Chapter Seventy-Three: The Parties

"So...... Is it a four-bedroom? ”

The more the third wife listened to the words of the third master, the more she felt a chill down her spine, and a fear seeping out of her bones crept through her fingertips, she couldn't help but shudder, and for the first time, she felt that the two seemingly kind people in the fourth room were actually scheming to terrifying people, so she quietly turned white. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The third old man frowned and pondered, that is, he did not nod or shake his head, and only said after a while, "Today's incident is like a fog, and I am not sure what is going on." In short, this matter is just the beginning, but I am afraid that there will be trouble in this house. ”

"Four-bedroom...... What is this fighting for? ”

"The fourth brother was born in the same jinshi, if he can get a grace, he will be a petty official in this southern land. He has been in charge of the house's chores, just so that he can stay in the old mansion, manage the sacrificial fields in the clan, and Qingyang, these large and small Zhuangzi and shops. Our Lan clan has a transcendent status in Qingyang, is respected, has power and money in his hands, and can also support Aunt Wen's good life, isn't this more comfortable and leisurely than being a low-lying child in front of his mother in the capital? ”

"What does the master mean is that the four rooms and two people want to seek the lack of Qingyang?"

"But it is not limited to Qingyang's shortcomings, as long as he can stay in the south, he is not only away from his mother's eyelids, but also closer to the capital in terms of affection and reason, and it is logical to manage Qingyang's affairs. Besides, they just want to seek the lack of Qingyang, but it is not impossible, don't forget, although the fourth brother and sister are concubines, and her father is only a six-grade petty official, but after all, her family still hangs the Nanyang Li family, the same ancestry, and the eldest master of the Li family, the fourth brother and sister want to shout uncle, and now he is the secretary of the ministry! ”

Officials! is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials, examinations, promotions, and transfers, and is still a secretary of the ministry, if the niece of the same clan asks to come to him, but a small magistrate, how can he not send such a favor? These four rooms are really well calculated step by step!

The third master thought that his brothers were all calculating, and even put aside the blood and family affection, and couldn't help sighing, but he also knew that this was up to the dignitaries and nobles, down to the peddlers and pawns, such a drama has never been lacking, the difference is only in what is the fight, the people may just be an acre of land, a house, a ration, and the powerful people's family is the official seal, power, and wealth. The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for fame. It has been the case since ancient times.

By others, the sigh of the third master has two more general sighs, "The brothers have all become families, have wives and children, and it is understandable to plan for their own small family, but the blood of brothers, such calculations, it is always chilling to think about it." ”

"Everyone has calculated it, what about the master? What are your plans? ”

The third wife's question seemed to have touched the third master's heart, his eyes lit up, but in an instant, he was like a star sinking into the deep sea, dark and difficult to distinguish, but he said in a vague voice, "This matter...... I'll have to think again! ”

In the Songquan courtyard, the old lady locked herself in the room after returning from seeing her rich mother. More than an hour passed, and there was no sound, only the two vases and hairpins that were waiting were in a hurry, but they didn't dare to disturb easily, and they were muttering whether they should knock on the door to see, and the door finally opened.

Old Mrs. Lan stood in the door, her face half-hidden in the shadow cast by the door, which made it difficult to see, but her voice was steady and kind as usual, "Treasure bottle, Aunt Wen has been praying for the lord in the family temple for a few days, the days in the temple are hard, and she is also old, but she can't bear this crime, let the big housekeeper prepare and prepare, and go to pick her up early tomorrow morning." By the way, the rich mother is injured and inconvenient, so let Wang's mother run away! ”

The two of them, the vase and the hairpin, saw that the old lady came out safely, and they were happy, so they were naturally busy, and then one went to the outer courtyard to find the big housekeeper, and the other went quickly to the back room to find the king's mother.

In the dead of night, at the other end of the mansion, there was a sound of "bang" in the Jiusi Courtyard where the fourth room was located, and a thin-necked vase painted with white porcelain painting from Ru kiln treading snow and looking for plum blossoms bloomed on the ground. Lan Si, who always likes to smile and welcome people on weekdays, Lan Feng, is full of anger at the moment, gritting his teeth, "My good second brother, it seems that I really underestimate him on weekdays!" ”

The fourth lady sitting on the other side also didn't look good, "The second sister-in-law is an accomplice?" Today, is it a bitter ploy? ”

The fourth old man thought for a while with a gloomy face, and finally shook his head, "With the second sister-in-law's temperament, do you think she can bear it?" ”

The fourth wife thought of the second wife's overbearing temperament that was like a cannon battle, a little bit of character, and she would repay her flaws and refuse to eat even the slightest loss. So, today's episode is all planned by the cowardly and incompetent second master? But the second wife ......, "So, the second master still has a helper?" ”

"Where is it, do you have any eyebrows?"

The fourth lady shook her head, and when the fourth master looked over, she raised her eyebrows and said, "The concubine will let people check it immediately!" ”

The fourth old man leaned back in his chair tiredly, "I offended the third brother and sister-in-law for no reason today, it's really worth the loss!" ”

The fourth wife remembered the wrong move today, and she was also full of chagrin, and she felt a trace of grievance because of the words of the fourth master, but she had to suppress it, "The concubine will find a way to make up for it, don't worry." ”

Not to mention how the people in the Lan Mansion reacted to the farce of the winter solstice, time still flowed forward without anyone stopping, and soon, it was the middle of winter. From Qingyang to Suzhou Mansion to take a boat through Suzhou Creek, and then through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal back to the capital If the road is smooth, it will take ten days and half a month, and now it is the middle of winter, I am afraid that the road is not easy to walk, so Fu Xiuyun wants to rush back for the New Year, so he has to prepare to set off.

In the past few days, the third wife has been so busy that her feet do not touch the ground, and she is carrying out the rituals brought back to the Fu family, eating, wearing, using, and playing, which are rare and fresh in the north, but also indispensable to personal wishes. The third wife really can't wait to pack the whole Qingyang, and even the entire Suzhou Mansion back to the capital, Lanxi has seen her mother's madness once, and she shivered at the moment, after almost being caught by her mother, these days, she can avoid the third wife too far away.

As for Fu Xiuyun, he was busy saying goodbye everywhere, and by the way, he ....... well, and received some Cheng Yi from the elders. But this guy is somehow pleasing to people, this Lan Mansion, old and young, men and women, generous, and door-picking, actually all agreed to give generously to him, and Cheng Yi sent by people like Lanfu naturally can't just be just silver taels, and there are often some elegant objects, this sent a volume of calligraphy from the previous dynasty, and the purple gold inkstone that sent a high-grade one, soon, Fu Xiuyun had to tell his housekeeper that when he returned, he had to prepare another boat.

And on this day, Lan Xi arrived in Fu Xiuyun's room, looked at the grand scene in the house, and had to say sourly, "Cousin, if you go, I'm afraid that the warehouses of our Lan Mansion are a lot empty!" ”