Honglou Xing

"Ah, what are you doing!" The matchmaker struggled desperately, waving her arm and pulling at the arm of Mrs. Huo.However, she was born in a rough job, and her strength is twice as strong as hers.The matchmaker couldn't fight, she grabbed her hair with her hands, pulled it left and right, her hair was messed up, and some headgear such as gauze and flower hairpins fell all over the floor.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozu was furious, jumped off his horse, and was about to tear away Mrs. Shaohuo when he came up.Only then did Mrs. Shaohuo let go of her hand, waved the stick in her hand, and beat Sun Shaozu indiscriminately.

"Get lost! My girl has never discussed marriage with you. You are really thick-skinned and don't understand the rules. What do you think our Rongfu is, and you can ask the second girl to marry you by just carrying a few boxes? Go to the big dream of Spring and Autumn!" The burning woman was a rough person, her voice was loud and sharp, and she shouted, her voice almost penetrated half of the sky.

The people watching around heard this, only then did they realize that it was unruly for this guy to ask for a marriage.The people discussed in private.

"Which family is this? He is too ignorant of the rules."

"No, it doesn't matter if I have a thick skin, how can I lose the reputation of other girls."

"Toad wants to eat swan meat!"

"Harass people if you can't eat!"

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Sun Shaozu blushed with anger and his neck was thick. After all, he is a man, stronger than a woman.He used his arm to block the stick of Mrs. Burning Fire, then held the stick with his other hand, and grabbed it with all his might.The woman who burned the fire lost her balance and fell forward. Fortunately, she had a quick reaction, straightened her body and stopped immediately.

Sun Shaozu was actually humiliated by a burning servant in the Rong Mansion, who would not spare her, and beat the old woman viciously with a stick in his hand and a wave of his arm.The mother-in-law was so frightened that she sat on the ground, crying loudly.

"Come and take a look, you beat someone, you beat someone to death. What kind of nonsense begging for marriage, have you ever seen someone come to your door to beg for marriage and beat someone?"

All the people pointed at Sun Shaozu, and the discussion became louder.

Sun Shaozu was in a hurry, and looked at those who accused him awkwardly, showing a look of miscalculation.He hesitated for a moment, then turned to look fiercely at Mrs. Burning Fire.

"You are a lowly slave, you insulted me first with words, so why not teach me a lesson!" Su Shaozu even blamed the insult he had suffered in the Rong Mansion on the woman in front of him.He stared at the old woman viciously, swung his arm vigorously, and hit the old woman hard on the head.

"Presumptuous!" A male voice sounded, the voice was not loud, but it was full of shocking force.

Everyone searched for their voice and looked at the half-opened vermilion lacquer gate of Rong Mansion.

After a short period of silence, the door suddenly "squeaked", and the two servants grabbed a door each and pushed hard to both sides, and the door was completely opened.There was a group of people standing inside the door, the leader was a man in brocade clothes, tall and tall, with a jade-like face and an extraordinary aura.The man walked forward slowly, followed by more than a dozen entourages.

The man walked to the door, his sharp eyes scanned everyone, his brows raised slightly, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly smiled.Only then did everyone take a closer look at his face. This person seemed to be a little older. When he smiled, there were two faint wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but it didn't affect his handsome appearance at all. Qi.

When everyone was wondering how noble his status was, they heard the fire-burning woman kneel down hastily and call out "Master".

Only then did everyone know that such a noble figure was the grand master of the Rongguo Mansion.He is worthy of being the eldest son who inherits the title of his ancestors. This kind of grace and demeanor is not something ordinary people can have.

After many years, Sun Shaozu saw Jia She and was amazed at how much he had changed.He still remembered that when he met Jia She for the first time, he was still six or seven years old and came to Rongfu with his father to socialize.It was that although Jia She was young, he didn't do anything at all, he was unkempt, extravagant and lustful, and he even spoke obscenely.Not to mention how those gentlemen from aristocratic families looked down on him, as a child, he always looked down on this gentleman from the bottom of his heart.

But now this Mr. Xi, dressed in a vigorous black brocade robe, has a tall and straight figure, although the corner of his mouth is smiling, but the whole person is really cool and cold, exuding a noble atmosphere of "don't get close to strangers" all the time.

"You fire-burning woman, why did you come here?" Jia She asked.

The woman who set the fire hurriedly replied in horror: "Master, there was a strong wind last night, and the sycamore tree at the gate of the courtyard was cut off. The slave girl thought about it and chopped it up and took it to the kitchen to light the fire. On the way, I heard someone shouting rudely at the door. Ben It's not about the servants, but the door slammed louder and more rude. The servants wanted to not disturb the cleanliness of the masters, so they ran over to have a look and heard about the incident. Our girl's reputation is dirty at will? I can't help but open the door to argue with them."

"Yeah," Jia She said with a troubled expression, looking down at the woman who burned the fire, "I broke the rules after all. I'll fine you half a year's monthly money, go."

Seeing this, everyone praised the bravery of Mrs. Burning Fire, while admiring Rongfu's etiquette and rules.It's really the house of bells and tripods!

"Uncle!" Su Shaozu came back to his senses, hurriedly dropped his stick, and saluted Jia She.

Jia She gave him a cold look.

Sun Shaozu blushed, knowing that he had made a fool of himself in front of Jia She, he hurriedly smiled and apologized: "My nephew is not sensible, he has been rude, and I beg Uncle Amnesty to be considerate. My nephew is also here for a happy event, so I am a little bit more serious. I'm bored, please forgive me, Uncle Pardon." After Sun Shaozu finished speaking, he frowned slightly when he saw that Jia was still unmoved.He immediately waved his hand and signaled the boy to lift a box out of the car, the box was opened in public, and it was full of gold, silver and jewels.Everyone stretched their necks, their eyes straightened.

Jia She glanced at the contents of the box and pondered for a while.

Sun Shaozu saw Jia She's hesitation, raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically, and looked up at him.He knew that this move was the best against Rongfu.Who told this family to be all power-hungry people!

Just when Sun Shaozu felt that the matter was about to be completed, he suddenly heard Jia She asked him a word.Sun Shaozu was stunned immediately, he didn't hear clearly, turned his ear, and asked Jia Amnesty again.

Jia Amnesty narrowed his eyes and shot him coldly: "Who are you?"

Sun Shaozu was embarrassed, his face turned green and then green again.

All the people almost laughed out loud when they heard it, and they all took Sun Shaozu as a joke.They even proposed a marriage, they didn't even know who this guy was, but they had the nerve to come directly to offer the dowry, looking for death!

All the people stared at the embarrassing Sun Shaozu with the eyes of "see how you die".

"Uncle Xie, have you forgotten that I am Sun Shaozu, your nephew Sun Xian. You hugged me more than ten years ago. Some time ago, I also came to your mansion for help, but at that time you It’s just that you didn’t see me.” Seeing that he was at a disadvantage in public opinion, Sun Shaozu hurriedly told the scandal of the Rong Mansion to everyone.

"Ah, Sun Shaozu," Jia Amnesty sighed slowly, looking indifferently at that Sun Shaozu who nodded to him like a pug.Jia She paused for a moment, then suddenly hooked his lips into a chuckle, "I don't remember."

Sun Shaozu was so embarrassed that he didn't know what expression to make.

"I heard you're here to hire?" Jia Amnesty looked slightly surprised, looking at a box of jewels in front of him.

"Yes... yes!" Sun Shaozu stuttered uncontrollably, and a bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart.

Jia She smiled slightly: "I heard that my nephew's parents have both died, and there are no elders in the family. It's understandable that I don't know how to be polite for a while. Don't let it happen again. My nephew is good at doing things for himself, so I won't send him away. please!"

Hearing Jia She's words at first seemed very kind and polite, but the more I thought about it, the more it seemed wrong.Sun Shaozu paused for a while with a dark face, and then realized that Jia She was scolding him, "Born by parents, raised by parents, and uneducated!"

Sun Shaozu got angry and wanted to refute, but Jia Amnesty was nowhere to be seen when he raised his head.

The gate of Rongguo Mansion was closed.

There are no people from the Rongguo Mansion around, except for his courtship team, there are only a bunch of people who make fun of him.Among the common people, there were a few courageous ones who stretched out their hands to point and point at Sun Shaozu.

Sun Shaozu held back his anger and was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He was furious and ordered his subordinates to arrest him: "Whoever dares to laugh at me will seek a beating!"

The boys had to be ordered to arrest people, and the people scattered in fright.But violence can't stop the people's talking, not to mention that Sun Shaozu did evil to them this time, the people will only intensify their smears and abuse him when they look back.

Sun Shaozu didn't know that he had fallen into a crisis, and he was still immersed in the frustration of miscalculation.The grudge has not been revenged, the fruit I want to hit has not been eaten, and I am aggrieved to death.

Forget it, Japan has a long way to go.

Taking advantage of people's unpreparedness, Sun Shaozu spat at the gate of Rong Mansion a few times, Fang relieved a little, got on his horse and led the people back.

It has been a day of trouble, the sky is getting dark, and smoke is rising from the chimneys of every house.It was time to eat, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street.

Because Sun Shaozu came back in a hurry, he couldn't find a suitable place for a while.He is unwilling to settle for a small place, so the mansion where he lives temporarily is a bit remote.When the group turned into the street, there was no one on the main road.

There was no sound.Sun Shaozu suddenly felt that something was wrong, and Xiao Sha's voice rang in his ears.Seeing a few masked assassins approaching with shining knives, the servants were scared to death.In the blink of an eye, Sun Shaozu and a group of people were all tied up and gagged, and everyone was tightly tied together again, and everyone had a cloth bag on their head.Then something like straw was thrown at them.

"No one is allowed to make a sound, whoever makes a sound will die!" The bandit leader shouted.

Everyone immediately fell silent.

There was a sound of rutting, and someone could vaguely hear someone driving away.

Sun Shaozu heard nothing for a long time, and said, "Did you leave?"

lb!

The bound servants heard a muffled sound, as if someone had fallen down.Everyone bit their lips in fright and dared not make any more noise.

"Let's see who of you dare to shout again!" The bandit leader yelled sharply, turned around and rode away.

Everyone dared not speak out.

An hour passed, and the surroundings were still silent.Finally, someone boldly asked, "Did you leave?" No one responded.Only then did everyone dare to shout for help.

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In just two hours, the case was already raging in the capital.Thanks to Sun Shaozu's brutality to the common people during the day, when he was involved in the speech, in the end, he only got the four-character evaluation "deserves it" and "deserves it".

After dinner, Jia Amnesty and the Xing family also heard the news that Sun Shaozu had been robbed.

Xing asked strangely: "In broad daylight, there are robbers in our capital?"

Jia She said with a smile: "Yes, only in the last month. I heard that he is a chivalrous bandit who only robs corrupt officials and distributes all the money he gets to the poor."

Xing suddenly realized: "I told you to send him away. Why did it take so long? Did you procrastinate on purpose?"

Jia Amnesty smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying.

Xing looked at Jia Amnesty in surprise, but he didn't expect this man to be so boring.Introducing that Sun Shaozu deliberately exposed his wealth, exposed his bad morals, and delayed time by the way, which gave the robbers an opportunity to take advantage of.

"How do you know that he will be robbed?" Xing was a little puzzled. She not only admired people who could figure things out accurately, but also had a little doubt.

Jia She raised his eyebrows and looked at Xing Shi, deliberately teasingly said: "You really want to know?"

Xing nodded, expressing his sincerity.

Jia Amnesty pursed his lips and smiled lightly, pointing to his face.Xing glanced at him, finally decided to grant his wish for the time being, stood up and kissed Jia She on the cheek, her own face turned red into an apple instantly.

Jia Amnesty smiled directly into his eyes, seemed very content, and said in a leisurely tone, "It all depends on luck."

"That is to say, you may not be accurate?" Xing got the answer from Jia She's eyes, and felt that this kiss seemed to be too cheap.

Wang Shanbao's family found out the matter, and came to report to the old lady: "I have found out, the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family came a few days ago, and I don't know how he made friends with Sun Shaozu, someone saw them drinking and joking in Changchun Building the day before yesterday. "

"The son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family, as I remember, is Leng Zixing, who is in the antique business?" The Xing family has been in the sex business recently, and they often heard news from the shop stewards about their colleagues.Although this Leng Zixing was not on the stage, because he was the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family, the steward specifically mentioned a few words.

Wang Shanbao's family nodded: "That's him!"

"Heh, my family can't control their mouths well, so I'm ashamed to be a female steward in the Rong Mansion. Go, call her, I'm going to ask her today!" Xing said harshly.

Wang Shanbao's family was overjoyed, and if they were happy, they would go to inform them.

Xing suddenly called to Wang Shanbao's family: "Wait, don't go, wait until tomorrow."

"Madam, why is this?"

Covering her swollen belly with her hand, Xing said with a gentle smile: "I should rest too. As for her, she must have heard that I have checked her rumors, so let her be uneasy for a while."

Wang Shanbao's family immediately understood, and sighed in his heart that the master's move was cruel enough.In fact, the most uncomfortable thing for people is not being hit and punished, but the restless fear before suffering.This time, Zhou Rui's family will have to stay up all night in pain.

During the day, Yingchun heard that someone proposed a marriage for her, and she was shocked. She was very worried that her innocent reputation would be tarnished.Besides, now is the critical juncture for her to talk about marriage with Young Master Qiu, if any bad rumors come out, it will ruin her life.Fortunately, my aunt was very powerful and dealt with it properly, and everything was preserved for her.

Yingchun was so happy that she got up early the next day to cook, and made her favorite crispy cake for Xing herself.

Xing smiled at Yingchun's filial piety, and praised: "It melts in the mouth, crispy and soft. It's delicious!" Looking at the two plates of dim sum on the table, Xing ordered Yingchun to say, "It's just right, you should go honor your ancestors with this plate."

Yingchun slightly raised her eyebrows and nodded, but she was a bit reluctant in her heart.Recently, when discussing relatives, Yingchun realized how light she is in front of Jiamu.For Baoyu's relatives, they were selected in advance before they reached the age, looking forward and backward.When it came to her, she didn't even say a word of concern.Why not make people feel cold?

Seeing Yingchun's resistance, Xing took her hand and said with a smile, "Hurry up, we have to count on her to have an attitude."

Only then did Yingchun answer slowly, and took someone there with a mouthful of crisps.

Wang Shanbao's family saw that the second lady had left, Fang smiled and came in from the door, and reported to Xing Shihui: "I have brought her, and she was at home when she left. It is unlikely that the second wife will get news. .”

"Well, tell her to come in." Mrs. Xing replied.

Wang Shanbao's family yelled out the door, and Zhou Rui's family came in with a sneer, with a faint bruise in his eyes, which showed that he didn't sleep well last night.

"A few days ago when my girl came back, I casually told her about the second girl's marriage proposal. I didn't expect this girl to talk to her man, and her man ran to talk to Uncle Sun about it. Son." Zhou Rui's family replied regretfully.

"It's wrong for a slave to criticize the master behind his back. It's indeed a serious crime for you to spread the word. This crime should be condemned to death. You don't even say a word of confession. You really have the backbone." Xing said with a light smile.

Zhou Rui's family quickly knelt down to apologize for their mistakes.

Xing's eyes swept over her indifferently, and then he sipped his tea slowly and stopped looking at her.

After Zhou Rui's family apologized, seeing that the eldest lady was silent, she didn't know how to continue talking, bit her lower lip aggrievedly, and knelt down in such aggrieved heart.

After a long while of silence, Xing put down the half-drinked teacup, and said lightly: "Shut your mouth."

Wang Shanbao's family got the order, with eyes shining, he went up and grabbed Zhou Rui's family by the neck and slapped him across the face.The members of Wang Shanbao's family were often ridiculed by Zhou Rui's family in the past, and they have endured the humiliation for so long. Her slap was also filled with vengeance, and it was really hard.But Zhou Rui's family did something wrong, so they should be willing to suffer no matter how they are punished.

However, Zhou Rui's family felt aggrieved and unwilling, and even more displeased to be beaten by someone they looked down on before. With a voice of "Oh", it exploded.Covering her face, she subconsciously waved back at Wang Shanbao's family.Wang Shanbao's family didn't expect that a servant would be punished and resisted. One of them didn't pay attention and did not dodge in time, and Zhou Rui's long fingernails scratched a bloody mark on his face.

Wang Shanbao's family reached out to touch his face, and seeing the bloodshot eyes on his hands, he was so frightened that he knelt down and wept: "Madam, I can't afford to provoke her, I dare not beat her, I dare not beat her."

Zhou Rui's family regretted their mistake, but they were very unconvinced that they were beaten.I was extremely wronged and angry, and burst into tears.

Mrs. Wang came here in a hurry, she was not fully recovered from her illness, so she was helped in by two servant girls tremblingly.Seeing this scene, I was a little excited, and thin cold sweat broke out on my forehead. "What's wrong?" Mrs. Wang shouted angrily, staring at Mrs. Xing, full of accountability.

Mrs. Xing did not speak, but gave Wang Shanbao's family a wink.Wang Shanbao's family got busy, covering his face while explaining the process to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang had already been supported to sit down at this time, she calmed down a little, and she sneered, "What kind of big deal do I take, it's worth my sister-in-law getting angry at her useless slave. It's just a few words Forget it, this mouth grows on someone else, who can stop Yoyo's mouth?"

Mrs. Xing sneered: "Of course it can be blocked. My younger siblings have also said that she is a slave, and she should be able to stand the rules of the house. It's fine to pretend to be "I" in front of me on weekdays. If you make a mistake, you will die." If she doesn't change, she considers herself a half-master. I think she really forgot her duty. When did our family change the rules? Can a slave say what the master wants? Going outside, provoked that Sun Shaozu to come and hire at the critical moment when the second girl was negotiating marriage. This matter has become a big deal, and the second girl's life has been delayed, can you afford it?"

Mrs. Wang frowned: "Sister-in-law, why do you bother with the past, it's all over. People always look forward. She is my companion, and I didn't discipline her well. If this is the case, I will pay you for it." , is it okay?"

"Don't dare, brother and sister, I don't care which house the housekeeper comes out of. There are rewards and punishments. If you make a mistake, you will be wrong. If you make a mistake, you will be punished. If you don't punish her, you really don't have to worry about those slippery old servants in the future." After Xing's words, she called the rough envoy, and because of Zhou Rui's family's previous resistance, she had to be tied to a stool and open her mouth.

Mrs. Wang just looked at Zhou Rui's family's two faces with steamed buns.She gritted her teeth with hatred, and said excitedly to Mrs. Xing: "My sister-in-law is clearly against me, so what's the use of reasoning with you!"

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Wang left Zhou Rui's family with a swollen face.

"Wait!" With a word from Mrs. Xing, the master and servant stopped in their tracks.

"With such serious consequences, she can't stay." Xing said calmly.

The legs of Zhou Rui's family went limp, and they knelt down to Mrs. Wang, begging her to make decisions for themselves.

Mrs. Wang turned her head to look at Mrs. Xing in astonishment, and said angrily, "Sister-in-law doesn't seem to understand that this is my companion, not yours!"

"She eats from the public house, uses the public house, and even criticizes my first wife's daughter. How did you see her so clearly at that moment, and now she knows that she is the second wife?"

"You—" Mrs. Wang was in a hurry, flicked her sleeves, and hurried to Jiamu's place in a fit of anger.Maybe it was because of her shortness of breath, Mrs. Wang also forgot that she was too weak to use her strength, so she rushed to Mother Jia and cried loudly.

Jia's mother is happily tasting tea and dim sum made by Yingchun. While being touched by her granddaughter's filial piety, she also slightly blames herself for her previous neglect of Yingchun.The grandparents and grandchildren were in harmony, talking and laughing for a long time.

Mrs. Wang broke into the house suddenly, which really disturbed Jia's mother's interest.

Yingchun is a girl who hasn't left the cabinet yet. Hearing Mrs. Wang say these things about her regardless of the occasion, her face is extremely ugly.

Mother Jia also realized this problem, and hurriedly patted Yingchun on the back and asked someone to take her away.

Yingchun gave Jia Mu an aggrieved look, with tears in her eyes, she nodded obediently and left.

Mother Jia sighed, seeing that the child was psychologically wronged and very sensible, so he would not make trouble if he was sensible.In contrast, the middle-aged Mrs. Wang is far behind.After hearing what had happened, Jia's mother looked at Zhou Rui's family's slapped face, but said nothing.

Mrs. Wang raised her voice in disbelief and shouted: "Old Ancestor, you must decide for me!"

"Accordingly, this matter is Zhou Rui's family's fault. The second girl is about to get engaged to Qiu's family. I don't know what the outcome will be when this incident happens. Your sister-in-law has been worrying about this marriage. It's so easy to pick the son-in-law you like, but you messed it up." Mother Jia scolded.

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu talking to them, she choked, with tears in her eyes. "The daughter-in-law knew that she was wrong, she also pleaded guilty, and was beaten and punished. But the sister-in-law seemed to have trouble with me, and insisted on sending Zhou Rui's family away. In this house, no one knows that she is my companion , My face. Isn’t sister-in-law doing this a slap in the face for me? No matter how simple and honest my daughter-in-law is, she can’t stick her neck out and let others beat herself?”

"It's a bit too much." Jia Mu pondered.

At this time, Mrs. Wang suddenly fainted.

After Jia's mother made arrangements, the doctor said that Mrs. Wang was wasting too much energy.She felt a little sour in her heart, and turned to call Xing to discuss it.

Xing did not give in at all: "Mother, do you still remember what you promised me earlier?"

Mother Jia choked, and looked at Xing in embarrassment.She did promise Xing that as long as Xing did the right thing, she would not interfere with Xing's housekeeper.

"Mother, Zhou Rui's family really did something wrong. You can't treat her with tolerance just because the crisis has been resolved, otherwise the servants in the mansion will have such a fluke mentality in the future, how can they be called daughter-in-law butlers?" Xing retorted.

Mother Jia pursed her mouth and dared not speak.

"Just because of this, I want to say hello to my mother. Recently, I plan to rectify the servants in the mansion. There are always some greedy and cunning old servants who rely on the old to sell the old, take advantage of the opportunity to be lazy, and do not follow the rules to collect money privately. Now I know Although they are strictly controlled on the surface, they still dare to play with Yin Xu behind their backs. This time, no one's feelings are useless, and they must be eradicated."

Jia's mother had a bad premonition again, and looked into Xing's eyes in surprise: "What do you mean?"

Xing looked at Jia's mother firmly: "This time, my daughter-in-law will deal with the people you have always relied on, the Lai family."