A noble favor like Jiang Guifei is something that other women can't even think about in their lives. At that time, Jiang Meihua had been in the palace for 20 years before she was promoted from Jieyu to Shuyuan, but she was no longer summoned, and everyone said that it was just a concubine who thought of her sisterhood and carried her one or two.

It was a limited opportunity for Jiang Xinghua to go out after marrying into the Liu family. Liu Zhijing wants to be a lonely minister in front of the emperor, not only does he not socialize with his subordinates and superiors, but even his daughters are not allowed to go out for banquets, Jiang Xinghua has been married to him for fifteen years, and the number of times he has gone out is simply a handful, and most of them are invitations between several sisters.

That time when Concubine He Xian was promoted to a noble concubine, it was also the last time Jiang Xinghua went out, and within a few months after that, she committed suicide because she couldn't bear the physical torture and her mother-in-law's cold words. Now that I think about it, if she hadn't entered the palace and hadn't seen the happiness and dignity that her sister could get, she might not have felt that her life was so unbearable.

But why? Why can others live like that, but they can only die silently in the Liu family? Jiang Xinghua was almost certain that even if she died of illness instead of dying, her grandmother would not hold the Liu family accountable for this, but acquiesced to the Liu family covering up the matter and buried herself hastily in a coffin.

Ah, maybe the funeral will not be too sloppy, after all, Liu Zhijing has always promised himself to be polite, although he is his second wife, but because his ex-wife is divorced, he is still his original wife in terms of etiquette. His wife died, how could he not take this opportunity to flaunt his obedience again? Maybe he can get a better coffin, and one of the sons from the concubine will also wear linen and filial piety to cry for himself.

No, you don't necessarily get a good coffin. Liu Zhijing not only boasted of his etiquette, but also known for being honest and complacent, and he couldn't wait to put on a look of having no food for the night, how could he use a good coffin for his wife, wouldn't that be equivalent to slapping himself in the face?

"Girl, what's wrong with you—" Wisteria looked at the look on her girl's face for a moment of contempt for a while, and then showed hatred for a while, almost thinking that she was in a nightmare, but she obviously opened her eyes and didn't fall asleep, could it be that she was so frightened that she lost her soul? If you find someone to call the soul - but the old lady is a doctor, and never believes in that......

"Nothing. I'm just wondering what kind of method the third sister used to save me. Jiang Xinghua said casually. Why does she still think about Liu Zhijing? Although I don't know why I didn't go to the underworld after death but returned to before I got married, since God took pity on her and gave her the opportunity to start all over again, it must not be for her to marry back to the Liu family and experience the pain of her previous life again! This time, she will definitely be able to get rid of Liu Zhijing.

"Oh-" Wisteria instinctively felt that her girl's expression didn't look like she was thinking about the third girl, but Jiang Xinghua immediately regained her calm appearance, which made her feel relieved, "The slave maid really can't figure it out." However, the old lady gave the girl an injection first, and the slave maid thought, will there also be the credit of the old lady for the needle? She also really thinks that the statement that blowing and pressing on the chest can save people is really too strange.

"You have a point...... Jiang Xinghua recalled, she remembered that the third sister knew a little bit of medical skills, otherwise it would be difficult to keep her child in the harem, but she was good at making medicinal food, and she couldn't diagnose the pulse and prescribe prescriptions, and of course she couldn't save people. So today's salvation should be because of the grandfather's needle, and as for the third sister's practice, it may also play a certain role.

Was this the case in a previous life? Jiang Xinghua tried her best to remember, but after all, it was almost twenty years ago for her, she only remembered that it was because she accidentally kicked up a small stone and landed on the corner of Jiang Danhua's skirt, and then in order to avoid Jiang Danhua's scolding, she had to leave the stone road and walked to the edge of the lotus pond, but her feet slipped and fell in.

Later, when she was fished up, she choked and dizzy, and then she had a serious illness, and she almost failed to catch up with her eldest sister to summon her sisters into the palace to meet. As for who woke her up at that time, she really couldn't remember. Because of this incident, she was banned by her mother-in-law, and no one was allowed to talk about it anymore - oh yes, when she first woke up, she seemed to have heard Wisteria crying, saying that it was fortunate that the old lady had given her a needle to save her, so it seems that now she has experienced it again, and nothing has changed.

But if this does not change, what about the future, will not change?

When Jiang Xinghua thought of this, he only felt chills all over his body, and the hairs on his back seemed to stand up together. The joy of discovering that he had just been reborn disappeared without a trace - if nothing has changed, does it mean that he still has to follow the old path, or marry Liu Zhijing?

No, never! Afraid that the wisteria would be strange, Jiang Xinghua closed her eyes and rolled into the bed, pretending that she was sleepy and about to sleep, but in the quilt, her hands were clenched tightly, and her nails were sunk deep into her palms. She doesn't want to marry Liu Zhijing again, don't live the old days again, absolutely not!

So, what can be done to change that? Jiang Xinghua forced herself to calm down and reminisced carefully.

At the beginning, his father chose Liu Zhijing because he felt that he had a future. The father himself was obsessed with his career, but because of the great sin of his uncle and grandfather, it was difficult for his father to get ahead no matter how hard he tried, so he had to find another way and marry his daughter to a young scholar he liked.

The same is true for the fifth sister Jiang Danhua, but she is blessed, her mother and grandmother are surnamed Yu, although they are only a side branch of the Yu family, but they can be regarded as having something to do with the descendants. Jiang Danhua relied on this, and finally married into the high gate, and became prosperous and rich. And she had no one to plan, so she could only let her father arrange it and marry the Liu family.

Marriage is a major event, the order of her parents, this is something she can't change, unless her father doesn't look down on Liu Zhijing, she has to marry. But how can his father not like Liu Zhijing? Jiang Xinghua thought about it repeatedly, but she was at a loss. The exhaustion after falling into the water gradually hit her body, and the spirit she had just mustered up because of the excitement of rebirth slowly subsided, her breathing gradually calmed down, and she fell asleep with a frown.

In the main courtyard, Xiao Shi rubbed the corners of his forehead and said tiredly: "The third master's family has settled down?" ”

"Yes." Her personal maid Hesu hurriedly stepped forward and rubbed her temples on both sides with a very eye-catching look, "Everything has been moved into the east side courtyard, and the slave maid sees that the third master's family does not have a lot of luggage, and it should be almost tidy up now." ”

"What about the five girls?"

He Su lowered his eyes: "I stopped at the old lady's." ”

"Did you ask about today's events?"

He Su's eyes drooped even lower: "The slave maid asked Mu Xi and Mu Hibiscus carefully, but the fifth girl didn't push the fourth girl, but just had a few words. ”

"That's good." Xiao Shi really breathed a sigh of relief, "You also heard it today, and the old lady is very dissatisfied. ”

He Su hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Actually, the old lady hasn't said anything all these years, it can be seen that it is still towards the wife, but this time the fourth girl almost lost her life, so the old lady spoke......

"You're right." Xiao Shi sighed, "Speaking of which, I am luckier than the sisters in the family, and the old lady doesn't need to say it, it is my aunt...... The master is good to me, but he was used by Chunhui's cheap maid...... It's the old lady, and she hasn't said anything about me all these years...... It's just that Danhua, a girl, is really used to being unseemly by the old lady. ”

He Su smiled: "The old lady dotes on the five girls, which is also the reason why our five girls are likable." Today's incident was really an accident, and my wife didn't have to worry too much about it. However, the fifth girl is also old, and the wife may wish to invite a teacher to learn the rules for a year or two, and it will be fine. It's not that the slave said, the four girls' only appearance will not be able to be taken out in the future, and they should be taught and taught. Otherwise, people don't say that she can't be on the stage, but they have to say that Mrs. didn't teach her heart. ”

"You're talking about the right thing." Xiao Shi half closed his eyes, "It just so happens that the second master and the third master are back this time, invite a grandmother to come and explain the rules to several girls in the family, which is also my dedication as an eldest sister-in-law." ”

He Su smiled and should be. The second and third masters can't live in Beijing for a long time, please say that it is for the girls of the whole family, and naturally all the expenses should be accounted for in the public, and when the second and third masters are gone, this grandma will only teach the four girls and the five girls, isn't it cost-effective?

Xiao Shi seemed to know what she was thinking, and sighed and said, "It's not that I'm stingy, it's really about dowry, I can't compare to my second brother and sister." ”

The second master, Jiang Zhu, married the daughter of a big tea merchant, although his background is far less than that of the family, but the dowry is rich, but it is incomparable to the average woman from a wealthy family.

"Look at that Aunt Zhu now, she follows the old lady every day, I'm afraid that in the future, the old man may not be able to get anything. What's more, when he separated from the second room, the old lady made up for the third master, so what else could the master leave behind? Sister Mei entered the palace to save the dowry, but it is inevitable to use silver money on weekdays. This Song'er Yu'er is going to marry a wife in the future, and Sister Dan'er is going to marry someone - it's an apricot girl, won't you prepare a dowry for her? I'm afraid the old lady can't think of it, but I can't help but worry about them. ”

"The old lady doesn't like to ask about these trivial matters, it is inevitable that there are some omissions...... "He Su also worries about his master. There are now three masters in the Jiang family, and only Jiang Jun has many women in this house, and it is a good thing for this person to be prosperous, but it will be expensive to marry in the future. It's just that the dowry of his master is not much, if he doesn't calculate one or two carefully, I'm afraid that his face will not be good in the future.

"The old lady has been upright and disciplined all his life, and this is the thin ......" Xiao Shi said halfway through his words and swallowed it back. She is a daughter-in-law, and it is too much to accuse her father-in-law of being thin and not repairing, but it is true, Mrs. Jiang can't find anything wrong with her life, that is, she is alienated from his wife and close to the concubine, which really can't help but be said to be a big flaw.

He Su was also puzzled by this. She married into the Jiang family with the Xiao family, and the old lady Jiang was already estranged from the Yu family at that time. But according to He Su, Aunt Zhu is really not amazing, but she just relied on the love of serving Mrs. Jiang since she was a child, and gave birth to a son. Moreover, according to the results of her inquiries from the Jiang family, Aunt Zhu was still the master of the Yu family and asked Mrs. Jiang to take over the house.

Xiaoshi also knows this: "My aunt really mistook this Zhu ......" Aunt Zhu's original surname is Zhu, after selling herself to the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang named her Cinnabar, which is equivalent to retaining her surname in disguise, in Xiaoxiao's view, this has already expressed Mrs. Jiang's love for Aunt Zhu.

He Su didn't think so: "But I haven't seen how much the old lady loves Aunt Zhu...... Aunt Zhu is just taking her aunt's share until now, and Old Lady Jiang may also make up for it in private, but it will never be much, just look at Aunt Zhu's dress."

Xiao Shi snorted lightly: "What is the subsidy to Aunt Zhu, Aunt Zhu will not take it out even if she has it, so naturally it will be left to the second master." ”

He Su opened his mouth, and when he saw that Xiao Shi's face was not good, he swallowed the words back and said, "Mrs., take a break, this has been making trouble for a long time." "But I was thinking in my heart, Mrs. Jiang chose a rich businessman for her concubine to be the Yue's family, and the second wife's dowry was so rich that it could be called ten miles of red makeup, so why did Aunt Zhu bother to pick and ask for something for her son? If you really stay, all the property of the Jiang family together may not be comparable to the dowry of the second wife.

Xiao Shi nodded, and just as he was about to get up, he heard someone laughing outside, and then the maid opened the curtain, and a young man in blue jumped in one step: "Mother! ”

"Yu'er—" Xiao's eyebrows immediately expanded, "You're back from school?" Why is it so early? ”

Jiang Yuhua and Jiang Danhua are twin brothers and sisters, their eyebrows and eyes are almost identical, they are extremely handsome teenagers, as soon as they jumped in, they went straight to Xiao's side, and said with a smile: "Mr. is an essay in today's exam, I finished writing first, and naturally came back first." ”

"Good, good—" Xiao Shi was extremely pleased. This younger son is smarter than the eldest son, both she and Jiang Jun have greater expectations for Jiang Yuhua, "You are going to take the children's exam this year, but you have to prepare carefully." ”

Jiang Yuhua grinned: "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely be able to pass the exam." ”

"Don't be careless." Xiaoshi lovingly cut his son's sideburns, "Are you tired, are you hungry?" I asked Tuan Su to make you a snack to eat? In order to reduce expenses, she has a small kitchen in the yard, but she hardly fires except for making snacks.

"I'm not hungry." Jiang Yuhua waved his hand casually and asked, "Third Uncle is here today?" I heard that two beautiful sisters came? ”

"You kid......" Xiao Shi laughed a little, "what are you talking about!" That's your cousin. "Jiang Yuhua has had a problem like beautiful maids since he was a child, and now he still hasn't changed when he is older.

"That stepdaughter of the third uncle is not my cousin." Jiang Yuhua said indifferently, "When can I see you?" ”

Xiao Shi lowered his face slightly: "Brother Yu'er, now that you are not a child, you will be fourteen years old in a few months, and you should know how to avoid suspicion." ”

"Mother just said that it was my cousin, what is there to avoid......"

Xiao Shi stiffened his face: "But you also said it yourself, that Sister Yan is not your cousin, she should be surnamed Chen." ”

"Oh, mother, son knows." Jiang Yuhua smiled and leaned in front of Xiao Shi, "Although her surname is Chen, but now that she has entered the third uncle's household registration, she is my cousin." I know that mother, you don't like her, isn't it because of the Cao family? ”

Xiao Shi snorted: "Is that because I don't like her?" The Cao family relied on the signboard of Jinghaihou to squeeze your father into the household, otherwise, your father would probably be able to enter Honglu Temple! ”

"Oops-" Jiang Yuhua waved his hand amusedly, "Mother, that may not be accurate." Daddy was originally from the fifth grade, even if he was promoted, he would be promoted to the fifth grade, and it was impossible to upgrade three levels in a row and become the fourth grade. In addition to Zhengqing being the fourth grade in Honglu Temple, the highest Shaoqing is only from the fifth grade, so even if there is no Jinghaihou, it is impossible for Dad to enter Honglu Temple. Daddy was angry because of Jinghaihou's relative, he thought that his father wanted to be the Zhengqing of Shang Bao Division, so he privately took out the affairs of his former uncle and grandfather to publicize it - in fact, what does this kind of villain know, Shang Bao Division's Zhengqing is just a positive five products, saying that it sounds good to be in charge of a division, but in fact, there is no future, and only people who want to make oil and water squeeze it in. Daddy is a person who wants to be a minister, where will he fight for this! ”

Xiao Shi listened to his son's eloquent talk, and with indescribable pride in his heart, he pulled the placket of Jiang Yuhua's shirt and said with a smile: "My brother Yu is really smart." However, I heard that the person surnamed Cao is a prisoner who donates, can he be the official of this Shang Bao Division? ”

"What is he!" Jiang Yuhua waved his hand arrogantly, "A donated prison student, being an eighth-grade official is the end, he is helping others to fight for this position." If you please your boss, you will naturally have benefits for him. If the official can't be promoted, the oil and water will definitely be able to get it. Shang Baosi's place, I heard that it is still fat. ”

"I see, my mother doesn't know." Xiao Shi smiled more and more comfortably, "But no matter what, it is your new third aunt's maiden brother who did a good thing, my mother ignored her for the sake of your third uncle's face, you should be careful, your third cousin is just that, that Sister Yan, you stay away from me!" With such an elder brother, this Cao family is not a good one, and the daughter who taught it must be the same! ”

Jiang Yuhua hugged her mother's shoulder with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, my son knows, stay away from her." In fact, my son is studying outside every day, and he can't get close at all, but he just wants to meet people. How can I say that she is also the daughter of the third uncle, and the second uncle will come back in a few days, will the sisters disappear? ”

"Mother can't talk about you!" Xiao Shi poked a finger on his forehead, "I'll see you at the family reunion banquet in the evening." Okay, go back to your house and read the book, the snacks will be ready in a while, and let Tuansu send them to you. ”

Jiang Yuhua took two steps out and turned around: "By the way, my son was on the second gate just now, how did I hear that the fourth sister fell into the water, and the third cousin rescued her?" ”

Xiao Shi waved his hand indifferently: "Your third cousin has learned some medical skills, but it was your grandfather who gave the apricot girl an injection first." When I hear these words in the future, tell those subordinates to shut up, and whoever spreads this matter again, don't blame me for hitting the board and falling to Zhuangzi! You should also know that there was a rumor about your uncle and grandfather a few days ago. ”

"My son understands, don't worry." Jiang Yuhua turned around and ran away.

Xiao Shi looked at his son's back with a smile and sighed softly: "Yu'er is so clever, like a master." ”

He Su pursed his lips and smiled: "Look at what Mrs. said, isn't the second young master not like the master?" ”

Xiao Shi sighed: "I naturally think my son is good, but Brother Song is too honest, but he lacks this bit of cleverness." ”

He Su poured a cup of tea for her and said, "The slave maid thinks that the second young master is down-to-earth. The old lady has said that to do learning, you must be down-to-earth, and the second young master is not impatient or impatient, and he is promising. ”

Xiao Shi remembered Mrs. Jiang's evaluation of Jiang Songhua, and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, but thinking of Jiang Jun's dissatisfaction with her eldest son, she couldn't help frowning: "But the old man always thinks that Song'er is not smart enough...... Alas, the old man himself will read when he is young, and it is inevitable that he will be dissatisfied with Song'er. Especially Song'er also—" She swallowed back the second half of her sentence and changed her words, "I'll go rest for a while, you go to the kitchen and take a look, there can be no mistake in the evening family dinner." ”

He Su agreed, waited for her to rest, and quietly retreated, but in his heart he was still pondering what Fang Xiaoshi said. As Xiao's personal maid, there is almost nothing she doesn't know. Jiang Jun's displeasure with his eldest son is not only because Jiang Songhua is slow to read, but also because Jiang Songhua studied medicine with Mrs. Jiang.

Jiang Jun is extremely talented in reading, and he was determined to study and test his fame when he was a child, and he was not interested in the medical skills of the family. Especially after Jiang Fanghui made a mistake in practicing medicine and the whole family was affected, he hated his medical skills even more.

After Jiang Songhua was born, as the eldest grandson of Changfang, Mrs. Jiang paid more attention to him than Jiang Zhu's eldest son Jiang Nanhua and took him with him personally. Jiang Jun was busy as an official at that time, and he couldn't take care of his son, until Jiang Songhua was eight years old, Jiang Jun found out that he had learned some medical skills from Mrs. Jiang.

He Su still clearly remembers how Jiang Jun was angry that time, and actually rushed to the Baicaozhai where Mrs. Jiang lived, and accused Mrs. Jiang of delaying Jiang Songhua's study, and then never allowed Jiang Songhua to live next to Mrs. Jiang again.

That time, Jiang Jun's anger frightened the Xiao family, and even the Yu family was alarmed, for fear that his son would be accused of unfilial piety. But Old Lady Jiang didn't say anything, just watched silently as Jiang Jun commanded his subordinates and moved Jiang Songhua's things out.

After that, Jiang Jun personally taught Jiang Songhua for a few years, but he always thought that he was not smart enough to read. Later, Jiang Yuhua showed his talent, and Jiang Songhua became more and more silent.

He Su sighed deeply. She made up her mind not to marry for the rest of her life, and she would always serve by Xiao's side, so it was impossible for her to have children. Jiang Songhua was born and raised by her, and in her heart, it was almost like her own birth. Every time she saw Jiang Songhua silent in front of her father and mother, she felt distressed. But she is just a maid, even if she has to rely on Xiao Shi, she can only care about Jiang Songhua's life.

Jiang Yuhua is going to take the children's exam this year, and it would be a good thing if he was admitted, but Jiang Songhua was three years older than his younger brother and was now just a child......

He Su stood under the porch, silently clasped his hands and prayed to the heavenly gods: Bless the second young master to be admitted to the examination this year, I am willing to eat fast on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month, and go to the temple to give a lot......