Chapter 18: Selfish Desires
While Second Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiaoyun and Huai Jin were talking, Ji Xiaotang called Lamei to inquire.
Lamei was able to follow Shunyi Bofu to continue to serve Huai Jin, mostly due to Qin Zhen. And Huai Jin has lived a good life in Shunyi Bofu this time, which is the credit of silver.
Ji Xiaotang gave Lamei a lot of silver and asked her to make it up and down.
"Don't be stingy with money, if they are willing to take it." Ji Xiaotang instructed Lamei.
"I don't want to live in my own mansion, I don't want to live here. Auntie, Xiaotang, can you take me to live with you? Huai Jin looked at the three of them with blank eyes and begged.
Hearing him say this, Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun almost burst into tears.
Huai Jin's mind is only eight or nine years old now, but he is a sensible child. Although he is sensible, he still says this, not because he is dissatisfied with the food, clothing, housing and transportation of Shunyi Bofu, but because of his attachment to the Ji family.
In his heart, Ji Xiaotang, Ji Xiaoyun and Second Mrs. Ji are his family, he is attached to his family and wants to live with his family.
Mrs. Ji Er was silent, but Ji Xiaoyun looked at Ji Xiaotang with red eyes, with a look of pleading and hope on her face.
In Ji Xiaoyun's opinion, Ji Xiaotang is almost omnipotent.
But this is not the case, for example, Huai Jin's request, Ji Xiaotang can't do it.
It was cruel to reject Xie Huaijin, but what was even more cruel was to deceive him and give him impossible expectations. Even if he is only a child mentally, he has a reality that he has to face.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Ji Xiaotang did not choose a euphemism, but said it quite directly.
"Oh......" The look of disappointment on Xie Huaijin's face almost overflowed.
"Huai Jin. You have to adapt to life here. Ji Xiaotang told Xie Huaijin.
"Adapt to ......," Xie Huaijin repeated unconsciously.
"How does he adapt to ......" Ji Xiaoyun cried, "There is no one in the mansion of Nuoda who treats him sincerely." Those who can make him rely on look at him as if he were a prisoner, or else as a cash cow, thinking of ways to blow up money from him......"
In the end, Ji Xiaoyun was a little out of control.
This is thinking of what happened to her in Huaiyuan Qin's house at the beginning.
However, Xie Huaijin's situation at the moment is not comparable to Ji Xiaoyun's experience at all.
"Huai Jin has to adapt here, and we will also think about it. Some things don't happen overnight. Gotta take your time. However, one thing is certain, Ji Xiaotang will never ignore Xie Huaijin.
"We don't live in one place, but we'll always be a family." Ji Xiaotang told Xie Huaijin. "In the future, my sister and I will try to come to see you as often as possible."
"Really?" Xie Huaijin looked at Ji Xiaotang with watery eyes.
Ji Xiaoyun also looked at Ji Xiaotang, with the same question in her eyes.
"Of course it's true." Ji Xiaotang nodded solemnly.
Although the joints were opened, such a meeting could not last long. Shunyi Bo is still the center of attention of the court. Ji Xiaotang understood this in his heart. When the hour comes, let the rulers and others who serve come in.
With these people present, everyone talked again, and then Ji Xiaotang got up and said goodbye in Xie Huaijin's reluctant eyes.
Ji Xiaotang told Xie Huaijin that they would come to see him soon.
……
Back in Xinhuatang, a few people went to Xuanhuatang to see Mrs. Ji.
"How's that kid going?" Mrs. Ji asked.
"It's fine." Mrs. Ji replied.
"How good can it be," Ji Xiaoyun said. At this moment, although she stopped crying, her eyes were still red. "He looks like that. If you are not with your own family, you can get better. ”
"Someone bullied him?" Mrs. Ji asked immediately.
"Not really." Ji Xiaotang replied that she had confirmed this with Lamei.
"Hey, that'...... That's it. Mrs. Ji sighed.
"Xiaotang, when are we going to see Huaijin?" Ji Xiaoyun asked Ji Xiaotang. She just came back, and she asked like this, perhaps because she felt that in front of Mrs. Ji, she had to keep an eye on Ji Xiaotang, worried that she wouldn't be able to do it.
"It's going to be a few days apart." Ji Xiaotang did not say a definite date.
"Do you still want to find Princess Changning, or do you want to find the prince? If you need money, I'll have it. Ji Xiaoyun said hurriedly.
"No one has to look for it, just spend some money." Ji Xiaotang replied.
Ji Xiaoyun immediately rejoiced, she didn't have anything else, but money was not a problem for her.
"That's ...... May I? After all, Second Mrs. Ji thought more than Ji Xiaoyun, and asked Ji Xiaotang worriedly.
"Hmm......" Ji Xiaotang nodded slightly and didn't say much.
When Second Master Ji came back from the yamen, Ji Xiaotang was in Jinghuatang, and Second Mrs. Ji talked about visiting Xie Huaijin today.
"It's so difficult to meet once, and I still ask to go to the palace, why do you say that in the future, you only need to pay for money, and you can often go to Shunyi Bofu to see Huaijin?" Mrs. Ji Er said uneasily.
"Uncle Shunyi has just opened the mansion, his identity is special, let's go for the first time, of course we have to ask for the palace. Although I am looking for Changning, it is the Queen Mother who is informed. "This is the way to go.
Ji Xiaotang carefully explained to Mrs. Ji, and at the same time expressed his opinion, wanting to hear the opinion of Mr. Ji.
"Coupled with what I saw and heard in Shunyi Bofu today, if my mother and sister want to see Huaijin in the future, they can go openly, but they can only go openly." After Ji Xiaotang finished speaking, he looked at Ji Er, "What does Daddy mean?" ”
The grievances of the Ji Xie family saved Xie Huaijin's life, and the Ji family has done its best, I believe that under the same circumstances, few people will do this, and few people will be able to do this.
And the Ji family did it.
Xie Huaijin has become a Shunyi uncle, and he has no worries about food and clothing all his life, and the Ji family can completely let him go, which is undoubtedly the most beneficial to the Ji family.
However, this has to be done without the emotional factor.
"You can't rest assured of him, if you want to see him, go and see him." Second Master Ji pondered for a moment and replied with a sigh. "But what you can say and what you can't say, always know in your heart. Don't talk to him privately either. Let the people who serve in the Shunyi Bofu follow. ”
Xie Huaijin is a child, but he is not worried that he will have any inappropriate remarks, which will make the palace suspicious.
Ji Xiaotang nodded.
"Life is not as expected, things are often eight or nine, Huai Jin's child can save his life, it is already the mercy of the heavens, we shouldn't expect more." Second Master Ji said in a low voice, "Wait a few more years." Things will always get better. ”
In a few years, it is very likely that Xie Huaijin's situation will gain a considerable degree of freedom.
In this regard, Ji Xiaotang also agrees.
This stage. It is the price that everyone, including Xie Huaijin and them, must pay.
It's just that Ji Xiaotang's selfish hope is that this period of time can be shorter. Shorter ones. Meetings must be made public. But the rest of the stuff has to be done in private.
Enough money can make Xie Huaijin's life in Shunyi Bofu more comfortable and comfortable, so that they can see each other often. However, there is more than money can do.
That's going to take ......
This night, Ji Xiaotang tossed and turned, and in the end she only got one answer: turning the world upside down.
……
At the end of the year, Xinhuatang was busy everywhere, and everyone was preparing for the New Year.
this day. Just in time for Master Ji, Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaomu to rest at home, the whole family gathered in Xuanhua Hall. Surrounding Mrs. Ji to discuss the New Year.
“…… Thanks to the old lady's Hongfu, let's have a year of reunion this year. After talking about the arrangements for the New Year, Mrs. Ji said with a smile on her face.
Old Mrs. Ji snorted, and seemed to be a little unpleasant.
Mrs. Ji was very smart, and immediately reacted, and hurriedly added: "It's a pity that the third master is not in the capital." Qingyuan can get away there, so it's better to let Xiaomu take someone to take him and take his uncle over, first, to reunite with the old lady, and secondly, our family can also get together. ”
Mrs. Ji is actually a very thoughtful person, and the fundamental reason why she made such a mistake is that she didn't take Master Ji San to heart at all. Her family is only her room, the second room is in front of her, and Master Ji San is far away in Qingyuan, and she forgot about it for a while.
Old Lady Ji's face softened.
"There are a lot of things in Qingyuan, and it can't be done without the third brother. Moreover, the third brother also has an errand, and after this year, he will have to go to sea again. Second Master Ji explained.
"This is also the third brother's glory to his ancestors and his contribution to the country." Master Ji touched his beard and nodded.
Mrs. Ji smiled and agreed.
"I haven't seen my third brother for many years, and I really want to see him. He's out of the woods now. Master Ji said to Second Master Ji.
"The eldest brother wants to see the third brother, but I'm afraid I have to wait until the end of the next year." Ji Er said. Qin Zhen has already returned to Beijing, and when Master Ji San comes back from going to sea again, he should have the opportunity to go to Beijing to report on his work.
While everyone was talking, a little girl flew in to report that someone from Qingyuan was coming.
This is the third master Ji sent someone here.
Old Lady Ji's face immediately became happy, and she hurriedly called someone in.
Master Ji San sent into Beijing was his personal servant, and with his two trips to sea, he is now a copper coin for stewards.
The copper coin is already clever, and after following Master Ji San for several years, he has become more and more capable. The copper coin brought three truckloads of New Year's goods, as well as family letters.
The family letter was written to Mrs. Ji for New Year's greetings, and it was handed over to Mr. Ji Er and read out in public.
In addition to greeting everyone in the letter, Master Ji San talked about his situation in Qingyuan. Since Ji Xiaotang and the others left, Qingyuan has not changed much. And Master Ji San is very busy, has been going back and forth between Qingyuan, Ren'an and Wanjia Village, compared to Qingyuan, he lives in Wanjia Village more days, because he has to prepare to go to sea next year.
Mrs. Ji was very relieved to know that Master Ji San was fine.
Everyone was very happy when they heard Master Ji San's letter.
The copper coin not only brought Master Ji's New Year's gift and family letter, but also brought two carts of New Year's goods and a letter from Mu Hong and Shen's family, which made Mrs. Ji even more happy.
The New Year's goods sent by Master Ji San and the Mu family are very rich, almost everything, it seems that when Ji Xiaotang's family arrives in the capital, there is no grange, and everything has to be bought, so everything is ready and sent.
Not to mention the value of things, this heart makes everyone's hearts warm.
Evening. Ji Xiaotang was in Jinghuatang, repeatedly read the letters of Mu Hong and the Shen family, and read all the New Year's goods sent by the Mu family one by one. Mrs. Ji discussed with Ji Xiaotang that she wanted to reply to the Mu family and send something to Ren An.
The copper coin came early, and the New Year's gift to the Mu family was just to let the copper coin be brought back.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Changsheng followed the nurse over, and Mrs. Ji put down the list in her hand.
"When we're done with dinner, let's talk about it again."
Ji Xiaotang naturally nodded in agreement, and ordered her to go down and put her food in Jinghuatang.
"Who is greeting the copper coin?" Ji Xiaotang called a steward to come over and ask.
Knowing that the copper coin was entertained by the steward, he was ready to set up a meal in the front yard. Ji Xiaotang thought about it for a while, then ordered to go down and ask someone to call the copper coin.
His meal was also served in Jinghuatang. It's in our outhouse. ”
"Well, I was just about to ask him something more." Second Master Ji nodded when he heard this.
After a while, the copper coins were brought and saluted at the door of the outhouse. A pair of eyes looked left and right.
Ji Xiaotang had already seen his actions in his eyes: "It's all my own people here." Copper coins, what do you have to say. ”
The coin immediately smiled, and took out a letter from his bosom.
Xiu'er took the letter in the past, and when she saw Ji Xiaotang's name written on the envelope, she gave it to Ji Xiaotang.
“…… The old man wrote to the second master and the third girl, and let the little one quietly give it to the third girl. The little one was still worried about how to deliver a message to the third girl, so the third girl sent someone to call the little one. ”
"I was so busy that I couldn't speak. I was going to call you over and ask you something more. Ji Xiaotang said. I opened the envelope and read the letter.
Looking at the letter, Ji Xiaotang's face became gloomy.
Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji watched from the side, and their hearts hung in the air.
"What happened to Qingyuan?" Second Master Ji asked. Master Ji San didn't want Mrs. Ji to worry, so he didn't mention it in the New Year's letter when something happened, but wrote another letter to Ji Xiaotang. Such an arrangement, Master Ji Er agreed.
Ji Xiaotang had already finished reading the letter at this time, so he handed it to Master Ji Er.
"Daddy's own view, it's something I never expected."
Second Master Ji took the letter with doubts in his mind, and when he read it, his face changed: "There is such a thing!?" ”
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Ji Er was also surprised.
"Copper coin, do you know what the letter says? Is it true? After reading the letter quickly, Second Master Ji raised his head and asked for copper coins.
"Back to the second master, this matter is small and knows, it is absolutely true. The third master didn't check it and didn't dare to write this letter. Copper Coin replied hurriedly.
Second Master Ji was silent for a while, his brows furrowed.
At this time, Mrs. Ji Er had already read the letter roughly, so she called "my God".
What could surprise and annoy the three of them so much was something they never expected.
Master Ji San told them in the letter that he found that some outsiders had infiltrated Qingxi Mountain and made a move on the blessed land of the Ji family. Master Ji San is much calmer now, and after discovering it, he did not have a seizure immediately, but secretly investigated.
The results of the investigation made Master Ji San dumbfounded.
This group of people actually came from the capital, and they were assigned by Master Ji.
Master Ji sent several feng shui masters to do tricks in the blessed land of the Ji family, the purpose of which was to make the legacy of the ancestors of the Ji family and the feng shui of the blessed land only shade the room of the Ji family, that is, the room of the master Ji.
Second Master Ji was silent for a while, his face gradually turned red from gloomy, he stood up and burst out: "How can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable." Is he still a descendant of the Ji family, he still has his parents, ancestors, and humanity in his heart......"
Saying this, Second Master Ji walked outside, apparently to find Master Ji to theorize.
Ji Xiaotang hurriedly got up and stopped Second Master Ji with Second Mrs. Ji.
was stopped and reluctantly sat down, and Second Master Ji was still panting. He was originally an extremely introverted character, and this incident really touched his bottom line.
"Daddy, don't be impatient. If you go like this, not only will you not be able to solve the problem, but you will also have a stalemate with your uncle. Ji Xiaotang persuaded Second Master Ji.
Second Master Ji slowly calmed his breathing, and his voice was painful: "I know that he is addicted to feng shui, but I don't know that he is addicted to this extent." Doing things on the blessed land, he is greedy for profit, and he ...... "great rebellion."
These four words, Ji Er didn't say it after all.
Recommended for the rebirth of the weak face and the end of the house, "Deep Boudoir" (to be continued......)