"Mother, please tell me." Duan Shaoqing looked like he was listening.
Mrs. Qiao looked at the old lady with a dazed expression.
The old lady's eyes fell on the couple and she sighed deeply in her heart.
How did it get to this point?
Hiding her disgust and dissatisfaction with Mr. Qiao under her slightly drooped eyelids, the old lady lovingly took Xinyou's hand: "Grandma said before that you and your eldest cousin are both good children. If we can get married, I can feel relieved when I go to see your mother in the future. Now that something like this has happened, grandma knows that you are angry, but she still wants to ask, are you still willing to marry your eldest cousin? "
Xin You was stunned.
If nothing else, she felt that her face was too thin compared to the people in Shaoqing's house.
When the old lady saw that she was silent, she thought it was a joke and advised her gently: "When you two get married, you will take care of the family affairs. Don't worry about not being able to manage it well. If you have anything you don't understand, just ask your grandmother. As for Mr. Qiao, she will do it in the future." If you don't come out of Yaxinyuan, it's up to you whether you want to copy Buddhist scriptures or whatever."
"Old Madam!" Qiao's face turned pale and she stared at Xin You.
Xin You, on the other hand, almost applauded the old lady's words.
What she meant in her previous words was that she was worried that Mr. Qiao would turn around after many years. The old lady proposed to let Kou Qingqing marry Duan Yunchen and let Kou Qingqing be the housekeeper, which effectively dispelled this concern.
If she was really Kou Qingqing, and could marry her sweetheart, control Mrs. Qiao, and not have any conflicts with her grandmother, it would be difficult to refuse this proposal.
It's a pity that she is Xin You.
Xin You slowly took his hand out of the old lady's hand, shook his head and said, "It's better to report to the official."
"Qingqing!" Xinyou's refusal surprised the old lady.
Xin You twitched the corner of her lips: "Grandma, even though Qingqing is young, she also understands that forming a good relationship with someone is a good relationship, not a bad relationship. With this kind of relationship between me and my eldest wife, I can really become an equal with my eldest cousin. Couple?"
The old lady moved her lips and was stopped by the question.
A little girl can marry the man she likes and has the right to manage the house. It's too late to be happy, so how can she care about anything else? Even thinking about the possibility of discord with their husbands, young and competitive girls always think that as long as they have time, they will be able to win over their husbands sooner or later.
But at this moment, when the old lady looked at the calm-looking girl and the cold tone just now, she realized that the methods used on ordinary little girls would not work.
Not moved by love, not tempted by profit, her granddaughter is like this.
For a moment, the old lady's mood became more complicated.
"Qingqing, besides reporting to the official?"
Hearing the compromise in the old lady's words, Xinyou knelt down and said, "What does grandma think is the fair way to deal with the eldest lady who ordered the murder?"
The old lady looked at her granddaughter who kicked the ball back for a long time, and finally looked back at her son, sighing: "Qiao's moral character is lacking, she disobeys her parents, and she is not worthy of being a wife of the Duan family. Wensong, please write a letter of divorce." , send her back to Qiao’s house.”
These words struck Qiao on the head like a thunderbolt.
She was not willing to let her go to Qingdeng Ancient Buddha. She didn't expect that the old lady would want her son to marry Kou Qingqing, and she didn't expect that the old lady would let her husband divorce her!
Mrs. Qiao was stunned for a moment and then tears welled up in her eyes: "Old madam, my daughter-in-law has been paying respect to her uncle and raising children for many years after marrying into the Duan family. She has worked hard and dare not relax for a moment. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. How can you let me divorce me?" ah!"
The more she spoke, the sadder and angrier she became, staring straight at Duan Shaoqing: "Master, if you do this, will you ever think about Chen'er? How should he deal with his abandoned mother?"
Duan Shaoqing was not mentally prepared to divorce his wife, so he looked at the old lady with a troubled expression: "Mother——"
"Yuzhu, take the eldest girl to change clothes." After the old lady ordered, she got up and walked into the inner room, "Boss, you come with me."
The maid named Yuzhu helped Duan Yunwan, who was soaked all over, to change clothes. Duan Yunling quietly glanced at his aunt who looked embarrassed, and then at his father who had followed his grandmother into the inner room. His palms were all sweaty.
Compared to the crowded main room, there were only two people in the room, mother and son, so they could lower their voices without worrying about being overheard. Duan Shaoqing spoke much more casually: "Mother, detaining Mrs. Qiao in the courtyard will have the least impact on our Shaoqing mansion."
The old lady pressed her temples: "I also know this is the best, but Qingqing disagrees."
"She is just a little girl——" Duan Shaoqing still felt a little lucky in his heart.
The old lady sneered: "The little girl is not afraid of anything. If Qing Qing insists on reporting to the official, what can you do? Could it be that she is like that poisonous woman Qiao who kills people and silences her?"
"How could this happen to my son?" Duan Shaoqing's expression changed.
He was thinking not only of the rumors that would arise after his niece reported to the imperial court, but also of the young Jinlin Guard envoy in red robes.
It was a hot time, and even though the old lady had an ice basin in her room, beads of sweat still rolled down her forehead.
Duan Shaoqing raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat, but still couldn't make up his mind to divorce his wife: "If you divorce Mr. Qiao, it will have a big impact on several children, especially Chen'er. He is going to take the imperial examination and become an official. If you can't bear it, What should I do if my mother is divorced?"
By this time, the old lady was much calmer: "Boss, haven't you seen it yet? Either divorce Mrs. Qiao, or Mrs. Qiao will die to make amends, otherwise Qingqing will not give up."
"This girl -" Duan Shaoqing gritted his teeth and squeezed out these three words, and for a moment, murderous intent passed through his heart.
But he knew very well that he couldn't do this.
Seeing how that girl is barefooted and not afraid of wearing shoes, if she doesn't give an explanation today, she can report it to the official immediately. She won't be given time to slowly plan unless he completely breaks his face and confesses it in front of his mother and two daughters. Killer.
He is not so crazy yet, not to mention that rumors about Shaoqing's mansion are spreading throughout the capital, and have attracted He Qingxiao's attention.
"Originally, Mrs. Qiao's 'death of illness' caused less noise than being dismissed, but as you said, Chen'er still has to take scientific examinations. Once Mrs. Qiao is gone, Chen'er has to go home to observe mourning, which will be delayed."
Duan Shaoqing was shocked and nodded slowly: "Mother is right. It's just that if Mr. Qiao is divorced, some rumors will inevitably spread."
The old lady sighed: "Let's choose the lesser of two evils. If the world speculates that Mrs. Qiao is unkind to Qingqing, it doesn't mean that our family has a good tradition. We would rather accept criticism than protect such a vicious woman."
Speaking of this, the old lady took a deep look at her son.
Do you really think she has become deaf and can't hear the gossip outside? It's just that I don't want to make any noise at this juncture.
But she didn't expect two things, one was that Mr. Qiao ordered the evil slave to murder the eldest granddaughter, and the other was that the granddaughter had such a tough attitude.
At this moment, the old lady felt a little tired from the bottom of her heart: maybe she was really old.
"Then just follow what mother said." Duan Shaoqing finally made up his mind.
