Chapter 453: Infected with the Plague

In a blink of an eye, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Rong Hua asked people to hang lanterns at home, and at night, Xue Yishuang accompanied Xue Lao to watch the lanterns and guess the riddles, and everyone coaxed the old man to guess a few anagrams, and then let Xue Mingying go to play.

After eating the reunion dinner, the old man went back to the room to rest, and everyone was afraid that the old rest would be noisy and dispersed early.

Seeing Xue Mingying's unfinished appearance, Rong Hua instructed his subordinates to get Kong Ming lanterns.

Xue Mingying, Xue Mingda, Xue Mingtai, Xue Yishuang, and Xue Yiwan put lights in the courtyard, and Xue, Ronghua, the third wife, and the fourth wife stood under the lamp to watch the excitement.

The third lady sighed, "This year's New Year is not lively. ”

Xue Dao is not, the arrest of the imperial court has made the people in the capital panic. ”

Just looking at the second wife, even outsiders have disappeared in the past two days, and the maids and mothers-in-law in the house are all winged, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be pulled by the second wife and beaten and scolded. The third wife said that the second sister-in-law's burning was retreated, as long as she could save her life, everything else was a trivial matter. ”

Rong Hua looked at the faint smile on the third wife's lips, the third wife has been restrained by the second wife over the years, especially in the house, it has been rumored that the third master is related to the second master, and the third wife hated the second room even more when she heard this. Now seeing that the second wife is down, the former gloom of the third wife has also been swept away.

The fourth wife also said that the second sister-in-law had a bad temper, and she was arguing to let the eldest grandmother set up another kitchen, and she didn't want to use the big kitchen with us. ”

The fourth wife's meaning was secretive, but Rong Hua could understand that the second wife was not angry at those meals, but angry that no one in the Xue family helped rescue Xue Chongyi, so she would quarrel to stand in the kitchen and no longer serve a bowl of rice to everyone.

There was a hint of ridicule in the corners of the third wife's eyes, "We will also move out in a few days, even if the four alleys are sealed, the second sister-in-law should also think about the way, and she can't stay in the ancestral house all the time, and it is natural to move away and set up another stove, so there is no need to make trouble for others to see." "It's not easy for this family to take in the second room, and I don't know what to do with the second room, since the second wife is so backbone, how good it is to move away directly, why still live here.

Xue sighed, "It's always a family, now that the second brother is in prison, and the second brother and sister are injured like this, let's say these words again, and it will be uncomfortable to hear it." ”

The third wife smiled reluctantly, "What the sister-in-law said is also true, but the sister-in-law must also have a calculation in her heart, if the current situation changes, the second sister-in-law will only watch and not let the sister-in-law's family live in." In my opinion, the sister-in-law has done enough thoughtfully, and it is only right to let the second room move out earlier, otherwise this separation is not like a separation, which makes people look at it and laugh at it. ”

Xue's face darkened, and the fourth wife was busy interjecting beside her, "The Ren family is very chaotic now, listen to the old man's meaning, and want to pick up the mist." ”

Ren Yanfeng received the errand of preparing military funds, the Ren family wanted to rely on this matter to make Ren Yanfeng make a great contribution, at present, the price of cotton is high, and the Ren family does not have much capital so that they have to press the house, who does not accept cotton, it is okay, and they start to collect cotton at a high price, and this cotton is now three prices a day.

From ancient times to the present, there are still few such sky-high prices of cotton. However, the Ren family has already asked someone to help with the excerpt, saying that they can handle the military funds in advance, so there is no way out. It is also strange that the Ren family has folds on the front foot, and the cotton on the back foot does not look good, and the cotton farmers who were originally in contact with them are unwilling to sell cotton. The businessman of the Ren family, who hunts geese all day long, was also pecked in the eyes by the geese, and the family business that he has saved for many years will be poured out all at once.

The third wife said, I didn't expect that a big family like the Ren family would not be able to withstand the turmoil like this. ”

Rong Hua smiled faintly, the Ren family is rich, and they are not afraid of small winds and waves, but the imperial court has prepared a huge amount of cotton, where does Ren know a lot of business experience, not business and political affairs are connected, from the previous family to gain power, the north and south businessmen are holding the Ren family everywhere, and now the Ren family is losing power, who doesn't want to get some benefits from the Ren family, so you and I will quickly divide up the Ren family's silver.

Everyone was talking like this, and the maid brought the newly replaced hand stove to Xue, Ronghua, the third wife, and the fourth wife.

Xue Yiwan's laughter came from the courtyard, "My lamp flies the highest." ”

Xue stretched out his hand and tugged at his cuffs, "Every year after the fifteenth year Mingrui can't eat, and tonight I can't enter the house from time to time." ”

Fifteen made a scene of lanterns, and all battalions in Beijing joined forces to prevent fires, at least until the flowers dispersed, and Xue Mingrui would hand over his errand and return home.

After putting the Kong Ming lantern out, Rong Hua followed Xue to the room.

There was no one around, Xue asked Rong Hua, "You also heard what your third aunt said, do you think you should let the second room move out?" ”

Rong Hua poured a cup of tea for Xue, "Mother wants the second aunt to stay at home?" ”

Xue sighed, "I think that if we call them out at this time, it will make it seem to outsiders that we don't remember the past." ”

The second room has always been opposed to the long room, how can there be affection in it, Xue is gentle and easy to be soft-hearted in some things. Especially in the past few days, the Qian family has been filial piety in front of the old man, and Brother Run has adapted to sleeping in the old warm pavilion, if Xue Chongyi can't come back for a while, I'm afraid that the second room will continue to live, it's not that she can't tolerate people, but neither the second wife nor the Qian family are good people, "I think what the third aunt said is right." ”

Xue heard Rong Hua's words, and his face was suddenly surprised, "You think so too?" ”

Rong Hua nodded generously, "The family has been divided, and the third uncle and fourth uncle have moved out of the house one after another, and we have left the second uncle and second aunt alone, and I am afraid that someone will say it, and the second aunt is also uncomfortable." ”

Xue picked up the tea next to him and took a sip, "Pity Mingbai and Brother Run, Brother Run, who was displaced at a young age." I think the old one means that he wants to keep Brother Run's at home. ”

Xue Lao is now awake with Brother Run, and he is often amused by Brother Run. The Qian family did everything he could, lightly taking advantage of Lao's weakness and pulling Lao to her side.

On the contrary, Xue Mingrui's career is smooth, and he is much more at ease, and he rarely leaves Xue Mingrui in the room these days. The long room was prosperous, the second room was ruined, and the old guilt for the second room was quickly moved to the Qian family.

Rong Hua put her hand into the warm sleeves of the hanging yarn butterfly flutter peony and white fox, she first had to persuade Xue, and then she could tell the old man that she could send the second room out of Xue's house, otherwise she would have no energy in a few months, and she couldn't say that the Qian family would do something, "Mother, now the case of the second uncle has not been decided, the second aunt let people run around, we persuaded the second aunt and refused to listen, in case of another accident, what should we do?" ”

Xue shuddered, "You mean you're afraid of implicating Mingrui?" ”

These are all difficult to say, especially the Ren family buys people's hearts everywhere, in case it angers the imperial court, it is impossible to say what will happen. The most important thing is that Xue has pity on the second wife, but the second wife and the Xue family are not of the same mind.

Xue frowned, "You're right, but now the four alleys have been sealed......

It is not difficult for Rong Huadao to buy a yard outside. "As long as it's not a place like Sijo Hutong, the housing prices in Beijing are not expensive.

Xue was still a little hesitant, "The second lady doesn't have much money over there, so she can take out the money to buy the yard." ”

She had already thought about it before the accident in the second room, it was impossible to see Xue Chongyi's family displaced, and she would definitely take out silver money to make up for it.

There must be an arrangement for this matter, and no one can avoid it.

Rong Hua raised his head, "My mother agreed, I'll go and ask the old man what he means." ”

Xue thought for a while, "You can do it if you want, but you can't let Lao get angry." ”

Rong Hua responded, "Don't worry, mother, I will discuss with the old man." ”

Rong Hua returned to the room, and Mrs. Tao Er, who entered the house of Feng Lichang's house, asked her to send some rice cakes, saying that she didn't like to eat them. ”

It's so late, Mrs. Tao still asked people to send it.

Mu Hibiscus came in with hot water, and Rong Hua, the servant of Feng Lichang's family, took off his shoes and socks, "The slave and the mother-in-law talked to the mother-in-law for a while, and the mother-in-law sent by Mrs. Tao said that Mrs. Zhao came to the door today and said that she was going to marry Tao Wu." Feng Lichang's family said and put Rong Hua's feet into the water.

Rong Hua only felt that the soles of his feet were hot and shrunk his feet.

Feng Lichang's family was busy making amends, "Whether this water is too hot or not, it's all because the slave didn't try it well." ”

It's not hot, it's she who was startled when she suddenly heard the news.

Mu Hibiscus was about to step forward to change the water, Rong Hua waved his hand and lowered his head and asked Feng Lichang's family, "Tao Wu has been gone for so many years, what does the Zhao family mean by marrying?" "In the past, Zhao Xuanhuan was clamoring to marry the tablet, but now that Zhao Xuanhuan is not in Beijing, Mrs. Zhao will go to the Tao family to mention this matter.

Feng Lichang's Taoist slave maid also felt strange, the mother-in-law said that Mrs. Zhao would marry Tao Wu as her stepfamily, and Tao Wu's bones would also be removed to the ancestral grave of the Zhao family. ”

How can anyone be taken as a concubine even after he dies?

Feng Lichang's Dao Zhao family was also a noble in the past, and it was indeed strange that he would ask for such a request. ”

As soon as Feng Lichang's voice fell, he only heard the maid outside, "Master Hou." ”

Feng Lichang's family wiped Rong Hua's feet and changed them into fur-lined red satin soft shoes.

Rong Hua went out, Xue Mingrui changed into a sable coat and was about to go to the suite to change into regular clothes, seeing Rong Hua frowning, "It's cold outside, don't come out if you have changed your clothes." ”

Rong Hua retracted into the inner room under a pair of shining black eyes, and after a while, Xue Mingrui entered the room with the disc on his neckline.

Rong Hua brought hot tea to Xue Mingrui, "What's the matter?" Will the lights outside be hot? ”

Xue Mingrui nodded, "Lively, I'll take you to see it next year." ”

She was pregnant and could only be at home, Rong Hua smiled slightly.

Wait until Rong Hua is seated, Xue Mingrui raised his head, "Zhao Xuanhuan contracted the plague on the way back to Beijing. ”