Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is more than a year.

It was the middle of winter, and the snow was falling.

In the courtyard, a figure stood in the wind and snow, and a big gun in his hand turned into countless gun shadows.

When practicing martial arts has become a habit engraved in the bones, if you don't practice for a day, you will feel uncomfortable, and this is the case with Wang Qian'er today.

Practicing martial arts every day has become a part of her daily life.

Dressed in a strong suit, with a green scarf and tied hair, he is very heroic, and the big gun in his hand is like a dragon!

In the main house next to the courtyard, the charcoal fire is burning in the brazier, the kettle of the stove has a white gas rising endlessly, surrounded by wooden railings, and on the spacious kang bed wrapped in cotton cloth, two little guys with tiger heads, one is pulling the guardrail with great interest, and the other is holding a rattle in his hand, and he is staggering towards the middle kang table.

Dan Tang and Cuiwei, who had already pulled up their long hair and had a bit of a woman's charm between their eyebrows, carefully looked after the two little ones by the kang.

In the middle of the room to the north, Minglan in a moon-white robe was looking through the account books, pulling the abacus from time to time and carefully comparing them.

Cuiwei and Dan Tang married under Minglan two years ago, but Minglan was like their sisters and thoughtful people, and after becoming their own children, the two sisters dragged their families back to Minglan one after another.

One of their men became the steward of the outer courtyard, and the other helped Minglan run errands outside, and he was also a cronie.

All the properties of the Wang family, Mrs. Sheng has long been handed over to Minglan in the hands of Minglan , the restaurants, granges, and academies in Yangzhou, the spinning mills and weaving factories in Jinling, and several Zhuangzi, restaurants, and shops in Bianjing.

A small summary every month, a large section every quarter, the year-end accounting, rewards, etc., add up to nearly 10,000 people's livelihood.

Wang Li's family is only rough in literary and ink arithmetic, and they can't help much, Dan Tang and Cuiwei are also very limited, Wang Qian'er is a big grinning character, and now she has studied with Minglan for several years, and she only barely manages a county lord's mansion.

It was Shulan who had a bit of the true inheritance of her parents, and the housekeeper director was quite talented, helping Minglan share the pressure of Quanzhou and Jinling, as well as the restaurant operation in Bianjing, which saved Minglan a lot of things.

"Big lady, Shu Xiaoniang has been gone for almost three months, and she is coming back, right?" Xiao Tao sat on the edge of the shaker not far from the big kang, holding a rattle in her hand, and in the shaker lay a little pink doll that was sleeping sweetly.

The little doll is dressed tightly up and down, and there is a tiger head hat on its head, about seven or eight months old, only a small face is exposed, and some are difficult to distinguish between male and female.

"First Yangzhou, then Jinling, and then Quanzhou, how can you come back so quickly." Minglan said lightly.

"Huh?" Xiao Tao's face suddenly showed a slightly bitter expression, and she looked down at the cute little doll's pink and jade face in the shaking bed, looking helpless.

The daughter of the little doll Shulan in the shaker, whose nickname is Sister Xiu, is different from Brother Ping and Brother An, this little girl loves to cry when she is a child, and the key is that every time this girl cries, Brother Ping and Brother An also cry.

When Shulan was there, it was okay for Shulan to take it with her, but now Shulan went to the south for Minglan to inspect the family's property, and Sister Xiu'er was too young to toss, so she left Minglan to help take care of it.

But since Sister Xiu'er lived in Minglan Courtyard, as soon as the night came, she took the lead in making trouble.

This is also thanks to the fact that Minglan is now the head of the family, and there is no shortage of people around to serve her, otherwise, she would have to be tossed by these three little guys and couldn't sleep all night.

"Sister Cuiwei, why is your girl so well-behaved?" Xiao Tao asked curiously.

Cuiwei's firstborn is a girl, almost two years old, obedient when she was a child, and now she is Cuiwei's mother-in-law, and now Cuiwei's belly is still pregnant with one, and her lower abdomen has been slightly bulging, but her winter clothes are thick and not very obvious.

Cui smiled and said: "Thousands of people have thousands of faces, everyone's temperament is different, Brother Ping and Brother An are not very well-behaved." ”

Dan Tang said: "That kid in my family is very noisy, he has to wake up several times every night, and he howls a few times when he has nothing to do, which is much worse than Sister Xiu'er's noisy." ”

A few women sat together, talking about the short things in the family.

Among Minglan's three cronies, only the youngest Xiao Tao has not yet married, and now Minglan is busy helping Xiao Tao choose a suitable family affair in addition to taking care of everything inside and outside the family every day.

At night, lying in Wang Chong's arms, Minglan couldn't help but talk to Wang Chong about it.

Wang Zhong quipped: "Xiao Tao has followed you since she was a child, and she is the most trusted person around you, even Dan Tang and Cuiwei are slightly inferior, so you are willing to marry her like this?" ”

Minglan said: "I am reluctant to return, but Xiao Tao is not young now, and this lifelong event cannot be delayed any longer." ”

Wang Chongdao: "Xiao Tao is straightforward, he doesn't have any city government, but he doesn't have any opinions, it's really not easy to find a suitable one." ”

Marrying and starting a family, not only depends on whether the man is promising, what the family conditions are, but more importantly, it depends on whether it is suitable or not.

And once you become a parent, it's not so easy to reconcile.

Xiao Tao has always been a person who has no opinions, everything she does on weekdays is based on Minglan 's words, if you really want to pick a husband, then you have to choose one who doesn't need her to be the master of the house, and her in-laws, sisters-in-law, and sister-in-law are all easy to get along with.

For a while, Wang Chong didn't have any good candidates.

"Recently, there may be some changes in the court, if the lady is fine, it is better to call Sister Qian, call the old lady, and go to Zhuangzi to live for a while to avoid the limelight."

"Will there be a change in the court?" Minglan looked stunned, her eyes flickered, and she subconsciously said, "Isn't there any movement from the official family?" ”

"I hope I'm thinking too much!" Wang Zhong sighed and said.

Minglan nodded, and didn't ask any more questions, but said: "The situation between the DPRK and China is changing rapidly, and the situation is treacherous, so the officials are all careful, take care of themselves!" ”

"Don't worry, lady!" Wang Zhong held Minglan tightly, and said with a smile: "Now your official is a member of the court of Zhengsanpin, with the salt and iron division in his hands and the money bag of the court, even if the official family and the queen mother have another dispute, they will only think about winning me over, not targeting." ”

Minglan said: "As the so-called wood shows in the forest, the wind will destroy it, I am just worried that the official is too young, the official rank is too high, and the power in his hands is too strong, I am afraid that it will arouse the jealousy of people with a heart and secretly target the official." ”

As she spoke, Minglan who was originally lying on Wang Chong's chest suddenly stood up, leaned over and looked at Wang Chong's eyes and said, "Actually, many times I have been thinking, if the official is just a petty official of seven or eight grades, we are not in this turbulent Tokyo city, will our life be more peaceful?" ”

Wang Chong met Minglan 's gaze and said softly: "Things in this world, how can everything be as expected, there is a cause and there is an effect, there is no free lunch in this world, we have enjoyed the glory and wealth of today, naturally we should also take the corresponding risks, and fulfill our obligations and responsibilities." ”

"Although our family is full of flowers now, no one can say that one day, I will not be abandoned by the official family and relegated to Guilin, Lingnan, or the bitter cold places in the northwest."

"Where the officials are, I will go with the children wherever the officials are!" Minglan Xiu's eyes were full of determination.

"Lady's belly must have been more than three months, right?" Wang Chong's voice suddenly changed, and Minglan was stunned for a moment, and then her pretty face turned red.

"People are serious with you!"

Looking at Minglan Jiao's delicate appearance, Wang Zhongzhong couldn't help but feel a burst of heat, today's Minglan is only in her twenties, and she is the most brilliant time for a woman, with the charm of a girl and a mature woman, coupled with the white and smooth skin like clotted fat, which is comparable to the delicate appearance of Xi Shi and Concubine Yang, how can a layman like Wang Zhong hold it.

"I'm serious too!" Wang Zhong said seriously: "The love of men and women, the harmony of yin and yang, the blending of water and milk, the reproduction of heirs, and the inheritance of incense, are the principles of heaven and earth!" ”

"Fallacious reasoning!"

Minglan's fair face was dyed with a layer of redness, and she lowered her head and lay in Wang Chong's arms, avoiding Wang Chong's gaze, her heartbeat couldn't help but be a little faster, and her cheeks were also hot.

"Ming'er, the good night is short, every inch of time is an inch of gold, let's hurry up!"

After a warm night, when Minglan woke up, there was no Wang Chong by her side.

Call Xiao Tao, wash and change clothes and eat, and when you pack up and go out, it is already time.

Wang Qian'er took her younger brothers and sisters to Zhuangzi outside the city first, and Minglan only took Xiao Tao and a few female envoys to escort her to the Sheng family.

After the incident with Kang Wang's family, Wang Ruofu didn't have a good face for Minglan and his family, Wang Chong was okay when he was there, after all, Wang Chong is now in a high position, Wang Ruofu just doesn't like it anymore and doesn't dare to show it, but when Minglan is alone, he can't help but show some face.

And since Lin Yushuang was defeated and sent to Zhuangzi to raise two bowls of lard rice every day, although Wang Ruofu took out a bad breath in her heart, she was old and weak, and she was short-tempered, not as considerate and gentle as Minglan 's biological mother Wei Shuyi.

Although Wei Shuyi is no longer young, but his appearance is far better than Wang Ruofu, and he is considerate and gentle, empathetic, and the key is to be knowledgeable.

Although he is not as proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as Lin Yushuang, according to Sheng Hong, he can do anything that is too exciting.

I can't help but have a Wang Ruofu to make a comparison, in addition to the colleague who sent a beautiful girl, Sheng Hong went to Wei Shuyi's place the most, there used to be Lin Yushuang, a common enemy, Wang Ruofu and Wei Shuyi were able to stand on the same front, but now that there is no Lin Yushuang, Wei Shuyi and Wang Ruofu naturally stand on the opposite side.

Now that he heard that Langden Gate, Wang Ruofu was too lazy to see it, and said that he was unwell, infected with the cold, and it was inconvenient to see guests, as soon as Minglan heard that Wang Ruofu was sick, he said that he was a daughter, and now that his mother is sick, how can he not visit, he just refuses to leave.

Wang Ruofu was helpless, so he could only see Minglan with a black face, watching Minglan do a little low in front of him, giving himself enough face, and he didn't raise his toes at all because his husband was in a high position, and he was concerned about the cold, Wang Ruofu's heart still dissipated a lot of stuffiness, and he didn't embarrass Minglan .

After meeting Wang Ruofu, Minglan went straight to Shou'an Hall, and in Shou'an Hall, she happened to see her sister-in-law Hai, who had just returned to Beijing from Haozhou, and two little nephews.

"Grandmother Jin An, sister-in-law makeup An!"

"Why did the sixth sister come over by herself, what about Brother Ping and Brother An?" Still looked behind Minglan and saw that Minglan was alone, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Minglan didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "In the morning, Sister Qian took their brothers and Sister Xiu to the village, and the official specially sent me to invite my grandmother to come over to stay for a while, and help take care of Brother Ping and them by the way." ”

"What are you doing in this winter?" Old Lady Sheng asked puzzled.

Minglan said bluntly: "The officials are worried about what changes will happen in the court situation, and they are afraid that there will be some twists and turns, so let's go to the village to avoid it." ”

"There is a change in the DPRK situation? Although the sixth brother-in-law has offended many people because of the salt matter, it has been so long, and I haven't heard from the officials that someone in the court impeached the sixth brother-in-law? Hai asked puzzled.

Changbai is Wang Chong was transferred back to Bianjing after taking charge of the Salt and Iron Division, and he entered the Salt and Iron Division, Wang Chong is not afraid of others saying that he is nepotistic, Changbai is well-read and strong, Bo Gu Tong Jin, Xuefu Wuche, and is familiar with Wang Chong's habits, with his help, Wang Chong took over the Salt and Iron Division for just over a year, and completed most of the three-year plan formulated in the past.

The officials of the DPRK and China, who were still complaining about this matter, also shut up one after another.

Old Lady Sheng shook her head and said, "If it's just someone who is impeached, why should you avoid going to Zhuangzi outside the city!" ”

Hai Shi wondered, "What's the reason for that?" ”

Old Lady Sheng's eyes lit up, she already had a guess in her mind, and looked at Minglan with some shock.

I only listened to Minglan Dao: "Now the queen mother has been listening to the government for several years, and all the power of the court is in her hands.

At the beginning, the official family and the eldest lady were fighting hotly, but because of the assassination of King Huan, the official family was heartbroken, so they took a step back, and now two years have passed, and the official family is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is not an ignorant child, how can he be willing to have a queen mother on his head. ”

Hai's face immediately showed a look of shock.

Mrs. Sheng said: "Now Zihou is in an important position, if the fight between the official family and the queen mother resumes, it is bound to win over the courtiers, and naturally Zihou will not be missed, if Ming'er is still in the city, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble."

It's better to use the excuse that it is to raise a fetus and go to live in the Zhuangzi, and their Zhuangzi is dozens of miles away from the city, and they can live a clean life. ”

Mrs. Sheng deserves to be Mrs. Sheng, and she thought of the key to the matter with a sharp point.

Minglan said: "Grandmother is worthy of being a grandmother, she is clever and calculating, her eyes are like torches, you shouldn't stay in this back house, you should go to lead the troops to fight." ”

"Stinky girl! Less sycophants! Mrs. Sheng glanced at Minglan dotingly, and said, "Well, I've been nesting at home for a while, and my bones are about to rust, so it's not impossible to go to the village with you to live for a while, and I can just take a look at my great-grandsons." ”

"Brother Ping and Brother An usually don't talk about you less!" Minglan lied and didn't make drafts anymore, Brother Ping and Brother An had just walked on the ground for a short time now, and they were just babbling, and they couldn't say a complete sentence, how could they talk about Mrs. Sheng.

"Look, this girl knows how to coax me!" Old Lady Sheng laughed heartily.

"How many boards would you give her?" Hai covered his mouth and chuckled.

"It's time to hit a few boards!" Mrs. Sheng nodded and said with a look of deep understanding: "Since marrying into the Wang family and becoming a big lady, this girl has become more and more lawless. ”

"Grandmother!" Minglan hurriedly got up and walked to Mrs. Sheng and sat down, holding the old lady's hand and shaking it coquettishly: "How can you have a granddaughter, don't wronged people!" ”

"Look at her, she is a mother, and she is still coquettish like a child!" The smile on Mrs. Sheng's face became brighter and brighter.

"A granddaughter will always be a child who will never grow up in front of her grandmother." Minglan used the shameless Dafa she learned from Wang Chong, and coaxed the old lady Sheng to laugh.

Seeing this, the Hai family not only envied the admiration of the ancestors and grandchildren, but also was happy for the two: "If they are all like my family officials with a straight face all day long, and keep holding it, then it is not interesting!" ”

Minglan suddenly turned her head to look at the Hai clan and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you also take Brother Quan and Brother Le to live together for a few days, let's be lively together?" ”

(End of chapter)