Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 207 Empty Gourd

Madam Fu was too frightened to cry and shook her head quickly.No matter how distressed she was, she didn't dare to joke about the lives of her family.

It's just that the third son Fu is married, and there are two beautiful concubines in the family, and he still has no children.If you just leave like this, there will be no heirs left in that house, which is really not beautiful.

Mrs. Fu wiped away her tears, told the third son Fu the news cruelly, and then called one wife and two concubines, and told them to do their best to serve her husband, saying that she would keep the third wife within three days Kind of come!
Mrs. Fu San naturally understands that she has no children. She can't stay in the Fu family. The two concubines can be sold, but she can't remarry at will. She works harder than the two concubines.

After Ruan Jingxin came back, she was busy, she only took time to go to the courtyard, said a few words to Xie Yanniang and left.

Xie Yanniang changed out of her wedding dress and only wore ordinary clothes, holding the account book in her hand.

He was about to go to war, it was already a certainty, he couldn't let Ruan Jingxin worry about other things.

Xie Yanniang carefully looked at the account book, the book keeping in Li Mansion is really messy.First, there is no special accountant, second, there is no hostess, and third, the soldiers are used to doing whatever they want. After all, they spend a lot of money to live a life that may die tomorrow.

She sighed, and drew a few places with a brush, then remembered Ruan Jingxin's words, and couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth.

Of the four auxiliary ministers, one was exiled, and the other three were feared by the young emperor, but they suffered from no excuses.

Now that Ruan Jingxin had thought up an excuse for him, the young emperor naturally took advantage of the situation and kept the sons of the two adults as hostages by the Regent's side, while he kept the other's daughter in the palace.

The heirs of the three ministers are all in his hands, and the regent is surrounded by the supervising army, isn't it that everyone is under his nose?

How could the young emperor not be happy, he agreed without saying a word, and the decree was delivered to all the prefectures in less than half a day.

Ruan Jingxin really didn't agree easily, and dragged the three auxiliary ministers into the water by the way, which really made people feel happy.

Let the young master of the auxiliary minister also go to see how cruel the battlefield is, and when he comes back, he will understand how happy it is to stay in Beijing.

"Is there enough staff at Shida University? Are there enough materials?" Xie Yanniang put down the ledger and asked, rubbing her forehead.

Xue Ling nodded and said: "Shi Da has already stepped up his efforts to make swords. The Shi family members stayed in Qizhuang. They said that they can finish less than half of it in three days, and the rest will be sent over quickly."

"It's better to let him hurry up. It's always disturbing on the road. It's better to send it to the soldiers and take it directly." Xie Yanniang also understood that Shi Da had worked tirelessly to complete this batch of weapons, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The Rong people came suddenly, and their preparations were not sufficient.

It's just that [-] troops are pressing down on the border, so it's so difficult that Lian Kingdom has never made a move?

When Ruan Jingxin came back exhausted at night, she couldn't help asking.

He shook his head and said: "The new emperor of Lian Kingdom is very cautious, and he heard that Qing Kingdom is willing to share his worries, so he decided to deal a heavy blow to the Rong clan in the rear when the two armies are fighting and the Rong clan is weak."

Xie Yanniang couldn't help frowning when she heard the words: "If Lian Guo repents, what should I do to take advantage of the fisherman?"

Ruan Jingxin smiled, but his eyes were deep: "Don't worry, as long as I'm still in Qing Kingdom, Lian Kingdom won't dare to think so carefully about me."

If he's not here, it's a different story.

Xie Yanniang sighed: "My lord, don't say that, you will always be in the Qing Dynasty, right?"

"Of course, this is the place where I grew up. Even if it's a little unpleasant, I will never leave it easily." Ruan Jingxin held her hand and said again: "I'm not in Beijing, you have to be careful in everything. Stay The next 50 people came to guard the palace, all of them are veterans of Li's army, their blades have seen blood, and those who don't have eyes don't dare to embarrass you."

Xie Yanniang wrote it down carefully, and heard him say: "I will go to the military camp later, and leave directly from the military camp the day after tomorrow. I may not see you for a long time."

There was apology in Ruan Jingxin's eyes, he was about to go out to war just after getting married, even the wedding night in the bridal chamber was interrupted by the young emperor, and he was full of guilt towards her.

"It doesn't matter how long you wait, as long as your lord returns safely and triumphantly." Xie Yanniang put her other hand on the back of his hand and said softly.

"I left Abi here so that I can be with you."

"No need," Xie Yanniang shook her head and declined, looked at him seriously and said, "General Baihu once said that Abi is the best bodyguard, and he reminded you to avoid many dangers. This time we are fighting against the Rong people, with Abi here, I can feel more at ease."

"Alright," Ruan Jingxin squeezed her little hand, and stopped trying to persuade her.

There were several knocks on the door, and it was Kang Yunzhang who urged silently.

"I should go, you... Take care."

Ruan Jingxin got up, Xie Yanniang hurriedly put on the cloak that he had made overnight, and handed him a safety talisman: "I made this for my lord, it's nothing but some medicine powder that can stop bleeding."

Going into battle, it is inevitable that he will be injured. If the wound medicine on his body is lost, the safety talisman hanging around his neck can help him once.

Ruan Jingxin pinched the safety talisman, and there was indeed a faint medicinal fragrance coming from it.

He finally couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed the corner of Xie Yanniang's mouth, looked at her red eyes that were holding back tears, and left without looking back.

Xie Yanniang stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching Ruan Jingxin's figure melt into the night, until she could no longer see her, she still didn't move a step.

It wasn't until Xue Ling called her worriedly that Xie Yanniang lowered her head and wiped away the teardrops from the corners of her eyes.

To make Ruan Jingxin feel at ease, one of them is the Assistant Minister, and the other is the Fifteenth Prince: "Tell a young man who is unfamiliar with the teahouse to the house of the best storyteller, and ask him to tell a short story."

Xue Ling was puzzled, obediently rubbed the ink for her, looked at the few pages that Xie Yanniang had written all night, and held them solemnly in her hand: "Have someone make another copy before sending it to Mr. Storyteller."

"Your maidservant, I'll let someone else do it. It's just that I haven't slept all night. The princess should rest quickly." She called Xueyan to wait for Xie Yanniang to lie down, and then went out to find the elder brother of the nurse.

Pang Yudi left behind a lot of people, all of whom are trustworthy, and the leader is this nursing home surnamed Huo.

He silently took a few pages, scanned them briefly, nodded and said: "This subordinate will take care of it for the princess, and someone in the teahouse will tell this story within today."

Xue Ling didn't know many large characters, but she could vaguely guess what it was, and said with a smile, "Then I'll be fine."

Xie Yanniang didn't wake up until the afternoon, and after washing up, someone sent a message to Huo Huyuan, saying that the matter had been settled: "It's neat, it's only a few hours away. Come on, let's go out and listen."

She couldn't wait, and greeted Xue Ling and Xue Yan to go out.Huo Huyuan had already prepared the carriage and invited four nurses to follow, and the group went to the biggest teahouse in Beijing.

As expected of the largest teahouse in the city, there were no empty seats, and Huo Huyuan reserved a box with an excellent view early on.

Xie Yanniang stepped into the box wearing a gauze hat, and there was already a doctor in blue waiting beside her.

Asking her in a low voice what kind of tea she wanted, the tea doctor stood in a corner to make tea, and then quietly backed away.

The window was facing the high platform in the lobby, covered by layers of gauze curtains, preventing outsiders from peeping, but allowing the people in the boxes to see the bustle outside.

Xie Yanniang watched Huo Huyuan carefully test for poison with silver needles, then pushed the teacup and asked Xue Ling to present it.

Being so careful, but not making a big deal out of it, Xie Yanniang felt sorry for her life, she readily accepted it, lowered her head and drank a sip of tea, a storyteller with a gray beard came slowly on the high platform, and greeted everyone with a smile.

There was applause from the audience, obviously this storyteller is eloquent and his speech is extremely wonderful.

He raised his hand, and the voice below gradually lowered, and then he said with satisfaction: "The guest officials are probably tired of talking about fighting and killing on weekdays, so let me tell you something new."

A big man at the bottom patted the table and laughed loudly: "Could it be that Mr. Qi wants to tell the story of Xiangyan, this is the first time!"

Some people cheered, some people laughed, Mr. Qi was not annoyed, and said with a low smile: "It's not a big deal to say it's fragrant, but it's an anecdote in the backyard."

Hearing this, many people pricked up their ears. It must not be uncommon for Mr. Qi to say something.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Mr. Qi stroked his beard and said: "As the saying goes, there are three things that are unfilial and having no descendants is the biggest. The most important thing in this mansion is to spread its branches and leaves. It's still a wealthy family, no exception. If the mistress is sterile, it's fine to have a few beautiful concubines, but if she still has nothing, it's the mistress' business."

He looked around and said with a smile: "There is no heir, divorce is a natural thing, the mistress is more nervous than anyone else. This story is about the mistress of a wealthy family. She wants a child to consolidate her position , if the concubine is pregnant, it would be good to keep her under her knees. It's just that the concubine's belly is not up to par, and she can only hope that the blessing will come to her belly day and night."

Several people sneered and said: "The matter of this heir, is it possible to expect it to come?"

Mr. Qi shook his fan, shook his head and said: "No, no, this mistress' heart moved God, she was really pregnant, and her belly grew day by day, she couldn't be happier. Unfortunately, the doctor told her that the belly grow up, but the inside is empty!"

Someone laughed again: "Empty gourd, doesn't it even have a seed in it?"

"That's right. I don't even have a seed. How should I deal with my husband? My husband has been looking forward to it for so long. I can't let him be happy about the good news." Mr. Qi shook his head while holding the folding fan in his hand. Sighed: "It has never happened before. Although I am sad, I only sigh that time is fate. It's just that when I was about to get it, I said it was fake and nothing. No one can bear the huge gap."

"That's not it, what should the mistress do?" The big man asked anxiously, his eyes widened and he even forgot to drink.

(End of this chapter)