It was the first time for the Xue family to be so shabby in front of Yan Zhi. Yan Zhi was already extremely angry, and being stimulated like this, he was even more furious.
He went to Concubine Wang's room and made a big fire.
Concubine Wang has always been a timid person, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground on the spot, unable to speak.
According to Yan Zhi's own thoughts, this concubine Wang must be severely punished. However, considering that Yan Ling, who was already engaged, could only speak in person and banned her feet, Yan Ling was not allowed to go out again before she got married. Including the Wang family, Wang Auntie will not be allowed to see her in the future. He also ordered the servants around him to go to Wang's house to warn him that if he dared to talk nonsense outside the next time, his family would break his legs and sell it!
When Yan Ling knew about this, there was already a lot of uproar.
Yan Ling's face was as white as paper, she didn't know what to say anymore. She finally worked hard to see a turning point, but she had such an accident again, I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.
When I went to Aunt Wang's room, she was sitting in front of the couch crying. Seeing Yan Ling walk in, she cried even louder.
Yan Ling looked at her, full of exhaustion, and wished she could cry.
"Don't you want me to be okay? You can't stop for a while? Since you want to jump, what did you do in the early years, and you jump right now."
"Did you see that the girl you raised is now healed and is about to get married, and you feel that you are superior to others and can show off your power? How come you haven't lived to understand at such an old age? Can you not see clearly or What's wrong?" Yan Ling's voice became louder and louder, even to the point of hysteria, "We can sit here well now, and you can still be proud of me being able to marry into Qing'anbo Mansion, not because of how much I am. It's good, but the heart in the main room is not broken, do you understand!"
"I just saw that Xue Shi didn't plan for you at all, that's why..."
"Why do others plan for me?" Yan Ling wiped the tears from her cheeks and said coldly.
"You call her mother."
"Oh, you also know that I call her mother. You are still my mother. I called your aunt for more than ten years. What did you plan for me?"
Aunt Wang's complexion suddenly turned pale, and Ai'ai was speechless.
"I'm asking you something! Where are you, your mother, planning for my biological daughter?"
Yan Ling smiled coldly, "Haven't you posted all your money to the Wang family for so many years? Do you remember to plan every cent for my daughter, do you have it? Even if it's a stitch and a stitch! Wrong, you don't even have extra money. I don’t even have any money left, and they even asked me to get the money to post in that house!”
Aunt Wang gasped sharply, and began to cry sadly, "Why didn't I plan for you, but your aunt, I came from a humble background, and I can't compare to Madam, what can I do! Under such a situation at home, I can't They all starved to death. If I were as rich as Madam, I wouldn't be like this... Madam is so rich, it doesn't matter if we give more alms, you call her mother, this dowry should be given to her. come out…”
"Yes, what you said is correct! What you said makes sense! But—" Yan Ling's face was full of sadness, and her voice suddenly rose, "Do you think that everyone in the world owes you? No one owes you! She treats you badly because you did things you shouldn't do, and she treats me badly because the dirty things you did made me a thorn in her flesh! No one is forcing you, no one is forcing You climbed on Dad's bed, and since you climbed, you will bear the consequences yourself."
"Linger—"
Concubine Wang's face was as white as a ghost, and her lips kept twitching. She didn't expect that her daughter actually knew what she had done, but—
"I'm not wrong, what's wrong with me." She cried again, her voice full of grievance, "It's so difficult at home, and it's all based on the monthly salary that I get as a girl. You think your aunt is a bitch. , you have to live a life of looking at people's faces? But your uncle was waiting for Yinzi to marry a wife, what can I do!"
There is such a thing!
So she's also aggrieved, isn't she
But who should she go to tell her grievances!
"That's not my uncle, don't forget that my uncle's family is Xue's family!" Yan Ling said cruelly.
In the past, she always cared about her feelings, afraid that what she said would be unacceptable to Concubine Wang, but it turned out that when it was cruel, it had to be cruel, otherwise both mother and daughter would have to die without a place to be buried.
"Father came to reprimand you only today, but you still don't have a long memory." Yan Ling's voice was calm and terrifying, "Father said, in the future, if you or the Wang family go to random relatives outside, everyone in the Wang family will be treated equally. Discounted leg sale!"
"You—" Concubine Wang was horrified and couldn't believe it, "how can you be so cruel, that's my brother, my mother's brother, and your uncle..."
"My aunt seems to have forgotten again. As a aunt, I am not even half a master. How could your brother become my uncle? It is better for my aunt to recognize her own identity."
That's all, Zuo but she can't convince her, in order to avoid causing trouble for herself, and for her to marry in the future, she can still have a place in this family, and she simply breaks all her thoughts by herself.
Yan Ling suddenly found out that she was still the same Auntie Wang. People always have to recognize their own identity well, because many times, once you get carried away, you may be waiting for nothing.
Aunt Wang couldn't bear the blow and cried uncontrollably.
Only to hear Yan Ling sigh deeply, this sigh is full of endless exhaustion.
"Why don't you understand? You have hindered her for so many years, and you can continue to stay here just because you were honest before. Even if you succeed now, do you think about the future? After I get married You are still in this house, you said that mother is not easy, after I left, do you think you have enough food?"
Aunt Wang's heart thumped, Yan Ling had already opened the door and walked out.
I don't know if Concubine Wang listened to those words, but in a word, she finally stopped.
It's not as flamboyant as before, and it's as secluded as before.
In fact, Yan Ling felt a lot of heartache when she saw Auntie Wang like this. But there is no way, things in the world cannot be controlled by people, and once they go wrong, they will be wrong, and it will be difficult to turn around in a lifetime. I just hope that I can live a good life at my husband's house in the future, so my aunt will naturally be worry-free here.
The precocious Yan Ling, who is not yet fifteen years old, has already begun to make plans to be a good wife and daughter-in-law in the future.
The world is always full of helplessness, but the days to come have to continue.
…
This kind of helplessness is something Yan Yan cannot understand. She was born with no anger or grievances. Whoever wants to give her some anger, she can't wait to poke a hole in the sky.
But she can't feel it, doesn't mean she can't see it.
Because I have seen and understood, my heart is even more complicated, and I naturally cherish everything I have in front of me.
Compared to others, she is very good. Although Yan Ting still lingers like an ant with bones, he has rarely appeared in front of her and her mother since the Mengshan paddock. It seems that all the previous things have vanished. But now she has a mother who hurts, a lovely younger brother, and that very annoying person.
Whenever she thinks of Luo Huaiyuan, Yan Yan always wants to laugh and is helpless, but there is a hint of sweetness in this helplessness.
Luo Huaiyuan did not forget his wishes, even if Yan Yan had accepted him that day, he still did not forget to refresh his presence in front of Yan Yan every day.
Send flowers today, food tomorrow, and gadgets the day after. All in all, they are refurbished every day, and the things they send are never the same. Now that the servants of Ningxiang Pavilion have figured out the context, they go to the concierge to receive things every morning, because the girls will not feel at ease if they don't get the things back.
I don't know when Yan Yan was actually developed such a habit by Luo Huaiyuan. I have to say that his subtle kung fu is very good, just like there is a saying, as long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle.
But today, Luo Huaiyuan's routine was suddenly broken.
Seeing Mei Xiang returning empty-handed, Yan Yan unconsciously frowned.
As if trying to hide her emotions, she added, "Maybe something has delayed her." She didn't realize this sentence, so she exposed her whole mind completely.
Luo Huaiyuan did delay one thing, so much so that he forgot to tell Xiao Anzi to send things to someone.
It was Xiao Anzi who saw that His Highness looked wrong, and did not dare to disturb him, so he took the things that His Highness said he wanted to give to Miss Yan yesterday, and went down to do it by himself.
Luo Huaiyuan rubbed the stack of papers in his hand and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
In recent years, he has also slowly established his own intelligence agency. To know that no matter when and where, news is the most important. Because getting the news at the fastest speed, you can seize the opportunity.
On the day of Shangyuan Festival, Luo Huaiyuan happened to see Yan Ting and Xu Xiangrong talking, he was suspicious, and then ordered his subordinates to investigate secretly.
This investigation took more than a month, but the information found out was extremely complete. From the beginning of Yan Ting and Xu Xiangrong's online connection, to the exchanges between them, until recently, the movements of these times have been recorded.
Of course, a lot of inside information cannot be found out. For example, someone else entered a house today, who they met in it, and what they did. These are unknown, but there are traces of their daily actions. Some people may say that these can't be done, but Luo Huaiyuan sees that there are many places that can be used.
There are indeed many. Knowing that Yan Ting has been haunting a house recently, Luo Huaiyuan ordered someone to go inside. After some hard inquiries, because the guards of the house were extremely tight, they were almost discovered several times. Actually came to a piece of news that did not surprise Luo Huaiyuan—
It turned out that the two really had a leg!
Could it be that he really has bright eyes that are good at digging out 'rot'
For this reason, Luo Huaiyuan held a hand mirror and looked at him for a long time, and the more he looked, the more he felt that his eyes were indeed bright.
If you press not to mention, you will inevitably face multiple-choice questions about what to say and what not to say.
No matter how much Luo Huaiyuan felt that her little princess had a strong heart, she didn't think she could accept this, knowing that a mother-in-law was involved here!
This damn Yan Ting, should he turn his head to hug Xu Xiangrong's thigh when he sees that he can't get good at Duke Zhen Guogong? He's really not disgusting. He has courted a woman in the first half of his life, just to make a career out of it. Could it be that if he fails to meet a woman now, his idea hits a man again? He is so cold!
I have to say that Luo Huaiyuan is the truth.
Luo Huaiyuan was trying to speculate on Yan Ting's psychology with all kinds of malicious intent. Someone came to report that Shen Qi was here, and it seemed that something was wrong.
Seeing this, Luo Huaiyuan hurriedly put the stack of papers in his hand and hurried to see Shen Qi.
It turned out that Shen Qi came to Luo Huaiyuan to say goodbye. Duke Zhen Guo had planned to send Shen Qi out of Beijing after the new year, but Shen Qi didn't tell Luo Huaiyuan because Mrs. Shen was reluctant to give up.
No, just after the decision was made, he hurried to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
Luo Huaiyuan had heard about this before, because Shen Qi thought he had said it once, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
The Shen family's plan was to let Shen Qi go to Pingsha Pass. First, Shen Qi was interested in joining the army, and his uncle Shen Dong was also there, so he could take care of him when he went. But needless to say, Shen Qi will be like his cousins when he arrives there, and he will be held in a very low position, maybe only at a suitable time, such as Shen Xuan. Otherwise, we will have to wait until everyone in the previous generation is old, and the above allows them to retire before they can see the sun.
Joining the army in this mode was different from what Shen Qi thought, and even because of the lessons of his cousins, he was even a little repelled, but he also knew that he had to leave the capital.
Seeing that Shen Qi was in a bad mood, Luo Huaiyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise, don't go to Pingshaguan, go to Fuzhou."
"Fuzhou?"
"Yes, your cousin Shen Xuan is there. Fuzhou is bustling with many people, so it's better than the Pingsha Pass where birds don't shit. Anyway, you're just messing around, you might as well have some fun for yourself. Shen The big brother is in charge of the Fujian navy there. There are many, many boats. Have you ever seen the sea? Have you ever seen a foreigner? Do you know how wide the sea is? It can also spray water…”
Luo Huaiyuan turned on the mouth gun mode, how could the child Shen Xiaoer be an opponent. Just for a while, he was hooked to the point of heartbreak.
"Is it as fun as you say?"
Luo Huaiyuan patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, when did I lie to you! Going there will definitely be an eye-opener for you! I still have a lot of business over there. If you don't want to join your cousin's sailor, help I'm doing business, anyway, I have to do things for you!"
After Luo Huaiyuan's trick, Shen Qi hurriedly returned to the Duke's Mansion.
After Shen Qi left, Luo Huaiyuan remembered that there seemed to be something to do today.
When I came back to see Xiao Anzi, I hurriedly asked him, and after hearing Xiao Anzi said it had been done, I was relieved.
But should I tell the little princess about that
***
At the same time, Pingshaguan is entering a state of active preparations.
Every autumn and winter, it is the time to release the Beiyi clan to attack. Because the grasslands are different from the Central Plains, and the Beiyi people are nomads, once they encounter bad or extremely cold weather, their life will be unsustainable, and they can only survive by plundering them.
The weather this year is strange. There is a lot of rain in autumn. Not only many places in Daxi have suffered disasters, but also the Beiyi tribe living on the grasslands.
Therefore, since the autumn, Beiyi has repeatedly attacked. Up to now, there have been two encounters with the Beiyi people from Beiyi who came to play the grass valley.
The reason why Duke Zhenguo’s lineage has been able to suppress Beiyi for so long is not only because of the strong troops under his command and the natural barrier of Pingsha Pass, but also the most fundamental reason is that Daxi imposed an embargo on Beiyi.
Daxi not only stopped the mutual market with Beiyi, but also prohibited all items, such as gold and silver foil, cloth, porcelain, iron, salt, sugar, etc., from trading with Beiyi.
Beiyi is a nomadic people. They do not have forging skills, nor salt mines, nor can they make complicated objects such as porcelain.
There is no cloth to wear animal skins, but people cannot survive without salt, and iron tools, knives, guns, arrows, and even iron pots for civilians are extremely scarce for the Beiyi people. Because of this, it often happens that when Beiyi invades and robs civilians' homes, iron tools such as iron pots are extremely sought-after.
After so many years of embargo, the living environment of the Beiyi clan was extremely harsh, which also created their vicious character. In addition to confronting Daxi, they also plundered the Western Regions and other places on their side and the Rakshasa Kingdom behind them, otherwise the Beiyi family would have been wiped out.
Of course, if there is a ban, there is a crime.
Merchants have always been driven by profit. The court has implemented an embargo policy on Beiyi, and many people still smuggle and smuggle goods to Beiyi for trading, because Beiyi's horses and furs are also very popular in Daxi. . Therefore, the officers and soldiers stationed at Pingsha Pass have an extra job to do in addition to preventing the Beiyi from attacking on a daily basis, and that is to crack down on smuggling traders.
There are common people among these vendors. Please don’t doubt that these common people live in poverty. If an iron pot from Daxi common people’s home is bought for a few hundred dollars, but if it is sold to Beiyi people, it will be able to get it. Selling a few taels or even dozens of taels. Such high profits have driven these ignorant civilians to risk their lives and are willing to trade with the Beiyi people.
There are also some merchants who have repeatedly violated the ban and have been hit hard, but they have not changed their minds over and over again. At Pingsha Pass, any smugglers caught here have the right to be immediately beheaded. .
Among them, one called 'Generalized Number' is the most rampant.
Why do you say he is rampant
Because after several years, the officers and soldiers of Pingsha Pass have already caught the smuggling convoy of the 'Guangguang'. for a headache.
Shen Dong hated this 'Guangguang', but he couldn't catch the beginning and the end, because every time he caught a team of the 'Guangwang', he only asked that the owner was the big shopkeeper of the 'Guangwang', but the others were never again. Can't ask.
As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, you can't get your shoes wet.
Because this transaction was very important, the big shopkeeper of the 'Guangguang' went out in person.
For the sake of safety, he even released it widely, but Shen Dong has been stationed in Pingsha Pass for so long, and it is not a false name for the Beiyi clan to dare to take the lead. He has long since seen the clue from the secret of the 'Guangguanhao'. , just caught the big shopkeeper right.
The so-called wisdom is mistaken by wisdom, and that's it.
This big shopkeeper boasts that he has done all the work, and he has been dealing with the officers and soldiers of Pingsha Pass for a long time. As everyone knows, this kind of behavior is a manifestation of lack of self-confidence, and even fear. Shen Dong has already been 'famous' to him, how can he waste his painstaking efforts, and simply recruit all the people to catch him.
It doesn't matter who you are and who is fake, if you catch them all, there will always be one true!
After some identification, the person named 'big shopkeeper' finally came out.
This 'big shopkeeper' is an unremarkable person. At the age of more than 40 years, if you throw him into the crowd, you will never find that kind again.
His subordinates did not actually confess him, because he acted meticulously, and even many of his subordinates did not know what he looked like. It was Shen Dong who saw the ink marks of his actions, and he pulled all the words out and beheaded them, and the big shopkeeper came out on his own.
The people under Shen Dong were also worried that it was an impostor.
The big shopkeeper appeared, naturally not begging for death. After seeing these officers and soldiers confirm their identities, he proposed to meet Shen Dong.
Shen Dong did not like to deal with such people.
In his mind, these smuggling and treasonous merchants should be beheaded. If you catch one and cut another, there will always be a day when you will be caught and killed. And these people are tricky people, why bother with them, so as not to fall into the trap of the other party.
Shen Dong ordered his subordinates to directly drag them out and cut them off. Who knows that the big shopkeeper actually said a person's name—
Yan Ting!
Shen Dong groaned in his heart.
Many people in Pingshaguan know Yan Ting's name, because Yan Ting was the airborne division. Many people below have criticized him for coming over by air. The loyal and loyal people under Shen Dong were disgusted by Yan Ting's disgusting reputation for the general.
When Yan Tingfu came, many people secretly excluded him. Seeing that the general did not stop him, he made it clear. That's why Yan Ting hated the Shen family, and this was one of the reasons.
Yan Ting did not know that the military has always been so popular. Everyone has come one step at a time from the rain of knives/guns and arrows. The emphasis is on prestige and qualifications, and there is never a person who gets something for nothing.
It is not uncommon for those who have airborne to gain military merit, but those people do not last long, and first of all, they are unable to convince the public. Even if he gets military merit and goes back, who will sell his account after that
Why did the Duke of Zhenguo family have such a high prestige in the army
That's what the Shen family has done with one knife and one shot over the years!
This prestige is an intangible asset, you can't see it, but it's always there.
Just like when Emperor Xi came to the throne, the capital was heavily guarded, and it was rumored that the prince had rebelled, and the death of the previous emperor was the result of the prince. Duke Zhen Guo shouted, and his generals were subordinated like a crucian carp crossing the river, and under the banner of Kuangfu orthodoxy, he led his troops into Beijing. No one doubted whether Duke Zhen Guo wanted to rebel, maybe they did, but these people followed.
This is prestige!
Shen Dong thought that Yan Ting was his brother-in-law, and he planned a lot for him. He also wanted him to understand the key to this, and to stand up with his own strength, plus he was secretly helping him, in fact, it was not difficult to stand up. Such military exploits are secure in the hands.
It's a pity that Yan Ting couldn't understand the painstaking effort involved, and even blamed the Shen family, feeling that they were deliberately suppressing him, and he couldn't wait to get the credit, so that he would get into the catastrophe in the future.