As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu looked at Aunt Ding uncertainly.
Aunt Du said a few words in her ear, and Mrs. Liu took Aunt Ding to the inner room.
Half an hour later, Mrs. Liu came back.
However, Aunt Ding did not come back. She only said to them: "Aunt Ding is sick and needs to rest. Someone has been sent back to Liuyuan."
He could only listen and dare not say a word.
Aunt Ding never showed up until New Year's Eve.
Wen Guanbin didn't ask.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't sleep during the night of staying up late.
There were bright lights inside and outside the house. She put on her clothes and got up and walked to the window.
Lu Tao came in to add fuel to the fire and found that Wen Qingzhu was not sleeping.
"Miss, you'd better get some sleep. You're going to pay New Year's greetings to the old man and his wife early tomorrow morning."
Wen Qingzhu didn't look back and said quietly: "I really couldn't sleep, so I got up and stood up."
Lu Tao didn't say much. After lighting the fire, he told Xi'er to go to the kitchen to get a stew.
After a sleepless night, the yard was already busy before dawn.
Wen Qingzhu sat in front of the dressing mirror, and Mother Ye personally dressed her up.
Lu Tao stood aside and looked at Wen Qingzhu's face and said, "The young lady is so beautiful. She is the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
"I'm going to flatter you now, but I won't get any red envelopes!" Mother Ye teased her deliberately, her movements still flowing smoothly.
Wen Qingzhu looked at himself in the mirror and smiled lightly.
Her appearance is indeed good, but she is still a little behind Pei Zhixuan, the most beautiful woman in the capital.
Thinking of Pei Zhixuan, Wen Qingzhu thought of Jiang Yuancheng.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shunde. Queen Zheng passed away early. Will that happen again
After finishing dressing up, Wen Qingzhu took Lu Tao to Jinsong Pavilion to wait for Wen Shuquan.
In less than a quarter of an hour, three people from the west courtyard arrived.
Aunt Wu took the lead and gave her a proper salute.
"Yes." Wen Qingzhu nodded lightly.
Lu Tao beside him had already prepared silver red envelopes and gave one to each of them.
Aunt Wu gave her a gift of thanks.
Wen Qinglan also bowed her knees and thanked her politely.
Seeing this, Wen Qingzhu was slightly surprised.
If it were in the past, Wen Qinglan would never be so obedient, why today...
Just as he was wondering, Uncle Wen came in with Aunt Yue and his daughter.
Wen Qingzhu immediately stood up and saluted Wen Shuquan to say hello.
Uncle Wen glanced at everyone: "Since everyone is here, let's go to Fushou Hall."
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.
Beyond the gate of Yanyuan, Wen Qingzhu noticed that the servants on the road were walking in a hurry.
But everyone has a festive smile on their face.
When he was about to arrive at Fushou Hall, Wen Qingzhu suddenly noticed an out of place figure.
Not to mention the clothes he was wearing were black, and there was a layer of frost on his face.
His steps were extremely fast, weaving in and out among the passers-by, and entered the Fushou Hall faster than them.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the courtyard door in front of him. The man looked so familiar.
They were the first to arrive inside the house.
Not only did I not see Mrs. Liu, I also didn’t see Wen Guanbin.
Uncle Wen led them to wait quietly.
Not long after, people from the first, second and fourth rooms came over one after another.
The room was full of people.
Everyone in the Wen family greeted him politely and hypocritically.
Wan asked Yang first: "Fourth brother and sister, have you recovered from your illness?"
Yang raised his head and looked over. His eyes were dull, but he was a lot more polite: "Much better. Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."
So polite…
Wan was extremely surprised, but she didn't have time to ask any more questions.
Because Wen Guanbin came out with a cold face.
Wen Qingzhu discovered that Wen Guanbin had changed into court clothes.
"The eldest son is in charge of the affairs at home, the third son goes to entertain the guests of Zimingtang, the fourth son entertains the guests of Jubaotang, and the second son follows the third son to Zimingtang to help."
As soon as these words came out, everyone had their own thoughts.
Aunt Ding came back this year, and Wen Zhongcong actually arranged things.
Wen Guanbin glanced at the four sons of the Wen family and said with some displeasure on his face: "What? My words are useless?"
"I obey my father's instructions." The fourth master of the Wen family quickly bowed his head.
Wen Guanbin glanced at the four of them, threw down his sleeves and left in a hurry.
When he went out, Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and glanced at the door.
The black figure he saw when he arrived appeared next to Wen Guanbin like a ghost and followed him out.
Who is this person
After Wen Guanbin had left for half an hour, Mrs. Liu came out leisurely.
Ever since Aunt Ding came back, Mrs. Liu's face has not looked better.
On New Year's Day, everyone in each room had a bad time.
Wen Mingxuan kept vigil last night and after leaving Fushou Hall, Wen Qingzhu sent him back to Ziming Hall to rest.
When they arrived at the east courtyard room, Lu Tao said to her: "Miss, you haven't eaten much for lunch or dinner. May I go to the kitchen and give you instructions to cook some side dishes?"
"Yeah." Wen Qingzhu didn't eat much all day and was indeed a little hungry.
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, Lu Tao came back with a puzzled look.
Wen Qingzhu looked at her: "What happened?"
Lu Tao walked up to her and hissed: "Miss, this slave just encountered something strange."
"What do you think."
"Just now, the slave went to the kitchen and happened to meet the fourth young lady. She actually cooked the food herself. Knowing that the slave was instructing the kitchen to prepare side dishes, she also graciously gave away Aunt Wu's bird's nest porridge. Why did the fourth young lady suddenly change her temper? "Lv Tao was full of doubts.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and then said, "Go and fetch Shaoyao. I have something to tell her."
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In the study, Wen Qingzhu stopped writing at the same time after listening to Shaoyao's words.
"So, Wen Qinglan was taught by them?"
"My slave thinks that it should be so. Xiaocui also told my slave that the woman looks gentle, but there is one thing that dissatisfied the fourth lady. She either stands on her heels or holds a bowl of water and is not allowed to move."
"Aunt Wu doesn't feel bad?" Wen Qingzhu thought this was a bit strange.
Shaoyao thought about it for a moment and said, "When I was there, I happened to see the Fourth Miss contradicting the old lady, so the Fourth Miss was made to stand. By the way, two silver needles were placed vertically under her heels. "
"Two silver needles placed under his heels?!" Wen Qingzhu looked solemn. This method was a dirty trick in the palace.
In a family as big or small as the Wen family, there should be no such thing.
There is something wrong with this mother-in-law.
Shaoyao continued: "When I was about to leave, the fourth lady had been standing there for a quarter of an hour. Aunt Wu was so distressed that she was about to shed tears, but she didn't seem to dare to say anything."
Wen Qingzhu nodded. She had to find a way to check Wu Shan's side.
What is the origin of this woman
To investigate Wu Shan's affairs, Wen Qingzhu subconsciously thought of Fu Lie.
After writing the letter, before Wen Qingzhu could send it out, Fu Lie's letter arrived first.
When Wen Qingzhu opened the letter, his heart tightened.
This happened anyway.
Early on the morning of the second day of the lunar month, Song Yan from Fushou Hall sent news.
Mr. Wen didn't come home all night last night.
This incident made everyone in the Wen family worried.
Mrs. Liu didn't care about Aunt Ding anymore and quickly called Wen Bogui and Uncle Wen over.
Mr. Liu had been very angry these days, and Song Yan told the old lady that the incense of Wen Qingzhu could calm the nerves.
Over at Fushou Hall, Wen Qingzhu was asked to prepare incense.
Jasmine stood waiting in the house while Wen Qingzhu sealed the incense and decided to go over with Jasmine to take a look.
When Wen Qingzhu was approaching the entrance of Fushoutang courtyard, he met Wen Qingfang who was coming.
The two people looked at each other, smiled, and saluted each other.
"Seventh sister is here to see grandma?" Wen Qingfang looked at the things in Jasmine's hands.
Wen Qingzhu smiled lightly and said, "Yes, my grandmother has not had a good rest these days, so she asked me to prepare some incense. I thought I would be free today, so I sent it over in person."
"My sister is really thoughtful." Wen Qingfang praised her meaningfully.
Wen Qingzhu looked behind Wen Qingfang, where the maid was holding stew.
It seems that he came prepared.
"Sixth sister, won't you go to grandma's house to pay New Year's greetings today?" Wen Qingzhu asked in a nonchalant manner.
Wen Qingfang had already prepared: "My grandfather didn't come home all night, so he always has to worry about family affairs first. It would be nice if my mother could go to my grandfather's house."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said nothing.
There's really nothing wrong with this Wen Qingfang.
The two of them entered the house side by side.
When she walked to the door, she happened to hear Mrs. Liu scolding Wen Bogui: "Your father hasn't come home all night, so you might as well sleep at home! How on earth do you behave like a son! Aren't you working under your father?! Don't you? You can’t ask someone to ask about the situation!”
Wen Bogui also felt aggrieved.
Before leaving yesterday, Wen Guanbin told him that something happened in the palace and he might not be able to come back in the next few days.
Unexpectedly, Wen Guanbin went out for a whole day and night, and no news came from him.
It's not that he didn't ask someone to ask, but he couldn't get any information at all.
"Mom, I asked someone to find out the news. Haven't I heard the news yet?" Wen Bogui was also a little scared.
When Wen Guanbin left, he looked very serious and asked him to take good care of the house.
He thought nothing would happen at all, but now that Wen Guanbin didn't come back, he was a little panicked.
In a panic, he saw Wen Shuquan next to him and immediately asked: "Third brother, aren't you in the Capital Water Prison? Have you gone to find out any information?"
"Yes, third child! Where are you here?" Ms. Liu quickly turned around and asked him.
Wen Shuquan replied calmly: "My son is just a casual official with no real duties. He only went to the Capital Water Prison three times last year."
Mrs. Liu patted her forehead before she realized what she was doing.
She turned around and scolded Wen Bogui again: "Are you the eldest son or the elder brother? Apart from the master, you are the only one with a real job in the family. How come you can't do anything about it!"
I don't know if Wen Qingfang couldn't listen anymore, so she stood at the door and knocked.
Mrs. Liu in the room immediately stopped, looked at the door, frowned and said, "Why are you here?"
"Grandma, Fang'er heard that you haven't had breakfast yet, so she specially brought plum blossom soup." Wen Qingfang entered the room generously and walked quickly to Mrs. Liu.
After telling the maid to put down the plum blossom soup, she filled a bowl herself and placed it in front of Mrs. Liu: "Grandma, no matter how urgent the matter is, you have to eat first, right? This plum blossom soup was made by Fang'er who got up early in the morning and picked the freshest plum blossoms. Would you like to try it?"
Seeing that Wen Qingfang was so sensible, Ms. Liu felt very relieved, relaxed her face, and took it.
Halfway through the meal, she looked up at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Why are you here too?"
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward with a smile and asked Jasmine to take out the incense: "Grandma, my granddaughter specially made a new incense today. I don't know if grandma likes it, so I sent it here in person."