Chapter 631 The High Gate of Shuzi (15)
The concubine's son Gaomen 15
Lin Fanghua squinted her eyes and looked at Lin Yutong. She was interrupted by the old lady, "Okay. How many serious things are there to be busy? How can I have time to grind my teeth? We should discuss the dowry of two girls... The Duke's Mansion will come to the door in the next two days..." As she said that, she glanced at Yun, "Just just socialize. Give the dowry of two girls, this matter..."
"Old lady..." Lin Changgen suddenly said, "The second girl's dowry has been handed over to Lin Fulinshou, so you don't have to worry about it."
Lin Fanghua immediately looked up at Lin Changgen, and looked at the old lady with aggrievedness. What does this mean? The old lady clearly said that the two girls had their dowry, but when they arrived at their brother, they became the second girl alone. Isn't this going to prepare for Duoer at all?
Yun's heart suddenly felt relieved. The second girl was the legitimate daughter, so she should be given a dowry. But if she gave her niece a dowry, she would be unable to get over this matter. Even Aunt Zhao, who was waiting aside, didn't say a word. In the end, the family should be left for her son, and she would have to spend less money and one more at home. Why should I bear the burden of the Qi family? The Qi family still has uncles and uncles. It is not reasonable to rely on my uncle everywhere.
The old lady choked and her face looked a little bad. She looked at the expressions of everyone in the room, and she felt even more angry. She could only say, "Then I will leave my whole life to Duoer... Your sister orphan and widowed mother, and she has no support..."
Lin Changgen glanced at the old lady: "When something happened to my uncle's family, you took all your dowry and paid 20,000 taels of silver from your family." As he said that, he looked at Aunt Zhao who was huddled aside, "My cousin finally lost all the things you gave, and almost lost her cousin to someone else, or our family spent 3,000 taels of silver to settle the matter. What are the things in your hands and your private property?" It's almost said that the things in the old lady's hands were deducted from the public.
"Bastard!" The old lady was shaken out of her head, and her face suddenly couldn't fall. "I gave birth to you, but you settled the bill with me. I gave birth to you, how much money do you have to give me? I raised you, how much money do you have to give me? You calculate it carefully, and when you understand, let's talk."
This is unreasonable and I have to subsidize Lin Fanghua.
Lin Changgen was choked all of a sudden. How could he say this? He said it further, but it became unfilial. If this is said, it would be light to seize the title.
Lin Yutong sneered, "The old lady said this, there is a reason. According to the old lady, it doesn't matter how much you give. This is not something that can be measured by money. According to me, you should pay back whatever you owe you. Don't you just think that your father owes you your life? Then let your father return your life to you. Anyway, your family has been emptied by you, either subsidizing your parents' home or subsidizing your daughter. The remaining children and grandchildren can't survive, so you have to think about a loss. Otherwise, let your father sacrifice his life for your children and grandchildren and return your life directly, after all, when you arrive at Brother Bai, you can still leave some family property to live, right?"
Don’t you just want to be a bachelor? Don’t you want to be a scoundrel? We are a scoundrel against a scoundrel.
As soon as this was said, Yun pressed the corner of her mouth with a veil. She was really afraid that she would laugh out loud. Aunt Zhao looked at Lin Yutong obscurely, why did this dead girl look like her mother, just collide with the old lady?
Lin Changgen looked at Lin Yutong in a complicated manner. He usually said nothing, but his words were as good as Gan's character. He sighed in his heart and turned his head to look at the old lady. Seeing that she looked at Erya, her eyes were inflamed and her lips began to tremble. He quickly took over the conversation: "Old lady, you are trying to force your son to death. If the family is based on the old lady's wishes, the family's ancestral property will be defeated. How can my son meet the ancestors of the Lin family in the future? Besides, my sister was married back then, so she was also a ten-mile red makeup.
I didn't treat her badly. She now only has this one daughter. She gave her dowry to Duoer. Isn't it enough? If my sister really can't afford to dowry, I won't give her niece at all. It's my ruthlessness to be my uncle. But my sister obviously has everything in her hands, and her son has three daughters to get married. You don't know the situation at home... My son has to pass on the things that my ancestors passed on to his son. If you really force your son, your son dare not be unfilial, but at that time, he will have to find a crooked tree next to the ancestral grave to hang him."
"You..." The old lady pointed at Lin Changgen with a blue face, and she really dared to threaten her. Lin Changgen got up and knelt down: "Do you want your son's life or something else? You say something."
Seeing that the matter was about to froze, Qi Duoer continued, "Look at what my uncle said." She smiled coquettishly, looked around and stood up from behind Lin Fanghua, "Why are you still serious with your grandmother? The old lady didn't explain this matter clearly." She walked out with a smile and helped Lin Changgen up, "It was my mother who kept the money for the old lady and wanted to ask her uncle to handle it on her behalf." As she said that, she looked at the old lady and asked with a smile: "Yes, grandmother."
The old lady looked at her granddaughter's begging eyes and snorted, "The palms and backs of hands are all flesh, I am such a cruel mother."
Qi Duoer helped Lin Changgen sit aside, and then leaned against the old lady, "Okay! Don't be angry, and your teeth are still biting your tongue. If you are still angry, hit your uncle's palm a few times to relieve your anger."
"My old woman still feels her hands hurt." The old lady went down the steps.
This interruption broke the matter.
The old lady touched Qi Duoer's little face: "Don't blame me for loving Duoer, she is more considerate than you combined." As she said that, she looked at Lin Yutong with something indifferent. The girl's house must be like Duoer. Erya's personality as tough as her mother is destined to suffer a loss.
Lin Yuzhi said in Lin Yutong's ear: "Did you see it? This is Qi Duoer. If you really want to be a sister-in-law with such a person, you have to be more careful."
Lin Yutong nodded, but held the teacup and stopped talking. She really didn't feel like she was having trouble with the old lady. Seeing that Lin Fanghua looked at her with smugness, she felt even more helpless. No matter how smooth and capable she could do things, wouldn't have a penny to do with her?
Although the interruption has fooled the conflict today, anyone can see that the crack between mother and son is not so easy to make up.
The meal was quite depressing. Although Qi Duoer was good at both sides and sat on both sides of the mother and son, it was essentially the same as sticking together with glue. With a light touch, the glue was started again.
After dinner, Lin Yutong followed Lin Yuzhi out of the inside. The two sisters didn't say anything and walked quietly all the way. When they were about to separate at the fork in the road, Lin Yuzhi still whispered: "Don't underestimate Qi Duoer, anyone who underestimates her will suffer a loss..."
After saying that, he left with the girl Shi Shiran. Leaving Lin Yutong, he really couldn't understand what this person was thinking.
"Girl, let's go back." Sanxi reminded behind, "The wind is cool at night..."
Lin Yutong was about to answer when she saw Lin Shou walking across from him hurriedly: "Miss Second Girl, I'm sorry to go to the study room outside..."
Looking for yourself?
Lin Yutong raised her eyebrows and hadn't been asking for more than ten years. What did she ask herself to do now? Her first reaction was that this must be related to Concubine Gan. Concubine Gan's sudden interference in her marriage may have been something Lin Changgen did not expect.
Lin Changgen’s study has a lot of calligraphy and painting books, but if you want to talk about this taste, Lin Yutong shook her head, it was really not very good.
She sat casually on the chair, and the tea Lin Shou brought was useless.
After a short while, Lin Changgen came in. Lin Yutong got up and owed her body.
Lin Changgen felt uncomfortable for a moment, smiled awkwardly, and then sat down, "You can sit there too."
Lin Yutong sat down and looked at Lin Changgen: "Does my father have something to do?"
Lin Changgen's mouth moved, and after a long time, he said, "...You are old! It seems like you were still in the cradle yesterday, it was a blink of an eye... Your mother should be happier when she sees you now." As she said, she thought of something, "Don't think too much about this marriage. Concubine Gan... She won't harm you. Don't care what others say, don't believe those words. Other families may not be suitable for Duke Jin's mansion. A few days ago, I also met this concubine of Duke Jin's mansion. She looks and demeanor, but she can live." The appearance of her daughter is really a perfect match. It would be nice to find someone who can live a decent life. "It's good to find someone who can live a good life."
When Lin Yutong heard that he had met the Fourth Master, he had this comment on the Fourth Master, and thought to himself: What kind of eyes do you look like?
"In recent years, I am a father..." Lin Changgeng looked at Lin Yutong's eyes without any turbulence, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's too late to say this now. What do you want... As long as my father can do it, I will definitely find it for you."
Lin Yutong looked at Lin Changgen, felt aroused, and blurted out, "I just want to know, what's going on with my mother?"
The teacup in Lin Changgen's hand fell down suddenly, and the tea wet the brocade robe. He ignored it and just looked at Lin Yutong: "You really know everything... No! How did you know?"
"The eldest aunt's voice in the house can overturn the house. If there is no connection, can she hate Concubine Gan so much?" Lin Yutong chuckled, "If Concubine Gan had no connection with the Lin family, she would not think about finding a doctor at the first time after the miscarriage, but forced Mrs. Chu to agree to the marriage."
So that's what I guessed.
Lin Changgen's expression suddenly became heavy, "Apart from this, anything else is fine. If you know this, it will not be beneficial to you."
Lin Yutong snorted and stood up: "Then let's rest. Apart from this, I'm not interested in anything else."
"You kid, I'm about to discuss the dowry matter with you..." Lin Changgen saw that Lin Yutong was really leaving, so he quickly stood up.
Lin Yutong shook her head: "A good man doesn't eat family food, and a good girl doesn't wear wedding clothes. I don't have too many requests." As she said that, she didn't stop.
Although he didn't ask anything today, it can be seen that Gan's family was not at fault when he left the Lin family. Otherwise, Lin Changgen would not have thought about compensating himself, and the old lady would not have been so afraid.
It would be enough to know this. She was really scared that Gan would be a person who abandoned her husband and daughter in order to climb high branches. Now it seems that she is not.
The next day, Duke Jin Guo’s mansion attacked the official media. The Lin family accepted the Geng letter and handed over Lin Yutong’s birth date and horoscope. Even the marriage was agreed.
Lin Yutong did not participate in these things. She was attracted by what Sanxi said at this time.
"...I don't know how it was passed on. Anyway, it was spread everywhere. It was said that the Duke Jin's mansion was building a ancestral temple, and there was a place for the second young lady to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name in the future." Sanxi frowned and said, "I also said that the matter of adopting children has been decided."
Lin Yutong thought to herself: Mrs. Chu knew that Qi Duoer was restless and would never say such absolute words. She didn't know who had planned it secretly. The words were all out. What else could the Duke Jin's mansion do? Besides, Lin Yuzhi said that Jin Shouren married the niece of Mrs. Chu's parents' family. If she really caused a lot of trouble to her niece, it would be difficult for Mrs. Chu to explain to the Chu family.
This has no effect on me, but for Qi Duoer, it has blocked the back path.
If you know that you can only be a widow after marrying, will Qi Duoer dare to marry like this?
Lin Yutong's heart was thrilled. Somehow, Lin Yuzhi's stubborn face suddenly appeared in her mind. She said intimately: This girl couldn't be the one who plotted behind her back.
Lin Yuzhi looked at the empty decorative box and smiled: "Don't think it's costing a lot of money, but it's worth it."
Chunmei was almost crying: "If you don't redeem it as soon as possible and ask your wife to know, but what can you do? During the Chinese New Year, the eldest and third girls all wear them on their heads, but you are only bare. Can the old lady and the wife not ask? If you really ask..." You are fine, but the board has to hit them.
"I won't wait for the New Year." Lin Yuzhi chuckled.
Chunmei didn't understand what it meant and asked: "What did you say?"
"I said, we won't be at home for the Chinese New Year this year." Lin Yuzhi's smile became more and more obvious. "Not only will it not be at home, but the red, green, gold and silver will not be used in the future." This marriage will definitely be before the New Year. If she remembered correctly, the weather will suddenly become cold after a while, and it has not been so cold for many years. The old lady of Duke Jin's mansion cannot stand such a climate and is seriously ill. Not only this old lady, but also the emperor in the palace...
Therefore, the marriage had to be advanced, otherwise the Duke's Mansion would be afraid of encountering the filial piety of the country and the family.
Mei was confused when Lin Yuzhi heard the words, but now the box is empty, so she had to lock it first.
Xia He pulled Chunmei out: "Would we buy some gilded items outside first, at least pretend to behave."
"That thing can be seen by people." Chunmei frowned and shook her head, and turned to her face, "Or why don't you look for the Monkey Moon and borrow it from the second girl first." Even if it's not used for the Chinese New Year this year, what about this? There are still three months left before the Chinese New Year. You can't wear any decorations.
Xia He hesitated for a long time and glanced inside, "I'm afraid the girl won't let her go."
Chunmei thought to herself: It is better to ask the girl to be beaten and kick her out than to ask her wife to know. She took the girl's clothes and could take them out, so she could kill them. She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't worry. I'll do this, you just think that you don't know anything."
Xia He means this. The girl obviously values Chunmei more, and she doesn't know anything that Mei does in private. Since the girl values her, she knows the most secrets of the girl. Even if the girl blames this, it will not be a big deal.
So on the night of the Monkey Moon, he whispered to Lin Yutong: "...I'm afraid that I would report to the girl at that time, and Mei and the big girl wouldn't be able to get up and down. So I decided to pick two sets of jewelry that the girl didn't wear often and lend them out. They were all purchased by the mansion for several girls. If I don't look at the small marks on it, I won't know who it belongs to."
Lin Yutong nodded: "It's done well." Even the accessories have to be worn, so Lin Yuzhi's expenses are too great. Where did the money go? It seems that Lin Yuzhi has not stopped at all.
When Lin Yuzhi saw Tang, she glanced at Chunmei, but didn't blame her, just said, "It's okay! I don't plan to hide it from her..." With Ermei's intelligence, she was afraid that she had guessed her plan, but so what? No one can stop her from walking.
Less than two days after this incident, something happened again, which made Lin Yutong's heart irritated.
"... It is said that Concubine Gan should not like him. It was not the daughter-in-law who was admitted by the Empress, so she was given a miscarriage at the wardrobe... Prince Heng knelt in the Fengxian Hall in the palace every day, saying that he was apologizing to his ancestors... I wrote a letter yesterday, saying that he wanted to adopt Prince Duan's eldest son... The emperor was so angry that he wanted to give him a few palace maids, but he refused to accept it... It was said that he had promised Concubine Gan... Moreover, he had a deep affection for Concubine Gan, and no one could interfere..."
Sanxi said, with some envy in her eyes: "I really want to see what kind of beauty Concubine Gan is, Prince Heng is so infatuated."
infatuation?
Lin Yutong sneered, if she really likes a woman, she would not be called the target of public criticism, and would not be called to her for these reputations. He was infatuated, but he did not love the country anymore, but Concubine Gan became a disaster.
What would happen if the royal family really had such a woman? It really angered the emperor, and if a glass of poisoned wine was gone, there would be nothing. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor's attention was diverted from the emperor's attention in the end, what would happen to Concubine Gan? It would be hard to say.
I have been a princess and a queen. But how did the Fourth Master do it at that time?
Her hands were tightly held. Concubine Gan was afraid that she would not live in the royal palace.
The Fourth Master, who also heard the news, praised in his heart. It was a wonderful step to ask for the adoption of Prince Duan. The throne was one step closer to Prince Duan. But if the Gan family was not as popular as the outside world, it would be hard to say whether Prince Duan would be good news for himself and Tongtong after he took office.
And has Kim Sung-an, the commander of the Imperial Guard, already taken the team? If he is on the team, where will he stand? These are all things that have a crucial impact on their future lives.
Chapter completed!