Chapter 266 Reluctance
Other noble ladies only wanted to choose a girl who was docile, filial, gentle and easy to suppress as their daughter-in-law, while the second princess only wanted to find a girl who was capable but still had her true heart as her daughter-in-law.
In the Second Prince's Mansion, people with gentle temperaments and good intentions did not live long, and she did not want her daughter-in-law to be secretly killed within a few years of entering the house.
She is very capable, but she cannot protect her daughter-in-law all the time. Even a tiger will take a nap, she will be tired, annoyed, and neglectful one day, and she will also get old one day. She just I hope that when she grows old, her daughter-in-law will be able to protect her children from growing up safely.
This direct line can flourish under the protection of her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Don't let those concubines and concubines take advantage of it.
While the mother and son were talking, a nanny knocked on the door and came in, hurriedly reporting what happened to Xia Zihan.
"I heard that Mrs. Xia Er drew the lot, and the person who interpreted the lot was Master Wuchen of Xiangguo Temple. Many people were present at the time and saw it with their own eyes. Everyone in the capital knew about it..."
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"I don't believe it." Ao Tianchen's face suddenly turned pale, "Send people to go to Xiangguo Temple to check, to Xia's house to check, I..."
"You have to believe it even if you don't believe it." The second princess said sternly, "If this is not true, do you think Mrs. Chu will let it be exaggerated and spread?"
Now that this has been spread, it is true.
"Chen'er, listen to my mother and concubine, and take it easy. Chu Yu... don't even think about it."
The second princess and the old nanny left.
Ao Tianchen's face was full of grief and anger. Before the second princess could walk away, he waved his hand and threw everything on the table.
After the second princess heard the crackling sound inside, she paused but did not look back.
After Ao Tianchen vented his anger, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained, and he collapsed on the chair.
He took out a dried plasticine figure from the desk drawer and looked at it quietly, his eyes full of sadness that he was reluctant to let go but had to let go.
"It hasn't started yet, it's about to end..."
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"Master, I have heard about this." Chu Lin hurriedly entered the room, handed the cloak in her hand to Chu Hao, and then saluted Xia Zihan, "The second aunt, grandma, and her family of three went to stay at the hot spring village with Mr. Chu. Mrs. Chu also She wanted to go, but Mrs. Chu scared her so much that she didn’t dare to go, and then she went to live with Chu Haoyu’s family.”
The Chu family refers to the large house with three entrances that was given to Chu Haoyu when the family was separated.
Chu Haoyu and Aunt Lu lived there for a while before. There was no shortage of things inside, but compared to the splendor of An Guo Gong's mansion, the three-level house was really not enough. You know, Mrs. Chu A person can live in a courtyard with three entrances in Anguo Gong's Mansion.
But today, Mrs. Chu is not in a position to be picky, so she has no choice but to live in humiliation.
Chu Jinglan is the second daughter of Chu Haoyu. She is twelve years old this year. Because she has always been suppressed by a talented and beautiful eldest sister, she has never been very popular with Mrs. Chu.
She has never been very close to Mrs. Chu.
Seeing that Mrs. Chu wanted to move into her house, she said with a long face, "Grandma, when the family was separated, it was agreed that you would be supported by your uncle's family. Now you move into my house. My yard is small, and my brothers and sisters After all, my father has added a few more aunts, and this yard is no longer enough.”
This is Hong Guoguo’s driving away.
Mrs. Chu had been arrogant all her life, and now she was bullied by a dog. The bully was a granddaughter she didn't like very much. She suddenly became angry, jumped up and cursed, "This is my son's home, how dare he not support me?" If he dares not to support me, I will go to the government and sue him.”
"Damn girl, I'm warning you, don't think that you can dislike me because I have nothing now. I am your grandmother. If you dare to be unfilial to me, I will make you unable to marry for the rest of your life."
Chu Jinglan cried loudly, "Now that I have ended up in such an end, I can't get married a long time ago, wuwu..."
His mother murdered his uncle and was forced by the emperor to become a nun. His father was a puddle of mud and couldn't hold himself up. Apart from marrying aunts one after another and deliberately angering his mother, he had no future at all.
Now, the Chu family is ruined, and her sister has such a reputation. She has been implicated by her own relatives. No matter how good she is, others will not come to ask her to marry her. This is how she will be for the rest of her life.
The blame for all this is on the uncle. If the uncle had agreed to let the two of them live together, everyone would have been happy, the emperor would not have been alarmed or annoyed, and her mother would not have been forced to become a nun. Then she will be the second daughter of Duke Anguo's palace as before. Wherever she goes, others will look high on her and crowd around her to flatter her.
She will also be eligible to participate in the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet held by the Second Prince's Mansion next year. She will not be disqualified like this year and can only be secretly jealous of cousin Danhua who went to the Second Prince's Mansion.
But now, thanks to her uncle, her family's property has also been confiscated by the Yinlin Guards. Her mother has become a nun, her father is dying, and she has an extra grandmother to support, ugh...
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What is she going to do now?
What should her mother do?
Chu Jinglan was panicked, confused, and regretful.
But everything happened, and there was no point in regretting it.
This scene was seen by Chu Lin who was lying on the roof at the time. Chu Lin gloated and covered her mouth and laughed for a while before she came back happily.
After hearing what she said word for word, Xia Zihan smiled and said, "Sure enough, what kind of person will give birth to what kind of seed. Chu Haoyu's family is selfish, just watch it. , Mrs. Chu will not have a good life in the Chu family. "A group of selfish people live together, without money, glory and wealth, I don't know what kind of life it will be.
Xia Zihan thought for a while, then got up and went to Zeng's yard.
Mrs. Zeng was looking at the account books in the house and discussing something with the two stewards. When she saw her gone, Mrs. Zeng put down the account books. The two stewards also bowed and resigned, leaving the space for their grandparents and grandchildren. .
Xia Zihan snuggled into Mrs. Zeng's arms and said coquettishly, "Grandma, shall we go to the hot spring village to spend the winter this year?"
"What, want to go over and stay with your aunt?"
Xia Zihan was surprised, "How did grandma know that aunt went to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city?"
She only learned this news after she sent Chu Lin to inquire about it.
Mrs. Zeng smiled and said, "The Chu family has been headed by the Yu family all these years. Except for some good things in the hands of the old man, the rest have fallen into her hands. Even the few things the Chu family bought in the capital before." All the small villas were sold out secretly by the Yu family.”
"When the family was separated, the old man bought the second-bedroom house by himself, but there is only one house, and it has been allocated to the second-bedroom house. Now Anguo's mansion is going to be taken away by the emperor. If your aunt doesn't live in the hot spring village, why not Where can I go?”
Xia Zihan admired her grandmother's intelligence very much.
"Then let's go to the farm to accompany our aunt. It happens that the crops have been harvested and the farmers are busy picking fruits. Let's go pick fruits too."
The most important thing is that she has to go to Zhuangzi to discuss the big deal with her uncle, Gianzhuangtou, and Master Lin in person.
The money used by her uncle to buy grain belongs to the court. If the court's money is not earned, it will be earned in vain. If she doesn't earn it, others will earn it, so she needs to have a good talk with her uncle to negotiate a good price.
Not only can her uncle give an explanation to the court, but she can also make a lot of money.
Hehe...
Mrs. Zeng said, "Your great-aunt's funeral has not been completed yet. I will go after your great-aunt is buried."
No matter how the Song family treated her, Xiao Zeng was her biological sister. When her body recovered, she would still go to worship her.
But...
It would be better to let Yuniang go live in Zhuangzi first, so that she can escape the storm.
Come back after the wind of drawing lots has passed. By then, little Zeng's funeral will almost be held.
The next morning, there was a commotion at the gate of Chu's house.
There were five carriages parked at the door, more than 30 big black horses, and a large group of escorts, maids, and women who were moving boxes to the carriages. The whole scene was as lively as moving house. Even the neighbors on the left and right were alarmed and kept looking around. Come and have a look.
The Xia family's carriage was blocked behind. Xia Zilan poked her head out and asked, "What's going on? Why is it so lively?"
"Reporting to the fourth girl, it seems that the Chu family is moving."
"Second sister, what house is she moving to?" Xia Zilan's head stretched out from the car window, stretched out, and then retracted, "Quick, second sister is moving, let's go over and ask."
In the car, Xia Ziqing and Xia Ziying were both there. The three sisters came to comfort Xia Zihan.
Of course, it is more accurate to say that one takes pleasure in one's misfortune and adds insult to injury.
The three sisters got off the car and hurried to the front. Xia Zilan dragged a little maid and asked, "What are you doing? Is my second sister going to move out?"
The three sisters of the Xia family had been to Chu's house several times, and the little maid knew her. Seeing that she was the sister of the county master, the little maid did not hide it and told them, "The master of the county is going to spend the winter in the village outside the city."
Since we are spending the winter, we will have to stay there for at least a few months, so the things we need to bring are indispensable. No wonder it takes five carriages to load them.
Xia Ziying's eyes lit up, and she pulled Xia Zilan, her face full of anticipation, and whispered, "Is it the Zhuangzi who was rewarded by the emperor?"
The Zhuangzi that the emperor rewarded must be very interesting. It would not be like the Xia family's Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Jiangning City. It had a shabby yard and two shabby rooms. It was not fun or good-looking.
"I heard that every building in the Zhuangzi there has beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, and there are hot springs inside. It's cold now, and soaking in the hot springs is good for the skin." Xia Ziying said eagerly.
Xia Zilan became a little anxious and rushed into the house, "Where is the second sister? I'm going to find the second sister. I want to go too."
Xia Zihan was packing things in his yard.
Because she made a last-minute decision, it was too late yesterday, and there were still many things that were not packed completely, especially her clothes, which were only half-packed.
(End of chapter)