lcionline Chapter 1012 Chapter 1012
Chapter 1012 Chapter 1012
Breaking off an engagement is no small matter.
Song Guanzhou and the others had heard something about it, but they didn't know the details. Now that Mrs. Mei didn't hide it, they simply pricked up their ears and listened to the general idea.
We can't blame Pei Shuyu entirely for what happened.
It was really that Sanlang of the Mei family was a bit absurd. The son of her brother from her mother's side was also her nephew. Mrs. Mei found it difficult to speak up.
But if I don't say it, I will feel really uncomfortable.
"My nephew from my mother's side, that disappointing child..., ah!" Mrs. Mei sighed repeatedly as soon as she mentioned Sanlang of the Mei family. She wanted to continue talking, but she didn't know how to start.
The old nanny standing next to her was a maid who had followed Mrs. Mei for many years.
Seeing his wife struggling to speak, he gently stroked the back of her hand and whispered, "Let me speak, Madam. If you find anything I said wrong, please add a few more words."
Yes!
Mrs. Mei felt exhausted and could only sigh and nod.
The old nanny was quite articulate and immediately got to the point. "A few days ago, a letter arrived from the mansion saying that the cousin of the Mei family bought a maid on his way back from the capital."
Qi Yueniang was a little confused when she heard this.
"Sanlang bought a maid to serve Cousin Qingyu, right?"
The old nanny shook her head. "Madam, if she had been ordered around by our cousin, our wife wouldn't be so angry. It's like she's selling herself to bury her father. Our cousin is kind-hearted and offered a hand. That woman is also very stubborn. She said she has no relatives or property at home. Since she's been asked by our third young master to help with his funeral, she must serve him for the rest of her life."
Song Guanzhou chuckled when he heard this and said, "Just give her a few taels of silver to send her off, or send her to the farm to be a servant! Since she's determined to be a slave, there's no place like home where she can't serve. Going to the farm means having more people, and a few more dan of grain a year!"
Pei An didn't show it on his face when he heard it, but he felt amused in his heart.
My wife treats these maids with ulterior motives without any mercy.
Mrs. Mei sighed, "Guan Zhou, you're right to think so, but my nephew from my mother's family is really confused!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing violently.
The maids and servants hurriedly served tea and water. Qi Yueniang personally helped to feed her and then helped her to breathe smoothly. "Second Aunt, don't worry. Take care of yourself. The Prince and Silang are here now. Even if Brother Hua hasn't returned yet, they can still make a decision."
No matter what, the master is still here.
Mrs. Mei took a breath and said, "That woman was quite pretty. She was taken in before she even entered the city."
what?
When these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Pei Chen has always been a frivolous person, and most of the maids in the house who were a little bit pretty have been involved with him, but that was only after he married Xiao Yinxiu.
Before the marriage, Mrs. Xiao wanted to act as a guide for the two maids, but Pei Jian disagreed.
But the third son of the Mei family is also a bit outrageous.
However, Song Guanzhou thought of something else, "Second Aunt, who told this story?" Could it be that Sanlang of the Mei family wrote the letter himself?
"My son, this is absurd!"
Mrs. Mei struggled to sit up. The old nanny quickly took a soft pillow and leaned it against her back. After she was steady, she said with difficulty, "Do you still remember that captain's nephew who came to propose marriage in the autumn and blackmailed us Shuyu? The gentlemen were away, so fortunately Guanzhou and Yueniang came and beat him off."
What about those who failed the Enke exam?
Pei Chen frowned, "I've already sent someone to teach him a lesson, but that kid is so reckless that he's trying to get involved again?"
Mrs. Mei staggered and asked the old nanny to rummage through the cupboard, find a wrinkled letter, and hand it to Pei Chen.
Pei Chen took a quick look and finished reading it in a hurry.
"That brat sent this?"
Mrs. Mei was out of breath and couldn't speak. The old nanny quickly replied, "To answer the prince, judging from the handwriting, it seems that the failed student is also going back. He wrote the letter after hearing about this."
He was afraid that the government would not accept him, so he used the name of Magistrate Mei, which was quite bold.
Little did they know that the letter was delivered to Mrs. Mei, who happened to be doing needlework with Pei Shuyu and Gu Miaofeng. Mrs. Mei was illiterate, so she asked Pei Shuyu to open the letter and read it to her.
As a result, he hit the edge of the knife.
After reading it, Pei Shuyu felt so angry that he almost fainted.
"Mother, I want to cancel the engagement!"
The scholar who failed the exam was also quite talented. He described the grudge between Mei Sanlang and the man who sold himself to bury his father and daughter, and wrote it vividly.
Pei Shuyu was already angry with Mei Sanlang, and the twists and turns of this marriage had long exhausted Pei Shuyu's patience.
She knew that she had a bad fate. She had someone in her heart, but had to give up because of her family background.
Later, she thought about getting along with the blind man from the Xiao family, but she was still despised. She was also the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family like the Pei family, so why was it so difficult for her to get married? She was really helpless and had no say in the matter, so she got engaged to her third cousin from her uncle's family.
Before one thing is settled, another one arises. After the failed scholar made a scene, he finally calmed down. On his way back, he even took in a maid!
It’s so annoying, I’d rather not marry you!
Pei An listened and then read the wording of the letter, "... Second Aunt, the truth of what is said in this letter is unknown. It would be inappropriate to cancel the engagement hastily. I'm afraid it would be better to send someone to Uncle Mei to find out the truth."
When this was mentioned, Mrs. Mei held her chest and shook her head repeatedly.
"Brother An, I've also thought of what you said. At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, my family sent New Year gifts to my parents' home. They just came back a few days ago. The steward of our family said that this is all true."
Mei Jia Sanlang returned to the mansion with his gentle and affectionate maid. Before he could get rid of the cold and fatigue, he was called by the prefect, questioned, and given a beating.
The woman who sold her body was also to be driven out.
Song Guanzhou was stunned when he heard this, but Qi Yueniang beside him said, "Uncle Mei has always been strict. By doing this, he can also be regarded as teaching his cousin a lesson——"
Qi Yueniang's voice lowered when she said this. "As long as we send him away and my cousin admits his mistake, this matter won't be enough to cancel the engagement."
That's the truth.
Mrs. Mei's eyes were filled with tears. After hearing what Qi Yueniang said, she nodded slightly. "I also advised Shuyu in the same way. Today, Chen'er and An'er are here. I'm sorry to say that, but after Shuyu gets married, she should have provided her husband with a maid within a year or so. This is a wife's duty. Although it's a little early now, it's a great honor to admit one's mistakes and make corrections..."
Song Guanzhou heard this and felt a little helpless.
This was the way it was in that era. Even small families could not allow their husbands to take concubines and maids because of insufficient money and small houses, but wealthy families did not have such an excuse.
Previous dynasties also had laws restricting the number of concubines.
But most of them are useless.