Fan Shi was taken aback when he heard this, only to feel that there was a thunderstorm in the clear sky, which shook him dizzily, and he didn't know what to do. After a while, when he came back to his senses, his cheeks were already full of anger, and he scolded: "What a Jiang family! What kind of bastard is my Fan family, and they can be insulted and bullied like this! Who else is there in the eyes of Jiang Lan and Jiang Zining, and who is relying on the power of their family, they dare to do this to us!" He said and shook Qiang's hand and said: "Good sister-in-law, such a family, don't say whether you want it or not, the farther away the better! The eldest brother can go to the Jiang family to withdraw from his relatives? Retirement is our creation!"

Qiang's eyes wept and said, "Why don't you retreat? His family insulted us like this, how can we do this family business? When your brother heard me go home, he was so angry that his lungs exploded, and he took the Wending order to his house that day. The first thing over there was to be a good voice and a soft apology, but when it came to withdrawing from relatives, they were not allowed to do anything. Jiang Lan actually said that Wen'er's eight characters are not good, otherwise why did he only get married before, and the old lady and the old marquis of his family went back and forth? What if you just sleep with a girl and a concubine? They are all in their own plain mansions, and they haven't made a son and a half daughter come out, so what kind of big thing can be counted, so they have to quit their relatives? It can be seen that Wen'er is narrow-minded and can't tolerate people, so even if she marries, she may not be able to be in harmony with her husband and respect her elders. It's just that they have watched Wen'er wait for so many years, and the girl's family has wasted their youth, so it is difficult to save the faces and reputations of both parties--Listen, is this still human talk? How many ugly things, mess things, and fart things have been done by their sons, and they just shut their mouths one by one, and erased them lightly, but they relied on our family's stinginess to cause trouble! And the most important, and the most important...... Don't tell the truth, just say a word, this is a life that will harm our family Wen'er for a lifetime!"

When Fan heard this, her brows tightened more and more, and she asked her sister-in-law: "My brother was very angry, and immediately rushed over to withdraw from his relatives.

Qiang replied with tears: "I was too anxious that day, and I was not sure. Your brother went to the Pingyuan Hou Mansion and came back from a trip of choking, and it is needless to say that he is angry, but as you asked, he himself can't help but beat the drum in his heart, for fear of wronging others, but we have done it ourselves. So early the next morning, on the pretext of the illness of the two old aunts and grandmothers in the family, he invited three doctors who were familiar with the hospital to come for consultation, and then invited the doctors of the most famous pharmacies in Beijing to visit the family. As a result, a little servant talked to the apprentice who came over there, saying that there was such a thing for a while, and the doctors and women in the pharmacy had gone in and out of the Pingyuan Hou Mansion many times. The two old ladies also pointed at your brother again and again. So it was true. Your brother and I are really sad, and I don't dare to hide it from my lord anymore, so I have to tell him. The poor old man is a seventy-year-old man, and his hair is still nearly half black, but it is almost white in one night. ”

Only then did Fan know how he had only seen Fan Taosheng, and he felt that he had grown so old in just a few years. Originally, I thought it was because he had a heavy job as a political envoy in Beijing, and the years were urging him to grow old, but I didn't want it because of this. Fan asked Fan Taosheng again if he agreed with the resignation. Qiang said: "My father was originally dissatisfied with this marriage, and now that such a thing has come out, it is naturally more to say." But he also felt sorry for Wen'er, saying that the words next to the Jiang family were all farting, and only one sentence that Wen'er was not young was on point. Father also said, or the Jiang family also wants face, such unspeakable things, if they can be quietly cured, why bother to spread all over the world to make people talk about irresponsible jokes? The Jiang family said that they were rude, and they were probably in a hurry, and they didn't want our family to withdraw from the marriage, so they wanted to dispel your brother's thoughts. We learned a lesson from our father, so we thought about how much the Jiang family would do, who would have expected—who would have expected—"

When Qiang said this, he couldn't go on for a while. Fan didn't dare to urge, so he only took the tea again to calm down with her. Qiang grabbed the cup, watched the tears drip into the cup, and sobbed: "Then the Jiang family is really not human. We were all well-intentioned to excuse them, but when we turned our heads, we heard the people in Beijing say that our Wen girl was not good, and her life was hard, and she hit the Kefu family; My poor Wen'er, my poor Wen'er...... What kind of sin did she create in her previous life? Stand up to our snobbish and visionless parents, and catch up with such pigs and dogs?"

When Fan heard what she said, he trembled with anger. Standing in place, he exhaled seven or eight times, and then he forced the fire in his heart to go down a little, and asked: "There is such a thing? When these words come out, not only Wen'er, but how do other girls in the family live? Do you want to talk about marrying relatives? What about the eldest brother? Can you let the rumors spread all over the world!"

Qiang shook his head, his eyes were red and swollen, and said: "Where can it be? The clay man still has three points of earthiness, not to mention the fact that he was raised by his parents? Your eldest brother was very angry when he heard those nonsense words in the capital, and when people understood that these were all from the Jiang family, he took advantage of the old sage's birthday to make merits, open a night market and enjoy with the people, and invited his father's group of colleagues, and then a few sons and grandsons who were still good friends went to Shengdeju to eat and drink - during the banquet, Jiang Zi'an was not in good health, and he decided to withdraw from the marriage and tell Wen'er that he would marry another party!"

Fan was still angry, but she was completely stunned when she heard this: she also knew that her cousin was loyal and honest, the most scheming, and she didn't know how to calculate and hurt people, but she didn't expect him to do such a thing, and only cleaned up the faces of the two families. In this way, the Pingyuan Hou Mansion is certainly not a little better, Jiang Zi'an's bastard things are all shaken in front of the world's eyes, and the Jiang family's calculations against his in-laws in order to cover up his illness and harm the daughter-in-law who has not entered the door are also unobstructed;

She was in a daze here, and Qiang was still crying over there. Fan Cheng didn't care about it, completely tore the faces of the Fan and Jiang families, and when he came home, he let Fan Taosheng beat him up with family law. Fan Taosheng's old wife pitied her eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, and she was sad for her granddaughter, and her mother and son cried bitterly when they hugged each other. Fan Chengyan's three sons also rushed to intercede for their father and ask for an explanation for their sister-in-law. In a few days, they not only found a few fights with Jiang Zining and Jiang Zi'an, but also contacted Jingzhao Yin Yamen and Yushitai to rectify the detention and punishment of the group of Jiang brothers who often played and mixed up, and rectified the punishment of the prince and grandson in the capital for a while. I didn't want the Fan family to have just taken a bad breath, but the Jiang family over there also made a fuss, entangled a group of officials, and wrote that the Fan family had colluded with the party, borrowed power for personal gain, and suppressed colleagues. In the middle, the dispute between the civil ministers and military generals was involved, and the trouble became bigger and bigger for a while. It wasn't until later, when the Holy Lord favored Fan Taosheng and concurrently led the Zhan Mansion, that the court had a few times before and after, and these disturbances stopped quietly. It's just that after this incident, the Jiang family is not good, and the Fan family is even more damaged in face and vitality. Fan Taosheng resigned from Zhan Shi, and then simply resigned, just wanting to leave Jingshi far away, and also stay away from these troubles and worries. Qiang said: "Speaking of which, I had the wrong idea at the time. If you choose an honest reading child according to your father, don't talk about this suffering, I'm afraid that even the children are complete! But now, one wrong step and the loss of Wen'er's life, what's the fun of my mother's life?"

Fan Shi hurriedly comforted her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't say that. You and your eldest brother both love their daughters with a heart, thinking that their children will marry into a good family, wear gold and silver, and have no worries about food and use for the rest of their lives, what's wrong with this? And your sister-in-law grew up in Beijing, and those princes and princes often walked around, and what they saw at that time was good, so they naturally thought that they were also good at the moment. Where can you think of it, but after one or two generations of work, it has degenerated to this point, and it is not bad to raise a family like the Jiang family that is not as good as the beasts? For example, my sister-in-law's aunt, the Duchess of Qi is very good, and the Duke of Qi Guo's edict, if it weren't for their vigilant reminders, we would have married Wen Yatou without knowing anything, what should it be? So I persuaded my sister-in-law to put away her tears, wipe her face clean, and change into bright clothes -- this matter was originally the Jiang family's fault, so why should we punish ourselves for other people's faults? We must raise our eyebrows and live our serious life generously. As he spoke, he called the maids to come in and wash Qiang's face.

Qiang took Fan's veil and slowly wiped his eyes. When the maid brought hot water, Fan personally stepped forward and twisted a towel to clean Qiang's face and eyes. Qiang hurriedly excused himself: "Let the maids come, you sit down." Fan smiled: "The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother." When I was still at home, my sister-in-law combed my hair and dressed me. Let me serve my sister-in-law once today. Qiang could only go with her.

Fan asked again: "Now that Miss Wen has divorced from the Jiang family, she is innocent again." It's just that she is a little girl after all, and she knows such a big thing?"

Qiang sighed and said, "Why don't you know? You also know that in terms of intelligence, Wen'er is the first of her father's four children." But what's the use of being smart? The more things are seen, the more pitiful Wen'er becomes. In the past few years, she has suffered the most. The first few times she postponed the marriage, and she said that she was filial piety, so she followed the rules, and she didn't laugh or have fun at home. Thinking that I would marry into the Hou Mansion in the future, the family had a large population and many contacts with each other, lest my words and actions would be out of proportion and lose my face, so I asked the old mothers and nurses in detail with me back then, what are the conventions and rules, and the human contacts, and when I get three words and five words, I will write them down in her own booklet, and from time to time I will use them to review and recite. I told her that the rules of each house are different, and that it may not be beneficial to do these things just by doing them, but the child laughed at me and said, 'Mother, I just want to know in my heart and avoid being bored for a long time.' But her heart, which is looking forward to a happy and harmonious future, has not been rewarded at all. In the past six months and nearly a year, there have been so many things that adults can't stand anymore, and she still has to comfort her wife, comfort me, and tell her grandfather, father, and brother not to be angry and sad for her as a girl, and even secretly want to give herself up to the nunnery for the sake of the Fan family's face! As a result, I carefully checked with her father, from the maid, the porter, the coachman, the doctor in the medicine shop, and the mother-in-law who washed clothes...... Each of them was instructed by her money, and taught them what to do one by one, how to say to the family and the outside world, how to let everyone in the capital know little by little that she had a bad disease, that her parents and elders pitied her, and that she herself intended to protect her family. Master, it was your uncle who heard about this and told us that no matter what, as long as there is a man in the Fan family alive, Wen'er must be provided with a mouthful of food; ”

Fan nodded lightly, couldn't help but sigh, and then asked, "But Wen'er is only twenty years old this year, and she is still young." Although it is unfortunate to encounter such a thing, it is not her own fault in the end. Could it be that she can't live at home for the rest of her life? What do the eldest brother and sister-in-law think?"

Qiang said: "We only raised this one's daughter, so naturally we are looking forward to her for a lifetime." But what can we do when such a thing happens? The people in Beijing have no hope. Her father and brother made such a fuss this time, and the matter was publicized so much, I was afraid that other families would not want to. Or, even if some people are willing, but they are the first-class family members who are broken, despicable, and inconsiderate in this way, your brother and I will never be willing to do this-for us, we have already wronged the child once, do you want her to be wronged again in the future? Now that the master has also spoken, Wen'er lives at home, and she is comfortable being an old girl for a lifetime, and the Fan family has gritted her teeth and admitted it!"

Fan Shi gritted his teeth when he saw her last sentence, and his attitude was resolute, and he nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that his uncle and brother and sister-in-law finally understood that they did not harshly treat their niece Shu Wen, and it was also her luck that did not break home, and her parents were close and strong. So he comforted Qiang's two sentences, and only said: "Wen girl has parents and grandparents like you, and the blessing is also profound." There will be a good end for her in the future, and her brother and sister-in-law don't have to worry. ”

Qiang was sincerely comforted by her, and cried happily, venting his anger and depression for several months, but he seemed to be in good spirits. Because he said: "Now my father is invited by this academy to give lectures and teach. Traditionally, you have to stay in Yangzhou for at least one year. First we were in the capital, taking care of all kinds of things, but here we were annoyed by my mother and sister to do the work, we really couldn't do it. It's just that now although I have come, Yangzhou is not familiar with the place in the end, and I have to bother my sister to guide me again, take care of housework, and introduce and intersect with important people on the ground. ”

Seeing that she turned her head, Fan couldn't be more happy, so he hurriedly pulled her out of the house, and said, "It's getting late, and the heat of the day has dissipated, so it's time to take a walk in the garden." I remember that my sister-in-law brought some new flowers and trees from Beijing, and they took me to see them. Moreover, the good things brought by Beijing also happened to take advantage of this to hold a flower viewing party from the beginning, inviting the wives and ladies of several important families in Yangzhou to get together. ”

Saying this, on this day, the Fan family and the Qiang family visited the garden, admired the flowers and trees, set up a party, wrote an invitation, and then sent people to send them to each house quickly, and they were busy for a whole day before dispersing. It wasn't until late that Fan went back to his house and saw her husband Gu Chong and Gu Wenling already sitting in the house. Gu Chong saw her come in, and said with a smile: "I know that you are the best with your cousin-in-law, but you don't want to stick to it all day? Where did your sister-in-law get so much to say? Why don't you tell me about it too?"