Cyan Lotus of Space Clearance

Chapter 9 Inside Story
"Er Niang, how are you today?" Niu Hulu asked.As soon as Ling Zhu entered the door, he greeted the old lady's courtyard.

"Okay! Come on, come on, sit down, and eat an orange. This year's oranges are very sweet." The old lady was peeling the oranges, and she was in a good mood when she saw her son coming over to invite An with a smile on her face. "I came back early today, is there anything wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just ran into my uncle when I went out this morning..."

"Oh?" The old lady put down the orange in her hand, "You go down first."

Su Momo comprehended and led the maids who were waiting in the room to retreat quietly, but she herself stood outside the door with the old lady's close maid, tortoise shell.

"Okay, that uncle of yours is a busy man who visits the door for everything, what did he tell you?"

"It's nothing." Seeing the old lady's knowing eyes, Ling Zhu's face turned red: "Son, I'm ashamed! Uncle said that Er Niang is too old, and my son not only didn't let you enjoy the blessings, but also troubled you to host the middle school. It's really unfilial. If the daughter-in-law is not in good health, please ask the imperial doctor to see it. Changju Biezhuang in the cold weather doesn't look like... well, let the son do things seriously, and don't let people say that his future is ruined..."

"Your uncle really said that?" No wonder she was suspicious!This younger brother of hers was born to her stepmother. As the daughter of the Fucha family, she was not very satisfied with the marriage that her stepmother chose for her back then. It's just that the marriage in this world is based on the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker, so she can't do it. Resistance, since my father married his stepmother and gave birth to a son, he didn't care about himself even more, so how could he decide for her... No way, he gritted his teeth and got married.

The life after marriage is just like that, the master treats me well, respects me a lot, and I have given birth to a son-in-law, so I finally feel at ease, but my relationship with my mother's family is indifferent, and I can't get rid of the thread in my heart. Resentment, this half-brother was only two or three years old when he got married, and he didn't have any relationship with him... For so many years, he inherited the family business, got married, and relying on his own efforts and the supporting officer of the Yue family's family, he managed to do well By the way, he is now a third-rank member of the Beijing Central Committee, and his two sons are only a few years older than his grandson Duanhai. I heard that his future in the army is also promising.

"He... is this a reminder to you? Showing favor?" The old lady is a smart person, so she can naturally hear good or bad words, but it's very strange to say it from her younger brother who has never been very close. Ling Zhu naturally I also know this situation, so I can't figure out the truth.

"My son thinks the same way, but uncle probably won't tell his son something for no reason..." Although Ling Zhu is not a person who is good at making money, he is not stupid. Instigate, can you think about yourself?The fourth-rank official in the cold yamen sweeps a large area in Beijing, which big shot will take a fancy to him?Even if I fell in love with it, I still have to think about whether I will be used as a gunman or a victim!
Moreover, it is difficult for him to think of any important person who would care about how his wife and daughter look like living in Biezhuang... This official family in Beijing, even if they have something to say, they will not hesitate to make jokes behind their backs. Stupid enough to speak face to face, or kindly to remind ah.Who knows when the offended person will turn around, or what invisible noble relatives are tied behind their backs!

"No matter what the reason is, go to Fangshan immediately to pick up Huiru's mother and daughter in person." The old lady made a decisive decision, "Your uncle is right, if there is anything bad to say, it will be heard by those censors, and you don't have to do it as an official." Now, self-cultivation, family harmony, and state governance...is there any need to think about it? Besides, the draft will be held next year, and the reputations of Su Yierha and An Min must also be taken into account. As for the others..." Thinking of the future in the words, she thought for a long time , "Don't think too much, and don't need to do too much."

Now that the court is fighting for the heir, the princes are growing up, and his son is not a smart person, so if he can stay in the muddy water, he will not touch it...

"Yes." Ling Zhu's face was embarrassing, he also understood what the old lady said, not only in principle, since the last time the old lady told him that Huiru intended to separate and live apart, he seemed to be living as usual on the surface. , but deep down in my heart, I would think of her from time to time... I wanted to pick them up, but I felt a little unwilling and embarrassing.

Seeing his expression, the old lady didn't know his psychology, and snorted dissatisfiedly: "You are the meat that fell from my body, no matter how much my mother loves you, I can't make you owe the slightest bit on this righteous way, you daughter-in-law If there is something that doesn't suit you, you should open it up, I don't favor her or you."

Ling Zhu mused to himself for a long time, his face was blue and white and red, it was really scary.The old lady was patient, anyway, she was watching from the side, she made up her mind to ask clearly, she already has grandchildren, after this trip she will no longer care about the affairs between their husband and wife.

"...She didn't become popular on her wedding night." After a long time, Ling Zhu said, his eyes were cold.

"What?!" The old lady took a while to understand, and said in shock, "That's why? Didn't your wife break up with you?"

Ling Zhu frowned, and didn't understand what the old lady said: "What are you talking about? How could she have the face to say—"

"My silly son!" The old lady who suddenly understood the beginning and the end really felt aggrieved for her daughter-in-law, "Emiang only got such a baby in her life, and marrying a wife is a major event in her life, can Emiang choose for you?" Wanxuan? After ordering Huiru’s forehead mother, I will find out about her family’s relatives and Huiru’s ability to be a housekeeper. I don’t blame your wife for what you said. It was when she was naughty when she climbed a tree and fell when she was young. Yes, Huiru's mother-in-law is afraid that her marriage will be hindered, so she manages the physical and personal evidence well, and even invites the elders of the clan to be witnesses... These mother-in-laws have all been tested before, and I thought you The young couple would explain themselves to each other, so they didn't tell you, but my daughter-in-law didn't tell you at all-she must have told you as a mother...and you didn't even ask for so many years ?”

Actually—is that the case? !Then what is the purpose of his self-suffering for more than ten years?It's nothing more than self-sufficiency, but also annoyed her, and let the concubine embarrass her...

After a while, Ling Zhu thought of another matter, "Emiang said that she had seen Huiru for her son before marriage and had also carefully inquired about her temperament, but her son had sneaked out once before marriage, but why did he hear that she had a relationship with a distant cousin who lived in her house?" Brother has ambiguous feelings?"

Distant cousin?sojourn?Ambiguity?

"There is such a thing?" The old lady's expression changed from doubt to solemnity: "Where did you hear it, and who did you hear it from? Why didn't I know that Huiru had a cousin who lived in her house? At that time, I not only I have inquired about Zhang Jia’s family style, upbringing, and relatives and friends from people who have contacts with Zhang Jia’s mansion, and I have personally pointed out people to inquire about their servants in their mansion. All are good, except for Huiru’s father. This room is a bit thin - but if it weren't for that, I'm afraid she wouldn't promise her to you. They only agreed because our family's population is simple and there are no hooks in the deep house!

Moreover, although her father's house is thin, her cousin's house is well-populated and the family is also prosperous... Although Er Niang is not from the eighteenth generation of her ancestors, she has checked carefully, but her relatives and friends within the three generations are also very rich. I figured it out, it's really not what you said, and I've never heard of such a person...

Tell me carefully what is going on! The old lady paused for a while, realizing that someone was playing tricks between her son and daughter-in-law.

"At that time, my son was very curious when he heard from Erniang that he had ordered a lady from Zhang Jia's mansion... Well, under Yunqi's persuasion, I went to inquire about it myself..."

Ling Zhu recalled his uneasy mood at that time. Although he believed that his mother would tell him a good relationship, which teenager would not be curious about such things?He was fidgeting in the study, waiting on Yunqi at the side and said: "Young master, why don't you go and see for yourself?"

It would be impolite to say this, even if a man and a woman are engaged, they are not allowed to meet each other.He glanced over, but Yun Qi smiled straight with her lips pursed: "It's fine to go secretly so that no one will notice."

He still has a lot of affection for Yun Qi, the housemaid, and even though her words were impolite, they really touched his heart.Anyway, his own behavior should not be discovered by others. In the next few days, with her help, he slipped out of the mansion and found the vicinity of Zhang Jia's mansion. By drinking and eating at the stall, he quietly inquired about what people in the neighborhood said to Zhang Jia. Some things about Jiafu.

It was nothing special at first, but later he heard a drunken scholar murmuring, "Why did you marry your cousin to that kid from Niu Hulu's family?" He and his cousin are in love with each other." "Hui Ru, Hui Ru...it's better to go back, it's better to go back..."

His future wife is called Zhang Jia.Huiru.

The more I listened, the more suspicious I became, and I felt somewhat displeased and suspicious, but the marriage was settled, and my mother looked very satisfied with the new daughter-in-law, Xiu Wai Huizhong, so she suppressed her impetuousness, thinking that this matter was just a matter of time. What a drunk person says may not be true.

On the wedding night, seeing that the bride is indeed beautiful and elegant, her words and deeds are gentle, Ling Zhu's heart is filled with joy, she really looks like the wife in his dreams, but unfortunately, the joy that filled her heart after the bridal chamber was forcibly taken away by her. The red white silk breathed more than half of it... Recalling her jerky and painful appearance last night, he suppressed the rising anger and uneasiness in his heart at that time, and waited for her to serve tea with Erniang with a cold expression, expecting that she would Explain to him and observe her words and deeds.

Although her expression was a little lost because of his indifference, she still behaved in a gentle manner, without any discomfort or guilt in her expression, and she didn't explain anything to him...

In the days after marriage, she was also kind and magnanimous, and cared for him more, but when he cared about her, he remembered the white silk who was not red, and what the drunken scholar said, and he cared more for her. Yun Qi who mentioned his aunt was good, but her sad eyes did not satisfy him, and he was very angry at her treatment of the two aunts...

Later, all kinds of emotions were numb in the indifference and alienation that gradually drifted away from each other.

"You have separated a couple for more than ten years just because of a few drunken words from a person who doesn't know where they came from... Really stupid!"

"Er Niang—" Ling Zhu looked aggrieved, which man would yell out when encountering such a thing?
"This kind of intimacy can't be concealed in the first place. It's good or bad. You have to make it clear before you know whether the couple is reconciled or divorced. If you put it aside like this, are you thinking that Huiru's behavior after marriage conforms to the rules of a housewife? So it’s your magnanimity to not divorce her? I’m sorry!” The old lady also survived as a daughter-in-law, and no matter how much she loves her son, she can’t help complaining for her daughter-in-law. These ten years of injustice, and the pain of being indifferent for no reason by her husband for more than ten years, What a waste!Fortunately, I thought that my son simply didn't like this daughter-in-law, and blamed her for not being able to grasp her husband's heart. Whenever the two aunts used their son to make trouble, I would help my son more and be indifferent to their mother and daughter. ... What a shame.

It's just that the culprit who caused all this is really annoying. If there was no such thing, how many grandchildren would she have? !

Ling Zhu bowed his head regretfully.

"I was so blind that I asked her to serve you as your roommate... I really fed a white-eyed wolf who devoured the Lord..." The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and the more I thought about it, the more I hated her. With the boy born in her belly, the old lady couldn't help but wonder if that woman was planning to become the master of the entire Niuhulu Mansion from the very beginning? !
"Are you talking about?"

"Stupid, who is the ultimate beneficiary of the rift between your husband and wife by setting nails between you and your husband? Whoever instigated you to watch is the one who made the trip!"

"Yunqi—" Although Ling Zhu had a faint feeling in his heart, he still felt unbearable when he said it. Was everything really designed by her? !The girl who served tea, grinded ink, and joked when he was young?That shy and infinite Tong Fang?That gentle and charming aunt who undressed?

Why is she doing this?

That's right, all these years, with Duanhai's reputation in the mansion, she acted wronged in front of him with his inner feelings for Huiru, which made him turn his nameless anger towards Huiru, making him even more reluctant to see them. mother and daughter...

No, he can't be so arbitrary, he has no evidence!He looked up at his mother—

He just found out that he had mistreated his first wife for more than ten years, and then he was faced with the plan of a concubine whom he had loved for most of his life...

The old lady sighed lowly, unable to bear to sprinkle salt on his wound, "No matter what, you go and bring Huiru's mother and daughter back, beg her forgiveness, and treat her well!" After finishing speaking, she went back to the room to rest. After some emotional ups and downs, she was also tired.

She didn't say how to deal with Aunt Yun, there is no proof, and the person who was bought into a fraud back then didn't know where to go, how to deal with it?What's more, she also has the only male in the Niuhulu mansion... Don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, so let's just leave it at that.

I really disappointed my mother, why don't I regret and blame myself? !
Ling Zhu blinked away the sour tears in his eyes, swallowed the lump in his throat in pain, who should blame? !Could he still vent his anger on a woman who was dedicated to him and gave birth to a son for him?It's not only her fault, if it wasn't for him being too self-righteous and biased, how could he have gotten into this situation...

"Lizhu, go and see if the master is back?"

Aunt Yun sent the eldest maid beside her out, and sat on the kang in a daze.It stands to reason that the wife has already been squeezed out by her and the Mei family to avoid living in Zhuangzi as a dowry. She only needs to seize the right to manage the family and more than half of her dream has been fulfilled, but for some reason, her heart can't be at ease.

After carefully reviewing some recent people and things, she gradually began to care about them.

That's right, although my wife has gone to Zhuangzi to live elsewhere, her position is still stable-but what she wants is not the position of the main wife, even if it is not Zhang Jia's position, it will be someone else. In short, it is not her turn, although she is not reconciled , but because of her background, she couldn't have planned for it at all. If it were someone else, it would be better for Zhang Jia, who is not favored by the master, to occupy that position.

The right to manage the family?Now it's in the hands of the old lady, it's okay, the old lady can live for a few more years, let's take advantage of her first.

Only the master—the master has not been in her room to rest for seven or eight days!Aunt Yun suddenly stood up, she was really dizzy, she was busy leaning in front of the old lady, thinking about the separation of powers, but she didn't expect that bitches Mei and Caiheng to be wicked...

However, no matter how busy they are, they are still hens that can't lay eggs!No matter how brightly the feathers shake or howl, what's the use? !
Thinking of this, Aunt Yun sat down again, she was extremely proud of her foresight and methods, the main room lost the favor of the master, and lived like a widow for a whole year, the other two concubines, as early as the moment Mei gave birth to An Min It aroused her wariness, and put sterilization drugs in their supplements...

Only she, who is favored and has a son, is the final winner!
"Master, the master is back. But the master didn't go to the other two aunts, he went to the study." Lizhu whispered after returning.

"study?"

Inadvertently looking at the mirror placed in the room, the person in the mirror has a clear and beautiful complexion, more mature and charming than those young girls.She pursed her red lips in satisfaction, reached out her hand to caress her temples, and said, "Go and bring the stewed old duck soup, I want to visit the master in the study."

"Yes." Lizhu went down again, and after a while put the duck soup in a food box and brought it up.

On the other side, Ling Zhu sat behind the desk and flipped through the materials sent by his subordinates. After a long while, he threw them on the table in frustration.The above is all the information about Aunt Yun before she sold herself into the mansion and after she entered the mansion. In the details, there are records of every expenditure she has made over the past few decades... And she did spend a large sum of money before he got married, whereabouts are unknown of silver.

He thought she treated him with sincerity, he thought she was gentle and considerate, even if she had petty tricks, it was just a little girl's jealousy...

The relationship between the two of them for more than ten years is not fake. He was afraid that he would wrong someone again, but all he found out was his concubine's trick of buying his servants to fight for favor and power in the mansion to frame each other.

He thought that he could not exist if he didn't investigate the matter, but it turned out that not only his wives and concubines were incompatible with each other, but also his concubine and concubines...

Unexpectedly, it was really An Min who pushed Su Yierha into the pool. Unexpectedly, Duanhai really gave false testimony...

What are they doing this for? !

How disappointed and discouraged he was!
This is the concubine's room that he loves wholeheartedly, and this is the concubine and concubine that he wholeheartedly protects!

He has been immersed in the illusion created by himself, hurt his wife and daughter who he should protect the most, and forced them to leave the house and live in another place in order to save their lives...

"Master, Aunt Yun has brought you soup." The attendant came in and said.

"Find an excuse to send her away." Ling Zhu said, he didn't want to see that woman again, and the thought of her giving Mei Shi and Cai Heng the sterilization pill made him feel chilled by the smile she always put on in front of him, if one day he Duanhai's existence has also hindered Duanhai, will she also drug him? !
"Yes." The servant walked out.

Ling Zhu pursed his lips and closed his eyes when he heard Aunt Yun shouting outside the study.After a while, the voice disappeared, and he called someone in again, "Notify the butler to prepare, and tomorrow I will go to Fangshan to pick up my wife back home."

(End of this chapter)