Your daughter's strategy

Xu Jinghuan's young age is well known in the whole family. There are no elders in the second house, and the elder brother should teach the younger sister. Even the old lady can't say anything.

After Zhang Baoer's rash recovered, she came by herself before sister Xu Peining went to see her: "I have been bored at home for seven or eight days. I heard that you went to the building outside the building. I am very envious. My sister-in-law even invited someone to sit on the West Lake. Listening to the play, I didn't go to it either."

Xu Peining smiled and said, "I heard that you have a rash, is it on your face or your body?"

Zhang Bao'er leaned over to show her: "It's my face, but the doctor said I'm well maintained, so there's no scar left."

Because he had just recovered, he could only see red marks on his face when he looked carefully. Xu Peining said: "This is your luck. If you really have scars, what should you do?"

Zhang Baoer smiled and said: "That's not scary, my sister-in-law gave me pearl beauty cream, she said that it is best to wipe my face, if there is no scar, it should be treated as a skin nourishment, and if there is a scar, it can be removed after a while."

Because of Xu Jinghuan's heart-to-heart confession that day, Xu Miaoyun became a lot better. Zhang Baoer happily took her to Fayuan Temple to offer incense. Xu Miaoyun refused: "I have been delaying writing at home for several days. If I don't write again, I will be rusty." .”

Zhang Baoer was a little disappointed, but she also knew Xu Miaoyun's strict brother, so she didn't dare to force her, so she said to bring Xu Miaoyun the sauced beef, roasted lamb, and fried noodles sold in the market at the foot of Fayuan Temple.

When Zhang Baoer came back from Fayuan Temple, he really brought a basket of food to Xu Miaoyun. Xu Miaoyun gave the sauced beef to the old man for dinner, and distributed the roast lamb to the little girl. It was exquisite, and it was rewarded to the little girl after two days in the house, but a letter came from the Zhang family, saying that Zhang Bao'er had a stomachache after eating the food outside, so he asked a doctor to take medicine.

Mrs. Zhang watched her suffer from a rash and was bored at home for seven or eight days before taking her out. She didn't expect to be so uneasy, angry and distressed. She punished the two servants who went shopping and scolded Zhang Baoer. a meal.

But the old man and the little girls who ate the mutton didn't think much of it, Xu Miaoyun felt very lucky and ran over to visit Zhang Baoer.

Zhang Bao'er lay on the bed with a bitter face and drank the medicine. She just had diarrhea and would be fine after a good night's sleep, but now she is still being forced to take the medicine, which is really asking for trouble.

Xu Miaoyun was left behind by Zhang Baoer, and she went back after having dinner with her. She stopped by to say hello to the old lady, but she saw the Xu family—from the old lady to the older brothers and sisters. Not daring to ask what was wrong, she quietly sat beside Xu Jinghuan.

The old lady was silent for a while before saying: "This matter needs to be carefully considered. Before anyone comes, think of an idea earlier. You parents should pay more attention to it."

The Eldest Master and Eldest Wife agreed, and on the way back, Xu Miaoyun asked Xu Jinghuan what was going on, Xu Jinghuan thought about it, and said: "My aunt wrote a letter saying that Mrs. He has taken a fancy to the eldest sister and wants to tell the second son of the He family's second wife. "

Xu Miaoyun said: "Is the second son of the He family not good? Why are the grandmother and the eldest aunt not very happy?"

Xu Jinghuan wanted to let her understand the ways of the world, so he explained: "Although the one who said relative is the son of a concubine, his father, the second master of the He family, is a son of a concubine. Zhanguang, there is no future for the eldest sister to marry. If it is said that the eldest grandson of the He family born by my aunt has a cousin relationship with us, this marriage is worth talking about. Grandma thinks that the He family is looking down on our family and bringing a concubine here. Asking to marry the eldest daughter of our family, my aunt said in a letter that Mrs. He even sent someone to come to see her. How could she ask her maid to come and see her? This is never a rule. Grandma was very angry and said that no matter what the marriage Can't promise."

Xu Miaoyun was silent, and involuntarily grabbed her brother's hand. Xu Jinghuan comforted: "Don't worry, grandma agreed to me. As long as I don't nod your marriage, she won't agree."

Xu Miaoyun worried: "Mrs. He sent someone over. If they talk nonsense and make people think that our family has agreed to this marriage, wouldn't it be the big sister who suffers?"

Xu Jinghuan said with a smile: "There are grandmothers and eldest aunts, and the He family will definitely not be able to control them." Officer, it was my grandmother who took a fancy to my uncle's talent and learning and married my aunt, and my grandfather supported him in many ways. This is how the He family is today. Not only did she not extend a helping hand, she was also held back by her aunt not allowing her to go home to visit, fearing that she would get into trouble, and the grandmother was disappointed from then on. It was just that the aunt was still the daughter-in-law of the He family, so it was not easy to tear her face apart. If she continued to get married, the grandmother would definitely not Agreed."

Xu Miaoyun seldom heard people mention the Xu family's past, and she was startled when she heard this, and said: "Then father and mother also died at that time?"

Xu Jinghuan clenched his hands and said with a loud voice: "Yes, my grandfather was a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and entered the cabinet. King Kang was the eldest son and talented. He should be the crown prince. But the emperor loved King Duan, and Queen Duan's family held military power. Therefore, many ministers in the court were afraid, so they did not dare to propose that King Kang be the crown prince. It was the grandfather who took the lead and took the lead, and the emperor did not say anything at that time. Forming a party for private interests and plotting against others, at the time when the Empress Dowager was ill, the emperor was not in a good mood, so he demoted grandfather to a commoner and stayed in Beijing to wait for the crime."

"But King Duan is still not reconciled, honestly Fujian is not peaceful, King Duan forged a letter impeaching our father for colluding with Fujian pirates, intending to treason, the Ministry of punishment came and took father away, grandfather and uncle still have some connections Then I asked someone to inquire, and only then did I know that since my father was imprisoned, he had been tortured every day, and wanted to be tortured, but his father insisted that it was a false accusation, so King Duan secretly sent someone to poison his father, and his father died there. In the prison."

"Grandfather knew that father had passed away, so he ran to the gate of the palace in a fit of anger to cry for the late emperor's grievances. He was humiliated by King Duan. At this time, King Kang stood up to intercede, and with the help of grandfather's old friend, the emperor pardoned grandfather's crime of disrespect. Just ransacked the house, and was dismissed from the official position along with the eldest uncle, demoted to the common people. After the grandfather returned home, he fell ill and passed away, and the mother couldn't bear the sad news of his father's death. She hanged herself. At that time, the Xu family was covered by dark clouds. The top was in danger, and my grandmother didn't dare to stay in the capital, so the whole family moved back to their hometown in Hangzhou."

Xu Miaoyun sobbed in a low voice: "Why did Prince Duan do this? Grandpa just accepted the book, but the emperor didn't agree."

Xu Jinghuan said: "Prince Duan has always been domineering. His grandfather just accepted the book, so he felt that his grandfather was deliberately against him. Naturally, he wanted to kill chickens and monkeys. Since his grandfather passed away, no one in the court dared to mention the matter of establishing a crown prince. He was afraid that he would be the same as his grandfather. fate."

Xu Miaoyun felt more and more cold in her heart, and hugged Xu Jinghuan's arm tightly: "Brother, I'm so scared."

Xu Jinghuan patted his younger sister lightly on the back: "The things in the court are like this. The situation is changing, strange and treacherous. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Back then, King Duan's impeachment of father was just because of an unnecessary letter."

When Xu Miaoyun came to Hangzhou, she had no memory, and she didn't know much about the Xu family's past, and everyone in the Xu family kept secrets. It was the first time she fully understood this matter, and she felt scared. It turned out that the Xu family was in such a decline. His parents died like that, Xu Miaoyun stayed up all night, and went to see Xu Peining with dark circles under her eyes.

Xu Peining made lotus leaf cakes in the small kitchen. The fresh lotus leaves were only about the size of an elm coin. They were picked off, washed and crushed to knead the dough. The cakes made had the fragrance of lotus leaves.

Xu Peining smiled and said, "It's not you who said we were kissing each other, why do you seem to have been up all night?"

Xu Miaoyun lay beside her silently, waiting for the lotus leaf cake to come out of the pan, she ate four or five yuan in a row, Xu Peining hurriedly stopped her: "It's not good to eat too much, what's wrong with you? Are you out of your mind?"

Xu Miaoyun was stunned, and then hugged Xu Peining and cried: "Big sister, I hate them so much, why did they frame grandfather and father, if it weren't for them, grandfather and parents would not have died."

Xu Peining was startled, then realized that Xu Miaoyun must have heard something, patted her lightly, and said in a low voice: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, we have to endure it, and one day, we will make them pay in blood." .”

Xu Miaoyun cried, "I'm really scared."

Xu Peining pushed Xu Miaoyun away, and said sternly: "You are the daughter of the Xu family, you have to be strong, you can't always cry, you are so worthless, who will avenge your second uncle and aunt's revenge in the future."

Xu Miaoyun was startled when she heard this, and slowly wiped away her tears, saying: "I know, I won't cry anymore."

Xu Peining wiped her tears carefully, and then said: "The emperor is old, and he trusts the eldest son Kang Wang more and more. When Kang Wang gains power, it will be the time when Duan Wang is unlucky. Don't worry, there will always be a day of revenge, even if they are dragon sons." Fengsun, if you owe us the Xu family, you have to pay back the principal with interest."

Xu Miaoyun said: "Then what about the He family's marriage proposal this time?"

Xu Peining said indifferently: "I don't know, let's listen to grandma's arrangement, the elder brother and the second elder brother can obtain a scholar through the imperial examination, and after they become officials, they can avenge Xu Jiaping's wrongdoing, but what we girls can do is limited, the only use is marriage , so our marriage must be tied on the edge of a knife."

Xu Miaoyun was stunned for a long time without speaking.

Xu Miaoyun has been silent since talking with Xu Jinghuan and Xu Peining. Xu Jinghuan and Xu Peining naturally knew about it, so they didn't ask. You try it."

As soon as the lid was lifted, the fragrance wafted far away, and the girl standing on the porch watching the door couldn't help but turn her head and look inside.