The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 126

After serving tea in turn, Seventh Lady naturally had a meeting gift, and the two elders also had precious jewelry as a gift, these are the meanings that should be included in the title, so there is no need to say more.Because of Mrs. Ni's sleepy face, after a while, everyone gradually left, Mrs. Xu was the first to stand up and say goodbye, then beckoned to Mrs. Qin affectionately, and said with a smile, "Come, let's go to Qingpingyuan to accompany the maid and talk. "

With just a simple action, Qin Niangzi has already chosen her position as bright as daylight.

Mrs. Xu was her third aunt, no matter what happened to Fifth Lady, or what was the relationship between Mrs. Xu and the eldest wife, just because of their relationship, Seventh Lady would naturally become Mrs. Xu's ally.

And this ally is a bride who dared to give Mrs. Ni a hard time when she greeted her on the first day.

Although the second wife has already avoided living in the northwest and retreated from the front line of the Zhaidou, her demeanor back then is still brought out by the seventh lady from time to time.

Sometimes in the struggle in the deep house compound, whoever is shameless has the upper hand.As long as the second wife has a little face, she wouldn't forcefully turn the eldest wife's mind to the adoption back then, and let the siblings live in fear for a long time.

Dare to give Mrs. Ni a little face, I am afraid that in the future struggles, the old man will really use his seniority to suppress others.

What can Mrs. Ni do if she doesn't take seniority seriously?
No matter it was the second lady's force, or even the eunuch's instigation behind her back, or the sixth lady's handwriting, in short, the palace rewarded the bride with gold and jade yesterday, and this marriage was proposed by Ping Guogong himself.Mrs. Ni complained to Concubine Xu in the palace, what could Concubine Xu do?Could it be that for the mother's dignity to be damaged a little, go down the empress or even the eunuch's face?
Tell Ping Guogong, let’s not talk about this trivial matter, Ping Guogong cares about it or not, but the relationship between the two families is already ambiguous, and Wu Niangzi died for no reason. The little thing happened to the daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Ni can only bear this anger!

Although Seventh Lady is only a bride, but Liufang has a son, her natal family is tough, and Xu Fengjia is upbeat... As soon as she entered the door, she continued the complacency that Fifth Lady had just started at that time, and stepped on all the sisters-in-law!
But he acts so high-profile and domineering, causing trouble on the first day, how will he live in the future...

The moment she placed the tea bowl beside Madam Ni, the expressions on the faces of the sisters-in-law must have been wonderful.

Qin Niangzi glanced at it, and managed to catch some aftertaste.

The Eldest Young Master looked serene, the Eldest Young Madam disapproved, the Fourth Young Madam acted in disbelief, and the Fifth Young Madam's expression turned gloomy.

Indeed, Mrs. Fifth was originally the target of her suspicions the most.

This Mrs. Zhang has always been favored. Xu Fengjia was not married, and during the years when Mrs. Xu was ill, she was always taking care of the housework.The scale of the Pingguo government is not small, and the annual expenses must be much less.During this in and out, how rich the oil and water are, Qin Niangzi knows in her heart.

Zhang's dowry is far inferior to that of the daughter of the Yang family. If she were her, she would hope that her sister-in-law would take charge of the family a few years later.

Wu Niangzi was not very lucky. In the first year of marriage, the family was in turmoil and the future was uncertain, and the Xu family was the most proud, so they did not take over the responsibility of being the head of the family.When she gave birth to a son, then...

If Mrs. Fifth Young Master's actions were a little more aggressive, with Fifth Lady's temperament, she would definitely not stop until she made things worse.

Of these three sisters-in-law, she was the most suspected.Although the rest of the people also had sharp conflicts with Wu Niangzi, but the future is long, and there is no need to rush to start in confinement.Only the fifth young lady's needs are the most urgent.

She closed her eyes again, thought carefully about Mrs. Fifth Young Madam's expression, and then reminded herself: I just went through the door, don't worry, get a firm foothold before talking.

Fortunately, although Qin Niangzi immediately established a big enemy by her side, she also made a powerful ally almost at the same time.

Mrs. Xu's attitude towards her is obviously much more intimate.

This noble lady is in poor health, and for a short distance from Leshanju to Qingpingyuan, she had to take a bamboo sedan chair carried by two people, with Seventh Lady accompanying her on the ground, and the two of them didn't have much to say along the way.

After entering Qingpingyuan, Mrs. Xu's attitude was different. She let Qinianzi into her bedroom.

She was somewhat similar to Xu Fengjia, she didn't seem to care about the common etiquette, once she leaned on the kang table, she asked Seventh Lady to sit on the opposite side of the kang table, straight to the point.

"According to my daughter-in-law, when should I bring Shiro and Goro back?"

After all, she is a grandmother, and it is this pair of golden grandchildren that is on her mind.

Qin Niangzi glanced at Mrs. Xu's bedroom.

It can be seen that this is the bedroom of a patient who has been ill for a long time. She has taken care of Jiu Yiniang's illness, and knows that the bedroom of a patient is different from ordinary people. For example, things like spit boxes, medicine bowls, etc. must be everywhere for easy access. .In addition, there are often screens in the house, which are convenient for doctors to enter the room to help the pulse...

Mrs. Xu's health seems to be really bad. Sending a pair of golden grandchildren to the Qin family is to understand the doubts of the eldest wife and also for the safety of the children themselves.

Seventh Lady answered frankly.

"It will take ten days and half a month to clean the yard!"

She didn't want to avoid Shiro and Goro's questions at all.

The eldest wife sent her to Xu's house, nothing more than two tasks, to find the real culprit, and to raise Shiro and Goro safely.Of course, the latter task is more important than the former.

Raising children is difficult, especially in ancient times, when sanitation was so bad, three or four out of ten children might die in childhood or teenage years.Mrs. Xu is a patient again, no matter what she says, she always has some taboos. When the children return to Xu's house, they will definitely enter the Mingde Hall.

For Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Qin, I'm afraid it's still a gift to Qin Niangzi: when they were raised since childhood, the children must only be kissed by her.

Qin Niangzi didn't want to work hard on the child at all.

No matter what the eldest wife is, she is benevolent and impeccable to Brother Jiu, so Brother Jiu still has his own thoughts... In the deep house compound, only blood is the closest connection, and Seventh Lady doesn't want to make herself a big deal The same fate as the wife.She is still young, and she can take a few steps before thinking about her children.

Just because she's not keen on childbearing doesn't mean she doesn't love children. In particular, although Wu Niangzi has many pasts with her, the sisterhood is quite deep.Shiro and Goro, she will definitely do her best to ensure that they grow up safely, which is also her promise to Wu Niangzi.

Mrs. Xu was quite satisfied with Qinianzi's answer.

"Clean it up better!" She smiled slightly, and went straight to the point without saying a word of nonsense.

"Last night, why didn't you consummate the room with Feng Jia?"

Seventh Lady was stunned.

When she and Xu Fengjia were mentioned, she was a little confused.He hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer.

Mrs. Xu looked at her and smiled sincerely.

She patted the back of Seventh Lady's hand.

"Feng Jia is too wild, even I can't restrain her."

Speaking of Xu Fengjia, Mrs. Xu's mouth is full of pride.

"Xiao Wu's temperament is really incompatible with Feng Jia...or harmonious, but it is difficult to control this wild horse. Feng Jia wants to take over the baton from his father, and there are still many things to learn, but there are some things that are absolutely impossible. You can't be wrong. You can see clearly about your mother's body. From now on, the Xu family's big and small matters will be decided by you husband and wife. It depends on your actions, whether you can control Feng Jia."

This may be Mrs. Xu's entry talk to herself.

Qin Niangzi also liked Mrs. Xu's temper a little bit, and she would break it when it was time to break it, showing a decisive and sharp manner.

Scheming is for external use, not internal use.

She also confessed in a rare way, "I'm afraid my cousin and I..."

When the word cousin was mentioned, she couldn't help but think of what Xu Fengjia said last night.

Indeed, she never took her cousin Xu Fengjia seriously, and there was never any cousin affection between them.

She changed her name.

"The relationship between me and the son may not be so harmonious for a while."

Mrs. Xu suddenly smiled.

"Fengjia's temperament, who can get along well with? After so many years of training, he is much more mellow externally. Internally, even I can't handle him... This matter is not urgent. Anyway, he is on the other side of Guangzhou. Things are not over, and I will go out again soon."

It was the first time for Seventh Lady to hear the news, so she was a little surprised.

Mrs. Xu gave Qiniang a meaningful smile, "In my opinion, if you want to take over the housework, you have to settle this house before Fengjia goes to Guangzhou."

Mrs. Xu's words are really good words.

With Seventh Lady's intelligence, how could she not understand what she meant.

Mrs. Xu could see that she hadn't consummated the house, and other people must have seen it too.As a daughter-in-law of a copycat village, if she wants to gain a foothold in the Xu family, it is not enough just to rely on her mother's toughness and her own high-profile. To take over the power in the mansion, she also needs the support of one or two real power factions in the Xu family.

Mrs. Xu was of course her first supporter. The two of them got what they needed, and instead of talking about their feelings, they were straightforward. It could be said that they hit it off right away.

But a new daughter-in-law, who doesn't even have a consummated house, will inevitably attract people's discussion. This is not a good thing anyway, and it may even give a few sisters-in-law the possibility of making use of it.

It's just that this kind of thing... It doesn't mean that she can do it if she wants to.Although Qin Niangzi is not so naive as to regard her body as extremely precious, she never wants to deliver the first time in an extremely embarrassing situation.

As long as it is related to Xu Fengjia, there is really nothing that does not disturb people.

Seventh Lady's deep eyes responded to Mrs. Xu's hint, "My wife knows what to do."

Although she brought up the catchphrase that is all-purpose and all-powerful, to be honest, she has no idea what to do.

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Of course the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a lot of things to discuss, and Seventh Lady sat in Qingpingyuan until [-]:[-], seeing Mrs. Xu's tired face, she left.

She didn't volunteer to play the game of waiting for illness.

That set can work on the eldest wife, but it may not be able to impress Mrs. Xu.Besides, even if there is a seniority that suppresses her, she doesn't feel the need to bow down to Mrs. Xu.

It's good to be married, no matter how difficult the situation is, at least you can hold your head high.

Lunch for Seven Lady is for herself in Mingde Hall.

Although it is said that in the first year when the bride enters the house, it is reasonable to go to Mrs. Tai to greet her according to the rules and serve meals... But Mrs. Tai does not come to summon her, and she is happy to pretend not to know.At worst, there is also a gold medal to avoid death for Mrs. Xu, hang it on her chest, and hide in Qingpingyuan.

Or maybe she didn't like such a low-level method. Mrs. Tai touched a soft nail, but she was abnormally quiet, and there was no other sound in the middle of the afternoon.

When it was getting late, Xu Fengjia returned to Mingde Hall.

Mingde Hall occupies a large area, the main hall alone has more than a dozen rooms in twists and turns, and the two small courtyards that come with it are now full of the dowry of Seven Lady.Fifth Young Madam sent three or four mothers to discuss with Seventh Lady how to arrange the dowry things in one afternoon. These mothers are all old people who are accustomed to winking. Although their attitude towards Seventh Lady is respectful, they are alienated. .

Or because she had seen a lot when she was in the Yang family, Qin Niangzi only felt that Mrs. Wu's methods were too childish.

She was too lazy to deal with a few servants in person, so she asked Li Xia to come in and check with a few mothers, put the large pieces of furniture and other things in the official treasury, and discussed with a few mothers about storing the small courtyard where the fifth lady was married. After cleaning up the silk, satin and other items left by Wu Niangzi, make a list and show it to the eldest wife, and she will distribute it.

——If you don't find something to help Mrs. Wu, I'm afraid she's really panicked, and she's too busy to make trouble for herself.

I simply went to the West Sanjian to catch up on sleep.

The East Wing of Mingde Hall has been neglected for the past year and a half, and Seventh Lady has no intention of moving in. If Xu Fengjia doesn't want to share the West Wing with her, she doesn't mind if he moves into the East Wing.She only planned to set up a small Buddhist altar in the room where the five ladies lived in the east wing, and she didn't plan to make more changes.

As for herself, the new house is located in the third room in the west wing, which will be her bedroom in the future. In addition, the first and second rooms in the west wing have been cleaned out and have not been locked. It seems that Xu Shizi left these two rooms for She is used for hospitality.

Seventh Lady was honest and blunt, and told Li Xia to pack it up as soon as she got up, and when the mothers came over in the afternoon, they were already waiting for guests.

The third west room is not small, in the center is the big red sandalwood bed that she brought as a dowry, and there is a small earthen kang by the window, so it is just right for one person to live in winter.It was only September at this time, and the kang hadn't been burned yet, so I put the chair burden to make a long couch.Seventh Lady leaned against the kang, read a few pages of the book, and fell asleep again in a daze.

When he woke up again, he heard a series of footsteps entering the room, accompanied by Xu Fengjia's impatient voice.

"How many times have I told you that someone in the house is too noisy, and I will not be allowed to enter the back room to serve when I am at home."

While speaking, the prince had already entered the back room, Li Xia couldn't help but show a little grievance - Seventh Lady has never said a word to these maids aloud for many years.

But she still honestly covered the door for Xu Fengjia.

As Xu Fengjia walked, she unbuttoned her clothes, threw the cloak on the chair, revealing the tiger suit underneath, and took off the beam crown on her head, revealing the bun tied up with green cloth, and went Undoing the gold belt around his waist—he glanced at Qiniangzi and complained casually. "It's already September and it's still so hot, I'm sweating profusely!"

While untiing the saber and hanging it on the golden hook beside the cabinet, he turned over and opened the door and went out to call someone, "Bring water! I will prepare hot water as soon as I get home!"

Li Xia and the other maidservants had to get busy again, Seventh Lady couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and asked Xu Fengjia, "Aren't you going to greet grandma?"

It is the most basic etiquette for aristocratic families to pay their respects twice a day. Xu Fengjia was in a hurry to enter the palace this morning and did not enter Xiao Cuijin, and if he did not go at night, he seemed to be rude.

Xu Fengjia glared at Seventh Lady.

"Grandmother had a cough in the afternoon, and told us not to enter Leshan Residence tonight, so as not to get sick!"

Although his tone was a bit harsh, he also hid a bit of a smile, "Yang Qi, you are so capable, you made grandma sick as soon as you entered the door!"

Mrs. Tai is not coughing here, it is clearly for Qiniangzi's discomfort, and she intends to make things worse.

Seventh Lady smiled, and got up to call Lixia in, removed the bun on her head, and made a new homely bun. After Xu Fengjia had a bath and came out of the clean room, she also went into the clean room to freshen up, and changed into a new homely bun. clothes.

So Lixia lit the lamps, and Shangyuan set up the table to serve wine. After the food and wine were ready, all the maids left the room, leaving the newlyweds in name only to sit opposite each other at the table, having their first dinner after their newlyweds.

The meal was eaten quietly.

Don't eat or sleep, don't talk, although Qin Niangzi doesn't care about such rules, she doesn't want to be rude in front of Xu Fengjia.

She put down her chopsticks and saw that Xu Fengjia didn't eat or drink anymore, but poured wine with the intention of drinking herself, so she asked Xu Fengjia.

"Is Ruyi rewarded by the empress, or..."

Xu Fengjia then raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Niangzi.

He had already drank a few cups, and the brows were stained with alcohol, and there was some unintentional amorous feelings in him when he looked at it.

"Yang Qi, your ability is indeed not small."

The answer was irrelevant again, and Seventh Lady couldn't help frowning.

Xu Fengjia had already turned the wine glass, staring at the exquisite and gorgeous patterns on it.

"When you enter Xu's house, you must have something to do... However, I don't care about other things, but you can't touch your fifth sister's affairs."

Unlike yesterday's drunken anger, today's Xu Fengjia is still calm.

But these words surprised Qiniangzi more than all the sarcastic remarks yesterday.

No matter how much she avoided Xu Fengjia, she always had a high evaluation of his character, and she never doubted that Xu Fengjia would have the idea of ​​appeasing the murderer.

Could it be...

Qin Niangzi's eyes turned cold little by little.

"Coincidentally." She also picked up the empty wine glass in front of her. "I was just about to tell Shi Ziye. Yang Qi did come here for something - I don't care about anything else, but I have to take care of Fifth Sister's matter."

(End of this chapter)