"I've met the Fourth Miss." Wen Qingzhu quickly got into the mood and played the role of Peony.
Mother Ye also saluted quickly.
Wen Qinglan looked away, walked over with a smile, and helped Mother Ye up herself.
"Mama Ye, you're welcome. We are all one family."
Mother Ye said sternly: "Miss Fourth, there is no difference in dignity. You and Miss Seven are family."
Wen Qinglan felt a little better after hearing Mama Ye's words.
Just as she was about to speak, Lu Tao's voice came from behind her.
"Mom! Why don't you come back yet!"
Wen Qinglan suddenly turned around and saw Lu Tao trotting over.
Wen Qinglan said with a smile: "Lu Tao, why are you out? Aren't you accompanying your young lady?"
Lu Tao glanced at Wen Qinglan angrily and didn't reply. He just turned around and ran over.
The moment she saw Peony, her face lit up with joy and she quickly shouted: "You are finally back!"
Wen Qingzhu smiled and asked her, "Has Aunt Wu gone to see the lady? You should stay there."
"Yes." Lu Tao seemed to be talking to Wen Qingzhu, but since Wen Qinglan was here, she couldn't say anything, so she could only hold her hand, "Anyway, you follow me back!"
"Fourth Miss, let's go first." Wen Qingzhu said, turned around and followed Lu Tao to the east courtyard.
Wen Qinglan looked at their backs and felt very strange.
She thought for a long time before asking: "Yuan'er, do you think this peony is different from before?"
Yuan'er looked at their backs and said seriously: "I feel like... why does Shaoyao look a bit like Miss Seven? I heard she was talking about us just now?"
Wen Qinglan's eyes darkened. It didn't seem that difficult to disguise herself.
Especially now at the end of the year, if Mother Ye goes out, why should Shaoyao go out with her
But she still thought clearly, Ning Yan from Fu Shoutang came over.
"Fourth Miss, the old lady is already waiting over there. Please Fourth Miss, please hurry over."
"I'm really sorry for keeping grandma waiting for so long." Wen Qinglan immediately showed a perfect smile.
…
In the main hall of the east courtyard.
Shaoyao, disguised as Wen Qingzhu, sat on the main seat.
Next to her was Aunt Wu. She was holding a needle and thread and said with a kind smile, "We haven't seen you for a few days. Miss Seven has even forgotten how to stitch?"
When Aunt Wu said this, Shaoyao's whole body stiffened.
But she glanced at Wen Qingzhu and stood up quickly.
"Shaoyao! You're back!"
Shaoyao walked over, smiled and nodded: "Miss, I'm back."
Seeing this, Aunt Wu felt a little strange.
This Shaoyao used to be very sensible, but why is he so arrogant today? Even if he is not polite, he even forgets to call himself!
"Aunt Wu, I have something to do with Shaoyao, why don't you go back first." Shaoyao finally relaxed and told Aunt Wu politely.
Aunt Wu came here just to hold Wen Qingzhu back. How could she leave
"It doesn't matter. Miss Seven can go ahead and do her work. I can wait."
"Then just wait." Shaoyao glanced at her, turned around and took Wen Qingzhu into the backyard.
Mother You, who was following Aunt Wu, saw that there was no one around, so she whispered: "Auntie, I feel that this seventh lady is a bit strange."
"Did you feel it too?" Aunt Wu looked sideways, and the scene when Shaoyao came back just now lingered in her heart.
Half an hour later, Wen Qingzhu came out with Shaoyao Lutao.
As soon as Aunt Wu got up, Wen Qingzhu raised her hand: "Auntie, you'd better go back! I'm going to Fushou Hall!"
"Miss Seventh! Didn't the old lady give you a holiday? It's freezing and snowy, you don't have to go there!" Upon hearing this, Aunt Wu threw away her previous doubts.
Wen Qingzhu stared at her with a smile but not a smile: "What? Can Auntie still stop me from leaving?"
Aunt Wu saw that her eyes were a little unkind, and she quickly lowered her head: "I can't hide! I have exceeded the rules!"
"Then aunt, please go back!" After Wen Qingzhu said this, he turned around and left.
Aunt Wu behind her gritted her teeth. She could not forcefully stop Wen Qingzhu now.
After much thought, she decided to extend an olive branch.
"Miss Seventh! Wait! I have something to tell you!"
Wen Qingzhu didn't look back at all, he just raised his hand: "Let's talk about it when we come back if there's anything else!"
Aunt Wu was a little panicked, so she quickly followed and said from behind Wen Qingzhu: "Don't you care that the fifth prince wants to accept you as his concubine?"
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu stopped suddenly.
Aunt Wu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Wen Qingzhu smiling and saying sarcastically: "Aunt Wu! Even if the fifth prince is the prince! I don't care about him!"
Wen Qingzhu didn't give Aunt Wu a chance to talk nonsense and quickly left the east courtyard.
I met Ning Yan on the way back just now.
It was obvious that the two sides were going to bump into each other, but Ning Yan deliberately avoided her and Mother Ye.
That meant that Ning Yan was not here to find Wen Qingzhu.
It happened that Wen Qinglan was going out.
Why did she, a prejudiced grandmother, summon Wen Qinglan
In less than two quarters of an hour, Wen Qingzhu arrived at the gate of Fushou Hall.
When she was at the door, she met Wen Qingxin who was about to go in.
When Wen Qingxin saw her, his eyes dodged.
However, she still said hello kindly: "Sister Qi, you are here too."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said, "Yes, I just heard that the fourth sister was coming. I was curious that my grandmother was willing to meet the fourth sister. I was really worried, so I came over to have a look."
"Then, let's go in together." Wen Qingxin looked calm.
The two of them arrived at the door of the house.
Wen Qinglan's voice happened to be heard in the room, sounding a little excited.
"Grandma! Everything my granddaughter said is true! As long as grandma agrees to straighten my aunt! My uncle will definitely be able to help resolve the matter between grandfather and father!"
Wen Qingzhu stepped in and said loudly: "Is Uncle Wu so powerful? In this case, if he really wants to make friends with the Wen family, he might as well help directly! There is a problem now. The uncle needs two hundred thousand taels. Why don't you ask Uncle Wu to help you by the way?"
Wen Qinglan's expression suddenly changed as she knelt on the ground.
She turned back suddenly and asked unwillingly: "Why is the seventh sister here?"
Wen Qingzhu ignored her and walked to sit next to Mrs. Liu.
She held Mrs. Liu's hand affectionately and said coquettishly: "Grandma! If the fourth sister is sincere, my uncle just needs help with this matter. Why not let them help a bunch of uncles to prevent him from suffering in prison."
"Seventh sister!" Wen Qinglan was so disgusted by Wen Qingzhu's appearance that she couldn't help but interrupt her.
Wen Qingzhu looked at Wen Qinglan innocently: "Am I wrong? Now the uncle's affairs are the Wen family's top priority."
"Xiao Qi is right." Mrs. Liu rarely agreed with her words.
Wen Qingzhu chuckled and glanced at Wen Qingxin next to him.
She also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu like this, Wen Qinglan could only bite the bullet and explain: "Grandma, uncle's matter cannot be solved at once."
"Really?" Wen Qingzhu interrupted her with a smile, "But I heard that the Wu family's uncle was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he will definitely be able to get money from his hands. A mere two hundred thousand taels will definitely be no problem! At worst, it's the Wen family's Let’s borrow it!”
"You... you, how..." Wen Qinglan couldn't believe it, how on earth did Wen Qingzhu know where Wu Shan was working.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and smiled, and went out to give porridge in the morning.
She did not run in vain, the person who followed Master Jin.
She glanced at it several times and always thought it looked familiar.
On the way back, she finally remembered.
Isn't that person a secret chess player of Jiang Yuancheng in the household department
The reason why Jiang Yuancheng was able to turn over was precisely because his foundation in the household department was so deep.
Since Jiang Yuancheng chose to have lunch, and he can't show up for lunch now, Jiang Yuancheng will definitely arrange for him to be in the household department.
Only in the household department, Jiang Yuancheng could fully ensure that Wu Shan's things were put to good use.
Mrs. Liu immediately turned around: "Xiao Qi! Are you telling the truth? Is Mr. Wu really the household secretary?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded affirmatively: "Don't the Wan family have some connections in the household department? If you spend a little more money to inquire, you will definitely know. But if the fourth sister is sure, we don't have to spend this money."
Hearing this, Ms. Liu turned her eyes and looked at Wen Qinglan on the ground: "Is your uncle in the household department?"
Wen Qinglan put her hands on the ground, feeling extremely flustered.
How did Wen Qingzhu know this
Why would she know? And how can you be sure!
"Really?" Ms. Liu was a little impatient.
Seeing that Wen Qinglan still refused to answer, Mrs. Liu gave an ultimatum: "If you can ask your uncle to help your uncle, then I will allow you to persuade the third child to straighten your aunt!"
"This..." Wen Qinglan was very hesitant. She didn't know if what she was doing was right.
The fifth prince said that his uncle can't go out in the open now.
But just now Mrs. Liu actually relented and agreed to help her aunt straighten herself.
As long as her aunt is straightened up, she will be the legitimate daughter of the Wen family.
Then it is not impossible to marry the fifth prince and become the concubine!
Wen Qinglan was very moved.
She was caught in a whirlpool of struggle.
When Wen Qingxin next to him saw this, he knew what Wen Qingzhu had planned.
She then helped to persuade her: "Fourth sister, you are already old, and you are already a hairpin, so I have to find a husband for you no matter what! There is a huge difference between going out as a legitimate daughter or as a concubine. Big!”
After being disturbed by Wen Qingxin, Wen Qinglan finally made up his mind.
She raised her head, looked at Mr. Liu and said, "That's right! My uncle is indeed in the household department, but he has borrowed someone else's name at the moment, so he can't do anything about it yet."
"It's only two hundred thousand taels, which is definitely nothing to your uncle!" The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face became deeper and deeper. It seems that Wen Qinglan is a little clever, but she is not home yet.
"Two hundred thousand taels... I, I have to discuss it with my aunt..." Wen Qinglan was very scared. She had never seen two hundred thousand taels of silver in her life.
When Aunt Wu was in charge of Yanyuan, she only had 8,000 taels of silver saved for several years.
So in Wen Qinglan's heart, two hundred thousand taels of silver was too much.
"But do you still have to hesitate for two hundred thousand taels?" Ms. Liu was actually a little frightened, because two hundred thousand taels was definitely not a small amount.
But seeing that Wen Qingzhu and Wen Qingxin felt nothing was wrong, she calmed down.
The Ministry of Accounts is in charge of the national treasury tax bank, so a temporary loan of 200,000 yuan may not really be a big deal.
Thinking of this, Ms. Liu's expression became solemn and she started to be aggressive: "I'll give you a cup of tea to think about it. Just think about it!"
Wen Qinglan's palms were filled with cold sweat, and she didn't know whether she should agree or not.
Two hundred thousand taels of silver.
It’s not a small amount!
Yuan'er stood aside, listening to several masters talk about two hundred thousand taels in a calm manner, as if they were talking about twenty taels.
She felt something wasn't right.
Just as she was about to speak, Shaoyao suddenly took a step forward and pulled away from Yuan'er: "Sister Yuan'er, I heard that your affair with Ahu is going to be finalized?"
With such an interruption, Yuan'er had no time to remind Wen Qinglan.
The time was almost up, and the cold sweat on Wen Qinglan's forehead fell drop by drop.
Wet it on the carpet and disappear after a while.
Finally, Wen Qinglan raised her head and stammered: "I, I—"
"Lan'er!" Aunt Wu suddenly ran in.
She knelt beside Wen Qinglan, shook her head secretly, and explained to Mrs. Liu while lying on the ground: "Old Madam! Lan'er doesn't know many things! Please don't embarrass her, Old Madam."