Chapter 208 A Word
Looking at Hao Ling's interesting appearance, Ding Page laughed, but he was vaguely proud of his ideas.
The man in front of her is her husband and her **. She belongs to her all her life.
"Madam, we should go out. Don't let grandma wait." Hao Ling lowered his head and rubbed the forehead of Ding's page, and said gently and whispered.
Ding Page nodded, and then took Hao Ling's hand out.
Of course, the etiquette is limited. As soon as the couple went out, they immediately let go of their hands tightly. Ding Page was indeed a little unhappy at the beginning, but when she thought about an era, there was an era of etiquette. Since she lived in this era, she had to learn to accept it.
The dinner was also very happy, and I didn't know how Chen Yuan's affairs were going. Hao Ling didn't say it, and Master Hao didn't mention it at all, as if nothing had happened, and Master Hao's attitude towards Ding Page was still faint. He neither liked it nor disliked it.
After dinner, the family was about to disperse when the old lady suddenly said, "Ling Er, wait for a minute. Grandma has something to say to you."
Hao Ling had already learned what happened in the afternoon from Ding Page. Naturally, he also knew what the old lady was looking for him. He had something in his heart, so he stood still and didn't go out.
Subconsciously, Ding Page also stood beside him and did not go out.
Aunt Shen and Hao Lingwei had already taken a few steps. Hearing the old lady's words, the two of them came back in a hurry. They looked at Ding Page with a smile on their faces and looked like they were watching a good play.
Hao Lingzhu has always been cold-hearted. Hearing that the old lady was calling her brother, she hesitated for a moment and paused. As for Master Hao, he did not move at all and was still sitting in place.
Hao Yu didn't know why, so he ate early and then went back to his west courtyard.
The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at the people in the hall and said, "Lingzhu Lingwei, you two sisters go back first."
Hao Lingzhu got the order, saluted the old lady respectfully, and then went out. However, Hao Lingwei was full of disappointment and reluctantly went out.
"Sit down. What are you doing standing?" The old lady said in a light tone.
Everyone sat down in their seats, waiting for the old lady to speak.
A kind smile appeared on the corners of the old lady's mouth. She looked at Hao Ling and whispered, "Ling Er, there is something I want to ask you what you mean."
Hao Ling said respectfully, "The ancestors just say it, and the grandson is listening."
The old lady said, "Ling'er, now that the page is pregnant, I can't live with you anymore, so as not to be bad for the child. Look, do you need to give you two concubines?"
Hao Lingsu looked down, shook his head, and said seriously, "Ancestor, there is no need to mention the concubine. I'm not going to take a concubine."
The old lady's face turned cold when she heard the words, and her eyes looked gloomyly at Ding Yizi sitting next to Hao Ling. When she thought about it, how many men did not want to take a concubine? All I can say is whether I have the ability to have a concubine. Now Hao Ling actually rejected her proposal. It must be Ding Shizi who blew the pillow wind in his ear earlier.
Ding Yizi lowered his head and played with the handkerchief in his hand. Suddenly, he felt like a thorn in his back. He subconsciously looked up and saw the old lady's fierce eyes. Suddenly, she was so scared that her heart beat missed a beat.
Really, it's just not letting her grandson take a concubine. As for hating her so much? She didn't do anything to apologize to her.
Hao Ling saw the old lady's eyes looking at Ding Page and quickly helped Ding Page to explain, "Ancestor, I don't want to take a concubine, not the meaning of the page."
The old lady snorted softly and obviously didn't believe what he said.
"No matter whether you agree with this matter, that's what I decided! As the young master of Hao Mansion, you can't even have a servant around you. Since the page is pregnant, there must be someone else in your room!" The old lady said stubbornly and stopped listening to Hao Ling at all.
Aunt Shen was overjoyed and quickly added firewood and said, "Old lady, that's what I mean. I think the master had so many concubines back then. If the young master didn't have many concubines, wouldn't he be laughed at by others?"
Seeing Aunt Shen's unusual happiness, Master Hao frowned and asked, "Xiuer, you didn't take the initiative to bring this up, will you?"
The old lady was stunned when she heard the words. It's just that Hao Ling was unhappy. What did Master Hao play? His son has a concubine. What's wrong with him as a father?
Aunt Shen won't say that she took the initiative to mention it to the old lady, otherwise Master Hao would have to kill her. She quickly waved her hand, shook her head and said to Master Hao, "Sir, I really don't mean it. You can't wrong me."
Master Hao snorted coldly and obviously didn't believe Aunt Shen's words.
The old lady doesn't have time to think about where Mr. Hao's sulking is. She only looks at Hao Ling and continues to say, "That's it. I'll take a good look later and help you choose two obedient people to enter the room."
Hao Ling frowned and was about to refuse. The old lady suddenly reached out and stroked her temple. She frowned and said to Wan Niang, "Wan Niang, I'm a little tired. Help me into the house."
Wan Niang looked at Ding Yi's page worriedly, respectfully reached out to help the old lady up, and slowly walked out of the dining room.
As soon as the old lady left, there were few people left in the dining room. They were all people who knew what Shen Yan and Aunt Shen had done. Master Hao had no scruples at the moment. He asked Aunt Shen directly again, "Xiuer, tell me the truth, did you mention it on your side?"
Aunt Shen shook her head repeatedly and said aggrievedly, "Sir, that's really not what I mean."
Since the last time Aunt Shen and Shen Yan teamed up to harm Hao Ling, how can Master Hao believe Aunt Shen again? Even if she is now acting as if she is innocent, Master Hao still has a trace of guard against her.
"If you didn't take the initiative to mention it, it's naturally the best. Remember that I didn't say anything about last time. It's just to save face for you. If Shen Yan steps into the door of Hao's mansion again, don't blame me for showing mercy to you.
Hearing Master Hao talking to him like this, Aunt Shen, who was not in a good mood, was even more cool at the moment. Did the couple for more than ten years get such cruel words in the end?
Master Hao snorted coldly, got up and went out, regardless of how ugly Aunt Shen's face was.
Hao Ling and Ding Page also stood up, and they were ready to leave. Ding Yizi saw Aunt Shen's sad face and fell into the stone without hesitation and said, "Auntie, even if you really want to find a mother's family to enter Hao's house, you'd better not let Shen Yan in again. Anyway, she is a sinner who almost killed her father-in-law. How could her let her stay by her father-law's side?"
Aunt Shen restrained her sad look, stood up suddenly, stared at Ding Yizi fiercely, and said in a low voice, "It's the master's business whether the master agrees or not, as long as the ancestors agree. What is Yan'er's mind? Hao Ling knows better than me. Does she really want Hao Ling's life? Humph... Anyway, my Yan'er is much better than you. Since you are pregnant, you can raise it well. Don't make waves all day long.
After saying that, Aunt Shen also went out of the dining room without looking back, leaving the little couple looking at each other.
Ding Page pouted slightly, looked at Hao Ling aggrievedly, and muttered, "Sir, look..."
Hao Ling nodded and said seriously, "I know, Madam, don't worry, you don't have to say too much."
Ding Yizi was so relieved that he leaned his body into the arms of the people around him, full of satisfaction.
The old lady stubbornly insisted on giving Hao Ling a concubine, insisting that Ding Page, who is pregnant, can't take good care of Hao Ling, and there will be too much negligence. Taking this opportunity, Hao Ling also said that there was not enough manpower in the East Courtyard, saying that he would buy some more maids.
Now that Ding Page is pregnant, Hao Fu is naturally still in charge of Aunt Shen. She should be the decision to add people to this East Courtyard. However, Hao Ling Wanyan declined Aunt Shen's kindness, and only said that it was better to choose the page by herself. Aunt Shen insisted for a while. Hao Ling gritted her teeth and didn't let go. Aunt Shen couldn't do anything about him, so she answered and asked them to go out to buy a maid by themselves. However, the moon silver of the maid in the East Courtyard is still included in Hao's official account. There is no need for Hao Ling and Ding Page to spend extra money. Of course, the money for the maid is still paid by the young couple themselves.
With Aunt Shen's words, in two or three days, Hao Ling brought two maids back.
Two little maids about thirteen or fourteen years old stood in front of Ding Page, with respectful and enthusiastic smiles on their faces. Obviously, these two maids were also lively people, very much to Ding Page's spleen and stomach.
In terms of appearance, the two little maids are not bad, their facial features are very beautiful, and their eyes are big and look very bright. The only difference is that one of the maids is a little fat, and her small face is also a little round and looks cute. The other is a long face with whiter skin and looks quite delicate.
Hao Ling led the two maids to Ding Page, then went to the study, and left the rest to Ding Page to do.
Ding Xiaozi knew that these two maids were picked out by Hao Ling from his own village. They are very reliable and absolutely trustworthy.
She smiled faintly and asked, "What are your names?" Tell me about it."
The round-faced little maid took the lead in bending her knees to salute, with a big smile on her face, and replied respectfully, "In the words of the young lady, the maidservant is called Xiaotao."
The long-faced maid then saluted and replied with a smile, "Mrs. Hui, my maidservant is Xiao Liu."