The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 39

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was safe and sound for several days.

Xu Fengjia seemed to have had enough tossing and tossing, and went to the family school together with Brother Jiu in an orderly manner.

The third lady's illness was cured, and it was inevitable for children to come and go. When she saw Xu Fengjia, she didn't show too much fear.

After the big spider in Xu Fengjia's hand was returned by Qin Niangzi, it was starved to death.

"How can you take back what you gave away." Young Master Biao was quite arrogant.

Lichun had no choice but to give it to Mrs. Xu's maid. No one knew what it ate before. After more than half a month, San Niang finally didn't have to be afraid to find a spider from the drawer.

Mrs. Xu, the First Wife, and the Second Wife socialize with aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area all day long. Today your house, tomorrow my house, and the day after tomorrow her house are so busy that they never touch the ground.

Back then, Lord Ping Guo used to guard Jiangnan, and he had inextricable connections with the local generals.

Emperor Qin's teacher is also a civil servant, and he has been an emperor's teacher for many years...how could he not have his own network?
Both the literary and the martial arts can have something to do with Mrs. Xu, so they all come to invite her like a lantern, and no one is willing to lag behind.

Mrs. Xu also walked diligently, so the eldest wife had to accompany her to go out and walk around, and she never missed the time every day.

Over time, I can't help complaining to the old man. "I don't know what kind of magic my aunt has. It's too impolite for everyone to invite everyone."

The elder's eyes dimmed.

"The prince is ten years old this year." He whispered, looking a little older. "But I haven't left the cabinet to study yet."

Without going out to study in the pavilion, he was raised in the deep palace, and it was difficult to get in touch with the officials.

There is no way to cultivate your own power.

The eldest lady's heart tightened.

This year, the eldest son of the emperor has already started to run errands for the emperor.Although he has never been crowned king, but because of this, he did not leave the capital.

The aunt of the Xu family had no children of her own, and she was the prince's half adoptive mother, so the Xu family had no choice but to side with the prince.

"Isn't it because you want to send thousands of people to write a book?" The eldest wife murmured.

The Grand Master sighed.

Although the fourth aunt is very kind, she is from a small family after all, so she is not as sensitive as the eldest wife in this kind of matter.

"It's not without precedent in the previous dynasty." He said in a low voice, "The emperor himself was canonized back then, and it was all because of the Qin Emperor's teacher's insistence..."

The world is reincarnated. Many years ago, the emperor also had a younger brother who was very favored. Although he was the eldest son of the emperor and the empress had no children, the situation in the harem was treacherous, and the prince almost changed hands several times.

If Emperor Qin hadn't single-mindedly supported him with the respect of Emperor Master...

Now the past is repeating itself, the eldest son of the emperor is very powerful, but the crown prince has the title of heir. The queen and concubine Hui are a married couple, and the other is a popular concubine. Come up to the place.

Master Yang, who is also the governor of the Jiangnan family and the Northwest family, is a trustworthy minister in the emperor's heart, so his opinion is naturally very important.

Mrs. Xu's ostentatious behavior probably has the intention of dragging the Yang family into trouble!

Although the Yang family and the Xu family have been friendly over the years, they have always been noncommittal about the prince's win over.

The eldest lady sighed deeply.

"Officials have achieved this level, every step is like walking on thin ice..." She seemed to be muttering to herself, and seemed to be reminding the old man, "The Wang family has lost face for the prince's long history, so we will make an appointment with the Wang family." I'm married. I'm afraid the queen has other thoughts in her heart."

The Eldest Master jumped up in shock.

Was this marriage of the Wang family too hasty?
At that time, I only thought that my fourth aunt could find such a family, and it was also a painstaking effort to be a biological mother.

The Wang family has a strong family background. Although the other party is also a concubine, the third lady will not suffer much when she marries.

Unexpectedly, the Wang family had a conflict with Prince Changshi in Fujian.

When the news came, the elder felt something was wrong.

Now Mrs. Xu is doing this again.

He couldn't help thinking more.

Could it be that the queen suspected that he meant to lean towards the eldest son of the emperor?

Thinking of what Master Yang Er had done in Beijing, Eldest Master was in a cold sweat.

It's all a coincidence, it's all unintentional, but just inadvertently, one link is linked with another, and now even Mrs. Xu has to go to the south of the Yangtze River to find out the reality of the Yang family!

"This marriage of the Wang family has to be delayed!" He made a prompt decision.

A smugness flashed in the eldest lady's eyes.

She didn't say a word.

It can be considered that the second wife and fourth aunt have no eyesight, so they chose such a family.

Although the Elder Master didn't say anything on the surface, in his heart he valued Emperor Qin's thoughts very much.The old man is willing to come out of the mountain this time to prepare to be the emperor's teacher again, and the old man will not be without shock in his heart.At this juncture, first the second child stood in the wrong team, and then the second daughter-in-law introduced an inappropriate family.The second master is far away in the capital, and the elder master can't control them like a finger, but the marriage is in the hands of their husband and wife.

"If I had taken a step back then, when I returned to Suzhou, I wouldn't be so embarrassing now." The eldest wife complained. "I've been to Hanshan Temple to tell good and bad luck, and the Wang family almost didn't send Geng Tie to your door. When the time comes, it will be delivered. How do you return?"

The two families have reached a tacit agreement on the marriage, and it is indeed difficult for the Elder Master to reject the Wang family without a decent reason.

"Let's just say that at the time I thought the one who said we were going to marry was my son!" The elder said slowly, "Third lady is a concubine, but I like her very much, and I want to match her with a son."

Although this excuse can't be said to be bad, but in the future when we talk about marriage to the third lady, we will find a son-in-law.

"What if the Wang family took the fourth and fifth young master's invitations right away, what should we do?" The eldest wife rejected the elder master cleanly.

The Eldest Master's eyebrows darkened.

The eldest wife should not be allowed to intervene in the marriage of the third lady...

After all, isn't it just that he doesn't want to find a suitable marriage for San Niangzi?

"Let's procrastinate for a while!" He said indifferently, "The third lady was rude in front of the Li family a few days ago. Now it seems that it may not be a bad thing."

The Li family saw the embarrassment, although it would not immediately spread to the Wang family's ears.But the Li family always has to weigh in their hearts whether San Niangzi is worth their personal protection.

If the matchmaker fails midway, the marriage will be difficult to conclude.

The eldest lady let out a long breath.

"Fourth sister mentioned Feng Jia and Xiao Wu's marriage again." She hesitated slightly. "I said the child is still young, don't be in a hurry..."

"Feng Jia's temper is a bit naughty!" The elder frowned.

After all, Wu Niangzi is the prostitute's daughter, so no matter how it doesn't suit the taste of the Elder Master, she will unconsciously care a little more.

The eldest lady sighed.

"Talk about the marriage of the third sister and the fourth sister, and let's talk about the matter of Xiao Wu!" She was a little tired. "I don't have to wait this time, I have to wait!"

Among the aristocratic families, one has to leave three points of face for the other party. Even if the Yang family regrets that they don't want to marry the Wang family, they can't rush to talk about another marriage for the third lady.Wouldn't that be slapping the Wang family in the face?
At least we have to wait a year and a half, until the matter fades away, and then bring up this matter.

The old man nodded.

Looking at the sky through the glass window, "The sons and daughters are coming to pay their respects."

It's morning and evening, it's Shenchu ​​now, the children are out of class, and they're going to the eldest wife's house to say hello.

The elder saw two or three little girls entering the main courtyard gracefully.

"Seventh Lady looks somewhat similar to Ninth Brother." He became interested, and carefully looked at Seventh Lady in yellow clothes through the window.

The eldest lady followed his gaze and looked over.

Qin Niangzi had a faint smile on her lips, like a gentle spring breeze.

Looking at her softens my heart.

She was listening to the conversation between Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady.

Fifth Lady gestured triumphantly, while Sixth Lady held her elder sister's hand and chatted anxiously and quickly.

Concubine and concubine are in harmony.

The old man couldn't help but soften his eyes when he looked at the eldest wife. "It's a hard work for you to put Xiao Qi in the main courtyard." Consoling the eldest wife.

The eldest lady had a smile on her lips.

"Xiaoqi is also very sensible!"

She didn't hold back on the compliments.

Since Seventh Lady came to the main courtyard, not only has she not caused any trouble for her, she has also done a marvelous feat, and usually everything is in order.

Even the second lady, whose eyes were above her head, praised her several times for the first time.

I also talked to the eldest lady two or three times, and I can ask Mrs. Ji Yu if I have anything to do in the future.

Ever since the first lady got married, the eldest wife has indeed felt a little powerless.

It is unimaginable for ordinary people to take such a big effort to host such a big family. If you are not careful, you may make mistakes in your busy schedule.

Lets see!The eldest lady thought to herself.

If it is really possible to cultivate, I will not treat her badly.

The old man thought a little deeper.

Brother Jiu grew up seeing it.

Although the eldest wife was raised by her knees, it's not that the eldest wife has no blood of direct relatives. In the future, it will be a bit embarrassing for brother Jiu to move around in the Qin family.

If there is a chance in the future, I still have to pull and pull my biological mother to seal the family!
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Qin Niangzi's heart was full of irritability.

Whoever it was would not be too happy after finding all kinds of bugs and ants in his desk for three consecutive days.

Xu Fengjia seems to be sure that there will always be insects and ants she is afraid of, changing patterns every day, from longhorns to ladybugs...

Homeschooling becomes a miniature zoo.

It made it so that she would ask Li Xia to clean up the desk every day before going to school.

Xu Fengjia even blatantly sent Wu Niangzi to be his eyes and ears.

"Cousin seems to be fighting with you!" Wu Niangzi frankly, with a face full of the meaning of watching a show. "However, Yang Qi, you are quite courageous."

What not to learn, learn from Xu Fengjia's rudeness.

The sisters and sisters are all gone. Apart from respecting the second lady, the fifth lady rushes to call everyone by name.

Seventh Lady was secretly annoyed.

It's not that he didn't think about calming things down, so he simply found something casually and pretended to be afraid.

But having said that, these insects and ants were swept away by Li Xia first, so she didn't have much room for fear.

It's impossible for a girl who can hold a spider in the palm of her hand to yell at the beetles on the ground.

Men and women are closely related in their family studies, and Xu Fengjia and her always meet each other.

The way he looked at Qinianzi made Qinianzi very uncomfortable.

It's like watching a funny animal!

However, Mrs. Xu is so doting, and the eldest wife has no intention of restraining her.

I don't even know who to tell.

Even the second lady has been punished, who else is Xu Fengjia's nemesis?

Qin Niangzi had something on her mind, so she was extraordinarily reticent.

He didn't even pay attention to the frequent smiling faces of the eldest wife today.

"The Double Ninth Festival will be in a few days." The eldest wife said with a pleasant face. "This year, let's climb on the rockery behind the Eight Immortals!"

On the Double Ninth Festival, people should climb high to plant dogwood and drink chrysanthemum wine.

The old man smiled and said, "On that day, set up a few tables at Zhuying Terrace for my aunt to enjoy the chrysanthemums."

There are chrysanthemums planted outside Zhu Yingtai, which are in full bloom at this time.

Xu Fengjia, who came to pay respects to the Eldest Master and the Eldest Wife, got up and thanked the Elder Master for his kindness on behalf of Mrs. Xu.

In front of adults, he has always behaved properly.

As soon as he sat down, he looked at Qinianzi thoughtfully again.

Seventh lady was sullen in her heart, and she talked to fifth lady too sexually.

"...Fifth Sister, whose post are you facing now?"

Studying at home today, my husband praised Wu Niangzi for the first time.

Although it is still a bit rough, compared with half a year ago, it is already heaven and earth.

A gleam of pride flashed across Wu Niangzi's eyebrows. "I've been working on "Duobao Pagoda Monument" for the past few months."

The Duobao Pagoda Stele is Yan Zhenqing's representative work. I didn't expect Wu Niangzi to go all the way with vigor and vigour.

A smile flickered in Qin Niangzi's eyes, "Mister asked you to copy books too?"

Mr. has now talked about "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions".Seventh lady has time to copy the words and sentences in the book.

"Hey, I got up early and finished writing a hundred characters, and I still have to copy one more page. I'm very tired." Wu Niangzi grumbled, but there was also a hint of joy.

The two sisters smiled at each other.

Qin Niangzi's irritability was not eliminated because of this conversation.

Xu Fengjia is still looking at her!
What to see!Can you still see a flower?

For the first time in several years, Qin Niangzi wanted to get up and put the tea bowl on Xu Fengjia's face.

For a moment, I thought of Jiu Yiniang again.

In fact, her temperament is not naturally so stable.

In the first few years when I was "sensible", whenever I heard any gossip, I was always the first to fight back.

Jiu Yiniang would always hold her hand at the moment when she was about to speak.

The cold palm calmed down Qin Niangzi.

How can the prudent line that I have set up with great difficulty be ruined by a little provocation from Xu Fengjia?
No matter how badly Xu Fengjia was wrong, she couldn't follow suit.

Otherwise, in the eyes of the eldest wife, she will always be wrong.

Seventh Lady could only sigh lightly, and lowered her eyes.

Everyone got up to leave, and several sons and daughters of the main courtyard filed into the clean room to wash their hands.

The old master couldn't help asking, "Why did the maid next to Brother Nine change?"

"Oh!" The eldest lady's laughter came into the clean room, "It's also the age of mating, and it's the twelfth lunar month, and a group of people are going to be married, so it happens that two of them will come up first to serve."

Just that mouthful of blood caused the two servant girls to fall back from the main courtyard that everyone envied to their own small courtyard.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart.

Xuan rejoiced again.

At least he can survive!Already good luck.

Lichun smiled and washed his hands for brother Jiu.

But the corners of his eyes and brows clearly revealed his thoughts.

She is also 16 years old, and she can't catch up with this time, who knows when the next time will be?
For a while, Lichun was hiding from the old man, as if he was hiding from the plague god.

Even so, every time the Eldest Master and the Eldest Wife talk, her heart skips a beat.

I'm afraid that the eldest wife will disrespect her lightly and send her to the Tongfang pile.

Qin Niangzi saw her absent-mindedness in her eyes.

In fact, to be honest, with Lichun's current friendship with her, if he can open his face and become a roommate, it will only be good for Qin Niangzi, and there will be no harm.

After all, in this way, both of them have no foundation in the main courtyard and can only survive on the eldest wife.

Lichun is the master's room again.

They will not have too many conflicts of interest, but they can form alliances and exchange needs.

But thinking of the faintly visible wrinkles on the old man's face, Qin Niangzi felt sick for a while.

No matter how well maintained the old man is, he is still in his 40s, but Li Chun is only 16 years old!

Thinking of the picture of the Eldest Master and Li Chun together, Qiniangzi felt like vomiting.

She washed her hands in a trance, and after eating, she was about to get up and leave.

The eldest lady beckoned to Qin Niangzi suddenly, "Don't go, I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)