The eldest lady smiled, "It's not my credit. If it weren't for Sister Xi'er's reluctance to come back from the beginning, and she bargained with us and made all kinds of requests, which made me feel that she was a girl who didn't admire the powerful, had opinions, and had self-respect and self-love, I wouldn't have carefully selected someone for her. ”

"Besides." She added, "Even if the subordinate we arranged for her is not appropriate, do you think she will let people lead her by the nose?" You look at all the arrangements she arranged today, she is quite thoughtful, and all the details have been considered, which is more meticulous than our house-wharf over the years. Even if Wei suspected that she intended to dodge, he couldn't come up with evidence. ”

Speaking of this, she felt quite relieved.

Isn't she like this during this time? Thinking about the situation when she gave birth to a child, and thinking of the nurse in prison, the dead grandmother next to Wei, and the stable woman on the run, I was ninety percent sure that Wei had given her child away, but because there was no evidence, even if I was uncomfortable with my heart, I was helpless.

If Xu Xi hadn't drawn a portrait of Wen Po and found Wen Po's whereabouts, her heart would still be roasting on both sides of the fire, and she might have died of anxiety one day.

Thinking that all this was the credit of Xu Xi, the eldest lady was really sad and proud.

The sad thing is that this child should have been clothed and fed, but he suffered too much in the first fourteen years; I am proud that even without careful upbringing, she still grew up to be a better child than many others.

"Yes, indeed." The old lady was also very emotional, "It's still this kid who is angry." ”

The eldest lady didn't want to say this, she stood up: "Mother, Caidie should come over, I'll go back first." ”

She still has a lot of work to do. When I came here just now, I was also pretending to be acting for Wei's to see.

"Go ahead. If there's anything big, let someone tell me in time. The old lady admonished.

The eldest lady hurriedly returned to the main courtyard of the big house and saw Mama Zhou waiting there.

"How's it going?" She asked.

Mama Zhou smiled: "Madame, don't worry, everything is ready." Isn't it just dark? The results will soon be known. ”

The eldest lady smiled at this time.

There is no indecency. Wei's methods are too vicious, and she Zhu is not so ruthless, and it is not good to do anything to Wei before getting evidence, so as not to harm the innocent. But make a little bit of a little effort to keep Wei busy, don't keep staring at Xu Xi, stumbling Xu Xi, and waiting for the day when Hou Ye comes back, she can still do it.

Caixia came in and asked the eldest lady, "Madam, the hot water is ready, do you want to bathe?" ”

The eldest lady waved her hand: "Don't worry, wait first." You use the hot water first, and then ask someone to bring it when I tell you to do so. After thinking about it, he instructed them, "Just unload the hairpin ring for me first." ”

By this time, everyone was almost bedtime, and she was still dressed neatly. Isn't it suspicious to go to the theater for a while? Even if you guess that the bureau is set up by her, you can't leave the evidence!

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At Wei's place, after Zhao Yuanliang went to the Outer Academy, Mama Li came back in a hurry and told Wei the news she had heard from Zhao Yuanliang and Rongxitang.

"You mean, that girl has lived in the academy all this time and won't come back?" Wei's face changed, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"That's what Qingfeng said to the second master and the old lady." Mama Li said.

"You all go out." Wei sent the maids out, and then said in a low voice: "You say, will they find anything?"

She just wanted to bring Xu Xi to the Wei family, and these people reacted so much that they didn't hesitate to let Xu Xi hide in the academy, how could they think about it.

"Probably not, right?" Mama Li said, "Looking at today's situation, the fifth girl should have made a temporary decision." Madame is not at ease, you can send someone to Bac Ninh to inquire about the authenticity. ”

In her opinion, Xu Xi has a very big opinion of the second lady. The second lady said to take her back to her parents' house, and the old lady agreed again, Xu Xi in order not to go to the Wei family, cut first and then play, and found an excuse to live in the academy and not come back, which is too normal.

In order not to return to the Hou Mansion, the child also hanged himself; As soon as he came back, he quarreled with his mother-in-law, and he did not hesitate to live in Pinmingju. What can't she do?

It's just that even if she is the person most valued by the Wei family, she doesn't dare to say this.

"It's to inquire carefully." Wei said, "You ask someone to call Mother Wang." ”

Mama Li went out and gave an order, and not long after, a woman in her forties hurried in and saluted Wei.

Seven years ago, the Wei family suddenly sent two shops to the Wei family, and along with the shops, there were also a few subordinates, as well as the business that was being done in the shop.

Wei's mother said that when Wei got married, because the family was in a bad situation, she couldn't buy a decent dowry; Now that the situation of the Wei family is better, she gave her daughter two shops as a dowry.

Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, the old lady and the eldest lady naturally can't stop their parents from sending money to their daughters.

What's more, the two shops were registered and transferred to the yamen and became the dowry of the Wei family, and in the next hundred years of the Wei family, the two shops will still fall into the name of Zhao Jing'an and become the property of the Zhao family. This matter is a good thing for the Zhao family in any case, not a bad thing, so the old lady and the eldest lady have no reason to stop it.

Wang's mother's husband, Wang Gui, is the shopkeeper of a shop sent by the Wei family. Their family of four served as companions, and they were directly transferred from the Wei family to the name of the Suiping Marquis Mansion.

Whether it is the old lady Tang, the eldest lady Zhu, or the third lady Su, they all have their own dowry shops, and they also have companions brought from their parents' families. These dowries and subordinates are the last guarantee for a woman to establish herself in this world, and the deed of sale of the accompanying house is in their own hands.

And the identity deeds of Wang Gui's family and the other three families were naturally pinched in the hands of the Wei family.

At that time, the steward of the second-room courtyard was still Mama Li. Not long after getting these two shops, Wei said that Mama Li was old and had to serve her again, so she had no energy to take care of the housework, and Wang's mother was well-informed, shrewd and capable, and transferred Wang's mother to the inner courtyard of the second room as a steward.

Since then, Wei has had a manpower at will outside. Wang's mother went into the inner courtyard every day to listen to errands, and then went back to her home where there was only one alley away from the Hou Mansion to stay, which communicated the inside and outside very well, making it very convenient for Wei to do anything.

"You go home tonight and ask Wang Gui to take two people to Beining County early tomorrow morning to check the situation of the five girls in the academy. She said that Mrs. Xiao, the lord of Qingyang County, opened a new silver building there, which was about to open soon, and Mrs. Xiao asked her to draw jewelry drawings, and she did not plan to go home in the next few days. You asked Wang Gui to verify that one of his subordinates was not true. There are also the times when the five girls usually go in and out of the academy, and whether they have special friendships with anyone, so they all inquire clearly. Wei explained.