"If it weren't for the protection of my uncle and second grandmother, where would I be now? How long does it take for my father to think of me as a daughter, even the father of the concubine is with him, and my father's house in Beijing is so big, even I can't accommodate it? ”

Yao Yiwen remembered the first time Wan Ning made him tea when he was a child, Shen stood aside with a smile, Wan Ning's little hand was holding a small teacup, he was afraid that the hot water spilled out would burn Wan Ning's hand.

When Wan Ning lifted the teacup, he hurriedly took it.

When Wan Ning was a child, he was very envious of his colleagues who raised a son-in-law, and he enthusiastically asked people to make small tables and chairs to prepare to take Wan Ning to study, but who knew that he saw Wan Ning playing with the abacus.

He had a big quarrel with the Shen family that night, how should such a daughter be raised?

It was as if it all happened yesterday.

At that time, he still suspected that Wan Ning would end up with a reputation of greedy for wealth and copper in the future, and in the blink of an eye, Wan Ning stood in front of him and questioned him with clear eyes.

The same is true for the eldest brother who is the patriarch.

He came to ask about the sixth brother, but the eldest brother didn't say a word of importance, and held all the news down to him, guarding him like a thief, as if he instructed the sixth brother to buy and sell grain.

Even if the family thinks like this, what will outsiders say?

The speaker played again and again, and the fire had already burned on him.

Wan Ning watched her father open his mouth and gasp.

It's a micro-expression of fear.

If his interests were not threatened, he would never know what it meant to be afraid, so his mother tried so hard to persuade his father not to listen to his grandfather. My father just felt that my mother was in trouble.

Wan Ning said: "Father has to think about the official reputation he has gained over the years, it is not easy to be an official like Li Yushi, and he cannot be convicted for it." When I was in the clan, my grandfather asked me what I heard in the Li family, and my daughter didn't say that it was all for her father. ”

No matter what you say, you have to poke people's hearts, and your father will come to the door, after all, you don't want to be a corrupt official, your father loves fame and face all his life. Now that he is about to be torn off, what will he do? Do you want to continue to listen to your grandfather's words, and mention whether your grandfather can still show a proud look.

That's it. The steward came in and said, "Master, third master, fifth master is here." ”

Wan Ning was a little surprised.

Today, everyone has gathered, whether something happened to the Yao family, or something in the court. Wan Ning immediately thought of the news of Cui Yiting's trial.

When my mother was divorced. seems to trust the fifth uncle very much, and tells her that if her father treats her badly, she will go to the fifth uncle, and when she goes to Yangzhou, she forgot to ask her mother what the reason is.

In her memory, the fifth uncle was a handsome and modest elder, and every time she saw her, she always had to give her some gadgets, because she was her grandfather's concubine, and she rarely spoke in front of people, but both her grandfather and her father were very protective of him. After waking up this time, she saw the people around her clearly. Now let's take a look at the fifth uncle.

Wan Ning raised her eyes and saw a handsome figure walk in.

Compared with four years ago, the fifth uncle has hardly changed, casually wearing a cyan robe on him, it looks very radiant, the modest look on his face makes people feel very easy to get close to, his father's appearance is not bad, his facial features are correct, and there is a bit of elegant temperament in his eyebrows and eyes.

Wan Ning saluted Yao Yizhi.

"Wanning has grown up." Seeing Wanning, Yao Yizhi's eyes had obvious joy.

Yao Yizhi said and opened his eyes and saluted Yao Yizhou and Yao Yiwen.

Yao Yiwen looked at Yao Yizhi, "Why did you come over." ”

Yao Yizhi: "The eldest brother has been in Beijing for a few days, and I asked the professor for leave today to come and see the eldest brother." ”

Yao Yizhi's words were very relaxed, which eased the atmosphere in the room a little, and Yao Yiwen was also relieved, the fifth brother has always been able to speak, and standing here has become his helper.

Yao Yizhi: "Our brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, so I asked people to buy the elbows and roast chicken that my eldest brother loves from Tianxiang Building, and prepared two jars of wine." ”

The servant handed in the food box.

Yao Yizhi said with a smile, "The things in Tianxianglou are delicious, or the eldest brother told me, at that time I didn't understand anything when I came to Beijing for the first time, the eldest brother bought elbows and roast chicken, and the three of us got drunk with these two dishes, and the eldest brother also said that the capital is good, and the Yao family will be moved to Beijing in the future, and the third brother said that he wants to buy a big house, and he will not be separated in the future, and everyone will live together happily." ”

The food in Tianxianglou has a faint aroma.

It seems that three people were brought to that time.

Yao Yizhou's stiff face also loosened a little, although he said drunk words at that time, he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

After the third uncle became an official, the whole third room became more and more prosperous, and many things have changed, as if the fifth child is still the same as before, if he didn't see the true face of the third uncle clearly, he might sit down with his younger brothers and tell the truth.

Yao Yizhou raised his eyes, "I won't leave you with anything to do tonight, and we'll talk another day." ”

Wan Ning looked at her father, her father hung his face and didn't speak, and after a short silence in the room, the fifth uncle said, "Then another day, I will come over with the third brother another day, eldest brother...... There is something going on in Kyori...... I can't do it accurately, I have to go so far from Taixing to the capital, many words are not true, they are all my own brothers, we all want the Yao family to be good, the sixth brother is in prison, the father and the third brother are anxious It is understandable, the third brother has been at home for a few days. Now that I see that the eldest brother's face is not good, when we have the opportunity, we still sit down and talk about it, there is nothing that is not clear. ”

Yao Yizhi said and looked at Yao Yiwen, "The third brother will also take Wanning back, the young lady who is only twelve years old, is always said outside, although there are female relatives in the clan to take care of it, after all, there are inconsiderate places, and it is just in Taixing County, there are only two streets away from the third brother's house in the capital, and people who don't know the truth don't know how to talk about it." ”

Wan Ning felt her father's gaze fall on her face, looked at her for a while, and then nodded unconsciously, "Wan Ning still follows me back." With your mother at home, I can rest easy. ”

All eyes fell on her.

The fifth uncle has a gentle smile, and his father's eyes are complicated and a little sincere. Uncle frowned, very worried.

Wan Ning listened to her father's words, and a smile appeared on her face that could not be hidden, "I want to go home, is the yard where I live still empty?" ”

Yao Yiwen nodded, "It's still there, I'll let people clean it up." ”

"Is there still a desk and chair where my father taught me to read and write? The three-story blue curtain was still planted with roses by the window, which I had sprinkled myself. My father also planted sycamores in my yard, are those there? ”

Yao Yi was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded again. "Your mother is taken care of, just like before."

"Has my father been to see it?"

Wanning is like a stubborn child, so she must ask carefully.

Yao Yiwen somehow, under his daughter's expectant gaze, he couldn't nod casually, since he had Brother Huan. After he got off the office, he accompanied Brother Huan. Wan Ning was not at home, so he had never been to that courtyard.

Yao Yiwen shook his head, "I haven't been there, but it's ......"

"Father hasn't been there, but he still said it's okay......," Wan Ning said and paused, "Does my father know that when I was in Taixing, Aunt Sixth had already helped me buy clothes to wear for the funeral." ”

Hearing the words of the clothes for the burial, Yao Yiwen's face suddenly turned pale, and Wanning didn't seem to be joking. "How can such a thing be said nonsense."

Wan Ning turned her face to look at Yao Yizhou, "It's not me talking nonsense. Uncle also knows. ”

"Thanks to the two girls who Cui Erye brought to Yao's house as a guest, they would have fished me out of the pond, and Mother Tong served me wholeheartedly, I deceived the sixth aunt to come to Haolang for diagnosis and treatment, and I took medicine to regulate my body, if I didn't have these, I would have died a long time ago."

"I almost died unjustly in Taixing, just because I went to say goodbye to my mother that day, and when I entered the house, I saw my mother sitting on the ground," Wan Ning shook her head, "I obviously didn't do anything, everyone said that I pushed my mother, Brother Huan gave birth in a good manner, no younger than a full-term child, even so, my father didn't resent me less, and sent me to the clan, I was locked up in the embroidery building under the care of the sixth aunt, and it was four years at once, and in four years, I liked summer the most, because in summer I could count how many leaves would grow on the peach tree outside the window." ”

"Father," Wan Ning looked up, "if something like this happened to you, would you dare to go back to that place?" ”

"Is that place still my home?"

"I want to go home, but where is my home? In my father's heart, or in the courtyard that my father hadn't been to for four years? ”

Yao Yiwen was stunned for a moment.

Yao Yizhou stood up, "The third child, you already have an heir under you, and there is a concubine by your side, if you want, you will pass Wanning to the second room, my second brother has long left a son and a half daughter, although Wanning is a woman, she can also be an heir, my second brother's share of the family property is in the hands of my mother, when I came to the capital, my mother said, if you nod, you will make a note, Wanning inherited my second brother's property, and from then on she will be the daughter of our second room." He didn't want to say these words here, his mother mentioned this matter to him, and he has been thinking about it in his heart, after all, Yao Yiwen has an official position, and Wan Ning can use this to find a good mother-in-law, on the contrary, the second brother is no longer alive after all, and he always feels a little wronged Wan Ning when he takes Wan Ning to the second room, and when he heard Wan Ning's words today, he was moved, and he couldn't have anything like that happening again, so he simply said it in one breath in front of Yao Yi today.

"Then what's the matter," Yao Yiwen took a breath of cold air, "Wanning is my eldest daughter. ”

"Really?" Yao Yizhou said lightly, "How did I hear, you only have the eldest daughter and no eldest daughter, your father is doing a good job, he saw his daughter outside the city, but he didn't even know his daughter, since you didn't care about it for a few years, it is better to complete our second room, so that everyone is happy, I thank you for your second brother, and from then on, you will be clean and have nothing to do with the Shen family." ”

Looking at Wan Ning standing in front of him, he never thought of passing his daughter to the second room.

That's impossible.

It was his eldest daughter.

No wonder the eldest brother would let the female relatives of the clan take care of Wanning and not let Wanning go home.

Yao Yiwen's eyes widened, "Big brother, I can't agree to this matter." ”

Yao Yizhou said in a cold voice, "You go back and think about it, we are not in a hurry about this matter, but from now on, you don't have to send Wanning to the family or expel her from the house, someone is waiting to protect her." ”

What the eldest brother meant by this was that he couldn't protect his daughter, Yao Yiwen suddenly felt a tightness on his face, he turned his face to look at Wan Ning, and Wan Ning was looking at the eldest brother with a look of gratitude.

When he sent Wanning away, he thought that it was difficult to send it to the clan, but it was easy to take it back, and he was also angry, so he didn't take Wanning to heart.

Over the years, the Zhang family has taught a pair of children very well, and he has slowly forgotten about his eldest daughter, and wants to wait until the eldest daughter is about to take him back to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, Wan Ning suddenly came to the capital from Taixing, not only became Mrs. Li's life-saving benefactor, but also became a guest in the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, he couldn't help but be surprised, he felt in his heart that the daughter who had no interest like the Shen family had done so many things, and he hadn't made it too clear.

The second room should take Wanning as an heir.

Heirs are common, heirs are rare, and the old lady and eldest brother in the second room want to do such a thing for the sake of Wanning.

……

Coming out of Yao Yizhou's courtyard, Yao Yizhi persuaded Yao Yiwen before going to Guozijian to leave, "Third brother, don't worry, let's talk about anything when we go back." ”

Yao Yi sat in the sedan chair with a heavy heart.

The sedan chair stopped at the door of Yao's house for half a day, and Yao Yiwen sat motionless.

"Master," the subordinate whispered for the second time, "I'm home, you get off the sedan chair!" ”

Yao Yi heard an "um" but didn't move.

The next said: "Isn't the Marquis of Yong'an coming today?" Ready at home? ”

Yao Yiwen only then remembered that Yong'an Hou Pei Mingzhao had already sent the post, and it was because Hou Ye had something to delay, and he would definitely come today.

Yao Yiwen bent down and walked out of the sedan chair, strode into the house, and went straight to the study instead of going to Zhang's yard.

Zhang was very surprised when he heard the news, usually as long as he returned home, the master would come to her first, ask what was going on at home today, why he went directly to the study today, and sent someone to get clothes to change.

"How is your day, sir?" Zhang asked.

Zijuan shook his head, "Steward Chen outside has someone to pass the word," he said and looked around, lowering his voice, "The master went to see the eldest master." ”

Zhang put down the needle and thread in his hand, "Went to the eldest master?" ”

The old man didn't say a word to her, the old lady didn't allow the old man to go to the eldest master, let alone pick up Wanning, so this matter fell on her, she went to the courtyard over there today, who knew that the porter blocked her out, saying that Wanning was not at home.

She was about to tell the master about it at night, but who knew that the master had met the master.

I don't know what the old man said.

"Or the slave and maid let the mother-in-law inquire?" Zijuan tried to say.

"Maybe it's because of the things in the yamen," Zhang went into the inner room to change his clothes, "don't worry. ”

There is an old lady at home, and the old man listens to the old lady very much.

Zhang was thinking about it, and the next person came to say, "Madam, Yong'an Hou is here." ”

Zhang nodded and looked at Zijuan, "Let people send refreshments to the study, don't be lazy." ”

Zijuan understood what his wife meant, "Don't worry, it's all explained over there." ”

No matter what the little study said, they would tell their wives as they were.

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Thanks to Mi Meow, Chlorine, and Bonitaxie for the peace charms, thanks to Lunarjoe for the rewards, and thanks to the Peach Blossom Fan of Clear Sky Wanyue. (To be continued......)