Geng Xingshuang feels this needs to change.
It's not just the father and second brother who need to change, but also the mother.
"Mom, I think dad was very tough when he was in the main courtyard."
Geng Xingshuang said at the right time.
"That's because your third uncle is competing with you. Besides, he has made his son unable to come back. If he doesn't even protect your daughter who is by his side, I...I will..."
"Okay, mother, isn't dad protecting me? By the way, Brother Yang Liu said he would send me two female guards. They have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they must be as good at fighting as Jin Bao."
Geng Xingshuang didn't expect that she almost did something bad with good intentions. She originally wanted to persuade the father and son to make peace, but almost caused the couple to divorce.
Yes, it seems that this job is not suitable for me, so I won’t do it again.
Fortunately, she would cut her losses in time and change the subject immediately.
"You didn't mean to ask your second brother...he must be lazy."
Ruan knew her son quite well, but no matter who sent him, Ruan felt more at ease with the addition of two female guards.
Especially after this experience.
Geng Xingshuang discussed with her mother how to arrange them.
Because of Hongfu and the two big burdens that Hongfu had flown across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, the mood of mother and daughter was not depressed by today's events. They checked the gifts with the maids and discussed what to do with the three Liuzhuluo horses. use.
Even Geng Xingshuang temporarily forgot to call Cao Tian over to ask him about the important matter of what happened.
If the atmosphere in Qingcui Courtyard is warm and cheerful, then the atmosphere in Yinghe Courtyard seems dull and weird.
Seeing Geng Wen and Geng Yan leading Ma San, who was being escorted by two boys, to the outer courtyard, Yao looked a little startled.
"Madam, are you going back?" Dongmei asked cautiously.
Yao nodded, "Go back."
Entering the courtyard, Mrs. Yao said to Geng Xingbing, "Sister Bing, come with me."
Geng Xingbing looked at Yao's slightly condensed expression, pursed his lips, and followed Yao silently.
Geng Xingyu carefully lowered his sense of presence. Seeing that Yao only called Fourth Sister and did not mention himself, he breathed out in his heart, watched his aunt and sister enter the main room, and immediately said to Geng Xingshui: "Third Sister, I'll go first gone back."
After saying that, without waiting for Geng Xingshui's reply, he took the maid Pearl and fled directly back to the side courtyard.
Geng Xingshui was left standing alone in the middle of the courtyard. Because Geng Xingshui had just been recognized by the uncle's house, although Yao said that he wanted to arrange a maid, he never found a suitable one.
And because of her change of status, the only maid left beside her sister-in-law Geng Xingbing was the eldest maid Pingshan, and the other maid Shen Liu was a temporary substitute from the younger maids. Yao was not too satisfied, and how could she care about being a concubine? The woman arranged to serve.
So although Shen Shui has moved out of the servants' residence and no longer has to wait on others, she still needs to take care of her own life. When the other servants saw her, they called her "Miss San" politely, but they turned around. There was a discussion in the past, and the situation was even worse than when she was Geng Xingbing's maid.
But Geng Xingshui knew that all this was only temporary.
After all, even if her biological father is unreliable and her legitimate mother ignores her, doesn't she still have a legitimate sister who must always consider her?
It's just that the sister-in-law may not know that she knows about her Achilles' heel that can almost change her life.
Geng Xingshui smiled slightly, turned around, and slowly walked into his room.
"Sister Bing, you know what happened today...don't you?"
In the main room, Yao asked as soon as he sat down.
"Mom, what do you mean? Don't you know the reason why I went to Yang's house today?"
Geng Xingbing's face froze slightly at first, but only for a moment. Looking again, she only had the shyness of her daughter, and was blushing.
If Geng Xingbing hadn't suddenly mentioned this matter, Yao would have forgotten about it, mainly because what just happened in the main courtyard was beyond her expectation, and her mind was focused on why Ma San wanted to harm Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen. Matter.
"Sister Bing, remember when your father mentioned the fourth master of the Yang family, weren't you unwilling?"
"Mom, I was ignorant before and thought our family was an uncle's house. The Yang family has lost its title a long time ago. Moreover, Fourth Master Yang has such an identity. Not only is he the second son of the third wife, but he will also return to the Deng family in the future. , my identity is embarrassing, so I refused."
What Geng Xingbing said was indeed true, but only part of it. Yang Qingcheng, the fourth master of the Yang family, was the second son of Yang Shaohui, the third master of the Yang family, and his wife, Deng, who was the fourth son of the Yang family.
It's just that Yang Qingcheng may not be able to call him Fourth Master Yang again in the future. The reason is that his mother, Deng, is the only daughter of his maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother. As early as when the Yang family proposed marriage to Deng, they had already agreed in advance that if Deng would marry her in the future, You only have one son in your life. If you have two sons, then the second son not only needs to be named Deng, but also needs to be listed in the Deng family tree and inherit the Deng family. Even after getting married, the couple needs to return to the Deng family, live in the Deng family, and be happy. Mr. Deng and Mrs. Deng are at the knees.
Of course, if the Deng family is an official family or a noble family, even if Geng Xingbing disagrees, Geng Cheng and Yao will rationally help her make the right decision.
But Deng's father, Deng Quan, was just a businessman. He was once a good man and could be said to have a wealthy family. Otherwise, Mr. Yang San would not have married Deng back then, and he also agreed to adopt a son to Deng's long-dead brother. Being an heir is a condition.
But gradually, as Mr. Deng Quan got older and less energetic, he gradually lost his stamina in the wave of business, and the Deng family's family situation became worse than before.
But the Yang family cannot break the contract, neither can nor dare.
There are three reasons for this. The first is that the Yang family is unwilling to be a person who breaks their promise; the second is that the Deng family has given birth to three sons, and both the entire Yang family and the three families of the Yang family have no shortage of sons; the third is that although the Deng family Now he is just an ordinary businessman, but Mrs. Deng's brother He's brother, Deng's uncle, is now the third-rank minister of Guanglu Temple in the current dynasty.
Mrs. Deng's wife, He, had a very good relationship with her younger brothers. Back then, in order to support her younger brother in studying for the imperial examination, He married Deng Quan, who was nearly twenty years older than her. At that time, Deng Quan already had a son, but the Deng family The eldest son was already frail and sick. Even though the Deng family had a huge fortune and searched for famous doctors and good medicines, they could not save the eldest son's life.
After He entered the family, he only gave birth to one daughter, who is now Mrs. Yang San. Several concubines of Deng Quan's intercourse failed to give birth to a son and a half. Therefore, when his only daughter got married, Deng Quan and Only He would put forward such a condition.
Of course, for this condition, Deng Quan used 30% of the Deng family's wealth at that time as his daughter's dowry.
Now that it's time for the Yang family to fulfill their promise, the marriage of Fourth Master Yang Qingcheng has become a problem.
Of course, given the identity of Fourth Master Yang and the current family background of the Deng family, it is not difficult for Fourth Master Yang to marry, but it is difficult to marry a woman with a similar status and family background.
Geng Xingbing didn't want it, Yao didn't want it, and Geng Cheng kept wandering between the two.
But now, Yao is still unwilling, but Geng Xingbing is willing. As for Geng Cheng...
"Sister Bing, tell me, did your father say something to you? You are just fifteen this year. Nowadays, some women get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and some have not yet said marriage at the age of seventeen or eighteen. We don't have to rush... …”
