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Sun Mu and Yao Jing looked at each other with surprise in each other's eyes.

Sun Mu has seen quite a few noble ladies, some are domineering, some are ruthless, and they all pay attention to their manners in front of others, and it is rare to see Aunt Xue crying so desperately.Yao Jing has always been used to seeing Aunt Xue's stupid but self-righteous appearance, and she came here in a fit of rage to ridicule her, but she was also dumbfounded when she saw the old woman's make-up and weeping. Compete with her.

Sun Mu thought quickly: Could it be that Aunt Xue finally thought of the benefits of Baochai when she was at the end of her life, and regretted what she did before?As she thought about it, she was already pondering over and over again.If Aunt Xue's heart changes, should Aunt Xue and Baochai be reconciled?If Baochai is concealed from it and not told, Baochai's child's attachment to Xue's family may turn into a lifelong regret. , wouldn't it be a pity for this child?

Unexpectedly, before Sun Mu could think about it carefully, Mrs. Liu, who was serving Aunt Xue by her side, had already spoken in a strange way. "Madam, don't be sad. Things in this world are unsatisfactory out of ten. Like the wife, the master is so capable, and they are gone at a young age. This can only deal with the disaster set in the previous life. Fortunately. She has to stay with the two children, and the wife can still watch and endure, looking forward to the children growing up and supporting each other. When I grow up, but my daughter is so unfilial, what can my wife do?"

Sun Mu heard that Aunt Xue was only crying, but the servants serving her were acting strangely, even blaming Baochai for being unfilial and blaming Baochai for everything that went wrong, he was both surprised and angry.When she was about to say a few words, Aunt Xue didn't speak. If she competed with an ignorant and stupid servant, wouldn't she lose her status?If you don't speak, with Xue's family style of a century-old family, it is said that a centipede is dead but not stiff. If there is no secret instruction from the master, how dare a servant be so open-eyed and talk nonsense to smear Baochai? ?

Yao Jing didn't care so much, seeing that Aunt Xue had ordered her servants to wantonly slander Baochai, she was furious.She didn't have so many rules and regulations of status and rules, so she immediately retorted: "Where did you say this? When Mrs. Xue's family high-fived Baochai and made an oath, the Wang family and Jia's family were all watching. Everyone is a respectable family. I have to be reasonable, and I can't understand what is right and what is wrong. It was agreed at that time and has nothing to do with it since then. Now Mrs. Xue's family just ran to my house and cried when she encountered a little embarrassment. What's the reason? "

In all fairness, Yao Jing's words made sense, but she was too angry and spoke too hastily, and the people on the field didn't intend to follow her words at all.When Mrs. Liu heard this, she pretended not to hear, lowered her head, and retreated behind Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue just wiped away her tears, crying out of breath, with a miserable appearance, and the whole hall It was quiet in an instant, only the sound of Aunt Xue sobbing intermittently.

Yao Jing suddenly felt a little at a loss.She was well protected by Sun Mu, and after she came to the capital, Baochai assisted in handling some worldly matters, so she gradually thought things too simply.What's more, she has seen the viciousness of vulgar women in wild village shops, but she never thought that the mistress of a wealthy family would cry and pretend to be pitiful in front of her, embarrassingly unreasonable but righteous.

Sun Mu looked at Aunt Xue who was pretending to be pitiful and weak, and his heart was like a mirror for a moment.She is used to all kinds of tricks, so Aunt Xue's thoughts are not hard to guess, it's just that she knows that she has already drawn a clear line, but at this time it is too ugly to ask her daughter to contribute money and effort, so she never mentions these things. He just instructs his servants to cry and complain about his daughter's unfilial piety, so that he can point to Sun Mu's side to hear the string song to know the elegance, so he takes the initiative to call Baochai out.In fact, this kind of trick is nothing more than a trivial skill, as long as you make up your mind to let her dry, and sit on the bench for a few hours, you will be honest.It's just that there is a Baochai in the middle, so this matter is difficult to handle.

Sun Mu thought of this, and suddenly saw Yao Jing winking at her, Sun Mu understood, and the two quietly stepped aside.Yao Jing frowned and said: "She is so confused and ignorant, she should have been left alone until she has no strength to cry, I'm afraid it's fine. But if Baochai finds out, I don't know how to blame us."

Sun Mu shook his head and smiled wryly: "How dare you tell Baochai about this? If she gets the news, she will surely share her mother's worries as before. You and I have become villains for nothing."

The two thought about this and looked at each other.Yao Jing was inexplicably irritable. She just felt that this was a trivial matter, and it was Aunt Xue's backlash and unreasonableness. However, no matter how she responded, there seemed to be something wrong.If Baochai were to be called out, Aunt Xue's partiality and ignorance would not necessarily result in much grievance. If she deliberately concealed it and dragged on like this, it would be unbeautiful if she couldn't hide it.While he was thinking, he suddenly saw Nanny Zhang coming from a distance from the corridor over there.Sun Mu asked Nanny Zhang, "What is Baochai doing now?" Nanny Zhang replied that she had just visited and was doing embroidery work in the backyard. Tangle Baochai and don't ask him to come to the front yard.

Yao Jing let out a long breath.The embroidery that Baochai was busy with at this time was actually a dowry for the wedding. Yao Jing was originally opposed to it. She thought it was just marrying Feng Yuan who was acting as a cover, so there was no need to be so serious.It must be known that Grandma Liu and Ying'er's family have resumed their former cotton thread shop and silk shop business. Although it is only a small one, there is more than enough embroidery for Baochai's dowry.For those who do great things, how can they do everything by themselves?Let the people below do it.Pian Baochai insisted on this, saying that etiquette should not be neglected, which made Yao Jing very disdainful.However, at this moment, Yao Jing is quite thankful for Baochai's stubbornness—the house Baochai lives in is the quietest small courtyard in the whole courtyard, and there are several flowers and trees away from here.When doing embroidery work, you need to meditate, and then close the door, so that no matter what happens here, you can't hear it.

"Even so, it's better to get rid of this girl as soon as possible." Sun Mu was worried, "We are not afraid of reasoning, but she also knows that she is wrong, so she refuses to go into details, and just sits there crying and secretly instigates This servant speaks for her, and it can be regarded as advancing, attacking, retreating, or defending. To be honest, this method is indeed beneficial. She was born as Baochai's mother, so it must not be too ugly. Otherwise, we have a hundred ways to deal with it. her."

Yao Jing thought of this, and Fang Pin realized Sun Mu's embarrassment: "In the end, it's just for fear of hurting the jade bottle when we beat mice. But can't we just let her be a monster? Will you make trouble for this?" Her brows were full of injustice, because she despised Aunt Xue for being biased and ignorant, she degraded Aunt Xue to a role like a mouse without even thinking about it.

Sun Mu's eyes were meaningful: "Parents and relatives are not so easy to cut off. I ruled the country with filial piety, and Baochai is a smart child. The more so I am afraid, the more difficult it is to let go. Even if I have a hundred ways and a thousand ways, if I openly reveal the matter and make her mother ashamed, what is it called?"

Yao Jing was annoyed: "Could it be that she can't be proud of herself?"

While several people were talking, Grandma Liu came to find Baochai with her daughter Xiao Liu and some women to talk about the cotton thread shop. When they saw Sun Mu and Yao Jing standing outside the flower hall, they thought it was something The incredible guest was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, so he just tiptoed over, preparing to meet with a few people before going back, when he heard Yao Jing's words, he was very surprised, and said with a smile on his face: "This What's the matter?"

Sun Mu looked at Grandma Liu, hurriedly put away the worry on his face, and told Grandma Liu the ins and outs of the matter. Grandma Liu laughed after hearing a few words: "What do I think is the matter! Both of them are well-known people, so it's not easy to directly confront that Mrs. Liu, and because of Miss Bao's face, it's not good to directly challenge Mrs. Xue's family, so why not send someone else to go?"

Nanny Zhang said from the side: "You are right. The blame is only on us people, all of us are timid, and we can't even speak together..."

Grandma Liu hurriedly said with a smile: "The nuns are certainly capable, but after all, they are old members of the Xue family, and they are serving by Miss Bao's side. Maybe Miss Bao secretly ordered it. It’s just such a trivial matter, why do you need to come forward in person, and let me have a few words with that woman.”

Sun Musu knew that although Grandma Liu was old, she was well-versed in human relations, and she was a very rare old man who would come to trouble. It was great that she was willing to take the responsibility, but thinking of the face of Mrs. Liu next to Aunt Xue, she was a little worried Grandma Liu suffers.At this moment, Yao Jing couldn't help but said: "Grandma, you don't know something, that Mrs. Liu next to Aunt Xue is extremely hateful, she can turn black into white with her eyes closed..." Sun Mu never expected Yao Jing I thought of going with myself, I couldn't help being surprised and happy, I couldn't help but look at her more, with mixed feelings in my heart.

Yao Jing didn't notice that Sun Mu was looking at her, she just worried about Grandma Liu.Don't want Grandma Liu to wave her hands again and again, she has a well-thought-out idea: "You guys only deal with the ladies and gentlemen of high families all day long. I'm used to meeting gentle people, so it's no wonder that I find it difficult for a while. We have been in the market a lot, and we haven't seen any rascals. But, why have you ever been afraid of this? Have you ever seen the scenes of our country women scolding? It is the wicked who will be tortured by the wicked."

Everyone discussed for a while, and the decision was made. Grandma Liu took her daughter Wang Liushi and several other wives, led by Nanny Zhang, and they also entered the flower hall in a big way.

Aunt Xue saw that Sun Mu and Yao Jing found an excuse to leave temporarily, and only stayed to drink tea in the flower hall, so she expected that the two must be discussing countermeasures behind their backs.She had the audacity to come here this time because Xia Jingui was making trouble at home, and she was a little guilty at first. Seeing that Sun Mu and Yao Jing hadn't returned, she couldn't help but feel uneasy, so she signaled Granny Liu to inquire at the entrance of the flower hall to see what happened. Unexpectedly, Grandma Liu and others also came to the flower hall. Nanny Zhang served tea and fruit plates, and the treatment was no less than that of Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue watched from the sidelines and knew that Grandma Liu was also a guest from outside, so she felt very uncomfortable.She was born in a rich family like the King's family in Jinling, and she had never seen the rule of entertaining two guests in one hall, and she thought it was displeased to not follow the etiquette.It was so easy to comfort myself by thinking to myself that Sun Mu's house was small and had nowhere to entertain guests, and when I let this matter out, I saw Zhang Nanny serving tea attentively, and the etiquette of hospitality seemed to be much more considerate than my own.Aunt Xue was startled and angry, so she took a closer look at Grandma Liu and the others, and saw that they were a group of village women in thorn hairpins and cloth skirts, and they were indeed not some kind of rich and famous ladies who were visiting privately in modest clothes, she was even more angry, and hurriedly She winked at Mrs. Liu who was accompanying her.

Mrs. Liu couldn't understand what her master was thinking at first, Aunt Xue winked several times before she understood, she hurried over and asked Nanny Zhang loudly: "Whose guest is this, why are you so ignorant of manners?" , Our wife is sitting over there, why don't you go over to say hello?"

Nanny Zhang and Mrs. Liu had been at odds with each other when they were at Xue's house. Seeing Mrs. Liu's appearance of asking questions, she didn't even bother to talk to her, and just stood beside her with a smile and didn't speak.But Grandma Liu stood up, looked in Aunt Xue's direction, and asked, "I'm old and my eyesight is dim, and the one sitting over there is the third lady of the Wang family of Jinling?"

Aunt Xue and Grandma Liu actually met each other in the Grand View Garden. Because she was old and upset, she couldn't remember it for a while. She only thought that Grandma Liu looked familiar. At this time, she was a little surprised when she heard Grandma Liu call her by the name she used in her natal family when she was young. Uncertain, secretly thought: When did I come and go with these village women?Just when she was wondering, she heard a woman next to Grandma Liu startled, "The third young lady of the Jinling royal family? Could it be that she married into the Xue family as a wife, and forced her to be a concubine in order to obtain her own daughter's dowry? The one whose daughter broke up with her?" The other woman pretended to shake her head: "You're talking nonsense! I think this lady has a kind face, and she definitely can't do such vicious and stupid things. Could it be a mistake?"

Aunt Xue was sitting there, listening to the words you and I said from the women, her eyebrows danced brightly, and she talked about the housework of the Xue family as if she had seen it herself, but there was disdain for her both in and out of the words, and she couldn't help being angry. Trembling all over, he stood up and asked, "Who are you? You are so brave!"

But the women seemed to have not heard, they just pointed there, and another one said: "But I don't understand. Now that the relationship has been cut off, this Mrs. Xue is looking for her daughter to fight the autumn wind, so what's going on?" Is it true that all the wives of wealthy families are like this?" A woman nodded deliberately before and said: "What's so hard to guess? I think it's because people are poor and short of money, so they don't care about anything."

When has Aunt Xue ever been treated like this, let alone a few village women whom she usually despises say so to her face, it is more uncomfortable than killing her.At that moment, she was so angry that she almost couldn't hold back her anger, and asked Nanny Zhang loudly: "What's going on? Tell the people surnamed Sun and Yao to come out! Who are these people who dare to talk like this? What on earth are you trying to do?" ?”

Nanny Zhang said with a look of fear and fear: "My wife thinks I have misunderstood. Master Sun and Mr. Yao have important matters, and they can't escape for a while. The leader, Grandma Liu, is actually a relative of the Wang family. Dear Zong, the wife had a banquet with her at Jia's house not long ago. If these guests were not related to the wife, how would the servants dare to bring them here?"

Aunt Xue was furious about it.She just felt that there was sophistry in Zhang Nanny's words, but she couldn't explain it for a while, and she was angry, and when she wanted to scold Nanny Zhang, the village women watched with open eyes. It's not good to compete with the servants so much, lest you lose your identity, you just point your finger at Zhang Momo: "You—you—" but can't speak.

Mrs. Liu fought bravely to protect the lord, so she stepped forward at this moment, as if she was going to fight Nanny Zhang.Normally, with Mammy Zhang's body, she would have to suffer, but this day, the group of village women were vegetarians, and quickly surrounded Mrs. Liu.Mrs. Liu was originally a master who liked to bully others, but the Xue family was in decline, so she had to swallow her anger in front of other famous slaves. Today, she finally wanted to bully Madam Zhang, but she saw a group of village women staring at her like a tiger.She had never seen such a battle before, she immediately became timid, and retreated with a smile on her face.

Now Aunt Xue was disgraced, full of shame and anger.Seeing this state of affairs, she was determined not to please her, and without waiting for Sun Mu and Yao Jing to come back, she took Mrs. Liu and left in desperation.

Seeing Aunt Xue's embarrassment, Yao Jing felt very happy, hurriedly came over with Sun Mu to thank Grandma Liu and the others, and said with emotion: "I never thought that such a stupid and thick-skinned person would end up like this in the end! "Sun Mu also said: "As the saying goes, one thing is one thing, if it weren't for grandma's help, I'm afraid we would still be helpless." Grandma Liu's daughter Wang Liushi hurriedly laughed: "What is this? Master Sun and Mr. Yao are both Gentleman, I don’t think I’ll be afraid of losing the experience of putting people right. If she doesn’t leave, I’ll have more powerful ways to deal with her. What’s this? Yes, it's much better than this." Seeing that she was getting more and more excited as she talked, Grandma Liu hurriedly stopped her.

Yao Jing carefully looked at Wang Liushi's face, and couldn't help thinking of the past when Wang Liushi just reconciled with her husband, Gou'er.At that time, Wang Liu's expression was anxious and listless, how could he be as energetic as he is now?I still remember that Wang Liushi turned his anger on Yao Jing back then, when Yao Jing and Sun Mu collapsed, and when they were looking around, they closed their doors and refused to accept it. I wonder if Wang Liushi would regret and feel guilty when he remembered the scene of that day?Yao Jing thought of this, and suddenly understood the reason why Baochai was against her at that time.At that time, she was too radical. She only knew that Wang Gou'er was not a good man, so she urged Wang and Liu to reconcile with him, but she never considered how to maintain Wang and Liu's life after reconciliation, and how to dispatch loneliness during the long night.Until now, Grandma Liu and their cotton thread shop business are on the right track, Wang and Liu have sustenance in their hearts, and the whole person is completely new.

Yao Jing suddenly remembered something again, and asked: "I heard that parents and clans are the most important things in the countryside. How many of you can stand up for the little girls without being so worldly? I really..." She was thinking about saying something When they were grateful, the women were already chattering: "Where did Mr. Yao come from? In this world, the most important thing is a truth. Although filial piety is greater than the sky, it is not a matter of reason. It is our country. Humans can also distinguish between right and wrong. Tiger poison does not eat children. If there is someone in the countryside who is disrespectful and bullies his children, he will be drowned with spitting stars..." "Drowning is not, but If he treats his children badly, it will be karmic retribution for his children to ignore him when they grow up, and no one will say anything wrong." "Sending his own daughter to be a concubine? Fortunately, we can figure it out! We country people Still reluctant!" "Exactly! Now that money is tight and I want to ask for money, Miss Bao must not let her go!"

Yao Jing listened to these village women's words, thought over and over again, and did not fall asleep until late at night that day.Sun Mu was so sleepy that he only dozed off in front of the bed, and suddenly woke up, only to see Yao Jing standing in front of the steps with his clothes on, and the yard was full of dew.She rushed to push Yao Jing, asking her to rest early, but after a push, Yao Jing grabbed her hand and said ecstatically, "I figured it out! I figured it out!"

Sun Mu looked puzzled: "What do you want to understand?"

Yao Jing said: "This world is relatively fair." Seeing that Sun Mu hadn't understood yet, she hurriedly explained: "Although filial piety is used to rule the country, filial piety is greater than the sky, and there are 24 filial piety, all kinds of shocking and inhumane things, but since the imperial court has appointed Vigorously advocating virtue for the sake of virtue shows that these are not things that normal people can do at all. They are the extreme highest standards, and we don't have to demand ourselves with this standard. In fact, the people in the court can't do it at all, and there are no fathers and sons in the Tian family. , Throughout the ages, have there been fewer cases of fratricide? In the actual implementation of the virtues established by the imperial court, the general public consciously and spontaneously corrected them. Will reap the consequences!"

Sun Mu stared at Yao Jing for a long time with a calm expression.It took her a long time to say: "What you said is very reasonable. It's just that I already knew these principles, but what's the use?"

"It's not just about Baochai." Yao Jing continued to be excited, and shook Sun Mu's hand vigorously, with an excited expression, "This means that we are not so unfree, as long as we pay, there will always be rewards. Even if we are daughters, as long as we work harder than others, we can live a good life. Otherwise, how can Wu Zetian become emperor? How can Mu Guiying become marshal? The world is not fair, but it is also fair Yes. This means that our dream about Daughter Valley is really possible to come true, my sister!"