The next day, Xi Fuwei finished giving lectures to Zou Qiongruo and went back to rest before entering. When she saw Fu Chuoxian sitting there drinking tea, she came up to say hello: "How are you, sister?"
"Yes." Fu Chuoxian chuckled. She just pretended to be faint because she couldn't get off the stage. She pretended to be sick. During the past few days lying on the bed, the Zou family fed her well with good food and drink, and Mrs. Shang also gave her gifts. I bought some clothes and jewelry, and now I don't look weak at all after recovering from a serious illness. Instead, my lips are red and my teeth are white, and my complexion is very good.
Putting the tea bowl gently on the table, he looked at Xi Fuwei with a pleasant look, "My sister is dismissed? How are you today?"
"The ladies are all good-natured and well-behaved, so naturally everything goes well." Xi Fuwei was a little wary of her at the moment. After all, although Zou Yiang's provocation of discord was obvious, his identity destined Fu Chuoxian Regardless of whether Xi Fuwei or Xi Fuwei commented on his attitude, it was impossible for him to take it seriously.
If Xi Fuwei is in Fu Chuoxian's place, even if she doesn't hate herself, she will at least be a little bit sour... After all, how many teenage girls can achieve the level of being unfazed by favors and humiliations
So I was very cautious when I spoke, lest I might be exposed, "I'm looking at the ladies' copybooks today. They've all made progress. It's very gratifying to see."
Fu Chuoxian smiled, followed her words by praising Zou Qiongruo and the others, and then went to prepare for her lessons.
Xi Fuwei was not sure what she was thinking now. After guessing for a while, she put it down for the time being and continued to figure out how to get close to the real person in charge of the Zou family, namely the head of the Zou family and Mrs. Shang.
She thought about it for a long time but still had no idea. However, in the evening, Lusha told her something: "Another female gentleman is coming."
"Really?" Xi Fuwei remembered Shen Diaolan's previous analysis, saying that although the Zou Mansion had posted recruitment notices everywhere to recruit female gentlemen, there really weren't many female gentlemen of that caliber to sit in the restaurant these days, and they didn't want to add this new recruit. Come on, I managed to hire three of them with such little effort. I don’t know if there will be more in the future!
Whether this is due to the good luck of the Zou family and their wishes coming true, or the enthusiasm of all parties, only God knows
She felt a little strange because it had now been spread that the emperor planned to move the capital and ordered dredging of the river to prepare for the move.
Even if Zou Mansion doesn't have an informant on Yingtian Mansion, it's impossible for him to know nothing about it, right
Mrs. Shang chose this time to recruit female teachers for her daughters. Is this a coincidence, or... is there any other consideration
If so, what exactly are they
Xi Fuwei can be said to have no understanding of the situation in the court now, and he does not dare to speculate on Mrs. Shang's intentions. He only thinks about the new female gentleman, and does not know which faction he belongs to
... It doesn’t matter which sect you belong to, just don’t be from Jinyiwei.
After all, Shen Diaolan is already very dissatisfied with her progress. If a new person is arranged to enter the Zou Mansion at this time, it is unknown whether Aunt Xi Fuwei will be given up next
"I wonder if this female gentleman is a professor or something?" Xi Fuwei calmed down and asked Lusha.
Lu Sha said: "It seems that he is a distant relative of the old lady. He has not been in contact with him for some years. It is said that he has been living in Jiangsu and Zhejiang before. Although he is not a rich and powerful family, he is considered to have no worries about food and clothing. It's just that the head of the family is sick. He left as soon as he said so. The greedy tribesmen drove the mother and daughter out of the house in order to seize the family property. They took refuge with distant relatives several times but could not settle down. After asking many people to ask about it, they came to the old lady. The old lady was kind-hearted and sent a steward to pick her up. of."
He added, "The mother and daughter seem to have some backbone, and they don't want to come over and eat and drink for free. The old lady heard that they were good at acupuncture, so she asked her to come and stay at Fenzhi Tower and work with the two gentlemen to give guidance to the ladies. "
When he said this, he felt something was wrong and hurriedly added, "The old lady and madam both said that you and Mr. Fu are both educated, beyond the reach of ordinary women! In the final analysis, the two newcomers are just studying with me. For the sake of human kindness!”
Xi Fuwei smiled and said pleasantly: "As the saying goes, if you have three hundred and sixty lines, you will be the number one scholar. Although I know a few words, I am still far away from the number one scholar. I can give some advice to a few ladies. It can be seen that this needlework skill has its own merits. When it comes to this, I am not good at it. So we are all female gentlemen, and they are still related to the old lady. Are you insulting me by comparing us? "
Lu Sha observed her expression carefully and saw that she did not mean anything unpleasant, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "You are so humble! As the saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is good!"
"This is about their men. For our daughter's family, how can we not be husbands and godsons after leaving the cabinet?" Xi Fuwei sighed in disinterest, "Let's not talk about this... By the way, I'll give it to you. You want to ask about one thing: Since Mr. Zou is the only male heir of this generation of the Zou family and he is so old, why does he not follow Mr. Zou to take care of the family business, nor does he attend classes with the gentleman specially invited by the Zou family? Instead, he is free. Do you often run into our school?"
"Aren't these days the autumn harvest?" Lu Sha only said after hearing this that she was worried that Zou Yiang would go to the school to cause trouble again, because none of the maids noticed that Fu Chuoxian pretended to be fainted before, and Xi Fuwei was afraid that Fu Chuoxian would do the same thing again. Chuoxian also made the same mistake, so he said truthfully, "The master has brought people down to Zhuangzi to see it!"
He added, "I think the master and his wife think that the young master is a bit too young, right? When the master was in the palace before, he always told the young master to study hard and not let him participate in taking care of the family business! But it is said that the young master The gentleman was very strict. Because of the young master’s naughtiness, he had to teach him a lesson several times. Once, the old lady even came forward to drive the gentleman away. At that time, it was the lady who took action and persuaded the gentleman. Keep staying.”
After Xi Fuwei heard this, she thought that Lusha was probably Mrs. Shang's. This was a roundabout way of comforting herself. Mrs. Shang still had the final say in this mansion. Although Mrs. Zhuang was the mother-in-law, she still couldn't resist him at the critical moment. It’s my wife’s here!
After all, counting the last time Fu Chuoxian "fainted" and Zou Yiang ran to his grandmother for help, this was at least the second time that Mrs. Zhuang had lost to Mrs. Shang in a contest.
"Mrs. Shang has worked so hard, but it's a pity that I'm going too far. Mr. Zou seems to be unstable because of his age, so he still can't understand." Xi Fuwei said this, thinking to herself: There are only so many people in this mansion. Unmarried ladies, regardless of their identity or age, cannot be expected to know anything confidential.
Mrs. Zhuang above, as well as the head of the Zou family and Mrs. Shang, are not something she, a young female gentleman, can have casual contact with.
After thinking about it, if I want to complete my mission, I'm afraid it will have to fall on Zou Yiang.
After all, this is the only male heir of the Zou family. Even if he is still young, as long as he is used properly, there is no fear that no clues will be found!
Thinking of this, her eyes flickered and she said secretly: "So, not only will Zou Yiang come to make trouble in the school again, but we can no longer blindly drive him away. Even if he doesn't come, we will have to find ways to attract him... Otherwise, everything will be exposed. If it doesn’t work, what use can it be put to?”
As for whether this was not fair and aboveboard, after all, although Zou Yiang was a bit naughty, and he did not have a deep hatred, he treated the other party as a pawn. It would be disgraceful to say so... Xi Fuwei couldn't care less at the moment. !
As the saying goes, people in the warehouse know etiquette in real terms. Not only is she no longer the young lady of the Xi family who used to be well-dressed and well-fed under the protection of her father and brother, but the lives of her aunt and nephew are also in Shen Taolan's hands.
In order for the inheritance of the Xi family to continue, and for the deaths of Xi Zongwang and Xi Fucui to be brought to light one day... Xi Fuwei no longer cares about having a conscience sometimes!
However, it may be that she deliberately hinted that Zou Yiang was still a child not as tall as her shoulders, which hurt Zou Yiang's self-esteem. For the next two days, the master never showed up.
On the contrary, the new female gentlemen Lu Sha mentioned, a mother and daughter who are distant relatives of Mrs. Zhuang's natal family, have finally arrived.
The mother and daughter have the same surname. According to Lusha, it seems that in order to avoid the entanglement from her husband's family and some troubles when her late husband was still alive, she asked her daughter to take her mother's surname.
My mother is about thirty years old, dressed simply, but she looks very capable, and she is obviously someone who can do things well.
She didn't say her maiden name, only her last name was Yao. Fu Chuoxian took the lead and politely called "Aunt Yao", and everyone followed suit.
The daughter is one year younger than Xi Fuwei. She is a delicate and shy girl...at least that's how it seems. She hid half of her body behind Yao family, timidly said hello to everyone, and then shrank back in a hurry.
Seeing this, Mrs. Yao had no choice but to add on her behalf: "This is my little girl Zhuosu. We are from a small family and don't have much knowledge. Please take care of her!"
Xi Fuwei remained silent, letting Fu Chuoxian take the lead in saying welcome words, and then echoed a few words.
The second floor of Fenzhi Building was divided between her and Fu Chuoxian, so the Yao family and her daughter lived downstairs.
When they first settled in, Mrs. Zhuang sent some things over, but other than that, the old lady only called people to come and sigh once on the day they arrived, and then it was like As if it had nothing to do with it, I never asked again.
"I originally thought that since the old lady agreed to go all the way north, she would definitely attach great importance to it!" Seeing this, Fu Chuoxian felt a little relieved and said to Xi Fuwei privately, "Now it seems that we actually don't think so. So caring."
After saying this, he probably felt a little petty, and said hurriedly, "Originally, it was none of our business, I was just worried that they would be difficult to get along with, and they are relatives of the old lady, which would be troublesome!"
Xi Fuwei smiled faintly and said: "How many years have we not interacted with each other? Even if we are relatives, aren't we said to be distant relatives? I think the old lady is kind-hearted and has some connections, so she is willing to lend a helping hand... After all, for Zou As far as the government is concerned, raising two people like this is a small matter."
Fu Chuoxian said: "That's right... Well, I saw that they were quite quiet these past two days, which makes me feel relieved."
After talking about the Yaos and their daughters for a while, Fu Chuoxian suddenly said, "Master Zou will be back in two days. I'm afraid there will be a turmoil in this house!"
Xi Fuwei has never seen the head of the Zou family since she entered the Zou Mansion. She was startled when she heard this and asked quickly: "What does sister mean by this?"