Ning Nianzhi and the old lady looked at the stack of silver tickets in front of them, both of them were a little speechless, you look at me, I look at you, and couldn't help but hold their foreheads: "This second family, this time is so clever, and he really sent 100,000 taels of silver." ”

"It's probably not the second aunt who paid it alone." Ning Nianzhi was helpless, although she let the third young lady go yesterday, but because of curiosity, she still asked Mama Tang to inquire, the second young lady really didn't let go of the third young lady, and as soon as the third young lady went back, Xiao Miao took someone over in person. Then, he brought the old lady a silver ticket.

"Grandmother, grandfather will be back in a moment, this matter?" Ning Nianzhi asked a little helplessly, what the old lady meant, she can also guess a few points, that is, if she wants to make more trouble, it is best to divide the family, each has its own way, and there is no need to look at the people you don't like.

The situation of the original family is different from that of the Ning family, although Ning Zhen and Ning Xiao are not the same mother, they are both sisters-in-law, and the old lady is the stepfamily, and she is also the main wife. In addition, the old man simply passed down the family business, most of the reason is that he doesn't want his two sons to fall apart because of these things?

And the original family, except for Yuan Dongliang, the eldest grandson, the rest are all concubines. The old man didn't want to treat his son badly, but the old lady didn't want to treat her grandson badly. The most important thing is that after the death of Yuan Kangming, the old man's feelings for these sons have deepened day by day. Intellectually, Yuan Dongliang is the eldest grandson, but emotionally, the weight of the sons is heavier.

Since the entire original family is to be left to Yuan Dongliang, then Yuan Dongliang will have to help these uncles more in the future.

The old lady didn't want her grandson to do this thankless job, so she tried her best to drive these concubines out of the house, Ning Nianzhi had a guess in her heart, for the good of her family, of course, she would try her best to help the old lady.

But now, the second lady simply sent the silver ticket, and this excuse is a little difficult to use.

"I'll have to wait a little longer." The old lady also sighed, but after a pause, she smiled again: "Forget it, I didn't think that I would succeed once, but I also got 100,000 taels of silver, and if you take it, you can buy a big house when you go back, even if you don't live by yourself, you can rent it out to earn a rouge gouache money." ”

Ning Nianzhi was surprised, and hurriedly pushed the old lady's hand back: "Grandmother, this is unacceptable, in the end, it is the silver in the public school, it is better to buy some property or something......

Before he finished speaking, the old lady shook her head and refused: "If you buy an industry, don't you want to give them a few?" Why bother making wedding dresses for people? This public school supports their three families for nothing, it is already benevolent and righteous, how much can you two eat, and how much can they eat in three rooms combined? Let my eldest grandson feed them, why? ”

As he spoke, he stuffed the silver ticket into Ning Nianzhi's hand: "Don't be afraid that they will make trouble if they find out, I gave this silver, if anyone is unhappy, you can just let them come to me to talk to you when you turn around!" ”

Ning Nianzhi hurriedly shook his head: "Grandmother, I don't mean that, if I say something sour or something, I won't take it to heart at all, I'm just afraid that my grandfather will find out......"

The old lady waved her hand: "What if he knows?" How much money did he make in the middle of the house, and how could he have counted it in his heart? You just have to take it, and when the old man comes to ask, I will say that it is my own private money, and I will give it to whoever I want. ”

"That grandmother kept the ...... to buy some food" Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, and the old lady shook her head: "I'm so old, what do I still use?" It's food, it's all in the public, so why should I spend all this unjust money? ”

In the future, the money left in this public will be given to his eldest grandson, and now it has been spent, how will the young couple live in the future?

The old lady thought far-reaching, but Ning Nianzhi didn't understand at all, and couldn't push it off for most of the day, so she had to take the silver ticket, but she made up her mind in her heart, and when she turned around, she would use the silver to buy some things for the old lady to come back, and the food would be used to replenish her body, and the old lady would live a long life.

At the dinner that the family used together in the evening, Ning Nianzhi originally thought that the second lady had suffered such a big loss, and she would complain about it in the evening, or say a few unpleasant words or something, but she didn't expect that the second lady was very peaceful, she lowered her head when she ate, and she didn't say much after eating, and followed the second master with low eyebrows.

After returning to his yard, Ning Nianzhi couldn't help but tell Yuan Dongliang about today's events, and also talked about his doubts by the way, but Yuan Dongliang saw it clearly: "As long as there is no separation, no matter what the relationship between me and the second uncle is, the second uncle is the master of the general's mansion, but if the family is separated, the second uncle is just a five-grade general, and sometimes, the things brought by this name can't be bought back with silver." ”

After thinking about it, he asked Ning Nianzhi: "If someone comes to ask our father to do something, how much silver will he give?" How much silver will you give if you have more? ”

Ning Nianzhi snorted and laughed: "If you say this, you can understand a lot, just looking at 100,000 taels of silver is indeed a lot, but if you ask someone to do something, it is not too much." The second master's idea is good, as long as it doesn't exceed a certain line, he can endure it all, and he won't be separated from his family, right? ”

Yuan Dongliang nodded: "The second aunt, although she is not very smart, but she is a little scared of the second uncle, what the second uncle said, she never dared to disobey the yang and the yin, don't look at it is just 100,000 taels of silver, even if it is 200,000 taels, she pretends to be sick and delays, and she will still take out a lot of money." ”

Ning Nianzhi laughed for a while, and then couldn't help sighing: "Then it seems that the second uncle has made up his mind not to split the family, so no matter how much trouble my grandmother and I make, it won't work?" ”

The bottom line of the second uncle is also the bottom line of the old man. She wanted to join forces with the old lady to promote the separation of the family, but she didn't want to divide the old man. Now, at least before Yuan Dongliang was canonized by the imperial court, before he got the title of General Zhenxi, there was the old man Yuan in the place, so that it could be called the General's Mansion and be regarded as the real original family.

"Go back and persuade grandmother, this family division is not something that can be done overnight, now whether the family is divided or not, we don't have to worry that the original family will be divided by the second uncle." Yuan Dongliang stroked Ning Nianzhi's soft long hair, and said with a smile: "Besides, the second aunt can't be arrogant now, if you don't like them, don't see them, and bear with them." ”

After a pause, he added: "It's like there are a few monkeys in the house, and you can watch the monkey show when you are free." ”

Ning Nianzhi couldn't help laughing again, the candlelight was just right, Ning Nianzhi's hair was scattered, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and Yuan Dongliang's body was hot, fortunately, he had already let the maids go out before, and as long as he raised his hand at this time, he could hold Ning Nianzhi in his arms.

Suddenly picked up, Ning Nianzhi couldn't help but exclaim, and quickly raised his hand to wrap his arms around Yuan Dongliang's neck: "Quickly let me down!" ”

Yuan Dongliang smiled, and then lowered his head to kiss Ning Nianzhi, but the laughter was muffled in his throat, and the trembling movement made Ning Nianzhi's heart a little itchy. It's all husband and wife, but I'm embarrassed and can't refuse.

Besides, it's pretty comfortable. Ning Nianzhi simply craned his neck and sent himself to the man's mouth.

When I woke up in the morning, the sun was already shining outside, Ning Nianzhi had just woken up, and he was still a little dazed, but Tingxue rubbed his face with a towel, and he woke up in an instant: "Oh, when is it?" Dongliang went to the Yamen, right? It's too late to say hello to my grandmother, why don't you wake me up? ”

Listening to Xue hurriedly said: "The eldest young master has explained, let the young grandmother sleep with peace of mind, please be safe, he personally told the old lady that Mama Liao has also come, saying that the old lady meant, there is no need to ask for peace today." ”

Needless to say, Yuan Dongliang must have gone to the old lady first, and the old lady had been thinking about holding her great-grandson for a long time. even asked Mama Liao to say it early, lest the people below call Ning Nianzhi to get up for fear of being blamed.

Now that the old lady already knows, Ning Nianzhi is not in a hurry, she was a little crazy last night, and her body is a little sore today, so she fell back and lay down on the bed again: "What time is it now?" ”

"It's the beginning of time." Listening to Xue said with a smile, she turned around and went to the table and came in with a teacup: "Young grandma moisten her throat first, Sister Yingxue has already gone to the kitchen when she heard the movement, and it will be too late to bring breakfast over in a while, and it will be too late to go and ask An after eating." ”

Ning Nianzhi lay on the bed and didn't want to move: "Okay, I'll go after breakfast, there is still a housekeeper in the afternoon, I knew earlier, I wouldn't take this stall first." ”

"If the young grandmother is unwilling to take it, there will be no one in this house who can take care of the director." Listening to Xue said with a smile, she called Chunhua over, helped Ning Nianzhi to serve her and dressed, just as Yingxue brought breakfast over, and after breakfast, she hurried to the old lady's yard to say goodbye.

The old lady was leaning against the window and looking through the picture album, and when she saw her come in, she smiled and said, "You were tired last night, right?" Don't be in a hurry to come to greet me, I wish you could sleep until noon, next time it's like this, just come and eat with me at noon, you can sleep as long as you want in the morning, young people, don't want to get up in the morning, my wife can understand. ”

Ning Nianzhi's face was flushed, and she was shy and embarrassed, and the old lady changed the topic after a few jokes, so as not to make her thin-skinned granddaughter-in-law really annoyed: "What do you want to eat for lunch?" ”

As he was talking, he saw Mama Liao enter the door in a hurry: "There are people outside, saying that they are from the palace, and the eunuch beside the queen is waiting at the door." ”

The old lady hurriedly patted Ning Nianzhi's hand: "Don't worry, counting the days, it's time for the holy decree to canonize the edict." He turned his head and instructed Mama Liao: "Quickly invite someone in, and then let the maid call the second child's family, and the incense case or something must be put up." ”

Ning Nianzhi hurriedly helped the old lady: "Grandmother, slow down, the person has already arrived at the door, so we don't have to worry......

The old lady shook her head: "You can't neglect these big eunuchs, in the end, they are the people around the queen's mother, if you go to the queen's side to say something, we can't do it, but it's too late to remedy." ”

Yuncheng is not as good as the capital, even if the queen does not summon it, she can find a way to enter the palace and hang around, and go to the queen to defend herself. But Yuncheng, the emperor is far away, and what happens in the palace may not be able to receive news for three or five months, so it is necessary to be more careful when dealing with the envoys around these nobles.

Speaking of this kung fu, the people in the whole courtyard began to move, some ran out to call people, some put incense tables and kneeling mats, and some went to the kitchen to inform the tea and snacks, and the old lady also hurriedly came out with Ning Nianzhi.

"I haven't seen the old lady for a long time, the old lady is in good spirits on a happy occasion, and she looks more energetic than a few years ago." Mama Liao led people in, and the eunuch smiled and saluted the old lady Chongyuan: "It's really energetic, radiant, and looks a little younger." ”

"Hahaha, my father-in-law has a saying that is right, people are in good spirits when they are happy, my wife can watch my grandson marry the person he likes in this life, this mood, but it has always been very good, smiling all day long, how can the spirit be bad?" The old lady said with a smile, and raised her hand to signal: "My father-in-law came from afar, and the old man thought that he must be very tired, why don't my father-in-law eat the food first, rest for a while, and talk about anything else when he has the spirit?" ”

Gonggong Liu waved his hand: "Let's announce the holy decree first." He turned his head to look at Ning Nianzhi again: "Miss Ning, no, it should be called the eldest young grandmother now, it's not right, and when the holy decree is announced, it should be the eldest young lady, do you remember the old slave?" ”

Ning Nianzhi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I don't remember, I remember that in June of the previous year, I went into the palace to play with Yaohua, or did Father-in-law Liu send us snacks to eat, but I haven't seen him for half a year, and my father-in-law is getting younger and younger." Is the mother okay? In previous years, when it was winter, Niangniang always coughed, but this year is better? Is Yaohua okay? Before I left Beijing, she still held my hand and said that she was reluctant. ”

Gonggong Liu laughed and said, "The queen mother and Princess Yaohua are also thinking about the eldest and youngest grandmothers, and the eldest and youngest grandmothers also have hearts." ”

As they spoke, the second lady and the others each brought someone over, and saw that Ning Nianzhi and the father-in-law who came to announce the decree were very warm and familiar, and several people were a little uncomfortable on their faces.

"I'd better announce it first, if there is anything, let's talk about it later." Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gonggong Liu got up with a smile, the old lady was busy taking people out, and performed three kneeling and nine bowing in the direction of the capital.

"Ning's Female ...... Virtuous and virtuous...... Canonized as a three-grade lady...... "Gonggong Liu recites the holy decree very well, and the tone is frustrated, and sure enough, it is the same as what the old lady said, it is the holy decree of canonization." It has only been half a month since she got married, and the canonization decree has already come down, which shows how important the queen attaches to this matter.

The most important thing is that the emperor attaches great importance to the Ning family and Yuan Dongliang, so he will worry about such a small matter.

The canonization of the edict depends on the status of the mother's family and the attitude of the husband. It's like the canonization of the second young lady Xiao Miao, who has been in the door for more than a year, and she is pregnant with a child, and the canonization of the court has only come down.

Ning Nianzhi's speed also shocked the second lady. If the queen mother really thinks about Ning Nianzhi, then in the future, they will never be able to offend Ning Nianzhi, what happened before......

"Courtiers thank Lord Longen, thank the queen for her kindness." Ning Nianzhi made a big salute and respectfully accepted the holy decree, and Gonggong Liu smiled and said: "The queen mother asked me to come over, and she also wanted me to see if the young lady was used to it in Yuncheng, if there is anything that is not used to it, just send someone to the capital to say it, and the queen mother will definitely find a way to call the shots for the young lady." ”

This is the meaning of being willing to support Ning Nianzhi, Ning Nianzhi was moved and happy in her heart, with the words of the queen's mother, she can walk sideways in Yuncheng in the future.

"Let my mother worry about it, I really deserve it." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, carefully put the holy decree in the box and handed it to Mama Tang, helped the old lady again, and took Gonggong Liu to the inner room: "My father-in-law will tell Niangniang when I go back, everything is fine here, my grandmother really treats me as my own granddaughter, food and clothing, all are the best, that is, when I get up every day, it is all according to my own will, there is no better daughter-in-law than me, Niangniang doesn't have to worry about me." ”

Gonggong Liu nodded and smiled: "The young lady is doing well, and the queen mother and Princess Yaohua can rest assured." ”

"Speaking of which, I was thinking about Niangniang and Yaohua before, a few days ago I just ordered someone to buy some specialties from Yuncheng, there is a kind of flower, called Qiongming flower, which has the effect of moistening the throat, and it is best to make tea, I specially bought some, and Father-in-law Liu went back this time, and I had to bother Father-in-law to bring it back to Niangniang."

Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, and Gonggong Liu nodded: "The young lady has a heart, I will definitely convey it to the queen mother in person." ”

After a few polite words, the kitchen also brought food, and Father-in-law Liu was really tired, so he was taken down to rest after eating. When Yuan Dongliang and the old man come back, the matter of this entertainment will be handed over to the man's family.

Yuan Dongliang deliberately put down the affairs of the yamen, accompanied Gonggong Liu around Cloud City for a few days, and bought some special products. Gonggong Liu is not the kind of person who takes the opportunity to extort money, he has to give Yuan Dongliang silver, but Yuan Dongliang doesn't want a penny, and the two of them excuse themselves for most of the day.

In the end, it was Yuan Dongliang who persuaded Gonggong Liu, and three days later, Gonggong Liu left Yuncheng with three carts of things. There are specialties he brought, as well as the gifts prepared by Ning Nianzhi for the queen mother and the eighth princess, as for the Ning family, it is not bad this time.

After the holy decree of canonization, the original family also changed their names, and from then on, Ning Nianzhi was the eldest and youngest grandmother.

Xiao Miao was a little sour: "Back then, I gave birth to Yang'er, and the canonized holy decree came down, she had a good life, third brother and sister, I remember that at that time, the third brother was more distressed by you, and asked for the decree early, but it was still two or three years before there was a holy decree, you say, why don't we have that life?" ”

The third young lady smiled shyly: "After all, the Ning family is also a wealthy family, and I heard that the eldest sister-in-law's father is highly valued by the emperor......"

Xiao Miao snorted twice and interrupted the words of the third young lady, and the third young lady hesitated for a moment and asked, "Second sister-in-law, look, the silver you borrowed before, do you have time to write a note today?" Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to explain to the minister. ”

Xiao Miao's face immediately changed: "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that I will still ignore your money? In your heart, I'm the one who doesn't talk about trust? ”

"Naturally not, the second sister-in-law is in her heart, and that is also a person who says the same thing and never cheats...... "The third young lady said busily, and Xiao Miao's face eased at this time: "It's good that you know, let's be a concubine, if you can't even believe me, there is no one to talk to in this house, is it possible that if you don't make friends with your sister-in-law and me in the future, you still want to make friends with Ning's short-lived friend?" ”

The third young lady was not good at words, and shook her head anxiously: "Naturally not ......"

Xiao Miao pressed her shoulder: "Brother and sister, you must know that there is a difference between intimacy and alienation, the two of us are relatives, the men of our family, that is the brothers of the same mother, they will fight side by side in the future, their brothers are united, our women's family can't fight by themselves in the back, but let the men be distracted, don't you say?" ”

The third young lady nodded: "What the second sister-in-law said is true." ”

Xiao Miao nodded with satisfaction: "If our family doesn't talk to each other, I will definitely pay back your silver, my second sister-in-law and I are here, is it possible that you are still afraid that I will run away?" When I have money in the future, I will pay you back the first one, and you don't have to be afraid of me cheating. It's just that this IOU is a little too emotional, and it looks like I'll be repaying the debt in the future, will I be that kind of person? ”

The third young lady is just a little bad at words, people are not stupid, and thinking of the words that Ning Nianzhi said before, her heart sank, but she was still a little undead: "Second sister-in-law, that's what I said, it's just that my brother is settling accounts......"

Xiao Miao's face sank again: "Speaking of which, you just don't believe me, right?" ”

After speaking, he got up: "In this case, I have nothing to say, the third brother and sister really hurt my heart, now I will turn around and let your second brother find the third brother to talk about it, if the third brother also said that he wants an IOU, then the second sister-in-law I will naturally not refuse." ”

Without waiting for the third young lady to speak, Xiao Miao turned around and left. Leaving the third young lady with a sad face, Xiao Miao said that it was because the big house was to raise Yang'er, and there was not so much money, and the mother-in-law said that they took 20,000 yuan and their own 30,000 yuan.

But the second sister-in-law cried and complained that she didn't have so much silver on hand, and she wanted to borrow 20,000 yuan, which added up to 50,000 taels of silver. She didn't have so much on hand, so she had to use the dowry, and all the silver at the bottom of the box was emptied, and she also took out a lot of jewelry ornaments, if ......

If the second brother speaks, I am afraid that in the year of the father-in-law, he will really reveal the IOU. What if, what if......

The third young lady fell on the bed holding her chest, and the maid next to her immediately became anxious: "Young lady, where are you uncomfortable?" Do you want to call a doctor to come and have a look? ”

The third young lady hurriedly waved her hand: "No, I'll just lie down for a while, don't alarm anyone." "As soon as the second sister-in-law left, she was looking for a doctor, and her mother-in-law was definitely going to be unhappy again, so she turned around and called herself over to reprimand her, which was torture.