The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 263

"Although Hong Niang worked hard in those few years, the family life was good. The husband and wife have established a good relationship. We just wait for the New Year's Eve to enroll him. After studying in the Imperial College for a few more years, we can take part in the examination. It's just that A tribute student was sold for 3000 taels, but the little silver at home was still not enough, so he asked Hongniang again and again. Although Hongniang did not fully agree, she vaguely agreed and would give the family 500 taels of silver. Xiufang has done a good job, and his wife likes her very much. She is also rewarded every year and festival. Her embroidery screen was even sent to the palace as a birthday gift for the emperor. The reputation of No.1 embroidery in Suzhou City is also That’s when it was called out.”

Mrs. Feng's expression dimmed again, she opened her mouth to say something, but stopped in a daze.

Qin Niangzi already knew, and further down, the story will change accordingly.She wanted to comfort Mrs. Feng and tell her not to continue, but when the words came to her mouth, she couldn't speak again.

I don't know where Huang Xiuniang was arranged by Mrs. Feng. The only person in this world who still knows the past is Mrs. Feng. If she doesn't speak up again, I'm afraid that she will never find another person to share with her. Say.

After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Feng continued to talk. "Oh, I didn't expect that when Zheng Lianji returned to Suzhou, Hong Niang's tone changed immediately. She kept saying that the 500 taels of silver was the foundation for the future of the young couple, and she would never spit it out to her brother. Mrs. It’s hard to say that Hong Niang is stupid. A sister of a Gongsheng and a sister of a scholar. Isn’t it clear at a glance which one is married with a higher status? Besides, Zheng Lianji is frivolous and vulgar, and he is by no means a good match for life. It is because of his heart that he wants to marry him wholeheartedly. As long as he is alive, this marriage will never come true. He just...he just..."

"He found the murderer in the rice merchant case and told the news of Zheng Lianji's return to his hometown?" Seventh Lady finished speaking softly for Mrs. Feng.

A few tears flowed from Mrs. Feng's tightly closed eyes, and she almost choked up, "If I had known about this earlier, even if I was beaten to death, I would have stopped Mr. They were all arranged behind my back, and when I found out, Zheng Lianji couldn't stand upright, and he didn't know where he had gone. Alas, my husband just didn't understand, no matter how unreliable Zheng Lianji was, Hongniang fell in love with him, so what can I do? , it was impossible.”

She squeezed Qin Niangzi's hand tightly, and whispered in a hoarse voice, "This matter is all my fault, it's your uncle's fault, and it has nothing to do with Feng Jin, good boy, you, don't you Tell Zheng Lianji about this..."

Seventh Lady lowered her eyes and said softly, "Well, what happened back then is in the past, and Xiao Qi won't talk about it."

Mrs. Feng let out a long breath, and she said dejectedly, "I don't even want to think about what will happen in the future. Finally there is news from Gongsheng, your uncle is pressing for the 500 taels of silver, pressing very hard. However, Hong Niang said that even if she had money, she would never spend it on her brother. She also said that her brother had no conscience and did not treat her younger sister as a human being. The husband was very angry, and at this time, someone came to beg Hong Niang again. He said it was because of his family background Innocent and wealthy, I have taken a fancy to Hongniang's talent, and I will be my aunt when I marry in. The dowry alone will be 400 taels, and I will be rewarded with another 400 taels of hard-earned money when I enter the door. Your uncle was moved when he heard it. I desperately stopped He said that there might be some power behind that family. Now that Hongniang's embroidery worker is so famous, Xianxiufang may not be willing to let her go. But the husband said, follow the father at home, follow the brother when the father dies, who will hire Hongniang? Let him do as he pleases. At worst, he will pay double the money! He also said that this family is much better than Zheng Lianji, and that Hongniang knows his painstaking efforts after marrying in. I persuaded him again and again, and he agreed to Xian Xiufang went to talk to the manager, but he didn't expect the chief minister's wife to take it seriously, so she immediately asked him to come in and asked a lot about the family, but she also looked unhappy... When the husband came back, he told me, I knew things were going wrong, and the chief envoy's wife was offended by us."

"Sure enough, not long after, the Yang family said that they were willing to give 800 taels of silver as a betrothal gift, to give Hongniang face, and to take her as an aunt when she entered the door... and said that after buying Gongsheng in the future, after entering Beijing, they can write a letter, Ask the housekeeper of the Qin family to take care of your uncle more. When Xianggong heard this, he was overjoyed. He collected the money and took Hong Niang home, prepared a dowry for her, and gave the remaining 300 taels of silver to Hong Niang, saying that he In fact, it's not greedy for money, everything can't be justified, Hong Niang insists on her own opinion, and he doesn't care about it with Hong Niang. The 800 taels of silver should be regarded as a dowry for Hong Niang, tell Hong Niang not to be ignorant, and in the future I understand what he's thinking. Marrying Zheng Lianji, a murderer, can't compare to being an aunt who is a political envoy. You can get riches and honors at your fingertips... Sigh, Hongniang can't listen to a word. So, I asked Hong Niang's face, and asked her how much money she had lost on Zheng Lianji over the years. She said, Hong Niang was promiscuous and stupid, she would only fill in the money for nothing, and ruined her reputation. In ordinary families, no one wants to marry, and being able to be a concubine for the Yang family is a blessing she cultivated in her previous life."

Mrs. Feng sighed several times, and then said, "Feng Jin was already five or six years old at that time, and my husband held him in his arms and quarreled with Hong Niang all day long, saying how much money this raised embroidery method had made for Xianxiufang in the past few years, Is there any point for the Feng family? It is said that Hongniang is eating inside and out, selling her family's unique skills privately for money, and the Yang family is trying to steal our family's unique skills... When he talked about this, Hongniang stopped talking, and the husband said she I also feel guilty, after all, the embossing method is really in her hands, and it has been crowned with another family's name... In this way, after Hongniang married into the Yang family, she never gave us any news, that is, before she went to the northwest, The husband got the status of Gongsheng, so he asked his wife to be kind and take her back to have a drink for a day, but she didn't come. She became like that in Yangjiahong, and she expanded Xianxiufang into five colonies, and she made a lot of money every day, her brother said She forgot the original. Alas, I don’t know who is right and who is wrong about the grievances between their brothers and sisters. It’s just that Huang Xiuniang has visited me a few times, and she said that although Hongniang is beautiful, she is not happy... "

"Not long after that," Mrs. Feng's tone became even lower. "Before your uncle went to Beijing, he didn't know what he ate, and he got intestinal colic, and he couldn't get sick that summer. For this Gongsheng, he searched all his family's wealth, and finally got this title. But it came to such a result. Our Feng family was ruined immediately, there was no male in charge, a few acres of land were seized by others, and within a few years, life became more and more difficult to support. I have an eye disease, and I can’t even do embroidery well. Your cousin can only study for half a day, and he is still a scholar, for the sake of his classmates back then. We all know."

Seventh Lady was silent for a long while before she said softly, "Yes, I already know."

The room fell silent for a while, Mrs. Feng coughed a few times, and she said wearily, "Your aunt can no longer tell who is right and who is wrong in this matter. I have no knowledge, and I only know three obediences and four virtues all my life, but your uncle He kept saying that the Yang family and Hongniang were sorry for him, but I vaguely felt that was not the case. But Feng Jin had heard his father say this since he was a child, and he believed it when he grew up. It’s not easy growing up as a child, and I respect my father wholeheartedly. I, I can’t bear it... He doesn’t know anything. In fact, I should tell him, I should tell him..."

Qin Niangzi said softly, "You are also helpless, Xiao Qi understands."

She tucked the corner of the quilt for Mrs. Feng, hesitated for a while, and said, "When my mother mentioned the Feng family to me, her tone was rarely resentful. I don't think she blamed you."

Mrs. Feng relaxed immediately, she held Qiniangzi's hand tightly, and asked repeatedly, "What you said, is what you said true? Hongniang doesn't blame me? Does she not blame me?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she also understood the meaning of Qiniangzi's words: she does not blame Mrs. Feng, but whether she blames Uncle Feng or not is another matter.

She smiled self-consciously again, and while patting Qiniangzi's hand, she said softly, "Oh, I still remember that I took Hongniang to Xiangxuehai to see plum blossoms. After walking dozens of steps in the courtyard, he opened the door and walked in. Mr. Xiang was already standing at the door, smiling and saying, "You can smell the fragrance of plum blossoms before you enter the yard"..."

Mrs. Feng's voice gradually decreased, and finally, it turned into breathing of different depths.

(End of this chapter)