Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 310 Aunt Kang comes to visit

While the military was practicing martial arts, Hua Lan was walking around the orange garden under the leadership of Ming Lan.

"Isn't this house too big?" Hua Lan secretly sighed.

The orange garden alone covers nearly a hundred acres of woods behind the garden strip.

Including the house in front, it covers an area of ​​more than one hundred acres.

Her house on Gonghou Street only covers a few dozen acres.

"I heard that this place was originally a royal villa. It was later given to the husband who became an official for his retirement. It is naturally big." Minglan said.

"When the mansion is merged and connected with the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, we will have two hundred acres. This is comparable to the prince's mansion." Hua Lan said.

"Oh, eldest sister, please don't mention this. It bothers me when I mention it. My mother-in-law is not easy to get along with. A few days ago, she sent a girl over while I was inspecting the village. When I came back, she said. It was Duke Geng who sent me as a concubine to an official. I thought it was Duke Geng who sent me as a concubine. If I were to kick her out, it would make Duke Geng look bad, and I would be known as a jealous person. When the official came back, he would still be angry with me because of this. I don't even know why he is angry." Minglan said a little depressed.

After Gu Tingye and Gu Tingyu finished talking in private last time, Gu Tingye went into the palace to plead for the four and five bedrooms.

The condition given by Gu Tingyu was the family separation suicide note left by the old Marquis Ningyuan after his death.

In a situation like the Gu family's, it's difficult to separate the family.

The fourth and fifth bedrooms are all elders. If the younger ones propose to separate the family and kick them out, they will inevitably be criticized.

The second is the issue of property. The old man of the Gu family actually divided the property for them before he died.

However, out of brotherly love, Gu Yankai kept them and did not let them go.

But they didn't know how Mr. Gu divided the family property in the first place.

The suicide note opened by Gu Yan saved them or Gu Tingye a lot of trouble.

Because this title ultimately belongs to Gu Tingye. Without this suicide note, Gu Tingye will be in trouble in the future.

The suicide note not only stated that the four and five houses would be divided among them after his death, but also recorded in detail what property the old man of the Gu family had divided among the four and five houses.

With this suicide note, there is no need to bear the infamy when the family is separated, and there is no need to worry about the dispute between the four families and the five families.

In addition, Gu Tingyu also promised Gu Tingye to report to the clan mansion to confirm that he would inherit the title.

Generally, in a family with a title, if there is an eldest son, the title succession does not need to be reported to the clan government.

But if you have no heirs and need to adopt or let a brother inherit, you need to report it to the clan office first, and the clan office will review whether the heir is qualified.

This can be regarded as a means for the royal family to reclaim the title.

Like Gu Tingyu, if he wanted to inherit through stepchildren, he could only adopt Gu Tingye and Gu Tingwei, or brothers of the same generation with four or five bedrooms. No matter how far they were, they would not meet the requirements.

Although Zhao Zongquan had long been prepared to let Gu Tingye inherit the title, if Gu Tingyu adopted an heir, or decided that Gu Tingwei would inherit the title, the officials would be very passive.

After all, if an official intervenes in the succession of a noble's title, it will easily cause the noble's dissatisfaction.

So under Gu Tingyu's two conditions, Gu Tingye agreed to help and plead for mercy.

However, those two cousins ​​not only blamed him for many bad things in the past, but also had an affair with the maid in his room.

For wealthy families, the maid in the brother's room is actually the common roommate.

Although concubines can be given away, the status of the first wife is not even as good as that of a concubine, so it is not a big deal if you really want to calculate it.

But how could Gu Tingye bear this? He was already ready to deal with those two.

Even though he agreed to help Gu Tingyu plead for mercy, Gu Tingye was still able to save the two of them.

But he did not do this, but only saved the lives of the two men, who were eventually exiled.

The fourth and fifth bedrooms were very dissatisfied with this and made a lot of noise, but Gu Tingye and Gu Tingyu didn't care.

For Gu Tingyu, all he had to do was save his life.

Gu Tingye did what he promised, and Gu Tingyu didn't have to break his promise. He immediately reported to the clan government to confirm that Gu Tingye would inherit the title.

This made Xiao Qin very angry.

However, the matter was settled, and Xiao Qin had nothing to do.

Although Xiao Qin had no way to stop it, he could only pin his hopes on Gu Tingye dying in the battle.

Before that, Minglan could not have a legitimate son born.

Only in this way, when Gu Tingye dies in battle, the title will belong to her son.

But the two were newlyweds, which was the time when they were getting married, and it was normal for them to be pregnant.

Fortunately, during this period, Gu Tingye rarely went home because he was busy with martial arts exercises in the army.

Naturally, Xiao Qin would not let go of such a good opportunity and quickly sent over a concubine given by Duke Geng.

This concubine was given to Gu Tingye by Duke Geng when Gu Tingye followed Zhao Zongquan and rebelled in Beijing. The official family was still alive.

At that time, Gu Tingye had been staying in the Wei Palace, but he refused because there was no place to stay, so Duke Geng had someone send him to the Gu family.

As a woman, Minglan naturally did not want her men to take concubines.

But it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. If a woman stops her, she will be called jealous.

More importantly, Minglan didn't really like Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye is more like a support to her, so she has been cautious for fear that Gu Tingye will be angry.

In Minglan's view, this concubine was given away by Duke Geng a long time ago. Gu Tingye accepted it by default instead of returning it.

If she drives people away, Gu Tingye will definitely be angry when he finds out.

Unexpectedly, she accepted Gu Tingye and still got angry with her, which made her feel confused.

When Hua Lan heard this, she couldn't guess the reason, but when she heard that Minglan and Gu Tingye were having an quarrel, she was a little worried and said, "Wait until he comes back and give in to her. We've only been married for a short time, and there will be quarrels."

"Forget it, he can be angry if he likes it. Let's not talk about it. I invited my eldest sister here today because I want to ask her about her experience in hosting banquets. Now I have hired craftsmen to build a wall connecting the Orange Garden and the Hou Mansion. The door is open, and when it’s done, we’ll definitely have a wedding banquet, but I haven’t done it yet,” Minglan said.

Gu Tingye is determined to be the heir to the title, so it is not appropriate to divide the house.

Chengyuan and Ningyuan Houfu must merge.

Hua Lan did not hold anything back and told Minglan about her experience in hosting a banquet last time, including the omissions she made after the event.

After listening to this, Minglan smiled and said: "Sister, I think I have something to say. Sister will be able to give me some pointers when the time comes."

"I will definitely come as long as I have time." Hua Lan nodded, hesitated and said, "Do you know about Mo Lan?"

Minglan was startled, nodded, and said, "I've heard a little bit."

"Although what Mo Lan said last time was unpleasant, after all, sisters, she is now... Well, I think we can go see her together tomorrow." Hua Lan sighed.

Mo Lan had a miscarriage last time, but her body wasn't hurt at all. As long as she cultivates herself well, it'll be fine.

Who would have known that Sheng Changfeng was arrested later and turned out to be the brother and sister of the same mother-in-law. Mo Lan was very anxious when she found out.

Before he recovered, he begged Liang Han to help him find out.

Mo Lan had a miscarriage, and Liang Han felt somewhat guilty.

However, he accidentally learned that Mo Lan had an affair with him because she didn't like him at all, and it was not an accident. It was all Mo Lan's plan, just to marry into a high family.

Liang Han was originally a dandy, and being able to seduce a young lady from an official family and have an affair with him was his own charm in Liang Han's opinion.

Knowing the reason, you can imagine how angry he was.

This is like trying to pick up girls, always thinking that you got them through your charm, but then you know that they only want your money.

Liang Han became angry from shame, and his hatred for Mo Lan deepened. No matter how much Mo Lan begged, there was no answer.

Mo Lan was already in poor health due to the miscarriage, and because she was worried about her brother, she fell ill immediately after all the troubles.

It was not until Sheng Changfeng was released not long ago that Mo Lan's condition gradually improved.

But because of this illness, her roots were damaged. After diagnosis, the doctor said that it would be difficult for Mo Lan to conceive a child in her life.

Naturally, the Liang family tried their best to conceal this matter. When Haishi went to see Mo Lan, he saw that Mo Lan's face was ashen and something was wrong, so he forced him to ask it from the mouth of the maid who was married to him.

I have to say that Haishi is very eldest sister-in-law. When she went to visit Mo Lan, Mo Lan looked at her like Hua Lan Minglan when he visited her and said a lot of unpleasant things.

For Mo Lan, she didn't think these people came to see her because they cared about her, but instead felt that they came to see her laugh.

However, even though Haishi felt uncomfortable, he still went over to see her every few days.

After learning the news, he sent someone to tell Hua Lan.

Hua Lan felt very unhappy because of what Mo Lan said last time, but seeing how miserable Mo Lan was now, she softened her heart.

For a woman, being unable to have children is fatal.

Hua Lan thought about going there with Ming Lan to take a look, which would be considered as a platform for Mo Lan.

The Liang family has scruples and will not divorce their wife in a short time.

If you can find a famous doctor for treatment, you might be able to cure it.

Minglan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go with my eldest sister."

"That's great. I'm worried that you are angry and don't want to go." Hua Lan said excitedly.

After all, Ming Lan is different from her. Although she and Mo Lan have a bad relationship, there is no deep hatred.

But Minglan's mother died in Lin Xiaoniang's hands.

It's very rare that Minglan can take care of her sisters without taking revenge.

"I hate Miss Lin, and I also hate the fourth sister. But after all, we are sisters, and I don't want to see her end so miserably." Minglan said.

"I wish you could think so." Hua Lan smiled.

At this moment, a maid came over and saluted: "Madam, Aunt Kang's family is here."

"Haha, since eldest sister reminded me last time, I have been waiting for Aunt Kang's family. I was wondering why there has been no movement for so long, and here it is." Minglan smiled after hearing this.

Hua Lan said angrily: "Sixth sister, I'll go and talk to my aunt."

"Sister, don't worry. Go and tell her that even if she leaves this time, she will come again in the future. You can't stay here all the time, right? I'll go and see what she wants to do first." Minglan said.

"I'll go with you." Hua Lan said.

"Then I feel wronged that my eldest sister is eating a bowl of tea behind the screen." Minglan said, "If my eldest sister comes forward, she may not speak."

Hua Lan hesitated and nodded.

Minglan ordered the maid to take him to the front hall, and went to the front hall with Hua Lan.

Arriving at the front hall, Minglan asked Hualan to sit behind the screen and was given some tea and snacks.

As soon as the arrangements were made, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

Minglan sat down on the main seat and looked out the door with a smile.

After a while, the maid led Aunt Kang and a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old in.

"Aunt Kang, please sit down."

Minglan said hello with a smile, without any intention of saluting.

It was Aunt Kang's first time to come to Orange Garden. She felt very unhappy when she saw such a magnificent house along the way.

Now I see all kinds of precious furnishings in the front hall, and there are seven or eight maids standing on both sides. I feel so grand, and even more unhappy.

Minglan is just a concubine. Why did she marry so well? Now she lives in a separate house and is directly in charge of the family.

Aunt Kang became even more angry when she saw that Minglan didn't even get up and leave.

However, she thought about her purpose this time, so she endured it and sat down with a smile.

"Miss Six, this is one of my daughters called Zhao'er."

Aunt Kang introduced her, frowned and said, "Zhao'er hasn't saluted your cousin yet, why don't you understand any rules?"

Kang Zhaoer saluted in a panic and said, "I've met my cousin."

"Cousin, please sit down too." Minglan waved her hand and said.

"It's okay for her to just stand. She has no role to play in front of the elders." Aunt Kang said lightly.

Minglan naturally heard that Aunt Kang was referring to Sang and Huai, so she didn't care and said with a smile, "I wonder if Aunt is here this time?"

"Haha, nothing happened. I was just passing by and asked for a glass of water." Aunt Kang said with a smile.

"Haha, I remember that the Kang family is in the inner city close to the outer city, right? It's a coincidence that my aunt passed by and came to the palace." Minglan smiled, but her tone was full of ridicule.

There is a saying that a broken ship still has three pounds of nails. Although the Kang family has declined, it still has an ancestral home in the inner city.

But it's just close to the outer city.

The Orange Garden is not far from the palace, and is surrounded by the families of princes and princes.

How could she come here in passing.

A trace of anger flashed in Aunt Kang's eyes when she heard this, but she still endured it and forced a stiff smile on her face.

At this moment, a maid came in, bowed, walked up from the side, said a few words in Xiao Tao's ear, and then withdrew.

Xiao Tao leaned into Minglan's ear and whispered: "Girl, the maid just said that Xiao Qin is here. She barged in directly and was in the front hall immediately."

"I know." Minglan said softly.

She wasn't surprised at all if Xiao Qin came, but she would be surprised if he didn't come.

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Qin had already appeared outside the door.

"What a coincidence, the Kang family's sister is here too." Xiao Qin walked in with a smile.

"Haha, aren't you just passing by and asking for a glass of water?" Aunt Kang stood up quickly and said.

"Mother-in-law." Minglan stood up and saluted.

When Aunt Kang comes, she doesn't have to be polite, but when Little Qin comes, she has to be polite.

"Ah."

Xiao Qin nodded and said with a smile: "I thought you had just taken charge of the house, and I was afraid that you would not be able to control your servants, so I came over to take a look."

"Thank you, mother-in-law, please take a seat." Minglan said with a smile.

Xiao Qin came to the soft couch next to Minglan and sat down. She looked at Kang Zhaoer and said with a smile, "Who is this girl?"

"Haha, she is the concubine of my family. Isn't it time for her to get married? She doesn't know any rules and is afraid that she will lose the Kang family's face by getting married, so she brought her out to expand her knowledge." When Aunt Kang spoke, her eyes Look at Minglan.

"Oh, I can't bear to hear this. Minglan, I remember you are also a concubine, right?" Xiao Qin looked at Minglan with a smile.

(End of this chapter)