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    Although I had reserved enough time on the road for this trip to the north, in order to ensure that I could catch up with Mrs. Pei's 60th birthday next month, the itinerary was still quite compact. It started from Quanzhou Port and took the coastal route.  After passing Fuzhou and entering the south of the Yangtze River, it turns to the inland canal and then goes straight to the capital.

    A few months ago, Mrs. Song's wife sent two confidants to the Zhen family in Quanzhou, and this time they returned to Beijing together.

    Although the Song family is an in-law of the Pei family, how come the other family sends someone to accompany the daughter of the Zhen family when she marries? This is an anecdote.

    The daughter of the Song family was married to Pei Xiuzhi, the second son of the Pei family. She died of illness a few years ago and left a son named Quan Geer.  Mrs. Song had only one biological daughter. After her daughter passed away, she was very sad and cherished Brother Quan as much as her life.

    The tide is turning.  The Young Emperor was gone and after King Shun'an became the emperor, the Song family was reused by the emperor because of their support. In the past two years, their status has skyrocketed and their power has been overwhelming. In sharp contrast, the decline of the Weiguo Palace has  defeat.

    Mrs. Pei of Duke Wei's Mansion has been living in seclusion for the past few years and doesn't care much anymore.  The eldest son Wei Guogong passed away many years ago, and the second master took up a sinecure position. On one side there was a powerful upstart, and on the other side he was a declining aristocratic family. The Song family inevitably became arrogant and neglected etiquette. Mrs. Song often came to Wei Guogong's house to see Brother Quan.  Every time she came here, she would be in full swing, but she would have to call for slaves. Mrs. Xin was dissatisfied, but her son still relied on the support of her ex-in-laws, so she could only swallow her anger and deal with it with a smile.

    After her son lost his wife, Mrs. Xin began to make arrangements for his marriage, but today's Pei family is not as good as before. Who can't see the new emperor's displeasure with the Pei family?  Among the powerful families in the capital, who would marry their daughter, let alone a step-brother.

    Mrs. Xin picked and picked, and finally set her sights on the Zhen family.

    The Zhen family has been moving around since their early years due to their kinship with their second wife, the Meng family. Except for the lack of family and family, the other conditions now seem to be perfect. The son is also satisfied with the daughter of the Zhen family. If he can marry into the family, he will not be interested in an official career.  A big help, but the Zhen family has money, which is what the Duke of Wei is in urgent need of now. In fact, it is just an empty frame. To maintain a good appearance, it will lose money every year. What's more, marrying low and marrying high, with the current situation of the family, it is not as good as  It is better to marry a daughter-in-law of the Zhen family than to marry a daughter-in-law whose face you have to judge. After all, no matter how bad the Pei family is, the status of the Duke's Palace is there, and no matter how rich the Zhen family is, they still have to look up to their own family.

    Mrs. Xin was planning her marriage, so naturally she couldn't hide it from the Song family.  Although Mrs. Song was unhappy with her former son-in-law's remarriage, no matter how long her hands were, she could not interfere with the matter. She inquired about the Zhen family and determined that the daughter of the Zhen family would not be harmful to her grandson in the future, so she acquiesced.  After listening to others' advice, he proposed to recognize Jiafu as his goddaughter and give her an identity. This was not only a win over to the Zhen family, but also a favor to the Pei family.

    Mrs. Song condescended to accept Jiafu as her goddaughter. The Zhen family must be grateful, which is why these two mothers-in-law went south this time.  Both of them are Mrs. Song's confidants, and one of them, Nanny Ye, is also Mrs. Song's wet nurse.  After arriving in Quanzhou two months ago, he pretended to be powerful and "teached" Jiafu girls how to be a virgin.

    Mrs. Meng herself was born into a family of officials, and her father also served as a local official. How could she not understand this?  In Mrs. Meng's eyes, in what way is her daughter's appearance and character inferior to those of the noble ladies in the capital?  Mrs. Zhi Song was just taking this opportunity to establish her authority so that her daughter could understand that even if she got married in the future, she would never be able to overpower her original wife.  I was unhappy in my heart, but I didn't dare to show it on my face. Instead, I treated the two women like Bodhisattvas and treated them to good food and drinks every day.

    On this trip to the north, in addition to the birthday gifts prepared for Mrs. Pei, the ship also prepared a generous gift for Mrs. Song. Rhino horns, elephant teeth, jade, pearls, silks, satins, spices, all top-notch treasures. As for these two  Mother-in-law, after boarding the ship, we arranged to live in a good cabin and sent a maid to serve. We didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

    After a few days out, the boat sailed to Fujian that day. The wind and waves were very strong. Mrs. Ye didn't know how to ride a boat. She suffered some pain when she came. This time she returned and became seasick again. Jiafu heard about it and went to visit in person.  When I went in, I saw her lying there with a dog skin plaster on her forehead. Her lips were white and her eyes were staring blankly. She called out "Mammy" with a look of concern on her face. She sat close to her, held Mrs. Ye's hand and shed tears.  He said: "It's all because of me that I made you endure hardship. I really feel sorry for you. I would rather suffer this pain on my body."

    Grandma Ye just vomited out all the fish she had eaten, and all the yellow bile and water she vomited came out. She said weakly: "It's good that you know my difficulty. It's really for your own good that I came all the way here."  When I went to the South, I suffered more than I could ever bear in my entire life."

    Jiafu kept blaming herself and said a lot of good things. Before leaving, she stood up and said, "Mom, you need a good rest. I won't disturb you anymore. What are you going to eat?"We must let Madam know quickly.  This girl from the Zhen family seems to be loyal and kind, but she is actually a fox and a coquettish girl, full of schemes.  If Brother Quan falls into her hands, how can he be better?  "

    The next day, Mrs. Meng and Jia Fu came back to visit Mrs. Ye. On the surface, Mrs. Ye did not reveal anything, but secretly she paid more and more attention to the daughter of the Zhen family. The more she looked at her, the more she felt that her every word and deed was full of scheming, but she did not point it out.  I used to be nice and polite, and I just wished I could arrive in the capital earlier.

    Mrs. Meng was completely in the dark and had no idea of ??the mystery behind it. She only saw Mrs. Ye's very kind attitude towards her daughter. She thought she was moved by her daughter's diligent visits to the hospital, and felt quite relieved.

    Jiafu remained calm and sweet, and she only became sweeter to Mrs. Ye. They had a peaceful journey together, and finally entered the waterway of the capital smoothly that day, and could go ashore tomorrow.

    That night, Mrs. Meng took her daughter and went to Mrs. Ye. She excused herself from the crowd, chatted for a few words, then handed over a purse and said with a smile: "I have really worked hard for my mother these days. I am so petty and disrespectful. Why don't you pay attention to me?"  I hope Mommy will accept it. Mommy will take the big one herself. Please ask Mommy to share the remaining bits and pieces with the little ones. Everyone has worked hard."

    Jia Fu followed her mother, blushing, lowering her head, and said coyly: "When I get to the capital, I hope my godmother can say a few good words to me."

    Mrs. Ye took the purse, squeezed it, and realized that it contained banknotes. She agreed wholeheartedly, and gave away the Zhen family's mother and daughter affectionately. After closing the door, she opened the purse and took out the two banknotes inside. She saw one was twenty taels of silver, and the other was twenty taels of silver.  Zhang Shiliang was greatly disappointed. He sneered and curled his lips: "I wonder how generous you are, but you want to shut me up for twenty liang? You can't even get it at a loss. A small family, only a small family is left.  This is what I learned.¡±

    Mrs. Meng never dreamed that the two banknotes she had prepared in her purse had been secretly exchanged by her daughter. She only knew that the woman had received five hundred taels from her. In front of Mrs. Song, even if she had no good words, at least she would not say anything nice.  If it was not going to be good, he sent Jiafu back to the cabin and left with peace of mind.

    On this late autumn day in the third year of Yongxi¡¯s reign, the Zhen family arrived in the capital.

    This is also the first time that Jiafu stepped into the capital city after three years.

    The pier was bustling with traffic and bustle. Not only the steward of the Zhen family who had been sent to the capital in advance came with a group of servants to pick up the mistress and the young master, but also people from the Duke Wei's mansion came.

    Mrs. Meng was happy when she learned that Pei Xiuzhi had come to the dock early in the morning to wait for her to be picked up. She took her daughter and prepared to get off the boat. However, she felt that her palms were slightly cold, so she squeezed one of her daughter's hands and whispered, "Don't panic.  Everything has been taken care of, everything will go smoothly, just wait and get married in peace." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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