Chapter 376 Looking for a backer and being moved
Nanny Feng came in and said, "Miss Fifth is here."
Ji Bolian picked up the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and asked, "Why is she here?" His tone was still serious, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Ji Qingwu's arrival.
Aunt Feng glanced at the old lady and said: "Sir, I don't know what kind of wind blew the fifth lady here. She doesn't come to see our old lady on weekdays, and she doesn't even have a morning and evening night. ”
Ji Bolian took a deep breath: "If you don't know, just say you don't know. Where does all this nonsense come from."
Thinking about what he would say to the old lady later, he added: "Let her go back first."
Mrs. Ji put down the bowl and said to Father Ji: "Qingwu has never wanted to come to my place. It's thanks to you that she can come to my place."
How could Ji Bolian not know that they were coming to him to complain in a roundabout way?
Seeing that the old lady had almost finished her meal, he waved for the servants to clear the table.
Ji Bolian said slowly: "Mother, it's not that Qingwu doesn't want to come, it's just to avoid trouble."
Mrs. Ji held the bowl for mouthwash and turned to look at him in surprise.
"Berlian, what do you mean by this? What trouble is happening to me here?"
Why doesn't Ji Qingwu come to Shouan Hall?
When he first returned home, Gibren only knew a little bit about what happened at home. When he comes back, he will investigate carefully and find out what good deeds the Ji family members have done. He will now know clearly.
Ji Bolian said: "Mother, I heard that you showed Qing Wu the third son of Grand Scholar Li's family. What kind of virtues did their son have? Do you really not know, or are you just pretending to be confused?"
When Xiao Wuxiang saw the crooked melon with the Longyang habit, Ji Bolian was so angry after the meal that he waited until the old lady finished eating before showing signs of it.
Mrs. Ji put the bowl down on the table with a clang, and a lot of water sloshed out.
"Boss, this is true. I have done it, and I admit it."
Mrs. Ji said calmly: "Are you complaining about Qingwu? But you have been an official outside for so many years, and you don't understand the difficulties at home. How can the Ji family do without a backer in the imperial city?"
She sighed several times.
"If there was a better choice, I wouldn't want to. The third son of the Li family is good-looking and has good character, but he has different hobbies than normal."
The old lady looked at her eldest son's face and said, "I heard that the old lady of the Li family is already treating him with Chinese medicine. Maybe he will get better."
Ji Bolian said: "Mom still believes in traditional Chinese medicine conditioning."
"The Ji family needs a backer, or does the mother want to find a backer for herself?"
He has been an official for many years and his words are to the point.
"Because of Chang Yan's imprisonment, the Queen Mother broke away from you, and the relationship is no longer as close as before, so you set your sights on Xiao Wu, hoping to form an in-law relationship with the Li family to stabilize your position and prevent the Wei family from being The old lady is competing.”
Hearing Ji Bolian mention the old lady of the Wei family, Mrs. Ji beat her heart several times.
No longer calm, he said sadly: "What do you mean by my strength? Half of my body has been buried in the ground. By saying this, you are stabbing your mother's heart with a knife."
The old lady wiped away her tears and said: "What I do for myself is not for the young and old of the Ji family."
Ji Bolian was unmoved. He knew very well what his mother was like. He overindulged and doted on his second wife. Ji Changyan grew crooked and even lost his life. It was difficult to say that the old lady was not responsible.
Furthermore, what he dislikes the most is crying. Regardless of whether they are men, women, old or young, if they can't talk properly, they have to cry.
Ji Bolian unconsciously showed his official power.
"You have done so much just to make the Emperor more fearful of our Ji family, right?!" This question caused Mrs. Ji's momentum to weaken immediately and she held back her tears.
It was not a secret that Emperor Wu Su was guarding the Ji family. There was no family in Lin'an who didn't know about it.
Ji Bolian said: "For so many years, the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace has been making troubles. To put it nicely, it is for the favor of the Guji family. Because she is not the emperor's biological mother, she is always separated by a layer and not close enough."
"The Queen Mother is a compatriot of my mother. I don't know what her plans are. In order to gain power in the harem, she also wants to win over the ministers of the previous dynasty. It's okay for my mother to follow her nonsense, and she also wants to bring Xiao Wu into the trap." Pull it in.”
Before, Mrs. Ji and the Queen Mother often made some small moves, and the fourth girl, Ji Qingyuan, was also willing to cooperate with them, and Ji Bolian didn't bother to interfere.
But now, he reached out to Xiao Wu.
Ji Bolian said in a stern voice: "No one of you is allowed to have any ideas about Xiao Wu from now on!"
"I will also talk to the Queen Mother in the palace."
After Emperor Wu Su was assassinated, Ji Fangmin did something stupid. Ji Bolian got the news in the south. The reason why Cining Palace has not been touched yet is because the emperor is not free yet.
The tears on Mrs. Ji's face had dried long ago, and she said anxiously: "Boss, did you get anything out of the Emperor's mouth during your two days in court?"
"Can you tell me how to deal with the Queen Mother? Will it affect the Ji family and you?"
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Ji Bolian deliberately frowned and said bitterly: "Few people can guess the emperor's thoughts, and no one can predict what will happen in the future."
Not only did it have no impact on him, the emperor also specially commemorated his hard work in the morning and rewarded him with half a year's salary and seafood tribute from Yangcheng.
All the money was spent on buying beautiful clothes and jewelry for Xiao Wu.
Most of the seafood was served on Xiao Wu's table, and the remaining few small yellow croakers were distributed to the old lady's side.
Ji Qingwu was blocked by Nanny Feng.
I heard the voices inside getting louder and louder, and I could vaguely hear a few words, mixed with my grandmother's cry.
She diverted to Anjuyuan.
Tell Mrs. Qiao about the valuable things she received.
In the morning, Mrs. Qiao knew what Ji Bo had done in a hurry, but she turned a blind eye to his behavior. Anyway, it was not the money from the house.
But I was also shocked in my heart. Mr. Ji, who had always lived without money and wanted to donate all his wealth to the national treasury, was actually so willing.
Where a man spends his money, his heart will grow.
Qiao felt that this was a very suitable choice for Gibren, as he loved his daughter more than anything else.
She picked up the spices, picked several kinds and threw them into the sachet. She smiled and said, "Keep what your father gave you."
Ji Qingwu still felt uneasy and said: "But I heard my grandmother crying, and she seemed to be scolded."
Qiao paused while tying the sachet and asked, "Did you really hear that right?"
As the eldest son of the family, Ji Bolian respected all good deeds and filial piety as his first priority. After the old man passed away at an early age, it was not easy for Mrs. Ji to raise these children. He tolerated it and never got angry with his old mother.
Regarding the old lady's preference for a second wife, Ji's father pretended to be deaf and dumb. Qiao thought that he would always tolerate the old lady.
Ji Qingwu pursed his lips and said, "I seem to have heard my name."
He also affectionately called her Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu: Why don’t you call me face to face?
Father Ji: o(╥﹏╥)o
(End of this chapter)