Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 325' Farewell
When Mai Xiang returned home, she saw Huai Ci holding Xiao Yu'er and Wan Chengyao sitting opposite each other on the kang, both of them were silent.

"Father is here." Mai Xiang greeted first when she entered the room, put down the scroll, and took the child.

"Is it really irreversible what happened to Zhiyuan?" Wan Chengyao asked.

"The emperor just wanted to give Xianggong some experience, and he didn't want to give up the fame of Xianggong. Anyway, Mr. Agui is also in the northwest, so he can take care of anything." Mai Xiang picked up a few good words and said.

Huaici didn't want to talk about this topic, so he picked up the scroll on the kang, opened it and asked with a smile: "Whose calligraphy is this, brother-in-law gave it to me?"

Yongen's calligraphy and paintings have gained a lot of fame in the past two years. It is hyped outside that they cost ten taels of silver per square foot, but Yongen is not short of money, so generally, except for those close to him, he seldom gives calligraphy and paintings.

Therefore, when Wan Chengyao heard that it was Yong En's calligraphy, he also leaned over to take a look. The two of them screamed in unison, and looked at Mai Xiang.

"How? Why do you have his calligraphy?" Huaici asked.

"Today my sister accompanied me into the palace. She said that the emperor wanted to see me, but I didn't know what it meant, so I followed my sister in a daze. The emperor asked me what I wanted, and I asked for a calligraphy painting."

"He didn't say anything else?" Wan Chengyao was a little excited, he had never been summoned by the emperor alone.

"Ask me, ask me if I hate him, ask me if I regret it later, ask me if it's worth it. I said no regrets, everyone should be responsible for their own mistakes."

"He also asked me this. The emperor is a man who governs the world with filial piety. He warned me once last year." Huaici sighed. If he said he regretted it, he regretted involving Mai Xiang in it, and regretted not being able to stay with him. Mai Xiang's side.

Wan Chengyao was silent for a while, his eye circles were a little red, and he said after a while: "My child, you are too impatient. I promised to give you an explanation. This matter happened because of me." , I should be the one to finish it. In this way, Zhiyuan won’t be criticized. Anyway, it’s too late to say this now. It’s my father’s fault. How can you win your trust if your father hasn’t given you any care in the past 20 years? to you?"

"You don't hate me?" Huaici's mouth was mocking.

"Hate? Don't hate. These days, your grandmother often says that what you sow will reap the fruit. If you want to say hate, I also hate myself. How could I be blinded by dust and let down your mother so much?" A good woman almost blinded such a good son as you, but fortunately God has eyes and made me wake up."

After hearing this, Huaici snorted.

"I do intend to divorce your sisters after they get married." Seeing that Huai Ci didn't seem to believe him, Wan Chengyao hurriedly added.

"Is grandma okay?" Mai Xiang changed the subject.

Ever since the emperor opened Jinkou to send Huai Ci to the Northwest, the old man and the old lady came to ask for proof. The old lady was a little restless at the time, thinking that it was Mai Xiang's fault, saying that since Mai Xiang entered the door, she disturbed the Wan family. The house is restless, mother and son are against each other, brothers become strangers, Huai Ci's official career is not smooth, and Wanjia's business is not smooth. In short, it seems that nothing good happened after Mai Xiang came in.

Naturally, Huai Ci didn't want his wife to be wronged, so he immediately protected Mai Xiang and quarreled with the old lady, and they broke up in the end.

"It's not very good. After returning from your place, I fell ill again. Mai Xiang, don't be like an old man. Your grandmother was also in a bad mood that day. She has only two grandchildren. Zhigao is in the academy. Ever since the accident I haven’t been back once. I never thought that Zhiyuan would leave now, and go to such a dangerous place in the Western Regions. The old man feels sorry for his grandson, so he speaks a bit harshly. By the way, I’m here to pick you up, your grandfather and grandmother and mine I mean, I want you to move back to Wan's family with your child, after all, it will be inconvenient for you to bring a child with you as a woman." Wan Chengyao said.

"There's no need to move back. I'll take them back now and say hello to the elderly." Huai Ci said.

He didn't want Mai Xiang to enter the Wan family. Although the Jiang family was just a concubine, the Wan family was now headed by Kang Yi. It was uncomfortable for Mai Xiang to go. The two old people were sick again. Shiji, how can you feel at ease in your own home?What's more, the old lady doesn't like Mai Xiang very much now.

"Father, what Xianggong means is also what I mean. I won't go back to Wanjia, but I will go back to see you often." Mai Xiang said hurriedly.

"Forget it, I don't force you, but you remember, Wanjia is always your home, and the door of Wanjia will be open for you at any time." Wan Chengyao stood up after speaking, he really didn't like this kind of atmosphere.

Returning to Wan's house with He Maixiang in his arms and the child in his arms, he first went to the room to say hello, and saw that the old man was reconciling the account with Kang Yi, and the old lady was teasing Wan Zhigao's son, seeing Mai Xiang, the old man was really happy, but suddenly Thinking of Huai Ci, my heart turned cold again.

Why did this grandson suffer so much? Speaking of it, I blame this child for being too stubborn. He just refused to let Jiang go, so he caused so many things. But now, even a good official can't do it.

"Come on, come in and cool off. The house has been packed with you. When will Zhiyuan leave? Move here before you leave." The old man said.

When Kang Yi heard this, she smiled at Mai Xiang, and said, "Sisters and brothers, move back quickly. My brothers and sisters are much smarter than me. Seeing these things makes my heart ache. Let my brothers and sisters take care of this family."

"That's not acceptable. Parents and children are orderly. Without rules, you can't be a circle. You are a sister-in-law, and this family should be controlled by you. You child, you always want to hide from the sky." The old lady raised her head and said.

"That's not the case, sister-in-law, don't say that we have already separated and moved out, even if we don't separate, it's not my turn to be in charge of this family." Mai Xiang first reassured the other party.

She has no interest in Wanjia, and her family business is not small. Now that she has the Sanwei Bookstore, which was sealed by the emperor himself, she just uses the time of the past six months to re-expand the scale of the publishing house. Xiang also plans to reprint some legendary novels and so on.

Kang Yi was a little embarrassed after hearing this, and seemed relieved, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, I'm not being lazy, I'm indeed not as smart and capable as my younger siblings, and I will have to ask my younger siblings to bother me more in the future."

"Sister-in-law, I have no plan to move back."

"Huh?" Kang Yi was stunned, looking at Mai Xiang.

"Not moving back?" The old man was disappointed.

The old lady didn't say a word. To be honest, she didn't really want Mai Xiang to move back. Zhigao always wanted to go home, and Jiang Shi still stayed in Wanjia. Mistress, which of the Wan family's servants would not listen to Jiang's?When Mai Xiang came, there would inevitably be fights again, she was really tired of it.

"If you don't move, don't move. Anyway, it's close, and there are many people from Zhiyuan." Wan Chengyao said.

"Forget it." Wan Baocai sighed.

He is feeling more and more powerless, Wan Zhigao is now in the academy again, he really has some ideas about the family's business, and wants to hand it over to Mai Xiang to take care of it for two years, but he is worried that the old lady may not have an easy time.

"What day have you decided to leave?" the old lady asked suddenly.

"Tomorrow morning."

The old lady's eyes were red when she heard this, and she looked at Huaici for a few times, thinking that after the grandson left, she wondered if she would be alive to wait for him to come back. To put it bluntly, this child is also a poor person.

The old lady took out a suet jade pendant the size of a wild egg from under the pillow, and said: "I went to Guanyin Temple two days ago and asked the master to consecrate it. I will wear it for you. It is also a kind of grandmother's kindness. Others, I I have nothing to give you, I hope your future road will be smoother."

Huai Ci took the jade pendant, and suddenly felt sore in his heart. He was used to the indifference and ignorance among family members since he was a child, but now he suddenly changed his routine and remembered family affection. He felt a little at a loss, and he didn't know what to say was his sorrow Or the sorrow of the elders.

The next day, Mai Xiang saw Huai Ci off and was packing things to go back to the countryside for a few days, when Cao Xueqin and Liu Huilan came to her home.

"Sir, we really have a good understanding. I'm going to find my husband. What do you think I got?" When Mai Xiang saw Cao Xueqin, she quickly eased the sadness of parting.

She always felt sorry for Cao Xueqin. Originally, Cao Xueqin's original intention was to write a book that wanted to vent, and she didn't intend to hand it down to the world, but Mai Xiang pushed this book out wantonly. It was a drama, a script, and a novel. Yes, Cao Xueqin's name quickly spread across the country, because Nanjing also followed the Beijing routine, with the golden words of the empress dowager, and now the cities in the south of the Yangtze River almost have "Dream of Red Mansions" wherever there is opera.

Cao Xueqin is famous, and he has gained both fame and fortune, but Mai Xiang knows that his life is not easy now, and he is really walking on thin ice. If "The Story of the Stone" is really classified as a counter-book, the Cao family will be in trouble again. A situation beyond redemption.

So when Mai Xiang saw Cao Xueqin, she hurriedly presented Qianlong's calligraphy in order to reassure Cao Xueqin, because Cao Xueqin had been investigated several times.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xueqin took a look at the paper, didn't care, and said with a smile: "Godfather is here to pick you up, I thought you would cry alone at home, but I didn't expect you to be quite strong."

"Hehe, I'm planning to go home too. I want to go home and tell godfather the good news, but godfather doesn't have any surprises at all. It's really not fun. It's a waste of my hard work." Mai Xiang deliberately pouted.

"Surprise, who said there is no surprise? In fact, when you planned to publish the book, I already thought of the possibility of today."

"Then Mr. still agrees with me to publish a book?" Mai Xiang couldn't bear it anymore.

"Hehe, godfather knows that your luck is amazing. With your luck and your cleverness, this matter will definitely be safe. Godfather is here today, and there is one other thing."

Cao Xueqin's face suddenly became serious.

(End of this chapter)