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- Qingshui didn't come back, but Hua Yazi came. Hua Yazi had no idea what had happened. He just rushed over after receiving the news of the death. He kept apologizing to the Duke and other gentlemen, saying that the child in Qingshui's belly was already a month old and should not be shaken, otherwise both adults and children would be in danger.
I have been angry for two days, and now I see Hua Yazi like this. Everyone felt more or less comfortable, but thinking about it, I guess the news didn't spread that fast in the countryside. Who knows what his face will look like once he finds out.
But Hua Yazi¡¯s attitude has always been very respectful from the beginning to the end. I also did some errands in the middle. It¡¯s as if I never knew these things.
News that Wen Wan was temporarily in charge of the Ping Mansion suddenly came and spread throughout the capital. Several companies that had a good relationship with Wen Wan all sent people to present their guests. Ru Yu and his mother also came to visit, to support Wen Wan's face.
"Princess, the fourth master is back." Wen Wan was not at all curious about this cheap fourth uncle. Who among the Taira family is good?
When I met the person, I realized that this person was somewhat similar to my uncle. He has a broad forehead and an official look, which makes him look somewhat majestic. Wen Wan gave him a junior salute.
"Thank you for your hard work, this is a meeting gift from me." What Wen Wan got was a set of the four treasures of the study. He thanked him, but his face was pale and his mood could not be seen. Instead of being unhappy, Wen Wan found this fourth uncle a bit interesting.
News in the capital is coming very quickly, so the eldest aunt, Shenjianhou Crown Prince Bai Shihua, arrived belatedly with his eldest aunt. He still acts like an uncle, which is not to his liking and that is not to his liking either. The servants who served him complained endlessly. It caused many guests to look at him sideways.
"Sister-in-law, the princess said that if you are not sincere in coming to express condolences to the old lady, you should go back now to avoid disturbing her old man's undead soul." A maid passed the message. He said it to him in front of all the guests.
Prince Bai's face turned red immediately. In the past few days, he had had enough of other people's cynicism. The reason is that he married a daughter of the Taira family. If she hadn't given birth to two sons, she would have divorced her long ago. It was also a good thing that she got pregnant at that moment. Otherwise, no matter what, I will give up and let him suffer such cowardice. If the old man hadn't forced him to come here to express his condolences, he wouldn't have come! Have this skill. Might as well go out and have fun.
If someone else had ridiculed him like this, they would have exploded on the spot. However, the target was Wen Wan, the princess who had the support of several princes, and he really didn't have the guts to scold her back. Otherwise, they would come up and be whipped randomly. I have suffered and have yet to find any solution. Last time the princess was whipped in Nan'an Prince's Mansion, but she didn't do it quietly afterwards. Wen Wan is someone who even dares to beat the princess of the prince's family. He is nothing but the cousin-in-law of the heir apparent of the Hou family. If he goes crazy, even if he is beaten, it will be in vain. I suppressed my anger and didn't dare to make any more noise.
"Aunt, you died so unjustly. These unfilial sons" The eldest grandma of the Rong family pulled her away once and warned her not to come in again. Qing hairpin cries at the married girl's place. Don¡¯t know the farce here yet. Otherwise, there will be so many guests at the funeral tomorrow, and it will definitely be embarrassing. The Duke asked someone to pull away, so as not to cause trouble here.
But Grandma Rong, holding on to Ping¡¯s mother¡¯s coffin, would not let go until she died. In front of the guests, he shouted loudly, "You are all those unfaithful and unfilial things. My aunt is so angry. You unfaithful and unfilial things. I want to sever ties with you. Return our aunt's dowry to you." Grandma Rong also risked her life. At this point. Now that the old lady is dead, they can no longer get any benefits, so they can take advantage of this opportunity to make one last profit. Crying and screaming there. In front of so many guests, it was said that the unfilial descendants of the Taira family made her aunt mad to death. I want to return all my aunt's dowry to their Rong family.
The guests present wanted to laugh, but the occasion was not right. Otherwise you have to laugh out loud. Some of the governor's guests quietly left. Some guests who wanted to watch the show stayed and continued watching the show. Let¡¯s see how this play goes on.
Fortunately, the Duke of Guo didn¡¯t get angry after hearing this; only when he heard that the childless family came to ask for the dowry of the married daughter. The old lady has great-grandchildren. He actually came to ask for dowry. This is just to cause trouble and embarrass their family.
The third master was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he shouted. The fourth master came back before the funeral, but his family members were still on the way. He looked at them and wanted to scold them, but in the end he didn't speak; the fifth master wanted to scold but didn't dare to. A few old men were just watching Grandma Rong being mischievous. Really, when a scholar meets a shrew, there is nothing to say. The servants nearby lowered their heads, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh; I have never seen such a shameless person asking for money.
"Drag her out, drag her out." Finally, the Duke couldn't bear it any longer and shouted loudly in a rage.
"Which of you dares to touch me? If you dare to touch me, I will hit my head on my aunt's coffin and die. Return my aunt's dowry to our Rong family so thatThe Rong family is completely cut off from you. Otherwise, I won't give up. "Grandma Rong is ready to go all out. Once the money is settled, they will go back to the countryside. Anyway, they have nothing here, their status and money are all gone. They might as well cheat a sum and go home to be rich. Go.
But there¡¯s no need to think about it, now that you know you have no identity. After receiving such a large sum of money, the Duke's mansion was completely offended. Although the Duke's residence is now in an awkward position, it is hereditary after all. When given time, it will naturally be possible to recover. But if you have to break up with the Duke's mansion and get such a sum of money, then everyone in the Taira family will probably have to leave their bodies in the wilderness.
"Where is the princess? Tell the princess about this, maybe the princess has an idea." The butler didn't seem to be doing anything wrong, and suddenly thought of Wen Wan.
It¡¯s not a matter of delay, and it¡¯s even more impossible to agree to it. It's not like she was divorced. How could she return her mother's dowry to her mother's family? Descendants of the Taira family, don¡¯t be human anymore.
Wen Wan was not surprised at all when he got the news. We had already had countermeasures in place. I drew a few strokes on Xia Ying Brush. Xia Ying went out.
Over at the mourning hall, the Duke really wanted to kick this disgusting evil woman to death. On the verge of collapse, the butler spoke twice into his ear, and then he calmed down. He sneered and said, "Don't you want my mother's dowry? Then you wait, wait slowly."
After a while, Ping¡¯s mother was surrounded by her confidant mother and her confidant maid. Entered the mourning hall. I bowed to the four gentlemen. That confidant mother is the daughter-in-law of Ping's mother who grew up with her as a personal maid, and is very loyal to Ping's mother. He has always been valued by Ping's mother and has always been in charge of Ping's mother's private house. I have a better understanding of the market situation.
With the approval of the Duke, he coldly asked Grandma Rong, who was acting mischievously, "You are making noise in Lingtong because you want to get back the old lady's dowry. Yes or no."
"Those treacherous sons are not worthy of having my aunt's dowry. Moreover, since it is a dowry, it will naturally return to our natal family after death." Grandma Rong has completely reached the position of shamelessly asking for money.
After hearing the affirmative answer, the confidant mother
He took out something like a ledger from his pocket and said, "The princess said that your Rong family will definitely cause trouble, so she told me early in the morning to sort out the old lady's things that have supplemented your Rong family over the years. I I have been sorting it out these past two days. I have recorded everything in detail in the account book I made for the old lady. The old lady has given you scattered items over the past ten years. There is time and location, and there is a detailed explanation of whether it is money or objects. Even if you want to deny it, I will not allow you to deny it. Let¡¯s start talking about this year and go back year by year. On the fifth day of October this year, the old lady gave Grandma Rong 500 taels of silver. In August, the old lady gave Grandma Rong 400 taels of silver¡¡±
The people of the Taira family and the onlookers. Hear these words. In awe of Wen Wan. Unexpectedly, the princess was so thoughtful and considered so comprehensively.
"Stop reading, bring it over." The Duke of Guo took the account book and took a look at it. The accounts were clear and clear.
After a cursory glance, I turned to the last page. "Grandma Rong, if you want to take my mother's dowry back to the Rong family, you can. First, give me a good share of all the money you have taken from our Ping family in the past seventeen years." Spit it out. In total, over ten years, including silver and items equivalent to silver, there are a total of 73,500. One hundred taels. Please return this money to our family first.¡±
"No, I didn't take a penny from your Ping family." Grandma Rong denied it.
"No, Grandma Rong, do you dare to swear to Huang Tian Hou Tu? If so, you will not die well. After your death, you will be cut into pieces and sent to the eighteenth level of hell." The confidant mother screamed sternly.
"No, I didn't, I didn't take anything from your Ping family. These belong to our Rong family. Without our Rong family, where would your Ping family be" He shouted like a madman.
The Duke immediately asked his two daughters-in-law to drive her out, and also ordered them not to visit her from now on. Otherwise, break the janitor's legs. He also ordered people to tell people about this in advance in order to avoid them spreading rumors outside. At least it would be reasonable.
"The Rong family is like that. If you don't stand up for yourself, I won't be able to blame you for being chewed to pieces by them. You usually know how to flatter the old lady, but you haven't learned what you should learn. These days, it can be considered I'll teach you a lesson. Fortunately, you are smart and know how to keep your dowry in your hands. You don't need to be afraid of them. Not only do you still have a dowry, but the house where the Rong family lives is also your dowry. On your hands. From now on, you should control them and don't let them cause trouble in the house," the eldest lady said sternly to Qinghan.?
"But my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law is unreasonable. A few days ago, she forced my daughter to step on the house deed, but I had to bite her to death to not give it to her. She ransacked my room and asked me to take charge of it. How can I control them?" Qinghao is no longer as arrogant as before. I was exhausted from fighting with Grandma Rong all day long.
"I'll give you a few useful women. How to use them and whether you can control them depends on your ability. If you can't control them, don't come back to the house again." If you don't solve the problem of the Rong family, The fast dog-skin plaster will still cause a lot of trouble in the Duke's Mansion.
Qinghao¡¯s heart trembled, that is to say. If she can't suppress the Rong family, and the Duke's government will no longer support her, then she will really be eaten up to the point where nothing is left. However, since she can get useful people, she is confident that she can take control of the Rong family.
After this incident, nothing bad happened again. Through this incident, everyone in the Heing family developed a sense of awe towards Wen Wan. The young lady in their family has a lot of tricks up her sleeve.
The Duke went to the emperor to plead for mercy and wanted to give his mother a royal title. The emperor didn't even see him. Raising things that are inferior to such beasts should be better than each other. You deserve to be angry to death. He still had the nerve to ask for a royal title from the imperial court.
The Duke of Guo shamelessly asked several well-connected officials to bury his mother in glory. The living can't argue with the dead. In the end, the seal came down. The emperor didn't care that much and just let the Ministry of Rites take care of it.
At dawn, the auspicious time has come, and sixty-four people in green clothes came to pray for the spirit, with a big flag written on it: "On the occasion of Tiantian Qi Renkang's hard time, I entrust the coffin of Pingguo Gongfu, Pingmen Rong's first-class wife."
Every detail and decoration is newly made in a hurry. One color is dazzling. Several granddaughters were performing the mourning ceremony there, feeling very sad.
How can Wen Wan cry? It¡¯s so lively that you can¡¯t even look at it, so you can¡¯t even bother crying. But if you don¡¯t cry. Will be criticized. I had no choice but to cry, so I wiped my eyes with my sleeve. The tears fell as if they were free of charge. Wen Wan looked at the other sisters who were crying so sadly and thought to herself that they might have used tear gas packs just like me.
Officials and guests attend the funeral. There are dozens of families with meritorious in-laws, including Luo Shouxun, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, Bai Shihua, the eldest son of the Shenjian Hou Mansion, the eldest son of the Xu family of Shanhou, the eldest son of the Minister of Rites, the head of the Tong family, the minister, and so on. Prince Zheng's Mansion, Prince Chun's Mansion, Prince Zhou's Mansion and other distinguished families also sent people. There were seven or eight large sedan chairs and twenty or thirty small sedan chairs among the guests. Even the family members spent the summer in a sedan chair, which cost no less than seventy or eighty taels. Even the deacons and furnishings in front of them were arranged in a vast and majestic manner, covering four or five miles.
Not long after walking, a colorful shed was erected beside the road. There are banquets and music played, and all families offer sacrifices on the road. It was lively again.
Wen Wan looked at the wailing. At that time, she was still thinking about why a funeral would cost five or six thousand taels. No wonder it costs so much money, it turns out it's all money-burning stuff. It's a funeral. The money was burned.
A funeral was held with great splendor. The people next to him expressed their admiration. But the same thing happened when Wen Wan was so tired that she almost couldn't hold it in anymore. Swear gently. She no longer listens to the nonsense from people around her. Anything can be solved with just a few words. She was determined not to do this thankless job again. Even if I tell her a lot of benefits, I will never do it again. A waste of effort and no benefit. Definitely never do it again.
¡°Well, once the funeral is over here, the eldest lady over there will be cured of her illness. Wen Wan seriously doubted whether the eldest lady was faking her illness! Otherwise, where could such a coincidence come from? It's impossible not to make people suspicious.
After the funeral is over, the old lady¡¯s inheritance will be divided. Wen Wan was also surprised and confused. It seemed that the old prince was still there and he didn't even come out for his wife's funeral. But by rights, this money should go to the old prince first! When Grandma Gu heard this, she said that only women hide private money, and how could any man hide private money? After listening to this, Wen Wan secretly thought, it turns out that men, no matter in ancient times or modern times, cannot blatantly hide their private rooms!
After everything was settled, a group of people from the Ping family cleared out Ping's mother's old man. Ping's mother married into the Ping family at the age of 16 and was in charge of the middle school for more than 20 years. Later, she said she didn't care about things when she was free, but in fact she was also in charge of things. There are also children who have paid a lot of filial piety, and together with ordinary odds and ends, they have saved a lot of money for their own money. Now when I pull it out, there are twenty or thirty boxes. It seems that not only did he pay for that prodigal thing, but he also supplemented his parents' family. Unexpectedly, there are still so many private houses saved. This mother-in-law seems to be indifferent, but her methods of amassing money are very good.
Opening the box and emptying the cage, she took out all the things that Ping¡¯s mother had accumulated over the past thirty years. I thought that after subsidizing the Rong family, there wouldn¡¯t be much left. Unexpectedly, there was still a lot of gold and silver in the box. After taking it out and calculating, there were five thousand taels of gold and 35,000 taels of silver. There are also more than a dozen boxes of valuable jewelry, a room full of rare antiques, and Ping's mother's dowry, Zhuangzi. Ping's mother's private??, it is indeed rich. If there were not as much subsidies as the Rong family, there would be more private houses.
"For the funeral, I first paid 1,000 taels of silver in cash, and Wen Wan paid 5,500 taels. Once I spent 6,500 taels, this part will be deducted from the 35,000 taels of silver. Let's make a rule on how to divide the rest. "The Duke of Guo knew that it would be better to follow everyone's opinions to avoid making more jokes. But her mother has a lot of money. She has made a lot of money as a housekeeper over the years. Look at this family's background
"In my opinion, the second wife should get more. After what happened, the second wife still has eight unmarried children. After such a thing, it is probably more difficult for them to get married. Give them 3,000 taels each. Treating them as marriage partners is also our intention as uncles. What do you think, eldest brother, third brother, and fifth brother? "The fourth master is very calm. The heart is also very broad.
"I follow everyone's opinions." The Duke of Guo said this in acquiescence. Ping Xiangxi also nodded. The third master was a little reluctant, but everyone had said so, and it was useless for him to object.
"Take out another box of jewelry for Wen Wan! The old lady's funeral was all due to her. If it weren't for her, it wouldn't have been so smooth and it wouldn't have been so glorious. And she was also an unmarried daughter. However, As the princess, she also has a lot of money, but this box of jewelry is just a token of gratitude to our uncles." The fourth master looked at several people. Whispered. After this funeral, he finally knew what he needed to know and what he needed to see clearly. If it weren't for Wen Wan's status as the noble princess, it is estimated that the old lady's funeral would not have been so smooth. Not so decent either. Several other people also understood.
The Duke of Guo also wanted to compensate Wen Wan in his heart, and thought that he would do it in private later. But he is the eldest brother and it is difficult for him to speak. When the fourth brother said this, he was absolutely convinced, and the fifth master naturally agreed. The third master wanted to object, but he couldn't find any objection. Gentleness is indeed present in this funeral. It's a well-known fact. He said nothing.
In the end, after deducting the 24,000 taels of silver for the second house with special care and a box of jewelry given to Wen Wan. The remaining fifty-four thousand five hundred taels of silver were originally to be divided equally. But the Fourth Master said he didn¡¯t want it.
The private property of an aunt's mother is usually left to her biological children, but not to children born from a common concubine. Now the Duke is willing to share it equally with them. It is because the Duke is generous. But the fourth master felt that the rules should not be broken. If word spreads, the Rong family will definitely make trouble again.
The third master was furious. He knew that the fourth master had been a foreign official for more than ten years. Got enough oil and water. I can't stand this little money. But he is different. This average share is also a lot of money. The shouting started immediately.
We discussed it for a while. The Duke decided to divide it into ten parts, with the third and fourth bedrooms each getting one and a half points. The first and fifth bedrooms will get two shares, and the remaining three shares will go to the second bedroom. The same goes for jewelry and antiques. As for the old lady¡¯s dowry, Zhuangzi. The three biological sons were separated. The Duke of Guo and the Fifth Master saw that the second wife had eight children to marry in the future. The second bedroom gets half, and the second bedroom gets half.
This time when the old lady¡¯s inheritance was divided, the second bedroom took nearly half. The third master was so angry that he screamed that he was unconvinced, but he was the only one of the four brothers who cried out that it was unfair. He had no official position, and his status in the family was not prominent, so it was useless no matter how much he cried.
Wenwan was surprised when she got the silver and jewelry. She thought the money would never come back! When I later heard that the suggestion was from the fourth master, I actually laughed. This fourth master is also a wonderful man. But Wenwan didn't lack any jewelry, so she sent it back and said she didn't need it. But the Duke of the country said that the elders gave it to them and could not refuse it. Wen Wan pouted and put it in the warehouse.
"You said that the patriarch didn't execute the second master, but just broke his legs and locked him up in the ancestral hall? Why?" Wen Wan was a little surprised when she got the news.
"He has committed such a big evil. Because of him, so many people have died and so many girls from the Taira family have been harmed. Wouldn't it be too easy for him to just let him die like this? The clan leader wants to make his life worse than death and kill him as a warning to others. . Let people in the future not dare to commit the crime again. I heard that he is now being imprisoned in the ancestral temple, and his three meals a day are a steamed bun and a glass of water. He is asked to apologize to his ancestors." Xia Ying said it as if he drank boiled water.
Wen Wan rubbed her hands, she should have locked him up in the ancestral temple when he came back. There wouldn't be so many bad things. This time, it was really an afterthought. But I feel relieved when I think about it. If Ping's mother was still there, this matter would really be in big trouble. Although it is said that the patriarch has great power, it only sounds good. No matter how much authority he has, he will eventually be more powerful than the Duke of Guo. The family relies on the plaque of the Duke's residence to live a good life.
"But when the word "filial piety" came up, the Duke of the country had no choice but to make concessions. There is no way, that's the way things are, Ping's mother is unreasonable, and when the time comes to cause trouble, no one will look good. Wen Wan shook her head. With such a mistress, she would harm her grandson and harm the whole family. Wen Wan made up her mind. If she wants to have a son in the future, she must be careful when choosing a wife.?Prudent.
Years later, Wen Wan became extremely depressed because of this incident.
Hua Yazi hesitated for a long time after the funeral before mentioning the matter to Shang Qi. When Shang You heard this, the tension in his heart suddenly collapsed, his feet became weak, and he sat on the ground. He begged Hua Yazi bitterly not to vent his anger on Qing Shui, it had nothing to do with Qing Shui.
Hua Yazi grinned and said, "Brother-in-law, what are you doing? I heard about this as soon as I arrived in the capital. It's all the fault of my husband. Brother-in-law, you have to suffer for it! Don't worry, I know who my wife is." Yes. I just want to tell you not to tell her about this. She will give birth in three months. If she finds out, it will put both adults and children in danger. Yuezi told her again that she must not tell her now! Brother-in-law, you have to cheer up. Just treat this as a hurdle and get over it."
Shang Qi heard that it was completely opposite to what he imagined. He grabbed Hua Yazi's clothes in disbelief and said, "Say it again, say it again." Hua Yazi said it again, helped him up and sat on the chair.
"Thank you, thank you." Shang You didn't know whether he was happy or sad, tears fell again. This is the first time someone has said this to me in more than half a month. In my heart, I was happy and sad at the same time. He had always been afraid that Hua Yazi would divorce Qing Shui after hearing the news. At that time, Qing Shui would really have no way to survive.
Qingshui has received letters in the past few months, always saying that life is going smoothly and well. Her mother-in-law and husband were very kind to her. Although the conditions are not as good as those in the capital, life is so comfortable, it's like a dream. If he was really divorced, Qingshui probably wouldn't be able to survive. Fortunately, fortunately, this man has a heart.
There is a funeral being held here, and the results of the test over there have long come out. Shangtang passed the exam and passed the exam, ranking 299th and the top three Jinshi. There were a total of 300 candidates in the exam, and he got 299, which was the second to last!
Wen Wan burst out laughing after hearing this, she might as well just get three hundred, and maybe she could become a famous idiom. Even his husband didn't expect that he would pass the exam and said that his performance was extraordinary. Wen Wan listened and thought that it would be better to win than not. At that time, everyone was attending the funeral, but my aunt who stayed at home still gave the person who brought the good news some money. But it is destined not to be a big deal.
Wen Wanyi immediately wrote a letter to her uncle as soon as she got the news about the Jinshi in Shangtang. My uncle won't be in any trouble either. He said that he wanted to wait for Shang Tang to finish his filial piety and find him a job abroad, and first let him hide away for a few years. When everything is fine, let him come back, so as not to suffer cynicism in the capital. If you can't bear it and your soul is hurt, it will be a lifelong shadow. After all, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy. In modern times, he was still a high school student.
My uncle wrote back and said that Shang Tang was a fellow Jinshi, so he could find Shang Tang a magistrate position in another county. The magistrate of a foreign county is an official of the seventh rank, and is generally treated as a second-level Jinshi. It seemed that my uncle had opened a back door for himself. According to Wen Wan, it is best to put it somewhere farther away. Positions in Jiangnan and other good areas with affluent and convenient transportation may not be available in this sensitive period. If you get a job there, the information will be relatively well-informed. If you ask about it, you will find out, and the purpose of gentleness will not be achieved. Therefore, it is probably in three places: Sichuan, Guizhou or Yunnan. These three places are relatively remote and the information is not so well-informed. Ask Wenwan where she plans to choose. Wen Wan smiled after reading the reply. The lack of transportation information in ancient times was also beneficial. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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