This was originally just a small town near the edge of the Zhao family's territory, but after Zhao Yixuan chose to make it his base camp, it gradually became more powerful than the main city of the Zhao family.
Who in the ancient clan doesn't know that the Zhao family relies on Zhao Yixuan, the elder of Sanhui, to be so proud
Unfortunately, this backing is not that solid.
Therefore, the elders and younger members of the Zhao family have been thinking of ways to take back all the power of Zhao Yixuan and truly become the property of the Zhao family.
And Zhao Yixuan has never had a biological son, which is what the elders of the Zhao family are happy to see.
Especially now that he has relented and wants to train Zhao Xun as his successor.
In this way, the Zhao family breathed a sigh of relief.
But now, what they thought was a sure thing has yet another twist.
With the appearance of the carriages carrying Zhao Yixuan's close friends, the Zhao family, which had been deserted for several days, became lively again.
Early in the morning, Lin Mengya would be busy with Elder Zhao receiving guests.
Standing at the door, she looked at Zhao Zifei, who was following behind Elder Zhao, trying to brush up his presence, and she felt ridiculous.
"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect that we would meet again because of the sudden death of my sister-in-law. You have to take good care of yourself and don't be sad."
The first guest to arrive was Zhao Yixuan's close friend.
Zhao Yixuan was holding back a lot of things in his heart and wanted to tell his friends, but he could only pretend to be sad on his face.
Lin Mengya felt a little curious when she saw that although the other party had a round body, he got off the carriage very neatly.
The man got off the carriage, held his brother's hand tightly, and sighed deeply at God's injustice.
In the end, Elder Zhao couldn't listen anymore and interrupted him directly.
"Brother Jiang, it's cold outside and it's really not a good place to chat outside. Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Jiang Yishui immediately shrank his neck and nodded in agreement with his proposal.
"Oh, this cold weather is going to kill me."
He turned around and saw a young woman with her face covered standing at the door of his friend's house.
As his thoughts changed, he looked at his brother with a hint of condemnation.
"Although I shouldn't be involved in your housework, brother, my sister-in-law has just left. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this?"
Zhao Yixuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what his friend meant.
Yes, this is a misunderstanding.
He quickly explained in a dumbfounded way.
"This elegant girl is my wife's niece. I thought there was no one in charge in the house, so I took her over to take care of things for me temporarily. My feelings for my wife can be judged by heaven, brother, please don't talk nonsense. "
"Oh oh oh!" Jiang Yishui patted his head and expressed his apology to Lin Mengya with some annoyance.
"Little girl, don't blame me! That's just the way I am. I say whatever I say. If I offend you in any way, please bear with me."
Lin Mengya actually didn't hate this chubby middle-aged uncle.
From the fact that the other party could scold Elder Zhao for not marrying again at this time, she knew that at least this uncle was still a man of courtesy and integrity.
Besides, this little misunderstanding is really nothing to worry about.
He immediately shook his head and made a gesture of asking.
"Uncle Jiang, please come in. I have ordered people to prepare hot soup to ward off the cold, as well as a charcoal stove for heating. You will not be cold when you go in."
Jiang Yishui's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Oh, this little girl is so considerate! I'm not afraid of anything in my body except the cold. When it gets cold today, I feel the chill going straight into the cracks in my bones. It's really unbearable!"
As early as when this guy got off the car, Lin Mengya could tell that he was really afraid of the cold.
At that moment, he couldn't help but suggest: "Since your body is afraid of cold, when you drink, don't drink cold wine."
Jiang Yishui was a little surprised, "Little girl, how do you know that I drink cold wine? And doesn't that wine warm the body? Why do I get colder and colder as I drink it?"
Lin Mengya thinks this Uncle Jiang is really cute.
"Wine can indeed warm the body. If you add some herbs that can stimulate the menstrual flow and activate meridians, it will be of great benefit to your physique. But your physique is already cold, so if the wine is chilled, it will be cold in the intestines and stomach. Even if It has the effect of warming up the body, and with your drinking capacity, you may become drunk.
Think about it, in the summer, a mouthful of cold water will still hurt your intestines and stomach, let alone in the winter when you are trapped at home and abroad? If you take a sip of cold wine, doesn't it make you cold both inside and outside? "
Cairu's voice was a bit hoarse to begin with, but now that she was talking like this, it made people feel soft and appropriate.
After talking, Jiang Yishui became somewhat curious about this clever junior.
"How do you know I'm a bad drinker?"
Lin Mengya smelled it and then said: "I smell the smell of alcohol on your body. The smell is not strong, and your face is red. If you had been drinking well, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to stand still now. So, You must have the kind of physique that makes your face blush when you are exposed to alcohol, right?”
Jiang Yishui was even more surprised.
"I just drank a cup of wine, you girl has such a good nose!"
In fact, Lin Mengya just came to the conclusion through observation.
But she couldn't reveal her medical skills openly, so she had to use the most simple things to help prove her judgment.
Lin Mengya lowered her head in embarrassment.
"I'm showing off in front of Uncle Jiang, and it's worth it if I can make you smile."
Jiang Yishui was originally a person with a rather out-of-the-box personality.
At that moment, he waved his hand with a smile.
"Oh, I just really envy Brother Zhao. With a junior like you who is as smart as you, I think it won't be too hard for him."
Speaking of the sister-in-law he had never met, Jiang Yishui was still a little worried about his brother.
"Well, girl, your uncle has done nothing special recently, right?"
Lin Mengya was leading people to the inner courtyard. Hearing this, he shook his head and lowered his eyes.
"My uncle is a strong man, but... We have arrived. Uncle Jiang, please go in and rest."
Seeing the way she hesitated to speak, Jiang Yishui had obviously thought of some possibilities.
He sighed and said to Lin Mengya in a low voice: "Oh, your uncle is a stubborn person. Although your aunt is gone, he still has to live well, right? Well, if you have time, please help me to give you some advice. Bar."
Lin Mengya nodded and agreed.
It seems that Jiang Yishui really cares about Elder Zhao.
She personally welcomes guests, naturally so that she can be aware of all guests.
In this way, when Elder Zhao goes to recruit their helpers, she can also have some control.
"You are still good at everything. Why, your aunt took my mother's place, and you want to take mine too?"
She was blocked halfway.
Cairu was impatient and wanted to push someone away, but was stopped by Lin Mengya.
Zhao Zifei, whose cheeks were red, was furious.
Stand in front of her.
Oh, I came here early in the morning to pretend to be filial, but I was ignored intentionally or unintentionally.
I'm afraid that even if she was away, Elder Zhao would not look at him seriously, right
"You can't just occupy a magpie's nest, but you really think this place is your home?"
As she taunted, Zhao Zifei's face looked even more sinister and manic.
"This place belongs to me! It was your aunt, that shameless bitch, who stole my father!"
Lin Mengya's eyes turned cold, and she couldn't help but increase the strength of her fingers that signaled Cairu.
"Oh, then why don't you dare to question your father who was the instigator? If I remember correctly, he insisted on marrying my aunt.
Also, after my aunt got married, she also brought countless wealth to the family. My aunt is taking care of at least half of my uncle's personal business.
I don’t care if you and your mother want to invade the house, but you can’t get involved in my aunt’s hard work! "
Zhao Zifei didn't expect that the woman in front of him became so hardened that even he felt the pressure.
But how could he be willing to do so
He went behind his mother's back and risked falling out with her in order to gain a chance to show his face.
Unexpectedly, he was ruined by this woman.
Thinking of this, the viciousness in his eyes became more intense.
It's not like Lin Mengya didn't notice the look in the other person's eyes as if he wanted to eat her, but so what
All the embarrassments were brought on by himself and he couldn't blame anyone else.
"Please step aside, I have to go out to help entertain the guests."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Zifei turned around and ran away.
Lin Mengya was very surprised.
You were saying harsh words to yourself just now, why did you leave so easily
"Master, why did you stop me just now? If you don't teach such a person a lesson, he really takes himself seriously."
Cairu was very puzzled.
Likewise, she couldn't bear it even more when the other party stabbed her master with that wanton look.
Lin Mengya just glanced at the other party's back in confusion.
From what she knew, Zhao Zifei was definitely not the kind of person who would give up easily.
When he left in such a hurry just now, he either had other plots against him or he saw someone he didn't want to see.
"Zifei, you are really old. Even a mother like me didn't expect that you would be so promising, and you still want to be a dutiful son to that dead man, right?"
The corners of Mrs. Duan's mouth were slightly raised, and she seemed to be smiling, but the cold light flashing in her eyes made Zhao Zifei tremble with fear.
"Mother, no, it's not what you think! I can explain it. In fact, all of this is-"
With a "pop", all his excuses were interrupted by Mrs. Duan's slap.
"Kneel down!"
Following Mrs. Duan's sharp shout, Zhao Zifei kneeled down reflexively.
The hard bluestone was bone-chilling. He had knelt down suddenly again just now, and now he felt the dull pain that was almost unbearable.
But he didn't dare to say anything.
For many years, whenever he made a mistake, his mother would punish him by kneeling down.
It didn't matter whether it was hot or cold, or whether there were servants around to serve them.
"I gave birth to you to be obedient and help me achieve my wish, not to disrupt the situation!"
Another slap fell on the other half of his face.