Chapter 67: Uncle (2)
Now Chunlan is also here, Chunlan is the person next to the old lady, is Mochizuki Ju going to turn over?
Xia Bo and Yiyu glanced at each other, Yiyu raised her chin and snuggled out, the meaning was obvious, let Xia Bo listen and listen. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Xia Bo also wanted to know what Chunlan was doing, so he put down the embroidery work in his hand, opened the curtain and walked out.
At this time, Chunlan had already arrived at the door of the main house, nodded at Xia Bo, and walked into the house.
Chunlan came from Ziyue Garden, because she had been assigned to Ziyue Garden as a big maid, so she was ready to go over after lunch. Unexpectedly, Mei Yong, the little maid guarding the door at the gate of the house, reported through the mother-in-law of the second gate, saying that it was Aunt Tong's maiden brother who handed over the post, and Shen Shi was going to visit the old lady at the moment.
The old lady had already learned about the changes in the officialdom of the Tong family father and son from her younger son, so she didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered Chunlan to go to Ziyue Yuan to tell the eldest lady to know.
After Chunlan left, the old lady was a little apprehensive and a little embarrassed, and secretly blamed the eldest lady for giving her a problem at this juncture. If Aunt Tong's family saw the scars on Aunt Tong's body, how would they explain all this?
Chunlan didn't dare to delay, and hurried to Ziyueyuan, but she didn't expect to pounce, knowing that Mei Yixuan's sister and brother had come to Wangyueju, and hurriedly came here.
Mama Chang introduced Chunlan into the small living room, and she also thought that Chunlan was still the second-class maid of the old lady. But when she saw Chunlan come in, she saluted Mei Yixuan respectfully: "Slave Chunlan see the eldest lady!"
Mei Yixuan asked lightly, "Where are you from?"
Chunlan replied: "The slave maid has already gone to the Purple Moon Garden, and she rushed here after putting down her things. ā
Mei Yixuan raised her eyebrows, she understood what Chunlan meant, nodded and said, "What's the matter?"
Chunlan bowed and replied: "Miss, the old lady asked the slave maid to tell you that Aunt Tong's younger brother Master Tong will come to visit the old lady in a while, so that you and Aunt Tong and the fifth young master can prepare, and maybe they will come over after a while." ā
When Mei Yixuan heard this, it was really a coincidence, she was worried about how to find an excuse to go out, I hope this uncle can give her a helping hand and make her wish come true. So, he instructed Mama Chang and said, "Mama, prepare some tea and entertain your uncle." ā
Mama Chang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to buy some fruit?"
Mei Yixuan's face turned cold and refused, "No." Do you have money to buy fruits? Our days are almost over, what do you want to buy, do you have any money?"
Mama Chang touched the small amount of silver taels in her purse, turned around with a gloomy expression and told the maids to boil water and prepare tea.
In fact, there are special people in the house who go outside every day to buy seasonal fruits, and the eldest lady will also distribute them to various yards. It's just that the fruits distributed in the three courtyards of Mochizukiju, Ziyueyuan, and Suifeng Pavilion are often either of the worst quality and the smallest quantity, or there is no fruit at all.
In the past two days, Mei Yixuan has made the eldest lady unhappy one after another, and the eldest lady naturally will not distribute fruits to their yard. Don't you know that Mei Yixuan is in her arms, she just wants this uncle to see the real life of their mother and daughter in the mansion, so as to arouse his sympathy.
Mei Yixuan knew that in ancient times, a noble lady was not allowed to go out casually. You have great ability, and you have to have a place to display your talents. Where can she go to earn money to improve the lives of their mother and daughter? The arrival of this uncle brought Mei Yixuan a glimmer of hope that she could go out.
After finding out that Aunt Tong's younger brother was coming, Xia Bo hurriedly returned to the West Wing and reported to the maids. Everyone was pleasantly surprised, it seems that Mochizuki is not without a backer, see who will dare to bully them in the future!
At this time, listening to Xuetang, the old lady had already asked the little maid to call her youngest son Mei Yunkai over and asked Mei Yunkai in detail about the things on the road. Before, I was afraid that the old lady would be worried, but Mei Yunkai did not confide in the attack on the road. Now that the life-saving benefactor is on the door, Mei Yunkai didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he had to tell his old mother everything about 1510.
When the old lady heard this, she was so frightened that she recited Amitabha Buddha vigorously, and she was very grateful to Aunt Tong's younger brother.
The old lady was a little apprehensive and a little embarrassed at the moment. secretly blamed the eldest lady for giving her a problem at this juncture, and regretted that she was indifferent to Aunt Tong's mother and son on weekdays. If Aunt Tong's family saw the scars on Aunt Tong's body, how would they explain all this?
Although their Mei Mansion did not need a concubine's maiden family to support them, the power and status of the Mei Mansion were also in full swing, and the eldest prince Murong Lin, the Korean Mansion and other high-ranking families constituted a lot of power in Kyoto. However, the more people are in a high position, the more they must be prepared for danger in times of peace, who knows what kind of variables the court will have? The old lady has seen too much of the tragedy of the overthrow of the family overnight, so she will cherish the blood of the Mei Mansion very much. Being alive, even if it is a concubine, is also a continuation of the bloodline of Meifu.
Mei Yunkai looked at the time, said something to her mother, and went to wait at the gate of the house. For the life-saving benefactor, Mei Yunkai personally went to the door to greet him to show his respect and gratitude.
At the moment of Shen, Mei Yunkai saw a horse galloping on the street in the distance, and the person on the horse was Tong Zhuoxin.
Tong Zhuoxin entered the palace in the morning to meet the emperor, presented the recital of Tong Wenye, the general of the Thornton Port Town Army, and answered the emperor's inquiry in detail. The emperor asked him to stay in the capital for a while, and by the way, he would visit his old friends, and in a few days the emperor would summon him to the palace.
Tong Zhuoxin knew that the emperor would carefully study General Tong's suggestions on coastline defense, so he left the palace with peace of mind and went to his home in the capital.
The Tongfu in the capital is located on the outer side of the awl alley and is a fairly ordinary small courtyard house. The so-called awl alley evolved from "chasing thieves".
Awl Hutong faces the Hutong to the east and west, the south is next to the Chai Bang Hutong, and the north is close to the Mishi Hutong, so it is conceivable that this is the place where the lowest poor people live.
Tong Shiqun was a nine-grade petty official back then, and the capital was also expensive, so the Tong family naturally couldn't afford to live in a very good house. However, to be able to have such a house in Kyoto, the Tong family also saved by frugality.
Tong Zhuoxin called all the soldiers he brought from the south to his house, and followed the cleaning for a long time before he could be considered to be able to live in. Later, the soldiers were reluctant to go to the post station in the city, so Tong Zhuoxin simply let them live at home, anyway, the courtyard was spacious enough, and twenty people could live.
They each had enough to eat a pancake at the pancake stall at the mouth of the alley, and the food of these individuals was so delicious that they almost wrapped the pancake stall, squinted the stall owner's happy smile, and bloomed with chrysanthemums on his face.
After the meal, he asked the soldiers to go home to rest, and he went to the firewood stick alley shop to touch a prayer post, and then went to Meifu and told the little man at the door that he would come to visit him at the moment.
According to his thoughts, he couldn't wait to go to Meifu to see his sister immediately. How could he have to inform the big family in advance before coming to the door, so he had to follow the rules and hand the worship post in advance.
At the beginning, such a beautiful sister insisted on being a concubine for Mei Yunchen, and the old father was so angry that he almost couldn't afford to get sick. I really couldn't resist my sister, so my old father had to rely on her.
In everyone's opinion, this is a family affair that will help the future of the Tong family. At that time, Mei Yunchen was not a secretary of the Ministry of War, but he was already a member of the Ministry of War, coupled with the status and power of the Mei Mansion, there was nothing to be dissatisfied with after a hundred years?