The son surnamed Yuan did not hide it, and told the story clearly.

It turned out that he and his wife were locked up in the dark firewood room, and they only drank saliva for a day and hung for their lives. His wife fainted on the second day, and he used his own medical skills to check her pulse, but he found that she was pregnant for a month.

He was both happy and afraid, and reported to the eldest lady, but the eldest lady did not move.

Although he had known for many years that if he wanted to survive in the Yuan Mansion, he had to be careful not to provoke the jealousy of others, but he didn't expect that the eldest lady to be so ruthless and not let go on the third day. He could wait, but the lady of his family and the child in his womb couldn't wait, so he took advantage of the darkness tonight to escape from the house with Yu Shuqing.

When they climbed over the wall, the couple accidentally fell off the wall, but fortunately, he made the meat pad, Yu Shuqing did not suffer skin injuries, but he himself dropped his arm.

Dian Cui looked at this person, although he had no skills and was secret, but he had a sincere heart towards Shuqing.

It was decided that they should take refuge in this courtyard for the time being, and settled them in the wings.

"Madame!" Qiu Yue hurriedly admonished, it was very inappropriate for them to take in this couple, in case the first lady came forward to ask for someone, but they ignored it, after all, it was a family matter.

"But Shuqing is pregnant, how can I not help her?" Dian Cui didn't know that he had hidden this couple, and he had done something inappropriate.

"Madam, those big families can't be provoked, you took this person in out of good intentions, but if it spreads, they will have to arrange for you to interfere in the housekeeping of other people's houses at will, and then fall into a bad reputation of bullying people......"

Rose mentioned that those families were all afraid, and now that the adults are not at home, if they annoy them, what will they do to the detriment of the lady?

"The majesty of those big families, as soon as I came, I saw it, and I dared to do the tricks of the great sacrifice to the living, where did I put the government in my eyes again! A friend of mine was bullied and didn't allow me to save him, so this prefect's wife did a bit of a trick. Diancui said coldly.

"This is handled in advance, about what happened last night, I ordered that no one should leak the slightest rumor from the top and bottom of the government." Diancui rubbed her eyes, and when she became sleepy, she went to sleep.

Qiuyue and Rose glanced at each other worriedly, and then Ma Li'er went down to do something, and this matter can only be concealed for as long as long, it is best to wait until the adults come back, and then they will have an idea.

On the second day, the son of the Yuan family helped his wife, Yu Shuqing, to the door of Diancui House and said that he wanted to see him.

Even if Yu Shuqing didn't come to see her, Dian Cui planned to go and see her after breakfast. Qiu Yue opened the door and ushered the two into the hall.

"Why can't you take care of yourself when you're pregnant, what are you doing when you get up so early?" Diancui complained.

Yu Shuqing's eyes were red, and she didn't speak, and the man next to her spoke for a while: "Shuqing, she is too stubborn, she has to go back, today the two of us are here to bid farewell to Mrs. ”

Saying that, he looked at his own lady Yu Shuqing, Yu Shuqing didn't pay attention to him, and only decided to point to Cui: "Don't worry, it's a big deal for me to go back this time and admit my mistake to the eldest lady, now that I'm pregnant, it's hard for her to lock me up again." ”

"Nonsense! If it's so simple to spare you because you're pregnant, I should have released you the day before yesterday, and I could still force you and my wife to climb over the wall? Dian Cui knew that she didn't want to affect herself, so she refused to let her go back.

"But ......" Yu Shuqing held her abdomen that had not yet bulged, and stopped talking, if she lived in this mansion for the child in her womb today, you can imagine what kind of trouble she would bring to Diancui in the future.

"Lady, you can leave Mrs. to stay," her man said anxiously, "You just have to stay here steadily, and now only Madame can shelter you." Today, when it was dark and no one was around, I would go out through the back door of the government office and return to Yuan's house while no one was prepared. Grandpa and Uncle have gone to the local errand now, and when he comes back, I will beg him and take you back. ”

"What grandfather and uncle, we are just the most inconspicuous side branch, you are a concubine, or call the old lady and the master." Yu Shuqing suddenly became angry for some reason, and said hatefully:

"At the beginning, I said that I wanted to split up and live separately, but you had to stay in that deep house compound to be a filial son and grandson who had nothing to do, but who else took you as a person! Now I and the child in my womb are like duckweed, why don't you write a letter of resignation, let us go back to my mother's house and be happy. ”

Diancui only said that she should have a good life every day with a smile, but she didn't expect that she also had so many grievances and dissatisfaction in her heart, and she didn't know how to persuade her for a while.

The man beside her was even more pale and silent, and then went back to the side room. Dian Cui didn't think he was such an incompetent straw bag, he should have lived in such a deep house for a long time, and his habit of looking up to people was hard to change.

"I persuaded him many times to tell him to separate from that side and move out with me. Although my mother's family is not as big as his Yuan family, there are also hundreds of acres of fertile land and a few small shops. My brother and sister-in-law are generously willing to help me, and with the previous dowry, it is enough for our family to live an ordinary life. But for some reason, he confessed to death in this matter, and refused to do what I said, saying that he was unwilling to accept the favor of my mother's family. ”

Yu Shuqing said hatefully, preferring to rely on his Yuan family's snort rather than accept the kindness of his mother's family, this man is really hateful.

She complained so angrily, but she thought that Yuan Zhiheng didn't seem to like her mother's dowry very much before. Although he didn't say it on his face, he was able to be thrifty in his own food and clothing, and he didn't take it for granted that he should spend the money he returned home. She was also noncommittal about her being in charge of the Angelica Pavilion's business, and did not show much enthusiasm.

Thinking of this, Diancui decided to wait for the adults to come back, and to talk to him and untie the knot.

That night, the son of the Yuan family returned to the Yuan Mansion without hesitation, and when he heard that he was going back, he was arrested, and he was taught a good lesson by the eldest lady, and he was imprisoned in the firewood room.

When Yu Shuqing heard the news, she hid and cried for a while, but in front of Diancui, she forced a smile.

Regarding the affairs of the families here, Diancui listened to Yu Shuqing's words, and felt more and more frightened. To say that the dignitaries and nobles in the capital have huge family backgrounds, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven under the root of the imperial city, they mostly act according to the law, and few dare to be so arbitrary and rampant and do not take the government in their eyes.

Dian Cui thought in his heart, in this situation in Hangzhou Mansion, his family would not ignore it. It's a pity that he has gone to the place now, and he is a woman, so he has no way to deal with government affairs.

But he didn't expect that he would talk to her family, and Yuan Zhiheng replied to her.

Diancui Zhanxin knew that Yuan Zhiheng's journey was very exciting, and he disposed of some officials who did not specialize in fish and flesh, and promoted a group of new talented people. Dian Cui knew that he only picked up some easy things to talk about, and the dangers encountered during this period were hidden for fear of worrying about himself. Later, Yuan Zhiheng asked Diancui to do two things for him, and Diancui immediately did it one by one.

"Madam, two thousand taels is not a small amount, do you really want to take it all out for him?" Dongxue got Du Xiaozhu's message, hurried back from the shop, and asked his wife for instructions.

Diancui nodded and said yes, the entire two thousand taels were taken out, one hundred taels were exchanged for silver ingots, and one hundred taels were exchanged for broken silver, all of which were sent to Brother Xue.

This Brother Xue is naturally Xue Dachuan in the front yard of the Yamen, and now the injury on his leg is almost healed, but the deep tooth marks left are probably not removed for the rest of his life. Every time Xue Dachuan looked at the circle of tooth marks, his heart was hateful and complicated.

Seeing that it was another maid who came to deliver the silver ticket and silver, Xue Dachuan glanced outside, and said in his heart, why didn't the fierce maid come over today, and changed to a cold maid.

Along with these silver tickets, silver ingots, and broken silver, there was also a letter, and Xue Dachuan picked up the letter first with an interesting face. When you look at it, you can see that the handwriting on it is as sharp as the blade of a sword, and if you look closely, there are only a few short words of Lisuo.

Xue Dachuan read these words, but he accepted the hippie smile on his face, and pondered for a moment. Dong Xue silently held those silver tickets and silver ingots, and did not urge him.

After a long time, he saw that he lit a fire fold, burned the thin page of letterhead, stepped forward to take the silver ticket in Dongxue's hand, sighed and said: "Your lord gave me a road paved with knives for me to go!" ”

"But I like it!" After saying that, he laughed again.

Dongxue looked at him like this, and thought to herself, no wonder Qiu Yue Dingding hated this person.

"Madam, why did your lord let you take the silver for the person surnamed Xue?" Turning around, Xin'er quietly asked some Cui.

Diancui shook his head, and said I don't know, I just said that he is of great use, and I didn't read it, and I didn't see it, and you can't see what adults don't let you see, so don't guess.

Xin'er blinked and said with a smile: "Madame, but you want to learn from these Jiangnan women, gentle as water, only the husband obeys?" ”

In the past, the young lady would not be like this, she was just well-behaved and obedient, and she would have opened the letter secretly to take a look. Now that it seems like this, I don't know if it's good or bad......

Diancui scolded with a smile: "Who said, look at the lady Shuqing who lives in our West Wing, has she ever been gentle like water?" ”

"This prefect's wife, what bad things do you say about me!" Yu Shuqing is coming from outside.

"Why don't you say bad things about people behind your back," Diancui laughed and said, "If I sent it to you, I'll finish reading the book?" Isn't it stuffy? I've got some new stuff here, and I'll have someone give it to you later. ”

The person who is pregnant is the most noble, and Dian Cui only remembers that when her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were pregnant, the whole family had to let them not dare to make them angry. Now this is pitiful, and no one else can call her, so she has to find a way to coax her deeply.

"You say I'm you, that book is full of crazy men and women complaining about me, it's so boring, it's better to watch your winter snow plan to count the silver." Yu Shuqing pursed her lips, she is hiding here in Diancui now, but she doesn't dare to go out anywhere, so she is naturally stuffy.

Diancui clapped his hands, and said Shuqing, you like to count silver and play, it's easy to say! Tomorrow, let's start to take stock of the silver, utensils, and cloth in this storehouse.

She had a lot of dowry, and when she left, she was in a hurry, so she loaded some casually and took it on the road, and she didn't have time to sort out what she had brought with her.

So, during the day, the green and the small red clay stove in the yard boiled tea, and Yu Shuqing and the maids crackled and counted the things in the warehouse.

At night, Diancui personally cooked some nourishing meals for pregnant women, cooked delicious black chicken soup, and found an old lady on the street to buy small green vegetables to buy a handful of fresh food and throw it into the pot and stir-fry it a few times. Diancui got a few clean ceramic jars, which were not big or small, and made roasted fish, marinated meat, crab sheng, and stuffed melons in them...... Yu Shuqing instructed the maids to classify and place the dowries.

The days in the inner courtyard of this mansion also passed quickly, and I didn't know that the situation outside had changed.