's Mansion since he was a child. He has seen many things in the officialdom, so he is naturally at ease. Besides, he is not Is there a grandfather who is a prime minister and a father-in-law who is a minister as pushers! There are not only one or two people who have climbed to the fifth rank at an age like father?"

Nie snorted and took out a silk to wipe her face.Seeing him in front, he suddenly sat up again and said: "So, for this marriage, you have to find someone who can help us to get married. Your future wife and daughter-in-law have to look out for you, right? We definitely don't want that kind of powerful daughter in the family!"

Tingbang frowned more and more tightly: "Mother, why does the more you talk, the more out of tune? What kind of person am I? Now I have no fame or official position. Why should a powerful lady marry me? I think you are really serious. The room is full of boredom, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, you should go out more often!"

After finishing speaking, he had no interest in staying any longer, turned around and went out.

Nie was so choked that she couldn't speak, she patted the couch and scolded "little son of a bitch", and got angry again.

Tingbang walked out of Nie's house, thinking that he had never worked hard on power and scheming, and Master Wu had always taught himself to be upright, and Nie's just tied his future on a woman who has not yet appeared It really insulted his dignity as a man!The more I thought about it, the more irritable I became, but when I remembered that the uncles and brothers in the mansion seemed to be following this path, and the fathers all the way up, I couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and I fell into a daze on the porch.

"Fourth young master?"

A person who came out of the backyard suddenly pulled him back to his senses. He looked up and bowed hesitantly: "Hello, Aunt Cui."

Min Cui nodded and sized him up for a moment, "What are you doing standing here?"

Tingbang sorted out his thoughts, and remembered that he originally came to He Xiuyuan to announce the good news, but unexpectedly got bored with Nie's, so he said with a bit of depression: "I'm here to find my father, I just heard that he In the backyard—”

"Your father left. Just now, the Elder Master sent someone to tell him to go over and talk. He left for a while."

Tingbang uttered a word, but unexpectedly, he was in vain, so he lost the interest to continue talking, and bid farewell to her with his hands.

Mincui waited for him to leave, then went into Nie's house.

Mrs. Nie was still annoyed by Tingbang's confrontation just now, but now that her maid came in to tell her that Min Cui was coming, she felt very impatient.She didn't get up too much, she just stuffed a pillow and leaned against her waist, and said, "Hey, it's not too late, why is Aunt Cui coming here when you have time? Don't you need to serve the master?"

Min Cui had heard from Aunt Feng that she was not feeling well these days, so she came to have a look.Normally, although she was a bit unruly because of her arrogance, she knew that she was a concubine after all, no matter how much He Xiuyuan doted on her, she couldn't get beyond the reason that a concubine was better than a wife.Seeing her like this now, I know in my heart that she has said a few harsh words today, but she still insisted on her face: "I heard that Madam is not feeling well, are you feeling better today?"

How could Nie think that she had good intentions, only that she was here to see a joke, and immediately said with a cold face: "Why can't you wait so fast, thinking that I will die so I can fix it? Your idea is wrong. , I not only can’t die now, even if I die, I can’t let Bang’er and Yan’er call you mothers! Just wait!”

There was no reason for Min Cui to be robbed by her, and her face was flushed with embarrassment.She was originally the daughter of a good family, but her family was poor and she was sold to be a servant girl. Unexpectedly, she was chosen by He Xiuyuan as a housekeeper. Knowing that Nie's eyes are not forgiving, she was reluctant in her heart until then. Rihe Xiuyuan asked her to change clothes, couldn't help but teased her for a while, and was actually promoted by the old lady to become an aunt, so He Xiuyuan had to go to Nie's for the sake of being considerate to her. A few thorns in the heart let out the anger of being beaten, and then An Ran became this aunt.

Normally, Nie is angry with her, but she still knows in her heart that she is inferior to others, and now relying on He Xiuyuan's freshness towards her, it is still passable. If she didn't give birth to a son and a half daughter, wouldn't she have to let Mrs. Nie decide in the future?Therefore, it is true that I came to visit her today and relax the relationship by the way.Now that Mrs. Nie was embarrassing her so much, she couldn't get angry. She stood up immediately and said, "Since Ma'am is not uncomfortable, I will resign as a concubine!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Nie's instructions, he rushed all the way back to the room.

Chunxiang saw her come back with red eyes, covered her face and sobbed when she entered the room, so she couldn't help coming over and asking, "What's wrong with Auntie?"

Mincui cried for a while, stopped her tears and raised her head: "Is this a human life? It's not as good as throwing yourself into the lake!" After being occupied by He Xiuyuan, she was worried that Nie would beat her up. He planned to rush to the back garden and throw himself into the lake, but He Xiuyuan pulled her back, persuaded her with nice words, and explained to Nie himself, and finally dispelled her idea of ​​seeking death.Now it looks like, wouldn't it be better to die?
"It's only been a few days since this happy event, why did my aunt say such depressing words?" Chunxiang rushed over to comfort her, remembering that she had gone to visit Nie's just now, thinking that she must have been wronged there, and said, "Auntie should too." Think about it, think about the sincerity that the master treats you, how many aunts can compare to it? It's not just me talking about it, but the relationship between Aunt Su and the master's childhood sweetheart in the big room, the master has never treated her like this I've been considerate, and you shouldn't have such thoughts for the efforts that our fourth master has put into you."

Thinking of He Xiuyuan, Min Cui hesitated again, He Xiuyuan is the youngest son of the old lady, he is used to being spoiled a lot, so he knows what to say is considerate, what actions are to warm people, when it comes to caring for others, It is indeed somewhat capable.It's probably like this, so in front of Mrs. Nie, she is always not tough enough, and lacks the courage that a man should have.So he couldn't help complaining: "What's the use of being considerate? The more he spends on me, the more angry I will be in front of him. I would rather be like Aunt Feng, leaving no one to ask , that's all!"

"Auntie is talking angry again!" Chunxiang smiled, and said, "Auntie Feng can't see the master twice all year round, she is like a concubine who has fallen out of favor in the palace. What's so good? In my opinion, she is just a four Ma'am, Auntie is not stupid, as long as she spends a little effort to please her twice, won't the situation be saved?"

"It's nice to say, I'm like a needle in her eye, how can I fix it?" Min Cui sat down angrily, and fanned the wind with a silk.

Chunxiang bit her lower lip and said, "I'm going to offer my aunt an idea, do you want to listen?"

Min Cui paused, then turned around.Chunxiang said: "Maybe my aunt doesn't know that on New Year's Eve, when the second master of Xihe Mansion and his wife came to watch the ceremony for the nine girls, the second wife Yang once mentioned something to the old lady. Right next to it. Mrs. Yang said that Mr. Song Bi, the political advisor, is looking for a marriage for the young master. This Mr. Song is a very popular figure in the court today. about?"

(End of this chapter)