After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Seeing Shi's obvious disapproval, Jia Amnesty stomped his feet anxiously: "Oh, mother is confused!"

Shi Shi was startled, immediately stopped Fei Cui who was beating her legs, sat up straight, and asked: "How do you say?"

Shi can't listen to other people's words. If Jia Daishan says it well, she has to ponder it in her heart and only listen to what is beneficial to her.

Because Jia Daishan is not only Jia Zheng's son, he may have children from concubines in the future.

Just two days ago, a servant girl surnamed Lu in the backyard was found to be pregnant.

It is impossible for Jia Daishan to consider issues from Shi's standpoint in everything, and sometimes it will inevitably hurt Shi's interests.

But the youngest son, Jia She, is different.

This is her son, she will rely on her for the rest of her life, and their mother and son share common interests.

Therefore, Shi Shi has always attached great importance to what Jia She said.

Jia Amnesty sat down next to him, and immediately someone brought him his favorite cakes and tea with honey.

"Mother, think about it, if these servants dare to gossip about my sister-in-law today, will they dare to gossip about us tomorrow?"

When Shi heard this, he didn't take it seriously: "Their family is in my hands. Who has eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall?"

Jia She said: "Mother doesn't know something. This kind of thing is kept secret. If you don't believe me, you call your sister-in-law over and ask her to see if she knows that the servants are talking about her?"

In Shi's view, how could he not know this?It spread all over the house.

She was still waiting for Wu Shi to come and beg her when she was helpless.

But Jia Amnesty insisted: "Mom should call sister-in-law over to ask."

Shi Shi has always been unable to persuade him, so he had to ask someone to call Wu Shi over.

Mrs. Wu had just served Mrs. Shi's lunch. Not long after she finished her lunch, she went back to the East Courtyard and was eating when she heard a servant report that someone from Mrs. Shi's side had come.

Her nanny, Mother Yuan, felt sorry for her, and advised her, "It's better to tell her to wait until grandma finishes eating."

But Wu Shi felt that it shouldn't be like this.

"Since the elders sent someone over, there must be something urgent, how can you neglect it?"

No matter how hard Mama Yuan had an idea, she was just a servant. If the master didn't listen to her, she could only sigh in vain.

It was Manao, the eldest maid next to Shi Shi, who came, and Manao smiled and saluted Wu, explaining the purpose of coming: "Madam heard something, please go and ask grandma."

Wu thumped in her heart, thinking that her mother-in-law must have found out that she had sold the girl serving in Jia Zheng's study.

She looked at Mama Yuan in some panic, thinking that her mother-in-law must think that she was jealous and that she was no longer a womanly demeanor.

How to do?

It was still Mama Yuan who had a lot of experience, she was very calm and composed.

She grabbed a handful of big money and stuffed it into the agate, and said with a smile, "Look, girl, the food smell of the grandma is like this, and it will inevitably offend my wife. I also invite the girl to drink a bowl of tea outside and wait for a while. After grandma changes her clothes, I will go to see my wife."

Manao looked down at the yellow copper coin, and readily agreed, "Then it's the good tea from grandma."

Mama Yuan sent her to the outer room herself, and asked her to serve fragrant tea before returning to the inner room.

"Nurse." Mrs. Wu held her hand in panic.

"Grandma, don't panic." Yuan's mother said, "Madam told you to go, it may not be Wu'er's fault. Besides, everyone has seen that it was Wu'er that girl who disrespected grandma first, and grandma just taught her a lesson. .”

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu got some confidence in her heart, nodded again and again, and comforted herself: "Yes, yes, yes, I just taught her a lesson, she was the one who broke the rules."

She is very good at self-comfort, or very good at shirking responsibility.

——As long as the responsibility is not on her, what else does she have to be afraid of?

After reassuring himself in this way, Mrs. Wu hurriedly changed into a piece of clothes, followed Agate, and went to see Mrs. Shi at Rongxi Hall.

Shi's attitude towards her has always been very kind, seeing her coming, he kindly asked: "Have you had your lunch yet?"

Of course not, she just took a few bites when the agate arrived.

But Wu Shi couldn't tell the truth, otherwise, it would be as if Shi Shi didn't let her eat.

"It's already been used, and I'm about to talk to my wife."

And Shi Shi didn't care whether she used it or not at all, the reason why she asked was just to go through a process and be polite.

Therefore, even though she knew that the Wu family would be useless for such a short time, she still smiled and said: "It's good to use it. I heard that many young girls are after some flying swallows." Zi, I don’t think about eating all day long. How can I do that, I’m starving to death. You can’t imitate them, you’re fine like this.”

Mrs. Wu was very moved, "Thank you Madam for teaching me, my daughter-in-law will remember."

"Good boy, sit down." Shi Shi pointed to the lower chair.

After Mrs. Wu sat down, she spoke about today's topic.

"Don't take what the servants said in your heart."

Wu Shi was stunned: "What are you talking about?"

After carefully observing her expression, seeing her ignorant, natural and unadulterated, Shi's heart sank, and he felt that these servants really should be rectified.

Thinking of this, Shi sighed, and said: "I know, you said that because you were afraid that I would feel uncomfortable. I am really to blame for this matter. I didn't know that they were spreading such nonsense in private until today."

Although Wu shi didn't know why, but she was used to kneeling and licking in front of Shi shi. When she saw Shi blaming himself, or blaming himself for her own affairs, she immediately felt guilty, thinking that she was not good enough to make her elders worry.

"Don't say that, madam. It's all because of my daughter-in-law's fault. Let my wife worry about me."

Shi praised her again: "You are a good boy. Since you married into our family, you have always been so filial and courteous."

After receiving this affirmation, Mrs. Wu blushed with excitement as if she had been slapped with chicken blood, "My wife is absurd. It's my wife who is kind, and my daughter-in-law is just doing her part."

Yes, in Wu's view, she really just did her duty.

She is a lady who was taught by her mother, Mrs. Wu, according to the standards of the Four Books for Women, but because of her own personality, she is a little crooked.

However, this crookedness is only reflected when getting along with her husband.

Therefore, in front of Shi Shi, she is definitely a model of a peerless good daughter-in-law.

To tell the truth, even Shi herself didn't expect that she just didn't want Jia Zheng to marry a noble girl, but she picked up such a "treasure" by accident.

For Shi, isn't Wu a treasure?

As long as Mrs. Wu is around, it's easy for her to control the big house.

Therefore, no matter what, she would support Wu Shi so that Jia Zheng would not dare to touch Wu Shi easily.

She looked at Wu Shi full of emotion, and said: "You are such a good person, those servants still have to make arrangements, it really is too kind for our family to stay here."

Bringing up this topic several times made Wu feel uneasy, and asked cautiously: "Dare to ask Madam, what is it for?"

Shi Shi was stunned: "You don't know?"

"Forgive my daughter-in-law for being stupid." Wu laughed dryly twice.

Shi was furious.

"It's a secret. If we continue to let it go, we can't say that one day our family will be killed, and we will still be kept in the dark."

Hearing what she said was so serious, Wu Shi became even more anxious, "Ma'am, what's going on? Listen to what you said, I'm in a tizzy."

Shi hesitated to speak, then sighed suddenly, and said, "I know those are all meant to slander you, so don't listen to them, lest you dirty your ears."

Listening to this, how like a loving elder.

But in fact, although Shi Shi doesn't know what "reverse psychology" is, he knows that in many cases, the more you block, the other party will work hard.

Just like now, the more Shi shi doesn't want her to know, the more Wu shi scratches his head, thinking that if he doesn't know, he won't be able to sleep well tonight.

"Also ask my wife to love me."

Shi just shook his head, as if he couldn't speak.

"Mrs!"

The mandarin duck who was serving at the side seemed to be unable to stand it any longer, and said: "Grandma, don't embarrass the wife, the wife is afraid that the grandma will be sad when she hears it. Let the servant be a villain for a while."

Mrs. Wu hurriedly said: "I also ask Sister Yuanyang for advice."

Shi's displeasure: "Mandarin duck."

The mandarin duck poked his neck and said: "Today, even if the wife wants to punish, the servants will also say it. The master treats us so kindly, and there are those who eat inside and outside, and make up the grandma. Even if the servants are just servants, they also know how to be loyal and filial. .”

Mrs. Wu said urgently, "Good girl, tell me quickly."

Yuanyang said before Shi Shi could speak: "They said that grandma is jealous and intolerant, because the uncle favors Wu'er so much, she is jealous of Wu'er's good looks, so she sold Wu'er."

Wu's face was as pale as paper.

Yuanyang glanced at Shi Shi, and after receiving a look of admiration, he continued to say everything he wanted to say, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

"The appearance of the eldest grandma is comparable to that girl Wu'er? It's just that after serving in the man's study for a few days, she really considers herself a talented woman."

Wu's complexion became better now, and she explained to Shi with a dry smile: "Madam Mingjian, my daughter-in-law is not that intolerant of others. It's really that five sons who have no rules and don't take their daughter-in-law seriously. Someone teach her a lesson."

Shi's expression of "I believe in you" made her more confident, "I never thought that the girl would never repent after learning the lesson, and dare to arrange me in front of the uncle. I really..."

"You've done a good job." Shi Shi said, "The concubine's house should be arranged by the housewife's grandma to serve the men. Those who are big-hearted and climb into bed by themselves must never be kept."

Wu shi breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It's good that the wife doesn't think the daughter-in-law is impulsive."

Shi Shi said: "You are still young, but you are a little bit off in your actions, and I will check for you. What are you afraid of?"

"My wife is really kind, she is closer than my own mother." Wu's eyes were so moved that her eyes were red.

Shi Shi patted her hand, turned his head and straightened his face, and said to Yuanyang: "Although you are loyal, if you have no rules, you have no rules. I will fine you three months' money, are you convinced?"

Yuanyang hurriedly knelt down and knelt down and knelt down: "I don't have any dissatisfaction with this slave, I just ask my wife not to get angry because of this slave."

Miss Wu thanked Yuanyang for speaking for her, and also chimed in: "Madam, Miss Yuanyang is sincere, for the sake of her sincerity, please let her go this time."

Shi Shi said: "Our family has rules, you don't have to intercede for her."

Wu did not dare to plead for Yuanyang in front of Shi, but in private she asked Yuan's mother to give Yuanyang a pair of twisted gold bracelets.

The value of this pair of gold bracelets cannot be compared with a mere three or two months.