There is Room For the Poor Daughter

Yan Zhigao angrily stepped into Mrs. Yan's house. Once inside, she found that the house was very quiet. Except for the old lady and grandma who was waiting for her, no one else was there.

Seeing Yan Zhigao coming in, Ma Sun saluted him, and then quietly left the room. After going out, she carefully closed the door.

Seeing this, Yan Zhigao was stunned.

"Where are you from?" Mrs. Yan couldn't hear the angry voice.

Yan Zhigao looked up at the old lady. Seeing that she didn't look at him, he was a little unsure of what she meant, so he said, "My son just came back from the office."

Old Madam Yan glanced at the eldest son, who was still angry, and asked, "Since you have just been in the yamen, why do you look like this? Is there something in the yamen that can't be resolved?"

Yan Zhigao shook his head, walked to the chair below the old lady and sat down: "It's not about the yamen, it's because my son heard that Daohua had openly contradicted Master Qin and made Master Qin so angry that he couldn't go to class, that's why he was angry."

Mrs. Yan: "Who did you listen to?"

"It was Lin Shi who told his son."

Yan Zhigao said it without much thought, but as soon as he said it, he felt that it was not good. Sure enough, with a 'bang', Mrs. Yan slapped the table violently.

"Okay, are you even cheating your own mother for a concubine?"

Hearing this, Yan Zhigao's expression panicked: "Where did you start with this, mother, how dare a son deceive mother?"

Mrs. Yan sneered: "Don't you dare? Then I asked you where you came from, why didn't you say that you came from the Lin family?"

Yan Zhigao: "Son, it's not because you have an opinion on the Lin family, that's why"

Hearing this, Mrs. Yan was even more angry: "So in your eyes, Wei Niang is such a small-minded person, you are hiding it for Lin, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will hit her, or are you afraid of me? scold her?"

Yan Zhigao became anxious: "Mother, that's not what my son meant."

Mrs. Yan glanced at Yan Zhigao in disappointment: "You only know that Wei Niang has opinions on Lin, but have you ever thought about why?"

Yan Zhigao glanced at the old lady, and he was also puzzled.

Lin Shi is knowledgeable, virtuous, and virtuous. It is reasonable to say that the old lady should like it very much, but the reality is that after being here for so long, the old lady has never given Lin a good face at all.

He didn't want to ask his mother personally about this, let alone say good things about Concubine Lin, because he was afraid it would backfire, so he fell silent.

There was a brief silence in the house.

Yan Zhigao felt the atmosphere was weird and had to find another topic: "Mother, it's about to be dinner, why hasn't everyone come yet?"

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: "You know that everyone will come to me to eat at this time, and you rushed over to look for Daohua with a face full of anger. I asked you, what do you want to do, and you want to be cruel in front of everyone again. scold her?"

"For your Concubine Lin, you can hide it from me. Why don't you think about Daohua? You scolded her in front of so many people. You want her to be shameless to stay in this house in the future, right?"

Yan Zhigao looked helpless: "Mother, it's not that my son wants to scold Daohua. It's really that Daohua has gone too far this time. She blatantly contradicted the teacher. There are no rules at all, no matter what."

Mrs. Yan's face was ugly: "I raised Daohua. Are you accusing me when you say she has no rules?"

Yan Zhigao had a headache: "Mother, don't be so messy, can we talk about something?"

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Mrs. Yan slapped the table again: "Am I messing around, or are you just listening and believing?"

Yan Zhigao moved his lips and wanted to refute, but looking at the livid face of the old lady, he could only bow his head and say nothing.

Mrs. Yan sneered: "I'm not so confused yet, these days, I can understand that the mother and son of Shuangxinyuan are your heart. I'll ask you, you only know that Daohua contradicts you. Master, have you asked why?"

Yan Zhigao muttered, "No matter what the reason is, you shouldn't contradict the teacher."

Mrs. Yan glanced at Da'er and said everything that Daohua had experienced in the classroom: "You are the magistrate of the county, and you are used to solving cases. Tell the old lady whether this Master Qin has done his best. duty?"

Yan Zhigao looked surprised. He didn't expect that Master Qin would target the eldest daughter in class, so he tentatively asked, "Did he make a mistake?"

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: "There are so many people in class, if you don't believe it, you can ask others."

"This" Yan Zhigao wondered, "No, why is this?"

He couldn't understand why Master Qin did this.

Daohua is his eldest daughter, isn't this not giving him face for her?

Mrs. Yan looked at her eldest son and sighed, "Zhi Gao, you have been good at reading books since you were a child, and your ability to handle affairs is also strong, but when it comes to dealing with people, you are still far behind."

"I know that you despise Li's business background, but you ask yourself, these years, if it wasn't for the Li family to help you with the housework, would you be able to work in the front yard with peace of mind?"

Yan Zhigao retorted weakly: "Mother, after Wen Xiu and Wen Kai were born, I don't dislike Li anymore."

Scholars, peasants, business, and merchants have the lowest status. When he was young and frivolous, he really looked down on merchants who smelled of copper.

But now, Li gave him two sons and a daughter, and he didn't care much about her business background.

Mrs. Yan: "Then why did you still accept the Lin family? Don't you just think that she has a talented father, and she has good knowledge. Can I talk to you and talk with you in the evening?"

Yan Zhigao was a little uncomfortable being said by Mrs. Yan, and he lowered his head and did not speak.

Mrs. Yan: "I'm too lazy to take care of things in your room. You can spoil your concubine, but you mustn't ignore the wife and the children she has. You must know that if you are too partial, it will be the source of chaos in the family."

This time, Yan Zhigao couldn't help it: "Mother, when did I ignore Li Shi and Wen Xiu?"

Mrs. Yan squinted at him: "I'm not blind, do you know in your own heart, think about how you treat Wen Bin and Yi Shuang, and how you treat Wen Xiu, Wen Kai and Dao Hua."

"Li's background is really not high enough, but she has helped you manage the family tightly over the years. There is no credit or hard work, and what did she do for you in your concubine?"

"Zhi Gao, this person can't forget his roots. If I hadn't stopped him today, you must have scolded Daohua without asking anything, right?"

"How about your other children, I don't know, but Daohua, this girl has a big temperament. She was wronged in the classroom, so if you scold her indiscriminately, be careful that she is not with you. "

Yan Zhigao frowned: "Mother, you dote on Daohua too much. Yes, it's my fault that I didn't find out what happened in class today, but Daohua contradicts the teacher, no matter what the reason is, it's wrong. It should be."

Mrs. Yan: "Without the instigation of your concubine, how could such a thing happen?"

Yan Zhigao was helpless: "Mother, aren't you talking about Daohua, why did you get involved with the Lin family again?"

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: "Does this matter have nothing to do with her? Then Master Qin dares to treat Daohua like this, isn't it because she is behind her back? You go and tell Mrs. Lin and ask her to take care of me, it's the Master again. , is my brother again, is this taking the Yan family as her home?"

Yan Zhigao: "Mother, if Mrs. Li could have invited the master, I would not have accepted Mrs. Lin's advice and asked Mr. Qin to come to the home to teach. As for Mrs. Lin's younger brother, he has good knowledge and can really help his son. ."

Hearing this, Mrs. Yan sighed in her heart.

This woman's status in her husband's family is directly related to her parents' family, but Li's family is indeed a lot worse than that of Lin's. Just one Master Lin has compared all of Li's brothers who are businessmen.

"Anyway, let Mrs Lin be honest, she is a concubine, don't try to meddle in the upbringing of girls. And you, it's true that you are a father, but children also have children's ideas, especially Daohua, she has never been a child since childhood. Being raised by your side is already a little rusty, and if you encounter a problem, you will scold her when you come up, which will push her further and further away."

Yan Zhigao was speechless: "Don't you worry, she pushes me further and further?"

Mrs. Yan: "If that's the case, that's what you should do."

Yan Zhigao had nothing to say: "Mother, I can see that, Daohua, it's your heart."

Mrs. Yan glared at him: "Your eyes are really bad, you can see it!"

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Yan Zhigao was completely defeated.

Madam Yan was angry when she saw him, and waved her hand: "Go away, I'll let everyone eat in their own room tonight, where you want to go is up to you."

"Son leave!"

Yan Zhigao walked out of Songhe Courtyard with a headache, and walked towards Shuangxin Courtyard according to instinct. When he was about to step into the courtyard, he thought of what his mother said, turned his steps, and went to the main courtyard.

As soon as I stepped into the main courtyard, I heard happy laughter from the main room.