The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 63

Neither the eldest wife nor the elder master mentioned the matter of brother Jiu's injury.

Even Fourth Aunt abnormally didn't make a fuss about it.

Just after returning from the eldest wife's house, she fell ill.

At the same time, even the third lady was sick.

Everyone knows well: Fourth Aunt got it, it must be a heart disease.

The eldest wife sent someone to Qinghong Pavilion to check it out, and when she came back, she performed rituals for the deceased aunts in Guanyin Mountain to save the souls of the dead. Even Jiu aunt had a share and enjoyed the water and land dojo for seven days.

Seventh Lady was very surprised.

"This ninth brother is also the same, usually he doesn't show his mountains or dew his water," she discussed with Li Xia in private. "It's so hidden!"

After all, Bai Lu is someone who is going to get married in a few years, so she is usually not very enthusiastic about these secrets.

Li Xia is a direct descendant of Seventh Lady, so talking to her is of course much more at ease.

"I didn't expect Brother Ninth to have a city like this." Li Xia also echoed.

In the recent days, Jiu Ge should eat, drink, and play around, as if the previous twists and turns had never happened.This kind of heart, even Seventh Lady has to admire.

The eldest wife and the elder made frequent moves.

Let's do something for the dead aunts.After a while, the Qinghong Pavilion was refurbished, and the Qinghong Pavilion was cleaned to be spotless, and the oil wall was repainted.

Anyone with a heart can see that this is the third aunt who thought of her death.

Seventh Lady asked Bai Lu again, "What kind of taboo did Third Yiniang commit?"

She thought of how a few months ago, when the eighth aunt and a pair of twin daughters died, the Elder Master also arranged a funeral ceremony for the third aunt in Guanyin Mountain.

There is some enlightenment in my heart.

Bai Lu was also at a loss, "When I came in to serve, Third Auntie had already passed away. No one in the mansion dared to mention this..."

Maids like them usually avoid such secret affairs in the mansion.

Know too much, but it is difficult to get out.

It seems that there is no news from Bailu.

Neither the third lady nor the fourth lady are suitable targets...

Seventh Lady thought of Sixth Lady.

In the twelfth lunar month, the daughters did not go to school, and the boudoir did not do needlework.

Sixth Lady took Seventh Lady to play in the eastern courtyard all day long, played Shuanglu with Fifth Lady, and painted small portraits.

After Laba in the mansion, the eldest wife took Brother Jiu and several daughters to Guangfu Xiangxuehai for a short stay.

Because the fourth aunt and the third lady were both "ill", the eldest wife took advantage of the situation and left the fourth lady to take care of the biological mother and sister.

The Elder Master is also very interested this year, staying with the Eldest Wife for two or three days in the Chonghan Pavilion in Xiangxuehaili before entering the Tongguanyin Temple to discuss the Tao with the abbot.

This time, he brought brother Jiu with him.

In the twelfth lunar month, Xiangxuehai was full of dignitaries, even Li Wenqing's Li family and Zhang Weiting's Zhang family lived in Xiangxuehai together.The female relatives visited each other when they had nothing to do, and the men could only go to the Tongguanyin Temple to sing poems with the abbot, Master Xiuhe, and preach and discuss scriptures.

Bringing Nine Brothers with me is to let Nine Brothers get acquainted with these uncles. In the future, when the Elder Master retires, Nine Brothers will be able to take over the contacts of the Elder Master.The Li family and the Zhang family also brought their heirs with them to listen to the elder master's advice.

The Elder Master has already regarded Brother Jiu as an adult.

Seventh Lady couldn't help becoming more and more curious.

The way he looked at Brother Jiu also became a little different.

In the past, I only thought that this child was exceptionally clever. At such a young age, he should know a lot of things. He knew how to feel sorry for himself, and also knew that it was best not to get too close.

Ninth brother grew up under the doting of the eldest wife, knowing this is already very rare.

I didn't expect that such a big or small matter would be handled so imperviously by Ninth Brother, without even stirring up any waves, it passed away peacefully...

There was nothing wrong with the way the eldest wife looked at Brother Jiu, she was still as loving as ever.

For the first time, Qiniangzi knew that curiosity is also a very powerful force.

This matter was shrouded in clouds and mist... On the contrary, it made her want to find out more.

The Chonghan House is not big, it is just a courtyard with three entrances, where the old man, his wife, three girls, a young master, and maids and servants who came to serve him live, the small courtyard is crowded to the brim.

Fifth Lady was with Sixth Lady all day long, and Seventh Lady couldn't find a chance to talk to Sixth Lady alone.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Li came to talk to the eldest lady, with a serious expression on her face.

The two of them closed the door of the main room, and even sent out the second-class maids who served, leaving only the most capable mother to serve tea and water in the room.

Eleven Lang and Twelve Lang were handed over to Wu Niangzi, "Let's take the brothers to visit Meilin together!"

Upwards from the Chonghan Pavilion, the entire hill is the Yang family's land, with tens of acres of plum trees planted, everyone lived in Xiangxuehai for five or six days, and only visited one or two places.

Wu Niangzi discussed with Eleven Lang, "Brother Eleven, shall we go and see Lue?"

Eleventh Lang nodded with a smile, and then asked Seventh Lady with concern, "It's a little farther away, can Seventh Sister go so long?"

When the children went out, they were walking on the top of the mountain. There was no reason to use chariots and horses. Even the daughters of the Yang family could only trek with their feet.

Seventh Lady glanced at Sixth Lady.

Six Niangzi was full of excitement.

Seventh Lady didn't say her refusal: Even if she stayed here with an excuse, Sixth Lady would definitely go.

"If I can't walk anymore, then ask Sixth Sister to carry me." She said with a smile.

Liu Niangzi rolled her eyes, "You are very heavy! I don't want to carry you, ask Fifth Sister to carry it."

Everyone laughed.

Only Twelve Lang still had a sullen face—that's what he looked like when he knew that Brother Nine followed the Eldest Master to Tongguanyin Temple.

"I specially found the Grasshopper Gourd Fan for Ninth Brother!" He took out a small purple-red square gourd from his arms and showed it to the daughters of the Yang family, "Who is Ninth Brother's personal maid, please take it well soon. But the high-quality goods from the north are usually only for the palace! I tried my best to find such a..."

The Fifth Lady and the Sixth Lady rushed to open the gourd to look at the little grasshopper inside, "What a delicate gourd model!"

Twelve Lang showed a smug smile, "Don't look outside, put it on the kang to warm it first, this thing is precious, and it will die when it sees the wind."

A few people walked slowly towards the top of the mountain, followed by more than ten servant girls.

Wu Niangzi pulled Twelve Lang and ran in front, shouting and shouting all the way, making the forest extremely lively.

Eleventh Lang made an apology to Seventh Lady, "Last time I said I wanted to ask for rubbings to give to Seventh Sister, but I haven't been able to find the time."

Although the rubbings are not a rare thing, they are not sold in the market, and Shi Shilang also wants to send someone to ask the Zhike monk of Situ Temple for it.I'm afraid it's because I haven't had the opportunity to visit Guangfu during this period of time.

"It doesn't matter, it's just that Fifth Sister wants that thing, and I can't even get Mrs. Wei's words, so it's useless to get it." Seventh Lady thanked Eleven Lang politely, "Brother Eleven, you bother me so much! "

Liu Niangzi raised her hand to cover a small yawn, "This year's green calyx blooms well."

Seventh Lady couldn't help but smile at Eleventh Lang.

Liu Niangzi is really like a piece of rice paper, from head to toe, the word cute is written all over it.

Eleventh Lang softened his voice and asked Liu Niangzi, "Sister Six must have improved her embroidery skills, right?"

Liu Niangzi gesticulated Huang Xiuniang's Protestant random stitches with crooked eyebrows.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: she always felt slightly uncomfortable when talking to Shishilang.

A few people walked a few steps, and sat in a small pavilion in the middle of the mountain. Twelve Lang picked two or three budding plum branches, "We are going back to Suzhou tomorrow, and we have to pick the unopened ones. When we arrive in Suzhou, we can pick them." Drive longer."

Wu Niangzi also picked a few green calyx plums that were in full bloom, and filled Twelve Lang's head with a smile, "What a handsome young man with a hairpin!"

Twelve Lang shook his head violently, and the flowers fell all over the ground, "Who still wears hairpins now! Sister Fifth will only laugh at me."

"Why?" Liu Niangzi couldn't help being stunned.

At that time, hairpin flowers were not exclusive to women. There were many hairpin flowers passing by ostentatiously on the roadside, and even the children of ordinary families had the habit of adorning them with seasonal hairpin flowers.

"Now there are no juvenile hairpins in the whole city." Eleventh Lang replied with a smile, "It is said that there is only one person in Suzhou who is worthy of a hairpin!"

The puzzlement on Liu Niangzi's face became even stronger, "What Yinhua case? Brother Eleven always hides half of what he has to say."

The fifth lady's complexion changed, and she asked anxiously, "Are you talking about the first son of the scholar case this year?"

Shi Shilang looked at Wu Niangzi's eyes with a little bit of surprise.

Seventh Lady also felt something was wrong.

Of course, the daughter's family in the boudoir is not unable to talk about the young people outside.

However, acting so eagerly in front of boys from other families was a bit out of control.

Fifth Lady was also a little embarrassed, she bit her lip and said nothing.

Eleven Lang laughed, but didn't ask any more questions.

"It's Mr. Feng who is the head of the case this year... It's nothing to be the head of the court trial." Shi Shilang's words naturally carried a bit of arrogance, "But this Mr. Feng is really born too well. , It is said that when I came out of the school with silver flowers in hairpins and new clothes, thousands of people surrounded me and said, "there are hundreds of people with hairpins, but none of them are as good as the head of the desk"... After that, who else wants to have hairpins? "

Liu Niangzi's eyes widened, and she said in surprise, "There is such a good-looking person? Isn't it just like the legendary that, that, that..."

"It's as handsome as Song Yu and Pan An." Eleventh Lang smiled and looked at Liu Niangzi, with tenderness in his eyes, "He is also very smart! Father also values ​​his articles very much, and specially invited Zhang Mr. Zhang came to read... I am afraid that Mr. Zhang will take him in as a disciple, it is unknown."

Zhang Weiting has always rarely accepted disciples, but the few disciples he had were all officials in the court, and their rankings in the scientific examination were not low.

Seventh Lady couldn't help showing an eager look.

But he resisted not asking.

The connection between Feng Jin and her is not rosy.

Even if you can't hide it from your family... There is no need for the Li family to know.

Wu Niangzi has already asked, "Did Mr. Zhang agree?"

An alarm bell rang in Seventh Lady's heart.

Unexpectedly, I thought of Liang's mother's words.

"The master didn't ask anything, but he even spoke a few words of comfort. It just so happened that some new case came out to visit the master, so Wu Niangzi avoided it."

The head of Xinke's case, isn't he talking about Feng Jin?
Wu Niangzi is also ten years old. At this age, even in modern times, some children would seriously talk about "love", let alone precocious ancient children.

Could it be that he had some unreasonable thoughts about Feng Jin?

But having said that, it's not that Wu Niangzi has never seen the world...Feng Jin and Brother Nine are five points alike, no matter how handsome they are, they are still familiar.Besides, Wu Niangzi also went in and out with Xu Fengjia, and passed by Quan Zhongbai, all of which were known to Qi Niangzi.

Even if Eleven Lang was surprised, he didn't show it.

"Mr. Zhang never accepts disciples easily, and I'm afraid he's still hesitating now." He said in one sentence.

Fifth Lady opened her mouth to ask again, but Seventh Lady changed the subject with a smile, "I don't know why Aunt Li is so anxious to discuss with Mother."

She quietly stretched out her hand and pinched Wu Niangzi.

Seeing it, Liu Niangzi smiled slightly, and asked Shi Shilang in a chime, "Yes, it's rare to see Aunt Li look so serious!"

Eleven Lang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Twelve Lang again.

Twelve Lang was drinking the warm Ganoderma lucidum drink, he didn't seem to hear Liu Niangzi's question.

When Wu Niangzi was pinched by Qi Niangzi, she woke up with a cleverness, and she couldn't help being grateful, and glared at Qi Niangzi angrily.

At this time, he stretched out his hand to twist the forehead of Twelve Lang, "What are you and I pretending to be adults..." He laughed, and chased Twelve Lang out of the pavilion with Twelve Lang.

Eleventh Lang smiled and said to Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady, "It's not peaceful in Beijing recently, and dozens of senior elders have written letters, asking the emperor to allow the prince to study in the pavilion... who knows when this is the time?" , the empress is ill again, and after a month of trouble, the emperor got very angry, corrected a mistake, and took off a lot of official hats, and there is the Wang family of Fujian chief envoy..."

Both Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady were taken aback.

These official ladies are not indifferent to matters in the officialdom.

Even if he is ignorant, he still knows that his prosperity and wealth are tied to these treacherous political turmoil.

Once a big official like the Fujian chief envoy gets involved in the turmoil of seizing the heir, he will be exempt if he says so...

Seventh Lady felt lucky for Third Lady: it's her luck that the Wang family's marriage has failed so far.

"Which side is the Wang family on?" Liu Niangzi asked.

Eleven Lang smiled wryly, "Who knows, but the person who delivered the letter was laughing at the winter wind, so my mother asked someone to prepare a sedan chair and come to the cold hall..."

Thinking about it, this matter has a lot to do with the Li family and the Yang family.

The children didn't speak for a while, just silently lost in thought.

Wu Niangzi chatted and laughed with Twelve Lang, and went into the pavilion together, "Why don't you talk anymore?"

The sweet and crisp voice was full of smiles.

Seventh Lady looked at Fifth Lady's flushed face, and wanted to sigh for no reason.

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The eldest wife was also sighing with the elder, "The Wang family has such a solid foundation, it will fall if it is said to be down! It's a good thing it didn't talk about the marriage..."

The Eldest Man's face was deep, and he leaned on the small cloud brocade pillow, and said slowly, "It's just to make an example of others... But why is it the Wang family's turn to be unlucky?"

The eldest wife let out a long breath, "However, the foundation is still there. In a few years, it may rise again."

"Don't talk about a few years, if the eldest son of the emperor is willing to work hard, I'm afraid he will get up again in a blink of an eye." The old man murmured, "Although the emperor has sent down a few people who are not painful, he has never been in the matter of leaving the cabinet. Let go. The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, the Sacred Heart is really unpredictable..."

The eldest wife couldn't help but shivered.

"The higher you go, the farther you can see!" There was a hint of determination in her words, "It's better to tell my second brother not to go back to Suzhou!"

Although both the Xu family and the Qin family are relatives of the Yang family, in the final analysis, they also have their own positions.

The second master is different.

I can't write two Yang characters in one stroke. No matter how big the family conflict is, it is still a family to the outside world.

Ever since the Eldest Master wrote a letter to severely reprimand the Second Master, the Second Master restrained himself a lot and gradually moved away from the eldest son's faction.

Staying in Beijing to listen to news now will not bring any danger to the Yang family.

The old man looked at the old lady in surprise, "Didn't you say that the second brother will bring the second aunt to Beijing after returning home for the New Year?"

The eldest lady paused for a moment, revealing a moment of unnaturalness.

"Things at home, how can they compare with the dangers outside." She frowned quickly, with a look of understanding.

The Eldest Man revealed a pensive look, and looked at Mei Hai outside the window.

A boundless piece of fragrant snow is blooming under the pale gray clouds.

(End of this chapter)