Originally, the Wang family had Zhuangzi and a small mansion under their names, but now these have long been sold by Dongchang, and all valuable things in the family have been taken to pay off debts, and today's Wang family can be said to be poor and white.

Only the girl who got married sent someone to send some silver back, but she didn't dare to do more, let alone come in person, the husband's family was afraid of being affected, and the girls who got married were afraid of being abandoned by the husband's family......

In less than a cup of tea, Mrs. Wang's Yu family was stuffed with two or three hundred taels of silver tickets in the hands of several aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family, but what can this silver do, it is not enough for more than 100 people in this family to eat for two or three days......

"Mother......" Wang Wanru, who was wearing a hat to hide her face, pulled Yu's sleeve, wanting to say that they can't just stand on the street and make people laugh.

Before Wang Wanru's words could be spoken, there was a commotion in front of the crowd, and the crowd gradually separated, making way for a way, and a vermilion wheel passed through the bustling crowd and stopped in front of them.

The only people who can ride the vermilion chariot are those princesses, princesses, county lords, and other noble daughters who have the title of decree.

The Wang family couldn't help but look at each other, but they didn't react yet.

A maid in a blue and blue cardigan jumped down from the vermilion wheel first, and then helped a girl wearing a moon-white embroidered plum orchid bamboo skirt to come down.

The girl is as delicate as an orchid, delicate as a lotus, and her posture is curling, as if when the wind blows, people will fall.

The people watching the excitement around didn't know this girl, but the Wang family who was present did know her.

Ji Lanzhou!

The eyes of everyone in the Wang family fell on Ji Lanzhou's body in unison, and at this moment, anger surged into the hearts of all of them, and the anger that had been suppressed for a month instantly erupted like a volcano, almost drowning their reason......

Zhao wanted to scold, and Wang Zhilian also wanted to scold, but Wang Wanru was in front.

"Ji Lanzhou, what are you doing here? You still have a face!! Wang Wanru roared violently, and strode towards Ji Lanzhou, as if she was going to swallow her, "It's you who hurt our family, you broom star, you harmful spirit, you shameless villain who will take revenge!" Do you still want to harm us?! ”

Ji Lanzhou took half a step back timidly, as if frightened, as soon as the wind blew, her skirt was blown up slightly, and her slender body was so weak that it seemed to break.

"Like cousin, why do you think of me so much?!" She rubbed the handkerchief in her hand, her slender fingers turned slightly white from the exertion, and she took a step back, "Since you don't want to see me, what about ...... Then I'll go. ”

As he spoke, Ji Lanzhou turned around and wanted to get on her vermilion wheel.

Seeing this, Wang Zhilian and Zhao's mother and son were both anxious, Ji Lanzhou was the only hope for their Wang family, and if Ji Lanzhou left, they would have no hope.

"Sister Ru, how do you talk to your cousin!" Wang Zhilian pulled his voice and angrily reprimanded Wang Wanru.

Zhao also reprimanded: "Sister Ru, I spoiled you, the elders are all here, do you have the right to speak?!" ”

Zhao's face showed a trace of embarrassment, stepped forward to call Ji Lanzhou, and persuaded: "Lanzhou, you are as young as your cousin, you are ignorant, you have always been unintentional, you are a cousin, don't worry about your own sister." ”

Ji Lanzhou bit her lower lip, looking pitiful, "Grandmother, I'm a cousin, of course I won't bother with her......"

As he spoke, a layer of hazy light appeared in Ji Lanzhou's eyes, aggrieved and forbearing.

The people around who watched the excitement had long known about the Wang family's encroachment on the Ji family's property, and they didn't understand it when they saw this scene at this moment, now in the public, the old and young people of the Wang family bullied an orphan girl like this, and they didn't know how to bully people to death in a place that others couldn't see before.

Those onlookers all exchanged glances with affection, and they despised this Wang family even more, such a shameless person deserved to be removed from the title!

The Zhao family and Wang Zhilian couldn't care about the other people around them at the moment, and they only had Ji Lanzhou as a life-saving straw in their eyes now.

Wang Zhilian said anxiously: "Lan Zhou, uncle knows that you are a person who knows the general situation, and uncle has treated you well over the years, even if uncle has something to be sorry for you, we are all a family, and there is no overnight feud in the family." Lan Zhou, go and plead with the emperor! "Ji Lanzhou is the bitter lord, and now she is receiving the holy favor and has been named the county lord

"Uncle, I'...... I ......" Ji Lanzhou rubbed her handkerchief again at a loss, "The emperor went out to tour the south......" said, she glanced at Wang Zhilian timidly, her eyelashes trembled slightly, like an innocent and innocent deer.

"Ji Lanzhou, you still have to pretend!" Yu endured and endured on the side, but he really couldn't bear this breath, "You are clearly deliberately harming my family, you are not at ease at all!" Marquis...... Master, you don't have to beg her anymore, she is clearly here to see our family's good show! ”

When Ji Lanzhou heard this, he seemed to have been struck by lightning, and his eyes were full of tears, as if they were about to roll down at any time......

Her lips trembled slightly, and she whispered: "Auntie, I came here today because I thought that my grandmother had nowhere to live after leaving this ancestral house, so I ......" She bit her lower lip again and again, weak and pitiful.

"You don't need to be kind!" The more Wang Wanru looked at Ji Lanzhou's appearance, the more angry she became, and interrupted her in a cold voice, "We don't need your Ji family to meddle in the affairs of our Wang family!"

Ji Lanzhou bit his lower lip and looked at the maid beside him, "Xia Zhu ......"

She just called, and the maid Xia Zhu already understood what she meant, took out a folded silk paper from her sleeve, took a few steps forward, and handed it to the old lady next to Mrs. Zhao.

Ji Lanzhou said timidly: "This is the deed paper of a house in the west of the city, grandmother, eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle...... Just move in. I know I'm an outsider......"

Saying that, Ji Lanzhou's voice became extremely difficult, her shoulders shook slightly, and finally turned around and got on the vermilion wheeler, leaving only a thin and slender back, obviously injured, but strong and strong, so that those onlookers on the side couldn't help but secretly sigh: This girl of the Ji family is really a rare filial piety!

The Wang family bullied her like this, and she still thought about the Wang family! It is also said that the Wang family is sure that she is soft and helpless!

"Lan ......" Wang Zhilian still wanted to keep Ji Lanzhou, but it was too late, so he could only watch Ji Lanzhou's Zhu Lun car pass through the crowd like this and leave without stopping.

"......" Zhao's mouth opened and closed, and the green tendons on his forehead jumped several times.

She couldn't bear to blame her granddaughter, so she could only vent her anger on Yu, "Eldest daughter-in-law, how the hell are you talking!" You made Lan Zhou angry and left, who went to the emperor to intercede for us! ”

"yes!" Second Lady Wang echoed, her tone yin and yang weird, "Sister-in-law, you and Sister Ru'er are too impulsive!" ”

Wang Wanru didn't know what it meant to swallow her anger, so she immediately retorted: "Second aunt, in that case, why didn't you ask Ji Lanzhou?" My mother and I didn't stop you from begging her! Maybe if you kneel, Ji Lanzhou will soften! Wang Wanru's voice couldn't hide the mockery.

Second Lady Wang's face turned blue with anger, and her chest rose and fell violently, "Sister Ru'er, is this the attitude you have when you talk to your elders?!" ”

"Second aunt, eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, how did you talk to my mother!"

"Presumptuous!"

The Wang family, you are arguing and making a lot of noise.

The sound of their quarrel seemed to spread through the crowd to the end of the street, and the curtain on one side of the vermilion wheel in front of them was picked open from the inside, Ji Lanzhou glanced behind him, and lowered the curtain.

On her beautiful face, her cherry lips were pursed, and under the half-drooping eyelids, her dark eyes seemed to be as deep as a pool......

"Girl." Xia Zhu, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't help but say loudly, feeling sorry for her girl, "Why do you want to give them a house......

How many grievances her own girl has suffered in the Wang family in the past few years, others don't know, Xia Zhu knows best!

Since the death of Mrs. Da, over the years, the Wang family has spoken well to the outside world, taking care of the girl, an orphan girl, in fact, they have naturally squandered the Ji family's wealth, and they have to snub the girl, feeling that the girl can't escape from the palm of their Wang family, especially Wang Wanru and several Wang family girls sneer at the girl on weekdays, and feel that the girl is climbing their Wang family......

Thinking of the girl's forbearance over the years, Xia Zhu felt that the current fate of the Wang family was that they could not live because of their own sin, and they deserved it!

Just giving them a house for nothing, it's too cheap for the Wang family!

Ji Lanzhou pinched the moon-white handkerchief in his hand, his eyes were slightly condensed, and a yellow warbler with a pearl was embroidered on the handkerchief.

This is the handkerchief that her mother embroidered for her when she was alive, and she was reluctant to take it out and use it on weekdays......

In the past, when my father was alive, he often said that she was the pearl of their palms, and she would be happy and carefree for the rest of her life...... However, fate is so cruel and cold.

She was now just herself.

Ji Lanzhou raised his head and looked at Xia Zhu opposite, his eyes had calmed down, and he said slowly: "The Wang family is my grandfather's family after all......

Even if everyone in the world knows that the Wang family swallowed the money of the Ji family, the Wang family is related to themselves, and they always have half of the blood of the Wang family on their bodies.

It's not her who did the wrong thing, she doesn't want to bear this charge, she doesn't want others to say that her father and mother have no way to teach her daughter.

She came here on purpose to break the mouth of the world!

Today, so many people in Beijing have seen it with their own eyes, she wants to help, it was the Wang family who drove her away, and she left a house for the Wang family regardless of her previous suspicions, and even gave the house deed, which can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness.

Xia Zhu thought about it for a while, and then understood this reason, and felt more and more sorry for his own girl, pouted and said: "Girl, the slave just feels unwilling......"

Ji Lanzhou slowly picked up the teacup and said meaningfully: "Life is lived by people themselves......"

What will happen to the Wang family next is also up to them.

There are dozens of masters in the Wang family, and they have all been pampered over the years, and a three-entry house is "just right" for them.

Ji Lanzhou looked at the square handkerchief that was stuffed into her waist, and then looked at the ups and downs of the tea leaves in the tea soup, and her eyes became more complex and deep.

She's not in a hurry, she has time to wait......

Wait and see which of them can't survive first...... When it comes to "forced to do so", someone should want to tell her how her mother died back then.

Thinking about it, Ji Lanzhou's eyes became colder and colder, as if he had suddenly been covered with a layer of ice, covering the emotions in his pupils that were surging like a tide, and the whole person was like a white porcelain statue, with a touch of coldness in his fragility.

"Da Da Da ......"

The vermilion wheel drove forward with a regular sound of wheels, leaving the Wang family far behind......

And the Wang family is still arguing endlessly, attracting more people to watch the excitement.

Quarreling and arguing is to shirk each other, blame each other, and there is no conclusion at all, and in the end, the Zhao family really can't stand the pointing and pointing of the people around him, and he says that he will go to the house given by Ji Lanzhou to live first.

From the ancestral house of the Wang family to the house in the west of the city, almost through most of the capital, this way, the Wang family up and down hundreds of people formed a strange landscape, even if the people drove people again and again, they could not drive the people around to see the excitement, but also attracted more good people to point at the Wang family's convoy along the way.

After entering the house, the Wang family was dumbfounded.

This is just a small three-entry courtyard, in the past, even the courtyard of the prince of the Wang family was bigger than this, but now there are more than 30 people living in a family of three rooms, and there are so many slaves and maids to be placed, how can this be lived!!

"Fifth sister, it's all your fault, it's all your fault! If you hadn't driven Cousin Lan Zhou away, how would we have lived in such a small house! ”

"Originally, the fifth sister must have planned to take my grandmother and us to live in the county lord's mansion."

"Fifth sister, you are too willful, because of you, our whole family has to suffer with you, and so many of us have to be crowded in such a small house!"

“……”

An eleven or twelve-year-old girl was the first to rush to Wang Wanru, and excitedly pointed to her nose and reprimanded, just after entering the door, another quarrel began.

Like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the others couldn't help but speak out, the Yu family helped their daughter Wang Wanru, and the tips of the guns in the second and third rooms were aimed at the long room, arguing endlessly.

And that's just the beginning.

Since living in this house, the quarrel between the people in the three rooms has not stopped.

So many people don't look up and look down every day, even a few girls will bump head-on when they go out for a walk, plus this time is different from the past, now the Wang family has no money, and there are not so many people living in this house.

On the second day of moving here, Zhao and Wang Zhilian took the lead and sold most of the family's family first, followed by some maids and daughters-in-law, and only one big maid was left on each girl's side, and the rest were rough mothers-in-law, and even half of the people in the kitchen were dismissed, anyway, they could no longer eat the exquisite delicacies of the mountains and seas before.

The movements of the Wang family naturally fell into the eyes of the capital, how to say that the Wang family is also the founding noble, in the capital in-laws and old friends, but no one dares to meddle in things, after all, the Wang family is not easy to mess with, but provoked the East Factory, who dares to risk offending the East Factory to deal with the Wang family? !

The other mansions all felt in their hearts that the Wang family did not know whether to live or die, and it was a matter of eight white taels dedicated to the south, and they dared to take advantage of the emperor's absence in the capital to play tricks under Cen Yin's nose, isn't this a challenge to Cen Yin's authority?!

I don't know whether I live or die, I really don't know whether I live or die!

In the next two or three days, the things of the Wang family became the topic of conversation after tea and dinner in Beijing, but within a few days, they were left behind, after all, judging from the current situation of the Wang family, their family is over, and it will be difficult to rise again in the future......

At the same time, the household department quickly returned the remaining wealth of the Ji family to Ji Lanzhou.

After selling all the property of the Wang family in Dongchang, there was a difference of nearly one million taels, but Ji Lanzhou happily accepted it, and was very polite to the household officials who went to the county lord's mansion, and looked grateful, which made those officials very useful, and felt that this girl from the Ji family was really kind and generous as rumored.

After that, many eyes in Beijing were focused on the eight million taels of silver offered by the Ji family.

Since the emperor left Jingnan Tour, he is now supervised by the celebrity, and Cen Yin handed over this matter to Duanmu Xian.

With Cen hidden, everything will be much smoother.

Duanmu Xian and a group of household officials discussed in Wenyuan Pavilion for a few days together with the Ministry of War, and planned how to implement the eight million taels in detail.

The fighting in the south has lasted for more than two years, and not only is there a shortage of food, grass, weapons, and horses, but also the funerals and pensions of the martyrs and the wounded and disabled who died on the battlefield have not yet been put in place, and if it drags on, it will also damage the morale of the army.

There are also several cities in the south that have survived two years of war, and several subdued cities are still in ruins, not to mention anything else, but the war-torn city walls have to be repaired again to prevent the enemy from attacking again.

In all aspects, there are many places to consider, this matter is not only related to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in front, but also related to his grandson Mu Youxian, who is far away in the southern battlefield, Duanmu Xian does not dare to slack off at all, he can't wait to do everything himself, and he bothers to stare at the people below to prevent greed.

On November 12, the holy driver finally crossed the river.

After leaving Luoping City, the emperor successively visited Tianfei Dam and Yujia Dam, exempted the local Diding silver, and ordered Hechen to build two more embankments in Daze Lake to ensure the safety of the residents of the downstream river.

Everywhere he passed, the people were all grateful, praising the emperor as a famous monarch through the ages.

In this piece of praise from all the people, the holy driver came to Gusu City in a majestic way.

Governor Ying Tian brought local officials and thousands of people to the wharf to pick up the driver, and looked down from the boat, except for the rows of weeping willows on both sides of the river, it was the dense human head, a lively and prosperous scene.

After a period of cumbersome etiquette, the emperor and queen got off the dragon boat surrounded by a group of concubines, princes, princesses and close ministers.

Governor Ying Tian stepped forward in fear, first said something to compliment the emperor, and then talked about the arrangements after entering the city: "Your Majesty, the minister remembers that the emperor praised Canghailin last time he came to Gusu City, and this time he also arranged Canghailin for the emperor. ”

"The sea forest is really wonderful. I remember that the last time I came, I also inscribed a poem...... "The emperor is in a good mood, and there is no trace of fatigue on his face."

"The emperor's poem is really exquisite." Governor Ying Tian smiled and complimented, relieved in his heart, and then skillfully recited the poem inscribed by the emperor that year, "One tree and one stone into the painting......"

Han Xing, who was in the rear, was not interested in these scenes at all, and pulled Duanmu Fei to whisper, which was exactly what he was talking about.

Canghailin is not the emperor's palace, but belongs to a local family surnamed Kang, the emperor often stays in the garden of the local squire when he patrols the south of the Yangtze River, and these squires are proud of the emperor's residence in their own garden.

The garden of Gusu is the best in the world. Duanmufei has seen a lot of books and paintings before, and he has long wanted to see it with his own eyes, and the whole person is in good spirits.

Soon, the group got into their respective carriages one after another.

One by one, the brocade guards wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives opened the way for the emperor in front, and the dragon chariot drove in the guards of the brocade guards, and then followed the convoy behind the caravan.

The street is full of lights, flowers, and a stage has been set up on one side of the street, where a few actors with heavy makeup are babbling and singing, and the officials on both sides of the street who knelt to pick up the driver, as well as the local officers and soldiers who stood guard on the side of the road in ten steps, and the people who knelt on the ground were stopped behind the officers and soldiers, and from time to time some people in the crowd curiously stretched their necks to look at the emperor on the dragon chariot.

Officials such as the governor and the prefect of Yingtian drove beside the dragon chariot, and occasionally talked to the emperor about the changes in the Gusu area in recent years.

Suddenly, a young man's high-spirited voice came from the front: "The students of Songfeng Academy have come to greet the holy driver, and the students have the courage to ask the emperor to read the students' articles." ”

The emperor in the dragon chariot was naturally attracted to attention and looked towards the front right.

Governor Ying Tian explained: "Your Majesty, Songfeng Academy is the first of the three major academies in Gusu City. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows with interest, and one of the purposes of his southern tour was also to select talents, so he said, "Submit their articles and I will take a look." ”

Governor Ying Tian immediately responded, and someone hurriedly went to collect the articles handed over by those students.

Of course, the movement in front also alarmed the convoy behind, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing were both in Anping's Zhulun car, and the cousins curiously raised the curtain and looked curiously at the students in front.

Han Xing also had some impressions of Songfeng Academy: "Scarlet cousin, this palace seems to have heard someone mention that this Songfeng Academy is also a very famous garden in Gusu City, when we are free, how about we go and take a look?" ”

Duanmu nodded straight, curiously looking at the streets, buildings, shops and people in the city, this kind of graceful Jiangnan style made her dizzy, and the smile on her little face couldn't stop, as if there was a magpie flapping her wings happily in her heart: she finally came to Jiangnan!

Feng Yan rode a horse and followed the Zhulun car, occasionally bowing his head and talking to Duanmu in the car about some famous places in this Gusu City, Taihu Lake, Hanshan Temple, Tiger Hill, Canglang Pavilion and so on.

Soon there was movement in front of him, and after reading the articles of three or four students, the emperor praised them a few words, and asked people to remember their names, and the convoy continued to move forward, this time, without stopping, and smoothly came to the Canghailin in the center of the city.

Although Canghailin is one of the best gardens in the city, it is impossible to settle the hundreds of officials accompanying him, so after sending the emperor to Canghailin, those courtiers and their families left and went to settle in Anyuan, which is facing the street.

Duanmu was stained with Anping's light and also lived in the Canghai Forest, but before he could settle down, he was pulled away by Han Xing.

"Cousin Scarlet, you can live with this palace." Han Xing coquettishly shook Duanmu Fei's hand, "The palace is facing a small lake in the back garden, and you can also enjoy the moon and raft at night, the scenery is good!" ”

An Ping looked at the two of them and felt interesting, waved his hand and said, "Scarlet, you go with Hanxing, you two little girls are also lively together." ”

After Han Xing thanked Anping, he pulled Duanmu Fei away, chattering non-stop:

"Scarlet cousin, the last time this palace came to Gusu with my father, I also lived in this Canghailin, this is the house of the Kang family, a local wang family in Gusu, and the Kang family is a salt merchant."

"By the way, the Chunhui Hall in this mansion still has the plaque of the last inscription of the emperor!"

"Although I haven't been here for a few years, this palace still has a little impression of this garden, and later, when you settle down, this palace will take you to play."

Han Xing said, winking meaningfully at Duanmu Fei, and that look seemed to say that it would be very convenient for them to sneak out for a private visit in the future.

Duanmu Fei nodded obediently, her eyes shining, and followed Han Xing towards the northeast of the garden.