At this time, Old Lady Gao had just finished chanting the sutra. When she saw Qingdai and the other two come in, she was about to ask her what was the matter, but Zisu knelt down and asked Old Lady Gao to make the decision for Qingdai.
Old Madam Gao was confused, so Zi Su explained the whole story, trying to protect herself. "Old Madam, everything I said was true. The young lady from Luoxiaxuan asked me to fry these insects and send them to Sister Dai. I didn't dare to do that, so I came to you and asked you to make the decision for Sister Dai."
Old Mrs. Gao pulled the string of Buddhist beads in her hand. If the string had not been specially made, it would have been torn apart long ago.
The old lady ordered Zisu to leave, and ordered Qingdai to go to Luoxiaxuan to invite Hua Fushu to the Buddhist hall.
When Qingdai arrived at Luoxiaxuan, Hua Fushu was lying on a recliner taking a nap, and Sanqiao was doing needlework beside her.
Seeing Qingdai approaching, Sanqiao put down her work and greeted Qingdai. Hearing the voice, Hua Fushu also opened his eyes.
Qing Dai bowed and greeted him politely, "Young lady, our old lady invites you."
Hua Fushu asked, "What does my aunt want to see me about?"
Qingdai replied that she didn't know, "Young lady, you will know once you follow me."
Although Hua Fushu didn't want to see the old lady, he still followed Qingdai. Sanqiao wanted to follow, but Qingdai stopped her. Hua Fushu felt that she was just going to see the old lady, and there was no need for Sanqiao to follow, so he let her stay in Luoxiaxuan.
As he left Luoxiaxuan, he saw the beautiful scenery on both sides of the corridor, and Hua Fushu couldn't help but praise it.
Qing Dai said, "The Ouyang family is a wealthy family. The structure of their mansion and the scenery in their courtyard were carefully designed by skilled craftsmen. Naturally, they are different from those of smaller families."
Hua Fushu felt that there was something else behind Qingdai's words, and it was the same as what Old Lady Gao said.
Qingdai took in the scenery for a few moments and solemnly instructed Hua Fushu, "Young lady, our old lady is a kind and honest person, of noble birth and excellent upbringing. You are Brother Lin's daughter-in-law and a guest of the Ouyang family. You must not lose your manners and make a fool of yourself."
Hua Fushu stopped and looked back at Qingdai: "What did you just say, a guest of the Ouyang family?"
Qing Dai smiled and said, "My dear lady, did I say anything wrong? Aren't you a guest of the Ouyang family?"
Hua Fushu asked, "What are you going to say next?"
Qingdai repeated, "We must not lose our manners and make a fool of ourselves."
Hua Fushu narrowed his eyes and looked at Qingdai, "Even if I'm a guest of the Ouyang family, I'm still the master. How can you, a lowly servant, lecture me and tell me what to do?"
Qing Dai sneered, "My dear, I'm afraid you must have acquired this wealth through dishonorable means. The Ye family is a noble family, how could they marry a daughter of a lowly people? I heard that your family has some dirty money. You must have bought your position as the young general's wife with dirty money..."
Bang!
Before she could finish her words, a shocking slap was given to her fair face!
This slap was given to Hua Fushu.
Hua Fushu said, "You have a very beautiful face, but your mouth is not as pretty as your face."
She clapped her hands lightly as if stretching her muscles, raised her chin slightly and smiled, looking at Qingdai and the slap on her face, "By the way, my position as the wife of the young general was born into this position, you don't have to be envious. Even if you are a lowly servant, it was also your birthright."
Qingdai glanced into the distance, a faint smile on her face, then she covered her palm print, lowered her head, and said with tears in her eyes, "Young lady, please go quickly, don't keep the old lady waiting for too long."
Hua Fushu arrived at the Buddhist temple. Old Madam Gao pretended to have finished reciting the sutra, stood up and looked back, only to see a slap on Qingdai's face. When she saw the old lady, Qingdai burst into tears without saying a word.
Old Lady Gao looked at Hua Fushu and asked coldly, "What did you do?"
Hua Fushu didn't look at Old Lady Gao, but faced the Buddha statue, clasped his hands together, and bowed to it before saying, "This unruly thing, your granddaughter-in-law will teach her what the rules are, so that she won't speak without restraint in the future and bring disaster upon herself."
Qingdai looked at Hua Fushu, tears streaming down her face. She then looked at Old Madam Gao and turned and ran out.
Hua Fushu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Qingdai, this lowly maid, was so powerful. She was just a guest who came to bother him, but Qingdai was an elder of the Ouyang family. Naturally, Mrs. Gao believed the latter.
However, she didn't think that she bullied Qingdai. The slap was what Qingdai deserved. A slap was too light a punishment for her. It was a blessing from heaven that she didn't poison Qingdai.
How could Mrs. Gao tolerate the injustice done to Qingdai, the daughter she loved so much,? She said, "Qingdai is mine. Why should an outsider like you interfere? In the Ouyang family, no outsider has the right to act so presumptuously. How could Lin'er marry a woman like you? It's such a misfortune for our family!"
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "Ye Zelin marrying me is a misfortune for our family. So, I am only harming the Ye family, not your Gao family or the Ouyang family. Old lady, don't you know how to teach the cats and dogs? I have always kept my distance from others. If someone offends me a little, I will return a little. If they offend me ten times, I will return ten times."
Old Lady Gao said, "Even if Qingdai makes you unhappy, you can still beat her. Why bother threatening her with a disgusting insect?"
Hua Fushu didn't expect that Old Lady Gao had called her over for that matter. She thought that Perilla or Indigo must have exaggerated things in front of the old lady, otherwise the old lady wouldn't have called her over.
She smiled, deliberately defending herself. "All my efforts were in vain, and you trampled on me. Your Ouyang family has been practicing medicine for generations, but you don't know what earth dragons are? I admired that girl's eagerness to learn, so I asked many doctors and learned that earthworms in the soil are actually earth dragons. Since that girl wanted to know what earth dragons were, I found them to show her so I wouldn't be trying to scare her. Great-aunt, you can't confuse right and wrong when you speak."
Old Madam Gao said, "Nonsense! How could an earth dragon have such a disgusting bug? It's obvious that you can't stand Qing Dai and are deliberately bullying him."
Hua Fushu felt that the old lady had deliberately called her over to pick a fight, so she said, "Earth dragons have long been recorded in the Shennong Herbal Classic. How could I be making this up? Great-aunt, you and Qingdai sang this play beautifully. If you were to sing a few excerpts in a troupe, the audience would surely cheer you on."
Old Lady Gao gnashed her teeth and said, "You are quite eloquent!"
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "Then I, your granddaughter-in-law, thank you very much for your compliment, aunt."
She asked again, "Why did my great aunt call me here?"
Old Madam Gao bowed to the Buddha and announced calmly, "You are so naughty and have no manners. How can you take good care of Lin'er? I will give him the indigo."
This old lady is taking a concubine for Ye Zelin?
So interesting!
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "So, my great aunt discussed this with me."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Gao said, "It's not a discussion, it's a notice to you. Brother Lin has agreed to marry Qingdai."
Hua Fushu was slightly stunned, but he found it more and more interesting.
She and Ye Zelin had been married for less than a month. How could a decent man like Ye Zelin take a concubine less than a month after their marriage?
Therefore, it is very likely that this was directed and acted by Mrs. Gao herself.
She secretly blamed Ye Zelin, blaming him for attracting romantic interests and causing trouble for her.
Hua Fushu said, "Ye Zelin will tell me who he wants as a concubine, so there's no need for you, my aunt."
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