Chapter 829 Rejection
As Zeng Jing thought, after the banquet was over, Hu's mother made this request after seeing Liao Jingtang.
Liao Jingtang didn't say much, and personally took Ma Hu around the house, and then said, "It's not that I don't welcome Ma Hu, but the house is really small and there is no room available for Ma Hu and my cousin to live in."< br>
"My cousin has a study, doesn't he? I can just live in my cousin's study. I don't need a big place." Zhu Qingtong said excitedly.
Finally stepping into the door of this house, she didn't want to be dismissed by Liao Jingtang with just a few words. Even if she wanted to stay, she wanted to stay.
Liao Jingtang glanced at her lightly, a trace of disgust flashed deep in his eyes, and said lightly, "There are differences between men and women. My cousin living in my study will harm my reputation."
Not talking about damaging Zhu Qingtong's reputation, but talking about damaging his reputation. Even Hu's mother was stunned for a moment and stared at him in disbelief. She felt that after seeing him for several years, the upright and gentle second young master had changed.
The second young master in the past would never say such a thing.
Even if the second young master doesn't want to sleep, for the sake of face, he will order his servants to move out two rooms for them to sleep. But now... he actually flatly refused their request to stay.
Hu Ma said with a long face, "Second Young Master, I came here on the order of the old lady. The old lady was worried about my cousin and sent a message, asking the second young master to take more care of my cousin. The second young master can't take care of my cousin." Leave it outside and ignore it, right?”
In fact, Hu's mother wanted to tell Mrs. Liao Jingtang what she meant, and asked Liao Jingtang to take Zhu Qingtong as his concubine.
However, the second young master now has strong wings and is no longer the young man who would unconditionally obey the old lady's orders.
If she directly stated what the old lady meant and asked the second young master to accept Zhu Qingtong, she would probably have the opposite effect and make the second young master disgusted with the old lady.
In the past few years, what the old lady has done may have aroused the displeasure of the second young master. Otherwise, when the second young master saw her, his face would not be stern, as if he was fighting a tough battle. .
Could it be that in the second young master's heart, the old lady has become his enemy?
Hu Ma thought with some uneasiness.
Liao Jingtang stared at Hu's mother and sneered, "Grandma, don't you worry about your cousin? If you don't, why would you let your cousin come all the way here? I'm too busy taking care of Jing'er and the three children, so how can I have time to take care of my cousin?" I only have one person and one pair of hands, so I can’t do anything else. Please forgive me and tell my grandmother my difficulties when I go back.”
Hu Ma's face turned pale. She couldn't believe that Liao Jingtang would mention the old lady in such a tone.
Sure enough, have we become enemies?
Liao Jingtang continued to hold back his anger and said, "I'm just one person, and I'm busy enough taking care of Jing'er. Over the years, my grandmother has just said nothing and won't help me, and has caused me trouble again and again. In fact, I I really want to go home and ask Zu Mom, am I, Liao Jingtang, her biological grandson? Am I the male heir of the Liao family? If not, then I will admit it. No matter what my grandmother does to me, I will treat it as my repayment for the Liao family’s upbringing over the years. Okay.”
"But if I am my parents' biological child, my grandmother's grandson, and a descendant of the Liao family, then I hope that my grandmother will stop worrying about me, and that the good thing about my grandmother in my heart will not be broken. ”
"Second Young Master..." Hu's mother exclaimed in shock.
What the second young master said was too serious. If the old lady heard it, she would be angry to death.
However, recalling the old lady's attitude towards the second young master and his wife in recent years, it is no wonder that the second young master would be disappointed with the old lady.
Nowadays, the existence of the second young lady has become a thorn in the old lady's heart. If this thorn is not pulled out, the old lady will not rest in peace even if she dies.
The old lady couldn't think about it, so she thought of ways to cause trouble for the second young lady. My cousin's husband died, and the old lady's first thought was to attack the second young master. It's no wonder that the second young master would be resentful of the old lady.
Hu Ma suddenly felt that all her strength had been drained. She looked at Liao Jingtang and said, "Second Young Master, what if the old slave says that this is the old lady's last wish?"
"The old lady's last wish is to arrange the rest of my cousin's life. Second Young Master, can't you just let the old lady leave in peace the moment she closes her eyes?"
Liao Jingtang frowned. Although he felt a little soft in his heart, he would not give in on this matter. "If grandma really wants my cousin to live happily for the rest of her life, then grandma should not let her come to my place."< br>
Although he didn't say some words clearly, the meaning was clearly expressed.
He has no love between men and women for Zhu Qingtong, not even the most basic brother-sister relationship. He has disliked Zhu Qingtong from the beginning, despised her, and even talked about marrying her as a concubine.
That's even more impossible.
Even if this was the old lady's last wish, it was difficult for him to comply with it.
Zhu Qingtong looked disappointed and dejected, tears falling down her face.
As for Hu Ma, although she had a strong attitude, she was just a servant in the end and did not dare to use strong methods to force Liao Jingtang.
She wanted to ask to see Zeng Jing, but Liao Jingtang said that Zeng Jing was weak and would not see anyone else, so she sent Hu's mother away.
Finally, Hu's mother left with Zhu Qingtong. Liao Jingtang couldn't live here, so Hu's mother went to live in the yard rented by Zhu Qingtong.
The next day, Hu’s mother came to see Zeng Jing.
After all, she was the one serving the old lady. Zeng Jing didn't dare not see her, so she ordered the maid to bring her in.
Perhaps due to the influence of the old lady, when Hu Ma saw Zeng Jing, she was not as respectful as when she saw Liao Jingtang. She just bent down and saluted perfunctorily, and then sat down on the chair.
Mother Hu first asked about Zeng Jing's health, then about the child, and then scolded her, "You are the second young master's wife. You should take the second young master as your mainstay and plan for the second young master in everything. You are pregnant, It’s not convenient to serve the second young master with a child, so why don’t you arrange a few rooms for the second young master?”
"There is no man who doesn't have three wives and four concubines. You come from a scholarly family, and you should also know that this man cannot stay with him for the rest of his life. It is only a matter of time before he marries his aunt and takes concubines."
"The second young master is the youngest prefect of Dasheng and has a bright future. You don't think that the second young master will only live by you alone in this life, right?"
"Since it will happen sooner or later, as a wife, you should be virtuous and take care of all this for your husband."
"My cousin is a widow and has a hard life. The old lady doesn't trust her, so she wants to entrust her to the second young master and second young lady. The old slave knows that you are not happy, but who calls you a woman? To be a woman, you must have something. This day..."
(End of chapter)