The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 19 The Unexpected

Jingyi didn't expect that what just happened had been reported back to the Hou Mansion, and caused a great uproar in the Hou Mansion!

Jingyi entered the mansion, walked through the flower hall, and went straight to her mother's yard. Along the way, she saw many maids and women, whispering to each other. Jingyi didn't take it to heart, and only thought about the two masked men.

When she reached the gate of the courtyard, a woman ran over in a hurry and said anxiously: "Second Miss, the old lady wants to see you."

Jingyi saw that the woman was serving the old lady, and she was sweating all over her face. She didn't know what she was looking for so anxiously?

Jingyi entered the house and saw that the old lady was sitting on the main seat in the house, and her mother was sitting on her left side. The worry on her mother's face was obvious. And that Bai was standing beside the old lady.

Jingyi stepped forward to greet and stood aside. She thought to herself, why is Bai here? The wound on her body healed so quickly? Before she could think about it, she heard the old lady shouting angrily: "Jingyi, do you know your mistake?"

Jingyi raised her eyebrows slightly, raised her head, straightened her body, looked straight at the old lady, and asked in confusion: "Old lady, I don't know what Jingyi did wrong? How could it make the old lady so angry?"

The old lady snorted heavily, knocked her cane on the ground heavily, and said sternly: "What did you do outside the mansion? Have you forgotten it so quickly?"

Jingyi's eyes darkened. Could it be referring to the matter of asking for help outside to hurt people? But this kind of small thing, and a good deed, why is the old lady angry? It seems that the people around her are not clean.

Jingyi calmed down and whispered: "Old lady, don't be angry, Jingyi really doesn't know what mistake she made, please tell me clearly!"

The old lady stared at Jingyi's face again and again, but saw that there was no panic on her face, and even under her scolding, she did not show any fear. It seems that this girl is not simple!

Bai saw that the old lady just stared at Jingyi but didn't say anything, and she couldn't help but feel anxious. Now the Marquis and the old master are not in the house. If she is not punished now, I am afraid that she will not be punished when they come back.

Bai brought tea to the old lady and said softly: "Old lady, drink some tea first to calm down. Don't hurt your body because of these trivial matters. The Hou Mansion is not the same as before. The eldest son was appointed at a young age, and the third master was dismissed from his official position at this time. Now, I don't know how many eyes are staring at our mansion outside? They are looking forward to catching our handle. The old lady is the backbone of our Hou Mansion, and everyone in the Hou Mansion depends on you!"

Gu listened and glared at Bai angrily. There was nothing wrong with mentioning it, but mentioning the dismissal of the third son at this time was clearly adding fuel to the fire!

Sure enough, the old lady heard it and knocked the floor tiles heavily with her cane. She said angrily: "Who allowed you to send those injured people to Ping'an Hall privately? Do you think you are the only one with a kind heart? Why do others not care about so many people on the street, but you have to meddle in other people's business? Do you think you are the only one with a heart of a bodhisattva?"

Jingyi lowered her head slightly, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly. Sure enough, it was because of this matter. It seems that the old lady is deliberately looking for trouble. I'm afraid that Bai has also been instigating this matter for a long time!

Gu looked at Jingyi and said to the old lady, "Old lady, Yiyi is still young. Since this matter has been done, it's fine. As for the silver that Ping'an Hall paid, your daughter-in-law will make up for it." The old lady sneered and said, "Daughter-in-law, do you really think that this matter is just a loss of some silver? Why don't you think that it was the Huguogong Mansion that scared the carriage! That is the queen's family! If this matter is spread out, the people will only say that the Huguogong Mansion deliberately hurt people, and my Pingnanhou Mansion is a good person who saves the dying and the wounded!" Gu was shocked when she heard this. She didn't think of this level. Now, what should she do? Bai looked proud, looked at Gu, and smiled provocatively, "Sister, are you confused? If this word really spreads, I'm afraid it will completely offend the Huguogong Mansion, and even make the Queen take her anger out on our Hou Mansion! This is a big deal!" Gu glared at her and said loudly, "Shut up! I'm talking to my mother, how can you, a lowly concubine, interrupt me!" Jingyi couldn't help but feel a little worried after hearing this. Her mother's words were a bit heavy. "Lowly concubine"! I'm afraid that the old lady will be even more angry after hearing this! Sure enough, she looked up and saw Bai's face full of resentment and resentment. The old lady frowned, and her face was even more angry than before. The old lady said harshly: "Since this matter has been done, Jingyi, you should kneel in the ancestral hall. When you reflect on it, you can come out again. Gu, you are not good at educating your daughter, so you should also reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. Let Bai take care of the affairs of this mansion first."

Jingyi listened and looked up at the old lady, with a half-smile on her face, which made the old lady feel scared. Jingyi said coldly: "Old lady, this matter is unfair. Yiyi did nothing wrong and would not kneel in the ancestral hall. And my mother did nothing wrong, so why should she hand over the power of the family?"

The old lady listened and pointed at Jingyi angrily, but she couldn't say anything. Bai saw it and hurriedly advised: "Old lady, don't be angry, don't be angry! Second Miss, just say less, see how angry you are to the old lady?"

Jingyi listened to Bai's own play, and didn't say anything, but walked to Gu's side, and her little hand was held by Gu, and Gu's eyes were full of concern and worry.

Seeing that Jingyi didn't listen to her, the old lady was so angry that she stood up, leaned forward slightly, and leaned on her crutches with both hands, her chest rising and falling. "Good, good, good! She is indeed a filial granddaughter!"

Everyone could hear the irony, but Jingyi was unaware of it and was not afraid.

The old lady was about to speak again when the curtain outside the door was lifted, and the old man and Su Wei came into the room.

The two of them noticed that the atmosphere in the room was not right, and they also saw that the old lady was upset.

Su Wei said: "What's wrong with mother? Who made mother angry?"

The old lady snorted: "You have to ask your good daughter-in-law about this!"

The old man frowned slightly, but didn't speak. Su Wei was startled when he heard it, and looked at Gu and Jingyi on the side.

Gu recounted the cause and effect of the incident, and looked at the old man timidly, "Father, Yiyi is still a child, how can she know the many twists and turns here? Please don't blame Yiyi."

Gu's eyes were wet as she spoke, and Jingyi knelt directly in front of the old man, straightened her body and said, "Grandfather, Yiyi was not thoughtful in this matter, but Yiyi only rescued those people because she felt that they were too pitiful! This was done by Yiyi alone, please don't blame mother, don't punish mother!"

The old man raised his eyebrows and glanced at the old lady. The old lady looked a little unnatural, but she straightened her body and looked calm, but she didn't dare to look directly at the old man.

The old man stood up and helped Yiyi up with his own hands, "Yiyi, you did the right thing. Don't worry too much. What your grandmother said is just to make you think more carefully in the future. Well, it's getting late, let's go and have lunch with grandpa."

After that, he took Jingyi's hand and strode out.

The matter was settled with the intervention of the old man. The old lady and Bai were naturally unwilling to accept it. They were about to take charge of the household affairs of the Marquis's mansion, but they were easily dispelled by a few words from the old man. How could they swallow this breath?

But unexpected things happened one after another!

The next day, the queen sent someone to deliver a lot of rare treasures, specifically for Jingyi.

Another day later, the emperor sent someone to convey his order, openly praising Jingyi, and even praising Pingnan Marquis and Gu, and rewarding a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.

Seeing all these boxes of rewards being carried into Jingyi's yard, the old lady and Bai Shi were naturally unwilling, but they could do nothing about it! After all, they were rewards from the royal family. Even if they had the courage, they would not easily embezzle them.

The old man and Su Wei were naturally happy. It was obvious that Jingyi's unintentional act made the emperor feel relieved about Pingnan Marquis Mansion. He dared to offend even the queen's family. The emperor was most assured of using these ministers.

But why did the queen also want to reward Jingyi? Su Wei thought of this, with a look of sorrow on his face. He was afraid that the queen had not given up on winning over his Pingnan Marquis Mansion! He was afraid that this time, the queen had set her sights on her own daughter! And how could the carriage of the Huguogong Mansion suddenly get startled? And Jingyi happened to encounter it? Su Wei's face was stern, his hands were clenched, and he looked in the direction of the palace for a long time without coming back to his senses.