Yutai Bi

Chapter 35
"It was the old lady who asked your father to give it to you, so my wife likes it so much." Xu sighed and said, "This is why this servant has the confidence. If the third old lady makes an appointment for you at will, this servant will ask the old lady to do it for you." host!"

"I don't think he's unfeeling towards me, do you?" Cen Sanniang sighed, "The old man has been alone all the time? Grandma has gone long ago, so there is no sequel?"

Mrs. Xu hesitated and said: "The old man has a stepmother, and there are two sons under his knees. The third lady, the slaves have been thinking about it, the old man loves his wife, but the step-wife doesn't like her. The old man didn't take you back because he was afraid that you would be wronged .Don't hate him for being ruthless."

The stepwife doesn't like the mother.Mother eloped, and grandfather let go, there must be such a reason.

Cen Sanniang smiled and said, "How could it be? My grandfather left me the hairpin in the end... and he also made up the marriage certificate and dowry for my mother, and gave it as a dowry. No one in the Cen family knew about the inside story, and it took my mother's face away. I think he Good."

Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Cen Sanniang suddenly thought of another question: "Why didn't mother tell the eldest lady how majestic my grandfather's family is? Isn't it good that we pretend to be powerful?"

Xu smiled wryly and said: "Madam after all... Speaking of which, Cen and Li are related by marriage. The second master is still an official in Chang'an, and the third room of the Cen family takes care of the third wife. If the second master asks the old man for help, the slaves don't know about the old man. What do you think? If he still hates the Cen family and hurts the face of the second master, it will be bad for the third lady."

Cen Sanniang fully understood Xu's mentality.On the one hand, I feel that my grandfather may not be completely ruthless to me, and if there is anything, I think I can ask his old man for support.On the other hand, Xu is actually not sure about his grandfather's attitude towards him.

Half of my blood is the Li family, and the other half is the Cen family.Mrs. Li hated Mrs. Cen, maybe even his own granddaughter.In the past three years since his parents passed away, didn't Mrs. Li just pretend that he didn't exist?

"In any case, the appearance of that nobleman is a good thing for us. I asked for a word, and that nobleman will still make people talk back and forth. The third room is somewhat scrupulous about going back and forth. Send me away casually. Mom wrapped up the shoes made for my grandfather in the past three years. The person who gave the hairpin could not help take it to Chang'an, but also entrusted someone else to send it. We didn't send it before, but now we don't. Is there a ready-made reason? My grandfather’s old friend came to visit me, and it’s not justified if he doesn’t show filial piety. I hope these six pairs of shoes can make my grandfather soften his heart, and we will really have an extra way out. I don’t expect him to give me wealth. One day he recognizes me, and my mother will be happy in Jiuquan." Cen Sanniang is very satisfied with the current situation.

Mrs. Xu looked at Sanniang Cen with a complicated expression, and praised: "Miss Sanniang is so smart, she thinks so far. Otherwise, I wouldn't be asked to make shoes for the old man every year."

Cen Sanniang put on a strange face: "I don't want to be so smart, there is no way, right?"

Xu smirked: "Mom will count on you in the future."

The visit of Kongqing, a servant with a mysterious owner, arouses doubts in Cen's third wife.The eldest lady turned around and went back to the backyard, and told the old lady Cen about the situation.

"I gave you the Dian Cui Die hairpin made by Zhinei, and there is a famous assassin from the governor... It has a lot of background." Mrs. Cen fell into deep thought.

The Fourth Madam is not interested in the mysterious visitor, what she is passionate about is the wealth of the Fan Mansion: "Mother, will Sanniang's grandfather intervene in her marriage?"

The old lady glanced at her, and said slowly: "Sanniang and Liuniang are the same age, and they haven't reached the age yet. Don't worry."

"But Madam Fan..." The Fourth Madam was impatient.

The old lady will grow old one day, once Cen's three households are separated, the fourth master will be unreliable.Fifth Young Master and Seventh Young Master are still studying and have no future.Although Jiu Ge'er said that he adopted to the fourth room, the fourth room has long since lost his elders, so he can only recognize himself as his own mother.In the future, Sifang's property will be equal to its own.

Fan Yushu's body is weak, and he looks short-lived.Cen Sanniang married into the Fan family, and if she wanted to obtain the property of the Fan family, she needed the support of her natal family, and she could only rely on the third wife of Cen's family, and could not escape her own control.

Cen Sanniang marrying a tough husband's family will not drag Brother Jiu down, maybe she can help Brother Jiu.But how many practical benefits can I get?The Fourth Madam thought about it, and they all felt that it was very cost-effective to agree to Madam Fan's marriage.

The eldest lady was also a little moved when she thought of the 4 taels of silver promised by Mrs. Fan.Although the Cen family is a rich family, the three masters, the second master and the third master are all officials.But who would think too much money?
"Mother, Mrs. Li took away Li's dowry, and left none of it to Sanniang. In the past three years, he has not paid any attention to it. I see, maybe it is his old friend passing by, thinking of his old friend. My granddaughter is alone, so I will give you a gift to see her."

The implication of the lady's words is that even though the gift giver is valuable, he is just passing by.Mrs. Li didn't care about Cen Sanniang's granddaughter at all, so there was no need to worry about it.

The old lady glanced at the two of them, and repeated her own words: "As I said, San Niang is not ready yet, so there is no rush to get married."

Why not hurry?Mrs. Fan is Fan Yushu's sick and weak son, and she wished to marry him now and spread his branches and leaves.Right now, she has taken a fancy to Cen Sanniang's identity from the Cen family in Longzhou, and wants to marry the Cen family.But Mrs. Fan is not allowed to marry a daughter-in-law two or three years older for her son.

The fourth lady was about to speak, but the eldest lady said first: "What mother said is true. Wait and see."

What are you waiting for?Could it be that the eldest lady is not willing to accept 4 taels of silver from Fan's mansion?The fourth lady curled her lips in disdain, thinking that you are not short of money to host the middle school.

The eldest lady turned her head and smiled at the fourth lady: "It's good to cool off Mrs. Fan, so that she won't think that our family is really short of money."

The fourth lady understood a little.Let Mrs. Fan wait and see, maybe she can increase the dowry by a few percent.

The eldest lady looked at the fourth lady contemptuously, and secretly cursed the idiot who lost money.After realizing another meaning of the old lady, he refused to tell the fourth lady clearly.Wait a little longer, and see what will happen to Li's Mansion in the capital after the nobleman leaves and returns to Chang'an.

"Speaking of which, Sanniang's grandparent's family and ours are in-laws, so it's not good if you don't move around. Write to the second child and ask him to visit Mrs. Li." The old lady Cen said lightly.

"Yes. The daughter-in-law will write a letter to the second sibling." The eldest lady fully understood what the old lady meant.This is to let the second master go to find out the reality of Li's mansion.

If the Li family didn't care about Cen Sanniang, the Cen family wouldn't have to worry so much.If the Li family cared about Cen Sanniang, then there would be no need to mention the relatives of the Fan family. Although 4 taels of silver is tempting, it is not worth losing the reputation of the Cen family.

Furthermore, if the second master finds out that Li's residence is just an ordinary family, that's all.If the Li family is powerful, treats Cen Sanniang kindly, and can walk around with the Li family more, this in-law will have better use value.

The eldest lady was ashamed of her short-sightedness before, and she admired the old lady, Jiang Mila, for her thoughtfulness.

"If Mrs. Fan comes to visit, just say that I am too tired for the Dragon Boat Festival. The fourth daughter-in-law should just go and accompany me. If Mrs. Fan mentions the marriage again, she will say that it is my intention. First, San Niang has not arrived in time. Second, come ... After all, she is the daughter of the fourth bedroom, and she lives in our house, so we have to ask her grandparents' house in the capital about her marriage." Old Madam Cen said.

The Fourth Madam finally understood what the old lady meant, and covered her lips with a smile: "The Fan family only has a few shops and a few acres of land, so they want to marry a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family to raise their status. Our third mother is an orphan. The ancestor is in Chang'an, and that is not an ordinary family."

The old lady nodded approvingly.

Kong Qing left Cen's mansion, did not stay in the city, rode out of the city, and went straight to the boat docked at the south of the city.

But seeing his own guards on the shore waiting in full force, surrounding the boat tightly, he couldn't help but sink in his heart: "What's going on?"

"Kong Qing, did you see that person? You've been staring at our boat for a long time." A guard looked coldly at a person on the shore.

Kong Qing followed his gaze and looked over.Not far away, in the tea house on the wharf, sat a young man in an ink-colored silk dress, and beside him stood an old man in his early fifties who looked like he was in charge.The two were pointing and pointing at their own boat unscrupulously.

Kong Qing couldn't help frowning: "Is there anything else to do? Does the Lord know?"

The waiting guard shook his head: "I didn't dare to disturb the master. The man wanted to get on the boat to find the boss of the boat. After we stopped him, he went to the teahouse over there."

"I gonna go see."

Kong Qing entered the teahouse, raised his hand, smiled and said: "What is the name of this young master? I heard from the guards in the mansion that the young master has been watching my boat, but what's wrong?"

"Fang Ming in Xialongzhou." Fang Ming's eyes lit up, he got up and returned the salute, "Young Master is the owner of the ship? This is great, I have met the right owner. Please sit down!"

Kong Qing lifted her robe and sat down, said with a smile: "The owner of the ship is my master. I don't know why the young master wants to see my master?"

"You go back first." Fang Ming dismissed the old man beside him, and poured a cup of tea for Kong Qing graciously: "I don't want to see your master, I want to see the boss of this ship. I'm doing business at my next home, because relying on this There are many waterways for goods on the river. My family is planning to buy a cargo ship... I heard from the steward of my house that your master's ship seems to be quite different from other ships, so I would like to ask the boss of the ship. where craftsmen built it."

It turned out to be like this.Kong Qing was no longer interested in talking to Fang Ming, so he left his seat and said with a smile, "Young master Fang, you can go south to Suyang. There are many craftsmen with high shipbuilding skills there. My master's boat is also bought from there. Farewell."

"Thank you!" Fang Ming cupped his hands.

(End of this chapter)