Unfortunately, what Shen Lengshi didn't expect was that he seemed to deserve everything going wrong today.
First, he was asked by his younger brother Shen Zangfeng to visit a daughter he didn't like. On the way, he was made furious by two common women. When he arrived at the sixth room, he saw that the door was closed. He was about to ask the boy to knock on the door, but suddenly he remembered that his sixth brother and sister lived in it, and then he regretted not asking Shen Liankun to go into the backyard with him.
If that were the case, Ji Yiren's aunt and nephew whom he met on the way would not have the guts to laugh at Shen Liankun in front of him...
But now that he was at the door, he didn't bother to call Shen Liankun over. He straightened his robes and told the boy to go in and report. This of course meant that Huo Qingling should go to another place through the back door to take shelter, and wait until he had finished visiting Shen Shuyan before coming back. In order to prevent the elder brother from entering the sister-in-law's yard without his younger brother, spreading the word and causing gossip.
But the boy went up and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one responded. Just when Shen Lianshi was impatient with waiting and even suspected that something had happened in the sixth room, a servant came around from behind, covered in sweat and crawling around. After saluting, he carefully reported: "Our front yard It is difficult to open the door now, please forgive me!"
Shen Lengshi asked in surprise: "Why is it inconvenient to open the door?"
"Uh... our wife recently got a folk remedy, which is to keep the front yard closed for dozens of days to prevent snow." The servant lowered his head and hesitated, "There are also some other uncommon things to make the medicine, so now... now we The room is not convenient for men to enter, please forgive me!"
How could Shen Lianshi not hear that it was his sixth younger brother and sister who did not want to go in and make nonsense? Leave Ji Qubing alone in Xiliang, what kind of folk remedy does she use
He had no enmity with Liufang. Although Huo Qingling was ill, she was the legitimate daughter of a serious family and would not be rude like this without any reason. Then either he was instigated by Wei Zhangying or he misunderstood that he was still angry when he came here.
Shen Lianshi was already very angry at Ji Yiren's hands, and now he was even more furious - he wanted to curse something but felt that as a dignified man, it was wrong to engage in verbal disputes with several housewives. Identity - So with a livid face, he flicked his sleeves and left without looking back!
He decided to go to Shen Zangfeng and Shen Liankun immediately and ask them how they became husbands. How dare you indulge your wife to such a rude level!
The matter is not over yet.
Shen Lianshi returned to the front angrily and went straight to the large study room where Shen Zangfeng worked.
However, he had just entered, and before he could reprimand his younger brother, he was bumped from behind. He turned around angrily to look, but it was Shangguan Shiyi who ran in, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly said to him, "I'm sorry." "Immediately turned to Shen Zangfeng who was concentrating on reviewing official documents behind the desk and said: "Master, what's wrong, Huo Zhaoyu and others suddenly seized power. Duke Kang and Su Xiuwei were assassinated by spies one after another. The Su family was defeated hundreds of miles away and was almost completely defeated! The guards fled with Duke Kang and Su Xiuwei respectively, and we still don’t know whether they are alive or dead!”
"What?!" Shen Zang paused in writing, and a large drop of ink fell on the words he had just written. His exclamation came from a deep and serious tone - he didn't have time to care about the trivial matters in the backyard right now. He immediately He asked solemnly, "Huo Zhaoyu and others are seizing power?! Where does he have such courage!"
Shen Zangfeng slowly put down the purple hair and said with a serious look: "You should ask where he got such great ability!"
backyard.
Not even knowing what happened in the imperial capital, once Shen Lianshi left, everything would soon be calm.
The people who were relieved of their guard said a few words and then returned to their respective places under the orders of Guard Chief Ying.
When Wei Changying returned to the yard and finished the few things he had just finished, Lianmei reminded: "The aunt who was brought here by Miss Ji this morning came back not long ago and asked Madam if you were busy. Just waiting outside."
"Invite them to come in." Hearing this, Captain Ying tugged on his clothes and said.
After a while, Ji Yiren and her aunt came in one after another. After the ceremony, Wei Changying invited them to sit down with a smile: "There happens to be something going on at home today, but I am neglecting Madam Cao. I hope Madam Cao will not Be surprised."
Ji Yiren comes here often, and she is half of the Shen family in terms of status. She is also the adopted daughter of Wei Changying, so Wei Changying does not need to apologize to her. However, it was her biological aunt whom she had brought here. This was the first time she met her, so Guard Chief Ying Zi wanted to be more polite.
Aunt Cao had obviously been taught etiquette by someone like Ji Chunmian before she came here. At this moment, every move she made was very respectful, her words were sincere, but there was also a hint of shrewdness.
... If Shen Lianshi saw this, he would definitely scold her for being a shameless liar... But Wei Changying, who didn't know what his aunt and nephew had done a moment ago, had a good impression after talking to her.
It is not easy to have women like Ji Chunmian and Cao in the countryside. Among the common people, they can be considered to be well-informed and knowledgeable about etiquette.
It is said that there is a reason why Ji Yiren brought her aunt to see Wei Changying -
It was because after Mrs. Niu was driven away, Shen Shuxie had no reliable aunt to take care of her. Of course, there is more than one Niu family member who can be Shen Shuxie's aunt.
The problem is that Brother Shen Zangfeng doesn't want to delay it any longer. Now the relationship with the clan is getting increasingly tense, and there is no telling when it will break out.
Although it is said that Shen Zangfeng has already taken up the position of clan leader despite losing Shen Xuan's gold seal and recast the gold seal, no one can be sure that a few clan elders will be able to overturn this matter until the last minute. plate.
What if some short-sighted servant wants to submit a petition and takes this opportunity to target Shen Shuxie
The Shen family has been serving as ministers for many generations, and the family has a large number of children. Moreover, after many years of intermarriage, they have already formed a network of connections with each other. If you look carefully, everyone is related to those clan elders.
So Wei Changying decided not to look for a baby at home, but simply looked for a woman from outside who was good at taking care of children and had a clean financial background to be Shen Shuxie's personal aunt.
After she mentioned this idea to Ji Chunmian, Ji Chunmian said that she knew someone who might be qualified. This person was Ji Yiren's aunt and the sister of Ji Chunmian's late husband.
The Cao family's maiden name, Hong'er, sounds tacky, but in a place like Caojiabao, even Ji Yiren was called a girl for several years, and she changed her name to a more popular name after becoming Wei Changying's adopted daughter. It is obvious that Cao Hong'er is valued by her parents.
However, she is valued by her parents, but not respected by her younger brother Cao Bao. But when their parents died and Cao Bao took over the family, Cao Hong'er was already married - of course still married in Cao's family fort.
She originally thought that she didn't have a good relationship with her brother, and at best he wasn't very photogenic. However, she got along well with her sister-in-law, Ji Chunmian, so she didn't think much about it.
Unexpectedly, Cao Bao was dissatisfied with the behind-the-scenes control of his father-in-law Ji Gu, and because of the purchase of salt from the Mengshan Gang, Ji Chunmian's status in Caojiabao rose sharply, especially when the Mengshan Gang came to Caojiabao near Cao Bao. I was too afraid to go forward, but it was Ji Chunmian who stepped forward.
This made the people who gathered in Cao's Fort just to beg for food secretly look down on Cao Bao.
It is said that people in the warehouse know the etiquette from the facts. What these people want all day long is to survive. They are not in the mood to pay attention to the superiority of men and women, the virtues of women and so on. Their request is very simple: who can lead them to live and live well. Okay, they will obey whoever they want.
In comparison, how could Cao Bao be as courageous and able to give the people of the fortress hope as Ji Chunmian
In short, Cao Bao was both afraid and jealous of the Ji family's father and daughter, so he came up with the idea of colluding with the government to betray the Ji family's father and daughter.
The reason Ji Gu was able to evade arrest back then was because he was protected by the Cao family. Cao Bao naturally knew his true identity, and the Cao family also kept this secret to their descendants as a handle to control Ji Gu.
However, Ji Gu was cunning and ruthless. After establishing a foothold in Caojiapu, he found another way out for the Mengshan Gang to retreat. This was unknown to the Cao family.
... What makes Cao Bao feel embarrassed is that Caojiabao is too poor and humble, and the government will not look down on them at all - unless they cause trouble.
Otherwise, even if he, the castle owner, wants to collude with the government, it will be very difficult.
What's more, he had to hide the Ji family's father and daughter until the matter was completed.
As a result, this guy was so cruel that he decided to target his sister, brother-in-law and nephew.
He detained his sister and nephew and forced his brother-in-law to do this. Cao Honger's husband was an honest man, so he obediently went down the mountain to try something. However, he could not read a single word and was not familiar with the etiquette of meeting officials, so he lingered outside the Yamen for a long time. Not only did he fail to see the officials, he was even suspected. , was taken to prison.
After being imprisoned, someone found out that the people in Caojiapu were refugees, right? Several subordinate officials didn't bother to listen to what he said anymore, and directly ordered him to be taken into the Xiliang army for hard labor.
This brother-in-law never came back. After Cao Bao found out the news from many sources, he was very depressed. He was also afraid that the news would be leaked and the Ji family and his daughter would know about it, which would be detrimental to him, so he thought of silencing his sister and nephew. This is also a ready-made terrain - the terrain of Caojiabao is just a matter of throwing two people, one big and one small, down the mountain.
But Cao Honger actually grabbed the mountain vine and climbed up!
How can Cao Hong'er care about the sibling relationship when a family is turned into such a mess by her younger brother? They directly went to Ji Gu and told him about Cao Bao's sinister intentions - because Ji Yiren was still young at the time, and considering his innocence, Ji Gu and Ji Chunmian hesitated for a long time on how to deal with Cao Bao.
Unexpectedly, after Cao Bao lost his sister's family's chess piece, he actually targeted his daughter again, planning to send her to the government as a hostage to impress the government to investigate Ji Gu... With Ji Gu's ruthlessness and decisiveness, he knew this. After hearing the news, he didn't even tell his daughter and just let him die violently!
And his younger brother Cao Yan, who had a good relationship with Cao Bao, was also ousted by Ji Gu, and he just and openly took over the position of the fortress owner of the Cao family that had been passed down for several generations!
Because of her whistleblowing, Cao Hong'er was the only one in the Cao family who had always maintained a good relationship with the Ji family's father and daughter. Later, Duanmu Xinmiao acted as her teacher to find her husband. She relied on the efforts of the Ji family to find her husband who was still alive, and she was relieved of her hard labor.
It's just that the couple's only son will not survive after all, and they are no longer in the mood to continue enjoying wealth with the Ji family. When Caojiabao was dispersed to various counties in Xiliang and returned to common people, they asked for some fields on the outskirts of the city and planned to live like this for the rest of their lives.
Now that Shen Shuxie lacked a careful and capable aunt, Ji Chunmian recommended Cao Hong'er - just look at how she and her only son were pushed off the cliff by her brother. Although she failed to save her son, she climbed up alone and decisively retaliated against her brother. , this woman is definitely not the type of Niu who is helpless when locked in a room with two little girls.
If Cao Hong'er was in Niu's family at that time, as soon as she found out that she had been cheated, she immediately picked up her things and smashed the doors and windows and went out to look for Shen Shuxie - the wife of the house left her beloved little son to your care, and a mere room can do it. Compare it to Fourth Young Master Shen? If Mrs. Niu had the courage to destroy six rooms and one house, even if Wei Changying wanted to punish her, he would definitely not drive her away!
Of course, Ji Chunmian was the one who talked about Cao Hong'er. In the final analysis, whether she should be used or not can only be decided after Wei Changying has seen it in person.
It happened that Cao Hong'er came by chance. Wei Changying and Ji Chunmian both had a few things on hand, so they asked Ji Yiren to take her to sit in a side room... Later, they heard that Shen Lianshi had come to the backyard, and Wei Changying was afraid of something happening. If it gets bigger, they may need to go to their own yard to decompose it. Cao Hong'er and Ji Yiren will inevitably be embarrassed if they hear any noise in the side room. After rushing to the sixth house, he sent someone to tell Ji Yiren to take her aunt around to see the "scenery".
Wei Changying didn't know that Ji Yiren and his aunt didn't go anywhere, but blocked the only way to the sixth house, so that Cao Hong'er could see "a father who is more cruel than my father." (To be continued)