Chapter 167 The Male Protagonist's Excellent Mother (Fifty-Four)
"Madam Gu, I am your neighbor in the east courtyard. My husband's surname is Yang, and he is also a scholar in the year of Yiwei."
The woman who burst out laughing looked to be in her twenties.
She has a pretty face but a very outgoing personality.
She came over with a smile, deliberately ignoring Old Lady Zhao, and only greeted Gu Qingcheng: "My maiden name is Liu, you can just call me Madam Liu!"
Madam Liu's attitude became more respectful.
Although Gu Qingcheng looks young, her son is very promising.
Madam Liu has already found out that Madam Gu's son is not only a young juren, but also the top scholar.
Since she is in the same department as her husband, Mrs. Gu is the "elder".
Whenever Gu Qingcheng grew more mature, Madam Liu would politely call her "Auntie".
But, but when facing Gu Qingcheng's young and beautiful face, Madam Liu really couldn't open her mouth.
She could only vaguely call out "Mrs. Gu".
However, there was still respect in his words.
Such a beautiful woman, after her husband died, she did not remarry, but instead devoted herself to raising her son.
Judging from her sickly and timid appearance, she doesn't seem to be a mean or twisted person.
Madam Gu’s character and personality should be good.
Madam Gu, the widowed mother, and old lady Zhao next door are definitely not the same kind of people!
"Aunt! Brother, you're here!"
As the three neighbors were talking, Zhao Qingyang ran out of the yard.
He saluted Gu Qingcheng first.
Zhao Qingyang's attitude was very respectful, as if Gu Qingcheng, this young and beautiful woman, was a respected elder to him.
Madam Liu looks carefree, but she is actually very thoughtful.
"This Mr. Zhao must be Zhao Jieyuan's cousin, right? Your Zhao family has a really good family tradition."
It is normal for one person to help his relatives when he becomes successful.
But Zhao Qingyang's attitude is very interesting.
He not only flattered the Gu mother and son, but also respected them from the bottom of his heart.
"Madam Liu, you don't know that my aunt is the 'noble lady' of our Zhao family, and she is also the benefactor of all of us young people."
When Zhao Qingyang mentioned his aunt, he became a little excited.
He talked nonstop, "My aunt is the first chaste woman in our county, and our Zhao family is famous for being a harmonious family in our county."
"Before my cousin passed the imperial examination, the county magistrate wrote an inscription for the Zhao family: A Family of Good Deeds!"
"Aunt helps educate the girls in the family and the clan, while my brother helps to plan a future for us cousins and clan brothers."
"…We in the Zhao family are all deeply grateful to Auntie!"
Madam Liu listened carefully. If she had not looked at Gu Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face and only listened to Zhao Qingyang's praise, she would have imagined an image of a dignified, kind, and benevolent old woman.
But the Gu Qingcheng in front of him was too beautiful, too young, and looked so weak.
Madam Liu could never be equated with the "virtuous wife" that Zhao Qingyang mentioned.
However, Madam Liu did not question it.
Zhao Qingyang's tone and expression didn't sound fake.
His gratitude to Madam Gu came from the bottom of his heart.
A woman who can be so respected by her nephew from her husband's family must have some outstanding qualities.
Old Mrs. Zhao standing by had already recovered from the shock of Gu Qingcheng's beauty and age.
Hearing Zhao Qingyang's "exaggerated" praise of Gu Qingcheng, she couldn't help but curl her lips.
Humph, these country bastards have the nerve to say anything crazy just to curry favor with their promising cousin.
They were all born in farming families, so who didn't know that the most common thing in the countryside was the bullies who bullied the weak and feared the strong? When her husband passed away, her brothers and clansmen wanted to eat them alive.
It was only thanks to her desperate efforts that the family was able to keep the house and land.
Even so, those bastards in my husband's family still schemed and bullied me a lot.
Old Mrs. Zhao almost cut off all ties with her husband's family, and even her fellow villagers had a falling out with her.
After Zhao Zhi passed the examination and became a scholar, the clan leader who looked like a human came to seek peace, but was directly scolded by Old Lady Zhao and sent away.
After falling out with the Zhao clan, Zhao Zhi had no other help, so in order to continue his studies, he had to marry the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
For this reason, Old Lady Zhao cursed a lot: If the Zhao family was willing to take care of us, an orphan and a widow, my son would not marry a merchant girl for a few taels of silver.
After Zhao Zhi passed the imperial examination, the Zhao family members surrounded him again. Old Mrs. Zhao's new and old grudges came to her mind, and she fought with them again.
Humph, you bullied us in the past and caused my son to almost become a son-in-law, and now you come to show your courtesy to us? No way!
This time when she goes to Beijing, Old Lady Zhao will directly sell off her belongings, intending to completely sever ties with the Zhao family.
Old Mrs. Zhao likes to judge others by herself and thinks that all widows in the world should be as pitiful and respectable as she is.
I also feel that my husband's family members are all ungrateful bastards.
So, after listening to what Zhao Qingyang said, I could only think of one word - fake!
Too fake! Unless Gu was too stupid and mistook the bad guy for a good guy.
Huh? It's possible!
Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes kept moving around on Gu Qingcheng, and she had a vague idea in her mind.
After some greetings, Zhao Qingyun and Zhao Qingyang helped Gu Qingcheng into the yard.
The two little girls, Zhao Shuyi and Gu Lanyin, followed behind.
There were also a group of youngsters from the Gu and Zhao families, moving things and going in and out.
Madam Liu stood at the door and chatted with a man from the Zhao family or the Gu family. She felt more and more that the new Zhao Jieyuan's family was "unfathomable."
"Zhao Jieyuan's mother is quite interesting!"
When she got home, Madam Liu said to her husband Yang Yu, who was reading, "She looks weak and frail, but she is a virtuous woman who raised two sons."
"She is a virtuous woman who is devoted to her husband's family. She also supports her own family."
"But if you say that she and her husband's family are not on the same page, the younger generation of her husband's family is full of praise for her and has no dissatisfaction at all!"
In this era, it is really not easy for a married woman to achieve this.
Yang Yu is not a person who likes gossip.
Compared to his widowed mother, he cared more about Zhao Jieyuan, who was the same age as him.
"Is this Jie Yuan Gong really only eighteen years old?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
He is too young. The key point is that he passed the imperial examination three years ago.
Yang Yu couldn't even imagine a 15-year-old scholar.
"He looks more immature. However, his demeanor makes him look quite impressive."
Madam Liu's eyes were full of stars. "The key point is that Zhao Jieyuan looks like his mother. Pan An and Wei Jie in ancient times probably looked like him."
It’s not that Madam Liu is “lustful”, but everyone has a tendency to be obsessed with looks.
Yang Yu blinked. He and his wife had never been on the same page in terms of focus.
His wife is his cousin, and they grew up together.
The two have known each other for almost half their lives, with the friendship of childhood sweethearts, the affection of aunts and cousins, and the vague heartbeat of youth.
The two of them have long been integrated into each other's flesh and blood, you are in me and I am in you.
Therefore, Yang Yu passed the imperial examination at the age of 23 and was well-known as a young talent in the local area. Many people wanted to invest in him in advance.
Yang Yu rejected them all.
He never thought of abandoning his wife.
Ahem, his cousin is not his wife, but his little darling! …
Another "Jiaojiao" was sitting lazily in the carriage.
A few days ago was her mother's birthday, so she went to Ci'en Temple outside the city to perform a ritual for her mother.
After staying in the temple for three days and completing the rituals, she returned to the inner city early this morning.
The luxurious carriage moved slowly on the straight streets.
The speed is neither fast nor slow.
Suddenly, the car stopped abruptly and Han Jiaojiao almost fell headfirst into the car.
"What's wrong? What happened outside?"
Han Jiaojiao was not afraid.
In the capital city, no one dared to bully her.
Not to mention her status, just her notorious "illness" was enough to make even the most arrogant playboys in the capital dare not provoke her.
Dandies: ...Why bother her? She cries at the slightest provocation and spits blood when she cries!
Although I vomited for several years, I didn't die.
But the sight of Han Jiaojiao vomiting blood was too scary.
Han Jiaojiao is not dead yet. The person who "bullied" her was first scared half to death, and then beaten half to death by his elders when he returned home.
Of course, after these years, some people began to suspect whether Han Jiaojiao was pretending.
For example, the second wife of the Han family lost the first PK with Han Jiaojiao and lost her position as housekeeper for no reason.
Fortunately, my mother-in-law was my biological aunt. After she behaved well for a few months, she was promoted again.
The stepmother was unwilling to give up and tried to find flaws in Han Jiaojiao.
By chance, she discovered that vomiting blood could be faked, so she deliberately took advantage of a banquet in the palace to expose Han Jiaojiao in public.
As a result, the red fruit pulp that she insisted on was not found, and Han Jiaojiao was so "stimulated" that she vomited blood on the spot.
Everyone saw it. It was real vomiting of blood. The scarlet bloodstains on the handkerchief were not fake at all.
All the nobles in the palace were furious and accused the stepmother of being unkind.
This time, even the Han family’s Taifu couldn’t protect her anymore. Despite all the pleas, the stepmother was still sent to a nunnery outside the city.
Three years later, Han Jiaojiao went to the palace to plead for her, and her step-wife was finally released! After this incident, no one dared to mess with Han Jiaojiao anymore.
Everyone was also convinced that Han Jiaojiao was really "sick".
Han Jiaojiao: ...Humph, Auntie has already said that we can’t always lie.
There are many ways to "vomit blood".
Using fruit pulp, syrup, or even chicken blood is too fake.
Biting the tip of your tongue, or making a small "blood bag" and biting it directly in your mouth can make it look more realistic.
Of course, the most important thing is what Auntie told her to do, which is to see different doctors regularly every month.
As for taking the pulse, it can also be disruptive.
Putting something under your armpits or doing some strenuous exercise beforehand can make your pulse look very chaotic.
...Han Jiaojiao's outrageous move made all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau say: This noble lady is born with a deficiency of both Qi and blood. She needs to rest and cannot stand any stimulation!
Anyway, she is just a porcelain doll that will break if touched.
Relying on this "broken" body, Han Jiaojiao not only became "invincible in Beijing", but also successfully dragged herself into an older leftover woman! Han Jiaojiao: ...I am so "melancholy"!
(End of this chapter)
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