Chapter 162 – Everything is not good
After hearing what happened, the old master waved off his subordinates and asked the old lady, “What do you think about this?”
The old madam grimaced and exasperatedly said, “This Jiang Clan is also really disdainful, how can she be so unashamed. Fortunately, Fu’s heart is right and she didn’t think of fixing her stepson or stepson in law, and immediately suppressed this matter.”
The old master coldly snorted, “Immediately suppressed the matter, how could we know so clearly? Hmph, if Jiang wasn’t Fu’s stepson daughter-in-law, but her own daughter-in-law, those rumors would have been snuffed out just as soon as they popped up, and would they still be spreading so badly?”
The old lady said, “What does the old master mean?”
The old master said, “I mean that Fu is not as virtuous and kind as she appears, treating her stepson and stepdaughter as if they were her own ……”
He went on to talk about what Meng Zhimo had told him when he was young.
He didn’t tell the old lady that Fu was possibly working for Noble Consort Zhao and the Fourth Prince and Marquis Zhennan, it was just a suspicion, there was no solid evidence. Moreover, it was also afraid that the old lady couldn’t help but startle the snakes. He only said that Fu intended to raise waste and treat her stepson and stepdaughter harshly, but also to pretend to be a virtuous woman, so that the old lady would know her true colors, and in the future, that young couple’s life would be better.
Even now, the old master still has a hint of luck, the eldest daughter-in-law is just a selfish woman, only want to let their own children over the original spouse’s children. Those matters are family matters and do not rise to the level of “taking over the first line”.
Hearing the old man’s words, the old lady’s mouth was wide open. More than ten years ago, Meng Zhimo told her about these things, and at first she was a bit skeptical, how could such a small child lie. But after her eldest son and eldest granddaughter swore that Fu’s various good things, and she carefully observed Fu, and that Fu was indeed not like what her grandson said, she truly believed in Fu’s character, and felt that it was Meng Ruimo’s hatred of his stepmother that deliberately said that.
“Fu would be that kind of person? It can’t be ……”
The old master sighed, “Old woman, let’s talk about the results first. Fu’s two sons and daughters, resignation Yu, Pan An’s appearance, Zi Jian’s talent, gentle as jade, sixteen years old in the lifts …… his various excellence, which son of the family compared to? Hua’er, although the reputation is not resignation Yu Sheng, but also talent and appearance, know the book, these two years to come to kiss the family endless.
“As for the pair of children born to the Qu Clan, Yue’er was taught to be weak and incompetent, simple and unaware of worldly affairs, and even unable to distinguish between good and bad. Resignation Mo at a young age was rumored to have a bad reputation for being ‘careful, thoughtful, and disrespectful to elders’, or not to be afraid to run off to the border to break out into the world……. Of course, it can’t be said that Qu’s sons and daughters have to be outstanding, and that not to be outstanding is a stepmother’s bad luck.
“And then look at them when they grow up, Yue’er married into that kind of strict family, by the mother-in-law husband whole have no way to live, only have to merge to return to the mother’s home. Resignation Mo has just married a daughter-in-law, and it’s only been a few days, and the daughter-in-law has been rumored to be so bad. If Jiang’s nature is soft and thin-skinned, she will die of anger even if she is not hanged ……
“One or two things are bad, it could be a coincidence. But those two children grow so big things are not good, this should not be a coincidence …… What’s more, resignation Mo and Jiang are both stable people, it is impossible to do that improper things, this point I know best.”
The old lady was over sixty years old, had experienced a lot, seen a lot, and wasn’t stupid. Before, she believed in Fu so much, not only because Fu behaved well, but also because her eldest son and granddaughter talked about all kinds of good things about her, coupled with the fact that she was not physically fit and didn’t want to worry about everything, so she believed in it. Now that she was reminded by the old man, she couldn’t help but think a little more.
“Yes, Yue’er and Ruimo are in this mansion, except for their good looks, which were given to them by Qu, everything else is not good. Especially Yue’er, she’s in her twenties, but she’s still as simple as a child. Resignation Mo has a good fortune, but also because of going to the battlefield …… However, Fu is not their real mother, the eldest child is always their real father, right, it will not be so confused as to join with Fu to harm them.”
The old man coldly snorted, “There is an old saying in the neighborhood that when you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather. The boss is not confused, but the lard has blinded his heart …… I am not asking you to necessarily believe in resignation ink s side of the story, I only hope that you can put your heart in the right place, think about them before, and then open your eyes wide and look at them in the future. Just, I’m afraid that Xin’er will be taught to be confused by Yue’er again, in the future you should often detain Xin’er here and teach her more ……”
The old master held back a few times before he didn’t say those humiliating things that his eldest son and Fu did before their marriage. I’m afraid that the old woman will have no more face love for the Fu Clan, so that the Fu Clan will smell the difference.
In the Floating Life Residence, Meng Zhimo and Jiang Yishi were sitting on the kang, laughing, when Xiaozhu reported in a loud voice from outside the main room, “Master Shizi, Great Grandma, Sister Qin is asking for an audience.”
Sister Qin was the inner courtyard steward.
Jiang Yishi and Meng Zhimo glanced at each other, Meng Zhimo entered the bedroom, Jiang Yishi raised her voice and said, “Please come in.”
Sister Qin walked in with a sullen face.
For these face-saving stewards, the young masters also had to be respectful.
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Jiang Yishi got up and smiled, “Please sit down, Sister Qin, what’s the matter?”
Sister Qin sat down and waited for Linxiang to serve tea before saying, “Great Grandma, it was the old slave’s negligence to arrange for Guo Sanfu’s family to work at the Floating Life Residence. The old slave has already been reprimanded by the First Mistress, and has also had three months’ money deducted.”
Jiang Yishi was surprised, “What did Sister Guo commit?”
Linxiang at the side said, “Reporting to Great Grandmother, an hour ago Sister Guo was called to the Council Hall.”
Sister Qin’s face sunk even deeper as she said in a cold voice, “I don’t know if Great Grandmother has heard that there are some bad rumors about Master Shizi and Great Grandmother these days.”
Jiang Yishi was baffled, “Rumors about Master Shizi and me? What rumors?”
Her gaze traveled to Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang was so scared that she knelt down and said, “Reporting to Great Grandma, Master Shizi was afraid that Great Grandma would be angry and didn’t let the slave girl say anything. Master Shizi also said that he would go talk to the elders and give Great Grandmother a proper name.”
Jiang Yishi angrily said, “What rumors exactly, say.”
Linxiang wiped the sweat on her forehead and said, “The rumors outside say, say, say that Shizi master is left in the inner courtyard by great grandmother every day, two young young couples ……”
She didn’t dare to speak further, her head hanging even lower.
Jiang Yishi reddened her face, the hand that pinched the handkerchief was a little trembling, and said in grief, “I’m a clean and innocent person, I just married into my in-laws and I’m being made up like this. Master Shizi didn’t go to the outer courtyard these days because he often says that his eyes have a burning sensation, and he even has a momentary blindness.
I’ve learned how to cure eye diseases from someone before, and I’ve read many medical books, so I know that his eye disease hasn’t healed completely, and now it’s recurring. I massaged cold compresses for Master Shizi on time every day, let him close his eyes more and see less light, wanting to condition his eyes before he left for the barracks. Unexpectedly, it was rumored to be so bad.”
After saying this, tears flowed down her face.
Sister Qin gave Jiang Yishi a suspicious look. Previously, she had always felt that it was Jiang’s lesser mother who taught her that just after marrying a woman, she only knew how to please men and didn’t even want to be ashamed of her skin. But at this moment, she said that she was curing the Shizi Master’s eye disease ……