Sweet Beauty Chapter 34: Between father and daughter

Jing Shu got the news and was planning how to resolve it. Over there, Mr. Bai Er, Huo Mu, brought his eldest daughter, Bai Jingyu, to visit Jingshu.

Jing Shu still received them in the small guest house in front of them, and Uncle Chen came over specially to invite Mr. Bai Er and Bai Jingyu to have lunch in the yard of Chen's house for a while.

However, Uncle Chen said hello and left, saying that he would leave the time to Master Bai and the three fathers and daughters, and send someone over to invite them when they were about to eat.

When Bai Jingyu arrived at Zhuangzi, she carefully observed Zhuangzi and the environment of this small courtyard.

I saw that although the yard was small, it was decorated in a simple and generous manner, and there were many rural flowers and plants planted in the yard, especially the clusters of gardenias, which were full of flower buds, fragrant and elegant. Chic, people can not help but relaxed and happy.

Bai Jingyu looked at her carefully, and then looked at her sister who greeted her. Although she was dressed simply, wearing only a plain cloth dress, she was very fresh and lovely, and her complexion was crystal clear. She smiled and said, "Shu'er, When I see you like this, I feel relieved. These days we are all worried that you are not used to being here, even my father is very worried because of this. But now, I don't think this place is better than the White House. Poor, yet comfortable."

Jing Shu only smiled when she heard the words.

The second master Bai on the side coughed. In fact, he would come to visit Jingshu every rest day, and he had been here several times this month.

The youngest daughter is young. Although the second uncle Chen's family is taking care of her next door, and there are many servants, she is still a little worried. It's just that he is more rigid and is not good at expressing these concerns with his daughter.

Bai Jingyu glanced at her awkward father with a smile, then turned to Jingshu and said softly, "I always wanted to come and live with you, but my father didn't agree."

"This time I finally got my father to come and see you. I think it's still Shuer. Tell your father and ask your sister to come and live with you. Although this place is not bad, in the end you live alone. It’s a bit boring here, and since you’ve just arrived in Beijing, you’ll be living for a long time in the future, so it’s not good if you don’t know anything about it. I think it’s better to tell you about the situation in Beijing on weekdays, and sometimes you can I'll take you to some banquets in Beijing and meet some people."

This is indeed Bai Jingyu's sincere consideration for Jingshu.

She felt that her younger sister was already fifteen years old. She had resigned from her family before, and now she was sent to Zhuangzi. It seemed that she could not go back for the time being. , how should you get to know some more ladies, maybe you can meet some good marriage.

The second master Bai couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this. He didn't let the eldest daughter come over, but he did not agree because of the request of the younger daughter, not because he thought it was inappropriate.

But Jing Shu shook her head and smiled when she heard the words: "Sister, your heart has been accepted. It's just that my elder sister's wedding date is half a year later, and now she is busy embroidering her wedding dress and preparing for her dowry. How can I live here? The remote Zhuangzi came up? Isn't it Shu'er's fault to delay the big sister's affairs?"

said again, "Besides, I live here on weekdays with my uncle and aunt to take care of me, as well as my uncle's cousin and senior sister Yuan, I really don't feel bored, but I have to copy and recite sutras every day. I have to learn some pharmacological knowledge from Senior Sister Yuan, so I am too busy."

Bai Jingyu frowned slightly when she heard this, sighed, and said with some sadness: "Shu'er, it is said to be chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha, don't be too real like you are in a temple these days, what? Copying and reciting sutras to learn pharmacological knowledge, it is enough to set aside an hour or two a day, and sincerity does not always copy and recite sutras.”

This is just a pretext. Jing Shu didn't want to talk about the matter, she just smiled and said, "Sister, I was very happy when you came to live here, but..."

Jing Shu glanced at her father, who had been drinking tea silently but still focused on listening to them, and continued slowly, "It's just that if you live here, you also know the temperament of the third aunt, I'm afraid it is I won't let the fourth and sixth cousins ​​live here."

"It didn't matter if they lived here, but I was careful and accommodated them. They could take jewelry and clothes as they wanted, lest they go to the grandmother to sue and say something or not. ."

Speaking and shaking his head, he laughed, "But I don't have any valuable jewelry and clothes here. Because it is not too luxurious to worship Buddha every day, I put them all away, so when they come, they will also Can't find anything."

Aware of her father's unsightly expression upon hearing these words, Jing Shu felt amused and continued, "I'm afraid that the fourth cousin will always attract her unruly people like three years ago. Wei's cousin always runs to me, and even took my things and gave them to her cousin, saying that it was from me. It was fine three years ago, but now that I am old, I am in retreat again. , it's not good to spread some bad rumors."

If it was Jingshu in the past, she would naturally be ashamed to say it, and she would hide it if she could, but now Jingshu has slowly let go of her temperament. , who can do what she can say! And her father's temperament is old-fashioned and serious, she doesn't say to Mingli that according to his temperament to protect the Bai family, it is herself and her mother who suffer!

In the past, my mother was too accustomed to my father, and she could resist or solve everything by herself. In front of my father, the Bai family was not all good brothers, good brothers, nephews and nieces. I really thought that the Bai family was that brother and friend. Disciple Gong Zi is harmonious and motivated, a well-behaved scholarly family called the Bai family.

She wants to peel off the skins of these people in front of her father a little bit. Anyway, now that her mother is not around, she has to think of a way to make her father stand in front, and he will naturally know what these people are like.

Bai Jingyu almost dropped her chin when she heard her sister suddenly say such words, but she turned to take a peek at her father's face, but she couldn't help but want to laugh.

She was eleven years old when she left Shu, and her younger sister was only eight years old.

At that time, my younger sister was just like a little dumpling, cute, well-behaved, and obedient. Because of the simplicity of the land, her younger sister was well-loved, and she was raised to be pure, innocent, and kind.

I didn't expect my sister to grow up, but her temperament has changed a lot.

But this is really a good thing. As far as the situation in Bai's house is concerned, Bai Jingyu can't be more aware of it. She doesn't think much about it. There is a lot of money from her stepmother behind her sister.

It's funny to say that her third aunt also had her idea back then! Don't even look at the virtues of her family's nephews!

At this time, Mr. Bai's complexion changed abruptly when he heard his daughter's words, and it seemed to be dripping ink.

In the past, he would still feel that his daughter was a little outspoken. How could he say such a thing, even if he was right, it would make people feel indecent. But a few days ago, my third brother just wanted to marry his daughter for the Wei, and he didn't think there would be such a thing behind this!

This is simply trying to harm my daughter's reputation!

A few days ago, the third younger brother and sister also said through the third younger brother that Shu'er could live in her dowry village. This, even if the second master Bai never cared about it in the past, he never took it to heart, but he knew in his heart that she would never Not a generous person, I didn't expect to have such a despicable and dirty mind!

It's really heartbreaking!

I have to say that in the past, Mr. Bai Er was incapable of general affairs and ignored internal affairs, but he was by no means a fool. When he touched his bottom line, he felt disgusted and doubted everything.

In this way, although the second master Bai still took good care of his third brother and his nephews and nieces, he was still wary of the third house, for fear that they would kill his daughter.

And something happened not long after that, which made Second Master Bai disgust the Wei family so much, and he also raised a lot of opinions on Wei Shi, the third younger brother and sister. This is another story.

Besides, Bai Jingyu herself is a very thoughtful person. After listening to her sister's words, she immediately understood her sister's thoughts and situation, and knew that she must not want to be disturbed by the Bai family. Living here is equivalent to opening a gap, and it will definitely attract a lot of people to come to visit, or to live to "accompany" my sister.

Bai Jingyu has lived in the White House all the year round. How could she not know the character of those people in the White House, so she smiled and never mentioned the matter of coming to stay with her, thinking that she would be with her when her father, Xiu Mu, came over in the future. Come to visit and visit, just to see if my sister needs anything.

In fact, Mr. Bai Er still has the heart and Jing Shu to mention that Wen Xiyuan is begging for a continuation of the marriage.

To tell the truth, regardless of that boss's boss, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Tian family is also interested in Wen Xiyuan, and the second master Bai is quite tempted by Wen Xiyuan's request to renew the marriage contract.

Such a young second-class jinshi, and he is obsessed with his daughter, and looks like a talent. Since the original matter was a misunderstanding, it is naturally still a very good marriage, especially with the Wei family's comparison, It is a sky and an underground.

On the other hand, even the secretary of the Ministry of Industry has taken a fancy to Wen Xiyuan, which shows that his vision is excellent.

Besides, the Bai family and the Wen family had a relative first, although it was a little embarrassing, but if the family and the Wen family continued their relationship, the Shangshu family should be considerate.

It's just that Mr. Bai Er was tempted, but he still remembered the promise he made to his wife that day. It's not good to renew the marriage contract without authorization. He remembered that his wife once said that his daughter also seemed to dislike Wen Xiyuan very much. , I can't help but feel a little more pity in my heart when I think that my daughter who has been pampered since she was a child grows up to be so "ill-fated".

Therefore, when his wife was not there, Mr. Bai had a rare thought to ask his daughter's opinion.

But he is really not good at talking about this kind of topic with his daughter, so he held it back until he had lunch at Chen's house, and when he took a break and was about to leave, he didn't say anything.

His rare appearance to Jing Shu before he can't escape from Jing Shu's eyes.

Jing Shu doesn't know what her father wants to say, but since it's embarrassing, it's better not to say it, she has something to say to her father.

Before Mr. Bai Er got on the carriage, Jing Shu said to him: "Father, my daughter heard some rumors about the Wen family, and they said something very unpleasant. Young Master Wen is a new scholar and is in the limelight. It was the Wen family's fault that the Wen and Bai families resigned, but now that the Wen family is making a fuss, it's like our Bai family's fault and their daughter's behavior is not good."

This sentence made the second master Bai frown. He was still a little proud of this matter in his heart before, why didn't he hear any bad rumors?

Without waiting for him to think about it, he heard his daughter say, "Father, I think that the Wen family's request to renew the marriage contract should be strictly rejected by my father, regardless of whether the matter between Young Master Wen and that cousin was a joke back then. It doesn't matter if it's a real marriage contract, after all, it did happen. If it is rumored in the future that our Bai family dislikes the poor and loves the rich before Wen Gongzi high school, and takes advantage of the Wen family's marriage contract, we will quit our relationship. Go, borrowing the divorced marriage contract to renew the marriage with the young master of the Wen family, wouldn't it humiliate the reputation of our Bai family's pure and innocent scholarly family?"

"In addition, it is about the cousin of the Wen family. I don't think there is any mystery in it. When Mrs. Wen's birthday was that day, the Miss Zhou family came to look for her, but she made it clear that there was indeed an engagement. There are all kinds of betrothal tokens, why is it a joke at Wen Gongzi High School now? Don't tell me what's going on in it, what scandals will happen in the future, and ruin my Bai family's reputation for a hundred years."

"The father must think twice about this matter. A marriage contract is repeated over and over again. In any case, it will eventually cause people's criticism. The daughter feels that since she has left her family, she should stand up, draw a clear line, and be innocent. Good."

At first, Mr. Bai only regarded his daughter as a matter of anger. , I have read poetry and books, and I have been in the officialdom for several years. It is really ashamed to be a father.

Master Bai Er looked at the slim, smiling daughter in front of him, remembering the words in his wife's letter, and felt relieved while ashamed.

Unknowingly, my daughter is already so old. She is not only knowledgeable, but also considerate and sensible. She was neglected by her mother when it clashed with her mother's fate, and she did not complain at all. Instead, she copied the scriptures and worshipped Buddha every day to pray for her mother's blessings. , and often send some medicinal food back to the Bai Mansion for filial piety, which really made him feel distressed and proud.

Bai Er master secretly decided that he must be more careful about his daughter in the future. He must not accidentally miss his daughter and regret it later.

Let's talk about Jing Shu sending her father away. Although her father has already promised that he will refuse the Wen family's renewing the marriage contract, the fact that Wen Xiyuan's cousin Zhou Lanyue is engaged is too strange. Jing Shu does not believe in the character of the Wen family. He also explained to Dongying to check the current situation of Wen's family, who they are in contact with on weekdays, and the inside story of Zhou Lanyue's re-engagement to see if there are any problems.

After Jingshu explained Dongying, she handwritten a short letter for Qianxue to pass to Jiang Yu, informing Lao Ling Guogong of his visit to his grandfather.

Jiang Yu sent a special person to investigate. Naturally, these things were faster and more detailed than what Jing Shu knew, but he didn't make it clear to her. He only asked her to pass the book to him, no matter how big or small. It's just that he knew that Jingshu would definitely refuse to write to him for no reason, so he changed his method to let Jingshu often write to him, and he had to cut off contact.

After dealing with this, Jing Shuman thought that she would return to peace in the next days, living a comfortable and fulfilling life of practicing martial arts every day and learning to manage the industry in Beijing, but she never thought she would send her away Father and sister Bai Jingyu had only been there for a few days, and her aunt and third aunt, accompanied by sister-in-law Li, brought several cousins ​​to visit.

Mrs. Li was very uneasy when she brought people here, because apart from her, she didn't know where Jingshu lived. Only Mrs. Li, when Mr. Bai came to visit Jingshu last time, she followed My husband and father-in-law came together.

But it's no wonder Mrs. Li. She was ordered by Mrs. Bai to lead the way today and brought these people to "visit" Jing Shu.

Before the third Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Weishi had expressed many times to Mr. Bai and Mrs. Li that she wanted to come and visit Jingshu, but they were all rejected by Mr. Bai.

Because of Jingshu's prayer, she wanted to copy scriptures and pray for her grandmother and mother, and she didn't want to be disturbed. Before the third master Bai proposed marriage to Wei's nephew, the second master Bai declined, and when the proposal was made After that, Second Master Bai refused with a black face.

And every time Mrs. Li was gentle and vague, using Tai Chi to fool the past, she was so anxious that she couldn't make the decision, even the cheeky Webster couldn't do anything about it.

When Wei Shi found out that the second uncle Bai, the second master, and the niece Li Shi could not work, he had to turn his attention to the old lady.

Although the old lady disliked Jing Shu and didn't want to hear her name on weekdays, Webster was very good at coaxing the old lady. She had other ways to get the old lady to speak.

And the old man's birthday is in late May, and preparations are in full swing in the house.

However, the Bai Mansion has little income and a lot of expenses. In fact, the public account of the Bai Mansion has never been much money. No matter how frugal the housekeeper Mrs. Yang is, the family has little income.

Fortunately, the precious medicinal herbs in the house over the years, the high-quality bird's nest supplements used by the old lady and the grandfather have always been sent by the second room in the middle of Shu, which is the lot of rouge gouache used by the ladies and gentlemen of the house all year round. Clothing and other materials are also sent from Shuzhong. After deducting these expenses, it is the subsidy for the second room in the past. The living and "education" expenses of Bai Yanzhang's family and Bai Jingyu, which were sent back on a quarterly basis, are also enough for the family to chew on. .

However, this year's New Year's Eve, the items sent back by the second room were greatly discounted. On the bright side, there are some precious medicinal materials of high-quality bird's nest, and others seem to have been given away, but Mr. Bai Er, who is not familiar with general affairs, may not understand what is inside. Dao Dao, but this perennial housekeeper Mrs. Bai will not be unaware.

After the New Year is over, the boxing ceremony of the various prefectures is finished, and after more than four months, the property sent back by the middle of the past year, and the filial piety sent back from various festivals and festivals are enough for the family to live a year. Yes, but this year, it has been exhausted, not to mention, because the second master Bai has returned to the mansion, since the new year, Shuzhong has not sent anything back.

Bai Er master handed over his salary without a penny left. It is said that the envoy fee of the second room can be as frugal as possible, but what is the use of a little salary?

Next is the old man's birthday. In order to prepare for this birthday, there is no money and nothing. It can be said that Mrs. Bai Yang's head is really sad, and the already deep wrinkles on her face are just a few more.

Yang's natal family was also a prominent family in Jiangnan. Unfortunately, Jiangnan had been in war for many years when she married into the Bai family. Running around and migrating to ashes, and the rest were sold and spent early in the difficult times of the year.

Yang's family is not as good at business as Wei's, and he knows how to save private houses in various ways. Over the years, his husband's son's salary has been handed in every month. It is Mr. Bai who teaches in the academy. Every year, some students pay homage to Although she kept a lot in secret, but the eldest daughter Bai Jingxuan was married in the old year, and the younger daughter Bai Jingxuan was married next year.

So for things like subsidizing Gongzhong, not to mention that she doesn't have much money, there is no way to fill this bottomless pit. So even though the fear of her mother-in-law Mrs. Bai has been deeply ingrained over the years, she has no choice but to ask her mother-in-law for money tremblingly.

You can imagine Madam Bai's fury after hearing her careful explanation.

At this time, there was the old lady Bai's confidant, who knew the old affairs of the year, and the old lady whispered softly in front of the old lady's ear, saying that the two rooms seemed to be alienated...

First, the second lady was pregnant and could not return to Beijing, then her filial piety shrank, and then the fifth lady returned to the capital but refused to live in the Bai Mansion. She borrowed some master's words and moved it to Zhuangzi, and she never saw him from beginning to end. After the fifth lady's salute was transported to the mansion, even the second master is not as filial and obedient as before, only the mother's life follows...

I don't know if the fifth lady's master's words are true or not. I have never heard of this before, but it happened as soon as I returned to Beijing. ...

Old Mrs. Bai is a person with a strong desire to control, how could she not know that the second room faintly escaped control, that is, Jing Shu and her "fate against each other", she is not without doubts, but it is taboo and fear in her heart. I just wanted to think a lot, but after this confidant muttered, the doubts in my heart and the fear and unwillingness that the second room might get out of control climbed out like the vines after the rain, completely covering the other taboos.

So one day when everyone greeted her, Bai Jingyan, the most favored granddaughter, acted coquettishly in front of her, saying that she wanted to go to the village of the fifth cousin (Jing Shu), and another third daughter-in-law said it was right to go. When I looked at my niece and saw that she had "what's missing and what's missing" in her house, Mrs. Bai directly pointed to Mrs. Li and asked her to lead the way, and both the eldest daughter-in-law and the younger daughter-in-law took a few granddaughters to go there." Look at Jing Shu and see how she is doing.

Then Wei Shi directly decided to let her daughter Bai Jingyan and her concubine Bai Jingrou pack up and salute, intending to "accompany" Jing Shu at Jing Shu's place, and stay there temporarily and not come back.

Wei Shi can't believe that the niece who was raised by the second sister-in-law Chen Shi will have a hard life.

All that happened was that Mr. Li led the crowd to Zhuangzi with a bitter face.