The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 163

Of course, the gate of the Feng family is not as beautiful as the vermilion lacquer gates of the Yang family and the Xu family, but when entering through the small Ruyi gate, one can immediately see the twists and turns of the corridor covered by flowers and trees—this house occupies quite a large area, not inferior to the Yang family The big house purchased near Chongjingfang Confucian Temple is even worse.

Li Xia and the boy who drove the car were both confidantes of the husband and wife, so they were naturally different. When the car entered the car hall, they went up to the left and right to help Xu Fengjia get out of the car, and Li Xia helped Qin Niangzi off the shaft , At this time, low voices came from outside the house, and after a while, Feng Jin smiled and entered the sedan chair hall in person.

When this person appears on the stage, he always catches people's eyes and has the effect of shining brightly.

"Major General." He cupped his hands at Xu Fengjia, "Major General Labor is here."

The few times I saw Feng Jin in the past, the scene was always a bit awkward. This was the first time that Seventh Lady met Feng Jin in a normal social occasion.

He originally had a gentle temperament, and he hadn't seen him for many years. Although there was a little bit of wind and frost in his brows, his demeanor was clear and measured, his conversation was elegant, and with his absolutely stunning beauty, he looked like a first-class person.Even a big girl like Li Xia, who is used to seeing scenes, can't help but be fascinated by it.

Xu Fengjia remained calm, but bowed her hands back, nodded politely to Feng Jin, "What's the matter with Commander Feng, this matter concerns all people after all, we have to sit down and discuss a solution."

Seventh Lady couldn't help giving Xu Fengjia a blank look, and then bowed to Feng Jin. "Xiaoqi has met my cousin."

Jiu Yiniang is the second wife of the serious Yang family, and she has a royal order. Of course, the Feng family and the Yang family are considered relatives. Feng Jin called Xu Fengjia a general because he didn't want to be a dragon and a phoenix, and meant to be polite and self-effacing.But if Xu Fengjiaju didn't doubt it, it was inevitable that he would appear too arrogant.

Feng Jin then smiled at Seventh Lady. "I haven't seen my cousin for many years."

Of course, his attitude towards Qin Niangzi was much more friendly, and they said as they walked, Feng Jin's graceful smile actually made Li Xia who was following behind Qin Niangzi stagger slightly.

"Originally, mother was going to greet her in person." Feng Jin seemed to have gotten used to the gaffes of the people around him, and explained to Qin Niangzi slowly as he walked, "But the old man has been blind for many years, almost blind, and walking in cold weather. It's inconvenient, my sister is a girl who hasn't left the cabinet, so it's inconvenient to meet a foreigner. It's rude, please don't blame my cousin and cousin's husband."

Xu Fengjia rubbed his nose with a strange expression on his face, before he could speak, Seventh Lady gave him a hard look, and he turned his mouth abruptly. "The visit was so sudden that I caused trouble for my cousin..."

A few people entered the main hall of the Feng family while being polite, and sure enough, they saw Mrs. Feng, who was dressed in beautiful clothes, sitting in the hall, surrounded by a few maidservants in silence, and she had the air of a wealthy family.

Probably because they heard the footsteps of Feng Jin and others, Seventh Lady and her party entered the room without saying a word. Mrs. Feng stood up, blinked her old eyes, and pointed in the direction of Seventh Lady with difficulty, and asked in a trembling voice, "It's Seventh Lady who is here." ?”

She is much older than when I first met her. Although she is dressed in fancy clothes, she has silver hair on her temples and fish patterns on her face, but she has long since lost the spirit that is still unyielding in the face of adversity. She is 50 to [-] years old. However, like an old woman who is over sixty years old, she is surrounded by the air of old age: Although Mrs. Feng has already enjoyed the glory and wealth, she does not seem to be a happy old man.

Qin Niangzi and Xu Fengjia naturally had to greet their elders.Because I hadn't seen her for many years and it was the first time to see her aunt, Xu Fengjia knelt and kowtowed in a proper manner, so happy that Mrs. Feng smiled and kept humble, "Don't dare to be a major general, you have a noble status, and you are just a civilian woman." , how can I afford it!" Even Feng Jin's expression softened a lot.

After seeing the ceremony, Feng Jin invited Xu Fengjia, "There are few people in the family, so don't feel lonely, Major General, I will accompany you to the back garden for a walk?"

Xu Fengjia smiled complacently, "Cousin can arrange it anyway, but the younger brother can only be obedient."

Apart from a brief faux pas at first, he's been polite so far.

Today's meeting involves the relationship between military generals and intelligence agencies. It is very likely that Mr. Jiao Ge and even the eunuchs are involved. Of course, the arrangement is kept secret. Even the seventh lady does not know who the participants are, let alone Mrs. Feng. , She was at a loss for the conversation between these two juniors.

However, the old man was not curious about the reason why Xu Fengjia came to the door. She waited until the two men walked out of the door, and she couldn't wait to tell the maids, "Bring the girl out to see my cousin!" She took Qin Niangzi's hand and sighed. , "Sister-in-law knows, I'm afraid I will be happy for you, the first-class young lady in the Duke's mansion, that's a big face. We Seventh Girls are really rewarded with good..."

Thinking about it, he only chattered about how many times Qi Niangzi gave money back then, which made Qi Niangzi very uncomfortable, so she said some polite words, and then asked Mrs. Feng. "I heard that Mr. Huang is teaching his cousin how to embroider at his aunt's place..."

Mrs. Feng patted her thigh, and her face showed embarrassment, "That's the matter, why didn't you secretly tie the knot? Alas, it's a pity that our family's Feng Ling is very clumsy. Mr. Huang has been teaching for two years, and it seems that he has some Disappointed. Last autumn, I left to go home to visit relatives, and I don’t know when I will come to Beijing again.”

Seventh Lady's expression suddenly changed.

Huang Xiuniang was leaving, why didn't she say hello to her?Anyway, she is an old man, she always knows this bit of etiquette, right?

She still wanted to ask Huang Xiuniang about many things back then!

She absent-mindedly smiled at Mrs. Feng, "Are you going back to your hometown in Yuhang? Our fourth sister lives there, and with her taking care of her, Mr. Huang should have a good life."

"Maybe he went back to Yuhang!" Mrs. Feng thought for a while before answering Qin Niangzi affirmatively. "When I was leaving, I didn't say anything to death. It is very likely that I will be tired of living at home in a few months, and I will go to the capital to relax."

With Huang Xiuniang's skills, it is only natural for her to live in the Feng family for the elderly: if she is willing to teach Feng Ling her own bead embroidery, the Feng family will have an extra family heirloom for nothing.That's why she can move so freely, come and go as soon as she says.

Lady Qin took the opportunity to ask Mrs. Feng, "I've wanted to ask my cousin about this for a long time, but my cousin kept a low profile, and it was only two days before Xiao Qi found out that he had returned to the capital. The matter of Xianxiufang..."

At that time, she was given Xianxiu Fang as a dowry, so she wanted to give the Feng family a few semicolons, which was considered to have fulfilled Feng Jin's wish, and let the dividends obtained from the raised embroidery method belong to the Feng family.But Mrs. Feng resolutely refused, and Qin Niangzi insisted again and again, so she reluctantly said that Feng Jin was not there, and she had to wait for him to return to Beijing before discussing it.This procrastination lasted for half a year, and Qiniangzi brought up this matter for the first time when she came to visit, which showed her sincerity.

Mrs. Feng immediately straightened her expression.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman who was in despair but still maintained her demeanor seemed to come alive again in her body.She squinted her dull yellow eyes, looked at Qin Niangzi, and shook her head earnestly.

"Miss Seven, you listen to me about this matter," Mrs. Feng's tone was firm, "Xianxiufang made a fortune thanks to my sister-in-law's craftsmanship, but without the capital and connections of the Yang family, it would not be able to achieve what it is now. Over the years, my Feng family has received your special favors several times, and it was my wife who entrusted me to not kneel down and thank you—"

She shook her head, stopped Seventh Lady's polite words, and continued, "But Xianxiu Square has nothing to do with our Feng family. Thanks to Seventh Lady's arrangement, we can pass on the convex embroidery method to Feng Ling again." The body is already a blessing, if we still have plans for the dowries around Seventh Miss, who are we?"

Mrs. Feng's words were sincere, and it seemed that there was no room for negotiation.Qin Niangzi had no choice but to swallow the words of persuasion.

Money is not a problem, the Feng family is not short of money now, and she doesn't mind taking the money from the Feng family and "selling" Xianxiufang to Feng Jin.The fact that this deal was proposed was actually just to repay the regrets that Feng Jin had shown back then, and to thank him for his fulfillment in the marriage.

But Mrs. Feng's attitude is so different from Feng Jin's, which is beyond Qiniangzi's expectation.

Besides, in ancient times, the stunts were passed on to men but not to daughters, and to sons but not to daughters-in-law. So many daughters who inherited their stunts could only sit and recruit husbands or never marry for life. The embroidery method is limited under the control of the Feng family.That's why Feng Jin cares so much about the eldest wife's move to "seize the family's masterpiece"...

Seventh Lady secretly blamed herself for being suspicious in her heart, while relying on Mrs. Feng's blurred vision, she boldly looked at her face.

(End of this chapter)