Wen Yawu seemed to understand Wen Yayun's intentions. He said softly: "The eldest sister will go to the Jiang family again to beg the eldest brother-in-law and let him take back his life, but you have also given birth to two sons, and if you can't beg your brother-in-law, you will beg Xiaoba and Xiaojiu, and you will stay in the Jiang family if you live or die." Even if you are reduced to a flat wife, it will be done. ”

What Wen was thinking about was half of the dowry promised by Wen Yawu.

She has nothing now, and with this half of the dowry, she will not worry about the glory and wealth of the second half.

Wen Shi thought about it and hesitated: "They raised me in Zhuangzi earlier, and I didn't see your eldest brother-in-law, so I'll beg him today, I can't enter from the main gate, I have to enter through the side gate of Wenzhong Waiting Mansion......"

Wen Yawu smiled: "Eldest sister is right to think so. ”

Wen thought of her identity as the daughter of a criminal minister, and didn't know what the other sisters were, so she asked, "How about the third sister and the fifth sister?" ”

In addition to today's three Wen sisters, there are also three sisters and five sisters of the Wen family, these two are also concubines, and they got married before and after Wen Yayun came out of the pavilion.

Wen Yayun didn't think much about it, she just thought that the eldest sister cared about her sisters.

Wen Yawu didn't know Wen's intentions, and said: "The third sister is married to Yunzhou, and the third brother-in-law is also loyal, and the affairs of the Wen family are not angry with her, and she is still treated as well." But the third sister was also sad for a long time after hearing about the family. The Dengzhou Qian family that the fifth sister married is worse, but fortunately, the fifth sister has a dowry and can live a peaceful life. ”

The third sister Wen and the fifth sister Wen have nothing to do, that is to say, as long as they go far away, they can get well.

Wen sat on the side, "Let me think about how to talk to your eldest brother-in-law to make him change his mind." ”

Sat for a while. Wen said: "I will go to Jiang's house early tomorrow morning, and I am really tired today." ”

Wen Yawu said: "I'll go back to the house and clean up, and the eldest sister will live with me tonight." ”

At night, Wen lay on the embroidered couch, thinking over and over what to do to get half of the dowry promised by Wen Yawu.

Wen Yawu didn't marry less than her when she came out of the pavilion, and it was very good to get half of it, which was her reliance for the rest of her life. Let's go back to Jiang's house to try it first, if you can really get Jiang Shuqi's soft-heartedness, it will be successful. But she knew that there was little hope for it. Her name has been removed from the Jiang family ancestral hall, and even the file of the official media office has been removed from the status of husband and wife with Jiang Shuqi.

How to think, how to think it is unlikely.

She thought about the child, but more about herself.

I'll go back to Jiang's house tomorrow, and it's good to go back to see Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu.

Early in the morning, Wen Yayun ordered his subordinates to rent a small sedan chair and send Wen back to Jiangfu.

Wen got off the sedan chair at the side door of the Jiang family's kitchen and walked along the familiar path. All the way out of the kitchen, someone saw her, "Yo." Isn't this the former Fifth Wife? Why do you have time to enter the house today? ”

It was a housekeeper who spoke. deliberately used the "former fifth wife" to stab her, and after finishing speaking, she pursed her lips and looked at her, her eyes were full of sarcasm.

Wen Shi was anxious, so he brought the fragmentary silver that Wen Yayun prepared for her and stuffed it to the steward, and shook the dim sum that Wen Yawu had ordered the girl to prepare early in the morning, "Don't worry about Xiaoba, Xiaojiu." Come and see them, and I'll leave when I've seen them. Please also ask Mama to make it easier. ”

The housekeeper avoided the eyes of the people, took the money, and weighed the weight, and had to have two taels. "Then hurry up, don't make trouble. Otherwise, the old lady and the eldest lady will know about it, and even I will have to be punished. ”

Wen Shi responded again and again.

On the way, I met a familiar subordinate again, and made money, and everyone sympathized with this abandoned fifth wife.

She didn't want to be rewarded with silver again, so she only got these twenty taels of silver and bits and pieces of silver, and she didn't get a few more rewards. She gritted her teeth, hid when she saw people, avoided people all the way, and finally approached Jinglan Courtyard, and was about to enter, but saw a burst of talking from inside.

The eldest wife, Shen, is leading Cao Yu'e and Li Biling to return the dowry there.

From time to time, Shen's voice came out: "It's still the same package as before, wrapped in red paper on the outside, and then tied with a wedding silk or pasted with a Xi character." ”

Cao Yu'e didn't do it, and Shen specially called her to help, just to teach her, "Mother, how to return to the law?" ”

Li Biling said: "This pair and a half of people are more than a rich peony official cellar porcelain bottle, it is rare, let people go to the utility warehouse to get a large wooden box, put the porcelain bottle in the wooden box, remember to let the next person stuff more straw, so as not to get it when it is broken, to plug it tightly, lift it without shaking it, even if it is done, just in case, the bottle should also be stuffed with straw ......"

On the trail over there, Zhang Shuangshuang and Liu Feifei came over, and the two of them were talking.

Before Liu Feifei arrived, he spoke first: "Sister-in-law, I came to apprentice with you and learn how to prepare a dowry, so that I don't know anything when my family is eleventh in the future." ”

Shen smiled: "It's finally the governor." You don't have to help anything, just stand aside and watch us gather and take care of it. After a pause, she looked at Zhang Shuangshuang, "There are still six good satins left, and someone has bought them?" ”

Zhang Shuangshuang said: "It's all right, I'll let my mother-in-law send it over in a while." There is also a large package of bird's nest and two large bags of white fungus, all of which are prepared. The two sets of head and face jewelry newly made for Miss Du are also available. ”

Wen secretly said in his heart: So soon, the Jiang family is about to marry a newcomer.

Jiang Shuqi was so anxious, he must have been disappointed in her.

There is no recovery, there is no room for redemption at all.

Anyway, I have to see my two sons again.

Shen said: "Shuangshuang and Biling stared, and when they turned around and raised the dowry for twenty-two, they were sent to Ruyi Hall, let the old lady look at it, and then transcribe the list in two copies." ”

Wen hid in the flowers, secretly sad. She once complained that her parents shouldn't marry her to the Jiang family, which has a lot of people, but now that she knows the good of the Jiang family, she can't go back.

I don't know how long it took, Li Biling and Zhang Shuangshuang commanded the little servants and mothers-in-law to carry things to Ruyi Hall.

Cao Yu'e asked in the back: "Sister-in-law, what should I do if there are some other things?" ”

Zhang Shuangshuang replied: "Let the subordinates of Zhilan Courtyard all stay in the small warehouse." ”

Seeing Li Biling and the others walking away, Wen Shi came out of the flowers, stood in front of Zhilan Courtyard and was not entangled, watching the people busy in the small warehouse, and entered the inner room of the main room in a flash.

On the small couch leaning against the window, Xiao Jiu was lying quietly on the couch with a wooden stick tied to his left leg.

Xiao Ba Zheng told Xiao Jiu the story of the newly heard "Kong Rong Makes Pears", "Grandfather said that our brothers should learn from Kong Rong since he was a child, know how to be humble, and love ......his brothers."

Xiao Jiu seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and was about to say something, when his eyes fell on the figure behind the bead curtain.

Xiao Ba turned around and saw that it was Wen, so he immediately jumped up and roared, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Little eight, little nine, mother...... Mother has come to see you. ”

Hachi waved his hand at the courtyard gate, "You go!" I don't have a mother like you, look at what you have broken Xiao Jiu into, the imperial doctor said that he may be lame in the future, is he lame, do you understand? It's the same lame man as Li who drove the carriage to my family in Jiangnan......"

Xiao Jiu cried with a whimper.

Xiaoba felt sorry for his younger brother, hugged him, and said in a low voice: "Don't cry, don't cry!" This time we don't want her! We don't want such a ruthless mother! We have aunts who love us, we have fathers who love us, we have grandfathers and grandmothers...... Have you forgotten? My aunt made mung bean cake for Xiao Jiu to eat yesterday. ”

Wen's voice was choked, she didn't expect that her son would hate her and drive her away.

The last hope was extinguished.

She covered her mouth and cried.

Xiao Ba no longer looked at him, only hugged the young Xiao Jiu, "How can you be so ruthless, in your heart, Xiao Jiu and I are not even as good as my uncle's cousin." You would rather save him than save us, and if it weren't for my grandfather and uncles, we and my father would have died...... I don't have a mother like you! ”

The grandmother outside heard the voice inside and called, "Eighth master, what's wrong?" ”

Xiaoba's eyes were full of tears, desperately not to let the tears slip down, stubbornly raised his head, and let the tears flow back into his eyes, overflowing his nose, all bitter, flowing into his mouth, it was also an astringent taste. "It's okay! The story I told scared Xiao Jiu! ”

Wen wanted to call them again, but seeing that Xiao Jiu was tied to his left leg, he couldn't call them out.

What she does while she lives is better than dead and clean.

It was she who had afflicted her sons, one crippled and the other dead.

She really has nothing, no husband, no children.

Wen carefully took advantage of the fact that the principal mother led the people outside, and she also left the yard, she still heard a voice calling for herself, "Mother", and looked back, but there was no such voice, everything was so quiet.

Xiao Hachi covered Xiao Jiu's mouth, "What are you calling her for?" What did she do to her father, to us? We don't want her anymore, you know, our mother is dead. ”

Xiao Jiuyi cried whining, and her voice was louder than before.

Hachi stretched out her little hand and gently wiped her tears: "When she was in prison, she almost killed her father." If she is left behind, if she kills her father, she will have to go to prison, and when the time comes, we will have no mother and no father......"

Xiao Jiu said in a low voice: "But I miss my mother." ”

Hachi looked angry, "She broke your leg, what else do you want her to do." Don't think about her, after a long time, we won't want to think about it! ”

Xiao Jiu said softly: "Brother, I don't miss her anymore, I don't want to miss her...... Don't be angry. ”

"Brother is not angry! My brother loves Xiao Jiu the most. He hugged Xiao Jiu and said, "I'll tell you the story of "Kong Rong Makes Pears" again. ”

The same story can be told many times by Xiao Ba, and Xiao Jiu always listens very carefully.

I saw my aunt and sister-in-law preparing the dowry in their yard.

Xiaoba deeply understands: Dad is about to marry his stepmother.

Daddy told them: This stepmother will not have children, and the two of them are still Daddy's favorite sons.

Wen walked to the lotus pond in the back garden in despair.

The lotus has already blossomed and borne fruit, and the beautiful lotus flowers in the summer have become lotus pods, and some dry branches are empty, so that the girls have picked lotus seeds. The lotus leaves are withered and yellow, and in the wind they emit "sand!" Sand! In a few days, the Jiang family will send girls to remove the dry lotus, and even let the little maids go down to the lotus pond to pick lotus roots, and if they can't finish eating, they will send a few baskets to the good ones.

Everything that was once vague is now clear again.

She remembers that she and her two sons watched the lotus flowers in full bloom countless times.