He couldn't even remember how many people it was. It seemed that ever since he was promoted again, his popularity had suddenly improved.
Forget it, it was better to discuss with his master and mistress to bring forward his marriage with Yu 'er! He couldn't let those ignorant people disgust Yu 'er.
However, Situ Lang hadn't thought of how to bring up the matter of him and Yu 'er's marriage to his master and mistress. On the other side, Jia Min caused trouble again.
Jia Min had just finished attending a certain madam's flower-admiring banquet. The moment she returned home, she poured herself a cup of herbal tea. However, she still couldn't suppress the anger in her heart, so she raised her hand and smashed the teacup in her hand.
"Aiyo … My good madam, what happened?"
Granny Sun looked at the teacup on the ground and frowned.
This was madam's favorite teacup set. How could it be smashed? It seemed that madam was furious this time! Which ignorant person offended madam?
"Granny Sun …"
Granny Sun was now over seventy years old. Originally, Jia Min had already prepared a house and servants for Granny Sun. She wanted to send Granny Sun out of the manor to enjoy a good life.
However, after Granny Sun's child died, only she and her husband were left. Later, her husband also died. She was unwilling to leave the manor alone. In her heart, the person she was most worried about was Jia Min. Naturally, she wanted to stay and accompany Jia Min. In the end, she begged Jia Min to let her stay in the manor.
Jia Min also felt sorry for her wet nurse. In her heart, this wet nurse who had taken care of her since she was young was more important than Jia Min's mother.
Since Granny Sun was unwilling to leave the manor, Jia Min arranged another quiet residence for Granny Sun behind her courtyard. She also sent a servant to take care of Granny Sun.
However, Granny Sun couldn't stay idle. She would come to accompany Jia Min every day. Although she was old and couldn't do anything, she had to see Jia Min every day and talk to her so that she could feel at ease.
"My good madam, what happened? Why are you so angry? Be careful not to hurt your body. If that happens, Master, Brother, and Sister will be worried and distressed. "
"Granny Sun, that person is really too hateful. I've never seen such a shameless person in my life."
As it turned out, Lady Jia had been requested by Shi Bu Shangshu's wife to come to the fu to admire the flowers and attend a banquet. She did not expect to meet Mei Hanlin's wife there.
This Mei Hanlin was the one who had an engagement with the Xue family.
Originally, their family had nothing to do with the Lin family. Even Mei Hanlin usually did not have much contact with Lin Ruhai. This time, Madam Mei suddenly came to talk to Jia Min. At first, Jia Min thought that it was another person who came to make connections. After all, one was a first-rank minister, and the other was just a fourth-rank scholar in the Hanlin Academy.
However, Jia Min had never thought that Madam Mei was such a person.
That Mei Hanlin also had a concubine's daughter, but Madam Mei's own methods were formidable. That concubine's mother died in "dystocia" when giving birth to her, so that concubine's daughter was raised by Madam Mei's side since birth.
Now that Situ Lang was in the limelight, Mei Hanlin listened to the words of his colleagues, and his heart was moved by the position of "concubine" in Situ Lang's fu.
When Madam Mei heard Mei Hanlin's words, she calculated in her heart and felt that it was very suitable.
Although that concubine's daughter was raised by her side, she did not have the slightest bit of love for that child in her heart. Who let that mother of hers be a vixen who took the master's favor?
Furthermore, wasn't the position of concubine suitable for her? Just like her vixen mother.
However, she heard that Situ Lang was truly capable. It just so happened that she could be a helper for her son. It could be considered as repayment for raising her for so many years.
After thinking it through, Madam Mei began to think about how to stuff that girl into Situ Lang's fu.
During this period of time, many people helped that Situ Lang's "matchmaker", but they were all rejected by him. Madam Mei also knew about it.
However, this Madam Mei was still very confident in the girl that she had "trained".
It had to be said that this Madam Mei also had her means. When she handed it over to Mei Hanlin, Mei Hanlin had not yet made a name for himself. He was just a poor scholar. For Madam Mei to be able to reach this point, for Mei Hanlin to be promoted to a lower class fourth-rank Hanlin Academy attendant scholar, and for Mei Hanlin to be in control of Mei Hanlin's backyard, it was impossible that she did not have some means.
However, just like the "poor flaunting wealth", Madam Mei was used to being a tyrant in her own backyard, but she forgot the identity of her own family. She actually set her sights on Jia Min and Situ Lang.
Madam Mei first asked someone to inquire about Situ Lang's whereabouts. When Situ Lang went to the study room to buy something, she also brought her concubine's daughter to the study room and let her servant girl have a "beautiful encounter" with Situ Lang.
Madam Mei was very satisfied with this "encounter". She had raised her concubine's daughter for so long, so she knew that she looked like her mother. She had a fox-like face, but to be honest, she was indeed lovely, weak, and pitiful. Looking at her made people want to hug her in their arms and protect her.
Just look at her family's master. She was clearly a concubine's daughter, but he doted on her very much. He even personally taught her to read and write. Even her son did not receive such treatment.
She was a beautiful, lovely, and talented woman. She did not believe that there would be a man who would not be moved.
Looking at the two people who were "chatting happily" at the side, Madam Mei felt that the person that she had "trained" had "already" captured Situ Lang's heart, so she was ready to start the second step.
Today's flower appreciation banquet was a good opportunity for Madam Mei to carry out the second step of the plan.
In Madam Mei's opinion, that man was not greedy. Previously, so many people had "matchmakers" for Situ Lang. Could it be that there was really no one that he liked? Now, they were all rejected by him. It was most likely because of the pressure from his future in-laws.
Madam Mei was "a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers". She did not think that there was anything to be afraid of in the Lin family.
Today, she saw Jia Min at the flower appreciation banquet. After thinking for a while, she came forward to talk to Jia Min.
However, the content of the conversation made Jia Min want to tear her mouth off on the spot.
"Bah! I've never seen such a shameless woman. She's in a hurry to use her own family's virgin daughter as a concubine. No! What virgin daughter? A real virgin daughter from a good family? Who would 'meet' a man outside by chance? What talk about life, ideals, and poetry? She's actually talking about such things in front of others. She really doesn't know what she's talking about. I've never seen such a shameless person. "
After Jia Min finished speaking, she drank a cup of tea. She picked up the teacup and wanted to smash it again. Fortunately, she was stopped by Granny Sun in the end.
Jia Min now remembered that Madam Mei had proudly accused her in front of everyone, as the "mother-in-law", of stopping her son-in-law from taking in concubines. She even mocked her for not tolerating anyone and dominating the master. She did not even have a concubine in her own backyard, and now she was interfering in her son-in-law's backyard.
Bah! What a vulgar woman from a lowly family.
After hearing Jia Min's words, Granny Sun was also very angry.
Jia Min could be considered as a proud daughter of heaven. When she was a young lady in the family, it was the most glorious time of the Jia family.
Later, when she married Lin Ruhai, Father Lin and Mother Lin were still alive. Although there was pressure from her parents-in-law, at that time, the Lin family's power was not bad. Coupled with the Jia family's power, no one dared to be rude to Jia Min.
Even after Father Lin and Mother Lin passed away, Lin Ruhai was already able to shoulder the burden of the family. Therefore, in Jia Min's life, except for a few words of gossip at the beginning because of the issue of her children, no one dared to be rude to her, and no one dared to speak to her like that.
Therefore, not to mention Jia Min, even Granny Sun was so angry that her whole body was trembling.
After all, Granny Sun had lived for so many years. She had seen and heard a lot. Although she was now living in the small courtyard behind Jia Min's house, and it was very quiet, the gossip inside and outside the residence did not escape her ears.
Although Situ Lang was only a fourth-rank official now, he was still young. During this period of time, he could be considered to have limitless glory in the capital.
Now, there were many people who were envious of Lin Ruhai for making a move early and choosing such a good "son-in-law" for his family.
Although some people were only eyeing the position of concubine in Situ Lang's backyard, they were afraid that there would be some ambitious ones in the future.
She knew that Situ Lang was someone who valued friendship, but who could guarantee that the people outside did not have bad intentions? Therefore, although she was reluctant to let her sister get married early, with the current situation, it was better to let the two children get married early.
After hearing Granny Sun's words, Jia Min also understood that the earlier she married the two children, the earlier the matters outside would be resolved. However, first, she was reluctant to part with Yu 'er, and second, she had not vented the anger she suffered today!
After Situ Lang returned home from court, he heard the housekeeper talking about the "rumors" outside, and he spat out the mouthful of tea he had just drunk.
"What Miss Mei, where did this Miss Mei come from?"
When did he know a Miss with the surname Mei, and when did he talk about life, ideals, and poetry with this Miss Mei!
Wait, the study room!
He seemed to have met such a Miss in the study room, but he really did not talk about life, ideals, or poetry with that Miss. At that time, he was being pestered by that Miss and only thought about how to escape.
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