Aunt Xue of the Red Chamber is not easy to mess with

Madam Qi left Xue's house with a livid face. It can be said that she was kicked out. How could she swallow this breath? Grandma Qi blushed with shame. If possible, she wanted to directly cover her face with a handkerchief. Anyway, there is no need to be so embarrassing. She has never encountered such a prestigious thing when she grows up. Speaking of which, Xia Wen'er has never suffered. When the Xia family had an accident, she had already married The Qi family has nothing to do with the married woman. Although the Qi family has suffered a little due to the loss of her mother's family, her mother-in-law is a real aunt and can always protect her.

"How dare a small merchant treat me like this, it's really deceiving!" Mrs. Qi snorted coldly and said very dissatisfied.

Xia Wen'er pursed her lips. Although she was angry, she didn't want to deal with the Xue family. After all, the Xue family knew what her younger sister looked like when she was down and out. God, she couldn't imagine that if her own sister was saved by people What would others think of her after living in the world and working as a housekeeper for a merchant. Therefore, she wished that she would have nothing to do with the Xue family, but her aunt insisted, what could she do?

Xia Wen'er frowned and thought, she couldn't let her aunt recognize the Xia family of the Xue family, no matter what the cost.

Wang Wan didn't know what their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were thinking. She sent the Qi family away and received Jia Min's post before she rested. It was quite interesting.

The next day, Wang Wan saw Jia Min, but when she saw her, Wang Wan was taken aback. Jia Min was not in good spirits. Although she tried her best to cover up her face with fine powder, she still looked haggard. Wang Wan quickly stood up Come, greet her, and said: "My sister is here, hurry up and sit inside."

Jia Min pulled out a smile, looked around, and said, "This is the first time I've been here with my sister." She brushed her hair and said, "It looks exquisite."

Wang Wan smiled and said, "My sister praised her." She turned her head slightly to look at her, and she could see a bit of struggle in her eyes. After a long while, Jia Min said, "Today I am here to bid farewell to my sister."

"Farewell?" Wang Wan blinked her eyes suspiciously, but suddenly realized that Lin Ruhai was going to let her go.

"Yes." Jia Min nodded, and then said: "My husband has been appointed as the censor of Yanyan, and he will go to Yangzhou to take up the post in a few days."

Wang Wan said with a smile: "Then congratulations to my sister." Isn't Xunyan Yushi just a fat job, there are quite a few people who got involved, the Xia family is probably one of them.

Jia Min smiled wryly, looked at Wang Wan and said, "There is one more thing I want to discuss with my sister."

"Sister, just talk." Wang Wan asked directly without being pretentious.

Jia Min hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My husband and my mother-in-law both like Brother Xuan, but now we are going to Yangzhou, the journey is far away, I am afraid we will not see each other for a long time." She looked at Wang Wan, her eyes widened. There was some bitterness in her heart, but she said: "My mother-in-law is getting old, and her bones are not well. I want Brother Xuan to accompany her to Yangzhou."

Wang Wan didn't know what to say anymore. Jia Min clearly knew that if Lin Xuan was by the old lady's side, she would not feel well for a day, but she still asked Lin Xuan to accompany the old lady Lin, which shows her thoughts, she Although she is a little sensitive and delicate, she is also good at treating people.

"Is this your own idea or Mrs. Lin's idea?" Wang Wan tilted her head and looked at Jia Min's ugly expression. She probably hesitated for a long time when she made this decision, and this woman was probably because of innocence. For this reason, my heart is full of guilt and self-blame for the Lin family.

"You don't understand." Jia Min shook her head and sighed: "Husband, he has never complained about me, and he loves Miss Dai very much, and he has never mentioned Brother Xuan in front of me, but I I know, he must be extremely happy in his heart." Jia Min looked very decadent, her teardrops silently rolled down her face, and said: "Although my mother-in-law complains in her heart, she has never done anything bad to me."

Wang Wan handed over the handkerchief, feeling sorry for her, only to hear her say again: "But it is because of this that I feel even more guilty." She wiped her tears and said: "Because of my body, sister Dai I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and I have been taking medicine since I was able to drink milk. Every time I look at them, I always feel pain in my heart. I am sorry for them."

"Mother!" Baochai ran in sweating profusely. She is more than three years old now, and she is the most mischievous. Wang Wan never restrained her, running wildly all over the yard, and now she looks extraordinarily energetic.

"Slow down, slow down!" Wang Wan looked a little shameful, after all, there are outsiders around, so it's fine to be crazy at home, what should I do if outsiders see and spread some gossip?Although she doesn't care about it herself, the society does.

Baochai made a face at Wang Wan, and saluted Jia Min graciously, then ran to Wang Wan's side, leaned against her and said coquettishly, "Mother, we will also offer incense at Tantuo Temple tomorrow." Okay? I heard that the mountain behind Tantuo Temple is full of pear blossoms, so let’s go and see if it’s okay.”

"Okay, okay, if you want to catch up tomorrow, mom will take you there." Wang Wan pinched her little nose with a smile, and said, "Go out and play by yourself, don't disturb your elder brother Xuan's study, you know."

"Mom, I also want to eat lotus root powder osmanthus candy cake, crab powder lion head, West Lake vinegar fish and crispy duck, can you ask sister Tong Hui to make it for me!" She reported the names of several dishes with a face. , without stuttering, it can be seen that the speech is smooth now, Wang Wan twitched the corners of her mouth, and muttered, you can eat so much by yourself, but I didn't expect the little guy to hear it, and said with a straight face: "Mother, daughter It's growing up."

Wang Wan pinched her chubby face, snorted, but annoyed the face-conscious little girl, and ran out quickly.

Jia Min looked at Baochai's lively back, sighed, and said, "This is Sister Bao, I've heard it from my sister-in-law before, but I have never seen it before." Thinking of her frail appearance, she felt a little sad .

Wang Wan glanced at her, and said with a smile: "Bao girl is a bit out of character after all, she always thinks that she is young, and she has never restrained her. Just be stronger and eat more." She shook her head and sighed with a smile, "If I'm still such a chubby girl in the future, I'll have enough to worry about."

"That's good." Jia Min had some envy in his eyes, but his eyebrows twitched, and he said, "You just said that children can get better by running and jumping more, but is it true?"

"Naturally." Wang Wan raised her eyebrows and said, "The more you walk around, the more delicious your meals will be, and this person will appear energetic."

Jia Min frowned and nodded, but said: "Brother Xuan, please ask my sister to ask him personally."

Naturally, Wang Wan didn't object, and the two talked for a while before Jia Min left.

The Lin family went to Yangzhou in March of Yangchun, and Lin Xuan went with him because he was going back to Suzhou, so it was safer.

Counting it this way, she hasn't seen Mrs. Wang for several months. When she saw her again, she looked very strange, with conflicting emotions of joy and melancholy flashing in her eyes. There was a joy on his face, but then he sighed and said, "Sister... are you okay?"

Wang Wan was a little puzzled, but she nodded and said, "Very good, is sister okay?"

"I'm fine too." She pursed her lips, looked at Wang Wan with complicated eyes, and said after a while, "Your niece has entered the palace..."

Wang Wan raised her eyes and thought about it. It should be Yuan Chun who entered the palace. Yuan Chun was raised and brought up by the old lady. Her appearance, talent and sentiment are all excellent. From Wang Wan's point of view, this woman is one who can only be seen from a distance but not played with, and she is completely different from her.

"Uh, what do you mean by the old lady?" Wang Wan asked cautiously. In her opinion, the palace is definitely not a good place to go. Even if Baochai grows up in the future, she will not let the girl participate in the election.

"That's what I meant." Wang frowned, but said: "I can't do anything, if I don't enter the palace to fight, then there is no place for us in the Jia family!" She was quite He said angrily: "The housekeeper was taken back by the old lady to Mrs. Zhang, and now our mothers can only rely on their first wife!"

Wang Wan didn't have the nerve to speak. Shouldn't the housekeeper's rights belong to the Zhang family? It seems that the Zhang family is back, otherwise they wouldn't put pressure on the Jia family. But he will never oppose the Zhang family on such a trivial matter. After all, the Zhang family has three older brothers, which will be a big help if he enters the dynasty in the future.

"The Zhang family has an elder brother who can help her, but me, I have an elder brother and a younger sister, but they don't help me." She glanced at Wang Wan and cried, "Now every month Living on such a small amount of money, your nephew is still so young, and your niece is still in the palace, so there is no need for money."

Wang Wan was silent for a moment, knowing what she meant, sighed secretly, took a 100 tael silver note from her purse, handed it to Wang, and said, "Sister, use it first." She really felt that she Intuit generous.

But Wang's complexion was not very good-looking, obviously a little dissatisfied, Wang Wan just pretended not to see it, joking, she is not willing to be taken advantage of like the original owner, well, she will get money if she is coaxed.

"Do you know which palace my niece is assigned to?" Wang Wan said suddenly, Yuan Chun will be a virtuous concubine in the future, so which palace she serves in now can be used to infer who will become the emperor in the future.

Hearing Wang Wan's question, Wang's face was filled with joy, and said: "Thanks to the empress's blessing, the eldest girl has been assigned to the East Palace as a female secretary."

Wang Wan's eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn't believe it, and hurriedly asked: "But Prince Yizhong is old?!"

"Isn't that right?" Wang glared at her, and said: "Our family has some face in front of the old thousand-year-old, and the big girl can suffer less grievances in the East Palace." She was obviously very satisfied.

Wang Wan frowned tightly, she couldn't tell what was going on in her heart, in short, it was a bit unpleasant, she had only glanced at the Red Mansion, she had never even read it through completely, in the book her daughter wrote In the poems I wrote, I just remembered a line about how to take advantage of the wind to send me to the blue sky, so that she can figure out what's going on, but it's really hard for her.

"Sister... did brother say anything?" Wang Wan looked at Wang carefully, and then asked softly.

Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Wan wonderingly, and said, "After the big girl enters the palace, what can brother do?" Besides, the East Palace is a place that no one can ask for. Maybe brother can find a better place ?If there are better ones, there are indeed those who serve the emperor, but the big girl is young, so she can't let the big girl serve an old man at a young age. To be honest, Wang Shi is not very willing.

Wang Wan didn't talk too much. After all, this road is blocked. Prince Yizhong will definitely not be the final winner. She doesn't want to put the entire Xue family on the boat that is destined to capsize.

"Qiu Wei is going to be in a few months. Zhu'er is going back to Jinling to take the provincial examination. I want him to go back earlier and have time to study." Wang said, she was obviously very satisfied with Jia Zhu. , with a face full of joy, said: "Our master has passed the exam several times, so I count on Zhu'er. This child is good at learning and has a good temper. His wife is honest, but she always feels wronged." Pearl."

Wang Wan casually comforted her a few words, then returned to Xue's house with a heavy heart, she thought, maybe she should go see Mr. Cui.

"Oh, it's quite strange today." Cui Ziyan looked at Wang Wan who was sitting in front of the window of the private room, chuckled lightly, and said, "Is there anything you can't talk about at home? Are you coming here?"

Wang Wan got up to greet Mr. Cui and sat down, then said: "It's just that some words are not convenient." Xue Cheng has always disliked her asking too much about imperial power, so she didn't want to attract his attention at home, so she decided It was said outside that this teahouse is Wang Wan's own property, and there will never be any eavesdropping.

Cui Ziyan was wearing a long gown, he only raised his eyebrows when he heard this, took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Xue can't save me, right?"

Wang Wan bent her lips and smiled, which was a tacit agreement.

Cui Ziyan laughed out loud, looking at Wang Wan was quite meaningful, he just suddenly remembered that this gentle looking woman would send someone to beat up Xue Cheng on the streets of Jinling, every time he thinks of it, he always finds it funny.

Wang Wan frowned, a little puzzled, but this did not prevent her from being annoyed, she patted the table, and said, "What are you laughing at?" Seeing that he gradually stopped laughing, he said angrily, "Looking for you!" It's something to do."

"I know, you won't come looking for me if nothing happens." Cui Ziyan nodded generously.

Wang Wan frowned and said, "It's a very serious matter."

When Cui Ziyan heard this, he hurriedly sat upright and beckoned her to say.

Seeing his appearance, Wang Wan thought it was weird, subconsciously scratched her chin, stared into Cui Ziyan's eyes, and then said: "My sister, oh, is the second wife of the Jia family, and sent her daughter to the East Palace." He didn't say anything else, just stared closely at his eyes, not missing a single bit.

Cui Ziyan heard the words, and then slowly suppressed his smile, tilted his head slightly, and said, "What do you want to say?"

Wang Wan looked at Cui Ziyan and shook her head, "I just think it's inappropriate."

"What's wrong?" Cui Ziyan followed up and asked.

Wang Wan raised her eyebrows, looked at him but changed the subject, and said: "I heard that the Fourth Prince beheaded many corrupt officials because of disaster relief last year, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River are all grateful to him."

Cui Ziyan only smiled slightly, but said nothing.

Wang Wan only smiled, and said: "It's just that the Zhen family's influence in the south of the Yangtze River should not be underestimated. Knowing that the Fourth Prince is investigating the case, is it true that the Zhen family has no way to deal with it?"

Cui Ziyan remained silent.

Wang Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but took out a brocade box, pushed it to Cui Ziyan's side, and said, "This year's New Year's Eve is good. The stewards in my shop say that the people's life is good, and the harvest on the village is also good." It will be fine."

Cui Ziyan opened the brocade box, and saw that there was indeed a stack of bank notes inside. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Wan, and said, "Ma'am, what do you mean?"

Wang Wan sighed pretentiously, and said: "It's just to buy peace of mind." Then she stood up, looked at Cui Ziyan and said, "I heard that the Yellow River burst and flooded many families. I feel uneasy, and I think Mr. Cui can help me relieve this worry."

Cui Ziyan looked at Wang Wan, squinted his eyes, and nodded after a long while. I have to say, this thing is really indispensable.

Wang Wan waited for him to nod, then bent the corners of her mouth, turned around and left, no matter what Yuan Chun would do in the future, but now that she has entered the East Palace, this also represented the Jia family's attitude, their Jia Shi Wang Xue, She has always been sympathetic, she has to do something to remedy it, she doesn't want to be involved in this turmoil because of the Jia family, and now she can only gamble, Prince Yizhong is impossible, Zhen Although the third prince of the noble concubine seems to be the most beneficial, but the Zhen family was confiscated in the end, then the third prince is naturally impossible, and the most likely one is the successor fourth prince. Although he seems not to be liked by the emperor, he has a cold temper But he was doing practical things, and Cui Ziyan was assassinated in Jiangnan first, and then the Fourth Prince went all over those officials to the end, so there must be evidence.

It is not difficult to understand Cui Ziyan's assassination. He must have discovered something and was chased into Beijing. Only the Zhen family and the third prince in Jiangnan have this ability.

Cui Ziyan sat where he was, drank another cup of tea, and then put the brocade box into his arms, with a smile in his eyes, this woman is incredibly sensitive.

Because of Cui Ziyan's reason, Wang Wan slowly let go of her heart. Once again, she felt that her successor son was definitely the most likely candidate to become emperor. It is not recognized that the fourth prince is the only son besides the old thousand-year-old. If he cannot ascend the throne, then the new emperor will definitely not leave a son's life behind.

But she didn't expect that the meeting with Cui Ziyan this time would cause her a little trouble.

At this moment, Wang Wan stared wide-eyed in astonishment, and asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

"Ma'am, someone from the Lin family is here, saying that Master Xuan's father has passed away." The boy said again: "The boy from the Lin family is outside."

Wang Wan quickly said, "Let him come in and answer."

After a while, a small young man came in, wiped the sweat off his face, and said, "Greetings, madam."

"You don't need to be too polite." Wang Wan waved her hand quickly and said, "Tell me what's going on? Where is Xuan'er now? And what's going on with Master Lin?" Master Lin shouldn't be very old. Bar.

"Return to your wife." The young man hurriedly said: "Master Lin went home to observe his filial piety, and our housekeeper followed." Then he said: "I don't know exactly what happened, but I just said that I fell ill suddenly. just go."

Wang Wan frowned, and asked suspiciously: "Is there no sign?" Seeing the young man's embarrassed expression, Wang Wan waved her hand, but she felt embarrassed for this young man, after all, he was just a servant in Lin Ruhai's family, but Not from Gusu Lin's family, sighed, and said, "Go and rest first." After letting the young man back down, Wang Wan frowned. So, without his father at this time, the stepmother has her own son, how can she treat him well?

Wang Wan sighed, even though she was worried, she couldn't help it, she just said: "Let the second steward come."

After Xue Ye came in to greet Wang Wan, he said, "Madam, what orders do you have?"

Wang Wan glanced at Xue Ye, and said: "You pay some silver taels from the account, and go to Gusu with the little brother of the Lin family, and help Xuan'er a lot." Seeing Xue Ye's response, she said: "Xue Ye Ye, you just need to follow Xuan'er's orders, don't pretend to be smart to make decisions for him, do you understand?"

Xue Ye hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Madam, don't worry, Xue Ye understands."

"Well, you go and clean up, go as soon as possible." Wang Wan waved her hand, and Xue Ye backed out.

Wang Wan supported her head and rubbed the center of her brows, but Xue Cheng frowned and said, "Don't worry too much."

Wang Wan nodded, but sighed after a while: "That child has a heavy heart. He studies hard every day, but it's not that he doesn't mean to show his father." She rubbed her sore eyes and said again, "Now that Master Lin is gone, I'm afraid there will be no room for him in that family."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Cheng reprimanded her, saying: "Don't let people listen to these words, after all, it is Xuan'er's mother."

Wang Wan didn't argue with him, she just chuckled and said, "It seems that Lin Ruhai really likes Xuan'er."

Xue Cheng raised his eyebrows, but he didn't refute. He also thought so in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have let the housekeeper follow Xuan'er to Gusu City.

That's fine, isn't it?

May and June are good days, and the flowers and plants are rushing to bloom. Wang Wan goes to many happy events every day, whether it is the marriage of the host family, the birthday of the west family, or the full moon of the child. I also met a lot of people, including officials' ladies, generals' wives, and businessmen's ladies, all of them are of various levels. What surprised Wang Wan the most was the invitation card from the Fourth Princess.

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