Ji Cheng sighed, and thought of her aunt Ji Lanlai again. At that time, I was young, and I never thought that I would marry someone else, I just looked forward to growing up quickly, and I lived with Ziyun, where did I think that the incident of Zhu Jijun would happen. Even if it happened, Ji Cheng at that time thought that his aunt was married to such a family, and it would naturally be a piece of cake to solve the surname Zhu.

It's a pity that Ji Cheng doesn't know that the family is intertwined with the old, and there are also a lot of forces behind the surname Zhu, and Ji Lan is obviously the water spilled by the married daughter, and she doesn't want to muddy the water at all, and in the end, it was her father who brought half of the family property to ask Ji Lan to take care of it, so that the disaster was calmed down.

Ji Cheng turned over and lay on her back, she didn't blame Ji Lan, everyone had their own family and position, didn't her aunt help them in the end? Although it is the lion's big mouth.

Even Ji Cheng can't guarantee whether he will be so dedicated to helping his mother's family after getting married.

Although the words he said to Ji Lan were very beautiful, Ji Cheng knew that he was selfish. She really doesn't want to drag her parents down anymore, but she also doesn't want to live the kind of life like an ant that can be crushed by someone with a simple pinch of two fingers. People live first to make themselves strong, even if they are a fox and a fake tiger, and then they can talk about the future.

But will you be able to do so? Ji Cheng didn't know, and he wasn't even half sure, so he could only take one step at a time. Although she came with a very utilitarian heart, she was also careful to look forward to the person she met, it didn't hurt to look ugly at all, she just wanted a gentle temperament and her in-laws were easy to deal with.

It's just that I heard that the noble ladies in this capital are not good matches. Ji Cheng sighed, she didn't have the luxury of marrying a nobleman, the life in the mansion was actually not easy, it was best to marry a family with a simple population, the husband himself was extremely capable and promising, even if it was a widower.

Ji Cheng thought repeatedly, among the countless officials of all sizes in the capital, there are always people she can look up to and her to, right?

Liu Ye'er listened to the sound of turning over on the bed after a while, and couldn't help but say: "Girl, Ming'er, I'll find a few mothers-in-law to move the furniture in the west room, and in the future, you can practice like at home, so that you won't be unable to sleep." ”

"Hmm." Ji Cheng responded. In fact, the so-called practice is the way that the female gentleman taught her to maintain her health and body, and after the practice, the whole body is tired, but it is indeed good to sleep. Since she came to Beijing from Jindi, there were no conditions along the way, and she hadn't practiced for a long time.

In the middle of the night, Ji Cheng fell asleep in a daze, and after a while, it was time to get up again to greet Ji Lan.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Ji Lan asked while combing her hair by Linglong.

"Very well, aunt."

Ji Lan chuckled and said, "You just arrived yesterday, you should have bathed and washed the dust, but I was negligent."

Having said that, if Ji Lan returned to Jindi, I was afraid that Ji Cheng and his family would never dare to be so negligent, without him, their status was noble and lowly.

"It's just that although the Ji family is rich, they can't afford to come to my aunt to smash people, right?" Ji Lan's voice changed and he reprimanded him in person.

Ji Cheng immediately lowered his head and said in fear: "Yu Qian'er grew up in Jindi since she was a child, she has never seen much of the world, and she doesn't know the rules of the family, I already said them yesterday, and I won't do it again." My aunt runs the huge mansion alone, and she has to raise her children, and now Ah Cheng's arrival has caused a lot of trouble for my aunt......"

"It's not troublesome to say anything, it's too late for your well-behaved aunt to welcome you." Ji Lan took Ji Cheng's hand and said, "My aunt said that just now, it was also for your good." We don't come from a good background, everyone is staring at you, and the slightest mistake can give you a big day, and you will understand if you stay a few more days. The rules of the family were set up with great difficulty, and there were a lot of sadness back then, some of the house slaves in this Guogong Mansion have followed the Guogong for several generations, and the faction is more than the master, and it took me more than ten years to collect them. Dealing with these people, the more money you throw at them, the more they look down on you. ”

Ji Cheng listened seriously, nodded from time to time, and shook Ji Lan's hand back and said, "Thank you aunt for telling me these heart-wrenching words." Ah Cheng understands in his heart that his aunt has not had a good time these years. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Ji Lan smiled bitterly, and the girl who was waiting next to her had quietly retreated after her eyes.

"I know you all envy me, but who can understand the difficulties of me marrying into the Mansion of Qi?" Ji Lan seemed to be moved when she spoke, "One of the concubines in the family is a princess, and the other is a concubine of the Hou Mansion, her eyes are on the top of her head, and the old lady looks down on my background, and she even has no respect for me with the servants in the family. When I was pregnant with my first brother, I was just pregnant, and the old lady released people into my house. Ji Lan burst into tears as she spoke.

This is the second time Ji Lan has poured bitter water on Ji Cheng, as if she must let her know that marrying into a wealthy family is not as beautiful as she imagined, and there is more suffering.

But in fact, Ji Cheng never thought that life after marrying into a wealthy family was easy, and if she asked for something, she would inevitably lose, and she had already been mentally prepared.

And here Ji Lan was still chattering, "At that time, I thought that with my talent, I knew that it was better to go into the palace to serve the emperor, and I would save this crime." Before the Xue Guifei in the palace went, she favored the harem, even if the princess saw her, she had to be polite, and she didn't dare to put a fart in front of her. Even the family with Xue Guifei has soared, and her brother still holds the power of the ministry. ”

Ji Cheng had nothing to say, so he could only keep nodding his head, indicating that he had listened.

"When your second brother happened, your father complained about me at home, right?" Ji Lan asked again with tears in her eyes.

"No, my father and our whole family don't know how grateful they are to our aunt, especially the second brother, who has been making a fuss about coming to kowtow to my aunt, but this time the eldest brother is going to study in Beijing, and no one in the family can do his filial piety in front of his father, so he didn't come." Ji Cheng said.

"Don't bluff me. You have a grudge against me, I can understand it, that's my mother's home, am I willing to ignore it? It was like stabbing me in the heart with scissors. But if your uncle is not angry, he can't help at all. As if she had finally found an audience, Ji Lan told all her complaints in one go.

"The three sons of the Shen family, the eldest lord inherited the title, and the second lord also made meritorious contributions to the earl, as far as your uncle is not high, he is not low, and he is now a messenger, and he also donated money, and went to make up for the shortage, but in fact, he can't do anything. The old lady is partial to the eldest and the second, and the two elder brothers don't look down on the younger brother who is not angry, and the face of the concubine does not know how ugly it is, every time I go to beg them, I can't sleep all night, you have never begged anyone, I don't know how difficult and embarrassing it is. Ji Lan tugged at the placket on her chest, looking at it as if she was so uncomfortable that her heart was twisted.

Of course, Ji Cheng is begging for others, and it is much more embarrassing than the embarrassment that Ji Lan has experienced. When her father came to beg her aunt, he was afraid that he would be just as embarrassed.

For Ji Cheng, that time was a period of time that completely subverted her life, and the fear and horror in it could not be expressed, so it was impossible for her to have no resentment towards Ji Lan who had not reached out to help, Ji Lan hung up the resources in her hand and sold them for a very high price, and finally pretended to help reluctantly.

But afterwards, when Ji Cheng grew up, he realized how naïve and ridiculous his mind was, and Ji Lan had no obligation to help them at all. So the current Ji Cheng is grateful to Ji Lan, without her, I'm afraid the Ji family won't even be able to find a way.

Ji Cheng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Our family is grateful to my aunt and uncle, if we don't have an aunt, I'm afraid we won't even be able to find a way to ask for help." Ji Cheng said what he thought in his heart.

Ji Lan's movements paused slightly, and she realized that her niece was really a wonderful person, but no matter how smart Ji Lan was, she was not afraid, smart people sometimes spoke better, and they always knew what they wanted.

"Let's stop talking about this, it's sad to talk about it. You just know what I'm facing. When you come to the capital this time, my aunt will definitely try her best to help you, if it really happens, our aunt and nephew will also have a care in the capital. It's just that the water in this capital is so deep that the eyes of the high-ranking people are on the top of their heads, and the sudden upstart style is really disdainful. In fact, with your talent, if you can enter the palace to serve the emperor, will you still worry about others daring to find trouble with your uncle in the future? There is no queen mother in the palace, if you serve the emperor well, you will live comfortably and comfortably, and the noble ladies in the capital will bow down in front of you, not to mention more relief. ”

Ji Cheng's face didn't change, but her heart was already tightened, she didn't expect Ji Lan to have such an idea. The emperor is an old man in his forties and almost fifty, he has been obsessed with women since he was young, and he has hollowed out his body, and he only ascended the throne in his thirties, and after he ascended the throne, he has become even more intense, and he has no children under his knees, and he has not given birth to a big prince until recent years.

Ji Lan thought that the emperor was far away, and Ji Cheng's daughter in the boudoir must not know about the affairs of the court, but how could she know that since Ji Cheng had made up his mind to come to the capital, how could he not bother to inquire about the capital.

"Auntie, I heard that the emperor is nearly half a hundred, Ah Cheng has no such ambition, and he doesn't dare to compare with the lady in the palace, I'm stupid and clumsy, I'm afraid I don't have that blessing." Ji Cheng bowed his head and said.

Ji Lan didn't expect Ji Cheng to agree immediately, and when she hit a wall in the capital in the future, she would naturally know what to choose.

While the two of them were talking, Shen Cui, that is, Ji Cheng's cousin, walked in and shouted coquettishly, "Mother." ”