Mrs. Tai is really rich

Chapter 96

The billowing smoke that day seemed to be just a simple episode, and a heavy rain from the sky completely extinguished people's curiosity.

It is always rainy in spring, which once again blocked the travel plans of Gu Ruosu and others. Although they were disappointed, Gu Ruosu and others were even more happy.

After all, although the spring rain brought distress to the powerful, it brought good news to the common people. If the rain falls well in spring, the rice in autumn will grow well, and if the rice grows well, the common people will be able to live well. If there is enough food and clothing, the treasury will be rich, and in the end, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe.

It's a pity that the common people understand this truth, the emperor understands it, Xie Ruqing understands it, Gu Ruosu understands it, and most of the Xie family understand it better. Even the "little ancestor" of the Deng family understands that the rain in spring can affect the common people. It is important to know the hardships of the people's lives, but there are still some people who don't understand.

Xie Ruqing personally wrote the posts to postpone the trip and dispatched people to Prince Yin's Mansion and Prince Shouguang's Mansion in turn.

The boy sent to deliver the letter was a son who had just been selected from his hometown in Qingzhou. When he got the letter, he was very puzzled. The Xie family clearly only sent invitations to Prince Yin's mansion earlier. Why, well, delay In the travel post, there was an extra Yin Palace for no reason.

The person who arranged for him to deliver the letter was the chief manager of the mansion, and also Hongtang's twin brother Bingtang. Seeing this young man's dumbfounded appearance but saying whatever he wanted, he felt somewhat cultivated for no reason, so he didn't blame him. The boy made the mistake of talking too much, doubting and asking too many questions, but he opened his mouth to explain the relationship clearly:

"Although Prince Shouguang's mansion is not related to our Xie family, Qi Lan, the second son of Shouguang Shizi, has been married to our Xie family some time ago. He can be regarded as the seventh master of the Xie family. It is natural that Xie's family will go out for activities. Young Master Qi Lan must be counted.

In addition, Young Master Qi and Prince Yin's Mansion are related, they are both relatives of the emperor, and they are very close. Although the Xie family and the eldest generation of Prince Yin's mansion have affection, but when it comes to the next generation, it is nothing. There is no friendship between the juniors, so it is inevitable that they are not familiar with each other. With Mr. Qi Er, a person who pleases both ends, as a middleman, the younger generations of the two families can naturally become closer. "

After hearing this explanation, the servant suddenly realized, and was extremely grateful for Bingtang's advice.

Bingtang looked at the boy's simple and honest appearance, and then said something to beat him one or two times, telling the boy to keep his own place and don't ask about the master's affairs at will. The less he knows, sometimes, the longer he can live.

The boy was immediately intimidated, and immediately said that he must become a wooden man in the future, but Bingtang still wanted to cultivate him, so he encouraged him a little bit, and also explained the importance and deliciousness of sending letters this time.

That little guy was really honest, and he ran off to deliver the letter with a smile on his face like this, but he didn't know that he would encounter the first "shock" in his life...

That young man is called Ji Xiang. Once he left the gate of Duke Yan's mansion, he didn't dare to delay for a moment. He put on his coir raincoat and ran to Lord Shouguang's mansion. The gatekeepers of Lord Shouguang's mansion, listen to him It was quite polite to say that he was from Duke Yan's mansion, took his post with both hands, walked inside, and asked him to shelter from the rain under the eaves.

After a while, the doorman came back, and Jixiang thought it was the master who had received the letter, so he let him go back. So, before the boy opened his mouth, Jixiang tidied up the coir raincoat he was wearing, and held his hands together. , will leave.

"Hey, little brother, wait a moment, our master has invited you in." The boy immediately called out to Jixiang who was about to leave in a second.

When Ji Xiang heard this, his eyes widened. He really didn't understand that he was a servant, what was there to receive...

But he didn't have the guts to do so, so he had no choice but to walk behind the servant with a low waist.

After walking through countless twists and turns, and seeing so many flowers and grasses that he had never seen before, under the guidance of the servant, Jixiang walked into a hall with carved beams and painted buildings, exquisite everywhere. , A very strong red bamboo charcoal was burned in the main room, and a nice aroma was also lit. Auspicious suddenly felt as if he was in a fairyland. (This description is based on auspicious cognition, so it will be very simple to describe the house of Shouguang Prince ~ don't mind~)
"Are you the servant sent by the Duke of Yan's mansion to deliver the letter?" On the head of the main room, sat a middle-aged lady full of jewels, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, smiling kindly, but, what did you say? The words, unconsciously brought a sense of disdain.

And the lady was sitting on a young aristocratic man, wearing brocade clothes and wearing a huge ruby ​​ring on his hand. His face was very disdainful and contemptuous, and he didn't even want to pretend.

Ji Xiang only dared to glance at the situation, then immediately lowered his head, bowed his waist, and replied:
"I've seen the two nobles. The slave is indeed a servant sent by the mansion of Duke Yan to deliver letters."

"What's your name?!" the noble young man asked disdainfully.

"The slave's humble name is Jixiang, and he dare not insult the nobleman's ears."

"This name is vulgar. It's just a servant. You don't need a good name. You know why we called you in." The young aristocratic man changed his posture and continued to sit on the chair, saying with a sullen expression.

"The villain doesn't know." Ji Xiang replied after hesitating for a moment.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, we told you, you just know." The dignified and elegant lady said with a smile.

"It's a hard job for you to go all this way. It's all because of the rain. It's raining so much that it disturbed the travel plans of several families."

"Hmph, mother, you are right. I am too slow to make wedding dresses under the rain. It is only those ordinary people who hope that the rain will rain more and the better. I have little knowledge.

Let me tell you, what's the use of raining so much in this spring, it's best if it doesn't rain. "The young aristocratic man said dissatisfied.

"Okay, what are you talking about, don't forget about our affairs." The lady pinched her son who was wandering, and said in a low voice.

Ji Xiang didn't hear what they said, but just stood there with his eyes on his nose and his heart on his mind.

"After you went back, you said that you came to our Lord Shouguang's mansion to deliver the letter, but you didn't see our family Erlang, and asked the people in our family to know that our family Erlang was sick.

In other words, he was seriously ill, and he really didn't dare to pass his illness to the Duke's Mansion and King Yin's Mansion. Our family Erlang was very filial, so he wanted to let his own younger brother, our family Sanlang'er, accompany the two of them instead of him. The family will go to offer incense in the future. "The daughter-in-law of the old prince Shouguang, the first concubine of Shouguang, and the mother of the three grandchildren of the old prince Shouguang, Mrs. Yu turned her attention and said to Jixiang with a smile.

"Remember, go back and say, this is my second elder brother's own meaning, he told you in person." Qi Lin, the Qi family's Saburo next to Mrs. Yu, added, his words were full of arrogance.

"This..." Hearing this, Jixiang was very embarrassed.In the bottom of my heart, I understood that this was a matter of the mother's preference for the younger son, and wanted to give all the resources of the second son to the younger son.

Seeing Jixiang's twitchy look, Qi Lin felt a little displeased immediately, and wanted to reprimand, but was pressed down by Mrs. Yu calmly, only seeing that Mrs. Yu continued to smile, and looked at Jixiang. Said softly:
"I also know your difficulties, but our Shouguang Prince's Mansion has a great career, and we will never let you do this for nothing. As long as you are willing to help our family this time, our Shouguang Prince's Mansion is grateful to you. These things , and it’s all yours.”

As soon as Mrs. Yu finished speaking, she waved her hand, and the two maidservants behind her immediately lifted the hijab of the wooden tray they were holding in their hands, revealing the glistening silver inside...

Jixiang couldn't help but glanced at it, and his eyes couldn't help but light up. It was the first time he saw so much money when he grew up so big. This money can be used by him to redeem himself. Being able to buy a house, buy land, marry a daughter-in-law, be filial to your parents...

Seeing the auspicious look that was about to bleed, Qi Lin couldn't help but sneered, expressing contempt, and manually praised Yu's cleverness.

"How about it, accept it, this money can let you get away with being the master, for a lifetime, no...it's you and your descendants, and you and your descendants will have enough food and clothing for three lifetimes." Qi Lin said complacently, and exchanged words with Mrs. Yu again. After exchanging glances, both of them seemed to be sure that Jixiang would accept the money.

Just when Mrs. Yu was about to ask the maidservants to give the money to Jixiang, Jixiang who had been silent all this time suddenly stammered and said:
"I'm sorry, two nobles... I'm really afraid to accept a share of the money... I hope the two nobles will forgive me..."

When Qi Lin heard this, he patted the table angrily and said, "Bold! What kind of identity are you! How dare you reject us! You really think that you were born in the Duke of Yan's mansion as a dish! You can't be a servant of the Duke of Yan's mansion!" That's all!"

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"..."

Mrs. Yu let Qi Lin insult Ji Xiang continuously and waited until Qi Lin's mouth was dry, and then said coldly:
"Auspicious, to be a human being, you need to be sensible. You know, we are relatives of the emperor, and we cannot touch Duke Yan, but you... a lowly person, it is not certain whether you can get out alive."

Jixiang suddenly felt his scalp go numb, but he still said firmly:

"The humble life of a slave is worthless, and I haven't read any books, but I only know that my whole family is working for the Duke of Yan, and the lives of my family belong to the Duke. Spending money to support us, slaves can't accept other people's gifts and do other people's affairs, they can only do things for the Duke of the country, and do things according to the wishes of the Duke of the country.

If the two nobles really want the slave's life, the slave will have no complaints and no regrets. I only hope that after the two nobles kill the slave, they can wrap the slave's body and throw it back to the Duke of Yan's mansion. The slave dare not betray the master . "

When Qi Lin heard this, he was so angry that he stood up and jumped up and shouted:
"Oh! What a loyal servant! I want to see if your bones are so hard, come here! Give me a pull!"

"Wait a minute! Third brother, be safe and don't be impatient!" Qi Lin's words were suddenly interrupted by a cold male voice, everyone looked towards the source of the voice, and saw that Qi Lan was wearing an elegant but wet navy blue dress robe, walked in.

"Greetings to mother." Qi Lan entered the house and saluted Mrs. Yu.

"Uh... get up.

It's just a rainy day, so he didn't pay attention, his clothes were wet, and there were still guests, what did he look like. "Ms. Yu obviously didn't like Qi Lan. Looking at Qi Lan's hair and clothes that were wet by the rain, she blamed Qi Lan regardless of the fact that the servants were still present.

"It's my son's fault, my son will definitely pay attention next time." Qi Lan admitted his mistake very calmly, and then glanced at Qi Lin who was sitting on the side and still unable to get up.

"Second brother Ankang..." Qi Lin reluctantly stood up and shouted.

"Third brother, Ankang." Qi Lan replied.

"Didn't the second elder brother say that he wants to take a scientific examination? We don't study and write in the house. Instead, we have time to come to my mother." Qi Lin sat upright and said after finishing his salute.

"Of course it's because I heard that my stepfather and stepmother sent someone to look for me, and they came out to greet me, and didn't dare to bother my mother and third brother." Qi Lan seemed not to see Qi Lin's rudeness, still smiling Said.

"My family, you don't have to be so polite." Yu said with a forced smile.

"Yes, the family really don't need to be so polite, although the son has been struggling in the military camp like his father and brothers since he was a child.

But after all, I have practiced martial arts with my grandfather, and I am in good health. Thinking about it, I don't need to bother my third brother to take part in this trip between Xie's family and Prince Yin's mansion on my behalf. Will force my brother to let me out. "

Qi Lan's complexion was gentle and his tone was gentle, but what he said instantly changed the expressions of Yu Shi and Qi Lin.

Yu Shi and Qi Lin looked at each other, very annoyed. Unexpectedly, Qi Lan changed his temper after having a godfather and a godmother. They are gone!
Qi Lin looked worried, but he was helpless, so he didn't say anything, but Yu Shi was different, Yu Shi took a sip of tea leisurely and said:
"Since you've said that, mother, I naturally don't want to embarrass you, but... well, mother, I didn't expect that you have become like this without knowing it all these years..."

Qi Lan looked at his mother's disappointed and grief-stricken expression, and finally moved a little bit of compassion, and asked:
"Mother, what's wrong with being a son?"

Yu Shi pretended to have a pain in her chest, and then wiped away the almost non-existent "tears" and said:
"In the eyes of your mother, you have always been a good child who knows the book and respects you. You are filial to your parents, respect your elder brother, and love your younger brother. Your mother knows it in her heart."

"So mother... you know it..." Qi Lan rarely heard Yu Shi boasting himself, and said in a daze for a while.

"Naturally, you are a piece of flesh that fell from my mother... Mother naturally knows..." Yu Shi said with a loving mother, but the next moment, Yu Shi changed her tune and said:
"It's just... Mom, I didn't expect that you would change... you'd become ugly...

You used to have any good things that you were willing to share with your brother and give it to your brother, but mother didn't expect that mother and your brother planned for you wholeheartedly, but you think of us like this... It's just a trip Chance, you can misunderstand us so much...

You have read poetry and books since you were young, and it is hard to come to this step in the exam...

No matter how much I have suffered, how much I have suffered, my mother has seen it all...

Your dream is to pass the imperial examination and serve the motherland with what you have learned all your life. Mother knows this...

My mother thinks that if you want to realize your dream, you should abandon all external temptations and concentrate on studying..."

"That's right! Mother is doing it for your own good, second brother, you are so ignorant!" Qi Lin interjected appropriately.

Yu stood up, walked in front of Qi Lan, took Qi Lan's hand and said:

"Lan'er, think about it, although Yan Guogong's mansion and Yin Wang's mansion are dignitaries, what kind of temper are the people in power and young people in their family, you, a young man, how can you understand...

Although the family has adopted you as a foster child, but after all, it is not the parent-child. On you... Maybe there is a plot...

Just to say, your childhood playmate, Xie Jialiulang, is a well-known dude who bullied your younger brother a while ago. As an older brother, how can you hang out with him again...

If you agree to this request and take part in the trip, then you are really sorry for your brother, and also for your mother's expectations of you over the years. The risk of having fun is really too great... A careless move... But if you want damaged...

This is a hard job, mother doesn't want you to suffer! "Speaking of this, Yu's emotions became agitated, and she took Qi Lan's hand and shed tears.

"Then according to the mother, what should the son do."

A smile flashed in Yu's eyes, and then he pretended to be very embarrassed and said:
"Mom, I secretly called this young man from the Xie family to help you solve your worries, but unexpectedly, I was misunderstood by this young man...

Today, you are here, if you don't want to tell this boy, or write a letter saying that you are unwell, if you want to give this opportunity to your younger brother, let your younger brother go instead of you.

All the dirty and hard work will be handed over to your younger brother, brothers of the whole family, you are welcome~"

Seeing that the Yu family's atmosphere was almost enhanced, Qi Lin immediately stood up and said:

"Yeah, second brother, you don't need to be polite with my younger brother! I am very willing to share your worries with my younger brother, who made us brothers! If you really feel sorry, when my younger brother and I get married, I will give you some gifts." That's it!"

Mother Yu's image of a caring and loving mother, and Qi Lin's awe-inspiring attitude of sacrificing one's life for righteousness, looked at it without knowing it, but felt that this is really a good mother and son.

But unfortunately, Qi Lan had already woken up and knew their true colors.

No longer being deceived by Yumu and Qi Lin's appearance, on the contrary, I find it very funny, how stupid I was back then...to believe their words full of loopholes...

"Mother, the third brother is my own younger brother, how can I harm him, since I brought it back, I'd better let me solve it myself, and don't bother the third brother." The smile in Qi Lan's eyes faded a lot , and then said in a detached tone.

"Here! You child! Why don't you let in the oil and salt!" Mrs. Yu couldn't help being a little angry!
"If you are not a son, you will not enter, but the adoptive father is also a father, and the adoptive mother is also a mother. The son has read poetry and books, and knows that filial piety is the first. Naturally, he should think about it for the adoptive father and adoptive mother. The adoptive father and adoptive mother kindly invite , I am disrespectful."

"Qi Lan! Are you crazy! Those are not relatives who have no blood relationship! My mother and I are your blood and flesh relatives!" Qi Lin said angrily when his little thoughts failed.

"Sometimes, relatives without blood relatives will be closer than relatives with blood..." Qi Lan lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"What!? What did you say?! Whispering?!" Qi Lin wondered that he didn't hear Qi Lan's words, so he asked.

However, Mrs. Yu, who was a little closer to Qi Lan, heard the words in her ears without saying a word, and she was a little annoyed at the moment. ...

"Lan'er, you are an elder brother, and you are still a Juren. The future Jinshi and the rank are just around the corner. These high-ranking officials are not that important to you.

Your younger brother is different from you, he is poor and white, and now he is going to marry a wife, if there is no relationship, how will he live and work in peace and contentment in the future? !
You and him are brothers from the same mother, why can't you be more tolerant... After a hundred years, you won't be relying on your younger brother, so maybe you want to rely on the Xie family..."

Feeling a little unhappy in her heart, Mrs. Yu said it directly to Qi Lan.

Qi Lan suddenly laughed at himself, and then said:

"My mother only thinks about my younger brother. What about my son? My son's house was let out just because my younger brother liked it, and my son's fiancée was also asked to let him out by your mother because of my younger brother's liking. Now, my son is just a I want to travel with my adoptive father, foster mother, uncles and aunts... Mother... why do you want me to let...

If the younger brother is incapable, it means that the younger brother is ignorant and incompetent, so what has he to do with others..."

Qi Lan seemed to be unable to hold back anymore, and expressed all his grievances for many years, but his tone was not fierce, on the contrary... there was a trace of forbearance...

"What do you know! Your brother is still young, so what if you make him an older brother... If you really think that those foster parents are so important, I have nothing to say, you just move out... You have no right to be my mother!" Listening to Qi Lan's cry, Yu felt a little pain in her heart, but in the end, Qi Lin pulled her sleeves and pulled back her thoughts. If the oil and salt did not enter, he once again sacrificed his "ultimate move" of a hundred trials and a hundred spirits.

It is in vain that Qi Lan is kidnapped by family affection again, just like the fiancee last time, he compromised with himself...

But it's a pity that Yu Shi didn't get what he wanted in the end. He just watched Qi Lan stand in place for a long time, with his head down, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said:

"Since the mother saw that the son was upset, the son went to live with his aunt for a while, and came back after the next imperial examination was over..."

When Mrs. Yu heard this, her eyes widened in an instant, and she watched Qi Lan salute to herself, and then she looked like Ji Xiang was about to go out, and turned around angrily, picked up the teacup on the table, and dropped it to pieces!

"Very well! The wings are hard, and I can't let a mother! Good! You go! It's best not to come back!"

"All of you are not allowed to help the second young master pack his luggage! Whoever dares! I will kick him out of the mansion!"

"Mother doesn't have to embarrass them, the son cleans up by himself." Qi Lan stopped, forced his own pain, and pretended to be relaxed and said.

"Would you like to trouble Brother Jixiang again?"

"Of course, Second Master Qi, you are our Xie family, so you can't be bothered..." Ji Xiang said with trepidation.

"Okay...thank you..."

　Sure enough, it’s a problem with the mobile phone. Two days ago, there was no problem at all with the computer, but today I forgot to charge the computer, and the mobile phone I took with me has another problem... Alas... Please bear with me... I have bought a new mobile phone, and it’s here On the way woo woo woo...

　　
　
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