**After Yi mentioned it, Wen Xian finally got a little enlightened. She first politely went to visit Mrs. Liu Si in person, and briefly mentioned that after she came to Heng'an, because she was busy with settling her family and taking care of housework, she neglected the etiquette between relatives, which caused complaints from the elders, and she was deeply frightened, hoping that Mrs. Liu Si could make peace in the middle, say some good things for her in front of the elders, and ask them not to blame her again.

Mrs. Liu Si saw that Wen Xian's attitude was a little more respectful than before, and she couldn't help but feel a lot more comfortable. She frequented the long room, so naturally she had heard about Wen Yi going to see Wen Xian, so she guessed what Wen Yi said, and her impression of Wen Yi was a little better. As for Wen Xian's request, she was not very enthusiastic, and now Liu Fu Zhishi can't help Liu Si get an official, she just thinks that the other party is still the head of the clan and the family is rich, helping to take care of the clan affairs and industry, and also seeking some benefits for her family, but when facing the Liu Gu family, she is no longer as diligent and careful as before, let alone Wen Xian. What if a little daughter-in-law whose father has lost his fame and whose in-laws and husbands don't want to see her offended?

However, when Wen Xian encountered difficulties, she knew that she would ask for help first, which could be regarded as a bit of vision. Mrs. Liu Si thought to herself, looking at the gift that Wen Xian gave a few days ago, she knew that she had a lot of dowry, a lot of private houses, and her maternal uncle was still a big official in the capital, since she had asked for her own family, if she didn't take the opportunity to seek some benefits, wouldn't she be sorry for the grievances she had suffered for many days?

So that night, Mrs. Liu Si personally went to each room, discussed with all the concubines for a round, and led Wen Xian to go again the next day. This time, Wen Xian put down her figure slightly, for the sake of her own reputation, but also for the sake of her status in the clan, she made herself more kind, when the elders laughed, she also knew to laugh a few times, took the initiative to mention the other party's favorite topics, and praised the other party's children A lot of good words, or flattered the other party's good vision and knowledge, etc., coaxing the other party to finally show a sincere smile on his face.

In addition to saying good things, Wen Xian gave another gift. This time, she consulted Mrs. Liu Si in advance, carefully prepared the gifts according to the preferences of the elders in each room, and finally invited Wen Yi to take a look, confirmed that it was correct, and packed it in a very ordinary but decent box before sending it out. All the aunts and ladies liked it very much, and the ladies were even more happy, and together, those old ladies and old ladies also began to feel that the new daughter-in-law of Brother Ning still knew some etiquette, which was not too bad, at least more amiable than her mother-in-law.

After such a busy time, the evaluation of Wen Xian in the clan has finally improved, although some people still laugh at her behind her back, saying that she didn't rely on her mother-in-law's power to be dustless, but she didn't understand the world at all, so she would make such a joke. Now I have to mention it, Mrs. Liu Si has taught it, and I know that it is too stupid to correct it. However, some people say that she would rather be a stupid person than her mother-in-law. In the future, each room still has to mention this stupid new daughter-in-law, she can't let her be taught bad by her mother-in-law and lose the face of the Liu family in front of outsiders.

Hearing this kind of evaluation, Wen Xian was happy at first, and then sad. She was just a momentary negligence, so how could she be regarded as a stupid person? If she hadn't remedied her faux pas and put down her body and gone to the door to apologize to the elders, wouldn't they think of her like that? Arrogance and stupidity do not understand the world, which evaluation is worse and makes her sad, she herself can't tell.

With such a tangled mood, Wen Xian personally visited Wen Yi in the guest house for the first time.

Wen Yi listened to her complaints, and only felt a little powerless: "Brother and sister, you are the new daughter-in-law who has just entered the door, you are new to Heng'an, you are young, and you haven't experienced much, plus your mother-in-law refuses to speak and teach, and there are some small mistakes when you interact with relatives and elders, it is really normal." If others say a few words about you, you should not hear them, as long as you remember to be careful in the future and do not make mistakes again, others will naturally stop laughing at you. Now you have only visited the elders of each room once, sent a few gifts, and in less than two days, you want people to praise you for your dignified manners, virtuous and virtuous, are you too anxious? ”

Wen Xian sneeredly rubbed the corner of her forehead with a handkerchief, and said dryly: "I just think...... I was so sincere in making amends to my aunts, and they still laughed at me like that...... I was really wronged in my heart......"

The waiter on the side also echoed: "Yes, Grandma Jiu, when did our grandmother suffer from this kind of anger?" In the capital, I got along with the wives and officials of those princes and nobles, and I didn't say so much flattery, and I gave them three times, but they spent a lot of money, and they got benefits, and they arranged people like this, and changed you, are you not wronged? Then he muttered in a low voice, "Isn't our grandmother the new daughter-in-law, aren't you also the new daughter-in-law?" They praise you so much, why are you so mean to our grandmother? ”

Wen Xian glared at her: "Don't say a word, this is not in our house, it annoyed the ninth sister, I won't help you speak" Shi Qin shrank her head, her face was still angry.

Wen Yi was a little ridiculous, so she said: "I said that my younger brother and sister are anxious, but my younger brother and sister still don't believe it." How many days have I been in Heng'an? How many days have you been here? The aunts think that I still know the etiquette, is it because they have come to the conclusion that they only took a day or two after receiving my gift? It's okay now, a few days ago, I had to deal with the aunts in each room almost every day, people's hearts are long, I treat them respectfully, they have no reason, naturally they will not embarrass me. I advise my younger siblings to stay at home on weekdays and occasionally go out for a walk. In the past, when you were in Pingyang, you were the daughter of the eldest son of the family, and you respected your identity and easily did not go to the family of your relatives, but now you are the daughter-in-law of the Liu family. ”

Wen Xian was taken aback: "You mean...... Do I have to go to their house all the time? ”

Wen Yi glanced at her a little strangely: "What's wrong with this?" In the past, when I was in Pingyang, whether it was the eldest aunt or the second aunt, they all hung around in Guzhuang. Don't the aunts and aunts in the other rooms often go to the long room to greet the eldest uncle and grandmother? This Willow Street is the same as Gu Zhuang, the people living on the street are all relatives of the Liu family, and the female relatives come and go to each other very frequently, and the fourth aunt has to run to this house three times a day, you move around a lot, and others will not gossip about you. ”

Wen Xian was stunned and said curtly: "I still have to take care of housework...... Besides, the mother-in-law ...... "but there are seven or eight points of reluctance in her heart, when she was in the capital, she had to visit the noble ladies and orders everywhere, and now in Heng'an, even if the father-in-law is a minister, he is still the head of a family, and his identity is not comparable to ordinary clansmen.

Anyway, she is also the niece of the courtier, those aunts are just the daughters of Xiucai, small officials, and merchants or nouveau riche, once and a half times She knows the courtesy, but she does it every day...... She really can't pull this face

Wen Yi saw her resistant, and she really couldn't understand what she was worried about. Isn't it common for clansmen to live together and for the ladies of each house to come and go with each other? It's normal for juniors to visit their elders from time to time. Whether it is the Gu family or the Liu family, they all do this, when Wen Xian was in the capital in the past, she didn't stay at home all day and didn't go out?

Wen Xian refused to say it explicitly, and Wen Yi didn't bother to ask more, so she said: "If you really don't want to go, it's nothing, as long as you keep the etiquette when you come and go on weekdays." Aunties may not know who you are for a while, but as time goes by, they will all know. In fact, their minds are very easy to understand, and the more you get along, you will find that they are not difficult to get along with. "Really, the daughters of the Liu family are much simpler than the daughters of the Gu family, sometimes they also love gold and silver, love face, but they are used to leaving a little fig leaf, and their hearts are not high, they say goodbye to their children, they never think about the big families, and they will not sacrifice their children for the so-called family reputation. After Wen Yi saw some of the harsh clan rules of the Gu clan, he felt that the people of the Liu clan couldn't be more tolerant, but they just loved to break their mouths, which was not a big problem.

Wen Xian looked at Wen Yi sadly, her mouth moved a few times, and then closed it again. How can she compare to Wen Yi? Wen Yi is just staying here for a month, but she is going to live for a long time, and if she doesn't visit the aunts in each room, won't they say that she is dustless and arrogant and rude? There are fewer gifts to give, and someone will make her stingy again.

Seeing that Wen Xian was reluctant to say it clearly, Shi Qin, who was standing next to her, was a little anxious, and took a step forward and said, "Grandma Jiu, it's not that our grandmother doesn't want to associate with the elders, but I'm really worried that my wife will blame her." That day, my grandmother asked the fourth wife to come forward and lead our grandmother to each room, but my wife thought that my grandmother's figure was too low and she lost the face of the long room. How dare our grandmother go out every day? ”

Wen Yi said disapprehantly: "The second aunt didn't do her duty well, and the clan looked down on the long house and our mother's family, you are doing the right thing, why do you have to put it down because of her words?" You will be a clan wife in the future, and it is your duty to take care of clan affairs and take care of your clansmen, if you don't even want to come to the door to see people, what kind of clan wife will you do? Is it possible that you still have to let the aunts of the house take the initiative to come to see you? When the time comes, they will complain more and more. If the second aunt really wants to blame, you just have to go and tell the second uncle, or ask the second brother to persuade the second aunt. I think the second aunt can still listen to the words of the second brother. ”

Wen Xian's face lit up instantly, straightened her waist, and looked at Wen Yi with a happy face: "Ninth sister, you are right, I am the sect wife of the Liu family, so I should do my duty." "The ninth sister really has no intention of seizing the position of the sect woman, so she doesn't have to worry about her status in the future

Wen Yi nodded casually, and then raised her eyes to look at Shiqin: "This is Heng'an, the place of the Liu family, you used to call me Aunt Jiu Grandma in the past, but it's okay, why haven't you changed your words today?" When you call you Miss, haven't you changed your name to Grandma? Why did you forget that I am now not just your aunt and grandmother, but the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Liu family? ”

Shiqin didn't expect her to suddenly get into trouble, and she didn't react for a while, and Wen Xian was also stunned.

Wen Yi picked up the tea bowl casually, took a sip, and said lightly: "I know that I am used to a name, and it is difficult to change it." For example, Qiuguo and them, when they first entered the door, they often called me Miss and called me Aunt Xiang, and then my grandmother reminded me, and I found that this was inappropriate, so I asked them to change their words. You are the same way, since you changed your name to your brother and sister and grandmother, and you recognize that you are already a member of the Liu family, you should change your name to me. Otherwise, the clansmen of the Liu family heard it, and the girls who came out of the Gu family were so unruly. They laugh at you, losing your grandmother's face and Pingyang Gu's face. No matter what you did when you were in the Gu family before, since you have arrived in the Liu family, you should follow the customs of the locals, if you still think about how delicate and decent you were in the Gu family in the past, sooner or later you will suffer."

Shiqin glanced at Wen Xian carefully, and whispered: "Yes, it's a big * milk." Wen Xian looked dumbfounded, said a few words of gossip in her heart, and hurried away.

Wen Yi looked at their distant backs, turned around and asked Qiu Guo, "How is the house cleaned up over there?" ”

Qiuguo replied: "Xiao Shu's steward reported that the house has been repaired, but the furniture has not been purchased yet, the trees in the yard have been cut down, and some more flowers and trees must be planted, I am afraid that I will not be able to move in before the end of this year." ”

Wen Yi said: "I didn't plan to move in this year, but the place that should be repaired has to be repaired, and I have to buy a few simple furniture, pick a strong and durable one, place it first, bedding, tea sets, pots and pans, but everything that you need to use at home, buy a copy, put it in the house, and prepare for the family to come back to live in the future." Forget about the rest. Uncle has already set a time to set off, you ask Lianxin to send a message to the front, let Shu Ping get things done as soon as possible, don't delay the uncle's business. ”

Qiu Guo pursed his lips and snickered, answered, and went out to pass the word. Wen Yi took the needlework basket casually and made new clothes for Liu Dongxing.

Perhaps because Wen Yi's mention had an effect again, Wen Xian changed her words before and after others, calling Dongxing and Wen Yi the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the cadres under her also changed their names to Uncle Xing and Xingda* Milk. Wen Xian also began to ask Mrs. Liu Si about the affairs of the clan, wanting to perform the duties of the clan wife instead of the derelict mother-in-law.

But how could Mrs. Liu Si be willing to be in power? Even if she knew that sooner or later she would have to hand over the clan affairs back to the patriarch's wife, Liu Gu, she was unwilling to ask a junior to seize power so quickly. I don't know what she said to Liu Gu's family, but the latter immediately summoned Wen Xian over, scolded her, said a lot of ugly things, and asked her if she wanted to win over the female relatives of the clan to deal with her?

Wen Xian was aggrieved, crying and defending for a long time, and finally dispelled Liu Gu's suspicions, but the latter still scolded her for being too respectful to the ladies of the other rooms, and fell into the prestige of the long room, and scolded Wen Xian so much that she ran out of the main room before she gave up.

Wen Xian cried for a long time after returning to the room, and remembered Wen Yi's reminder, so she found her husband Dongning, only to find that Dongning had been drinking heavily for many days. Fortunately, Dongning was still sober, and he knew that his mother was not reasonable in this matter, so he personally went to persuade Liu Gu. As a result, Liu Gu reluctantly agreed to let his daughter-in-law learn clan affairs and take care of some trivial things for herself, but she felt sorry for her son for drinking too much, and blamed Wen Xian for only caring about outsiders but ignoring her husband, so naturally she was scolded again.

She also warned Wen Xian that if she didn't do her job like this again, don't blame her for ignoring her aunt and nephew.

Wen Xian only felt very aggrieved, since she came to Heng'an, she has been treated unfairly by the clansmen, and finally improved, but her aunt and mother-in-law are going to hit her again. Why was she so angry? She is the niece of the courtier, the Liu family is obviously no longer official, why is she still tormenting her like this?

However, what worried her even more was Shiqin's reminder: "Grandma, when Mrs. said something like that, she was clearly threatening, what if she said, you didn't take good care of your uncle, and you want to send someone to take care of your uncle, what should I do?" There are already a few fox spirits around the uncle who are secretly separating the relationship between you and the uncle.,If there is another concubine ...... the elder"...