The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 249

Coming out of Leshan Residence, Seventh Lady smiled and asked, "Who is being led away by me?"

Both Si Lang and Wu Lang cheered, scrambling to hold Qin Niangzi's hand, Xu Fengjia hugged his hands and laughed, "Okay, then who wants to hold my hand?"

Because Wulang was relatively close to Xu Fengjia, he threw himself on Xu Fengjia's legs, giggled and said, "I want it, I want it."

Xu Fengjia was born tall, and it was inconvenient to bend over to hold the child. He simply hugged Goro, and Goro laughed condescendingly at Shiro, "My brother is shorter than me!"

A trace of disbelief flashed across Shi Lang's face, he looked at Qin Niangzi, but didn't say anything.

How could Qin Niangzi, who is so exquisite, not know Shiro's thoughts?She bent down and hugged Shiro with difficulty, and Shiro suddenly became proud, "Now I'm taller than you!"

The family chatted and laughed, and walked around Liushang Pavilion to look at the peach blossoms for a while. When they entered Mingde Hall, Duke Pingguo had already sent eight charming maids in. Once they entered, Seventh Lady was dazzled. Feeling fascinated, she was stunned, and then asked Li Xia with a smile, "Why don't you take it to the house, and just hang around in the main room like this, what's the matter?"

Li Xia explained with a smile, "It was also sent in just now. The servant girl asked, and she hadn't had dinner yet. She was about to ask the young lady whether she should take it down and have dinner before sending it in, or choose now. Send it to each house and let each house arrange it."

Seventh Lady glanced at Xu Fengjia, seeing that Xu Fengjia was careless, already hugging Goro, and leading Shiro into the west wing, she showed a satisfied smile.

At the moment of beauty, if you say that you are completely unmoved, even she will not believe it.But Xu Fengjia is really as good as his promise. For more than a year, although he occasionally looked at a few beautiful maidservants, but in terms of actions, even Seventh Lady couldn't find any faults.

She wandered around and saw that these eight young girls were almost perfect in terms of body and appearance, each had their own advantages and disadvantages, and she couldn't tell who was more beautiful.Even the demeanor is generally honest, just like a quail.Then he casually pointed to the two beautiful maidservants with the most mellow faces, and said, "Our Mingdetang will keep these two servants. Let Mama Liu and Mama Mao send these people to Zhishantang, and wait for the eldest brother and sister-in-law to choose them." After that, I will send it to the fourth brother, and the last two will be sent directly to Shen Sitang. In fact, they are almost the same, and I don’t know their temperament, because they are sent to us first, so we will pick them first. Brother and sister-in-law don’t like it, so just come and change it anytime.”

Her arrangement was somewhat domineering: Mr. Pingguo sent someone to Mingde Hall because of the inner court affairs, and now it is Seventh Lady who decides.But Qin Niangzi is the master, but it doesn't mean that Liufang can choose first.Li Xia couldn't help but put on a worried look, glanced at Seventh Lady, hesitated to speak, seeing that Seventh Lady didn't care, she turned around with a smile, waved at the two beautiful maidservants, and said, "I'll send you off first. Let's go to dinner. Zhongyuan, you come."

He took the remaining six maids and left the house.Zhongyuan also ran forward with a smile on his face, took the two charming little girls down, and asked with a smile, "What's your name? Where are you from? How long have you been in the capital? Can you understand the official dialect of the capital?" ?"

Zhongyuan is lively and generous, he is a familiar person.It is most suitable for her to set the bottoms of the two little girls.Seventh Lady smiled slightly, and also entered the West Third Room. Shangyuan and others naturally helped her wash her hands and change clothes, and on the equinox of the valley rain, they took Shilang and Wulang down for dinner. Sitting in front of the kang, holding a letter with a half-smile, looking at it.

Although the letter has not been sealed with wax, it has not been opened, and the envelope is still slightly glued together. Seeing Qin Niangzi come out, Mr. Xu smiled and threw the letter to her. At this level, I have never seen it in my life, and I, a husband, is actually asked to deliver a letter for you."

When he said this, Qin Niangzi immediately knew that it was Feng Jin's letter, and she raised her eyebrows half doubtfully. "As a cousin, it's okay to give and receive in private. If I send you a letter in private, if someone finds out, wouldn't it be a hindrance to both of us?"

"That's all right." Xu Fengjia sneered slightly. "The two of us now have a little friendship on the surface: it's not like the person above doesn't understand...Feng Zixiu doesn't have many relatives and friends, and it's also a good thing for him to have a foreign relative."

Seventh Lady is clear-eyed: Ever since Concubine Niu Shu gave birth, Sixth Lady was pregnant, and the emperor hasn't summoned anyone to attend her bed for several months. Instead, Feng Jin often enters the palace. , Everyone knows it in their hearts.

While opening the letter, she said, "By the way, for those two little girls who came in just now, what do you think should be arranged?"

But Xu Fengjia stretched out his hand, pinched her face, and said, "Don't you think it's meaningless when you say this? Anyway, you can arrange it however you like. Even if you want me to withdraw now, I will immediately withdraw."

"I want you to quit immediately." Seventh Lady smiled half a smile, "However, father-in-law's face is so ugly now, I'm afraid if you retreat like this again, and mother-in-law is not at home, I will have no foothold in this house." Land. I will send them to live with Aunt Mao, do you think it is okay?"

Xu Fengjia's face suddenly darkened. "Father is so old, can't he not respect his status and make you angry?"

He was busy with official duties, so he was not at home for several days, and Qin Niangzi rarely bothered him with family matters, so it was not unusual for Xu Fengjia to ask this question.Qin Niangzi shook her head and smiled, "On the surface, of course she is still so kind, but in private, she looks a little ugly, that's all."

Xu Fengjia's expression turned gloomy for a moment, and he snorted bitterly, but didn't say anything else, and after a while, he said, "You can bear it if you can, the old man is getting old, and his temper is always a bit weird."

Just looking at the status of Xu Fengjia's son-in-law and the need to go to the front line to use credit to prove his identity in order to be crowned son-in-law, he knew that Duke Ping would never get too close to him.Seventh Lady also had no intention of sowing dissension, making the two of them even more distant. She smiled, "My father-in-law feels sorry for you being severely restrained by me. It's not a big deal to give me a little bit of anger. Anyway, he can't put you in someone else's custody." Go to bed, a little anger is nothing, I can bear it."

As she spoke, she opened the envelope and took out the letter paper to read. After reading a few lines, she straightened her back and showed surprise.

Xu Fengjia wanted to reply a few more words, but when she saw that Qin Niangzi was so abnormal, she immediately fell silent.Qin Niangzi also came to her senses immediately, and sent the letter paper to Xu Fengjia, and said in a low voice, "Look for yourself. Do you have any impression of this person?"

Xu Fengjia scanned the letter paper, at first he was a little disapproving, but when he looked closely, he immediately showed surprise.

#
Waking up early the next morning, Mrs. Fourth Young Master met Seventh Lady in Xiao Cui Jin.

"Elder-in-law is really a good arrangement." The fourth young lady's face was full of anger, "Our family just got it last night, and immediately took one. It seems that I am afraid that others will not know that I am not virtuous, so I won't give it to him. Nathon room..."

Seventh Lady was full of things, and when she mentioned the word Tongfang, she remembered that Mr. Pingguo sent people to each house last night. She couldn't help laughing slightly mockingly, and comforted the Fourth Young Madam, "Fourth Sister-in-law It’s better to raise the fetus first, don’t be too emotional, lest the child feel it in the stomach and feel uneasy.”

After a few words, the Fourth Young Madam became angry and smiled, "That's right, it's better to raise the baby first!"

She winked at Qinianzi, smiled tacitly, and then turned her head to ask Qinianzi, "How is sixth brother, have you been fascinated by those little goblins? People around me say that they are the best in Yangzhou." A skinny horse can't compare to the beauties trained by King Minyue..."

Seeing that Qin Niangzi looked calm and calm, her voice lowered down, and before she knew it, she had a look of envy again, "Oh, I don't know how you taught me, but the sixth brother is like a monk, he can sit Are you pregnant?"

The two sisters-in-law were chatting, but they walked lightly behind them. When they looked back, it was the fifth young lady who had also arrived.

Seeing the fifth young lady, the fourth young lady had an unhappy face. She snorted and greeted reluctantly, "It's the fifth younger brother and sister. Why, the fifth younger brother didn't come in this morning. Dare I get it last night—"

Seventh Lady frowned, pulled Fourth Young Madam's elbow, and said in a low voice, "Fourth Sister-in-law!"

Even if there are conflicts among the great clans, they will not want to go to this point.

The Fourth Young Madam shook off Qin Niangzi's hand, but became more energetic and increased her voice, "Sixth sibling, you don't have to pull me, our fifth sibling is a well-known virtuous person, why are they like us? Jealous? She really wants Fifth Brother to crawl on someone else's bed every day!"

Even in the city of Seventh Lady and Fifth Young Madam, she couldn't help being slightly embarrassed by Fourth Young Madam's vulgar words.

Of course, it is impossible for the Fifth Young Madam to be so flatteringly praised by the Fourth Young Madam, she raised her eyebrows, covered her mouth and smiled gracefully, "The fourth sister-in-law's words are meaningless, alas, she is also blaming me, For so many years, apart from He Xian, no one has added a son and a half to the fifth house. Seeing that the fifth young master is so old, how can we not add a few more people to the house?"

Her voice was still so leisurely and swaying, holding her throat in a gentle and melodious manner, as if she was not at all offended by the fourth young lady's words.

Seventh Lady couldn't help sighing in her heart: When it comes to Ci Feng, the Fourth Young Madam and the Fifth Young Madam are really incomparable.Isn't every sentence of the fifth young lady referring to Sang and scolding Huai, laughing at the fourth young lady for not having children for so many years?

The Fourth Young Madam was by no means an easy-going lamp, she glanced at Seventh Lady and smiled. "Fifth brother and sister, fourth sister-in-law understands the meaning of your words very well. It's because I think your fourth sister-in-law has not heard from you for so many years."

She also imitated the fifth young lady, covering her mouth and smiling slightly. "However, your fourth brother has been guarding the border all these years. I am like my mother-in-law back then, waiting in the capital. The husband and wife are separated. There is nothing to do if there is no news. Fifth brother and sister, are you the village me or the village mother-in-law?"

Before the Fifth Young Madam could reply, she hurriedly said, "Oh, I forgot, even my grandmother was only an aunt at the age of 30. What you said, fifth brother and sister, is quite interesting!"

The fifth young lady's expression suddenly changed.

It is normal for sisters-in-law to have some disputes and quarrel with each other, but if the elders are involved in the dispute, the meaning will be quite different.The Fourth Young Madam was arguing and insisting on associating herself with Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Tai. It seemed that the Fifth Young Madam was standing up and talking without pain in her back. She had been with her husband all these years and had no children. Wife, it seems that she is stingy and mean.

What's more worrying, Qin Niangzi, Mrs. Xu's direct descendant, is just listening.If she learns from Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu gets angry—it happens that she is in better health now—wouldn’t it be easy to embarrass a daughter-in-law?

She couldn't help but glanced at Qin Niangzi, feeling a little regretful in her heart: I didn't expect Mo Shi to be so small...

But Qin Niangzi also thought of the past that the fourth young lady confided to her.

A pregnant Tongfang wanted to get rid of her by means, and he did not hesitate to exchange terms for it, framed the first young lady, and spread the story of her watching accounts, so that the fifth young lady succeeded...

Although the fourth young lady is usually thick, she is actually thick and thin, otherwise she would not be the fourth young lady of the Xu family.She has always paid attention to perfunctory matters on the scene. Even if she is suspected of competing with the fifth house, she has never gone to the fifth young lady of the village in this way in front of her face.

It seems that Ni Lin of the Fourth Young Madam really only has the words "people in the house".

She smiled and smoothed things over, "Okay, just kidding, the two sister-in-laws are getting more and more serious? It's almost time, let's go to Leshan Residence."

He glanced at the servants around him again, and said softly, "If a word about today's matter spreads..."

Fourth Young Madam and Fifth Young Madam also came back to their senses.

If such an embarrassing thing gets out, no one will be ashamed.

Both sides followed Qin Niangzi's words, while apologizing to each other, they sternly told their followers, "If you mention a word to someone—"

Seventh Lady asked knowingly again, "Speaking of which, why didn't you see Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother this morning?"

"Sixth younger siblings forgot about today's Shuo Wang Chao meeting?" Fifth Young Madam rushed to answer, "Even father got up early and went out. Why, sixth younger siblings didn't get up to send the eldest son out?"

Qin Niangzi was a little embarrassed, "I went to bed late, and I was in a daze this morning. It seemed that I heard him wake up, but I was not woken up."

Fourth Young Madam laughed, "Sixth Brother really loves Sixth Brother and Sister!"

Not long after, the three sisters-in-law were talking and laughing again, in harmony.

#
After entering the Leshan residence, Mrs. Tai invited Ann, and Mrs. Fourth and Mrs. Fifth both left the house first. Mrs. Tai ordered Seventh Lady to stay and discuss with her about Yu An's dowry.

"It's rare that this child is sensible." Mrs. Tai was quite emotional, "I don't dislike the appearance of the second young master of the Fan family, but he is more caring than Yu Qiao and Yu Ping. I thought, this dowry should be more for her , give her all the things that Yu Qiao didn't have time to use, right?"

Unexpectedly, Yu An got the favor of Mrs. Tai in addition to fulfilling her wish, which was a surprise.

Qi Niangzi followed good example, "Yu An is a trouble-free person, even my mother is talking about giving her more dowry, so as not to let the Fan family look down upon her...Since grandma also meant the same thing, Xiao Qi drew up a list when she turned around and gave it to her. Show grandma."

Mrs. Tai gave a hum, and said again, "However, Yu An is a younger sister after all. Before Yu Ping said her marriage, she is going to get married, and it's not nice to say it. It just so happens that your fourth sister-in-law is not worried recently, so you must pay more attention to it." In the past few months, it is best to find a marriage for Yu Ping. Yu Ning and Yu Tai are also old enough to talk about marriage. You, the wife of the prince, don't relax."

She took a look at Qin Niangzi, and then asked with a smile, "How about those two people in the room, do you still like the prince?"

Said it was for Yu An's dowry, so she was still waiting here.Overtly and secretly, he aimed at this weakness of his own, poking endlessly...

Qin Niang felt disgusted for a while, she said lightly, "Looking at Shizi's appearance, I am quite satisfied. But recently the office is busy, so he doesn't have the heart to think about it."

Mrs. Tai also hummed lightly, with no expression of joy or anger, "That's good, you are a virtuous person, and grandma won't say anything unnecessary. You know what to do."

Seventh Lady pursed her lips and didn't continue talking about this topic. She stood up and said goodbye, "There are still many things at home..."

"You go, you go." Mrs. Tai also laughed. "There are a lot of things at home, and your mind is heavy, so you have to take good care of yourself, don't sit down and get sick!"

Just looking at this sentence, one can tell that Mrs. Wu Shao still blew Quan Zhongbai's words into Mrs. Tai's ears.

As if she didn't understand Mrs. Tai's meaning, Qin Niangzi slowly left Leshan Residence, and walked back to Mingde Hall with Shang Yuan.

As soon as she entered Mingde Hall, her expression changed, and she almost asked angrily, "Where are you, did you bring him into the mansion?"

Li Xia rushed up to greet him, and said in a low voice, "There are eighteen people in total, all brought in, and now they are all locked in the side courtyard."

Seventh Lady's face sank like water. "Go and get ready. I'll go to the side courtyard as soon as the morning's work is over."

She snorted coldly, "Don't make a fuss anymore, I'm afraid some people will really forget that I didn't come into Xu's house just to rub them!"

(End of this chapter)