Living Corpse (15)
After the third aunt sent people away from the government, she called Geng Jinhua in. As soon as Geng Jinhua came in, the third aunt cried: "Look how angry you are with your father?"
"Mother...I" Geng Jinhua didn't want things to end up like this.
After the third aunt shed a few tears, she felt better. After all, she is the backbone of the family now and should not be too emotional. She hurriedly told Geng Jinhua: "I haven't seen Qingfeng for so long, why don't you go and take a look?"
"I'll go right away." Geng Jinhua knew in his heart that Qingfeng must have known about this matter by now, so he didn't see anyone for a long time, so he hurriedly looked for him.
I searched in the kitchen, in the garden, and indoors, but found no one. Geng Jinhua was so anxious that he thought about it again and again, then ran away and came to the small building in the lake. When he went in, he saw that Qingfeng was standing in the small building. Inside the building, looking at the calm lake. Geng Jinhua thought Qingfeng was going to do something stupid, so he rushed forward and hugged Qingfeng, regretting: "I was wrong, Qingfeng, please forgive me, I really didn't mean it."
"Since you didn't mean it, why did you hide it from me?" Qingfeng's tears were almost dry. She started to cry when she heard that Geng Jinhua had a child with a brothel girl outside, and she has cried for a while now. For an hour, she felt angry and annoyed, but she felt that she was not qualified because she was also a maid herself, so she had no face to accuse others.
Geng Jinhua replied sadly: "I was afraid that you would feel uncomfortable, so I hid it."
"What's the use of talking about this now?" Qingfeng turned and looked at Geng Jinhua. The person she loved now had a child with another woman, and that woman even filed a lawsuit with the government. She couldn't tell whether she was more sad or worried. Some, after all, Geng Jinhua wanted to send that woman away but didn't.
Geng Jinhua was speechless, just hugging Qingfeng tightly in the small building in the middle of the lake where they got married...
The matter did not end so easily. Even though the government had bribed her, it was impossible to force Hongxiu to do anything. Speaking of which, Hongxiu was also a charmer. There were too many people who knew her, and there were inevitably one or two dignitaries. If you don't help, things will become difficult. Naturally, the Geng family was unwilling to accept Hongxiu, but Hongxiu insisted on not aborting the child. There was no other way. The third aunt was too afraid to disturb Mr. Geng, so she had to call the eldest wife and the second wife to discuss it.
"Two sisters, how do you think this matter should be handled?" The third aunt looked at the eldest wife and the second wife. The three of them get along well on weekdays, and they are not too strong people. Although they serve the same husband together, they are still okay. harmony.
The eldest wife has been in a daze since she lost her son. Whenever she mentioned the word son, she felt sad. Thanks to Qingfeng spending some time with her, she got better. Now that something like this happened, she naturally stood by Qingfeng. He replied, "We can't let that woman in. The tricks of a woman from a place like that are beyond what Qingfeng can match. Plus, that woman will become even more arrogant when she has the flesh and blood of the Geng family."
"Yes, how can that silly girl Qingfeng compare with others?" The second wife agreed and glanced at the third aunt. Although the second wife entered the house earlier than the third aunt, she is about the same age as the third aunt. She used to be a The actor, after being attracted by Master Geng, entered the Geng family. I don’t know why, but she never had children. She sang operas in the yard when she had nothing to do. Originally, she had no good impression of Qingfeng. She had a problem with her throat. After Qingfeng hurriedly prepared medicine for her, she became much better to Qingfeng.
The third aunt was a little happy and a little sad when she heard that the two ladies' answers were the same as hers. After thinking about it, she said: "That's what I say, but we have to come up with a way, otherwise this matter will become a big problem and it will be difficult to solve it." tidy."
"In my opinion, why not find two gangsters and beat her up so that the child is gone?" The second wife chuckled. She was originally a straightforward person.
The eldest lady shook her head and said, "This is not good. If people knew about it, wouldn't our Geng family become local tyrants and bullies?"
"Then..." The third aunt was about to say something. At this moment, the door creaked open, and Qingfeng walked in. After greeting the three ladies one by one, he knelt on the ground and said, "Auntie, Second Mother, Mother, Qingfeng The wind wants to ask for something."
"Hey, you kid, it's so cold on the ground. Get up quickly." The eldest lady helped Qingfeng up from the ground.
The third aunt was too busy and said, "If you have anything to do, just tell me."
"Qingfeng implores the three mothers to agree to Hongxiu marrying into the Geng family." Hongxiu bit her lips and said this sentence. This was the best way she had thought about it day and night. Only in this way could this matter be solved. thing.
When the second wife heard this, she stood up and asked nervously: "Are you crazy? Do you want us to let that woman marry in?"
"Second mother, Qingfeng is not sensible and doesn't know what should or should not be done. I just don't want to embarrass the three mothers and father. Besides, Hong Xiu does have the flesh and blood of Jinhua in her belly. We can't let the Geng family's flesh and blood wander away. Outside." Qingfeng answered honestly. This was what she was thinking, but her heart still hurt.
The eldest wife felt that Qingfeng was too kind, and said unbearably: "My child, this is so unfair to you."
"I'm not aggrieved. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. How can I say I'm aggrieved? Please rest assured that Qingfeng will follow the example of these three ladies in the future and get along well with Hongxiu."
"This..." When the three ladies heard Qingfeng's words, they had various feelings in their hearts. Although it is common for men in this world to have three wives and four concubines, which woman is willing to share a man with other women? It's just that there is no other way. When several women live under the same roof, there will always be dissatisfaction and sadness. Although they are friendly on the surface, only they know how they feel in their hearts. But they finally agreed to Qingfeng's proposal, because this was the only way, so they agreed, and sent the stewards to discuss the day with Hongxiu, and then gave the betrothal gift to them.
When they came over, they originally wanted to take a concubine, so they decided to do it simply. However, Hongxiu refused and insisted on marrying the matchmaker in a big sedan chair. This made the three ladies very dissatisfied, but Qingfeng had no choice but to marry her. Compromise is the only way to do it.
After the date was set, everyone in the Geng family was preparing for the wedding of the second young master of the Geng family. Geng Jinhua couldn't smile. Looking at the lanterns and red cloth hanging high, he felt that he owed Qingfeng a lot. Over time, He felt increasingly uncomfortable, and until his wedding day, he never smiled.
Qingfeng was positive. He got up early in the morning and ordered the servants at home to do this and that. He also personally helped Geng Jinhua and Hong Xiu embroider a pair of mandarin duck pillows and put them in their new house.
The crackling of firecrackers disturbed Geng Jinhua's mood. At the same time, the sedan arrived. Pushed by the green wind, Geng Jinhua walked to the sedan wearing red flowers and kicked the door. The curtain of the sedan chair was rolled up, and the bride in red clothes walked out of the sedan chair. The matchmaker put a red rope on the hands of the newlyweds, each holding one end, and Geng Jinhua led the bride into the house.
Mr. Geng and his three wives were sitting in the lobby of Geng's house, surrounded by the hotel. The matchmaker shouted at the top of her voice: "One bow to heaven and earth..." "Two bows to the high hall..." "Bows to husband and wife..." "Send in" The bridal chamber…”
Amid the congratulations from the guests, Geng Jinhua expressionlessly pulled the bride into the bridal chamber. When he saw the bride sitting down, Geng Jinhua threw away the rope and pushed the door open. Hong Xiu, who was sitting on the bed, was so angry that she raised her hijab. , she didn’t expect that Geng Jinhua would treat her like this on their wedding day, and the resentment in her heart burst out in anger, but she had to endure it...
At this time, Qingfeng was helping in the kitchen, directing the maids to serve the dishes.
"Slow down, slow down, don't break the plate..." Her enthusiasm was as if she was having a wedding, and no one could see the sadness in her heart.
Geng Jinhua hid outside the kitchen and took a look. He was so heartbroken that he was about to shed tears. At this time, the third aunt found Geng Jinhua. She knew her son Mo Ruomu. She knew what Geng Jinhua was thinking and hurriedly persuaded: "Son, you are very happy today." Today, the guests outside are waiting for you."
"...I know...Mother..." Geng Jinhua still did not choose to go in because he felt that he was shameless.
In fact, Qingfeng knew that Geng Jinhua was hiding outside the kitchen, but she wanted to pretend not to see it. She could only bite her lips to hold back the tears in her eyes, put on a smile and continue working in the kitchen.
On the other side, Master Geng did not entertain the guests because he was feeling unwell. He returned to the room early and did not ask anyone to wait on him. He only called the eldest lady. The two of them sat in the room and did not speak for a long time. After a while, Master Geng spoke softly. asked: "Did you also blame me back then?"
"I complained." When the wife married Mr. Geng, Mr. Geng's official career was not going smoothly. At that time, the wife was considered a lady of the family. When she got married, she swore to love her for the rest of her life. However, only five or six years later, Mr. Geng married again. The second room, but the eldest wife was not noisy at all, just like Qingfeng today, so the eldest wife particularly cherished Qingfeng and couldn't help but worry about Qingfeng. "Our matters are over. We only look at the present. We are afraid that Qingfeng will not have a good life in the future."
"Yes." Mr. Geng nodded, knowing what he knew. After thinking about it, he asked, "Do you still have the key I gave you back then?"
"After Jinzhong left, I was not in the mood to take care of the family affairs, so I left it to Third Sister." The eldest lady replied in a low voice.
Mr. Geng glanced at the eldest lady and suddenly felt guilty. He grabbed the eldest lady's hand and said, "You have been wronged over the years."
"What kind of grievances do I have? After all, the second sister and the third sister are ordinary people. If we want to say grievances, I'm afraid it's Qingfeng who will be wronged." When the eldest lady thought of Qingfeng's humble appearance, she said sigh.
Mr. Geng sighed: "I thought so too. I was afraid that the woman would be unscrupulous because she had an heir in the Geng family, so I asked you where the key is."
"Master, do you mean to give the key to the master's house to Qingfeng?"
"I think so too."
"Absolutely not." The eldest lady waved her hands quickly.