Chapter 637: Stalemate (Part 2)
Jiang Ge'er looked at his mother with a stubborn expression: "Master Pang knows that I was punished, so he knows that I was wrong. I won't go!"
"You have been punished, so Master Pang naturally knows that you have admitted your mistake. But wouldn't it be more sincere if you went to apologize to Master Pang in person?" Eleventh Lady was furious, but she tried to make her tone sound softer. "To dare to pluck the peacock feather is bravery, to dare to go to the edge of the cliff to pick oranges is bravery, to squat better than others is bravery. If we make a mistake, not covering it up, not avoiding it, and taking the initiative to admit it is even more bravery. And this is the real bravery..." "I won't go, I won't go..."
Jian'er didn't want to listen anymore, he covered his ears, slipped off the kang, and ran out. Shiyi Niang was stunned. Although Eryu was playful and naughty, and sometimes a little rude, he could listen to her advice...
Unexpectedly, he even ignored her words. None of the maids and old women dared to control him. Xu Lingyi and the lady thought being naughty was smart. If this continued, who would be able to control him? The fire in her heart could no longer be suppressed and burst out.
Shiyi Niang put on her shoes and chased after him. "Stop right there!" she shouted. It was the first time for the people in the courtyard to hear Shiyi Niang speak in such an angry tone. They looked at each other in fear and stood in the corner timidly.
"I did something wrong, didn't admit it, and ran away!" No matter how difficult things are in life, Shiyi Niang never avoids them. She believes that as long as she uses her brain, is sincere, and has the courage to bear the consequences, she can get through it.
Therefore, she hated those who ran away when they encountered difficulties. She was so upset that her son, whom she had spent so much energy to cultivate, turned out to be like this. Her rationality was like a collapsed river bank. "You ran away, can you erase the wrong things you did? You ran away, can you not apologize to Master Pang? Xu Sijian, I tell you, this time you just go and apologize to Master Pang obediently." Otherwise, after the three-day house arrest, "you will kneel in the ancestral hall. When you figure it out, you will go to Xiumuyuan for class!"
His mother had always treated him kindly. She had never punished him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall, and she had never even spoken to him loudly like this. Jian Ge'er froze there.
Mother actually scolded him like this because of Master Pang. "I'm not the only one who put aphrodisiac in Master Pang's tea. Why should I be the only one who was confined and have to go to the ceremony..." He said angrily. "More importantly, I was sad. "Stop!" Eleventh Lady looked at Jian'er, who was unwilling, and her face turned red with anger. She interrupted him with a loud shout, "You did something wrong, and you even blamed others." She felt a dull pain in her heart.
How could my son become like this? "You are the older brother, and Shen Ge'er is the younger brother. You don't set a good example for your younger brother." He even wants to compete with his younger brother. Don't say that he is younger than you, he is following you. Even if he is not following you, he did something wrong, and you as the older brother knew it but didn't stop him, and didn't help him correct it afterwards, you are also responsible! You actually said such words now. Do you act like a brother? Is this how your mother usually tells you to behave and do things? You really are..."
She was so angry that she didn't know what to say. Thunder rumbled across the horizon, and the bright sky suddenly darkened. Tears welled up in Jiang'er's eyes, and his mother's face became blurred.
"I won't go!" He raised his chin, "Anyway, I won't go! I didn't drag anyone else into this..." This was not even dragging anyone else into this. "I won't go!" Eleventh Lady was also getting angry, "If you don't want to go, then stand here and think carefully about why your mother asked you to apologize to Master Pang. When you think clearly, come to see me, and I'll go with you to Master Pang to apologize to him! If you can't think clearly, then you don't have to apologize to Master Pang, and of course you don't have to come to see me!"
"Jian'er listened" and turned his head away with a look of disdain. He was so arrogant in front of his parents, let alone in front of others! Eleventh Lady was furious. While turning to the main house, she ordered Amber: "Close the door... When the Sixth Young Master thinks it through, it will not be too late for you to open the door for him." The usually obedient Sixth Young Master suddenly showed so stubborn, and the usually good-tempered lady suddenly showed so strong.
Amber didn't expect things to turn out like this. She didn't dare to say a word. She whispered "yes" and winked at Qiuyu, signaling her to go and tell Xu Lingyi. She followed Shiyi Niang and closed the door of the main hall.
Qiuyu hurriedly trotted out of the yard. Everyone else held their breath, fearing that they might accidentally anger Shiyi Niang or Jian Ge'er. For a moment, the yard was quiet, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops, which added to the oppression.
Jiangeer stared at the closed green ice-cracked transparent glass door in the main room, his mouth tightly pursed. He glanced at the maids and daughters-in-law who were shivering in the corner of the wall, and his body straightened up. ...Hubo helped Shiyi Niang sit down on the big kang by the window in the inner room.
The maidservant offered hot tea with trembling hands and feet. Amber took the teacup, motioned the maidservant to leave, tiptoed and placed the teacup in front of Shiyi Niang. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, she whispered, "Drink some hot tea to calm down!" Shiyi Niang couldn't drink it.
She picked up the tea lid and brushed the tea leaves floating on the teacup, then put the teacup back down. "Madam!" Amber carefully observed her expression, "So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. When I first followed you, I knew nothing. You taught me step by step. Now, I can stand on my own. When others mention me, they say I am smart and capable. I can't help but feel a little scared when I hear that. I always think that if it weren't for your careful instructions, I wouldn't be where I am today..."
Shiyi Niang understood her thoughts and waved her hand at her. "He has grown up so much, how come you have seen me lose my temper with him? Have I never been angry?" As she spoke, she thought of Jian Ge'er's unwilling look, and her tone became more severe, "I always think that he is still young, and I have to teach him slowly. No matter how naughty he is, I always think of the good. I also hold back my anger when I am angry. I think he will be better when he is older. But look at him like this today, "..." "Madam!" Amber saw that Shiyi Niang was really angry and hurriedly said, "Since you know..." "Okay!" Shiyi Niang interrupted Amber's words and leaned on the red background with dark green bamboo embroidery on the pillow, "You can go down and rest! I will advocate this matter." Her attitude was very firm. Amber did not dare to say anything more, and nodded in a low voice and retreated.
You could hear a pin drop in the house, and the floor-standing Western clock in the east room ticked rhythmically.
Feng Yiniang's heart gradually calmed down. She was just focused on losing her temper and didn't pay attention to whether the maids or the old women went to inform Xu Lingyi or the lady...
However, even if she noticed it, she couldn't stop it under the circumstances. Otherwise, the clever Jian'er would think that she was jealous of Xu Lingyi and the Madam, and might even run to Xu Lingyi or the Madam to take refuge... "... Thinking of this, Shiyi Niang couldn't help but look out the window.
In the yard, the magnolia flowers were pure white like jade, the pomegranate flowers were red like fire, and the cannas were colorful and brilliant like brocade. Jianger stood there motionless, her thin figure looking stubborn and fragile. Her heart suddenly softened to the point that water could drip out.
The scene of her son toddling to her back with a smile on his face to help her put on a flower, stuffing his favorite peach cake into her mouth with his chubby little hands, and happily chattering around her suddenly appeared in her mind... She suddenly became a little worried. This child, won't be stubborn to the end? Thinking of this, Eleventh Lady became a little restless.
She walked around the room a few times, trying to control her temper. When she looked out the window, she saw Jiange'er still standing there, with his head slightly raised to show his persistence. Shiyi Niang sighed softly. At this point, either the east wind will prevail over the west wind, or the west wind will prevail over the east wind.
She thought for a moment and took out the embroidery frame, forcing herself not to think about the little man standing in the middle of the yard, and calmed down to embroider. After finally splitting the thread, threading the needle, and embroidering half a leaf, there was a sudden flash of lightning and thunder. Eleventh Lady was startled and rushed to the window.
There was a strong wind outside, the branches were flying, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. Standing in the middle of the yard, Jiange'er turned his back and used his arms to shield his face from the wind and sand. "Amber!" Shiyi Niang hurriedly tiptoed off the kang. Amber had been waiting outside the curtain, and when she heard the noise, she immediately lifted the curtain and came in.
"Go and see the Sixth Young Master..." As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Shiyi Niang's expression froze. If she overturned her decision just now, would Jiang'er still take her words to heart in the future?
Eleventh Lady slowly stood up and called out to Amber, who was walking out in a hurry with a look of surprise on her face: "...", No need!" "Madam!" Amber looked at her in surprise, "There is thunder and wind outside, I'm afraid it's going to rain" ... ... "Yes! Eleventh Lady hesitated for a moment: "Now it's Mr. Xia...", "Madam, what if..." "Yes, what if I get gonorrhea" ..., it would be too late for her to regret! The thought flashed through her mind, and Eleventh Lady's expression became a little confused.
"Boom boom boom..." Lightning and thunder followed, and the rain began to fall. Eleventh Lady ran back to the inner room, hurriedly got on the kang, and leaned on the window to look out. Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, landing on the bluestone bricks, splashing small water flowers.
Jian Ge'er trotted forward two steps, then stopped, as if he remembered something, and stared blankly at the window of the inner room. Shiyi Niang quickly shrank inward, afraid that he would see her worries and make her insistence give up!
There were flashes of lightning, rumbles of thunder, and the sound of rain was getting louder and louder. Shiyi Niang's heart was in a knot, and she hid by the window and looked out. Zhu Xiang ran over with an umbrella, squatted beside Jiange'er and said something.
Jian'er's eyes fell on the window of the inner room, his mouth was pursed into a slit, and his head shook like a rattle. Zhu Xiang talked for a long time, but Jian'er had no room to turn around. She had no choice but to stand up and hold the umbrella for Jian'er.
But Jiangeer snatched her umbrella and threw it on the ground. Zhu Xiang was stunned, not knowing what to do, and let the wind and rain hit her.
"Go tell Zhu Xiang, no, tell all the maids, wives, and old women," Shiyi Niang's face darkened. She turned around and told Amber with a stern expression, "No one is allowed to control the Sixth Young Master. Otherwise, hand him over to Chief Steward Bai for disposal."
Amber shuddered, but dared not delay, she knelt and bowed, and quickly left the inner room. There was a commotion outside. Eleventh Lady turned around and saw Xu Lingyi striding in through the glass window.