Returning to Jintong Courtyard, Wei Changying asked Mrs. Huang: "Auntie, what did my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law say today?"
"Young Madam, do you know why Madam Cai just said that she was tired when she saw the First Young Madam and the Second Young Madam sending someone to carry the account books and asked the Young Madam and the other three to go elsewhere?" Huang asked with a smile.
Wei Changying was startled for a moment, then he understood: "Mother... Mother had expected this?"
"At Madam's age, the eldest Miss Sun has begun to learn housekeeping from the Young Madam. Madam doesn't know the thoughts of the daughters-in-law?" Huang said lightly, "Yesterday, Madam personally said that the Young Master As long as the Madam and the Second Young Madam are not so confused, they must separate the stewardship. The question is whether the Young Madam can actually take over it in front of the Madam. I told the young lady in front of me that because of my wife's presence, the eldest young lady and the second young lady must give good advice to the young lady to show their friendship. But if I don't say it in front of the madam, the eldest young lady and the second young lady will not be perfunctory. Strange!"
He said, "Madam, I want to see how much power the young madam can get from the hands of the eldest and second young madams based on what she said!"
After all, Mrs. Su is still weighing her daughter-in-law.
Wei Changying concentrated for a moment and said: "The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law have just been talking for a long time. It seems that they know everything, but if you listen carefully, there is no useful sentence. We have just entered the door, everything. I'm not familiar with it. I don't know how much time my mother will give me. If the time she gives me is not long, I will have to use some extraordinary measures. If my mother is not in a hurry, I can take it easy. Anyway, my mother will give me the power, and my sisters-in-law will not. Tell me, wouldn't I call the steward myself and ask?"
Huang smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about how much time the madam will give the young madam. The young madam has just passed the door just now. In addition, our young master is still young! The young madam does not need to worry that the madam will ask you immediately. Squeeze away the eldest young lady and the second young lady! After all, the Shen family will be handed over to the young master in the future, and the Shen family's backyard will also be handed over to the young madam. The only thing that matters is..."
Speaking of this, Mr. Huang showed hesitation and seemed a little embarrassed.
Wei Changying said: "What did Auntie think of? Please tell me."
Huang glanced at her without a smile, lowered her voice, and said, "Madam may not urge the young lady to take charge of the family as soon as possible. But the maid thought that the young lady has good health and is now one month old. A few days ago, if I got pregnant, I couldn’t take this baby lightly..."
Before she could finish speaking, Wei Changying's face turned red and he said angrily: "What are you talking about, aunt? What are you talking about? Don't talk about this anymore, let's get serious... What should we do about these things in the future?"
Mrs. Huang teased her, but now she also calmed down and talked about the business, saying: "As the young lady said, if we don't know everything at present and intervene rashly, not only will it be useless, but we will easily be taken advantage of by the first and second houses. So according to the My servant, it’s better to listen more, see more, and ask more questions, and then we can make a plan after everyone in the family knows more about it.” He then said, “Didn’t the eldest young lady and the second young lady take out the account books? The young lady first took a general look at the account books to get an idea of the comings and goings of the house. Although those account books may not be complete and may include the eldest room, the second room, and her own private account books, since these account books are for the public I brought it out in front of my wife, so I guess there is nothing wrong with it.”
She explained, "Both the eldest young lady and the second young lady are the daughters of everyone. Although they are not as favored as the young lady in their natal family, they are still held in the palm of their hands as rich ladies. The dowry and dowry are generous, and the natal family does not need it." They subsidized it. In addition, there was a lady watching from above, so the maid thought that the eldest young lady and the second young lady would not do anything in the public account. But people should be paid attention to. However, personnel matters can also be used. Let’s figure it out from the account books. We are unfamiliar with everything now, so we have to start from all aspects.”
Wei Changying pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's all according to what my aunt said."
In the next few days, the three sisters-in-law spent their time in intrigues and intrigues. Wei Changying followed Huang's instructions and worked steadily, not in a hurry for success, and carefully and carefully integrated into the power in the backyard of the Taifu Mansion.
Because of Mrs. Su's words, the Liu family and the Duanmu family could not justifiably exclude her. Although they made some stumbling blocks and made some sour remarks from time to time, Wei Changying ignored them and was not moved by their provocations at all, and continued step by step. Come. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu could only watch helplessly as she began to stand still, feeling unhappy but helpless.
When Mrs. Su received the news, she nodded secretly and discussed with her confidant Tao: "I was originally worried that this Wei was not worthy of Feng'er, but now it seems that he is a smart kid."
Mrs. Tao smiled and said: "The third young lady was chosen by the clan leader herself. Mrs. Song of the Wei family raised her herself, so she is certainly not bad. But the Huang family whom the third young lady is marrying is also a powerful master. Old Mrs. Song How many years have passed since she returned to Fengzhou, and she can still suppress the second lady of the Wei family to the point of being helpless... "
"A smart dowry means you have to know how to employ people." Mrs. Su heard that Mrs. Tao believed that Wei Changying had not made any mistakes since he entered the house, all because of Mr. Huang's meritorious guidance, but Mrs. Su didn't think so and said, "Otherwise, Lord The weak and the servant are strong, not to mention that the master and the servant are reversed, the master is manipulated into a puppet, the servant comes up with a good idea, but the master is too forward-thinking and unable to make up his mind. In the end, he loses the opportunity... No matter how powerful the servant is, it is just a servant in the end. The servant cannot replace the master!"
Mrs. Tao hurriedly said: "Madam is right, but I think that the Third Young Madam is young, and now she still needs to obey Mrs. Huang's instructions in everything, so she seems to be so neither arrogant nor impetuous. If you want to come up with appropriate ideas on your own, I'm afraid you still have to It takes years of practice.”
Mrs. Su said calmly: "Yi'er has always done things properly. It's okay if you favor her more."
Mrs. Tao's face changed, and she said hurriedly: "Madam, I know that although I am familiar with the young lady because the young lady came in first, I will never dare to abandon the public service for personal reasons and instigate my wife to be dissatisfied with the third young lady. I am really honest." It was because I had heard about the power of the Huang family before. A mere slave could suppress the serious second wife of the Wei family. Even the eldest daughter of the Wei family, Wei Changwan, tried to vent her anger on her mother's behalf, but was tricked by her several times! The Third Young Madam has such a person by her side..."
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Tao is Mrs. Su's dowry, and they have had a master-servant relationship for decades. Although Mrs. Su tried to persuade her not to get involved in the fights between the daughters-in-law, she was still very dignified. He stopped her gently and said, "I know you didn't mean to instigate it. It's just that the three daughters-in-law came in at different times. Although Mrs. Liu's temperament appealed to your temper, you haven't revealed anything to her that shouldn't be said in these years... But This Wei is Feng'er's wife, and you know that my expectations for her are different from those of other wives."
Mrs. Tao's heart was slightly shocked - "But you haven't revealed anything to her that shouldn't be said in these years." Could this be telling her that what she had said to Mrs. Liu in private over the years was eight out of ten. Madam, do you all know
When she spoke again, she was very cautious: "What Madam said is that the third young master has high hopes in the family, and his wife should be a tomb wife, so she is not comparable to the first and second young ladies."
"Right now, it seems that the Wei family is quite satisfactory to me." Mrs. Su pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the external test has been passed, I can safely hint to the Liu family and Duanmu family to slowly hand over the stewardship. It's in her hands. The reason why I didn't mention it before was because I didn't want to worry about it... After all, people's words are terrible!"
Mrs. Tao also sighed: "Isn't it? Especially this time... I still enter the palace!"
…Princess Linchuan’s birthday is May 18th. Although the Queen personally held a grand haircut ceremony for Her Royal Highness last year, as the most favored daughter of the Holy Emperor in recent years, Princess Linchuan’s sixteenth birthday was still given by the palace. Unanimous attention outside the palace.
On May 18th, not only was the palace decorated with lights and colorful decorations, but the Changle Palace where the queen lived worked day and night to move thousands of the princess's favorite pomegranate bonsais to celebrate the princess' birth. All the wives in the imperial capital, except those who had complained of illness in advance, all dressed up in strict attire and brought their daughters-in-law and daughters into the palace to congratulate them.
Sitting on the carriage, looking out through a gap in the curtain, there was an endless stream of carriages and BMWs, rushing towards the palace gate, and the smoke and dust raised almost obscured the sky. The scent of powder and the sound of rings never stopped - I haven't seen Princess Linchuan yet, but just looking at this scene, I can feel the so-called nobility of gold branches and jade leaves.
Wei Changying asked someone to lower the car curtain to prevent the dust from pouring in from the rolling traffic. He thought to himself: "There is a strange saying that 'Marry a wife to get a princess, and a flat land to buy a government official'. Your Highness is only sixteen years old now, but for this On her birthday, no one, from the empress to the ladies, dared to neglect her. How could the emperor's concubine not take advantage of her? It's just that the princess of this dynasty has always been fierce, and I don't know what the temperament of this highness is. It's easy to get along with, even if the prince-in-law is prosperous, his life will be miserable. "
Amidst the sound of carriages and the neighing of horses, Wei Changying's carriage followed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law and entered the palace gate. The palace city was extremely thick. In the car, Wei Changying felt that it was dark outside for a long time before the light returned, but it was not very bright. It was bright. She signaled Qin Ge to lift a little curtain and look out, but she saw high palace walls on both sides. It turned out that she was walking in a double road. The high walls blocked the light and the strange road would be dim.
When they arrived at the place designated by the betrothed ladies to get off the bus, Wei Changying was helped down and found Mrs. Su and her two sisters-in-law. She was reminded of some taboos about meeting in person - in fact, Mrs. Su had already taught these things at home, and now they are no longer allowed to do so. I mentioned it because I was afraid that she would forget. After all, Mrs. Su will bring the female family members into the palace, and this is the first time that Wei Changying has entered the palace.
Wei Changying repeated it exactly as it was. Seeing that her answer was correct, Mrs. Su breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You don't have to be too nervous. All the nobles in the palace are very kind." He lowered his voice to reassure her, " After all, our Shen family has some dignity before the Holy One, especially Feng'er, who has always been favored by the Holy One. The nobles will definitely not deliberately embarrass you. If you are asked, just be respectful. "
"Thank you, mother, for your teaching!" Wei Changying thanked his mother-in-law gratefully. Just as he was about to say something, a lady who had also gotten out of the car and was surrounded by her daughters-in-law came to greet Mrs. Su: "Sister Xiuman, what a coincidence. , meet here.”
Hearing this noble lady calling Mrs. Su by her first name, Wei Changying knew that she must be a close friend of Mrs. Su. He quickly cheered up and helped Mrs. Su to walk over with Ms. Liu to say hello. Mr. Duanmu led Shen Zangning to follow. Later... I heard Mrs. Su saying with a smile: "Isn't it true? Why is Sister Yunqiu here alone today? Where is Sister Hanlu?"
While speaking, both sides had already approached. Wei Changying glanced at her and was slightly startled. The group of people in front of her looked familiar to her... especially a girl in a goose-yellow dress with a calm expression and dignified manner. Isn't this person... Wei Lingyue
She recognized the people in Zhibentang, and the people in Zhibentang also noticed her. The noble lady whose maiden name was Yunqiu smiled slightly and said first: "Sister-in-law, she coughed two days ago. She was afraid that she would pass on the illness to others. Therefore, I have confessed my crime in advance, and today I will take the children to congratulate Her Highness the Princess."
His eyes flicked to Wei Changying and he said calmly, "I haven't congratulated my sister on her family's happy event yet... This is my sister's third daughter-in-law. I haven't seen her for several months, so she seems a little unfamiliar."
Mrs. Su patted Wei Changying's hand with a smile on her face and said affectionately: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that you went back to Fengzhou last year and wanted to meet this child. After all, you are also relatives!" He introduced Wei Changying, "This is the second wife of Zhibentang, and your second aunt is also a sister of the same race." He also said that those who came with Zhang Yunqiu were all relatives and old friends, so they could meet each other.
Last year, Song Mianhe led the female family members of Zhiben Hall to Ruiyu Hall to meet Wei Changying's grandmother, Mrs. Song. The two old ladies fought from beginning to end without even a polite word. In the end, Song Mianhe was defeated miserably and was killed. He fainted out of anger and carried Rui Yudang out - this incident may be more profound than Rui Yudang's memory.
Although they were in front of their elders at this moment, the women of the Wei family still couldn't forget the past. When they heard the greetings, their faces were a little cold. They hesitated for a moment, and were urged by Zhang Yunqiu to cough before reluctantly coming over to say hello.
Their expressions were not good-looking. Wei Changying could not help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he thought of the scene when Song Mianhe was carried out that day. Instead, he greeted them affectionately: "Sisters-in-law and sisters, I didn't expect to say goodbye to Fengzhou so quickly. See you again!” (To be continued)