Ordinary clear day

Chapter 255

At this time, Shu Ning was at her natal family, and Zhang Bao and Tong Shi sent letters from Huguang and brought back some local products. Zhenzhen specially told her to go and get a copy.The sister-in-law and sister-in-law couldn't stop laughing while reading the letter from the younger brother.

What made Shuning feel strange was that when she went to the eldest room to pay her respects, her aunt Nala and sister-in-law Li were not there, only a few concubines gathered together to gossip.When asked about their whereabouts, those concubines only knew that they were going to Prince Yong's Mansion.Shuning thought that they were going to take care of Wanning who was sick, but she still felt puzzled in her heart, isn't Wanning's illness almost recovered?When I went back to her natal home last time, I heard from Nala that she was able to go out and walk around.

When asked about Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen couldn't tell clearly, she only knew that someone came from Yongwang's mansion suddenly before noon, but from the tone of that person's speech, it shouldn't be a big deal, maybe it's because Wanning is having trouble again?
Shu Ning returned home with doubts. On the way, she accidentally saw the street scene outside, and suddenly remembered that Fang Ning lived nearby. She hadn't seen this eldest sister for almost a month. Seeing that it was still early, she asked the driver to drive to Shu Mulu's house.But when they reached the gate of Fangning's alley, they hesitated again.When we met last time, Mrs. Shu Mulu's complexion was not very good, wondering if she didn't welcome her.It seems a little abrupt to pass by without saying hello in advance.

She was hesitating whether to get out of the car, but she heard a maid outside asking if the third aunt had come, but it turned out to be Fangning's maid, Guo'er.Fang Ning visited neighbors while her son was sleeping, and when she came home, she happened to see Shu Ning's party and recognized some of them, so she sent someone to ask.Seeing that it was indeed Shu Ning, Fang Ning happily invited her to sit in the room, and then ordered the maids to serve tea and snacks, without any sign of being unwelcome.

Shuning inquired carefully, and was secretly relieved when she knew that Mrs. Shu Mulu had returned to her natal family today.In fact, the old man believed in Buddhism, was kind-hearted, and didn't know the inside story, so he misunderstood Tong Ying, and he was also somewhat dissatisfied with her.She was worried that if the old lady was at home, Fang Ning would be embarrassed, but now it was just right.

Chenchen and Ranran both woke up and were brought to see their aunt.The two children are quite strong, one is thick-headed and tiger-headed, and the other is very good at acting like a baby. After teasing them for a while, Shu Ning felt that they were getting cuter and cuter. Thinking of the cuter Ming Geer in her heart, she suddenly had an idea , I think it would be nice to have a baby.

Fang Ning carried her sons one by one onto the kang, let them play by themselves, then took out a few booklets, and said to Shu Ning with a smile: "The third younger sister came just in time. The children celebrate their birthdays next month, and I want to give them each When making a piece of clothing, the patterns to be embroidered on it can't be settled. The third sister's needlework has always been the best among the sisters, why don't you help me with the details?"

Shu Ning agreed with a smile, took the brochure and discussed with Fang Ning.Just after choosing two patterns, she accidentally looked up and saw Ran Ran's eyes wide open, staring at the patterns on the booklet curiously, and coaxed him: "Which one does Ran Ran like?"

Ran Ran tilted her head, thought for a while, and threw herself on the booklet, pressing her little hand on the magpie pattern and flapping it non-stop.Shuning smiled: "So you like this, so choose this one." Fangning hugged Chenchen with a smile, and asked him what he meant.In the end, Chenchen chose the tiger.

Shu Ning watched Fang Ning let the child choose patterns, and suddenly remembered that not long after the time travel, Tong's used to choose patterns from a stack of blueprints in order to burn a set of glassware as a wedding gift for Fourth Uncle Rongbao. Also came up with an idea.Recalling the days when she was in Fengtian, although she was poorer, it was the most carefree time she lived after crossing.

When she got home, her mind was still full of memories of the past. When she woke up, she found that Tong Ying was walking up and down the room, as if she had some troubles.She asked what was going on, Tongying hesitated for a long time before asking: "Shu'er, do you want to go back to Fengtian?"

Shu Ning was a little surprised, and thought to herself, could this be called "teaching one's mind and making it easy"?She just missed the days of Fengtian, and Tongying asked this question.

After Tongying explained her thoughts, Shuning knew the whole story, and said: "I also heard about the return of Jingqi to the village. My natal family's sixth younger brother, An Ning, is not too young, because he is afraid of being selected, the eldest uncle I also specially entrusted someone to find him a job as Lan Ling's guard. You want to go back to Fengtian, and I agree, but with your title, it seems a bit high? And your family is in Fengtian, even if you go back, it's still considered Isn’t it for training? Will the emperor agree?”

Tong Ying said: "I don't know if the emperor will agree to it, but if I come forward, I can almost be regarded as the person with the highest title returning to the village, and it is not bad for the emperor. Now in Beijing, although life is free, there are always people Ai puts us in trouble, and there is no shortage of gossips. At the Wangfu, Ama is taken care of by her elder brother, and her bones are still healthy, so there is nothing to worry about. I am impatient to see the expressions of Ji Fujin and the others. It is better to go back to Fengtian. Old Wangfu The brothers and sisters in the house are still young, and there is no one in the house who can take care of them. Who knows if the people below will take the opportunity to bully them? Wouldn’t it be better if I go back and take care of them and find something to do?”

Shu Ning's heart was moved, and she was naturally willing to go outside to live a quiet life.She also understands the so-called return to the village, but it is not a busy job.It is really exciting to be able to get rid of the restrained life in Beijing and live your own life freely.But after she got excited, she remembered that her parents had gone to the south now, if she wanted to leave, wouldn't there be only her elder brother left in Beijing?She really couldn't bear it.

Knowing what she was thinking, Tong Ying simply took her back to the baron's mansion and talked to Duanning about it.

Originally, Duanning was against it, but thinking of the grievances suffered by his sister and husband in recent months, he was a little shaken. After thinking for a while, he sighed: "Forget it, it's better for you to avoid it for the time being. I heard that since your accident, Well, the emperor didn't take the eldest son with him when he went on tour outside the Great Wall and this time back to Yongding River, I'm afraid they will make use of the problem. If the emperor goes out of Beijing and the prince wants to avoid suspicion, you will probably suffer. Fengtian is the place we used to live in since childhood , it’s better than a strange place, you’re familiar, so just go.”

Shu Ning was a little moved, she quickly held his hand, and called "Brother".Duanning still patted her head as he did when he was a child, and said: "Actually, I also thought about leaving Beijing, but I was thinking about the Mongolian tribes of Aohan, Naiman, and Jarut. I just thought about your sister-in-law not going. After passing the customs, the child is young, and the family property needs to be taken care of by others, so I gave up the idea. I didn't expect you to take the first step now."

Zhenzhen heard it from the side, and said with a smile: "Brother Duan, I actually wanted to say it a long time ago, so you don't have to worry too much. I was also a little moved when I heard you talk about the scenery outside the customs. After two years, when the child is older, When Brother Xiaobao can be alone again, how about I go to Mongolia with you?"

Duanning was a little surprised, but also a little moved. However, he still had other worries: "What about the family property? If it is handed over to Aunt Liu and Xiaobao, I am only worried that other uncles will interfere."

Zhenzhen smiled and said: "This is also easy. Uncle Changfu and Ermo take care of the family, Changgui in Fangshan, Gu Guanshi and Niu Xiaosan in business are enough. As for the houses and shops in central Beijing, they only need to be paid according to the season. Rent collection, don’t need to worry too much, and we are not far away. I have been much more leisurely these few months than before. If you make up your mind, I will slowly make some arrangements. Nothing will go wrong. You just do what you want."

Duanning held his wife's hand and called out "Sister Zhen" emotionally.Before Zhenzhen could reply, Tongying coughed twice at the side, and Shuning held back a smile and said: "Brother and sister-in-law, although it's a little unpleasant, I want to say that it's us, not brother, who are going to go outside the customs."

Zhenzhen's face turned red, she hurriedly dropped Duanning's hand, and went to drink tea with her son in her arms.Duanning coughed twice, glanced at his sister complainingly, then glared at Tongying again, just now he sat down and discussed with them about writing a letter to his parents.

Tongying and Shuning made up their minds and started to prepare.Tong Ying went back to Prince Jane's mansion first, and told her father and brother about her decision.Prince Jane objected at first, but what Tong Ying said was also reasonable. Instead of being idle in Beijing for two years, it is better to go outside to experience and gain some qualifications. Besides, Fengtian is the headquarters of their family. By the way, they can also take care of several properties of the old palace. .

In the process of persuading his father, his elder brother Yaljana helped a lot. It seems that because he felt that he had wronged his brother before, he wanted to try his best to help him realize his wish.After Prince Jane finally nodded, Tong Ying patted her eldest brother on the shoulder and smiled at him, which was like revealing the past.

Prince Jian came forward to make a request to the emperor, and Tong Ying was summoned by the emperor within two days.When they met, the emperor looked at Tongying for a long time before saying: "I know that you have been wronged a few days ago, and I also know that you have had a hard time recently. Tell me honestly, do you have any complaints against me?"

Tong Ying was kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare. That incident was originally the fault of the slave. I couldn't stop it in time beforehand, and I didn't deal with it properly afterwards, which led to the spread of rumors and hurt the reputation of the prince and the fourth elder brother. The emperor He is magnanimous and never severely punished. This slave is terrified and doesn’t know how to repay the emperor’s favor. I heard the discussion from outsiders a few days ago and learned that the emperor has some troubles. Although the slave can’t do anything, I can still do it with a little effort. Please allow me Slaves, let's fight this battle."

The emperor sighed: "Get up, I know you are a good boy." Tong Ying got up carefully, and dealt with it cautiously for half an hour before exiting the imperial study.

Looking at the dazzling sunlight outside, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.The emperor has already agreed, and there will be a formal decree in a few days.Considering that he had been a military officer of the second rank, it would be unreasonable to ask him to start from a small management like other Huitun children, so the emperor asked him to take on a position similar to that of a supervisor. Together with Zhou Peigong, he was in charge of the military training of the Eight Banners after they returned to the village.

But this hits Tongying's heart. His thoughts now are very different from those at the beginning. This position has serious business to do, but it is not the top person in charge, or even the person who can make decisions. It is neither conspicuous nor enviable. , It's really a good job.

As soon as he went home, he told Shu Ning about the matter, and the young couple happily laughed for a while, and after discussing for a day, they began to split up and make preparations.

Shu Ning has to decide the servants to accompany her.Suxin is pregnant, so it is impossible to follow her, and the mansion in the capital is the foundation after all, so it is better to keep a trusted person.Wu Wufu was getting old and didn't want to go north, so she let his whole family stay and only brought Zhou Chang and Niu Xiaosi with her.

Just when he was thinking about who else to bring with him, Sun Mingze came to the door.He heard that Tongying and his wife were leaving, so he went to Tongying first, and made it clear that he had obtained Huang Yinger's approval, and asked him to make Huang Yinger his concubine.Tongying asked someone to ask Huang Yinger, and when she knew it was true, she agreed. She also sent a big gift to congratulate her, and asked her wife to prepare some dowry for Huang Yinger.

Shu Ning heard that Huang Ying'er was going to be a concubine, and she sighed inwardly, but she also knew that with Huang Ying'er's status, even if she was not a slave, she was also an actor, so it was impossible for her to become the wife of military officer Sun Mingze.But Sun Mingze has not married yet, and his character is good, so he will treat her well.

It's just that when Huang Ying'er came to thank her, she unexpectedly asked something: "Madam, if you and Madam are going to the north, will you bring Yijun with you?"

Shu Ning was a little surprised and said: "Facing the bitter cold, I'm afraid it's not suitable for Yijun's condition?" Huang Ying'er then solemnly knelt down and said: "Ma'am, I am grateful for the kindness of the Lord and Madam, but I still have an unfeeling sympathy." Please. If Madam is not going to take Yijun with her, please also ask Madam to find a good family for her. She has such a face and such a temper, without her master to suppress her, and I am not around, she will definitely be bullied Die. It's better to find someone she can rely on first."

Shu Ning thought for a while, and said: "Although what you said is reasonable, who else can I go to in a short time? Why don't you go and ask, if she likes someone in the mansion, I will make the decision for her, if someone outside Yes, I can help, but I need to make it clear in advance that she can't be restored to a good citizen, so if she wants to marry a better family outside, she will probably be a young girl, I'm only worried that she will still be bullied."

Huang Ying'er didn't know what to do: "Then... what should I do then? She is a serious official lady, she can read and write, so you can't ask her to marry a peddler, right?"

Shu Ning suddenly thought of a person, and said: "I have such a candidate, who is worthy of personality, talent and appearance, similar in status, and capable, how about I call you here?"

What she thought of was Gu Quansheng, like Yijun, he was a son of an official family, and his father was not registered as an official after committing a crime, so he had to be a slave for life, maybe they would have a common language.

When Gu Quansheng came and talked with Na Yijun, Shuning knew that they were old friends.Yijun's real surname is Jiang, and Gu Quansheng was even one of her sister's admirers back then, but how can a dignified magistrate's daughter think of a small magistrate's son?But later, something happened to the Jiang family, and Yijun's elder sister was driven back to her natal family with a divorce letter from her husband's family, and she was severed from then on. Her elder sister couldn't bear the humiliation, so she wiped her neck.

Knowing that the old man's sister was in such a poor situation, Gu Quansheng sighed and offered to take care of her, but Jiang Yijun hesitated.Shuning didn't have time to watch them chatter, so she decided to transfer Yijun to Jumahe Xiaozhuang.Although there is still some distance from Fangshan, it is much closer than the capital.Gu Quansheng often travels outside for business, and it's normal to "drop in" to see old people. The next step is to see how they get along.Shuning specifically told Zhenzhen and Director Yin that as long as they are willing, they will hold a happy event for them.

At this time, Tong Ying specially invited Mr. Jiang to come to the study, told him about her husband and wife going back to Fengtian, and asked him what plans he had. If he wanted to stay, all the treatment would remain the same. Butler, if you want to leave, I will give you money as well.

After thinking about it, Mr. Jiang decided to go back to his hometown.His family is in Yi County, not far from the capital, so he can use the savings of the past few years to buy dozens of acres of land and open a small calligraphy and painting shop, so he can live in peace.After hearing his answer, Tongying asked her elder brother to write a letter and brought it to Mr. Jiang. If the magistrate made things difficult for him, she showed the letter to the county magistrate. She also gave him 300 taels of silver and sent someone to send it to him. return home.Thank you very much, Mr. Jiang.

Before Dongqing left, she dragged Shuning and the other maids to cry. Shuning made an agreement with her to keep in touch with each other, so she persuaded her to stop crying. Let's talk privately.

Shuning smiled, and was about to go back to the house to look for some jewelry for Dongqing to think about, but unexpectedly saw Qiu Yi enter the house, kneeling in front of her, and said: "Ma'am, this servant is bold, I beg Madam to take this servant with you Bar."

Shu Ning was startled by her sudden movement, quickly woke her up, and asked again: "Why do you think so? Fengtian is not as comfortable as in the capital, I remember you are most afraid of the cold." She never thought of bringing them with her Well, as long as they stay in Beijing for a few years, when they are old, Director Yin will arrange their marriage.

Qiu Yi struggled and refused to get up, and said: "I beg Madam to agree. If Madam is not at ease, this servant is willing to marry someone before leaving. As long as the person married is the one who went with him, it will be fine."

(I didn't expect to divide it into two chapters... My stomach pain continues today, please forgive me...)
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