Chapter 42: Orphans and Widows
In the Ningguo Mansion, there are many buildings, and many of them are rare treasures, rare birds and beasts. The contemporary Ning Guogong has three sons, and each of them has children and grandchildren, so they all have their own buildings.
The country of Qi is respected by the left, and most of the buildings are sitting in the north and facing south. Therefore, the east of the mansion is a noble place, and when the eldest son of the long house, Li Jia'an, was still there, he was arranged to live in the east.
Although the status of the longhouse is unstable now, there is no absolute, so the longhouse still lives in a building in the east.
Although this building is only a piece of the Ningguo Mansion, it is also luxurious, with both the main building and many small courtyards surrounding it.
In the residence of the long house, there are only three masters, Li Jia'an's wife Mrs. Jin, son Li Yuanxiong, and daughter Li Hussar, but there are no less than hundreds of slaves, servants, guards, and so on.
The family has enjoyed the riches of the world.
Evening. Li Yuanxiong came back from running errands, he was filial by nature, and when he stepped into his own territory, he was going to ask his mother Mrs. Jin for peace, asked the maidservant, and learned that his mother was in the lobby, so Li Yuanxiong went to the lobby.
When I entered the lobby, I saw my mother, Mrs. Jin, sitting in front of the unicorn screen, with a complicated face, sneering and contempt, and a desolate look. Li Hussar was simply indignant.
Mrs. Jin is in her fifties, but because she has the skill of resembling her face and her profound true qi, she is not old, and she looks only twenty-seven or eighteen years old. Sitting with her daughter Li Hussar, it seems to be a pair of sisters.
Speaking of Mrs. Jin's background, but it is not small, and she is also the founding hero of the year, the Jin family has been awarded the title of Marquis of Wuyang for generations, although the power is not as good as that of the six major princes, but it is not far behind.
And Mrs. Jin is a young lady, and the weight is not light.
Li Yuanxiong is not stupid, seeing that the atmosphere is not right, and then thinking of the current situation of the mother and son, he knows that something happened to the second room again.
He stepped forward cautiously, there were scattered porcelain on the ground, and he didn't know if his mother or sister threw it away, Li Yuanxiong picked up the pieces one by one and put them away.
"Mother, who made you angry?" After that, Li Yuanxiong obediently stepped forward and asked.
"It's not our good second uncle yet. He used the sparse population of our long-term houses as an excuse to cut the cost of our long-term houses. Before Mrs. Jin could speak, Li Hussar had already poured beans and said it cracklingly, and her little face was indignant.
Li Yuanxiong also showed an angry face when he heard this, and clenched his fists and said: "Back then, my father conferred the title of the prince, so we had the first of the three rooms in the long room, and it was far higher than the second and third rooms. Although we have a small population, this kind of thing is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of face. If we let the second room take our share of the money today, the whole house will immediately gossip. In the blink of an eye, everyone in Qidu knows it, and I still have face in my long room. ”
"What he wants is for us to lose face, and we can take the inheritance of our family step by step. Mrs. Kim sneered angrily and desolately.
"When your father was still there, how could the second room dare to be so arrogant. Even when your brother Yuanba was there, they didn't dare to be presumptuous, but now we orphans and widows dare to advance step by step. ”
Speaking of this, Mrs. Jin was extremely miserable, losing her husband in her early years, losing her son in middle age, and her orphans and widows lived alone in the mansion, looking around at tigers and wolves left and right.
It's like a beggar in the wind and rain, and you can't live in fear.
This desolation, this desolation.
The sky is gloomy, how thin is it for me.
Thinking of the suffering, Mrs. Jin burst into tears, but she was fierce and violent, and she said to Li Yuanxiong and Li Hussar: "If it weren't for the Duke of Ningguo, it would have been inherited by your father and brother." I don't want the second room to be proud, otherwise I would have taken you back to Wuyang Mansion to join your grandfather. Although my Wuyang Marquis Mansion is not as good as Ningguo Mansion, it is also a luxurious family in Qidu, and it is not difficult to cultivate you to become talents. The descendants of the Ningguo Mansion are in exile, so that the Ningguo Mansion will lose face. It's just that I'm really unwilling to accept the family inheritance left by your father and brother. ”
Mrs. Jin is a young lady in the Hou Mansion, but her personality is not soft, strong and calculating. If it weren't for the unwillingness, it would have been broken up a long time ago.
Why bother to be angry in this country's mansion.
"Big brother, you bastard, where the hell did you die. Seeing his mother's desolation and suffering, Li Huqi remembered the eldest brother he respected and loved in his heart, but he couldn't help but scold, this bastard.
If the eldest brother is here, where will we be so angry?
If the second room dared to mention such a thing, my eldest brother would not overturn this Ningguo Mansion.
As the second son in the family, Li Yuanxiong's cheeks were flushed, and he felt that he was useless. He clenched his fists and said, "I'll go tell Grandpa." ”
"Don't go, since the second room dares to bring it up. Then your grandfather must have already acquiesced. Let's cut the regular money. The most urgent thing now is for you to compete for success. As long as you can reach the Heavenly Realm as soon as possible, you can regain everything you lost. Son, it's up to you for me and the hussars. ”
Madame Jin sneered, and then sighed.
Li Yuanxiong was ashamed, he sighed: "Mother, if the eldest brother is here, he will definitely be able to reach the heavenly realm first and inherit the prince of Ningguo, but I ......." ”
It's not about growing the morale of others and destroying one's own prestige. Li Yuanxiong knew that his talent was just ordinary and excellent, and he was not as talented as his brother Li Yuanba.
He couldn't even compare to a few outstanding cousins in the second and third rooms.
Mrs. Kim also knows this, but she will definitely not give up. She said: "The heavenly realm is unusual, it requires both hard work and a little chance. Talent is important, but so are the opportunities. You practice diligently first, find your grandfather for my mother and me, and find a way to find a treasure against the sky for you, so as to help you ascend to the heavenly realm as soon as possible. ”
"Yes. Li Yuanxiong was both excited and ashamed when he heard this. I'm so useless, Mother Lao is so bothered.
Knowing that this matter was probably nailed to the iron plate, the mother and son let go of the matter. Mrs. Jin turned to care about Li Qianning's birthday.
"Your grandfather's birthday party is also an opportunity. Although your father has passed, he has also left many close friends, and your brother Yuanba also has a few iron brothers. These people are either noble in themselves or from luxurious families. Inviting them over to the banquet can also boost the momentum of our long room. So that the second room doesn't underestimate us, don't be aggressive. Mrs. Kim said.
This is Mrs. Jin's plan, to raise her eyebrows at Li Qianning's birthday banquet. At present, there are only three orphans and widows in the family, so it is appropriate to send Li Yuanxiong to go.
Li Yuanxiong was gloomy when he heard this, and he said: "After the son got his mother's list, he visited his father's brother's friends in the Qi capital, and he also sent someone to invite him from a distance. But they either shirked or declined. Obviously, people are going to tea and cool, and now they think that the second room has the upper hand and may inherit the Ningguo Mansion, and they are afraid that the future Ningguo Duke will draw a line with us. At Grandpa's birthday banquet, I'm afraid we're going to lose face again. ”