Greetings, Ninth Uncle - Chapter 42

[Chapter 42]

When Cheng Yujin heard this sentence, her footsteps only paused slightly, and then she walked into the main room without any hesitation.

The maid stood outside the screen window and reported, “Old Madam, the eldest girl is here.”

Ruan Shi suddenly heard Cheng Yujin’s name, and her face became stiff.

In the past few days, the Hou Mansion has been busy with the funeral of the old Hou Ye, and people everywhere are turning their backs.

But no matter how busy he was, Mrs. Cheng and Princess Qingfu were holding onto everything big and small, and nothing could be missed by Mrs. Ruan.

With nothing to do, Nguyen couldn’t help worrying about her daughter’s marriage.

Ask her to tell her that when Old Marquis Cheng passed away, the big house was divided into a huge fortune and made a lot of money. The only one who was hurt was her little daughter Mo’er.

Ruan thought about it for several days, for fear that Cheng Yumo would get married late and be taken advantage of by other women.

Today, Nguyen finally found a chance to talk to Mrs. Cheng. She just finished speaking, Mrs. Cheng pondered, and when they heard Cheng Yujin coming, they both stopped.

Cheng Yujin pretended not to hear anything, walked into the room with a smile as usual, and gave the two of them a generous salute: “Yujin greets grandmother and second aunt. It was windy last night, and there was a big noise in the middle of the night. Grandmother doesn’t catch a cold, right?”

Mrs. Cheng said with a light expression, “I’m fine. I don’t like to be cold when I’m old. You juniors should pay attention, don’t sleep with the window open at night, and be sure to let the maid check. ”

My granddaughter understands, thanks grandmother for reminding me.” Cheng Yujin replied with a smile.

Her expression was so calm, she was talking and laughing, and she didn’t seem to care at all.

Cheng Yujin’s behavior made Mrs. Cheng and Mrs Ruan unhappy.

When Mrs. Ruan saw Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Yujin, you came to me and talked politely, just like the grandfather’s kindness and the grandson’s filial piety, she couldn’t help but feel anxious.

She doesn’t care how Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Yujin pretend, but Mo’er’s affairs can’t be delayed any longer.

Rexiao’s marriage must be within the day, and now it’s halfway through. Today, it’s hard to start. If it doesn’t settle down, Cheng Yumo will have to wait for a year.

Ruan was in a hurry and couldn’t help interrupting Mrs. Cheng’s words: “Mother, look at what I said just now…”

Old Madam Cheng glared at Ruan Shi secretly, despising her lack of eyesight.

Look at this impatient look, not on the stage at all.

Cheng Yujin laughed in her heart. She looked as usual, and said deliberately, “It turned out that I interrupted the second aunt. It was me who was wrong. Yujin is here to apologize to the second aunt. The second aunt can say whatever she wants, don’t worry about me. ”

Nguyen hesitated, feeling some guilt rarely.

She and Mrs. Cheng secretly discussed letting Cheng Yumo get married. Mrs. Cheng did not object, but only said that they would discuss in detail when the old Hou Ye Qiqi passed.

Mrs. Cheng let go, and Cheng Yumo’s early marriage was basically a certainty.

However, although this matter has become a consensus, it has not been officially announced, that is to say, Cheng Yujin does not know it yet.

Mrs Ruan didn’t know that Cheng Yujin heard her talk with Cheng Yuanhan early in the morning, and Mrs. Cheng didn’t know that Cheng Min told Xu Zhixian about it, but Cheng Yujin happened to break it.

All in all, Cheng Yujin should not know about this on the bright side.

Nguyen has always been righteous, she is doing this for her own daughter’s sake.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are impossible things, but isn’t marriage and children important?

The flowering period of the girl’s family is already short, and the life is delayed for a year. I don’t know how much I will miss. If I have a concubine or a concubine during this period, it will be a major event that affects a woman’s life.

So, what’s wrong with her doing this?

Ruan Shi has always believed, but at this moment, looking at Cheng Yujin’s clear and clear eyes, Ruan Shi’s lips moved several times, but she was unable to speak.

Cheng Yumo’s early marriage is certainly not a problem for the second room, but what about Cheng Yujin who is in front of Cheng Yumo?

As an older sister, but being skipped by her younger sister, what should outsiders think of Cheng Yujin?

It wasn’t that Nguyen didn’t think about this question, but every time the idea came to her mind, she turned away casually.

Nguyen’s mind was deceiving herself and others to the point of being ridiculous. Anyway, Cheng Yujin didn’t know it yet, so don’t think about it. Let nature take its course, there must be a way.

However, both Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Ruan knew that there would be no way.

If they wanted to win over Huo Changyuan, a hidden dragon with a promising future, and if they wanted Cheng Yumo to give birth to the eldest son of Jingyong Houfu, they had to sacrifice Cheng Yujin.

Cheng Yujin was divorced after all, and her future future is unknown, but Jingyong Hou’s mansion has ready-made benefits that can be seen and felt. It is completely predictable who Mrs. Cheng will choose.

Cheng Yujin was not surprised at all, let alone sad, but she didn’t want to let Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Ruan go easily.

Stepping on a granddaughter’s life-long tragedy to climb the dragon and the phoenix, and delusionally think that the granddaughter will have no complaints, continue to work hard and be filial to the Cheng family, there is no such good thing in the world.

Cheng Yujin smiled and asked softly, “Second aunt, why are you so dumbfounded? What did you say to your grandmother just now? Are there any outsiders? Just keep talking. I won’t disturb you.”

Sure enough, Cheng Yujin’s The voice fell, Ruan’s eyes were even more dodged, so embarrassed that she didn’t dare to look at Cheng Yujin.

Cheng Yujin let out a “huh”, looked back and forth between Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Ruan, and said strangely: “Grandmother, second aunt, what’s wrong with you? Could it be that I can’t listen to what you said?” Mrs.

Ruan felt so guilty that she was speechless. Come on, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. Cheng Yujin is also her daughter. Although she has not grown up by her side these years, she is the flesh and blood born in October of her pregnancy. How can she not care?

Ruan also felt sorry for Cheng Yujin, but what could Ruan do.

Mo’er has been frail since she was a child. After so many years, she has to give Cheng Yujin any good things. Could it be that she has to sacrifice her marriage for Cheng Yujin?

Cheng Yujin’s divorce was not caused by Mo’er.

In the end, Mrs. Cheng sighed and said, “Forget it, it’s cruel to continue to hide it from her now. The second child, tell the eldest girl everything you said to me before.”

Ruan Shi Hearing that she immediately scolded Mrs. Cheng was not a thing, Mrs. Cheng wanted to settle both sides, but let Mrs. Ruan be the villain!

In any case, Mrs. Cheng is a kind grandmother. If Cheng Yujin can still talk about a good marriage in the future, Mrs. Cheng can also stand up and ask Cheng Yujin to be filial.

Ruan scolded inwardly, but she did not dare to disobey Old Madam Cheng, so she could only smile stiffly, and said, “It’s not a big deal… Your sister is already engaged, and seeing that Lord Huo is not young, the people of Hof are anxious. To hold a grandson, I want Mo’er to marry in advance. Although it is said that this is not in line with the etiquette, Huo Xue’s is after all Mo’er’s mother-in-law. If we don’t give her face, I’m afraid she will make things difficult for Mo’er in the future. So I and you My grandmother discussed it for a while, and wanted Mo’er to get married by taking advantage of the hot filial piety. If your grandfather sees it, he can go on the road with peace of mind… But we are only discussing, and the matter has not yet been concluded…”

Ruan shied away like a bell at the end. Two more sentences were added, but saying this made her more and more guilty.

Cheng Yujin had expected it for a long time, and when she heard these words, there was no ripple in her heart.

However, this did not prevent her from taking the opportunity to make a fortune.

Cheng Yujin stared blankly at Ruan Shi, her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and finally seemed to have finally reacted.

Cheng Yujin lowered her head so that people couldn’t see her expression clearly, but her voice contained an undisguised trembling: “What does the second aunt mean? You want to let the second sister marry first?”

Cheng Yujin was always dignified and generous. Suddenly showing weakness, Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Ruan were caught off guard.

If Cheng Yumo cried, Mrs. Cheng would not feel pity, but this person was Cheng Yujin, and the hard-hearted Mrs. Cheng rarely felt some guilt.

After all, it is they who are the elders who are sorry for Cheng Yujin.

It was originally Cheng Yujin’s marriage, but it was finally changed to Cheng Yumo, and now Cheng Yujin is in a dilemma for the success of Cheng Yumo’s second half of his life.

Speaking of which, Cheng Yujin’s luck is really bad.

They were born auspicious twins, but they were adopted after they were born; Cardamom Nianhua saved someone on a snowy mountain, and only after they got engaged was she told that Huo Changyuan had admitted the wrong person; after a lot of tossing and retiring the marriage, Huo Changyuan settled on the person he loved, Cheng Yujin. He was also praised by the saint himself. Seeing that the situation was about to improve, Cheng Yujin might be able to find a good husband by taking advantage of this shareholder trend. As a result, at this joint, Mr. Cheng died.

Cheng Yumo can take advantage of the hot filial piety to marry, but Cheng Yujin is bound to stay for a year.

People are so forgetful. A year later, the golden embroidery tools given by the emperor have long been forgotten, but Cheng Yujin has the burden of breaking off the marriage, getting older, and getting married before her sister. , easier said than done.

And among them, there are many consequences, which are caused by Mrs. Cheng.

Cheng Yujin still lowered her head. She refused to let others see her face, but her shaking shoulders couldn’t deceive anyone.

Mrs. Cheng sighed and said, “Miss, don’t cry. Your sister’s affairs can’t be delayed. You are a sister. Be considerate and considerate of them.”

Cheng Yujin has heard these words many times since childhood. You are an elder sister, so you have to let your younger siblings; you are an elder sister, so if your younger siblings make mistakes, it is your dereliction of duty; you are an elder sister, so it is natural for your parents to prefer your younger siblings. You can’t be truthful, or you’ll be ignorant.

Cheng Yujin said in her heart, okay, now she really doesn’t care.

She doesn’t care about the attention of her parents or the love of her relatives, but she wants more money and benefits.

Cheng Yujin reached out and touched her sleeve, took out a lavender handkerchief, and gently pressed it on both sides of her eyes to wipe the tears.

Unexpectedly, there were more tears in this way, Cheng Yujin raised her face, and Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Ruan saw that Cheng Yujin’s eyes were flushed, and the inside was full of water.

Mrs. Cheng and Mrs Ruan were speechless.

While wiping more and more tears, Cheng Yujin said sensible: “I know, after all, I am the eldest sister, and I have to let the younger brothers and sisters. Anyway, this is how I am in my life, but the future of the second sister is good, I It’s okay to sacrifice a little to make the second sister’s happy marriage. However, this is our own business, but after all, we pay attention to the order of the elders. Before the elder sister gets married, the younger sister is married in the hot filial piety, and outsiders will inevitably say. In my opinion, it would be better if I twisted my hair to become a monk and make way for my second sister, so that outsiders wouldn’t be able to say anything.”

Ruan Shi was startled and lost his voice: “What are you talking about!”

Cheng Yujin said without blinking: “It seems that the second aunt is dissatisfied? Yes, if I become a sister-in-law, I am afraid that others will speculate whether I was persecuted and not good for the second sister’s reputation. Yes, the second sister is after all. How can a person who wants to be Mrs. Hou have a sister who is an ancient Buddha with a green lamp? Then my grandmother gave me a white sash. When my grandfather’s seven or seven passes, I will choose a clean day and end it quietly, so as not to cause trouble to everyone , so that the second aunt can safely send her sister to marry.”

When Ruan Shi heard these words, her eyelashes moved, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

She covered her face with a handkerchief and choked: “What are you talking about, child! You and Mo’er are both flesh that fell from my body. You were weak when you were first born, and the doctor said that you might not be able to support them. I can’t wait to go for you. Seeing that you have raised your sisters to the age of marriage, you are saying something about seeking death and seeking life. How can you let me live? You are deliberately stabbing a knife in my heart!”

Ruan said at the end, almost Roaring out, Cheng Yujin shed tears silently when she heard her kneeling down.

She was wearing a white dress, her slender chin was almost whiter than her clothes, kneeling on the ground with her sleeves stacked up, making her more slender and fragile, and would be broken when she folded.

Cheng Yujin’s eyes were washed with water, and the two lines of clear tears on the side of her cheeks slowly fell, crystal clear, quiet and helpless.

Cheng Yujin is not as emotional as Ruan’s, but her voice is deliberately suppressed, and it is even more worrying to hear: “What does the second aunt want from me? Yes, what do you want from me?”

Ruan Shi covered her mouth with a handkerchief, crying out of breath.

Cheng Yujin knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks, although she didn’t make a sound, it was more distressing than Ruan’s hoarseness.

Mrs. Cheng felt her heart suffocated by this big and small crying. She couldn’t take it anymore. She patted the table hard and said, “It’s all right, don’t cry.”

Ruan’s voice changed from strong to weak, but Cheng Yujin remained the same.

Kneeling firmly on the ground, pressing the eyes with a handkerchief from time to time, the output is stable and the stamina is long.

Mrs. Cheng sighed deeply and said, “Marriage is a big happy event, why do you have to exchange one for the other? The second girl can’t delay it. It’s better to go out early. After the period of filial piety is over, let’s talk about picking a son-in-law.”

Just wanting to dismiss her with empty words, Cheng Yujin doesn’t want to do this.

Mrs. Cheng is speaking nicely now, but a year later, who knows whether she recognizes it or not.

With tears in her eyes, Cheng Yujin asked, “Grandmother, it’s a fact that I was divorced, and it’s a fact that my second sister married before me. Even if the family had plans for me, the situation changed a year later, and people outside didn’t know how to pass on me. Under these conditions, how can my family tell me about my relatives? Rather than embarrassing the elders, I might as well cut myself off now, come quietly, and leave quietly, so as not to be made irresponsible.”

“Shut up! Mrs. Cheng scolded her with a sullen face, “It’s not easy for your family to raise you so much because of your parents. It’s not easy for the family to discuss the big things. There is always a way to solve it

. The old lady’s aura was frightened, and she bowed her head and said, “Yes, mother taught me the right thing.”

After she finished the lesson, Mrs. Cheng calmed down and said, “Your grandfather left in a hurry, and he specially gave it to your sisters before he died. The two have prepared a dowry, and I think he is looking forward to seeing you get married and have children. It’s a pity that he didn’t wait for this step. In my opinion, it’s better to give your grandfather the last thought. Outsiders don’t know what to say, but simply say that this is your grandfather’s will. He watched the eldest granddaughter grow up. In his heart, he is no different from the eldest grandson. Let her get married as soon as possible and give birth to a great-grandson as soon as possible to announce the good news to the elderly.”

Ruan’s crying stopped long ago, Cheng Yujin was quite satisfied with this statement, her lowered eyes turned slightly and asked: ” But, do outsiders believe this statement?”

“When your grandfather is on July 7th, I will tell the guests in person. Your grandfather’s last words are reasonable to me. They don’t believe others, so they don’t believe me. I have lived such a long life. With age, there is always such a face.”

Cheng Yujin got the letter and was finally satisfied. She stopped pressing the handkerchief to her eyes, and her tears gradually stopped.

Heaven and Earth’s pro-monarch teacher, can suppress men and women ritual system only more powerful hierarchical suppression, such as filial piety, such as monarch and minister.

Cheng Yujin’s marriage by her sister will definitely be said by outsiders, and Cheng Yujin has not been low-key in recent years. Many people have been suppressed by her, and they don’t know how much resentment they hold in their hearts. Once Cheng Yujin is in trouble, I don’t know how many people will pounce on it.

At that time, the situation will be out of control, and there may be a lot of unpleasant words that will come out. Maybe some black-hearted people will spread the word, saying that she has a hidden illness and will be divorced by Jingyong Houfu.

But the Houfu of Yichun knew the inside story and gave up the plan to let Cheng Yujin get married, so it directly let the younger sister get married.

At that time, Cheng Yujin is the only one who can’t argue, and it will be difficult to make a comeback.

After all, if you have a hidden illness, how can you prove it to others?

And if it wasn’t for a hidden illness, why would it be given up by the family by default?

But if it is replaced by obedience to filial piety, it is completely different.

When the word filial piety is pressed down, weddings, funerals, marriages, and marriage ethics all have to fall back, and Cheng Yujin is still named by the old marquis Cheng to keep filial piety.

Raised under the knee, as the eldest grandson, this honor is no trivial matter.

After a daughter-in-law has kept filial piety to her parents-in-law, she will go out three times. Even if she violates the rule of seven out, her husband cannot easily give up. This shows how important it is to keep filial piety.

And the eldest granddaughter observes filial piety according to the eldest grandson’s ritual system, which is a great honor.

Since ancient times, female relatives have not entered the ancestral hall. For thousands of years, sacrifices and other things have been dominated by men, and there are very few places for women.

But Cheng Yujin can be one of them, or the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson is the heir, and his status in the family inheritance is higher than that of the second son.

Cheng Yujin’s honor is simply unique, even less than Cheng Min’s daughter.

When the filial piety is over, just for this credit, Cheng Yujin will be able to suppress a vote of people speechless by just throwing it out.

At that time, she can add another important bargaining chip in the marriage market.

Cheng Yujin was very satisfied, even much better than she had expected, and Mrs. Cheng personally came forward and said that this is even better.

With half the effort, Cheng Yujin is extremely satisfied with today’s harvest.

Cheng Yujin stopped crying, and Du Ruo saw the opportunity and stepped forward and said, “Girl, it’s cold on the ground, please get up and talk, don’t let down the kindness of the old lady.”

The other maids woke up from a dream and hurried forward to help Cheng Yujin get up.

Cheng Yujin half pushed and stood up on the ground. Madam Cheng couldn’t bear to see that Cheng Yujin’s face was all white, and she said, “Bring an embroidered pier for the eldest girl, and then bring a cup of hot tea. The girl’s house can’t be cold, so she knelt on the ground. After

so long, be careful to catch a cold.”

Cheng Yujin pretended to refuse, and sat down on the embroidered pier with the help of the maid.

Nguyen also cried for a long time, but was still standing at the side.

The makeup on Ruan’s face was flushed, and her eyes were red and swollen. She looked at Cheng Yujin, who had cried a lot but was still beautiful and elegant, and then looked at herself, feeling awkward for some unknown reason.

Ruan said in her heart that she also cried for a long time, and she couldn’t stand the cold. Why did the old lady give Cheng Yujin a tea seat and ignore her?

Cheng Yujin raised the cup and drank the hot tea slowly. Madam Cheng saw that everyone’s mood had calmed down and said, “This matter is settled like this. I told everyone a few days later that it was the last wish of the old marquis. Keep the eldest girl down to keep the filial piety, and let the second girl go out to marry. The most important thing for a family is to be harmonious. When the family members are united, they will be tied together, and they will work hard in one place, so that they will not be bullied by outsiders. Otherwise, others will not do much. , we will become loose sand ourselves.” Mrs.

Cheng wanted to whitewash the peace, Cheng Yujin nodded and said yes, just listen to the excitement.

Seeing that both her daughter-in-law and Cheng Yujin were being taught, Mrs. Cheng thought that her words were effective, so she continued with satisfaction: “The matter of keeping filial piety and getting married is settled, and you are not allowed to be suspicious in the future. What the eldest girl said earlier Those words are not allowed to be mentioned again.”

Cheng Yujin stood up and replied obediently, “Yes. It was the granddaughter who wanted to be wrong. Fortunately, the grandmother was sensible and called the granddaughter in time, otherwise the granddaughter would have made a big mistake.

” After Cheng Yujin turned to Ruan’s family, she solemnly made an apology: “My niece was stunned just now, and she made a mistake in her words and deeds. Please forgive me. I also hope that the second aunt will not take those nonsense to heart.”

Cheng Yujin pleaded guilty and apologized .

, I asked her to say everything she could, but it seemed that Ruan was not as sensible as a little girl.

Ruan Shi scolded and said, “It’s nothing, it’s a family from the beginning, and it will be fine if you have a heart and a knot.”

“Second aunt just doesn’t blame me.” After speaking, Cheng Yujin’s voice remained unchanged, and she took a light-hearted sentence, “It’s just that there are some things that are easy to misunderstand, so don’t say it. My mother is the master of Qingfu County, and my father It is the eldest master of the Cheng family. Although he and the second sister are like sisters, they are cousins in the next room after all. Second Aunt, don’t talk about it in the future.”

Ruan’s face stiffened after hearing this, her throat choked up, and she couldn’t even speak.

Of course she knew that Cheng Yujin was her biological daughter, and Qingfu was just a name, and everyone in the house knew this.

These years, Nguyen has always regarded herself as this, but Cheng Yujin said in front of her that her mother was someone else, and Nguyen was just an aunt.

This seems to have stabbed Ruan’s heart severely, which is even more heartbreaking than Cheng Yujin said just now that he would cut himself off.

Ruan’s face was pale, but Mrs. Cheng was very satisfied with Cheng Yujin’s sensibleness. She nodded in appreciation and said, “The eldest girl is right.

Ruan’s lips twitched, and the last trace of blood on her face disappeared.

Cheng Yujin is this, don’t you recognize her?

She is obviously Cheng Yujin’s biological mother!