royal girl

Chapter 221 What Happened to the Xia Family

In this world, there is never giving without reason, and there is no receiving without reason.The communication between the family and the family often determines the communication between the children of the family.The four major families have been entrenched in the capital for several generations. Among them, old in-laws, scholars and disciples are simply a complicated spider web.Because of Zhang Yuqiong's invitation, Huiyu deliberately reviewed her homework on the social circle she had neglected after marriage, and forcibly remembered whose daughter had added whose son, and whose son married which family had a good relationship The children of the relatives who turned the corner, whose relationship with whom was originally good, suddenly became stalemate, who had a bad relationship with whom, but suddenly had to go frequently, the original relationship with her Shang Ke, which family did the ladies who had a bad relationship with each other marry into, did they have any children, their relationship with their mother-in-law and husband-in-law was not harmonious, did the family have a particularly favored concubine, did this concubine give birth to children... …

In addition to the four great families, there are so many dukes, marquises and dignitaries with honors in Kyoto, and so many family heirs of the ministers in power. It is really difficult for Huiyu to memorize these and the network behind these people. It took a lot of effort.Those who are closer to her can remember a little better, but those who are not familiar with her usually don't move around much, so it is really difficult to memorize.But if you can't write it down, when you meet the wife or the young lady of this family, you don't know the situation in the family at all, and it is easy to step on the thunder point when talking, and offend people inadvertently.Don't underestimate this lady's diplomacy. Many times, it's like a long embankment collapsed in an ant's nest. If you offend too many people, you will have no way out.

Some people would rather offend county magistrates than petty officials because they are difficult to deal with.Ants kill elephants, Huiyu doesn't want to make a mistake in her words to offend others, and bring trouble for herself and Ji Qiyu.

It is definitely not accidental that a person can be successful. She must have put in ten times more effort than others to learn in a corner that others cannot see.At least now Huiyu is surrounded by so many people, including relatives, old friends, and unfamiliar faces who come to ask An Pan for friendship, and even those who want to curry favor and come up to find a way out. Everyone can report their family name and Huiyu can immediately contact her. The relationship diagram of this person in my mind is on the top. When talking, I first ask the parents and elders whether they are in good health, and then ask whether the family's heirs are going well in the imperial examination. The boy praises his progress, and the girl praises the rules. It really looks like they have been familiar with for many years, and the conversation in a few words will never show that Huiyu doesn't know the embarrassment of this family. The wife of this family who can be asked by the cliff is excited. Princess Jing is so concerned about them, so honored, so excited, so honored It's an unexpected feeling, and it's easier to have a good impression if you are willing to talk to her invisibly.

To put it bluntly, no matter whether it is Prince Jing, Ji Qiyu, or Princess Huiyu, looking forward to the past few years, Prince Jing was not valued by the emperor. I tried my best to rest and recuperate, but the things that have been spread before cannot be corrected. People who have lived in Kyoto for many years, who have never heard of it?However, in the past two years, Prince Jing was in charge of salt affairs first, then took over shipping, and later became the chief minister of the inner court.Now I don't know how much the people who participated in the draft regretted that they didn't burn a few more fires in the cold stove of Princess Jing.At that time, Su Wang, Ning Wang, Jin Wang and Jing Wang were married in the same year. Even a dude like Jin Wang still had people rushing to burn the stove. At least people thought that the future of Jin Wang would definitely be better than the neglected King Jing. , But looking at it now, I don’t know how many people regretted it to death.

In the end, the position of Princess Jing fell on Huiyu's head. When the news came out, many people secretly laughed at the fact that the second wife of the Dong family was really unlucky.Now everyone thinks how the second wife of the Dong family can be so lucky. The daughter didn't participate in the draft, so such a big golden egg hit her head.

Now that Huiyu is sitting in this position, it really feels like tragedy has turned into comedy.

At this time, Qin Hanqing threw Song Yufu, who had been sitting far away from Huiyu, in front of Huiyu with a smile on her face. Huiyu also knew about the bad debts of the Anpinghou Mansion, and looked at Xia Shuhui again. With evasive eyes, and Song Yufu looking at her complex emotions with a bit of disdain but also a bit of envy, Huiyu can only say that time is really a good thing, she can make your enemies never stop. Being condescending turns into looking up and jealousy.

"If Mrs. Liang feels unwell, don't hold on. Why don't you go to the wing for a while?" Huiyu asked caringly. She really didn't have a good impression of Song Yufu's mother and daughter. Mrs. Hou, relying on being the eldest lady's sister, made things difficult for Huiyu in Dingguo's mansion, and later plotted against Huiyu's marriage. Song Yufu never had a good look at Huiyu, so Huiyu was unwilling. She has nothing to do with the Anping Marquis Mansion, and she doesn't want to show Song Yufu any show of affection between cousins.What's more, Qin Hanqing, Song Yufu, and Huiyu are all cousins ​​here, but none of the people here are human beings. I just look at Huiyu's affection for Qin Hanqing and unfamiliarity with Song Yufu. Love and hatred are enough for everyone to make up for.

At this time, when Huiyu asked, Song Yufu had to stand up with a pale face and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness, but I don't need it. I am in good health." If you are not in good health, come and go Banquet, adding trouble to the master's family, didn't Song Yufu offend Princess Su in vain, this Dong Huiyu was as cunning as always, with a hook in his words without paying attention, she would not be fooled by her.It's just that now she has to bend down in front of her, which makes her really unbearable torment, wishing she could leave here immediately.But when I left halfway, how would I explain it to my mother-in-law when I went back?How do I explain to my husband?Thinking of this, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

"I saw that your complexion was not very good, and I thought you were in some discomfort. Since there is nothing wrong, I can rest assured." Huiyu said.

"The concubine is really kind-hearted. She has to personally take care of such a small matter. Mrs. Liang is also very lucky."

Song Yufu really wanted to vomit old blood when she heard this, and wanted to refute a few words, but after all, she was not the youngest daughter at the beginning, so she could only squeeze out a stiff smile, and secretly swallowed this breath.

Huiyu followed suit with a smile, "Speaking of which, Mrs. Liang and I have known each other for many years. Mrs. Anping Hou and my aunt are sisters, so we should always care about this." People can't be perfect, if Huiyu's performance was too perfect, and that was not a good thing.King Jing is in control of the power, if Huiyu is still performing perfectly at this time, what is the purpose of gaining a good reputation like this?I'm afraid the first one who can't tolerate her is the emperor.Only those who want to be emperor can make their reputation impeccable.The grievances between the second wife of the Dong family and the Anping Houfu have always been rumored in Beijing, and Song Yufu also ran against Huiyu in public more than once when she was young. A beautiful relationship is what makes it suspicious.At this time, Huiyu's gesture is even more credible, at least she can't pretend to like someone she doesn't like.

This little concern... These few words are really thought-provoking.

Qin Hanqing lowered her head and her lips still curled into a smile. Thinking of the days she spent in Anping Hou Mansion, she felt very frustrated. This marriage... was not what she wanted, nor was it what her mother wanted. It was only because of her grandmother's pressure that she was wronged. Yes.Although she already knew that Song Maocai was not a motivated person, she never thought that she would be so incompetent that her life would be ruined.Thinking of this, I feel even more resentful towards Mrs. Anpinghou. If it wasn't for her, how could I be forced to marry her son? If I hadn't entered this family, how could I be bullied by Song Yufu? Today, I can finally vent my anger. Even a breath is good.

Song Yufu had always been used to being arrogant, but bowing her head in front of Princess Jing at this time really made her feel more uncomfortable than killing her.

Qin Roujia sat on the sidelines and watched so many people surround Dong Huiyu, and watched Song Yufu being embarrassingly squeezed by people's words, and remembered that they were beautiful when they were in the boudoir, but in the end they were not as good as her.There are only two daughters born in Dingguo's mansion. Everyone knows that these two girls will have a good future in the future, but what they never expected is that Dong Wan only became a side concubine, but she became the main concubine.What was unexpected was that a man like Prince Jing... would be such a good man who loves his wife and daughter.

Thinking of this, she thought of Chu Jing who was sitting next to her. She knew that she had always liked Prince Jing, and she had spent a lot of effort in the draft to get the position of Princess Jing.But what about the result?Dong Huiyu became Princess Jing, her younger sister Chu Ke became Princess Jin, and she became Princess Ning's sister-in-law.But it’s also ridiculous to say, today is the full moon wine for the second young master of Prince Ning’s mansion, Chu Jing, the eldest daughter-in-law of Duke Xin’s mansion, Princess Ning’s sister-in-law did not go to Prince Ning’s mansion but came to Fengyuan, hehe, this is the most exciting Curious.

What happened to the Xia family?
Xia Bingyu and Dong Wan, once good sisters, are now turning against each other. The big drama in Prince Ning's Mansion really dazzled the people in Kyoto, but what is Chu Jing's reason for not showing favor to Princess Ning?
The scenery of the maple garden is beautiful, just when the maple leaves are red, and it is very shocking to look at.

Concubine Ning didn't come, but Huiyu's two aunts, Guo Tong and Mrs. Guo, and Mrs. Dong Er from the Bei'an Hou Mansion arrived.In addition, there are many uninvited people coming one after another, but most of them are not allowed to enter the garden, they just hand over gifts and register their names.After all, Maple Garden is a garden bestowed by the emperor, and not everyone can enter it.

Even though there were many people blocked, Huiyu felt that there were not many people in the garden. She was talking with two aunts and Mrs. Dong Er, and Zhang Yuqiong was leading everyone to enjoy the garden in front of her, and a large group of people followed. It's lively.Song Yufu and Xia Shuhui, who had been humiliated in front of Huiyu before, were now slamming their presence in front of Princess Su.

"Will you be in trouble if you didn't go to Prince Ning's Mansion today?" Huiyu didn't avoid suspicion in front of the two aunts. She looked at Mrs. Dong and asked, somewhat worried in her words, after all, Mrs. Tai was too difficult to deal with.

Mrs. Dong Er smiled lightly this time, "Your father asked me to come here. If there is anything, he should go and talk to Mrs. Tai."

I have to say that Huiyu was really taken aback. Master Dong Er would do such a thing?Turning his head to look at the two aunts, there was still some surprise in his eyes that was too late to dissipate.

Mrs. Xing smiled similarly to Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Xing opened her mouth, looked at Huiyu and said, "This time, we were all taken aback. I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be so stupid and filial for so many years, and now he can stand up and protect him." Wife and child, your mother, after so many years, you can be regarded as a successful one."

Neither the Xing family nor the Dong family is clear about the grievances between Master Dong and Mrs. Dong.It's just that Mrs. Dong Er was too concerned about face before and didn't want to go back to her mother's house to complain about her grievances. Master Dong Er was also a foolish, filial and uninformed person who was manipulated to death.As the saying goes, a rabbit bites when it gets anxious. The second wife of the Dong family has never been treated fairly in the Dong family. There was indeed no great grievance, and it was just such a friction.But things will not remain the same. What broke this calm is that Dong Wan and Dong Huiyu got married successively. The Dong family is naturally inseparable from the affairs of Prince Ning's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion. One step, but as the conflict deepens, if the wronged party is always one side, Mr. Dong can bear it by himself, but seeing his wife and children suffer, the old mother's heart is too slow, so naturally she can't bear it.

This time Dong Yunji's matter was a breaking point, which cleared Master Dong's mind for a while. He suddenly discovered the fact that he listened to his mother and his elder brother for so many years, and it seemed to be a habit to be humble and avoid.No matter what happened, sacrificing oneself seemed to be the right thing to do.But if the face of sacrifice was changed from him to his son, Mr. Dong Er couldn't sit still.

He has been useless all his life, and he admits it, who made him worthless.But he couldn't let his son be useless with him for the rest of his life, and he couldn't let his married daughter be useless with him.So this time Ning Wang's Mansion was fighting Su Wang's Mansion, Master Dong Er patted the table and stood in line with his son-in-law, and Mrs. Dong Er appeared in Su Wang Mansion.

Huiyu listened embarrassingly, blinked at the two aunts, then at Mrs. Dong Er, and choked out a sentence for a long time, "Daddy is mighty!"

As soon as Huiyu said this, the three of them couldn't help laughing, Mrs. Xing pointed at Huiyu's head, sighed and said, "If your father doesn't come out, your uncle has already made up his mind to come and follow him." Please talk to the Duke. Talk about the past few years, and then talk about the next few years. I didn't expect your father to suddenly become enlightened, which made your uncle useless. It's a pity."

Why did Huiyu listen to the words of the eldest aunt with a strong sense of ridicule? Her mother and the two aunts did not have a good relationship in the past, and Mrs. Dong Er was too stubborn. Naturally, the two aunts did not want to always swallow their anger. It gradually became rusty.It was only when Huiyu came that he was relieved.But after Huiyu got married, it was obvious that Mrs. Dong's relationship with her natal family was still good, so she felt relieved.

"I'm afraid Daddy will suffer a lot this time." Huiyu said, Mrs. Tai will not easily spare this unfilial son.

At this time, Master Dong Er was kneeling in the room of Shuangfuyuan, and Mrs. Tai was sitting at the head, her face was black and full of anger.

"...You let your daughter-in-law go to Su Wang's mansion, and your daughter also went to Su Wang's mansion. Isn't it clear that you have separated from your elder brother? You are hurting the face of the Dong family." Panting, "Wan'er just gave birth to Brother Ping, and it's the time when her mother's family is supporting her, and you are just dragging her back like this? You still have no heart!"

Master Dong Er was very tired, he felt that perhaps he shouldn't have come to this world.For the first half of his life, he felt that he was very beautiful, and he married a daughter-in-law who was more beautiful than anyone else, and everyone envied him.Since he was born, he didn't have to study hard in the cold winter and the scorching heat, and he could bring whatever he wanted just by opening his mouth.There are many people like him in Beijing, but no one is more blessed than him.The mother loves and pampers him for fear that he will be wronged a little bit, and the elder brother protects and wants the stars not to give the moon.Life is really beautiful, he felt that he really had a good birth, he didn't need to do anything, and he had everything.

His daughter-in-law thought he was incompetent, and he felt aggrieved. He let her eat well, dress well, live well, go out to have face, and be prestigious at home. He can give him these things without being capable, so what can he do if he is capable?As long as he can give her a good life.At that time, he felt that his wife was a strong person. He looked down on him, belittled him, and spurned him. He didn't like her at all, but he liked her, but no matter how much he liked her, he couldn't stand being scolded again and again. He wasn't really a fool. It is not surprising that the two drifted apart.

But now, at this moment, he is kneeling here, listening to his mother scolding him and scolding him, and remembering what his wife said many years ago, what you have is only given by the Dong family, not earned by yourself.When someday these are unreliable, can you support your wife and children?At that time, he said proudly that if the Dong family was here, his mother was there, and his elder brother was there, he would not be wronged.

Thinking about it now, I was so naive at that time, how could he be so naive?
That day, when he was standing outside the courtyard door of the study room, when he heard the boy say that his elder brother was too busy to see him, he suddenly felt that he had become a complete joke.He promised his wife that he would protect them, but he didn't.His elder brother avoided him, his mother scolded him, but his son was still suffering in the south of the Yangtze River, but he had no choice but to use his own strength to save him. For the first time, he felt that he was really a waste!
The daughter-in-law is right, he is a fool who doesn't recognize himself!
But now, the son-in-law supported the son, but the mother-in-law forced him to stand with the eldest brother, hehe, why do you feel so sad?

He eats well, wears well, lives well, enjoys what others can't enjoy, and possesses what others don't, but these are useless. He can't save his son when he sees his troubles.He used to be very far away from his children, and his pair of legitimate children were not like him at all, they were more like their mother in their blood, because the relationship between their husband and wife was very cold at one time, and even brought their children together. Alienated, when he wanted to get close later, he found that he couldn't get close to them, they didn't need him.Sometimes people are very strange. When you are immersed in a certain environment, you really don't care, but when you really feel that you don't care, you find that you can't discard it.He always thought that his mother and elder brother were the best for him, and then slowly realized that something was wrong, but he had already developed a temperament of sitting on his own, and he didn't want to change it. He even really thought it was quite good. , there is a big brother who will take good care of the family.

But he lived half his life before he realized that he was really wrong.

Is it a little too late?

Master Dong Er has become a little numb after listening to his mother's accusations. Over the years, he has heard enough that his eldest brother should be the first in everything, and Dingguo Mansion should be the first in everything.He is actually quite a weak person, but now his eyes are a little sore, and he no longer has the urge to cry when he was wronged before.He raised his head slowly, his eyes were bloodshot, his plump cheeks were now sunken with exhaustion and disappointment, making him even more decadent.

"After so many years, mother, am I really that unimportant to you?"

Mrs. Tai was stunned. She had prepared a lot of words and wanted to wake up her son. She never expected him to say such a sentence suddenly, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She said with a straight face: "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you How can the meat that falls from my body be unimportant?"

"Since it's important, then girl Wan is your granddaughter, girl Yu, isn't it? You only thought of supporting girl Wan and never thought that girl Yu would have someone to support her?" Second master Dong thought about how useless he was. , He was sorry for his daughter and never did anything for her.Back then, I was a bastard who listened to other people's words and let their mother and daughter go to the border to suffer.He really didn't think he was an asshole before, but this time he felt that he was really stupid.

Mrs. Tai frowned, "Girl Yu is Princess Jing, and girl Wan is just a side concubine, and now she is being oppressed by Princess Ning to live a difficult life in the palace. The family should do more for her. Prince Jing treats girl Yu It's so good that the whole capital knows that she has nothing to worry about..."

"Mother!" Master Dong Er interrupted Mrs. Tai, his tone was shy, anxious and somewhat disappointed. He looked at Mrs. Tai's dodging eyes, and said word by word: "Prince Ning and Prince Jing No, in the past few years, you have confronted many times in the open and in the dark. You are not unaware. The sister-in-law and the elder brother have repeatedly asked the Yu girl to support the scene for the Wan girl. Is Yu girl willing? How many times have you made her difficult? Does she have any complaints? But you only think about it She worked hard for the Dong family and Girl Yu, so why didn't she think about how Girl Yu raised her head in front of King Jing? Could it be that you want to make Girl Yu unable to hold her head up in front of King Jing for the rest of her life? None of this Said, it’s all in the past, so what did the elder brother do when Yunji had an accident this time? I went to ask the elder brother and he didn’t even see me. Why did the elder brother avoid seeing me? Didn’t he estimate his son-in-law King Ning? But Yun Ji is your own grandson, girl Wan is just getting married, but what about you? Did you say a word to ask elder brother to come forward to support Yunji? You didn't!"

Mrs. Tai has never been criticized by her youngest son in her entire life, so she couldn't hold back her face, but she didn't know how to refute this, so she just said, "Your elder brother was busy at the time, didn't he explain it to you later?"

"Yes, I have explained it, but can you believe it? Although I am stupid, I am not stupid." Master Dong Er said weakly, "I know that you hope that Dingguo Mansion will be stable and achieve greater glory. Fortunately, there will be a Queen Guangzong Yaozu. I know that you are not optimistic about Prince Jing. The affairs of Prince Ning’s Mansion are all big things. Now our Second Household can no longer honor or contribute to Duke Ding's Mansion, and has become a burden to Duke Ding's Mansion, so...you can let us move out."

This is the second time Master Dong proposed to divide the family. Mrs. Tai got angry again, slapped the table and shouted: "You don't even think about it if I'm alive!"

"A big tree forks, and a big family. If brothers can't be united, even under one roof there are two stomachs. If brothers can be united, even the ends of the world are as close as one. Now that families are separated, there is still some affection. Now, it won't be too tense. But when the family is separated in the future, Prince Ning and Prince Jing will fight more and more, do you think our family can live in peace?"

"Why not? You are brothers!"

"But girl Wan and girl Yu married two princes, do you think you can still be at peace?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Tai looked at her son, "The Dong family has always had the rules, the parents are still there, and the family is not separated. Are you going to disobey it? You are unfilial! Keep one, it depends on which one has good fortune."

Mr. Dong Er should not be surprised that his mother would say such a thing, but he still felt uncomfortable, "You always make such a cruel decision, just like when you decided to support the elder brother and raise me, isn't it? In your heart, nothing is as important as the Dong family, but your son is different. In the first half of your life, your son has not been able to live up to his wife and children. In vain being a father and a husband. I want to make up for it in the rest of my life. I know that I am useless to eat, drink, play and have fun, but I still want to do my best. So, mother, my son is unfilial, please forgive me, let us go out and live another life."

Master Dong Er's kowtow sounded "bang bang" on the polished floor tiles. Mrs. Tai pointed at the door with a green face and asked him to get out, but Master Dong Er kept saying, "I beg my mother to help me."

When Second Madam Dong came back, the house was in chaos, the atmosphere was obviously different, and the servants looked at her strangely, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.Immediately grabbed a girl and asked, only to find out that Mrs. Tai was fainted by her husband.Second Madam Dong screamed inwardly. She saw that something was wrong with him in the past two days, and when she left today, she specifically told him to be patient and wait for her to come back. In the end, this man sent him out of the house in a good manner. If you turn around, you will be in trouble.

Not caring about anything else, Mrs. Dong went straight to Shuangfuyuan.As a result, she saw Master Dong Er kneeling on the bluestone slab outside the door from a distance, so she hurried over a few steps, "Master."

Master Dong Er trembled, but he didn't raise his head. He only heard him say: "Ma'am is back, go back and rest first. I don't pay much attention to what I said to make my mother angry. After kneeling for a while, my mother will calm down. It's okay." Yes, don't worry, you go back first."

Mrs. Dong Er felt strangely tense, looked at Master Dong Er's lowered head, and said, "You raised your head, why are you keeping your head down when you're talking to me?"

"I'm a little dizzy right now, I can't lift it up, you should go back first, you've been tired all day, go take a rest." Master Dong didn't dare to look up, he just wanted to send his wife back as soon as possible.

"When I come back, I have to greet my mother first before I can go back. Kneel down, and I will go in to greet you first."

Mrs. Dong raised her foot and walked in, but Mr. Dong grabbed her anxiously, "Mother is asleep, I should see no one at the moment, you go back first, first."

Mrs. Dong Er ignored Mrs. Dong and continued to walk forward, and Mrs. Dong hugged Mrs. Dong's legs.

Mrs. Dong Er: ...

The servants of Shuangfuyuan: ...

"Let go." Second Madam Dong reprimanded in a low voice, both ashamed and annoyed.

"Then you promise me that you will go back first." Second master Dong is unyielding, his mother is not going well at the moment, his wife will definitely not look good if she bumps into it, the trouble he caused should not let her be scolded.So no matter what you say, you can't let her in, you must stop her.

Mrs. Dong Er really laughed angrily, "You are a scoundrel, let go quickly."

However, the more Mr. Dong Er did this, the more Mrs. Dong became more suspicious. Seeing that Mr. Dong refused to look up, could it be that she was beaten?Thinking of this, Mrs. Dong Er didn't move forward. She squatted down while speaking, and looked down at Master Dong Er's face. Master Dong Er was caught off guard and quickly turned his head. As a result, Mrs. Dong Er Madam broke his face Come and lift it up.

Master Dong Er tried his best to squeeze out a handsome, unrestrained and suave smile.

Second Madam Dong only saw that his forehead was swollen like a pig's head, and she was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)