Chapter 146: Step by Step (1)

"Mama, do my fifth sister have any grievances with me?"

Back in the bedroom, Wang Qifang pulled Mama Zhao onto the kang, and the two of them whispered next to each other.

"Alas, in fact, it's nothing, the old lady decided to marry the Zhao family, and our little lady of the right age only has you and the fifth lady of the second master's family." Mama Zhao pillowed Wang Qifang's head on her lap, gently rubbed her sideburns, and whispered, "What about you, because of Zheng's deliberate neglect and the rumors of that 'Kemu', he has not been liked by the old lady, and the second master is a concubine, and the old lady doesn't like him either." However, the fifth lady is usually very clever, and often curries favor with the old lady, and the old lady is not very bad to her.

At least, compared to you, a granddaughter who has never asked for peace in front of her, she still has a good impression of Wu Niangzi. And Wu Niang often came to the old lady to copy scriptures, and from time to time took some small things to serve the old lady's two big girls, and the two girls were very satisfied with Wu Niangzi's 'sensible', and often told her some of the old lady's preferences......"

The next plot is even more bloody, the fifth lady learned from the mouth of the girl who served the old lady that the old lady was discussing with the old lady about marrying the Zhao family, and she knew that there were a total of five candidates, among which the best and most suitable were Wang Yufang and Wang Qifang in different months of the same year.

"The fifth lady is more scheming, she thinks that as long as you have an accident and marry someone in advance, then no one will compete with her for the throne of the second young grandmother."

Thinking of this past, Mama Zhao showed a hateful and pitiful expression on her face, "...... The second wife, Li, is also a concubine, and her maiden family has four brothers, among which the second brother has a younger son, who is about the same age as you and Wuniang, who was about eighteen years old at that time. ”

"I know," Wang Qifang heard this, she could already roughly think of the plot at that time, she smiled mockingly, and said: "Is it that the Li family coincidentally invited the nephew of the mother's family to be a guest, and the fifth lady took the opportunity to lure the cousin of the Li family to the backyard, or tricked me into going to the outer courtyard, and then invited someone to catch the adulterer?" ”

"Hehe, Qi Niang really remembers," Zhao Mama remembered Qi Niang's situation in the past, and a burst of bitterness suddenly surged in her heart. Alas, Qi Niang, who thinks of her, is obviously the eldest daughter of the Wang family, but she is always bullied, and even the most undignified Wu Niang of the Wang family dares to design her.

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Mama Zhao's eyes, and she said, "Hmph, Qi Niang is soft, and the old slave is useless, but the eldest young master is not easy to mess with." ”

"Mama, do you mean that the eldest brother made a move at that time?"

Wang Qifang was stunned, although she knew that when she was not married, Wang Jinyu had been quietly helping her, but she didn't expect that in the family affairs of the year, there was also Wang Jinyu's beginnings and ends.

"That's right, when the old lady talked to the old lady about marrying the Zhao family, the eldest young master was also one of the first people to know. He heard that the old lady was willing to marry you, but the old lady favored the fifth lady, but he didn't know what kind of temperament the second young master of the Zhao family was at that time, so when the fifth lady was thinking about the plan and calculation, the eldest young master sent someone to the capital to inquire about the news. ”

Although it has been a long time, but thinking of the scene at that time, Mama Zhao's impression is still very clear, she continued, "After the eldest young master came back from inquiring about the news, I listened to the reply of the next person, and felt that Zhao Tianqing's conditions were not bad, and he was also kind, so he thought about promoting your relationship with Zhao Tianqing, but the eldest young master loves you very much, and feels that marriage is a major event in a lifetime, and I want to hear your opinion, so I will let people pass the word to the old slave......"

"Big brother, it turns out that he has been hiding it from me all along,"

Wang Qifang can imagine that Wang Jinyu was only a young man in his twenties at that time, and while studying hard, he had to guard against Zheng's conspiracy and calculations at any time, and on the other hand, he had to think about her sister all the time, and even tried his best to inquire about the news for her life's events.

"Yes, the eldest young master is really good to you. The old slave clearly remembered that the old slave was ordered to see the eldest young master that night, leaving you to do needlework in the Xiyuan, but when the old slave passed by the back garden, he found that Wu Niang hurriedly went to the direction of the Xiyuan, and the old slave was in a hurry to see the eldest young master, and there was no need to think about it. ”

When Mama Zhao recalled this, she closed her eyes suddenly, and there was no pity for someone on her wrinkled face, only endless hatred remained, "The old slave never dreamed that Wu Niang would take advantage of my absence to trick you into going to the warm pavilion in the back garden, and put ** in your tea...... Fortunately, the eldest young master found out in time and took you away before everyone arrived, and also took advantage of the situation to create the illusion that it was a tryst between Wu Niang and Young Master Li Jiabiao in the Warm Pavilion in front of everyone——"

"I understand, Wu Niang did this kind of ugly thing, and the Wang family naturally couldn't make a noise, so they married her in a hurry, and the person who married Zhao Tianqing was the only one left who was the most suitable?"

When Wang Qifang heard this, she finally understood why Wang Jiufang said that Wang Yufang would find trouble for herself. It turns out that the root knot is here

"That's right, Wu Niang made a marriage with the young master of the Li family on the second day of the accident, and three months later, she married very hastily." Speaking of this, Mama Zhao paused, and she said with a straight face, "However, Qi Niang, I said this just to let you understand that the reason why Wu Niang has become the current situation is definitely not your fault, it is her own doing, you must not feel guilty." Got it. ”

Although this child has become strong, her nature is still too kind, and sometimes this soft-heartedness will make her suffer.

Mama Zhao lowered her head to meet Wang Qifang's eyes and said very seriously.

"Mama don't worry, I understand this truth," Wang Qifang saw Mama so worried, her heart suddenly warmed, she said with a smile, "If it wasn't for my brother to find out and remedy it in time, it was me who broke the scandal, according to Zheng's vicious nature, even if she didn't make this matter known to everyone, she would let her relatives know what I had done, and at that time, even if she deducted my dowry, no one would come to hold me up." Even, after I was forced to marry into the Li family, my in-laws would look down on me, and life would be extremely difficult. ”

"Qi Niang is right, you can understand the best"

Mama Zhao saw Wang Qifang analyzing the past so rationally, and the strings that had been tense in her mind finally let go. It seems that Qi Niang is really well prepared to come back this time, and she didn't come back on a whim. With such a strong personality and such a quick thinking, such a Qi Niang may have a much better chance of winning if she fights with the Zheng family.

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Qifang changed into a skirt that was often worn in Zhao's family, combed a simple falling horse bun, and followed Mama Zhao to Fengqiyuan to greet Zheng.

After Zheng's makeup was finished, he followed Zheng to Songhe Garden, where the old lady lived, to greet the old lady.

"Qi Niang is back?" The old lady looks like she is in her sixties, her hair has turned gray, and she is a little fat, but she is well maintained, her face is full of red light, and there are few wrinkles on her face, she looks kind and kind, but her gaze at Wang Qifang is a little cold, "Alas, I have given birth to so many children, and none of them let me worry about it." The previous Wu Niang had just died of a man, and this husband who had a good demeanor had to make trouble and leave, and he really wanted to make me angry to death. ”

"Old lady, Qi Niang doesn't dare, it's all Qi Niang's fault, it made the old lady angry"

Wang Qifang knelt on the ground honestly, buried her head deep in her knees, and the whole person was almost prostrate on the ground, kowtowing to the old lady in awe to admit her mistake.

"Huh, don't you dare? The seventh sister is so bold, how can she not dare to do anything. Before the old lady could speak, a thirty-year-old ** standing on both sides said meanly, "The Zhao family of the Confucian Business Association, what a good family, the seventh sister said that she didn't want it, and she didn't say a word to the people in the family, could it be that with the support of the eldest uncle, the seventh sister didn't care about anything?" Don't forget, you're the king."

Wang Qifang still lowered her head, in fact, after listening to yesterday's story and the glance before the salute, she could basically conclude that it was none other than the fifth sister of the widow who said sour words.

Alas, the unhappy marriage is really a whetstone, it is hard to grind a young woman about 20 years old into a 30-year-old woman, to be honest, after listening to Wang Yufang's words, Wang Qifang only feels that she is pitiful.

"Hehe, okay, don't be angry, old lady, don't you often teach us, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, Wu Niang, Qi Niang, their affairs, there are a few of us, you, you still have time to touch the cards, and it is serious to joke with your great-grandchildren."

The speaker was a woman in her forties standing near the old lady, she was tall, evenly shaped, with a fair face, her black hair combed into a gorgeous bun, her hair was swayed with red gold between her temples, and there were earrings with red gems hanging from her ears.

"What my brother and sister said is, don't be angry, old lady," Da Zheng saw that Xiao Zheng took the lead, and a touch of uncertainty flashed on his face, and then smiled, "By the way, Jin Jue's father-in-law came to a letter yesterday, saying that he specially gave Jin Jue's article to a person in the capital to read in the same year, and that he admired it very much in the same year, and said that he would let Jin Jue go to the capital to participate in the Wenyuan Poetry Society of the Nine Princesses in the future." The daughter-in-law heard that as long as she entered the Wenyuan Poetry Society, it was equivalent to stepping into the officialdom with one foot. Hehe, when Jin Jue becomes an official, I will give you this old feudal lord a title, you, just wait to enjoy the blessings of your grandson."

"Nine princesses? The most important royal sister in today's school? ”

Sure enough, hearing this, the old lady's train of thought suddenly shifted, and she asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's the ninth princess, the younger sister of today, Her Royal Highness likes to deal with literati the most, and he also admires talented young juniors."

Seeing the old lady's happy appearance, Da Zheng couldn't help but feel proud, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Xiao Zheng, and said secretly: Hmph, what's wrong with your background being higher than me, but my son is not as promising as my son, and when my Jinjue gets the official, I have a grade, see how you are still arrogant in front of me

"Hehe, sister-in-law is right, Jin Jue is a famous talent in our Qingyuan, although he is not as talented as Jin Yu, and he is not as business-minded as Jin Jin, but it is also, by the way, when it comes to Jin Yu, I heard that Jin Yu will come back to visit the old lady in two days?"

Xiao Zheng ignored Da Zheng's provocation, but said a few words casually, and pulled the topic to Wang Jinyu, who was better than Wang Jinjue.

mentioned her beloved eldest grandson, the smile on the old lady's face was even stronger, "Yes, yes, this child is the most filial, and everyone from afar must come to congratulate me on his birthday." ”

The old lady's mood was better, and when she saw Wang Qifang who was still kneeling on the ground, her eyes softened a lot, "What are you still kneeling for, get up and go and say hello to your son."

P: On the first day of the month, a certain Sabai begged for a little pink