Chapter 88, not easy to mess with
Worried that Shizheng and his family would not adapt to the life in Bo's residence, and to show how much he valued Shizheng and his family, Mrs. Shi asked them to eat at Yixiangtang for the previous month.
"Your elder brother and the others all have errands to do, and it's troublesome to go back and forth on weekdays, so let them start fire in their own courtyard. We only get together during the holidays and family events."
"You just came back, you may not be clear about the things in the mansion, Mama Zhang is from our courtyard, she is familiar with these, if you don't understand, just ask her."
Old Madam Shi explained to Jin Yuee in detail, and also called Mama Zhang over, and told her to take good care of her, and then looked at Shi Zhenghe.
"Tomorrow your second sister, third sister, sixth sister, and sister Hui from the elder brother's family will come back with her husband and children, and get acquainted well then."
Shi Zhenghe nodded in response.
After coming out of Yixiang Hall and returning to Yigui Courtyard, Shi Fuxin thought about it, and looked at Mama Zhang: "Mama Zhang, tell us about the situation of the uncles' homes."
Originally, Mrs. Shi should have told them about this, but for some reason, Mrs. Shi didn't say anything about it. The three married daughters mentioned earlier were not very interesting.
Zhang's mother quickly told what she knew: "Second aunt married into the hairpin family - the Wei family. The Wei family had a grand tutor, and many males in the family were officials in the court. The second uncle is now the servant of the imperial court. The temple is serving as a fourth-rank Shaoqing."
"The third aunt married the youngest son of the Pan family. The Pan family is a foreign official in Beijing. It has only been two generations since the third uncle came here. The old lady of the Pan family is now a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and the third uncle has no official position."
"The sixth aunt married the merchant Yuan's family. The Yuan family's ancestral home is in the south of the Yangtze River. They are mainly engaged in the silk business. The fourth son-in-law is the second son of the Yuan family. Now he helps the family manage the business in the capital."
"The eldest girl is married to the Han family. Although the Han family's family background is not obvious, but Mr. Han is a man of outstanding ability. He entered the bodyguard office at a young age and became a sixth-rank and fourth-class bodyguard guarding the palace."
Shi Zhenghe and the others listened carefully, carefully memorizing the information of each family.
Shi Fuxin frowned, and looked at Zhang's mother puzzled: "Zhang's mother, why are the three aunts married to such different families?"
Even if the third aunt and the sixth aunt are concubines, as girls from the uncle's house, they shouldn't be married so lowly, and they even married a merchant.
There is also the fifth uncle, who is also married to the fifth aunt who was born in a merchant.
Didn’t you say that nobles are very particular about being well-matched, but marrying a merchant, isn’t this what the Earl’s House should do?
Mother Zhang paused, hesitated before replying: "Second Aunt and Second Aunt are destined to marry into the Wei family; as for Third Aunt and Sixth Aunt, when they got married, it was a difficult time for the Bo family. The marriage between the Pan family and the Yuan family has already been won by the old lady with all her strength."
The amount of information in these words is a bit large, Shi Zheng and his family looked at each other in dismay.
Shi Fuxin: "The uncle's residence is difficult? Could it be that something happened to the uncle's residence?"
Mother Zhang looked at Shi Fuxin, but she didn't hide anything: "The uncle's house was once implicated in the Prince Regent's case, and was disliked by the late emperor."
Shi Fuxin's eyes flashed with amazement, before she faintly felt that the Bo mansion was not as glamorous as imagined, but she did not expect it to be true.
Shi Dingxuan asked: "Being disliked by the former emperor, what about now? What is the current emperor's attitude towards the Bofu?"
These words were beyond Mama Zhang's cognition, so she thought for a while before she said, "Fourth Lord, no, it's Master Zhengkun. Master Zhengkun entered the Hanlin Academy, and Jinshi to enter the Imperial Academy must be approved by the emperor. If you want to come to the emperor's residence There is no prejudice."
Hearing this, Shi Dingxuan and Shi Fuxin immediately looked at each other.
At this moment, they seemed to know why Master Jiang valued Shi Zhengkun so much.
Shi Fuxin: "Mother Zhang, we have nothing to do here, you can go down and do your work."
Mother Zhang nodded, quickly exited the house, stood under the eaves for a moment, hesitated, and recruited a maid to guard her, and hurried to Yixiang Hall by herself.
In the hall, there were no outsiders, Shi Fuxin sighed directly: "The situation in the Bofu is not very clear now."
Shi Dinghao: "Then can we still hug our thighs?"
Shi Fuxin: "You can still hug. After all, it is a lord's family, so there will still be some background. However, it has only been four years since the new emperor ascended the throne. The Bofu has been suppressed for so many years, so there is probably not much left."
Said, sighed.
"Hey, I thought I became Miss Bofu, and good days are coming."
Jin Yue'e heard this, and immediately said displeased: "Sister Wuya, Xin, you'd better give up your idea of getting something for nothing. You can only rely on yourself for everything."
"Although we have followed your father back to the uncle's house, we can't point to the uncle's house for everything. If we count too much, it will become a burden and annoying."
Shi Fuxin hurriedly said: "Mom, I'm just talking casually. I know that everything depends on our own struggle."
Jin Yue'e didn't say much.
On the other side, in Yixiangtang, Mother Zhang repeated what she had just said to Shi Fuxin and the others for Madam Shi.
After hearing this, the old lady's expression didn't change much, she just asked with a smile: "Sister Xin asked about the marriages of her three aunts?"
Mother Zhang nodded.
Shi the old lady smiled: "I know about this." After speaking, she asked again, "From Li Si's family, the fourth lady just came to the uncle's house, and she doesn't understand many things. You need to mention her more."
Mother Zhang quickly replied: "Old lady, don't worry, the servant will do his best."
The old lady nodded: "In the future, unless it is something that the fourth lady can't handle, you don't have to come here to tell me that your current master is the fourth lady."
Mother Zhang's face turned cold: "The servant knows."
"You step back."
After Mama Zhang left, Nanny An immediately changed Mrs. Shi to a bowl of hot tea. Seeing that Mrs. Shi was in a good mood, she smiled and said, "Second uncle and grandpa are right. These six girls really look like you, Mrs. Shi."
Shi the old lady sighed with a smile: "It's a bit clever, and it's only the second day after returning to the Bo's mansion, and I can see and inquire about the situation of the Bo's mansion."
As he spoke, he picked up the tea bowl.
"They are like this, which makes me feel relieved."
There are times when teeth and lips touch each other, let alone Shifu, which has a large population.
The second son’s family didn’t grow up with them, and they didn’t have any relationship with the rest of the family. Even with her care, they couldn’t control other people’s attitudes and opinions towards them.
Many things and many relationships have to be done and maintained by themselves.
It’s better to be smart. A smart person knows how to advance and retreat, and with her guidance, the second son’s family should be able to stand up in the uncle’s house.
On the third day after returning to the uncle's mansion, the three married aunts and the eldest girl of the Shi family returned to the uncle's mansion with their husbands and children.
The first ones to come back were Miss Shi and Uncle Han.
"Meet the fourth uncle and fourth aunt!"
In Yixiang Hall, Miss Shi and Uncle Han saluted Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yuee respectfully.
Shi Zhenghe hurriedly asked the two of them to get up, while Jin Yuee took the two purses she had prepared earlier from the maid and handed them to Miss Shi: "It's not a good thing, sister Hui, don't dislike it."
The eldest girl took the purse with a smile: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, I like this purse very much." As she spoke, she put one of the purses on her body, and gave the other to her husband beside her.
Grandpa Han was also very face-saving, so he immediately took it with him.
The actions of the two made Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yue'e very happy.
After recognizing the person, Mrs. Han was dragged to the side hall by the uncle of the Shi family, and Miss Shi sat next to the old lady, chatting with everyone with a smile.
After chatting for a short time, Mrs. Shi took Miss Shi and left. When everyone saw them, they all smiled, knowing that the mother and daughter had something to say.
Out of Yixiang Hall, the mother and daughter did not go far, just wandered around in the nearby yard.
"Does the secret recipe for giving birth to you last time work?"
When the eldest girl didn't have to force a smile in front of her mother, she said in a low tone, "I've been drinking that medicine every day for the past few months, but it still doesn't work."
When the eldest lady was in a hurry, her daughter had been married for three years, and she hadn't given birth to a son and a half daughter yet. The Han family had already said something: "The Han family didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
The eldest girl smiled wryly and said, "My mother-in-law just asks me to set rules in front of her every day, and nothing else matters."
Shi Da Furen's face suddenly darkened: "You are still hiding it from me, Nianrui has already told me that your mother-in-law is going to release someone in the son-in-law's room."
The eldest girl's face became even more bitter: "There is no way to do this. I can't give birth, so I can only let someone else have it."
Shi Da Furen angrily scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are so old, why can't you give birth?" Seeing her daughter's sad face, she was angry and distressed.
However, the uncle's mansion is not in a good place now, even if he wants to support his daughter, he doesn't have the ability.
"Good boy, don't worry, mother will help you find a way, your grandmother has been thinking about this too."
The eldest girl nodded her head and said apologetically, "My daughter is really unfilial. After getting married, I have to make my grandmother and mother worry about me."
Shi Da Furen glared at her. Just as she was about to say something, she heard a maid say: "The third and sixth aunts are back."
Hearing this, the mother and daughter stopped talking, tidied up their appearance, and hurried back to Yixiang Hall.
The third aunt and the sixth aunt are concubines, the third aunt is white, and the sixth aunt is a businessman. Therefore, they have a better attitude towards Shang Shizhenghe and Jin Yuee, and there is no inappropriate behavior.
When Jin Yuee sent out the purse, everyone accepted it with a smile.
Sixth Young Master Yuan Yingbo is tactful and knows how to deal with things. As soon as he comes, the atmosphere in Yixiang Hall is raised a few degrees, and everyone laughs from time to time.
Shi Fuxin looked at Uncle Six who talked and laughed freely for a while, pulled Shi Dinghao and said in a low voice: "This Uncle Six is quite interesting, you can get in touch with him more."
A person who can bring laughter like this will be popular no matter where he goes.
Shi Dinghao nodded: "I also find the personnel matters he mentioned quite interesting."
Shi Fuxin looked at the people in the hall, and suddenly found that the smile on Mrs. Shi's face was a bit forced, and after a little thought, she understood what was going on.
It will be noon soon, but the second aunt who is a compatriot with her parents has not arrived yet.
After waiting for a while, when Mrs. Shi could hardly maintain a smile on her face, Shi Yuhua's family arrived late.
Everyone in the Shi family is used to this.
Every time Shi’s family gets together or something happens, Shi Yuhua’s family is always the last to arrive.
"Mother, we are late."
When Yuhua hadn't entered the hall, the voice came in.
After entering the room, he didn't care about other people, went straight to Mrs. Shi, kissed Mrs. Shi, then smiled and looked at the strange people in the room.
"This is the fourth brother, I'm really sorry, your brother-in-law has something to do at the moment, and it took some time, so don't be angry."
Hearing this, before Shi Zhenghe could respond, Mrs. Shi said, "Your fourth brother doesn't have the time to be angry with you." After finishing speaking, she ignored Shi Yuhua and smiled at the person who came in a few steps behind. Wei Yuze, and several grandchildren.
"Zhenghe, this is your second brother-in-law."
"Yu Ze, this is your fourth brother's family."
Wei Yuze still showed the old lady a lot of face, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet Shi Zhenghe with a smile, and ordered the children behind him to come and pay their respects.
After the two parties greeted each other, Jin Yuee took out her purse as before, and was about to give it away, when Shi Yuhua said exaggeratedly: "Oh, I really should call, but I forgot to prepare the meeting gift."
As he spoke, he looked at Jin Yue'e with a smile.
"Fourth brother and sister, I'm really sorry, I didn't prepare a meeting ceremony, but you prepared it. We really don't have the face to accept it."
Although Shi Yuhua didn't express her disgust, it was too embarrassing to refuse in front of so many people.
Jin Yuee didn't expect this kind of situation at all, and she froze on the spot with her purse in her hand.
Old Madam Shi was so angry that her chest heaved up and down. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Shi Fuxin walking towards Jin Yuee with a smile on her face.
"Second Aunt is right. Although this purse is our wish, it would be rude for Second Aunt not to return the courtesy. It is our fault to make Second Aunt rude when we meet."
While joking, Shi Fuxin took back the purse in Jin Yuee's hand, turned around and handed it to Jingui: "Take it back to Yigui Courtyard and put it away."
Shi Fuxin's voice stunned everyone.
Jingui saw that her girl was confronting the second aunt in public. She was so nervous that she took her purse and didn't dare to leave immediately. She didn't turn around until she heard Da Furen coughed lightly.
Shi Fuxin was a little angry at Jingui for not listening to her, and watched her go out lightly, then turned to look at Shi Yuhua with a smile.
Shi Yuhua had a smile on her face, but her eyes were a little cold: "This is the fourth brother's youngest daughter, it really is." She stopped here, just showing a meaningful smile.
Shi Fuxin smiled: "What is it really? Is it uneducated? I grew up in the border, and I must be inferior to you, Second Aunt. As a girl from the uncle's house, you are very well-educated. Today really gave me a lot of insight."
Shi Yuhua was stunned, obviously didn't expect Shi Fuxin to say such words in public, she was so angry that she was about to reprimand her, at this moment, Mrs. Shi suddenly stood up.
Once the old lady stood up, the others had to get up too.
Lady Shi glanced at Shi Yuhua, then at Shi Fuxin who was still smiling brightly, and said softly: "It's noon, everyone is hungry, let's serve dinner."
Shi Yuhua saw that her mother was really angry, she glared at Shi Fuxin, and didn't dare to say anything more.
Shi Fuxin smiled and stared back, even raising her eyebrows.
That provocative appearance made other people's eyes flicker.
Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Fuxin, until the smile on Shi Fuxin's face slowly receded, and then stretched out her hand to Jin Yue'e: "Fourth daughter-in-law, help me."
Jin Yuee quickly stepped forward to support Mrs. Shi.
Waiting for the crowd to surround Mrs. Shi and go to the dining room, Shi Fuyin came to Shi Fuxin's side: "Don't you want to be a lady of the family, you are the one?"
Shi Fuxin shrugged: "I can't help it, it's too irritating." Seeing that her sister wanted to talk about her, Shi Fuxin quickly took Shi Fuyin's arm.
"Sister, don't worry, I know it well."
"Originally, I thought we went back to the uncle's mansion, and we came back to enjoy the honor of the uncle's mansion. Even if the family members talked too much, the patience will pass. Who let us take advantage of it."
"But you have heard what Zhang's mother said. With the current situation in the uncle's house, it is still uncertain who will get the credit in the future. Then why do we have to swallow our breath?"
"If they dare to bully us, we dare to show our fists and let the Shi family know that we are not easy to mess with."
(end of this chapter)