every spring [comprehensive]

In fact, what Xue Pan is worried about is that the emperor has recently started to attack those veterans who made their fortunes in the military.Especially those princes and dukes who rely on their ancestors for their shade and whose descendants have no future, often have more dudes. Such families have already ruined the good reputation of their ancestors.In this month alone, Xue Pan has led troops to raid three houses.

The Xue family themselves were born in imperial merchants, and they had not been officials for several generations. It was not until Xue Pan's generation that they re-established themselves, so they should not be included in the liquidation.

But the Jia family was different, almost everything fell into the emperor's arms.Not to mention the cause of Concubine Jia's death is a mystery, no matter what, the general emperor will give face to the dead.But this time after Jia Yuanchun died, there was not even a single seal, which shows that His Majesty is very dissatisfied with Jia Yuanchun, but since the secrets of the royal family have been ordered to be sealed, it is difficult for anyone to find out the reason.

Even though Jia Lian tried his best and spent a lot of money, he was still at a loss.

When Wang Xifeng came to Xue's mansion, when he saw Baochai's face, he smiled and said, "My sister is overjoyed, I have come to congratulate my sister! I never dreamed that our family has a princess! Isn't this the one that flew out of the chicken coop?" Golden Phoenix!"

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Mother, just look at her making fun of me. The more she talks, the more shameful she is. She said our house is a chicken coop, so what has become of my mother? Hurry up and tear her mouth!"

Wang Xifeng said "Ouch": "Sister, don't misunderstand me, I mean we are ordinary poultry, my sister was born by my aunt, my sister is a Phoenix, and my aunt is naturally a Phoenix!"

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "No matter how clever Baochai is, she is not as clever as your sister Feng. Her mouth is a skill she has cultivated since she was a child. She can coax people out of flowers when she was a child. No wonder she is in her husband's family, and she loves you the most." Mother-in-law's love!"

Wang Xifeng said seriously: "To tell the truth from my aunt and sister, I was also ordered to see if my sister has connections this time, and to inquire about our mother's affairs. Although she has been buried now, there is no definite statement. It makes people feel only up and down."

Xue Baochai frowned and said, "Why does Sister Feng think that I have connections?"

Wang Xifeng said: "I didn't say it was useless, but the old lady and the wife said that the girl is now the princess of Prince Yi's mansion. Even in the palace, she can be counted as a famous person. She must have access to the inner courtyard of the palace. It's a place we can't get in touch with, so I decided to ask my sister about it."

Xue Baochai said: "I heard from my elder brother that Lian's second elder brother has been making a lot of money lately. You really are foolish to do this."

Wang Xifeng said differently: "How do you talk about this?"

Xue Baochai said: "The affairs of the royal family naturally have a lot of privacy. If they want you to know, they can find out without much effort. But if it costs countless money and asks many people, it is still nothing If you have no clue, you should know that enough is enough. It's not that they don't say it, maybe it's because the upper level doesn't let it be said at all, or it's possible that the people below really don't know at all. In either case, for the safety of those who are still alive, You shouldn't ask any more, how come your family is such a big family that you don't even know this simple truth!"

Wang Xifeng thought carefully: It really is such a truth.But why it has been so long, people in Jia's mansion didn't even think about it, it's because of concern, the concubine Jia used to be the biggest reliance of Jia's mansion, but now the backer has collapsed, they just want to find out, so they don't care It is taboo to avoid this and that, but today, Baochai's words reminded her like enlightenment!The most important thing for her now is to tell Jia Lian that she should stop quickly, otherwise, if she really annoys her boss because of this, then the loss outweighs the gain!

Wang Xifeng said: "I also want to thank my sister for reminding me! My aunt also said that I am smarter than you. I dare not take it for granted. My little cleverness is insignificant in front of my sister's discernment of right from wrong."

Xue Baochai said: "Sister Feng, why should you be so modest? You are just in the middle of the game, and if you care about it, you will be chaotic."

Mrs. Xue said after listening for a while: "Okay, you two don't have to boast about it anymore, since you are here, let's go after lunch here, and I will order the kitchen to prepare your favorite food." dishes."

Wang Xifeng said: "I was supposed to have dinner with my aunt, but I can't get away from my busy schedule recently, so I still have some time to spare. I have to do some things later, so I will have dinner with my aunt next time." Bar."

Mrs. Xue knew that she was also in a state of distress recently, and no one else in Jia's house could resist. It turned out that when they were there, they said that they would let Li Wan be the housekeeper, but each had different abilities.Even the same daughter-in-law, with the same opportunity, may not necessarily have the same talents. No, as long as Wang Xifeng is not ill, the heavy responsibility of managing internal and external affairs will still be placed on her.Only the things she does, the old lady can rest assured.

Mrs. Xue said: "Since you have something to do, I won't keep you longer. The only thing is, if there is anything you can't handle, come over and tell your aunt, or tell your sister. It's the same. Don't be alone. People hold on."

Wang Xifeng responded sharply: "Hey!" Before leaving, he said, "Although the third girl made an appointment with Brother Pan first and Baoyu later, but from this point of view, Brother Pan can let the third girl go first. Leaving the court, but now there is another incident of filial piety for the empress, which has delayed both. Baoyu and the third girl are supposed to observe the festivals of their younger brothers and sisters according to the system, and they will not marry until at least nine months later. , Madam means to let me come over and tell you that there is no need to hurry up and take a while to prepare for the wedding on my aunt's side. It's just that Miss Lin needs to disturb my aunt's house for a while longer. "

Mrs. Xue nodded: "I also expected that their marriage would be put on hold later, but it was originally planned to be prepared slowly. I am very happy for Miss Lin to live here, and the delay is not a problem. Go back and tell your wife to relax. Don't take these little things to heart."

After Wang Xifeng accepted, he said goodbye and left.

Baochai escorted her out, and specially escorted her to the gate.Wang Xifeng said: "My dear sister, I know you love me, but I can't give you away anymore. You have a different status now, so sending me away again will break me!"

Baochai said: "What's the difference? I'm not the same as before. You and I can't be the same as before? If you want me to say, you are too snobbish and watch people order dishes. If I hadn't been named a county Lord, but Xiaoxuan entered the palace and became the maid that everyone can use, and you have a different attitude towards me!"

Wang Xifeng snorted and said: "What a heartless girl, if others say that about me, I will just take it as a compliment, and I really did that! It's just different for you. I know that even if one day I fall Going to be a beggar, you also treat me as a cousin. Even if you really become a court lady, I still have three points of awe, how can I still be the master of you!"

Xue Baochai said: "Okay, since you have something to do, get on the sedan chair and go home. After a while, it will be noon."

At this time they came to the sedan chair, and Baochai planned to wait for Sister Feng to get on the sedan chair before she went back.At this time, when the curtain moved, a person came down from the sedan chair, it was Ping'er, who came to greet Baochai.

Xue Baochai said strangely: "You two, master and servant, what is the trouble? Why didn't Sister Ping'er come in with Sister Feng when she arrived at the door? She insisted on waiting in this sedan chair. Is it possible that our Xue family has a tiger to eat? You can't do it!"

Afraid that she would ask more questions, Wang Xifeng quickly pushed her back into the door: "Okay, go back quickly, we're leaving now, the family affairs are over, and I'll see you and aunt later."

Xue Baochai just said it casually, and didn't intend to get to the bottom of their affairs, so she took advantage of the situation and went back. She had to explain to Lin Daiyu about the postponement of the Jia family's wedding.

Wang Xifeng, who was sitting in the sedan chair, asked the bearer to set off. Ping'er held a box beside her and said, "I didn't plan to go down according to grandma's order, but Miss Bao is here. If I'm still sitting in the sedan chair, I don't want to go down." It would be too unseemly to welcome you out, so I went down to greet you, so it won't delay grandma's affairs, right?"

Wang Xifeng only felt the throbbing pain in her temples, closed her eyes for a while, and said: "It's okay, Bao girl has a strict mouth, even if there are some doubts in her heart, she will only be self-centered for a while. I can't figure it out. When it comes to other things, let alone tell others about it.”

Wang Xifeng asked, "Have you brought them all?"

The box on Ping'er's lap said: "All the valuable jewelry of grandma is here, except for the gold necklace that was married last time. Grandma said that the necklace is commemorative, and all these jewelry are from here." It’s not easy, so there is no commemorative significance, grandma is really willing to part with it!”

Wang Xifeng glanced at her and said: "I am also reluctant, this is already all my belongings, what else can I do? Now the officials can't get a penny out, don't use it as things, those few urgent things The silver ones have to be put aside like that, and nothing else matters, including the management of several eunuchs in the palace. Although the empress is gone, the second master has a relationship with them before, and it has also fattened their appetite. If the empress is gone now, it will all be broken, and people will hate you instead. As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, and it is better to give them the last money."

Ping'er said: "Madam originally hoped to marry the third girl as soon as possible, so that she could earn back the dowry money from the Xue family and close up all the shortfalls. She didn't care so much about spending money before. I don’t think it’s a big deal to eat enough food! Who would have thought that people are not as good as heaven! The third girl will have to delay for nearly a year, but the deficit is getting bigger and bigger.”

Ping'er opened the dressing box, saw the jewels inside, and said: "I don't feel bad about anything else in it, but the jewels that Miss Bao once brought to Second Grandma are all very high-quality jewelry, and it's not easy to touch if you want to buy them again in the future." .”

Wang Xifeng said: "Why am I not, that's why I asked you to go to the Xue family's pawn shop, and let's save less money, so that it will be easy to redeem when we want to redeem it, and secondly, the fat will not flow into outsiders' fields. If I really don't have the money to take it back in the future, I don't need to take advantage of others, these things will still be left at my aunt's house."