Geng Shuhuai was stunned for a moment before he realized what Yang Qingmo's words meant. His face turned red, and he avoided Yang Qingmo's gaze and muttered: "What are you talking about?"
Yang Qingmo shook his head and said nothing more.
In the evening, Yang Qingmo did not stay at the uncle's house for dinner. Geng Xingchen came over with a strange look on his face, as if he was worried and troubled.
"What's wrong?" Geng Xingshuang asked.
"Sixth sister, do you know that the second uncle has two wives?" Geng Xingshuang shook his head and looked at Jinbao.
Jinbao also shook his head. She was too busy that day to pay attention to the news about her second roommate.
Geng Xingshuang was shocked at first. Geng Cheng was already like this, and he was still in the mood to move in. However, after thinking about it for a moment, Geng Xingshuang felt that this matter was not requested by Geng Cheng himself.
In the past, when he was healthy, Geng Cheng never took in more than one concubine, but now it's like this. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't afford to take two concubines at once, unless Geng Cheng was really crazy.
"Is it Mrs. Bo's idea?" Geng Xingshuang frowned, "Did you accept pomegranates and grapes?"
"Well, that's the two of them." Geng Xingchen sighed, "I can't figure it out. It's just a return of grapes. She has no foundation in the mansion, but Pomegranate works as an errand next to her grandfather and is also the mother in charge of Yideyuan. As long as She begged her grandfather, and now her second uncle is like this, and my grandfather is not such a vicious person, so naturally he won't let it go. Or maybe Mother Sang still doesn't know about this? "
Geng Xingchen guessed and glanced at Geng Xingshuang, "This happened suddenly. If the third and fourth brothers hadn't finished school early today, they went to Yinghe Courtyard with the fifth brother, and happened to bump into Qiao's mother going to the second master's house. According to the grandmother's instructions, Pomegranate and Grape started crying and making a fuss. The third and fourth brothers told about it as soon as they came back, otherwise we wouldn't know."
"A quarrel started? How did it happen?" Geng Xingshuang felt that the result would not be good.
Sure enough, Geng Xingchen said: "Pomegranate and Grape were directly tied up by two big-bodied and round-waisted women, put on pink clothes, and sent to...the second uncle's room."
Geng Xingshuang was silent. This matter... actually had something to do with her family. The pomegranates and grapes were because Geng Shuhuai came back, and the two of them had some gossip behind their backs. They were so unlucky that Madam Bo heard it all.
However, Geng Xingshuang felt that something was fishy.
"Mother Sang is the mother in charge of my grandfather's yard. Even if she doesn't know about Yinghe Yard, Uncle Liang will know."
Liang Ben knew, which meant that An Pingbo knew about it, but it still happened. This shows that An Pingbo did not stop it, and even... supported it.
Geng Xingchen didn't want to believe it.
"Grandpa won't do it. Although grandpa doesn't care much about the affairs of the house, it is precisely because of his presence that there has been no big trouble in the house over the years."
If the uncle's house had lost his grandfather, not to mention that the Earl of Anping would no longer exist, the entire Geng family would not be what it is now, and at least the superficial calm could be maintained.
She didn't seem surprised by what Geng Xingchen could do to his grandmother Xia, but Geng Xingchen always had admiration and respect for his grandfather.
"Not to mention grandfather's attitude, seventh sister, what do you want?"
Geng Xingshuang saw that Geng Xingchen was not like before this time, just to talk to her about Yingheyuan gossip.
"I don't know, I... I just feel pity for Pomegranate and Grape. I used to go to the main courtyard to greet them, and sometimes I would be scolded by my grandmother. When I met these two, they even comforted me and told me jokes, so ...I...I felt bad when I heard that they had become the second uncle's second wife. The second uncle is now very grumpy. I heard that even Miss Zhang and Miss Ni had been beaten a lot, and their noses and faces were often bruised and swollen. I I really want to save the grapes and pomegranates, but I can’t.”
Geng Xingchen looked at Geng Xingshuang eagerly.
"Sixth sister, do you want to save them?"
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"Yes, yes, that's it!" Geng Xingchen quickly agreed.
"But I can't think of any solution now."
Geng Xingshuang really had no choice. She could inquire about the news about Yinghe Courtyard, but she couldn't get involved in what happened in Geng Cheng's house.
"But……"
"Don't worry, let's first inquire about the current situation of grapes and pomegranates."
This incident affected Geng Xingshuang's mood to some extent.
During dinner in the evening, Geng Shuhuai spotted it.
"Sister Shuang, are you unhappy because Yang Liu is gone?"
Geng Xingshuang glared at him, "Second brother, have you forgotten what we said this afternoon, Qi Ying..."
"I was wrong, Sister Shuang, I was really wrong!"
Geng Shuhuai was very aware of current affairs and apologized immediately.
During this dinner, not only Geng Xingshuang was in no mood, but Geng Wen also seemed unable to eat.
Geng Xingshuang thought about her father being called to Yide Courtyard in the afternoon. Could it be that his grandfather had said something to him.
The next day, Mrs. Ruan took a pair of children back to her parents' home. Speaking of her parents' home, Mrs. Ruan didn't go back to the house where Ruan's father lived, but to Ruan Jin's home.
The two brothers and sister are the children of the Ruan family. Ruan Jin was separated early and bought his own house. The family lived alone. Unless he returned home in the first month, Ruan usually went to his brother's house when he returned to his parents' house.
Ruan Jin was very happy to hear that Geng Shuhuai was going to study at Licai Academy.
But he didn't know that Geng Shuhuai went to Licai Academy not to study, but to familiarize himself with the content and process of the martial arts examination.
Geng Shuhuai felt that there was no need to say this.
Although my uncle himself is a martial arts practitioner, he likes scholars. However, his cousin really has no talent in reading, so he puts his hope in his nephew. Back then, because Geng Wen transferred Geng Shuhuai's trousseau to Geng Xun, Geng Shuhuai was so angry that he left the country. Ruan Jin almost beat Geng Wen when he left.
In the past few years, Geng Wen has not looked good when he saw him.
Geng Wen never paid attention to this. He felt that he was at fault, so every time Ruan went back to his parents' home, he followed him, but he didn't come this time, saying he had something to do.
After returning from his uncle's house, Geng Shuhuai stayed at home for another two days. On the fourth day after returning home, he and Yang Qingmo went to Licai Academy.
Yang Qingmo came to the uncle's house to pick up Geng Shuhuai, and before leaving, he handed Geng Xingshuang a wooden box.
After he left, Geng Xingshuang opened the box and found a book inside, titled "A Journey to Yuyao Mountain".
Although he already knew that he went to the Jedi Jade Yao Mountain, Geng Xingshuang said that he was still a little scared when he saw this story book in front of him.
In August, the weather gradually became cooler and it rained a few times.
"It's really an autumn rain and a cold!" Mrs. Jiang sighed.
Recently, she often comes to visit Mr. Ruan, doing needlework and gossiping with Mr. Ruan. Of course, her favorite thing to talk about is the gossip about Yingheyuan.
"Since Grape and Pomegranate became the second uncle's wife, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Ni have been relaxed. The second sister-in-law asked four people to serve the second uncle in shifts. Because Grape and Pomegranate are young, they are often pushed to the night and cannot be caught. Sleep, these two little girls, when I see them now, they are a bit unrecognizable. They have been tortured and they don’t have the glamor they should have at that age."
Mrs. Jiang sighed as she spoke.
Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen looked at each other and sighed inwardly. These days, they have also thought of several ways, and even asked their respective fathers to find Geng Xun and ask the old man to come forward.
But Geng Wen, who had always responded to Geng Xingshuang's requests, refused.
The reason was very legitimate. This matter was ordered by Mrs. Bo. It was a matter in Geng Cheng's house. He had no reason to interfere.
Mother Sang suddenly aged about ten years. Later, Geng Xingshuang also found out that the cause of this incident was indeed that Pomegranate and Grape were talking behind their backs and Madam Bo overheard them, but it was Mother Sang who went to beg Geng Xun. , which only made things worse.
When Geng Xingchen learned what happened, he couldn't believe it.
It turned out that in her heart, her grandfather, who was quite positive, was actually such a person.
"Sister Chen, you have been embroidering all afternoon. The weather is getting cooler now. Go outside to see the scenery and relax your eyes!"
Jiang said suddenly, and looked at Ruan again. Ruan understood immediately and said, "Sister Shuang, you and Sister Chen go together."
Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen looked at each other, something was wrong.
The two of them retreated obediently, but turned around and walked to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree behind the main house, smelling the fragrance of the flowers and listening to the conversation in the house.
Of course, the main eavesdropper was Jin Bao.
