The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 104

The eldest young lady was chaste and quiet, she didn't have any extra words along the way, she just silently accompanied Seventh Lady into the Qingping Garden southwest of Xiaocui Jin, the old mother beside Mrs. The two mothers were welcomed into the main room.

"It's not a coincidence for you to come. Madam just drank medicine and fell asleep." The old mother served tea to Seventh Lady and the young lady with a smile, and stood aside with her hands down to answer.

Seventh Lady glanced at the old mother, and then scanned the room.

The blue brick floor is bright, and the Duobao Pavilion on the four walls is full of rich and precious things. In terms of luxury, it is exactly the same as the furnishings in Mrs. Ni's house.The old mother is a servant, but she wears the tribute satin that is rarely seen in ordinary officials and eunuchs...

It seems that although Mrs. Xu is sick, she has not lost her real power after all.

The eldest young lady took a sip of tea, and opened her mouth in a rare way—the flavor of Shanxi still couldn't be concealed, "Mother didn't sleep well last night? When I came to say hello this morning, she said she was still asleep. Why... ..."

The old mother also sighed, "It means that the young lady has a heart. Last night, the lady was sleepy again. She just went to bed this morning and woke up too late."

He apologized to Qiniangzi again, "I told Qiniangzi to run for nothing, oh, she is really a big girl, when she was in Suzhou that year, she was only a little older..."

After being polite with Seventh Lady, and chatting a few more gossips, the eldest young lady got up to leave, "I won't bother mother any more, I'll take my sister-in-law to see my sixth sister-in-law."

When it comes to Fifth Lady, she uses the name Sixth Sister-in-law.

The old mother was also very kind to the young lady, and she did not despise her because of her Shanxi accent. She smiled and sent the young lady and Qin Niangzi out of Qingpingyuan, watched the two go away, and then turned back into Qingping Court.

I failed to meet Mrs. Xu in Qingpingyuan, which made Seventh Lady a little uneasy. Mrs. Xu's illness seems to have occurred five or six years ago, but she became seriously ill just after the onset. According to Fifth Lady, she just went through the door. During this year, Mrs. Xu almost died several times.

With such a poor health, it is of course impossible to take care of the housework. The fifth lady is the wife of Shizi, and it stands to reason that she should be in charge of housework after one year of marriage, but she didn't want to be pregnant in the first year.The housework seems to have returned to Mrs. Ni's hands...

Forget it, this kind of thing is the clearest thing to ask Wu Niangzi later.Seventh Lady shook her head slightly, and chatted with the First Young Madam, "Why doesn't Fifth Sister live in Xiao Cui Jin? The women who are still in charge of the family all live in the back garden."

The eldest young lady smiled slightly, "Oh, actually Xiao Cuijin is just a place to enjoy the scenery as usual, and we don't live in it, we usually live in the outer courtyard, and the sixth brother's family lives in Mingde Hall..."

He casually introduced a few words to Seventh Lady, but kept silent.

The atmosphere in the Pingguo Mansion is actually much more depressing than that of the Yang family.

The two walked slowly for a cup of tea, and then they came out of Xiao Cuijin, walked for a while from the corridor next to the side room of the main courtyard, turned around again, and saw a five-room main room with carved beams and painted buildings located in the main courtyard. The seven pairs of beasts on the eaves have different postures, and the three-character plaque of Mingde Hall hangs high, and the inscription and treasure seal are even stamped with gold—it is the handwriting of today.The maidservants brought by the young lady's side quickly walked forward to report. Not long after, the fifth lady greeted her from the room with her belly in her hands.

"Sister-in-law, Seventh Sister!" She greeted with a smile, "Seventh Sister, it's been a long time!"

The fifth lady became a little richer, her face became rounder, but her demeanor didn't change much. She was still a little willful in her arrogance, but there was a little innocence shining between her brows.

Seeing Qin Niangzi, there was joy from the heart in her smile, and regardless of the young lady, she grabbed Qin Niangzi's hand and pulled her into the room. "It can be regarded as meeting my mother's family, Yang Qi, let me tell you, don't worry that I sometimes bother you when I'm at home, but I miss you a lot in the past year or so!"

Still so outspoken!

Seventh Lady couldn't help laughing out loud, she glanced at the Young Madam apologetically, and softly scolded Fifth Lady, "Fifth Sister, I also want to say hello to Young Madam..."

The eldest young lady smiled and waved her hands, showing a rare hint of misgiving, "I know that the sixth younger siblings will definitely not care about greeting me when they see my younger sister—it just so happens that Brother Guang has a little bit of a stomachache this morning. Complain to my sister-in-law, go back to the yard to have a look, and come to pick you up later."

The fifth lady and the seventh lady smiled and sent the young lady away side by side, and then went back to the main room holding hands to talk.Fifth Lady took Seventh Lady's hand and introduced, "The East Wing is the place of my son. From last year to now, there have been people living there for more than ten days. I usually live in the West Wing. Come, come, I will take you have a look."

This is a typical northern hall. The eaves are relatively low, which is convenient for heat preservation. The blue brick floor is warm and warm, and steam is emitted from the bottom of the feet: this is floor heating.There is no Duobao Pavilion in the main room, a few expensive decorations are randomly placed on the small case in the corner of the room, showing careless wealth and honor.Entering from the main room, there is a long corridor with doors on both sides. In the west wing alone, there are five rooms alternated with light and dark. At the place where she usually receives guests, several teas and refreshments have been set up on the small kang table.Gu Yu and Chun Equinox were busy pouring tea. When they saw Qin Niangzi coming in, they greeted them with smiles, "Qi Niangzi is here. Our girls have been thinking about preparing delicious food for you all morning! I heard that you are here as a guest. Last night Didn't sleep well! I got up early in the morning to clean up the house, and I was looking forward to your coming!"

Wu Niangzi laughed, sat down on the edge of the kang with her waist supported, and exchanged greetings with Liang's mother and Tai's mother, "You two mothers, how long have you not seen each other!"

Tai's mother is fine, but Liang's mother's face is full of tears, "I haven't seen the girl for more than a year, the girl has really grown up..."

She watched Wu Niangzi grow up, and her affection was different. Naturally, Wu Niangzi did not treat each other like an ordinary servant. She smiled and patted Liang's mother's hand, "Meeting is a happy event, why are you crying--Spring Equinox, bring Taiwan Mom went out to have tea, and after working hard for half a day in the morning, I also sat down for a while!"

Then let Qiniangzi have tea again, "I will eat at Leshanju later, I will definitely not eat much, you should fill your stomach first, lest it is cold and hungry, and you will get sick when you go back."

Seventh Lady couldn't help laughing, "Hey, Fifth Sister is married, so I'm more considerate!" She carefully looked at Fifth Lady's expression, then touched her stomach, "Is the child obedient?"

Wu Niangzi waved her hand casually, "It's just a piece of meat, who is obedient or disobedient, but it's so big! The midwife said that although it's only six months old, it's as big as others when they gave birth."

When it came to the child, her interest obviously dropped, but she was very concerned about the situation at home, and asked repeatedly, "Is everything all right at home? I heard that brother Jiu didn't go to Beijing with him—what's going on? Parents are in good health ?”

Seventh Lady and Liang's mother prepared details and told Fifth Lady that Ninth Brother was going directly to the Northwest to take the exam this summer, so he would not go to Beijing. The master has suffered from short sleep for more than a year, but he doesn't feel anything when he takes the medicine...

Fifth Lady was very pleased, "Just be safe, be safe!"

She raised her head abruptly, feeling a bit arrogant again, "Hmph, things in this world are really unpredictable, it's April this year, who knows that father will be able to ascend the court to pay homage to the prime minister? Bai told the Xu family to look down on me Go—you should really look at their faces, my grandfather passed away in June...in July, okay, please order, everyone will change their faces when they see me—the people in the capital really don’t mean anything!"

Seventh Lady couldn't help but exchanged glances with Liang's mother.

In ancient times, communication was inconvenient, and many things were not suitable to be said in letters, especially for married daughters, who had always had the habit of reporting good news but not bad news when they went to their natal family.

After Wu Niangzi got married to Xu's family, her letters only included the word "Ping An", and sometimes she said a few trivial things about Xu's family, but she didn't mention a word about her own situation in her husband's family.

What the eldest wife was most worried about was whether Wu Niangzi had suffered in the Xu family.The most important purpose of sending Seventh Lady out as a guest is to let her most trusted confidant see Fifth Lady's situation with her own eyes.

Qin Niangzi asked in a low voice, "Then you are at Xu's... Are you happy?"

Wu Niangzi lowered her head and didn't speak, she laughed for a long time, "The refreshments specially prepared for you - you eat!"

Qin Niangzi's heart skipped a beat.

He had known for a long time that Xu's family was not a shallow house, and it was inevitable for the new wife to come in and be angry.

In a century-old family that is on the cusp of the storm, the sisters-in-law are all famous daughters-in-law, each with their own backers, and the old mother-in-law is at odds with her mother-in-law... Although the wealth is extremely high, private disputes are rare.

(End of this chapter)