The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Mrs. Zhang glanced at her and said bluntly: "Third brother and sister, you and your third brother have to take care of your family's Xiu Ming."

There was a hint of gunpowder in this tone, and Meng Jinyao was surprised: "What did he do again?"

Mrs. Zhang sat aside and knew that she was actually at odds with Gu Xiuming. Now she spoke straightforwardly: "Then Aunt Li is just a concubine who cannot be put on the stage after all. He is so pampered that she will be treated as an ancestor." , I don’t think he will ever think about getting a wife in the future, which girl would dare to marry him?”

Meng Jinyao looked confused when she heard this. Gu Xiuming had doted on Li Waner for a day or two. He would run away from marriage for Li Waner regardless of the family's reputation. Now he is with Li Waner as he wished. Doting is normal. It would be strange if he didn't dote on her.

She smiled helplessly and said: "Sister-in-law, it's not easy for Mr. Hou and I to interfere too much in matters in my son's room. It's normal for a child who has just started to fall in love to meet a girl who is attracted to him. The novelty has not worn off, so it's normal for him to be a little sticky. .”

Mrs. Zhang said in a displeased tone: "Third younger brothers and sisters, this is not a matter of whether they are sticky or not. Then Aunt Li was playing around with Xiuming. She was walking blindly and bumped into a maid who was doing rough work in Xiu. The maid stopped. She didn't fall, but she couldn't stand upright and fell into the fish pond. Xiu Ming felt sorry for Aunt Li, so he scolded the maid indiscriminately. If I hadn't happened to pass by, he would have had the maid escorted to the housekeeper for punishment. "

Meng Jinyao was shocked after hearing this. She could actually tell that Gu Xiuming had a violent temper after he failed the exam, but he controlled it well in front of others and could still maintain his gentle appearance. Now he exploded for Li Waner?

Mrs. Zhang continued: "Who cares whether he feels sorry for his concubine or not, but if he reprimands the maid indiscriminately, it would be too much to punish the maid. Although the maid is a servant, she cannot be punished at will. If word spreads, others will think that Our Gu family are all unreasonable savages who beat up their subordinates at will."

Meng Jinyao was surprised: "Is there such a thing?"

"Is it possible that I can still fabricate facts to lie to you? Just what happened just now."

Mrs. Zhang rubbed her temples and continued to spit: "Then Aunt Li not only looked at the soft and weak, she was also mute at the critical moment. She didn't even mention that she didn't have eyesight when walking. She kept crying without saying a word. No. Those who knew better thought that she was pushed into the fish pond by the maid. Sure enough, I am a concubine. When I should speak, I am mute. When I shouldn’t speak, I will cry and complain about my grievances, doing all these coquettish things."

Meng Jinyao said warmly: "Sister-in-law, please calm down. I will tell Mr. Hou to educate Xiu Ming properly. He did indeed make a mistake in this matter."

Mrs. Zhang added: "We must have a good education, otherwise we will make another joke. Then our Gu family will be responsible for the joke in the capital for a year. Every time, this joke is related to the concubine who is not worthy of the stage. Those who don't know it think it is." Being a concubine in the Gu family is more prestigious than being a head wife."

Meng Jinyao nodded in agreement. She actually understood that Mrs. Zhang was not targeting Gu Xiuming this time. She had also been with her sisters-in-law for so long, so she understood that Mrs. Zhang disliked concubines the most, because Gu Jingsheng had several young and beautiful concubines. The coquettish people compete for favor all day long, so Mrs. Zhang hates concubines equally. When she learns that the maid did not do it on purpose, she must deal with it seriously and not enhance the prestige of the concubine, no matter whose concubine she is.

After a while, she asked again: "By the way, Aunt Li fell into the water, is it nothing serious?"

Mrs. Zhang replied: "What could be wrong with her? She fell into the water, and Xiu Ming immediately jumped into the water to save her. He just soaked her in the water. It's late autumn, so he would just catch a cold at most." She thought for a while. Then he continued, "They should have come back from outside. I see that Aunt Li's maid is still carrying a few bags of medicine. Are they feeling well?"

Meng Jinyao said nonchalantly: "I don't know about this. They may be feeling a little unwell, but they seem to be in good spirits. They probably don't have any serious illness."

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "That's true."

Meng Jinyao was no longer interested in the traitor's affairs and continued to write invitations.

That night, Meng Jinyao mentioned what Zhang said to Gu Jingxi. She was too lazy to discipline the rebellious son, so she left the rebellious son's father to take care of such matters, otherwise the rebellious son would think that she was taking advantage of Li Waner's jealousy.

After hearing this, Gu Jingxi was helpless and said calmly: "It is said that it is the fault of a son not to teach his father, but it is not that I have not educated him. I have taught him the principles of saints and sages since he was a child, and have always taught him to be a man of excellent character. My child. He is like this now. It can be seen that he didn't listen to a word of my words. Now he is probably hating me in his heart. I can't make him change his temper by just educating him a few words. Let him go through all the trouble so that his mother can see clearly what he is like."

Meng Jinyao did not dissuade him. Anyway, he brought the words to him, and what he said was right. Gu Xiuming is like this now. If a father tries to educate him, he will only get complaints from his rebellious son.

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is the day.

Qingqiu came back from outside.

When Meng Jinyao saw her coming back, she sent the maid waiting in the room out, and then asked softly: "Qingqiu, what's going on?"

Qingqiu responded: "Madam, there is news from the uncle's house that the old lady's fifty-fifth birthday is not a big birthday. Mrs. Sun thought that it would be a simple birthday, just a family meal, but the uncle and the old man were surprised. People scolded her harshly, accusing her of being unfilial.”

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao smiled mockingly and said: "It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. Even if my mother's dowry does not support the residence, my father and grandmother will continue to maintain the 'brilliance' of the residence, otherwise they will I always feel like I’ll be laughed at.”

Qingqiu said: "So Sun's objection is invalid, and we can only do it according to the wishes of the uncle and the old lady."

As Qingqiu spoke, he lowered his voice again and said in a low voice: "However, Mrs. Sun's insistence on keeping everything simple this time is not because of spending money or extravagance, but because she is mentally weak and has no energy to hold a birthday banquet for the old lady. "

Meng Jinyao was not surprised at all after hearing this. This was something she expected, because she believed in Aunt Qiao's ability. She slightly raised the corners of her lips: "On the day of the birthday banquet, can my plan be completed?"

Qingqiu nodded lightly: "Given Sun's current state, your plan will definitely be completed. She will also have hallucinations when she sees a somewhat similar person during the day. Occasionally, she can't help but imagine that if there is no Aunt Qiao, Watch her and stop her from talking nonsense, she will make a fool of herself again and again."

Meng Jinyao suppressed her smile, with a gloomy air hanging between her brows, and said in a serious tone: "That's good, I missed this opportunity, wait for the next time, I don't know when, you tell Aunt Qiao, There can be no mistakes.”

Qingqiu nodded again: "Madam, don't worry."