Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 2

After Mrs. Lin forced Yan Chengzhi's biological mother to hang herself with a piece of white silk, her husband Shang Zhezi established the eldest son Yan Chengzhi Chengjue. From that year on, Mrs. Lin was the high-ranking and uncompromising head of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

When Yan Wanfang was 19 years old, Shili Hongzhuang married Li Zhongxian, the heir of the Duke of Yong, Mrs. Lin almost emptied the entire Ningyuan Hou Mansion as a dowry for her daughter, but her own dowry was not used at all. He was full of admiration: "The old lady is not an ordinary person. It is a matter of course for women to leave their dowry to their own children. It is written in black and white in the law. In the future, the old lady will leave the dowry to his wife. Isn't this Yan family all Madam's? What's the use of a broken title? The concubine has no feudal title, just a vain name, and the salary for a month is not even enough for oil and salt..."

Li Tian sighed secretly. Her mother’s dowry was even bigger than her grandmother’s. She started to take care of her mother and grandmother three years ago—or her own dowry. After these years of life, when it was handed over to him, it was already huge and a bit scary.

But does grandma really care about the money?How can a person like grandma put money in his eyes? Li Tian wiped his tears with his sleeve, turned over, and stared at the light between the curtain of the coffin bed and the ground. Grandpa's love, her daughter's love Well, her granddaughter is what she really puts on her heart, but all of them are gone.

Grandma loves grandpa. Li Tian closed her eyes sadly. Grandma often reads grandpa's poetry book by herself, and she can see the gods when she looks at it. She is almost sixty years old, and she smiles like seventeen or eighteen years old. The shy girl who loved her so much and hated her so much that she wanted to kill his heir... Li Tian subconsciously tightened the quilt. Yan Wanfang gave birth to her daughter Li Tian in the second year of her marriage. On the full moon day, she and her husband Li Zhongxian went to Puji Temple outside the city to offer incense, but on the way back, he ran into robbers. There were robbers only twenty or thirty miles away from the capital, and they even killed the couple of Duke Yong's son and his wife with dozens of strong servants. No one was left alive, but the belongings were not moved at all. Li Tian raised his hand and gently stroked the coffin bed. She asked grandma, but grandma's face was very gloomy, and she said that she should pay back everything, and told her not to mention it again. Grandma was never willing to talk about the affairs of the Li family in the Duke's Mansion, and she never asked too much. She originally thought that she just got married from the Duke's Mansion of Yongguo on the day she got married. Who knew... Li Tian pressed the coffin sadly. The bed board, grandma must have already left, she must know that she is not her little Tiantian, poor little Tiantian, with so much money, the two bastards of Ningyuan Hou's mansion are so poor, why don't they lure them into evil? Bian Sheng?Grandma watched so closely, but they still found an opportunity to push Xiao Tiantian into the lake. This kind of black hand has never been broken, but first, she is not a young and innocent Xiao Tiantian, and second, grandma invited her Here comes Yue Niang.

It's good for grandma to know, so that she can leave without worries, and when grandma leaves with peace of mind, she has no worries. Li Tian felt sore. Today is the fourth day after grandma left. I dare not even take a sip of the water in this mansion. If she dares to drink, the uncles will dare to poison her to death!

There was a throbbing pain in her stomach. Li Tian reached out and touched the purse at her waist. There were two pieces of mung bean cakes in it. Before lunch, Mammy Xiong secretly gave her a bottle of water and a few pieces of mung bean cakes. She drank a bottle of cold water Yes, but she really can't eat this shortbread. The mung beans for filling are not peeled, the crust is not kneaded thoroughly, and there is too much oil... Over the years, she has really pampered her too much.

Li Tian secretly sighed, she has to leave here quickly, she won't be able to eat or sleep like this, and she won't be able to last long, she's a little bit in a trance this afternoon, in such a place of tigers and wolves, a moment of trance might be fatal, she agreed Grandma, you have to live well, live as comfortably as you can, live as you feel comfortable!
The uncles finally couldn't help setting the fire. In the past few days, not only themselves, but Madam Xiong, Yingluo and Yue Niang were also exhausted physically and mentally to protect themselves. Such an extremely ostentatious method, an idiot is an idiot!Li Tian had a sneer at the corner of his mouth, it's okay, with this fire, the fire in Rongxuan Yuan became a headless case.

Alas, Rongxuanyuan must be burned. The dowry of mother and grandmother is so generous that everyone in the capital knows it. If Rongxuanyuan is burned, at least the water will be mixed a little. Maybe it can burn some of those secret covetous hearts. I am a helpless and weak orphan girl, with a mountain of silver piled up behind me... Li Tian shuddered, his heart was sinister, who knows what will happen!
The Rongxuan Courtyard was reduced to ashes. If anyone asked about grandma and mother's dowry booklets, calendar books, house deeds, land deeds, etc., they could pretend to be stupid. No one could be sure whether these things were burned or left behind. where.

I am only 13 years old, because I am small, it is very easy to be ignored by people. This is an advantage but also a disadvantage, that is, if I am too young, will those smart and capable shopkeepers take me seriously?Who knows what will happen to them... Li Tian secretly sighed, hoping that people's hearts will not be too sinister.

Grandma has arranged a lot of things for herself, including her marriage, and she has reserved some backup, but who knows how much storm and thunder will be in the future?Yan's mansion is a den of wolves, and Li's family is not a safe place to live. I have to get married as soon as possible, so that I can rely on a stable husband's family, no matter how big the storm and thunder are.

The Leng family that grandma ordered for herself is a rare and quiet family. Mr. Leng was born in a poor family. He married a girl from Lai Guogong Ding's family after he was awarded the pass. There is a family rule that concubines do not accept concubines. This Mrs. Ding is a smart person. Although Mr. Leng is famous, he has no roots. No matter how outstanding the Leng family is, it is difficult to get a good relationship, but if he has this, coupled with his excellent character and talent, it will be much easier to get married, and the wife he marries must be the best of the family If it weren't for this, grandma wouldn't have booked herself to the Leng family.

A burst of intense fatigue hit, Li Tian was a little dizzy, he didn't know what time it was, and Yue Niang didn't know if she was back, Li Tian hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and bounced lightly on the coffin bed three times, a lazy and cold voice outside Said: "Yes, rest." It was Yue Niang's voice, Li Tian's body and mind instantly relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Treasurer Cheng... are you okay?"

"It's the same as the previous few days. I can't see anything special. Shopkeeper Huang is the big boss. You don't pay attention to shopkeeper Huang, but let me follow the surname Cheng?" Yue Niang finally found a chance to ask Li Tian this sentence.

"The shopkeeper Huang is the son of my grandma's grandmother. He has been a shopkeeper for more than ten years and everything is in order. Grandma can trust him, and I can trust him too." Li Tian paused, Yue Niang laughed disapprovingly, and Li Tian sighed His tone became much lower: "Boss Huang Da and the shop are in the open, but Cheng and Sun Liu are in the dark. As long as the two of them don't mess up, if something really happens on the surface, we have room to deal with it." .”

"Well, that's true, what about Sun Liu? Did you let shopkeeper Cheng watch over it?"

"No, don't worry about Sun Liu. He's a smart man. What's the benefit of him betraying me? Who would use him like I do?"

This Sun Liu was originally a well-known rascal in Nancheng.When Li Tian first arrived here, she was still young. Once she was tired from shopping in the street, so she went to a tea house to drink tea and rest. Sun Liu and a group of rascals happened to be there. Whispering and discussing about abducting her and selling her for money, only Sun Liu said that his old mother had confessed that he could not do things that were separated from his own flesh and blood, so he walked away.Of course, those gangsters abducted her out of the city later, she came back with Yue Niang, but those gangsters never came back.

This Sun Liu is very scheming, seeing something is wrong, he went out to search for two days, and when he came back, he looked for Li Tian everywhere, peeping behind her, watched for half a year, found a chance, knelt down in front of Li Tian, ​​and wanted to take refuge as a slave.

Sun Liu is shrewd in his calculations, he is not capable of writing or martial arts, he has no skills at all, his family is poor, and he has no one to rely on, but he is determined to make a better life. I don’t know how many ideas and ways he has tried over the years , but all the rules didn’t work out, so in the end, I had no choice but to plan to become a slave to a wealthy family, but after inquiring and inquiring, everyone employs people, first of all, they are reliable. He is a foreigner in his twenties. When a family gives birth to a child, it is to invest in it, and it is to be the most inferior slave for the rest of its life.

This fifth lady of the Li family, a respectable little lady of the Duke's Mansion, heard that she is very rich. Now that she is still young, she has been enslaved early. Take care of yourself.

However, Li Tian only asked him to write the letter of refuge, and did not confiscate it into the mansion. He gave him five taels of silver every month, and asked him to hand over the three teachers and nine people, and inquire about some gossip in the market.Sun Liuwen finished writing, took five taels of silver and went back excitedly, knowing that he was going in the right direction, this little master of himself was by no means an ordinary woman.

Hua Yinzi handed over Sifang to do the enquiries, this job was really assigned to Sun Liu's heart, he liked it best and was good at it, every job was done beautifully and neatly.However, within a year, Li Tian raised his expenses to ten taels. Now Sun Liu receives 100 taels of silver for expenses a month, and the monthly fee is calculated separately. Shopkeeper Cheng withdrew it.

Shopkeeper Cheng is an old man who was employed by Mrs. Lin. He used to manage an antique shop in the south. He was transferred to the capital by Li Tian two years ago. Yinzi, opened two new small pawnshops in the capital. While managing the pawnshops, he secretly distributed silver to hand over the six small officials and poor officials. Here, everyone knows that shopkeeper Cheng is honest, honest and trustworthy.

As soon as shopkeeper Cheng entered the capital, Li Tian asked him to meet Sun Liu and made him a bright and dark partner. Shopkeeper Cheng established himself so quickly, and Sun Liu contributed a lot. In the past two years, they have become more and more respectable among the lower classes in the capital. These two people are Li Tian's most important backup for him.

"Then how good it is for you to let Sun Liu stare at Shopkeeper Cheng, isn't it much better than me watching for one or two hours a day?" Yue Niang chased after him.

"Sun Liu is in charge just like shopkeeper Cheng." Li Tian was silent for a long while before explaining in a low voice: "If you let him stare at shopkeeper Cheng, it will chill his heart. For example, if I ask you to watch Yingluo or Mr. Shui , or Mammy Xiong, aren't you chilling and afraid?"

"Speaking of this." Yue Niang stayed for a long time before she opened her mouth and said, "What if the people around you..." Before Yue Niang finished speaking, she was interrupted by Li Tian's calm voice: "Yue Niang, you It's my dearest relative, like grandma, who retreated to the extreme and said, if anything happens, I'm willing to have no complaints."

"Don't worry, I have a sigh of relief, and I will protect you well. Qiuniang treats you like a daughter, Xiongmao is your nanny, Yingluo and Qingzhi are absolutely trustworthy, and they are the shopkeepers outside... Although they have sinister hearts, they are still good people. Duo, don't think too much, it's almost midnight, go to bed quickly."

"Well, call me early tomorrow." Li Tian confessed in a low voice, and couldn't help yawning. There are still many important things to do tomorrow.

When Li Tian was woken up by Yue Niang, there was still no ray of dawn outside. Li Tian resisted his tiredness and sleepiness, pushed the bedding and pillow out of the coffin bed, and shiveringly grabbed the cotton cloak to wrap it up. She confessed to her two best friends, if Seeing any unusual movements in the Ningyuan Hou's mansion, he hurried over to rescue her at dawn. These two are masters who have always said one thing in front of their mother, and they should arrive soon.

When the first twilight appeared in the sky, the two fires in Ningyuan Hou Mansion were finally extinguished. There was nothing around Ruiyun Pavilion. Although the fire was clean, except for the few trees nearby, it did not harm others. Dicui Tower This side is terrible, the pavilions and pavilions in Rongxuan Courtyard are connected by verandahs, the fire spread all the way and very fast, and burned down the huge Rongxuan Courtyard.

Ningyuan Hou Yan Chengzhi's face was black and gray, and he stood in front of the ruined Rongxuan courtyard in a daze. His wife, Sun, was like a frightened little hen, holding on to her mother-in-law's hand and following closely behind. Behind Yan Chengzhi, he was sobbing and crying non-stop.

The second master, Yan Chengqing, had a narrow, long face with a hooked nose, and a sullen look on his face. He stared at Yan Chengzhi with stern eyes, and said in a strange way: "This fire, it can't burn by itself."

(End of this chapter)