After reading the letter written by Mrs. Tao, Mi Zhifu didn't know what to say for a while.

Mrs. Mi persuaded him: "In the past, we didn't know about it, but after hearing the rumors of the Jiannan Hou Mansion, it was just a rumor." Now that I know that it is my sister and brother-in-law who have suffered misfortune, although it is a little late, I should also go to pay tribute and see my nephew and niece. ”

Mi Zhifu silently folded the letter and sighed: "I never imagined that my cousin has been dead for more than ten years. Calculating the time, when I went to Beijing to take the exam, she had already suffered misfortune. It's just a pity that I never knew that she married into the Jiannan Hou Mansion, otherwise I would have visited the pair of children she left behind. In the past ten years, I want to have two children live in my hometown with their grandmother, and we have suffered a lot, but we don't know anything about it, and we live a leisurely life on our own. Now that they are rich and prosperous, and their lives are better, I know who my nephews are, and where do I have the face to meet them? ”

Mrs. Mi hurriedly said, "How can this blame the husband?" It was not an uncle or aunt. Since he married his daughter into the Jiannan Hou Mansion, how can he hide it from his relatives? ”

Speaking of this, Mi Zhifu's face was elongated, and he snorted coldly: "My cousin's stepmother, I should have called my aunt, but unfortunately she is not a virtuous woman, and she has violated etiquette in the past. My parents kindly reminded her, but not only did she not appreciate it, but she also made a big noise to her face, saying that our family was bullying her, and instigated my cousin to distance herself from us. Since he recovered from his worries, he has never returned to his hometown, not even a letter, let alone marrying a daughter. It must have been the woman's idea! If it weren't for her hatefulness, how could our family have lost the news of our cousin, so that their husband and wife would have been bullied by traitors and died in a foreign land when we didn't know it? ”

Mrs. Mi's heart became heavy when she heard this, and she comforted her husband: "The deceased is gone, so don't be sad anymore, let's find a chance to meet my nephew and niece, right?" There is also an old lady in her family, who is embarrassed to be an old man, and she has been taking care of a pair of grandchildren all these years. I thought about it and suffered a lot. ”

Mi Zhifu looked at the letter in his hand, nodded and said, "It's okay, in a few days, when the yamen seals the pen, we will take advantage of the New Year's holiday." Take a trip to Fengxian. Go to worship my sister and brother-in-law first, and then see my nephew, if I can know where my cousin is now, I will write to ask me! ”

Here, the prefect and Mi Fu made a plan, and their only daughter Mi Yingzhi entered the house from outside. She just heard the voice of Mi Zhifu outside the door: "Who is my father going to ask?" ”

Mi Zhifu saw that his beloved daughter was coming, and his expression softened a lot: "Today, your aunt of the Tao family wrote a letter and said something. My father was growing up angry, and he was going to inquire about the other party's whereabouts, so he went to the letter and asked. ”

Mi Yingzhi was curious, so Mrs. Mi pulled her daughter over, took out the letter and said it to her. Mi Yingzhi was taken aback: "It's Jiannanhou?" I never thought that our family would be related to the noble family. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Mrs. Mi sighed, "Our Mi family has been marrying daughters for generations, and we have always only picked them in the families of scholars. Your aunt's family business. I don't know who made it. However, with the situation in her mother's house, this family business is a good thing for her. I heard that the father of Jiannan Hou was also a scholar, and he had already won the examination before his death, and he had excellent learning and good character, but it was a pity that God was jealous of talent. ”

Mi Zhifu said on the side: "The Duchess of Jiannan County remembers that her surname is Zhang?" If I remember correctly, my aunt used to take care of this lady when she was alive, when she was still young. If you want your cousin to marry into the Hou Mansion, the county duchess should have made a lot of efforts. Otherwise, with the official rank of the cousin. Where can it be said that such a good family affair? Even if it can really be said, the cousin who married later will definitely make the family affairs yellow. She had tossed her cousin a lot before, so how could she watch her cousin climb the high branches? When her cousin got married, she refused to even inform her relatives. Her own family had a small population, so the scene must have been deserted. The more he talked, the more unbearable he became, and he began to worry about something else: "Uncle Cousin doesn't know where he is now, he is a son who loves his son more than his daughter, for the sake of his son, he can ignore everything else." Since my cousin married into the Hou Mansion. If she wants to come to her cousin, she won't let it go lightly, if she wants to seek some benefits for her brother, maybe it will be an official position. If the cousin himself spoke, the cousin would not refuse. In those years, I don't know how many grievances she suffered! ”

Mrs. Mi said: "Why do you want to guess here? It's not too late to wait until I see my nephew, and then ask carefully. I just don't know how many official duties there are in the yamen recently? You must finish your business before you can go far away. ”

Mi Zhifu nodded: "Don't worry, I have a number." ”

Mi Yingzhi thought about it, and said to her parents: "Father and mother are planning to visit Zhao's house again during the Chinese New Year?" Now there is only one letter from my aunt, what are the details inside, our family doesn't know, so let's inquire first? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if you got it wrong? Moreover, if the father wants to see his nephew, he doesn't have to go to Fengxian. The daughter read her father's newspaper yesterday and saw that it was written that the king of Guangping had come to Jiangnan to inspect the seaside dam. Didn't the dam come straight to our Hangzhou? The prince must be in person. Jiannanhou is the deputy envoy, and he will inevitably follow. When the time comes, my father will think of a way to meet him in private and talk to him. When it is time for the Chinese New Year, you will go to Fengxian again, which is the official exchange between relatives. ”

Mi Zhifu felt that his daughter's words made sense, so he did it.

When he was looking for someone to inquire, Zhao Wei, who was in Chuansha Castle, also received a letter from his grandmother and sister at home, which clearly explained the matter of Mi Zhifu's relatives, and Zhao Xiu also asked him to inquire about Mi Zhifu's character to see if it was worth visiting. Zhao Wei didn't expect to be able to find a relative of the Mi family, who could suppress Uncle Mi, and he was very surprised for a while. He didn't know who to ask about the Mi Governor's Mansion, and when he learned that some of the Shanghai officials who accompanied him were promoted from Fujian, he took the opportunity to pull the other party and ask a few words.

Mi Xingzhi is also well-known in Fujian Province, and the official transferred from Fujian still remembers him. It turned out that he was a very capable person, and everyone knew and loved to work with him, because it was very easy to work with him. No matter what happens, he always comes up with the best solution and gets things done quickly. The people who cooperate with him only need to follow the light, and it is not difficult to take a hand occasionally, but in the end, he will be counted as a credit, and he will not fight with others. Therefore, although his personality is a little straightforward, and sometimes he is easy to offend people when he speaks, his popularity is not bad, and he is appreciated by the governor of Fujian, and he has risen smoothly all the way.

Originally, with his experience, it was very easy to arouse the jealousy and exclusion of others, but there was a good helper, who was his wife. Mrs. Mi's maiden name is Bian, and she was originally a daughter of a family, and she has always been a dignified, decent, gentle and generous image in front of people, and only those who have dealt with her know that she is very alert and shrewd. If others have a plan to frame them, there is a chance that she will find out about them, and she will use means to resolve them, so that the person's plan will be in vain. She had a hot fight with her boss, colleagues, and the female relatives of her subordinates, so that others said she was good. If the husbands of those female dependents have malicious intentions towards the Mi Governor's Mansion, most of these female relatives will not help their husbands harm others, but will persuade them to dispel their minds, and if they can't be persuaded, they will send a letter to Mrs. Mi in private, asking her to be more vigilant. Thanks to the blessing of this long-sleeved lady who is good at dancing, Mi Zhifu has not made many enemies along the way, but there are many friends, which can be regarded as a wonderful flower in Fujian officialdom.

He was transferred to Zhejiang, and officials of all sizes in Fujian were not happy. The petty official who told Zhao Wei about these things had received a letter from an old colleague to complain.

After hearing this, Zhao Wei also had a good impression of the cousin he had never met. Now the Qincha boat is slowly moving south, stopping at Chuansha today, and the king of Quang Binh wants to focus on inspecting the rebuilt dam. Tomorrow they will continue to move forward, heading to Nanhui, and in a while they will be able to reach Hangzhou. Zhao Wei seemed to take the opportunity to meet with the Mi prefect and have a good talk. If he is really a good elder, he must think of a way to let Mi Zhifu continue to rise.

After thinking about it, Zhao Wei repaired a book, ordered his entourage to ride a fast horse first, and rushed to Hangzhou to send it to Mi Zhifu. Before meeting, he wanted to make sure that the other party and himself were really nephews and uncles, and then say hello to the other party and make an appointment to meet.

And Mi Zhifu's side also quickly inquired about the situation of Jiannanhou in recent years. The Zhao family also has a tea house in Hangzhou, and Cai Zhuocheng, who is in charge of the affairs of the tea house, is in Hangzhou, and has been a guest of the prefect together with other tea merchants and wealthy businessmen, and has donated silver and rice to help the poor families in the city. Mi Zhifu knew that Cai Tiancheng was working for Jiannanhou Mansion, so he invited people over and asked carefully. Cai Zhuocheng never imagined that the local parents were actually relatives and elders of his owner's family, and because he didn't know the truth or falsehood, he didn't dare to say too much, but he confessed to some things that outsiders also knew.

So Mi Zhifu soon learned that a few years before Mi's death, her father had died, leaving behind her stepmother and brother. That brother got an official position by relying on the Jiannan Hou Mansion, and he went to Shu to be an official. After Mi's accident, he never sent anyone to mourn, nor did he write a letter of condolence to his nephew and niece, and his attitude was very cold. However, after Zhao Wei got the title, he once went to the Marquis Mansion and said a lot of caring words, wanting to move around again. These things are not a secret in the Hou Mansion, and the masters are disdainful of Uncle Mi's behavior, and the subordinates also look down on them, and they are not less ridiculed in private. Cai Zhuocheng sent tea to Fengxian not long ago, and after two days, he naturally heard many rumors, and he also knew where Uncle Mi was an official now, and what good things he had just done.

After hearing this, Mi Zhifu was furious. After seeing Cai Zhuocheng away, he immediately returned to the small study of the back office and began to write letters.

When Mrs. Mi saw it, she asked, "Is the husband writing a letter to his nephew?" ”

Mi Zhifu shook his head, his eyes almost burst into flames: "I'm writing a letter to my cousin, I'm going to scold him well!" Who taught him to do so many unfaithful, unkind, and unrighteous things?! (To be continued.) )

PS: Is the book review area drawn? I only saw the review half a month ago