Chapter 359 The Secret ([-])

The big event has been decided, and the people in the capital have begun to resume their old life one after another. In addition to not being able to play and feast, the capital is still a prosperous and beautiful scene.

Cui Wei, who lives in her natal family, saw that the turmoil had passed and her family had also been punished. She thought there would be no other accidents, so she packed her luggage, packed her stepson and stepdaughter, and prepared to go home.

Alas, it's impossible not to go home. If she doesn't go back, she will have to write an IOU to her eldest aunt.

To be honest, if it wasn't for her own personal experience, Cui Wei would never have imagined that there are such extremely stingy noble girls like Cui Jiang in the world.

What made her even more incomprehensible was that Cui Jiang was obviously a daughter of a family living in a heap of splendor, and his food and clothing were all the best in the world. How could he develop such a stingy and money-greedy disposition?
In order to save a little bit of money, he could just spare no effort to eat and drink around, oh, no, not everywhere, but one place he had identified, and that was Cui Wei's place.

Every meal, Cui Jiang would come uninvited. She was an elder anyway, and Cui Wei couldn't throw her out, so more than half of the delicious food she bought out of her own pocket went into Cui Jiang's stomach. .

Speaking of this, Cui Wei couldn't help admiring Cui Jiang's appetite. She, she can eat so much, and she doesn't look very fat. How can she eat more than their family of three? !

Fortunately, meals are divided into meals at this time, and everyone has their own meal table. If it is a big table like the later generations, Cui Wei seriously doubts that she and the children will not be able to eat enough.

Forget it, with such an excellent aunt here, it would be better for her to go back to the palace earlier. Although the prince has been demoted, he is still the king of the county after all. There are also salary and food seals, and there are many shops in the village. What's the matter? It's also more comfortable than living in my mother's house.

Cui Wei made up her mind, so she took the time to go to the main hall of Wangshu Courtyard, and reported her decision back to Mrs. Liu.

Liu's back injury is still not healed, so far she can only lie down on the couch, she listened to Cui Wei's words, thought for a moment, and said: "It's fine to go back, the prince also needs someone to take care of him."

Now that the matter has passed, she has no reason to keep her grandson and granddaughter in the Cui family.

However, Liu felt that it was necessary for her to beat Cui Wei a few more words, "There are a few things, I don't care if you understand it or not, you must keep it in mind."

Cui Wei raised her head, a look of uneasiness appeared on her face, and a trace of impatience flashed in her eyes, but after the previous incident, Cui Wei understood the importance of her mother's family to a woman even more. Although she was married, she must not offend her. Liu's.

Thinking of this, Cui Wei lowered her head halfway, and said respectfully: "Mother, please tell me, I will definitely keep it in my heart."

The Liu family is of Jiang Gui's nature, old Ermi spicy, how can she not see that Cui Wei's words are not right, she snorted twice in her heart, and said: "First, abide by women's morals, serve the prince well, and take good care of the princess and county master , when you have nothing to do, read more books, do some needlework, and don't mess around with those people."

Speaking of this, Liu Shi paused, and raised her voice to the people around her, "Go, bring the book I prepared for Sanniang."

The eldest maid of the Liu family agreed, bowed and retreated.

Mrs. Liu continued: "Second, keep filial piety. Concubine Yang is the prince's biological mother. Now that she has encountered such an accident, she will definitely not feel better. Although she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, she is also your mother-in-law. When she is fine, Go to the palace to pay respects to Concubine Yang, and talk to the old man—"

After hearing this, Cui Wei raised her head, her face was embarrassed, her lips parted, and she hesitated to speak.

Of course Liu Shi knew what Cui Wei was afraid of, so she sneered and said, "I know what you are afraid of, isn't it just that Concubine Yang will blame you for what happened to King Wu? Hmph, don't worry, King Wu The matter has been settled, he is treason, if Concubine Yang has some brains, she will not bother with this matter anymore. Of course, if you are afraid that she will embarrass you as a mother-in-law, you need to follow the rules even more. It's all over, so she can't find your fault."

A woman who can thrive in the palace and challenge the empress's dignity several times is definitely not a fool.

Concubine Yang was able to change from a former princess to an imperial concubine, and she is an extremely intelligent woman. She should know what to say and what not to say.

Of course, Concubine Yang doesn't mention the matter of King Wu, but it is definitely possible to suppress Cui Wei with her mother-in-law status.

Cui Wei wants to get this, and Liu's wants to get it too, but she doesn't want to teach Cui Wei how to deal with Concubine Yang—it's only natural for a mother-in-law to train her daughter-in-law, and Liu's is her own mother-in-law, and Cui Wei is not her direct relative Daughter, why is she so thoughtful about her? !

Liu's ordering Cui Wei to obey the rules was nothing more than telling her not to cause trouble and not to embarrass her natal family.

Cui Wei is not a fool, she guessed what Liu Shi was thinking after just a little thought, but she couldn't do it, she still needs the support of her natal family, and she must not offend Liu Shi for such a trivial matter.

After figuring this out, Cui Wei not only didn't get angry, but instead showed gratitude and admiration, "It's still mother who is thoughtful, son, son thank mother for teaching."

Mrs. Liu didn't want to see Cui Wei's hypocritical expression. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "Also, I don't think there are any capable people around you. It just so happens that Mama Li and Mama Wen by my side just came back from Jinyang. No errands for them—”

Cui Wei immediately understood what Liu Shi meant, and hurriedly said with a smile: "If that's the case, I'll lick my face and beg my mother to let the two mothers go to the palace with me, and help me with the housework anyway."

Seeing that Cui Wei was doing so well, Mrs. Liu nodded with satisfaction: "Well, when you go back later, I'll let them go with you."

With these two very strict old mothers looking at Cui Wei, Liu Shi can feel more at ease.

Cui Wei pretended to be grateful, "It's still mother who loves her daughter. With you here, my son, my heart will be much more secure." The dead old woman knew that she would place cronies in the palace, lest she would abuse the siblings. .

The mother and daughter exchanged a few pleasantries, and Cui Wei took the daughter's commandment given to her by Liu Shi with both hands, and left.

Just as Cui Wei turned to leave, Liu Shi quietly added another sentence: "Both the old man and the man have spoken, this is the last time the Cui family will help you, if you do anything that will not stand on the stage, The Cui family will treat you as a daughter without you!"

Cui Wei paused, she knew that this was a warning from the Cui family, if she made another mistake, the Cui family would sever ties with her and expel her from the Cui family.

No matter how confident Cui Wei is in her aura of pig feet, she also understands what kind of desperation it would be for an ancient woman to lose the protection of her natal family.

Taking a deep breath, Cui Wei turned around, bowed her knees and bowed, "My mother's words, my son, my son will always remember."

Liu Shi waved her hand, "Go!"

Cui Wei bid farewell to the Liu family, went to Daoxiangyuan and said a few words to her brother and sister-in-law, and then returned to the Shu Palace with her children and servants.

At the same time, Zheng Mian was also bidding farewell to Xiao Nan in the Rongshou Hall.The brothers and sisters originally came to Cui's house for refuge, but now that the chaos outside has subsided, they should go home.

Xiao Nan didn't hold back any more, ordered someone to prepare some fresh ingredients and fabrics for the brothers and sisters, and then sent Zheng Mian back.

On the contrary, Lingxi was a little reluctant to part with Zheng Mian, and personally sent Zheng Mian to the atrium, watched her get into the bullock cart, and then waved her small hand to say goodbye to her.

Seeing Xiao Nan, he took his daughter's little hand and said with a smile: "Lingxi likes Biaogu very much?"

Lingxi nodded, and said seriously: "My aunt is very nice. She taught me how to play the piano, embroider, and dress the puppet with me."

For Lingxi, Zheng Mian is both a teacher and a friend. When they were in Luoyang, the two got along day and night, and their relationship with each other was even more profound.

Xiao Nan understood his daughter's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Well, I know that Aunt Biao is a good woman, and she treats us better. However, you don't have to be sad, Aunt Biao just went home, not leaving the capital. If you miss her, you can send her a post and invite her to come to our house as a guest."

Now that my daughter has grown up, it's time to find a suitable wife and playmate for her.

While coaxing his daughter, Xiao Nan thought about it.

In the evening, Uncle Cui came back from the yamen, first came to the main room to say hello to his wife as usual, and then made out with his children, then went to the dormitory to change into his homely clothes.

The husband and wife sat facing each other, with a cup of tea in front of each of them.

Xiao Nandao: "Lang Jun, Ah Yuan is not young anymore, should we find her a wife?"

Cui Youbo took a sip of tea, "Well, I should invite some gentlemen with excellent talents and virtues for her. In this way, I will go out to inquire tomorrow, and the lady will also find time to ask the sister-in-law next door. She often goes out to socialize, so she should I know a lot of ladies, maybe I can find a good husband."

Xiao Nan nodded, and said: "There is one more thing. We don't have a child of the same age as A Yuan here. She is a bit lonely by herself. I thought, why don't you ask Uncle Santang in Luoyang to help you choose among the clansmen? See if there are any young ladies who are similar to A Yuan's age, pick two or three of them who are prudent and respectful, and send them to us to be A Yuan's playmates. How do you think?"

Cui Youbo put down the teacup, thought for a while, and said: "I think it's okay. When I was young, I didn't have any brothers of the same age around me, so I was really lonely."

Cui Youbo is the old man of the eldest lady. When he was born, his nieces were several years old. When he was seven or eight years old, the only ones who could play with him were the nephews. The title of elder, how polite his nephews are when they play with him, this makes him very unhappy.

Over time, Cui Youbo became a man.

With his own personal experience, Cui Youbo was very understanding of his daughter's loneliness, so he immediately wrote to Cui Hong in Luoyang, asking him to find some girls of the right age.

Cui Youbo and Xiao Nan didn't expect that their move was just to help their daughter find some playmates, but they found a lot of trouble when they didn't want to.

Half a month later, Cui Hong helped to find four six or seven-year-old girls, and ordered Cui Yabo to send them to the capital himself.

Accompanied by her was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old lady. Her arrival revealed a secret that had been buried for decades.

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