In the evening, Zhao Xiu finally knew what Zhao Wei meant by "good things".

She did Fang Huizhu a great favor, although Fang Huizhu herself didn't say anything, but the Fang family and other daughters outside the Fang family didn't think so. Not only did the wife of the new political envoy of Suzhou come to the door to give a gift of thanks, but the other women of the Fang family in the capital also sent thanks, of course, the Fang family is no exception, even Mrs. Cao, who she always thought had turned her face with the Fang family, actually had a gift.

These ladies and wives all have orders or edicts, and their husbands are mostly civil officials, all of whom are well-read and courteous, and their family collections are also very rich. The thank-you gifts they sent were not such cheesy things as gold and silver treasures, but there were many famous calligraphy and paintings, study and antiques, all of which were rare and precious. The Zhao family has an old county prince who has made a lot of war money, and there is a county princess who loves elegance, Zhang's family, and the collection is not small, but compared with the scholarly families of generations, it is still a little worse. Among the thank-you gifts recovered by Zhao Xiu, there are at least four or five ancient paintings, which are comparable to Zhang's best collection. There are also some ancient inkstones, interstitial screens and other things, which are also rare treasures, and Zhang's eyes are a little red when they see it.

Zhao Xiu was overjoyed, looking at those thank-you gifts, his heart was quite excited. Such a gift is really hard to come by. I didn't expect these Fang family girls to be so generous. She couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart: although what she did saved Fang Huizhu from the sea of suffering, it was just a convenient thing to do, and it didn't take much effort. And these Fang family daughters are close and far away from Fang Huizhu's blood, and there are Cao Fang's family who have a grudge like this, how could she help Fang Huizhu, and these Fang family girls are willing to give such a generous gift?

Is there something else going on for this?

Zhang looked at the things around, took them in his hand and played with them gently, and carefully put them away. She looked at her granddaughter with some jealousy, and said, "Such a good thing can no longer be had, and I don't know where you got your good luck." You're going to have to give it away. Don't ignore it, if it's damaged a little bit, there's nowhere to cry! In fact, she was also a little uneasy in her heart: "Why did these ladies and wives send such generous gifts?" That's just too much. It's just that...... If you go back like this. It's a pity. "She can't bear the good things.

Zhao Xiu asked Zhao Wei: "My brother is in Beijing, have you heard any news?" These Fang family girls are so generous, but I am flattered. ”

Zhao Wei smiled and said: "When I first saw the gift list, I was also shocked, and I wanted to return it on behalf of my sister." The person who came just refused, left the things behind and left. I will send the gift back to the families, and they all say that they should be rewarded for saving their lives, and if our family does not accept it, they will be upset. I saw that the husbands and family members of the Fang family didn't say anything, so they had to bring the things back. Later, I inquired around, and learned the reason from Brother Shang. ”

The daughter of the Fang family has always had a good reputation, so many people are interested in marrying. However, not all of the people who ask to marry are upright gentlemen. The family style is upright. Among them, there are also mean-spirited people, but they are just shells of a decent people, deceiving the world into thinking that his family is a serious person. Among the daughters of the Fang family in the previous generation, there was a woman who unfortunately met such a husband's family. She was originally a cousin of Cao Fang's, Mrs. Feng and others, and she has always had a very good relationship, and she is also knowledgeable and courteous, with both talents and appearances, a soft temperament, and a blue heart. Her father thought that his son-in-law was very knowledgeable. Whether it is a family background, the in-laws are also very sincere in asking for marriage, so they can rest assured that they will marry their daughter. Because the son-in-law let go of the foreign office, the in-laws have to accompany him. The daughter of the Fang family followed her husband to take office. Because the place is far away, except for the New Year's Festival, when I write back to Beijing, I never have the opportunity to meet my parents' relatives.

Relatives and friends at home saw that she only said good things in her letters, and when she was doing well in her husband's office after marriage, who knew that one day, a murderous letter came. Said she died of a sudden illness. At this time, she had only been married for three years and did not even have a child. The Fang family only felt that it was a bolt from the blue, and her parents hurriedly sent her brother over to ask, but they didn't find anything unusual, until they occasionally went out and met the companion who had already been kicked out, only to know that their sisters were living extremely miserable in her husband's house.

The family was just kind on the face, but they were actually very mean and picky. They feel that since the daughter of the Fang family has a good name, she should do everything perfectly, and if there is a slight delay in one thing, that is, she is wrong, and she will be tortured. The daughter of that party gets up early and goes to bed late every day, serves her in-laws, and spends less time with her husband; When her husband takes a concubine, she is not allowed to complain; The concubine was favored, stepped on her head and spread wild, she put on a slight face, and her mother-in-law said that she was not virtuous; Her husband's in-laws have to spend her dowry money for their daily expenses, and she can't object to it; Her roommate helped her to speak fairly, and was kicked out of the door; The husband wants to be promoted, wants to have some relationships, and wants to use her Fang family's connections, if she is not happy, the slap will come directly, and she can't help but say half a "no".

She finally conceived a child, and she had to continue to make rules in front of her mother-in-law, even if she was unwell, she couldn't escape, and she had a miscarriage not long after. She fell ill, lingered on the sickbed, her mother-in-law always said ugly things, took her concubine to play prestige in front of her, and her husband never helped her ask for a word. She cried and begged once, and her husband said, "That's my mother, I have only filial piety, and there is no reason to disobey my mother for you." If you are so unfilial, where are you virtuous? It can be seen that the good reputation of the Fang family's daughters is blown out! Her father-in-law also said: "The Fang family cheated on the marriage, we should go to the door!" ”

This daughter of the Fang family is too supple in temperament, and she also attaches great importance to her reputation, so she doesn't dare to say much when she hears her husband's family say this. Every time she writes a letter back to her parents' house, her husband has to look at what is written in the letter before allowing his subordinates to send it, so there are always only good words, not half a sentence. The Fang family also helped this son-in-law to find a shortage because of her letter, how did they know that their daughter had been tossed to death?

In fact, their family is in a foreign office, and the family that is an official in the same place is not unaware, among them are the old friends of the Fang family, or relatives who are turning the corner. But although they found out that the daughter of the Fang family was suffering in her husband's family, no one ever told the Fang family. Some people think that it is just a family matter, so why should outsiders meddle? Some felt that the family was so tormented by the Fang family's daughter, and the Fang family still had to help him get promoted, so they didn't care about it; There are also people who have a grudge against the other party's family in their hearts and deliberately stand by and watch...... In short, all the insiders never mentioned it to the Fang family, and it wasn't until the Fang family's daughter died and her brother came to her that they accompanied the room to tell the truth. At that time, the companion family was so poor that they were about to have no way out. If it weren't for this reason. They had already returned to Beijing to report the news.

The Fang family was furious because of this, and turned their faces with the in-laws, and some of the children who did the imperial history also participated in a few books of his family, so that the ruthless son-in-law lost his official position. Gray Yoyo took his parents' concubine and concubine back to his hometown. But the dead man could not come back, and the sisters were very sad, always thinking that if someone could report to them at that time, maybe the daughter of the Fang family would not have died.

Now Fang Huizhu is suffering in the Qiu family. Isn't it a copy of the Fang family's daughter back then? Back then, the latter's in-laws didn't know that the Fang family was far away, so they spoiled their daughter-in-law like this, and now although Fang Huizhu's parents and younger siblings are in Jining, there are still people in the Fang family in Beijing, and there are several aunts and grandmothers, and the Qiu family actually has the courage to do this, it is clear that they don't take the Fang family in their eyes! When the girls of the Fang family learned of her situation, they inevitably remembered the old things back then, and became suspicious of some spider and worm traces. Zhao Xiu, who dared to tell his wife, Mrs. Feng and others what he thought, would of course be very grateful.

Not all the women of the Fang family married in the capital, and many of them went to their husbands' posts with their husbands, or went to their husbands' hometowns to live. Separated from his parents and relatives, except for the slaves who accompany the marriage, they are all husband and family. It is impossible to say that they do not have a little fear in their hearts. They were also afraid that if they were alone, they would be tortured by their husbands. What should I do? Are they sure they will escape the tragedy of that sister?

It is not so much that they are thanking Zhao Xiu for Fang Huizhu, but rather that they are thanking a woman who doesn't mind offending people when the "Fang family girl" is in danger. A well-wisher who doesn't mind being said to be nosy, doesn't care about old grudges, and resolutely lends a hand. A few ancient paintings and treasures are treasures for other families, but for them, they are not so rare. What is it to express the gratitude in their hearts? If it weren't for the fact that she felt that the gold and silver wealth were too cheesy, and Zhao Xiu, according to her friends Cao Luo, Feng Xiuqin and others, was a Sven girl who loved to read and paint, they might have chosen other more tyrant ways to express their gratitude.

After listening to Zhao Wei's words, Zhao Xiu understood what was going on. Still flattered, she looked at the gifts and felt that they weren't so hot. Since people are sincere in giving gifts, she is not easy to refuse, at most she can send more gifts back during the New Year.

Zhao Xiu happily took Liu Lu and Bihan to pack up her things, only to feel that even Fang Huizhu's coldness would not affect her good mood. Zhang also said: "I still thought that the eldest daughter of the Fang family was very ignorant, but now that I think about it, she is confused, what does it matter?" Others just understand. The friendship between the daughters of the Fang family is deep, and it is also rare. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "I don't annoy her anymore." She is also quite pitiful, she is unladylike, her marriage fails, and she doesn't know what the result of her second marriage will be in the future. Besides, it's not that she didn't thank me, but she just had a cold attitude, maybe she was in a bad mood? Why should I worry too much about her? ”

Zhao Wei listened to it, and said, "You mean the eldest daughter of the Fang family?" It wouldn't be strange if she was in a bad mood. Now that the Qiu family is about to remarry Qiu Huiyou, there are courtiers and imperial historians who are good friends with the Fang family in the court, and they have bitten the Qiu family a few times, and the Qiu family is busy clearing themselves up, and they haven't had time to retaliate against the Fang family. But listening to the Qiu family's words on weekdays, the other party's family is also very resentful, and seems to regard them as the culprit for their daughter's possible loss of qualification to enter the palace. The Fang family's departure from Beijing at this time can be regarded as smart. But there is the Qiu family jumping up and down like this, I am afraid that if the daughter of the Fang family wants to remarry, it will be even more difficult, right? The reputation of Meishan Bofu is also quite famous, how many people can not care about his family and marry a woman with a bad reputation? Moreover, I heard that several other people who had discussed with the Fang family in their early years were all happily married and famous, and there was a discussion in Beijing that the Fang family was blind when they chose a son-in-law. If you pick a few others, how can there be today's events? ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly realized when he heard it. It seems that this is the reason why Fang Huizhu is discouraged. The future is bright, life is at a loss, where can I laugh? I blamed her for the past. (To be continued.) )