On this day, Niu Yanghui invited the guests to watch the "Lotus Garden" after the guests had lunch.

Compared with women, men in officialdom have more or less understanding of antiques and calligraphy and painting, but the level is different. The crowd also looked at the painting.

Niu Yanghui said: "It is because Liu Lao has seen this painting that he will say that my wife and sister will achieve above him and Mr. Yushan in the future!" "Since you have been held in a high position, you don't have to keep a low profile.

Everyone was a little surprised, this painting is indeed a masterpiece, but Liu Lao's evaluation is really a little high.

Niu Yanghui said with a smile: "If you are not busy going back, I will take you to my garden for a walk, and you will know." "The delicacy in this painting is very precise, and each of the characters in the painting is very expressive.

Everyone present smiled and echoed Niu Yanghui. Until the female dependents went back, Niu Yanghui took a group of male guests to the courtyard of his house. Everyone looked at the scenery in the garden, and then compared with Niu Yanghui's painting, they couldn't help but laugh: "If you don't know, you think you have moved this garden to the painting." ”

Niu Yanghui looked proud: "After this painting is exhibited in the capital, it will belong to me." "He was able to get this painting, and Mingzhu was the first to do it.

Only then did everyone know why Niu Yanghui was in a good mood today, it turned out that he was not only promoted, but also got a good painting.

At this time, Yueyao was tired in the backyard and shouted at Mingzhu.

Mingzhu was angry and funny: "Are you still tired? You didn't do anything, but you were too embarrassed to be tired when you accompanied me to greet the guests? Am I tired? From the beginning of drawing up the guest list to sending off the guests, she didn't let Yueyao touch the trivial things in between.

Yue Yao smiled softly: "Well, you are more tired than me." ”

The two of them lay down on the couch and rested.

Mingzhu said: "Yueyao, the painting is burning, what next?" "I burned the paintings, whether it was too cheap for these people.

Yue Yao chuckled, "Next? The next step is to settle accounts with those people? Otherwise, they still think I'm a paper tiger? ”

The next day, according to the chief butler of the Inspectorate's Mansion, he submitted a complaint to the prefect's yamen, this time not only Xun Fangge and He Feng, but also several blatant accomplices. The paper was written by Yueyao herself, and after Niu Yanghui checked it, he asked his staff to copy it down, and then asked his chief housekeeper to send it to the prefect's yamen.

The prefect got the certificate and slandered the court's wife, and the guilt may make you unable to get out of prison for the rest of your life. Immediately arrest the people.

He Feng was still sleeping in his house when he heard the Lord of the Servant Guild coming over and wanted to see him.

No one in the prefect wanted to offend, and he deliberately came up to ask He Feng some questions, but he didn't think of taking He Feng to the yamen. If he brought He Feng to the yamen, he would be sad at that time.

He Feng was still very tugging at first, but soon his personal dog legs muttered two words in his ear, and he immediately became honest. Whatever the prefect asked, he replied, and was very cooperative.

The yacha who came out this time was very surprised and said, "Our prefect has such a big face? "He Feng couldn't be clearer, before, they didn't look at people at all.

Another official said, "The Governor has also sold Niu's face. "He Feng preached in Suzhou that it would be fine if Mrs. Lian's disguise as a man was true, but it was fake! Isn't this a naked slap in the face of the cow? blatantly slandering the reputation of Lord Niu's sister-in-law, if Lord Niu doesn't move, it will be strange.

At this time, the new prefect is also in a cold sweat. His prefect was not easy to come by, but he didn't want to offend He Feng. If this offends the top boss, this official will not be able to do it. The new prefect couldn't help muttering, this Lord Niu has too much face, and even the Governor sold him face.

One of the new prefect's aides took a different view. He felt that the Governor was just selling Niu Yanghui's face: "Even Madame, is she also a person who is not simple? ”

The new Ren knew that he did not come down directly from the capital, but was transferred from other provinces, and he was not familiar with Yueyao's situation: "What's so important about this?" ”

This staff member has been in the capital and knows a lot of gossip: "My lord, this woman is not simple, if it is not necessary, it is better not to offend." "In addition to these three backers, they also have the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion! None of the forces behind this are easy to offend.

The prefect listened to the words of the staff and directly sent someone to raid the Xunfang Pavilion, and the bustard and Oiran Xiangru were also sent to prison. In addition, the people on the complaint are inevitably imprisoned.

Xunfang Pavilion was copied, and there were more than 20 people involved in the defamation case, some of whom were famous. These people, without exception, were thrown into prison.

This incident immediately shocked Suzhou. It was also at this time that everyone was shocked to realize that Mrs. Lian was not white, but Mrs. Sanpin's fate.

Gu Zhe, who was far away in Taicang County, also heard these things, and he was very surprised.

Yao looked at her husband and said, "Husband, my aunt is not a person who swallows her anger. She didn't act before, so she guessed she was waiting for an opportunity! "If you swallow your anger, you will move out of Lianjia with a bad name.

Gu Zhe shook his head and said, "I just think it's strange that even He Feng hasn't avoided it." Gu Zhe felt that Niu Yanghui's energy was too great, and even the governor had to sell this face.

Yao felt that her husband was smart and confused for a while: "Have you forgotten, you once told me that King Duan admired his aunt's talent very much, and he also built momentum for his aunt?" In addition, the relationship between my aunt and Tobe Shangshu Li is also very good. The Governor must have been better informed than we are, and he must have known all of this. Yao actually admires this aunt who is the same age as himself. If you don't move, you'll die.

Gu Zhe said to himself: "My grandfather told me not to worry about my aunt's affairs, saying that my aunt can handle this matter herself." Now it seems that my grandfather still knows about my aunt. ”

Yao couldn't help but smile. The two have been apprentices for more than ten years, and their grandfather must know much more about their aunt than they do.

Yue Yao heard that the prefect had even copied Xunfang Pavilion, and was a little worried that the prefect would cause trouble for Niu Yanghui too much, so she hurriedly went over to find Mingzhu and asked about it.

Mingzhu smiled and took Yueyao's arm and said, "Don't worry, what are you afraid of in this little thing." I don't think I've caught too many people. "Mingzhu knows that Xunfang Pavilion has copied it, don't be happy. If you dare to bully them, you will have to pay back tenfold.

Yue Yao scolded with a smile: "When will you be okay if you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!" ”

Mingzhu will be in a very good mood: "Okay, what's good, I'm like this." ”

Yueyao didn't argue with Mingzhu, but just asked: "By the way, you want me to help you draw a picture of Guanyin, there were too many things some time ago, and I haven't had time to draw ......."

Mingzhu smiled so much that her face blossomed: "No need to paint, no need to paint." ”

Yueyao was puzzled, so she saw Mingzhu touching her stomach, and then Yueyao said very delicately: "Mingzhu, are you pregnant?" ”

Mingzhu looked shy: "It's not diagnosed yet, but it's nine times out of ten!" "She's had two births, and she's had some feelings.

Yue Yao said happily: "Good thing, good thing......"

Mingzhu interrupted Yueyao's words: "Don't say it, it's not diagnosed yet." The doctor said that it would take seven or eight days to confirm the diagnosis. Don't say it to anyone, and Niu Yanghui can't say it either! ”

Yue Yao hurriedly shook her head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, such a big happy event, it is naturally time for you to tell your brother-in-law in person." I just hope that your baby will also give birth to a daughter. ”

Mingzhu touched her flat lower abdomen: "Well, I want to give birth to a daughter, give birth to a daughter who is as well-behaved as Kexin." "Mingzhu is envious of Yueyao to have such a good girl.

Yue Yao heard Mingzhu's words and smiled in agreement. But Xiang Wei could see that Yueyao's smile was a little reluctant.

On the way back, Xiang Wei asked cautiously, "Madam, are you still worried about Kexin's marriage?" Since being reprimanded by Mingzhu one after another, Xiang Wei has also changed her name and called Yueyao Mrs.

Yueyao shook her head and said, "I just think that Kexin is too well-behaved, and she is not as lively as she should be at her age." You say, I'm too incompetent to be a mother. ”

Xiang Wei didn't think this was a big deal: "An Zhichen is not here, the four children must be earlier than the other children." Don't worry, no one will say that you didn't teach children well, not even An Zhichen. In the past few years, Yueyao was very concerned about several children, and she was too busy preparing for the exhibition in Jiangnan, so she paid less attention to the children.

Yueyao muttered to herself, "Maybe I'm thinking too much. ”

Suzhou was in an uproar because of Yueyao's paper-like book, but the Ninety-Five Venerable sitting on the dragon chair was shocked because of Luo Shao's words: "You said there will be a drought in Jiangnan this year? Where did you get the news? "The emperor is very sure that Qin Tianjian does not have the ability to predict that there will be a drought in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if he took 110,000 steps back, Qin Tianjian should be the first to tell him when he got the news, not Luo Shao.

Luo Shao handed the excerpt written by Yue Yao to the emperor.

After reading it, the emperor's calm face finally changed: "Just based on a few words from the Lian family, you believe that there will be a drought in Jiangnan?" "The emperor has always felt that Luo Shao is reliable, but no matter how you look at it, I feel a bit child's play.

Luo Shao said several things that Yueyao had foreseen before: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think it's incredible, but these things have really happened. Lian does have the ability to predict good signs. "Of course, this ability is not fixed, intermittent.

The emperor had a sense of judgment in his eyes: "So, do you really believe that there will be a drought in Jiangnan this year?" "This is not a trivial matter.

Luo Shao didn't answer directly, but said: "Your Majesty, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens." In case the drought in Jiangnan is real, there is a war ahead, and if there is a drought in Jiangnan, the minister is afraid that there will be chaos at that time. "Fighting a war is expensive. Even if there is no grain for the drought in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial court will have to provide disaster relief at that time. Even if the treasury has money now, it can't withstand such a toss.

The Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think?" ”

Luo Shao said: "When there is a gap, we must not only check the grain in the granaries everywhere, but also try to buy grain from the people. "Now that the drought has not risen, the price of food is still parity. When the drought comes, food prices will be ridiculously high. At that time, the imperial court will need to provide disaster relief and buy grain, and it will cost a lot more silver.

Luo Shao wanted to tell the emperor about this matter, also because this matter was too important. If there was no court to come forward, he would not have been able to buy food in a big way. In addition, spring ploughing is coming soon, and if there is a drought, we must start preparing now, and this must be done by the emperor.

The emperor didn't promise, nor did he refuse, but just asked people to expedite eight hundred miles and let Yueyao return to Beijing quickly. If you don't see the main master, the emperor won't make any moves.

Luo Shao returned to the Hou Mansion, and the chief housekeeper of the Hou Mansion saw that Luo Shao's expression was not ugly, and said carefully: "Master Hou, now there are rumors outside that Mrs. An visited the Qinglou and intersected with the Qinglou woman. ”

The so-called good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. It's only been less than half a month, and the people in the capital already know about Yueyao's visit to the Qinglou. Luo Shao chuckled: "Let them go!" ”

Luo Shao didn't pay attention to Yueyao's visit to the Qinglou and the intersection with the woman in the Qinglou, but even Dong Fang almost blew up his lungs. The girl from the scholarly family actually went to visit the Qinglou, and she had a very good relationship with the Qinglou woman, which was to completely lose the face of the face family.

Tingyi felt that the rumors were not credible, but the rumors outside were too real, and he couldn't refute them if he wanted to. Tingyi was a little frustrated, Yueyao couldn't even get a glimpse of her family when she became famous outside, but those people laughed at them behind their backs; Yueyao made trouble outside that damaged her reputation, but even her family had to suffer.

Zhou Yue felt that the rumors were not credible: "Master, this must be the third sister's reputation is too loud, and someone wants to slander her." "After Tingyuan got married, even Dong Fang was promoted to an old lady.

Tingyi smiled bitterly: "My cousin has been a maverick since she was a child, and it is really not impossible to say that she really visits the Qinglou. ”

Zhou Yue didn't believe it: "Master, the third sister is also a mother." Even if the third sister doesn't care about other people's criticism of her, for the sake of the child, she will not do such a thing. "If a mother has a bad reputation, it will have a great impact on the child. Zhou Yue knew that Yueyao loved several children very much, so she would definitely not do such a thing.

Tingyi seemed to hesitate: "I have to wait for the third sister to come back to know about this." cough, the people in my hometown also said that when the third sister came back, I asked my father to invite the third sister back to my hometown. "As for the relationship between my father and my third cousin, how can I be pleased.

It is rumored in the capital that Yue Yao visited the Qinglou, and the most hurt ones were Yue Ying and Yue Bing. No matter what, the two of them are now living under their mother-in-law! Compared with Yueying's forbearance and cursing Yueyao behind her back, Yuebing's attitude is much tougher.

Yue Bing listened to Mrs. Lu's sneering words, saying that she didn't even have a family education, as if she didn't understand, and said with a smile: "The gun shoots the first bird, my third sister has a noble character and superb painting skills, and there are few people in the world who can compare." Now those lies outside are nothing more than jealousy and red-eyed, deliberately slandering my third sister. Speaking of this, the smile on Yue Bing's face became brighter and brighter: "Master Hou also said that when my third sister comes back, I must visit my third sister." Although they are all married, when it comes to the vital interests of the reputation of the tutor, she is not willing to back down.

Mrs. Lu was so angry that she died. Today's Yuebing is not the one when she first entered the door, and she rubbed it round and flattened. Not to mention that Yue Bing has now given birth to two sons and a daughter, and has the right to be a housekeeper, and has completely gained a firm foothold in Luyang Houfu. Even the situation of Luyang Houfu also needs to rely on the Lian family. When Mrs. Lu gave birth to her second son, Mrs. Lu wanted to repeat the old trick and held the child to her. It's a pity that Yue Bing didn't eat her at all and clearly refused. Therefore, the backstage of the mother's family is hard, and the waist is straight.

Yue Bing also followed the usual rules to ask for peace, she had long understood that no matter how she tried to please this old witch, this old witch should be ruthless to her, and she would not be merciful. Therefore, after Yue Bing asked for peace, she withdrew from the upper room on the grounds that she had to deal with housework.

A haze flashed in Mrs. Lu's eyes, one day, she would never be arrogant anymore.

Not long after Yue Bing returned to her courtyard, the housekeeper's mother came over and said, "Madam, now everyone in the mansion is criticizing us for even the third aunt and grandmother of the mansion visiting the Qinglou, madam, what do you think?" ”

Yue Bing sneered: "Pass my words, if you dare someone chew the root of your tongue in the mansion, you will be punished with a cane and twenty boards, and then you will be sold by someone's teeth." "She really didn't know that these people who dared to chew the root of their tongues were old ladies. It just so happened that I took this opportunity to get rid of some people. The lady in charge didn't know that such a heavy punishment was given, but she didn't dare to disobey Yue Bing's intentions. Now, the person in charge of the backyard is Yue Bing, and she doesn't dare to be disobedient.

Yue Bing's henchman Xiuyue said cautiously: "Madam, if the Hou Ye knows, he may be unhappy." ”

An inexplicable smile crossed Yue Bing's face: "Don't worry, he won't be unhappy." "Which is more important, she believes that Hou Ye has a heavy share.

Mother Cui looked at Yue Bing, who was not quiet, and asked, "If it weren't for Mrs. and not believing that the third aunt and grandmother were slandered?" ”

Yue Bing thought of this and suddenly asked, "You say, if my third brother-in-law hears this rumor, will he divorce my third sister?" ”

Mother Cui didn't know why Yue Bing had such an idea, but she said categorically: "No." Madam, don't say that the third girl won't go to the Qinglou, even if she does go to the Qinglou, with her special identity, it won't be anything? "Even if you really visit the Qinglou, for the sake of the three sisters-in-law, it is impossible to divorce the three girls.

Yue Bing smiled bitterly, she was just envious that Yue Yao could be chic and happy outside, and she didn't really believe the rumors outside. Yue Bing suddenly said something that was unrelated: "The son of the world will be married in two years." "The prince of Lu Yanghou has long been decided, and he is his aunt and cousin, the eldest daughter of the younger brother of the governor of Jiangnan.

Cui's mother knew Yuebing's thoughts and wanted to get rid of Shizi and let her son take the throne. But it is not so easy to get rid of the son. The guards around Shizi are all first-class, and Shizi lives in the front yard, and the lady in the front yard can't interfere. As for the outside, it was even more impossible to stretch out his hand: "Madam, don't be impatient. If you are in a hurry, it is easy to do bad things. Speaking of which, Mother Cui also thinks that Yue Bing is unlucky, if the prince is stupid, maybe the Hou Ye will be shaken, but the prince is a martial arts material, and the Hou Ye likes it very much. Over the years, Master Hou has also cultivated him carefully.

Yue Bing nodded, "I know." "There is a knife on the head of the word ninja, she has endured it for so many years, and she can continue to endure it.

In the evening, Mrs. Lu really told Lu Rong about Yue Bing, and at the same time vaguely proposed that even the family's tutor was really unbearable, and the part-time job was not as good as a small family. Otherwise, how could a woman who walks in a green house be cultivated.

Lu Yanghou and Lu Rong listened to Mrs. Lu chattering about Yue Bing and all kinds of inappropriateness in the Lian family, and her head throbbed and hurt. In the end, I really couldn't listen to it anymore, Lu Rong said: "Mother, a few years ago, Lian San Girl became famous in the capital, and some people were jealous and deliberately smeared Lian San Girl, which annoyed Duan Wang, and these people are still in prison and have not come out. ”

Old Madam Lu was taken aback: "Duanwang? Shouldn't it be Jing Ninghou? "Don't say that Old Madam Lu doesn't know, even Yueyao doesn't know about it.

Lu Rong let out a sigh: "It's King Duan, not Jing Ninghou." King Duan once said that the three girls of the Lian family have excellent talent and understanding, and they will be amazing painters in the future, so he does not allow anyone to disturb Yueyao, thus killing this future great painter. This is also the reason why Yueyao is so famous in the capital, but there is no trouble. Of course, it turns out that Duanwang's vision is indeed very unique. It has only been more than ten years, and Lian Yueyao has reached a point where many people need to look up. Therefore, Lu Yanghou didn't want to have a bad relationship with Yueyao.