At this time, seeing that the old lady was crying again, Mama Jin said helplessly to Xu Xi: "You persuade the old lady." Since the eldest lady got the news in the afternoon and hurriedly went to the Zhu Mansion with the Hou Mansion, the old lady's mood has been bad. ”

She glanced at the old lady and said, "Actually, according to the old slave, if a family is not united, it is better to divide the family as soon as possible, so as not to have such a thing again." ”

She said it on purpose.

The old lady has been planning for the Hou Mansion for so many years, and always hopes that the Hou Mansion can restore the glory of the old grandfather when he was alive. But now that something like this has happened, the separation is a foregone conclusion. Don't let the old lady vent out, her old man is old, and something may happen.

Mama Jin and Xu Xi have not been together for a long time, but they can also see that this child is very smart. The old lady can't get out of the horns, and in this full house, I'm afraid that only the eldest lady, Hou Ye and Xu Xi can persuade it. The eldest lady and the marquis are not here, can you not count on Xu Xi?

Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the old lady couldn't hold back her emotions after an afternoon of discomfort, and cried at Mama Jin: "What do you know? We don't have any other good real estate, if we divide the family, our ancestral house will be divided into three parts; The fields and shops were also divided. How many will we have left? is a noble family, and in the end it can only be reduced to a medium-sized family. If you want to get married again, it will be difficult. ”

As she spoke, her silent tears turned into "woo" crying.

When Xu Xi was at that time, she had seen from the perspective of God that the old lady and the eldest lady had done a lot of things to save this noble family, and she understood very well the old lady's mood of falling from prosperity and hoping to return to glory.

But in the end, the Hou Mansion was still copied. When the old lady was raiding her house, she hanged herself in the Rongxi Hall. Mama Jin in front of her died on the coffin after burying the old lady, which was the love of master and servant of the two of them for a lifetime.

In addition to the master and servant in front of him, the men of the Hou Mansion were exiled for 3,000 miles, and the women were sold. Zhao Yuanxun was not in good health, and he died of illness on the road after being exiled for less than 200 miles. The eldest lady was redeemed by the Zhu family, and when she heard that her husband had died, she went to a different place to collect her husband, and she couldn't afford to fall ill.

All in all, except for Zhao Ruyu, no one in the Hou Mansion of Chuan Ping had a good end.

She sighed and patted the old lady on the back, but did not dissuade her.

It wasn't until the old lady was tired of crying that Xu Xi motioned to Mama Jin to fetch water to wipe her face, and helped her to lie down on the couch, and then she spoke: "Old lady, the Hou Mansion is not separated, the crisis is just around the corner, and no one in the Mansion can survive, do you know?" ”

The old lady was physically and mentally tired, lying on the couch with her eyes blank, and when she heard Xu Xi say this, she was so frightened that she immediately sat up straight from the soft couch and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? ”

Mama Jin felt that Xu Xi would not say this for no reason, and hurriedly asked, "Fifth girl, how do you say this?" ”

"My next words are very important, and they should not be heard, Mama Jin, you go to the door and keep guard, don't let people approach." Xu Xidao.

Seeing Xu Xi's solemn expression, it didn't seem to be a bluff, not only Mama Jin, but also the old lady was also shocked: "What news did you hear?" ”

Xu Xi nodded to the old lady.

Mama Jin hurriedly ran to the door to guard.

Xu Xi moved a vulture and put it next to the soft couch, sat down and whispered in the old lady's ear: "Do you know that the third master is very close to one of the prince's staff?" ”

The old lady's heart jumped, and her face was full of horror: "How do you know? ”

Because she was not worried about the two concubines, the old lady had already planted eyeliner beside them, so she didn't say that she had a complete grasp of the actions of the two, but she also knew six or seven times out of ten.

She knew very well that the second brother Zhao Yuanliang was incompetent, and hoped that her father-in-law could make him a beautiful difference that was both idle and powerful. Such a person can't make any big waves.

Only the third Zhao Yuankun is extremely ambitious, and when he was young, he repeatedly wanted to participate in martial arts, and although he was restrained after being suppressed by her, he was not an honest person and liked to make friends everywhere. He is a gentleman in diplomacy, and the old lady can't control him. As long as it is not a particularly prominent person, the old lady can only turn a blind eye.

Recently, the third child did make friends with a staff member next to the prince. But that staff member didn't seem to be taken seriously by the prince, and he couldn't see the prince a few times a year, so the old lady didn't take this matter to heart.

It's just, how did Xu Xi know?

Xu Xi smiled: "Old lady, don't forget, the master of our women's academy is either from a wealthy family or a courtier's official family; is classmates, and there are many of them whose family backgrounds are not simple. ”

When she said this, the old lady really did not doubt it.

She wondered, "So what?" It's just a staff member, can you help him take our lives, and give up the title to your third uncle? ”

Xu Xi shook his head: "The crown prince was born by the first queen, and the first queen has long since died. In addition to the crown prince, the emperor also has the second prince and the fifth prince from the concubine Niangniang, the third prince from the concubine Niangniang, the fourth prince from the concubine Niangniang, and the sixth prince from the concubine Niangniang. Now the emperor is very fond of the concubine, and there are rumors that the prince has been repeatedly reprimanded by the emperor recently, and the emperor has long been dissatisfied with him and wants to replace him as the crown prince. ”

Speaking of this, she looked at the old lady's expression, and saw that she was deep in thought, and knew that the old lady, as the duchess of the country, still had political acumen.

She continued: "If the third uncle wants to get rid of your control over him, he has to find a backer. He approached the staff, not for the purpose of the staff, but for the prince. But the situation in the palace is confusing. If the third uncle and the prince get too close, once the prince loses power, our Hou Mansion will inevitably be affected. At that time, the emperor will either be out of family affection or forced by public opinion, and he will not be able to kill the prince, but can only confine him, and he will inevitably take the people who are close to him. The foundation of our Hou Mansion is extremely shallow, there is no one to rely on in the court, no one to help speak, it is very likely that someone will be pulled out as a scapegoat, and when the time comes, it will be a tragic event. ”

The old lady's face changed greatly, and her lips trembled and said, "No, won't it?" ”

Xu Xi said this, in the eyes of others, it may be just a scaring word, but in the ears of the old lady Tang, she really felt that Xu Xi had analyzed the point.

Because Tang's own maiden family is such a living typical example.

The Tang family can marry Grandpa Guo as a wife, and naturally he is also from a noble background. And when her father and brother were still a prince in the current emperor, due to the wrong side, the Tang family was liquidated after the current emperor ascended the throne. Although he was not raided, he was degraded one after another.

Even if her nephew can read and be admitted to the Jinshi one after another, he will not be reused by the court. Now they are still serving in remote and poor places.

The Tang family is apprehensive about the battle for succession, and she will never allow the Zhao family to touch this kind of thing.