Wei Changying breathed a sigh of relief: "Did you really find it?"
"We will arrive in the imperial capital in a few days, so how can there be any lies?" Huang said with a slight smile, "But Mr. Wei Liu was ill earlier, and this time he was living outside. Even if he stopped taking medicine, he would not be well in the meantime. Recuperation, after coming here, you still have to focus on rest.”
"Thank God that he is alive." Wei Zhangying sighed, "Panzhou... This is also God's blessing, otherwise I wouldn't have much hope. Oh, does Cousin Song know now?"
Huang said: "Since the news has been reported to the master, didn't the master promise to tell the Song family before?"
Wei Changying nodded, and that was the end of the matter. She spread her hands and showed Huang the letter she had just received from Xiliang: "The fifth brother wants the fifth brother and sister to come over and help. What does aunt think?"
"To tell the truth, my maid, now that Mrs. Ji is helping Madam, the Sixth Madam is gradually getting better. And the eldest lady is very smart, so there is no shortage of the Fifth Madam coming back to help." Huang thought for a moment and said , "On the other hand, over in Xiliang, the fifth master is weak on his own, and the fifth lady can help him by being by his side."
The guard chief nodded: "I think so too. Even if we are really short of one or two people here, there is no need to go all the way to call her here."
After she decided, she wrote a letter to reply.
When this letter was sent to Xiliang, it was already early summer.
The early summer in Xiliang was extremely cool. When Su Yuyin walked along a section of the road where the sun was blocked by a high wall, she even felt as cold as ice to the core.
Fortunately, the courtyard where Shen Zangzhu and Shen Shuxi lived faced south and had plenty of sunshine.
Under the grape vines that were climbing all over the shelves but not yet lush, Shen Zangzhu, who had a slight sadness between his brows, was holding a pottery bowl and was carefully blowing the cold rice porridge to feed Shen Shuxi.
Five-year-old Shen Shuxi can no longer see the frailty she was born with. Her facial features are very similar to Pei Meiniang's, but she does not have the pampering that Pei Meiniang inadvertently reveals, but she looks elegant and soft. Presumably it was because Shen Zangzhu, who raised her, was an elegant and quiet lady. Wearing a raw hemp mourning dress on her body, she looked even more pure and lovely, unlike a mortal.
Seeing Su Yuyin coming over, Shen Shuxi hurriedly turned away from the spoonful of porridge brought to her mouth and reminded her aunt: "The fifth aunt is here!"
"Fifth younger brother and sister, are you free today?" Shen Zangzhu turned his head and saw Su Yuyin. He put the bowl on the stone table and stood up to greet her.
"The letter from the third sister-in-law has arrived. I want to show it to my eldest sister." Su Yuyin made a family salute to her, and then softly called out to Shen Shuxi who was saluting her.
Shen Zangzhu knew that ever since the news of brother Shen Xuan's death reached Xiliang, there had been some instability in Mingpeitang, and now, there was even an undercurrent. Although such a fight is probably ahead, the female relatives cannot completely stay out of it. Su Yuyin has been very busy these days, frequently visiting or inviting family members of the clan.
So he said: "So that's it, but you can just bring it to me alone. Why do you have to go there in person?"
Su Yuyin smiled: "I haven't seen my eldest sister and Xi'er for two days." He patted Shen Shuxi's head and followed Shen Zangzhu's invitation to sit on the stone bench with brocade cushions. He sat down and naturally picked up the bowl of steaming porridge and continued to feed Shen Shuxi, "Also, I would like to ask my eldest sister for help with what the third sister-in-law said in her letter."
"Oh?" Shen Zangzhu was slightly startled, looked at the letter and asked, "What is it?"
"Sister, please read the letter first, and I'll feed Xi'er some porridge." Su Yuyin hugged Shen Shuxi, let her niece come close to her, and carefully blew the porridge to coax her to eat.
Shen Zangzhu opened the letter, glanced at it hurriedly a few times, and then his expression became serious, but he saw that Shen Shuxi hadn't finished the porridge yet and remained silent. When Shen Shuxi shook her head and said she didn't want to eat it, Su Yuyin took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, then put down the letter and said: "Our Xiliang is not a place where medicinal materials are produced, but this request of the third brother and sister must be fulfilled. In Guanzhou.”
However, Wei Changying's letter, in addition to greetings and rejecting Su Yuyin's request to return to the Imperial Capital to help, roughly described the situation of everyone in the Imperial Capital, saying that many medicinal materials were in short supply because the Imperial Capital and nearby areas were burned. Nowadays, many families in the imperial capital are injured or sick, so I hope Su Yuyin and Shen Zangzhu can help share the collection of some medicinal materials.
Among them, Laoshan ginseng ranks first.
This request can be regarded as a compromise in rejecting Su Yuyin's plan to go to the imperial capital.
After all, the Shen family is now going through a difficult period. In the imperial capital, the third wife, Wei Changying, took on the responsibility of the mistress of Mingpei Hall in advance and was very busy; the sixth wife, Huo Qingling, fell ill because of sad family affairs before the big change. You know, there's nothing we can do about it.
Of course, Su Yuyin, the fifth wife, could not enjoy happiness all day long in Xiliang, but compared with her sister-in-law and younger siblings who had experienced the imperial capital, she was considered to be very lucky. However, brother Shen Xuan passed away, causing turmoil in the Mingpei Hall. She was a prostitute and was young, so she could not achieve much in Xiliang for the time being. She proposed to return to the imperial capital but was rejected by her sister-in-law. If she continued like this, it would be difficult to make any suggestions.
From now on, when our sect got through this period of time, Su Yuyin had no success. Although it would not shake her status, after all, her face was not shining.
Wei Changying asked her to help collect medicinal materials, which was equivalent to giving her a chance to show off.
What's more, although Xiliang does not produce any medicinal materials, the neighboring Guanzhou is a famous medicinal material producing area throughout the country.
Especially Laoshan Ginseng, what kind of herbal medicine does not exist in the Mengshan Mountains that wind for thousands of miles? There will be no shortage of old wild ginseng.
Although it is said that herb collectors come and go frequently, and it is difficult to find good ginseng without going deep, there is always a way to guard Mengshan. This request was made considering the convenience of Su Yuyin's work, which can be regarded as her sister-in-law's good intentions.
At this moment, Su Yuyin took the letter to seek advice from Shen Zangzhu. In fact, he was learning from Wei Changying and gave some of the credit to his sister-in-law. Speaking of it in the future, it was Shen Zangzhu who made the decision to send people to Guanzhou to collect medicinal materials.
Of course, Shen Zangzhu was definitely not in the mood to think about his merits and demerits, and would only think that this was his sister-in-law's respect for her.
After listening to her words, Su Yuyin nodded and said: "What the eldest sister said is that the imperial capital is thousands of miles away from us. If it is for one or two carts of medicinal materials, the third sister-in-law will definitely not ask us for it. Since we want more. , How can we rely on the medicine shop here in Xiliang? Besides, we can’t leave any medicine here in Xiliang, but we can only go to Guanzhou to find a way. "
"Because of the jade mine in Guanzhou, our family has manpower there." Shen Zangzhu suggested, "The manpower there was originally arranged by my third brother and sister. You can go and ask them if they are familiar with it. "
"I want to go there." Su Yuyin pondered for a moment and said.
Shen Zangzhu didn't react at first, but he realized after looking at her for two breaths, "Ah" and said, "Are you going there in person?" She disagreed, "The war is in chaos, and Xiliang is not stable now, so you'd better send someone there." Come on! If you’re worried, send a few more people.”
"Don't worry if you don't go in person." Su Yuyin sighed, looking at Shen Shuxi who was chasing a colorful butterfly not far away, and frowned slightly.
Shen Zangzhu turned to the maid and said, "I think Xi'er has been sweating since she ran away. Take her down to scrub her and change her clothes."
After Shen Shuxi was reluctantly pulled away by the maid, Shen Zangzhu asked the servants to step back, and then asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"Eldest sister also knows what happened to the clan after my father and uncle died." Su Yuyin's eyes were slightly red and she said, "Now our sect relies on the second brother and the third brother to support us. That must never happen again. Wrong!"
Shen Zangfeng and others concealed the news of the deaths of Shen Zanghui and his son and Shen Lianhua from Shen Zangzhu, but Shen Zangzhu only thought of her deceased father and felt great grief in her heart. She was her biological daughter, and her sadness was different from that of Su Yuyin's daughter-in-law. She almost shed tears and said seriously: "You are right... Are you worried that the clan will tamper with this batch of medicinal materials? "
"It's not that I will, it's definitely." Su Yuyin bit her lip and said, "Sister, think about it, if they were such honest people, why would they have bothered all these days? Since they were restless, how could they miss this opportunity? This batch of medicinal materials was requested by the third sister-in-law personally. Once transported to the capital, it may be used by the second brother, the third brother, and the nephews. Even if they are not used by themselves, they will be sold or given away, in case something happens. Second brother and third brother are the first to bear the brunt! How can we give them such a chance?"
Shen Zangzhu pressed the corner of his eyes with a handkerchief and said: "But you have to collect a batch of medicinal materials in person. How can the clan not know your plan? If they really want to tamper with the medicinal materials, you will see them out. There are no traces, I'm afraid... I'm so anxious!"
"Now our sect still occupies a great position, and the most elite 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army are also in the hands of the third brother." Su Yuyin said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry they don't dare to do anything to me openly. , after all, I am also a daughter of the Su family! Although my father, mother, and brothers are gone, my uncles and uncles have always loved me. I don’t believe they have the guts to attack me openly, but they sent servants to do that. It's so taboo, I'm afraid it will be harmful if we say it! Even if we don't send the medicinal materials to the imperial capital, we will still miss the third sister-in-law's side."
"I don't dare to touch you openly, but I use secret methods..."
"Secretly, we just want to see who is more skilled." Su Yuyin squinted his eyes and said calmly, "Not to mention their dirty tricks, even if I don't go to Guanzhou to preside over the purchase of medicinal materials, in the backyard of Mingpeitang, they will Don’t you count me out? Instead of waiting for them to come to your door, why not take advantage of Guanzhou and his party?”
Shen Zangzhu was stunned. She had just listened to Su Yuyin's words and thought that her sister-in-law was purely afraid of being tampered with in the medicinal materials. But now she heard that it was Su Yuyin who wanted to take this opportunity... to formally intervene and even take the initiative to pick the medicine. Is there a fight in Ming Peitang
However, it seems not bad to transfer the battlefield from Xiliang to Guanzhou. At least in Guanzhou, there will be fewer people involved and the scale of the conflict will not be easy to expand. After all, it was an internal fight within the clan, and all the savings of the Xiliang Shen family were lost. Of course, the less consumption, the better... not to mention that the clan's thoughts that were ready to move had been brewing but not coming out. They were really well prepared. Shen Zang Feng and others are not in Xiliang. The young Shen Cangji and Shen Shuming have shallow foundations and immature skills, so they are bound to suffer.
It's better to take advantage of the situation now and catch them off guard!
"Then what do you want me to do?" Since Su Yuyin had such an idea, she definitely didn't come here just to express respect for herself. Shen Zangzhu asked solemnly.
Su Yuyin breathed out and looked at her: "After I leave, I would like to ask my eldest sister to help take care of my husband, Ming'er, and Ming Peitang."
"If you don't want to use these, I will take care of them." Shen Zangzhu was startled, "Is there nothing else?"
"No more." Su Yuyin shook her head happily and said, "Eldest sister knows that my husband and Ming'er are both young. They were spoiled by their father and brothers in the past. When things happen, they are inevitably a little irritable. I'm here When I was young, I could always persuade my husband in private, but after I left, I had to trouble my eldest sister."
Shen Zangzhu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention to them and prevent the clan from plotting against them."
If her husband hadn't died of illness, she would now be the matron of the Su family just like Wei Changying. Although it is said that living as a widow is boring and has extinguished all the enthusiasm of my youth. But now she cheers up again for her mother's family, but it is not something that ordinary women can compare with.
After receiving her promise, Su Yuyin looked relieved. The two of them exchanged a few words, and Su Yuyin excused himself and left on the pretext that he still had something to do.
On the way back to her house, the maid saw that there was no one around her, so she asked Su Yuyin in a low voice: "Why didn't Madam tell me about the Fourth Master, the Seventh Master, and the Fifth Young Master? What if the news is revealed to the clan..."
In fact, this was the reason why Su Yuyin came here in person - Shen Zangzhu had lost interest in life after becoming a widow. If Shen Zhou hadn't loved his daughter so much and insisted on taking her back to live with her parents, and couldn't bear to offend her father, Shen Zangzhu might have been rescued in her husband's mourning hall, and would have looked for an opportunity to go underground to accompany her husband later.
Therefore, no one dared to tell her that Shen Zhou had no surviving male heirs. Even if she couldn't hide it for a lifetime, she would have to wait for at least a few years. When the sect's position is stable and Shen Zangzhu is brought together, everyone will slowly tell her that if anything happens, everyone will share it. Otherwise, even if Shen Shuxi is at his knees at this moment, there may not be a guarantee that Shen Zangzhu can continue to live.
The maid also knew this, but Su Yuyin came here personally, but she just said a few words of entrustment and left...
"What do you know? Although my eldest sister usually doesn't care about things, she is very shrewd." Su Yuyin frowned and said, "In the years when she was my second cousin-in-law, even though I was young, I still remember her as How capable. Otherwise, why would my eldest aunt tell her about this matter? She is so insidious and sinister. Then the eldest sister may think that the clan members are deliberately spreading rumors so that she will be confused and unable to take care of her husband and the others!"
The maid was startled and then said: "What if..."
"There is no such thing as a chance!" Su Yuyin cut off her words expressionlessly and said coldly, "Ever since my father and uncle died, our team is not safe just because of the age of the second and third brothers. ! Not to mention what if nothing happens... It’s just a matter of using one’s own methods to win the battle!” (To be continued)