The next day, Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi went to visit Jiao's house, and Xie Yinghui took Xie Huizhi to the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongning to see Ma Yurong. Xie Mulin stayed at home and waited for news. Xie Yingrong rarely went to Mrs. Xie with her biological mother, Aunt Da Jin, to offer her courtesy. Wanqin, who was also courteous in Jinxuantang, was quite unwilling to see this, and went back to complain to a pair of children.

She complained that her daughter didn't know what to do: "I persuaded you a long time ago to go to the old lady to please her." The old man has been away from home for a long time, and you haven't seen him a few times. Not to mention this lady now, it is true that she has a good temper, but she only knows that she listens to the master, and she will not make her own decisions on major matters, and the marriage of her children in the future is the same! Do you really expect the master to worry about the marriages of the girls in the family, and will spend the same amount of effort on each girl?! He is too busy with official business every day, where can he worry about it?!

"It is not surprising that the eldest lady and the second girl are in the name of their daughters-in-law, and they can marry well; The three girls died by themselves, and most likely there would be no good results; There is only one left, whether you marry well or not, the lord will not care much. If the old lady can value you a little more, the old man is still willing to listen to the old lady's persuasion. This is the major event of your life, and I will do my best to please the mean and bitter old woman for your sake. Why don't you know how to be considerate of me? Not only is he disobedient, but he also drags me back again and again?! ”

Xie Yingfen looked up at her calmly: "Auntie, speak quietly, since you plan to please the old lady, don't shout these disrespectful words at home, if it reaches her old man's ears, no matter how much effort you put in, won't it be in vain?" ”

Wanqin was so angry that she stomped her feet: "You don't listen to serious things, why are you picking on me on side matters?!" Do you understand what I just said?! ”

"Understood." Xie Yingfen said lightly, "But I think my aunt is in the wrong direction." What's the use of you going to please the old lady? The old lady can enjoy your favor with peace of mind, but she hasn't given you a word of accuracy, and she won't worry about me when she really arrives in Beiping. It's not that my aunt doesn't know what kind of person she is, and she knows that the old lady has always hated us mother and son. If I marry well or not, she won't care. Why did my aunt bother to do such a thankless task?

"With this idle effort, it is better to learn more new things, after arriving in Beiping, I met my father, and I have something to say, and it seems that you are not blindly nostalgic for the past over the years, but have made great progress? My aunt is still young, if I want to be like Aunt Jin, I will be satisfied with only guarding my daughter for the rest of my life, and I don't dare to have extravagant hopes, just because I haven't said this! ”

A hint of gloom flashed on Wanqin's face, and then she reprimanded: "What do you know?!" I came from the Cao family, even if I stood on the master's side back then, the lord didn't have much affection for me, but it was for the sake of you and Brother Han that I was allowed to have a place in the family. Now I can't even control the middle feed of my hometown, and the old man would rather call the second girl butler who doesn't know anything, and I am not allowed to interfere, which shows that he is wary of me. I don't expect to have any favors in the future, even if I have had, most of it is that the old man wants to settle the heart of the former Mrs. Cao, pretending. In the past few years, Mrs. Wen has been by my lord's side, and the lord is afraid that he has long forgotten me. I just want you to marry beautifully, Brother Han can also get ahead, and earn me a decent income, then my life will not be in vain! The betrayal of the old master back then is also valuable! ”

Xie Hanzhi glanced at Wanqin uneasily. He knew what his aunt meant when she said that she would earn a "decent", as long as he would be an official eunuch in the future, and with merit, he would have the opportunity to find another biological mother in addition to his mother-in-law. That's what my aunt wants, and she also wants to be a lady of the fate, to prove to her former master and relatives that her decision was the right one. But...... It's too hard, isn't it? Xie Hanzhi thought about his physical condition, and didn't think that he could really pass the level, let alone rise step by step after entering the office. This is too difficult for him, he wants to work hard to make a name for himself, so he enters Zhushan Academy as a teacher and spends his life easily and comfortably.

As for what my aunt did back then...... How could it be wrong? What is the situation of the Cao family's Pingnan Bo Mansion now? What happened to my aunt's old master, Cao Shuqing, now? I heard that my aunt's family is now living in poverty, and she still has to rely on her uncle Ye Jinrong to receive money and food when he occasionally returns to Beijing as a businessman, so as to ensure food and clothing. If the aunt didn't stay in the Xie family, I was afraid that Ye Jinrong wouldn't be able to find an errand for the Xie family's firm, so where could the Ye family go for help now? It doesn't take anything to prove it. Why is my aunt obsessed?

Xie Hanzhi's little face showed a sad expression, Xie Yingfen caught a glimpse, and refuted her biological mother's words even louder: "Aunt Hugh has to hang these words on her lips all day long. Because you forced the fourth brother to study hard, the meat that the fourth brother had managed to raise in the past few years fell back again. For most of this year alone, how many times has the fourth brother been sick?! He really couldn't hold on, he didn't go to the hospital exam, and you have to go on and on! Could it be that the fourth brother is tired of his body for the imperial examination, and you are satisfied? ! At the beginning, my aunt was able to leave the Cao family for the future of our sister and brother, but now she doesn't know that she feels sorry for her children?! ”

Wanqin's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she stared at Xie Yingfen speechless for a long time, but when she looked back at Xie Hanzhi's pointed chin and slightly haggard face, she seemed to be deflated, and she couldn't vent any anger.

After a while, she said, "What I told you is right. You can dismiss these poignant words, but when you can't marry a good family, and Brother Han can't pass the Jinshi exam, and you can only watch your brothers become officials for the rest of your life, you will know that what I say today is really for your sake! She turned and left her daughter's yard.

Xie Hanzhi looked at Xie Yingfen with some uneasiness: "Fourth sister......"

Xie Yingfen pursed her lips: "It's okay." My aunt is too stubborn to listen to us at all, so let her go. Anyway, you just have to do what you want, and I'll only pursue what I want. What dignitaries and eunuchs, what do those have to do with us? Pingnanbo's Mansion has long been a sight to behold, and the former lady sacrificed the lives of all of us to take risks, and the marriage she just asked for, isn't it not going to end well? The so-called outsiders who used to point at their aunt's nose and scold now expect Uncle Jin Rong to reward them with more silver so that they can eat two more mouthfuls of meat. The aunt also believed that the Cao family had been rich for a long time, and she always felt that she had done something wrong. Sooner or later, she would know that it was the wisest to choose the Xie family back then. ”

Xie Hanzhi sighed, nodded, and then whispered a little uneasily: "My aunt also asked me to beg the second brother and ask the second brother to take me to the small village to live with the second uncle and grandmother......

Xie Yingfen understood as soon as she heard it, and sneered: "In the past, my aunt still looked down on the second room, but now she has changed her words and asked you to go to the second room." Ignore her! The second brother went to accompany the second uncle and grandmother to see the old man, and that was because he was the second grandson! What are we? The eldest brother didn't go to this light, so you don't want to annoy people. It's good now, you can take advantage of the fact that you have nothing to do in the capital these days, so that you can give birth and recuperate. Next, we have to walk thousands of miles of waterways, and the winter in the north is even more bitter and cold. If you don't take care of your body, how can you carry it?! ”