28. Dandy (3)

The waiting hall was silent for several seconds. Seeing that the old lady only smiled at herself after saying this, Miao twitched the corners of her mouth stiffly and showed an awkward smile: "Yes, I am Enge'er's stepmother, but maybe He was brought up by me since he was a child. In my heart, he is not much different from his biological son. The relationship between mother and son has always been excellent. "

As she talked, she finally regained some of the feeling of wearing a mask as usual, and her smile gradually became gentler, "Although Enge'er is filial and sensible, he is still a young man, and it is inevitable that he will always cause trouble outside. I Ah, I am used to helping him deal with these things, so I just said this to you, but does it scare you? "

Mrs. He smiled, "It's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that Engeer came to my house for a banquet hosted by my brother Sheng. Brother Sheng accidentally fell into the water, but Engeer rescued him. I and I The daughter-in-law was talking to him in the back. She really liked the child when she saw how well-behaved he was. She was joking in the back. When I heard that you were coming, I was so happy that I rushed to thank you, but I didn't expect to hear these words. "

"I'm afraid Madam is eager to protect her son. You can rest assured. Brother Eng, that's a good boy."

She said this as a compliment to Duan Qingen, but in reality it was a slap in Miao's face.

Mrs. Miao said that Duan Qingen was a bastard, but Mrs. He said that he was a well-behaved person. The two people's words were completely different, and one of them was always wrong.

However, Mrs. Miao couldn't refute the old lady's intention and argued that Duan Qing'en was a bastard to begin with. She was the stepmother and no one cared about her praise or death. If she dared to criticize her step-son, I'm afraid tomorrow there would be rumors in Shengjing that the black-hearted stepmother deliberately slandered her. There are rumors about the stepson.

After Mrs. He finished speaking, she moved slowly with crutches and sat down. When she sat firmly, she saw that Mrs. Miao was still standing still, with a little surprise on her face: "Madam, why don't you just sit down? Sit down quickly. I haven’t seen anyone for a long time since I’m not feeling well. Now that Madam is here, how about having a chat with me, an old woman?”

The smile at the corner of Miao's mouth froze slightly, but she quickly recovered and sat down with a smile. She smiled sincerely and said, "You're welcome. Which lady in Shengjing doesn't know you, old lady? It's my honor to chat with you." ”

"Look, I must have misunderstood the old lady when I summoned my brother so rudely just now."

"Old lady, you don't know that Enge'er is young and frivolous. He always makes appointments with his friends to play together. You also know that children are always noisy. Occasionally, Enge'er If there is a dispute between my son and others, some people who feel sorry for the child will come to ask for an explanation. I can't bear to see Enge'er being blamed by them. I, the mother, will inevitably come to the door to apologize. "

As he spoke, Mrs. Miao picked up the tea cup and said softly to the old lady: "Although our master has a fairly open career, it is because of his dignity as a father. No one wants to look after Enge'er, a child." Because of his face, he would inevitably want to reprimand and blame him, but if I, a mother, had called Engeer a bastard at the beginning, even those who wanted to argue would no longer be able to say anything to argue with him. "

This is reasonable and reasonable. Mrs. He also took up the tea, smiling kindly on her wrinkled face: "That makes sense. You also have a loving mother's heart. There is nothing I can't understand. It's just that you are young. It is inevitable that you will have no foresight in doing things, and people's words are said to be scary. If you, a mother, say that Engel is a bastard, as the saying goes, a child is better than a mother, and those outsiders will not think about what this is for Engel's good. Or maybe I think you are just talking politely and will only take it seriously, and I think he is really a bastard."

"For a long time, Enge'er's reputation has become bad. Even if he is a son of an official family, any family in Shengjing that loves their daughter a little bit will not be willing to marry his family if they think he has a bad reputation. If he embarks on an official career in the future, his wife's family will It’s also a good help. Madam loves her children, but she must make plans for Engel’s future.”

Mrs. Miao's hand holding the tea cup tightened. Mrs. He said this to her today. If she said something bad about Duan Qing'en in the future, it would be a big hat that deliberately suppressed her stepson and blocked his future marriage with the powerful. Button it down for her.

Although this was her original plan, it was not an injustice.

Didn't Mrs. He say she was not in good health and did nothing? Even the backyard was left to Mrs. He to take care of. She didn't interfere in anything. How could she be such a good person and come to her place to meddle in her own business.

Even though Mrs. Miao wanted to bite Old Mrs. He to death who was smiling kindly at her, she still managed to squeeze out a grateful smile on her face, with a look of remorse that said, "Oh my God, I almost killed my most beloved son." , hurriedly stood up and faced her.

"Thank you, old lady, for your teaching. I used to only care about Enge'er, but I didn't expect that doing this would harm her. Fortunately, you were so kind to mention it to me. Otherwise, if it affects this child's marriage in the future, I really can't wait to do it." Forget it."

"Get up, get up, I have children too. How can I not know that your concern for Enge'er is all for the children. In the future, if you do something wrong, I will remind you again. Why bother? Thank you."

Once is not enough, will you come again in the future? ! !

Miao wanted to smile but couldn't. She sat down again and responded weakly: "Yes, it's all for the sake of the children..."

After sitting for a while, she really couldn't sit still, so she left the He family on the pretext that she still had things to deal with at home. She was a junior, so there was no reason for Mrs. He to send her as a gift, so she was the one who had been with the old lady for decades. The mother diligently sent Miao to the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

"Madam, please get in the car slowly and be careful where you step."

After helping the person onto the carriage, the mother was still saying with a friendly smile: "The old lady and the madam got along well, and she even said that she would let the madam come next time."

Miao also smiled: "Definitely, definitely."

As soon as the curtain was lowered, the smile on her face suddenly dropped, and she cursed angrily:

"You really are a mature person!"

When the mother saw that the carriage had gone far, she returned to Mrs. He and said, "Old lady, send it off."

Seeing that Mrs. He stood up as if she was in a good mood, she quickly went to help her: "Why did you say that to Mrs. Duan just now? What if she holds a grudge against you?"

"She is just a wife of the harem, and all her tricks and tricks are used on the harem. I am the old lady of the He family. Even if she hates me, what can she do to me?"

Mrs. He smiled and said, "Brother Sheng is the one who is close to my heart. Since Brother Eng saved Brother Sheng, I will help him. This can be regarded as repaying the kindness."

"You are so kind, I am afraid that the young master of the Duan family will not be able to appreciate it. Now he is determined to be filial to Mrs. Duan."

"You are still too young."

Old Mrs. He leaned on a cane and walked towards the back: "I'm afraid I have a clear conscience."

"I don't know if he has always known about it, or if something happened that made him aware of it. In short, this is not a master who can suffer a loss. Let's just watch the fun from now on."

****

"What?!!"

Mrs. Miao was so angry at Mrs. He today that she went back to the courtyard and lay down for a long time before she recovered. Originally, she was thinking that Duan Qingen, the little brat, should come back, so she pulled him over and asked him what happened to save He Lisheng. .

Aren't the two of them mortal enemies? The injury on Duan Qingen's head was caused by He Lisheng.

As a result, while she was waiting in the room, the shopkeeper came to tell her that the eldest brother had taken away all the money in the account.

That shop was Miao's most profitable dowry. Ever since she got married, she had made great efforts to gain a reputation as a virtuous person. All kinds of accounts had been paid into the government's account, and she had never enriched herself.

Even if you really make money from it, it will be done secretly, and the bulk of it will still be your dowry.

Miao didn't feel that she was suffering at all, she was waiting patiently. With Duan Qing'en being raised useless, if her reputation became more bad and she started a family, she could start planning.

A domineering person who offended a powerful person was beaten to death. This was a good way to die.

At that time, the entire mansion belongs to her son.

Since it's all your own, it doesn't matter if you just endure it for a while.

Because of these thoughts, when Miao really needed money, she always took it from the dowry shop.

But now, the shopkeeper actually said that Duan Qingen had taken away all the money in the shop.

That's all her money!

Miao's eyes darkened, and she quickly held her forehead: "Let's be clear, Enge'er took all the silver. The shops are on the main road, and you can get a lot of silver in one day. The entire account has so much money. What did he do with this as a child!"

The shopkeeper also had a bitter look on his face, and just knelt on the ground to report: "Recently there was a flood in the south, and some victims came to Shengjing. The eldest brother Xu saw someone giving rice and grain, so he went to the shop and took away all the money. The silver taels were given because the victims were pitiful and it was a good thing to help them. I think... I thought they were used to help the victims. "

——Crack!

Miao slapped the teacup on the table with a slap, and her voice trembled with anger: "Relieving the victims and donating food are all handled by the court. As a young master who has room and board in the mansion, why is he joining in the fun? !”

"You are all a bunch of losers too. Just give it to him if he wants it?? So much money!!!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly kowtowed: "Madam, the eldest brother took your pair of cards and said that if we don't give them to you, he will sue the madam and try to beat us up. Everyone in the shop knows that I am the darling of the madam. How dare we disobey brother..."

"Heart and liver meat! Heart and liver meat!"

Miao's heart ached. She had always boasted that she held Duan Qing'en in her heart. Wasn't there nothing wrong in the past? Why is there suddenly such a fuss today?

Now everyone knew that she loved Duan Qing'en, and she actually made it easy for him to take away all the things she valued without anyone trying to stop her.

However, she couldn't say anything yet, because Duan Qingen was her darling.

"Madam, madam, please don't be angry. I'm young and don't understand many things. I came to report to you as soon as I saw something was wrong. Maybe I haven't spent the money yet. You can send me a message now. It might still be too late if someone chases me.”

"right!"

Mrs. Miao woke up from a dream and hurriedly called to people, "Quick, send a few people to call Enge'er back quickly. We must recover the silver."

The servants were about to leave, but they were stopped by her: "Wait a minute! Remember, if you see my brother, please tell me quietly that you must not let others know about this."

Nowadays, benevolence and righteousness are regarded as the main road. If people know that Duan Qing'en wants to do good deeds but she, a mother, prevents her from doing it, then her reputation will be ruined.

The servant took the order and left. Miao sat blankly in the hall, unable to settle down.

Seeing her like this, the confidants waiting on the side quickly advised: "Madam, don't worry. If the eldest brother hasn't started giving out food yet, our people will take him back directly. If he starts, at worst, we will scatter some money." Just take back the rest. No matter how many victims there are, I’m afraid they won’t be able to eat much in such a short period of time.”

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Miao felt a little better now.

After a while, the servant who was sent out came back, "Madam, the eldest brother changed all the silver coins into rice grains and placed them all at the horse crossing. When the servant passed by, he happened to hear the eldest brother say that these rice grains are all It needs to be given out, and...and..."

The confidant saw Miao's face covered with distress after hearing this, and looked like he was about to suffocate with distress, so he had no choice but to say: "And what! You are hesitating, do you want to get slapped on the wall?"

The man was afraid of being beaten, so he knelt down quickly, "And the eldest brother also said that the rice grains were given to the mother at home. He said, madam, you are weak and often have angina pectoris. The eldest brother gave the rice grains to seek blessings for the wife. , Please forgive me for giving so much rice and food to our family, please let my wife get better."

"He...he..."

Miao took a deep breath and was so angry that she couldn't speak.

She didn't have any angina, she was just trying to deceive her stepson so that every time she wanted him to do something he didn't want to do, she would pretend to be heartbroken and make him obedient.

But now, this traitor has given away so much wealth just for this non-existent angina pectoris.

It just so happened that he was using her banner.

Can she refute her son's filial piety? She couldn't even tell others that Duan Qingen was a prodigal! ! !

"Madam!! Madam, please don't scare me, madam!!"

This stimulation was too great, and it was too frustrating. Miao's eyes turned white.

Poof, fainted on the ground.

This dizziness lasted for an hour, waiting for her to wake up leisurely on the bed, and the waiting girl hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.

"My wife has finally woken up. Knowing that you were in a coma, Engel was frightened and stayed by your bed for a long time. The slave looked at you and seemed to be crying."

Ms. Miao sat down with difficulty, feeling anxious. It was this little beast that caused her to be like this, so why couldn't she cry to him.

But on the surface, she pretended to feel sorry for her son, "It's just an old habit. This child, where is he now? Ask him to come, I want to have a conversation with him."

The girl said abruptly: "When Brother Eng saw that you were sick, madam, he thought that the rice grains he donated must not be enough, so he went to the shop to pay the money, and scattered a lot of silver to help the victims. I prayed that God would see these good deeds and bless them. Madam, you are safe."

"Everyone outside is saying that Madam is so lucky, and that Enge'er is so sincere and filial, and... Madam?? Madam, what's wrong with you?!"

"Someone is coming!! My wife fainted again——"

The author has something to say: In the morning, after staying up all night, my limbs suddenly became numb and my vision went dark. It is said to be a sign of sudden death, which scared me.

I don’t dare to stay up late anymore. I will update this chapter a little less today, and I will update more during the day tomorrow. My little angels, the author is going to take care of himself.

Some random little angels send red envelopes, good night to everyone.