[Red Mansions] The good life of the wife of the official family

Chapter 26

Wu was silent for a moment, and waited until Wang Ziteng walked in front of her before she raised her head and frowned slightly: "What did you say? Did you ask your daughter-in-law to do this?"

"Yes, old lady, isn't it a waste to keep so many idlers at home? So I asked my wife to send them all away. It's not her own initiative." Wang Ziteng said.

"Idlers? They are all waiting for you to give birth to your child. You are talking about it, why are you an idler? Now that your daughter-in-law is pregnant and you send them away, what will you do in the next eight or nine months? I didn't say You, what you did is wrong. Before dismissing these aunts, why didn't you come and tell me?" Wu Shi became a little angry when she said that, after all, she was talking to her own son, so there was no need to worry about anything.

Wang Ziteng smiled, "Old lady, don't be angry, look at you now, how dare I tell you earlier? If I tell you, can I still dismiss those aunts? After all, I won't go to their room in the future, or dismiss them." Well, the yard is quiet, and Madam can take good care of the baby."

Wu let out a sigh of relief, unable to understand what was going on in his son's mind, and said: "If you give me a grandson this time, it's all right, if you don't have a grandson, no matter what, this aunt still has to pay Yes." After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhao Zhihan again, looked at her very incomprehensibly and asked: "I said daughter-in-law, what kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into my son?"

"I..." Zhao Zhihan silently turned her eyes to Wang Ziteng, and then turned back silently.Seeing that she didn't have anything to say, Mrs. Wu just let out a long breath, "That's all for now, you must give me a grandson. If you can't give birth, you have to look at the matter of auntie yourself. Teng Er accepted."

"Yes, old lady." At this point, Zhao Zhihan had no choice but to respond.Everyone can only give in to this matter, it is impossible for Wu to give in all by himself.After all, she is an elder, and filial piety comes first in everything.Of course, regardless of whether Zhao Zhihan's stomach is a man or a woman, there will naturally be a saying when the time comes.

Zhao Zhihan and the prince vacated Wu's courtyard, and their serious faces loosened.Wang Ziteng looked at her, "Don't take it too seriously, it's normal for the elderly to react like this."

Zhao Zhihan looked up at him while walking beside him, "You see, I seem to be taking it to heart? Naturally, I understand what the old lady is thinking. After all, it's done now, and I'm not too happy yet. No Saying that I have no other skills to care about this matter with the old lady, even if I have this skill, then I can't have the heart to care about the old lady, after all, she is also an elder."

Wang Ziteng saw Zhao Zhihan's face stained with a smile as he spoke, knowing that she didn't take it to heart at all, so he didn't say anything.The two of them walked for a while, what Wang Ziteng did was in Zhao Zhihan's heart angrily wiped out all kinds of values ​​such as emotion value, trust value, etc. Zhao Zhihan kept walking, feeling uncontrollable joy in his heart.

After walking for a while, before reaching the courtyard, Wang Ziteng suddenly said: "Why don't you talk, find something to say."

Zhao Zhihan came back to her senses, "Hmm... Where did master go today?"

"After dealing with some matters from the household department, I went to watch the training of the army. Finally, I was invited to practice riding and shooting in the suburbs with a few people from the court." Wang Ziteng said.

"A few close friends from the court?" Zhao Zhihan looked at him.

"Well, Zhen'er from Ningguo Mansion, Enhou from Rongguo Mansion, and Feng Tang. Feng Tang is also willing, and his son Feng Ziying is only a little older, so he drags him to the shooting range. That little boy, there is His father's demeanor also reminds me of my childhood."

Zhao Zhihan listened while walking, thinking that Wang Ren is not young anymore, and it's not a problem to keep being so laissez-faire.If it really grows up to what the book said in the end, it is also the sin of the Wang family who has no one to discipline.She is Wang Ren's aunt, but she always feels that she has somehow intervened in the discipline of Shi's two children.After all, he is an outsider, and he is in two rooms.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhihan looked at Wang Ziteng and said, "Since Master Feng can often take his son to training, it stands to reason that you can too."

Wang Ziteng smiled, "My son hasn't been born yet, how can I do it?"

"Ren'er, isn't he? Once the three-year filial piety period is over, he will be able to marry a wife and have children. For these three years, keep him at home to read some books, and after the filial piety period is over, you can take him out to exercise. Leave it alone, I'm afraid it's not good."

Wang Ziteng had indeed somewhat forgotten about the two children in the big room, he was busy with work, and now he was still concerned about Zhao Zhihan's stomach.Hearing what Zhao Zhihan said, he just remembered that he hadn't seen his nephew a few times since he came back.Now that I thought about it, and I hadn't walked back to my yard, I thought I might as well go back and have a look.

If I don't go back to see what's going on at home, I don't know what Wang Ren has been doing all this time.

Wang Ziteng and Zhao Zhihan didn't see anyone in Wu's courtyard when they went back, and when they asked about the servants, they hesitated and couldn't tell where they went.Wang Ziteng couldn't bear to take care of the child, so he pulled a servant who often followed Wang Ren and went out to look for it.The servant didn't dare to fool Wang Ziteng, so he took Wang Ziteng to search for him in restaurants and theaters.

In the end, Wang Ren was found in a brothel.Wang Ren was still with Qiu Xiangming of Qiu Duwei's family, together with several other rich children, they ate and drank together.There are a few prostitutes sitting next to them, playing the piano and singing tunes/love and scolding.Wang Ren didn't wear any plain clothes, but the gorgeous clothes were very elegant and suave.

When Wang Ziteng saw this scene, his arrogance suddenly surged from the bottom of his heart.He didn't care about the old bustard's greeting to him, and rushed to Wang Ren's side angrily, slapped Wang Ren on the face, and knocked him to the ground.Wang Ren was caught off guard by this sudden blow, and wanted to get up and scold him, but saw that it was his second uncle who was caught off guard again.

Qiu Xiangming on the side was also frightened, and knew that this was Wang Ren's second uncle, Wang Ziteng, so he just backed away in a daze.The girls in the brothel were also shocked when they saw this scene.I have seen someone who beat someone, but I have never seen someone who beat someone so simply and cruelly.

Wang Ziteng didn't speak, went up and grabbed Wang Ren's skirt and dragged him out.Seeing the people leaving, Qiu Xiangming regained his composure and waved his hand, "It's gone, it's all gone, what should I do, what to see?" The atmosphere suddenly became active.

Qiu Xiangming and several wealthy children followed out, and seeing Wang Ren being stuffed into the carriage by Wang Ziteng, one of them asked, "Will he be beaten to death by his second uncle? Just to tell you, he has to keep his filial piety at home and cannot be taken out." Playing, you took it with you. If his second uncle doesn't look for our family, it's fine, what should we do?"

"J8 is so naughty and hammer your head away, I can bring him out if he doesn't want to come out to play? What's wrong with us coming out to have some fun, he is such a grown-up who has nothing to do and gossips? No one is allowed to talk about this matter today. I know, there is no good fruit to eat." Qiu Xiangming turned to stare at him, and the young master fell silent.

Besides, Wang Ziteng took Wang Ren into the carriage, and Wang Ren sat in front of him with his head curled up, with palm prints on his face, like a frightened chicken, daring not to say a word.Wang Ziteng reached out and grabbed his ear to make him look up, stared at him and said, "I'm gone, do you think no one can care about you?"

Wang Ren didn't speak, his heart was mostly filled with fear and half of disobedience.All I can think about is that you are my second uncle, so it's a bit lenient.But now it is almost all fear.

Wang Ziteng's hand twisted on his ear, and he hissed in pain, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to pull Wang Ziteng's hand away.Seeing that he had a reaction, Wang Ziteng let go.I also felt that he didn't want to listen to what I had to say, so I stopped talking.No one has ever listened to the truth, only remember the pain.

The whole journey was silent, and when he arrived home, Wang Ziteng carried Wang Ren into the study, and called a few servants, "I stripped him of his outer clothes, and beat him for [-] boards."

Hearing the words, the servants came up and took off Wang Ren's fine clothes without saying a word, and some servants went out to fetch boards and benches.Wang Ren still kept biting himself to death and didn't speak. He only panicked from the bottom of his heart when he was pressed on the bench and pulled up his pants to expose his buttocks.He flapped his arms twice to support the bench, and when the boy raised the board, he cried with a "wow".

After hitting the five big boards, Wang Ren was sobbing, and choked up, "Master, I know I was wrong."

The servant dropped another board, and Wang Ziteng called to stop.The boy backed away with the board, and the prince came over to look at Wang Ren's butt. It was very red, but it wasn't hurt.He pulled up Wang Ren's pants, then pulled him up and said, "Come down and see if you can walk, and follow me to see the old lady and your aunt."

Wang Ren slid off the bench, his legs were shaking.Wang Ziteng asked the servant next to him to come up and help him, and then he took them with him to Wu's courtyard.

Zhao Zhihan is now also in Wu's room, accompanying Wu and waiting for Prince Teng to come back.Miss Wu was thinking about her son and grandson, and she couldn't even drink a cup of tea at ease.I only heard the servant girl report, "Second master and uncle are back." She hurriedly straightened up, while Zhao Zhihan stood up.

Wang Ziteng brought Wang Ren into the house. Seeing him in a panic, Wu only looked at Wang Ziteng and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I called." Wang Ziteng found a chair and sat down, then looked at Wang Ren and said, "Tell the old lady and the wife, what have you done?"

The boy let go of Wang Ren and let him stand alone.Wang Ren stood on the spot, hesitated for a while, saw Wang Ziteng straighten his waist, and said: "I and Qiu Xiang name them to go...go..."

"Where did you go?" Mrs. Wu looked at Wang Ren anxiously.

"I went to the brothel." Wang Ren finally lowered his head and lowered his heart, and said in a low voice.

Wu Shi was taken aback when she heard the words, then patted her thigh suddenly, widened her eyes and said, "Ren'er, where have you been? Say it again, where have you been?"

Wang Ren was startled by the sound of Mrs. Wu slapping her leg. Seeing Mrs. Wu chasing after him and asking himself, he said in a cat voice: "Old lady, it is... a brothel."