Those who were sent to inquire about matters were the first batch of rough servants among the old servants of the Hou Mansion who were singled out to run errands and go out with the car, both male and female. They and the old servants beside Zhao Ze had either worked together in one place, or they were relatives who were cornering, so it was easy to find out the news.

Mrs. Cao's words are all true, but the old servants also provided more accurate information, the Niu family is indeed forcing the eldest grandson to go out to get money, and the target is the second room, she once said openly: "Such a big family business, now it is all a small second room, shouldn't it be time to help us?" They live in such a big house, wear gold and silver, call slaves and maids, and don't take us back to live together, so they want to give us a house and an inheritance, so that our ancestors and grandchildren can live without worry. Otherwise, if they drive us to a dead end, will they look good on their faces? Don't say anything about leaving the clan and not leaving the clan, it's all coaxing, out of the clan, my grandchildren are also the blood of Zhao Jungong. If our family really reaches the point where we can't support our children, we can sell our grandchildren to others to be slaves and maids, so that we can eat a bowl of food. As for the time when the sons and girls in the second room are asked, why their nephews and nieces will be embarrassed when they are slaves, it is not my business! ”

Hearing the return, Zhang was so angry that he trembled: "What is this called?" What did she say?! ”

Zhao Xiu also felt that the Niu family was too much of a lower limit, and this cheeky was so thick that it was even more exaggerated than cowhide. Is her granddaughter just the blood of the old princess, not hers? If she threatens her cousin with her own granddaughter, she doesn't feel that she has a problem with logic?

Zhao Wei also frowned when he heard this, and he asked the servant who reported the news: "Do you have any other information?" ”

The man hurriedly said: "Yes, Brother Ze once refuted these words, but the eldest lady ...... her" He paused, and saw that the first three people did not let him change his words, so he continued with confidence: "The eldest lady said that this is already polite, and Brother Ruo Ze resolutely refused to do what she said." In the future, when the family's money is spent, she can not only sell her grandchildren to others as slaves, but also do more excessive things. After finishing speaking, she also praised Sister Man'er for her good looks. was so frightened that Sister Man'er immediately escaped. Brother Ze wanted to protect it, and the eldest lady scolded, saying that if he wanted to protect his own sister, what did the little lady have to do with him? ”

Zhao Xiu frowned and said: "This sounds so strange, didn't she treat Aunt Xiaoqian's mother and son well in the past?" Before Zhao Jue's accident, Aunt Xiaoqian had always been in charge, right? Several of the children are favored, why is it that the Niu family's attitude towards Zhao Man has become bad now? Is it just because Zhao Yan went against her will and used the silver to buy her own mother-in-law? ”

The man said: "In the past, the eldest lady was the one who spoiled Aunt Xiao Qian, but it was Brother Ze who was the least treated by her, and Sister Xiang grew up in front of her since she was a child. It's better, but it's not much better than the other smaller ones. This time, I heard that Sister Xiang sued when she picked up the eldest wife from prison, saying that Brother Yan obviously had silver in his hand. But she only wanted to redeem Aunt Xiaoqian and a few siblings, and she didn't plan to save the grandmother of the eldest lady, so the eldest lady annoyed them. Later, they obviously had the money to save Aunt Xiaoqian, but the eldest lady resolutely refused, so they watched their biological mother being escorted into exile by officers and soldiers. Since then, the acting brothers have fallen out with the eldest wife, and they don't even want to do the courtesy on face. ”

And the man's wife followed. Hearing this, he hurriedly added: "They lost their titles, and after moving out of the Hou Mansion, Uncle Jue went to Liaodong alone, and the eldest lady lived with Aunt Xiaoqian and a few children. The eldest lady is good to several grandchildren, but not good to Brother Ze, but because Sister Xiang and Sister Man love to compete and fight at that time. The eldest lady always helps Sister Xiang. Listening to the people below, it seems that Sister Xiang is good-looking and a descendant, and she will be more promising in the future, and the Ying Wangfu also plans to marry Sister Xiang, so the eldest lady attaches great importance to her. Sister Man'er is a concubine. and it is not valued by the Ying Palace, so it is natural to stay behind, and Aunt Xiaoqian gradually has some complaints. Later, because of the housekeeper's affairs, Aunt Xiao Qian took the money and refused to spend money according to the eldest wife's wishes, and the eldest lady was also annoyed with her. Therefore, Brother Ze is not close to the eldest wife, and he is almost an enemy with Aunt Xiaoqian, Sister Xiang blindly coaxes the eldest lady to be happy, and looks down on the brothers and sisters who are born. Acting as a brother and sister is a group of their own flesh and blood. Even Uncle Jue, because he has been away from home for a long time, has been busy with business since returning to Beijing, and although several brothers and sisters look at him, they are actually not very close to him. ”

In this way, Zhao Xiu's ancestors and grandchildren also figured out the relationship between Zhao Ze's family, and it is ironic to think about it, Zhao Jue went to Liaodong in order to make a comeback for his family, and rebelled with King Ying, but he didn't expect his children to be estranged from him because of this. In the past two or three months since his death, except for Zhao Ze, who is still talking about his grave, have the other children ever been sad? didn't even wear filial piety, Zhao Xiang arrived at the two-bedroom house, and he was still in the mood to fight for the affairs of his concubine. The people below also had a return, after Zhao Jue was beheaded, it was Aunt Lian who took a group of servants to take care of the funeral for him, Zhao Yan only cared about running around to raise money to save people, so later the servants were sold, and Aunt Lian ran away with her daughter, so they didn't even know where Zhao Jue was buried. Now that Zhao Ze has finally found his grave, Zhao Yan simply went directly to save his mother. I wonder if this is his retribution?

Zhang sighed and let the servant couple go down. Before leaving, the woman added: "Old lady, Brother Ze is really pitiful, because he refused to come and ask you for money, and the eldest lady beat him again today." When we went, we heard the eldest lady shouting outside the door, saying that there was no money to hire a doctor, so it would be good to take care of it. A few old servants at the bottom couldn't help crying, saying that they were really beaten hard today, and their legs were swollen so high, and they didn't know if they hurt their muscles and bones. Brother Ke Ze'er was still chattering, how would Ming'er go to work, if he waited until the injury was healed before going, he was afraid that the shop owner would quit him early. If there is no work to do, there is no money, so what can I do then? ”

Zhang's hearing was even more sad, and after the next person left, she couldn't help but say to Zhao Wei: "Let's think of a way to help Brother Ze, at least find a doctor to take a look at the injury." Don't let him do that small job, although you Brother Qixuan and they haven't arrived in the capital yet, they will arrive next month at the latest. When they opened a shop in the capital, hiring Brother Ze to do a light job was just a matter of words, so why suffer this crime? It's not that I'm soft-hearted, that Niu is so shameless, in case she really sells a few children to people as slaves and maids, so that I will come to Jiuquan in the future. How to meet your grandfather? ”

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but say: "It's because grandmother is soft-hearted, and the Niu family is determined to eat you, so I dare to say such things." ”

Zhang sighed: "What if I am determined?" You can't hurt the jade bottle because of the rat. ”

Zhao Ze is forgotten, Zhao Yan Zhao Man, have they also become jade bottles? Zhao Xiu was angry in his heart. asked Zhang: "If grandmother promised them this time, gave them silver, and arranged an errand for Zhao Ze, what about next time?" Do you want to arrange an errand for Zhao Yan? What if they don't think the errands they have arranged are good, and they want more decent and easy errands? Since the boy is assigned an errand, what about the girl? Do you want to take care of their seasonal clothes and fat powder jewelry? Is it to give them a dowry? The small ones are in charge, but what about the old ones? Niu's use of juniors to ask you for this and that, do you give it or not? Once this begins, the rest is endless! ”

Zhang said: "I'm not a fool, as long as they don't starve to death." Don't toss the children anymore, don't sell the good children, how can I give them anything else? Niu and I have always been at odds, do I have to answer whatever she says? ”

Zhao Xiu shook his head: "I'm afraid that people's hearts are insufficient." She didn't get what she wanted. Tossing the child again, beating Zhao Ze again, did you give in again? ”

Zhao Wei asked: "Is my sister against helping Zhao Ze?" ”

Zhao Xiu thought for a while: "It's no problem to show him an injury and arrange a small errand." But I'm against giving them too many benefits and raising them as a family. They can obviously earn money on their own, but they want to get it for nothing. That's dreaming! After a pause, she smiled again: "Actually, according to me, the biggest cancer in their family is the Niu family, if there is no Niu family, others can live without our help." There aren't so many moths. Ordinary people have twenty or thirty taels of silver a year and are not worried about food and clothing, they obviously have a few hundred taels of savings in their hands, and they have no income, they can buy fields, buy shops, and do some small business by themselves. You can do anything, where are you going to sell your sons and daughters? If you really want to sell it, let's sell a few girls first! ”

Hearing this, the Zhang family was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "If she hadn't been stirring up trouble, in fact, the silver in Brother Ze'er's hand would have been enough for them for a few years." When he's older, what can't he do? When he was in Fengxian County, he was not a person who couldn't live, but who told him not to be a good grandmother? If he hasn't left the clan yet, he can still let the clansmen come forward, restrain the Niu family, and take over the upbringing of a few children, but now it's not easy to interfere. ”

She thought about it for a while, and said to Zhao Wei: "I know that Brother Ze'er's parents have a big enmity with our family, and you brothers and sisters don't want to deal with them, but Brother Ze'er is pitiful, and the imperial history is troublesome, if you really don't care, I'm afraid that your reputation will be hindered." I promise you, I will help this time, give them a stable place to live, and then find an errand for Ze Ge'er to support his family, and I won't care about the rest of the matter. If the Niu clan really dies and has to force people out of fire, I will leave it alone. When the time comes, if there is really any imperial history to join us, my grandmother will wear the princess's edict crown and go to the court to argue with him! I'm a mother-in-law, do I want to support a disobedient daughter-in-law at an age, when will outsiders take care of it?! ”

Zhao Wei also smiled when he heard it: "Grandmother, this is angry talk, when did the Niu family become your daughter-in-law again?" She doesn't deserve it! ”

Things seemed to have been decided, but when Zhao Xiu returned to the room, his heart was still a little blocked. She really can't get used to Niu's cheekiness, and she doesn't have a good impression of other so-called nephews and nieces, even Zhao Ze, she thinks about it now, except for his restrained appearance when he first arrived in the capital a few days ago, she only remembers that he almost fought with her in the ancestral hall of Fengxian's hometown. Xiao Changfang's family was originally her enemy, and she couldn't wait to stay away and not deal with her for the rest of her life. She tried her best to open up the source for her family, but not to feed her enemies.

Just as he was sulking, Bi Han came in with a smile on his face and reported, "Girl, the people from the Guangping Royal Mansion have come to see you." ”

"Someone from the palace?" Zhao Xiu hurriedly stood up, "Hurry up and ask people to go to the front living room, do the old lady and the Hou Ye know?" ”

Bihan shook her head and said, "The girl misunderstood, that person came to see you." ”

Zhao Xiu was stunned: "Just come to see me?" Who is it? ”

It's smoke and rain. She has now been transferred to a place on an errand and is waiting in the Shizi Courtyard. She was originally the second-class girl next to the princess Zhong, and it was logical to wait next to the Zhong family. Zhao Xiu was helping to entertain guests in the palace, she was helping in front of her, so she was already familiar with her, and she was very surprised to see that she was coming: "It turned out that my sister came." I'm wondering, someone from the palace. Why didn't you come to me instead of my grandmother or brother? "Since it's a familiar smoke and rain, this makes sense.

Yanyu was wearing a decent light green fine silk dress, and smiled and saluted her: "I've seen Miss Zhao." When the slave comes. I have already asked the old lady to say goodbye, but it is not good to see the Hou Ye. This trip was specially ordered by the prince to come to see the girl. Shizi asked, what has the girl been busy with these days? In the past, when he was in the palace, the girl went to the palace every day, why is it that now that he has returned, the girl has not gone? Could it be that he was rude in some way and offended you? ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly invited her to sit and let people serve tea. He added: "There has been something at home in the past two days, and I didn't care about it for a while, and there is no special reason. Besides, I heard that there are more and more people coming to the palace to mourn these days, and the prince must be very busy, and I will cause trouble for him when I go. I didn't bother. ”

Yanyu saluted again, sat down on the chair at the end of his hand, shook his head and said, "What's the use of having more people?" Our prince and the prince all understand in their hearts, and our people also understand in their hearts that the people who came before were really good with our palace, and now they are just icing on the cake. If the emperor didn't come a few days ago. They may not come to the door yet. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "No matter why they go, as long as they come to the door, they are guests, and they are respectful in terms of etiquette, who still can't tell them their true feelings?" ”

Yanyu clapped her hands and laughed: "The girl is very right. That's what our son says. Because there were many people who came, they all pretended to cry, saying how good they were with the princess in the past. What have watched Shizi grow up since childhood, and they are very distressed when they see Shizi now lose his mother, and so on. Those who don't know are still considered to be the best relatives and friends of our prince and the prince. In fact, it's just that the princess has met them once or twice outside, and she hasn't even said anything, and she dragged on for a month to come to the door to condole, but she is embarrassed to say how sad she is! Seeing that there were many such people, the prince was also annoyed, so he simply handed over the matter to the chief manager, and took refuge in the back room by himself, and waited for the elders of the serious clan to come before he came out to answer the salute. ”

Speaking of this, Yanyu lowered his voice again: "Even the elders of the royal family of the serious clan are not worry-free." This morning, the Queen Mother missed her grandson and summoned our prince into the palace to talk for a while. The prince met a few people at the gate of the palace, pulled him and said for a long time, asking him to plead with the queen mother and the emperor, exempt the Zhong family from the crime, and what kind of filial piety, benevolence and the like, said a car of words. The prince was very angry, but he didn't dare to tell the prince, and he didn't even mention it in front of the queen mother. At this glance, you can see that it is the means of the Zhong family envoy again. Why can't you get rid of such a bad relative? It's a shame that they are still scholars, so shameless. ”

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but think of his own bad "relatives", and felt a sense of sympathy: "Isn't it? Shame is such a thing, it's really not like people have read books, or they haven't read books. Those who have read books can be a hundred times more shameless than those who have not read books. Because they can not only pull down their face and do some shameless things, but also come up with a hundred sanctimonious reasons for their behavior, which is actually nonsense! ”

Yanyu was shocked when she heard this, and then smiled: "Miss Zhao is so strong-mouthed, but she couldn't be more reasonable." ”

Zhao Xiu thought for a while: "Wait a minute, I'll write a letter to comfort your son, you can help me bring it back." So he went to his desk and began to write. She first comforted Gao Zhen, and then mentioned her own situation, she is also a bad relative, the Zhong family is still a foreign surname, as long as she rushes back to her hometown, everything will be fine, the most shameless thing is just to do tricks and feet in Zhong Yazhi's marriage, and repeatedly whitewash her own crimes. But her relatives of the Zhao family are obviously big enemies who have turned their faces, and they dare to threaten their stepmother-in-law who is not related by blood with their granddaughter.

After writing the letter, Zhao Xiu muttered: "How can it seem that he is worse than anyone?" "But maybe someone is worse than Gao Zhen, will he feel a little better?

She sealed the letter and handed it to Yanyu with a smile: "When I have time in two days, I will go to see your son." ”

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