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

When Wang Wan saw Wang Xifeng, she saw that her complexion was not very good, she only raised her eyebrows, but she didn't speak. She fiddled with the chessboard in her hand, quite eager to try, but she was not good at chess, she only played backgammon with herself Come and play.

She has never been able to play with such elegant things, and she is impatient to play with them. What she cares about in life is to feel comfortable in her heart, as long as she feels good, then it is good.

This kind of attitude can't be said to be wrong, it's just different from the current mainstream. For example, she always likes to lazily bask in the sun, which is considered lazy and uneducated in the eyes of others.

Wang Wan squeezed a chess piece, and Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Isn't my aunt always impatient with chess?" Why is she looking at it with great interest now.

"I don't have anything to do, so I just play by myself." Wang Wan smiled, shook her head and said, "It's not a big deal."

Wang Xifeng carefully looked at her expression, she was peaceful and not haggard, she was a little puzzled, she laughed and said: "My niece is here to congratulate my aunt today."

"Oh?" Wang Wan raised her eyebrows, thinking about playing chess, and asked lazily, "Congratulations?"

"Of course it's Sister Bao's business." Wang Xifeng twitched the corners of her mouth and said with a smile, "Now that Sister Bao is serving as a female official in Qianyuan Palace, isn't that a happy event?"

"Congratulations." Wang Wan said perfunctorily.

Wang Xifeng suddenly felt aggrieved, she squeezed her lips, and couldn't help asking: "But niece offended my aunt? Why do you treat my niece like this?" He said that he was wronged.

Wang Wan glanced at her and was silent for a while, as if she wanted to see her heart.

Wang Xifeng was looked at strangely by her, pursed her lips, and said: "Niece has always been stupid, if there is something to do, aunt can just speak up."

"You really don't know what you did?" Wang Wan glanced at her and closed her eyes.

Ping'er pursed her lips, knelt down and said: "Auntie, please tell me that because of this matter, our grandma can't sleep well all night." Her eyes were red, and she said: "My aunt is very supportive of our grandma. Zhien, she respects you in her heart, which hurts her heart."

"Ping'er." Wang Xifeng scolded in a low voice.

Wang Wan closed her eyes, feeling an indescribable feeling, and sighed after a while: "Forget it, if you listen to me, you can just be your second grandma Lian in the future, don't meddle in other things." .”

Wang Xifeng was a little confused, "Auntie said..."

"Are you still pretending to be stupid?" Wang Wan sneered and said, "Who do you think you can hide from the matter of you and the second wife's profit?!"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and the master and servant were stunned, "No, no, how did you know, aunt?"

She didn't dare to let the second master know about this matter, let alone let her mother-in-law know, otherwise, where would she still be as good as she is now?

Although she is now in charge of the family, she has to report everything to Mrs. Zhang. The elder sister-in-law is soft-tempered, and with the support of her ancestors, she is in charge of the family.

Wang Wan also understood that Mrs. Sun followed Mrs. Zhang wholeheartedly. It was impossible for Mrs. Jia to let Mrs. Sun be in charge of the house, so only Wang Xifeng, who had a relationship with the second wife, was the most suitable candidate.

But how can Jia's house be so easy to be.

"I don't care what you did before, I just say you are now, if you stop as soon as possible, then I will treat you as a niece. If you ignore dissuasion, what will happen in the future has nothing to do with me." Wang Wan What he said couldn't be more clear, it's impossible for Wang Xifeng not to understand.

"What I can know, do you really think that others will not know?" Wang Wan frowned, looked at her with a look of reluctance, and sighed: "That's because Mrs. Zhang is kind-hearted, I don't believe you will Doing such a thing, but if she really doubts it, she can find out." She glanced at Wang Xifeng and said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if you were saved by Mrs. Zhang?"

Mrs. Zhang is that kind of typical lady from a big family. She was not selected by Jia's mother, but that was what the old lady meant.

Wang Xifeng's face was pale, and his lips trembled a little.

She knows her mother-in-law's character better than anyone else, if this is saved, she might not be able to keep her anymore.

"Aunt..." Wang Xifeng looked at Wang Wan with pleading eyes.

"If you don't repent, I can't help you."

"Auntie, please save Feng girl." Wang Xifeng cried hastily: "I don't know that all the money I earn is money from bad intentions, but Feng girl can't do anything about it."

"No way?" Wang Wan sneered, "If you didn't meddle in the internal affairs of Jia's house, how would you let yourself get to where you are now?" She shook her head and said, "Look at your mother-in-law and your sister-in-law, How did they do it?"

"Do you really think that they are neither greedy for power nor profit?" Wang Wan waved her hands, and said, "It's just the mess in Jia's mansion, they are afraid of the stench!"

In short, the Jia family has nothing to do with her, but she didn't want to say anything, she waved her hand and said, "Go back."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and said: "Auntie, what can I do?" She wiped away her tears, and said: "The old ancestor came here today to make Auntie soft, and let Auntie not think about herself, We should also consider the little sister Bao in the palace."

"And don't worry about her." Wang Wan snorted, and said: "You just ask your ancestors, if she dares to do something to Bao girl, can Concubine Xiande bear the consequences?" She waved her hand and said : "Since you have already torn your face, why bother to be so hypocritical."

Wang Xifeng was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "But the young lady is the empress of the palace after all."

Wang Wan rolled her eyes, but said nothing.

She knew that Yuan Chun was the concubine in the palace, but it was a bit strange that this concubine came to be a concubine. Yuan Chun surrendered to the fourth prince back then, but he had a scheming plan, otherwise he wouldn't be concubine now.

But Wang Xifeng didn't ask any more, just said in a low voice: "The uncle in the house asked me to ask my wife a word."

Wang Wan was a little strange, "Master? Jia Hu?"

"Exactly."

"What?" Wang Wan asked with raised eyebrows, a little curious.

"I regret asking my aunt." Wang Xifeng was obviously a little strange.

Wang Wan was stunned for a moment, but somehow understood, she sneered, clapped her hands and said: "Regret?" She snorted, and said again: "No matter what I do, Wang Wan never regrets."

Wang Xifeng twitched the corners of her mouth, saluted Wang Wan, and then left.

Wang Wan nodded her chin thoughtfully, and sighed, "I'm afraid something big will happen to the Jia family."

Tongwen blinked, looked at Wang Wan suspiciously and said, "What's the big deal?"

"How can I save it?" Wang Wan smiled, ignored her, and played checkers by herself again.

The Lin family's marriage proposal came very quickly, and it was Lin Xuan who came in person. Wang Wan smiled and said, "Did your master tell you?"

"Yeah." Lin Xuan nodded with a smile on his face.

"Would you like it?" Wang Wan couldn't help asking. Lin Xuan's marriage is really difficult. He is pampered, but it is also an investment, an investment in weaving a network of relationships. Lin Xuan's current status is not enough for the aristocratic family to ignore his fate as a lone star and marry off the young ladies who have worked so hard to raise him.

"I am willing." Lin Xuan blushed a little, and seemed to be happy, he said: "I have seen Sister Chan'er several times, and I have heard her mention that she is the girl that Master and Auntie fancy, naturally It's excellent."

"You know her identity now." Wang Wan said affirmatively.

Lin Xuan didn't refute, nodded and said: "I heard what Master said."

Wang Wan nodded and said, "She is a good girl, treat her well."

"I will."

Since the two families have no objection, it is natural to exchange Gengtie and horoscopes. Although Wang Wan is worried on the surface, in fact, she does not do many things. Cui Ziyan takes care of almost everything. good sign.

The date of the engagement was chosen in October of this autumn, when the fruits were fragrant, Wang Wan was in charge of the family members, Xue Pan greeted the male guests, and they all set up a table, which was very lively.

In private, Cui Ziyan cared more than anyone else, but when it came to the engagement day, he did not appear in front of everyone, he didn't want to affect his daughter's marriage in the slightest.

After Wang Wan heard this, she was silent for a while, she thought, he is a poor man.

The outbreak of the Jia family broke out very quickly. During the great court meeting, Jia Hu wrote a letter to withdraw the plaque of the Rongguo Mansion. According to the title Jia Amnesty inherited, it should be the residence of the first-class general. The plaque was taken back, and the House of Internal Affairs went to Rongguo Mansion to re-measure the lintel, and the over-made house utensils in the mansion were remanufactured and taken back.

Jia Hu has gained a good reputation, but Wang Wan can predict the attitude of Jia's mother facing this situation. Thinking about it, Jia's mansion is not very peaceful now.

Wang Wan didn't care either, she only vaguely heard that the first room and the second room were having a lot of trouble, and Wang Xifeng was ill, so she didn't care about anything else.

After Chan'er got married, Xue Pan embarked on the journey southward, saying that he was not worried would be a lie, this era is not like before, there are bandits and robbers robbing wealth on the road.

During the Laba Festival, Qiaozhu was confinement, and Wang Wan went to see him. He was a fat boy, and Qiaozhu's face showed the pride and satisfaction of being a new mother.

Wang Wan thought, Qiaozhu at that moment was undoubtedly the most beautiful.

After the Chinese New Year, Qiaozhu returned to work in the shop, and the Xue family mansion became more and more cold, but now only Xiangling is with her.

Looking at the servants coming and going, Wang Wan felt a little disappointed.

"Xiangling, when you find your family, you and Pan'er will get married." Wang Wan patted Xiangling's arm supporting her, and said with emotion.

Xiang Ling's face was a little shy, "I listen to my wife."

"Heh, listen to what I do. When the time comes to find your parents, they will make decisions for you." Wang Wan smiled.

Xiangling pursed her lips, suddenly worried, and asked cautiously, "What if I can't find it?"

Wang Wan patted her arm and said: "It's okay, I don't expect Pan'er to marry a noble girl, she is uncomfortable, and Pan'er is also uncomfortable." Just like she and Xue Cheng, if she came If it was earlier, maybe she could fall in love with him slowly, but unfortunately, it was too late, Xue Cheng had already broken his heart for her and abandoned him, and it was impossible for Wang Wan to put his heart on someone who no longer cared about him. on one's own.

She and Xue Cheng can only say that this is fate and there is no one to blame.

Xiangling was by her side these days, Wang Wan looked at her for a long time, and understood that she was a good girl, since she and Pan'er liked each other, she would not be that wicked person.

One day, Wang Wan and Xiang Ling were checking the account books in the shop, when she saw Qiao Zhu rushing in, with a look of surprise on her face, she said: "Madam, I saw Qiao Cui."

"Qiao Cui?" Wang Wan raised her head in surprise and said, "Didn't she go back to her hometown?" Then she walked out and asked, "Has she come to Beijing?"

"Your servant does not know, Qiao Cui looks very embarrassed, she came alone." Qiao Zhu said hastily.

"Let's go and have a look." Wang Wan quickly walked a few steps, only to see that in the side hall, Qiao Zhu was dressed in shabby clothes, and his clothes were badly worn, sitting on a third of the chair, looking a little numb.

Wang Wan looked at her in surprise, a little surprised, she remembered that she left a lot of money to Qiaocui at the beginning, plus what she saved on weekdays, how could there be such a down-and-out time now?

Seeing Wang Wan standing up quickly, Qiao Cui seemed to feel ashamed and angry again, subconsciously took a step back, Wang Wan said: "How did you become like this? Who bullied you? Where is your husband-in-law? Where is your son?"

Qiaocui burst into tears when she heard this, "Ma'am!" Then she knelt down and kowtowed, "Msanggong was beaten to death by the Zhen family!"

"Get up, what's going on?" Wang Wan frowned, unable to imagine what had happened.

Qiao Cui gritted her teeth, her eyes were full of hatred, "My husband, because of his literacy and ability to settle accounts, worked as a bookkeeper in a pharmacy in Tongcheng, but he didn't expect that they would burn him alive in the shop."

"What?" Wang Wan's eyes widened, "Do you know who did it?"

"It's the Zhen family!" Qiaocui gritted her teeth and said, "Only the Zhen family can do such a thing!" Qiaocui clenched her fists and said, "The medicine shop is very famous in Tongcheng, the boss is very nice, and often Heal some poor people for free."

Wang Wan nodded, and Qiaocui continued: "The boss has a daughter who is very beautiful, and she even learned embroidery from me."

"The second young master of the Zhen family fell in love with Hongyu, and insisted on taking that Hongyu as his concubine. When Hongyu refused, the second young master of the Zhen family led someone to destroy the medicine store, and then let the gangsters harass the medicine store, and even stole She ran into the backyard to insult Hongyu, and was driven out by the shopkeeper and others. The shopkeeper had no choice but to report to the police, but he didn't expect that the pharmacy caught fire a few days later, and no one came out!" Qiao Cui gritted her teeth. Said: "Who else could there be in the Zhen family?"

Qiao Cui cried: "Msanggong dotes on Xiaobao and keeps him by his side on weekdays, all of them are dead, all of them are dead!"

Wang Wan said nothing with a sullen face, her legs were a little stiff, she sat down slowly while supporting the table, she thought, how could this person be so ruthless?Pharmacies are all in the business of curing diseases and saving lives, so how can they waste the lives of others for their own selfish desires?

"The Zhen family..." Wang Wan raised her head blankly, and said dryly, "What can I help you with?" Yes, after all, she is just a merchant. The Zhen family has a concubine in the palace. A nobleman, and a prince who even avoids saints by three points, what can she do to help Qiaocui.

"Qiaocui...you stand up." Wang Wan asked Tongwen to help her up, and said, "I can't help you with this matter at the moment." She looked at Qiaocui and said seriously, "It's true that we can't shake the current power of."

"At present?" Qiao Cui's eyes lit up, she obviously knew her master very well, and said: "I can wait."

It's not that she doesn't know anything, she doesn't know anything, she naturally knows the power of the Zhen family, but if she is in Tongcheng, she can't have any influence on the Zhen family by herself, but it's different in Beijing.

Wang Wan nodded, and said to Qiuyun: "You help your elder sister Qiaocui to wash up, prepare some food, and let her have a good rest."

After Qiu Yun saluted and left, Wang Wan rubbed the center of her brows and said, "This group of beasts."

Qiao Zhu's complexion is also not good, she and Qiao Cui can be said to have grown up together, now that Qiao Cui has become like this, she feels sadder than anyone else.

"Go and accompany her." Wang Wan waved her hand, feeling a little tired.

Tong Wen waited in front of her and said, "Madam, let's go back and have a rest."

Wang Wan nodded, and then asked, "How is the Jia family?"

"The family is separated, and the old lady lives with the second room now." Tong Wen said, "I heard that the old man bought a new house outside, and the big house and his family are all in the yard."

Wang Wan sneered, "The second master lives in the first-class general's mansion, but he doesn't know whether he is guilty or not." He raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't he the one who cares about the rules the most? Previously, he lived in the main house, but now even the entire general's mansion is in danger." It's theirs."

"The old lady is still a first-rank order now, and the eldest room naturally wants to listen to what she says." Tong Wen shook his head and sighed: "It's just that the second room is making a lot of trouble. Because of the plaque, the old lady is annoyed by the eldest room. It is said that the uncle proposed to live outside."

Wang Wan nodded and pondered for a moment, then didn't ask any more questions.

As for the Zhen family, it's really strange. Ever since the sage boarded the plane, hasn't the Zhen family always behaved with their tails between their legs?Why are you so arrogant now?

Because in Wang Wan's view, the Zhen family really can't last long, and it's not a day or two since the third prince has been hostile to the sage. There has been a period of reluctant harmony, but the body of the Supreme Emperor is probably not very sharp now.

Wang Wan sighed, even so, she doesn't have the guts to go against the Zhen family now, the Zhen family is different from the Jia family, Jia Yuanchun's time as a concubine is short, and she is not very favored, but the Zhen family has a concubine, Concubine Zhen had been in the palace for decades, and now she often accompanied the Emperor. As long as Concubine Zhen said a word, Wang Wan was destined to be overwhelmed, and maybe even her life would be ruined.

Therefore, at least now she doesn't dare to go against the Zhen family. If she really goes against the Zhen family, Wang Ziteng probably won't mind taking care of her.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than man for the knife and me for the fish.

Qiaocui stayed at Xue's house like this, she still waited by Wang Wan's side, she was much more silent than before, she just worked silently and didn't speak.

Wang Wan knew that she was hurting in her heart. It was a knot in her heart, and nothing others said would help.

The Taishanghuang's health is getting worse and worse, and in the spring of this year, he finally reached the end of his life, even if he is a nobleman, he cannot escape birth, old age, sickness and death.

The sage was waiting by the side with his clothes untied, and she only heard Cui Ziyan say a few words about this, other people would not say these things to him.

The death of the Supreme Emperor is a national mourning. For a hundred days, no lanterns, festoons, music or singing are allowed. The whole country is in mourning.

After Xue Pan came back, he brought a monk with him. Seeing that he was a bit old, Wang Wan took a careful look and said, "Is this Xiang Ling's father?"

Xue Pan was also a little speechless, and said: "It's a long story, let Xiang Ling meet him first."

Wang Wan nodded, and then noticed that Xue Pan's arm was a little weak, and quickly asked, "What's wrong with your arm?"

"It's okay." Xue Pan shook his head and said, "I met a group of robbers on the road, and thanks to Liu Erlang's help, my son escaped."

Wang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly checked whether he was injured or not. Seeing that there was nothing serious, she sighed and said, "In the future, I must thank him well."

"Son, save it." Xue Pan smiled, and said: "Tomorrow, my son invites him to have a drink at home, and mother must ask someone to prepare the noodles for the table."

"You don't need to worry about it." Wang Wan glared at him before saying, "Pan'er, no matter what, Xiangling's status won't help you at all. Have you thought it through?"

"Yes, my son has thought it over clearly." Xue Pan pursed his lips and said seriously: "My son likes her."

Wang Wan understood, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Since you understand, then mom won't stop you. After the national filial piety, you should get married, otherwise the girl will stay at home without knowing it. It's not appropriate."

While they were talking, Xiangling and Zhen Shiyin came out, their eye circles were a little red, and they seemed to have cried.

Zhen Shiyin walked to Wang Wan's side, clasped his palms together and saluted, and chanted the Buddha's name before saying: "The world is in trouble, and the poor monk should go back."

Wang Wan twitched the corners of her mouth, and the monk saluted Wang Wan again, and left without saying anything.

Wang Wan and Xue Pan couldn't help looking at Xiang Ling, her eyes were red, and she said after a while, "Father said, you came to see me today just to end the world of mortals."

What kind of father is this, Wang Wan really despises this kind of person, her own daughter has been lost for so long, and now she finally found it, but it turned out to be for the sake of ending the world of mortals, it was extremely selfish.

But she has made up her mind to go, so what else can she say?

During the national mourning period, Wang Wan stayed at home every day and didn't walk around casually. This is the middle of Beijing, so it's better to obey the rules.

Time always passes quickly. After the national funeral, the marriage between Pan'er and Xiangling was also put on the agenda. Wang Wan didn't plan to make a big deal. Xiangling had no father or mother, and they were picked up by the Xue family, so there was no one to marry. Wang Wan asked Yunhui for help, and then let Xiangling go out from Tang's house.

When she drank daughter-in-law catechu for the first time, Wang Wan couldn't tell what it was like, there was joy, bitterness, and maybe loss.

It turned out that it had been so long, and her son had already married a wife.

Xiangling is very well-behaved. Since she married Xue Pan, she has been serving Wang Wan every day. With her by her side, Wang Wan feels that life is not so difficult.

She began to teach the housekeeper Xiangling hand in hand, after all, she was kidnapped and sold, and although she has been in the Xue family, she is like a girl, Wang Wan has never taught her anything, since she is married, it is natural to let her learn more of.

Wang Wan is already familiar with many things in human relations, and she will get used to them after seeing more.

"In a few days, Pan'er wants to entertain a few friends at home, so I will leave it to you." Wang Wan sat in the pavilion admiring the lotus, smiled and said to Xiangling: "You can try it yourself, only you have done it yourself. Only then will I know what to pay attention to when holding a banquet in the future."

"But I..." Xiangling hesitated.

Wang Wan said with a smile: "Don't worry, our family doesn't have as many rules as those high-ranking families, just try it."

Xiangling smiled, nodded and said: "I will definitely do it well."

Seeing her seriousness, Wang Wan smiled and said, "Look, you're nervous." The two found a boat again, played in the lotus pond for a while, and then returned to the yard.

Wang Wan was a little tired and couldn't help leaning on the soft couch to rest for a while. While half asleep and half awake, she heard a loud noise coming from a distance. Just as she opened her eyes, she saw Tong Wen running over in a hurry, and her voice couldn't hide her surprise , Said: "Madam, pack up quickly, there is an order from the palace, let the wife go to receive the order, the uncle is already in the front yard."

"What's going on?" Wang Wan couldn't react for a while, but let the little girls clean up by her side, and Xiangling also ran over, apparently already cleaned up, "Does mother know what's going on?"

Wang Wan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's probably related to Bao girl." Since entering the palace, she has never seen her again, even if people wait for the news, it's just that everything is fine. Kind of, nothing to worry about.

After Wang Wan tidied up, Xiangling helped her and walked towards the front yard.

The little eunuch was talking to Xue Pan, seeing his beaming face, Wang Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, seeing this expression, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

The purpose is very simple, just say that Bao girl is virtuous and virtuous, point Bao girl to Lord Ke, and choose an auspicious day to get married.

Wang Wan felt dizzy for a moment, she never expected that this girl would really have such good luck, before, she only dared to think about it for herself, but she never dared to say that to others, but she didn't think that she would really Became Princess Ke.

"Mom, my sister will be back tomorrow." Xue Pan said with a smile.

Wang Wan nodded, as if she suddenly remembered, and quickly ordered: "Clean up quickly, and clean Bao girl's boudoir again."

Xue Pan looked at his mother's energetic appearance, the corners of his eyes and brows were full of happiness, the look in his eyes flickered, and he sighed secretly. It's not that he didn't know that his mother was unhappy, and he didn't feel that his son was with his husband before , but there are some things he can't do, she can give his mother everything, and she can rely on her for everything, but he will never allow his mother to remarry.

Sitting alone in Baochai's room, Wang Wan couldn't help but see the past. At that time, Baochai was still a little girl, and she liked to talk to her the most. She was very close to her, always mother and mother. Calling her, she has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and she never makes people worry about it, which is much more worry-free than Xue Pan's monkey.

Now it will soon become someone else's family, Wang Wan can't tell the loss in her heart.

Baochai's house has basically remained unchanged. Someone comes to clean it every day. Picking up the wooden comb in front of the dressing table, Wang Wan gently combs her hair. She still remembers the small one, Lie on her back and comb her hair slowly with a comb. Thinking about it, Wang Wan laughed, but after a while, tears slowly flowed out.

That night, she didn't fall asleep at all, and it was always the girl who tossed and turned, making Wang Wan's heart sour and sweet, an indescribable feeling.

On the second day, she got up early and couldn't help but dress herself up neatly. Her daughter finally came back.

Baochai was sent back by Cui Ziyan, he was riding on a tall horse, his eyes were stern, not as gentle as before, when he saw Wang Wan, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said: "Bao girl is back, she is fine. "

Wang Wan pursed her lips, glanced at Cui Ziyan, and said stiffly, "Thank you."

"There is no need to say these three words between us." Cui Ziyan shook his head, looked at Wang Wan carefully for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Take care."

Wang Wan turned her head slightly, hummed softly, Cui Ziyan tightened her grip on the whip, and moved her lips, but in the end she didn't say anything, got on the horse, and left in a blink of an eye.