In Yan Feng's eyes, Shen Yiyao is really a stubborn person and can't understand what she is thinking at all.
Could it be that this son is not her son
If a woman wants to be honored, she still has to rely on her man and her son. A good title is placed here without asking, I really don't know what she is thinking.
This is what many people think, Yan Feng would think so, Shen Yiyao is not too surprised.
"Second brother and sister, can you tell the eldest sister, what do you think? Ah Mo is your own, so why don't you think about him in the future?"
Shen Yiyao lowered her head and said, "Eldest sister, I think that my children and grandchildren will have their own children and grandchildren, and the eldest sister really thinks highly of the Shen family. This is Daxi's rule, and it cannot be broken by anyone."
Yan Feng's cheeks flushed with anger, standing in front of Shen Yiyao, looking down at her, her face full of unwillingness, arrogance and doubt.
There are many titles of different surnames beheaded by the fifth generation in Beijing, and it is not without extrajudicial grace. The key is to have one, you have to gain face in front of Your Majesty. In the eyes of Emperor Xi, the Yan family couldn't even hold a number, and they belonged to the last third among the last three, but the Shen family was different. It was a hereditary and irreplaceable national crown, and it was regarded as the top wealthy family standing in the pyramid. The Shen family can help the Yan family to say a word and use some strength, these problems are not problems at all.
Not only Yan Feng thought so, but many people in the house thought so, otherwise, there would not be so many people coming to Shen Yiyao to work hard. The building will collapse, and there will be an egg under the overturned nest, and everyone will be afraid.
"Do you think that the second child is gone, and the affairs of the Yan family will have nothing to do with you in the future. Don't forget that you are the Yan family's wife!" Yan Feng said angrily.
This is a face-breaking word, and Yan Feng is really forced to be helpless.
The mother's family here is a complete mess, and the husband's family does not want her to get involved, but the mother who is seriously ill in bed is crying and begging her, can she not come? She couldn't figure it out, it was obviously a very simple matter, and it would be all kinds of embarrassment to leave it here with Shen Yiyao. In the past, my mother didn't want to see these two younger siblings, and she also thought that maybe the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were natural enemies, but now she doesn't think so, she thinks it's all because of this Shen Yiyao problem!
Shen Yiyao raised her head and glanced at Yan Feng, and said, "Eldest sister, don't put your big hat on me, I am the Yan family's wife. Since I am the Yan family's wife, I naturally abide by the way of being a wife, and be honest and filial to my husband at home. Of course, those things outside are not something I can manage."
Yan Feng ate one of Shen Yiyao's soft nails, and suddenly became angry, and said sharply, "Then you mean you don't care about this family?"
"Eldest sister, since I married into the Yan family, the family has never been my housekeeper. Why don't you ask me now? You should ask your mother about this."
This is the truth. Speaking of which, Shen Yiyao has been a housekeeper for several years, but she is controlled by the old lady. In order to take away the power of the housekeeper from the hands of his daughter-in-law justifiably, he has a lot of crooked thoughts, and there are endless secret and secret methods.
Oh, when I'm fine, I can't remember Shen Yiyao. When something happens, it's time for you to carry it up. In fact, no one is a fool, but many times they are reluctant to say ugly words.
Shen Yiyao even suspected that when Ah Mo was born prematurely, it was likely that someone had moved her hands and feet. Otherwise, when she was pregnant with Ah Mo, she had been taking care of her carefully, and everything was fine. In the first two months before she was about to give birth, she suddenly gave birth. question.
As the saying goes, seven lives and eight do not live. At that time, Shen Yiyao wanted to die, but fortunately, Ah Mo was born safely. Although she was physically weak due to premature birth, she had to use various precious medicinal materials to support her, but in her heart it was a blessing.
It was just a question of doubt back then. After so many years, I can more or less understand it. Although there is no evidence, but many times there are things that do not need evidence, just understand it in your heart.
Every time she understood a little more, Shen Yiyao's heart froze. While lamenting how I was blind and found such a family back then, I was still full of fatigue.
Yan Feng didn't expect Shen Yiyao's words to be so ugly, and glared at her fiercely.
"I'm nosy, anyway, I'm a married woman. I can only do my best and can't force my family. You just sit here and watch the whole Yan family ruin in your hands! I'll see you go underground in the future. How can you explain it to the second child so that you are not afraid that the ancestors of the Yan family will come back to talk to you at night?"
This is a bit poisonous!
Suddenly, a female voice sounded at the door, and before anyone came in, the aggressive aura had already rolled toward the hall.
"Oh, according to the aunt's words, my mother should take care of the old and young in this house, from retirement to death, down to the future of marriage. Is my mother the wife of the house, or is this strict The slave of the family? Could it be that if the daughter of another family married into this Yan family, she should have worked hard and worked hard for this family of silverfish? Is it the same for the aunt in the Chen family? Will she be a little full? Feeling stretched?"
"Ayan." Shen Yiyao stood up.
Yan Yan nodded at her, then turned to Yan Feng, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth: "Today, my niece went back to her mother's house to visit her mother and brother in her spare time, but she didn't expect to meet her aunt who is also a married girl. Aunt, you tall hat. One by one, they put buttons on my mother's head, and my niece has been listening outside for a while, and my aunt is now a wife of Chen's family. Isn't this hand stretched a little too long!"
Yan Feng blushed as if dripping blood, and said angrily, "Do you still have any rules for this younger generation, and you actually talk to your elders like this. When you were a child, you were an obedient girl, but after you got married, you became domineering, no wonder everyone said you were. Rouge Tiger!"
Shen Yiyao is usually gentle, and many times she is not angry or refuted when someone says something unpleasant. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is natural to appear cowardly. It's just her usual style of dealing with people, and she doesn't want to listen, naturally, she's not good enough, so why argue with others, and in the end, her face is ugly and she falls to a lower level.
I can say what my daughter's personality is, but others can't. This is a kind of mentality of protecting the calf. So hearing Yan Feng slandered Yan Yan like this, Shen Yiyao was instantly angry.
"Big sister, you said that Ayan has no rules. You, an elder, slandered your own junior, but you should do it? What's more, Ayan is my daughter. How can she have me to discipline her? You don't need more. Word."
Yan Feng was repeatedly refuted, and Yan Yan, a junior, put her face on the ground and stepped on it, and she was furious. Hearing Shen Yiyao's remarks, she immediately counterattacked, "You also know that your daughter has bad behavior? Oh, she is quite self-aware."
Shen Yiyao was so angry that tears rolled in her eyes, she was a novice after all when it came to quarreling. If Xue's family is here, Yan Feng will return with a thousand words, so it's not a good thing to say that sometimes people are too good-natured.
"I'm the Rouge Tiger, what's the matter?" Yan Yan took a few steps forward, raised her head and looked like she was not ashamed at all. With a sneer at the corner of her mouth, she looked at Yan Feng with sharp eyes, "I said earlier that Auntie is full of food and likes to meddle in her own business. This prince and concubine is a royal wife, and neither my father, queen mother nor even my husband condemned me. What kind of identity do you have, Auntie, you dare to stand on the head of my imperial concubine, who is consecrated by the Holy One?"
Yan Feng's face was pale, and he couldn't say anything.
Yan Yan's big hat is really buckled a little hard.
Since she married into the royal family, Yan Yan was naturally a member of the royal family. In terms of identity, the monarch, the minister and the minister, Yan Yan is the king, and Yan Feng is the minister. It is common and common to discuss the ruler and minister first, and then the elder and the younger. It stands to reason that when Yan Feng sees Yan Yan, she is going to pay homage. After all, she is not a wife at this time, but Yan Yan is a prince concubine who has been conferred by the first emperor, and a prince concubine who is sure to be in the future.
To be more serious, you, Yan Feng, have such a big face. They are the daughter-in-law of Emperor Xi and Empress Xiao, and their parents-in-law have not spoken, and the fourth prince, who is a husband, has not said a word. What qualifications do you Yan Feng have to talk about others? There are a lot of people who talk about Yan Yan in secret, but no one dares to say it in front of others. Treating you with less than one offense will be light.
Of course, Yan Feng was mad at the moment, and she wasn't usually such a ignorant person. Stimulated by Yan Yan's words, she also realized what she had done. But pulling down to apologize, she couldn't accept it for a while, so she could only stand there with a stiff face and said nothing.
At this moment, Luo Huaiyuan walked in.
When Yan Feng saw him, his face turned pale. She was confused, wondering how much the fourth prince had listened to what he just said, and on the other hand, she faintly complained that Yan Yan and his wife were cheating. If he knew that the Fourth Prince was also there, Yan Feng would definitely not choke out those words.
After all, the situation cannot be controlled by others, and Yan Feng is not an ignorant person, so she naturally knows that if this incident occurs, she will not be blamed. And this matter can be big or small, it depends on how the other party operates. But he first came to Jinseyuan to make trouble, and then irrationally quarreled with Shen Yiyao and Yan Yan. Seeing that girl's sneer, Yan Feng knew that she was offended. If she went to the Majesty and the Queen for revenge, Yan Feng could not imagine what would happen.
These thoughts flashed through Yan Feng's mind like lightning and flint, and her face was even whiter and her face was cramped: "Second brother and sister, Ayan, don't take offense, I am also insane. Second brother, he was suddenly in a disaster, and his mother was in bed again. At this time, it happened again. Although I am a married woman, my surname is Yan, and I am also worried that my family will not be able to continue in the future. If there is any offense in my words, you adults will ignore the villain, and I have no bad intentions after all. "
Saying that, Yan Feng took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. It seemed that the Yan family's mess really made her panic.
Is this a mourning plan
But it's really useful. Others have reason and evidence. If you care about it, Yan Yan seems a little too unreasonable.
Yan Yan was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person, Shen Yiyao was also angry, the mother and daughter went to sit on the chair together.
Luo Huaiyuan said with a smile: "Your Highness can understand the sincerity of the aunt, but sometimes you can't talk nonsense. But we are relatives after all, so naturally we don't care too much. But the aunt needs to be cautious in the future, but Don't make this mistake outside, it won't be easy to get around."
Yan Feng stared blankly at the smiling big fat face in front of him, with all five flavors in his heart.
A little resentful that this useless fourth prince did not give himself face so much, that a junior dared to teach her this elder, but the useless prince was also a dragon son, not a little woman who could provoke her.
Suppressing the various thoughts in her heart, she said crampedly, "It must be sure", and then took advantage of herself to go to Rong'an Tang to visit the old lady, and left in a hurry.
After seeing Yan Feng leave, Yan Yan said angrily to Shen Yiyao: "You are too kind, so you can't get used to this kind of person."
Shen Yiyao looked at her daughter softly, and said, "In name, she is long after all, so it's not good to save any face."
"It also depends on who you want to keep your face. This kind of person who blindly asks others to reflect on themselves, what to do with her! I heard that some monsters and monsters in this house are bothering you every day. If they are impatient with them, they will directly bombard people go out."
"It's better to solve this kind of thing sooner. If you get one, you can't leave a group, how can you continue to spend time with them every day." Luo Huaiyuan interjected.
A maid served tea, and the three continued to talk about it.
"Since Mother and Grandpa have reached an agreement, and everyone's ideas are the same, let's get started. Take this opportunity to get rid of these bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods early, and Mother and A Mo can also be clean and pure."
Hearing what Luo Huaiyuan said, Yan Yan first agreed, and then showed a hint of embarrassment: "It's easy to say, Mother and Adi are now orphans and widowed mothers, the old lady has countless reasons to tie Mother with them. Human nature, it is impossible for her to let her go. According to my guess, if things develop to the end, if there is no room for turning back, the old lady will definitely rely on her mother, and the widowed daughter-in-law should serve as a matter of course. The mother-in-law will die. Of course, the third-family family will continue to rely on the name of serving the old lady, so this burden is not easy to throw away. "
Shen Yiyao sighed and said, "If you really can't throw it away, then you can't throw it away. This situation is already the best situation. Everything can't be perfect, and there will always be times of helplessness."
Therefore, people with weak hearts always lack a bit of unyielding spirit. In the face of unsolvable things, they usually choose to endure rather than resist and struggle. This is a woman who grew up under the education of traditional concepts, and she is her own mother-in-law. Luo Huaiyuan can't make any comments.
He touched his chin, and his eyes gleamed: "I remember hearing A Yan said that when Xian Wei Yuanhou died in the early years, the family was divided?"
Shen Yiyao nodded, and Yan Yan couldn't understand why Luo Huaiyuan mentioned this.
Weiyuan Hou's mansion was indeed divided in the early years, but because the old lady was still there, the two rooms of the direct line and the big room were divided, but they were not 'separated'. Even if the family is separated, it is reasonable for the old lady to follow Yan Ting, after all Yan Ting inherits the title. Going back to the source, this time Yan Ting died, and Shen Yiyao should continue to serve his mother-in-law. This is the foundation of a wife and a daughter-in-law.
Ancient rules are such a goddamn fuck!
Luo Huaiyuan scolded in his heart, and reluctantly said, "What if someone forcibly took on this 'responsibility'?" He meant something.
Yan Yan's eyes flashed, thinking of the couple in the big room.
The husband and wife looked at each other, Luo Huaiyuan described to Shen Yiyao the various possibilities of this move, and the more he talked, the more he felt that this method was feasible. It's a pity that Shen Yiyao didn't agree after listening to it.
"Your uncle and aunt are not bad people, and your aunt has a lot of places to help her, so we can't cheat others." The burden that I wanted to throw away was thrown to others, isn't it cheating
Mother-in-law, can you, an old man, not be so kind-hearted!
Luo Huaiyuan wailed in his heart.
Yan Zhi is the elder. Although he is not his own, he has always been raised by his own. This is known to the whole family. Otherwise, the other concubines would not have been separated, but he was the only one left. In name, Yan Zhi was recorded under the name of the old lady, which is traceable in the genealogy. That is just right, and the eldest son, he can naturally bypass the widow and younger siblings, and take the old lady to support him, in return for his many years of upbringing, which makes sense everywhere.
It's a pity that this reason doesn't make sense to Shen Yiyao, she keeps thinking that she can't harm others. Luo Huaiyuan can't say it clearly, he can only say that what if the big room took the initiative to bring it up
Naturally, Shen Yiyao didn't know that this seemingly honest son-in-law was actually a cunning person. Hearing this, she no longer insisted. If the elder brother and sister-in-law really meant it, she would naturally be willing. After all, 'the crow feeds back, and the lamb kneels to milk', this is a noble character, and others can't doubt it.
Luo Huaiyuan was overjoyed when he saw this.
Yan Yan didn't say much at the time. After the couple returned to the house, they asked Luo Huaiyuan what the hell was going on.
Luo Huaiyuan smiled but said nothing, only that he would find out later.
Now that he has moved his mind, Luo Huaiyuan naturally wants to do what he likes.
The so-called do whatever you want, first of all, you need to understand the person and preferences of the other party, so that the right medicine can be effective.
He ordered his subordinates to investigate Yan Zhi, and Luo Huaiyuan, who had obtained the information, after taking a closer look at it, became appreciative of Yan Zhi instead.
On the other hand, Yan Zhi's life is really useless from the outside, but looking at the inside through the appearance, it can be found that he is a very wise person.
As a concubine who was raised in the past because his mother was unable to give birth to a male son. This is a fortunate thing, but I don't know that the world is messing with people, and the first mother became pregnant not long after, and gave birth to a boy, and then added another son. It stands to reason that his situation is very embarrassing, but he turned his disadvantage into an advantage and successfully survived. During this period, the wisdom of his biological mother is naturally indispensable, but Yan Zhi's own efforts are indispensable after that.
In a way that is extremely absurd in the eyes of outsiders, he successfully survived and was accepted by his first-born mother, even reaching the height of his own son.
Of course, in the eyes of others, a big man's thoughts are wasted in a small mansion, and naturally he is not a promising generation. But this kind of comment, placed on someone who has not experienced the same, is not qualified to speak. A person who lives a carefree life cannot understand a young child who cannot even guarantee his own safety. What kind of struggles he has gone through to grow into a towering tree.
Maybe this big tree is not growing well, or even a little crooked, but it can shelter those under the shade from wind and rain. For the Xue family and several of their children, Yan Zhi is such a role. As noble as Yan Ting, he may not be as good as him.
Luo Huaiyuan has a feeling of empathy, going back to the origin, in fact, he and Yan Zhi are essentially the same. It's just that Yan Zhi's struggle is in the same mansion, seeking to survive and live better, at least better than his fellow concubine. However, Luo Huaiyuan's struggle was in a wider area and more difficult. All he wanted was to live and be safe. In the past, it was himself and his mother, and then there was another Yan Yan, and maybe he and Yan Yan in the future. nurtured children.
And Yan Zhi is cunning but not insidious, and he has his own bottom line in everything he does. In exchange for the ungrateful generation, Yan Ting is dead at this moment, Weiyuan Hou's mansion is declining, the old lady is paralyzed on the couch, Yan Qu is useless, he can no longer continue acting, and he can even turn his face.
It may be because of his nature, or it may be out of kindness, but he is still the good son in the eyes of the old lady, and the good brother in the eyes of Yan Qu.
Originally, he paid attention to Shang Yan Zhi only to solve the family affairs for his daughter-in-law, but now Luo Huaiyuan started to appreciate him.
Maybe what he does next can be done at the same time as cultivating a useful person for himself? After all, the two are not in conflict!
No one knows how Luo Huaiyuan and Yan Zhi got in touch.
All in all, the two had a great time talking.
When Luo Huaiyuan returned, he was smiling, but Yan Zhi's face was rarely covered with a smile that could not be concealed.
Naturally, this matter could not be concealed from the Xue family, and Yan Zhi did not intend to conceal it from her, so he explained the details.
Xue Shi was anxious: "You shouldn't be a fool, right? A seventh-rank idle official is a little smaller, but he's better than a ninth-rank official. Are you crazy or dumb, and you actually agreed to this?"
She couldn't help her not to be in a hurry. Now the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion is about to collapse. Although the seventh-grade errand from Mengyin is a little small, it is also the foundation of the family's life in the future. How can you say that you don't want it? eye.
Officer what is that? It's for people to do chores, and it's not in the stream at all.
After Yan Zhi met the Fourth Prince, he went out to have a few drinks with his friends. During the banquet, he was full of excitement and didn't dare to express himself. At this moment, he was drinking red and came back to brag and show off with his mother-in-law, but he was actually beaten.
However, Yan Zhi was in a good mood at the moment and didn't want to bother with the woman. He waved his hand with a smile: "A woman with short knowledge, I won't argue with you!"
He leaned on the kang with Erlang's legs crossed, squinting and enjoying himself, even humming a little song in his mouth.
Xue Shi didn't follow him, rushed over and dragged him up: "I won't make it clear today, let's not rest at night!"
"Okay, okay, don't drag my aunt, the clothes are all torn, I'll talk to you slowly." Yan Zhi first took Xue's hand away, and then glanced at her proudly: "I heard that Shi Bo mentioned Is it the Minister? Is it the Ship Department that has just opened up in recent years and is responsible for managing the tributary and trade affairs of overseas countries?"
A woman from the Xue family had never heard of this. But she hasn't heard of it, which doesn't mean Yan Zhi hasn't heard of it.
A few years ago, His Majesty's decree lifted the sea ban, and the Shi Ship Department was restored at the Fuzhou port. The Shi Ship Department was mainly responsible for the management of overseas countries' tribute and foreign trade affairs. At first glance, it is really inconspicuous, but after several years of development, maritime trade has now occupied a large market share of Daxi, and its annual tax payment actually accounts for more than half of Daxi's tax revenue.
Daxi's treasury was growing at an extremely fast rate, which made Emperor Xi and the Minister of the Ministry overjoyed, and Zhidao should have lifted the sea ban long ago. Therefore, the inconspicuous official office of Shibo Division officially entered the eyes of everyone.
For those on the top of the pyramid, this company is naturally indifferent. But no one thinks that money is thorny. With money, everything is easy to do. Without money, it is difficult to do anything. However, many affairs need to seize the opportunity, and those who lose the opportunity will naturally not be able to eat the sweet pastry.
The Shibo Division has one person to be promoted, two deputy to be promoted, and the subordinate officials vary. It was naturally less than a small Yan Zhi to be promoted to such an official position, but the Fourth Prince had already agreed to him and arranged him to serve as an official in the Department of Shipping. This is a typical position with a small official position but great power. Limu is a deputy-promoted assistant officer. He is responsible for dealing with maritime merchants all day long, and there is an incredible amount of oil and water in it.
As early as Shibosi entered the eyes of the world, Yan Zhi had privately discussed with his group of pig friends and dog friends. These individuals are all scumbags who are suppressed by their families. They live a bright life but are actually embarrassed. There is no lofty ideal, and a job with a lot of oil and water is a good job in their eyes.
Especially in the case of rumors, at that time in Beijing, Fuzhou Port was almost passed on as a good place for a ship of gold as a unit of calculation, and Yan Zhi was naturally envious.
Yan Zhi really didn't expect such a good thing to fall on him. It seems that the official position is very small, but he was just a small official. But the fourth prince said that the place in Fuzhou is different from the capital. All the official positions in the capital are stuck to death. People like him who are not skilled in martial arts, have no background, and are not from the imperial examinations, want to go up. One step is more difficult. But it is different in Fuzhou, where people's vision and ability are seen there. As long as you have long sleeves and good dance, as long as you have both sides, as long as you have a keen eye for opportunities, it is not difficult to get promoted and get rich.
These are exactly what Yan Zhi has.
Especially as overseas trade is becoming more and more important in the eyes of the saint, the Shibo Division will definitely gradually improve in the future, and there will be many benefits to occupy a place first.
Xue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't believe it, "There's only so much gold there? Is it really calculated by boat?"
Yan Zhi glanced at the silly woman, "It must be fake, but the truth is the same, my Daxi is about four or five million taels of tax every year, and in times of famine, I may even pay it backwards. I think you can account for half of the tax. How much money should the Shi Ship Division hand over to the court? It’s not calculated by ships!”
"How could it be our turn to be in such a good location? Are there any conditions?"
Hearing this, Yan Zhi's face condensed: "It is natural that we spend a lot of time with our second siblings on weekdays. We are close to people, and they will naturally be close to us. When something good happens, we will naturally think of the people we are close to. This is the truth. You have to remember. But it is not without conditions. The fourth prince only mentioned one thing, the house is divided, and when the family is divided, let us take our mother to our side and honor it."
Xue Shi's hand suddenly clenched tightly.
She naturally understood the reasoning. The two of them had discussed it before, and Duke Zhenguo would definitely consider it for his daughter. Unexpectedly, before the Duke of Zhen Guo shot, his son-in-law shot.
A shot is fast and accurate, and makes people unreasonable.
The question now facing the couple in the big room is whether they can take this matter further.
Seeing Yan Zhi's expression, he knew the answer in his heart.
Xue also knew that if she wanted to get it, she had to pay, but she felt unhappy at the thought of being a child in front of that old goddess in the future.
"It's hard to get rid of her, and now we have to continue the previous days. Isn't your mother trying to torment me? There is also a difficult thing for the third room. If people want to be filial Old lady, live with us, what will we do then?" Mrs Xue said aggrieved.
These are indeed a headache to think about, but there is always a solution. Yan Zhi thought so.