In private, Mrs. Wan is really open-mouthed and dares to say anything.

While ridiculing Mrs. Xu for being like Mrs. Luo, she is not a serious and dignified woman, and on the other hand, she has a big backer, and the other backer is about to die, and there will be no one to rely on in the future.

If it were a kind-hearted person like Wen, even if he had similar thoughts in his heart, he would never say it, let alone tell outsiders.

There are servants hired from outside in every mansion, and God knows if these servants will pass on the words of their employers that they hear?

However, Mrs. Wan's mother's family is powerful, and her husband's family is a veteran noble, and she is full of confidence. But Mrs. Xu is just a clan lady who has long lost power, and even the former title and rank have been invalidated. In the early years, there was an old lady to protect her, but now there is only a false shelf left, and she has a bad relationship with Yan Wang and his wife. Her son-in-law's family was originally from the Beiping Wang family, but she was affected by the military in the first two years, and the elder with the highest official position in the He clan lost his official position, and now he is just idle at home, so he doesn't buy her account much, and her daughter's situation in her husband's family is not better than before. Such a lady, others politely call her "madam", in fact, how many people are really afraid of her? Most of them are just looking at the faces of the late old concubine, the former prince of Yan, and those officials, clans, and generals who are good friends with the Xu family and her son-in-law's family. If Mrs. Wan is really unwilling to give face, others can't do anything about Mrs. Wan.

Wen could only put on a smirk, and tried to change the topic a little stiffly: "The Zhou family doesn't seem to be very happy to mention Elder Zhou's illness to outsiders. I originally thought that when the children arrived in Beiping City, they would go to each house to greet the courtesy, and the first one must have gone to Zhou's house, so I handed over the post early. But the Zhou family has not replied for a long time, and we are not good to come to the door rashly, so it has dragged on to this day, and the children are still at home, and it is inconvenient to go out. I was worried about the old man's condition, so I sent someone to inquire, but the two wives of the Zhou family insisted that the old man's condition was stable and there was no major problem, but the old lady Zhou had been busy and unwell recently, so it was inconvenient to see foreign guests. I could only send some medicinal herbs and supplements to comfort the old lady, and I wanted to visit, but I was rejected again, and I was really helpless. ”

Mrs. Wan's attention was immediately turned to the gossip of the Zhou family: "The Zhou family is just whitewashing the peace." In fact, a few days ago, the old man stopped eating grains of rice, and could only take some rice soup, rice cereal and other prevarications. Mrs. Zhou is indeed in poor health, and she is in a hurry for the elderly's condition! Their family was afraid that the news would spread, so they tried their best to cover it up in front of people, but in private, they were letting people sell their private properties in Beiping City. Even those silver that is not easy to get on the table should be collected, and they should be given up, otherwise the old man will kick his legs, who will sell his son's account? ”

Wen Shi hurriedly asked, "Where did Sister Wan hear about it?" ”

"I have my own way." Mrs. Wan snorted a little proudly, she didn't want to mention it more, but in the end she couldn't hold back her desire to show off, "The old doctor who diagnosed Mr. Zhou's pulse used to work in Tai Hospital, and he often came to our home at that time to diagnose the old marquis and old lady at home, so he was quite familiar with our husband and wife." His grandson has just been admitted to the hospital for a few years now, and he is still taken care of by our family on weekdays. Therefore, there are some minor news that he will not hide from us in private. She also specially told Wen, "If the old lady in the house has any physical discomfort, you can ask this old doctor to check the pulse, he is the best at treating the elderly." I'll give you my name post, you take this, he will come to the door when he sees it, and he will never shirk it! ”

Wen naturally knew that the old doctor, when she was sick before, Xie Pu also invited someone to come, prescribed a prescription, took two pairs of medicines, and sure enough, there was no big problem. Although the Xie family invited the other party, the other party would also go to the clinic, but Mrs. Wan was kind, and the Wen family naturally did not refuse, took the famous post, and solemnly thanked him.

Mrs. Wan was even happier, and the conversation became more intense, so she began to discuss how the unscrupulous descendants of the Zhou family were useless and how they couldn't support the lintel. And the only young master of the Zhou family, Young Master Wednesday, only won the examination not long ago, but how soft and deceitful his temperament is, how sick and weak his body is, and how mediocre his talent is, not only is he not as good as her own two sons, but I am afraid that even the two eldest sons of the Xie family are stronger than him - Mrs. Wan is quite discerning, and knows that when she is a guest in someone's house, she still has to say a few polite words, and she can't just show off her own son - in short, Mr. Zhou has high hopes for this grandson, and he hopes that he will be able to support the whole family in the future. But Mrs. Wan doesn't think that this young man really has enough ability to be named on the gold list and be a high-ranking official.

Wen only responded to a few words, and most of the time he let Mrs. Wan speak freely, and then looked for useful information for his family. The more Mrs. Wan talked, the more she talked, the happier she became, if it weren't for her son Second Young Master Wan and the sons of the Xie family who turned back, and the former urged her to leave, claiming that "today's homework is not done yet", she still doesn't want to leave!

However, before leaving, Mrs. Wan also agreed with Wen that she would talk about it another day. Wen politely took a few sons and sent people out of the main courtyard before turning around.

She sat down at the main hall for the first time, glanced up at a few boys, and then asked Xie Jinzhi, "Are you having a bad time with Wan Ergongzi?" ”

Xie Jinzhi replied with a smile: "It's not unpleasant, it's just that it's not speculative." He wants us to praise his talents, but we have always seen talented people in the academy, and we have also seen the world's talents in the capital, and we know Huang Ziheng's outstanding deeds, and we don't think that Wan Er Gongzi is outstanding. It's just a matter of saying a few polite words to his face, really pat his ass, and say something wrong, let's ...... I really can't pull my face. He probably felt that we were not the same as him, and he continued to sit down in the study impatiently. ”

Xie Huizhi also added on the side: "I originally suggested that everyone go to the garden for a walk, climb high and look into the distance, and discuss the scenery of Shichahai, so as not to sit awkwardly." But the second son of the family is a nobleman, and if he doesn't take me as a concubine in his eyes, he will be impatient to take care of me at all, so I have to shut up. "It's strange, in fact, he also said some sarcastic things, but I don't know if Wan Er can hear it.

Xie Xianzhi said to the Wen family in a dignified manner: "Madam, this Wan Er Gongzi and our brother really don't have a temper, and it's not interesting to barely have a relationship. He is pretentious, we are still the son of his father's Shangguan, why should we give three points because he was born in the Hou Mansion? So he said he wanted to leave, but we didn't persuade him. If there is any rudeness, I hope my wife will forgive me. ”

Wen smiled, "Where are you any rude?" ”