Planning to marry the third master

It is really sad and admirable for a woman to give birth to a child alone without a man at home. Most people would have died of grievance long ago.

Of course, lies can be exposed sometimes. If the man doesn't have it, then the husband's family must have it. If the husband's family doesn't have it, then her own parents must have it. If there is no relative, there will be a lot of gossip and speculation. Fortunately, these words will not reach a woman in confinement.

During the confinement period, the two aunts took good care of her and didn't talk much. In the end, they helped Yuan Jinjin get through the most difficult time.

After the confinement period, as soon as her salary was paid, Yuan Jinjin concentrated on taking care of the child and went out less frequently. No one knew whether her husband came back later, but whether the lie could stand up to scrutiny would take a long time.

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Two years later, Xie Xinnian finally succeeded and Xie Yunxiao had some free time to stay at home to take care of his wife and children. Feng Zhuohua also had another son, and the family became very lively.

Feng Jinzhao served as an official for three years and was transferred to Lin'an. Lin'an was rich, and it was not Feng Jinzhao's turn to work for a family with a small foundation. It was not difficult to guess who arranged this. Maybe it was Baili Jilin, or maybe it was Gu Xingyan, and their purpose might be to hope that Xie Yunxiao would return to the court.

Luo Mingrou was so happy to be with her daughter. She missed her daughter so much after not being around for a few years. Unexpectedly, she ended up at her daughter's place by chance.

There are three grandchildren, Feng Jinzhao and Luo Mingrou are very happy.

However, Feng Zhuoming was working alone as an official away from home and had no one who cared about him, which made Luo Mingrou worried.

Feng Zhuohua helped to deliver the letter. The journey to Longxi was long and inconvenient, so he asked Xie Yunxiao's Yuge to deliver the letter.

Xie Yunxiao kept the letter and did not move. Feng Zhuoming was also among the officials who were transferred. He did not know where he would be assigned to work or whether he would go to Bianjing. He guessed that because of the emperor's guilt towards the Feng family, Feng Zhuoming's official career would definitely have a bright future.

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Yuan Jinjin was very interested in collecting rent, especially the title of "boss", which made her feel that she was not completely useless. She immediately decided to invest more money.

When a matchmaker is around, neighbors will ask her about things. Matchmakers are talkative and can't keep secrets, so after a while, the news that a female householder here has money spread.

After the news spread, people with evil intentions began to make plans.

Yuan Jinjin invested another five hundred taels of silver, one for a small shop and the other for a medium-sized shop. In less than a month, two more households came to rent the shops, both men. Yuan Jinjin acted like a maid and was not afraid of the two men. She signed the lease, took the silver and went back.

When she returned home, a man bowed to her at the door of her house and said in a deep voice, "Are you the owner of this family?"

Yuan Jinjin was puzzled and nodded, "What's the matter?"

The man said, "It's like this. The child inside was crying for a long time but no one answered. I didn't know what was going on and was afraid that the child might get into trouble, so I rushed into the house without any intention. The child has fallen asleep now."

Yuan Jinjin went into the room immediately to see the child. She went out only after the child fell asleep. She calculated the time to do things, but she didn't expect something to go wrong. When she entered the room, she saw a bump on the child's forehead. It looked like the child had fallen from the couch. She immediately picked up the child and took him to the clinic to make sure the child didn't get a brain injury.

When he came out again, the man was still there. Seeing Yuan Jinjin holding the child, he said anxiously, "Is there anything I can help you with? I just happen to be free."

Yuan Jinjin held the child in her arms and bent down to say, "Thank you so much. I was in a hurry just now and forgot to thank you, sir. Where do you live? I will come to your house to thank you one day."

The man bowed and said, "No need to thank me. This child is destined to be with me. If you don't mind, I will help you take the child to the doctor."

Yuan Jinjin refused and said, "Sorry to trouble you, I will do it myself."

The man put his hands behind his back and said seriously, "Girl, I'm telling you the truth. Honest words may be unpleasant to hear. You are alone, and you may be busy with everything. There is no one at home to take care of the child. You are too irresponsible to this child. If there is any accident, no one can bear the responsibility. I saw that this child is closed and timid just now. Maybe it's because of his young age, but if things go on for a long time and the current situation remains unchanged, he will be looked down upon and bullied when he grows up."

With that the man turned and left.

Yuan Jinjin was frightened by what the man said. She always thought about herself and never thought about the future of her child. She didn't have time to think too much at this moment. The most important thing was to take the child to the hospital.

Fortunately, although he hit his head, it was not serious, which made Yuan Jinjin breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, the words of the scholar who came today made her unable to sleep or eat.

After much thought, I decided that this child still needs a father. I should find a man for him early while he is still young and ignorant, so that he won't be laughed at or looked down upon in the future.

Thinking of Xie Xinnian, I don’t know what to do now. If possible, I would like to ask him to come and see the child occasionally. With a family like the Xie family, the child will know where his roots are in the future and will not feel inferior. But, what if he gets married and doesn’t acknowledge this child?

The next day, an idea came to his mind, which was to go to Xie's house to check the situation. Even if he didn't meet anyone from Xie's house, at least the little beggar should know the situation in Xie's house.

He left without hesitation and hired a carriage that day, taking his children to Jinling.

On the way, Yuan Jinjin said to the child, "Nian Nian, let's go see your father."

The little child was a stranger to her father, and even when Yuan Jinjin asked her to meet her father, she felt nothing.

After two and a half days, they returned to Jinling, a city that was both familiar and unfamiliar. Yuan Jinjin was at a loss. She first went to find an inn, took the children to eat something, and rested.

At night, I took the children to visit Jinling City and wandered around the gate of Xie Mansion. There were people coming in and out of Xie Mansion, but they were all from the Second Master's family. That family was not familiar with Aunt Yuan, so they didn't have much impression of her even if they saw her for a moment.

In this way, it is impossible to tell whether Xie Xinnian is there or not.

The next day, Aunt Yuan took her child to wait for the little beggar at the alley entrance behind Xie's mansion.

There were many people coming in and out in the morning, and Yuan Jinjin was afraid of meeting people from Feiyu Yuan. Fortunately, the little beggar came slowly, and she didn't see anyone from Feiyu Yuan or Xie Xinnian.

Yuan Jinjin held Xiao Nian Nian by the hand and called out cautiously, "Little beggar."

In about three years, the little beggar had grown up a lot. When he saw Yuan Jinjin, he was surprised and asked, "You're back?"

Yuan Jinjin shook her head and said, "No, I came to ask you something."

The little beggar stretched out his hand first and asked for silver.

Yuan Jinjin was not stingy and took out a few copper coins and said, "Come on, I'll take you to a restaurant."

Such a good thing, the beggar immediately followed him.

It happened that at this time, Shaoyao went out of the back door and saw the familiar figure of the woman holding the child, but she didn't take it seriously.

All restaurants were not friendly to beggars, so Yuan Jinjin found a stall and ordered two bowls of noodles. To avoid the boss chasing the beggars away, she shouted, "We're together."

The beggar was embarrassed and asked, "What do you want me to do, sister?"

Yuan Jinjin said, "I want to ask you about the young master of the Xie family."

The beggar looked at the fair and tender little baby and asked, "Is this the young master's?"

Yuan Jinjin had nothing to deny, so she said, "Yes."

"It turns out that my sister ran away because she was pregnant." It was common for maids to become pregnant with their masters' children in wealthy families. It was not a rare thing.

Yuan Jinjin said unhappily, "I was asking you, why are you asking about me?"