Things are roughly like this.
Yan Qian was making a fuss about going to the garden to relax, but Mrs. Wu didn't have the energy to take care of her, so she explained that the servants must take good care of her. Fortunately, Yan Qian is also knowledgeable and has not touched the bottom line. People only think that she wants to come out and breathe, as long as she doesn't have contact with people.
Who would have thought that Yan Qian still found an opportunity to meet Wu Fenghao, the eldest grandson of the Wu family.
Wu Fenghao is a succulent and talented person, and at the age of twenty-five, he is already a concubine of the Hanlin Academy. You must know that the Hanlin Academy is also a Shuji Shi. No ordinary person is allowed to enter. There is no back door.
Wu Fenghao was able to achieve such a high achievement in the 25th year. Naturally, it has nothing to do with him being diligent in studying and reading. It naturally created his nerdy character. Besides, he is kind and compassionate to the weak. Yan Qian will choose him as his target. , nor is it aimless.
Yan Qian had inherited Aunt Pei's weak appearance, which made people feel pity for three points before she spoke. While watching her maid use the toilet, she ran out in a hurry and bumped into the arms of Wu Fenghao, who was passing by.
Wu Fenghao held her up, and when she raised her head slightly with tears in her eyes, she shrank in fright. After that, he seemed to be full of panic, and whispered to him not to say that he had seen her.
Such a weak girl, and so pitiful, coupled with curiosity, Wu Fenghao asked a few times. Yan Qian didn't have time to answer him, as if she was afraid of being overtaken, he took her to his bookstore at the back of the garden.
This library is used for Wu Fenghao's daily reading. The scenery here is very good, and it is quite quiet. Wu Fenghao is very quiet, and the whole house is clear, so usually no one dares to come in and disturb.
Yan Qian was in the midst of refusing and welcoming, picking and choosing to inform him of her life experience.
In her statement, she was an extremely pitiful concubine who lived under the hands of her first-mother since she was a child. When she was out as a guest once, her cousin took the words out of her mouth to please Wu Qiongqiong.
Wu Qiongqiong is Wu Fenghao's younger sister, which has attracted Wu Fenghao's curiosity, and then the next thing will naturally follow.
As a lonely concubine, she was implicated in the conflict between the two parties. The mother-in-law resented that she had ruined the reputation of the younger sister, and not only punished her severely, but also married her out of Beijing to a grammatical wife. The old widower is a sequel. She couldn't take it any longer, so she sneaked out of the house. Later, the property was robbed by the gangsters, and the road met Wu Qiongqiong from the Mengshan paddock.
Wu Qiongqiong invited her to stay at home, she thought it was kind and sympathetic, but she didn't know that she had just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den.
This point was guessed by Yan Qian herself based on the situation in the past few days, and she naturally didn't know what was going on inside.
But Wu Qiongqiong is Wu Fenghao's sister, and she has always been familiar with her personality. In addition, Wu Fenghao is a big man. Although his personality is a bit dull, he is not ignorant of the world. Coupled with the slight fear revealed in Yan Qian's words and deeds, and the words he has been looking at all day long by the maids, Wu Fenghao can already guess that it must not be a good thing.
Wu Fenghao's face was not very good on the spot.
Although Wu Qiongqiong is his own sister, he doesn't like this sister very much. Wu Qiongqiong is unruly by nature, and she is lawless because her grandfather loves her mother. She usually beats and scolds the servants, and there are frequent conflicts with other noble girls outside. Wu Fenghao is not unaware.
Not to mention that Wu Wenjun's wife, Pei Jiayi, is always scolded by Wu Qiongqiong, and Wu Fenghao's wife Liu Shi is not. It's just that this is a young aunt, and she has the support of her mother-in-law, so she can only endure it. Wu Fenghao has a good relationship with Liu Shi, and he also knows that his wife is a kind and submissive person. When she sees her being bullied by her own sister, Wu Fenghao is not without feelings.
This is the so-called influence of impressions on people. As long as you give people this impression on weekdays, even if you have never done such a thing, it will make people preconceived, so Wu Fenghao did not doubt what Yan Qian said.
Yan Qian cried so much that pear blossoms brought rain, she was born beautiful, and she was weak, which made people pity three points. Coupled with such a bumpy life experience, Wu Fenghao couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Yan Qian also told Wu Fenghao everything about being slandered by her family, so the girl in front of her was really alone and had no clue, and the initiator of all this was her own sister.
In order to make up for it, Wu Fenghao also thought of a few ways for Yan Qian. For example, he persuaded his mother and asked her to personally escort Yan Qian back to Weiyuan Hou's mansion. He only said that the little girl forgot to play for a while and forgot to tell her family that she was in Wu's house, so she made such a big oolong. It's not that there is no room for turning around, but Yan Qian refused.
She cried and choked, "If you really send me home, I'm sure I'll be dead. I ran out this time with the mentality of breaking the boat. Even if I find a place to hang myself, I don't want to marry. The old widower."
In fact, Wu Fenghao was just desperately ill and went to the doctor. Let's not say whether Mrs. Wu would do this. If she really asked her to send Yan Qian back, how could she explain to the Yan family
It is definitely impossible, Yan Qian can forget it, Wu Qiongqiong can also forget, what did the adults of your Wu family eat, you have forgotten for so many days! ? And seeing Yan Qian being watched by Mrs. Wu, she will definitely end up badly.
"Master Wu, I beg you to save me, now only you can save me. I don't hold grudges in my heart, and I don't complain, I've said it all, I'm just protecting my sister from disaster, so it's me What you owe her in the past life will be repaid in this life. You have pity on me, just treat me like a kitten and puppy, give me a roof to cover the wind, and I will be a slave and a maid in return..."
How could Yan Qian be saved by being a slave and a maid
She didn't think so either!
Being dragged and misled like this, Wu Fenghao really made a decision that satisfied Yan Qian.
He decided to take Yan Qian as his concubine and bring her into his wings.
Of course, Wu Fenghao said that this is just for people to see. If Yan Qian has a favorite man in the future, or wants to leave Wu Mansion, he will let her leave the Wu residence. Identity and name are no longer important to her.
Yan Qian was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Fenghao a few times before being restrained by Wu Fenghao.
Mrs. Wu had just calmed her daughter down, but she didn't expect such news—
Her own son came to tell her that he wanted to take the little bitch she wanted to eat alive as his concubine!
Moreover, her own son also appeared to relieve his mother's worries, which really made Mrs. Wu want to vomit blood.
But what can Mrs. Wu say? First of all, it is true that they have been pinched, and the only way to solve future problems is blocked. Even if Mrs. Wu is Wu Fenghao's biological mother, she also wants to maintain a kind and loving image in front of her son, how can she be naked/naked / Naked said that you have to kill that little bitch to avoid future troubles
So what Yan Qian wanted came true.
In the yard of Wu Fenghao, the big house of the Wu family, the red wine was hung up in a decent manner, Yan Qian was taken as a maid, and he carried his aunt, and lived in a small courtyard behind Wu Fenghao and Liu's residence.
The story does not end so easily.
Wu Fenghao was indeed a good man. He didn't think about taking advantage of people's dangers, but he couldn't help but someone thought about him. Even if he already has a name, it is more reassuring that he has not added a fact.
The two have this name originally, and Yan Qian is used to pretending to always lead Wu Fenghao to visit her from time to time.
Wu Fenghao has one more person who is considerate, lonely, and beautiful like a flower.
What Yan Qian had learned from Concubine Pei finally had a place for her. The top is the husband, the middle is the lady, and the bottom is also taking care of cultivating your own power.
Liu's temperament is submissive, so she is naturally not Yan Qian's opponent. Yan Qian is used to taking eye drops, and always pretends to be Liu's bullying in front of Wu Fenghao when Wu Fenghao is not around. Wu Fenghao and Liu Shi also had a rift because of this, and Yan Qian could be said to be getting along like a duck in the back of Wu's house.
The only thing that is not beautiful is Wu Qiongqiong.
After Wu Qiongqiong's face was injured, there was still a scar.
The scar is not obvious, and it can't be seen with a little bit of fat powder, but Wu Qiongqiong hates it. She also learned that the bitch had actually become her eldest brother's concubine. She secretly scolded the bitch and went to Wu Fenghao from time to time to find Yan Qian's unhappiness. Yan Qian suffered a lot.
But with Wu Fenghao's support, Wu Qiongqiong didn't please but it was true.
Just when Yan Qian, Wu Qiongqiong and Liu's family were fighting happily in the backyard of the Wu family, the Wu family suddenly faced an unprecedented catastrophe, and Wu Shangshu was taken into custody by the Dali Temple.
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Things have to be said before.
On that day, at the flower banquet in Yiyong Hou's mansion, Wu Qiongqiong and his valet Pei Jiayu, under the deliberate guidance of Yan Qian, got together to ruin Yan Yan's reputation. It's a pity that Yan Yan has always had the temper of revenge on the spot. She fought against her reputation and beat Yan Qian with a face full of flowers, and she also slapped Wu Qiongqiong.
Not to mention being beaten, but also embarrassed, and the scandal that the three conspired to make was also made public. Another Mrs. Shen supported her niece and pressed Mrs. Wu to come to apologize. Madam Wu got angry at the Shen family, turned her head and went to the Pei family.
The relationship between the Pei family and the Wu family is inherently secretive. Mrs. Wu does not leave room for others, and she often ruins the reputation of the Pei family outside. Naturally, the female family members of the Pei family couldn't bear this kind of loss, and the two families were like passers-by facing each other from then on.
The former Shi Lang Pei was exiled, and the only pillar collapsed. Now the Pei family is all pointing at the Wu family, and where is the opponent of Mrs. Wu. The female family members of the Pei family were first to endure, but they couldn't bear it, and finally they were torn apart.
This time Wu Shangshu was out of luck, and was implicated in the dispute between the two women.
So the matter between women is not a trivial matter.
No, adults are implicated by trivial matters.
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A new chapter has emerged in the criminal fraud case. It turns out that Pei Nan, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites, was the one who took the blame.
The person who made the blame was Wu Yi, Minister of Rites.
Emperor Xi was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the Dali Temple.
This time, the capital could be considered to have exploded, and the previous incidents were once again spread.
Xu Xiangrong has been struggling these days. Wu Yi is a member of Xu Guifei's family, and he can be regarded as the mainstay of the forces. When this happened, Xu Xiangrong was running around in private.
Even so, Wu Yi is not easy to escape.
Dali Temple is the territory of the Crown Prince's line, and it's hard to catch the opponent's shortcomings, but it's not a stubborn investigation. After some investigation, it's not shit or shit, anyway, many people in the imperial concubine's family have been implicated and sacked.
Fortunately, that Pei Nan was useless. He didn't need anyone to bring him back to Beijing for interrogation, so he spat out a mouthful of blood and soul and returned to Jiuyou, which saved Xu Xiangrong a lot of trouble. After that, although Wu Shangshu's official position was not guaranteed, he was fine, but he could only go home to retire, and I don't know if this was a blessing.
Anyway, it's not a blessing for Xu Xiangrong and the imperial concubine's family. Without one minister of Rites, there will be fewer young talents for them. Empress Xiao has been in a good mood these few days, with a smile on her face all day long, on the contrary, Concubine Xu has been a lot bleak, closing the palace gate and cuddling herself. A few days later, Emperor Xi took the initiative to go to Chunluan Palace to see her, and Empress Xiao's face changed from sunny to cloudy.
Press not to mention.
At Weiyuan Hou's mansion, seeing Yan Yan and her wedding dress right in front of her, Shen Yiyao was planning to hold a grand wedding ceremony for her daughter.
The wedding ceremony is a woman's coming-of-age ceremony, and it has a special meaning for the daughter's family. Therefore, most people will hold a wedding ceremony for their daughter at home. The scale of the ceremony depends on the situation of the family.
When Shen Yiyao was married, the always low-key Duke Zhen Guo held a very grand wedding ceremony for her daughter. When she arrived at Yan Yan's place, Shen Yiyao would not take it lightly. Even if she is not as good as she was, she still needs to be decent, not to mention that her daughter is now the future fourth prince concubine, so naturally she can only do big things, not small ones.
Naturally, no one stopped it, but because of this, many unpleasant things happened.
It turned out that Yan Yan was going to hold the wedding ceremony, which naturally involved a lot of matters. For example, eating utensils, room staff, ritual utensils, and emcee reception, and even the Weiyuan Hou began to repair and decorate many days in advance, and they could not be exposed in front of people.
These all require money, which is naturally paid by the public.
Now that Mrs. Chen is in charge of the house, she only manages affairs and doesn't care about the money. The money flows out of the old lady's hands and goes directly to the accountant. There is no money in the account, and no one knows better than Chen Shi. She is like Xue Shi, secretly ignoring how many times she has scolded the old lady.
This time, Yan Yan held the ceremony and the wedding ceremony, and everyone had money and other places, so naturally, they had to report it to the Chen family, but they got stuck here. Chen Shi was also very aggrieved. There was no money in the account. Where would she spend it? Shen Yiyao's management was in full swing, but when she came to her, she had no money to make money.
It was the first time that Shen Yiyao showed annoyance in front of Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen murmured that the second sister-in-law had too much hands and she could not be the master.
That is to say, it needs the consent of the old lady.
Mrs Xue came to Mrs Chen together with Shen Yiyao. Seeing Mrs Chen shied away like this, she couldn't help sneering: "Third younger siblings, it's not a trivial matter for the girl in the house to get along with her. , it's just a small event for my family. A Yan is the eldest daughter of the second brother, and a serious lady of the Houfu, the future fourth prince and concubine. silver!"
After a pause, she said again: "And I can't hear what you said. What do you mean by a second brother and sister who have too much hands, can it be done? You can't make jokes from outsiders at that time. "
Chen Shi was annoyed with a fight, and repeatedly accused: "Second sister-in-law, younger brother and sister are clumsy, I don't mean that. But you also know that the money in the family is in charge of my mother, and I, the housekeeper, have a name. In fact, many things can't be done. There is no extra money in this account, and I can't change it."
Shen Yiyao's face was not good, she turned around and left.
The merchants who came to deliver the goods to Weiyuan Hou's Mansion were still waiting to settle the money, so Shen Yiyao could only take out his pockets and put the money on it first.
Xue Shi said she was stupid, and said that no matter how much money she had, she shouldn't do it. How could co-author A Yan not be a girl in the house, and even for the ceremony and wedding ceremony, you, a mother, should pay for her own money. There is no reason for this anywhere. .
Shen Yiyao was not very comfortable in her heart, and these words poked her heart even more, so she went to the old lady together with the Xue family.
When the two arrived, Mrs. Chen was also there, and seemed to be talking about it with the old lady.
Seeing Shen Yiyao, Chen's face was a little embarrassed.
Naturally, she came to report the matter, and by the way, she also eliminated Shen Yiyao.
Said that her young lady made pies and used the best of everything that was used that day. Roughly calculated, she has at least three thousand taels for this method, and let's talk about it, even if her family is big, she can't stand her tossing like this.
Mrs. Chen has been in charge of the house for a while, and the old lady is always picky, and she is not less scornful. In addition, the money on the book is tight, and the old lady is digging a lot every day. She is not a generous person herself, and she gradually gave birth to the idea that she is in charge of this family, and Shen Yiyao will suffer if she spends too much money.
In the past few days, the old lady's heart is not going well. She originally pointed at the harvest of Zhuangzi and put the silver into her purse. I don't know that the weather is changing a lot during the harvest this year. Said to be harvested, the rent may not be received.
The family was about to reach a situation where it was impossible to open the pot. At this moment, I heard that Mrs. Chen said that the number of 3,000 taels would be required to hold the ceremony and the wedding ceremony. Just as Chen shi scolded Shen Yiyao as a prodigal, he heard the girl below come to report that the second lady was here.
Therefore, as soon as Shen Yiyao stood still, the old lady took the lead.
"I heard the third daughter-in-law say that you want to give A Yan a wedding ceremony, and you have to do it in Dali, and it will cost several thousand taels?"
Shen Yiyao glanced at Chen Shi.
Chen shi's half-hanging face turned red with a bang. In her heart, she complained about how the old lady said that in front of the second sister-in-law, what would Shen Yiyao think of her, and would she think she was instigating her in front of the old lady.
That's for sure, just listening to the old lady's tone and expression, everyone will think the same.
Xue sneered at Chen s, then said with a smile, "No, this A Yan's identity is different, and she is the future fourth prince concubine, but it can't be trivial. The second brother and sister decided to cut down the cost. I cut it down again, and it was decided. This is not to give your mother a long face, let outsiders see, our Weiyuan Hou Mansion will not be left to others, and there are royal daughters-in-law in this mansion. "
Mrs Xue is indeed a person who can talk. She said that she immediately found Shen Yiyao to go down the stairs and handed the old lady a ladder. If she was a normal person, she would naturally go down the ladder, but the key point is that the old lady is not a normal person.
Wrong, it's not that the old lady is abnormal, and now she doesn't have the conditions to be normal.
Three thousand taels, enough for half a year's expenses in the house!
If she could have 30,000 taels and let her pay 3,000 taels to her parents, she would naturally be willing. But the problem now is that she can't even get three thousand taels, so how can she care about giving herself a face
Just like a rich man, he doesn't have to worry about making a living, he naturally has the energy to get some gorgeous accessories and nurture his cultivation and temperament to make himself unique. It can be replaced by a poor family who can't even get enough to eat.
The two principles are the same.
The old lady also wants a face, but the key point is that she can't even take care of her. What's the use of having a face? If the face can be exchanged for several thousand taels of silver, the old lady would not mind to exchange her old face for it!
Therefore, the old lady not only did not climb down by Xue's ladder, but also scolded Xue's family, and the scolding made a mouthful of foam!
"Your family, Xue, is standing and talking without back pain, right? You say it lightly. Others are diligent and thrifty, to show the simplicity and virtue of me and others. You have a big face and you are used to pretending! I know you. I want to use A Yan's light to tell Yan Ru a good marriage. In the future, the cousin of the fourth emperor's concubine will be able to have a face if she talks about it, but if it goes against our family's way of running the family, I will not allow it. !"
These words made Xue's face turn blue and black.
She does not deny that she has such thoughts, but anyone else will have such thoughts!
A Yan has a long face, since the family has a face, and the whole house has a long face, how could it be the 'extreme evil' when it fell into the mouth of the old lady and Chen Shi
And what a simple, thrifty housekeeping. There are some noble families who use such slogans, but they are all made for the sage to see, which would really be the case. I just put a good-looking skin on myself, and they all stayed in the capital for a long time. Which one doesn't know that this is actually a guise, but now I know that it is using people as a guise. I said that in the past, I didn't want to pay for money. !
Of course Shen Yiyao understood what she said. It seemed like she was scolding Xue, but she was actually a demon.
She suddenly became annoyed, what the hell did she do for her daughter's wedding ceremony and wedding ceremony? In A Yan's capacity, if it's too small, everyone in Beijing will laugh at her!
The old lady really had this idea. She knew that Shen Yiyao had always been thin-skinned, and she would not be embarrassed to open her mouth after she even beat her up.
As for Yan Yan and the wedding ceremony, Shen Yiyao is rich, so naturally she will not lose her daughter.
The old lady's wishful thinking was very good, but she miscalculated that Shen Yiyao was no longer the Shen Yiyao she used to be.
"That mother means that the government will not give money to hold the wedding ceremony for A Yan?"
A very simple sentence directly blocked the old lady's mouth and made her face look better.
Her heart skipped a beat, but she couldn't seem to be angry.
The old lady can naturally use this voice to directly get angry, and the matter will naturally be over. But once this happens, everyone will say that the old lady was so angry that she didn't give her granddaughter the wedding ceremony, and then she would lose the adults. If someone leaks this matter, she will not have to be a person in the future. After all, no matter where she says it, it will be criticized.
It is extremely difficult for the old lady to want a lizi and to save some face for herself. The thought in my heart is a thousand thoughts, but it is only a moment. The old lady said with a stern face, "I didn't say such a thing, I just taught you juniors to be frugal."
"That's because the daughter-in-law misunderstood the meaning of the mother." Shen Yiyao smiled apologetically, and added: "Then I don't know how much money the government has prepared to hold this wedding ceremony for A Yan. The elder sister-in-law has also said that before, so I will not. I have retold them one by one to my mother and three younger siblings. Now that's the only thing, but don't let my family Ayan get cold, and let the Weiyuan Houfu lose face in front of all the noble families in Beijing. "
Chen Shi didn't expect that Shen Yiyao would bring herself in in public, as if she did not give money to the three girls and the wedding ceremony was her order. Although she did play a role in it, can she slap her face so brightly? Chen Shi's neck turned red at this moment.
Xue's lips twitched and she really thought everyone was a clay figurine. She was just too lazy to care about her before, when no one could see the little things she was doing behind her back.
The old lady glared at Shen Yiyao, groaned for a while, and then said: "You also know that this manor has a big business and a large population, so many girls are going to get married next to each other, so let's go, the manor will give You pay five hundred taels."
Five hundred taels
Five hundred taels is indeed less, and it is not very pleasant to say it.
Back then, when Yan Ru met her husband, the Xue family was making a fuss, and the old lady also went out for five hundred or two small events. But don't forget that it was a small office. Almost no outsiders were invited to watch the ceremony. Only Weiyuan Hou's own people and Xue's family came. There was still some leftovers in the big room. It was deducted, and Yan Ru was going to marry her daughter to set a dowry in the future.
Shen Yiyao didn't speak, just looked at the old lady.
The old lady paused for a while, with a toothache on her face: "One thousand taels! After all, A Yan's identity is higher than Ru'er, only one thousand taels!"
Shen Yiyao didn't bother anymore, nodded and thanked the person to leave.
On the way, Mrs Xue whispered to her, "It seems that the situation in the mansion is really not good. It is impossible to say that A Yan will do the dowry and the mansion will not pay for it, which is another troublesome thing."
Before Shen Yiyao could speak, Mrs Xue sighed again: "Aiya, what will my family do when the time comes! A Yan has a rich mother like you, no matter what, I will not lose face, I will have to help my family when the time comes. The big girl has a good plan."
Shen Yiyao helped her plan seriously, "Don't panic in advance, A Yan and Gai will be present with many ladies on that day, and when the time comes, let the eldest lady come out to help the guests in a proper manner, and there will inevitably be some people who take their fancy. Set the marriage first. , I'll talk about the dowry later, there are ways to have less money, and there are ways to have more money, always let the eldest girl get married in a beautiful and beautiful way."
Xue said gratefully: "Second brother and sister thanks to you, otherwise my family Ru'er's marriage would be enough to give me a headache. I originally wanted to point out that this Hou's mansion can be used as a guard of honor, so that both big and small can settle well. But now You see, there is not one good thing, but a lot of bad things."
Shen Yiyao sighed and shook her head helplessly, not knowing what to say.