Chapter 235: Frightened

Wen Yi accompanied her grandmother to the Shangshu Mansion, and it went well, although she was a little angry, she finally rescued the person, and the things were not left behind. It's just that she is still a little worried in her heart, the eastward journey has not yet set out, and the third aunt has been bullied to the door like this, if it weren't for the help of her grandmother and second cousin today, and Uncle Liu came back early, and she didn't know how things would end.

If Liu Dongxing leaves Beijing, the third aunt will repeat her old tricks, don't make such a big fuss, and directly tie up the servants in the Liu family's house in Yangliver Hutong, or sell them, and then take the things away, the family can't just meet every time, and when she knows, it's too late for anything, and she is not the main master, if she has to wait until Liu Dongxing returns from northern Xinjiang, she can only pursue the matter...... Wen Yi was secretly worried, this kind of thing is going to make trouble, and it is necessary to pay attention to evidence, not caught on the spot, or there are witnesses and physical evidence, the third aunt just doesn't admit it, who can bear her? Eastbound is always a ...... for juniors

Wen Yi was still distressed there, and Mrs. Lu was puzzled when she saw this, and only smiled after asking: "Don't think about your third aunt too stupidly, things can't be done today, your Uncle Liu spoke again, if she does it again, it will be a clear slap in the face of your Uncle Liu." How could she not even understand this truth? What's more, although she has a bad temperament and is confused, she is always a daughter raised by the Gu family, and she will not act like this. ”

Wen Yi muttered in a low voice: "If she didn't do it, how could she do such a thing today?" ”

Old Madam Lu smiled: "If you think about Zhao Da's report carefully, you will know that your third aunt didn't actually come to the door to rob things, but she just had the intention to ask for those few antiques from the east, maybe thinking that the main owner was not there, and the people below did not dare to stop her, so she sent someone to get it." I didn't expect that the Shu housekeeper was a hard temper, but he refused to give it, and the steward sent by your third aunt consciously couldn't do anything, and he lost face in front of the master, so he would sue him, and your third aunt also felt that his face couldn't come down, so he would be confused. Think about it, your Uncle Liu has been sluggish in his eastward journey, not for a year or two, why did he suddenly allow him to split up and live another life a year ago? Also divided two Zhuangzi, as well as these antiques to him? ”

Wen Yi was stunned, thought for a while, and said: "The granddaughter only knew that Brother Liu had split up and came out of the independent door, but she didn't know that Uncle Liu also shared a lot of things with him, just thinking that in the past, Brother Liu was a good person, and he was familiar with Brother Luo, so he must also have some silver money in his hands. Until today, the granddaughter didn't know that Uncle Liu had divided two Zhuangzi to Brother Liu, and wanted to come...... Is it because of the discussion in the clan? After all, Brother Liu is the eldest son of the lineage, and there are not no people in the capital who know his background, although the gossip is not on the surface, but there are more and more. Uncle Liu probably also wants to gag outsiders' mouths, right? ”

Old Madam Lu smiled and shook her head: "Maybe there is also this reason, but it is not entirely for the sake of discussion. Your Uncle Liu has been the patriarch for more than ten years, and he is a high-ranking official in Beijing, there is some criticism in the Liu clan, and how many people dare to understand and oppose him? Besides, Heng'an is far away from the capital, even if he gives one or two bad properties to the eastbound, how can the Liu clan know? But the two Zhuangzi he took out have always produced a lot of money, and they are worth seven or eight thousand taels of silver, which is not a small amount. ”

Wen Yi was taken aback: "What? ”

Old Madam Lu continued, "As for the people in the capital...... Don't worry about it, your Uncle Liu's biological mother is the aunt of the current queen's mother, and the Yao family's reputation has always been good, but it hinders the dignity of his family, and others are at most criticizing a few words in private, who will stand up for your brother Liu as a helpless orphan? ”

Wen Yi hurriedly asked, "How does grandmother know how much the two Zhuangzi that Brother Liu got are worth?" "Even she, who has been in the capital for a few months, doesn't know about this, and where did her grandmother know that she only arrived in Beijing today?

Mrs. Lu smiled: "Naturally, the master of Zhuangzi told me." Dongxing mentioned this in his letter to me. He said that now that he has a chance, the second room of the Liu family knows that he can't hold him back, and he is afraid that he will threaten Liu Dongning's position as the sect son, and he doesn't know what means he will use. In order not to make any extraneous branches, he made a deal with the second room, separated the family, and gave up the position of the son, and the second room of the Liu family no longer interfered in the affairs of his room, and from then on, the two rooms lived in harmony, and in the future, Liu Dongning inherited the position of the patriarch, and he would not complain. He knew that although he could live more comfortably by doing this, he had lost the opportunity to inherit the position of the son of the lineage, and his family was far less prominent than that of Shangshufu, so he was afraid that I would have ideas, so he specially apologized to me. I don't think it matters, I took a fancy to him at the beginning, I didn't go to the name of Shangshu Mansion, and he split up, and when you enter the door in the future, you only need to live a quiet life of a small couple, which is better than being in Shangshu Mansion, and you have to endure the face of your third aunt. ”

Wen Yi blushed slightly and lowered her head: "So that's the case...... Granddaughter...... I also feel that the life of a small family is better...... It's the same in our family...... The population is simple, and there are not so many trivial ......" said the back, and his face was getting redder and redder.

Old Madam Lu smiled slightly, and did not break it, but said: "From this point of view, Dongxing and your Uncle Liu have clearly made an agreement a long time ago, just from those two Zhuangzi and those few antiques, I know that your Uncle Liu also has the intention of breaking wealth and preventing disasters, even so, how can he take the initiative to find the bad luck of Eastward Travel?" Even if he really has greed for those antique property, he will not dare to reach out until he goes to the battlefield and never returns. Being an official in Beijing is not as good as being outside, your reputation is bad, and your personal morality is at a loss, no matter how capable you are, no matter how big your background is, you can't be reused. ”

Wen Yi nodded: "Yes, Fang Cai's granddaughter reported the number after listening to the Shu housekeeper and came back, although those few antiquities are rare, there is only one bottle of Ru kiln, a flower bottle of Ding kiln and a painting of Wu Daozi, which can be said to be a rare treasure, and the other two ancient inkstones, although good, are not unusual." The granddaughter has been to the Xuanle Hall several times in the past, and has lived in the Shilang Mansion for a few months, knowing that there is no shortage of such antiquities in such a family as Changfang, let alone the Shangshu Mansion? No matter how rare it is, with Uncle Liu's status today, he can't afford to bury his reputation for this little foreign thing. Speaking of this, she was also much more relieved, "In this way, Uncle Liu has already spoken, and the third aunt must not dare to come to the door again?" ”

Old Madam Lu was silent, and after a while, she sighed: "Although their family doesn't dare to come to the door to ask for these belongings again, it's just ...... The eastward journey was separated, and once the expedition was made, only servants were left in the family, which was indeed inconvenient. Shangshu Mansion didn't dare to come to the door, but ...... If something else happens, who in the Eastbound family will be in charge? After all, you haven't passed the door yet, so it's not good to let us do it every time. ”

Wen Yi thought for a moment and whispered, "Didn't grandmother say it before?" Let Brother Liu entrust the valuable things in the family to a reliable person, according to me, it is better to simply send everyone away and send it to Zhuangzi or other industries. "I remember that Dongxing has a house in Shannan Town, and there are fields outside the town," leaving only a few rough servants to watch the house, and there is nothing to do with whoever comes to the door. As long as people are okay, there is no shortage of important belongings, and there is not much else to take care of. ”

Old Madam Lu shook her head, stretched out her hand and rubbed the corners of her forehead: "Leave this matter to Dongxing, a shrewd person like him, he suffered a loss, how could he leave a flaw for people to take advantage of?" ”

Wen Yi saw that she was tired, and felt guilty in her heart, so she hurriedly stepped forward lightly to massage her grandmother's head.

There was nothing to do overnight, and on the second day, Wen Liang came to ask Mrs. Ming Lu and Wen Yi if they had anything to do with him, so he took a small servant of his own and Xianyang to visit friends together. At the first moment (9:15 in the morning), people from the Li family came to deliver a letter, saying that Mrs. Li was going to bring her children to greet her in the afternoon. Mrs. Lu was overjoyed and hurriedly instructed Wen Yi to prepare the tea and fruits. As soon as it was not on time (two o'clock in the afternoon), the Li family's carriage arrived.

Mrs. Li came in and saw Mrs. Lu, she first hugged her head and cried, and when she talked about the deceased old lady of the Lu family, Mrs. Lu couldn't stop her tears. When their brother and sister separated, one had not yet been established, and the other was only in the prime of his life, decades had passed in a hurry, but she had been separated forever by yin and yang, and she had gray hair when she remained in the world.

Wen Yi was also sad for a while when she saw this, but she was worried that her grandmother would be old and couldn't stand it, so she was busy persuading Li Chunxi and Li Dongrui for a long time, and then persuaded the two to stop their tears and sit down to watch tea. Mrs. Li introduced her pair of children, and the three juniors kowtowed and saluted before sitting down to talk.

Mrs. Lu carefully asked about the details of Mrs. Li's parents after they left Beijing, and when they heard the tragedy, they always wanted to cry, Wen Yi was shocked, and finally persuaded the two to calm down a little, Mrs. Li asked about Mrs. Lu's experience again, but the latter said a few words lightly, but Mrs. Li had already heard about it from Wen Yi, and her heart was uncomfortable.

In the end, Li Chunxi persuaded: "Those things are over, why bother thinking about it?" Now that both families have a good life, it's time to look ahead. ”

Mrs. Li glanced at her: "If you want you to preach, you don't have to make the elders laugh" Li Chunxi pursed her lips, but Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "Sister Chun'er is right, if you remember the sad things in the past, wouldn't it make people cry to death?" Now that your husband and wife are harmonious, your children are complete, your husband has returned to Beijing to take up a high position, and the children are very competitive, it is the time to enjoy happiness, and I ......" she smiled, "I also have a grandson now, and my granddaughter is also filial, and I am about to go out, and the family does not have to worry about food and clothing." I am a senior and have a command, who sees me, how much less respectful? In the past two years, even the bones of the body have become stronger, and there are still a lot of good days in the future. When I saw my old friend today, I couldn't help but shed a few tears, but after this experience, I didn't cry anymore. ”

Then the crowd laughed again with joy.

Li Chunxi listened for a while, and saw that his mother was just talking to Mrs. Lu about some old things at home, and felt a little bored, and Li Dongrui couldn't sit still for a long time, but Mrs. Lu liked his tiger-headed appearance, and if he had to hold his hand and talk, he could only endure it, and couldn't help but feel a little funny. As soon as she turned her head, she saw Wen Yi sitting on the side, also quietly listening to the elders, and did not interject, so she reached out and pulled her sleeve, and when Wen Yi turned her face, she made a look.

Wen Yi was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant, Mrs. Lu had already seen it, so she smiled and said, "You little sisters have something to say, go back to the house and go, don't get in the way here." Just have Brother Dong waiting. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly got up and responded, and confessed to Mrs. Li again, and was immediately pulled away by Li Chunxi, only having time to give Li Dongrui an apologetic look.

When they arrived at the West Wing, the two sat down, and before Wen Yi could care about asking the girl to pour tea, Li Chunxi split his head and asked: "I heard yesterday that your family helped your man fight with Liu Shangshu's wife, but is it true?" ”

Wen Yi was surprised, and her face flushed slightly: "Why do you even know about it?" ”

Li Chunxi said: "Originally, I didn't know, but this morning my father came back from night duty and told my mother that I overheard it inside." It is said that the subordinates in Liu Shangshu's mansion were afraid that things would make a big fuss, so they went directly to the Ministry of Rites to carry a letter, but they didn't expect to meet someone from the Yushitai, but someone went to the book early this morning. Many generals in the army are dissatisfied, and maybe your man will soon be released back to take care of family affairs. It's just that this incident has made a fuss, and it's also a joke, and your man may lose face. ”

Wen Yi saw her vigorously saying "your man" or something, blushing and said, "Don't say that, what do you mean...... My man ......"

Li Chunxi glanced at her: "What's the shame?" Isn't he your man? So whose man is he? ”

Wen Yi gritted her teeth, simply ignored her words, turned around and didn't speak. Li Chunxi said angrily: "Okay, okay, I treat you as my own family, so I don't pay attention to these etiquette rules." If you don't like it, forget it, I still have serious things to tell you, don't worry about shame first. ”

Wen Yi's face turned even redder, and she barely resisted the urge to run away: "What words?" ”

"Liu Shangshu's wife doesn't know what she's been busy with lately, and she always seems to be coming to Yao Guo's husband." Li Chunxi curled the corners of her mouth, "Isn't she your aunt?" When Long Ling saw me a few days ago, he also told me about it, telling me that if I see you, I must say hello to you, lest your Gu family not be wary and make people laugh. ”

Wen Yi was taken aback and raised her head: "What is the third aunt doing in front of Mrs. Yao?" ”

"Naturally, it's for the sake of King Kang's son." Li Chunxi sneered, "It's the one we met when we went to check the family Zhuangzi that time, it just so happened that he will be fourteen years old in a few days, and I heard that the will of the canonization has been drawn up, and he has been demoted by one level, but the saint gave him the title and allowed him to appoint the old people of the palace." The queen mother is choosing a wife candidate for him, and the daughter of the Yao clan alone has seen several batches. Someone also mentioned Cha Yue, but she was refuted by the queen mother, Cha Yue made a fuss at home for this, not only feeling that she had lost face, but also felt that someone had made her a pair with King Kang's son, which was too ridiculous. Anyway, Mrs. Liu did it too obviously, and now everyone is saying in private that the Liu family committee is really ridiculous, and she actually plans to give her concubine to the nobles of the clan, and she doesn't know how many catties and taels she has. After sneering, he said, "But now it seems that the candidate has not yet been decided, I heard that the prince has said that he wants to personally pick someone for the prince of Kang, and I don't know whose daughter is so unlucky." ”

Wen Yi was terrified when she heard it. Zhu Jingshen, the son of King Kang...... He actually wants to choose a wife?