Chapter 453: Although the merit has not shaken the master, the power is jealous

Since the eldest son Zhang Xin was demoted, the third son Zhang Zhuo's official position was only the fifth rank. Therefore, since the Zhang Mansion in Wu'anhou Hutong has a plaque of Yangwu Bo Mansion, all the regulations in it are based on the Earl's Mansion. Since the imperial court conferred the title on

The hero Tie Guan built another courtyard to the south of the Dashangfang in the north courtyard of the Gu family. In the center are five large seven-bay tiled houses with clear water ridges. This is the main courtyard where the Dongfang family lives. On both sides are the wing rooms and the east wing room.

There are three rooms in the west wing, and there are two small courtyards in the east and west. Now that Fang Shuixin is gone, only Aunt Luo lives in the west.

The Dongfang family comes from a wealthy family in Kaifeng, but there is no official in the family, so she married into a top family like the Zhang family. What she cares about most is the word imperial decree. Now that she has the title of Mrs. Yangwu Bo, she is satisfied.

, but the mother-in-law in front of her has always been sharp-eyed and unconfused. She also lives with her sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, etc. As a housewife, she often feels that there are many constraints. What makes her unbearable is that the people around her husband and son have troubles one after another.

, it was actually like singing an opera.

"Mu Xiang, your mother went to Daqing Shou Temple to light a lamp and offer it as an offering. Don't get the wrong amount of sesame oil."

"Madam, the abbot of Daqing Shou Temple has personally ordered the oil. The master is twelve kilograms of sesame oil per month, and the eldest and second masters are five kilograms per month. These are all fixed amounts. Besides, there are many nobles there.

I am lighting a lantern to pray for blessings. Among them is a young master from a British family. Although he is young, he still consumes seven kilograms of sesame oil every month."

After hearing this, Mrs. Dongfang felt a little more relieved. Unlike Mrs. Gu, she did not keep a Buddhist altar in the inner room. She actually fasted for half of the year. Therefore, she did this temporary act of not burning incense on weekdays, but she felt still in her heart.

Somewhat uneasy. Thinking of the previous quarrel with Feng, she couldn't help but itched her teeth with hatred, and then she snorted.

"Now that the old lady is here, she is forcing us to support those two families. As long as the master and Chao'er Qi'er live a long life, we will see! I'm not kidding. The eldest and second bedroom now have bastards. When the time comes,

Sometimes it is necessary to divide the family property. Our Chao'er and his mother have been the closest since they were young, so we are better than them! The old lady helps Brother Yue all day long, but she never thinks about whether our Chao'er is not outstanding.

Lu Shui now has thousands of households in the fifth rank. If the master makes further contributions in the future, this title will become hereditary and he will be a hereditary earl. But what about Brother Yue? No matter how much the emperor values ​​him, he is still only a fifth-rank civil servant!"

Musk was one of the two girls chosen by the Dongfang family after Linglong got married, but she was the most honest. When her mistress said such words, she could only remain silent. But Yushan next to her was very articulate.

Being good at flattering, he hurriedly laughed and said: "Madam is right. Now it is the old lady who favors them. Otherwise, this is clearly Yangwu Uncle's Mansion. It should be what the lady said. The old lady respects the old lady for no reason.

But it made them proud. Even Aunt Fang, Madam, didn’t you try some tricks..."

"What did you say!"

Dongfangshi was still smiling when he heard the last sentence, but became furious when he heard the last sentence. After interrupting, he said coldly: "Don't just talk nonsense after hearing some nonsense outside! That woman ran away from home for some reason.

, no rules, no propriety, what does it have to do with me? If you say such stupid things again in the future, don’t blame me for being rude!"

Seeing Yushan nodding her head in fear like a chicken pecking rice, and not daring to say anything anymore, Musk couldn't help but shrink his head. After such an unpleasant experience, Dongfangshi never talked to these two people again.

The girl, minding her own business, took out one piece of clothing after another from the rattan box. Looking at the bright colors such as red roses, purple crows, green moon and white, she couldn't help but think

When I was young, just because Zhang You was a concubine, she, a daughter-in-law, spent so much time trying to please her mother-in-law that she didn't even dare to wear brightly colored clothes. But now when she can wear them, she is old. If she hadn't always been more thoughtful.

, the honest Aunt Luo is enough, doesn’t Fang Shuixin, who is much younger than her, get her wish?

"Mrs., ma'am!"

Just as Dongfang was gritting her teeth, there was a burst of shouting outside. Not long after, a middle-aged daughter-in-law lifted the door curtain and looked inside. Recognizing that it was her roommate Wangxi's family, she ordered angrily:

: "If you have anything to do, just come in and talk about it. It's no big deal to dodge!"

"Madam, it's not good!" Wang Xi's family saw Dongfang glaring at her, and hurriedly came forward, glanced at the two young girls, and then whispered, "Brother Yue was just here.

I came back and went to the old lady’s room. I happened to pass by there, and someone was sent out. It was said that it was Brother Yue who said that Aunt Fang had been keeping this matter under wraps and needed to send someone to report it to the official..."

"What!" Dongfang couldn't sit still at this moment, and stood up suddenly, with an extremely ugly face, "If such a trivial matter alarms the government, do we still need the face of the Zhang family? The master is a count after all.

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Today we are leading troops to fight in Jiaozhi. If something goes wrong because of this matter, how can he, Brother Yue, bear this responsibility? The old lady is really stupid... No, you go outside and stop me right now.

Just go see the old lady and reason!"

At the moment, there were only Gu and Zhang Yue in the upper room of the North Courtyard, and all the girls, including Bai Fang, were driven outside to guard. Because she had suffered from chest tightness and palpitations before, Gu's energy has not been high these days.

Not good, the food is not as good as before, if it weren't for the seriousness of the matter, we can't

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue did not want to disturb this grandmother, who was the oldest in the family. After pointing out the seriousness of Fang Shuixin's matter, he saw that the old grandmother immediately ordered someone to report to the government, and he returned to Feng Shuixin exactly as he was told.

Ying's origin was explained once, and then he sighed deeply.

Since Mr. Gu will definitely verify the source of the information, he will inevitably make up some lies: "If Fang Qing, the head of the Fang family in Qingzhou, hadn't written a letter mentioning this matter and talking about the ship and the people on it, I wouldn't have

I would think of this, but even so, I didn’t expect that I would be able to commit a fraud. It was because I took the matter lightly at that time. If I had heard my elder brother mention it, I would have asked people to inquire about it earlier and find a way to deal with it as soon as possible.

We would not be in such a dilemma now.”

"I originally expected Brother Chao to be confused for a while, but I didn't expect that he would hook up with such a great person and come back with such a good attitude!" Gu's tone at this time was not angry, only tired, and Zhang Yue turned to Zhang Yue.

After feeding and drinking some hot water, she asked calmly, "Ci does not control soldiers, before I leave,

You can see his style of leading troops by giving you orders, and he was certainly right; your answer at that time was also correct. Killing people cannot be regarded as killing chickens and dogs. If you treat human life as a piece of grass, sooner or later others will treat you as a piece of grass.

.I will leave this matter to you. I will go and talk to Brother Chao and completely stop his thoughts..."

Before she could finish her words, there was a commotion outside. After a while, the door curtain was pushed open, and the proud-looking Dongfang rushed in. When she saw Zhang Yue sitting with Gu, she suddenly forgot

After bowing, all the old and new hatreds came out.

"Old lady, I heard that Brother Yue instigated you to report Fang Shuixin's matter to the official? Isn't this nonsense? What is the status of our family? Even if it is not a top noble, it is still an Earl's Palace. Why?

You can afford to shame that person! If people know that there is an escaped concubine in our family, not only will we, the female family members, be laughed at, but where will the master’s face go? Since the person is lost, it’s enough to send people to find her slowly.

"It's best if you can find her. If you can't find her, it's nothing to worry about. There are so many women in the world. I won't mind looking for a few concubines or people in the house when the master comes back!"

Seeing Dongfang suddenly barging in with such a menacing look and such a confident look, Zhang Yue suddenly frowned. Seeing that Gu was trembling with anger, he stood up and said, "Second aunt is about

I don’t understand the pros and cons of this. If Aunt Fang is an ordinary side wife, this treatment will naturally not matter. But although she is not a matchmaker, she is the red line held by the Duke of Guizhou. Many officers have gone to drink wedding wine and have troubles in the bridal chamber. Not to mention her.

She is the daughter of the chieftain from Southwest Mangshi, and my second uncle happened to be leading the army to Jiaonan this time, so he will have to deal with them. Now that I have escaped, what will others think?"

"I don't care what other people think, and it doesn't matter who holds the red string. How can the Duke of Guizhou still care about the family affairs of my uncle Yangwu's house? All I know is that I can't hinder my future for a mere concubine!"

"But now that she ran away inexplicably, it is the biggest obstacle to the second uncle!" Zhang Yue originally didn't like dealing with the Dongfang family, and now he felt even more angry, "Jiaonan's supplies are all transferred from the southwest.

, with the censor's iron mouth, she could say that her escape was because her second uncle was colluding with the southwestern barbarians to conspire against evil! Although the second uncle had served as the commander-in-chief patrolling the sea to catch Japanese pirates before, there were only 5,000 people that time, but this time he was the leader.

Tens of thousands of soldiers! The general is always under everyone's radar. Instead of letting others stab him in the vital point secretly, it is better to reveal the matter first. The emperor sees that our family is dedicated to serving the country, so maybe he will forgive you.

One or two, it’s better than dealing with the incident in the future! If second aunt is to blame, it’s because Aunt Fang ran too fast at that time, and the family couldn’t catch up even if they wanted to!”

"you……"

Dongfang's face was so choked that she was blushing. But although she didn't know much about state affairs, she knew that Zhang Yue's words were somewhat credible, and she was shocked and frightened in her heart. Whether she reported it to the official or was found out by others,

, if Zhang You was harmed because of her little scheme before, not to mention that her dream of becoming a prince's wife would be completely shattered, I am afraid that Zhang You would not spare her lightly when she comes back.

Although her heart was in turmoil, she still refused to give in easily: "If our family doesn't tell us, how will outsiders know? Which censor would be full and take care of our family affairs?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the curtain was opened again by someone, this time it was Bai Fang. As soon as she stood firm, she said out of breath: "Old lady, the British father-in-law sent Master Peng over, saying that it was

There's something urgent!"

At this moment, Mrs. Gu was no longer too lazy to talk to Dongfang, and quickly ordered Zhang Yue to go out and see what was going on. Zhang Yue went out all the way, thinking about this urgent matter, and couldn't help but be even more surprised. When he arrived at his Ruiqing Hall, he still

Before he could speak, Peng Shisan quickly stepped forward and bowed.
Chapter completed!