Mrs. Qi's heart was pounding. To her, Yang Haiyan's words seemed to be a threat to her life. Was Mrs. Qin going to report her to the police? But it was just a conversation between two women, how could it be so serious? However, she still couldn't help but let her legs go limp, and immediately knelt down to Yang Haiyan, begging: "Mrs. Qin, please spare my life. It wasn't me who said it, it wasn't them who said it, I just listened."
Yang Haiyan didn't know that Mrs. Qi was so timid. She knelt down at the mere threat, which really made Yang Haiyan stunned. However, she did not laugh, and even stepped forward to help Mrs. Qi up: "Mrs. Qi, what are you doing? I know you are not gossiping about me. After all, someone told me a few days ago that the women in the family room gossip about other people. I wonder if the people they talked about are the same people that Mrs. Qi heard?"
Mrs. Qi heard that someone had already told Mrs. Qin? But it is true. Mrs. Qin is the wife of the captain after all. If someone who is close to her told her, it is normal. Thinking of this, Mrs. Qi felt much more comfortable. She thought, it was not her who said it first. Since someone said it, what does it matter if she says it again?
Seeing that she seemed to be in a daze, Yang Haiyan called out, "Mrs. Qi? Mrs. Qi?"
Mrs. Qi came back to her senses and calmed down a little. She was not as scared as before. She said, "Mrs. Qin, since you know everything, I won't hide it. The people who said these words are Mrs. Feng who wanted to get on the bus today, and Mrs. Tang who is on good terms with her."
Yang Haiyan only knew the ten centurion wives under Qin Fang, so she didn't recognize Mrs. Feng today and Mrs. Tang. "Tell me about the matter between Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang." At this point, she said, "Madame Lian, is the tea ready?" Madame
Lian said, "I'm here..." She came in with the tea, "Madame Qi, please have some tea."
Mrs. Qi: "Thank you very much, Madame."
Yang Haiyan: "Madame Lian, go prepare some snacks and bring them to Mrs. Qi later."
Madame Lian: "Yes. Madame Qi, enjoy your tea."
When Mrs. Qi heard this, snacks? Everyone knew that Mrs. Qin's snack shop had a good business, and the prices were not only cheap, but the taste was really good. There were many people who were jealous, but they didn't dare to have any ideas about the shop. Who would dare to have any ideas? Everyone's men were in the military. So, everyone could only watch helplessly, and became more and more jealous.
As soon as Nanny Lian left, Madam Qi told them everything she knew. Madam Qi usually liked to hang out with Madam Tang and Madam Feng, but she was timid and was just a listener. Of course, if she was timid, she wouldn't be scared by Yang Haiyan's words.
But timid people can also listen to gossip, and Madam Qi usually listens with relish. However, although Madam Qi was timid and didn't dare to gossip about others, she was also very careful with her mouth, otherwise she wouldn't have said such words in the carriage. Madam Qi had one advantage, that is, she never talked nonsense. No matter what others said, or what came out of her mouth, she would never add fuel to the fire.
Yang Haiyan listened to her for a long time and concluded that those people were just saying that she was a spendthrift and could not lay eggs. When she first heard what Mrs. Qi said in the carriage, Yang Haiyan was angry, not because they were talking about her, but because her daughter had to embarrass a woman. But now she is not angry anymore, and she has her own ideas in mind.
Yang Haiyan turned the thought over in her mind and asked, "Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang must have laid a lot of eggs, right?"
Mrs. Qi didn't understand for a moment: "Ah?"
Yang Haiyan took a sip of tea: "That is to say, they gave birth to a lot of children, right?"
Mrs. Qi knew this best, and she immediately said: "Mrs. Feng gave birth to three sons, and Mrs. Tang gave birth to three daughters first and a son as the fourth child. Among us, they are the most fertile."
Yang Haiyan heard it and said, "Mrs. Tang must have a worse mouth than Mrs. Feng."
Mrs. Qi immediately looked at Yang Haiyan with admiration: "How do you know?"
Yang Haiyan smiled: "I guessed." To be honest, it was not entirely based on guessing, but analysis. Mrs. Tang likes to say that people can't lay eggs, which shows that she has a very serious idea of favoring boys over girls. When the first three children were all girls, she must have been under great psychological pressure and had a very low self-esteem. In those years, she must have been very depressed, very cowardly, and dared not speak, shrinking herself in a dark corner. When she gave birth to a son with the fourth child, she suddenly became proud. To put it nicely, she was extravagant. To put it bluntly, it was the need to vent the low self-esteem and repression of the previous few years.
Therefore, her mouth must be more poisonous. She urgently needs to prove herself and urgently wants to be recognized by others. Then, she returns the suffering she once suffered to another person.
Mrs. Qi really thought that Yang Haiyan was guessing, and couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Qin, you guessed it right. She likes to gossip the most on weekdays."
Yang Haiyan smiled, and just when she was about to say something, Aunt Yu came: "Madam, Chen Dashi said that Mrs. Lu is here."
Yang Haiyan was stunned, and then said to Mrs. Qi: "Mrs. Qi, please sit for a while, I'll go to receive a guest."
Mrs. Qi: "Hey."
Yang Haiyan went to the main hall and had no intention of welcoming Sister Lu to the study. Although Mrs. Qi came to "surrender" to her, she didn't mean to give her up. Sister Lu came today. If she saw Mrs. Qi here, if she had friction with Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang tomorrow, who knows what Mrs. Lu said.
This is the second time that Sister Lu has come here. The first time was when Qin Fang and his wife moved and invited everyone to dinner. This is the second time she has come.
Unlike the first time, there are more servants in the house this time.
Sister Lu arrived at the main hall, and Yang Haiyan had already arrived. Sister Lu bowed as soon as they saw each other: "Hello, Mrs. Qin." She had been thinking about it for the whole morning, thinking about the things in the carriage, and felt that Yang Haiyan's status had changed, and she could no longer be as casual as before. Maybe Yang Haiyan liked her to be respectful, so she bowed in a formal manner.
Yang Haiyan was slightly stunned. To be honest, she is a modern person. Although she has to be polite to the outside world and get used to all the customs here, but privately, she doesn't like to talk about so many rules and etiquette. At this moment, Sister-in-law Lu greeted her politely, which made her have some thoughts in her mind. She felt that a wall seemed to be built between Sister-in-law Lu and her.
Yang Haiyan recalled that she had never put on airs in front of Sister-in-law Lu. She was still polite to Sister-in-law Lu, just like when they were neighbors before, but Sister-in-law Lu... maybe she was overthinking. Yang Haiyan smiled: "Why are you so polite to me, sister-in-law? I got sick when I first came here, and it was you who took care of me, sister-in-law. We are sisters in private, and you don't have to be so polite to me." Sister-in-law
Lu stood up: "It is my blessing that you are my sister."
You?
Yang Haiyan sat down and did not continue the topic of sisterhood: "Sister-in-law, please sit down. Sister-in-law, is there something you come here for?"
Sister Lu sat down and said hesitantly: "Actually, I should have come a few days ago, but I forgot because I was busy. Today in the carriage, Mrs. Qi mentioned those gossips, and I remembered something. Once, I went to fetch water and heard a few women talking..."
The women that Sister Lu was talking about were Mrs. Feng, Mrs. Tang and the group of people. Of course, there was also a listener, Mrs. Qi.
Yang Haiyan was very surprised. Why did Sister Lu come here to say these words today? She was not suspicious of anything, but she had heard about it before, but she came here today. Was it because of what happened in the carriage that she remembered it? Yang Haiyan didn't know. However, even though she had learned something from Mrs. Qi at this moment, she was still grateful to Sister Lu.
Yang Haiyan said gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I know what's going on. In a group of people, there are always a few people with bad mouths, just like a pot of rice that has been left for a long time, there are always a few rice bugs. This person is too idle, and his mouth can't be idle."
Sister-in-law Lu said, "This mouth is on someone else, and we can't do anything about it. Just relax and don't worry about it."
Yang Haiyan said, "I know, don't worry."
Sister-in-law Lu chatted with Yang Haiyan for some more small talk, and then left. Yang Haiyan got up and walked her to the door, and she went back to the study until she could no longer see her. When she arrived at the study, Nanny Lian had already brought back some snacks from the snack shop. Yang Haiyan and Mrs. Qi didn't talk much. She gave her snacks, thanked her for what she told her today, and told her that she could come and visit more often in the future when she was free.
Mrs. Qi thought that Yang Haiyan valued her, so she happily took the snacks home.
When it was time for dinner, Qin Fang came back from his duty. During the meal, Yang Haiyan asked him, "Husband, do you know Qi Baifu, Tang Baifu, and Feng Baifu? It is said
that they are all under General Ao." Qin Fang didn't know why his wife suddenly mentioned these people, but let alone those under General Ao, he also knew the people under other generals. "I know. Qi Baifu and Feng Baifu are under Wei Qianfu. As for the Tang Baifu you mentioned... Wei Qianfu has a Tang Baifu, and Hong Qianfu also has a Tang Baifu, but I don't know which one you are talking about? How come you met their wives today?"
Yang Haiyan said, "I do know Hong Qianfu's wife. That day in General Ao's mansion, my aunt introduced me to Mrs. Hong. It's not that I know their wives, but I heard that their wives are good at laying eggs and look down on me who can't lay eggs."
Qin Fang: "..." He seemed a little confused.
Seeing his puzzled look, Yang Haiyan smiled and explained: "It was today..." She told him about Mrs. Qi's matter today, "But don't worry about it, I will solve it."
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