The wives of the Fang family quickly sent Yahuan in to find their respective daughters, and then immediately said goodbye and left. Although Miss Fang San is only a junior, there is a funeral at home, and she continues to participate in other people's birthday banquets, which is really too touching, even relatives can't do this.

The three girls Liu and Feng stayed, they were just the granddaughters of the Fang family, and they were the same generation as the three girls of Fang, so they didn't have to keep filial piety. However, they were all familiar with Miss Fang San in the past, and when they suddenly heard the bad news, they suddenly lost the mood to write poems. Cao Luo ordered someone to remove the four treasures of the study and the residual tea snacks, and re-serve new tea and vegetarian snacks.

Zhao Xiu is naturally a guest. She only heard of that Fang San girl, she had never met her, and she didn't know her temperament, but it was also a pity that the other party died at a young age.

It's a pity, she can't help but think about it nosyly, when the new emperor married Fang Sanzhi to the Marquis of Shanyin, firstly, in order to fulfill the promise he made in front of the former emperor, and secondly, to avoid the eunuchs who married with the Marquis of Shanyin from being too powerful, which once again caused a political crisis, so she specially chose the daughter of the criminal minister, and the third point was also to knock the Fang family, because the Fang family was trying to use the power of the emperor's in-laws to send their two daughters into the palace, either to be the concubines of the new emperor, or to match the eldest son of the emperor.

Zhao Xiu recalled at this time that the Fang family wanted to send her to the palace as a concubine, probably Fang Huizhu, right? And if things don't work out, then instead promote the marriage between Fang Renzhu and the emperor's eldest son. In the past, these two Fang family girls were just two names in her impression, but today they can be regarded as seeing real people. Fang Huizhu looks like the kind of traditional lady admired by the high-ranking families, beautiful and dignified. steady dà square; Fang Renzhu is a little dust-free, but his character is quite good. Zhao Xiu could detect it, although the second girl Fang wanted to flatter this cousin several times. For this reason, he did not hesitate to secretly suppress her, but Fang Renzhu said fairly. Compared with the two girls in the long room, Fang Er and Fang Si were really much worse. It can be seen that the statement that the Fang family will raise their daughter is not necessarily accurate.

But then again, less than a year after the death of the first emperor, before the change of the yuan, the future wife of the Marquis of Shanyin died first. Next, the new emperor will inevitably refer to another one. But I don't know who will be unlucky this time?

Zhao Xiu was thinking wildly, when he heard Cao Luo let out a long sigh, and showed a somewhat sad look. Zhao Xiu remembered that she and Miss Fang San were also cousins. Moreover, she has been studying at Fang's family for many years, and she may still have a friendship with Miss Fang, so it must be uncomfortable to hear that the other party has died, right? Zhao Xiu patted Cao Luo lightly: "Let's mourn and change." Another day, I will put incense on her. I just hope that she can have a good baby in her next life, and she will not have to suffer from illness again. ”

Cao Luo smiled bitterly, secretly glanced at the two girls of the Liu family and Feng Xiuqin, and saw that they were only concerned about missing Miss Fang San together, and did not pay attention to their side, so they lowered their voices and said to Zhao Xiu: "Actually, I don't have a very deep friendship with her, she is a little cold and doesn't like to talk much." It's even harder to deal with than the fifth cousin. But I have been a classmate with her for three years, and I have watched her gradually fall ill from a good person. Then there was an accident at home and a raid on the house, her condition became more and more severe, and even the sisters of the family were a little different from before. Although I was not very close to her, I felt a little uncomfortable. Now that I heard that she had gone, I thought that maybe it would be a relief for her......"

Zhao Xiu looked at her in surprise, she lowered her head a little embarrassed, and her voice became quieter: "The sixth cousin who came here today, she is the sister-in-law of the third cousin." How many times did she open her mouth and say something? In the past, her temperament was more lively than that of her fourth cousin. Now that he is only at this age, he can already look at people's faces. If it weren't for our family and the Fang family, she might not be able to come today. The clothes she wears today are the same old things her sister used to be. ”

Zhao Xiu recalled the youngest Miss Fang Liu, when the bad news of Miss Fang San came, her reaction was the strongest, and she immediately started crying, unable to even speak. It turned out that they were sisters, no wonder they were so sad. Their father was involved in a major rebellion case, and it was good to be able to save his life, and compared with other criminal families, they were also lucky. But even if they are lucky, even if they still have a family to rely on, their situation is not as good as before. Especially the two girls Fang Er and Fang Si have such a temperament, they are used to praising high and stepping on low, and they are usually no better than their sisters.

Zhao Xiu and Cao Luo were talking in a whisper here, and the sisters of the Liu family and Feng Xiuqin were attracted over there. Miss Liu Er was still young, and she was a little quick to talk, so she couldn't help but echo: "Isn't it?" When I saw the clothes my sixth cousin was wearing today, I was shocked. Why can't their family even make new clothes for the girls? The clothes on the eldest cousin and sister Ren are all newly cut, especially the eldest cousin, the most fashionable silver and blue brocade material in the capital at the moment, one horse is enough for ten and six cousins' clothes. I didn't expect my aunt to be so stingy. ”

Miss Liu hurriedly scolded her sister: "Hugh is talking nonsense, how can the eldest aunt be such a person?" Besides, the two uncles have long since separated, but they still live together. The food and clothing of the third cousin and the sixth cousin are all from their own in the second room, what do they do with the eldest aunt? I think the second cousin is also sick, and the third cousin doesn't need those clothes, the second cousin said that the sixth cousin is too young and doesn't plan to call her here, but a few days ago he said that he wanted to bring her, and the sixth cousin didn't have time to make new clothes, so he put on the third cousin's old winter clothes, and there were also them. Don't speculate in front of the guests, but let people misunderstand the eldest aunt. ”

Miss Liu Er pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.

The Fang family's descendants are divided into two houses and do not live separately, the mother of the second house is sick, the eldest daughter is seriously ill, and only an eight-year-old daughter is left. Naturally, it was handed over to the master of the long house to take charge of. Isn't there a problem with this tube? For the eldest daughter of the second room was assigned to marry the Marquis of Shanyin, the matter of the eldest daughter of the eldest house entering the palace was in the soup, and the matter of the second daughter marrying the prince was gone, and the eldest aunt of the long room had already been angry in her heart, how could she give up the silver to make new clothes for the youngest daughter of the second room, just to let her wear it when she went to a relative's house as a guest? Don't make trouble with important things such as seeing a doctor and taking medicine, it's already a kind aunt. The eldest sister really thought she was still a child. Can't even figure out this kind of thing?

When Miss Liu saw her sister's expression, she knew that she was unconvinced, and she was depressed again. I secretly hate my sister for being ignorant. If she is at home, she will naturally follow her, today she is a guest at her aunt's house, and in front of Zhao Xiu, an outsider, she is a younger sister and follows her sister, how can she be well-behaved? But she wants to tear down her sister's stage like this! Miss Liu glared at her sister, thinking in her heart that she would wait to return home. You must complain to your mother, so that her mother can teach her sister a good lesson.

At this time, Feng Xiuqin sighed faintly, attracting everyone's attention. But she was sad for Fang San and Fang Liu: "The daughter of a criminal official will always inevitably suffer something. They are already very lucky, not only can they be reunited as a family, but they still have no worries about food and clothing. Those are also bad things. A family that was raided by the imperial court. The men in charge of the family were all beheaded, and only the old and weak women and children were left, destitute. Fang San is dead, we still feel sorry for her, those women and children are freezing to death on the streets, who can pity them? ”

The words made everyone's hearts feel strangely heavy, and Cao Luo's eyes were red, but the girl on the side listened to it. couldn't help but persuade: "Miss Feng, don't talk about this, today is a good day for our master." ”

Feng Xiuqin woke up at this time. This is in someone's house, she is here to eat birthday wine, and it is too disappointing to say those words, but fortunately this is not in front of the elders. She smiled embarrassedly and said to Cao Luo, "I'm sorry, I said it wrong." Seeing Zhao Xiu sitting next to Cao Luo again, he suddenly remembered Zhao Xiang, and hurriedly apologized to Zhao Xiu: "I didn't mean to mention the family members of those criminals, in fact, I didn't mean to say your relatives, Miss Zhao, don't misunderstand." ”

Zhao Xiu frowned slightly: "You can say it if you like to say, although your words are a little inconsistent with the celebration at today's banquet, but it has nothing to do with me, what are you doing to make special compensation to me?" There are no offending relatives in my family, are you mistaken? ”

Feng Xiuqin was taken aback, but quickly reacted, and was a little sneering: "I forgot, they ...... They have been expelled from the ......."

It turned out to be Zhao Xiang's family. Zhao Xiu smiled coldly and did not answer.

Feng Xiuqin felt that it was difficult to sit still, and Miss Liu Er was a little curious: "Cousin Feng is talking about Zhao Xiang?" Isn't she the great-granddaughter of the Duke of Jiannan County? Miss Zhao is the granddaughter of the prince of Jiannan County, right? In this way, aren't you Zhao Xiang's aunt? I heard that she now lives in General Wang's mansion in the northwest. Why don't you take people back? Instead, she was told to rely on outsiders to live. ”

Zhao Xiu said expressionlessly: "She is not my person, and my grandfather has no descendants who will rebel." It's not a family, why take them back? ”

Second Miss Liu was a little embarrassed: "If it was because her family was a criminal official's family, the Fang family didn't drive the third cousin and sixth cousin out?" Today, you are very lenient, and your family has the credit of saving the driver, so you don't have to worry. ”

Zhao Xiu showed her her dead fish eyes: "I'm not worried, why should I worry?" ”

Miss Liu Er shrunk her neck, smiled dryly and whispered, "If I offend you by my words, wouldn't it be good for me to compensate you." ”

Zhao Xiu still didn't have a smile on her face, but she generously accepted Miss Liu's apology: "You don't know, you must have been deceived, I naturally won't care about you." Second Miss Liu only felt that her face was hot.

Miss Liu was unhappy when she saw her sister eating deflated, and said to Zhao Xiu in a cold voice: "Everyone in the world knows that Zhao Xiang is your niece, what does it mean to deceive yourself like this?" It's not the court here, my sister just made an unintentional mistake, even if she said the wrong thing, you don't need to show her face, right? ”

Zhao Xiu looked at her with a sneer: "Zhao Xiang's father is a great rebel sinner, and my mother sent a murderer to kill my parents, and he is the great enemy of my family." This is known to the whole world, but your sister told me to take the children of the enemy home to live, and what happened to me when I gave her a look? Can't I give it? ”

The faces of the three girls suddenly changed, and Cao Luo hurriedly played a round: "Everyone has something to say." Feng Xiuqin couldn't help asking: "Wasn't the capsizing incident an accident back then?" Didn't you say that the wind and rain guide zhì? Why did you think that Zhao Xiang's mother sent a murderer? You were so young......"

Zhao Xiu said lightly: "The boat walks in the canal, although there is wind and rain, it is just a small bump, if someone does not chisel the ship and break the mast, how can it turn over?" Why do I think it was Zhao Xiang's mother who instigated it? Because this is what she personally admitted. When she was in Fengxian's hometown, she admitted it in front of the palace envoy and her father-in-law. I heard it with my own ears at the scene, can it be fake? It's just after returning to Beijing. When she saw her family, she retracted her confession. I don't have to guess, I know what Zhao Xiang will tell you. Of course, she desperately put gold on her face, can she still tell you that her mother is a murderer and has dozens of lives on her hands? ”

The three girls were overwhelmed by what they heard. What is the concept of having dozens of human lives on hand? They really can't imagine it.

Cao Luo also helped Zhao Xiu testify: "This is true, at that time, there were dozens of people in a boatload, including the master and servants." If it weren't for the great lives of Sister Zhao's ancestors and grandchildren, they might have drowned together when they met King Guangping who passed by by chance. ”

Zhao Xiu said: "Don't blame me for having a big temper. I can't bear this one thing. Zhao Xiang's mother relied on her mother's family, and she was imprisoned for nearly ten years without being able to clarify the canonical punishment, even if our family spread the truth all over the world, there are still people who keep questioning our family for coveting family property. I blamed the death of my parents on the Jiang family. What a joke! If my grandmother really coveted the family property. As early as after the original grandfather's 100 days, Zhao Jiong occupied the title as the chief, but when the family was separated, he only used 500 taels of silver to send my father, my grandfather's only son-in-law, it was time to fight with him. Once that kind of thing is sued to the government, once it is sued, it is still necessary to use the death of my parents to seek benefits? Even the former emperor, the king of Guangping and the hundred officials of the court were also confused? Zhao Xiang can't help but look up to herself too much, and she looks up to her father and mother too much. Just look at her Lao Tzu who even dared to rebel later, you know what kind of goods his family is! ”

She looked at Feng Xiuqin again: "I'm not familiar with the girl's temperament. But just say that common sense is good. She defrauded you of a few hundred taels of silver, how can you still sympathize with her? She must have said bad things about me to you, right? Say how mean and heartless our family is. She refused to give money to feed her whole family! But we forgot that if we were really mean and ruthless, she would still be in prison now, and she might have been escorted to the northwest. Today, her brother still works in our shop. If I were really ruthless, it would be appropriate to trample people to death when her family was unlucky, and it would be forgiving and merciful enough to let her family live in peace and stability to this day. Her grandparents and grandchildren still have the face to scold us everywhere! She can be ungrateful to those who have really helped her, you were kind enough to give her so much silver, did she ever come to the door to say thank you later? I advise the girl that kindness should be used on people who are worthy of your compassion, like that white-eyed wolf, why bother with her? ”

Zhao Xiu stood up and nodded to Cao Luo: "The poetry meeting is over, I should also go back to the front seat." It was cold after the snow, and my grandmother didn't know if she could stand it, so I had to watch her. ”

Cao Luo hurriedly said, "I'll send you, right?" Zhao Xiu shook his head: "You still have guests here, although you are relatives, you also have to pay attention to etiquette." You stay, just call a girl to show me the way. She smiled again and shook Cao Luo's hand: "I had a great time today, thank you for your hospitality." Then he nodded to the two Miss Liu and Feng Xiuqin: "There are many rudeness today, I hope don't be surprised, I will leave first." Under the guidance of Cao Luoyahuan, he turned around and left.

Cao Luo watched her away by the door and sighed secretly. It's a good poetry meeting, but unpleasant things happen one after another, which is really disappointing.

The sisters of the Liu family glanced at each other, and then at Feng Xiuqin. Feng Xiuqin smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me, I regret dying, so I shouldn't mention that person." ”

Miss Liu said unceremoniously: "Although Miss Zhao's temper is not very good, what she said is reasonable. You shouldn't pay attention to that Zhao Xiang, I didn't like her before. Who doesn't know that her grandfather lost his title for sin? The crime is not small, but she always thinks of herself as the daughter of the county mansion and the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and when she comes to us, she says that she is the queen of the scholarly family, which is really laughing off people's big teeth. ”

Miss Liu was robbed by Zhao Xiu just now, knowing that she was unreasonable, and she was also a little angry: "Since Zhao Xiang is lying, let's never mention her in the future." I used to have a relationship with the daughter of that kind of murderer, and it would be a shame for us to say it. Next time, if we hear anyone mention her, we should tell the truth, lest there be people like Sister Qin who continue to sympathize with her. ”

Seeing that her sister and cousin both nodded in agreement, she felt more comfortable, and when she thought of Zhao Xiu, her brows furrowed again: "Although Miss Zhao is the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she grew up in the countryside since she was a child, and it is not appropriate to say that she is the daughter of a noble general; But if she is from a scholarly family, her temper is too short-tempered, and if she doesn't agree with a word, she can't get off the stage, and she is not at all like a girl like us, and she really doesn't know how to deal with her. In my opinion, it's better for us to have less contact with her in the future. (To be continued......)