Chapter 215: Fighting
The food in the Chu family is good, and the meals given to Aunt Zhang are two meat and two vegetarian meals, four dishes and one soup, and they are cooked in different ways. The dishes are not the same for a month. After Aunt Zhang has been raised by the Chu family for several months, Her face is rosy and shiny, and she is more than ten years younger than when she arrived.
As long as she dresses up well, she can be considered a charming and beautiful woman.
Perhaps, when Mrs. Xu comes, she can use Aunt Zhang to fight with Mr. Xu.
Even if Aunt Zhang doesn't have any scheming intentions and can't fight Xu, she will still be happy if she can be licked and stuffed by Xu.
Seeing a dozen new banknotes, all of which were 510 taels, Aunt Zhang's face immediately turned pale with fright. She shrank her hands and did not dare to take them, "County Master, this... I don't dare to take these banknotes, sir." If you know, you will blame me.”
"I tell you to take it, just take it. I'll tell dad where he is." Xia Zihan forced the banknote to Aunt Zhang.
Before leaving, Xia Zihan also said, "Ms. Xu is coming soon. She will be in charge of the house from now on. It will be good for you if you have some money with you."
Although Aunt Zhang is good-looking and pretty, she is too honest, otherwise Mrs. Xu would not trust her to serve Xia Shiming for so many years.
Mrs. Xu knew Xia Shiming. In Xia Shiming's heart, her aunt was a slave with a higher status than the maid.
Xia Shiming never bothered with his slaves.
This kind of Xia Shiming is a good husband to his legitimate wife, a husband who can be reassured.
But to an aunt who had been with him for more than ten years, he was a cold and heartless man. No matter how hard she tried, she could not warm up to his wooden heart.
Otherwise, Aunt Zhang had accompanied Xia Shiming for many years, but in Xia Shiming's heart, his legitimate wife was still more important.
Because what Xia Shiming cares about is not the person Xu is, but her identity.
Any upright person will have a certain set of principles in his heart, which no one can shake.
For Xia Shiming, the idea of wife and aunt, principal and deputy, direct wife and concubine, is deeply ingrained in his bones.
Unless something unexpected happens, Xia Shiming will not change.
And Xia Zihan wanted to do that accident.
In a fight with Mrs. Xu, the first thing she had to do was to shake Mrs. Xu's status as the principal wife in Xia Shiming's heart.
And Aunt Zhang, who has been with Xia Shiming for many years, is a very good chess piece.
Aunt Zhang, who originally wanted to push it aside, finally gritted her teeth and accepted the banknote after hearing Xia Zihan's words.
She knelt down and kowtowed to Xia Zihan three times, "Thank you so much, Lord."
As for what she was thanking, she didn't say clearly.
She had been with Xia Shiming for ten years, and worked diligently to take care of his small family. She knew that he was a good official who was not greedy for money, and his salary was small. The Xia family did not give him much subsidies. He rarely invites his colleagues to his home for dinner.
In the past ten years, she had been planning carefully to save every penny for him. She even wished she could break a tael of silver in half and use it.
Only she knew how miserable her life was, but no matter how hard she saved herself, she would never lose his usefulness.
He eats meat, she drinks soup, he eats, she drinks porridge. He makes two new sets of clothes every winter and summer. She wears one piece of clothing for ten years and washes it countless times until it turns white after washing, and it will fade when she rubs it. So bad that I had to make myself a new dress.
She treated him with all her heart and soul, but what would happen in the end?
Because Xu didn't allow it, she couldn't even have a child of her own.
She was the aunt who served Mrs. Xu tea and the old lady nodded in agreement. Why didn't Mrs. Xu not allow her to have her own child after she had a pair of children?
If an aunt does not have children of her own, her status is the same as that of a maid. Whether she will be beaten or sold in the future depends entirely on the word of her mistress.
Mrs. Xu is a ruthless person, her mind is as big as the tip of a needle. She has long been jealous and hated that she can be by the master's side.
Now that Mrs. Xu is coming, the master is very happy, but she has been feeling uneasy and trembling in her heart.
It was like a prisoner standing in front of the guillotine, waiting for the executioner to arrive and put the guillotine on her neck.
The county head is right, Mrs. Xu is coming, and she doesn't have a penny on her. How can she make a living under Mrs. Xu in the future?
Also, if an aunt has no children, it means she has no future.
She doesn't want to die, nor does she want to be sold. She still wants to continue to accompany her master. No matter how hard she suffers or how tired she is, she is not afraid.
She also accepted the thousand taels of silver, thinking that she owed the county lord a favor, and she would definitely pay it back if she had the opportunity in the future.
Xia Shiming moved away, and the Chu family suddenly became much deserted again.
Zeng did not agree to postpone the breakup of the engagement. Instead, she wanted to cut the knot quickly, so she prepared a carriage and went to the Song family the next day.
She did not go to see Mrs. Pei, but went to see Mrs. Zeng.
She proposed marriage to Xiao Zeng in the first place, so naturally she had to go to Xiao Zeng to cancel the engagement.
Ms. Zeng was not polite. When the two sisters met, Ms. Zeng directly told her sister about breaking off the engagement.
"Sister, okay, why don't you agree to the marriage of your two children again?" Little Zeng was confused, her head felt hot, and even her ears felt hot. She didn't know whether it was from anger or heat. Zeng told the story about Song Huai and Dai Yumin.
"We've incurred so many Feng Liu debts before we even got married. From now on..." Mrs. Zeng didn't continue, but Mrs. Zeng also heard the meaning of her words.
Song Huai was only fourteen years old, but he couldn't resist the temptation of women and had an affair with the eldest daughter of the Dai family. He had just tasted the taste of women. If he got out of control, he didn't know how many troubles he would cause in the future. Feng Liu debt.
Mrs. Zeng took out the engagement token that both parties had given each other during the engagement and put it on the table, "Second sister, I am just a granddaughter who looks like a precious egg. Second sister is pitiful and pitiful for Yu Niang. ”
Little Zeng was anxious and annoyed, and she burned the room with anxiety, "Sister, Huai'er did such a bastard thing. It's his fault. He was also confused for a while. Just give him another chance."
If the engagement is broken off and the mess Song Huai does, who will dare to marry into the Song family in the future?
"I will send someone to ask him to go to Chu's house to apologize to Yu Niang." Mrs. Zeng hurriedly ordered the maid to convey her intention to Song Huai.
Mrs. Zeng stopped her with an embarrassed look on her face, "Second sister, just think that I owe you this time."
Zeng, who never asked for help, begged little Zeng twice for Xia Zihan.
The first time was to propose marriage, and this time it was to cancel the marriage.
Little Zeng's eyes were red, and tears were falling down, "Sister, if you do this...how will Huai'er behave in the future? How will the Song family be able to hold their heads high in front of others in the future?"< br>
"Breaking off the engagement is not good for Yu Niang's reputation. Why did you just..." Xiao Zeng burst into tears, thinking that everything was her fault.
If she had not agreed to her eldest sister's proposal of marriage, her grandson would not have been disowned today.
"Huai'er is young, and he has not noticed other people's ways for a while. No one in this world has made mistakes, but if you make mistakes, you can't beat them to death with a stick, right? You have to give people a chance to correct their mistakes. ”
"Sister, I don't want you to owe me anything. Our sisters are old, and the Zeng family is far away from each other. We haven't seen anyone in more than ten years. You and I are the two closest to each other in this capital, so just treat it as Help me, just pretend that you didn’t mention the divorce, and pretend that Huai’er’s incident never happened. Don’t worry, I will discipline Huai’er well in the future and won’t let him do anything to disgrace Yu Niang again.”
Little Mrs. Zeng lowered her attitude and begged Mrs. Zeng, hoping that she would agree. But Mrs. Zeng was determined to get back the engagement token and canceled the marriage.
Little Zeng let out a heartbroken cry and fainted.
For a time, the Song family was in chaos.
When the old lady of the Song family got the news, she hurried over and sent someone to ask for a doctor to find out the cause and effect.
After learning that Song Huai was the bastard, he immediately sent someone to escort Song Huai and beat him twenty times in front of Zeng.
Song Huai screamed miserably as he was beaten, his flesh split open and blood splattered.
After twenty minutes, most of my life was gone and I fainted.
Song Baiqing was not at home and was on duty at the Military and Horse Department. Mrs. Pei was having his nails painted by the maid. After receiving the news, he twitched his hand in shock and the paint on his nails was messed up.
She didn't care about the half-painted oil paint and hurried over. Just as she had finished painting, she saw that Song Huai's white robe was soaked with blood. She was so frightened that her legs softened and she lay on Song Huai's body. He burst into tears.
"My son, you have such a hard life. I am only a son, and yet you are..."
"Shut up."
Old Mrs. Song roared angrily, and Mrs. Pei choked back her cries with a loud groan.
The old man stared at her, stamped his feet angrily and said, "Huh, a loving mother often loses her son."
Her son's reputation has been ruined, is it her fault?
Before that, when my son was obedient, sensible, and knowledgeable, he was always praised by everyone, saying that he was a good teacher from his grandfather and father. Why did they acquiesce?
Well, it's theirs, but if something goes wrong, it becomes her problem.
Mrs. Pei felt miserable, but she did not dare to disobey her father-in-law.
Old Mrs. Song looked at Mrs. Zeng, "Mrs. Chu, I have already taught you, and you have seen it. For the sake of my old face, just forget it."
Little Mrs. Zeng fainted, and Song Huai was beaten to death. If she continued to insist on breaking off the engagement, if word spread, her Chu family's rationality would become unreasonable.
Even if Yu Niang escapes from this pit of fire, if she wants to find a poor boy to marry in the future, she will probably be stabbed in the back for the rest of her life.
I'm afraid this marriage won't be possible.
Zeng's heart felt bitter and her throat was dry. After a long time, she nodded slightly.
When Mrs. Zeng was supported by Hongmei, she staggered out of the Song family's mansion and climbed into the carriage.
After sitting down in the carriage, she realized that her back was completely wet.
Now that the dispute with the Song family has reached this point, breaking off the engagement has become a luxury. How will Yu Niang live her life when she marries into the Song family?
(End of chapter)