According to the previous military report of the Ministry of War, the army of the imperial court has arrived in Kaldan and the two sides are facing each other, and everything should be going well. However, the local officials in Shaanxi and Gansu reported that it had suddenly rained heavily in the local area, which had been going on for several days, which happened to cut off the communication channel between the army and the imperial court, and the military newspaper had been cut off for two days. Now, in addition to ordering people to step up contact, the ministers of the DPRK and China are also discussing a lot in private.

There are even some strange rumors in the capital, which seem to be related to the crown prince. There are rumors of the prince's misconduct, and the remaining minister Ma Qi and Chen Liangben got into two verbal altercations with Suo Etu, accusing him of failing to remind the prince of his responsibilities as a prince. The latter also blamed the officials of the household department and Shaanxi and Gansu for not paying attention to the transportation of grain and wages, and was influenced by some superiors, and ordered the officials of the ministry to investigate whether the officials in Shaanxi and Gansu were suspected of dereliction of duty.

For a time, rumors spread.

In this case, Duan Ning could only try his best to inquire about the news from the front line from the military department. Fortunately, all the documents from the Northwest had to pass through their pen-and-paste hands, and he could often get first-hand information. Because his two uncles were on the battlefield, no one was suspicious.

The news that Shuning received from her brother did not dispel the uneasiness in her heart. Although she repeatedly told herself that Tongying was following the emperor, and this Kangxi Emperor had at least twenty or thirty years to live, and there would be no danger at all, she still couldn't help but worry. Moreover, although Jin Bao Rongbao is not close to her, he is also his own uncle, and she is also very concerned about their situation.

Rong Bao is one of the ministers of the Imperial Guard. It's okay, there is not much chance of being injured and in distress, but the situation of Jin Bao is a little bad. He was one of the people who led the army, and among the people who went with him, there were the fourth elder brother with an unclear attitude, the fifth elder brother who was in an embarrassing situation, and Ma Long's father Ma Sika, who had discussed marriage with Wanning, and the latter was also the main general.

Duan Ning had expressed his concerns to his sister and wife in private. It is said that at the beginning, his Tara family and the Fucha family had almost reached a tacit understanding on the relationship between Wanning and Ma Long, but who knew that the woman suddenly repented, and there were rumors that she had escaped from marriage, and Ma Long was very angry. Duan Ning said a lot of good things in front of him. Only then did he redeem this friend, but the relationship between his Tara family and Fucha's family was greatly affected, and the friendship of several generations was almost broken. Ma Sika is said to love his son very much, I wonder if he will wear Jin Bao's shoes? Even if he doesn't know what to do, there are crises everywhere on the battlefield, and the uncle of the family died at the hands of the enemy, who knows what will happen to Jin Bao?

As the days passed, the situation became more and more bizarre. News from the front does not come back. And the people who deliver the food seem to have lost contact with the authorities. In Beijing, the prince's behavior is even more unusual. Even people like Shuning, who stay at home and don't go out, have heard that there are often small sedan chairs of unknown origin entering and leaving the East Palace. There were also voices of men and women talking. The Metropolitan Procuratorate wrote several times to admonish them, but they were all refuted.

The battle ahead is unknown, and the whole family of Tatara has trouble sleeping. In order to get the news of her husband's land in time, Shen has moved back to Juyuan, but she is in the house, but she is very dissatisfied with the big house's connivance with Wanning, who has been married, and she hates some of Wanning's words and deeds. She was for this niece. has already gossiped on her mother's side, and now her husband and his brother are still fighting online, but Wanning doesn't know how to be compassionate, so how can she bear it?

When the Nala clan once again sent someone to pick up Wanning back to her parents' house in the name of being sick, the Shen clan broke out: "Sister-in-law is so nonsense! Do you think the second girl is marrying an ordinary family? I have never heard of any prince's relatives in the capital who returned to their parents' house twice in three days! Or a concubine! In the past, because of her misdeeds, our house was not affected enough?! Degraded officials and lords, and lost their holy favors, how many people are watching our jokes! Now in order to regain the dignity of the past, the two masters are fighting with their lives.

The eldest sister-in-law repeatedly indulged the second girl. Look at the way she looks now, she is spoiled by you. The daughter who got married spent money like water in her mother's house. And out of the mouth! If it weren't for Brother Qing's daughter-in-law's desperate stopping, she would have to go out for a stroll! And so on. Sooner or later, there will be a catastrophe. Even if the men have fought the battlefield, I am afraid that the credit will not be enough! If your sister-in-law can't help, don't forget it, but don't drag it back at home! ”

When Nala heard this, his eyes turned red, and he said, "Fourth brother and sister, how do I not know this reason?" It's just that because of my nonsense that day, Wanning was entangled with the fifth elder brother, which hurt her. Now seeing her being wronged, how can I bear it? She was so depressed in Nafu that I could only take her back and let her live comfortably for two days. We are all mothers, compare hearts to hearts, what do you tell me to do? ”

Shen Shi paused, slowed down his tone and said, "Even so, the eldest sister-in-law has indulged too much. She is now married, and she will live in her in-law's house for the rest of her life, and her sister-in-law should have taught her to be a ...... The truth of being a woman is. After three days of picking up people and going home, if something goes wrong with her in our house, the whole family will be doomed! Although she is the biological daughter of the eldest sister-in-law, is it true that Brother Qing and Brother Shun are not the flesh and blood of the eldest sister-in-law? Even if you don't think about your sons and daughters-in-law, don't you even care about your grandchildren?! ”

Nala was shocked, gasped several times, and then trembled and said, "But...... The man has been sent ...... Sent out......"

"Take it back, have dinner, and send it back." Shen said, "In the future, it will be enough to take two or three times at most in a year, if sister-in-law."

Daughter, take care of yourself and go to the house of Sibel to visit. ”

Nara silently shed a few lines of tears and nodded. Seeing her like this, Shen said softly: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me for hating, it's really for the sake of the family." The second girl is already like this, and she can't be allowed to burden the rest of the family anymore. A few of them are not good at talking about the elders, but I can't watch you make nonsense. ”

The Nala clan reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, but he didn't see the Li clan and the Hitara clan behind him glance at each other, and they were secretly relieved.

The next day, Wan Ning came back, but her spirit was much better than the last time, and her mood looked good, but she was dissatisfied that she was going back to Baylor Mansion in the evening, but she didn't lose her temper.

But this situation happened after she heard two little girls talking about it on the way back to the courtyard. Completely changed.

One of the little girl's mother is responsible for buying land, it is said that she accidentally met Yuehe and her family outside, saw her brightly dressed, and talked with her family a few words, only to know that last month Wubeile's eldest brother was born, the house to recruit people, Yuehe entered, and became the big girl in the Fujin house. Listening to the tone of her family, I am afraid that she will be accepted by the fifth elder brother in the future.

When Wan Ning heard the news, she went back to her room and sat down for a while. Suddenly he got angry and threw a lot of vases and utensils. The Hitara clan went to persuade her, but she only cried and scolded, and in the end, it was the Nala clan who personally stepped out to suppress it. The Hitara clan looked at the wolf, left with a sad face, and took the account book for a long time before coming to the Huaiyuan.

"No money?" Shuning was stunned, "Won't it?" When I paid the account, there were clearly more than 800 taels of silver in the account. I also counted it myself, and it stands to reason that it will last at least two months. "Before today, Wan Ning hadn't been back for a few days. Where will there be any big expenses in the house? Even if there is any family relationship, it is limited.

Hitara said: "Recently, because Eniang's body is not good, please ask the doctor to take medicine...... and the sister-in-law's side also needs to have a safe baby...... There is also a chrysanthemum courtyard......"

"Even so, it won't cost you two months of silver in ten days, right?"

Hitara squeaked for a while, and then said deflated: "Actually, there is also the vase decoration that fell to the ground when the second sister came home last time, and Eniang said that she should make up for it, otherwise the second sister will be careful." And also...... E-Niang always loves to get angry when she sees her second sister. I wondered what the illness was, so I asked a doctor to take a look. The prescription is extremely expensive, and it costs more than 20 taels for one sticker, all of which are valuable medicines such as ginseng. Because the second sister eats well, E-niang sent a few more stickers to ......"

Shu Ning's eyes widened: "In those ten days, the divine doctor will capture Meilu sodu, there should be two or three hundred taels." Where can I find a doctor? I haven't heard of any doctors? Could it be that you were invited from outside? The second sister has a bad temper, and the medicine she takes should be pure and calm, why do you want ginseng instead? Don't lie to anyone, right? ”

"But it does work......

"If it really works, why did you hear that she made a fuss again?"

Hitara is speechless, I don't know how to say it. That's when Jinjin came in the door. Seeing this, he asked, "But what happened?" Has Sister Shu found the medicine? ”

Shu Ning remembered at this time, and hurriedly handed her the medicine bottle in her hand: "This is it." Just take a pill and pour it with water. Let him get some sleep. Wake up and be fine. ”

Today, Duanning came back early and drank stuffy.

The reason was another soldier who stayed in the capital. Just because he was worried about the battle situation on the front line, he said something not very pleasant, offended the prince and Suo Etu, and suffered a loss, and even the grassroots officials of the local military department suffered losses. Although Duan Ning was only punished, he was so depressed that he couldn't do it, so he returned home early. He drank too much just now, and Shuning came back to find the sobering medicine, but was stopped by the Hitara clan.

Zhenzhen took the medicine, looked at them, and said, "There's me over there, Sister Shu just needs to discuss business with the second sister-in-law." Then he left.

Shuning invited the Hitara clan to sit down, thought about it in her heart, and felt that it would not work like this. Wan Ning never seemed to know moderation, and always did what she wanted. But now is not as good as in the past, his Tala family is no longer the illustrious earl's palace in the past, the title of silver has shrunk greatly, last year Zhili suffered a disaster, and the output of Baoding Zhuangzi has also been reduced by half. plus spent a lot of money on her draft and dowry. When Shuning was in charge of his own house, in order to save expenses, he and the Hitara clan thought of many ways, and finally controlled the monthly expenditure within four hundred taels. It's all in vain.

She looked up and asked the Hitaras, "How much money do you have in your account today?" The second sister-in-law just said that it was almost gone, that is, there was still it? The Hitara clan whispered: "There are more than three hundred, but the second sister has dropped something in the house again...... You have to make up for all of them, and then you have to make up for them, and you can ...... I haven't released my monthly money this month......"

Shuning endured it, and said, "It's not okay to go on like this!" Gotta let her know! Even if our family has money, we can't fill this hole! With that, he picked up the Hitara clan and went to the small courtyard of Wanningdi.

Wan Ning just quieted down, listened to Shuning's words, and sneered: "You guys saw that I was not favored, and you deliberately put on an embarrassed look, but you actually don't want me to spend the family's money, right?" It's only a few hundred taels of silver, as for it? ”

Shuning looked at Mimi, sneered back: "Hasn't the second sister taken care of the house?" Don't you know that the annual salary of a first-class man is only 310? This so-called land is 'a few hundred taels of silver'. It's enough for hundreds of people to chew for a year! Now it's just a matter of asking my sister to be a little merciful and fall a few less

Isn't that too much? ”

Wan Ning stared at her eyes and didn't speak, Nala couldn't bear it, so she said to Shu Ning: "If there is a shortage of money in the account, just look for me, I still have some private ......" "Even if there are more private rooms of the eldest aunt, there is no such waste method." Shuning interrupted her, "It's not that my niece is disrespectful, it's really that my aunt's words are too nonsense." Take out a few hundred taels of silver. Buy a few good bottles, and they're all broken in the blink of an eye. Isn't that nonsense? ”

Nala was speechless, and Wan Ning said coldly: "All in all, it's just that the title is too low and the silver is too little, right?" Don't worry, when the fourth master comes back, I beg him to ......"

"If you don't do anything, it's our creation." Shen Shi walked in coldly from outside the house and said, "If you really say that kind of thing to the fourth elder brother, I'm afraid we will be even more unlucky."

Don't you know what you're in? Sister-in-law, why don't you tell her? ”

Nara was silent. Wan Ning glared at Shen and said, "What situation?" The fourth aunt said it clearly! ”

Shen snorted coldly: "You have been clothed and fed since you were a child, and you spend land and silver for you, and it is enough for you to play ten as it is!" I expected you to have some chance. I prefer you to be a daughter of the Earl's Court, and you want to be small. If it weren't for the fact that you wouldn't be overwhelmed by the main room, how could you Ama be demoted? Our whole family has become a joke in the eyes of others! Are you worthy of your parents, worthy of us?! I heard that you still blame your third aunt for acting viciously? Hmph, if you hadn't run away without losing your face, why would the elders have killed you for your reputation? You say that others are vicious, what a reversal of black and white! I don't look at how I got into the Four Baylor Mansions. I always want to be favored. That is, the fourth elder brother is so good-natured, so he will provide you with good food and clothing. I advise you to be calmer, such nonsense, do you really want to give up your little life, and then affect the whole family, and then refuse to give up?! ”

Wan Ning was so angry that her face turned pale and trembled, and the Nala clan grabbed her and said to the Shen clan: "Fourth brother and sister, she is still not sensible. Don't say any more......"

"Sister-in-law, she's not small. These are long overdue to know. I don't ask her to do anything for the family. As long as she doesn't bother us anymore, that's enough. It's not such a painful way to hurt a child! ”

Shuning looked left and right. Secretly sighed, and said to Wan Ning: "Second sister, you also heard the words of the fourth aunt." Thinking about it, the princes are all arrogant landlords, you used that method to marry the fourth elder brother, no one knows what he was thinking. He's known you since childhood, what doesn't he know? If you live in peace, there may be a chance for change in the future, but if you insist on refusing to restrain yourself, with his temperament, I am afraid that he will hate you more and more. Time flies, when your youth and beauty are gone, how can you be favored? You're a smart man, don't you know what to do? ”

A complicated light flashed in Wan Ning's eyes, and she looked up at Shu Ning, not knowing what she was thinking. Shuning said lightly: "Although we don't agree with each other and have some quarrels, but in the end, we will not harm you." Now in this world, if the daughters of our families lose the support of their families, they have never heard of anyone who can gain a firm foothold in their in-laws' family. Now the whole family is in the same mind, I don't ask you to help anything, as long as you don't mess around. Otherwise, one day you really get into a big disaster, even the eldest aunt who loves you the most will not sacrifice the whole family for you. ”

Wan Ning turned to Nala and saw her mother looking at her with tears streaming down her face, and she didn't know what to say.

She was depressed for a while, and she only ate very little at dinner, and after the meal, she didn't make much trouble, so she went back in a sedan chair. Later, the servant woman who went to deliver the things came back and said that she was much calmer, less angry, and quite thoughtful about Fujin's courtesy, but she couldn't pull down her face and say good things. But even so, it was enough to make him and his family breathe a sigh of relief.

The military report from the front finally came, and it was good news. Originally, it was thought that if the food and grass were not continued, the army would retreat. Unexpectedly, they found a supply place with abundant water and grass, and the grain and grass were delivered in a few days, which greatly relieved the pressure. The imperial court had a three-way army, led by the emperor in the middle route, and approached the Galdan camp, and Erdan led his troops to retreat westward.

The three-way army launched in unison and wiped out the entire army of Galdan. Among them, the west road is a little dangerous, and the grain and grass are barely enough, but they have made the greatest contribution and destroyed the most enemies. Galdan's wife was killed, and he himself fled with only a dozen horsemen, and the emperor had ordered Maska to pursue him, while the army prepared to return to the court.

In this war, several children of the clan made great contributions, and the Khalkha county king Shanba and Beizi Penchuk were each rewarded, and they were named princes and county kings respectively. Bei Zi Tongying led the army to find a place for supplies, and borrowed food from a nearby small tribe, and Sunu, the prince of Zhenguo, also made a lot of contributions. It's just that the military newspaper doesn't mention rewarding them.

But after the people of Tara Mansion were happy, they fell into worry again, because Duan Ning heard from the military headquarters that Jin Bao seemed to be wounded, and he happened to be in the most difficult army on the Western Road, but his life was not worrying.

In June, the emperor's army returned to the capital, and the whole city celebrated. But Shuning was sullen because Tongying didn't come back.