The maid of the red house

Hearing from Sister Qiao that when Li Wan came to Beijing, Baochai had died in the cold winter and snow. Xueyan couldn't help being startled, and then sighed.The golden hairpin was buried in the snow, did it really fulfill what the verdict said?

Although Sister Qiao also complied with the verdict, her life was far better than what was stated in the verdict. This is also because Sister Feng had already prepared for it.

Xueyan looked at Qiaojie and asked, "Second Grandma Bao is in Jinling, how did she die at such a young age?"

Considering that Baochai was the same age as me, and I was still young, why did Baochai die?Although the Rongguo Mansion has long since fallen, the sacrificial land is still there, and there is no shortage of food for subsistence. Baochai herself is a very shrewd woman, so she should never die early, unless it is due to illness.

Thinking of this, Xueyan concentrated her attention, and she heard Sister Qiao sigh: "Grandmother wrote to Second Aunt, saying that not long after Uncle Bao left, Aunt Bao's old illness relapsed, no matter what kind of medicine it is, it can't be cured. It would be good to have the Lengxiang pills I used to eat, but my family is in ruins, how can I still afford Lengxiang pills? So I coughed for a few years and then got sick."

Although Sister Qiao is young, she has experienced the cruelty of the world, riches and honours, and hardships. If there was no Grandma Liu, her end would be worse than Baochai's.

Xueyan thought to herself that Baochai could only be cured by taking Lengxiang Pills. In fact, she felt that Lengxiang Pills could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. It just suppressed the heat poison brought from the womb. , rainwater, snow, water, stamens, etc. can still be found, but after a few years of work, what is rare is the package of medicine primers with strange smells and smells. Without medicine primers, nothing can be prepared.A desolate family, a widow who lost her husband, and no medicine to attract, all of which showed Baochai's various unsatisfactory conditions.

Xueyan once said privately back then that Daiyu was delicate and frail. Although it was a deficiency caused by the womb, ginseng, cinnamon, and bird's nest were easy to get. Isn't Nian Daiyu extremely good?But Baochai is different, there is no medicine primer, and the family has no money, what can I use to treat the disease?

Unexpectedly, his words became a prophecy.

Sighing a few words, Xueyan put Baochai aside and asked, "Grandma Zhu came to Beijing? When did it happen?"

Sister Qiao thought for a while, and then said: "I only heard from my second aunt that Brother Lan has become an official, so Aunt Zhu came to Beijing to take care of Brother Lan. By letter."

Suddenly hearing that Jia Lan has become an official, Xueyan couldn't help being a little surprised, and pondered: "Brother Lan is an official? I think he joined the army?" The Jia family committed a crime. Lan couldn't pass the imperial examination, but fortunately, Li Wan's family was still alive. Although his father was not a man of peaches and plums, he once offered wine to the Imperial College, and there were many students. It would be a way out to recommend Jia Lan to join the army.

As for Sister Qiao's statement that Li Wan had no relationship with her, Xue Yan felt that although this move was a bit cold, it was reasonable, and it was hard for Li Wan, a widow, to put in so much effort to raise her son.

Sister Qiao felt that she was living a very good life now. Although she was not as rich as in previous years, she seemed more peaceful and happy. She was not envious of Li Wan's mother and son. Maybe Li Wan's mother and son were not living comfortably by themselves. She nodded and said: " Exactly. The second aunt said that Brother Lan and Brother Jun were both civil and military. Since they could not take the imperial examination, they both joined the army and dared to fight in the army. Besides, Brother Lan was a literate person. Because many soldiers in the army were illiterate, Gu Lan is highly relied on by his superiors, and he has already been promoted to the seventh rank."

Xue Yan listened, nodded and remained silent.

Sister Qiao said again: "My sister has returned to Beijing. I wonder if Aunt Lin is doing well in Xihai Yanzi now? Aunt Lin has been there for six years since she left Beijing, and she has never come back. She went to see my mother the other day and heard My mother is talking about it."

When mentioning Daiyu, Xueyan's face was full of smiles. When she left Xihai Yanzi and went to Beijing, she was most reluctant to part with Daiyu. She didn't know what happened to Zhou Bai's body, so she felt very worried, and said: " Everything is fine with our girls, when I came here I mentioned all the grandmas, girls and brothers, and I was thinking about you all."

She originally wanted to say that Mrs. Wang was dead, but she thought that Jialan was flourishing now. Once the news of Mrs. Wang's death came, she would have to return to her hometown to observe her filial piety. After going there for three years, Qingyun Road would have to be broken, so she swallowed the matter .

Xueyan also thought of others. When Xue Biao was doing business, he often traveled between Xihaiyanzi and Jinling and the capital. If they were interested, they might not know that Mrs. Wang had gone, but she didn't know that Xue Biao was not a talkative person at all. Besides, Mrs. Wang was heavily involved in serious crimes, and it was not a good reputation to die in exile, so Xue Biao never said it.

Sister Qiao didn't know the reason, and said gratefully: "It's so good, we can feel at ease in the capital."

All these years, their family has relied on the shadow of their relatives to get peace, especially Daiyu, otherwise she would have been missed by others. She is a poor family, has several family businesses, and she was born neatly. I thought about it, but fortunately, Yingchun came once, the mighty official wife is very dignified, and Jia Yun and his wife often come to visit, so that those who made up their minds can rest their minds.

Zhao Yun, who was next to him, ordered the boy to invite Ban'er to come to him. After meeting each other, he asked about his studies. Ban'er had been in and out of Rongguo Mansion. Now that he has grown up and studied again, he is not timid, and he also knows Zhao Yun An official who once won Ju Ren and is now an official of Ding You, he hurriedly answered respectfully, articulate and eloquent.

Sister Qiao was delighted when she saw this, both Zhao Yun and Xueyan were capable people, and it would be of great benefit to be favored by them.

The world is impermanent, and it is full of emotions. Who would have thought that they would have changed their lives. Some of the former masters were imprisoned, some were degraded to the countryside, and some died early. The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, but the little girl at that time was promoted step by step by her own ability, and became today's fourth-rank imperial order.Although Zhao Yun's official career ended here because of his disfigured face, ordinary fourth-rank officials couldn't compare to Zhao Yun and Xueyan's connections.

After the Double Ninth Festival, Sister Qiao and her mother-in-law came to visit. Xueyan entertained her very thoughtfully. Then she thought that Baner was studying hard at home, so she asked Zhao Yun to write a book and recommended him to study with a very famous Confucian. The family business can also afford it, so I am grateful for it, but I often communicate with the Zhao family, so I won't talk about it later.

But it was said that Xueyan's family went down the mountain to go home in the evening, and went to their rooms to freshen up, so someone came to invite Zhao Yun and Zhao Qi to go there together.

Zhao Yun and Xueyan looked at each other, did they really come for them?

Xue Yan's eyes rolled, Zhao Yun couldn't speak, so she asked Zhao Yun and his son what to do in the past, she opened her mouth, and the visitor naturally couldn't answer, but it happened to be a nephew of the Zhao family who came, and hurriedly said: "Listen. It is said that the nephew of the maiden's family in the palace came to our place. Hearing about his uncle's reputation, Tete came to invite his uncle and brother Qi to come over for a while. Ouch, what a grand occasion, with brocade clothes and jade belts, grand and mighty, what uncle is doing now If you become an official, you can't compare to their ostentation."

Zhao Yun frowned, although he was angry in his heart, he didn't show any signs on his face, he just coughed lightly.

Xueyan listened and asked which family it was. When she heard that it was Concubine De's natal nephew Han Xu, who was only seven or eight years old this year and was the candidate for the Ninth Prince's companion, she guessed Han Xu's intention. Fortunately, She had obtained the news from Yu Liansheng earlier, no matter what the Concubine De and the Han family planned, Zhao Qi would not be selected as the companion of the Ninth Prince today.

Not to mention that Zhao Yun is just an ordinary fourth-rank official, even the big officials of the frontier, they don't want to get involved in the struggle for succession. Of course, Conglong's merits can make great progress, but if he doesn't see it correctly, he will be tabooed by the new emperor, but it will be a disaster. .

Zhao Yun said indifferently: "Apologize for me, now that I am a filial piety, I really can't go to a banquet, drink and have fun."

People who study are inherently arrogant. Although Han Xu is the nephew of Concubine De's natal family and comes from an aristocratic family, but in the final analysis, he is a white man with neither fame nor official position. Filial piety, there is no reason for him to accompany a white body, not to mention that he and Xueyan are of the same heart and do not want to get involved in the struggle for the heir.

Seeing that the visitor was quite embarrassed, Xueyan heard the dissatisfaction in Zhao Yun's tone, and she was also a little annoyed, but she couldn't offend people for no reason. Anyway, make an apology for us in front of the honored guests, and you shouldn't have resigned, but your uncle really can't go."

Seeing the expression of disbelief on his face, Xueyan said calmly: "You also know that our family hurried back from the West Sea coast all the way, day and night. In front of the old lady's spirit, regardless of day or night, with straw mats and brick pillows, she got better after taking medicine for a few days after suffering from the cold, but she didn't dare to let the outside know. My son is coughing, and I was thinking of grabbing two more doses of medicine and frying it, but you happened to be here."

Although Zhao Yun has become an official, the Zhao family is not very afraid, after all, it is their own family, the old patriarch and the elders of the clan can also say a few words to him, but they respect Xueyan very much. Zhao Yun was still useful, so he had no choice but to comply with the words, and went back to report to the townspeople, big and small, and elders who were accompanying Han Xu.

After hearing this, the old patriarch Zhao and others hurriedly confessed to Han Xu.

They have been with Han Xu for a day. Eight of Han Xu's ten sentences are about Zhao Yun and his son. The old Zhao family has only prospered. Why is it favored by the mother and nephew?The old patriarch Zhao is old and doesn't understand the intrigues in the capital, but he has a clear eye and a clear heart. Their old Zhao family has a top-notch person like Zhao Yun, who has always had his own ideas in dealing with people. Li Niangniang's nephew must have his own intentions, so his words are very cautious.

Han Xu is only seven or eight years old, even though he is unparalleled in intelligence, he is also young and energetic. Seeing that Zhao Yun and his son are not involved in oil and salt, the old patriarch's speech is also confused, and there is no useful news, and his face immediately shows three points of displeasure. .

The old patriarch Zhao secretly groaned in his heart, but fortunately he was mature enough to pick some good words to flatter him.

How could Han Xu be the opponent of the old patriarch Zhao, and he calmed down after a while, but he became more and more determined. Zhao Yun and his son didn't know what to do, so they should put Zhao Qi in front of them. The Ninth Prince won't vent his anger on himself?Therefore, I have to stay in the town for a few days.

After Xueyan knew about it, she hurriedly discussed with Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yundao: "I made an agreement with the teacher earlier. After the Double Ninth Festival, Brother Qi will go to study with the teacher. Since they are coming aggressively, let's avoid it. I will send Brother Qi there tomorrow morning."

Xueyan sighed and said, "That's the only way."

Zhao Qi followed Mr. Ning to study, and Han Xu couldn't find anyone, couldn't see each other, so naturally he couldn't make friends. Two things, Zhao Qi already had a place to study, and the concubine and empress would call him to be the companion of the Ninth Prince. The idea is unavoidably inferior.

What Zhao Yun thought of, Xueyan also thought of. One is that Zhao Qi studied with Mr. Ning, and Han Xu couldn’t find anyone. It would be a shame for a group of people to wait for him to be the companion of the Ninth Prince.

Although Zhao Qi was young, he was quite sensible, and he loved reading very much. He heard that Mr. Ning was his father's mentor, full of knowledge, and feared that he would fall behind Zhou Xuan, so he agreed immediately after hearing what his parents said.

Waking up early the next morning, Xueyan and Zhao Yun finished washing up, and carefully checked the salute to the Ning family, lest there be any omissions.

Brother and sister Zhao Qi and Haoer came over hand in hand, and greeted them first.

Now it's early morning, and it's a bit chilly, brother and sister both changed into autumn clothes, Zhao Qi was the only one who went out, and he was not dressed lightly, but Haoer was wearing a jade-colored silver maple leaf jacket, tied with water-green satin and white face The skirt was lined with silk, the old lady Zhao had grown her hair because of her death, and the double maids were tied with blue silk ropes, making her look even more delicate.

Zhao Qisu loves her sister, but this time when she goes out to study, she is afraid that she will not be able to return for several days, and she is very reluctant to give up.

Hao'er heard that she would not see her brother for several days in the future, and her eye circles suddenly turned red.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun hurriedly hugged his daughter to comfort him. Compared with his son who will inherit the family business in the future, Zhao Yun doted on his daughter very much and comforted her for a long time. Come on, take Hao'er with you, let the teacher see you, and then bring her back."

Xueyan said angrily: "Send Brother Qi to study, and take her there, won't it bother sir?"

Hao'er made a face at her, and put her arms around Zhao Yun's neck and didn't let go.

After all, Xueyan couldn't hold back their father and daughter, and besides, she always treated her children equally. If it weren't for the world's preference for sons over daughters, she would have sent Haoer and Zhao Qi to school together, so after breakfast, she let Zhao Yun drive the two of them into the car. city.

Not long after they left, Xiangtao came over and said, "Grandma, all the presents we received have been packed."

They sent out a lot of Double Ninth Festival, and received a lot, because the old snacks in the family could not run out, so Xueyan ordered the subordinates to count and pick out the snacks and wine rulers that could be given away, saying: "According to the previous According to the rules, first give some to the old house and the grandfather’s house, and the rest to each family, don’t need too much, just say to give the children a taste of something new, or use the end of a ruler to make clothes.”

Xiangtao agreed and went to cook by herself.

They will live in Bajing Town for another year or two. Although they keep their filial piety, it's not that they don't socialize with others, but they just don't dare to have fun. Xueyan is rarely at leisure, so he ordered people to take out leather and cloth to make winter clothes, six sets for each master and servants. Two sets of each.

After only a few stitches, someone came in with a post and said with a smile, "Grandma, this is a post from my aunt."

Xueyan hurriedly ordered someone to present it.

The so-called aunt refers to Lai Xinrong, and her husband is still studying hard.

After the Rongguo Mansion was raided, the Lai family suffered greatly. Later, when the case of the Rongguo Mansion was settled, it was discovered that there was a deficit in the accounts, which affected the Lai family, ransacked the house, and sealed the house. The family is rich, they still have houses and land, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there is no shortage of servants to serve them. Lai Shangrong is still his official.

Although Xueyan doesn't like the money embezzled by the Lai family from the Rongguo Mansion, since she is the daughter of the Lai family, she is not alienated from the Lai family. She has not been in the capital these years, but one of the gifts sent to the capital is Lai's.

Now Nanny Lai has gone, and Lai Shangrong has also reached the sixth grade. Lai and his wife did not go to Lai Shangrong's position. Although they can be old ladies and enjoy the wealth there, they can help Lai Shangrong's future in the capital. Will cut off contact with the snow geese, so live in the capital.

Xin Rong posted this time because she had something to ask for, and she planned to visit her in three days. After Xue Yan read it, she hurriedly asked someone to reply.

In the evening Zhao Yun came back from Ning's house with Hao'er, Xueyan said to listen to him, Zhao Yun pondered slightly, and said: "I don't think there is anything important, it's just because we are going back to Beijing, so we come and go."

Seeing Haoer's sleepy face, Xueyan hurriedly asked Citron to take her down to rest, Fang nodded and said: "I think so too, although the Lai family is defeated, the foundation is still there, and the eldest sister is a married daughter, with honor No matter what, the state government can't harm her, but I think it must not be as good as when the Lai family was attached to the Rongguo mansion in the past, and we have to borrow some power to deal with us."

Speaking of this, I can't help but sigh slightly.

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "It makes sense."

After changing the subject, he said, "Today, I would like to greet the teacher. The teacher took the exam for Brother Qi, and kept saying that Brother Qi was stronger than my age. He liked it very much and said that he would teach him everything. "

Xueyan was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Really?"

Zhao Yun nodded, and Xueyan felt even more joyful.

Zhao Yun studied very well in Bajing Town when he was young, but compared with him, Zhao Qi was influenced by his ears and eyes, and received more and better education than him. Zhao Qi was enlightened by his parents and taught by Daiyu. Zhou Xuan went to school together, and they were all people with real talents and learning, and he was naturally talented and intelligent, so he was naturally much better than Zhao Yun.

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.

This is the case no matter which dynasty or generation, that is, if you are good at learning, you will be an official.

Although I don't think so about stereotyped Wen Xueyan, the imperial examination has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is the only way for poor students to get promoted.Only by passing the imperial examinations can one be able to help the country and govern the people. Some people, like Jia Baoyu, say that they are country thieves and ghosts, who study for fame and fortune, but Xueyan feels that it is not possible to generalize, and those students are not only stereotyped One item of literature, and the six arts of a gentleman, etc., so she hopes that her son can learn something.

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "The teacher liked Haoer very much when he saw her. He specially gave Haoer a scientific name and asked us to be a good parent."

Xueyan hurriedly asked what the scientific name was, Zhao Yun said: "The name is Li."

Zhao Li, the word Li seems very vulgar, but it is elegant and has deep meaning.

When Xueyan heard this, she also liked it, so she ordered her servants to change their words and call Haoer Sister Li.

Haoer used to be very outgoing, and didn't pay attention to her studies. After she got her scientific name, she obediently followed Xueyan to read and read. Although she was still mischievous, she seemed a little more stable than before.

After a few days of negligence, Xueyan was pleasantly surprised to find that Haoer's qualifications are also excellent, and her spiritual wisdom is similar to that of Daiyu, so she is very talented in poetry. She was able to write several lines of poems at a young age, and Xueyan felt that her daughter was several times better than herself.

Xueyan specially wrote down two poems written by Haoer, and planned to inform Daiyu when she wrote to her.

The post from Xinrong said that she came here today, Xueyan tidied up, and after a while, she heard that someone had arrived.

Xueyan brought Hao'er to welcome Xinrong in person. Seeing that Xinrong was not dressed brightly, but rather dark, and her face was a little old, she couldn't help being very surprised, and said calmly: "Why didn't sister bring a Brother and sister come over?"

She didn't know that Xinrong realized that at this age, she didn't need to dress freshly like a young daughter-in-law. In addition, her husband had two beautiful maids in the house, so she looked extraordinarily dignified, full of mistress demeanor, and smiled. Said: "I originally planned to bring the children here, but I didn't want to catch a cold the night before, and they were all sick."

Xueyan hurriedly said: "Is it better now?"

Xin Rong smiled and said, "I've already taken the medicine, and I'm well enough, I'm just staying at home."

Having said that, Xueyan still ordered Xiangchun to prepare medicinal materials and supplements, saying: "I don't have any good things at home, but this little supplement is good. It was originally for others to honor my brother. My sister took some home to supplement my brothers and sisters." repair."

Xinrong didn't find it difficult, and he didn't refuse. He thanked him again and again, and then he accepted it.

Xueyan asked Haoer to come forward to meet her, and Xin Rong put her arms in her arms, admiring her, and said: "I met Haoer at your old lady's funeral, and I feel very similar to you, how long has it been? .”

The last time we met, Xinrong gave a generous gift, Haoer vaguely remembered that after paying the gift, she smiled and said nothing.

Seeing Xinrong, she liked it more and more. She wanted to marry Xueyan very much. After all, Xueyan was not the little girl back then. Marriage with her would have many benefits, but her husband couldn't study well, so how could he be worthy of their family of officials? Miss Gongzi, with Zhao Yun and Xueyan, I'm afraid that many people want to miss it.

Xueyan discerned her appearance, smiled secretly, and said humbly: "Mr. Qian'er gave her a scientific name, so she is more prudent. If we meet before the festival, it will be the same as before. I can't help my sister praise her."

Xin Rong boasted a few more words, and after talking for three rounds, Fang raised his eyebrows, with a touch of shame on his face, and said: "It stands to reason that I shouldn't bother my sister, but our old lady said that she is not good, so she needs to use ginseng to make medicine." , there is only some ginseng ointment left at home, but there is no good ginseng. Although there is money, my sister also knows how can there be good ones in the medicine shop outside? I bought ginseng. I went to many pharmacies, but the ones I got were all bad, our old lady was picky, and the ginseng was a little worse, so the master said that I couldn’t bear the money, so I had to come to ask my sister.”

Speaking of this, Xinrong was ashamed, but also showed a bit of vicissitudes.

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly said: "What can we sisters ask for? It's a coincidence. My sister wants ginseng, and our family has a lot of it. Why don't I give my sister two?" She knew that Xinrong lived in her husband's house. It’s hard. In the past, the Rongguo Mansion was still there, and the Lai family was attached to the Rongguo Mansion. Xinrong’s husband’s family enshrined her as a real Buddha. Now that the Rongguo Mansion is gone, the Lai family also lost their big house and 10,000+ property. The family is not as good as before. Some of the fertile land was also occupied by powerful people, and her husband's family immediately changed their attitudes. Fortunately, Lai Shangrong was still an official, and he was quite decent, so they didn't really dare to boss Xinrong around.

Xueyan ordered Xiangtao to get the ginseng that Julien-sheng had sent last time. Xiangtao went there for half a day, and she brought a small box, opened it, and Xinrong saw that there were two ginsengs in total. , very expensive.

But Xinrong said: "It's too precious, our old lady doesn't need it, my sister might as well change it to something worse than this."

Xueyan was startled when she heard this.

Xinrong smiled and said: "My good sister, I know that I am begging you, you will definitely send me a good meal, but why is our old lady really sick? It is just that I heard that old ladies from wealthy families use ginseng and cinnamon To make up for the body, I got the prescription of ginseng Yangrong pills, so I need to make medicine to take it, but I think the pharmacy is not good, so I have to ask me to spend money to buy good ones. What kind of idea, I don’t know how many times I have to trouble my sister! My sister is kind, but I can’t do this.”

Xueyan suddenly realized, and ordered Xiangtao to get second-class ginseng. Although it is second-class in their house, it is extremely rare outside. I should also persuade you old ladies more."

Xinrong's smile suddenly disappeared, and she said bitterly: "If I can persuade me, I won't bother my sister anymore. Ever since something happened at home and my brother hasn't been promoted for many years, the old lady doesn't like me, and the family always picks and chooses. Fourth, I want everything from silk and satin to delicacies from mountains and seas, and if I am a little neglected, I will cry and scold me for being unfilial."

Xueyan frowned, and said: "Don't be too conniving, you've spent a lot more, what will happen to the children in the future? If it wasn't for my sister's dowry back then

Fenghou, where can brother-in-law read smoothly now?It's too long to look forward to Shu. "

Xinrong said: "Sister, don't worry, I understand."

Now that the snow geese have returned to the capital, forgive them for not daring to make faces to themselves anymore.

At that time, Xiangtao had already brought over two other ginsengs, both of which were the thickness of a finger. Xinrong took a look and said, "This is also the best ginseng, even if it is thirty changes, it is hard to find. My sister spent a lot of money on it." .”

Xueyan smiled slightly, and pointed to the ginseng brought earlier: "I didn't spend any money, it was all given by others, and my sister also knows my brother, there will be no one to send anything on any day, and there will be endless food. Sister Zhizhi ginseng, just take it all, keep the good ones for yourself, maybe you will need them in the future, this one is just like what my sister said, give the old lady medicine."

Xinrong listened and was very grateful.

When the two sisters talked about things in the city, Xueyan knew that she was well informed, so she asked about Li Wan's mother and son.

Xinrong said: "This grandma is also a capable person, she is responsible for Lang Ge'er's marriage and childbirth, now that Lang Ge'er is an official, with the help of her natal family, she will have a bright future in the future, It's just that I'm a little bit cold, and I don't care about the rest of the Rongguo Mansion, guarding such a mother-in-law, although Brother Lang's daughter-in-law's life is not bad, but it can't be said to be good."

Widowed mothers and mothers-in-law love their sons like treasures, and they are afraid that their daughter-in-law will take away their beloved sons, so they are a bit critical and unkind to their daughter-in-law, Li Wan is not alone.

Hearing what Xinrong said, Xueyan suddenly thought of Li Sanlai.

When the old lady was attending the funeral, the Sang family sent someone over. It happened to be Li Guanshi and his wife. When they were chatting with Xueyan, they mentioned Li San's wife and sighed. After all, Li Wan was literate and sensible, and he had to rely on his daughter-in-law's natal family, so he was never very harsh.

Li's mother is different. Although she is also sensible, she feels that her son is the best, and everyone else should serve him. She also feels that even the snow geese are not good enough for Li San. It is impossible for the current daughter-in-law to marry into their family. The blessing of Li San’s wife has made Li San’s wife miserable. Even though the family is rich, she can read and write and raise children, but it’s really sad to have such a mother-in-law on top. Although he has not recovered, he has not died, and he is still alive and well.

When Xueyan heard this, she was overwhelmed with emotion. Fortunately, she did not choose Li San, otherwise she would be the one who was unlucky. No wonder people say that some people who are prone to illness live longer. I think Li's mother is like that.

No matter what they do, it has nothing to do with me. After Xin Rong left, when Xue Yan packed the presents she gave, she suddenly found that the presents were extremely heavy.

Xueyan secretly sighed a few words, Xinrong acted in a disciplined way, with comings and goings, so that it will last for a long time in the future, so it is very good.

A few days later, Xueyan sent someone to deliver fruit to everyone Lai, and suddenly received a letter from Daiyu.

Daiyu's letter said that this year there will be no rain from the sky along the West Sea, and the fertile fields will be dry and cracked. The accumulated grain has been used to help the victims, and I have used my own money to send people to buy grain from various places and transport it. I have also exempted this year's rent and distributed grain seeds when farming, because the people's homes also have some grain in stock. Come on, except for those who couldn't be rescued, there were less than a hundred people who died of starvation.

Along with Daiyu’s letters, Xihai Yanzi’s parents and officials also came to Beijing. Emperor Changgan immediately ordered people to expedite the distribution of relief food. grain.

Xueyan hurriedly returned Daiyu's letter. She entrusted her family to Daiyu. Since the food can save people, why should it be left to rot? If there is a disaster, just use your own money and food, so you agree with Daiyu's actions very much, and at the same time get some things, and entrust the people who are going to relieve the disaster to send them to the West Sea.

Daiyu loves books, and also loves to dress up. The two of them, master and servant, have not changed a bit, and they still have the crispness of boudoir daughters. I would like to be like the women of today, who like to wear dark, heavy and stereotyped clothes when they are less than 30 years old to show dignity and stability. Therefore, Xueyan specially selected a lot of new fabrics, jewelry, palace flowers and other things in the capital. Give it to Daiyu.

It was almost the end of the new year when Daiyu received the things. Although there was a severe drought in the local area this year, there was rain after autumn.

Because she was three months pregnant, she felt very tired. All the affairs of the house were handed over to Zijuan and other daughter-in-law in charge, and she did not go out for a lot of human relations. With her status, only others came to worship her here, without her Those who went to pay homage to others, weddings and weddings, and weddings and weddings were even declined because she was pregnant, and only sent servants to give gifts.

Looking at the gift from Xueyan, Daiyu reached out her hand to touch a piece of red python satin, and said: "This is for business. I think it was given to Xueyan by Manager Yu. It would be good to make a small jacket for Brother Bai." After careful care, Zhou Bai was better than before, and Daiyu was ordered by the old man to dress Bai brother brighter. Although she coughed a little in the past two months, she was no longer sick enough to worry her.

Zijuan laughed and said, "I've been busy with disaster relief this year. Grandma never made new clothes. Now she should make some."

Daiyu nodded and smiled, seeing the nanny hugging Zhou Bai, she hurriedly placed it by her side, teased for a while, and said: "Take two pieces of silk and satin from the snow geese to make clothes. It's easy to wear during the New Year, and the palace flowers are also good." Take two of each."

Zicuckoo brought the girls over to kowtow quickly.

In the evening when Zhou Hong did not return from the camp, Zhou Xuan came to accompany his mother to have dinner. After the meal, Daiyu carefully asked about his studies. Seeing that he was improving day by day and looked like a father, she couldn't help being very happy. After Zhou Xuan left, she touched the Touching her swollen belly, Daiyu sighed slightly, but unfortunately, the Lin family had no descendants after all, and no one went to burn incense to her parents' graves.

Thinking of the Lin family, Daiyu couldn't help sighing, but she also knew that even if she had several children, she would not be able to inherit the incense of the Lin family.

Daiyu's pregnancy was more difficult than the previous two, she couldn't eat, she couldn't sleep well, and Zijuan and the others tried their best. So, Daiyu's body, which was not plump at all, became even more slender, and gradually recovered after six or seven months of pregnancy.

On July [-]th, Daiyu gave birth to a son safely. He was different from Zhou Xuan's elegance and Zhou Bai's frailty. This son cried loudly, had thick eyebrows and dark eyes, and was very strong. The milk of a nanny was not enough for him. Two square feet, the news was sent to the capital, Mrs. Zhou and Xueyan were overjoyed, July was like a fire, so Zhou Yuan named him Zhou Chi.

After Xueyan heard about it, she laughed and said: "Could it be that the third son was born so strong, so he won't be able to become a martial artist in the future?"

Now Zhou Xuan likes to study, and in the future he must be born in the imperial examination. Zhou Bai is weak and his future is unknown, but Zhou Chi is like this. She also learned from Daiyu in the letter that Zhou Chi has always danced with his hands and feet when he was sober after birth, and his legs and feet are very strong. , the nanny often had bruises on her body, Zhou Hong said that this son has excellent bones and has a talent for learning martial arts.

Xueyan was joking casually, but unexpectedly it came true. Zhou Chi later inherited his father's career and took charge of the power of soldiers and horses in the world.

At this time, Zhao Qi studied with Mr. Ning and made great progress. Because Emperor Changqian ordered the Ninth Prince to study at the beginning of the year, he chose Han Xu and another descendant of the Han family to accompany him. He only said that Zhao Qi already had a place to study. Concubine De was very annoyed when she chose him, she secretly hated Zhao Yun and Xueyan couple for not knowing what to do, and the servants came to find Zhao's bad luck and made trouble in Zhao's shop in order to flatter her.

After Xueyan and Zhao Yun returned to Beijing, they kept their filial piety. Because they were free, Zhao Yun bought a lot of shops, farms and houses, all of which were under the name of Xueyan. In addition, they got a hot spring village. The official family was originally Zhao Yun’s classmate. , something bad happened, although the family was not confiscated and the family was wiped out, but the vitality was greatly damaged, so I sold the property in the capital and returned to my hometown. Because I knew Zhao Yun very well, I sold it to Zhao Yun. Xueyan and Zhao Yun were very happy after getting this Zhuangzi. stay.

Those people made a lot of noise for a few days, making Zhao's shop afraid to open. Once it opened, someone must come to make a fuss, which affected the business, or said that the products they sold were not good, or that they were deceiving people, for various reasons. And feet.

Zhao Yun found out that those people made their own claims in order to flatter Concubine De, and sneered secretly. He was not a person who could swallow his anger, not to mention that he was always well informed, so he immediately collected the criminal evidence of those people. Those who did these things were bullying men and women, Or corruption and bribery, in short, no one is innocent, and the evidence of the crime is quietly sent to his political opponents, but within a few months, they all fell down.

After learning about it from Yu Liansheng, Emperor Changqian said with a smile, "He's a capable man instead of confronting each other head-on, but drawing his salary from the bottom of the pot."

Yu Liansheng said: "Master, you are absurd, this little brother-in-law is too hot-tempered."

Emperor Changgan shook his head and said: "A gentleman does something and doesn't. If he swallows his anger, I will despise him. Now it is really good to use criminal evidence to solve the people who flatter Concubine De. I remember you Is this brother-in-law from Juren?"

Yu Liansheng said cautiously, "Master, yes."

Emperor Changqian recalled that Zhao Yun could not take the imperial examination because of his incomplete appearance, and he could only stop at the fourth rank in his life. However, it would be a pity if such a talent was left to be buried, and said: "I remember that Zhao Yun is now at home with Ding You, when will he become a filial piety?"

Yu Liansheng was overjoyed that Zhao Yun was remembered by Emperor Changqian before he was able to perform his filial piety. In Xihai Yanzi, I knew the news was in February last year, so the filial piety can only be performed in May next year."

Do the math, it's more than half a year.

Changgan Emperor Dao