Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 323 Price
After listening to Huaici's long passage, Wan Zhigao suddenly burst into a smirk.

"Hehe, I didn't expect the lives of our two brothers to be equally miserable. What is this called? Pay for what? My mother gave you as a plaything to others, but I ran to be someone else's plaything to get revenge on you. My mother caused you to have no mother since you were a child, so you let me have no mother, hehe, it’s really fair, fair, God really has eyes, eyes.”

The old lady saw that Wan Zhigao seemed a little dazed, and hurriedly hugged Wan Zhigao and said, "Son, don't be like this. Grandma can't stand being scared. My poor grandson, your mother is your mother, and you are you."

"Zhiyuan, you see that your elder brother is like this, just let him go. Grandma will give you whatever you want." The old lady suddenly realized that the root of the problem was still with Huaici, and turned to Huaici to plead.

"Is God really fair? I don't think so, right? At least there are so many people around you who care about you and love you, but I really had nothing back then, and I couldn't find a place to cry if I wanted to." Huai Ci sneered.

"Zhiyuan, it's dad's fault. Dad is ashamed of both of you, mother and son. Dad promises you. After he goes back, he will divorce that mother-in-law on the grounds of jealousy, and give you mother and son an explanation." Wan Chengyao thought of that face. For the beautiful woman who always had a faint smile, his heart really ached at this moment.

"Father, what about me? You just have the heart to let me have no mother?" Wan Zhigao knelt in front of Wan Chengyao.

"Let me tell you something, even though Zhigao's mother is wrong in a thousand ways, she is now at this age, and she has nowhere to go after divorce. Why don't you leave her as an aunt, even if it is to save money for your children?" Ford." Wan Baocai thought for a while and said, he did this for Wan Zhigao's consideration.

"This way, let's do this, Zhiyuan, I beg you, Mommy, I can't stand the trouble at this age, Mommy promises you, as long as you agree to withdraw the pleadings, the money lost by those merchants will be lost." , we will compensate you together, and I will let your eldest brother close those shops." The old lady said hastily.

Huai Ci thought about it, this time Wan's family will have to pay more than [-] taels of silver, plus Wan Zhigao's sum, this loss is already quite a lot, Jiang's family has been reduced to an aunt, Wan Chengyao will definitely marry a wife in the future, I guess I don't have a good life for her, let her taste what it's like to be an aunt, if the pressure is really too tight, the old man and the old lady are forced out of order, and if the word spreads, Yu Huaici's reputation will not be good.

"Okay, for the sake of grandparents, I agree."

The Wan family breathed a sigh of relief, and the Jiang family also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she stays in the Wan family, her son will have the final say in the Wan family one day, and she will be able to turn around one day.

A farce is finally over.

It's just that the old man and the old lady fell ill after returning home. With such a big change in the family, this Dragon Boat Festival is naturally not on their minds.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, it was the day when Wan Zhihe came out of the court. At this time, the Jiang family had become Aunt Jiang. sick.

After Wan Zhihe left the court, Wan Zhigao still entered the academy, because Huaici had already withdrawn the pleadings, but after this, although the two brothers did not turn against each other, they met each other like ice.

Although Huai Ci withdrew the paper of pleadings, but this incident has already alarmed the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and naturally the emperor as well. The emperor is a person who values ​​filial piety the most. After knowing this incident, he was inevitably angry and wanted to give Huai Ci a little lesson.

Coincidentally, at this time, someone took the manuscript of "Zhiyanzhai Re-evaluation of the Stone" as an issue, saying that it was a counter-script, and there were many obstructions in the book. The purpose of the book is to confuse people's hearts and ignore the face of the royal family.

Mai Xiang didn't know how the manuscript of "Zhiyanzhai's Re-evaluation of Stones" got out, and she didn't know if it came from her, but someone in the court did make an article about it.

As a result, Qianlong was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Officials to quickly investigate the matter.

Coincidentally, news came from Agui in the northwest at this time that there was another rebellion on Tianshan South Road and urgently needed food and grass. Qianlong was furious and dispatched Huaici to the northwest to raise food and grass.

After Mai Xiang heard the news, the three souls went to the two souls. Not to mention how difficult the conditions are in Xinjiang at this time, even the daily wars, big and small, have not stopped for a day. Can Huaici come back after going?

Mai Xiang hesitated again and again, and found Yong En, she wanted to go with Huai Ci.

"Sister, this is impossible. Let's not talk about the emperor's permission or not, but the conditions there. You are a woman with a child who is less than two months old. If you go, you will only add to Huai Ci's troubles. This Marching and fighting is no joke, there is no fixed place to live, and there is no guarantee of food, adults can say, what about children? Do you have the heart to let such a young child go hungry with you?" Yong En said Hearing this, his face darkened, and he didn't know why he was angry.

"Brother-in-law, I can help him when I go. Isn't the emperor just wanting to raise military rations? Our family donated 5 taels of silver, and we will raise some seeds from here. I heard that the land at the foot of Tianshan Mountain is very fertile. Our troops When there is no war, you can grow food on a large scale, and you can be completely self-sufficient.”

"Even so, you don't have to go, just leave these to Huai Ci." Yong En disagreed with anything.

"But I don't want to be separated from him." Mai Xiang's tears fell drop by drop.

When Yong En heard this, he was stunned, all the reasons and excuses were not as important as Mai Xiang's words.

He remembered that a year ago, for the sake of Huaici's Tanhualang's fame or not, the emperor specially summoned him to find out what kind of temperament Mai Xiang was, because Huaici said a word back then, if she went to With his fame, he accompanied Mai Xiang to travel, and worked as a bookseller while traveling, without complaint or regret.

Yongen naturally said a lot of good things for Mai Xiang. According to Qianlong's intention, he wanted to see Mai Xiang. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the news that Mai Xiang was pregnant, and Qianlong put the matter aside.

It's only been a year, and it's Mai Xiang's turn to go wandering with Huai Ci. If I had known this, it would be better to let the emperor take away Huai Ci's reputation. At least at that time, Mai Xiang wanted to go to Jiangnan. Far better to venture to the Northwest, and be free and easy.

"Brother-in-law won't help me, I'll find a way by myself." Seeing that Yongen refused to agree to her, Mai Xiang said angrily.

"No matter what you think, in short, don't even think about going out, I will find someone to watch you." Yong En was also angry, and left in a huff.

On this day, Mai Xiang was packing Huai Ci's luggage at home, no matter how much she felt reluctant to give up, Mai Xiang knew that she could not follow her own temper, who would dare to defy the emperor in the whole world?

"Daughter-in-law, don't be like this. The emperor is also angry. If I do my errands well, I'll be back soon. Besides, Agui's godfather is still in the northwest. With him taking care of me, I'll be fine." Huai Ci hugged Mai Xiang from behind, and put her head on Mai Xiang's shoulder.

He is even more reluctant than Mai Xiang, but he can't show it, he can only comfort her as much as possible.

"That's the way it is, our current "Dream of Red Mansions" is also banned, who knows what the consequences will be?" When Mai Xiang thought of so many literary inquisitions in history, she felt uncertain.

"Daughter-in-law, don't worry about it. The people in the official department are under the boss of Acton, and they will definitely handle it according to their discretion. Besides, the drama in this book has been performed for two years. The old queen mother likes it so much. How could the emperor like it?" Is it a counter-report? The emperor just wanted to give an explanation to the ministers. This is nothing to worry about."

"Sanggong, do you regret it?" Mai Xiang asked.

In order to punish a Jiang family and Wan Zhigao, but almost put herself in it, no matter how Mai Xiang thought it was inappropriate, she always felt that the price was a bit high.Helpless, this is a thorn in Huai Ci's heart, if it is not pulled out, it will not get better in this life, as his wife, she can only stand by his side.

"Daughter-in-law regret it?"

"No, if you do it again, I will still support you in doing this, because I know this is your wish." Mai Xiang forced back tears.

Huai Ci turned around Mai Xiang's body, and was about to do something when Feng Ye said outside, Prince Li Fujin was waiting outside.

"Sister is here? Is there some news that my sister came here on such a hot day?" Mai Xiang pushed Huai Ci away after speaking, and ran out in a hurry.

Uladomin came in a carriage. Mai Xiang had just gotten into the carriage. Uladomin looked at Mai Xiang's clothes, then at Mai Xiang's hair, and asked, "Why didn't you wash and dress yourself?"

"Sister, it's so hot today. I've been busy packing things for my husband these two days. Is there something you want to tell me alone?" Seeing that Uladomin didn't even get out of the carriage, Mai Xiang guessed that there was some bad news. , I couldn't help but my heart sank.

"Forget it, that's what I guessed. Come here, and I'll comb your hair for you."

Uladomin didn't answer Mai Xiang's words, and while telling the driver to leave, he took out a small wooden comb from the dressing box with him, and wanted to comb Mai Xiang's hair, but unfortunately she was not good at combing Han's hairstyle, and in the end it was Mai Xiang. She made a simple bun, and Uladomin picked out a pearl hairpin for her to put on.

"What's wrong?" Mai Xiang noticed Uladomin's abnormality only now, who is she going to see?Mai Xiang suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Well, sister, the emperor wants to see you, and my sister is going to take you into the palace now."

"What? The emperor wants to see me?" Mai Xiang could stuff an egg into her mouth, how could the emperor want to see her?

"When you enter the palace, don't look around. If there are noble people coming next to you, you must lower your head. You are not allowed to speak loudly, and you are not allowed to laugh. If you are asked to kowtow, you should kowtow..." Uladomin knew that Mai Xiang didn't understand these etiquettes , exhorted carefully.

"Wait, sister, let me ask first, is the emperor seeing me because of my husband's business?" Mai Xiang never imagined that Qianlong would need to see her. Surprise his old man, right?

(End of this chapter)