Aunt Xue nodded in tears and ordered someone to do it.

After the doctor took the medicine, he washed his hands and went outside.Smilingly, he said to Aunt Xue and Baochai: "Madam, please don't worry, Mrs. Xue only suffered some skin trauma, and after taking the medicine, he recovered a few days later. Fortunately, the people in the yamen were sympathetic, and they were more lenient. Otherwise, the two If the top ten boards are laid down, there will be too many people who will not be able to get out of bed in three to two months."

Aunt Xue frowned: "You mean the people in the yamen showed mercy?"

"It's a big deal." The doctor sighed.

Aunt Xue waved her hand, dismissed the doctor, and sat beside Xue Pan's bed with a sigh.Xue Pan was still cursing and complaining to his mother, but Aunt Xue was not thinking about it, and just made a few perfunctory remarks.Seeing his mother's indifference, Xue Pan shut up wisely and continued to moan and yell in pain.

When Xue Pan fell asleep, Aunt Xue covered him with the quilt and walked out with a lot of worries.Baochai asked someone to prepare refreshments, and obediently helped her mother to sit down.

"When I saw my brother just now, I felt that my mother had something on her mind, but what happened?"

Aunt Xue shook her head: "It's not a big deal, but I suddenly remembered those few words your father said before he died."

Baochai remembered that before his father left, he deliberately drove away the others, and left his mother alone in the room to talk to his son. The time was not long, just a cup of tea.Baochai thought that his father was just saying something like thanking his mother, but now it seems that is not the case.

"What did father say to make you so uneasy?"

"It's nothing, I just said a few words about your aunt's family." Aunt Xue pondered carefully, but still not quite sure, she raised her head and grabbed Baochai's hand and asked, "Good boy, are you going to talk to me?" Tell me, should we listen to your father?"

"Of course I should listen." Baochai replied without hesitation.The father is the head of the family, and because of his hard-working housekeeper, the family is what it is today.There is no one in the Xue family who is convinced by her father. The person Baochai admires most is her father. A lot of knowledge about how to deal with people was taught to her by her father, and all of them are not easy to use.What's more, father's last words, no matter what, are good for the Xue family and us.

Aunt Xue also thinks this is the reason, but it is really difficult for her to choose between her family relationship and her husband.

"Mom, what is it that makes you so hesitant?"

"Your father told us to stay away from your aunt!" Aunt Xue said loudly, still unable to get over this hurdle in her heart, her words were very excited.

Baochai was taken aback, Aunt?Seeing his mother's excited expression, she must be the aunt who married into Rongfu in the capital, his mother's biological sister.The relationship between mother and her sister is very good. They used to correspond frequently. It is strange to say that the number of letters has decreased in recent years.

"Ma'am, there is a letter from the Rong Mansion in the capital." Nanny smiled and presented the letter.

Baochai was surprised, really thinking of something.She was also a little nervous, so she sat next to her mother and got closer to see what was written in the letter.In the front, I still wrote greetings, expressing her grief when she heard the news of her father's death.It has been a year since his father passed away, and Baochai has long been used to bury his sorrow in his heart, so he doesn't feel anything, he quickly reads backwards, and sees the two words "entering Beijing".Jia's aunt invited them to Beijing!

Baochai secretly observed the expression of her mother, Aunt Xue, and seemed to be moved.It's no wonder that her mother has the best relationship with her, and now that her father is gone again, it's just when she needs someone to comfort her, and besides, her uncle's family is also in the capital, so this trip can be regarded as being taken care of in all aspects.

"A few days ago, I heard the mother who went out tell me that the princesses and princesses are planning to recruit attendants."

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter in surprise: "Are you going?" Seeing her daughter nodding her head, Aunt Xue understood what she meant, and sighed: "Forget it, just go, don't worry about whether you can choose, Just take it as a way to see your uncle."

Baochai nodded, seeing her mother relaxed after making a decision, she was happy for her.

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "I also figured it out. Your father's words must be reasonable, but we are relatives, and we have to get along with each other. The big deal is to be careful when we get along in the future." To settle the accounts, she and Mrs. Wang married each other, so they should put their own interests first.She just kept this in mind, and didn't believe that her sister could deceive her about anything.

In the early morning, Qian Xiaoqiao got into the carriage and was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by the magistrate's master, who handed him a letter, Qian Xiaoqiao saw that it was a letter from his family, and looked at the master in puzzlement.

"It arrived last night. The messenger didn't know where the master lived, so it was delivered to the government office late at night."

Qian Xiaoqiao thanked the master, opened the letter and read it with a gloomy expression.The master felt that it was not a good thing, so he didn't dare to disturb him, so he hurriedly bowed his hands and bid farewell.It happened that Xue's family came to see them off with a few things, Qian Xiaoqiao frowned and accepted the letter, raising his hand to look at them.

"Madam ordered us to send these snacks and dried fruits to Mr. She to eat on the way. Madam also said that she will go to Beijing after she has finished taking care of Jinling's affairs in a few days. Please send Mr. She a message to the old lady and the political masters. Son."

"Understood." Qian Xiaoqiao collected the things and sent him away.Hurry up and order Zhu'er to set off, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid Jinling won't be able to get out.

After more than a day and a month, it was the rainy season in midsummer, and several counties were affected by disasters, and bandits took the opportunity to make trouble.The emperor sent local troops to suppress the banditry, but the disaster was still there.The emperor did not forget that Jia She was still on his way back to Beijing, and he was too lazy to send an imperial envoy there, so with a stroke of a pen, he ordered Jia She to appease him in an urgent memorial.Qian Xiaoqiao was ordered by the emperor to stop halfway to appease the affected people on behalf of the emperor and distribute relief food.This matter was handed over to Qian Xiaoqiao with absolute certainty. She dared not neglect every sum of money and every catty of food, for fear that a small mistake of hers would make the victims hungry and sick, or that he would be negligent. Cause "unnatural" death.

Qian Xiaoqiao tried his best to help the victims, appease the masses, and led local officials to rebuild their homes.In the spring of the coming year, all the farmers happily took the seeds distributed by the court to plant the land, looking forward to a bumper harvest in autumn, so the disaster relief work was considered to be over.

Qian Xiaoqiao was finally able to leave for Beijing and arrived in the capital just as the peony flowers were falling.

When Qian Xiaoqiao went back to change his clothes, he listened to Mrs. Xing talking about the changes in the family in the past few years.First, Jia Zhu died of illness. At the end of last winter, when she was still in Jinling, she received a funeral letter; then Jia Lian’s daughter-in-law Zhang Qiaoer gave birth to a son this spring.Then there is Daiyu. After all, Lin Ruhai listened to Mother Jia's arrangement and sent Daiyu to the capital, and the time when she followed Qian Xiaoqiao back home was just a matter of time.

One of Qian Xiaoqiao's other concerns is the housekeeping power. Madam Wang bullied Zhang Qiaoer, a newcomer, and took away the housekeeping power every two months after she left. Unfortunately, Jia Zhu was seriously ill, and Madam Wang had to delegate power.Later, after Jia Zhu died of illness, Zhang Qiaoer became pregnant, and Mrs. Wang took the time to seize power, but it happened that Mrs. Xing came back just in time, and was replaced by Mrs. Xing. Today, most of the housekeeper power is still in Mrs. Xing's hands.Mrs. Wang also has the title of "co-organizer", but she manages mostly chores.

Qian Xiaoqiao felt a little downhearted, so he went to the old lady's room to say hello.Jia's mother hadn't seen her eldest son for many years, and she missed her eldest son very much, and she was very enthusiastic in asking questions.When Qian Xiaoqiao was answering one by one, he caught a glimpse of Daiyu sitting next to Jia Mu.Lin Ruhai really sent her here.Daiyu seemed to feel his gaze, and suddenly raised her head to meet hers, then nodded shyly, as a nod of greeting to her eldest aunt.

Qian Xiaoqiao raised the corner of her mouth in interest, and looked at Daiyu out of the corner of her eye. She always felt that this girl seemed to have something to say...

The next day, she had an audience with the emperor, and Qian Xiaoqiao was praised by the emperor. The emperor allowed her to take a salary at the level of a prince, and work in the Ministry of Rites to take charge of sacrificial matters.After struggling for so many years, Qian Xiaoqiao finally found a place in the capital as Jia She.After leaving the palace, Qian Xiaoqiao suddenly remembered King You who brought her in. The so-called kindness of acquaintance should be repaid by the spring. When she came back this time, she also brought a carved jade qin, a specialty of Yangzhou, to give to King You.Although he didn't bring anything with him, Qian Xiaoqiao still asked the bearers to pass by Youwang's mansion.From afar, Qian Xiaoqiao could see the whiteness of Prince You's mansion through the window screen, and he got closer to see the white cloth used for funerals hanging on the gate of the mansion, and there were no guards outside the mansion to handle it.Qian Xiaoqiao's heart tightened, and she asked the sedan chair to turn around. After leaving the street, she sent Zhu'er to investigate.Qian Xiaoqiao found a nearby tavern to sit down and wait for news.

After a while, Zhu'er came back after inquiring, and whispered to his master's ear: "When spring just started, Lord You suddenly contracted typhoid fever, and died on the seventh day of last month, and now people have already buried themselves in peace."

"It turned out to be like this." Qian Xiaoqiao lowered his eyes and stayed expressionless for a while, his brows gradually frowning.She stood up suddenly and told Zhu'er to go back first, he wanted to walk on the street by himself.

Zhu'er knew that the master respected King You, so he must be sad and would not like others to see him, so he nodded obediently and led him to leave.But he was also worried, and dismissed the others, and he turned his head around and followed the master secretly.

Qian Xiaoqiao drank a few sips of herbal tea, then paid the silver, got up and walked to the street where Prince You's Mansion was located, walked to the front door of Prince You's Mansion on foot, and knocked twice.After a while, the door opened, revealing the head of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.Qian Xiaoqiao explained why he came, and the boy asked him to wait a moment and closed the door.After waiting for a while, the door opened wide, and Qian Xiaoqiao saw Guan Shi Wang Cai with a solemn face.

Wangcai asks Mr. Pardon to come in, mentioning the death of his master, Wangcai weeps sadly.He led Mr. She to the throne of King You, and while Mr. She was worshipping, he turned around and went to the second room, and took out a letter to give to Jia She.

The author has something to say: he will come back.

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