The wealthy man who wears books

"They're all my own brothers. Is it really appropriate to ask about other people's privacy like this?"

Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, but looking back, it was the eldest wife He Yiru who was standing at the door of the living room supporting the little girl Rui'er.

Zhong Xiu and Zhong Zhi glanced at each other quickly, their expressions changed slightly.

You must know that the two of them just sang and sang, and they came prepared.

After Bi'er told Zhong Xiu about Qinhuai's night visits to Zhong Xin, she also hurriedly reported to her master about the fact that the eldest wife was going to take the old seven's biological mother to the eldest house to raise her.

When Zhong Xiu heard that He Yiru had such a weird arrangement all of a sudden, his face immediately changed, and after a moment of pondering, he made a phone call with Zhong Yi and Zhong Zhi respectively.

So this time, seeing Qin Huai and Zhong Xin coming, Zhong Xiu pretended to be concerned, tied Zhong Xin and Qin Huai together in a few words, and even used Zhong Zhi's mouth to tell everyone about Lao Qi's liking for men.

Because at this time, the second room did not find out the secret recipe of Zhong's family in Que'er's hands, so Zhong Yi and Zhong Xiu privately felt that the prescription was probably still hidden in the big room, but it was not clear whether the young lady knew about it or not. It can be seen.

But now the eldest wife treats Zhong Xin's birth mother like this, there must be a deep meaning, and it must be guarded against.

One is the widowed sister-in-law who may have the secret recipe, and the other is the younger brother-in-law who is likely to be reused and promoted by the eldest family. For the second and third families, only by preempting them and killing their spirit can they not be too passive in the future.

Moreover, he deliberately emphasized that Zhong Xin likes men in front of everyone, which naturally made everyone's appetite and eyes aroused for this matter, and it would also make the old seven and the eldest mistress more jealous, so that they would not be too close.

Seeing He Yiru standing quietly in front of the hall at this moment, his expression was obviously much tougher than the previous two days, and there was even more dissatisfaction in the eyes looking at Zhong Zhi.

Zhong Zhi hurriedly said with a smile: "My aunt's words are a bit serious. The fact that the seventh child likes men is not something I made up casually. It was originally said by my elder brother himself in the early years, and quite a few people in the house know about it. It's nothing to think about." It's private."

He Yiru sat down slowly, greeted Zhong Jiu first, and then said to Zhong Zhi: "These words were originally gossips in private between men. I am old, but I can't listen to them. Here are sisters like you, especially you. Your second sister is still a petite guest who has not left the cabinet, according to me, regardless of whether it is someone's privacy or not, it is better not to say these things."

Zhong Zhi opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment, so he sat down with a sullen face.

He Yiru ignored him, and after looking around at the people in the hall, he bowed to Zhong Jiu and said:

"It can be said that the Zhong family has been troubled recently, so it's too much trouble for Uncle Jiu to worry about us. Today, I have something to tell everyone in the family. It would be great if Uncle Jiu was here. It can be regarded as my notification here The person in charge of the clan."

As soon as she said these words, Zhong Yi, Zhong Xiu, Zhong Zhi and others subconsciously straightened their backs.

Zhong Jiu said a few polite words in his mouth, but in his shrewd eyes, he seemed to know what He Yiru wanted to say.

He Yiru clapped his hands suddenly, and said in the direction of the entrance of the hall, "Bring her in."

Everyone was a little confused for a while, and hurriedly stretched their heads to look, but it was actually a few rich women who walked in slowly, supporting a well-dressed and clean-faced middle-aged woman.

The first moment he saw the woman, Qin Huai felt his eyes blur and his heart faltered, and he immediately set his eyes on Zhong Xin's face.

It turned out that the woman was none other than Zhong Xin's biological mother, the mad woman Ding Xiang.

It's all right for her to be neatly dressed at this time, but she doesn't know what methods the people in the big room have used on her, but she has a calm face, neither talking crazy words nor running around, she is very stable.

However, when Qin Huai looked closely, he saw that her eyes were still dull, even more than usual.

According to He Yiru gestures, all the women helped Ding Xiang to an empty chair beside her, and the two of them stood beside her, holding her arm.

He Yiru showed a smile on his face, but his eyes fell on Zhong Xin's face.

"Lao Qi, your biological mother has been in poor health in recent years, she rarely comes out, it's rare for you two to meet each other, hurry up and say hello!"

At this time, Zhong Xin was still bowing slightly, with a humble expression on his face.

"Since the wife said so, Lao Qi naturally wants to listen to his wife. It's just that Lao Qi urinated and was handed over to the eldest room by the master. The eldest room has long been Lao Qi's home. In my heart, it is the same family relationship."

He Yiru nodded slightly, and said with a light smile, "Over the years, I know that you have always regarded the eldest house as your home, and you have learned a lot of skills by following the boss, so you were originally a good person."

When she got to this point and brought Lilac into the living room again, the second wife Mo Wanzhen and the third wife He Qiongfang couldn't help but change their colors at this time.

The two are biological cousins, and they share the same mind. After looking at each other and nodding, Mo Wanzhen, who has always been sharp, spoke to He Yiru.

"My sister just said that she has something to tell everyone. Could it be related to Lao Qi's biological mother? But today's incident is also strange. It is said that she has been locked up in the back garden for seventeen or eighteen years, and she has never seen her take it to heart. Come on, why do you suddenly remember this person?"

He Yiru saw that her mouth was sharp and thorny, with malicious intentions, but she was not flustered, as if she had already prepared in her heart, and said with a smile:

"My sister is right. The old Qi's birth mother has been bad all these years. She has suffered a lot of grievances. The entire Zhong family, from me to the younger sister of the second room, seems to not care enough about her. It is true. But this In the past two days, I don't know if many unsatisfactory things happened in the Zhong family, which disturbed the master's spirit in the sky, and he even entrusted me with dreams for two consecutive days. From now on, we must give Lao Qi's birth mother a proper status, and the treatment must be the same as that of other households, so from now on, I will have your three younger sisters by my side, which can be regarded as more arms. "

As soon as He Yiru said this, there was a sudden silence in the hall.

After a while, Second Young Master Zhong Yi stood up first.

"My aunt just said this, saying that the master came here in a dream, and wanted to give the old Qisheng mother the same treatment as the wives. We can't say much about the separation of yin and yang, and the mutual entrustment in the dream. We just believe in the wife. But if this is the case, it is like the Zhong family now has four more bedrooms, and Lao Qi's biological mother is naturally the wife of the fourth house. In this way, does Lao Qi also count as a fourth house?"

Zhong Yi's question was very meaningful.

The Zhong family has always respected the eldest son of the eldest son, so the first person to take charge of the family is the eldest son Zhong Ren.

But now that Zhong Ren has passed away, according to the rules of the Zhong family and even the Tong family, the second person to take over the power is not necessarily Shun Yan's second son.At this time, it is often a joint agreement between each sect and the elders of the clan to choose the most suitable one first.

A few days ago, the Zhong family was in chaos, and the dragons had no leader. Zhong Jiu had no choice but to exercise the responsibility of the patriarch and temporarily appointed Zhong Yi to take charge.

So at this moment, seeing that He Yiru is obviously wooing and relying heavily on Zhong Xin, there is a big debate about which house he belongs to.

However, He Yiru seemed to have a well-thought-out plan. Seeing Zhong Yi's question, he said calmly:

"The second child has always been calm, why is he so impatient today? I haven't finished speaking yet, so if you continue to listen, you will naturally understand."

Zhong Yi's face was a little embarrassed, so he had to sit down first.

He Yiru went on to say: "After the master said in his dream that he would give Lao Qi his biological mother's title, he specifically told me that Lao Qi had been raised by Da Fang since he was a child, so naturally he has the same roots and branches as Da Fang. He already has the qualifications of the eldest family. So after the birth mother of Lao Qi is given, whether he belongs to the eldest family or merges into the fourth family with his birth mother is entirely up to him to choose."

After saying these words, Qin Huai didn't know what happened to others, but he felt his heart pounding, as if the one who had to make a choice was himself.

It's just that he was nervous, but in his heart, he seemed to have known Zhong Xin's choice for a long time.

Zhong Jiu on one side twirled his long beard, and at this moment he followed He Yiru's words naturally:

"Lao Qi, you should have heard the words of the eldest lady very clearly. Since your master has frequently dreamed about it, he thinks that his spirit in the sky still values ​​you and your biological mother very much. For now, you should obey your father's wishes first. Tell me where you want to live."

The entire living room was extremely quiet for a while, only the sound of some people's breathing could be vaguely heard, getting heavier and heavier.

Zhong Xin's deep but clear voice came from the air, "Now Lao Qi's biological mother has been taken care of, and the big house has raised me for 20 years, and it is like flesh and blood. Now that the eldest brother has passed away, and the third brother has been injured, Lao Qi is duty-bound, so I will take care of you." Choose to stay in Dafang!"

In the silence, only He Yiru, the eldest lady, said:

"Very good, very good! Since Lao Qi has made his choice and Uncle Jiu, as the patriarch of the Zhong clan, has also witnessed it with his own eyes, from now on, Lao Qi will be in charge of many external affairs in my big house. Since Er is in charge of the Zhong family's affairs for the time being, if you need to discuss anything with Da Fang, you can just find Lao Qi now, but Lao Qi is still young and experienced, if you have any doubts, please come and ask me , that's it."

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He Yiru settled this important matter in front of everyone, felt relieved, met Zhong Jiulue's eyes,

Then they began to talk about organizing Zhong Ren's funeral.

The Zhong family had experienced several funerals in recent years, and they were quite experienced at first, but now there is a problem, that is, Zhong Ren has no future.

You must know that Zhong Ren is the eldest son of the Zhong family, and his status is not ordinary. According to the old rules at that time, the standard of his funeral cannot be the same as that of the wives and concubines who died a few years ago. The various ceremonies and scenes were originally very complicated.

But in this, things such as the filial son holding the spirit and supporting the spirit, crying and thanking the deceased, have become vacancies.

He Yiru glanced at Qin Huai, who was silent at the side, and sighed:

"Unexpectedly, the boss has married so many wives and concubines in his life, but he can't be a man and a half woman. There is not even a person to help the spirit in the current room. Boss daughter-in-law, now Uncle Jiu and I have an idea. Among the boys, pick someone who is safe and honest, and you will adopt him as a adopted son, and he will follow the rules of a filial son for the boss. I know that you have been in the big house for some time, and I have heard people say that you have been in the past few days He has started to punish the subordinates, he looks like a grandma, so now you will choose one person yourself. In the future, although he can't be regarded as the real descendant of the Zhong family, he can be regarded as a half-dozen, for you He is also beneficial."

Qin Huai didn't expect that the eldest wife would ask him such a question at this time, and he didn't expect that he would purge servants in Bochun Garden. She even knew about it under the condition of her illness, which is really shocking.

But now that the problem was at hand, he quickly thought of a figure in his mind.Perhaps this is also God's destiny, if there is no experience of two people jumping over the wall together, at this time, he really doesn't know who he should choose.

"Since my wife said so, I will not shirk it. After all, choosing this filial son is also to be loyal and filial to the uncle, and it is also my duty as a widow. Now I have one candidate, and that is the servant of the uncle, Jusheng. , he is honest and loyal, and he served the uncle with all his heart when he was alive, so it would be perfect for him to be the uncle's servant."

Hearing Qin Huai's answer, Zhong Xin, who was standing still, slightly turned his head and glanced at him. There was a hint of approval and warmth in that gaze.

After all, Qian'er is also a child, and being able to change from a waiter to a half-master in Bo Chunyuan is not everyone's luck.

Since there is a candidate for the eldest mistress, no one else is different.After solving the problem of the eldest young master having no children, everything else is nothing more than complicated matters. The Zhong family has money, so it is easy to handle.

Seeing that everything went well today, He Yiru was very relieved, and immediately let everyone disperse, but left only Zhong Xin and Qin Huai, saying that he wanted to talk to them about some personal things in the big house.

Everyone dispersed separately, Zhong Yi brother and sister and Zhong Zhi walked behind, the three of them came to a fork in the road, Zhong Xiu saw that Zhong Zhi was still following, she laughed and said:

"I was going to visit my second sister-in-law in Zhongxia Garden with my second brother, so why should my sixth brother also go with me? It's not that I like to joke, why did I find that compared with my second brother, the number of times my sixth brother visits my second sister-in-law on weekdays seems like that?" More than the second brother, I think the sixth brother is just like me, eager to see how handsome the baby in the second sister-in-law's belly will be."

Zhong Xiu's words were originally a joke, but Zhong Zhi's expression changed instantly when he heard it, and he quickly covered it up:

"The Zhong family didn't know what was going on all these years. Except for the second sister-in-law who was pregnant with a baby, they never gave birth again. And I always like children the most, so I am really concerned about the second sister-in-law's child. , and I'm not as busy as the second brother, so I will go a few more times if I have nothing to do. Now I happen to have something to do, so you go over first, and I will go back to my room to deal with it before coming back."

Zhong Yi glanced at him, but didn't make a sound, just nodded and watched him walk away from one side.

Seeing him walking away, Zhong Xiu frowned and said to Zhong Yi:

"Today's incident was really unexpected. The big house was already a tree fallen and scattered, and there was no climate at all, but the way the eldest wife handled it, it seemed that a new big tree was going to be erected. She has thick roots, and has nine uncles. Backing up, if you really help Lao Qi up, wouldn't it be her eldest wife's world again? And you listened carefully to her words, while secretly praising the eldest young mistress for being different now, and at the same time finding someone for him by sending a funeral , this plan of erecting the seventh child on the outside and supporting the son-in-law on the inside is actually very comprehensive!"

Zhong Yi nodded at first, but seemed to disagree with her words, and shook his head again:

"The eldest lady's thoughts are indeed obvious, but if you say that she has a thorough plan, I don't take it seriously. Speaking of which, I have always wanted to ask the second sister why you have been so wary of Lao Qi all the time. I am always worried that he will ruin our good business and take away the power of the Zhong family. I see that although he is cautious, he has not seen much strategy and ambition. You are not unaware of the virtue of being bullied by the boss all these years , it doesn't look like it's doing something big."

Zhong Xiu looked around, lowered his voice, and said:

"Second brother has always been busy with foreign affairs. How can you know everything about the house. It's not like me. I have been in the back house all year round, and I love to pay more attention. Naturally, I know more things. Then I said This old seven, because I had something to do with him and suffered from him, naturally he will not forget this lesson."

Hearing her words, Zhong Yi couldn't help but wondered: "I can't believe that you have suffered from him. Why have you never heard of this in these years."

Zhong Xiu said indifferently: "Some things I just like to keep in my heart and keep them firmly in my mind. In fact, speaking of them, it's not a big deal. Only on my tenth birthday, the master gave me a white Jingba, I don’t know if my second brother still remembers it?”

Zhong Yi thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I still have a bit of an impression. At that time, you regarded that dog as a beloved thing, and you loved it very much, which made that thing feel confident. Even if I teased it, I would almost be bitten by it. But, so I made a note of it. Only the dog didn't drown in the well afterward, but what?"

Zhong Xiu sneered and said, "Second brother remembers well, the dog did die in the well, but unfortunately it didn't lose its life by itself! I remember clearly, when the old seven waited on eldest brother to ride a horse, his arm was trampled and broken by his horse. The wound was bloody and bloody, and it looked very miserable. One day, the Jingba I was holding happened to pass by him. For some reason, the dog smelled the bloody smell of his wound under the gauze, and it seemed to go crazy. His wound. Lao Qi kicked my pet dog away while dodging. I was young at the time, and I didn’t know how to cover up what was good or bad, so I cheered Jingba on the side, and it actually bit Lao Qi. After several mouthfuls, a lot of blood came out."

Zhong Yi heard her words, and said with a smile: "I understand what you said. Presumably your dog bit Lao Qi, and later it fell into the well and drowned. You thought it was Lao Qi's revenge, didn't you? It's just With your character, if you really caught him throwing the dog into the well, why wouldn't you say it, and just keep it in your heart for so many years, so it might not be him who did it, right?"

Suddenly, two sinister lights flashed in Zhong Xiu's eyes.

"I really didn't see it with my own eyes, so I didn't say anything about it. But you know why I knew that the dog must have been killed by him. It was because on the third day after that day, my Jingba suddenly searched for it. No. When I was finally found and fell into the well, I was already dead. But when I ran to the well and cried, I unexpectedly saw a piece of carrion left over by the dog, which clearly still had a little Traces of gauze. So I knew in my heart that Lao Qi must have plucked that thing out of himself as a bait. In order to kill the dog, he was so cruel to himself, how could I not remember it. "

Speaking of this, Zhong Xiu's tone seemed to show a hint of timidity.

"So since I said it was him, I have my reasons. You know, when he ran away with injuries that day, he still looked back at my dog. The resentment in his eyes is what I still remember today. It's clear, but when he becomes an adult, he won't be able to see that kind of gaze."

After Zhong Yi finished speaking, he nodded slowly, as if he understood where his sister's unique fear of Zhong Xin came from.

The two looked at each other, and Zhong Xiu suddenly said:

"So the current momentum is already very unfavorable to us. If that guy is still as greedy as he was back then, who knows what he can do in the future. This is what I think in my heart, he is just Xiao He now. The sharp corners are exposed, and the muscles and bones are not yet strong, so it can't give him momentum, but it's better to strangle the tender seedlings to death in the ground."

Zhong Yi pondered for a while, and said: "That's right. Since some people want to pull out the seedlings, let's let the seedlings rot first. Didn't you say at that time that the old seven should take care of more sisters-in-law? Now it seems He still doesn't take care of him enough, for a beautiful man like sister-in-law and a person like a flower, if Lao Qi doesn't need to be watered with some essence and cared for personally, it will make people feel distressed!"

Two dimples appeared on Zhong Xiu's lips.

"It's just you men, you don't have a nice way to talk, it's very filthy. I didn't understand this, so naturally the second brother thought up the idea. Okay, let's go and see the second sister-in-law's stomach right now, Is it a little bit older? After a while, the sixth child will come over, and he will probably read some foreign poetry to the second sister-in-law, saying it is Western prenatal education!"

Hearing this, Zhong Yi frowned slightly.

He Yiru intentionally left Zhong Xin and Qin Huai behind, but there was nothing important to discuss.It's just that she has been very good at judging people's minds all her life, so she made such a gesture, just to let everyone subconsciously feel that she is close to these two people, and accelerate their upward trend.

So after asking a few gossips and deliberately mentioning that he wanted to seek medical advice for Ding Xiang, he sent the two of them back.

At this time Qin Huai's feet were in severe pain again, so he could only tap the ground with his toes. Zhong Xin saw it and saw a bunch of girls and women around him, so he didn't say anything.

When he got outside the hall, he hurriedly called the boy over, and the two of them were going to lift the slider.

Qin Huai quickly waved his hands and said, "Uncle is now the head of the house, how can I let you do such a thing again, if others see it, they will laugh at me for being too frivolous."

Zhong Xin frowned slightly, walked quickly in front of him, bent his legs as he did when he came, and bent down, as if he was going to carry him on the chair.

"Whether the old seventh is in charge of the family or not, the sister-in-law is always the sister-in-law, so she should respect and take care of her. It's like the four-season brocade, which needs rain, dew and fertilizer, but who cares about it, what kind of status is it?"

Having said that, Zhong Xin suddenly lowered his voice:

"My sister-in-law should have heard the words that the old seven entrusted to Jusheng, but I don't know if I would like to share the prosperity of the flowers with the florist?"