Before he reached Kangshouyuan, he saw his brother Jin Pengzhan walking towards him. When he saw him, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I'm looking for you. Follow me to see my father. I want to ask about the Feng family's trip to Beijing." your opinion."
Jin Fengju smiled and said: "What's the question? The emperor dislikes corruption and bending the law. If they come back to Beijing this time, they won't have any good official positions. They are just third- and fourth-grade officials, so they won't be idle." While talking, he suddenly said: "Brother is going to Yangzhou to take office, right?"
Jin Pengzhan smiled and said: "Yes, I have been favored by the Holy Spirit and said that I have been an official abroad for several years, so this time I was allowed to take a four-month vacation at home before taking office. Now that the vacation is here, I have to leave. This time But I want to keep the two children and your sister-in-law, that place is not easy to deal with, don't let them make any mistakes."
Jin Fengju smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, with her temperament, may not be willing to listen to you, especially where is Jiangnan? It is a prosperous place full of music and music, how can she relax?"
Jin Pengzhan also smiled, shook his head and said: "This is because my brother doesn't understand women's hearts. Although she doesn't trust me, she also doesn't trust the children. If she can only choose one thing between husband and children, she must choose the children. Besides, it’s not like she doesn’t know that I’ve always been a human being, even though Jiangnan is full of people enjoying their music and singing, I’m here to be an official, not just for romance.”
When Jin Fengju heard what he said, he stopped smiling and said sternly: "Brother is very clear about what he said. I'm just afraid that you will be confused by this sudden favor. Now that you know what you are doing, my brother is relieved. I don’t need to go into details. In the Jiangnan officialdom, one must be careful, especially not to be greedy. My brother thought, although our family cannot be said to be the richest in the world, it is still a rich and noble family. If you want money, just be friendly. I still want Brother Feng, so don’t focus on the money of those salt merchants. Although their money is good, it can kill you at any time."
Jin Pengzhan smiled and said: "You should be more careful about this. Why should I not be so confused? What's more, why did you do such a shocking thing in Yangzhou before? Ready-made As a lesson learned from the past, can I not be clear about the pros and cons? Don't worry." The two brothers laughed and walked into Jin Yu's study. The father and son talked for half an hour, and then Jin Fengju was able to escape and go to Kangshou Yuan. Come.
He saw Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Fang, Jin Luanfeng's wife He, Jin Pengzhan's wife Liu, and other aunts and concubines waiting in front of him. Even Fu Qiuning was among them. He smiled and said: "Today Why is it so lively? There are so many people here, as if they were invited by a post."
Mrs. Jin was even more happy when she saw her most proud grandson. She quickly pulled him over to sit next to her and said with a smile: "You don't know yet, right? Your sister is coming back. Alas, the one I found for her that day What she wanted was to live close by so that she could come back and walk around frequently so that her parents could take care of her. She didn't want to go to another place within a year of her marriage. The journey was so long that she hadn't seen her in more than two years. Now. Now. But now that she is coming back, I will keep her here for a little longer no matter what."
Jin Fengju smiled and said: "This is natural. No wonder our ancestors are happy. Sister Yanfang has indeed not been back for a long time." Yin looked at Fu Qiuning again and said: "You must have forgotten her appearance, right? I haven't seen her since Japan. A few times."
How many times has Fu Qiuning thought about it? I've never seen her at all. Jin Fengju, you are a bad person. I finally found such an inconspicuous corner to sit in, so that everyone could not look at me. You destroyed the atmosphere that I worked so hard to create with just one word. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have been with you. This is a typical behavior of pushing your nose and face.
She was cursing in her heart, but she smiled lightly on her face and said softly: "Yes, I am right, I do not remember the appearance of sister Yanfang anymore. I just glanced at it briefly in Japan. But this time it's okay, she is back If we stay here for a while, are you afraid that we won’t have time to get close?”
"That's what I said." Old Mrs. Jin waved her hands happily: "Qiu Ning is right. When Yanfang comes back, you can have a good intimacy. Well, speaking of it, you haven't met the princess yet, have you? Then She is Fengju's biological sister, so logically you should go see her and see when Fengju can take you to the palace."
When Mrs. Jin said this, Mrs. Jiang looked a little uncomfortable. If Fu Qiuning went to visit Princess Rong again, her status would really be higher than Jiang Wanying's. Because this is equivalent to official recognition from the family. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Fu Qiuning smile and say: "This is not urgent. I have a lot of things to do right now, I have to take care of two children, and sister Yanfang is coming back. Why should I cause trouble at this time?"
Mrs. Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Fu Qiuning's expression, which was a little complicated. She thought that from this look, this woman knew how to advance and retreat. Alas! What Feng Ju said is actually correct. If you think of it, Fu Qiuning is considered virtuous. However, since your surname is not Jiang, I am destined not to like you.
Fu Qiuning didn't care what she thought. She was just afraid of trouble and didn't want to go to the palace. Not to mention having to kneel down and kowtow. This was the dregs of feudal ethics that she hated. She just thought that it would be good if she could go out for a walk, but she didn't want to go to the palace. Knowing whether Jin Fengju’s husband is open-minded enough, if she proposes to dress up as a man and follow him for a walk on the street, won’t he be so angry that he has a heart attack
While thinking about it, seeing that nothing happened, he stood up and left. Jin Fengju also stood up hurriedly and said: "In that case, I will send Qiu Ning back, and I have something to say to her by the way." After saying that, he bowed to Mrs. Jin and listened. The old lady smiled lovingly and said: "Go, go. Yes, I heard that Wanying seems to be feeling a little unwell these past two days. Please take some time to go to Qingwan Pavilion. No matter how busy you are, the relationship between husband and wife must be taken care of." "
Jin Fengju understood that this was the ancestor who was secretly nodding at him, so he couldn't help but glance in the direction of Mrs. Jiang. When he saw her eyes lowered and her face expressionless, he knew in his heart that it must be his mother crying in front of the old lady, so the ancestor spoke today. So he responded casually and exited with Fu Qiuning.
"You go to Qingwan Pavilion. I have nothing to do there." After leaving Kangshouyuan, Fu Qiuning said to Jin Fengju: "My sister is sick. You should go and check it out. Don't let me think that you are a heartless person."
"She said she was sick, do you really believe it? When did you become so confused?" Jin Fengju sneered slightly: "The ten days haven't come yet, so why are you anxious?"
"Believe it or not, it's always best for you to go and comfort me. Don't let the second grandma's resentment be spread on my head. Don't you know that I live by looking at her face? There is nothing wrong with Wanfengxuan, you She has to run several times a day. If I were the second grandma, I would probably get sick from anger."
After Fu Qiuning finished speaking lightly, Jin Fengju smiled and said: "I know you are always kind, but not at this time. Don't worry, I know all this. You said you look at her face to live your life, which is not good. What to do? I also have some property in my name, and the emperor usually rewards you generously. If I give you some, it will be enough for you to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime. But there is a condition, how about it? If you move out of Wanfengxuan, I will give it to you. "
Fu Qiuning didn't say anything, but just looked at him with a smile. After looking at each other for a long time, it was Jin Fengju who was defeated first, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I know that Second Grandma Ning is rich and powerful, and cannot be succumbed to poverty or lowliness. That’s all, I haven’t said that today.”
Only then did Fu Qiuning smile and look away. The two of them walked into the garden together. She suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask: "When I moved to Wanfengxuan that day, I seemed to have said that someone died there. , what is going on? Do you know the details of this? "
Jin Fengju was overjoyed, secretly thinking, "Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, finally ask, my God, finally Qiu Ning is a little bit afraid of something." Because his face was calm, he smiled and said: "Why do you think of asking this? I don't know the details. I just heard that there lived a concubine that my grandfather loved very much. Later, because of being with someone else, If someone is found guilty of adultery, he will be put to death."
Fu Qiuning smiled and said: "It can be seen that the old Marquis really dotes on the concubine. Otherwise, could he build such an exquisite Wanfeng Pavilion for her? We also saw the golden hairpin in the drawer that day. Yes, since it is If you are caught committing adultery, then it should be in the sinking pond, right? Could it be the big pond at the back?" She felt quite emotional, secretly thinking that in this evil old society, those feudal ethics are really a knife that kills people without blood.
Jin Fengju shook his head and said: "It's not that pond, there is a pond in this garden. Don't worry, the body will be fished out after drowning. Grandpa was kind enough to have someone give him a coffin and find a place to bury it. Why? Did you suddenly remember to ask this?"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered it and couldn't help but ask." Fu Qiuning replied lightly, almost choking Jin Feng. He was worried and secretly asked Qiu Ning, aren't you panicking? Don't you feel chilly inside? You should slowly lean into my arms at this time and tell me what happened last night, and then I can add fuel to the fire and exaggerate it as much as possible. I have to scare you no matter what, so that it will be easier for Yang Ming to act tonight.
It's a pity that Fu Qiuning didn't show any fear at all. When he returned to Wanfengxuan, he saw Jin Zangfeng and Jin Zangjiao both in the study, making the same remarks as Jin Zhenxuan.
So we had lunch at Wanfengxuan. In the evening, Jin Fengju said he had something to do and left. In fact, he bumped heads with Yang Ming outside the house again, and then returned to Wanfengxuan when night fell.