Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

Mrs. Bai had already discussed this matter with Su Shangshu and Su Wenjian, but she still felt a little difficult when she said it, but the more she said it, the smoother she went.

She looked at Han Qiongying and said sincerely: "Qionying, you know what's going on in our family."

"The queen's mother's family, the head of the family is a minister and joined the cabinet. Among the close relatives are the governor, the governor, and the servant. Almost all of them are high-ranking officials and dignitaries."

"Since ancient times, it has been taboo for civil servants and military generals to get married. Fortunately, you are the daughter of General Han, and you married far away in Beijing, so you can be regarded as..."

Han Qiongying saw that Mrs. Bai was hard to say, so she answered, "It's a hostage."

Mrs. Bai sighed and smiled, and continued to explain: "Now if you go back to visit relatives in silence, it will be fine if you come back in two or three months. If you don't return for a long time, you will still carry the blood of the Su family..."

Han Qiongying was also raised as a man since she was a child, and she is not ignorant of these political matters, so she immediately understood what Mrs. Bai meant.

The Su and Han families are now in the entire Dayan, and they are regarded as the pinnacle of civil servants and generals.In the past, when the Holy Majesty was not enthroned, the Su family kept a low profile. Han Qiongying's marriage to Beijing happened to be General Han's hostage, and the marriage was a marriage.

Now that the Holy Majesty is enthroned, the Su family has almost become the head of civil servants, and the Holy Majesty is also vigorously strengthening the army, and the status of Ning Yuan's army is even more prominent.

The marriage between the two families was a matter of the previous dynasty, and it was the holy Yue family, so it would be fine to maintain the status quo.

But if Han Qiongying took the child back to her natal family for two or three years and did not come back, General Han's wife died early, and the only "hostage" in the family was not in Beijing, the Holy Majesty would inevitably be suspicious no matter how much he trusted the Su family and the Han family.

So Mrs. Su Shangshu Bai meant that although she still claimed that the Han family would go back to her natal family to cover up her intentions, the reconciliation and departure would make a big fuss, so that Han Qiongying would carry back all the dowry with great fanfare, to show that the discussion between the Su and Han families was inappropriate , the meaning of grace and righteousness.

Han Qiongying understood this matter, knowing that this is the best in terms of the overall situation, but how should she explain this to Jing Lan and Jingxi?

Mrs. Bai knew her concerns, so she directly took the matter to her, and promised, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Jing Lan and Jing Xi."

In the Rongguo Mansion, Wang Xifeng sent Jia Lian away to go out, and watched Jia Lian glance at Qian Taoer beside her several times, with a slight curve of his lips.

Jia Lian quickly looked away, coughed, and walked away pretending to be serious.

He has been back for more than two months, and Wang Xifeng made Qian Tao'er dress up in a subtle way every day. It doesn't have to be too beautiful, as long as there is a hint of seductiveness.

Two months later, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er, a beautiful wife and concubine, became old people again, while Qian Tao'er, who had been hooking Jia Lian all the time, became the freshest color in the yard.

Jia Lian felt greedy, and asked Wang Xifeng several times about Qian Tao'er's origin, but Wang Xifeng either laughed or annoyed or angrily stopped her back.

Because Wang Xifeng hadn't stopped him from making out with Heping'er for two or three years, so Jia Lian thought that Qian Tao'er would be able to succeed just by asking.

Who knows that Wang Xifeng's magnanimity only reaches Ping'er.The virtuous wife has become a jealous woman again, making Jia Lian unable to leave Wang Xifeng for a while, so she pesters her every day.

When Jia Lian was gone, Wang Xifeng looked at Qian Tao'er, and when she got back to the house, she ordered her not to wear this gold hairpin next time. The thin pink silk flowers were paired with a silver hairpin, and she was also wearing a peach red waistcoat. The white silk skirt is pure and attractive.

After taking care of the girl who was going to give to her husband, sister Zhen went to school when she was old, brother Peng was playing with Ping'er, and Wang Xifeng had nothing to do, so she leaned there and fell asleep.

She planned to accomplish several major events, and now Yingchun's marriage is very satisfactory, and she has given Dafang a lot of help, and it has become a one.

The second is the studies of Jia Cong, the eldest brother's younger brother.

According to the rules of the Guozijian, all first- and second-class endowed students among scholars can take the selection examination of the Guozijian and study in the Guozijian.

Heroes have families of nobles and officials of the fourth grade or above. They can choose one of their nephews and nephews. After the exam, they will enter the Imperial College as a student supervisor.

The masters of Guozijian Middle School are all great Confucian scholars in the dynasty, at least they are second-class Jinshi. If they can be taught by such masters, the probability of passing the exam is much higher than other academies.

Jia She of the Rongguo Mansion has the title of first-class general, and as a rule, there is a quota for sending his children to the Imperial Academy.

However, Jia Zheng was only a fifth-rank official, and he had no quota.

All in all, Rongguo Mansion has only one quota, and Wang Xifeng has long been eyeing Jia Cong to enroll.

Because Jia Cong is still young, he is only 12 years old this year, and he is still not very knowledgeable. It is still a little bit reluctant to take the exam now, so Wang Xifeng thought about bringing up this matter in two years, just waiting for her aunt to make a move.

Brother Bao is thirteen years old, and he heard from his husband that he will be able to take the examination for scholar in a year or so.

My aunt has only one single seedling left, and the future of Brother Bao is what she cares most about.

My aunt and my second uncle have lived in Rongxi Hall for so many years, and they probably regarded the whole Rongfu as theirs.

So no surprises, within a year or so, my aunt and the old lady had to mention Brother Bao's going to the Imperial College.

The sons of the second house were left with a legitimate son and a concubine, and there were only two left in the eldest house.

Jia Lian is already in his twenties, and he has never liked to study. He has a title of honor and donated his spare time as a co-prefect. It is impossible for him to take the imperial examination again.

Brother Cong was still young, so he went to school with him before he looked too crooked. Now that he has studied for two years, he is no longer the same as before with black eyebrows and black mouth.

Don't look at the old man as an asshole, but he is sincerely good to his son and nephew.

After Brother Cong made progress, the Elder Master heard about it and encouraged him by asking questions every now and then.

Not to mention that the old grandpa and the old lady raised their sons carefully. Wang Xifeng accidentally heard the exam questions from the eldest wife, brother Cong, and asked Yingchun again, knowing that the elder is not bad at learning.

Moreover, the Elder Master has some money in his hand, so he is not lenient in giving things to Brother Cong. Brother Cong does well in the exam, and he will give him tens of hundreds of silver for his pocket money.

I really don't know how father-in-law became such an asshole?Could it be that the father-in-law is not fair because the old lady is partial?

The servants of Rongguo Mansion are used to looking at the direction of the wind, and when Brother Cong got up, they naturally flattered them.

In addition, Wang Xifeng worked hard in secret. Brother Cong has worked hard for two or three years. He was praised by others, taught by his master, and he came and went. Now he is energetic and generous, and he is not far behind Brother Bao. .

Some time ago, she had mentioned brother Cong's studies and supervision before the eldest wife and Jia Lian.

Now that the eldest wife is getting close to her grandchildren, and she is able to meet people again, her temperament has changed a lot, and today the elder dares to speak.

She has always flattered the Elder the most, so if there is such a good thing, can you remind the Elder?

Wang Xifeng is already sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, just waiting for his opponent to make a move.

Jia Lian came back too early today.

Wang Xifeng came back from serving the old lady at dinner time, stepped into the courtyard, saw that the main room was brightly lit, and there was a faint figure on the window, so she knew that Jia Lian had returned.

Sister Zhen had already eaten, and she went into the main room with her mother to say hello, and after being looked down upon by Jia Lian for a while, Xiaohong took her back to the house.

Wang Xifeng watched Sister Zhen go out, sat next to Jia Lian, stared at Sister Zhen's back, and said slightly complaining: "Our yard is too small."

"We only have three rooms, we live in the east, and Peng'er lives in the west. The east wing is for sister Zhen, and the west wing is for Ping'er and Miao'er."

"Peng'er will be two years old soon, and in two or three years, he should have his own house to live in. Where can I find a house in Chengcheng?"

Seeing Wang Xifeng frowning there, Jia Lian hugged her, pinched her earlobes, and said with a nonchalant smile, "There are so many yards at home, how do you get into a corner? Go beg the old lady, it's not easy to find a yard nearby?"

Wang Xifeng was not happy when he heard this, so he twisted his body out of Jia Lian's arms, glared at him and said, "Although there are many yards at home, there are not many good ones."

"Originally a good Duke's Mansion was allocated to a small half to the east. Except for the old lady's courtyard and the main courtyard of Rongxi Hall, the courtyard we live in now is small, but the location is not bad. Everywhere is close."

"To the west is the old lady's backyard, to the east is the small garden, and the back is far away from the front. Could it be possible to ask Zhen'er to go to the old lady's place every day for a quarter of an hour to say hello?"

What Wang Xifeng said was urgent but reasonable, Jia Lian couldn't help accepting her frivolity, sat up straight and listened to her carefully.

Seeing Jia Lian getting serious, Wang Xifeng opened his mouth and spoke even faster: "Our family has three younger sisters, and now they all live in the Baosha Hall behind the second wife's yard. Isn't it better because they live close to the old lady?"

"I live far away. I wake up earlier and go to bed later than other people. The old lady thought about it and told me that I couldn't arrive for a long time. What does it mean?"

"It's fine for Zhen'er. At worst, she can be raised in the East Wing. It's okay for my daughter to live with her parents. But Peng'er will always have a study when she grows up."

"One for the second master of the study in the front yard, one for you, one for brother Bao, and one for the teacher to use in class, where is there a good yard?"

"Even Brothers Cong and Brother Huan as uncles don't have a study room, so we Peng'er as nephews, where should we go to think about it?"

After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, he fell down on the pillow with a long sigh, and hummed softly: "We are still the eldest grandson of the elder house, and the yard we live in is not as big as Brother Bao's study."

"We're still young, maybe we're going to have to add children to the house. This small courtyard looked like it was enough to live in before, but in the future, hmph."

Jia Lian's heart was shaken, and she also fell sideways on the pillow, with one hand up on Wang Xifeng's head, and the other hand to comfort Wang Xifeng, her mind wandering about family affairs.

Wang Xifeng knew that it was effective, so she didn't say any more, pretended to be worried for a while, and pushed him: "It's already this hour, I'm going to starve to death if you're not hungry, pass the meal quickly."

When Jia Lian came back to his senses, he also felt hungry, so he ordered to pass the meal.

After dinner, I change clothes and wash up.

Ping'er took the maids to serve the couple with basins. Jia Lian looked at Ping'er, then at Qian Tao'er who was following behind, and thinking about what Wang Xifeng said, he felt that the courtyard where their family lived was a bit small. .

... Among other things, if he takes another concubine, there is no room for him.

The grandson of his majestic Duke's mansion, let two concubines live in the same house?

It's a joke to say it.

Even the two Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao in the second uncle's room are at least three rooms in a row, and there are side rooms and wing rooms.

The more Jia Lian pondered, the more aggrieved he became.

He thought about the fact that they live in such a tight place now because the second uncle's family occupied the best yard in the mansion, so he didn't need to mention the feeling in his heart.