The Duan family has been married into the Gu family for more than ten years, and they are very familiar with some of the customs of this family, except for the three rooms that moved out of the clan, even if other clansmen are officials and businessmen outside, they will leave some family members to guard the ancestral house.

Even the old man of the long house, who is an official outside, is no exception. And the sixth old lady of the sixth room also served as an official in the field in the past, and he did not have a concubine at that time, so he brought his wife and children with him, leaving only the housekeeper to look at the house, and then entrusted the patriarch to take care of it. Later, he died in office, and the six old ladies returned to their hometown with their son, and suffered a lot, if it weren't for the patriarch's "fairness" and the heirs, I was afraid that the property of the six houses would be carved up!

The Duan clan had been in charge of the clan's finances for many years in the name of escrow, and they had long been suspicious of the several properties located in Pingyang City that Changfang had suddenly added in the year of the death of the sixth old lady, and they also had some reverie about the name of the housekeeper who stayed in the village and kept the business in the sixth room at the end of that year. In any case, Mrs. Lu didn't say anything, the seventh master at that time was also young, and after so many years, she had never heard anyone in the sixth room mention it, so she didn't need to say anything.

The fact that there is no second word in the sixth room does not mean that others do not know. As the initiator, won't Nagafang worry about repeating the mistakes of the past? Therefore, if Second Master Gu really wants to go to other places to be an official, there must be someone left behind at home!

Duan's mind raced at that moment, remembering that his mother-in-law, Mrs. Yu, was going to live in the capital for a long time, and her stepdaughter and concubine would accompany her, if even her husband left, who else in the family could preside over the overall situation except her?!

Her husband's eldest son, Wenhe, is only six years old, what can he do? You can't leave the concubine behind, right?! The concubine is not necessarily much more reliable than the housekeeper, and besides, if there is a major matter in the clan that needs to be voted on, it is a joke to ask a concubine! Besides, she finally collected the power of the family in her hands, and gave it away, or sent it to the concubine, she was not reconciled!

Duan bit his lip, suspecting that this was his mother-in-law deliberately calculating herself. Originally, the Wenxian and Wenjuan sisters, no matter which one of them married to the family in Kangcheng, was a very decent marriage, and the Duan family could also get a little light in the name of their in-laws. But now, she has taken her granddaughter's marriage and slapped herself in the face, and the clansmen will definitely laugh at her in secret! If you can't even go to work with your husband in the future, what's the point of staying at home and taking power?! Now that the power of the patriarch is next to the second room, her mother-in-law, who is the wife of the Command, has left home, and she has no husband to support her, how many people in the Gu clan will listen to her? If she asks the concubine to accompany her husband and gives birth to several sons, how can she bear it?!

Duan took a deep breath and looked at the smug smile on her husband's face, only to feel extremely dazzling. But the big thing is important, she can only hold back her anger first, and ask him in the softest tone possible: "This is a good thing, I'm afraid that my mother-in-law is in the inner house, and she doesn't know anything about the outside world, so I asked the uncle to coax a few words, and then regarded the position he found as a good vacancy." When the time comes, it will be difficult for the master to refuse! ”

Second Master Gu disagreed: "Don't worry, my mother is not an ordinary backyard woman, I also followed my father to see it outside in the early years, and I know much better than me about the good and bad of those official vacancies." Besides, my mother has always been thoughtful, but she doesn't know what the eldest brother is looking for, and she will ask someone to inquire outside. ”

Duan gritted his teeth and smiled again: "Then the concubine is relieved...... Even so, the master should have prepared earlier, whether to find one or two capable guests. Although you can ask your uncle to recommend a few people, it is not as satisfactory as the person you are looking for. There are also gifts to prepare for visiting Shangguan after taking office, and rules for dealing with colleagues...... It's time to start preparing, and you don't have to be in a hurry. ”

Where did Second Master Gu know this? Frowning and thinking about what his brother had to do when he went out to take up his post, he waved his hand impatiently: "Let's talk about it after the appointment, now I can't even make trouble with the local and official positions, how to prepare?!" ”

Shi responded softly, and said, "Although there are not all eight characters yet, there are some things that can be prepared first." If the uncle is on the heart, there should be a letter before the end of the year, there should be a few more sets of winter clothes, and the bedding should also be prepared. ”

Second Master Gu's brows furrowed even tighter: "You can take care of these things." Even if I'm not here, you can do it, so why prepare early?! Maybe you won't have to wait until after the beginning of spring to get the letter open? I don't want to go out in the cold of winter! ”

Duan's heart was cold, and he reluctantly smiled: "What did the master say?" The concubine body is naturally to be by your side......"

Second Master Gu said with a smile: "Madame has a heart, but you are indispensable in the family, besides, Brother and Brother Xiao are still young, so it is not good to go out with me, it is better to stay in the clan to study." I won't take Aunt Wan with me, let her stay at home to help you, and ten girls will get married in two years, she can help prepare the dowry. Let Feng'er go out with me, she has been waiting by her mother's side for a few years, and she has seen some of the world, which is stronger than the main room of some small families, and her brother is six years old this year, right? I don't need my biological mother to accompany me, so let her go with me. ”

Duan almost couldn't get up in one breath, knowing that his ominous premonition had really come true.

Aunt Wan is the biological mother of Miss Ten Wenjuan, an honest and honest daughter of a Zhuang family, she is old again, there is nothing to watch out for, but Na Feng'er is a big girl who is a close confidant of her mother-in-law in the old days. Let such a person follow her husband, or give birth to her eldest son, she will rest assured that she is a fool!

However, no matter how reluctant she was in her heart, she couldn't say anything in front of her husband, so she could only reluctantly smile and echo a few words. But as soon as her husband left, her face sank.

Jade Moth and Jade Fly lifted the curtain and walked in, and the latter saw Duan's ugly face, so he asked, "Madam, are you unwell?" Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look? The jade moth moved her eyebrows and didn't say anything.

Wouldn't inviting the doctor to come and see it be tantamount to telling everyone that she had just spoken to her husband and then she was angry?!

Duan glared at Yu Fei in annoyance, the latter only felt inexplicable, and couldn't help but feel aggrieved.

Jade Moth walked up to Duan's side and said softly: "The maid saw that the master went to Aunt Feng's house, but Aunt Feng had the master gossip about the wife?" ”

Duan sighed, shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The old lady told your lord that this time I went to Beijing, I plan to urge the eldest master to find a good shortage for the lord and let him go outside!" ”

Jade Fly was happy again: "This is a good thing?!" Congratulations to my wife! ”

Duan snorted coldly angrily. Jade Moth's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "This is not a bad thing, the master has decency, and the wife is equally decent, but ...... I don't know if the old man is going to work abroad, but the wife wants to accompany him? ”

Duan sighed again: "I'm afraid I can't, don't say that the two brothers are still young, and the young ladies are going to Beijing with the old lady again, and I will leave again, who will this family be handed over?!" ”

Jade Fly opened her mouth wide and thought sadly, "Then what should I do?" ”

What to do? The power of the family cannot be left behind, but Aunt Feng can be asked to go to the post to be powerful, and she is not reconciled! Duan thought about it and gritted his teeth: I had to find another helper!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at the jade fly and the jade moth, a little hesitant. These two girls are all cronies around her, Jade Fly is not shrewd enough, and she doesn't have any eyes, but she is good in color and easy to handle. Jade Moth's appearance is slightly inferior, but she acts in a measured manner, and it is more in line with her heart, but her housekeeper usually relies on her a lot, and she is a little reluctant to help her. For a moment, she didn't know which one to choose.

Seeing that the master mother was silent, the jade fly and the jade moth didn't know what to say, and after a while, they were sent out. When she arrived at the bottom of the corridor, Jade Moth saw that there was no one around, so she stepped forward to stop Jade Fly, glared at her and said, "Why are you so blind?!" Don't you see that my wife is upset?! How dare you say congratulations?! ”

Yufei was not convinced: "The master wants to be an official, isn't this a happy event?" Why can't you say congratulations?! Didn't you say that too?! ”

Jade Moth sighed: "Stupid stupid! If the old man goes to another place to be an official, the wife will have to stay at home to take care of the housework, not to mention that now the old lady is going to Beijing, and she has brought Miss Five and Miss Ten with her! In this way, Aunt Wan has long fallen out of favor, but Aunt Feng must go out with the master, how can the wife be happy? ! ”

Jade Fly covered her mouth and exclaimed, "What should I do? I didn't even think about it! ”

Jade Moth shook her head and sighed, "What can I do?" The lord spoiled Aunt Feng tightly, and she gave birth to the lord's eldest son, who was his wife, and he couldn't pinch her at will. But apart from her, there is no one else to accompany her. You can't let my wife take another concubine for my lord and compete with Aunt Feng for favor, right?! Where can people outside be trusted? I'm afraid that once she gains power, she will bite our wife back! She sighed and shook her head again, before she instructed Yufei: "You must not tell anyone these words!" lest others gossip about their wives when they hear it! Then he left.

Jade Fly stood in place, a pair of eyes turned and turned, suddenly blushed, snickered, and quickly looked left and right, before walking away, but along the way, there was a faint touch of spring in those eyes.

In the evening, Jiang's mother-in-law Yu used medicine for her mother-in-law, and reported what Mrs. Lu had entrusted to her when she was a guest in the sixth room today. Old Madam Yu sighed: "I know about this, and I reminded your sister-in-law that day and proposed this marriage." ”

Jiang Shi said in surprise: "It turned out to be my mother-in-law's idea?!" ”

Old Madam Yu nodded: "Do you know that Liu Dongxing's life experience?" ”

Jiang hesitated for a moment: "I've heard some rumors." ”

Old Madam Yu sighed: "Your sister-in-law was confused for a while, and in order to vent her anger, she asked someone to secretly make up some rumors, saying that the child was the flesh and blood of Aunt Liu, or the adulterous son of the unknown biological mother, so that people could misunderstand his identity, and that child would not be able to compete with Dongning for the position of patriarch in the future!" ”

Jiang's eyes widened: "This ...... This is also outrageous, there is always a record in the genealogy, what can this method do?! If my aunt has an adulterous eldest son, is it a good reputation?! If she is not careful, even Mrs. Gu's reputation will be ruined, why is she so confused?! ”

Because of this, I taught her a few lessons, and seeing that she intended to find a family for her brother in the Gu family, I recommended Jiu Yatou. At that time, there were no heirs in the sixth house, and the family property was not very rich, and Brother Xing'er married nine girls, which could not be helped, and it would save a lot of trouble in the future. She hesitated for a long time, and took a fancy to other girls in the clan, and finally chose the nine girls, and proposed to your sixth aunt in front of your fourth and fifth brothers and sisters. Speaking of this, Old Madam Yu frowned, "I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, your sixth aunt mentioned Brother Xing'er's life experience at that time, which made your sister-in-law a little unable to get off the stage, and she didn't even send Geng post over afterwards." ”

"Huh?!" Jiang Shi was surprised, "But the sixth aunt said that Geng Ti has already been sent?!" ”

Old Madam Yu lowered her eyes: "I have some doubts...... Brother Xing'er took a fancy to the nine girls, and when he saw that your sister-in-law didn't move, he wrote a Geng post and sent it over. Only the Liu family knows about his birthday, but among the people accompanying the Liu family, apart from him, who else dares to ignore your sister-in-law's meaning?! Just look at him hiding from his family to take the martial arts test, you know that he is by no means a dull person! ”

Jiang Shi thought for a while: "This is not a bad thing, although the sixth room now has an heir and the assets have been recovered, but it is still not comparable to our family." And the six aunts and the nine girls have always been good friends with us. Nine girls marry Brother Xing'er, and in the future, Brother Xing'er will have more complaints about Mrs. Gu and Uncle Xing, and she will look at the face of Nine Girls and ease it a little. ”

"That's what I mean, too." A gleam flashed in the old lady's eyes, "After we return to Beijing, no matter what method we use, we can't let the Liu family ruin this family business." First, the matter of the nine girls has already been known to the clansmen, once the marriage is not successful, the sixth room has a grudge against the long house, which hurts the kinship; Second, if Brother Xing'er climbs a noble relative, it will inevitably be unfavorable to your sister-in-law and Dongning in the future, that is, he will marry a weak in-law, and just by virtue of the appreciation of several big people, it will sooner or later become a climate, which will be harmful to your sister-in-law and Dongning. There are only nine girls, who are the safest candidates. If your sister-in-law is confused again and can't turn this around, you can let her come to me, and I will persuade her! ”

Jiang nodded solemnly: "Mother-in-law, don't worry!" She turned her back to serve the tea bowl, but there was an unknown light in her eyes.

It turned out that the sister-in-law didn't recognize this family affair because she was hurt by the sixth aunt! Hmph, she is obviously the daughter of the Gu family, but she has rebelled one after another, betrayed her promise, and wanted to climb another high branch, dreaming! Hui'er is unlucky and has a bad reputation, as a mother, she can only be sad secretly, but she can't force the Liu family, who knows about it, to agree to marry her daughter, but the ninth niece is not wrong at all, she will never let her sister-in-law succeed again!