He Ningxin listened to Chu Qianyi's words, pondered for a long time, and slowly tried Chu Qianyi: "You often go in and out of the palace, and I am afraid that you know more about the situation of the queen mother than you call your grandmother and stepmother. What do you think is going on with the Queen Mother? 、。 I want to see if Chu Qianyi has any talent in this area.

Chu Qianyi lowered his eyes, thought for a while, and said softly: "I'm afraid that the Holy Lord is unwilling to let the people from the Marquis Mansion of Ningyuan go to see the Empress Mother." ”

He Ningxin let out an "oh" and asked interestingly, "Why do you think so?" ”

Chu Qianyi raised his head and looked at He Ningxin, and when he saw her encouraging eyes, he mustered up his courage and said his thoughts to He Ningxin: "If there is something wrong with the queen's mother, the three cousins will definitely not sit idly by." But they went to greet the mother every day, and they were not stopped outside. I don't see much of the big cousin and the second cousin, but the third cousin is Tianya, and he is not worried or anxious at all. Although I didn't ask him, I knew that there must be nothing wrong with the queen's mother.

One is the grandmother and mother, but they have not been able to enter the palace to see the queen.

So I think there should be someone who doesn't want Niangniang to see our Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. ”

He Ningxin involuntarily showed a happy look on her face, stroked Chu Qianyi's head and praised: "It is very rare to be able to know autumn from a leaf. "Thinking that Chu Qianyi is only eight years old, it is even more rare.

Chu Qianyi was even more excited when he heard He Ningxin praise him sincerely, and said to He Ningxin: "If you can prevent the queen from seeing her mother's family, in the entire palace, only the saint can do it." ”

He Ningxin nodded, and asked seductively, "Then what do you think your Ningyuan Marquis Mansion should do?" ”

"Don't enter the palace for the time being, so as not to cause trouble to the queen." Chu Qianyi's view is very simple, very direct, but also very effective.

He Ningxin clapped both hands and praised: "This method is good." You have to talk to your grandmother and stepmother so that they don't do too much wrong. ”

Chu Qianyi let out an "ah" and said very embarrassedly: "But they won't listen to me." "There are grandmothers and stepmothers in the house, where is his turn to speak? When Yimu said this, didn't she add to the snake?

He Ningxin thought for a while and told him what she thought: "Yi'er, you are the son of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. In the future, you will inherit the title of Marquis of Ningyuan. Now that your father is not in the house, you must be bold and take up your responsibilities as a son. ”

Chu Qianyi said with a bitter face: "Even if I want to, no one pays attention to me, isn't it in vain?" ”

"How do you know if you don't try? Besides, if anyone doesn't listen, you have to give him the money of the son of the world to discipline him. Although you are small, you have not been short of knowledge. Also, you are a man, and your grandmother and stepmother are just women. If you think you are right, convince your grandmother and stepmother. He Ningxin continued to encourage Chu Qianyi, hoping to gradually develop his ability to stand alone. Seeing that Chu Huajin was no longer useful, He Ningxin was going to prepare for Chu Qianyi's attack.

After encouraging Chu Qianyi for a long time, Chu Qianyi finally had some courage and planned to go back and give it a try.

After sending Chu Qianyi away, He Ningxin went to the director of the side hall.

A while ago, she divided the household affairs to three girls. Now that Lu Zhenxian and Zheng E are living outside, Jian Feiyi can't lift her spirits alone, He Ningxin took over the burden of the housekeeper again, and came over every day to check the accounts, and at the same time asked Fufeng and Fuliu to train the newly bought little maid.

Fufeng and Fuliu had already made a marriage with Dongxing and Dongyuan respectively a while ago, but because there was filial piety in the house, they were the subordinates of the family, and they had to be guarded, and they had to wait two years before they could get married. During these two years, the two of them will be responsible for helping He Yuxin train new maids to take over their positions.

When the two of them become married, they will become the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper, and they will no longer be He Ningxin's personal maids.

Although He Ningxin has only been with them for two or three years, she is very compatible, and sincerely hopes that they will have a good home. And Fufeng and Fuliu grew up with He Ningxin since childhood, and their concern for He Ningxin is even more different. Fufeng even thought that in the future, she would have a child at about the same time as her wife, so that she could come in as a nurse and help her wife take care of the child.

He Ningxin was also very moved when she heard that Fufeng was so dedicated to planning for herself. I took out another private silver and gave the two girls dowries.

Jian Feiyi came over to greet He Ningxin, and when she saw that He Ningxin's master and servant were in harmony, her heart was even more panicked.

When Fufeng and Fuliu went down, Jian Feiyi couldn't help but ask He Ningxin: "Sister-in-law, you plan for Sister Lu, for Sister Zheng, and even for your two maids." 1. Have you planned for me? As he spoke, he covered his face with a handkerchief, sobbed and cried, crying that he was a motherless child, and he was going to the ancestral hall to cry for Mrs. Jane.

He Ningxin saw Jian Feiyi crying bitterly, rubbed her temples with her hands, and said helplessly: "Among these people, you are the youngest and the most noble, of course, you have to stay at the end, and choose carefully." He comforted Jian Feiyi again: "You are a girl from our Zhenguo Mansion, of course, your marriage can't be so-so." Don't worry, my sister-in-law will definitely pick a good one for you. ”

Jian Feiyi stopped crying when she heard this, put down her handkerchief, looked at He Ningxin suspiciously, and said, "Really? ”

"Of course." He Ningxin is colorful.

Jian Feiyi bit her lower lip and said with some hesitation: "Then when the eldest prince chose a concubine, why didn't my sister-in-law help me?" "I still want to be the concubine of the eldest prince.

He Ningxin secretly slandered Emperor Hongxuan, who used Jian Feiyi as a shield, in her heart, and at the same time thought of excuses to comfort Jian Feiyi: "Feiyi, the eldest prince's pro-family is not good. In the future, my sister-in-law will find you a better one.

The perfunctory tone made even He Ningxin herself a little embarrassed.

Jian Feiyi really didn't get into the trap, sneered, and said: "At the beginning, I was obviously qualified for the draft, but my mother and eldest brother didn't agree. This time, I was on the list of the eldest prince's concubine, but I still fell short.

Sister-in-law, if you don't mind raising me for the rest of your life, it doesn't hurt for me to be an old aunt at home for the rest of my life. With that, Jian Feiyi angrily walked out of He Ningxin's courtyard and went back to her own courtyard.

As soon as Jian Feiyi went back, she asked her maid to pack her luggage, and she was going to Xishan to see her second brother.

After Jian Feizhen finished the New Year, he stayed in the Zhenguo Mansion for another month, and did enough to propose Lu Zhenxian before leaving the Zhenguo Mansion and returning to Xishan Beizhuang to keep filial piety.

He Ningxin listened to the report of the subordinates, waved her hand, asked them to prepare a car for Jian Feiyi, and sent two mothers-in-law to follow to avoid accidents on the road.

A few days later, a pusher named Wu Wending came up from the southeast road at the bottom, went to Beijing to report on his work, and while waiting for the dispatch of the Ministry of Officials, he made a special trip to the Zhenguo Mansion to visit Jian Feiyang.

Jian Feiyang was resting at home, and read the post sent by the porter again, and saw that the name on the post was quite familiar, so he went to the outer courtyard to meet him.

It turned out that this pusher Wu Wending, although he was born in two Jinshi, was born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he looked very rough. He looks like a military general, not a civilian official.

Jian Feiyang met with him, chatted casually, and then asked the kitchen in the outer courtyard to send a table and noodles over, and accompanied Wu Wending to eat and drink.

Jian Feiyang escaped death in Southeast Road more than a year ago, and he still can't forget the situation there. There was also the hostage he captured, and later because the pursuers were chasing tightly, he couldn't bring him back to the capital alive, so he had to be killed halfway.

Wu Wending was a magistrate in Hongxing Mansion, Southeast Province. There used to be water bandits, and the people were struggling to make a living.

A man from a prefecture. Four of the ten stops escaped, and the remaining six stops, at least three of which were related to the water bandits, so the local law and order was very corrupt.

Wu Wending doesn't know how to shoot Sima Fart, although he was born in two lists, he has been up and down in the officialdom for many years, and finally promoted to the four-grade promotion official, but he was sent to Hongxing Mansion, where the poor mountains and bad waters go out of the people. The magistrate is an official position that manages criminal complaints, and is also in charge of local public security.

When he first arrived in Hongxing Mansion, Wu Wending made up his mind to govern Hongxing Mansion without leaving any stone unturned, not closing the house at night, and letting those residents who moved out move back.

For this reason, Wu Wending ruled the bandits with an iron fist in Hongxing Mansion, and sometimes they were even more fierce than the water bandits.

The last time he took the yacha of Hongxing Mansion and the people to fight against the water bandits, Wu Wending personally supervised the battle at the city gate. Its fierce appearance made everyone prefer to fight against the water bandits rather than go back, looking at the face of Wu Tuiguan.

In that battle, the officials and the people annihilated the water bandits in Hongxing Mansion together, and Wu Wending also became famous in the first battle. From then on, in Hongxing Mansion, his name and the name of Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang enjoyed the same treatment, that is, they could stop children crying at night. Parents scare their children, all saying "cry again, Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang will come to arrest you to fill the pit" or "Cry again, the official Wu Wending is here, catch you and eat you." ”

Of course, Jane's fame is national. Wu Wending's reputation is local, so the scope of his children's night crying is still not as broad as Jian Feiyang's.

Wu Wending made a special trip to visit this time, first to see what this brother with the same fierce reputation as himself was born. Second, there is also a matter on my mind, thinking that Jian Feiyang's reputation is so fierce, his sister-in-law must also be a heroine among women, and she must not be more rugged than herself, and her parents are dead, so she wants to marry Jian Feiyang.

Wu Wending is a four-grade civil official, and he is already a member of the party. And the civil officials of the Great Qi Dynasty have always disdained to marry the nobles, and as Wu Wending, it is also qualified to marry the sister of the Duke of Zhenguo.

If you put it in other noble people's homes, you can't ask for it.

After seeing Jian Feiyang, Wu Wending was a little disappointed. This young man, known as the "Living Hades", except for being taller, calmer, and better born, Wu Wending didn't see any "fierce" appearance, so he thought that Jian Feiyang was a bit of a waste.

However, after the two sat down in front of the banquet and drank wine, Wu Wending immediately had a good impression of Jian Feiyang. After thirty years of drinking, Wu Wending had already determined that Zhenguo Jian Feiyang was indeed a man.

It is difficult to tell at a glance whether a person's character is good or not. But whether the wine is good or not, it is clear at a glance. More importantly, people with good wine will not have bad character.

After a round of drinking, Wu Wending already regarded Jian Feiyang as a confidant, and talked about him everything.

Jian Feiyang took the opportunity to ask Xie Yun, the prefect of Southeast Province, and asked Wu Wending if he knew this person.

Although Wu Wending's tongue was a little big drunk, his brain was still clear, and when he heard this, he lowered his voice and said to Jian Feiyang: "Grandpa Guo, you don't know. That's luck, it's not a thing.

The two ends of the first rat, the three surnames are slaves.

… The Holy One should have made him a knife gesture a long time ago.

At both ends of the nose, Jian Feiyang knew what it meant. But "three surnames of domestic slaves". And how to explain it?

Wu Wending stretched out three fingers and said to Jian Feiyang: "Three, the third surname is the house slave, that is, he is above him, and there are actually three masters. ”

Jian Feiyang's heart jumped.

Of the three masters, one is counted as the saint, and one is counted as the Japanese who colluded with Xie Yun, and who is the other?

Wu Wending shook his head and said inarticulately: "I don't know who this third master is.

However, Grandpa Guo, you have to talk to the saint about it, this luck is no longer left. Because of the water bandits in our Hongxing Mansion, we haven't entered the eyes of his Xie Yun yet. I know that there are already some other prefectures in the southeast, all of which are under Xie Yun's control.

Jian Feiyang remembered the experience of escaping death, nodded heavily, and said, "Brother Wu is high." Fei Yang will definitely tell the Holy Lord. ”

The two ate a few more corners of wine, and Wu Wending boldly asked, "Grandpa Guo, the lower official has a presumptuous request." If Grandpa Guo doesn't mind the lower officials, he will say it directly. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that.

Jian Feiyang gave Wu Wen another glass of wine.

Wu Wending covered his face, got up and shook his head at Jian Feiyang, and said, "I heard that Grandpa Guo's sister is still in the boudoir, I don't know if there is a family?" ”

Jian Feiyang was stunned, a little vigilant, and immediately said: "Recently, a lot of official media have come to the door to ask for marriage, and my wife is looking at each other, and I don't know if it's decided." ”

Wu Wending was a little frustrated, sat back in his seat, and said, "If it's not decided, I'll also find the official media to come to the door tomorrow and propose to Sister Ling, okay?" ”

People just said that they wanted to propose, and they didn't have to let Jian Feiyang marry his sister-in-law to him, Jian Feiyang couldn't refuse, so he had to say vaguely: "Brother Wu can afford it, so he can naturally send the official media to the door." ”

Wu Wending told Jian Feiyang about his family history again.

Jian Feiyang knew that Wu Wending was a fourth-grade civil official, and his release was already a very high position.

It's just that his parents died, so he can't be regarded as a long-lived generation and a poor student, and his family background is thin. Although he has been an official for so many years, he has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he has not saved tens of thousands of family fortunes, but it is more than enough for a well-off family. But the benefits are also obvious, the family population is simple, one person is fed, and the whole family is not hungry. There are no in-laws, no brothers and sisters, if you can ignore other people's gossip, it is a good family business.

After talking to Wu Wending for a long time, Jian Feiyang was a little moved.

After Wu Wending said goodbye and left, Jian Feiyang returned to the inner courtyard, talked to He Ningxin about the matter, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

He Ningxin smiled and said, "Listen to what you say, it's not bad." But if you really want to be a parent, you can't just listen to one side, you have to inquire and inquire in many ways. ”

Jian Feiyang believed in He Ningxin's ability very much, so he said, "You can make up your mind." Because he talked about Jian Feiyi's family affairs, he asked again: "Has there been an official media coming to the door recently?" ”

He Ningxin nodded, a little worried: "There are official media, but they are all sons and daughters of the Xungui family." I always felt that the eldest girl was not suitable to marry into the family. "If Wu Wending's character is good, he is actually really a good family.

Jian Feiyi grew up in the countryside when she was a child and did not learn the rules well. When he returned to the capital, he was pampered by the fake old lady Jane, and he was not suitable to marry into a family at all.

Because of the relationship between Mrs. Jian in the past, Jian Feiyang was not very close to this sister. Later, he learned that she was not his own sister, so he only treated her the same as Lu Zhenxian and Zheng E.

Jian Feiyang did this, and He Ningxin knew that there was nothing wrong with it. But the problem is that Jian Feiyi doesn't know her own background. Seeing that she cares so much about the eldest prince's choice of concubines, you know that she still thinks that she is the concubine of the Guogong Mansion and should be married......

"Don't bother." Jian Feiyang saw that He Ningxin had always been frowning recently, so he comforted her tightly, and said, "I want to enter the palace tomorrow and talk to the saint about the Southeast Dao." After a while, maybe I'll go out on an errand again. You're alone at home, so be careful. ”

He Ningxin put down the book in her hand, came over to help Jian Feiyang and asked him, "Where are you going?" ”

Jian Feiyang was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's the Southeast Dao." ”

He Ningxin was stunned in her hand, and looked at Jian Feiyang a little anxiously: "Is it still that Xie Yun?" ”

Jian Feiyang nodded slightly, put his arm around He Ningxin's shoulders, sat on the edge of the bed together, and said, "This time, you must kill him."

If the saint wants to move on the southwest and northwest, the southeast road must be stabilized first. If the Southeast Dao is chaotic, the entire Great Qi Dynasty will really want it."

"It's falling apart." He Ningxin took Jian Feiyang's words, and was a little distracted.

Jian Feiyang nodded with a smile and said, "It's rare that you also understand this, and you don't think I'm boring." ”

He Ningxin smiled. What kind of words is this, she is still worried that Jian Feiyang dislikes her for being too rigid and boring,.........,

The two discussed the matter, but they both felt a little tired, and fell asleep. Nothing was said all night.

At this time, in a seven-entry mansion in Shouchang Mansion, Southwest Province, outside the rate, a glass lotus lamp in the inner room of the upper room illuminated the room as if it were daytime.

Liu Menghan sat in front of the lamp, carefully looked at the secret letter sent from the capital recently, the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and finally couldn't help but slap the table and reprimand in a low voice: "What a bunch of wastes who have not achieved enough and have more than enough failures!" With a sinking face, he instructed the people around him: "Our plan has been disrupted, and I am afraid that the Holy One has become suspicious." Those who have commanded us must stand still, do not contact each other again, and do not do anything.

Wait for my words. ”

The man took the command and went down to arrange the message.

Liu Menghan's personal maid has followed her for more than ten years, and she is loyal, waiting by the side at this time, and quietly asked: "Marquis Ning Yuan was ordered to visit the southwest border mansion, and Ming'er is coming to Shouchang Mansion." Madam, look, do you want to "want to go online with Ningyuan Hou Chuhua."

Liu Menghan sneered: "He's just a bait." I'm not going to take the bait."